综合教程unit9.ppt

Unit 9 What is happiness？ Or look at any of the woman’s magazines.There,as Bernard DeVoto once pointed out,advertising begins as poetry in the front pages and ends as pharmacopoeia and therapy in the back pages.The poetry of the front matter is the dream of perfect beauty.This is the baby skin that must be hers.These,the flawless teeth.This,the perfumed breath she must exhale.This,the sixteen-year-old figure she must display at forty,at sixty,and forever. 或者浏览任何一本女性杂志。正如伯尔纳德?德?渥托曾经指出的那样，这些杂志开头几页的广告诗情画意，而最后则以类似药典和治疗手册结尾。前者是完美美女的梦想：这该是她婴儿般的股肤，这些是她无瑕的牙齿，这该是她呼出的香气，这该是她能保持到40、50、60岁甚至永远的16岁少女般的身材。 therapy n.the treatment of a physical problem or an illness 治疗；疗法； e.g. Most leukaemia（白血病） patients undergo some sort of drug therapy. 绝大多数白血病患者都会接受某种药物治疗。 e.g. Children may need therapy to help them deal with grief and death. 孩子可能需要心理治疗来帮助他们应对悲伤和死亡。 Synonym: cure 治疗；治愈 Derivation：therapeutic 治疗的；治疗学的；有益于健康的 therapeutical 治疗的；治疗学的 therapist 临床医学家；治疗学家 flawless adj.without flaws and therefore perfect 完美的；无暇的； e.g. Her English is almost flawless. 她的英语几乎无可挑剔。 e.g.Although his composition was flawless, the teacher was always cavilling at his handwriting. 虽然他的作文写得完美无瑕，但老师对他的书法总是百般挑剔。 Synonym: perfect 完美的；最好的； stainless 无瑕疵的 Derivation: flawlessly (adv.)完美无瑕地 flaw (n.)瑕疵，裂纹；缺点；一阵狂风 (vi.)生裂缝，变的有缺陷 (vt.)使无效；使破裂，使有缺陷 exhale v.to breathe out the air or smoke,etc.in your lungs 呼出，吐出 e.g. He sat back and exhaled deeply. 他仰坐着深深地呼气。 e.g. We bring our awareness to each inhale and exhale. 我们把意识带入每一次吸气和呼气。 Synonym: emit 发出，放射；发行；发表 Derivation: exhalation （n.）蒸发，呼气； display v.展出，展示；显示，显露； n.陈列，展览；展示，表演； e.g. The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to display their work. 这次展览为当地艺术家提供了展示自己作品的机会。 e.g. Her attention was engaged by the display of the new dress in the ship windows. 她的注意力被商店橱窗里陈列的新式女服所吸引。 Collocations: display sth. to sb. 向某人展示