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Unit6AttitudestoLifeTwoTruthstoLiveByGetstarted•1.Doyoualwaysgetwhatyouwanted?Haveyouexperiencedanydifficulttimeorfrustrationinyourlife?•2.Whatdoyouthinkistherightattitudetowardsproblemsandfrustration?•Quotes•Attitudeisalittlethingthatmakesabigdifference.•---WinstonChurchill•Lifeistenpercentwhathappenstoyouandninetypercenthowyourespondtoit.•---LouHaltz•Whenonedoorofhappinesscloses,anotheropens,butoftenwelooksolongatthecloseddoorthatwedonotseetheonewhichhasbeenopenedforus.•---Helenkeller.Howtokeepapositiveattitude?Whatisyourmottoinlife?TwoTruthstoLiveByTextcomprehension•1.Whatistheinsighttheauthorgainedfromhisexperienceinhospital?•2.Whatarethetwotruthstolivebyaccordingtotheauthor?•3.Canmostpeopleholdfasttothegiftsoflifeaccordingtotheauthor?•4.Howshouldwelookattheparadoxoflifeaccordingtotheauthor?•5.Whatsuggestionsdoestheauthormaketoresolvetheparadox?StructureofthetextPartsParas.MainIdeas1231~89~1112~16Throughoneeventduringhishospitalization,theauthorexplainsthatweoftenfailtoseethebeautyandwonderoflifewhenweshouldbeholdingontoit,urgesustoholdfasttothegiftsoflife.Theauthordirectshisdiscussiontotheothersideoftheparadox:howtoletgo,andpointsoutwhywemustacceptlossesandlearnhowtoletgo.Asasolutiontotheparadox,theauthorsuggestsawiderperspectivetoviewwhatistransientandwhatiseternal,givesushisadviceastowhatweshoulddoinordertomakeourlivesmeaningfulandourdeeds“timeless”.DetailedreadingTheartoflivingistoknowwhentoholdfastandwhentoletgo.Anancientmansaidlongago:“Amancomestothisworldwithhisfistclenched,butwhenhedies,hishandisopen.”fast:ad.becomeorbefirmlyfixedandunabletomoveWhentheyarrivedthere,theyfoundthatthechurchdoorwasfastshut.clench:vt.closetightlyThegirlclenchedherfistinanger.手术时她咬紧了牙关。Sheclenchedherteethwhenshewasoperatedon.DetailedreadingTheartoflivingistoknowwhentoholdfastandwhentoletgo.Anancientmansaidlongago:“Amancomestothisworldwithhisfistclenched,butwhenhedies,hishandisopen.”DetailedreadingSurelyweoughttoholdfasttolife,foritiswonderful,andfullofabeauty.Weknowthatthisisso,butalltoooftenwerecognizethistruthonlyinourbackwardglancewhenwerememberwhatitwasandthensuddenlyrealizethatitisnomore.DetailedreadingWerememberabeautythatfaded,alovethatwithered.Butwerememberwithfargreaterpainthatwedidnotseethatbeautywhenitflowered,thatwefailedtorespondwithlovewhenitwastendered.wither:v.1)(causesth.To)becomedry,ordead这些花不放在水里就要枯死了。Theflowerswillwitherifyoudon’tputtheminwater.2)renderspeechlessorincapableofaction;stunTheteacherwitheredthenoisystudentwithaglance.她的一瞥使他无言以对。Shewitheredhimwithalook.tender:1.v.formallyofferorshowsomethingtosomeoneAscompanysecretary,youmusttendertheproposal.2.a.1)(ofmeat)easytochew;nottoughContinuecookinguntilthemeatistender.2)painfulwhentouched;sensitive我的手指一碰就疼，因为昨天割破了。MyfingeristenderbecauseIcutityesterday.•Arecentexperiencere-taughtmethistruth.Iwashospitalizedfollowingasevereheartattackandhadbeeninintensivecareforseveraldays.Itwasnotapleasantplace.hospitalize:vt.placeinahospitalfortreatment,care,orobservation.Rogerwashospitalizedafterasevereheartattack.NB:该词一般用于被动语态Onemorning,Ihadtohavesomeadditionaltests.Therequiredmachineswerelocatedinabuildingattheoppositeendofthehospital,soIhadtobewheeledacrossthecourtyardinachair.Asweemergedfromourunit,thesunlighthitme.That’salltherewastomyexperience.Justthelightofthesun.Andyethowbeautifulitwas---howwarming;howsparkling;howbrilliant!wheel:1.n.oneoftheroundthingsunderacar,bus,bicycle,etc.thatturnswhenitmoves2.v.movesomeoneorsth.thatisinoronsth.thathaswheelsTwonurseswerewheelinghimintotheoperatingtheatre.Ilookedtoseewhetheranyoneelserelishedthesun’sgoldenglow,buteveryonewashurryingtoandfro,mostwitheyesfixedontheground.ThenIrememberedhowoftenI,too,hadbeenindifferenttothegrandeurofeachday,toopreoccupiedwithpettyandsometimesevenmeanconcernstorespondtothegreatbeautyofitall.relish:1.n.greatenjoymentofsomethingIatewithgreatrelish,enjoyingeverybite.2.vt.enjoyanexperienceorthethoughtofsomethingthatisgoingtohappen我可不乐意这麽早就起床。Idon’trelishhavingtogetupsoearly.indifferent:a.notatallinterestedinsomeoneorsth.Itisquiteindifferenttomewhetheryougoorstay.我对他们的争论毫不关心。Iamindifferenttotheirarguments.preoccupy:vt.engage(sb.orhismind,thoughts,etc.)sothathecannotthinkofotherthingsSomethingseemstobepreoccupyingheratthemoment.你昨天在公共汽车站上心不在焉,没有注意到我。Youweretoopreoccupiedtonoticemeatthebusstopyesterday.bepreoccupiedwith全神贯注于petty:a.1)ofsmallimportance;trivialWestartedhavingargumentsoverpettylittlethings.他有时候在金钱上很小气。Sometimeshecanbesopettyaboutmoney.2)unkindandcaringtoomuchaboutsmallunimportantthingsmean:a.ignobleIneverthoughthewascapableofdoingsuchameanthingtohisbrother.•Theinsightgleanedfromthatexperienceisreallyascommonplaceaswastheexperienceitself:life’sgiftsareprecious—butwearetoocarelessofthem.•Herethenisthefirstpoleoflife’sparadoxicaldemandsonus:Nevertoobusyforthewonderandtheaweoflife.Berespectfulbeforeeachdawningday.Embraceeachhour.Seizeeachgoldenminute.glean:v.1)gathergrainleftinafieldbyharvestworkersBoysareaskedtogleanthegraineverymorning.Additionalinformationwasgleanedfromotherso