新概念英语第四册 Lesson 11 How to grow old 课件

Lesson 11 How to grow old 如何安度晚年 ① Some old people are oppressed by the fear of death. oppress v. 使不开心，忧郁，别扭 The nightmare oppressed me. The patient is oppressed by the fear of death. I feel blue / down in the dumps / depressed / dejected. I’m in low spirits. In the old society, the Chinese people were in the miserable position as the oppressed, the enslaved and the exploited. 压迫，奴役，剥削 造句：很多人因为怕失业/通货膨胀而烦恼。 造句：很多女孩因为怕变胖而烦恼。 造句：很多中国人因为怕看不起病，上不起学，买不起房而烦恼。 Many people are oppressed by the fear of unemployment / inflation. Many girls are oppressed by the fear of getting fat. Many Chinese people are oppressed by the fear of being unable to afford the medical, educational and housing expenses. ② In the young there is a justification for this feeling. justification n. 正当理由 justify How can we justify spending so much money on arms? The end justifies the means. justifiable / reasonable / legitimate a ~ explanation / excuse 未达目的，不择手段。 there is a justificaion for... In this condition, there is a justification for intervention. there is no justification for... There is no justificaion for suicide bombing. New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. There is an element of truth in both these pictures, but few of us have had the opportunity to find out. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea. ③ Young men who have reason to fear that they will be killed in battle may justifiably feel bitter in the thought that they have cheated of the best things that life has to offer. cheat v. 作弊；欺骗 He cheated in the test by using a calculator. cheat sb. (out) of sth. He cheated me (out) of $100. cheat on sb. He cheated on his wife. deceive The doctor deceived the patient by not telling him the truth. trick sb. out of sth. swindle sb. out of sth. defraud sb. of sth. in battle = in action His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action. bitter: painful; sorrowful shed bitter tears in the thought th