新编英语教程6_unit2汇编.ppt

Unit Two The Fine Art of Putting Things Off 拖延的艺术 I. proverbs about Procrastination : “Procrastination is the thief of time.” “Never put off tomorrow what may be done today.” 今日事，今日毕。 Putting things off is the waste of time. Just do what you should do as quickly as possible. II. Organization of the Text 1. Introduction: It is evidenced that people do delay (Paragraphs 1 – 2) 2. Main body: people in every field delay and benefit from the delay. (Paragraphs 3 – 8) 3. Conclusion: As either purposeful or subconscious procrastination is justifiable, we should sometimes put off till tomorrow what we can do today. (Paragraph 9) III. Key Points of the Text Paragraph 1 exhort（line1）: urge or advise strongly 规劝; 告戒 E.g.: The teacher exhorted her students to do their own research work. We are exhorted not to waste our time on the chatroom online. Paragraph 1 Elegant(line2): having the qualities of grace, beauty, and fashion 文雅的，雅致的；讲究的，精美的 E.g.: elegant manners 优雅的风度 an elegant dress 漂亮雅致的女服 a set of books with elegant bindings 一套装帧精美的书籍 The title of nobility: (Line 2) duke公爵, duchess公爵夫人 marquis侯爵, marchioness侯爵夫人 earl伯爵, countess伯爵夫人 viscount 子爵 viscountess 子爵夫人 baron男爵, baroness男爵夫人 Paragraph 1 get / come around / round to(line2): find time for, especially after delay 抽出时间来做（或考虑） After a long delay he got round to writing the letter. Can you give me the time for one song? Let me get round to turn that hug tightly into forever. 能不能给我一首歌的时间，紧紧地把那拥抱变成永远！ Paragraph 1 cool / kick one’s heels(line3): be forced to wait; be kept waiting E.g.: I had to kick my heels for nearly two hours before I could see my boss. Where is the sound of the piano coming from?Its hard to predict life and deathI will cool my heels for the whole life. 琴声何来，生死难猜，用一生去等待。 Paragraph 3 incur(line15): become subject to (something unpleasant) as a result of one’s own action 招致, 引起, 带来; 遭受, 受到 E.g.: The company incurred a heavy loss due to mismanagement. Para