Unit 8 Were Only HumanText A The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.-Bertrand Russell美好的人生是由爱所激励、由知识所引 导的生活。Life is real, life is earnest.人生真实， 人生真挚.Content Questions1. What are the qualities the author suggests we should have so as to arise above nature? Explain the reasons for having them respectively. 2. Why does the author caution us to beware of the pleasure principle? What is the difference between pleasure and happiness?3. What are the basic desires for a good life that are mentioned to be the root of happiness?4. What is your view on “Might is right” and the survival of the fittest ? Will you comment on the emphasis of ethics and morality in our life and in Chinas modernization drive?Every day in the United States of America: 4,219 teenagers contract sexually transmitted diseases 2,329 teenagers unintentionally become pregnant 908 teenagers who didnt intend on becoming pregnant obtain abortions 1,000 adolescents begin drinking alcohol 500 adolescents begin using illicit drugs 16,000 crimes are committed on school There are 600,000 drug addicted children in the United States. 6% of boys between 16 and 18 carry guns outside the home for “protection.“ While only four percent (4%) of inner- city school students report use of hard drugs, 13 percent (13%) report either dealing drugs or working for a drug dealer. 51% of graduating high school seniors admit having used illicit drugs by the time they reach their senior year of high schoolLanguage PointsBe elevated(p2): achieve a more important rank or status Be elevated to the post of chancellor Emotional stress can elevate blood pressure.(to increase in amount, significance or intensity) Elevate pop singers to idols (consider it to be more important than it really is)Drive(p6): a strong need or desire ; energy and determination n. 车道driveway I thought we might go for a drive.兜风 disk drive Rescuers battling through driving snow迎面扑 来的劲雪 Chinas early intellectuals with background of oversea education played a major role in our nations drive toward democracy.(a special effort made by a group of people)Derive(p7): derive pleasure or benefit from sth or sb He is one of those happy people who derive pleasure from helping others. Defensive behavior patterns derive from our subconscious fears. (A word or feeling derives from / is derived from)Forge(p8) an alliance or relationship (create it through hard work and hope it to be lasting and strong) sth (achieve sth difficult): prisons often help inmates forge new careers. passport, banknote, document, painting, signature, etc. 伪造 a blade 铸剑 Honor(p10) 授予Two American surgeons were last week ed with the Nobel Prize. 荣幸 Its my to have your/ Im ed by your confidence in me. 信守The two sides agreed to a ceasefire. 庆祝City Bank is holding a dinner in of the opening of their new branch in Shanghai. 感谢President Bush will attend a concert in his / in of firefighters.Commitment(p): a strong belief in an idea or system; 责任；承诺 to the ideals of Bolshevism Work s forced her to uproot herself from Vancouver. They made a to nuclear nonproliferation.commit a crime or a sin; commit suicide be ted to sth致力于 The government ted billions of dollars for a program to reduce acid rain.(use specially 专门用于) Think twice before you yourself to working Sundays.(decide to do) It isnt their diplomatic style to themselves on such a delicate issue. (say what you really think or want to do表态)If I could project you fifteen years into the future (p14): to device in the mind-Project ones country oversea向海外介绍自己的国家 -He projected the weather for the coming week. 预测下个星期的天气 -The wall is projected in the middle.设计 -A politician must project himself as a reformer if he wants to win an election.Project oneself as 营造自己形象project slides onto a screen 放幻灯片Project a new dam/carry out a projectSustain(p17) the weight / the extra expenses承受 An unshakable faith me.支持 public interest/ the products quality a family / life 养家，维持 hardships / the shock / comparison经受 a defeat / a loss蒙受 Sustainable growth可持续增长 Sustained illness/attacks 久病;持续进攻Initiative(p17)have/seize the initiative e.g.He did not have the initiative to start his own business.(掌 握主动权) on ones own initiative e.g He went to see the headmaster in his own initiative.(主动地) take the initiative e.g Why dont you take the initiative and arrange a meeting? (带头) do sth. on ones own initiative 主动地做某事Courage is to life what broth is to soup. (simile)Carlos Carlos LehderLehder was was toto cocaine cocaine transportation transportation what / aswhat / as Henry Ford Henry Ford was was toto cars. cars.Conform to(p22) The meat market can continue only if it is radically overhauled全面检查 to conform with/to strict EU standards. (to meet the rules or the