自考英语二新版原文unit12abreakfromlife.docx

1、自考英语二新版原文unit12abreakfromlifeUnit 12 A Break from LifeA FAMOUS QUOTETime you enjoy wasting,was not wasted. -John Lennon浪费时间而能乐在其中就无所谓浪费 -约翰.列侬Text ANew words1. cranky adj. 脾气坏的2. laundry n. 要（或正在）洗的衣物；刚洗好的衣物3. resemble v. 看起来像；显得像；像 resemblance4. throb n. （强烈有规律的）跳动；阵阵的疼痛5. subside v. 趋于平静；平息；减弱；消退6

2、. ache v. 疼痛；隐痛7. joint n. 关节8. shuffle v. 拖着脚走9. wiggle v. （使）扭动，摆动，摇动10. sniffle n. 抽鼻子（声）11. tissue n. (尤指用作手帕的)纸巾，手巾纸12. pillow n. 枕头13. crack v. 找到解决（难题等的）方法14. contagious adj. 患接触性传染病的15. germ n. 微生物；细菌；病菌16. resourceful adj. 机敏的；足智多谋的；随机应变的17. scrounge v. 觅取；搜寻18. nurture v. 养育；养护；培养19. chore

3、 n. 令人厌烦的任务、乏味无聊的工作20. respite n. 暂停；暂缓21. manufacture v. 编造；捏造22. symptom n. 症状23. pamper v. 细心照顾；精心护理；娇惯；纵容24. hermit n. 隐土；隐修者；遁世者25. gel n. 凝胶，冻胶（尤指用于头发或护肤的产品）26. hearty adj. 大的；丰盛的27. chamomile n. 苹果菊；春黄菊；甘菊28. vanilla-scented adj. 香草味的29. gingerly adv. 谨慎地；小心翼翼地；轻手轻脚地30. grateful adj. 感激的；表示感谢

4、的 be grateful to sb. for sth. ungrateful 比较：graceful disgraceful31. spa n. 水疗32. tub n. 浴缸；浴盆33. drain n. 下水道；排水管34. refresh v. 使恢复精力；使凉爽35. emotionally adv. 感情上地；情感上地 emotion emotional36. empower v. 增加（某人的）自主权；使控制局势37. permission n. 准许；许可；批准 permit38. justify v. 对作出解释；为辩解（或辩护）39. awareness n. 知道；认识

5、；意识Phrases and Expressions1. pile up 堆积；积压2. come down with 患，得，染上（小病）3. slip away 消失；消亡；死去4. respond to 作出反馈；响应5. care for 照顾，照料（病、老、幼者等）6. tend to 照料；照管；护理 Pre-reading Questions:1.Do you find it difficult to enjoy a break from life What are some of the difficulties you have 你觉得摆脱紧张的生活，稍微休息放松一下困难吗你

6、遇到了什么困难2.What tips would you give to those who are fully occupied with their schedule and have little time feeling free有些人整天忙碌，时间安排得很紧张，没有时间放松，你看能给他们一些什么样的建议呢Feeling Free感受自由 I woke up feeling cranky（脾气坏的）. I didnt want to do housework, though the laundry was piling up. I didnt want to read the work

7、 I brought home from the office. I didnt want to do anything that resembled responsible behavior. It was that kind of day.（承上总结句）一醒来我的心情就很糟糕。我不想做家务，尽管要洗的衣服已经堆积如山。我也不想理会那些我从办公室带回家的工作。我不想做任何负责任的事。这就是那样的一天。As I drank my morning tea, I thought I felt a headache coming on. Yes, there it was, a dull throb

8、(跳动)just behind my eyes. Maybe I should go back to bed until it subsided（消退）. As I put the dishes in the sink, it seemed that my muscles were beginning to ache. Or was the ache in my joints That could mean I was coming down with the flu. （承上启下句） Everyone I knew had the flu this year. Why should I be

9、 the one to escape（免于）it I absolutely should be in bed.当我喝早茶的时候，我就感到阵阵头痛袭来。是的，就是，一阵隐隐约约的疼痛充斥着我的眼睛。或许，我应该继续睡觉直到疼痛消失。当我把盘子丢进水槽里的时候，我的肌肉好像也开始隐隐作痛。或许是我的关节在痛那是不是我得了流感了呢我认识的每个人今年都得了流感。凭什么我幸免于此我的确应该躺在床上。I shuffled（拖步走）back to bed, wiggled（扭动）under the covers and shut my eyes. Another couple of hours of sle

10、ep would be so nice, but I was already completely awake. I ought to get up. But no, there was that headache and the beginning of a sniffle（吸鼻子）. Better get the tissues.我拖拉着回到床上，在被子下扭动了下就闭上了眼睛。能再睡几小时就好了，可我现在已经完全清醒了。我应该起床。不，还是不要了。我的头还痛着，鼻子也开始抽抽搭搭了，我最好去拿些纸巾。本部分重点及难点： 1. Another couple of hours of sleep

11、 would be so nice, but I was already completely awake.be completely / wide awakebe fast / sound asleepOn my way back from the bathroom with a family-sized（家用的）tissue box, I stopped to grab that big new novel I had bought but had no time to read. I opened the book and settled（安顿）against the pillows.我

12、去浴室取了一盒家庭装的纸巾，在回到卧室的路上，我停下来抓起那本我早买了但一直没有时间看的大部头小说。我靠在枕头上打开了书。The morning was moving along and so was my reading. Another twenty pages and I was stretching. I should try to crack（找到解决方法）the report I was working on. I should at least get up and do the wash. What if I was contagious I certainly didnt w

13、ant to spread any germs. The wash could wait. My family was resourceful enough to scrounge（索取）clothing for the next day.一早上就这样过去了，我的阅读也这样继续着。接着我又看了20页，我伸展了一下身体。我应该把那个我一直忙着的工作报告做完。或许，我至少应该起床，洗点衣服。要是我患了传染性感冒怎么办我可不想传播细菌啊。那些脏衣服可以等等再洗。家人有足够的能力找到第二天能穿的衣服。Maybe I wasnt actually getting the flu. I didnt rea

14、lly want to be sick. To be truthful, all I wanted was a little time off. I needed to nurture(养育) myself away from people, chores(琐事), career and the outside world. Did I have to wait to be sick to do that As a child, the only respite(暂停) from school or family chores was illness. But I wasnt a child

15、any more. Did I have to manufacture(捏造) symptoms to provide myself with an excuse No, I decided, I didnt.或许我根本就没有感冒。我其实也并非真想生病。说实话，我只是想要一点闲暇的时间而已。我想让自己远离人群、琐事、职业以及外面的世界。我就非得等到生病了才能那样吗孩子能不上课或不做家务的唯一方法就是生病，但我已经不再是个孩子了。我不得不装出生病的症状来给自己找借口吗不，我决定了，我不需要。本部分重点及难点：3. I needed to nurture myself away from peop

16、le, chores, career and the outside world.nurture 养育，培养，培育；支持，鼓励Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood. 父母们想了解把他们的孩子养育成人的最好方法。She had always nurtured great ambitions for her son. 她一直在培养她儿子的雄心大志。The human learns partly by nature, partly by nurture. 人的学习能力部分是先天的

17、，部分是后天培育的。nature and nurture 先天与后天，遗传与环境；先天遗传说和后天培养说We want to nurture the project, not destroy it. 我们要支持这个新工程，不要破坏它。4. Did I have to manufacture symptoms to provide myself with an excuse(1) manufacture 编造，捏造(2) provide sb. with sth. / provide sth. for sb.I talked to myself. Okay, I said, you need a

18、 day off. Admit it. Accept it. Toss out(扔掉) the guilt and enjoy a mini-vacation. What would you like to do Read Youre already doing that. Pamper(纵容,放纵) yourself Take a bubble bath. Be a hermit(隐士) Let the machine answer the phone.我和自己交谈，好的，我说，你需要休息一天。承认吧，接受吧，抛掉罪恶感，去享受这个小假期。那你想做些什么呢阅读吗你已经那么做了啊。要不就纵容一

19、下自己，洗个泡泡浴还是就做个隐士，让答录机去接电话呢I poured half the bottle of bath gel into the streaming water and added a hearty(大的) handful of chamomile(春黄菊)bath salts. Then I lit a vanilla-scented (香草味的) candle and gingerly stepped into the bathtub. With a grateful sigh, I immersed myself in my homemade spa. I heard th

20、e phone ring somewhere off in the distance and smiled.我在水中倒了半瓶沐浴露，还加了一大把甘菊浴盐，然后点起一支香草味的蜡烛，轻手轻脚地走进了浴缸里。我长舒了一口气，泡起了自制的水疗。我听见远处电话响起，笑而不应。It is funny how the aches subsided in the heat of the tub. They just slipped away with the last of the bubbles down the drain. My head felt just fine, the throb repla

21、ced by a sense of well-being.真是有意思，在热气腾腾的浴缸里，那些疼痛竞消失得无影无踪了，它们都随着最后的泡泡流进了下水道里。我的头感觉好多了，眼痛也被美好的感觉取而代之。By late afternoon, I was back at it(恢复原样), refreshed physically, mentally and emotionally. And rather than feeling helpless, I felt empowered. I had given myself permission to listen and respond to my

22、 needs, to care for myself the way I tended to(注意,留心) my family. I didnt need the crutch(拐杖) of illness to justify a rest. It was such a simple awareness, but then isnt it the simple things that set us free下午晚些时候，我恢复了精神，身体上，精神上，情绪上全都焕然一新。我也不再感到无助，反而感觉到充满力量。我给了自己倾听并满足自己需求的机会，像照顾家人一样关心了一下自己。我根本不需要生病这样

23、的理由去休息。这其实是一个非常简单的意识，不过难道不是那些简单的事情让我们感到自由吗本部分重点及难点：5. I had given myself permission to listen and respond to my needs, to care for myself the way I tended to my family.(1) give sb. permission to do sth.(2) respond to ones needs: meet ones needs(3) the way sb. did sth.(4) tend to sb. 照顾，照料(5) 译文：我给了自

24、己倾听并满足自己需求的机会，像照顾家人一样关心一下自己。6. I didnt need the crutch of illness to justify a rest.(1) crutch: 拐杖；依靠，支持(2) justify: prove sth. to be reasonableThe high quality of the cloth justifies its high price.课后习题参考答案Text A. A II . Section A1. awareness 2. resemblance 4. emotional 5. settlement Section B1. su

25、bsided 2 . manufactured 3. subsiding 4. refreshed 5. symptoms 6. nurturedSection C1. up 2. with 3. to 4. away 5. out 6. setIII. l. In addition to 2. Unfortunately 3. one 4. get out of 5. physically 6. through 7. free 8. either 9. positive 10. rather thanIV. Section A1. waiting until problems are pil

26、ing up 2. respond to our request for help3. had come down with the flu, and had to stay jn bed4He will be set free 5. justify your cheating on the examSection B 不要拿自己跟别人对比，低估自己的价值，原因就在于我们是不同的，每个人都是独特的个体。不要把别人认为重要的目标当作是自己的目标，只有你自己才知道什么是最适合你的。不要整天生活在对过去的回忆或者将来的憧憬里，让日子从指缝悄悄溜走。而应该生活在当下，生活在生命中的每一天。不要不敢承认

27、自己不够完美，正是脆弱的天性将我们紧紧联系在一起。不要让时光虚度，自己都不知道曾经去过哪里，也不知道要去哪里。不要忘记一个人最大的情感需求就是感到自己得到了赏识。不要浪费时间和话语，因为这些东西一旦失去就不可以复得。生活不是一场比赛，而是一段旅程，一路上每走出一步都要仔细品味。V2 4 1 3 5好多时候，人们感觉精疲力竭，想放松一下，但是总是放弃这样的想法，仅仅是因为生活忙忙碌碌的，不能真正放松自己。即使真的放松自己，总觉得很内疚，感觉自己不负责任。然而，人们需要倾听并满足自己的需求，就像上面故事中的作者一样关心自己。你同意这种观点吗除了生病人们可以放松自己之外，你能否列出其他的理由请举例说

28、明自己的观点。III. 部分练习讲解P325 Bridging the GapDirections: Fill in the blanks with a word or a phrase that best completes the passage. You may choose a suitable one from the list given.解题方法：把词分类动词 形容词 副词介词 代词get out of positive physically throughonefree unfortunately in addition to either（限定词）rather thanNot

29、hing takes its toll on the body（对身体有害） like stress. 1 In addition to the mental damage that it causes, stress is also linked to many diseases, including cancer. 2 Unfortunately, in todays world, most of us are experiencing a stressful life with no way to get out of it - or so we think.If you are 3 o

30、ne of the many people who want to alleviate your stress, you can learn some simple techniques to help you 4 get out of the vicious cycle of leading a stressful life. Your stressful life does not just affect you, but everyone around you. It affects your relationships as well as any children or co-wor

31、kers. Most of all, it can actually make you 5 physically ill.Do you really want to go 6 through the rest of your life feeling stressed out Do you like the idea of feeling out of control and that everything in life is a trial Perhaps it is time for you to confront this situation and seek help to restore some sort of balance in your life and break 7 free from this cycle.There are many facets to stress. Stress manifests itself（显露） in many different ways and can be 8 either self-induced（自诱导的） or something that occurs in life. We can never eliminate stress from our lives, as stressful