1Unit5WhenworkisapleasurePART1UnderstandingandLearningOverviewThisunitcentersonthetopicofwork-anindispensablepartofindividuallives.Workmayservedifferentpurposesandhavedifferentmeaningstodifferentpeople.TextAargues,bydifferentiatingamongwork,labor,andplay,thatinterestandenjoymentinworkareimportantforthebenefitofbothindividualsandsociety.TextB,bytellingusastoryofashoemakerandtheauthor,stimulatesthoughtsonbuildingatraditionofworkingwithpride,self-esteem,andresponsibility.Alloftheseelements,asshowninbothtexts,cannotbeachievedinajobthatisdonemerelyforthesakeofmoney.Concerningthewritingstyle,TextAisdevelopedmainlybymeansofcontrasts,whichareeffectivelyusedtohighlight,pointbypoint,thedifferencesbetweenworkersandlaborers.TextB,bymeansofnarrationthroughtheuseofthefirstperson“I”andwithdetaileddescriptionandlivelyconversations,givesthereadersastrongfeelingofbeingpersonallyonthescene,andachievestheeffectofgreatvividness.Inorderforstudentstogetastrongunderstandingoftheunitthemeandfosteragoodattitudetowardwork,theteachershouldencouragethought-provokingdiscussionsandactivities.Thetopicsforthediscussionsmayincludewhywework,howwecanfosterloveforwork,howweachievehappinessatwork,etc.Possibleactivitiesarepeerinterviews,retellingofTextB,questionnairesurveytogaugethehappinesslevelofaspecificoccupationandtoworkouthowtoachievegreaterhappinessatwork.SectionAWillyoubeaworkeroralabor?Backgroundinformation1continuingeducationContinuingeducationreferstotheeducationforadults,usuallyinclassesthatareheldintheeveningandespeciallyonsubjectsthatarerelatedtotheirjobs.2experientiallearningExperientiallearningistheprocessofmakingmeaningfromdirectexperience.Itislearningthroughreflectionondoing,whichisoftencontrastedwithrotelearning(死记硬背).Experientiallearningfocusesonthelearningprocessfortheindividua1.Anexampleofexperientiallearningisgoingtothezooandlearningthroughobservation2andinteractionwiththezooenvironment,asopposedtoreadingaboutanimalsfromabook.Thus,onemakesdiscoveriesandexperimentswithknowledgefirsthand,insteadofhearingorreadingaboutothers’experiences.Detailedstudyofthetext1Inasocietywhereslaveryinthestrictsensehasbeenabolished,thesocialindicationsaroundwork,thevalueofworkandthesalary,havedegradedmanylaborersintomodernslaves-“wageslaves”.(Para.1)Meaning:Inasocietywhereslavery,strictlyspeaking,hasbeenputtoanend,thesocialstatusofwork,thevalueofworkandthesalary,havemademanylaborersbecomemodernslaves-“wageslaves”.★degrade:vt.treatsb.withoutrespectandmakethemloserespectforthemselves贬低(某人);羞辱(某人)Theexaminationsupervisorwarnedstudentsnottodegradethemselvesbycheatingontheexam.监考老师警告学生不要在考试中舞弊,以免自取其辱。Note“Wagesslaves”herereferstothosewhoworkforthemerepurposeofearningawage.2Peopleareconsideredlaborersiftheirjobhasanadverseeffectonthem,yettheyfeelcompelledtocontinueworkingbythenecessityofconformingtosocietalexpectationsandearningtherevenuetosupportthemselvesandtheirfamilies.(Para.2)Meaning:Peopleareconsideredlaborersiftheirjobhasabadornegativeeffectonthem,buttheyareforcedtoworkbecausetheywanttomeettheexpectationsofthesocietyandearnsomemoneytosupportthemselvesandtheirfamilies.★adverse:a..notgoodorfavorable不利的;反对的;反面的Economistsfearthatanyconflictbetweenthetwocountriescouldhaveadverseeffectsonglobalfinancialmarkets.经济学家们担心两国之间的任何冲突都可能对全球金融...