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1、Unit 4 The Joy of WorkI. New words and expressionsNew words1. blessing n. 好事；有益之事2. subsistence n. 勉强维持生活；生计3. sugar cane n. 甘蔗4. corn n. 玉米5. hog n. 猪6. cash n. 现金7. dairy adj. 乳品业的；生产乳品的 n. 牛奶场；乳制品区分：dairy / diary8. complain v. 抱怨；埋怨；发牢骚complaintcomplain to sb. about plain of a splitting headache9
2、. carpenter n. 木工；木匠10. committed adj. 尽心尽力的：坚信的；坚定的commit an errorcommit a crimecommit suicidecommit oneself to (doing) sth.be committed to (doing) mitment11. brick n. 砖；砖块12. hammer n. 锤子；榔头13. escort n. 护送者；护卫队14. remind v. 提醒；使想起15. victim n. 受害者；牺牲品fall victim to sth.16. ideology n. 意识形态：观念形态17
3、. terrorism n. 恐怖主义18. depression n. 萧条期；经济衰退；不景气depressdepressed 沮丧的；萧条的19. unrest n. 动荡；动乱；骚动20. illegal adj. 不合法的；非法的；违法的il 是 in 的变体，否定前缀，再如：illogicalir, im 都是 in 的变体，如：irregular, irresponsible, imbalanced, impossible, immobile21. immigrant n.（外来）移民；外侨22. trafficking n. 非法交易；非法买卖c 结尾的词变形时先加 k，如 t
4、rafficker, panicker, picnicker, trafficking, panicking23. dealer n. 贩毒者；毒品贩子deal in sth.car / drug dealerdeal with sth.24. gang n. 一帮，一群，一伙（闹事、斗殴的年轻人）25. contribute v. 增加；增进；添加（到某物）26. quit v. 停止；戒掉Phrases and Expressions1. bring in 赚得；挣2. eke out a living 竭力维持生计；勉强度日3. sink in 被完全理解；被充分意识到4. look f
5、orward to （高兴地）盼望，期待5. over and over again 多次；反复地；一再6. be prepared for 准备好；有所准备7. believe in 认为某事好（对、可接受）II. Text LearningWork Is a Blessing I grew up in Lakeland, Louisiana, one of 12 children. We all lived on my parents subsistence farm（自给自足的农场） . We grew cotton, sugar cane, corn, hogs, chickens a
6、nd had a large garden, but it didnt bring in much cash. So when I was 12, I got a part-time job on a dairy farm down the road, helping to milk cows. We milked 65 cows at 5 in the morning, and again at 2 in the afternoon, seven days a week. In the kitchen one Saturday before daylight, I remember comp
7、laining to my father and grandfather about having to go milk those cows. My father said, Ya know, boy, to work is a blessing. I looked at those two men whod worked harder than I ever had - my father eking out a living on that farm, and my grandfather farming and working as a carpenter during the Dep
8、ression. (1)I had a feeling I had been told something really important, but it took many years before it sank in.（承上、总结的话） Going to college was a rare privilege for a kid from Lakeland, Louisiana. My father told me if I picked something to study that I liked doing, Id always look forward to my work.
9、 But he also added, Even having a job you hate is better than not having a job at all. I wanted to be a farmer, but I joined the ROTC（美）后备军官训练队，预备役军官训练营（Reserve Officers Training Corps） program to help pay for college. (2)And what started out as an obligation to the Army became a way of life that I
10、stayed committed to for 37 years, three months and three days. 本部分重点及难点：1. I had a feeling I had been told something really important, but it took many years before it sank in. 我有种感觉- 父亲跟我说了一些确实重要的东西，但许多年后我才真正理解。sink in: be understoodIt took many years for the teachers words to sink in.2. And what s
11、tarted out as an obligation to the Army became a way of life that I stayed committed to for 37 years, three months and three days.(1) an obligation to the Army 对于部队的义务(2) a way of life 生活方式(3) stay / be committed to 致力于He has been committed to working for the people heart and soul for more than twen
12、ty years.(4) 译文：当时的义务 从军便成为了我的生活方式-我在部队服役长达 37 年三个月零三天。 In the late 1980s, during a visit to Bangladesh, I saw a woman with her baby on her back, breaking bricks with a hammer. I asked a Bangladesh military escort why they werent using a machine, which would have been a lot easier. He told me a mach
13、ine would put that lady out of work. Breaking those bricks meant shed earn enough money to feed herself and her baby that day. (3)And as bad as that womans job was, it was enough to keep a small family alive. It reminded me of my fathers words: to work is a blessing.（承上、总结的句子）本部分重点及难点：3. And as bad
14、as that womans job was, it was enough to keep a small family alive.此处疑似错句，应省略前面的 as，即改为：And bad as that womans job was, it was enough to keep a small family alive. 虽然她的工作实在很糟糕，但那却足够养活一个小家庭。as 意为虽然，用于倒装 ，句式如下：Though he is very young, he is very learned.=Young as he is, he is very learned.Though he is
15、 an old man, he is very energetic.=Old man as he is, he is very energetic.Though I like him very much, I wont do his homework for him.=Much as I like him, I wont do his homework for him.Though he tried, he failed again.=Try as he did, he failed again.请认真答题，答题结果将记入知识点测评的成绩！【单选题】7. _, he is very gentl
16、e and has a sweet voice. A As he is boy B As he is a boy C A boy as he is D Boy as he is【答案】D【解析】本题考查 as 用于倒装句。Although/though he is a boy=boy as he is，这里一定要注意的是修饰可数名词单数形式的不定冠词要省略。这句话的意思是虽然他是个男孩，他非常温和而且声音甜美。【知识点】as 用于倒装句 Serving in the United States Army overseas, I saw a lot of people like that woman in Bangladesh. And Ive come to believe that people without jobs are not free. Theyre victims
