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UNIT 5 Great People
第五单元 伟人
Lesson 33: What Does Life Mean?
第三十三课：人生意味着什么？
THINK ABOUT IT!Do you have a happy life?Why or why not?What are your dreams for the future?What is Wang Mei's idea about "success in life"?So Many Questions!
如此多的问题！
Let's think of some questions about life,Wang Mei.
王梅，我们来想想关于人生的问题吧。
Okay.
好的。
Here's one: how do we succeed in life?
这儿有一个：我们在生活中是怎样成功的？
I like that question.
我喜欢这个问题。
What do you think is the answer?
你认为答案是什么？
I think that you will succeed if you work hard.
我想如果你努力的话，就会成功。
I wonder what my mother and grandfather will say.
我想知道我的妈妈和外公会怎样说。
Here's another question: what is success?
另一个问题：什么是成功？
Does it mean that you're rich or famous?
成功意味着你富有或出名吗？
Is that success?
那是成功吗？
I don't know.
我不知道。
Let's write down that question.
我们把那个问题写下来吧。
Can you think of any more?
你能想出更多的吗？
Sure!
当然！
Why are people different from animals?
为什么人与动物不同？
If we didn't have language,could we think?
如果没有了语言，我们可以思考吗？
Do animals think?
动物会思考吗？
What makes us happy?
什么令我们开心？
Do we need to be happy?
我们需要开心吗？
Why are some people in the world very poor?
为什么世界上一些人非常贫穷？
Can we understand everything about the world?
我们能明白世界上一切吗？
Why are there people?
为什么会有人类？
Are there people on other worlds?
别的星球有人类吗？
Will the future be better than today?
将来会比现在更好吗？
Stop!I can't write that fast!
停！我写不了那么快！
PROJECT,WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE?What does life mean?Not the word "life"!I don't want you to look up "life" in the dictionary.I want you to think about this: why are we alive?With a group of classmates,think of some questions about life.What do you want to know about life?Make a list of questions and then,as a group,choose your Top Five Questions.Write them down.Take the Top Five Questions home.Ask your parents,or grandparents,for their answers to the Top Five Questions.Write down their answers.Discuss the answers with your group.Now,think!What did you learn from this project?On your own,write a paragraph about it.Do we need to learn new things?What do you think?
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