Unit 2 Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas-（教师WORD）2021-2022学年高中英语【精讲精练】外研选择性必修第四册 新课标辅导

人生的道路不可能一帆风顺，每个人都可能遇到一些挫折和失败。朋友、父母等会给予我们帮助，但我们不能完全依赖他们。要知道，依靠别人是暂时的，依靠自己才是永恒的。 You yourself are the only person that you can and ought to rely on. Friends are very important in our lives, if we are lucky enough they love us.However, if you were to say that your friends would always be there for you 100% of the time and would sacrifice① anything for you, then I'd have to ask you if you were serious. There will always be a circumstance② under which your friends will let you down③—no matter how good they are.If you imagine life and death situations—the most serious situations—how many people do you know would risk their lives④ for you？The answer is zero. The only people that you could say may consider giving up their lives to save yours are members of your family—most likely one of your parents.Parents share a bond with their children that at times can be extraordinarily strong.But again, you are wrong.I am sure that you have plenty of examples yourself as to why you can't always count on your parents. The reason why human beings are unreliable is that we are self­centered creatures.We are built to survive on our own.In our world, we are the center of it and we always put ourselves ahead of others. Learning to stand on your own two feet all the time will make it easier to stand alone when things get ugly and there is no one there to help you; it could mean a matter of life or death.This is not to say that we shouldn't ever ask for help.Instead, we should ask for help as often as possible.However, we must be ready to take on any burden⑤ ourselves if that is the only possible solution. [词汇积累] ①sacrifice v．牺牲 ②circumstance n．情况 ③let sb. down让某人失望 ④risk one's life冒着生命危险 ⑤burden n．负担 Starting out & Understanding ideas Ⅰ.重点单词 基础词汇 1．　anticipate　 v．预期，预料 2．　widespread 　 adj. 广泛的，普遍的 拓展词汇 1．　weaken　 v．(使)虚弱→　weak　 adj.虚弱的→　weakness　 n．虚弱 2．　pessimistic　 adj. 悲观的，悲观主义的→　optimistic　 乐观的，乐观主义的→　pessimist　 n．悲观主义者 3．　possession　 n．财产，财物→　possess　 v．拥有；具备→　possessions　 n．财富 4．　ab