【正文】 guments to the contrary. 盡管她竭力說她很快樂，可我知道她并不幸福。 3. … that automatically sanctions workaholism. (Para. 3) sanction: vt. officially accept or approve of sth. They officially sanctioned the project. 他們正式批準(zhǔn)了這項計劃。 Language Points 1. Working hard involves being anized, focused, getting a lot of work done, ... (Para. 2) involve: vt. have as a necessary part or result。 10. e in appear。 6. tend to do sth. be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic 傾向于，易于，往往會 She tends not to go away in the summer. 她夏天通常不外出。s suffering from it. 他做了一個錯誤的決定；現(xiàn)在正自食其果。 reasonable 合理的，明智的 There must be a perfectly rational explanation for what happened. 對所發(fā)生的事一定有一個非常合理的解釋。s handling of the affair. 對政府處理此事的情況，我們要求有一個獨立觀察員。 Can you remend me a good hotel in the city? 你能給我介紹一家城里的好旅館嗎 ? 13. “If there is one word that should be substituted for stress, it’s control.” (Para. 13) Meaning: We should take control of ourselves instead of suffering from stress. substitute (for): 1) v. replace (with) They substituted red balls for blue, to see if the baby would notice. 他們用紅色球代替藍色球，看看嬰兒是否注意到了。 9. “… they have no pass in life. And they give the same emphasis to a traffic jam that they give a family argument,”…(Para. 10) Meaning: These people have no way to know the right direction they should follow in life. And they get equally angry about a traffic jam and about a family quarrel. “Compass” refers to a device used to find direction. In this sentence “pass” is used in its figurative sense. 10. … give the same emphasis to … (Para. 10) emphasis: n. special or extra importance that is given to one part of sth. In Japanese society there is a lot of emphasis on academic success. 日本社會特別強調(diào)學(xué)業(yè)的成功。 4. It creates many short circuits, and that causes crazy heart rhythms. (Para. 5) Meaning: Damaged heart muscles cause the heart a lot of problems, which result in irregular heart beat. short circuit: a faulty electrical connection that makes the current flow along the wrong path and so usually puts the power supply out of operation. Here the expression is used in its figurative sense to mean a problem that may cause the heart to function irregularly. 5. He attributes some of the cause to stress. (Para. 6) Meaning: He believes that, to some extent, stress is the cause for his heart trouble. attribute…to… : say that a situation or event is caused by sth. They attributed their success to their teacher’s encouragement. 他們把成 功歸因于老師的鼓勵。 The expression “beyond control” means the same as “out of control”. He lost position through situations beyond his control. 他因無法控制局勢而丟了烏紗帽。 I have priority over you in my demand. 我的要求比你的優(yōu)先。s in a better temper. 等她心情好一點的時候再問她。 The suggestion caused a stir of interest in the class. 這建議在班級里激起了很大興趣。 8. stir v. 1).move (sth.) in a round motion through a liquid or mixture 攪和，攪拌，拌勻 Use a spoon to stir the sauce. 用調(diào)羹來攪拌調(diào)料。 a. in or ing from the inside 內(nèi)部的 The interior walls have pictures on them. 內(nèi)墻上掛著畫。 5. attribute vt. (used in the phrase: ~ sth. to sb. / sth.) regard sth. as belonging to, caused by or produced by sb./sth. 把……歸因于，把……歸咎于 She attributes her success to hard work and a bit of luck. 她把她的成功歸于努力和小小的運氣。你還在等那電話嗎？ 2). stretched tight 拉緊的，繃緊的 You cannot play the piano properly if your fingers are too tense. 如果你的手指太僵直，就彈不好鋼琴。 The policeman overwhelmed the robber by holding his arm. 警察抓住搶劫者的胳膊制服了他。 2). defeat 勝過，擊敗 They were overwhelmed by the enemy. 他們被敵軍擊敗了。 You seem very tense. Are you still waiting for that phone call? 你看來很緊張。 They both eat to excess. 他們倆都吃得太多了。 This house has a modern interior. 這所房子的內(nèi)部裝修很現(xiàn)代化。 Each union chooses several delegates to the yearly meeting. 每個工會選出幾位代表參加年度會議。 fuss 激動；騷亂，動亂 The news caused quite a stir in the village. 這條消息在村子里引起了很大的騷動。 Ask her when she39。 2). [U] the state or right of ing before others in position or time 居先，優(yōu)先（權(quán)） Official business takes priority over personal requests. 公事應(yīng)放在私事之上。 After that package is put on a truck, when it is delivered is out of my control. 包裹被送上卡車后，什么時候發(fā)貨我就管不了了。 She’s very keen on sport: among other things, she plays tennis twice a week. 她非常喜愛體育運動 : 除了其他活 動外 , 她每星期打兩次網(wǎng)球。 When he told her how much it cost, she blew her top. 當(dāng)他告訴她東西的價格時，她大發(fā)脾氣。 2) praise sth. or sb. as suitable for a purpose or for a post They remend her for the job. 他們推薦她做這項工作。 2). not unfairly influenced by the people 無偏見的，中立的 We demand an independent observer for the government39。 having mon sense。 now he39。s been trying to finish writing up his paper. 前幾個星期他一直工作到深夜， 因為他正努力完成他的論文。 9. tie to cause to be connected with or dependent on 使聯(lián)系在一起；使依附于 Canada is tightly tied to American 。t really want to put all my eggs in one basket. 我正在申請幾項工作，因為我不想把所有的希望寄托在一家公司上。 His character has several different dimensions. 他的性格是多方面的。 to the contrary: showing that the opposite is true I’ll e next month, unless you write to the contrary. 我下個月來，除非你寫信叫我不要來。 2) n. a danger or risk There are many serious health hazards associated with smoking. 許多嚴重危害健康的情況都與吸煙有關(guān)。 The poison was discharged into the river and killed all the fish. 毒物排放到河里，把魚都毒死了。 10. They equate selfworth and success with hard work. (Para. 7) equate… with …: connect in mind。 They denied this to be the case. 他們否認這是實情。 Prejudice on grounds of race is the most basic denial of equal opportunities. 種族歧視是對機會均等的根本否定。 15. … summarize some psychology experts. (Para. 10) Here again there is a case of inversion. summarize: vt. make a brief statement of the main points He summarized the book in 10 pages. 他用了十頁的篇幅把這本書作了歸納。 They described him as a man of means. 他們將他形容成一個富翁。t react. 她打他，罵他，但他沒還手。 She tensed up as the car turned. 汽車轉(zhuǎn)向時，她緊張