Life and the Universe

A:Do you ever look up at the sky and think about life and universe? 

B:I did when I was a kid. But I don’t do that very much anymore. Why do you ask?

A:Sometimes I feel like I'm lost in day-to-day details. Then when I look up at the sky, I see the big picture.I appreciate things more, even the little things.

PS:有时候我觉得自己迷失在日常琐事中。当我仰望天空时，我看到了大局。我更欣赏事物，甚至是小事物。

Sometimes有时; 间或

feel like摸起来像是……；有……的感觉; 想要……

lost in迷失于; 迷恋

day-to-day按日计划的; 逐日的; 每天的; 日常工作的; 例行的

look up at仰望; 抬头看，往上看

sky天; 天空; 把击向高空

appreciate欣赏; 赏识; 重视; 感激; 感谢; 欢迎; 理解; 意识到; 领会

things东西; 物; 物件; 物品; 事物; 用品，衣服; 用具; thing的复数

little小的; 比较小的; 可爱的，可怜的，讨厌的; 年幼的; 幼小的; 不

Exercises:

1.When did she look up at the sky?

when she feels lost in day-to-day details

2.I appreciate things more, even the little things.

B:You sound like a philosopher or a poet. I felt like that too when I was a kid.

A:Don’t you feel like that anymore?

B:No, I don’t. In fact, I try not to. When I think about things too deeply, I get depressed. It’s even a bit frightening.

A:Really? For me, it’s just the opposite. Everything seems like a wonderful miracle.

ps:真正地？对我来说，恰恰相反。一切看起来都是奇迹。

Really事实上，真正地，真实地; 确实，的确; 加强形容词或副词的语气

Everything每件事; 所有事物; 一切; 形势; 情况; 生活; 最重要的东西; 最要紧的事情

seems好像，似乎，看来; 感到好像，觉得似乎; 看来好像; seem的第三人称单数

like相似; 类似; 像; …怎么样; 符合…的特点，像…才会; 喜欢; 喜爱; 喜欢做; 想; 要; 希望; 像…一样; 如同; 好像; 仿佛; 似乎; 喜好; 爱好; 类似的人; 种类，类型; 类似的; 相似的; 大概，可能; 我说，他说，她说; (非正式口语，代替as)和…一样，如，像

wonderful精彩的; 绝妙的; 令人高兴的; 使人愉快的; 令人惊奇的; 令人赞叹的

miracle圣迹; 神迹; 奇迹; 不平凡的事; 极好的例子; 精品

B:Doesn’t that frighten you a bit? The universe is so large and we are so small.

Exercises:

1.what does he try not to do ?

think about thinks too deeply.

2.It’s even a bit frightening.

A:What I realize is how little we understand. We just need to appreciate our lives and not get lost.

B:Sometimes being lost isn’t so bad. Do you know the expression,ignorance is bliss?

ps:有时候迷路也不坏。你知道吗，无知就是幸福？

Sometimes有时; 间或

being存在; 生存; 生物; 思想感情; 身心; are的现在分词; be的现在分词

lost迷路的; 迷失的; 失去的; 丢失的; 丧失的; 无法恢复的; 得不到的; 无法再找到的; 无法再造的; 遗失; 丢失; 损失，丧失，失去; 被…夺去; lose的过去分词和过去式

isn信息系统及网络公司; 战俘编号；拘留犯编号(Internment Serial Number); 以色列海军

bad令人不快的; 问题成堆的; 坏的; 质量差的; 不合格的; 拙于; 不擅; 不善于; 坏人; 坏事; 很; 非常

Do you know你知道吗; 知道不知道; 你可知道

expression表示; 表达; 表露; 表情; 神色; 词语; 措辞; 表达方式

A:Sure, I’ve heard it many times. To be ignorance is to be happy.

Exercises:

1.what does the word ignorance mean?

to not know what's really happening.

2.I’ve heard it many times. 

B:Maybe it’s true. Maybe it’s best not to think or know too much.

A:No, that’s not for me. I want to understand as much as possible. That’s why I became a scientist.

B:Well, I respect your choice, but it’s not for me. If understanding is painful, I’d rather not understand.

Exercises:

1.what does he respect ?

her choice.

2. I want to understand as much as possible. 

3.You sound like a philosopher or a poet

4.For me, it’s just the opposite. 

5.I’ve heard it many times. 

6.Maybe it’s best not to think or know too much.