News from The TimesvThe German co-pilot who flew 149 people to their deaths in the Alps was suffering from a mental illness and was seeking treatment for career- threatening problems with his vision. To become truly rich, cherish the life you have already.To become truly rich, cherish the life you have already.Rich or poor?Do you know how to become rich?Killer pilotKiller pilotPress Conference IVUnit 5Unit 5Distant Pastures are always greenerDistant Pastures are always greenerTopic-related vocabularyTopic-related vocabularyvvlay-off :lay-off : an occasion when an employer ends a an occasion when an employer ends a workers employment for a temporary period workers employment for a temporary period of time because there is not enough work of time because there is not enough work vvdismiss :dismiss : to remove someone from their jobto remove someone from their jobvvJob-hopping:Job-hopping: hop-hop- to move somewhere quickly or suddenlyto move somewhere quickly or suddenly Similarly Similarly channel-hoppingchannel-hopping: when you change : when you change from one television channel to another, only from one television channel to another, only watching a few minutes of any program.watching a few minutes of any program.vvWorkaholic: Workaholic: someone who chooses to work a someone who chooses to work a lot, so that they do not have time to do lot, so that they do not have time to do anything elseanything else 1. key words:va fixed routine /adapt to new circumstances/ variety/spice of life 2. key words:vdismissal / Make up for sth.3. key word:vmiserable- extremely unhappy.4. key word:vIn person-personally. 5. key word: lay sb. off 裁员vbe caught in a budget crunch:陷入财政困难Listen and decideListen and decideLong Conversations Passage ListeningTask 1. How to Avoid BankruptcyTask 1. How to Avoid Bankruptcyword tip:word tip:operating cost 运作成本lean and mean 精打细算staff cut 裁员go over well with 很行得 通decent 体面的，丰厚的to get sth. back on its feet从根本上挽回Listening Guide: an outlineTopic: How to?1. downsizing2. staff cuts3. computerize the office4. retrain the service staff5. streamline operationsTask 3: Layoffs can be predictedTask 3: Layoffs can be predictedWord BankWord Bankvvfreeze: the stopping of some freeze: the stopping of some activity or process activity or process e.g. hiring freezese.g. hiring freezes vvdip: a slight decrease in the dip: a slight decrease in the amount of something amount of something e.g. sales dipse.g. sales dips短文听力理解技巧点拨v提问方式最常见的类型之一：中心思想题v提问方式有：What is the main idea of the passage? What can we learn from this passage? What is the best title for this passage? What is the passage mainly about? v应对：1. 做这一类题时一定要注意集中精力 听好短文的开头，因为四级听力短文 一般会开门见山，把中心思想置于文 章的开头。2. 如果文中反复出现同一词汇或同一 类词汇，同样也值得我们特别注意， 因为包含有这类词汇的选项能较好地 体现中心思想，通常就是正确答案。 Passage One (CET4-2004.1.) Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11 A) The importance of good manners. B) The art of saying thank you. C) The secret of staying pretty. D) The difference between elegance and good manners.12 A) They were willing to spend more money on clothes. B) They paid more attention to their appearance. C) They were more aware of changes in fashion. D) They were nicer and gentler.13 A) By putting on a little make-up. B) By decorating our homes. C) By being kind and generous. D) By wearing fashionable clothes. 另外，解答听力理解时可以采用同质相斥原则分析选项。 请试着通过12，13题揣摩。2004年真题听力6:20分vDo you remember the time when people were a litter nicer and gentler with each other? I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away form that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance out first, or never saying “Thank you“ when others hold the door open for them. We get lazy. And in our laziness, we think that something, like a simple “Thank You“ doesnt really matter. But it can matter very much. The fact that no matter how nicely we dress, or how beautifully we decorate we home, we cant be truly elegant without good manners because elegance and good manners always go hand in hand. In fact, I think of the good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret. Havent you noticed that the kindest, most generous people seem to keep getting prettier? Its funnyvhow that happens. But it does. Take the long-lost art of saying “Thank you“ like wearing a little makeup or making sure your hair is neat. Getting into the habit of saying “Thank you“ can make you feel better about yourself. Good manners add to you image while an angry face makes the best dressed person look ugly. vQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.vQ11: What is the passage mainly about?vQ12: What does the speaker say about the people of the past?vQ13: According to the speaker, how could we best improve our image?Listening Resources四级真题听力原文及mp3下载 见Collins English Coffee House群共享双语新闻： http:/www.chinadaily.cn （进入中国日报网站后点击 “英语点津” ） 听力作业：P86 四级听写P88 Task 1Com