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Period Ⅰ Welcome to the unit & Reading—Comprehending
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必备知识 自主学习
课时作业 巩固提升
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Part 1 课文预读
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Work to live, live to work
If you were asked the question, “Do you work to live or live to work?”, what would your answer be? Some might say that we work because we have to, not least because we need the salary① that enables
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us to be financially independent.It is certainly true that most of us do join the labour② force once our studies are completed. Indeed, it could be argued that our education is geared③ towards preparing us for a life of work.However, earning a living④ is by no means the only reason why we work—there are other important reasons that motivate us to enter the world of work.
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本句是一个主从复合句;句中it为形式主语,代替that引导的真正的主语从句;do在从句中表示强调意义,“确实,务必”。
本句是一个主从复合句;句中含有why引导的定语从句,why相当于for which;that引导定语从句修饰先行词reasons。
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Through the work we do, our goals can be attained⑤ and our dreams achieved.All of us have had dreams of one kind or another and work often enables us to pursue those dreams.Henry David Thoreau said, “...if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors⑥ to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”Yang Liwei, for example, driven by his passion⑦ for flying, became a pilot and then China's first astronaut in space.Wherever our interests may lie and
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whatever our career choices might be, work allows us the opportunity to be engaged in something we are fond⑧ of, and consequently,it can give us a great sense of achievement and satisfaction.
本句主语是Yang Liwei,谓语动词为became;过去分词短语driven by...作状语。
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Work can also help develop our skills, thus providing room for personal growth.When we work, we must practise our skills constantly and continuously until we excel in what we do.Our rapidly changing workplace makes it necessary fo