新世纪大学英语（第二版)综合教程第2册Unit5

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1、Unit5TheValueofLifeGetStartedListenandRespondOptionalClassroomActivitiesEnhanceYourLanguageAwarenessReadandExploreSitingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1.Areyouenjoyingcollegelifeatpresent?2.Whatdoyouappreciatemostinthisworld?Why?3.Whatspecificgoalsdoyouhaveinlif

2、e?4.Whatcanyoudotomakeyourlifemorevaluableandmeaningful?Studythefollowingquotesaboutthevalueoflife.Whichquotedoyoulikebest?Why?Thepurposeoflifeisalifeofpurpose.—RobertByrneClickPictureInterpretation:Weneedtoknowwhatweliveforandalwaysbearinmindthepurposeoflife.Ifwejustdriftalongwith

3、outanypurposeinmind,ourliveswilljustbewastedexistences.Wemakealivingbywhatweget;wemakealifebywhatwegive.—WinstonChurchillClickPictureInterpretation:Wecannotsurvivewithoutfood,clothesandotherthingswecanget.Butaworthylifedoesnotdependonhowmuchwecanget;ratheritdependsonhowmuchwecangive

4、others.Giving,ratherthantaking,makesusdifferentfromotheranimals.Liveasifyourweretodietomorrow.Learnasifyouweretoliveforever.—MahatmaGandhiClickPictureInterpretation:Ifwewereawarethatourlifespanisratherlimited,wewouldtrytospenditonmoremeaningfulthingsandrefusetowasteourtime.Whenitcom

5、estolearning,weshouldneverstopthequestforknowledge,asifwewereimmortal.Thereareonlytwowaystoliveyourlife.Oneisasthoughnothingisamiracle.Theotherisasthougheverythingisamiracle.—AlbertEinsteinClickPictureInterpretation:Everyonecanlivebutonce.Butlifecanbeverydifferentbecauseofthediffere

6、ntattitudestowardslife.Whenwetakeeverythingforgranted,wewillfindlifeverydull.Ifwechoosetoappreciatewhatevercomesourway,wewillbeabletofindthetruevalueoflife.Amanwhodarestowasteonehouroftimehasnotdiscoveredthevalueoflife.—CharlesDarwinClickPictureInterpretation:Ifwereallylovelifeandun

7、derstanditstruevalue,wewouldn’twasteanytimeontrivialthings.Watchthefollowingvideoclip“HelenKellerSpeaksOut”andthencompletethetasksthatfollow:clickhere1.WhatissoremarkableaboutHelenKelleraccordingtothevideo?Sheisdeafandblind,butdependingontouch,tasteandsmell,andthehelpofAnne,herteach

8、er,shemanagestolear