读写译(仓兰菊)Unit-6-Happiness

PracticalEnglishforMasterStudentsinEngineering:Reading,WritingandTranslationHappinessUnit6Whatishappiness?Whatmakesushappy?Therearesomanydifferentdefinitionsforhappiness.Researchhasfoundanumberofattributesthatcorrelatewithhappiness:relationshipsandsocialinteraction,extraversion,maritalstatus,employment,health,incomeandproximitytootherhappypeople.Afterstudyingthisunit,youwillbeableto:◇Understandthekeyfactorscontributingtoahappylife.◇Explainhowpeoplecanfeelhappybylivingarichlifealthoughtheyarenoteconomicallywell-off.Lead-inUnit6:HappinessPartOne-ReadingPartTwo-WritingPartThree-TranslationPartFour–SupplementaryReadingUnit6:PartOne-Reading•Pre-readingActivitiesTopicPreviewListeningPracticeVocabularyPreview•TextGeneralUnderstandingDetailedreadingLanguageFocusTranslation•Post-readingActivitiesIn-classDiscussionWatchandPractice1)Areyouhappywithyourpresentlife?IfyouranswerisYES,whatmightbethekeyfactorsthathavecontributedtoyourpresentstate?IfyouranswerisNO,whatmightbethereasonsandwhichaspectsofyourlifeshouldbeimproved?2)Inyouropinion,whatarethebasicneedsthatmustbemetinmodernsocietytomaintaintheminimumofhappiness?3)DoyouagreewiththeorderofpriorityinMaslow’shierarchy?4)Whatdoes“richlife”meantoyou?Pre-readingActivitiesInpairsorsmallgroups,discussthequestionsbelowandtakenotes.Afterthediscussion,pleasesummarize.I.TopicPreviewPR-spotd1Directions:Listentothepassagethreetimesandfillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Happinessorgladisan1._________oraffectivestatethatis2._____________byfeelingsofenjoymentandsatisfaction.Asastateandasubject,ithasbeen3.________andcommentedonextensivelythroughoutworldhistory.Thisreflectsthe4._________importancethathumansplaceonhappiness.emotionalpursueduniversalcharacterizedPre-readingActivitiesII.ListeningPracticePR-spotd2Statesassociatedwithhappinessincludewell-being,delight,health,safety,5.___________,andlove.Contrastingstatesincludesuffering,6.__________,grief,anxiety,andpain.Happinessisoftenassociatedwiththe7._________offavorablecircumstancessuchasa8.__________familylife,alovingmarriage,andeconomic9.________.Unfavorablecircumstances,suchasabusiverelationships,accidents,lossofemployment,and10._________,diminishtheamountofhappinessapersonexperiences.However,accordingtoseveralancientandmodernthinkers,happinessisinfluencedbytheattitudeand11.__________takenonsuchcircumstances.conflictsperspectivePre-readingActivitiesII.ListeningPracticecontentmentpresencestabilitydepressionsupportivePre-readingActivitiesA.Readeachofthesentencesbelow.Choosetheanswerthatisclosesttothemeaningoftheitalicizedwordineachsentence.(p.104)III.VocabularyPreview_______1.equivalent_______3.equate_______depression_______imagined_______reality_______distort_______2.exclusion_______4.internal_______abundance_______pursue_______regardlessof_______fascinatedaabbcabcaccbPre-readingActivitiesB.Fillintheblankswiththeitalicizedwordsfromthepreviousexercise.Changethewordformifnecessary.(p.105)III.VocabularyPreview1.____________7.____________2.____________8.____________3.____________9.____________4.____________10.____________5.____________11.____________6.___________12.____________imaginedistortedpursuedequivalentrealityexclusionregardlessofdepressionfascinatedequateabundanceinternalTheSecretsofLivingRichByPaulMckennaText:GeneralUnderstandingI.Afascinatingstudyanditsachievements.II.Thecurrentphenomenonandthereasonsforit.III.Myexperimentwithmyclients---agoodcaseinpoint.ThestructureoftheTextPara.1-2Para.3-6Paras.7-9IV.Thesecretsoflivingrichandhowtoliverich.Para.10-16I.Afascinatingstudyanditsachievements.AchievementOne:AchievementTwo:SimplepleasuresListedbytheauthor:AhappinessscaleaformulatocalculatehowmuchmoneytoearntogetthesamelevelofhappinessastheycanfromthesimplepleasuresofarichlifeGeneralUnderstandinghavinganactivesociallife;livingwithalovedone;havinga“cleanbillofhealth”II.Thecurrentphenomenonandthereasonsforit.GeneralUnderstandingThecurrentphenomenon:Reason:muchdepressionwealthdysmorphia?Peopletendtofilteroutalltheareasoftheirlifewheretheyarealreadyrichandfocusonwhat'smissingfromtheirlivesinstead.IV.Thesecretsoflivingrichandhowtoliverich.Secret:Examples:Howtolivearichlife:agoodnight’ssleep;amealinarestaurant;watchingsunsetatabeach…Changethehardwiringofourbrains.GeneralUnderstandingEverythingyouwouldn’tchangeifyouhadmoremoneyisanareaofyourlifewhereyouarealreadylivingrich!1.IamnotlivingarichlifewhichIwant.IwillchangemylifestyletocherishwhatIhavegot.2.Theydevisedaformulatocalculatehowmuchextramoneytheaveragepersonwouldhavetoearneveryyeartogetthesamelevelofhappinessastheywouldgetfromthesimplepleasuresofarichlife.3.Itreferstothepleasureorsatisfactoryyougetfromlivinganactivesociallife,livingwithalovedone,havingagoodhealthandthealike.4.Asasocietywearebetterpaid,fed,educatedandhousedthaneverbeforeinhistory,yetsincethe1950swehavebecomelessandlesshappy.Statisticsshowtherehasneverbeensomuchdepressionintheworldasthereisrightnow.Detailedreading(1)5.People’sideaonmoneyorwealthisdistorted.Theyfilteroutalltheareaareasoftheirlifewh