英语外报阅读 第4课 (新版).pptVIP

Para 10: bore: n. a hole VS big picture counterproductive: 事与愿违，适得其反 counter-: the opposite of sth, 相对的，相反的=anti- claim and counterclaim: 索赔与反索赔 counteract: 抵消，对抗 countercharge 反诉 countermeasure 对策，对付措施 counterculture 反正统文化，反主流文化 legwork: (informal) the hard boring work that has to be done in order to achieve sth 跑腿活，外勤 do one’s own legwork: 事必躬亲，亲力亲为 brew: sth is likely to happen\ on the horizon field:v. to answer questions, telephone calls, etc, especially when there are a lot of them and the questions are difficult 处理，应付 E.g The minister fielded question on the domestic crisis. 那位部长回答了有关国内危机的问题。 He fielded numerous calls from the media.他接听了媒体打来的无数电话。 Para 12 hyper- : prefix more than usual, especially too much hypersensitive (too sensitive)=allergic (to) 过敏的 hyperinflation 过度通货膨胀 hypercritical (too picky) 吹毛求疵，过分挑剔的，苛求的 hypertension 高血压 hyperlink 超链接 hypertext 超文本 over- 此典故据悉源于希腊神话。相传，narcissus(那喀索斯)是河神刻斐索斯与水泽女神利里俄珀之子。他是一位长相十分清秀的美少年，却对任何姑娘都不动心，只对自己的水中倒影爱慕不已，最终在顾影自怜中抑郁死去。化作水仙花，仍留在水边守望着自己的影子。后来，Narcissus就成了“孤芳自赏者”、“自我陶醉者”的代名词。 Para.8 Translation It has also been a plus for our children, giving them space to take on responsibilities, be independent and see their parents pursuing their own interests and careers while also being very involved in one anothers lives. 这(上段中提到的controlled chaos)对孩子们来说也大有裨益，能使他们有机会承担责任，变得独立自主，还能看到他们的父母一边培养各自的兴趣，打拼各自的事业，一边相互融入到对方的生活中。 And it introduced them to a simple fact early: Life itself is controlled chaos and success depends on navigating it, rather than waiting for things to be perfect. navigate – v. deal with sth (difficult situation) successfully 这（指该段第一句话）就能使他们尽早明白一个简单的事实：生活本身很混乱，但这种混乱是可控的（生活本身就是一种可控的混乱），成功取决于如何驾驭它（这种可控的混乱），而不是等待事情变得好起来。 Para. 9 detail oriented: 注意细枝末节 order driven：以下命令为先（驱动） backseat drive – 越俎代庖 backseat driver – 指手画脚、瞎指挥的人? 1.a passenger in a car who continuously tells the driver how they should drive. 2.?(mainly American) someone who expects to control things although it is not their responsib