新世纪大学英语第二册Unit 4 Optimism and Positive Thinking.pptVIP

Optimism draws our attention away from negativism and channels it into positive, constructive thinking. 1. Paraphrase this sentence. If we take an optimistic attitude towards life, we will look on the positive side of the situation and gradually cultivate a positive and constructive way of thinking. 2. Translate this sentence into Chinese. 乐观精神使我们的注意力从消极的否定态度转向积极的、建设性的思考。 channel: v. 1. send water through a passage e.g. We must channel all our energies into the new scheme. 2. control or direct people or things to a particular place, work, situation, etc. e.g. The river had channeled its way through the soft rock. 他决定把自己的精力用到有用的事情上，而不是整天守在电视机前。 e.g. He decided to channel his energies into something useful instead of being glued to the TV set all day long. 引导，开导；形成河道 tackle: v. 1. try to deal with a difficult problem e.g. You’ll have to tackle her parents about her bad behaviour. 2. talk to sb. in order to deal with a difficult problem e.g. We should be together to tackle all the challenges. e.g. He tackles fearlessly. 3. start fighting sb., especially a criminal 处理；与…交涉; 抓住； 英国领导人希望世界银行能建立数亿美元的基金，来应对气候变化并且投资低碳项目。 e.g. The?British?leader?wants?the World?Bank ?to?create a?multi-billion?dollar?fund?to tackle?climate?change?and?finance?low?-carbon?investment?. 反之亦然 因果关系 塑造自己的前途与理想 积极向上 垂头丧气 积极向上的生活态度 忽视；遗漏 凭选择；凭爱好 天生地 经过……仍然活着 归根结底，尘埃落定 丰富的哀伤与喜悦 祝福或诅咒 找到乐观或悲观的理由 in reverse cause-and-effect relationship shape one’s outlook and expectations look up in hope look down in despair the upward look slip over by choice by nature live through when all is said and done ample sorrow and happiness find a rational basis for either optimism or pessimism bless or curse 一个能自我实现的预言 a self-fulfilling prophecy 一个古怪问题 把（车）停路边 染上怪病 理解；想出 对……产生巨大影响 积极的肯定 会产生很大影响 导致 矢志不移的坚韧 以……为食 不可思议的事情能实现 幼稚 以积极的方式思考 解决问题 转向积极、建设性思考 feed…on an odd question pull over pick up some rare disease figure out have a profound effect on … positive affirmation incredible things can be accomplished naive