Unit 1 Changes in the Way We Live
Text A Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life
I. Language Study
1. get by: v. be good enough but not very good (para.1)
Examples：
1) I don’t earn a huge salary, but we get by.
2) 这对老夫妇靠这些退休金，有点难以维持生活。
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3) We can get by with four computers at the moment, but we'll need a couple more when the new staff members arrive.
2. frustration:n. the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something; the fact of being prevented from achieving what you are trying to achieve (para.1)
Examples:
1) I was practically screaming with frustration.
2) 对大多数人来说，生活充满挫折。_______________________________________
3) __________________________________ (人们经常有一种挫折感) that they are not being promoted quickly enough.
4) The frustration of his ambitions made him a bitter man.
Related phrases：
1)灰心丧气deep frustration
2)对付挫折的能力the ability to deal with frustration
3)计划受挫the frustration of one’s plan
4)遭受/忍受/避免挫折suffer/endure/avoid frustration
Word formation:
frustrate v.
frustrating / frustrated adj.
frustrate:v. if something frustrates you, it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want; (usually passive) to prevent someone’s plans, efforts, or attempts from succeeding
Examples:
1) The fact that he is working with amateurs really frustrates him.
2) The bad weather __________________________________ (使我们无法实现外出的愿望).
3) Heavy rain ___________________________________ (使我们的野餐计划无法实行).
4) The prisoner was frustrated in his attempt to escape by a watchful guard.
3. contentment: n. the state of being happy and satisfied (para.1)
Examples:
1) He found a feeling of deep contentment in reading books.
2) 人们在亲近大自然中享受安宁和满足。__________________________________________
3) He gave a sigh of contentment, and fell asleep.
Word formation:
content adj. & n.
content:adj. happy and satisfied; willing to do or accept something
n. the things that are inside a box, bag, room etc; the things that are written in a letter, book etc Examples:
1) Andy was a good husband, and Nicky was clearly very content.
2) We’ll be content with a respectable result in tomorrow’s match.
3) He is perfectly content to live in a hut and paint pictures all day.
4) The customs official rummaged through the contents of his briefcase.
5) She kept the contents of the letter a secret.
6) He cast his eye down the contents page.
