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HOPE ENGLISH

Unit four

Feelings

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I. Listening and Practice

II. Background Information

III. Reading Activity

Pre-reading Activity

 Detailed Reading

 Post-reading Activity

IV. Practical Writing

Contents

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Listening activity

Listen to the News and

answer the following

questions

1.What is it about?

2.How many hours do we

need to sleep well?

3.Do you have sleep

problems?

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script

• A new report says an estimated fifty million to seventy million Americans have sleep problems.  It says many more are suffering from lack of sleep. 

• A group of sleep research organizations asked the Institute of Medicine to study the problem.  The institute is part of America’s National Academy of Sciences.  The study examined why we need sleep, the effects of sleep loss and other sleep disorders.  A fourteen-member committee carried out the study.  The Institute of Medicine reported their findings earlier this month.

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script• Harvey Colten of Columbia University in New York City led the

study.  He says sleep disorders are not recognized enough by the general public and the medical community.

• The report says too few researchers are studying sleep disorders.  It also says too few health care workers are trained to identify and treat the problem.

• The report says American businesses lose more than one hundred thousand million dollars a year because of tired workers.  Some employees are too tired to report for work.  They have accidents or are less productive at work.  Other costs included increased visits to doctors.

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script• The study found that twenty percent of injuries caused by

serious car accidents are linked to sleepy drivers.  Alcoholic drinks were not linked to the accidents.  Other studies have linked poor sleep to an increased risk of health problems like heart disease, depression and unhealthy amounts of body fat.  Researchers say the reason for this link is unclear.

• Many experts say a good amount of sleep is as important to health as diet and exercise.  They say most people need seven to nine hours of sleep each night.  Less than that can interfere with mental and physical abilities.  It can lead to more serious problems, including severe sleeplessness.  It also can lead to sleep apnea.  People with this condition temporarily stop breathing while they sleep.

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• Researchers involved in the study are suggesting a nu

mber of steps to help prevent sleep disorders.  They s

uggest a campaign to inform the public about the probl

em.  They want increased education and training amo

ng health care workers.  And they are calling for new t

echnology to identify and cure sleep problems. 

• This VOA Special English Health Report was written b

y Lawan Davis.  Read and listen to our reports at voas

pecialenglish.com.  I'm Shep O'Neal.  E-mail this articl

e

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Doctors say that a healthy being is made up of a sound body and a sound mind. How do you view this question?

Nowsadays with the pace of life becoming faster and faster, many people have more or less psychological problems, although we never make any fuss about it, but it does not mean that the problem is not there. Today we are going to talk about feeling.

Background Information

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Speaking activity

1. Talk to your partner if you have any

problems in your feelings recently?

2. What are they, how do you cope with

them?

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1. Do you have too many courses to take

and what about the exams?

2. Do you find it hard to find a good friend in

college?

3. Do you worry about money in college?

Pre-reading Activity

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Detailed Reading

• Words to know

•Analysis of Reading A

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words to know

abuse

1. Abuse (verb): Williams abused his power

of Mayor to take bribes.

2. Abuse (noun): drug abuse; alcohol abuse;

3. Abusive(adj): abusive language;

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anticipate

1. Anticipate(verb): meaning “expect”, 用法相似 . Eg, they are expecting (anticipating) a large crowd at the carnival.

It is anticipated that the interest rate will fall.

He is anticipating her arrival.

2. Anticipation(noun): His failure in the exam was totally out of his anticipation.

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anxiety

• Anxiety(noun): People nowadays have more a

nd more anxieties about their job security.

• Anxious(adj): “Feeling scared, Joe?” “no, just a

little anxious.” （焦急的）He was quite anxious to know the result of the exa

m.( 渴望的）

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assist1. Assist(verb): meaning “help”; I was emplo

yed to assist the manager with his work.2. Assistance( noun) 协助； Can I be of any

assistance? I completed the job without any assistance.

3.assistant(noun) 助手 : assistant manager; shop assistant;

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attune

Be attuned to 结构； be familiar with;

British companies are not attuned to the nee

d of the Japanese market.

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avenue

Anenue （大道）区别于 lane

The fifth avenue; 还有关于马路的有： road;

highway/freeway/express way; street; side

walk

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words to know1. Concern(noun): chairman Jiang expressed his cone

rn over(about; for) the laid-off workers.2. Sb’s concern /not sb’s concern 某人关心的 / 某人不

关心的； his concern is making money; helping others is not my concern.

3. concern(verb): His selfishness really concerns his parents. The story concerns a man who was mistreated by his two daughters.

4. Concerned(adj): be concerned with/about ; as far as I am concerned;

5. Concerning( 介词 : concerning the murder, no one knows who did it.

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confusion1. Confusion(noun) : He has some confusion over/

about the question.2. Confuse(verb) This problem really confuses him.3. Confused(adj 过去分词 ) sb is confused about st

h.4. Confusing(adj 现在分词 ) sth is confusing to sb. 5. Confuse 同意词且用法相同的是 confound.

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cope

Cope with a difficult problem; 比 do with 更困难； now I have to cope with the proble

m of feeding the family with my limited sal

ary.

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destructive

1. Destructive(adj) destructive weapons;

2. Destruct(verb) destruct the building;

3. Destruction(noun) neuclear weapons can

lead to the destruction of the whole world.

4. 反义词 construct; 用法相同

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discern1. Discern(verb) : 相当于 perceive; It was dif

ficult to discern which of them was telling the truth.

2. Discerning(adj) :Luxun was a very discerning writer.( 善于观察的）

3 . Discernment(noun): I hope she can show more taste and discernment in choosing a husband.

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engage

• Engage(verb): engage in ( 从事） the politician

busily engaged in various political activities.

• Engaged (adj): Rose and Jack have got engag

ed. The phone is engaged.

• Engagement(noun): break the engagement

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experience

• Experience(verb): Have you ever experie

nced this kind of feeling?

• Experience(noun): This job does not req

uire any experience at all./ practical expe

rience./unforgettable experience.

• Experienced(adj): an experienced pilot.

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financial

1. Financial(adj): financial crisis.

2. Finance(noun): the university’s finance co

mmittee.

3. Finance(verb): The English Association is

financed by the English department. 相当于 fund.

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flunk

1. Flunk(verb): He flunked English last seme

ster. 相当于 fail.

2. Ben messed out and flunked out of colleg

e.

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graduate

1. Graduate(verb): next year, I will be graduating f

rom this college.

2. Graduate(noun) 毕业生；研究生（英国用 postgr

aduate) 注意本科、硕士及博士学位的说法 .

3. Graduation(noun) 毕业： graduation ceremony.

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implication

1. Implication(n): I refuse to be in the implic

ation of this quarrel. (involvement)

2. 暗含： the well-known implication of “ 讨厌” by some girls is in fact the reverse

( 相反的） .

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intent

• Intent(v): He intents to rob the bank to pa

y off the debt.

• Intent(n): His intent to marry her is just fo

r her money rather than for love.

• Intention(n): What is your intention of ma

rrying her?

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overwhelming

1. Overwhelm(v) （可指好和坏的方面）I was completely overwhelmed by the grief.

I was overwhelmed by the success.

2. Overwhelming(adj) a overwhelming 压倒的 majority.

3. 副词加 ly.

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perspective

Perspective(n) 视角 : to study history from t

he perspective of Marxism.

注意区分 prospective.

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Stake 赌注1. At stake=in danger. If I fail in this fight, my co

untmen’s life will be at stake.

2.stake(v): He staked all his fortune on this race.

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tension1. Tense(adj): He often feels tense and nervi

ous when he speaks in front of the public.2. Tension(n): If you have great tension after

your work, enjoy some music when you come home.

3. Tense(n) 时态： the present tense;the future tense; the past tense.

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para2It is important to understand that even though such str

ategies are unltimately destructive, the individual utilizing them is rightfully concerned with trying to effectively manage his or her world as he or she experiences it at the moment. 即使这些策略最终都有伤害性，重要的是要明白，每个人在感到焦虑时运用这些策略正是为了有效地控制自己的情绪。（主干成分为划线部分；主语从句 it is important that; utilizing 现在分词作后置定语修饰 individual; as 相当于 when;

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However, learning more effective ways to cope wi

th anxiety may be called for if what one is doing

is not working, or is only working in the short ru

n. 然而，如果所采取的方法行不通或者只在短期内有效，那么可能需要更有效的方法来应对焦虑。（注意 if 从句又套了个主语从句 what one is doi

ng;

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para3Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, consider

ed anxiety to be a signal that a person was experiencing something that in some way could be considered a threat to his or her sense of well-being. 精神分析法创始人弗洛伊德将焦虑视为人在体验某种感觉时的一个信号，这种感觉在某些方面可被认为是对自己幸福感的一种威胁。（ signal that 是同谓语从句； something that 是定语从句，先行词 something 作主语； Could be considered 是情态动词的被动语态）

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He further believed that this feeling acted as a cat

alyst for the person to anticipate a sense of hel

plessness setting in. 他进而相信这种感觉起了一个催化剂的作用，能更快地使人产生无助感。(Setting in 作后置定语修饰 helplessness.)

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Thus, the notion of anxiety as “feedback” is an im

portant one and has implications for what can b

e done to help with this feeling. 因此，将焦虑视为“反馈”是重要的，它有助于我 们找到应对焦虑的方法。（划线部分是主要成分）

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In effect, if one could “give voice” to the anxiety b

eing experienced, it might be saying, “pay atten

tion! There is something important going on her

e.” 事实上，如果能让我 们正在体验的焦虑说话，它也许会说：“注意，有重要事情在发生！”

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Counselors are professonals who are attuned to t

he “language of anxiety” and may be able to as

sist you in your efforts to manage your life more

effectively. 心理顾问是精通“焦虑语言”的专业人士，能帮助你更有效地控制情绪。

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Gaining understanding of the meaning of anxiety is a critical first step in developing effective coping responses that can make a significant difference in your life, both now and in the future. 要采取有效对策，关键的第一步是理解焦虑的含义，这可以使你的生活发生重大变化，不管是现在还是将来。（注意翻译时候的语序很灵活； responses that 是定语从句， that 作主语；

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para3 These coping responses can involve developing

new behaviors, new ways of understanding and experiencing emotions, and new ways of thinking about one’s way of being in the world. 这些对策可以是指培养新的行为习惯、理解和体验情感的新方式以及用新的方式来思考人生。（注意主干为划线部分）

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Post reading avtivity

1. What causes anxiety?

2. Can you list some other solutions to deal

with your anxiety?

3. How should people look on anxiety?

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Practical Writing

Task:

Today we have learned how to make an

order for a certain product, try to make an

order for something you really like to the

foreign company by using what we have

learned.