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Unit 6After listening1.people should leave work at five2.radical3.was very sick and tired4.Overwork5.lovesa n ewspaper reporter6.work herself to deathText ALanguage Sense Enhancement1. 1) understanding2) Within the confines3) reasonably4) by nature5) limitless possibilities6) our aim7) fewer desires8) play by themselves9) vet boundaries10) orLanguage FocusVocabularyI.1.1) appliances2) comparative3) multiply4) distribution5) prosperity6) decorate7) famine8) large quantities of / a large quantity of9) streamline10) fax11) pointed the way to12) bewildered2.1) eat into2) cling to3) stand out/ stood out4) wears away5) set about6) switch off7) will be turned loose8) poured in3.1) is forecast to be below average next year, which at the moment is 4 percent.2) to enter the building and find the baby girl proved futile as rescuers were driven out by the heartand flames.3) was urged to divert some of its attention from expanding production and get more involved withissues of market demand.4) can really eat heavily into your profits when you are selling suits at $900 and resses at $2,000.5) has toiled endlessly over the exercise machine for the last twenty years in order to keep herbody in shape.4.1) reaction to, discontent, provoked2) Convention, evading tax, the confines of3) a burden, are always on the go/ seem forever on the go, to copeII. Confusable words1.1)nervousness2)tension3)stress, stress4)tension2.1)honorary2)Honorable3)honorable4)honorary5)honorable6)HonoraryIII. Usage1)Dealing with the extinction crisis is no simple matter. Is it sensible, we may ask, to spend largesums of money to save some species -be it an elephant or an orchid -in a nation win which a largeproportion of the population is living below the poverty line?2)This new technology could be used anywhere large numbers of people need to be quickly screened-at airports, train stati ons, bus term in als or border cross in gs. However, experts suspect,there is also the risk that people will learn to fool the machine the same way they tryto fool polygraph readings by controlling their breath or taking drugs to relax themselves.3)With a high percentage of marriages ending in divorce, often due to financial difficulties, you wouldsay that money is a big factor in mak ing a good marriage. But, believe it or not, it isn money thatensures you a happy marriage; it is your philosophy of life that does.4)Not all the risks on the Internet are sexual, you know. Sites promoting violence are just a click away,and may include instructions for making bombs and other destructive devices.Comprehensive ExercisesI.1.1) switch off2) obliged3) on the go4) cope5) shortage6) large quantity of7) pouring in8) by nature9) fraction10) futile2.1) advantage2) wisely3) faithfully4) waking5) includes6) schedule7) sticking8) priorities9) set10) respectII.1. 1) They are exploring the new frontiers of medical science in an attempt to find remedies for incurablediseases/ cures for diseases that are beyond remedy so far.2) Here unique teaching methods apart, Ms Wilson, my math teacher, never tried to cramknowledge into my head.3) The regular weather forecast by the Central TV Station keeps us up with the changes of weatherwherever we go on a trip.4) The appalling explosion started a big fire and caused the partial collapse of the building.5) In the modern world, there are more ways than ever to waste away time, and all kinds ofdistractions are eating into our precious time.2. Today we are under constant pressure to work longer hours, to produce more, and to possess more.Lots of people hold the wrong perception that happiness lies in working hard and earning well/good money.Many women today feel the same stress to work and get ahead and, at the same time, to nurturetheir offspring and shoulder the burden of domestic responsibilities.Research shows that workaholism tends to distance us from our immediate families. It forces us totoil longer and longer hours, leaving a minute fraction of our time to be physically and emotionallyavailable to our loved ones. Intimacy among family members is doomed to die inthe process.Text BComprehension Check1. c 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. d 6. c Language Practice1.1) c 2) f 3) e 4) h 5) g 6) a 7) d 8) h2.1) browse2) suspended3) no wonder4) under pressure5) run the risk of6) opt7) parallel8) confess9) on the wing10) waterproof11) thrilled12) captionedSupplementary Exercise1. Dictation2. Translate the following into English1) feel time-pressed2) be unevenly distributed3) nurture ones offspring4) information explosion5) endless choice3. Translate the following sentences into English1) And as each invention arrives, it eats further into our time.2) Today, those head could not hope to accommodate more than a tiny fraction of the informationgenerated in a single day.3) Inequalities apart, the perception of the time famine is widespread, and has proved a variety ofreactions.4) You hear more about people taking early retirement or giving up high pressure jobs in favoroccupations with shorter working hours.5) A more successful remedy may lie in understanding the problem rather than evading it.
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