1、,Section B,2,When enough is enough,Objectives,6,When enough is enough,UNIT,6,UNIT,Warming-up,Lead-in,Background Information,When enough is enough,Discuss and answer the following questions,Lead-in,In our life today, choices have increased considerably. At the beginning of 20th century a commonplace
2、store had only a few dozen categories with one or two options for each category, whereas modern supermarkets have up to 50,000 to 60,000 items in thousands of categories. But too many options wont necessarily make people happy and satisfied. Ironically, people usually feel the opposite, less happier
3、 than when they had only limited choices.,Lead-in,Discuss and answer the following questions,1. Have you ever been troubled with making choices in your life?,In modern times, people can easily get access and enjoy the luxury of abundant materials, which was impossible back in the early 20th century.
4、 But people may take things for granted and become spoiled in the sea of materials. People are overburdened, feel its too much to deal with so many choices, and consequently feel their life is empty. Life with little or no choice is unbearable, and suitable options do increase our quality of life. B
5、ut that does not mean the more the better.,Lead-in,Discuss and answer the following questions,2. How do people feel about modern life full of options and materials?,It is an American multinational clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California, and founded in 1969. The company
6、has five primary brands: Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime and Athleta. It remains the largest specialty retailer in the United States. The Gap store has also found its place in big cities in China.,1. What do you know about Gap?,2. How much do you know about Lao-tze?,Lao-tzu was a philosoph
7、er of ancient China and the father of Taoism. He was best-known as the author of Dao De Jing (道德经). Most of his enlightening views are based on his philosophy of naturalness and non-action.,2,UNIT,Reading Skills,Presentation of the Skill,Reading Skill Practice,When enough is enough,Reading between t
8、he lines usually requires close, careful reading of the entire text, rather like detective work! But by using contextual clues, common sense, and our background knowledge, by connecting ideas and drawing conclusions, by forming and testing ideas about what the author is trying to say, we can usually
9、 “fill in the blanks” and discover the authors real meaning.,Reading between the lines,Reading between the lines means making inferences about the authors ideas from what is written and from what is not written. Writers dont always express all their thoughts directly, but they give you hints or clue
10、s that help you “read between the lines”. Using these clues to give you a deeper understanding of your reading is called “inferring”.,Reading between the lines,Tips of reading between the lines,1. You have to make use of contextual clues, common sense, and your background knowledge.,2. Connect ideas
11、 and draw conclusions from the reading passage.,Reading between the lines,3. Form and test what you have understood between the lines.,Example 1: The next time youre deciding between rival options, one which is primary and the other one which is secondary, ask yourself this question: What would Xian
12、g Yu do? (Para. 1, Text A),Reading between the lines,Question :,What inference can you make from the question“What would Xiang Yu do?”,In the authors opinion, Xiang Yu was very intelligent in making difficult choices.,Reading between the lines,Possible answer:,Example 2: General Xiang Yu was a rare
13、exception to the norm, a veteran leader who was highly respected for his so many conquests and who achieved the summit of success. (Para. 3, Text A),Reading between the lines,Question :,What inferences can be made from the statement?,It was exactly due to using these seemingly abnormal battle strate
14、gies that Xiang Yu successfully defeated his enemy and won his soldiers high respect.,Reading between the lines,Possible answer:,Read Text B and use its contextual clues, your common sense, and your background knowledge to answer the questions between the paragraphs. Then compare your answers with a
15、 classmates to see if you understand the authors meaning the same way.,Reading between the lines,6,UNIT,Text Study,Text Comprehension,Language Focus,Critical Thinking,When enough is enough,1.Why did the author respond to the salesperson in haste? 2.What can you infer from these paragraphs about buyi
16、ng jeans?(paras.I -4) 3.How did the author probably feel about this purchasing experience? 4.What does the paragraph intend to tell us?(para.6) 5.What message does the author want to send out? 6.What is indirectly said in these three paragraphs?(paras.11 -13) 7.What is the authors point of view impl
17、ied in these paragraphs? 8.What inference can you draw from these two paragraphs?(paras.14 -15) 9. What does the author suggest?,Perhaps she took it for granted that it was not difficult for her to make a choice quickly and get what she wanted.,1.Why did the author respond to the salesperson in hast
18、e? (Para.1),Tips,Note,Because she thought she could get the jeans she wanted right away.,原句：“Do you want slim fit, easy fit, relaxed fit, baggy, or extra baggy?” she ventured. “Do you want stone-washed, acid-washed, button-fly or regular-fly, faded or regular?” （ Para.2, L1-2）,解释: Since the salesper
19、son didnt get specific information about the jeans I would like to buy, she carefully inquired about the style, material, design and color I preferred.,译文: “您想要紧身的，合身的，休闲的，宽松的，还是特大宽松的？”她试探地问道。“您想要石磨的还是漂染的？钮扣门襟还是拉链门襟？褪色的还是普通的？”,The store has a full supply of jeans that are in variety. Since there wer
20、e too many choices of jeans, the author simply didnt know what particular one to choose.,原句： The jeans I chose were fine, but this simple transaction provoked a strong reaction in me. （Para.5, L1-2）,译文： 我选择的牛仔裤还不错，但这桩简单的买卖却引起了我强烈的反应。,解释： Though the jeans I selected were good for me, the simple act o
21、f buying the jeans made me feel very frustrated.,She was unhappy about too many choices and became impatient in this simple transaction. She probably even considered it nothing but torture.,Modern life provides people with more options than they used to have, and material choices are incredibly abun
22、dant, but do people feel happier?,原句：Its true that enforced restrictions with very limited or no choices make life unbearable, and having options does increase our sense of liberation and control. (Para.7, L1-2),解释: Life with little or no choice is unbearable, and suitable options do increase our qu
23、ality of life.,译文： 确实，在强行限制的生活中，非常有限的选择或毫无选择让人难以忍受，而有选择无疑可增加我们的自由感和控制感。,People in modern times are not really happy even when they are surrounded with abundant material goods and so many options.,原句：Surprisingly, the opposite is true. Scientists verify that an overabundance of choice tends to bring
24、a subtraction in well-being and happiness. (Para.8, L2-4),解释: The fact is contrary to our common sense. Scientists prove that too many choices are likely to bring us a deduction in health and happiness.,削弱我们的健康和快乐,Too many options and considerable material possessions wont necessarily bring people h
25、appiness and satisfaction.,原句： We transfer our high expectations to our property, our residences, and our families expecting them to be outstanding and beautiful. (Para.11, L4-6),解释: Our high expectations are shown by our desire for more possessions, beautiful houses, and excellence of our family me
26、mbers, expecting them to be exceptionally smart.,Human beings are greedy by nature, and the tendency of thinking “the more the better” could make them more selfish and discontented with what they already have,原句： The success of 21st-century life turns out to be a bitter-sweet controversy and paradox
27、. (Para.11, L4-6),解释: The success of 21st-century life has unexpectedly resulted in a contradiction that is both sad and happy.,译文： 二十一世纪生活的成功变成了一个苦乐参半的争议和悖论。,With so much affluence in the 21st century, people become more materialistic and there is no end to their expectations. Therefore, to be happ
28、ier, they should refrain from increasing their appetite for more and more material things and understand enough is enough.,Use your college years to stir your heart Withstand the pressure. Specify what truly matter to you Learn when enough is enough,Not long ago, I _ a Gap store to buy a pair of jea
29、ns. But I tried on pair after pair of jeans for almost two hours because it was hard to make a decision due to too many _. The purchasing experience raised my concern that it should not be so tiring and _. In fact, as options increase _, people feel their life is empty and meaningless. The,rushed in
30、to,options,troublesome,out of control,To be continued,_ of choice and greed on material possessions lead to the _ of happiness . People become greedier than before and many _ are dissatisfied and depressed with their lives, for they care too much about their lives and what they have. The success of
31、21st century life _ to be a paradox since people have more than enough but feel unfulfilled. As a result, people should realize that he who knows enough is enough will always have enough.,overabundance,declining,maximizers,turn out,失去控制,(deal with / get out of control),I am dealing with customers wh
32、o have let their debts get out of control all the time.,out of control,短语逆译,短语应用,我一直在与那些债务失控的客户打交道。,意群提示,一无所知,not have the remotest idea,短语逆译,(have the idea of / what you mean),Please explain what you said just now, for I dont have the remotest idea of what you mean.,短语应用,请你解释一下你刚才说的。我一点也不明白你的意思。,意群
33、提示,对某事或某人不满,( be less likely to / genuine happiness ),Those who are always dissatisfied with what they have are less likely to enjoy the genuine happiness of life.,be dissatisfied with,短语逆译,短语应用,那些总是对自己拥有的不知满足的人不大可能享受生活的真正幸福。,意群提示,对感到沮丧,(intelligent and penetrating questions),The young man was depre
34、ssed about his learning because he was not able to ask intelligent and penetrating questions in class as others did.,be depressed about,短语逆译,短语应用,这位年轻人对自己的学业感到沮丧，因为在课堂上他不能够像其他人那样提出机智和尖锐的问题。,意群提示,努力做某事,(bitter-sweet / feel unfulfilled ),Sometimes life is bitter-sweet, but as long as you have struggle
35、d to achieve what you want, you wont feel unfulfilled regardless of the result.,struggle to do,短语逆译,短语应用,生活有时是有喜有乐，但只要你已经努力去获取你想要的，无论结果如何，你就不会感到不满足。,意群提示,结果是；最终成为,(bicycle tour / a stroke of luck ),During our bicycle tour, it didnt rain, which turned out to be a stroke of luck for us.,turn out to be
36、,短语逆译,短语应用,在我们的自行车之旅中，没有下雨，对我们来说真是出乎意料的好运。,意群提示,勉强接受；将就,( be reluctant to / harsh and unjust ),The new immigrants had to settle for the conditions though they were reluctant to accept the harsh and unjust regulations.,settle for,短语逆译,短语应用,尽管新移民不愿意接受苛刻和不公平的规则，但还是勉强接受了条件。,意群提示,句型提炼,逆译练习,Surprisingly,
37、the opposite is true. Scientists verify that an overabundance of choice tends to bring a subtraction in well-being and happiness. .（Para.8, L2-4）,应用提示,用于表达“令人惊讶的相反事实”。,句型应用,(overabundance of materials / turn out to ),Surprisingly, the opposite is true. Investigations conducted by the sociologists ve
38、rify that the overabundance of materials provided by parents to their children turns out to make the children dissatisfied.,典型例句,令人惊讶的是，正好相反。社会学家所做的调查证明，父母给孩子过多的物质满足反到使他们不知足。,意群提示,逆译练习,Studies show that maximizers are less optimistic, more dissatisfied with, and more depressed about their lives than
39、 others who are willing to settle for slightly less. （Para.12, L4-6）,句型提炼,应用提示,用于引证，表达“研究表明”,句型应用,(angry protesters / general manager ),The latest report shows that English hundreds of angry protesters attacked the residence of the general manager yesterday afternoon.,典型例句,最新报到表明，昨天下午数百名愤怒的抗议者攻击了总经理
40、的住所。,意群提示,逆译练习,We are told were in the “drivers seat”, when it comes to organizing and planning our lives.(Para. 14, L1-2),句型提炼,应用提示,用于引出话题,表达“当谈到/就而言”。,句型应用,(go for an excursion / light up ),When it came to going for an excursion instead of going on working, all the people got rather excited and th
41、eir faces lighted up.,典型例句,当谈到明天外出郊游而不继续工作时，大家都变得激动万分，眉飞色舞。,意群提示,in haste,easy fit,relaxed fit,not have the remotest idea of,provoke a strong reaction,render sb. a wreck,hair-care products,overabundance of choice,bring a subtraction in,the measure of happiness,accumulating evidence,tremendous increa
42、se in,penetrating message of,transfer ones expectation to,ever-increasing desire for,settle for slightly less,angle a bright light onto,stir ones heart,Tips,Tips,Tips,1. How would you describe the authors feeling about purchasing the jeans ?,The following four words can best describe the authors fee
43、ling:Frustrated Bored Confused Upset,2. In what way do people feel unhappy when given too many options?,Dont know which option they wanted most. Seem to them there is never the best option. Want everything lest they miss a “perfect” one.,3. Why does the author say “enough is never enough”?,Human bei
44、ngs are greedy by nature. Many believe “the more, the better”. Most people are too materialistic.,Group discussion: Make comparison between one of Lao-tzes saying and an English saying.,How do you understand the famous Chinese saying“知足不辱， 知止不殆， 可以长久。”by Lao-tze and the English saying “Enough is eno
45、ugh.”?,More than 2,000 years ago, the famous Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu, laid down what attitude we should have towards life: We should be satisfied with whatever we have; be overjoyed with whatever is available to us. When we think that we already have everything in our life, we feel as if we own
46、ed the whole world.,How do you understand the famous Chinese saying“知足不辱， 知止不殆， 可以长久。”by Lao-tze and the English saying “Enough is enough.”?,“Enough is enough” is an English phrase that extends the meaning of “no more will be tolerated” . Its something that you say when you want something to stop. F
47、or example, you will say, “Enough is enough I dont want to argue with you anymore.” The other related expression is “less is more” when people want to emphasize the advantages of simplicity.,Thematic study,6,UNIT,Comparative Study,Thematic Study,Language Features Analysis,When enough is enough,2. Wh
48、at do you think of the authors ideas?,1. Compare the authors ideas in Text A and Text B.,Tips,Tips,1. Compare the authors ideas in Text A and Text B.,Text A,Text A pinpoints a weakness of human beings. As is evidenced by an experiment conducted by Dr. Ariely, it is hard for people to see their optio
49、ns vanish.,Text B,Text B supports this assumption: People feel less happy and more depressed when given an overabundance of choice. More is not necessarily better than less.,2. What do you think of the authors ideas?,I cant agree with the authors more. Just as all people have to make decisions in th
50、eir everyday lives, college students are always faced with the dilemma of making right choices. On one hand, They cannot bear to see opportunities slip away; on the other hand, its troublesome to choose from an abundance of options. So we expect a comfortable but simpler life with fewer choices and opportunities to bring us greater happiness.,
