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Section Ⅱ LESSON 1 Money vs Success
词语积累
①symbol /'sɪmbəl/ n. [C] 象征;符号
[词链] symbol (n.) →symbolize (vt.象征) →symbolic(adj.象征性的) →symbolically (adv.象征性地)
②set...as...把……设置为……
③ultimate /'ʌltəmət/ adj. 最终的,终极的,最后的
ultimate goal 最终目标
④dream up 凭空想出,虚构出
He would never dream up a crazy plan like that on his own. 他绝不可能独自凭空想出那个疯狂的计划。
⑤the sense of success 成功感
the sense of achievement 成功感
⑥wealthy /'welθi/ adj. 富裕的,富有的
wealth /welθ/ n. [U] 财富;富有;
[sing.] 大量
⑦turn one’s back on 抛弃,背弃
Don’t turn your back on
purchases from secondhand stores. 不要抛弃从旧货店买来的东西。
⑧professor /prə'fesə(r)/ n. [C] 教授
⑨fortune /'fɔːtʃəːn/ n. [C] 大笔的钱,巨款;(个人的)命运;[U] 机会,运气
make a/ one’s fortune 发财
have the good/bad fortune to do...有幸/不幸做......
seek one’s fortune 寻找成功致富之路
⑩dormitory /'dɔːmətəri/ n. [C]集体宿舍,学生宿舍
⑪secondhand furniture 二手家具
secondhand adj.旧的,二手的,用过的
furniture /'fɜːnɪtʃə(r)/ n. [U]家具
a piece of furniture 一件家具
[拓展] furnish /'fɜːnɪʃ/ vt. 布置家具;供应,提供
⑫charity /'tʃærəti/ n. [C]慈善机构;[U]慈善
charity shop n. 慈善商店(通过出售捐赠的衣物等募集慈善资金)
⑬appreciate /ə'priːʃieɪt/ vt. 欣赏,赏识;感激
appreciation /ə'priːʃi'eɪʃn/ n. [U]欣赏;感激
⑭be tired of对……感到厌倦
⑮be regarded as……被认为是……
⑯give away 赠送
⑰hunger /'hʌɡə(r)/ n.[U]饥饿,饥荒
⑱guilty /'ɡɪlti/ adj. 内疚的;犯罪的
guilt /ɡɪlt/ n.[U]内疚;有罪
⑲ bank note纸币,钞票(=note)
⑳ comfortably /'kʌmftəbli/ adv.舒服地,舒适地,安逸地
[词链] comfort (vt. 安慰) →comfortable(adj.使人舒服的)→comfortably(adv.舒服地)
earn vt.&vi.挣得,赚得;vt.赢得
earn money=make money
drop out退出,脱离;退学
measure /'meʒə/ vt.衡量;测量
n.[sing.]尺度,标准;[C]措施,方法
Angela Johnson interviews exmillionaire Jason Harley
For a lot of people, becoming a millionaire [1] is a symbol① of success and they set this as② their ultimate③ goal. They spend half of their time dreaming up④ ways of getting rich and achieving the success they expect , and the rest of their time thinking about all the things they will do once they become rich. [2] But do all millionaires get the sense of success⑤ they were looking for after they achieve their goals? Some continue to worry about money
when