现代大学英语精读4 unit6 groundless beliefs 课件.ppt

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1、GroundlessBeliefsground:(usu.pl.)thefoundation/underlyingconditionforanargument,abelief,oranaction;acauseorgoodreasonforsth.Whatwerehisgroundsforwantingadivorce?Neitherstatementcanbefaultedonthegroundsthatitisinaccurate.(Lesson3)Onthegroundsofsth.:根据。。。、以。。。为理由Heresignedonthegroundsofill-h

2、ealth.groundless:notbasedonreasonorevidencegroundlessoptimismOurfearsprovedgroundless.Proposition:view,idea,assertionTheirtheoryisfoundedontwooftheirpropositions.Infuturewearegoingtofollowthepractice—untilitbecomesahabit—ofclassifyingpropositionsaccordingtotheirgrounds.Classifyingpropositi

3、onsaccordingtotheirgroundsisimportantbecausepeopleveryoftenbasetheirjudgmentofpropositionsaccordingtotheirpopularity,usefulness,sourceofauthorityaswellastotheirpersonaltaste.Theydonotalwaysacceptbeliefsbecausetheyaretrue.Oftentheyacceptthembecausetheirbeliefsservetheirimmediatepurpose,orbe

4、causetheysoundnice,orbecauseitiseasierorsafertoacceptthem.takethispracticeasaguideabaseforanargumentComeacross:tomeet,todiscoversth.orsb.bychance偶然遇到、发现。。。beastonishedat:beverysurprisedatmetwith:encountered;experiencedclassas:classifyassimilarusagetobeastonishedat;tobesurprisedat;tobealarm

5、edat;tobeamazedat;tobeastoundedattoclassas;toregardas;todescribeas;toacceptas;toviewas;toconceiveas;torecognizeasTheyrestuponmeretradition,oronsb.’sbareassertionunsupportedbyevenashadowofproof…Theyareonlybasedontradition,oronsomebody’sassertion,butarenotsupportedevenbytheleastamountofproof

6、.这些说法仅仅是基于传统或者是一些人毫无证据的断言。strongstatementswithoutthesupportofprooftheslightesttraceoftobebasedon基于bareassertion:strongstatementswithoutthesupportofproofbare:a.naked;notcoveredwithorprotectedbyanything;empty;justefficient,mere…e.g.barearm/feetwalls没有任何装饰的墙necessities最基本的必需品facts纯粹的事实thebare

7、branchesofwintertreesThefridgewascompletelybare.冰箱里一点吃的也没有。Phrases:withyourbarehands:withoutweaponsortoolsbareyoursoul:totellyourdeepestandmostprivatefeelingsbareyourteeth:toshowyourteethinafierceandthreateningwaybarefaced:showingthatyoudonotcareaboutoffending