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Unit9MakingEveryMinuteCountAFAMOUSQUOTEAmanwhodarestowasteonehouroftimehasnotdiscoveredthevalueoflife.——CharlesDarwin胆敢浪费一小时的人还没有发现生命的价值。——查尔斯·达尔文CharlesDarwin（1809-1882）,Britishnaturalistwhodevelopedthetheoryofevolutionbynaturalselectionandthesurvivalofthefittest.Thistheoryformsthebasisforthemodernevolutionarystudies.Darwin’smostfamousbooksareTheOriginofSpeciesandTheDescentofMan.查尔斯·达尔文（1809-1882），英国生物学家，通过物竞天择说和适者生存说发展了进化论。这一理论的形成奠定了现代进化论研究的基础。达尔文最著名的两本著作是：《物种起源》和《人类的由来》。SpeakingActivityAskingforInformationSampleDialogueReadthefollowingconversation.Payattentiontohowthespeakersaskformoreinformation.Hostess:PompasRestaurant.HowmayIhelpyou?Ron:I'dliketoreserveatablefordinner.Hostess:Howlargeagroupareyouexpecting?Ron:Sixcouples.Hostess:Wouldyouliketoreserveaprivatediningroom?Ron:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.Hostess:Allright.MayIhaveyourname,sir?Ron:MynameisRonKollitz.K-O-L-L-I-T-Z.Hostess:Whattimewillyoubearriving?Ron:Around7:30pm.Hostess:Allright,Mr.Kollitz.We'vereservedaprivatediningroomforyouat7:30pm.ThankyouforcallingPompas.Ron:Thankyouverymuch.GuidedPracticeDirections:Imagineasituationwhereyouneedtobookadinnertableforacompany.Useyourowninformation.Youmayusethefollowingtipstohelpyou.HowmayIhelpyou?Howlarge…?Wouldyouliketo…?MayIhaveyourname,sir?Whattime…?Thankyoufor…TextANewWords1、sharev.totellotherpeopleaboutanidea,secret,problemetc.分享；告诉2、volunteern.apersonwhodoesajobwithoutbeingpaidforit志愿者3、surprisedadj.feelingorshowingsurprise惊奇的；惊讶的4、starev.tolookatsomebody/somethingforalongtime盯着看；注视5、insultv.tosayordosomethingthatoffendssomebody侮辱；冒犯6、seniormomentn.anoccasionwhensomebodyforgetssomething,ordoesnotthinkclearly（thoughttobetypicalofwhathappenswhenpeoplegetolder）尊长表现（老年人失忆、忘事、糊涂的典型状况）7、implyv.tosuggestthatsomethingistrueorthatyoufeelorthinksomething,withoutsayingsodirectly暗示8、permitv.toallowsomebodytodosomethingortoallowsomethingtohappen允许；准许9、explainv.totellsomebodyaboutsomethinginawaythatmakesiteasytounderstand解释；说明10、experiencen.aneventoractivitythataffectsyouinsomeway经历11、powerfuladj.havingastrongeffectonyourmindorbody有强烈作用的12、near-deathexperiencen.anoccasionwhenyoualmostdie濒死经历13、confessv.toadmitsomethingthatyoufeelashamedorembarrassedabout承认14、one'slastbreathn.thelastmomentofaperson'slife最后一口气；临终15、downadj.sadordepressed沮丧；情绪低落PhrasesandExpressions1、dropinontopayaninformalvisittoaperson顺便访问2、fromtimetotimeoccasionallybutnotregularly不时；偶尔3、abitslightlyortoasmalldegree有点儿4、inasenseinoneway从某种意义上说5、clear...uptosolveorexplainsomething解释；解答6、notthatIknowofusedtosaythatyouthinktheanswerisno,judgingfromtheinformationyouhave.据我所知没有7、bringsb.totheirkneestodefeatsomebody,especiallyinawar打败某人TextATheMostExcitingThingEverPre-readingQuestions1.Whatisthemostexcitingthingyouhavedonerecently?2.Whatmethodsdoyouusetocheeryourselfupwhenyouhaveabadtime?TheMostExcitingThingEverThelastthingIdidwasthemostexcitingthingever!hesaid.Icouldn'twaittohearwhatitwas.Ican'timaginewhatyoumighthavedone—butwhateveritwasyoumustshareitwithme,Isaid.①IwasvisitingtheseniorcenterwhereI'maregularvolunteer,andI'ddroppedinonthisoldergentlemanfromtimetotime.Atthismomenthelookedatmewithasomewhatsurprisedlookonhisface.Westaredateachother,andIbecameabituncomfortable.HadImisunderstoodwhathehadsaid?Hadhesaidsomethingelse,andhadIinsultedhim?Oh,I'msorry.DidImisunderstandyou?Ifinallysaid.WhatdidIsay?hereplied.Ithought,maybehewashavingaseniormoment.Didn'tyoujustsay,thelastthingIdidwasthemostexcitingthingever?Irepeated.Yes,Idid.Well,whatwasit?Whatwasthemostexcitingthingyoueverdid?Iasked.Oh,Isee,hereplied.You'rewaitingformetotellyouthatIwonsomethingoraccomplishedsomegreatthing,right?Well,yes.Isn'tthatwhatyouimplied?Iasked.Inasense,yes.Butpermitmetoclearthingsup,hesaid.Youlooklikeahealthyman—areyou?heasked.Basically.ImeanIhaveproblems,butnothinglife-threateningthatIknowof.Thenyoumightnotunderstandthis,hesaid.And,placinghisarmaroundmyshoulder,heexplained.AboutayearagoInearlydied.Ihadaheartattackthatalmostendedmylife.Itwasanexperiencethatbroughtmetomykneesandliftedmebackupagain.ItwasthenthatIreallybegantoseehowvaluableeverymomentofmylifeis.②Hestoodinfrontofmeand,placinghishandsonmyshoulders,said,EverylastthingIdoisthemostexcitingthingIhaveeverdone.It'sonemoremoment,day,week,monthpastthedayIalmostdied.Tome,that'sexciting!Howverypowerfulthatthoughtwas.Eversince,Ihavealwaysbelievedthateveryoneshouldhaveanear-deathexperiencesothattheycanappreciatelifemore.,③IconfessI'veneverhadone.ButIlivedthroughsomethingsimilarwhenmysonandwifebothhadcancer.NearlylosingthemcertainlychangedthewayIlookatlife.Now,whenmylastbreathdoesfinallycome,IwillseetherealvalueofthelastthingIdid.Feelingdown?Thinkingyouhavenothingtobeexcitedaboutinyourlife?Thinkagain.Tryappreciatinglifesoverymuchthatthelastthingyoudowillbethemostexcitingthingyoueverdo.④KeySentences1.Icouldn'twaittohearwhatitwas.Ican'timaginewhatyoumighthavedone—butwhateveritwasyoumustshareitwithme,Isaid.我急切地想听听那件事是什么。“我想象不出来你做了什么——不过不管是什么，你一定要和我说，”我说。2.Itwasanexperiencethatbroughtmetomykneesandliftedmebackupagain.ItwasthenthatIrea