05 Unit 2 Language and Mind Listening and Viewing（课件）英语沪外版2020选择性必修第二册

Unit 2 Language and Mind Listening and Viewing Free talk: Do you think there will be more or fewer languages in the world? Why? Do you think it is possible for all the human to speak the same language? Do you hope so? If some of the language is endangered (for example, Shanghai Dialect), is it necessary to save it? Your Views vt. 危及,使遭受危险 endanger It is illegal and could endanger other people’s lives. 这是非法的, 可能会危及他人的生命。 endangered adj. 快要绝种的, 濒临灭绝的 These endangered gentle giants are highly social animals. 这些濒临灭绝的、性情温顺的大型动物属于高度群居的动物。 Key Expressions adj. 批评的, 爱挑剔的;关键的 critical critical point 临界点 critical thinking 批判性思维 If someone says something critical, I take it to heart. 如果有人提出批评, 我会十分介意。 Key Expressions adv. 批判性地;苛求地;危急地;严重地 critically critically ill 危重症 This has given him a disposition to consider our traditions critically. 这使他倾向以批判眼光看待我们的传统。 Key Expressions vt. 雇用;使用,利用 n. 受雇;服务;工作 employ in the employ of 受雇于 It was the first commercially available machine to employ artificial intelligence. 这是第一台作为商品出售的采用人工智能技术的机器。 Key Expressions n. 雇用;使用;职业 employment employment rate 就业率 employment pressure 就业压力 employment contract 雇佣合同;聘约 full employment 充分就业 More local employment will be created, particularly in service industries. 当地会创造出更多的就业机会, 尤其是服务行业。 Key Expressions n. 雇主,老板 employer Employees can contract out of their employer’s occupational pension scheme. 雇员可以退出雇主的职业养老金计划。 employee n. 雇员,职工 The company has a track record of good employee relations. 公司有员工关系良好的记录。 Key Expressions adj. 全球性的,有关全球大局的; 整体的 global global economy 全球经济 global warming 全球变暖 global market 全球市场 Newspapers seized on the results as proof that global warming wasn'treally happening. 各报纸纷纷以此结果为证据来证明全球变暖并没有真正发生。 Key Expressions n. 全球化,全球性 globalization economic globalization 经济全球化 Global Programme on Globalization, Liberalization and Sustainable Human Development - Geneva, Switzerland [ UNCTAD - UNDP ] 全球化