大学英语课件（全新版）Unit 4.pptxVIP

英语培训 五月九日ZHU Shi, Ph.D.  2/4/2018 1 Discussion: It isn’t possible to have a job you really love; work is just a way of earning. 2/4/2018 2 Sigmund Freud nominated work and love as the two essential ingredients of happy and well-adjusted personality. Define “love” in the context. 2/4/2018 3 foreign Many took pride in doing a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay, and if they stayed with one firm or organization over a long period, they developed a sort of loyalty to its interests. (para.3) 2/4/2018 4 Yet, to arrive at a point where the unique characteristics of a person are comfortably matched with a particular occupation or job role is a complex, but not unsolvable aspect of one’s journey through life. (para.3) 2/4/2018 5 At odds with (para.6) If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.He was at odds with his Prime Minister...An adviser said there was no reason why the two countries should remain at odds He‘s always at odds with his wife over politics. against (all) the odds despite strong opposition or disadvantages Against all the odds she achieved her dream of becoming a ballerina. 2/4/2018 6 Persistence, stubbornness, and gritty determination are crucial elements of this effort.(para.6) The pressures, time demands and fluctuating financial circumstances are part of this joy. (para.7) Do you agree or disagree with the author on this point? Why? None is pleasurable in isolation, but as part of the whole scheme…this experience. (para.7) Line 78 2/4/2018 7 I am determined to do what I choose to do even though easier financial rewards sometimes beckon from other directions .(para.8) Beckon: 1.If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you.He beckoned to the waiter...They beckoned the child to sit down on a sofa.2 If something beckons, it is so attractive to someone that they feel they must become involved in it. The bright lights of Hollywood beckon many.