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1、會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)1新視界大學(xué)英語(yǔ)新視界大學(xué)英語(yǔ) UnitWatch a video clip about what Forrest Gumps mother tell him when she was dying.Warming up第1頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Warming up Read the quotations about money and answer the questions. 第2頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Warming up第3頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Warming up1 Which of them are easy to understand?2 Which of them are similar in me

2、aning?3 Which of them do you agree with? 4 Which of them are warnings?5 Which one recommends spending?6 Which one recommends saving?第4頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Warming up Work in groups of three or four and discuss the questions. 1 What do you spend your money on? 2 Are you careful about how you spend it?3 What do you

3、 think is the best way to invest money? 4 If you won a lot of money, what would you do with it?第5頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Warming up Check () the advice you expect an intelligent older person to give to a young man. 1 Be honest with yourself. 2 Devote yourself to loving others. 3 Enjoy yourself while you can. 4 Money

4、 cant buy you love. 5 Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.Now read the passage by Mitch Albom and find out what Morrie says to him. 第6頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)SkimmingBrowse the passage within 8 minutes to get a rough idea about it.Answer the questions of Activity 2 and 3 on page 71.Task第

5、7頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Skimming Check () the true statements about Morrie. 1 Morrie is very ill. 2 He is an emotional person. 3 He has lost interest in the pleasures of life. 4 He used to be very interested in material things. 5 He has been thinking about money a lot. 6 He cant afford to buy anything new for his h

6、ouse. 7 He does volunteer work in a local senior centre. 8 He thinks people have the wrong values. 9 He believes in the power of love.The true statements are 1, 2, 8 and 9.第8頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Skimming Answer the questions.1 What has happened to Morries interest in music since he became ill? 2 In what way does

7、Morrie think American people have been brainwashed?3 In what way does Morrie think material things and love are connected?Morries interest in music has got even more intense. American people are made to believe that material things are the most important and the more, the better. They are not connec

8、ted, you cannot substitute material things for love. 第9頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Skimming4What happened the day Morrie discovered he was terminally ill?5How has Morries house changed since that day?6 How does Morrie distinguish between “wants” and “needs”?He lost interest in buying things. It has not changed physicall

9、y as he stopped buying things, but it has become a wealthy home, filled with love, friendship, family, honesty, tears, colleagues, students and so on.“Wants” are luxuries whereas “needs” are necessary. 第10頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Skimming7What advice does Morrie give the narrator?8 Why does the narrator take notes of

10、 the conversation he has with Morrie?To offer others what you have to give. Mostly because he doesnt want Morrie to see his eyes and understand what he is thinking.第11頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Tuesdays with Morrie譯文Digging1 Morrie was focused. There were good days and bad days now. He was having a good day. The night

11、before, he had been entertained by a local a cappella group that had come to the house to perform, and he relayed the story excitedly, as if the Ink Spots themselves had dropped by for a visit. Morries love for music was strong even before he got sick, but now it was so intense, it moved him to tear

12、s. He would listen to opera sometimes at night, closing his eyes, riding along with the magnificent voices as they dipped and soared.Background information第12頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Digging2 “You should have heard this group last night, Mitch. Such a sound!”3 Morrie had always been taken with simple pleasures, singi

13、ng, laughing, dancing. Now, more than ever, material things held little or no significance. When people die, you always hear the expression “You cant take it with you.” Morrie seemed to know that a long time ago.第13頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)譯文Digging4 “Weve got a form of brainwashing going on in our country,” Morrie s

14、ighed. “Do you know how they brainwash people? They repeat something over and over. And thats what we do in this country. Owning things is good. More money is good. More property is good. More commercialism is good. More is good. More is good. We repeat itand have it repeated to usover and over unti

15、l nobody bothers to even think otherwise. The average person is so fogged up by all this, he has no perspective on whats really important anymore.第14頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)譯文Digging5 “Wherever I went in my life, I met people wanting to gobble up something new. Gobble up a new car. Gobble up a new piece of property.

16、 Gobble up the latest toy. And then they wanted to tell you about it. Guess what I got? Guess what I got?第15頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)譯文Digging6 “You know how I always interpreted that? These were people so hungry for love that they were accepting substitutes. They were embracing material things and expecting a sort o

17、f hug back. But it never works. You cant substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship.第16頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)譯文Digging7 “Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness. I can tell you, as Im sitting here dying, when

18、you most need it, neither money nor power will give you the feeling youre looking for, no matter how much of them you have.”第17頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)譯文Digging8 I glanced around Morries study. It was the same today as it had been the first day I arrived. The books held their same places on the shelves. The papers c

19、luttered the same old desk. The outside rooms had not been improved or upgraded. In fact, Morrie really hadnt bought anything new except medical equipment in a long, long time, maybe years. The day he learned that he was terminally ill was the day he lost interest in his purchasing power.第18頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)譯

20、文Digging9 So the TV was the same old model, the car that Charlotte drove was the same old model, the dishes and the silverware and the towels all the same. And yet the house had changed so drastically. It had filled with love and teaching and communication. It had filled with friendship and family a

21、nd honesty and tears. It had filled with colleagues and students and meditation teachers and therapists and nurses and a cappella groups. It had become, in a very real way, a wealthy home, even though Morries bank account was rapidly depleting.第19頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)譯文Digging10 “Theres a big confusion in this co

22、untry over what we want versus what we need,” Morrie said. “You need food, you want a chocolate sundae. You have to be honest with yourself. You dont need the latest sports car, you dont need the biggest house.11 The truth is, you dont get satisfaction from those things. You know what really gives y

23、ou satisfaction?” What?12 “Offering others what you have to give.”13 You sound like a Boy Scout.第20頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)譯文Digging14 “I dont mean money, Mitch. I mean your time. Your concern. Its not so hard. Theres a senior center that opened near here. Dozens of elderly people come there every day. If youre a yo

24、ung man or young woman and you have a skill, you are asked to come and teach it. Say you know computers. You come there and teach them computers. You are very welcome there. And they are very grateful. This is how you start to get respect, by offering something that you have.第21頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Digging15 “The

25、re are plenty of places to do this. You dont need to have a big talent. There are lonely people in hospitals and shelters who only want some companionship. You play cards with a lonely older man and you find new respect for yourself, because you are needed. “Remember what I said about finding a mean

26、ingful life? I wrote it down, but now I can recite it: Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.第22頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Digging16 “You notice,” he added, grinning, “theres nothing in there about a s

27、alary.”17 I jotted some of the things Morrie was saying on a yellow pad. I did this mostly because I didnt want him to see my eyes, to know what I was thinking, that I had been, for much of my life since graduation, pursuing these very things he had been railing against bigger toys, nicer house. Bec

28、ause I worked among rich and famous athletes, I convinced myself that my needs were realistic, my greed inconsequential compared to theirs.第23頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Digging18 This was a smokescreen. Morrie made that obvious. “Mitch, if youre trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down o

29、n you anyhow. And if youre trying to show off for people at the bottom, forget it. They will only envy you. Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.”19 He paused, then looked at me. “ Im dying, right?” Yes. 第24頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)1. Morrie had always been

30、taken with simple pleasures (Line 1, Para 3)Morrie had all his life enjoyed simple pleasures Difficult sentences 第25頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Difficult sentences 2. and have it repeated to us over and over until nobody bothers to even think otherwise. (Line 8, Para 4) We have become indoctrinated to think more is good

31、. It is said so often that it becomes part of our way of thinking and we no longer wonder whether it is true or not. 第26頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Difficult sentences 3. The average person is so fogged up by all this, he has no perspective on whats really important anymore. (Line 10, Para 4)The sentence implies that fa

32、lse ideas, such as commercialism and materialism, prevent people from understanding the truth.fog up: The expression is used metaphorically in the sentence. Literally, it means water condensation on a window making it hard to see through, or on eye glasses when people move from cold to warmer air.第2

33、7頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Difficult sentences 4. They were embracing material things and expecting a sort of hug back. (Line 3, Para 6)The writer is playing with two different senses of “embrace”, to accept something such as a new belief, idea or way of life, and to put ones arms around someone to show love or friend

34、ship. The sentence means that people were making possessions the main point of their lives, and expected to be rewarded for this by being happier.第28頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Difficult sentences 5. The books held their same places on the shelves. (Line 3, Para 8)held their same places: remained in the same places第29頁(yè)/

35、共117頁(yè)Difficult sentences 6. the dishes and the silverware and the towels all the same. (Line 3, Para 9)silverware (AmE): knives and forks or cutlery (BrE). 7 “The truth is, you dont get satisfaction from those 第30頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Difficult sentences Morries words are given in speech marks. “What?” is the writ

36、ers response. As it is thought and not spoken, no speech marks are used.7. “The truth is, you dont get satisfaction from those things. You know what really gives you satisfaction?” What? (Para 11)第31頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Difficult sentences Morrie points out, in case there is any doubt, that he is talking about he

37、lping people as an act of kindness, not something you are paid to do.8. “theres nothing in there about a salary.” (Line 1, Para 16)第32頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Difficult sentences Here “toys”, as before, equal consumer / electronic goods we do not really need. A young man might desire a motorbike, an older man a car,

38、and a successful man a boat. Once we have one thing, we want something else, bigger or better.9. pursuing these very things he had been railing against bigger toys, nicer house. (Line 5, Para 17)第33頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Difficult sentences The paragraph says that perpendicular status systems, which mean people are

39、 above or below us, do not bring happiness. Doing good and being kind is more of a horizontal system and makes people equal.10. Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone. (Line 6, Para 18)第34頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)relay 釋義vt. to communicate information, news, o

40、r a message to someone 傳遞，傳達(dá)（信息、新聞等）例句Terry relayed the offer to his boss. 特里將開出的價(jià)格傳達(dá)給了老板。 翻譯Words例句Will you relay a message to him when you see him? 你見到他時(shí)，給他帶個(gè)口信好嗎？ 翻譯第35頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義釋義v. to move or move something downwards 下降，降下Words例句The sun dipped below the horizon. 太陽(yáng)落到了地平線下。翻譯例句Blake jumped in and

41、 the boat dipped slightly under his weight.布萊克跳上船，他的重量使小船微微向下沉。翻譯dip第36頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義釋義vi. to breathe out slowly making a long soft sound, especially because you are disappointed, tired, annoyed, or relaxed 嘆氣，嘆息Words例句Russ sighed deeply and looked at the ceiling. 拉斯深深地嘆了口氣，眼睛望著天花板。 翻譯例句Dad sighed and st

42、ood up.爸爸嘆了口氣站了起來(lái)。翻譯sigh第37頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義釋義v. (infml) ( up) to eat something quickly and often noisily 狼吞虎咽，大口地吃Words例句We gobbled up all of the cake in one evening. 我們一個(gè)晚上就把所有蛋糕吃得精光。 翻譯例句We watched Max gobble up a whole pizza by himself. 我們親眼看見Max狼吞虎咽地一個(gè)人吃下了一整個(gè)匹薩餅。 翻譯gobble 第38頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義vt. to ill a space

43、 or room with too many things, so that it looks very untidy 亂堆，塞滿例句Their apartment was cluttered with photographs and books. 他們的公寓里堆滿了照片和書。 翻譯Words例句翻譯Empty soft-drink cans clutter the desks.空飲料罐胡亂地堆在桌上。clutter 第39頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義釋義vt. to reduce the amount of something or the number of things 減少，削減例子翻譯Word

44、s例句The drought has depleted the supply of water.翻譯干旱使給供水大為減少。Salmon populations have been severely depleted recently. 最近三文魚的數(shù)量嚴(yán)重減少。 deplete 第40頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義釋義1n. sing, U a situation in which you mistake one person or thing for another 混淆，錯(cuò)認(rèn)例句Dan says there has been a lot of confusion between his name an

45、d his brothers. 丹說(shuō)人們經(jīng)常把他和他弟弟的名字弄混。 翻譯Words例句翻譯Could there have been a confusion of identities? 會(huì)不會(huì)是認(rèn)錯(cuò)人了？ confusion 第41頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義釋義2n. U a feeling that you do not understand something or cannot decide what to do 迷惑，困惑例句We always left his office in a state of confusion. 我們總是一頭霧水地離開他的辦公室。翻譯Words例句Omissi

46、ons in my recent article must have caused confusion. 我最近一篇文章中的幾處省略肯定造成了困惑。翻譯confusion Some confusion has retained about who can join the association. (Jun. 1992, CET4, Vocabulary and Structure )真題第42頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義釋義v. to say a poem or story that you have learnt to an audience 背誦例句As a young child, she of

47、ten recite line from the ancient ode. 小時(shí)候她經(jīng)常背誦古賦里的辭句。 翻譯Words例句He could recite the names of all the chemical elements. 他能夠背下所有化學(xué)元素的名字。 翻譯recite 第43頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義vi. ( against) to express strong anger about something 譴責(zé)，抱怨例句I cursed him and railed against the difficult life. 我詛咒他并且抱怨這種艱難的生活。翻譯Wordsrail 例句

48、During his sermon, the priest railed against greed. 那位牧師在布道的時(shí)候譴責(zé)了貪欲。 翻譯第44頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義n. U a strong wish to have more money, things, or power than you need 貪婪，貪心例句Greed is the parent of many evils. 貪婪是萬(wàn)惡之源。 翻譯Words例句His greed knows no limit.翻譯他的貪心永無(wú)止境。 greed 第45頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義to make a short visit somewhere

49、順便訪問(wèn)Phrases例句翻譯He dropped by my office this morning. 今天早晨他到我辦公室串門來(lái)了。例句翻譯Ive got to drop by the shop to do some shopping.我得順便到商店買點(diǎn)東西。 drop by第46頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義例句翻譯她非常喜歡這座城堡。She was very much taken with the castle. to like someone or something very much 非常喜歡Phrases例句翻譯I was taken with her program.我非常喜歡她的節(jié)目。

50、 be taken with第47頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義例句翻譯誰(shuí)先開始爭(zhēng)吵對(duì)法庭的最終判決不重要。Who started the quarrel first holds little significance to the finial judgment in court.to have no importance 不重要Phrases例句翻譯we need to do away with these age-old customs that hold no significance now. 我們需要廢除那些不重要的舊傳統(tǒng)。 hold little / no significance第48頁(yè)/

51、共117頁(yè)釋義例句翻譯做這道菜時(shí)你可以用西蘭花代替卷心菜。 You can substitute broccoli for cabbage in the recipe. to remove one thing and put something else in its place 用代替Phrases例句翻譯They were substituting violence for dialogue.他們?cè)谟帽┝θ〈鷮?duì)話。substitute sth for sthSome hard plastics can be substituted for metals in manufacturing m

52、achine parts. (Jun. 1990, CET4, Vocabulary and Structure)真題第49頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義例句翻譯to become full of something 擠滿，占滿，裝滿Phrases例句翻譯 fill with街道上很快就擠滿了憤怒的抗議者。 Quickly the streets began to fill with angry protesters. His black bag was filled with medicines. 他的黑包里裝滿了藥。 第50頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義例句翻譯to spend a lot of time or

53、effort doing something 致力于，獻(xiàn)身于Phrases例句翻譯devote oneself to sth她欣然辭去了兼職工作，全身心地投入到她的藝術(shù)中去。She gladly gave up her part-time job to devote herself entirely to her art. Few people are able to devote themselves fully to their career. 很少有人能夠完全獻(xiàn)身于自己的事業(yè)。 第51頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)釋義例句翻譯to behave in a way that is intended to

54、attract peoples attention and make them admire you 炫耀，賣弄Phrases例句翻譯 show off炫耀自己引以為傲的東西是人的本性。 Its human nature to show off things you are proud of. She loved cars, and was keen to show off any new purchase. 她喜歡各式汽車，而且喜歡顯示自己新買的車。 第52頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)1 莫里很專注。眼下總是有如意的日子和不如意的日子。莫里今天很開心。前一天晚上，他欣賞了當(dāng)?shù)責(zé)o伴奏合唱團(tuán)在他家中進(jìn)行的演出

55、。他激動(dòng)地向我講述這件事，就像是大名鼎鼎的“墨跡斑斑”樂(lè)隊(duì)來(lái)過(guò)他家似的。在生病之前，莫里就非常喜歡音樂(lè)，而現(xiàn)在這種喜愛之情更加強(qiáng)烈，甚至?xí)屗袆?dòng)得落淚。晚上他有時(shí)會(huì)聽歌劇，閉上眼睛，讓思緒隨著美妙的歌聲起起伏伏。Translation原文原文相約星期二第53頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)2 “米奇，你昨晚真應(yīng)該來(lái)聽他們的演唱。真是天籟般的聲音！ ”3 唱歌、歡笑、跳舞，莫里一直都喜歡這些簡(jiǎn)單的樂(lè)趣。對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)，物質(zhì)的東西意義不大或根本沒(méi)有任何意義。以前如此，現(xiàn)在更是如此。你總能聽到人們?cè)趶浟糁H說(shuō)“你帶不走錢財(cái)。”莫里好像很久以前就明白了這一點(diǎn)。Translation原文原文第54頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)4 “在我們國(guó)

56、家有一種洗腦的方法，”莫里嘆了口氣說(shuō)?！澳阒浪麄兪窃趺唇o人們洗腦的嗎？通過(guò)一遍遍地重復(fù)。我們國(guó)家正是這樣做的。擁有物質(zhì)是好的，擁有更多錢財(cái)是好的，擁有更多財(cái)產(chǎn)是好的，越來(lái)越商業(yè)化是好的，越多越好，越多越好。我們不斷重復(fù)這一點(diǎn)并且不斷聽別人對(duì)我們重復(fù)這一點(diǎn)一遍又一遍，直到?jīng)]有人再萌生其他想法。普通人就這樣被迷霧所籠罩，對(duì)于什么是真正重要的已經(jīng)沒(méi)有了自己的看法。Translation原文原文第55頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)5 “生活中我隨處都會(huì)碰到想要得到些新東西的人。得到一輛新車，得到新的房產(chǎn)，得到最新款式的玩物；然后他們就想跟你炫耀：“猜猜我得到什么了？猜猜我得到什么了？”Translation原文原文

57、第56頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)6 “你知道我一般怎么解釋這一現(xiàn)象嗎？這些人非常渴望得到愛，以至于他們可以接受愛的替代品。在擁抱物質(zhì)財(cái)富的時(shí)候，他們期待能得到幸福。但這永遠(yuǎn)都不可能發(fā)生。因?yàn)槟悴荒苡梦镔|(zhì)的東西代替愛、代替溫情、代替柔情或者代替友情。Translation原文原文第57頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)7 “錢取代不了柔情，權(quán)力也取代不了柔情。我坐在這里，已經(jīng)奄奄一息，但我可以告訴你，錢或權(quán)力都無(wú)法帶給你你需要的感覺，不管你有多少錢財(cái)或多大的權(quán)力?！盩ranslation原文原文第58頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)8 我看了看莫里的書房，與我來(lái)的第一天一樣。書還是放在書架同樣的位置上，文件還是堆在那張舊書桌上。外面的房間也沒(méi)有

58、什么改觀或修繕。其實(shí)，相當(dāng)長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間以來(lái)也許有幾年了除了醫(yī)療設(shè)備外，莫里真的沒(méi)買什么新的東西。從得知自己患絕癥的那天起，他就對(duì)自己的購(gòu)買力失去了興趣。Translation原文原文第59頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)9 所以，電視還是那臺(tái)老式電視，夏洛特開的汽車還是那部舊式汽車，餐具、刀叉和毛巾也都沒(méi)變。然而，這所房子也已發(fā)生了巨大的變化。它充滿了愛、教誨和交流，它充滿了友情、親情、真誠(chéng)和淚水，它經(jīng)常高朋滿座同事、學(xué)生、禪師、治療專家、護(hù)士和無(wú)伴奏合唱團(tuán)。即使莫里銀行賬戶中的錢在迅速減少，這個(gè)家已經(jīng)實(shí)實(shí)在在地成為了一個(gè)富裕的家庭。Translation原文原文第60頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)10 在這個(gè)國(guó)家，人們根本分不

59、清我們想要什么和我們需要什么，”莫里說(shuō)?！澳阈枰澄铮阆胍粋€(gè)巧克力圣代。你必須誠(chéng)實(shí)地面對(duì)自己。你并不需要最新式的跑車，你也并不需要最大的房子。11“事實(shí)是，你從那些東西中得不到滿足。你知道什么能真正讓你得到滿足嗎？”什么？12“是給別人你應(yīng)該給予的東西。”13 你聽口氣像個(gè)童子軍隊(duì)員。Translation原文原文第61頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)14 “我指的不是錢，米奇。我指的是你的時(shí)間，你對(duì)其他人、其他事的關(guān)注。這并不難，這附近開了一個(gè)老年中心，幾十位老人每天都會(huì)來(lái)這里。如果你是一名年輕人，并且有技能，你可以來(lái)授課。比如說(shuō)，你懂計(jì)算機(jī)，你就可以來(lái)教他們計(jì)算機(jī)。那里的老人會(huì)非常歡迎你的，他們也會(huì)感

60、激你。你可以通過(guò)奉獻(xiàn)自己所擁有的東西而得到尊重。Translation原文原文第62頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)15 “很多地方都可以做這種工作。你不需要具備某種天賦。在醫(yī)院和庇護(hù)所里，有些孤獨(dú)的人只是希望有人陪陪他們。當(dāng)你和一個(gè)孤獨(dú)的老人玩橋牌時(shí)，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)因?yàn)楸恍枰艿搅诵碌淖鹬??！斑€記得我說(shuō)過(guò)的關(guān)于追求有意義的生活的話嗎？我曾把這些話寫下來(lái)，但現(xiàn)在我都能背下來(lái)了：全身心投入地愛他人，全身心投入到你身邊的社區(qū)，全身心投入地去創(chuàng)造讓你覺得有目標(biāo)、有意義的事物。Translation第63頁(yè)/共117頁(yè) 16 他笑著補(bǔ)充說(shuō)：“你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這其中根本不涉及什么薪水的問(wèn)題?！?7 我在一個(gè)泛黃的便箋簿上記下了莫里說(shuō)

61、的某些話。我這樣做主要是因?yàn)槲也幌胱屗吹轿业难劬?，不想讓他知道我的心思，不想讓他知道，自從畢業(yè)后，我大部分的生活就是在追求這些被他一直譴責(zé)的東西更大的玩物、更好的房子。工作中和我交往的都是有錢的著名運(yùn)動(dòng)員，我說(shuō)服自己說(shuō)我的需求是現(xiàn)實(shí)的，與他們相比，我的貪婪根本不值一提。Translation第64頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)18 但這些都是障眼煙霧，莫里讓一切變得明了。“米奇，如果你想對(duì)社會(huì)頂層的人顯擺，還是算了吧，他們反正也看不起你。如果你想對(duì)社會(huì)底層的人顯擺，也算了吧，他們只會(huì)嫉妒你。社會(huì)地位不會(huì)帶給你任何好處，只有敞開心扉才能讓你享受平等的生活，自由自在?！?9 他停頓了一下，然后看著我?！拔乙懒?/p>

62、，是嗎？”我想是的。Translation第65頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Background informationThe writer Mitch Albom (1958 ), a well-known American sports writer, had intended to keep in touch with a favourite professor Morrie Schwartz, but never actually did until one day years later he saw him on television and contacted him. He starts v

63、isiting the old man of 79, now confined to his wheelchair with his health fading week by week. Morrie Schwartz, however, is still a great teacher and Mitch Albom discovers he still has a great deal to learn from him. After the professor died, Albom wrote a book Tuesdays with Morrie about the visits

64、and his discussions with him. The book was published in 1997 and was a great success, heading the non-fiction best-seller list in the US for a long time. (To be continued)Background information第66頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)The basic set-up: A wise old man, who is close to death and rich with his lifes experience, passe

65、s on his wisdom to his disciples (信徒，追隨者). This is a familiar one from fiction and non-fiction. The professors talks are basically sermons, encouraging people to seek meaning in life from goodness and not material possessions. It seems to be true of all prosperous societies that people worry about w

66、here their wealth is leading them, and fear materialism will alienate them from spiritual values and make their society uncaring, selfish and money-mad. In this extract from the book the professor gives clear expression to such ideas. The style is a very simple one.Background information第67頁(yè)/共117頁(yè)Culture tipsTuesdays with Morrie (相約星期二) (1997) is an account by journalist Mitch Albom of the conversations he had with his former professor of sociology Morrie Schwartz, who was dying of motor neuron