1、Work to Live or Live to Work,Unit 5,Pre-reading activities,Origin of Workaholic Alcoholic , In the 1960s, someone had the idea of taking “-holic” as a suffix meaning “addict”, and a whole new category of addictions followed. One of the first and most important is “workaholic”.,The appearance of “wor
2、kaholic” in a book named Confessions of a Workaholic in 1971 propelled that term and prompted many writers to start using the suffixes “-aholic”, “-holic”, or “-oholic” to describe “all-consuming obsessions .”,In the 1970s, if not obsessed with work, we could be addicted to play, as in golfaholic, f
3、ootballaholic, basketball-oholic, or just plain leisureholic; to foods, as in beefaholic, or ice creamaholic; and to substances, as in mariholic for marijuana , and tobaccoholic. An American could be a book-oholic, note-oholic, or phone-oholic.,Topics 1. Is there any workaholic around you who works
4、himself to death? 2. Should we become a workaholic? Why not? 3. Should we work hard then ?,We need to work hard ,but we should keep a balance between the time and the effort we devote to work . We need to spend time with family members, to have proper rest and recreation. Too much would make you ill
5、 and harm those closest to you.,Have a look at the text organization Ex.1,While- reading activities,For Part 1 & 2 True or False 1. Phil was one of the six vice-presidents of a large corporation and one of the three promising candidates who might succeed to the position of the president. 2. The comp
6、any had extended the four-day week for everyone in the company. 3. In order to have some physical exercise, Phil played golf each month. 4. Phil was overweight by 20 or 25 pounds and he did not realize that he was a heart-attack natural.,Table completion,Family Member details His wife _ His eldest s
7、on _ His daughter _ His youngest son _,His wife : She had given up trying to compete with his work years ago when the children were small. She must have given up part of herself which had cared too much for the man.,His eldest son: He researched his father in the neighborhood before the funeral, but
8、 found the neighbors knew very little about his father. His daughter: Whenever she was alone with her father, they had nothing to say to each other.,His youngest son: He tried to grab at his father, and tried to mean enough to him to keep the man at home. It was only over the last two years that Phi
9、l began to worry about his youngest son.,For Part 4 Questions and Answers 1. Why did Phils wife hide her bitterness in face of the company president at the funeral? 2. Why is it very easy to identify Phil from a lineup? 3. What did the company president begin to do before Phil s funeral ?,What lesso
10、n can we draw fron Phils story?,Language points,1.acquaintance: n. 相识 结识1. a relationship with someone you know, but who is not a close friendI have a nodding acquaintance with German.Our mere acquaintance ripened into friendship. 我与他素昧平生。 I have never made his acquaintance .She recalled the past, t
11、rying to bring back to her memory incidents of their old acquaintance.,2. person whom one knows (less intimately than a friend)She is an old acquaintance of my sister.He has a wide circle of acquaintances.Collocation: make sb.s acquaintance drop an acquaintance renew an acquaintance,make sb.s acquai
12、ntance 结识某人 drop an acquaintance 断绝往来 renew an acquaintance 重建友谊,2.workaholic: n. 词缀 aholic，-holic，-oholic 在某些词后面表示“沉溺于，无法摆脱”的意思shop-aholic， tobaccoholic golfaholic, footballaholic, basketball-oholic, or leisureholic; beefaholic, creamaholic; mariholic book-oholic, note-oholic, or phone-oholic.,3. c
13、onceive conceivably:设想，构想，想象 The coach conceived the strategy that won the game for us. 他很快想出了一个新的计划。 He very quickly conceived a new plan. I cant conceive why you allowed the child to travel alone.,很难想象没有手机的生活会是什么样。 Its hard to conceive what our life would be like without cell phones. Talk on any c
14、onceivable subject Is there any conceivable reason for this crazy thing?,4.extracurricular: adj. outside the regular course of work or studies in school or college Sports are the schools most popular extracurricular activities. The school encourages students to have rich and colorful extracurricular
15、 life. Extracurricular activities are an indispensable part of school life.,extracurricular activities 课外活动 extracurricular athletics 课外体育活动 extracurricular life 课余生活 extracurricular pastime 业余消遣 extracurricular books 课外书,5. survive: v. continue to live or exist; live longer than; remain alive after
16、In order to survive and develop in the future, we must seize this rare opportunity.这次地震中一家人都幸免于难, 真是九死一生。It is a narrow escape that the whole family survive the earthquake. The man survived his sister by three years.My father has survived all his sisters and brothers.Insurance statistics show that m
17、ost wives survive their husbands.,6. marketable: adj. suitable for the demand of the market; that can be sold easilyThis new type of camera is a highly marketable product.College students should study to make them marketable when they finally get their degrees or diplomas. Looking at the current eco
18、nomic gloom , I even resent myself for pursuing paper qualification blindly and ignoring a valuable and marketable skill.,7.beloved: 1. adj. dearly lovedHe never recovered from the death of his beloved daughter.Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object. 2. n. dearly loved person I rec
19、eived a dozen roses from my beloved on my birthday. He wrote a poem to his beloved.,8.odd: adj. 1. strange; unusualWe always meet in odd circumstances. She gets odder as she grows older.Dont you think it odd that the famous pop singer should have committed suicide?other meanings:There was nothing bu
20、t an odd shoe under the old mans bed.( separated from its pair or set)1, 3, 5 are odd numbers.( unable to be divided by two),9. bitterness: n. feelings of anger, sorrow, disappointment, etc.This legendary man has endured almost all the bitterness of human life. When you harbor bitterness, happiness
21、will dock elsewhere. Ones cry for bitterness is heavenly high. seek happiness from bitterness contrast past bitterness with present happiness Happiness is mixed with bitterness,(Ones cry for bitterness is heavenly high.) 叫苦连天 (seek happiness from bitterness) 苦中作乐 (contrast past bitterness with prese
22、nt happiness) 忆苦思甜 (Happiness is mixed with bitterness.) 悲喜交集,10. straighten out: settle (sth.) by removing the confusions or difficulties in it; put right 清理，澄清，理顺You should straighten out your confused thinking. His business affairs are in a terrible mess; they will take ages to straighten out. Th
23、rough the reform, we intend to straighten out the relationship between the rule of law and the rule of man.,straighten out your finances/your financial problems your housing problems,11.finances: n. the amount of money owned by a person, government, or businessShe refused to answer questions about h
24、er personal finances.Im afraid my finances wont run to a holiday abroad this year.当然，这事是否能成功取决于你的经济状况。Whether it can be done or not depends, of course, on your finances.,national / public / state finances high finance an expert in finance the Minister of Finance,national / public / state finances 国家
25、财政 high finance 巨额融资 an expert in finance 财政专家 the Minister of Finance 财政部长,12. and all that: and similar thingsHe looked very smart, very gentlemanly, and all that.Mary likes to eat fruit strawberries and all that.随着年龄的增长，我逐渐遇到各种不良行为的诱惑，如吸毒、酗酒，凡此种种。 While growing up, I was surrounded with temptatio
26、ns to commit misdeeds like drugs, alcohol and all that. Our apartments are perfect in every detail hot and cold water, private baths, special hall service for every floor, elevators, and all that.,13. inquire about Make inquiries about ( his present finances),Useful Expressions,劳累过度而死 死于 摇头 休假 坐上头把交
27、椅 业余爱好 适合市场需求的技能 放弃 与竞争 对某人关心太多 一家制造公司 新近结婚 打零工 抓住不放 彻夜不眠 对公司来说举足轻重 正视解决经济问题 优先认股权 以及诸如此类辨别出 四处打听 询问你的学习情况,Translation,1. He was, however, one of six vice-presidents, and one of three who might conceivably if the president died or retired soon enough have moved to the top spot. 2. He worked six days
28、 a week, five of them until eight or nine at night, during a time when his own company had begun the four-day week for everyone but the executives. 3. His “dearly beloved” eldest of the “dearly beloved” children is a hard-working executive in a manufacturing firm down South. 4. He was the one who tr
29、ied to grab at his father, and tried to mean enough to him to keep the man at home.,5.他是个十足的A型行为者，一个工作狂，一个典型的工作狂，他们边说边摇头。 6. 在葬礼前一天半，他走访了街坊邻里，向他们打听父亲是怎样一个人。 7. 寡妇没有正视他。她怕他会看出自己的怨恨。 8. 你能在一排人中立马认出他。,Word Match,Direction: Match the words in column A with ones in column B to complete the job titles,ban
30、k bus child civil cloakroom computer interior fitness sales hotel,minder assistant teller attendant designer receptionist driver programmer servant instructor,1.Gap Filling,1. Definition of workaholic If a person is a workaholic, hes got _ to be driven to _ things. In the workdays, they just keep go
31、ing, keep _themselves. And a lot of stress leads to many problems, _and diseases.,2. Suggestion to deal with workaholism If you are not able to _ work, and the work _ you, you may be a workaholic and you may need to seek some outside _. Youd be able to _ in your career world and to deal with other i
32、ssues. Not let _steal the joy of living.,Translation,1.Im not sure where you can find a good carpenter-youd better ask around. 2.Feeling a little embarrassed, he quickly cleared his throat and looked up at the painting on the wall. 3.Michael was survived by three sons ,two daughters and his wife Eli
33、zabeth. 4.As a financial expert William advised us to invest our money n the stock market. 5.We small retailers cant compare with supermarkets in pricing and sales.,My dad is a hard-working executive of a manufacturing firm. He works six days a week. Every day he has to straighten out various kinds of problems so that he often stays up late . However, he tries his best to maintain a balance between work and family. On Sundays my dad usually stays at home and cares for us as much as he can. To my greatest joy, he cooks our favorite dishes and plays ball with us.,
