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1、第一页，共四十一页。Procedure Cultural Notes Questions True or False Scanning Language Points Useful Expressions Homework第二页，共四十一页。Cultural NotesRichard Tomkins: Consumer industries editor of the Financial Times, where he has been a member of the editorial staff since 1983. He is currently based at the compan

2、ys London head-quarters, where he leads a team of journalists covering the consumer goods sector and writes about consumer trends. 第三页，共四十一页。Tomkins was born in Walsall, England, in 1952. His formal education ended at the aged of seventeen. Before becoming a journalist, he was a casual laborer, a fa

3、ctory worker, a truck driver, a restaurant cashier, a civil servant, and an assistant private secretary to a government minister. He left government service in 1978 to hitchhike around the world, 第四页，共四十一页。and on returning to the U.K. in 1979, joined a local newspaper as a trainee reporter. He joine

4、d the Financial Times as a sub-editor four years later. In this section, he discusses the time squeeze that many people are experiencing and offers a way of combating the problem.第五页，共四十一页。Questions1. What is the crux of the problem the author points out?2. What is remedy for the stress according to

5、 the authors opinion?第六页，共四十一页。True or False1.It is convenient to say we are all lack of time.2.About 50% of people will tell you they never have enough time to get things done.3.In the U.K., working hours have risen only slightly in the last 10 years.4.The gains of free time were unevenly distribut

6、ed only because different groups of people gained different amount of free time.第七页，共四十一页。ScanningScan Part I and find out 3 reasons why we feel so time-pressed today. And make a note of the transitional devices used there.1.Technology 2.Information explosion3.Rising prosperityTransitional devices:1

7、.apart, a second reason (Para. 7)2.There is another reason (Para. 11)第八页，共四十一页。Language Points第九页，共四十一页。1. on the go: (infml) very active or busye.g. Ive been on the go all week, preparing my thesis. 我母亲终日(zhngr)忙碌。 My mother is on the go all day.短语：all the go 时髦的，流行的 at one go 一举，一气，一次 be full of g

8、o/ have plenty of go 精力充沛第十页，共四十一页。2. cope with sb./ sth.: deal successfully e.g. Health psychologists study how people cope with stress. 孩子们自己不能应付这些(zhxi)问题。 Children themselves cannot cope with these problems.第十一页，共四十一页。3. set about sth./doing sth : begin; start doing sth.e.g. I must set about wor

9、king, otherwise I wont finish the task on time. 妈妈和我在客人走后开始打扫客厅。 My mum and I set about cleaning the living room after the guests left.短语：set aside 留出，拨出（时间，金钱）；把置于一旁 set back 推迟，阻碍；使花费(hufi)set forth 阐明，陈述第十二页，共四十一页。4. quantities/ a large quantity of + 不可数名词：large amounts / a large of amount ofe.g.

10、 The key to staying health and strong when backpacking is to eat large quantities of energy-rich foods. 今年夏天雨水(y shu)很多。 Weve had quantities of rain this summer.第十三页，共四十一页。5. eat into: gradually reduce the amount of; damage or destroye.g. Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time. Acid eat

11、s into the metal, damaging its surface. 我们(w men)的假日旅游耗费了我们(w men)的积蓄。 Our holiday travel has eaten into the money we saved. 第十四页，共四十一页。6. in reality: in fact; really e.g. Some famous private schools are theoretically open to the public, but in reality are attended by those who can afford the fees.

12、He is much smaller in reality than he looks on the television. 第十五页，共四十一页。7. multiply: increase in number or quantity; add a number to itself a particular number of timese.g. The weeds just multiplied, and before long the garden was a jungle. Multiplying large quantities in ones head has become a lo

13、st art since the invention of the calculator.扩展： multiplicity：n.大数目(shm)，多种多样，繁多 multiple: adj. 复合的，多样的 multitude: n. 大量，众多第十六页，共四十一页。8. burden: heavy load e.g. Many pupils find homework a burden. Some farmers are complaining about the heavy burden of taxation. 9. fraction: small part, bit, amount o

14、r proportion e.g. Only a small fraction of the population lived in that remote area. 他只花了所赚的钱的一小部分。 He spends only a fraction of her earning.搭配(dpi)：a fraction of：一小部分 in a fraction of a second: 眨眼间第十七页，共四十一页。10. pour in: go into a place quickly and in large numbers e.g. Tourists poured into Beijing

15、 on National Day. 铃一响，学生们就蜂拥进入(jnr)食堂。 As soon as the bell rang, the students poured in the school canteen.第十八页，共四十一页。11. a handful of: a small number of; the amount of sth. that you can hold in your hand e.g. A handful of graduates have not found jobs so far. 我们邀请(yoqng)了十几家公司，但只来了少数几个。 We invited

16、a dozen companies, but only a handful of them arrives. 第十九页，共四十一页。12. amount to: be equal to; add up to e.g. Their traveling expenses amount to seven hundred pounds. 学费总计一万元。 The tuition fee amounts to ten thousand yuan.13. minute: very small in size or amount e.g. Only a minute amount of money is n

17、eeded. Studies show that water contains minute quantities of lead. 搭配：minute difference 极小的差别 in minute detail 极其(jq)详尽的第二十页，共四十一页。14. frontier: (usu. pl) the extreme limit of an area of knowledge or a particular activity; the border between two countries e.g. Our passports were inspected at the Cze

18、ch frontier. The frontier of medical knowledge are being pushed farther outwards as time goes on. frontier disputes 边疆(binjing)争端 frontier incidents 边疆事件 第二十一页，共四十一页。15. stress (on) n. e.g. The director stressed that point in particular. 他强调了苦干的必要。 He laid stress on the need for hard work. 搭配：危难之时 t

19、imes of stress 强调某事 lay stress on sth.v. I must stress that what I say is confidential.16. prosperity: state of economically successful of rich e.g. War brings no prosperity to the great mass of ordinary citizens. 每个人都渴望幸福(xngf)而富足的一生。第二十二页，共四十一页。17. oblige sb. (with sth./ by doing sth.) e.g. please

20、 oblige me by leaving me alone. 请帮忙(bng mng)把门关上。 Please oblige me by closing the door.18. abundance of: quantity that is more than enough; plenty e.g. The visitor to Oxford has an abundance of sights to see. Most milk consists of an abundance of the major nutrients needed by the body for good healt

21、h.第二十三页，共四十一页。in abundancee.g. By the mid-15th century paper was available in abundance. watermelons are available in abundance in summer. 夏天(xitin)西瓜货源充足。第二十四页，共四十一页。19. forecast: tell in advance; predict e.g. 预测自然灾害(zrnzihi)的方式 the means of forecasting natural disasters 预示着形势的变化 forecast the chang

22、e of the situation20. perception: way of seeing or understanding sth.; ability to notice and understand things e.g. Our teachers also taught us how to increase the powers of perception 我对艺术的感知力不是很强。 My perception of art isnt very strong.第二十五页，共四十一页。21. nurture: care for and educate ( a child); encou

23、rage the growth of; nourish e.g. Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood. 发展心智(xn zh) nurture ones mind22. appliance: instrument or device for a specific purpose e.g. The Energy Department has set efficiency standards for new home appliances. 家用器具能为人们提供方便。 Hou

24、sehold appliances can bring convenience to people.第二十六页，共四十一页。23. famine: extreme scarcity of food in a region e.g. 去年(qnin)非洲有很多人死于饥荒。 Last year, many Africans died of famine. 易混：feminine: adj. 女性的 familiar: adj. 熟悉的，常见的24. provoke: cause sth. to occur or arouse e.g. They argued that NATO enlargeme

25、nt could provoke Russian hostility. 国王的残暴引起了人民的反抗。 The kings cruelty provoked the rebellion of the people.第二十七页，共四十一页。25. a variety of: a lot of a particular type of things that are different from each other e.g. Many students come from a variety of different backgrounds. China has a variety of mine

26、ral resources. 这个(zh ge)购物中心出售多种商品。 This shopping mall sells a variety of goods.第二十八页，共四十一页。26. streamline: make more efficient and effective; give a streamlined form to e.g. Some racing cars are streamlined for speed and are single-seated. Corporation mergers can result in job losses because manage

27、ment combines and streamlines departments within the newly merged companies.第二十九页，共四十一页。27. domestic: of the home, household or family; of or inside a particular country e.g. GDP Gross Domestic Product 国内市场 domestic market 家畜 domestic animal 家庭(jitng)纠纷 domestic trouble第三十页，共四十一页。28. forum: an assem

28、bly, place, radio program etc. for the discussion of public matters or current questions e.g. The school authorities will provide a forum where problems can be discussed. The letters page of this newspaper is a forum for public argument.这份报纸的读者来信栏是公众(gngzhng)意见的论坛。第三十一页，共四十一页。29. spring up: appear,

29、develop, growth, etc. quickly or suddenly e.g. Fast food restaurants are springing up all over the city. A strong wind seemed to have sprung up from nowhere. 杂草(z co)到处从生。 Weeds are springing up everywhere.第三十二页，共四十一页。30. futile: producing no result; useless; pointless e.g. It was futile to continue

30、 the negotiations. I knew that it was futile to try and persuade her once she had made the decision. 易混：fertile adj. 多产(du chn)的；肥沃的第三十三页，共四十一页。31. divert: turn (sb./sth.) aside from a course, direction, etc. into another e.g. Some dams divert the flow of river water into a pipeline, canal, or chann

31、el. 街上一阵喧闹声转移了我的注意力。 A loud noise from the street diverted my attention. 搭配(dpi)： divert(from) to 使(从) 转向; 使改道 divert a river form its course 使河改道第三十四页，共四十一页。32. arise: appear; become evident e.g. Some birds attack crops when the opportunity arises. A financial crisis has arisen in the multinational

32、 corporation.33. switch off: disconnect (electricity, etc.) e.g. Be sure to switch off the lights when you leave home. 他把车停好，关掉引擎(ynqng)。 He parked the car and switched the engine off.第三十五页，共四十一页。34. be doomed to: be certain to happen, and you can do nothing to prevent it be doomed to sth. be doomed

33、 to do sth. e.g. Their plan seemed to be doomed to failure. He thought that he was doomed to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. 第三十六页，共四十一页。Useful Expressionseat into 吞噬(tnsh)stuck in traffic jams 困于交通阻塞the transatlantic shopping expedition 越洋购物旅行in most cases 在大多数情况下free sb. from 使摆脱person

34、al grooming 人的穿着打扮fix software glitches 处理软件故障第三十七页，共四十一页。Useful Expressionstechnology apart 除去技术发展 the information explosion 信息爆炸from every corner of the world 从世界各个(gg)角落in the whole world of scholarship 在整个世界学术界driven on by 在的推动下apply to 适用于forecasting group 预测小组be unevenly disturbed 分配不均匀第三十八页，共

35、四十一页。Useful Expressionsnurture offspring 抚养子女take paying jobs 做有报酬的工作household chores 家务活a growth market 越做越大的市场concierge services 家政服务make better use of 更充分地利用(lyng)industrial revolution 工业革命be doomed to 注定第三十九页，共四十一页。Homework第四十页，共四十一页。内容(nirng)总结Unit 6。Homework。扩展(kuzhn)： multiplicity：n.大数目，多种多样，繁多。我们邀请了十几家公司，但只来了少数几个。e.g. 去年非洲有很多人死于饥荒第四十一页，共四十一页。