1、Unit 7 Reading B Why are people unhappy? Although they have equal degree of health and wealth equal i:kwl adj.相等的，平等的; 勝任的 vt.等于; 比得上; 使相等; Their ages are equal. 他們同齡。 All men are equal in the eye of law. 法律面前人人平等。 be equal to:等于，勝任 Twice two is equal to four 2 乘 2等于4。 Four and six are equal to ten.

2、 4加6等于10. He is equal to anything 他事事都能勝任。 This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and resulting effects upon their minds. arise raz vi.& vt.產(chǎn)生; 出現(xiàn); 起身，起立; 起源于，產(chǎn)生于 arise from:產(chǎn)生于，起因于 in which在這引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句。 consider knsd(r) vt.& vi.考慮; 把（某人，某事）看作，認(rèn)為（某人，某事

3、）如何; 關(guān)心, 體諒, 顧及 He never considers others. 他從不為別人著想。 I considered him as a politician. 我認(rèn)為他是個(gè)政客。 consider as.看作 我把他看作一生中最好的朋友。 effect： n.影響; 效果; 印象; 所有物 side effect副作用 take effect起作用，有效果 have the effect of: 有 效果I consider him as my best friend in my life. People who are to be happy fix their attenti

4、on on the convenience of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. fix ones attention on sth.集中注意力在上 well prepared:精心準(zhǔn)備的 快樂(lè)的人把注意力集中在事物的便利性上，談話(huà)的愉快部分，精心準(zhǔn)備的菜肴，美酒的美味和美好的天氣。 Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the

5、opposite things. opposite:相對(duì)的，相反的 We hold the opposite opinions. 我們持相反的意見(jiàn)。 Black and white are opposite. 黑與白是截然相反的。 be opposite to:在對(duì)面 The post office is opposite (to) the station. 郵局在車(chē)站的對(duì)面。 By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable eve

6、rywhere. 通過(guò)他們的言論，他們破壞了社會(huì)的快樂(lè)，得罪了許多人，使自己處處不受歡迎。 Lemons have a sour taste. 檸檬有股酸味。 Most green fruit is sour. 大多數(shù)未熟的水果都是酸的。 Everything turned sour for me there. 在那里，對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)一切變得很不順利。 If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be more to be pitied. 如果這種性情是天生的，這些不快樂(lè)的人更可憐。 The inten

7、tion of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation. take up開(kāi)始從事; 接受（提議）; 占用 Im sorry I offended you, but it wasnt my intention.對(duì)不起, 冒犯你了, 但我絕不是有意的。批評(píng)和不喜歡的目的，也許是模仿。 have (no) intention of doing something:打算/不打算做 with the intention of：帶著目的，想要，為了 他去美國(guó)是想要學(xué)英語(yǔ)。He went to America with

8、the intention of learning English. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. grow into:變成，形成 possessor pzes(r) 擁有者，主人 but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. treat 與cure的區(qū)別： treat: 治療，強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作過(guò)程 cure：治愈，強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)果時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞為those. I hope th

9、is little warning may be of service to them, be of service to:對(duì)有用， 對(duì)有幫助 service s:vs 服務(wù) This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. draw into：卷入，拉入，吸引 Dont try to draw me into your plan. 別想把我也拉進(jìn)你們的計(jì)劃中去。 The funny story drew him into it. 這個(gè)滑稽的故事吸引了他。Homeless children often

10、get _ into crime.(draw）drawn draw money提出現(xiàn)金 He drew his gun and fired. 他拔出槍就開(kāi)火。 They drew the game at 2525. 他們使比賽打成25平。 The game ended in a draw. 比賽以平局告終。 The Childrens Day is drawing closer. 國(guó)慶節(jié)快到了。 If they aim at getting some advantages in social or fortune, nobody wishes them success. aim at:瞄準(zhǔn)，針

11、對(duì)；旨在，意圖 He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier. 他拔出槍對(duì)準(zhǔn)敵兵。 Harry aims at becoming a doctor. 哈利立志做一名醫(yī)生。 This kind of magazine aims at teenagers.這種雜志的目標(biāo)讀者是青少年。 fortune f:tu:n n.（某人的）命運(yùn); 財(cái)富; 幸運(yùn); He came into a large fortune when his rich uncle died. 有錢(qián)的叔父死后, 他繼承了一大筆財(cái)產(chǎn)。 tell fortunes：算命 Nor wi

12、ll anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. favor:vt.支持; 贊成; 照顧; 促成 in favor of:支持，贊成 do sb. a favor: 幫忙 We are in favor of her promotion to president. 我們贊成她升為總裁。 Will you please do me a favor? Nor will anyone start a step否定詞副詞位于句首時(shí)主謂需部分倒裝。即：謂語(yǔ)中的助動(dòng)詞要在主語(yǔ)的前面。 否定副詞： not/ no/ never, har

13、dly/ scarcely/ rarely, seldom/ few/ little/ in vain 否定副詞短語(yǔ)： by no means/ in no way/ under no circumstances 1. 他很少去看電影（Seldom）Seldom does he go to the movies. (He seldom goes to the movie) 2. 我們乎幾不知道他為什么生氣。（Hardly） Hardly do we know why he is angry。(We hardly know why he is angry) 3. 我們根本沒(méi)想到會(huì)輸?shù)舯荣悾↙it

14、tle） Little do we think that we would lose the game. (We think little that we would lose the game) 4. 你絕對(duì)不可對(duì)老師說(shuō)謊。 In no way can you lie to your teacher.(You can in no way lie to your teacher) 5. 我絕不會(huì)放棄追求我的夢(mèng)想。（By no means） By no mean will I give up pursuing my dreams. (I will by no mean give up pursu

15、ing my dreams)a. I _ seen such a good har-vest! b. _ I seen such a good har-vest. A. have never, Never have B. never have, Have never C. have never, Have never D. never have, Never have AHis mother had talked to him for many minutes while he was watching TV, but _. A. a little did he hear B. little

16、did he hear C. little heard he D. a little heard heB _ forget my hometown and my happy childhood. A) Never I will B) Never will I C) Never I D) I never have Seldom _ any mistakes during my past five years of teaching in this university. A) would I make B) I did make C) should I make D) did I make BD

17、 Not until I went to America _ what kind of a country she is. A) did I know B) I know C) I didnt know D) I could know Rarely _ such a silly thing. A) have I heard of B) I have heard of C) have I been heard D) I have been heard of AA On no condition _ with him. A) we cannot agree B) would we agree C)

18、 can we agree D) we can agree C Scarcely _ when the murderer shot him down. A) did he finish his opening address(公開(kāi)演講) B) he did finish his opening address C) had he finished his opening address D) he had finished his opening addressC If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend

19、 or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. 如果他們自己引起了公眾的反對(duì)，沒(méi)有人會(huì)為他們辯護(hù)，很多人會(huì)加入指責(zé)他們的不道德的行為。 object bdkt n. 物體; 目標(biāo); 賓語(yǔ); 客體，對(duì)象 object to:反對(duì) objective bdektv adj. 客觀的 objection n. 反對(duì); 反對(duì)的話(huà)，異議; 反對(duì)的理 These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worr

20、ying needlessly about themselves and others. be pleased with:對(duì) 滿(mǎn)意，滿(mǎn)足 這些人應(yīng)該改變壞習(xí)慣，滿(mǎn)意于令人高興的事物，而不必?zé)o謂地?fù)?dān)心自己和別人。 If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. 如果他們不這樣做，對(duì)其他人來(lái)說(shuō)，避開(kāi)與他們有任何接觸是最好的辦法。 avoid:避開(kāi)，避免 avoid sth./doing sth, 避免做 contact: kntkt 接觸，聯(lián)系 Otherwise, it can be disagreea