A. Irony--- the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect反话，讽刺
B. confusion ---uncertainty about what is happening, intended, or required 不确定；疑惑
2. Work banishes those three great evils: boredom, vice ,and poverty. (Voltaire, French Philosopher) 工作撵跑三个魔鬼：无聊，堕落和贫穷。(法国哲学家 伏尔泰)
3.To youth I have three words of counsel ---work, work and work. (Otto Btismarck, Greman statesman) 对于青年，我的忠告只有三个词——工作，工作，工作。(德国政治家 俾斯 麦.O.)
A. debating--- debate:argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner争论，讨论 B. thinking C. writing
Contemplation---noun. the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time注视，凝视
要从事伟大的工作，一个人必须既非常勤劳又非常空闲。(美国教育家 勃特勒.S.)
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1. There was a smile of contentment on the teacher's face when he saw
the students' performance in the speech contest.
C. satisfaction--- fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this满意，满足
contentment ---noun. a state of happiness and satisfaction满意；满足
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4.I do not like work ---no man does --but I like what is in the work ----the chance to find your self. (Conrad Joseph, British novelist)
我不喜欢工作——没有人会喜欢工作。但是我喜欢在所从事的工作中——找到发现自 己的机会。(英国小说家 约瑟夫.C.)
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4.A nurse has many duties to fulfill in caring for the
sick. A.provide--- verb. make available for use; supply提供，
Unit 4 Why iPeople Work
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Famous Sayings:
1. Work is the grand cure for all the maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind. (Thoas Carlyle, British historian) 工作是良药，能医治一切困扰人的疾苦。(英国历史学家 卡莱尔.T.)
C. wrote
Accumulated---gather together or acquire an increasing number or
quantity of聚集；积累
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3.Many philosophers spend much of their time in
contemplat2.He gradually accumulated a large number of books.
A.collected--- adjective. (of a person) not perturbed or distracted （人）镇静的；泰然自若的
B. appreciated--- appreciable [əˈpriːʃəb(ə)l] adjective. large or important enough to be noticed大得（或重要得）可察觉到的，相当可 观的
5.One of the symptoms of approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's .work is terribly important, and that to take a holiday would bring all kinds of disaster, If I were a medical man , I should precribe a holiday to many patient who consicered his work important. (Bernard Russell, British philosopher)
神经即将崩溃的症状之一是相信自己的工作极端重要，休假将会带来种种灾难。如果 我是医生，我给这样的病人开的药方是：休假。(英国哲学家 罗素.B.)
6.To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious. (Samuel Bubler, American educator)