New college English
Unit Eight
I Preparation
III Further Development
II Reading Activities
IV Translation & Writing
Part I
1. A Debate
2. Video
Preparation
Activity 1
A
Debate
Money Is the Root of All Evil
In the modern society, people hold
different opinions on money. Let’s
have a debate on Money Is the Root
of All Evil. Before you start the
debate, you should firstly outline
your arguments. The next slide is for
your reference.
Activity 1
A
Debate
Money Is the Root of All Evil Source of living
Endless needs for
money lead to
various crimes.
Sacrifice love
and friendship
for money.
Overwork for
more money at
the cost of health
and family.
materials: food,
house, etc.
Make the happiness
possible by
recreation, travel,
etc.
Payment for
education,
medical care, etc.
Activity 2 Video
Part II
Reading Activities
1. Pre-reading Questions
2. Text Organization
3. Sentence Study
4. Words & Phrases
Pre-reading Questions
1. What did the study in The Wall Street Journal
find?
The study found that 70 per cent of the public had
just enough money to live on till the next payday.
Mortgage debt has increased 300 per cent since 1975,
and consumer bankruptcies are at an all-time high.
Most marriages that fail list financial problems as a
contributing factor.
Pre-reading Questions
2. What does Kahlil Gibran mean by saying “The
fear of need, when the pantry is full, is the thirst
that can not be satisfied”?
In this sentence, Kahlil Gibran meant to
express that even when you have plenty, your
desire for getting more for the future can never
be satisfied.
Text Organization
Para.1-5
Introduction. (Para. 1—5)
We are a people consumed by financial stress.
Para.6-11
Worrying about money won’t do us any good. (Para. 6—11)
Some unusual people live free from financial stress.
Para.12-15
Money might be the root of all evil if we value it too much. (Para. 12—15)
Para.16-17
Conclusion. (Para. 16—17)
It’s no use panicking and there are two alternative attitudes toward financial
stress.
Sentence Study
1.
In my heart, I aspire to be like those lilies. But in my
head, I feel a need to hoard. (Line 27)
这两句话是平行结构。英语句子中为了表达同等重要的意
思，或为了修辞的需要，有时使用相同的语法结构，这种
现象叫作平行结构。使用平行结构时，一定要注意平行的
两个部分必须在语法成分上是一致的。如词性、时态、单
复数等都应一致。
Sentence Study
1. In my heart, I aspire to be like those lilies. But in my
head, I feel a need to hoard. (Line 27)
本句中平行的两个部分分别是in my heart和in my head；I
aspire to do sth.和I feel a need to do sth.。更妙的是此处表
示对比关系，对比的是“理智”与“情感”，head与heart；
“浪漫”与“现实”，lilies与hoard。读来琅琅上口，回味
无穷。
Sentence Study
【例句】
1.Mr. Morgan can be very sad in private, though in public he is
extremely cheerful.
2.He may be a man of character, but cannot
be a man of ability.
Sentence Study
1. In my heart, I aspire to be like those lilies. But in my
head, I feel a need to hoard. (Line 27)
【译文】
尽管我的内心渴望像百合花那样生活，但我的头脑里却感
到需要储藏囤积。
Sentence Study
2. It is an unusual person who can live free from financial
stress, or who can spend money on others as easily as
he spends it on himself. (Line 28)
英语常用的强调结构是“It is +被强调部分(主语、宾语或状语)
+ who (that)... ”。一般说来，被强调部分指人时用who；指事
物时用that，that也可以指人。在美国英语中指事物时常用
which来代替that。要注意在强调时间、地点时，也用that。
Sentence Study
2. It is an unusual person who can live free from financial
stress, or who can spend money on others as easily as
he spends it on himself. (Line 28)
【例句】
1. It is the ability to do the job that matters not where
you come from or what you are.
2. Was it in 1969 that the American astronaut succeeded
in landing on the moon?
Sentence Study
2. It is an unusual person who can live free from financial
stress, or who can spend money on others as easily as
he spends it on himself. (Line 28)
【译文】 那些能够不受经济困扰而生活的人，或者能把钱
花在别人身上就像花在自己身上那么自在的人，
是非同寻常的人。
Sentence Study
3. Several times he was all but bankrupt. (Line 36)
all but
all but与almost，nearly同义，作
“几乎”、“快要”解。
Sentence Study
【例句】
1.The performance was all but over when we arrived.
2.The job is all but finished.
3.She all but fainted when she heard the news.
Sentence Study
了解其他易混淆的短语。
anything but 不见得，决不
【例句】
1.He is anything but a good headmaster.
2.His theory is anything but correct.
Sentence Study
了解其他易混淆的短语。
nothing but
只不过，仅仅（不以为然，厌烦之语气）
【例句】
1. There is nothing but water in the bottle.
2. His theory is nothing but correct.
Sentence Study
了解其他易混淆的短语。
Nothing/None… but 除······没有人/事······
(but此处相当于except， 还具有连词的性质，后面可接
主格或宾格代词)
【例句】
1. No one but he (him) showed much interest in the
proposal.
2. Nothing but disaster could come from such a plan.
3. Nothing would do but that he should be here.
Sentence Study
3. Several times he was all but bankrupt. (Line 36)
【译文】
有好几次他几近破产。
Sentence Study
4. We lay awake at night worrying, lest the ewes should lie
on their lambs and we got up again and again to see that
all was well. (Line 51)
lest 以免；唯恐；以防备
表否定目的的从属连词，其后的句子要使用虚拟语气。
形式为“… lest +主语+ should +动词原形” ，其中
should可省略。
Sentence Study
4. We lay awake at night worrying, lest the ewes should lie
on their lambs and we got up again and again to see that
all was well. (Line 51)
【例句】
1.We booked rooms at the hotel lest we
(should) find no vacancies on our arrival.
2.I put away my pistol lest he (should)
touch it.
Sentence Study
for fear (that)，in case (that)同lest用法。
in case (that)中的should通常不省去，但in case 句中可
使用陈述语气。
【例句】
1.Better chain up the dog in case (that) he bites.
2.He will hide it for fear that she (should) see it.
Sentence Study
4. We lay awake at night worrying, lest the ewes should lie
on their lambs and we got up again and again to see that
all was well. (Line 51)
【译文】
我们晚上躺在床上，彻夜难眠地在担心，唯恐母羊
压在了小羊的身上。于是我们一次次地起床，以确保一
切平安。
Words & Phrases
1. subtly adv. (Line 3, Para. 1)
subtle adj.
1) difficult to perceive or describe because fine or
delicate 因精美或微妙而难以想象或描写的
【例句】
1) The distinction between these two objects is quite subtle.
Can you find it?
2) His words contain a kind of subtle humor.
Words & Phrases
adj. 2) ingenious; complex 灵巧的；精细的；错综的
【例句】
1) Her subtle design of the diamond attracted
all the guests’ attention.
2) There are subtle relationships among the major roles in
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai’s (Wang Jiawei)
blockbusters like In the Mood for Love (Huayang Nianhua)
and 2046.
Words & Phrases
2. financial (Line 4, Para. 1)
adj. relating to or involving money 财政的；经济的
【例句】
1）Many financial experts discussed how to enable the
country to shake off the financial crisis at that seminar.
2) That famous football club had to put several excellent
players on sale due to financial stress .
Words & Phrases
名词形式：finance
n. (science of) the management of (esp. public)
money 财政；财政学；金融
【例句】
1) Do you know who is the US Minister of Finance ?
（财政部长）
2) As we know, the former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji is a
prominent politician as well as an expert of finance.（财政专
家）
Words & Phrases
3. afford (Line 7, Para. 2)
v. 1) (usu. with can, could, or be able to) spare or find
enough time or money for 省出或找到足够的时间或
金钱去（做某事）；买得起
【例句】
1) If you want to pass the CET-6 examination this semester,
you can’t afford time for the online computer games.
2) Can you afford about 50,000 yuan for a
Chery QQ now?
Words & Phrases
2) (of things) supply; give （指事物）供给；给与
【例句】
1) The trees afford a pleasant shade to the
villagers.
2) Comedian Huang Hong’s appearance afforded great
pleasure to all those who were present.
Words & Phrases
4. cut back on (Line 9, Para. 2)
reduce something greatly 减少；缩小；削减
【例句】
1) In order to become more competitive, many multinationals
are cutting back on their overseas employees at the moment.
2) Cutting back on the unnecessary expenditures is quite
important for the survival of a medium-sized private
enterprise.
Words & Phrases
5. contributing (Line 17, Para. 4)
adj. 贡献的；起作用的
【例句】
It is talent and passion rather than his father’s reputation that
become the contributing factors for Jaycee Chan’s (Fang
Zuming) success in the show business.
Words & Phrases
动词形式：contribute
1) join with others in giving (help, money, etc., to a
common cause); give (ideas, suggestions, etc.)
捐助；贡献
【例句】
That Hong Kong businessman regularly contributes to the Red
Cross in the mainland.
2) have a share in; help to bring about 有助于；促成
【例句】
Huge potential market contributed to fast
food giant McDonald’s Corp’s decision
to build new outlets in China.
Words & Phrases
6. confirm (Line 20, Para 5)
vt. make (power, ownership, opinions, rights, feelings,
etc.) firmer or stronger 使······更巩固或坚强；证实
【例句】
1)Please confirm your telephone message by writing to me.
2)It has been confirmed that Intel planned to develop new
computer chips.
名词形式：confirmation
Words & Phrases
7. consume (Line 21, Para. 5)
v. 1) use time, energy, goods, etc. 消耗；消费
【例句】
1) That luxury car consumes much gasoline.
2) I am sure that you can get good marks in the Graduate
Record Examination (GRE) because you have already
consumed great amount of time on the preparation.
Words & Phrases
2) fill the thoughts or feelings continuously, especially in
a damaging way 心中总想着
【例句】 Recently she was consumed with the desire that she
could finally become the Miss World.
名词形式：consumption
派生词 :
consumer 消费者；用户
【例句】 Many consumers have their views toward the price
wars among automakers.
Words & Phrases
8. do… good (Line 24, Para. 6)
benefit 对······有利
【例句】
1) Eating more vegetables must do you good.
2) China’s promise to open its advertising market will
definitely do good to those foreign advertisers.
3)Inviting Olympic champion as the image ambassador of our
company will do good to the promotion of our products.
Words & Phrases
9. aspire (Line 27, Para. 7)
v. have a strong ambition to achieve something
渴望成就某事
aspire after truth
追求真理
aspire after knowledge
渴求知识
aspire after a political career
追求政治生涯
aspire to success
渴望成功
aspire the highest position
追求最高职位
Words & Phrases
名词形式：aspiration
n. desire (for or after something, to be or do
something) 愿望；希望；渴望；热望
【例句】
1) His aspiration for fame is very strong.
2) She had an aspiration to become a writer.
Words & Phrases
10. breed (Line 30, Para. 9)
n. a type of 类型；种类
【例句】
1）War breeds misery and ruin.
2）Rabbits breed rapidly.
3）He was bred up as a painter.
4）Only the Chinese have successfully bred
pandas and raised their babies in captivity.
Words & Phrases
11. plow back ( Line 36, Para. 10)
put money that you have earned back into a
business in order to make the business bigger and
more successful 把（利润）再投资
【例句】
It is necessary that we plow back the money we have earned to
further enlarge our business.
Words & Phrases
v. 1) break up (land) with a plow 犁（地）；耕（田）
【例句】
1) Time has plowed wrinkles in his face.
2) It seems that he plows the sand day by day.
Words & Phrases
v. 2) force a way through; advance laboriously
费力穿过；艰苦前进
【例句】
1) She is plowing through a boring novel.
2) That ship plowed through the heavy
waves.
Words & Phrases
12. in (the) light of (Line 46, Para. 14)
in view of, considering something
依据······; 看来；鉴于；由于
【例句】
1) In light of the strong demand across the Taiwan Straits,
the first ever Spring Festival charter flight for the
Taiwanese business people was realized in the year of 2005.
2) Such South Korean dramas as Double Take (Kanle
Youkan) could become quite popular in the mainland of
China partly in the light of their special display of East
Asia’s traditional culture.
Part III
Further Development
1. Ten Wishes
2. The Root of All Evil
Ten Wishes
Directions: If a genie appeared before you and said he would
grant you ten wishes, what would your wishes be? Tell
your wishes to the others in your class, and find out what
the ten most common wishes are.
Ten Wishes
Sample Answers:
--to buy a house
--to go traveling
--to have a lot of money
--to be famous
--to have a car
--to bring the whole world love and peace
--to be always young
--to be beautiful forever…
The Root of All Evil
Directions: Read the information and discuss in
groups whether money is the root if all evil.
Part IV Translation & Writing
1. Translation Skills
2. Writing Practice
Translation Skills
名词从句的翻译方法
Translation Skills
英语名词从句包括主语从句、宾语从句、表语从
句和同位语从句。翻译这类从句时，大多数可按原
文的语序翻译，也可以按其他方法处理。此处先介
绍前两种从句的处理方法。
Translation Skills
e.g.
1.What he told me was only half-truth.
他告诉我的只是些亦真亦假的东西而已。
2.Whatever he saw and heard on his trip gave him
a very deep impression.
此行所见所闻给他留下了深刻印象。
Translation Skills
e.g.
1.It seemed inconceivable that the pilot could
have survived the crash.飞机坠毁后，飞行员居然还活
着，这看来真是不可思议。
2.It is strange that she should have failed to see
her own shortcomings.真奇怪，她竟然没有看出自己的
缺点。（不提前）
Translation Skills
宾语从句
将that、what、how等引导的宾语从句译
成汉语时，一般不需要改变它在原句中的顺序。如
果用形式宾语it引出真正的宾语从句，翻译时视情
况而定，可以提前，也可以保持原来的语序。
Translation Skills
e.g.
1.I told him that because of the last condition, I’d
have to turn it down.我告诉他，由于最后那个条件，
我不得已只能谢绝。
2.He would remind people again that it was
decided not only by himself but by lots of
others.他再三提醒大家，决定此事的不只他一人，还有其他许
多人。
Translation Skills
e.g.
3. I take it for granted that you will come and
talk the matter over with him.
我想你会来跟他谈此事。（不提前）
4.Anyhow, old friend, I owe it to you that I’m
here.
不管怎么说，老朋友，我现在还能在这儿，
全靠你。（提前）
Writing Practice
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to
write a composition on the topic: If I were a millionaire,
I would… Imagine you are a millionaire, what are the
THREE things you’d like to do most? You should
write at least 120 words.
Writing Practice
Sample Writing
If I were a millionaire, I would…
As everyone knows, money is not everything, but
without money we could do nothing. I have dreamed of
being a millionaire. If I were a millionaire one day, I
would do three great things.
Writing Practice
If I were a millionaire, first of all, I would purchase a big
and beautiful house for my parents and make them live
comfortably and happily, because no one can deny that
parents’ love for their children is the greatest love in the
world. It’s my parents who give me the most precious
gift—my life. It’s my parents who have sacrificed (牺牲)
most in bringing me up and educating me, never expecting
for any return. So it is not surprising that I would think of
their needs first if I became a millionaire.
Writing Practice
One day if I were a millionaire, I would travel around
the world. Experiencing is believing. I have been dreaming
of seeing other parts of the world since my childhood.
Foreign cultures and customs are always appealing (有吸
引力的) to me. My traveling experiences will certainly
help me broaden (扩大) my horizons (视野) and sharpen
my language skills.
Writing Practice
Last but not least, if I were a millionaire, I would
establish a scholarship (奖学金) in my name. Nowadays
some of my peers (同龄人) are worried about their tuition
(学费) and living expenses on campus. If I were rich
enough, I would help those who work very hard but have
little money for higher education and further studies. As a
result, my money could help them upgrade their lives.
In a word, if I were a millionaire one day, I would not
only fulfill my dreams but also would do my best to help
others realize their dreams. I wish that day would come
soon.