1、An Advanced Course in Interpretation高级口译教程Unit 8Mouth Warm-up:What is Virtue（ 美德 ） ?What is virtue?Virtue is goodness（ 善良） .Virtue is fine quality（ 优良品质） .Virtue is love for truth（ 热爱真理） .Virtue is lofty character（ 崇高的人格） .Virtue is noble behavior（ 高尚的行为） .Virtue is beauty of mind（ 美丽的心灵） .Virtue is
2、 sharing others pain.（ 分担他人痛苦 ）Virtue is conferring happiness.（ 向他人施舍欢乐 ）Virtue is thinking and doing what is right.（ 想和做正事）What is virtue?Virtue is the basis of dignity（ 尊严的基础） .Virtue is the source of esteem（ 尊敬的源泉） .Virtue is honesty and diligence（ 诚实与勤奋） .Virtue is modesty and temperance（ 谦虚与自制）
3、 .Virtue is synonymous with charity（ 与慈善同义） .Virtue is courage and perseverance（ 勇敢与坚毅） .Virtue is what you feel good after（ 事后感觉良好之事） .Virtue is following ones own conscience（ 按良心行事） .Virtue is boundless power without abusing（ 权无限而不滥用） .Conclusion:Virtue is beauty of mind, nobility of behavior, ref
4、lection of goodness and origin of happiness. It means always conferring benefits and never inflicting pains.It embodies itself in such qualities as kindness, honesty, courage, modesty, perseverance and temperance.Quotations from Celebrities on Virtue美德足以使一个人变得伟大、光荣和快乐。 富兰克林Virtue alone is sufficient
5、 to make a man great, glorious and happy. Benjamin Franklin我要告诉你，美德并不源于金钱，相反，金钱以及公众和私人的一切其他福利均源于美德。 苏格拉底I tell you that virtue does not come from money, but that from virtue comes money and every other good of Man, public as well as private. SocratesQuotations from Celebrities on Virtue真正的美德在于遵守这样的行
6、为准则，即不要让别人痛苦。 斯宾塞Real virtue is the regulation of conduct in such a way that pain shall not be inflicted. Herbert Spencer人类的幸福和尊严存在于美德之中。 亚当斯The happiness of man, as well as his dignity, consists in virtue. John Adams是美德而不是出身使我们成为高尚的人。 博蒙德It is virtue and not birth that makes us noble. Francis Beaum
7、ontQuotations from Celebrities on Virtue美德体现为心灵的一种健康、美好和良善的习惯。 柏拉图Virtue is a kind of health, beauty and good habit of the soul. Plato人类的幸福和尊严存在于美德之中。如果没有美德，人类只是一种忙忙碌碌、有害而可怜的生物，比害虫 好不了多少。 培根Without virtue Man is a busy , mischievous, wretched thing; no better than a kind of vermin. Francis BaconUp-t
8、o-date Expressions (33) 猎头公司 A head-hunting company 留职停薪 Retain a job but suspend the salary 流动人口 Transient population 绿化 afforestation 民族凝聚力 National cohesion 磨洋工 Dawdle over ones work 企业联合兼并 Conglomeration and merger of enterprises 纳米技术 Nanometer technology 泡沫经济 Bubble economy 配套政策 Supporting poli
9、cies 贫富悬殊 Polarization of the rich and the poor(Wide gap between the rich and the poor)Up-to-date Expressions (34) 内耗 In-fight, disunity in an organization 勤工俭学 Work-study program 人才流失 Brain drain 人情债 Debt of gratitude 三角债 Chain debt 审时度势 Size up the situation 市场准入 Market access 双刃剑 A double-edged sword 网上冲浪 Surf the Internet 新秀 An up-and-coming star 吸收游资 Absorb idle fund 稳定压倒一切。 Maintaining stability is of top priority.
