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1、,上海交通大学出版社,Book 2,应用型大学英语系列教程,应用型大学英语综合教程,Application-oriented college English Course,上海交通大学出版社,Back,Next,Language Skills Development,Language in Use,Enhancement of Language Abilities,Unit 6,Unit Six,Table of Contents,上海交通大学出版社,Focus1 content,Back,Next,Part 1 Language Skills Development,Starter,Text
2、: The Debtor Generation,Working with words and phrases,Discussion,Practice: interpreting,Practice: translation,Practice: writing,Surfing the Internet,Highlights,Table of Contents,上海交通大学出版社,focus1highlights,Back,Next,Highlights S: Talking about cartoons: street beggars the duty of repaying something
3、负债情况 e.g. We were poor, but we never got into debt. debtor: 借款方 creditor: 债权人,credit: n. U 赊购 e.g. No credit is given at this shop. on credit: 借贷,赊账 e.g. I bought a car on credit.,credit: n. U an arrangement with a shop, bank etc that allows you to buy something and pay for it later 赊购 e.g. No credi
4、t is given at this shop. on credit: 借贷,赊账 e.g. I bought a car on credit.,负债的一代 1 他们一满18岁,就会接到信用卡公司的电话。几年后,他们就会背负一大笔债务他们中很多人都会欠下几千美元的学生贷款和信用卡账单。接着,他们还会买汽车,买家具,买漂亮的新衣服,几乎全是刷卡消费。,Back,Next,Translation,2 Text: The Debtor Generation,2 他们不会一直那样天真。当负债的一代还没有得到收入丰厚的全职工作,就要为偿还信用卡公司的债务而付出代价的时候,很多人就会醒悟过来。,2 The
5、y dont remain innocent for long. Many members of Generation D feel disillusioned when they make sacrifices to repay lenders who gave them credit before they had well-paying, full-time jobs.,innocent: a. 1) not having much experience of the bad things in the world, so that you are easily deceived =na
6、ive无知的,头脑简单的 e.g. Dont be so innocent as to believe everything the politicians tell you. 2) not guilty of a crime 清白的,无罪的 e.g. A man is accounted innocent until he is proven guilty. n. innocence,Generation D comes from the title The Debtor Generation and can be shortened as D Generation or Generatio
7、n D (负债的一代).,disillusioned: a. disappointed because you have lost your belief that someone is good, or that an idea is right 不再抱幻想的,大失所望的,幻想破灭的 e.g. Disillusioned voters want an alternative to the two main parties. Shes disillusioned with life in general. dis- 否定、相反或相对 e.g.dishonest (不诚实的); disagree
8、able (令人不快的,讨厌的); disagreement (分歧,不一致,意见不合); disengage (放开;挣脱开,摆脱开),repay: vt. 1) to pay back money that you have borrowed 还(钱);偿还 e.g. Ill repay you the money you lent me next week. 2) to do something for someone, or give them something, in return for helping you 报答,酬谢 repay someone for something/
9、with something/ by doing something e.g. Id like to buy them something to repay all their kindness. repayable: a. 可偿还的;应偿还的;应回报的 repayment: n. U归还借款,偿还债务,well-paying: a. (used of work etc) offering good payment. 高工资的,报酬优厚的,sacrifice: n. 1) C, U loss or giving up something of value, especially for wha
10、t is believed to be a good purpose. 牺牲,舍弃 e.g. Getting rich isnt worth the sacrifice of your principles. 2) C, U the act of offering something to a god, especially in the past, by killing an animal or person in a religious ceremony 祭献,祭祀 e.g. It was common to make sacrifices to the gods to ensure a
11、good harvest. v. sacrifice something for something sacrifice something to do something sacrifice yourself (for something),Back,Next,Translation,2 Text: The Debtor Generation,一场真正的变革 3 前几代刚成年的时候,往往生活窘迫客厅中摆放着牛奶箱,冰箱里放着老密尔沃基牌的啤酒。他们在为了舒适的物质生活而兢兢业业的奋斗中,学会了一个道理花钱与赚钱密切相关。,A Real Revolution 3 Previous genera
12、tions tended to begin adulthood in reduced circumstances milk crates in the living room, Old Milwaukee in the fridge. They worked their way into material comfort while absorbing the lesson that buying is closely related to earning.,adulthood: n. U the time when you are an adult成年 -hood 状态;时期 e.g. pa
13、renthood (做父母的身份); manhood (成年,成年时期); childhood (童年); neighborhood (街区,域区),reduced circumstances:(委婉表达从富到穷)生活窘迫,work ones way into: 兢兢业业地达成 e.g. He works his way into being a successful contractor.,Meaning: They obtained a comfortable material life by hard work. Meanwhile, they learned that if they
14、want to buy, they have to earn first.,absorb: vt. 1) to read or hear a large amount of new information and understand it理解;吸取 e.g. Clever children absorb knowledge easily. 2) to take in liquid, gas, or another substance from the surface or space around something吸收(水、光、蒸汽等) e.g. Plants can absorb car
15、bon dioxide and release oxygen.,work ones way into: to achieve something gradually by working 兢兢业业地达成 e.g. He works his way into being a successful contractor.,reduced circumstances: old-fashioned to be poorer than you were before (委婉表达从富到穷)生活窘迫,Back,Next,Translation,2 Text: The Debtor Generation,4
16、与此相反,负债的一代中很多人刚成年的时候往往享受着优越的物质生活客厅中摆着各种架子,冰箱里放着皮特牌淡啤酒。紧接着,如果他们稍不注意(开销),就不得不控制这种依赖信用卡消费的生活方式以便可以付清账单。而这一点,并不是所有的人都能做到,那么他们就会因此付出代价。,Question about Para. 4,4 In contrast, many in Generation D begin adulthood with material comfortshelves in the living room, Petes Wicked Ale in the refrigerator. A A little later, if theyre not careful, they have to throttle back on their credit-fueled lifestyle so they can pay the bills. Not all can, and they pay the consequences.,in contrast: in comp