Made by 418 dormitory,1、Reading 2、New words 3、Explain these sentences in your own words 4、Questions,1、Therapy :a、the treatment of a physical problem or an illness 治疗，疗法,Eg :The next stage in the economic shock therapy will be freeing energy prices. 经济休克疗法的下一阶段将是放宽能源价格限制,经济学疗法的下一阶段,She is in therapy.她在接受心理治疗。,2、Prior a、adj. happening or existing before sth. Else or before a particular time先前的，较早的，在前的 Visits are by prior arrangement.参观需要事先安排。 b、Already existing and therefore more important.优先的，较重要的。,They have a prior claim to the property.,他们有权优先获得该处房产。,c、prior to :before sth During the week prior to the meeting.在开会前的一周内 d、n. prioress 小隐修院院长，会长，副院长。,3、Pitfall n. a danger or difficulty, especially one that is hidden or not obvious at first 危险，困难，（尤指）陷阱，隐患,The potential pitfalls of buying a house,购买房屋可能遇到的圈套,4、Complacency: a feeling of satisfaction with yourself or with a situation, so that you dont think any change is necessary自满，自得，自鸣得意,His early success as a writer led to complacency and arrogance.,他这个作家早年得志便自鸣得意，不可一世。 .,adj. complacent We must not become complacent about progress.我们决不能因为进步变得自满。,5、Strain :to try too hard or to make too great efforts过于努力,All the runners are straining to reach the finish line.,所有的赛跑运动员都努力到达终点。,You will learn to cope with the stresses and strains of public life.,你要学会怎样应付公众人物生活的紧张和辛劳。,1、Being “advanced” has its own pitfallsamong them complacency and pushing or forcing . As good students, they are inclined to make some mistakes. For instance, they may be too proud of the achievement they have reached and working too hard, or give themselves too great pressure.,3、As F.M Alexander,of the Alexander technique “Give up trying too hard, but never give up.” As F.M. Alexander once said to his students when they make excessive efforts and feel nervous, “Give up excessive efforts, but never give up making efforts.”,2、If you continually “hold on to it,” then youll only see what is presentd in terms of the old knowledge/framework and never really grow in new ways. If you stick to your old opinions all the time, you will never acquire new knowledge and structures.,How do you understand the statement that “To learn, is to open oneself.”? It implies that if you want to broaden your vision and enlarge the scope of your knowledge, you should dare to break the traditional rules and stereotype in acquiring knowledge. If you never give up the old framework, you will never absorb the new knowledge. So its advisable that you are modest to learn new ideas from others, then you can develop yourself gradually.,Thank you !,