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Unit6WorkTextAWorkingHardorHardlyWorking?workSomethingAboutWorkItisnousedoingwhatyoulike;Youhavegottolikewhatyoudo.不能爱哪行才干哪行，要干哪行爱哪行。Thebestpreparationforgoodworktomorrowistodogoodworktoday.为把明天的工作做好，最好的准备是把今天的工作做好。SomethingAboutWorkWhenworkisapleasure,lifeisjoy!Whenworkisduty,lifeisslavery.工作是一种乐趣时，生活是一种享受！工作是一种义务时，生活则是一种苦役。Discussion1.Whoseemtoworkharder,peoplenoworinthepast?2.Whymostemployeesworkinglongerhoursnowthaneverbefore?3.Domostpeoplebelievemoretimemeansmorework?Pre-ReadingActivityWordsandExpressionsOutlinePara.1Para.2Para.3Americansseemtobeworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.Theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivityisnotalwayspositive.Employeeshavetospendmoretimeontheirjobbecauseemployersoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.OutlinePara.4Para.5Employersbelievethatiftheemployeesstayatworklater,theymayactuallydomorework,whichmayencourageotheremployeestospendmoretimeatwork,too.Peopledonotworklonghoursonlyformoremoney.WorkingHardorHardlyWorking?Hecouldhardlywaittohearthenews.米袋里已经快没米了。There’shardlyanymeatleft.hardad.withgreatefforte.g.Lookhardatthispicture.Thinkhardandworkhard.昨晚的雨下得很大。Itrainedhardlastnight.Hard=heavilyhardlyad.almostnotCompare“employee”with“employer”.Thesuffix“-ee”,whenaddedtoaverb,usuallymeansapersonwhoisbeingtreatedinaparticularwayorapersonwhoisinaparticularstate.e.g.thepayee(=someonewhoispaid)atrainee,(=someonewhoisbeingtrained)anabsentee(=someonewhoisabsent)2....thanemployeesdidin1979.DetailedStudyoftheTextBackNote“amanagementconsultant”and“BillMeyer”areinapposition(同位语).e.g.Thedefendant（被告）,awomanofthirty,deniedkickingthepoliceman.4.Amanagementconsultant,BillMeyer,decidedtofindout.DetailedStudyoftheTextBackfindout:tolearnordiscover(afactthatwashiddenornotknown)发现Iwon’ttellyou—youmustfindoutforyourself!请帮我查一查10点钟是否有直达列车。Pleasefindoutwhetherthereisanexpresstrainat10:00.7.Theydiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingbusyworkNotethepattern“spendtimedoingsomething”.e.g.Ispentmanyyearsbuildingupmycollection.He’sspentmostofhislifeworkingforthesamecompany.DetailedStudyoftheTextBackattheendof:Thetaskwasfinishedattheendof1995.atanend:finishedThewarwasatanend.intheend:atlastItwillturnoutallrightintheend.discover:v.1)tofind(somethingexistingbutnotknownbefore,oftenaplaceorascientificfact)e.g.哥伦布1492年发现了美洲大陆。ColumbusdiscoveredAmericain1492.我发现我的咖啡里有只苍蝇。Idiscoveredaflyinmycoffee.DetailedStudyoftheTextBack—Itisplain/apparent/clearthatmanypeoplebelievethatapersonwillsurelydomuchmoreworkifhe/shespendsmoretimeonhis/herwork.8.Apparently,manypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoresheorheaccomplishes.DetailedStudyoftheTextBackThemorehegiveshischildren,themoretheywant.你练习得越多，英语就能说得越好。Themoreyoupractise,thebetteryoucanspeakEnglish.吃得越少，你就会越瘦。Thelessyoueat,thethinneryouwillbe.themore/less,etc....,themore/less,etc....:e.g.Wetriedtoarrangeapeacebutaccomplishednothing.我们试图调停以求和平,但是没有成功。Accomplishedone’saim/ataskcf.finish:v.toreachorbringtoanend;reachtheendof(anactivity)e.g.Whattimedoestheconcertfinish?Whendoyoufinishyourcollegecourse?Ihaven’tfinishedreadingthatbookyet.accomplish:v.tosucceedindoing;finishsuccessfully;performDetailedStudyoftheTextBackThequalityofperformancehasfallenoffsincelastyear.圣诞节以后生意就不好做了。BusinessfelloffafterChristmas.falloff:tobecomeworseorbecomelessinquality,amount,etc.•Understandable无可厚非,可以理解的,可理解的e.g.understandableinput可理解的输入•clearlyunderstandable清晰易懂Inadditiontotheapplesyouaskedfor,Iboughtyousomeoranges.除了英语以外，他还得再学一门外语。InadditiontoEnglish,hehastostudyasecondforeignlanguage.inadditionto:aswellasSheworkseverythingouteffectively.effectiveandefficienteffective有效的efficient高效的e.g.Histeachingwasnotveryeffective.efficient.workingwellandwithoutwastee.g.Hisworkisefficient.Ournewairconditionerismore______thanouroldone.effectivelyad.inaneffectivewaysothat:inorderthat;withtheaimthat;withtheresultthatsothat+aclausee.g.Sheworkedhardsothateverythingwouldbereadyintime.So+adj/adv+that…e.g.她听到这个消息兴奋得跳了起来。Sheissoexcitedthatshejumpedatthenews.Such+n+that…e.g.这个演讲太无聊了，我都睡着了。ItwassuchaboringspeechthatIfellasleep....sothatthepeoplewhocanpromotethemseethem.DetailedStudyoftheTextBacksearchout:tofind(out)oruncoverbysearchingsearch•vt.搜索；搜寻；调查；搜查；探求Thelawyersearchedouttheweaknessesinthewitness’sstatement.我想找出一个我的老校友。Iwanttosearchoutanoldschoolfriend.comparable:1)roughlysimilar(tosomethingelse)inquality,size,number,etc.e.g.Weonlyaskthatyourpricesbecomparabletoothers.that'sreasonable,isn’tit?我们只要求你方的价格能和别人差不多就行了。这个要求很合理，对不对？15.Thecandidateshadcomparablequalificationsforthejob.DetailedStudyoftheTextBacksuch...as:usedwhengivinganexampleofsomethinge.g.我从未听过他讲那样的故事.I'veneverheardsuchstoriesashetold.像你有的这种车都已经卖完了。suchbikesasyouhavearesold.suchas…someoftherubbishsuchasfood,paperandirononlyrotawayoveralongperiodoftime.有些垃圾，如食品，纸张和铁器，时间久了才会烂掉。16.Insuchfieldsasadvertising,...theglamourandpublicityareworthmorethananymonetarybenefit.DetailedStudyoftheTextBack•Morethan与形容词、副词或动词连用时表示强调,可译为“非常”、“最”、“极为”•E.g.Somehandicappedpeoplemaybeunabletogooutatallandavisitorismorethanwelcome