1、Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy 不卖也不买 Philosopher n.哲学家 philosophy 哲学 Wisdom n.智慧（wise adj.英明的,明智的,）-He showed great wisdom.他展示了非凡的智慧。-He is a man of wisdom.=He is a wise man.cut ones wisdom teeth 开始懂事 Spiritual adj.精神上的（adj.非物质的,灵魂的）-Spiritual life 精神生活,spiritual need 精神上的需要 spirited a
2、dj.精神饱满的,生机勃勃的,勇敢的-a spirited girl 一个勇敢的女孩-low-spirited 沮丧的,high-spirited 兴奋的-public-spirited 热心公益的,a spirited debate 热烈的辩论 mental adj.心理的,智力的 physical adj.身体的,物质的,自然的,物理的 grudge v.不愿给,舍不得给 surgeon n.外科大夫 passer-by n.过路人（复数 passers-by）dignity n.尊严（高贵）lose ones dignity 丢面子,失去尊严-If you are afraid of l
3、osing your dignity,you cant expect to learn to speak a foreign language.Keep/stand on ones dignity 保持自已的尊严 pocket ones dignity 口放下架子 Dignify vt.使有尊严,使高贵 Dignified adj.高贵的，有尊严的 deliberately adv.故意地（深思熟虑的,on purpose adv.故意-He coughed on purpose to attract my attention consequence n.后果,结果 in consequenc
4、e 因此,结果 in consequence of.因为.的缘故,由于 take the consequences of 承担责任-You have to take the consequences of the accidence.Result 一种特殊的行动、运行或过程的结果 Effect n.结果,效果,作用,影响 Outcome n.结果,成果（自然的结果）-The outcome of the election was in doubt then.当时大选的结果还看不准。afflict v.使苦恼,折磨 be afflicted with 受的折磨-He is afflicted w
5、ith a disease(n.疾病,病)affliction n.痛苦,苦恼 afflictive adj.带给人痛苦的,苦恼的,难受的 ease n.容易 with ease 熟练地,轻而易举地 at ease 安逸,自由自在 be/feel ill at ease 局促不安,心神不宁 put sb.at his ease 使某人宽心,使某人感到无拘无束-The manager put his shop assistants at their ease.（shop assistant n.店员）take ones ease 安心,放心 -I take my ease to study En
6、glish here.contempt n.蔑视 in contempt of 不顾 -In contempt of his fathers objection he went aboard.（objection n.反对）hold/have sb.in contempt 鄙视某人=look down upon sb Contemptible adj.可鄙的,不齿的,可轻视的 -He is a contemptible person.envious adj.嫉妒的（羡慕的）-be envious of sb for his success =be envious of sbs success
7、忌妒(羡慕)某人的成功 jealous adj.妒忌的,羡慕的,吃醋的 -She is jealous of our success.她嫉妒我们的成就。补充词汇 Tramp vt.vt.徒步走,徒步旅行 Tramp n.步行,徒步旅行,徒步旅行者 Tramp n.流浪者,乞丐,妓女 Comfort n.安慰,舒适 Material adj.物质的 n.材料,原料 Goods n.商品,货物补充词汇 Willing adj.乐意的,自愿的 Willingly adv.自动地,欣然地 Precise adj.恰好的,精确的,准确的 Precisely adv.正好,恰恰,精确地,准确地 Socie
8、ty n.社会 Skill n.技巧,技艺,技能,(专门)技术 General adj.一般的,普通的补充词汇Rule n.常例,习惯,规律 n.规则,惯例Arouse vt.唤醒,唤起,鼓励,引起Independence n.独立,自主Sacrifice v.牺牲,献出 n.牺牲,献身Choose vt.vi.（chose,chosen,choosing）挑选,选择Aware adj.知道的,明白的,意识到的Anxiety n.忧虑,焦急It has been said that everyone lives by selling something It is said that 据说 L
9、ive by 以某种职业为生 Live on 依靠某种食物维持生命,或靠某人生活。-Sheep and cows live on grasses.-He lives chiefly on fruit.（Chiefly adv.首要,主要地）-Though he is over thirty,he still lives on his parents.In the light of this statement,teachers live by selling knowledge,philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spir
10、itual comfort.In the light of 按照,根据,考虑到,从.的观点In the light of=according to=taking into account-The theory has been abandoned in the light of modern discovery.In accordance with.依照(用在法律上,更加正式)-In accordance with the lawThough it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money,
11、it isextremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us.in terms of 按照,在.方面,就而言,关于-He thinks of every thing in terms of peoples interests.(n.利益)他依据(按照)人民的利益考虑任何事。In terms of =in respect of（关于,就来说）,with respect to（关于,至于,谈到）=in/with regard to（关于）,as regards（关于,至
12、于）There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives,yet wemight grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.There are times when 有的时候 Would表达一种心理的愿望,并不表示过去。Grudge vt.吝啬,不愿给,勉强给-I grudge wasting time on this.我不愿在这件事上浪费时间。-He grudge payi
13、ng so much money for such bad food.The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goodsare paid for at a shop.Everyone has something to sell.The conditions of society are such =Such are the conditions of societyTramps seem to be the only exception to this gen
14、eral 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.Require sth fromIn seeking independence,they do not sacrifice their human dignity.In seeking independence =In the course
15、 of seeking independence-In speaking to him,I found that he stammers.（v.口吃,结巴着说出）On和动名词搭配,表示一就-On crossing the hall,I noticed my shoes was undone.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 t
16、he 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.be free from 不受的影响,免于.（=without）-The old lady is never free from pain.-free from error 没有错误,free from anxiety 没有忧虑-He is leading a life free from care and
17、 anxieties.Care（n.烦恼,忧虑）anxiety（n.忧虑,焦急,渴望,热望）His few material possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease.Make it possible for sb to do sthBy 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 occasio
18、nally to keep himself alive;he may even,in times of real need,do a little work;but he will never sacrifice his freedom.keep oneself alive 为了生存We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars,buthow many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way oflife and their freedom from care?With+名词（表示具有、带有）-How many of us can honestly say that we wouldnt like to learn English well?
