大学英语三unit5第二 三次课.pptVIP

Article5_W 19. “I guess we all have to fail sometime,” Mother said quietly. I could sense her pain and the tension of holding back the strong emotions that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me turned. I reached out and put my arms around her. 20. She broke then. She put her face against my shoulder and sobbed. I held her close and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could, and that it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother’s back racked with emotion, I understood for the first time her vulnerability. She was still my mother, but she was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought comfort in her arms. 感受某人的痛苦 14.tension: n. a nervous worried feeling that makes it impossible for you to relax; 紧张 Just before the job interview, the young man felt his tension building. 该协定签定后，两国间的紧张局势应趋于缓和。 The tension between the two countries should be reduced when the agreement is signed. tension, stress, pressure strain 这组名词都有“压力”的意思。 指弹性物体伸长而引起的应力，也可指人的紧张情绪；还可指人与人, 团体，国家之间因关系不好而造成的紧张状态。 tension stress 指由于困难的情况或精神上、肉体上的痛苦所带来的 “压力，忧虑”。 pressure 指某事物所产生的压力、影响力,可用于任何情况,从小的临时困难到大的连续发生的灾难。 指对智力、体力、财力、能力等的严格要求，即 “负担，压力”，也可指人在某种压力下所产生的影响健康的“紧张状态”。 strain 1. Worrying excessively about his job put him under . 2. I don’t want to put on you to make a quick decision. 3. The incident has further increased the racial (种族的 ) , and I hope it will not create international . 4. Heavy expenditures (支出) on armaments is a great on the economy of a country. _____ _____ _____ ______ _____ stress pressure tension tension strain hold back: stop yourself from feeling or showing a particular emotion; keep sth. secret阻碍, 阻止；控制; 抑制 The boss couldn’t hold back from telling him the truth. Eg: She is accustomed to holding back her emotions. 老板忍不住告诉了他真相。 I co