(
课件网) Lesson 27 Nothing to Sell and Nothing to buy It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. It is said that … 据说 live by 靠…方式谋生,以某种职业为生 live by teaching 以教书为职谋生 live by wits 靠聪明或欺骗谋生 live on 靠…为生,依靠某种食物维持生命, 或靠某人生活 live on income 靠薪水度日 live through 活过，度过，熬过 live through the bitter winter 熬过了严冬 In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling know-ledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort. in the light of 根据，考虑到 according to/in view of/considering(常放在句首)/allowing for philosopher n. 哲学家 philosophy n. 1)哲学 2）人生信条，人生观 eg. My philosophy is problem free. 我的人生信条是无忧无虑 3）高深的学问 phD.: Doctor of philosophy Post Doctorate 博士后 wisdom n.智慧 （wise adj. 明智的, 聪明的） -- He showed great wisdom. -- He is a man of wisdom. = He is a wise man. question the wisdom 怀疑（此举）是否明智 Wit：(思考和作出迅速判断的)能力 at one's wit's end 智穷计尽 at the end of one's rope 江郎才尽 be scared out of one's wits 被吓得魂不附体了 pit your wits against sb 用智慧与他人对抗，抗衡 intelligent adj. 智商高 intellectual adj.有知识 smart adj.(年轻人)聪颖，机灵的 brilliant adj. 才华横溢的 shrewd adj. 精明的（指政治家， 商人） witty adj. 诙谐，机智幽默的 spiritual adj.精神上的, 灵魂的 -- spiritual life 精神生活, spiritual need 精神上的需要 spiritual wealth 精神财富 spiritual civilization 精神文明 material civilization 物质文明 spirit 精神，灵魂 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 Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us. in terms of 按照, 在...方面, 就…而言, 关于 -- He thinks of every thing in terms of people’s interests. in terms of = in respect of（关于, 就…来说） = with regard to come to terms with 甘心忍受，接受某种不愉快的事实。 come to terms 达成协议，和解 be on good terms with (be friendly with sb) 关系友好 be on bad terms with 关系不好 measure v. n. measure the value of 衡量价值 measure the distance 测量距离 measure one’s length全身跌倒在地上 measure up to胜任 eg. I don’t think he can measure up to his new task. 我觉得他不能胜任起新任务。 n. beyond measure ：very great or very much 非常，…之极，…无法形容 perform 演出，表演，执行，履行 perform services 提供服务 (offer services) perform a promise 履行诺言 perform a duty 完成职责 perform an operation 做手术 perform an experiment 做实验 perform a trick 变戏法 There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service. would willingly do sth 非常愿意 grudge vt.吝啬, 不愿给, 勉强给 grudge doing sth ... ...
