课前想一想
1.Warren Buffet has multiple identities:he is a millionaire, an investor, a philan-thropist, etc. Which one has impressed you the most?
2. What's the meaning of "antithesis"?
词汇装备库
1.philanthropy/fɪ'lænθrəpi/
(n.)慈善，慈善事业
2.philanthropist/fɪ'lænθrəpɪst/(n.)慈善家
Warren Buffet is a wealthy busi-nessman and philanthropist.
沃伦·巴菲特是一位富有的商人和慈善家。
3.vaccine/væk'si:n/(n.)疫苗
4.antithesis/æn'tɪθəsɪs/(n.)正相反；对立；对照
He is the exact antithesis of what I find attractive in men.
我认为男性应有的魅力他一点都没有。
5.agnostic/æg'nɑ:stɪk/(n.)不可知论者(对神存在与否不能肯定或认为不可知）
6.diminution/,dɪmɪ'nu:ʃn/
(n.)减少；降低
Regular exercise can result in a general diminution in stress levels.
经常锻炼可以全面缓解精神压力。
词句兵工厂
If you try to give it out, you get more back. If you try to hang onto it, you lose it.
如果你对人有爱，你会得到更多的爱。如果你紧抓不放，你就会失去。
Note:
1.give...out分发，把...送出
The teacher gave out the exam papers.
老师分发考卷。
2.hang onto...保留，保存
Why are you hanging onto all this junk in the basement?
你为什么要把这些破烂留在地下室？
词句兵工厂
He went dark, essentially, quiet and inward, for a certain amount of time.
他当时一度陷入黑暗，安静而内向。
Note:
1.go dark沉默寡言，把自己封闭起来
2.inward/'ɪnwərd/
(adj.)里面的；内心的
inward feelings 内心感受
Her calm expression hid her inward panic.
她平静的表情掩盖了内心的恐慌。
*反义词：outward外表的，外面的
If he is suffering, he certainly shows no outward sign of it.
即便他很痛苦，他也肯定一点儿不会表露出来。
词句兵工厂
It was completely out of the blue. I mean amazing.
完全出乎意料，真是神奇。
Note:
1.out of the blue 出乎意料地；突然
She had no idea that anything was wrong until he announced out of the blue that he wanted a divorce.
直到他突然宣布要离婚，她才知道出了什么事。
It's amazing,a long-unseen friend appeared out of the blue.
很神奇，一个久违的朋友突然出现了。
词句兵工厂
So, it's silly for me to not transfer that utility to people who can use it. It's doing me no good.
所以不把有用的东西给可以使用的人是很愚蠢的。它对我没有用。
Note:
1.silly/'sɪli/(adj.)愚蠢的，傻的
a silly mistake 一个愚蠢的错误
a silly idea 一个愚蠢的想法
Don't do that, you silly boy!
不要那么干，你这个傻小子！
2.utility/ju:'tɪləti/
(n.)有用性；(尤指）实用性
If a commodity doesn't have the ability to satisfy your wants, it has no utility for you.
如果一件商品没有能力满足你的需求，它对你来说就没有实用性。
3.do no good 没用，没有好处
You can get mad at me if you like,but it will do no good.
如果你愿意的话，你可以生我的气，但这没有用。
词句兵工厂
But physically, I'm pretty well depreci-ated. I'm getting down to salvage value.但在身体上，我已经没有什么价值了。
我仅剩一点残值。
Note:
1.physically/fɪzɪkli/(adv.)肉体地，身体上地
2.depreciate/dɪ'pri:jieɪt/(v.)(尤指随时间的推移）(使）贬值，(使）跌价
New cars start to depreciate as soon as they are on the road.
新车一上路就开始贬值。
*反义词是 appreciate,表示涨价，增值
The value of our house has appreciat-ed by 50 percent in the last two years过去两年我们房子的价格上涨了50%。
3.get down to sth开始认真对待某事，开始努力做某事
I've got a lot of work to do, but I can't seem to get down to it .
我有好多工作要做，可我好像就是没法安下心来去做。
4.salvage/sælvɪdʒ/(n.)打捞，抢救；从灾难事故中抢救出来的东西
salvage value 残值，残余价值
Store damaged furniture may have
a salvage value.
存放损坏的家具可能具有残值。
语法轻知识
The prefix "anti-"
Marker sentence:
And the fact that I married somebody who makes just piles of money is really the antithesis of what I ever thought事实是，我的结婚对象赚了大笔的钱，与我所想简直相互对立。
antithesis的意思是正相反，对立。
She is slim and shy-the very an-tithesis of her sister.
她身材苗条，性格朕膜，正好和她姐姐相反。
anti-作为英语中的一个前缀，来源于希腊语。表示“反对，相反”。以下是几个anti-做前缀的单词：
1.antipathy厌恶；反感
Despite the deep antipathies be-tween them, the two sides have man-aged to negotiate an agreement.
尽管双方芥蒂很深，但还是设法通过谈判达成了一项协议。
2.antiwar反战的
an antiwar movement 反战运动
Antiwar passions began to heat up in that country.
反战情绪在那个国家变得激烈起来。
anti在元音字母和辅音字母h前时，字母说落，变成ant。例如：
antonym反义词
*补充：synonym同义词
Please write down the synonym and antonym of this word.
请写出这个词的同义词和反义词。
实战练兵场
(2009年5月CATT|三级笔译实务）Last Friday an advisory panel to the European Environment Agency issued an extraordinary scientific opinion The European Union should suspend its goal of having 10 percent of transportation fuel made from biofuel by 2020.
重点解析：
advisory给予意见的
pane专家小组
the European Environment Agency 欧洲环境署
issue发布，发行
suspend停止，暂停，中止
transportation fuel 运输燃料
biofuel生物燃料
参考译文：
上周五，欧洲环境署下属的一个顾问小组提出了一个非同寻常的科学建议：欧盟应终止其2020年生物燃油占交通运输所需燃料百分之十的目标。
文化加油站
Talk show 小贴士
1. Money represents power, love, joy,and so much more.
金钱代表着权力、爱情、快乐和许多其他的东西。
2. For some, money is just a necessity,they want to have just enough to meet life's basic needs.
对于有些人来说，金钱只是一种必需品，能满足他们基本的生活需求就够了。
necessity/nəsesə'ti/(n.)必需的东西
3. Some may think money is almighty.有些人可能认为金钱是万能的。
almighty/ɔ:l'maɪti/(adj.)全能的，万能的，有无限权力的
4. Money increases the chances of love, and love decreases the need for money.
金钱能够提升获得爱情的几率，爱情也能够减少对金钱的需求。
主题打包盒
1.苏西的去世对巴菲特打击很大，他一度陷入了黑暗，但最后他终于走出了悲伤。随后，他决定把自己的大部分财产捐给慈善机构，这一无私善举获得了人们的广泛称赞。对于巴菲特来说，他99%的财富都是用不到的，因此他选择将这些金钱送给需要的人。
2.巴菲特有很多身份：他是亿万富翁、投资者，也是一个慈善家，但他说，他的志向是做一名老师。如今，这位比吃风云的股神已经年迈，但他不畏惧死亡，依然热爱生活、享受生活。