Unit1ThePowerofLanguage讲义.ppt

What is right to be done cannot be done too soon. 越该做的事，就越急不得。 --简·奥斯汀 The language of confidence Text B Pre-reading Questions 1. Are there any words that make you feel confident or diffident? 有能让你感觉信心倍增或信心全无的词语吗？ 2. Do you believe that language can influence people’s thought? Give some examples. 你相信语言能够影响人的想法吗？请举例说明。 The language we use programs our brains. Mastering our language gives us a great degree of mastery over our lives and our destinies. It is important to use the language in the best way possible in order to dramatically improve our quality of life. 我们使用语言来表达我们的大脑里所想的。掌握我们的语言给了我们对自身生活和命运以很大程度的驾驭权。尽可能地用最好的方式使用语言对显著改善我们的生活品质是很重要的。 1. confidence n.自信心；把握 　相关词：confident 　用法： be confident of sb. / sth.自信的；有信心的；有把握的 　eg: feel confident of succeeding/that one will succeed 有信心能成功 　have / lose confidence in sb. / sth. ?对某人抱有[失去]信心?　eg: I have little confidence in him. 我对他没有什么信心。 注意比较：confident / confidential confident adj. 自信的；确信的 eg: That?confident? fellow? always keeps?himself to?himself. 那个自信的家伙总是保持本色。 Confidential adj. 机密的；表示信任的；获信任的 eg: This?must be kept?absolutely?secret.; This is strictly?confidential. a great degree of 很大程度上的 eg: They?permit?a?great?degree?of?movement. 他们允许一个伟大的运动。 Mastery over 掌握，掌控 eg: Science?offers?us?total?mastery?over?environment?and?over?our destiny. 科学给了我们对环境自身命运很大的掌控权。 2.quality?n.?the standard of something when it is compared to other things like it; how good or bad sth is 质量；品质　　用法： be of poor/good/high etc. quality?质量差/好/高?　　eg: Much of the land was of poor quality. 很多土地质量差。　　Use only high quality ingredients.使用高质量原料。 　　衍生：qualify?v.?have or give（sb） the qualities, training, etc. that are necessary or suitable（for sth）（使）（某人）具有资格；给（某人）某种资格；（使）合格　　eg: I wont qualify until next year. 我明年才具备资格。　　qualified?adj.?having completed the relevant training or examination 经过训练或考试的；有资格的；合格的；及格的　　eg: a qualified doctor 合格的医生 Even the smallest of words can have the dee