Unit7Doesmoneymakeyouhappy?SecondeditionUnit7DoesmoneymakeyouhaWarm-upReadingLanguageinUseProjectCultureTipsDoesmoneymakeyouhappy?LearningtolearnHomeworkTableofContentsWarm-upReadingLanguageinUsePQUIZ:YouandMoneyWarm-upHowhappyareyouwithyourlife?Dothisquizandfindouthowhappyyoureallyare.1.Ifitwerepossibletogobackintime,howmuchofyourlifewouldyouchange?a.Everything.b.Almosteverything.c.Something.d.Almostnothing.e.Nothingatall.2.Ifyouhadenoughmoneyforplasticsurgery,howmuchofyourphysicalappearancewouldyouchange?a.Everything.b.Almosteverything.c.Something.d.Almostnothing.e.Nothingatall.QUIZ:YouandMoneyWarm-upHowQUIZ:YouandMoneyWarm-upHowhappyareyouwithyourlife?Dothisquizandfindouthowhappyyoureallyare.1.Ifitwerepossibletogobackintime,howmuchofyourlifewouldyouchange?a.Everything.b.Almosteverything.c.Something.d.Almostnothing.e.Nothingatall.2.Ifyouhadenoughmoneyforplasticsurgery,howmuchofyourphysicalappearancewouldyouchange?a.Everything.b.Almosteverything.c.Something.d.Almostnothing.e.Nothingatall.QUIZ:YouandMoneyWarm-upHowQUIZ:YouandMoneyWarm-up3.Ifyouweretocompareyourideaofthe“perfectlife”toyourcurrentcircumstances,howclosewouldyoupresentlybetotheideal?

a.Extremelyclose.b.Fairlyclose.c.Somewhatclose.d.Slightlyclose.e.Notatallclose.4.Howsatisfiedare youwith yourpersonalrelationshipsoverall(e.g.withyourfamily,friends,significantothers)?a.Extremelysatisfied.b.Fairlysatisfied.c.Neithersatisfiednordissatisfied.d.Fairlydissatisfied.e.Extremelydissatisfied.5.Howsatisfiedare youwith yourmajorchoice?a.Extremelysatisfied.b.Fairlysatisfied.c.Neithersatisfiednordissatisfied.d.Fairlydissatisfied.e.Extremelydissatisfied.QUIZ:YouandMoneyWarm-up3.IQUIZ:YouandMoneyWarm-up6.Intermsofyouroutlookonyourlife,youwouldcategorizeyourselfas.

a.atotaloptimistb.atotalpessimistc.somewhatinbetween7.Comparedtomostpeople,youwouldconsideryourself.a.muchmoreluckyb.moreluckyc.justasluckyd.lessluckye.muchlessluckyThegoalsthatyousetforyourselfaregenerally.a.easytoachieveb.challengingbutachievablec.verydifficulttoachieved.Idon’tsetgoalsformyselfQUIZ:YouandMoneyWarm-up6.IQUIZ:YouandMoneyWarm-up9.Youroverallstresslevelis

.a.extremelyhighb.fairlyhighc.moderated.fairlylowe.extremelylow10.Takingeverythingintoconsideration,howsatisfiedareyouwithyourlifeingeneral?a.Extremelysatisfied.b.Fairlysatisfied.c.Neithersatisfiednordissatisfied.d.Fairlydissatisfied.e.Extremelydissatisfied.QUIZ:YouandMoneyWarm-up9.Possibleinterpretationofthequiz.Warm-up?Moreathane:Yourscoreindicatesthatyouarequitehappywithyourlife.Evenifitdidn’tturnoutexactlyhowyoupictureditwould,therearelikelyveryfewthingsyou’dchange—orregretdoing!?Almostallc:Yourscoreindicatesthatyouaregenerallyhappywithyourlife,buttheremaybesomethingsthatyouwishyoucouldchangeorimprove.Whateverthecase,therearestepsyoucantaketoturnthatoccasionalfrownupsidedown.?Moreethana:Yourscoreindicatesthatoverall,youareratherunhappywithyourlife.Perhapsyou’verecentlygonethroughsometoughtimes,oryou’resimplyhavingabadday.Whateverthecase,therearestepsyoucantaketoturnthatfrownupsidedown.PossibleinterpretationoftheListentotwotalksaboutBritishpeople’slives.DavidJasperworksforaninternationalcompany,andhe’swellpaid;JohnCookworksasanaccountant.Listenandfillinthemissinginformation.Warm-upDavidJasper,aged45Workalawyer;work_________hoursHomelife_________children;_________seehischildren;_________ahouseinthesuburbofDallas;hiswife_________Freetimeplay_________notoften,_________todoleisureactivitiesIshehappy?ListentotwotalksaboutBritWarm-upJohnCook,aged40Workanaccountant;work_________Homelife_________childrenanda_________;relax_________or_________;_________friendstwiceaweekFreetime_________intherestaurants;gotosee_________;play_________regularly;dosome_________onweekendsIshehappy?ListentotwotalksaboutBritishpeople’slives.DavidJasperworksforaninternationalcompany,andhe’swellpaid;JohnCookworksasanaccountant.Listenandfillinthemissinginformation.Warm-upJohnCook,aged40ListWarm-upDavidJasper,aged45Workalawyer;worklonghoursHomelifetwochildren;rarelyseehischildren;ownahouseinthesuburbofDallas;hiswifeisahomedesignerFreetimeplaygolfnotoften,notmuchtimetodoleisureactivitiesIshehappy?

JohnCook,aged40Workanaccountant;worksteadilyHomelifetwochildrenandadog;relaxinfrontofthetelevisionorwatchavideo;meetfriendstwiceaweekFreetimeeatregularlyintherestaurants;gotoseeshows;playgolfregularly;dosomegardeningonweekendsIshehappy?Warm-upDavidJasper,aged45Warm-upScript:Interviewer:David,youarealawyer,workingforaninternationalcompany.Isthatcorrect?DavidJasper:Exactly.Iamalawyer.Igetpaidverywell,butIusuallyhavetoworklonghours.IworkforaninternationalcompanyinDallas,Texas,soItravelalotinmyjob.AtthemomentIamworkinginMexico,andnextweek,IamtravellingtoGermany.Interviewer:Oh,it’sgoodtoworkwhiletravellingwidely.Butisitgoodtoleaveawayfromyourfamilyforalongtime?Tellussomethingaboutyourfamily.DavidJasper:I’mmarriedandI’vegottwochildren,aged11and14.Irarelyseemychildrenbecausesomuchofmytimeisspentawayfromhome.I’vegotabeautifulhouseinthesuburbofDallas.It’sverybig,withfourbedrooms.Mywifeisahomedesigner.Interviewer:Aha,howdoyourelaxyourselfinyourfreetime?DavidJasper:IfI’mhomeattheweekend,mywifeandIsometimesplaygolf,butthatdoesn’thappenveryoften.Weneverhavemuchtimetorelaxtogether.Warm-upScript:Interviewer:DWarm-upScript:Interviewer:John,youareanaccountant,right?Whatdoyoudoexactly?JohnCook:Yes.Iamanaccountant.IhaveasteadyjobinanofficeinLondon.Iamresponsibleforlayingoutyearlyplanandmonitoringfinanceperformance,andsoon.Interviewer:Thatdoesn’tsoundquiteinteresting.Howaboutyourfamily?JohnCook:IliveinthesouthofEnglandbutnotinLondon.Iownacomfortablehouseandhavetwochildren.Mywifeisaninteriordesigner.Sherunsthehomeanddoesn’tearnasmuchasIdo.Ialsoownapet—adog,andtakeitforawalkeverydayafterwork.Interviewer:Quitehappy,ah?Howdoyourelaxinyourfreetime?JohnCook:Afteraharddayatwork,Irelaxinfrontofthetelevisionorwatchavideo.Imeetfriendsforadrinktwiceinthelocalpub.Ieatinrestaurantsregularly,gotoseeshows,andplaygolf.AndIdosomegardeningontheweekends.EveryyearIusuallygoonholidayabroadmorethanonce.Warm-upScript:Interviewer:JReadingTask1Pre-readingActivitiesTask2ReadingComprehensionTask3After-readingActivitiesReadingTask1Pre-readingActPre-readingActivitiesa.ThereisnodoubtthattheAmericaof2007isfarricherthantheAmericaof1977.Therehavebeenmanychangesbecauseofthis“richness”,forexample:Thehousesaregettingbigger.Therearemoreleisureactivities.Lifeisgettingaloteasierbecauseoflabour-savingmachines,suchasdishwasher,microwaveoven,etc.Pre-readingActivitiesa.ThereAnswerthefollowingquestions.B.In1977,asurveywasdonetofindouthowhappyAmericanswere.Thirtyyearslater,asimilarsurveywasdonetoseeifAmericanpeoplefelthappier.Thebelowaretheresultsofthetwosurveys.DoAmericanstodayfeelmuchhappierthan30yearsago?Pre-readingActivitiesAnswerthefollowingquestiReadingComprehensionTextLanguagepointsReadingComprehensionTextLanguThemoremoney,thehappier?Para.1-2TReadingComprehension

In1968,theAmericanPresidentRichardNixonsaid,“Inthenext20yearsweshallbecomemuchricher,butwillwereallybehappier?”ThewisdomofNixon’swordsisalmostaprovedtruth:beyondacertainpoint,whenpeople’sbasicneedsforfood,shelter,socialpositionandworkaremet,greaterwealthdoesnotbringmorehappiness.TheAmericaof2007isfarricherthantheAmericaof1977.Theaveragelifespanis78years,upfrom74years.Theirhomesarebiggerandcrowdedwithmoremodernhomeappliances(microwaveovens,personalcomputers,flat-panelTVs).Buttheirhappinesshasnotincreased.Themoremoney,thehappier?P

AccordingtoareportoftheNationalOpinionResearchCentreattheUniversityofChicago,in1977,35.7percentofAmericansratedthemselves“veryhappy”,53.2percentsaidtheywere“prettyhappy”and11.1percentsaidtheywere“nottoohappy”.In2007,thefiguresweresimilar:32.4percentratedthemselves“veryhappy”,55.9percentchose“prettyhappy”and11.7percentchose“nottoohappy”.Similarly,inmostdevelopedcountries,thedegreeofhappinesshasremainedthesamefordecades.Sowhydoesn’thappinessincreasewithmoney?Somescholarssaypeoplewantever-biggerhomes,becausetheirfriendshaveever-biggerhomes.Butthereisnoextrapleasureinowningthesebiggerhomes,becauseallourfriendshavethemtoo.Meanwhile,buyingthehousemaymakepeoplebecomemoreanxious;andtheymayregretsacrificingsomeleisure—workinghardertobuythebiggerhome.Greaterindividualwealthdoesnotbringgreaternationalwelfare.TReadingComprehensionPara.3-4AccordingtoareportofTReadingComprehensionMoreover,theAmericangovernmenthasignoredanotherimportantfact:peoplearenotonlynohappier,theyareinfactbecomingmentallyill.Oncesomeonehastheincomeofthoseamongthetoptwo-thirdsofadevelopednation,itmakesnodifferencetohisorherhappinessormentalhealth.A25-year-oldAmericantodayisbetweenthreeandtentimesmorelikelytobesufferingfrommajorsadfeelingsthanin1950.AnormalmodernNorthAmericanchildwouldbeconsideredasmentallyillbythe1950s

standards.Answeringthesamequestions,theaveragechildinthe1980sexperiencedasmuchanxietyaspatientsofmentalillnessinthe1950s.SimilarratesofincreaseofanxietyhavebeenfoundinBritainaswell.Para.5-6TReadingComprehensionMoreoverTReadingComprehensionIftheincreaseofmoneydoesnotbringmorehappiness,thenpersonalornationaleconomicgrowthshouldnotcontinuetobethemajorgoalofthemajorityofpeopleorpoliticiansindevelopednations.Ratherweshouldpaymoreattentiontothebasicneedsofchildren,especiallyinfants.Scientificevidencesuggeststhatitisthecarewereceiveinthefirstsixyears,notourgenes,thatmostdecidesourabilitytoenjoyourlife.Theearlierachildisneglectedortreatedrudely,orhasparentswhodivorced,thegreaterthechildsuffersfrommentaldisorderlaterinlife..Inconclusion,onceyourincomehasreachedacertainlevel,itisthequalityofyourearlycare,ratherthanmoremoney,thatdeterminesyourabilitytoenjoyyourlife.Para.7-9TReadingComprehensionIftLanguagePoints1.wisdom

n.goodsenseandjudgement,basedespeciallyonyourexperienceoflifee.g.Shegivesanexampleofbraveryandwisdom.LanguagePoints1.wisdomn.LanguagePoints2.shelter

n.

aplacetolive,consideredasoneofthebasicneedsoflifee.g.Theyareindesperateneedoffoodandshelter.LanguagePoints2.shelternLanguagePoints3.ratev.tothinkthatsomebodyorsomethinghasaparticularquality,valueorstandarde.g.Thefilmwasratedexcellentby90percentofchildren.n.ameasurementofthespeedatwhichsomethinghappense.g.Mostpeoplewalkatanaveragerateoffivekilometresanhour.LanguagePoints3.rateLanguagePoints4.sacrifice

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towillinglystophavingsomethingyouwantordoingsomethingyoulikeinordertogetsomethingmoreimportante.g.Shesacrificedapromisingcareertolookafterherkids.LanguagePoints4.sacrificevLanguagePoints5.standardn.

alevelofquality,skill,abilityorachievementbywhichsomeoneorsomethingisjudged,thatisconsideredtobenecessaryoracceptableinaparticularsituation

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Studentshavetoreachacertainstandardortheywon’tpass.standard:e.g.Livingstandards

haveimprovedoverthelastcentury.

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topaytoolittleattentiontosomethinge.g.

Manyoftheseideashavebeenneglectedbymodernhistorians.LanguagePoints6.neglectv.7.treatv.tobehaveinaparticularwaytowardssomebodye.g.

Shetreatsmelikeoneofthefamily.n.1)somethingspecialthatyougivesomeoneordoforthembecauseyouknowtheywillenjoyite.g.

Marrytookhersontothehistorymuseumasatreat.2)mytreat:(spoken)usedtotellsomeonethatyouwillpayforsomethingsuchasamealfortheme.g.

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treat.LanguagePoints7.treatLanguagePointsLanguagePoints8.determinev.todecideorarrangesomethingofficiallye.g.

Aninquirywassetuptodeterminethecauseoftheaccident.bedeterminedtodosomething.e.g.I’mdeterminedtosucceed.LanguagePoints8.determine財(cái)富越多就越幸福嗎？

美國總統(tǒng)理查德·尼克松1968年曾經(jīng)說過：“在未來的20年中，我們會(huì)變得越來越富有，但是我們會(huì)越來越幸福嗎？”尼克松話中所包含的哲理已經(jīng)基本上成為一個(gè)不爭的事實(shí)：超過某一個(gè)點(diǎn)，即當(dāng)人們對于食物、住所、社會(huì)地位和工作的基本要求得到滿足后，更多的財(cái)富并不能夠帶來更多的幸福。2007年的美國遠(yuǎn)比1977年的美國富有。人均壽命78歲，高于1977年的74歲。他們的房子變得更大，里面有更多的家用電器（微波爐、個(gè)人電腦、平板電視）。但是他們的幸福感并沒有增加。譯文財(cái)富越多就越幸福嗎？美國總統(tǒng)理查德·尼克松196譯文

芝加哥大學(xué)民意調(diào)查中心的一份報(bào)告指出：1977年的時(shí)候，35.7%的美國人認(rèn)為自己“非常幸?！保?3.2%認(rèn)為自己“比較幸?！?，還有11.1%則認(rèn)為自己“不是很幸福”。到了2007年，這組數(shù)據(jù)基本沒有變化：32.4%認(rèn)為自己“非常幸?！保?5.9%選擇“比較幸?！?，11.7%認(rèn)為自己“不是很幸?！?。同樣，在很多發(fā)達(dá)國家，幸福感在幾十年內(nèi)基本保持不變。為什么幸福感沒有與財(cái)富同步增長呢？一些學(xué)者認(rèn)為，人們想要越來越大的房子，因?yàn)樗麄兣笥训姆孔釉絹碓酱?。但是擁有這些大房子并不能給他們帶來更多的幸福，因?yàn)榕笥褌円灿羞@樣的房子。同時(shí)，因?yàn)橐I房子，人們變得更加焦慮。他們后悔自己犧牲掉一些休息時(shí)間——為了買更大的房子他們必須更努力地工作。越來越多的個(gè)人財(cái)富并不能帶來更強(qiáng)的國民幸福感。譯文芝加哥大學(xué)民意調(diào)查中心的一份報(bào)告指出：197譯文

此外，美國政府還忽視了另一個(gè)很重要的事實(shí)：人們不僅沒有感到更幸福，事實(shí)上他們在精神上變得不健康。在發(fā)達(dá)國家，一旦一個(gè)人的收入水平處于這個(gè)國家的前三分之二以內(nèi)，財(cái)富的增加與他的幸福感或者精神健康就沒有太大關(guān)系了。如今一個(gè)25歲的美國人感到非常悲傷的幾率是1950年時(shí)的3至10倍。如果按照20世紀(jì)50年代的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，現(xiàn)在正常的北美兒童將被認(rèn)為是精神不健康的。為什么這么說呢？回答相同的（問卷）問題，20世紀(jì)80年代普通兒童所經(jīng)歷的焦慮程度與20世紀(jì)50年代的精神病人一樣。類似的精神焦慮程度增加的現(xiàn)象在英國也同樣存在。譯文此外，美國政府還忽視了另一個(gè)很重要的事實(shí)：人們譯文

如果財(cái)富的增長并沒有帶來幸福感的增強(qiáng)，那么大部分民眾或者政治家就不應(yīng)該繼續(xù)以個(gè)人或者國家的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長作為自己的主要目標(biāo)，而是應(yīng)該更多地關(guān)注兒童，尤其是嬰幼兒的基本需求。

科學(xué)研究表明：我們能享受生活并不取決于我們的基因，而取決于生命最初的幾年中我們所受到的關(guān)愛。對一個(gè)兒童而言，他被忽視或受到粗魯對待或遭遇父母離異的年齡越小，他在未來生活中遭受精神失常的可能性就越大?？偠灾?，一旦你的收入達(dá)到一定水平，對你而言更重要的就是你早期得到的關(guān)愛的質(zhì)量，并非財(cái)富的增加，前者決定了你熱愛生活的能力。譯文如果財(cái)富的增長并沒有帶來幸福感的增強(qiáng)，After-readingActivitiesSomepeoplesay“Moneydoesnotbuyhappiness,”butotherssay“Moneymakestheworldgoround.”Whichdoyouagreewith?Why?Discusshowmoney(orlackofit!)affectsyourlife.Whatdoyouusuallydotogetoversadfeelings?Doesitworkwell?Shareitwithyourpartner.After-readingActivitiesSomepLanguageinUseTask1GrammarDevelopmentTask2VocabularyBuildingLanguageinUseTask1GrammarYoucanusethe“as...as...”structuretomeantwothingsarethesame,butthestructure“notas...as...”doesnotsimplymeanthetwothingsareNOTthesame.Studytheexamplesbelow:Myeyesightisasgoodasitwas.(Myeyesightwasgoodinthepast,anditisstillgoodnow.)Myeyesightisn’tasgoodasitwas.(Myeyesightwasgoodinthepast,butnowit’spoor.)Task1GrammarDevelopment：Negativeformofas...as...Youcanusethe“as...as...”A.Rewritethefollowingsentenceswithnotas…as….1.Myroomissmallerthanyours.____________________________2.Yougotupearlierthanher.____________________________3.Yougooutmoreoftenthanme.____________________________Myroomisnotasbigasyours.Shedidn’tgetupasearlyasyoudid.Idon’tgooutasoftenasyoudo.Task1GrammarDevelopment：Negativeformofas...as...A.Rewritethefollowingsente4.I’veknownherlongerthanyou.______________________________________5.She’sbraverthanyou._________________________6.Myhairisshorterthanyours.__________________________Youhaven’tknownheraslongasIhave.Youarenotasbraveasshe(is).Myhairisnotaslongasyours.Task1GrammarDevelopment：Negativeformofas...as...4.I’veknownherlongerthanasasthanasthanasTask1GrammarDevelopment：Negativeformofas...as...B.Fillintheblankswithasorthan.Thevillagegardensaren’tasgood

theyusedtobe.Hansisn’tasclever

hethinks.Waterisdenser

air.Thiswasaresultasbad

weexpected.Ican’twaitlonger

anhour.Iarrivedatthesametime

Tim.asasthanasthanasTask1GrammarGrammartips除上面提到的比較句式，表示等同關(guān)系的短語還有asmuch+n.+as，意思是“和……一樣”；或as＋adj.＋a/an＋n.，意思是“和……一樣”。例如：

Putasmuchsugarasyoulike.

你喜歡放多少糖就放多少吧。

I’masgoodacookassheis.

我和她一樣，都是出色的廚師。表示倍數(shù)關(guān)系的句型或詞組還有“倍數(shù)詞＋as＋adj.＋as”。例如：

Thegrassherewastwiceastallasthatintherestofthefield.

這里的草要比地里其他地方的草高一倍。

Thisbuildingisfourtimesashighasthatone.

這幢樓是那幢的四倍高。Grammartips除上面提到的比較句式，表示等同關(guān)系的Task2VocabularyBuilding:AntonymsAllthewordsinColumnAandColumnBhavesomethingtodowithmoney.MatchawordinColumnAwithitsclosestoppositeinColumnB.Useadictionarywherenecessary.Apoorluxurydeposit(v.)brand-newsavedebtincomeworthlessbeggarprofitBwastesecond-handwellofflosepaymentwithdrawpricelessmillionairenecessityloanTask2VocabularyBuilding:Al1.Jackcouldn’taffordabrandnewcar_________.2.Doyouseethatvase?Wethoughtitwasworthless.Ipaidonly50poundsforitinajumblesale,but_____________.3.Ithinkthatnowadaysacarisanecessity,butmygrandmothersays________.4.Mytwodaughtersaresodifferent.Oneregularlysavesherpocketmoney,theother__________.5.You’dneverbelievethatheusedtobeamillionaire.Now___________.6.Anna’salwayscomplainingaboutherlowincome,butcomparedtome___________.7.Theyusedtobeverypoorintheirchildhood.Therefore,they___________.8.Thereisverylittleprofitinsellingfarmproducts,so_____________.9.IfIpayallmydebts______________.10.Timwithdrewalargesumofmoneytoinvestinthestockmarketinthehopethat___________.Completethefollowingsentencesusingwordsfromtheaboveexercise.Task2VocabularyBuilding:Antonyms1.Jackcouldn’taffordabraPossibleanswers:Task2VocabularyBuilding:Antonyms1.butasecond-handcarisalsoOK2.scholarsprovedthatitistheonlyvaseleftfromtheSongDynasty,whichturnsouttobepriceless3.it’saluxury4.wastesonclothing,make-upsandcomputergames5.heisabeggar6.Sheisquitewell-off;shedoesn’thavetopaythehousingloantothebankeverymonth7.resolvedtoworkhardandnottobepooragain8.hewouldgetahandsomeprofitPossibleanswers:Task2VocabProjectThehappiestjobProjectThehappiestjobProjectStep1Whatdoyouthink?Youaregoingtolistentothreepeople’sopinionsonmoneyanditsrolesintheirlives.Theyareanaristocrat,adivorcedmumandataxman.Beforelistening,guesswhoarerichandwhoarepoor.Whatattitudedoyouthinkeachhastowardsmoney?Step2ListentotheirideasListenandfillinthemissinginformation.Step3WordsinyourheadsListenagain,andchoo