懂你英语Lv4Unit3.docx

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懂你英语Lv4Unit3

懂你英语Lv4-Unit-3

L4Unit3-1listening时间花费

Lookatthese2piegraphs.Theyshowhowthese2peoplespendtheirdays,notincludingweekends.TheoneonthetopshowshowEmmadividesupherdays.Sheisadesignerwhoworksforacompany.

AsEmma’sgraphshows,thebiggestportionofherdayisspentworking.Sheworksanaverageof8hoursaday,whichisonethirdofherday.Shegetsanaverageof6hourstosleepwhichis25%ofherday.That’slesssleepthanMartingets.Accordingtohisgraph,hegetsanaverageof7hourstosleepwhichisabout29%ofhisday.Ontheotherhand,Martinewhoisengineer,worksmorehoursthanEmmadoes.Martineaverage9hoursadayatworkcomparetoEmma’s8.That’s37.5%compareto33%.

Otherfactorsshowninthegraphincludedtimeformealsandcommutingtowork.Otheractivitiesincludegettingdressanddoinghouseholdchoressuchasdoinglaundryandpayingbills.Asyoucansee,forMartin,commutingistakingalargeamountofhistime.Ifhecouldreducehiscommutetime,hewillhavemoretimeforotherthings.Anditisn’tjustthetime.Whenthetrafficisreallyheavyhiscommuteisstressful.Itwillbegreatifhecanworkfromhomeoneortwodaysaweek.Helifewillbemoreenjoyable.

AndwelookatEmma’sgraph,weseesheprobablyneedsmoresleep.Perhaps,sheshouldspendabitlesstimesocializingwithherfriends.Ontheotherhand,socializingwithherfriendissomethingshereallyvalues.Asforputtingonmakeup,sheisn’twillingtochangethat.Forher,exercising,socializingandstayingbeautifulhelpherdealwiththestressfulwork.Inconclusion,EmmaandMartinbothwishthereweremorehoursinaday.

Thisnextgraphshowshowvariousfactorscompareimportantto1350jobsapplicants.Applicantswerebetween20to25yearsago.Theywereaskedtolistwhichfactorsweremostimportantforagoodjob.Asthegraphshows,moneywasthemostimportantfactorfor25%oftheapplicants.However,otherfactorsarealsoimportant.Thesecondmostimportantfactorwastheworkenvironment.Inotherwords,formany,moneyiseverything.Peoplewanttolikewheretheywork.Infact,ifwecombineworkingenvironmentandco-workers,thetotalis35%.Thisiswellabovethe25%forsalaryandbenefits.Takingtogether,theyaremoreimportantthansalaryandbenefits.Careerpathisalsoimportantespeciallyforyoungerapplicants.Theywanttoseethattheirjobhelpstobuildasuccessfulcareer.Forolderworkers,thismaynotbeasimportant.Olderworkersoftenputthehighervalueonthebalancebetweenlifeandwork.Whatdoyouthink.

L4Unit3-1vocabulary领土、军事、政治、政权状态

Thegovernmentofacountryisacontrolsystem.Governmentsmakelawsandprovideservicestotheircitizens.

Thelandoverwhichagovernmenthascontrolled,isitsterritory.Acountry’sterritoryhasboundariesorborders.Whenyouleaveorenteracountry’sterritory,youusuallyneedapassport.

Acountry’smilitaryprovidesdefenseforitsterritoryanditscitizens.Themilitaryincludesanarmy,anairforceandanavy.Themainpurposeofamilitary,istodefendacountryfromattack.

Acountry’scriminaljusticesystemincludesthepolice,courtsandprisons.Itspurposeistoenforcethelawandprotectthepeoplefromcriminalactivities.

Acountrysocialservicessystemprovidessupporttopeopleinneed.Itprovidesbasichealthcareservicesandhelpspoorpeoplesupporttheirchildren.

Anarchyn.混乱;无政府状态;无秩序autocracyn.独裁;独裁统治;独裁政府;独裁政体

Oligarchyn.寡头统治的政府;寡头政治的执政集团;寡头统治的国家

Astateofanarchyexitswhenacountryhasnoeffectivegovernment.Inanarchy,thereisnobodytomakedecisionsorenforcethelaws.

Anautocracyisthesimplestformofgovernment.Inanautocracy,thegovernmentiscontrolledbysingleindividual,knownasautocrat.Whetherornotanautocracyissuccessful,dependsonthecharacterandabilityoftheleader.

Inanoligarchy,asmallgroupofpeoplecontrolsthegovernment.Membershipinthisgroupoftendependsonfamilyconnection,wealthormilitarypower.

Inarepublic,individualsareelectedtorepresentthecitizens.Thepowerofgovernmentinarepublicislimitedbyaconstitution.Aconstitutionisawrittendocumentthatmakestherulesforagovernmenttofollow.Thislimitsthepowerofagovernment.Aconstitutiondefinestherelationshipbetweenthegovernmentanditscitizens.

L4Unit3-1dialogue谈论工作

Ihearyoulostyourjob,isthatright?

Yes,that’sright.Iquit.Iquitbecausethewaymybosstreatspeople.

Whathappen.

Iwasn’tfeelinggoodonedayandheyelledatme.WhileItoldhimnottoyellatme,hethreatenedme.

Isthatall.That’swhatbossesdo.

Sure,sometimemaybe.ButmytreatedeveryonebadlyandIwastiredofit.Itwastheless*

Thelaststr?

Yes,itreachedthepointwhereIcouldn’ttakeitanymore.

Isee.Sonowyoudon’thaveajob.

Right,Idon’thaveajob.

ButatleastIdon’thavetodealwithmybossthing.Whatareyougoingtodonow?

Tobehonest,I’mnotsure.butI’llfinesomething.I’llgetajobevenifitpayslessthanbefore.

Areyousorryyourquit.

Yesandno.IguessIshouldhavefoundanotherjobfirstandthenquit.

Whydidn’tyou.

AsIsaid,hepushedmetoofar.ThereweresomethingsthatIjustwontake.

Whataboutyourwife.

Sheisn’thappythatIdon’thaveajobbutsheunderstands.SheknowsIhavetemper.

AndsheknowsIwasn’thappyworkingthere.

Well,Igetsomeluck.Myjobisn’tgreat.butIlikethepeopleI’mworkingwithandIlikemymanager.

Areyouplanningtostaythere?

Idon’tknow.

Fornow,it’sok.Butofcourseitalldependsonhowthingschange.

Wellifyouhearofanyjobopenings,letmeknow,OK.

Sure,sendmeyourresumeandI’llletpeopleknowyou’relooking.

Thanks.

L4Unit3-2listening朗朗

LangLangisoneoftheworld’sgreatestconcertpianist.Hisfirstcontactwithwesternmusicwaswhenhewasjust2yearsold.HewatchedthecantoninwhichacatplayedafamouspiecebyFranzLiszt.Fromthisexperience,hedecidedhewantedtolearntoplaypiano.Whenhewas3andahalfyearsago,hestartedpianolessons.2yearslater,hewonfirstplaceinthepianocompetition.ThisearlysuccessgavehisfathergreathopethatLangLandwillbecametheworldgreatestpianist.

WhenLangLangwas9yearsago,hisfatherquithisjobandtookhimtoBeijing.Theylefteverythingbehindincludinghismotherwhohadtowork.LangLangdidn’twanttoleaveherbehindbuthisfatherinsisted.HisfatherwantedhimtostudyatfamousCentralConservatoryofMusic.WhentheymovedtoBeijing,theyrentedaflatinapoorareaofthecity.Duringthistime,LangLangpracticedseveralhoursaday.Theystartedpracticingat5o’clockwhichupsethisneighbors.Theywouldoftenpoundonhisdoorandaskhimtostoppracticing.Theyweresoangrythatheoftenfearedthattheywouldbeathimup.

LangLangusuallyhadpianolessonsonceaweektopreparefortheconservatory.Nearly2000studentswereapplyingforjust12placesattheconservatory.Hislessonswereexpensiveandverydifficult,especiallybecauseofhispianoteacher.Hismusicteacherdidn’tlikeLangLang.hecalledhisteacherprofessorAngrybecauseshealwaysgavehimahardtime.Oneafternoon,histeachertoldhimhehadnotalentandtoldhimtogohome.Uponhearingthenews,hisfatherscreamedandseemedtolosehismind.Hisfathertoldhimthateverythingwasdestroyedandtherewasnoreasontolive.HeorderedLangLangtojumpoffthe11th-floorbalcony.Afterthis,LangLangalmostwentcrazy.Hedidn’twanttoplaythepianoanymore.

Forseveralmonths,heneitherplayedthepianonorspoketohisfather.Thensomefriendsencouragedhimtoplayapieceforthemandherealizedhisgreatloveofpiano.Forthenext19months,hepracticedhardandhisfatherencouragedhim.Finally,whenhewasten,hewasacceptedintotheConservatorywithafullscholarship.In1995,whenhewas13yearsold,heplayedmusicbyshow*atBeijingconcerthall.Inthatsameyear,hewonfirstplaceataninternationalcompetitionforyoungmusiciansinJapan.Whenhewas15,hemovedtotheUnitedStatesandbegantostudywiththefamouspianistatCinstitute.Sincethen,hecareerhasgrownandhehasbecomeamajorstar.OneoftheAmericanmusiccriticscalledhimthebiggestmostexitingkeyoftalentIhaven’tencounteredmanyayearofattentionpianorecycles.

In2010,LangLangsignedarecallingcontractforseveralmilliondollars.In2011,heperformedatwhitehouseforpresidentofObamaofUnitedStatesandHuJintaoofChina.

Withallofhissuccessandfame,LangLangtriestoencourageothers.Heuseshisfametospreadthepopularityofclassicmusicandencourageyoungmusicians.Andintheend,LangLangandhisfatherhaverebuilttheirrelationship.Inhisautobiography,Mr.Langdedicatedthebooktohismotherandfather.

L4Unit3-2vocabulary财务、地理

Apersondebtishowmuchheorsheowestoothers.Debtcanbeintheformofmoney,productsandservicesowestosomeoneelse.Ifyouborrowmoney,theyweretakingonnewdebt.

Anassetissomethingthathasvalue,suchasmoney,propertyorevenanicepersonality.Assetscanbeusedtopayoffdebts.Specializedknowledgeorskillsarealsoassetsthatcanbeusedtogetajoborearnmoney.

Realestateispropertiessuchasland,housesandbuildings.Buying,sellingorrentingpropertyisthebusinessofrealestate.Buyingorsellingrealestateispopularforinvestments.

Inventoryisadetaillistofitemsinone’spossession.Inbusiness,one’sinventoryisthesupplyofitemsthatarereadyforsale.Ifastorerunsoutofthethingsforsale,itneedsto