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Unit 5 The Value of Money
1．But at Union Station in Los Angeles last month，a board went up with dollar bills attached to it
with pins and a sign that read(熟词生义：v.写着)，“Give What You Can，Take What You
Need.”
2．People quickly caught on(理解)．
3．The video clip(片段) shows one man who had found a $ 20 bill pinning(show的复合结构：
show＋宾语＋宾补) it to the board.
4．Increasingly，people say they want to buy from brands that give them a sense of purpose(意
义感)．
5．Surely a yogurt that helped the needy would be appealing(吸引人的)．
appealing adj.吸引人的，有感染力的
appeal v．呼吁，恳求；上诉，申诉；有吸引力，引起兴趣
短语：appeal to 呼吁；吸引
We appeal to(呼吁) everyone to do something to help protect our environment.
Sport has become an important form of entertainment，appealing to(吸引) both men and women.
appeal n．呼吁；吸引力；申诉
The government has launched an appeal(呼吁) to the public to raise money for the sick kid.
6.But Juntos was a failure.(此处failure为可数名词，意为“失败的人或事物”)
7．They reminded some to focus on(remind sb to do sth提醒某人做某事) the “purposeful and
valuable” aspect while others were told to “enjoy themselves” and focus on “delight and
pleasure”．
8．They found that participants who prioritized(优先考虑) meaning preferred the less expensive
product when compared with(与……相比) people who put pleasure in the first place.
9．Instead，they were occupied with(忙于) what else they could do with their money.
10．I am all for(be for赞成) people making wise and strategic financial choices.
11．Inexpensive options often do not last(熟词生义，此处为动词，意为“持续”) as long as
the higher-end ones.
12．Plus，that spending pattern can do greater damage to(对……造成破坏) the environment.
13．A few years after dropping out of college(辍学) and getting married，she had two kids and
thus was just busy with family，and that college diploma seemed far away.
14．Now a grandmother of 17，Joyce said while(引导让步状语从句) she didn’t think much
about returning to college，it was always a wish.15．With the help of her adult children，Joyce，who was too old to drive(“too＋形容词或副
词＋to＋动词原形”结构，通常翻译成“太……而不能……”)，began taking online classes
using a computer for the first time.
16．“Wang Dao” is not only the name of Chen but also means insisting on(坚持) the path of
truth.
17．It vividly presents a scene in which Chen was so absorbed in(全神贯注于) his translation
that he made an amusing mistake.
18．“The university decided to make the film to promote the noble character of our late(熟词生
义，此处意为“已故的”) headmaster，Chen Wangdao，and we hope his pursuit for a bright
future of China can continue to inspire the young people，” said Qiu Xin，Party Chief of Fudan
University.
