UNIT 5 Great People Lesson 33 What Does Life Mean?

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[0:00.946]UNIT 5 第五单元
[0:02.521]Great People 伟人
[0:04.285]Lesson 33: 第三十三课：
[0:06.091]What Does Life Mean? 人生意味着什么？
[0:08.785]THINK ABOUT IT!
[0:10.323]Do you have a happy life?
[0:12.434]Why or why not?
[0:15.457]What are your dreams² for the future³?
[0:18.728]What is Wang Mei's idea about "success⁴ in life"?
[0:23.609]So Many Questions! 如此多的问题！
[0:26.139]Let's think of some questions about life, Wang Mei. 王梅，我们来想想关于人生的问题吧。
[0:29.276]Okay. 好的。
[0:30.177]Here's one: how do we succeed⁵ in life? 这儿有一个：我们在生活中是怎样成功的？
[0:34.233]I like that question. 我喜欢这个问题。
[0:35.845]What do you think is the answer? 你认为答案是什么？
[0:37.924]I think that you will succeed if you work hard. 我想如果你努力的话，就会成功。
[0:41.390]I wonder⁶ what my mother and grandfather will say. 我想知道我的妈妈和外公会怎样说。
[0:44.995]Here's another question: what is success? 另一个问题：什么是成功？
[0:48.548]Does it mean that you're rich or famous⁷? 成功意味着你富有或出名吗？
[0:50.940]Is that success? 那是成功吗？
[0:52.673]I don't know. 我不知道。
[0:54.042]Let's write down that question. 我们把那个问题写下来吧。
[0:56.416]Can you think of any more? 你能想出更多的吗？
[0:58.548]Sure! 当然！
[0:59.501]Why are people different from animals? 为什么人与动物不同？
[1:02.118]If we didn't have language¹⁰, could¹¹ we think? 如果没有了语言，我们可以思考吗？
[1:05.238]Do animals think? 动物会思考吗？
[1:06.919]What makes us happy? 什么令我们开心？
[1:08.600]Do we need to be happy? 我们需要开心吗？
[1:10.541]Why are some people in the world very poor? 为什么世界上一些人非常贫穷？
[1:13.297]Can we understand everything about the world? 我们能明白世界上一切吗？
[1:16.035]Why are there people? 为什么会有人类？
[1:17.682]Are there people on other worlds? 别的星球有人类吗？
[1:19.833]Will the future be better than today? 将来会比现在更好吗？
[1:22.044]Stop! 停！
[1:23.203]I can't write that fast! 我写不了那么快！
[1:26.229]PROJECT¹³
[1:27.605]WHAT IS THE MEANING¹⁴ OF LIFE?
[1:30.407]What does life mean?
[1:32.638]Not the word "life"!
[1:34.426]I don't want you to look up "life" in the dictionary¹⁵.
[1:38.256]I want you to think about this: why are we alive¹⁶?
[1:43.478]With a group of classmates, think of some questions about life.
[1:49.254]What do you want to know about life?
[1:52.641]Make a list of questions and then, as¹² a group, choose your Top Five Questions.
[2:00.000]Write them down.
[2:01.772]Take the Top Five Questions home.
[2:05.064]Ask your parents, or grandparents¹⁷, for their answers to the Top Five Questions.
[2:12.169]Write down their answers.
[2:14.780]Discuss the answers with your group.
[2:17.455]Now, think!
[2:18.895]What did⁹ you learn from this project?
[2:21.490]On your own⁸, write a paragraph¹⁸ about it.
[2:25.236]Do we need to learn new things?
[2:28.322]What do you think?
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1 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

2 dreams   

n.梦( dream的名词复数 )；出神；梦幻状态；抱负v.做梦，向往( dream的第三人称单数 )；想到，料到；[常用于疑问句或否定句]考虑到，想到，料到；虚度（光阴），（在空想中）度过（时间），迷迷糊糊地度过（与 away,out 连用）

参考例句：

• Dreamers do not always remember their dreams. 做梦的人并不总能记住自己的梦。
• Dreams can be a rich source of inspiration for an artist. 梦境可以成为艺术家灵感的丰富源泉。

3 future   

adj.将来的，未来的；n.将来，未来

参考例句：

• We are still on the way of future.我们还在未来的路上。
• We all work hard in the interests of our future.我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作。

4 success   

n.成就，成功

参考例句：

• The party looks like being a success after all.无论怎么说这次聚会看起来是成功的。
• All in all,it has been a great success.总的来说，非常成功。

5 succeed   

vt.成功，继承，继续；vi.接替，有作为

参考例句：

• It was a good try but it didn't succeed.这是一个很好的尝试，但没有成功。
• If he has no children, who will succeed?如果他没有孩子，谁将继位？

6 wonder   

v.惊奇；惊讶；(对...)感到怀疑

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is late.我想知道他为什么迟到。
• No wonder it's a wonder.怪不得这是一个奇迹。

7 famous   

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的

参考例句：

• The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
• He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。

8 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

9 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

10 language   

n.语言

参考例句：

• Is English a hard language to learn?英语是一种难学的语言吗？
• Language is a wonderful thing.语言是极好的东西。

11 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

12 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

13 project   

n.（学校的)课题，作业；项目，计划；方案；工程

参考例句：

• The project will start next year.这项工程明年上马。
• I'm doing a project on Chinese history.我正在做一个有关中国历史的研究课题。

14 meaning   

n.意义，含意，目的，意图；adj.意味深长的

参考例句：

• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。
• Could you catch her meaning?你明白她的意思吗？

15 dictionary   

n.词典，字典，辞典

参考例句：

• I have a new dictionary.我有一本新字典。
• This is a very good dictionary.这是一本非常好的词典。

16 alive   

adj.活着的

参考例句：

• Was the lion alive or dead?这只狮子是死或活？
• He is still alive.他仍然活着。

17 grandparents   

n.祖父母；外祖父母

参考例句：

• I often visit my grandparents.我常常去看望祖父母。
• My grandparents live in shanghai.我的祖父母住在上海。

18 paragraph   

n.段落，短评；vt.将…分段，分段落；vi.写短评

参考例句：

• Each paragraph begins on a new line.每段都另起一行。
• There's a paragraph on the matter in the paper.报纸对这件事有一短篇报道。