tend— 2. to move or develop one’s course in a certain direction Examples: Housing prices are tending upwards. I think they will tend towards stricter controls.

19.Take control of— to have the power to make decisions about sth. and decide what should happen

Examples: George took control of the business after his father died.

Power is the ultimate wealth, as it gives you the ability to influence others and take control of situations.

20 relief—n. 1. a feeling of comfort when sth. frightening, worrying, or painful has ended or has not happened

Examples: This medicine will give you some relief. Much to my relief, her injuries were only slight. — n. 2. help for people in trouble Examples:

The government sent relief to the people who lost their home in the flood. They’ve started a relief fund for the refugees. 21 insomnia— n. habitual inability to sleep Examples: Insomnia is my greatest inspiration.

People who have insomnia never feel that their mind is clear. 22 grind

Example: Some people grind their teeth while they are asleep. He ground his teeth in frustration.

— v. 1. to rub one’s upper and lower teeth together, making a noise We grind the wheat to make flour.

The mill was used for grinding corn in the 17th century.

— v. 2. to crush into small pieces or into powder by pressing between hard surfaces

23commission— v. to formally ask sb. to write an official report, produce a work of art for you. Examples: Macmillan commissioned her to illustrate a book by Spike Milligan. We have commissioned a full survey of the property.

— n. a group of people who have been given the official job of finding out about sth. or controlling sth.

Examples: The Government set up a commission to investigate the event.

They also established a Commerce Court to hear appeals directly from the Commission.

24.compromise — v. to do sth. which is against one’s principles and which therefore seems dishonest or shameful

Examples: She had already compromised herself by accepting his invitation. They refused to compromise their principles by doing a deal with the terrorists. compromise

— n. an agreement that is achieved after everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first, or the act of making this agreement

Examples: Progress has been made towards a political compromise between the two nations. Both sides are determined to get what they want, and there seems to be no possibility of compromise. 25 burn-out

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— n. the feeling of always being tired because you have been working too hard Examples: Many of the teachers are suffering from burn-out.

Staying up all night, not leaving your house for days, abandoning all other priorities in your life — these habits lead to burn-out.

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周 次 5 日期 9月10日 节 次 3-4 授课内容 Unit 3 Text A Stress in Modern Life 授课学时 2 教学目的 1 Teach the students new words and phrases. 2 Make the students grasp important grammatical points. 3 Help the students to have a thorough understanding of the whole text. 4 Improve the students’ listening skill. 教学重点 New words and phrases; sentence structure 教学难点 New phrases and sentence structure; understanding of the whole text 教具及媒体 Textbook, PPT and disk 教学方法 Teaching, questions, discussion and exercises 教 学 过 程 I. II. III. Warming-up Detailed study of rest of the text(Section A) (language points, sentence structure and the main idea of every paragraph) Do exercises in section A 思考题 作 业 1. Summarize the main idea of the text. 2.Talk about people’s ways to deal with stress.

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26. executive — n. a manager in an organization or company who helps make important decisions Examples: The executives have been making up decisions about the future of the company.

To add to the problem, many US boards have an alarming concentration of power through the combination of the roles of the chairman and chief executive. 27.slow down — to make or become slower

Examples: Business slows down at this time of year. His bad leg slows him down a lot.

28. intensify — v. to increase in degree or strength, or to make sth. do this Examples: The strong wind seemed to intensify the cold. I jump, intensifying the pain in all my muscles

29. arouse — v. 1. to cause an emotion or attitude

Examples: His behavior aroused the suspicions of the police.

His revolutionary work in linguistics has aroused intense scholarly interest. — v. 2. to cause to wake; to rouse

Examples: We aroused him from his deep sleep. The footsteps aroused the dog.

30. gadget — n. a small, useful, and cleverly-designed machine or tool Examples: The gadget facilitates the machine to generate more thrust.

This unique messaging feature is sure to appeal to not just gadget freaks but high-ech product freaks as well.

31.addicted — a. 1. unable to stop taking a harmful substance, especially a drug Examples: It doesn’t take long to become addicted to these drugs.. 50 million Americans are addicted to nicotine.

— a. 2. liking sth. so much that you do not want to stop doing it or having it Examples:

My children are hopelessly addicted to television. Kids are likely to be addicted to surfing the Internet.

32 risk — v. to do sth. that you know may have dangerous or unpleasant results Examples: They will be risking a serious defeat if they hold an election now. By criticizing the boss he risked losing his job.

— n. the possibility that sth. bad, unpleasant, or dangerous may happen Examples: There was a risk that the fire would break out again. The disease is spreading, and all young children are at risk.

33.absenteeism — n. regular absence from work or school without a good reason Examples: How does the supplier cover for absenteeism? His boss discharged him for habitual absenteeism.

34. evaluate — v. to judge how good, useful, or successful sth. is

Examples: The school has only been open for six months, so it’s hard to evaluate its success. The market situation is difficult to evaluate.

35 influence — v. to affect the way sb./sth. develops, behaves, thinks， etc. without directly forcing or ordering them

Examples: Her writing has obviously been influenced by Virginia Woolf. What factors influenced your decision to take the job?

36. by the time — used for saying what has already happened at the time sth. else happens

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