Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buyI. New words and expression 生词和短语A) Wisdom n.智慧（wise adj.英明的, 明智的, 聪明的）cut one’s wisdom teeth 开始懂事-- He showed great wisdom. 他展示了非凡的智慧。
-- He is a man of wisdom. = He is a wise man.Spiritual adj.精神上的adj.非物质的, 精神的, 灵魂的）Spiritual life精神生活, spiritual need 精神上的需要physical adj.身体的, 物质的, 自然的, 物理的spirited adj.精神饱满的, 生机勃勃的, 勇敢的-- a spirited girl 一个勇敢的女孩low-spirited 沮丧的, high-spirited 兴奋的, public-spirited 热心公益的,a spirited debate 热烈的辩论mental adj.心理的, 智力的spirituous adj.酒精的, 含酒精的（liquor n.酒类）-- spirituous liquor 烈性酒C) dignity n. respect that other people have for you or you have for yourself尊严（高贵）lose one’s dignity 丢面子, 失去尊严If you are afraid of losing your dignity, you can’t expect to learn to speak a foreign language.你要是怕丢面子就别指望学好外语。
Although she is very poor, she has not lost her dignity. 她虽然很穷, 但没有失去她的尊严。
Keep/stand on one’s dignity 保持自已的尊严pocket one’s dignity [口]放下架子with great dignity 仪态大方-- Ladies and gentlemen should always act with great dignity. 太太先生们的举止应该总是十分端庄体面的。
Dignify vt. Make sth or sb 使有尊严, 使高贵; Dignified adj.高贵的，有尊严的D) deliberately adv. intentionally故意地（深思熟虑的, 考虑周到的）on purpose adv.故意He coughed on purpose to attract my attention.E) consequence n.后果, 结果; in consequence 因此, 结果in consequence of... 因为...的缘故, 由于take the consequences of…承担…责任You have to take the consequences of the accidence.Result 一种特殊的行动、运行或过程的结果Effect n.结果, 效果, 作用, 影响Outcome n.结果, 成果（自然的结果）-- The outcome of the election was in doubt then. 当时大选的结果还看不准。
F) afflict v. (fml)to make sb suffer either physical disease or mental problem使苦恼, 对…折磨; be afflicted with…受…的折磨He is afflicted with a disease (n.疾病, 病)The disease mainly afflict men between 35-45 years old. 这种疾病主要发生在….身上。
affliction n.痛苦, 苦恼; afflictive adj.带给人痛苦的, 苦恼的, 难受的G) ease n.容易; with ease: without difficulties 熟练地, 轻而易举地He won the competition with ease. 轻而易举的就赢得了比赛at ease 安逸, 自由自在; be/feel ill at ease 局促不安, 心神不宁put sb. at his ease 使某人宽心, 使某人感到无拘无束The manager put his shop assistants at their ease. （shop assistant n.店员）take one’s ease 安心, 放心-- I take my ease to study English here.H) contempt n.蔑视，鄙视; in contempt of…不顾…In contempt of his father’s objection he went aboard.（objection n.反对）hold/have sb. in contempt 鄙视某人= look down upon sbI hold him in contempt because he has nothing to do every day.Contemptible adj.可鄙的, 不齿的, 可轻视的-- He is a contemptible person.Contemptuous adj.轻蔑的, 傲慢的, 轻视的Contemptuously==with contemptDespite n.轻视, 怨[憎]恨, 轻蔑, 侮辱Scorn（n.轻蔑, 嘲笑）-- pour scorn on 不屑一顾, 嘲弄Scornful（adj.轻视的，藐视的）-- Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. 他轻蔑地看了她一眼, 告诉她说, 那件衣服卖出去了。
I) envious adj.嫉妒的（羡慕的）envy n. v.be envious of sb for his success = be envious of sb’s success.忌妒(羡慕)某人的成功jealous adj.妒忌的, 羡慕的, 吃醋的be jealous of (want sth that other people have)强调对对手的恶意。
She is jealous of our success. 她嫉妒我们的成就。
1. value: worth2. estimate: assess3. perform: do4. possess: have, own5. grudge: to be unwilling to6. precisely: exactly7. skills: abilitiesText 课文What is the most important thing for a tramp? Freedom is the most important.There are two paragraphs, in the second one involves the tramp, but the first sentence of the 2nd paragraph “Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule”, which the first paragraph talked about tells us the necessity of the first paragraph. The beginning of the first paragraph It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. 开宗民意. The last sentence又重申Everyone has something to sell. Actually the second paragraph explain why Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule. It explained how they are different from all of us especially beggar.☻1. It has been said that everyone lives by selling something.It is said that…据说…Live by doing sth: keep sb alive by doing sth 求生课文后面出现了：He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep himself alive.=…by stealing, …Live by = to make enough money to feed oneselfLive by…以某种职业为生; Live on…依*某种食物维持生命, 或*某人生活。
Sheep and cows live on grasses. He lives chiefly on fruit. （Chiefly adv.首要, 主要地）Though he is over thirty, he still lives on his parents.☻2. In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort. 鉴于这种说法In the light of…considering, because of 鉴于，按照, 根据, 考虑到, 从...的观点In the light of the recent accident, we are considering our decision. 由于最近的事故，我们在重新考虑…In the light of = according to = taking into accountThe theory has been abandoned in the light of modern discovery.In the light of the evidence it was decided to take the manufacturers to court.(n.法院, 庭院)In accordance with... 依照…(用在法律上, 更加正式)In accordance with the law, In accordance with the regulation (n.规则, 规章)☻3. Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money（如果按照金钱来衡量）, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us.in terms of: according to 按照, 在...方面, 就…而言, 关于In terms of the customer satisfaction, the policy should not be criticized. 如果从让顾客满意的角度讲，这个政策并没有什么可批评的。