现代大学英语精读4 unit6 groundless beliefs 课件

GroundlessBeliefs
ground:(usu.pl.)thefoundation/underlyingconditionforanargument,abelief,oranaction;acauorgoodreasonforsth.
Whatwerehisgroundsforwantingadivorce?
Neitherstatementcanbefaultedonthegroundsthatitisinaccurate.(Lesson3)
Onthegroundsofsth.:根据。。。、以。。。为理由
Heresignedonthegroundsofill-health.
groundless:notbadonreasonorevidence
groundlessoptimism
Ourfearsprovedgroundless.
Proposition:view,idea,asrtion
Theirtheoryisfoundedontwooftheirpropositions.
Infuturewearegoingtofollowthepractice—untilitbecomesahabit—ofclassifyingpropositionsaccordingtotheirgrounds.
Classifyingpropositionsaccordingtotheirgroundsisimportantbecaupeopleveryoftenbatheirjudgmentofpropositionsaccordingtotheirpopularity,ufulness,sourceofauthorityaswellastotheirpersonaltaste.Theydonotalwaysacceptbeliefsbecautheyaretrue.Oftentheyacceptthembecautheirbeliefsrvetheirimmediatepurpo,orbecautheysoundnice,orbecauitiasierorsafertoacceptthem.
takethispracticeasaguide
abaforanargument
Comeacross:tomeet,todiscoversth.orsb.bychance偶然遇到、发现。。。
Theyrestuponmeretradition,oronsb.’sbareasrtionunsupportedbyevenashadowofproof…
Theyareonlybadontradition,oronsomebody’sasrtion,butarenotsupportedevenbytheleastamountofproof.
这些说法仅仅是基于传统或者是一些人毫无证据的断言。
strongstatementswithout
thesupportofproof
theslightesttraceof
tobebadon基于
bareasrtion:strongstatementswithoutthesupportofproof
bare:a.naked;notcoveredwithorprotectedbyanything;empty;justefficient,mere…
e.g.barearm/feet
walls没有任何装饰的墙
necessities最基本的必需品
facts纯粹的事实
thebarebranchesofwintertrees
Thefridgewascompletelybare.
冰箱里一点吃的也没有。
ashadowof:theslightesttraceof
少许、残余、痕迹
e.g.Ashadowofasmiletouchedhismouth.
Thereisnotashadowofjustificationforyourbehavior.
Sheknewbeyondashadowofdoubtthathewaslying.