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英语词源系列复习素材知识点精析精练Yule/yuppie

2022-09-29 15:17:16

英语词源系列复习素材知识点精析精练Yule/yuppie
Yule
[ju:1]圣诞节节期(Christmastide)
起源
Yule在古英语中的词形是geol,原意是“仲冬节期”,在基督诞生之前指古时冬至时节当地民俗节庆,为期12天。基督教传入英国后,圣诞前夜放入炉火中燃烧的大原木叫作yule log,圣诞节称作Yuletide,后用Yule转指“圣诞节”或“圣诞节期间”。到十九世纪中期以后,这种焚烧大原木的习俗被摆放圣诞树的习俗取代。
Yule现在已不常用,只是偶尔用于文学作品中。
例句
Immigrants brought the Yule Log tradition to the U. S.
移民者把圣诞原木的传统传入美国。
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yuppie
['jApi]n.(美)雅皮士(属于中上阶层的年轻专业人士)
起源
二十世纪八十年代初,美国人取young urban professional(年轻的都市专业人士)的首字母缩合形式yup和hippie(嬉皮士)的字尾-pie组合而成新词yuppie,指“受过相当高程度教育的都市专业人才”,这种人通常既专注于工作,又不忘记享受生活。
yuppie虽然不是骂人的话,但是在别人身上使用这个字时,说者难免带着一丝讥讽和揶揄的色彩。到九十年代后,yuppie就已基本不用。
例句
1.This guy is a superficial yuppie with no intellect whatsoever.
这个家伙是个肤浅的雅皮士,没有什么头脑。
2.My friend is a yuppie.
我的朋友是一个雅皮士。

The most popular course at Yale is Psych 157: Psychology and the Good Life, covering the science of happiness and how to apply it. Since its launch in 2018 by Professor Laurie Santos, the course has been taken by a quarter of Yale students and more than 200,000 others in its online version. ___16___
When chasing happiness, many of us are trying to be a little gentler with ourselves and assigning a priority to self-care. That’s a sensible strategy, Santos agrees. The trouble is how people understand self-care. We assume that self-care looks like a nice bubble bath - or even selfish pursuits. ___17___ We actually get more out of being more open, more social and more other-oriented (以他人为中心的) than spending money on ourselves.
Santos isn’t the only scientist insisting that you focus more on kindness to others than kindness to yourself. Research out of Oxford University confirms that even tiny acts of kindness can have significant effects on our happiness. ___18___ They boost mental well-being in the wider community. If you want to stay happy, focus less on self-indulgence (自我放纵) and more on kindness.
___19___ Everyone has made a silly decision or two. I myself have lived and learned from more than a few. It’s not the mistakes that matter. It’s how we deal with them. What we can do is to learn from the poor choices, terrible ideas and bad decisions of the past and not repeat them. We can also learn from the mistakes of others and avoid them. ___20___ And we can make all the bumps and bruises (磕磕碰碰) count for something.
A. Apparently, we all have a thirst for happiness.
B. Self-care is the foundation for caring about others.
C. Finally, to pursue happiness, learn from mistakes.
D. Getting them down on paper will help us avoid mistakes.
E. And other studies show small acts of kindness can spread out.
F. Therefore, we can save the unavoidable pain in life for what’s worthwhile.
G. But data suggest the right way to treat ourselves would be to do nice things for others.

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