Nothing to sell and nothing to buy
It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort. Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us. There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service. The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop. Everyone has something to sell.
Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule. Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by. But real tramps are not beggars. They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others. In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity. A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him. He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences. He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but he is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people. His few material possession make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease. By having to sleep in the open, he gets far closer to the world of nature than most of us ever do. He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even in times of real need, do a little work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
●philosopher n. 哲學(xué)家
●wisdom n. 智慧
●priest n. 牧師
●spiritual adj. 精神上的
●grudge v. 不愿給，舍不得給
●surgeon n. 外科大夫
●passer-by (復(fù)數(shù)passers-by ) n. 過路人
●dignity n. 尊嚴(yán)
●deliberately adv. 故意地
●consequence n. 后果，結(jié)果
●afflict v. 使苦惱，折磨
●ease n. 容易
●nature n. 大自然
●contempt n. 蔑視
●envious adj. 嫉妒的
重點(diǎn)詞匯
1. philosopher n.哲學(xué)家
構(gòu)詞： 詞根phil (to love ,to like)+詞根soph(wise,wisdom)
聯(lián)想記憶：
philanthropist n. . phil(to love)+anthrop(people) +ist =慈善家，博愛的人
bibliophile n. biblio (book)+phile(to love) =書籍愛好者，書癡，藏書家
sophisticated adj. soph(wise)+ist+ic (adj.) 世故的，復(fù)雜的
2. wisdom n.智慧 (wise adj.英明的, 明智的, 聰明的)
-- He showed great wisdom in what he said and did . 他展示了非凡的智慧。
-- He is a man of wisdom. = He is a wise man.
cut one's wisdom teeth 開始懂事
3 spiritual adj.精神上的(adj.非物質(zhì)的, 精神的, 靈魂的)
n spiritual life 精神生活,
n spiritual need 精神上的需要
n one’s spiritual home 精神上的歸宿
鏈接詞匯
spirited adj.(常做定語)精神飽滿的, 生機(jī)勃勃的, 勇敢的
-- a spirited girl 一個(gè)勇敢的女孩
-- low-spirited 沮喪的, high-spirited 興奮的
-- public-spirited 熱心公益的, a spirited debate 熱烈的辯論
聯(lián)想記憶
mental adj.心理的, 智力的
-- mental labor 腦力勞動
physical adj.身體的, 物質(zhì)的, 自然的, 物理的
-- physical labor 體力勞動
spirituous adj.酒精的, 含酒精的(liquor n.酒類)
-- spirituous liquor 烈性酒
4 grudge v.不愿給, 舍不得給
句子：
I do not grudge him anything.
固定搭配
grudge doing sth.不愿意做……
He grudges buying drinks for people who earn twice as much as he does.
5 dignity n.尊嚴(yán)(高貴)
詞組
human/personal/national dignity 人格尊嚴(yán)/個(gè)人尊嚴(yán)/民族尊嚴(yán)
lose one's dignity 丟面子, 失去尊嚴(yán)
-- If you are afraid of losing your dignity, you can’t expect to learn to speak a foreign language.
-- Although she is very poor, she has not lost her dignity. 她雖然很窮, 但沒有失去她的尊嚴(yán)。
keep/stand on one's dignity 保持自已的尊嚴(yán)
beneath one’s dignity (idm) 不合自己的身份，有失身份
He will do nothing beneath his dignity.他決不做有失身份的事情。
pocket one's dignity [口]放下架子
with great dignity 儀態(tài)大方
-- Ladies and gentlemen should always act with great dignity.
太太先生們的舉止應(yīng)該總是十分端莊體面的。
鏈接詞匯
dignify vt.使有尊嚴(yán), 使高貴
dignified adj.高貴的，有尊嚴(yán)的
6 deliberately adv.故意地(深思熟慮的, 考慮周到的)
I don’t mean to hurt your feeling deliberately.
聯(lián)想記憶
on purpose adv.故意
-- He coughed on purpose to attract my attention.
7 consequence n.后果, 結(jié)果
詞組
as a consequence / in consequence 因此, 結(jié)果
--We hadn’t enough money to pay our bus fare,and in consequence we had to walk .
as a consequence of / in consequence of... 因?yàn)?..的緣故, 由于
--In consequence of your bad work I am forced to dismiss you.
--As a consequence of his laziness, he was fired.
take the consequences of… 承擔(dān)…責(zé)任
-- You have to take the consequences of the accidence.
8 afflict v.使苦惱, 折磨
be afflicted with… 受…的折磨
-- He is afflicted with a disease (n.疾病, 病)
affliction n.痛苦, 苦惱
afflictive adj.帶給人痛苦的, 苦惱的, 難受的
9 ease n.容易 ,安逸，舒適
固定搭配
with ease 熟練地, 輕而易舉地
--He passed the test with ease.
be/feel at ease 安逸, 自由自在
be/feel ill at ease 局促不安, 心神不寧
put sb. at his ease 使某人寬心, 使某人感到無拘無束
-- The manager put his shop assistants at their ease. (shop assistant n.店員)
take one's ease 安心, 放心
-- I take my ease to study English here.
10 contempt n.蔑視
固定搭配
in contempt of… 不顧…
-- In contempt of his father’s objection he went aboard.(objection n.反對)
hold/have sb. in contempt 鄙視某人 = look down upon sb
-- I hold him in contempt because he has nothing to do every day.
contemptible adj.可鄙的, 不齒的, 可輕視的
-- He is a contemptible person.
聯(lián)想記憶
contemptuous adj.輕蔑的, 傲慢的, 輕視的
despite n.輕視, 怨[憎]恨, 輕蔑, 侮辱
scorn(n.輕蔑, 嘲笑)
-- pour scorn on 不屑一顧, 嘲弄
scornful(adj.輕視的，藐視的)
-- Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold.
他輕蔑地看了她一眼, 告訴她說, 那件衣服賣出去了。
11 envious adj.嫉妒的(羨慕的)
-- be envious of sb for his success = be envious of sb's success
忌妒(羨慕)某人的成功
jealous adj.妒忌的, 羨慕的, 吃醋的
-- She is jealous of our success. 她嫉妒我們的成就。
練習(xí)
Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given.
1..He gave us an ______ (impression )speech.
2.She _____(device) a method for taking out dust easily.
3.He was my adviser in ______ (spirit) matters.
4.It was reported that a few _____ (passer-by) saw the accident.
5.A man’s _____ (dignify) depends not on his weath but on his character.
6.His illness is the ____ (consequent ) of overwork
7.They stopped to admire the beauties of ______ (natural)
It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort. Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us. There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service. The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop. Everyone has something to sell.
Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule. Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by. But real tramps are not beggars. They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others. In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity. A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him. He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences. He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but he is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people. His few material possession make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease. By having to sleep in the open, he gets far closer to the world of nature than most of us ever do. He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even in times of real need, do a little work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
●philosopher n. 哲學(xué)家
●wisdom n. 智慧
●priest n. 牧師
●spiritual adj. 精神上的
●grudge v. 不愿給，舍不得給
●surgeon n. 外科大夫
●passer-by (復(fù)數(shù)passers-by ) n. 過路人
●dignity n. 尊嚴(yán)
●deliberately adv. 故意地
●consequence n. 后果，結(jié)果
●afflict v. 使苦惱，折磨
●ease n. 容易
●nature n. 大自然
●contempt n. 蔑視
●envious adj. 嫉妒的
重點(diǎn)詞匯
1. philosopher n.哲學(xué)家
構(gòu)詞： 詞根phil (to love ,to like)+詞根soph(wise,wisdom)
聯(lián)想記憶：
philanthropist n. . phil(to love)+anthrop(people) +ist =慈善家，博愛的人
bibliophile n. biblio (book)+phile(to love) =書籍愛好者，書癡，藏書家
sophisticated adj. soph(wise)+ist+ic (adj.) 世故的，復(fù)雜的
2. wisdom n.智慧 (wise adj.英明的, 明智的, 聰明的)
-- He showed great wisdom in what he said and did . 他展示了非凡的智慧。
-- He is a man of wisdom. = He is a wise man.
cut one's wisdom teeth 開始懂事
3 spiritual adj.精神上的(adj.非物質(zhì)的, 精神的, 靈魂的)
n spiritual life 精神生活,
n spiritual need 精神上的需要
n one’s spiritual home 精神上的歸宿
鏈接詞匯
spirited adj.(常做定語)精神飽滿的, 生機(jī)勃勃的, 勇敢的
-- a spirited girl 一個(gè)勇敢的女孩
-- low-spirited 沮喪的, high-spirited 興奮的
-- public-spirited 熱心公益的, a spirited debate 熱烈的辯論
聯(lián)想記憶
mental adj.心理的, 智力的
-- mental labor 腦力勞動
physical adj.身體的, 物質(zhì)的, 自然的, 物理的
-- physical labor 體力勞動
spirituous adj.酒精的, 含酒精的(liquor n.酒類)
-- spirituous liquor 烈性酒
4 grudge v.不愿給, 舍不得給
句子：
I do not grudge him anything.
固定搭配
grudge doing sth.不愿意做……
He grudges buying drinks for people who earn twice as much as he does.
5 dignity n.尊嚴(yán)(高貴)
詞組
human/personal/national dignity 人格尊嚴(yán)/個(gè)人尊嚴(yán)/民族尊嚴(yán)
lose one's dignity 丟面子, 失去尊嚴(yán)
-- If you are afraid of losing your dignity, you can’t expect to learn to speak a foreign language.
-- Although she is very poor, she has not lost her dignity. 她雖然很窮, 但沒有失去她的尊嚴(yán)。
keep/stand on one's dignity 保持自已的尊嚴(yán)
beneath one’s dignity (idm) 不合自己的身份，有失身份
He will do nothing beneath his dignity.他決不做有失身份的事情。
pocket one's dignity [口]放下架子
with great dignity 儀態(tài)大方
-- Ladies and gentlemen should always act with great dignity.
太太先生們的舉止應(yīng)該總是十分端莊體面的。
鏈接詞匯
dignify vt.使有尊嚴(yán), 使高貴
dignified adj.高貴的，有尊嚴(yán)的
6 deliberately adv.故意地(深思熟慮的, 考慮周到的)
I don’t mean to hurt your feeling deliberately.
聯(lián)想記憶
on purpose adv.故意
-- He coughed on purpose to attract my attention.
7 consequence n.后果, 結(jié)果
詞組
as a consequence / in consequence 因此, 結(jié)果
--We hadn’t enough money to pay our bus fare,and in consequence we had to walk .
as a consequence of / in consequence of... 因?yàn)?..的緣故, 由于
--In consequence of your bad work I am forced to dismiss you.
--As a consequence of his laziness, he was fired.
take the consequences of… 承擔(dān)…責(zé)任
-- You have to take the consequences of the accidence.
8 afflict v.使苦惱, 折磨
be afflicted with… 受…的折磨
-- He is afflicted with a disease (n.疾病, 病)
affliction n.痛苦, 苦惱
afflictive adj.帶給人痛苦的, 苦惱的, 難受的
9 ease n.容易 ,安逸，舒適
固定搭配
with ease 熟練地, 輕而易舉地
--He passed the test with ease.
be/feel at ease 安逸, 自由自在
be/feel ill at ease 局促不安, 心神不寧
put sb. at his ease 使某人寬心, 使某人感到無拘無束
-- The manager put his shop assistants at their ease. (shop assistant n.店員)
take one's ease 安心, 放心
-- I take my ease to study English here.
10 contempt n.蔑視
固定搭配
in contempt of… 不顧…
-- In contempt of his father’s objection he went aboard.(objection n.反對)
hold/have sb. in contempt 鄙視某人 = look down upon sb
-- I hold him in contempt because he has nothing to do every day.
contemptible adj.可鄙的, 不齒的, 可輕視的
-- He is a contemptible person.
聯(lián)想記憶
contemptuous adj.輕蔑的, 傲慢的, 輕視的
despite n.輕視, 怨[憎]恨, 輕蔑, 侮辱
scorn(n.輕蔑, 嘲笑)
-- pour scorn on 不屑一顧, 嘲弄
scornful(adj.輕視的，藐視的)
-- Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold.
他輕蔑地看了她一眼, 告訴她說, 那件衣服賣出去了。
11 envious adj.嫉妒的(羨慕的)
-- be envious of sb for his success = be envious of sb's success
忌妒(羨慕)某人的成功
jealous adj.妒忌的, 羨慕的, 吃醋的
-- She is jealous of our success. 她嫉妒我們的成就。
練習(xí)
Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given.
1..He gave us an ______ (impression )speech.
2.She _____(device) a method for taking out dust easily.
3.He was my adviser in ______ (spirit) matters.
4.It was reported that a few _____ (passer-by) saw the accident.
5.A man’s _____ (dignify) depends not on his weath but on his character.
6.His illness is the ____ (consequent ) of overwork
7.They stopped to admire the beauties of ______ (natural)