( according to Dr. Maltz, our nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and a real one. In both cases, it reacts automatically to information that we give it. And it reacts to what we think or imagine to be true. Besides, daydreaming builds new “memories” in the brain. These positive memories improve our self-image, and this improved self-image may help bring about real success.)
Don’t allow pleasure to interfere with duty.
• interfere in: take part in it without being wanted 干预，干涉
Some people believe it’s not the church’s job to interfere in politics.
to daydream Part6 (13-14) Daydream a little each day but not be too
dependent on it.
Language points
1. amount to: (1) develop into, become
With her intelligence and talents, she should amount to something when she grows up. (2) add up to The debt amounts to $ one billion, and the company is about to go bankrupt. (3) be equal to
2. What happens if a person is not allowed to dream in his sleep? (He becomes tense and anxious. He becomes irritable. He has trouble concentrating and his mental health is temporarily damaged. In short, he cannot get the benefits of rest.)
3. What are the benefits of daydreaming according to researchers?
-- It’s a good means of relaxation and important to mental health;
-- It contributes to intellectual growth;
一听到我们的决定，他就愤怒得失去理智了。
7. conduct / carry out / make / perform experiments
8. reach / come to / arrive at / draw conclusions
9. Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming contributes to intellectual growth.
5. What is the procedure of creative daydreaming?
-- choose a time when you can be alone and undisturbed;
-- close your eyes;
-- let your imagination soar freely;
7. Why is it worthwhile to set aside a few minutes each day for daydreaming?
( because it may improve your physical and mental health, add much to the excitement and enjoyment of your life and even help you attain your desired goals.)
II. Warm-up questions
1. Why do people take a hostile attitude towards daydreaming? (because they think that daydreaming is a waste of time, an escape from real life and its duties.)
1) intellectual growth: the development of intelligence
2) contribute to: (1) help to bring about 促成
Unit 8
Daydream A Little
Introductory remarks
We often hear parents scold their children for daydreaming. And we often hear teachers ask the question “John, are you daydreaming?” with implied criticism. People usually take a hostile attitude towards daydreaming because they think daydreaming is a waste of time and it can be an escape. But daydreaming can also do us a lot of good. In this unit, the author tells us some of the conclusions researchers have reached about daydreaming, conclusions that may be very surprising to most of us.
-- It improves concentration, attention span, and the ability to get along with others;
-- It leads children to pay more attention to detail;
-- It makes children feel happier and work together better;
future lives. Part4 (9-10) the reason why a mental vision of success
would help to produce real success Part5 (11-12) the procedures or the steps of how
-- picture yourself as vividly as possible the way you want to be;
-- picture your desired goals as if you had already attained them;
-- go over all the details of this picture;
-- It seems to produce improved self-control and creative abilities;
-- It’s useful in shaping our future lives as we want them to be.
4. Why would positive daydreaming help produce real success according to Dr. Maltz?
6. go beyond: exceed, surpass The results of the experiment have gone beyond their expectations. On hearing our decision, his anger went beyond all reason.
He’s started walking to work with a view to cutting down expenses.
4 Attitudes towards daydreaming are changing in much the same way that attitudes towards night dreaming have changed.
S 他的建议等于是说工作还有改进的余地。 His suggestion amounts to saying that there is still room for improvement in the work.
2. hostile: unfriendly; showing a great amount of dislike
人们对白日做梦的态度正在改变，这与人们对夜间 做梦的看法的变化有非常相似之处。
5. interfere
(1) interfere with: hinder, be an obstacle to, affect 阻碍，影响
I hope that this misunderstanding will not interfere with our friendship.
You can’t blame your son for being so hostile towards / to you after the way you treated him.