新视角研究生英语读说写六单元答案ppt课件.ppt

Exercises
prehension
Structure of the Text
Unit 6: Exercises
Vocabulary
Cloze
Translation
Unit 6: prehension
1. At the very beginning of the article, the author points out: “ambition is a quality that is hard to praise and easy to deplore”. Why does he say so? And how is this related to the fact that presently many people are doubtful about ambition? What belief do these people hold about ambition?
Because ambition is “an unrelenting oppressor, which robs us of time and peace of mind”, meaning that ambition can mercilessly cause people much distress and suffering, driving them to work overtime with little time left for leisure and relaxation and filling their minds with dissatisfaction, worry and anxiety. This is especially true in economically booming periods such as the present when there are more opportunities alluring people. As a result, presently many people are doubtful about ambition, believing that ambition has e too hard to control and is forcing us to make too great efforts and hold too strong desires which will finally destroy ourselves.
Reference
Ex. I, ~115
Unit 6: prehension
2. In paragraphs 2 and 3, the author cites some examples to show that ambition is not merely the pursuit of wealth, actually people from every walk of life have their own ambition to achieve. What different ambitions do different people have? According to the author, which of them is monly shared by people? And what role does money play in its fulfillment?
Unit 6: prehension
The author cites four examples:
1) Al Gore’s ambition is to be elected American president;
2) America’puter moguls’ ambition is to control the nation’s cyberagenda;
3) American football players’ ambition is to score a touchdown;
4) Most people’s ambition is to search for status symbols that separate them from the crowd. The last one is monly shared by people. Money is not the only way but surely the mon way to realize this ambition, as it can easily change into some other symbol of identit