Unit 4Society of HumanityWarm-up Questions 预热提问1. It is said humanity is the quality of being kind, thoughtful, and sympathetic towards others. Do you agree? Whats your opinion?2. Nowadays Monday seems the hardest time for people to spend during a week. Are you feeling depressed on Monday? Does “Blue Monday” really exist?Section A Read Fast 一睹为快 Passage ATopic-oriented Lead-in 抛砖引玉Happy time is always short and fleeting. After the relaxing weekends, Monday is often regarded as a blue day by office workers among whom there are a bit of strange depressing bitterness in their mind. Nowadays, Monday seems the hardest time for people to spend during a week, which is vividly described by net friends as: “Monday again, in such situation, the feeling to go to work with burden in heart is just like going to visit a grave to honor the memory of the dead.”Are you feeling depressed on Monday? You are really happy today when you get rid of yesterdays depression! But perhaps it is the most depressing day for you to face up tomorrow. Monday is not as hard to spend as expected in our mind. In fact, depression is always full of our daily life. For most people Monday means again stepping into a familiar depressing situation with great pressure and a lot of things to do in their work. Why are you often feeling much more depressed and nervous on Monday? What should we do to make Monday a pleasant day to enjoy? The answer is never to give up to it. There is nothing except our courage to hold a piece of clean, enjoyable sky with a lot of pleasure.Does “Blue Monday” Really Exist?Bank of New Words 词库宝典1. wretched / retid / adj. very unhappy; in a very low spirits不幸的；沮丧的 I feel really confused and wretched.我觉得十分迷惘，难过极了。The wretched look on the little girls face made him sorry.小女孩脸上痛苦的表情让他很难受。2. dismal / dizml / adj. lacking hope or happiness；gloomy 凄凉的；忧郁的 It was a dismal failure.这是个让人沮丧的失败。You cant occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.不要终日陷在阴郁的思绪中。3. formulate / f:mjuleit / v. invent and prepare (a plan, suggestion, etc.); express in an exact way 规划；确切地阐述 Little by little, he formulated his plan for escape.他一点一点地设计构思出了逃跑的方案。I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas.他陈述观点的方式让我印象深刻。4. elapse / ilps / v. (of time ) pass by （时间）逝去，流逝 Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest.从他被捕至今已经过去48小时了。But that time can elapse quickly with footballers.但是对职业球员来说，这个时间有可能会非常短暂。5. deleterious / delitiris / adj. harmful 有害的 Petty crime is having a deleterious effect on community life.轻微罪行正对社区生活产生有害影响。Gene therapy refers to the technology of inserting genes into the patients cells to knock off their deleterious traits.基因治疗指将基因注入患者细胞内这一技术，进而消除有害症状。6. all-too-often / :l tu: fn / adv. always，often 时常；常常 The holiday season is traditionally a time of family get-togethers and social events, but all-too-often its marred by tragic accidents.节假日是一个家庭集会及社会活动的传统时间，但通常也会被一些悲惨的事故所破坏。7. ascertain / stein / v. discover; to make certain 弄清，确定，查明 Through doing this, the teacher will be able to ascertain the extent to which the child understands what he is reading.这样一来，老师就能确定孩子们对他所读的内容理解多少了。Once they had ascertained that he was not a spy, they agreed to release him.一旦确认他并非间谍，他们即同意将他释放。8. trying / traii / adj. difficult, worrying, or annoying令人难于忍受的；磨练人的 Support from those closest to you is vital in these trying times.在这些困难的时刻，最亲近的人给予你的支持至关重要。The whole business has been very trying.整个事情一直令人非常头疼。Phrases and Expressions 短语平台1. put out 出版；发布 I put out a brief statement saying I would try again next year.我发表了一份简短的声明，表示下一年将再次尝试。S & P recently put out a list of potential problems for the U. S. credit markets and economy.标准普尔公司最近发布了一份美国信贷市场和经济存在的潜在问题的清单。2. take into account 考虑到 Parents do have to take into account all the little things: do not make the child lose his confidence.家长所做的一切事情都要顾及到一点：不要使孩子失去对自己的信心。You really have to take into account what your social norm is and where you live.你真的要考虑你的社会规范和你的居住地点。3. back up 支持His employers, Norfolk social services, backed him up.他的雇主诺福克社会服务中心给予了他支持。He cites several examples to back up his argument.他引用了几个例子来支持自己的观点。4. let alone 更不用说，还不算；何况；别说 Protecting the air, let alone improving it, is a challenge.别说要改善空气了，现在就是保护它也很难。The baby cant even walk, let alone learn to dance.这孩子连走路都不会，更不要说去学跳舞了。5. look back on 回顾 I always look back on those happy days I spent at college.我总是回想起我在大学里度过的快乐时光。When I look back on my years there, I think I was lucky to be