懂你英语L6 Unit1

L6Unit1-1Listening事故和身体恢复HarryBeechamworksforahi-techGermancompanybasedintheMunich.Lastmonth,hewasinanautomobileaccident.HewasonhiswaytoattendanimportantmeetinginNewYorkCity.HehadjustarrivedonaflightfromLondonandwastakingataxiintothecity.Theweatherwasterribleandtheroadwasicy.Hewasinahurrysoheaskedthetaxidrivertogethimintothecityassoonaspossible.Thetaxidriveragreedandspedupbutjustastheylefttheairport,thecarwasoutofcontrol.Itspunaroundandskiddedinto(滑入)thepathofanoncomingtruck.Fortunately,thetruckwasgoingtoofast,sonobodywaskilled.Butthetaxiwasseverelydamagedandbothpassengerswereinjured.Thetaxidriversurvivedwithonlyafewinjuredbecausehewaswearingaseatbelt.Thecaraccidentwouldn’thavebeenhappenedhadtheweatherbeenbetter.Hadheputonhisseatbelt,hemightnothavebeeninjuredsobadly.Hadtheweatherbeenbetter,theaccidentwouldn’thavebeenhappened.Thetaxiairbaghadalsobeendeployed(使展开),absorbingmuchoftheimpact.However,Harry,whowasinthebackseat,havingputonhisseatbelt.Asaresult,hewasseverelyinjured,andhadtoberushedtothehospital.Now,amonthlater,Harrystillcan’tremembermuchofwhathappened.Whenhefirstwokeupinthehospital,itwasseveralhoursaftertheaccidentandhewasn’tsurewherehewas.Thebadnewswasthathecouldn’tmovehislegs.Thiswasbecausehisbackhadbeenbrokenintheaccident.Thedoctorlatertoldhimthathemightneverregaintheuseofhislegs.Someofhisnervesinhisspine(脊柱)andlegshadbeendamagedbuteverythingelsewasOK.Now,Harryistryingtofigureoutwhattodo.Ifheworkshardandexerciseseveryday,therewillstillachancethathelegswillrecoverontheirown.Therearealsosomenewtreatmentsthatmighthelphisnerveregenerate.Still,heshouldbepreparedforthelongrecoveryandpossibilitythathemightneverwalkagain.Withouttheuseofhislegs,hewouldn’tbeabletocontinueworkinginthesameway.itwouldn’tbepossibletotravel,sohewouldhavetofindanotherwaytoattendthemeeting.Eitherthatorhewouldhavetolookforanotherwaytomakealiving.Harryhasagooddisabilityinsurance,somoneywon’tbeproblemforawhile.Butsoonerorlater,hewantstobeabletoearnsalivingagain.Ofcourseheisn’tplanningtogiveuponhislegs.Ifheworkshard,hemightstillbeabletoregaintheuseandlearntowalkagain.Someofhisnerveshadbeendamagedbuttherewasachancethattheywerehealed.Thenewdrugsbeingdevelopedmightmakeitpossibleforthenervestogrowback.Still,hehastofacethepossibilitythatnothingwillwork.Whateverhappens,Harryisdeterminedtothinkpositively.Evenhecan’twalk,hecanstillattendthemeetingallovertheworld.Withtechnology,hecouldbeanywhereandthereismuchthathecanstilldo.Luckily,hestillhastousehisarmsandhandsandhisbrainisstillfunctioning.Withtherightattitude,hecanfindawayforward.Thereisnoreasontodespairinorfeelingsorryforoneself.Thatkindofthinkwon’tsolveanything.Hejusthopesthathiscompanyoranotherwillgethimachancetoprovehimself.Hecouldstillbeavaluableassetforthem,comeormake.Spunaround使…旋转(spin的过去式和过去分词)L6Unit1-1Dialogue衣着和礼仪Hey,whatdoyouthink?doyoulikeit?No,it’stooshort.Wecan’twearthattotheoffice.Ifyoudo,nobodywillbeabletoconcentrate.Whataboutthisone?That’stherightlengthbutIhatethecolor.Ihatepink.Ok,I’llseeiftheyhaveitinanothercolorbutitisn’tcheap.It’sokifyoudon’tbuyanythingforawhile.Sure,thiswilllastforawhile.Well,I’mgladyoulikeyourdress.Itlooksgreatonyou.Youshouldgetsomenewclothestoo.Youneverbuyanythingforyourself.IhaveanexpensivegirlfriendnowsoIcan’taffordit.butbesides,Idon’thavethetimetogoshopping.Whatareyoudoing?Areyoustaringatthatwoman?What?No,ofcoursenot.Yes,youwere.Youwerestaringather.Howdoyouthinkitmakesmefeel?Iwaslookinginthatdirection.No,youwerestaringatherforseveralseconds.I’msorrybutIcouldhelpit.I’vetoldyoumanytimestostopthat.Andyou’regoingtostare,youshouldn’tdoitlikethat,soobviousandrude.Ok,what’sthebestwaytostare?Don’tstarefor4or5seconds.Justtakequicklook,2secondslong.Thenitisn’tsoobvious.Sorry,myeyejustwentthat.I’mprogramlikethat.That’snoexcuse.anddon’tevertellmeyoudon’tlikepinkagain.She’swearingpink.Whyisitthatpinkissobadonmewhenyoucan’thelpstaringatsomeoneelsewhoiswearingpink?Ididn’tnoticethatsheiswearingpink.Ah,sotheclothesdon’tmatter.She’smoreattractivethanIam.Whydon’tyougositwithher?Hey,comeon.Let’snotgetintoafire.Ithoughtyouweregetbetter.Butyouneverchange.Youjusthaveinruinintheevening.Hey,comeon.I’msorry.No,don’tsayanything,Idon’twanttohearit.L6Unit1-1reading狼来了和野外生存Onceuponatimetherewasamischievous(淘气的)youngboywhowasgiventhetaskoftendingaherdofsheeponahillsidenearavillage.Theboygrewtired(厌倦)andboredwhilewatchingthesheep,sohefoundwaystoamusehimself,suchasclimbingtreesorchasingsheep.Onedayhecameupwithwhathethoughtwasabrilliantidea.Heclimbedtothetopofatreeandshoutedtowardthevillage:“wolf!Wolf!Helpmeplease!”Whenthevillagersheardhiscriesforhelp,theyrushedupthehilltorescuehimandchase(追捕)thewolfaway.Ofcourse,whentheygotthere,therewasnowolftobeseen,andtheboy,whowasstillinthetree,waslaughing.Thesheepweregrazing(吃草)peacefully.Annoyed.Thevillagersreturnedtothevillageandbacktotheirnormalactivities.Afewdayslater,theboygrewboredagainandplayedthesametrickonthevillagers.Thistimethevillagerswerefuriousattheboy.Thatnighthewaspunishedbyhismotherforhisbadbehavior.Forawhileafterthat,lifewentonasnormalandtheboybehaved.Hedidn’twanttobepunishedagain.Then,oneafternoonwhilehewastendingthesheep,henoticedthatthesheepwerebleating(小羊的叫声)andnervous.Hedidn’tknowwhatwascausingtheirstrangebehavior,soheclimbedatreetoseeifhecoulddeterminewhatwasgoingon.Whathesawfromthetreewasafrighteningsight,abig,hairywolfchasingafterthesheep.Terrified,hescreamedforhelp:“wolf,wolf!There’sawolfchasingthesheep!”Thistime,whenthevillagersheardhiscriesforhelp,theywereconvincedthatitwasanotheroneofhispranks(恶作剧).Nobodybelievedthattherewasreallyawolf,sotheyignoredhisfrantic(发狂的、发疯的)callsforhelp.Thewolf,havingnothingtofear,feasted(大吃大喝)onseveralofthesheepandthenslippedbackintotheforest.Feaston尽情享受Whatwouldyoudoifyoueverfoundyourselflostinthewild?Tofindout,youcanjoinaweekendsurvivalcourseinAustralia’sOutbackDesert(内陆沙漠).Thisvastareaisfamousforitsharsh(残酷的、严厉的)desertclimate.Tosurvive,yourfirsttaskwillbetofindwater,ararecommodityinthedesert.Animalssuchasantsandseed-eatingbirdsarestrongindicatorsofwater.Youcanalsocutandsuckmoisturefromtherootsandleavesofplants.Treeslikethedesertoak(橡树)haverootsnearthesurface.Butbecareful.Thebranchesofgumtreesarearichsourceofwater,buttheleavesarepoisonous,sodon’teatthem.Thebestplacetobuildashelterisinanareawiththeleastamountof(最少的)sunlight,likebetweensanddunes(沙丘)ortrench(沟).Tomakeatrench,digaholeenoughtoliedowninandusetheextrasandtocreateabarrierorwalloneachside.Thiscanhelptoshieldyoufromtheglare(刺眼)andscorchingheat(炎热的)ofthesun.nightscanbecold,soknowinghowtomakeafireisessential.Onewaytobuildafireistousethehanddrill(钻头)method.Thisisoneoftheoldestandsimplestwaystostartafire.Itinvolvesrollingastickbetweenyourhandswhilepressingitontoanotched(凹口的)pieceofwoodwithdrytinder(引燃物)below.Theideaistousefrictiontocreateenoughheattoignitethetinder,thiscanbealotofwork.Asforfood,you’llhavetobeopen-minded.Someformsoflifecanbeuglytolookatbutcanprovideyouwithenoughproteintosurvive.Theymayeventastegood,likescrambledeggs(炒鸡蛋).Shieldn.盾;护罩;盾形奖牌;保护人vt.保护;掩护;庇护;给…加防护罩scorchvt.&vi.烧焦，烤焦vt.使（植物）枯萎，把…晒枯;使成焦土;痛骂vi.烤焦;<非正>高速行驶n.烧焦处，焦痕;枯萎，植物褐色斑点scramblevi.攀登，爬;争夺，抢夺;（植物）蔓延;[航]紧急起飞vt.攀登，爬;把…搅乱;炒（蛋）n.抢夺;混乱;攀登;[航]紧急起飞L6Unit1-2Listening过去时和虚拟语气NowthatyouhavestudiedEnglishatahighlevel,youneedtobeabletotalkaboutthelanguageitself.Oneofthebiggestareasofconfusionforstudentsisthedifferencebetweenthepasstenseandpresentprefect.Thepasstenseisindicatedbyuseofpasstensemarker,representV(d).herearesomeregularverbsandtheirpasstenseforms.So,asyoucansee,forregularverbs,thepasstenseformisindicatedbytheadditionof“ed”attheendoftheverbs.However,someofthecommonverbsinEnglishisirregular,soit’simportanttolearnthem.Herearesomeexamples.Altogether,thereareover200irregularverbsinnormaluse.Manypeoplethinkthatthepasstenseformonlyindicatesthepasstime.However,thereisonlyoneofthepossiblemeanings.Thepasstenseformisalsousedtoexpresssomethingthatisunlikelyorimaginary,fromthespeaker’spointofview.Hereisanexample,Hewisheshehadacar.Thefactisthathedoesn’thaveacar,sotheuseofhadindicatesthatitisn’treal,it’simaginary.Ifhehadacar,hecoulddriveustoschool.Again,hedoesn’thaveacar,sohecan’tdriveustoschool.Thisconditionexpressessomethingthatisn’tafact.It’sacounterfactualcondition,whichmeansitgoesagainstwhatweknoworbelieve.Lookatthesetwosentences,Ifshewaitsanotherweek,shecansavemoney.Ifshewaitedanotherweek,shecouldsavemoneythereisgoingtobeasale.bothsentencesarecorrect,buttheyhavedifferentmeanings.Inthetopsentence,theconditionthatshewaitsismorelikelyfromthespeaker’spointofview.Inthebottomsentence,thespeakerthinksthatit’slesslikelythatshe’sgoingtowait.Ifthatflightleavesontime,wearegoingtomissit,solet’srun.Iftheflightleftafewminuteslater,wecouldtakethenextshuttlebus.Whenwetalkabouttheexperienceofresult,weusethepresentperfectform.Thisformuseshavefollowedbytheparticiple.forregularverbs,thisparticiple(分词)isidenticaltothepasstenseform.Forirregularverb,thisparticipleisdifferent.Whenweusetheperfectform,theprimaryfocusonthesubjectofthesentences,nottheverbs.Itemphasizesitscondition,experienceofresults,ratherthanactionorevent.Inthese2examples,weseethecontrast.Shehasalreadyleftthehotel.Sheleftthehotelafewminutesago.Thetopsentencegivestheconditionorstateofsubject,andthebottomsentenceexpressestheevent.Thetopsentencedescribestheconditionofthesubjectofthesentence,sheratherthantheevent.Thefactshehasleftthehotelisnowpartofherexperienceorstateofbeing.Thebottomsentenceexpressestheactionorevent,sheleft,whichissomethingshedid.Ingeneral,thepasstenseexpressestheeventoracts,andtheperfectformexpressestheexperienceorconditions.Whenweusetheperfectformoftheverbs,wefocusonthestateofthesubjectandnottheactionorevent.Knowthatthepassformexpresseseventsofspecificpointorperiodsoftime,suchaslateyearorthepass5years.Theseeventsdistancefromthespeaker’spointofview.Heworkedatseveralcompanies.Hefinishedtheprojectlastweek.Theperfectformexpressesthestateofsomethingfromthespeaker’spointofview,notdistanceintime.Hehasworkedatseveralcompanies.Hehasfinishedtheproject.These2sentencesareincorrectandconfusingtheygive2differentpointsofview.Hehasfinishedhisworklastweek.Herearesomesentencesthatusetheperfectform.Somearesimple,suchasthefirstoneandsomearecomplex,likethelastone.HehasfinishedpracticingHehasbeenpracticingShemayhavebeenpracticingShemayhaveeatenHercomputermayhavebeenstolenThelastoneiscomplexbecauseitcombinesmanyverbforms,includingthepassive.L6Unit1-2Dialogue都市迷失Whatareyouthinkingabout,youlooksopanic?IwasjustthinkingabouthowmuchthingshavechangedsinceIwasachild.Oh,sometimeIhavethinkaboutthattoo.Whatwereyourthoughts?Thenostalgic(怀旧的)forsure.Generally,IrememberthebesttimesandthenIgetabitdepressedwhenI’mthinkingabouthowthingshavechanged.Whatkindofchangesdepressyou?Well,onethingisthepaceoflife.Everythingissofastpersonnel,sothereisn’tenoughtimetothink.That’sbecauseyou’vegrownup.You’renotachildanymoresoyouhaveresponsibilities.It’smorethanjusthavingresponsibilities.Myparentshadtoworkbuttheyalsohadotherthings.Myfatherusedtogofishingontheweekendandmonusedtoworkinhergarden.Shelovedtogrowflowersandvegetables.Yeah,thatdoessoundnice.Livinginthecitymakesthinglikethat,reallydifficult.Yes,livinginthecityiscertainlyapartofproblem,right.Well,thatdependsonyou.Youmakethingsoundasifyouhavenochoicesinlife.It’sthechoicesyou’vemadethatpushwhereyouarenow.Sure,that’scertainlyapartofproblem.IguessI’vechanged.Youwantalifestylethatyoucan’thaveinthecity.Ifyoureallywantedthosethings,youcanmovebacktothecountryside.Not,that’snotanoption.IfIdidthat,mywifewoulddivorceme.Haveyouevertalkedaboutitwithher?Not,Ihaven’t.youdon’ttalkaboutthingslikethat.Youarebothtoobusy.Ithinkshe’sevenbusierthanIam.Well,maybeshewillsurpriseyou.Maybeshe’dlikeachangetoo.Youshouldtalktoher.Em,Idon’tknow.Whataboutyou?I’mokay.MywifeandIacceptthingsastheyare.Theytrytothinkpositivelyandwesupporteachother.Itsoundslikeyouhaveagoodmarriage.Yes,wedo.Andonereasonforisthatweshareourthoughtswitheachother.Wedon’twanttogrowapartlikesomanycouples.MaybeI’llsurprisemywifeandstartsharingmythoughtswithher.Well,ifyoudon’tdoitnow,nothingisgoingtochange.Yes,you’reprobablyright.I’llthinkaboutit.L6Unit1-2reading南极洲和切尔诺贝利事故OnAntarctica,theworld’scoldestcontinent,theaveragehightemperatureis-49degreesCelsius.Inthesummer,thesunneversets,andinthewinter,itneverrises.Keepsane(保持清醒)thereisitsownspecialchallenge.TheMcMurdoStationisaresearchbaseperched(停留)ontheedgeoftheRossIceShelf,theworld’slargestbodyoffloatingice.ThestationisadministeredbytheUnitedStatesandisthelargestcommunityinAntarctica.Capableofsupportingmorethan1200residents,thepopulationofthestationdropsto150brave(perhapsfoolish)peoplewhenwinterbeginsinMarch.Theirtaskistomaintainthestationduringthemonthsoftotalnight.Thebiologists,astronomers(天文学家),geologists,andclimatescientistswhoweretherebefore,havegone,asanyresearchisimpossibleinthebrutal(残酷的)winter.Everydaytheremainingstuffofmaintenancepersonnel(维修人员)performtheirroutine(常规;例行程序)taskandmakerepairswhenneeded.Sometimestheypeer(凝视)throughthedarknesstowardtheirfriendsfromNewZealand,atScottBase,about2milesaway.Thoughmostofthetimethey’rejustvoicesontheradio,it’snicetohaveneighborsnottoofaraway.Together,theyshareapowergrid(电网)andonecoastofadarkforbidding(令人生畏的)continent.Thoughthedaysaredarkandfreezingcoldinthedepthsofwinter,themoonwillrest(休息)abovethehorizon(地平线上)forweeksatatime.Itspale(苍白的、无力的)lightilluminatesthecold,craggy(陡峭的，嶙峋)landscapeasifacknowledgingacompanionandreaffirmingthebondsoflife.Soevenforthosewholiveinthedarkestpartoftheearth,thereislight.Toacknowledgesomethingsmeanstorecognizeoradmititsexistence.ThewritershareswhatitfeelsliketoliveandworkinAntarctica.OnApril26,1986,Unit4oftheChernobylnuclearreactorinnorthernUkraine,thenapartoftheSovietUnion(苏联),wasshutdown(停工)foranunauthorizedsafetytest.Whenthenuclearfuelrods(杆)hitthecoolingwater,thefissionreaction(裂变反应)acceleratedoutofcontrolduetoasuddenpowersurge(动力高峰）.Thiscausedthereactortooverheatandbuilduppressureuntilitsstructurefailedanditblewup(爆炸),releasinglargeamountsofradiation.Ittookofficialsawholedaytocomprehend(理解)thescaleofthedisasterandtoorderanevacuation(疏散)ofthesurroundingarea.Some50,000peoplehadtoleave,notknowingthattheywouldneverreturn.Inthefollowingmonths,massiveeffortsweremadetodecontaminate(净化)theareawhileincreasedradiationlevelsweredetectedacrossmuchofEurope.Falloutfromthedisastercontinuestothisday,decadeslater,andlong-termeffectssuchascancersarestillbeinginvestigated.Estimatesofthenumberofdeathsthatwilleventuallyresultfromtheaccidentvaryenormously.TheforestareanearthereactorsiteisoneofthemostradioactiveplacesonEarth.NamedtheRedForestbecauseitstreesturnedareddish-brown(红褐色)colorastheydied,theforestistryingtomakearecovery.Animalssuchaselk(麋鹿)andeagles(老鹰)havebeenseeninthearea.Andbirchtrees(桦树)grownwheretheradioactivetreesoftheforestwerebulldozed(铲平)andburiedbytheSovietgovernment.Somepeoplehavereturnedaswell,mostlyformerresidentswhoreturnedillegallyaftertheevacuation.TheoldcompanytownofPripyat,oncehometo50.000plantworkersisstilldeserted,butisslowlybeingreclaimed(再生)bytheforest.Itseemsthatnaturecanrecoverandeventhrivewherehumanscannot.Let’shopethathumanscanlearnfromthisexperience.Chernobyl,andmorerecently,FukushimainJapan,havelessonstoteachus.It’sclearthattheofficialswerecompletelyunpreparedfortheaccident.L6Unit1-3listening神经疾病和身体恢复Jackisapsychiatrist,whichmeanshetreatspeoplewhohavementalproblems.Hehasbeentreatingpatientsformanyyearsandhehasusedvarietyoftreatments.Sometimeshejustlistensandtalkstopatientsandsometimesheusesmeditations.Thismeditationaffectsthebraininmanydifferentways.Overtheyears,Jackfoundthatsomepatientsimprovedwiththetreatmentwhileothersdidimproveatall.Insomecases,somepatientsrespondtothetreatmentwastheoppositeofwhatwasexpected.Severalyearsago,hehadayoungpatientwhoshowedhimwhyhistreatmentdidn’twork.Thepatient’snamewasBob.Hewas21yearswhenhefirstcametoseeJackforhelp.Thereasonhecamewasbecausehehadattemptedtosuicide.Bobwasextremelysmartandwasastudentatoneofbestuniversitiesintheworld.However,hewasoftenextremelydepressed.Becauseofhisdepression,hetookdrugsanddrankalotofalcohol.Itwasanoverdoseofdrugsandalcoholsthatnearlykilledhim.Hisroommatecalled911whenhediscoveredBobunconsciousindormitoryroom.OnceBobrecoveredandwasdischargedfromthehospital(出院),hetooktimeofffromschooltogethelp.ThatwaswhenhecametheclinicwhereJackpackhismedicine.Atfirst,JackattemptedtotreatBobwithanti-presentmedicine.Healsousedconversationandrecommendationstohelphimtorethinkhislifeandmemories.Afterafewmonths,Bobbegantoimprovebutonlymoderately.Thoughhecooperatedwiththetreatment,hecontinuedtothinknegatively.Healsocontinuedtogothroughperiodsofdepression.Asaresult,hewasn’tabletoreturntoschool.Becauseofthetreatmentwasworking,Jacktriedsomethingnew.HedecidedtousebrainscanstoseeinsideBob’sbrain.Brainscansisawaytolookinsidethebraintoseehowitwasfunctioning.WhatthescansshowedaboutBobwascrucial.Theyshowedthathisbrainwasdamagedinawaythatnobodyhadanticipatedit.therewassignificantdamagetothefrontpartofhisbrain.aninjurytothispartofbraincancontributetodepressionandnegativefeeling.Itcanalsocontributetofeelingofangerandrage.Thefacthisbrainwasinjuredandunbalancedexpresseswhythetreatmenthadn’tworked.Thebrainscanshowedwhythemeditationandothertreatmentshadworked.Theyhadfailedbecausetheydidn’taddressinjury.AfterdiscussingtheinjurywithBobandhisparents,theyconcludedthatthecauseoftheinjurywasfromplayingsoccer.Infact,Jackknewofquiteafewsoccerplayerswhohadsufferedheadinjuriesfromplayingthatsports.Headingahardsoccerballmanytimescandamagethebrain.Withthisnewinformation,Jackusedanewmedicationtotreattheinjury.Gradually,Bobimproved,andafterafewmonths,wasclosetoafullrecovery.Henolongerhadanysignsofdepressionandwasfinallyabletoreturntoschool.Ultimately,Bobgraduatedfromhisuniversitywithgreathonorsandenteredafamouslawschool.Fromthisexperience,JackrealizethatthebrainimaginghadallowedhimtosaveBob’slife.Ifithadn’tbeenforthescans,Bobwouldhaveendedupkillinghimself.Detectingandtreatingtheinjurytothefrontpartofhisbrainwasthekeystepinthetreatment.Jacknowbelievesthatthebrainscancanbeanimportanttoolforpsychiatrists.aninjurybrainmustbehealedbeforeothertreatmentssuchasvitamins,drugsorcounselling,canwork.Hewouldn’thavetocometoseeJackifhehadn’ttriedtokillhimself.Hehadn’tattemptedsuicide;hewouldn’thavecometoseeJack.Hadthetreatmentbeensuccessful,heprobablywouldhavereturnedtoschool.L6Unit1-3Dialogue健康类电子产品We’regettingalotofcomplaints.Abouttheproposednewpolicy?Yes,peoplethinkthatit’saninvasionofpolicy.Don’ttheyagreethatregularexerciseandstayinginshapeisgoodforanyone?Sure,theyagree.Butwedon’tthinkwehavetherighttouseanA 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otrackhowmuchtheyexercise.Usingtheappistheonlywaytomakesureouremployeestogetenoughexercise.Thisnewpolicycanreduceourhealthcostandincreaseproductivity,whichhelpseveryone.That’snothowtheyseeit.Thiskindofregulationmakespeoplefeellikerobots.Theyhavenofreedomanymore.Requiringanyonetowearasmartdevicelikethisontheirwaistmeanstheydon’thavenoprivacy.Well,ifyouputitthatway,icanseetheproblem.However,idon’tseeanyotherwaytochangepeople’shabits.Thisisjustafriendlyminder.It’smorethanareminder.Itmakesthingspublicandputspressureonpeopletomeettheirrequirements.Itwillforcepeopletoworkouteveniftheydon’twantto.Theywon’tbeanychoice.No,ithasn’thadtobethatway.Wecanstillbeflexible.That’snotthepoint.Peoplehatetheideathatthecompanyknowseverythingtheydo.It’sbadenoughthattheyhadtocommunicatewitheachotheratnightandonweekends.WhatifwemadetheuseoftheAPPanoption?Ifwedothat,itstillputspressureonpeopletouseit.Ithinkit’sbestthatwegetridofthisidea.I’mallforwardstandersbutwhataboutfreedomandcreativity.Ifwegoaheadwiththispolicy,Ithinkwewilllosesomeofourbestpeople.Thereareotherwaystodealwithhealthissues.Suchas…What’syoursuggestion?Giveextraholidaystopeoplewhotakefewersickdates.No,thatwouldn’twork.Itwillputpressureonpeopletocometoworksickandgeteveryoneelsesicktoo.Ifsomeoneissick,I’dratherthattheystayathome.Thenhereisrunoutofidea.Whyletyourdepartmentmanagerhandleit?Theyaretheonewhodecideonpromotionsofbonuses.Settingeverythinginstoneintheformofpoliciescanbeverydangerous.(以政策面前设置无法改变的一切是很危险的)Ok.I’llconsiderit.ButnowI’llgiveuptheideaofusingthisAPP.Pleaseletpeopleknowthatwearelistingtothem.Wedocareaboutouremployees.I’ll.I’msurethanpeoplewillappreciateit.Itshowsthatyouhavefaithinthem.Thanks,iappreciateyouradvice.Theythinkitgivesthecompanytoomuchcontrolovertheirlives.Hewouldratherhavesickpeopleathomethancometowork.L6Unit1-3reading伤病预防、高血压和心脏病PreventinginjuryExerciseandacertainamountofstrenuous(紧张的)physicalactivityareimportantformaintaininggoodhealth.However,beforeengaginginthem,it’simportanttoknowhowtopreventinjuriesfromoccurring,especiallyforathletesandelderlypeople.Injuriescanbeminimizedbydoingaproperwarmup.Thisconsistsofincreasingyourheartrateandbloodflowtoallpartofyourbody.Agoodwaytodothisisthroughaseriesofstaticstretches(静态拉伸)followedbyaseriesofdynamicstretches,whicharedonewhilemoving.Usingtheproperequipmentisessential,especiallyincontactsports.Toprotectthehead,forexample,welldesignedhelmetscangreatlyreducetheincidenceofconcussions(脑震荡).Concussionsarecausedwhenthesoft,jello-like(果冻状)brainslamsinto(用力撞上)thehardhumanskull(颅骨).Researchshowsthatrepeatedconcussionscanhaveseriousconsequence.Compressionsportswear(紧身服)isanotherwaytoreducetheriskofinjury,especiallymuscleinjuries.Moreandmoreathletesareusingthembecausetheirusecanalsospeedupmusclerecoverywhenaninjuryoccurs.Anothercontributingfactorinsportsinjuriesisfatigue(疲劳).Doctorsbelievethatfatigueisanimportantwarningsignthatthebodyhasreacheditslimits.Whenfatigueditismoredifficultforthebodytoprotectitself.Therefore,it’sagoodideatostopanactivityatthefirstsignoffatigue.Restperiods,evenforprofessionalathletes,canpreventseriousinjuriesfromoccurring.Understandinginjuriesandthebodyreactiontothemcanhelppeoplecopewiththeproblemsthataccompanyphysicalexercise.Thesupportandunderstandingofcoaches,teammatesandfamilycanbeacriticalfactorinpreventionandrecovery.Onceaninjuryoccurs,it’stoolatetopreventit,andrecoverycantakealongtime.Fortheelderly,asimplefallcanbefatal(致命的).Compressionn.压缩Afatalaccidentorinjuryisonethatcausesdeath.Bloodpressureandstoke.Alargeinternationalstudyhasfoundthatthenriskfactorsaccountfor90%ofalltheriskofstroke.Ofthatlist,5riskfactorsusuallyrelatedtolifestyleareresponsibleforafull80%ofstrokerisk.Accordingtotheresearcherstheseriskfactors-highbloodpressure,smoking,abdominal(腹部的)obesity,dietandphysicalactivity-aremodifiableandcanbecontrolled.Thefindingscomefromastudyof3000peoplewhohadhadstrokesandanequalnumberofhealthyindividualswithnohistoryofstroke.Thisstudyalsoincludesabrainscanofallparticipatingstrokesurvivors,accordingtotheresearchers.Acrosstheboard(全部),highbloodpressurewasthemostimportantfact,accountingforone-thirdofallstrokerisk.Bloodpressure,itwasnoted,playsamajorroleinbothformsofstroke:ischemic,themostcommonform(causedbyblockageofabrainbloodvessel),andhemorrhagic(出血性)orbleedingstroke(中风),inwhichabloodvesselinthebrainbursts(爆发).Bloodpressureiseasilymeasured,andtherearelostoftreatments.Lifestylemodificationstocontrolitincludeincreasingphysicalactivityandreducingsaltintake.Theotherlifestyleriskfactorsaremodifiableaswell.Highintakeoffishandfruits,forexample,isassociatedwithalowerriskofstroke.Manyofthesameriskfactorshavebeenreportedinotherstudies,butthisisthefirststrokeriskstudytoincludebothlow-andmiddle-incomeparticipantsindevelopingcountries.Thestudyconfirmsthathighbloodpressureistheleadingcauseofstrokeinbothdevelopinganddevelopedcountries.Thishighlightstheneedforhealthauthoritiesinthosecountriestodevelopstrategiestoreducehighbloodpressure,saltintakeandotherriskfactors.Theotherlifestyleriskfactorsaremodifiableaswell.Accordingtothisarticles,lifestylefactorsareresponsibleformoststroke.Studyconfirmsthathighbloodpressureistheleadingcauseofthestroke.L6Unit1-4listening买房、换工作JohnandLindaareworriedabouttheirfuture.Theybothhavegoodjobsbuttheyareconcernedabouttheireconomy.Ofthe2ofthem,Lindaisthemostworried.Shewantsthesecurityofowningherownhome.Herhusbanddisagrees.Asaresult,theyoftenfightaboutmoney.Theyliveinaniceapartment,buttheirrentgoesupeveryyear.Sonowtheyaretryingtodecidewhetherornottobuyahouse.LindawantstobuyahousebutJohnisagainsttheidea.Hethinkspricesaretoohighandhedoesn’twanttobetrapped.Iftheyownedahouse,itwouldbemoredifficultforthemtomovesomewhereelseifthingschanged.Forexample,whatwouldhappenifhelosthisjob.Ifhelosthisjob,theymightwanttomovetoanothercityorcountry.Iftheyownahomeorflat,itwouldmoredifficulttomove.Iftheydecidedtomove,theywouldprobablyhavetosell.Ifpriceshaverisen,thatwouldbeOK.Infact,theymightevenmakeaprofit.However,ifpricesweredownwhentheyhavetosale,theywouldlosemoney.Lastweek,Jackgotsomebadnews.Hiscompanyisdownsizingandmovingitheadofficetoanothercity.It’smovingbecausetheycannolongeraffordtodobusinesswheretheyarenow.expensesaretoohigh,especiallythesalaries.Soit’smoredifficulttocompetewithothercompanies.Infact,severalotherscompanieswillbemovingouttoo.Officeandspaceisexpensiveinthearea,alongwiththecostoflivingfortheemployers.Asaresult,it’sbecomingmoredifficulttohiregoodemployers.Nobodywantstolivethereunlesstheirsalariescansupportthegoodstandardofliving.Withallofthesechanges,Johnthinksthereisagoodchancethathewillbetransferredtothenewheadoffice.Thiscouldhappenfairlysoon.Ifso,itwillbefoolishtobuyahousethistime.Lindastilldisagreesaboutbuyingahousebutsheiswillingtowaitayeartoseewhathappens.Shehopesthatshewon’thavetomovebutshemayhavetounlessJohniswillingtochangetocompanies.Shewouldprefernottomovebutshedoesn’twanttoloseherjob.Nowtheyhavetoconsiderwhattheywiththeirtransfer.Johnhastodecidewhetherornotheshouldbegintolookforanewcompany.Ifhecouldfindanotherjobinthisarea,itwillputlessstressonhiswife.Iftheystayandcanwaitforawhile,maybehousingpriceswouldbegintocalmdown.Ifpricesdon’tcalmdown,thenheandhisandhiswifewillcontinuetodisagreeaboutbuyingahouse.Soonerorlater,theyaregoingtohavetomakeadecisionandstopfightingaboutit.L6Unit1-4Dialogue人工智能和女朋友Areyouhavinganyluckfindinganewgirlfriend.No,I’mnot.Ihaven’tfoundanyoneIlike.Sofar,theyareallaftermymoneyandthefancylifestyle.Whatarehappenedtoreallove.Idon’tknow.Thesamethoughthasoccurredtomelately.I’mafraidI’mbecomingawayofsnick.IwasjustreadingaboutsomerobotscalledAI’s.theyhaveartificialintelligenceorAI.Yes,AIs.I’mforaboutit.andithasbeensomemoviestoo.Accidentally,thisnewAIscanbeveryattractivecompanions.Whatareyouthinkingaboutthat?Youmustbekidding.Relatingtoasmartrobot?Itsoundssicktome.Idon’tknow,maybenot.IwonderwhatitwouldbeliketohaveanAIgirlfriend.Maybeyoucanprogramittobelikeyourdreamlikewoman.Adreamwoman.Well,it’saninterestingideabuthardtoimagineorreality.Iguessitcouldbefunforawhilebutthenitwouldgetboring,don’tyouthink?Forsure,nore.everythingcanbemechanicalandartificial,eventhelanguage.Itwouldbeasoulinside,justanemptymachine.Well,notnecessarily.That’swoulddependonhowwouldintelligenceitis.TherearesomewhosayAIisgoingbemoreintelligentthanweare.Emm,Iputitthattoo.Infact,thereevenbeathreattous,right.Anyway,ifitwerepossible,wouldyouwantagirlfriendyoucouldcontrol.AwomanIcouldcontrol?No,Ican’timagineit.mostofthewomenIhavebeenwithhavetriedtocontrolme.Well,thereisoneofdifferencesbetweenmenandwomen.Weseethingsdifferently.Wenevermeasureduptotheirstandards.However,ifthereisreal,thebondsbetween2peoplecanbeverydeep.ItmaynothappenveryoftenbutI’veseenit.Yes,that’swhatI’mlookingfor.Ihopeit’snotjustadream.Ifthat’swhatyouwant,youareprobablynotgoingtofindherinthebar.MaybeI’lljustletpeopleknowI’mlookingforsomeonenice.Besureyoudon’ttellheryou’rerich.MaybeIcanhelpyouwantsomeone.Youhavemypermission.Andjustforfun,I’llstartcheckingoutsomeofthosesmartrobots.Itsoundscrazy,butI’mcurious.Withallthelonelypeopleoutthere,itmayturnouttobeahugebusiness.L6Unit1-4reading蒙娜丽莎、动物之间的友谊ThemysteriesofMonaLisaWithoutadoubt,oneoftheworld’smostrecognizablepiecesofartistheMonaLisa.Paintedinthe16thcenturybyLeonardodaVinci,itcontinuestoattractcrowdsofpeoplewhoarecaptivated(迷住)bythemysteriouswomanintheportrait.Herenigmatic(神秘的)smileandpenetrating(有洞察力的、穿透的)gaze(凝视)reachoutthroughtheages(穿过岁月)asifshewerealivetoday.Criticsandartloversstillargueaboutheridentity.Oncetheoryisthatthewaysheposedsuggeststhatshewaswithchild.Anothertheoryarguesthatherhairlessface–nobrowsorlashes(睫毛)–indicatesthatshewasaprostitute.Itseemsthatin16thcenturyItalywomenworkingintheworld’soldestprofessionhadhairlessfacesinordertomakethemselvesmoresexuallyarousing.Thereis,however,evidencethatatonetimethewomenintheportraithadthick(浓)eyebrows.Perhapstheywereinadvertently(漫不经心地)erasedwhenthepaintingwascleaned.Nobodyknowsforsure.Thepaintingitselfhasanincreasinghistory.WiththedeathofLeonardo,itwenttohisfriendKingFrancois1,andthentoLouisXVandthepalaceofVersailles.Itwasn’tuntil300yearsafteritscompletionthatitwasrecognizedasamasterpiece.Foratime,EmperorNapoleonBonapartehungitinhisbedroom.Eventually,itfoundapermanenthomewhenitwasaddedtothecollectionoftheLouvreinParis.In1911itwasstolenbyamuseumemployeeand2accomplices.Thistheftmadethepaintingfamousallovertheworld.DuringWorldWar2itwastakenawayandhiddenfromtheNazis,asweremanyimportantworksofart.Todaythepaintingresides(居住)attheLouvre,captivatingawholenewgeneration.Whoevershewas,themysteriessurroundingtheMonaLisacontinuetoengageourimaginations.AstoryoffriendshipandloveThisisthestoryofadonkeynamedJellybeanandagoatnamedMr.G.Fortenyearstheylivedtogetheronafarmownedbyawomanwholovedanimalsbutcouldbarelycareforherself.Shehaddozensofanimals,butthelivingconditionsforallofthemweredeplorable(糟糕的).Finally,ananimalrescueorganizationcameandtooktheanimalsaway,relocatingthemtoanimalsanctuaries(庇护所).Throughouttheiryearsatthefarm,JellybeanandMr.Ghadbeeninseparable.Wheneverthedonkeywas,thegoatwasneverfaraway.Forsomereason,theyhadbonded,andnobodysuspectedthathowstrongthebondhadbecome.WhenJellybeanwastakentoalocalanimalrescuecenter,Mr.Gwasmovedtoacenterfaraway.Whenhearrived,herefusedtoeat.Notonlydidherefusetoeat,buttherefusedtogetupormovearound.Hespenthisdayslyinginacornerofthebarn,barelyliftinghishead.Thestaffatthecentertriedfeedinghimtreats(喂零食),includingapplesandsweets,butnothingworked.Asthedaywentby,hecontinuedtoweaken.Thestaffhadtomovehimphysicallytoensurehedidn’tspendtoolonglyingdown.Worriedthathewasill,theygavehimaseriesofhealthexaminations,butnoneshowedanythingwrong.Finally,theyrealizedthathewasdepressedandmourningthelossofhisbestfriend.Withhisconditiongettingworse,drastic(极端的)measureswererequired.Avolunteeratthecenterofferedtomakethe14-hourroundtripjourneytofetchJellybeansothetwocouldbereunited.OnceJellybeanarrivedandthegoatsensedhispresence,herosetohisfeet,breathedindeeplyandrushedtohisfriend’sside.Shortlyafterthat,hebegantoeat,movingtheentirestafftotears.Suchabeautifulreunionwasinspiring–anamazingtestimonial(证明)tothedepthofnonhumanemotions.Sincethevideoofthereunionwaspostedontheinternet,ithasbeenviewedbymillions.Andfromnowon,the2friendswillremaintogether.Testimonialn.证明书;纪念品;奖品;纪念品adj.证明的;表扬的;褒奖的