新世纪大学英语综合教程3课后答案Unit6

新世纪大学英语综合教程3课后答案Unit1-Unit8

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Book Three

Unit Six: Happiness

Part I Get Started

Section A Discussion

▇ Sit in groups of threes or fours and discuss the following questions.

1. Are you happy with your college life? Why or why not?

2. What was the happiest moment in your life as far as you can remember?

3. Can money alone bring happiness? Why or why not?

▇ Answers for reference:

1. I feel happy with my college life. Away from my parents, I m learning to live independently and I enjoy a lot of freedom that I have never experienced before. My life at college is easy and carefree. The teachers are professional and my classmates are friendly and helpful. I have access to lots of modern facilities and I can take part in many interesting activities. So I regard college life as the most enjoyable period in my life.

I m not feeling so happy, because I m not used to the heavy work load and I feel lonely, homesick or bored with school life that has lasted for over ten years.

2. (Open.)

3. Yes. Because I think money is just like a magic wand (魔杖) that can change everything in the world today. It can bring you all you want, including happiness.

No. We cannot deny the fact that money is important. It can help keep us free from want and ensure a happy life. But happiness is based on both material and spiritual welfare. The sense of achievement and self-fulfillment sometimes brings us even greater satisfaction. Money does contribute to material welfare. Yet, material welfare alone cannot bring us happiness.

Section B Quotes

▇Study the following quotes about happiness. Which quote(s) do you like best? Why?

⊙Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

—— Aristotle

Interpretation:

This quotation reveals the important role of happiness in human life. It is human nature to seek and enjoy happiness. Otherwise, human existence would be aimless and meaningless.

Aristotle

About Aristotle:

Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC): a student of Plato and a famous ancient Greek philosopher. During his life, he wrote numerous books on logic (逻辑学), natural science, ethics (伦理学), politics, and rhetoric (修辞学), etc. His works include Physics, On the Soul (《论灵魂》), Posterior Analytics (《后分析篇》), History

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新世纪大学英语综合教程3课后答案Unit1-Unit8

Animals (《动物志》), Politics, Rhetoric, Poetics (《诗学》), etc. Aristotle is considered to be one of the greatest thinkers of Europe and his works are still widely quoted today.

⊙We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.

—— George Bernard Shaw

Interpretation:

Shaw reminds us that we have two identities both as producer and as consumer. We should produce wealth first and then enjoy it. It is also true of happiness.

George Bernard Shaw

About George Bernard Shaw:

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950): an Irish writer famous especially for his plays, which criticize society and the moral values of the time. His best known works include the historical plays Caesar and Cleopatra (《恺撒和克娄巴特拉》) and St Joan (《圣女贞德》), and the comedy Pygmalion (《皮格马利翁》), which was later turned into the popular musical show My Fair Lady (《窈窕淑女》).

⊙Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

—— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Interpretation:

According to Roosevelt, money alone does not mean happiness. True happiness comes when one has succeeded in doing something or when one has done something that has not been done before. The sense of achievement and job satisfaction will bring you immense happiness.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

About Franklin D. Roosevelt:

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945): the thirty-second president of the US, from 1933 to 1945. He helped to end the Great Depression (经济大萧条) by starting the New Deal (新政), a program of social and economic changes. He also tried to give support to the Allies (同盟国) without getting the US involved in World War II, but when Japan attacked the US in 1941, he was forced to get the country to join the war. During his lifetime Roosevelt was elected President of the US four times.

⊙The surest way to happiness is to lose yourself in a cause greater than yourself. The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.

—— James M. Barrie

Interpretation:

Barrie believes that we should indulge ourselves in a right cause—a cause that is greater than ourselves. Once we have chosen the right cause, we should learn to love it and pursue it resolutely. If we are dedicated to what we feel obliged to do, we will surely do it well and the resulting sense of fulfillment

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新世纪大学英语综合教程3课后答案Unit1-Unit8

happiness.

James M. Barrie

About James M. Barrie:

James M. Barrie (1860-1937): a Scottish playwright and novelist. He is best remembered for his play Peter Pan (《彼得·潘》), a supernatural fantasy about a boy who refuses to grow up.

Section C Watching and Discussion

▇Watch the following video clip “Is Culture a Factor in How We View Happiness?” and do the tasks that follow:

1. Lynn Ianni (Psychotherapist) gives expert advice on happiness in the video. Pay attention to what she says and fill in the missing words.

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