新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit6Besidesthenobleartofgettingthingsdone,thereisthenobleartofleavingthingsundone.Thewisdomoflifeconsistsintheeliminationofnon-essentials.—LinYutang(Chinesewriter)Contents1.Asfaraschoicesinourdailylifeareconcerned,haveyoueverbeentroubledwithsuchdilemma:tokeepallortogiveupsome?2.Whatistheproperwaytodealwiththisdilemma?Ismorealwaysbetterthanless?Task1.Listentoatalkaboutwhypeopleareoftenirrational.Basedonwhatyouhear,matchthequestionswiththeanswersbyplacingaletternexttothenumber.Task1.Listentoatalkaboutwhypeopleareoftenirrational.Basedonwhatyouhear,matchthequestionswiththeanswersbyplacingaletternexttothenumber.Task1.Listentoatalkaboutwhypeopleareoftenirrational.Basedonwhatyouhear,matchthequestionswiththeanswersbyplacingaletternexttothenumber.1.Inyouropinion,whatisanirrationalbehavior?Givesomeexamples.2.Whatdoyouthinkmaycausepeople’sirrationalbehavior?QuestionsPreviewingrivaloptionsWhydidGeneralXiangYuorderhistroopstocrushtheircookingpotsandburntheirsailingshipswhencrossingtheZhangRiver?(Para.3)PartIintroducesastoryofclosingdoorstoopen___________________aboutXiangYu.Facingchoicesofrivaloptions,hemadeanunusualdecision-orderinghistroopstocrushcookingpotsandburntheirsailingships.Bydoingthis,heclosedthedoorforretreatingfromtheenemy’sterritorybutopenedthewindowfor______________.AccordingtoDr.Ariely’sbook,PredictablyIrrational,whatmightbeaweaknessofhumanbeings?(Para.4)PartIservesasatransitionfromtheancientstoryofXiangYutothe__________ofthestudentsatMIT.Throughconductinganexperimentonhuman’s_____________,Dr.Arielyfoundthatpeoplejustcouldn’tbeartoseetheiroptionsvanishthoughtheyknewitwouldbenefitthemtoletgo.What’sthesignificanceofdoingtheexperiments?(Para.5)What’sthewinningstrategywhenplayingthecomputergame?(Para.6)Howdidstudentslossmoneybecauseoftheirirrationaleffortstokeepthevanishingdoorsopen?(Para.7)Whyarethecorrespondingcostsoftenlessobviousinlifethanintheexperiments?(Paras.8-9)PartIIImainlyfocusesontheexperimentconductedbyDr.Ariely.Hefirstexplains