Unit 6
Nature and Nurture
General explanations
? Nature and Nurture refer to
two main factors that influence
the physical,psychological
and intellectual characteristics
of human beings.
Nature
? genes
? Heredity
? Everything a person inherits
Nurture
? Social environment,family
influences,peer influences,
educational experiences,
etc.
Debate or argument
Which is more important?
Genes may play a key role in
physical characteristics?
Environment in intelligence?
Text,Twins,Genes,and
Environment
1,exclusively,only; and
nothing else 专有地，专门的
He writes exclusively for The
Washington Post.
relative
1,n,亲戚
2,Adj,相对的，比较的
An atmosphere of relative calm
Relativity n.
relative
? Relate v,(to)
? Be related to
? Relevant to
? Relation relationship
remarkably
? Unusually,noticeably 不平
常地，值得注意的
? He sings remarkably well.
resemblance
? 相像 （ to,between)
? He has a strong resemblance to
your mother.
? Resemble,Vt.
resemble
? She resembles her sister in
appearance but not in
character.
No more…than
? 同样不
? He is no more experienced than
Professor Wang in this field.
? 在这一领域，他不比王教授更有经
验。
removed
? 远离的（常与 far 连用）
? Be removed from,distant from
? What you said is far removed
from the topic.
substantially
? Mainly大体上，基本上
? There are one or two minor
differences,but they’re
substantially the same.
substantial
? 实质的，大体的
? This article has no substantial
content as to how to improve
economy.
illustrate
? 用例子说明，阐明
? His story about her illustrates her
true generosity.
? Illustration; by way of illustration
Resume
? To begin again after a pause
? We resumed our discussion
after a short rest.
? Resume doing sth
Other than
? 除了。。。以外（多用于否定句）
? There was nothing we could do
other than wait.
? You can’t get there other than by
boat.
considering
? 就。。。而论 pre,Conj.
? Considering that he was ill,his
performance in the exam was
quite good.
Be liable to do sth
? 有。。。的倾向
? He is liable to shout when he
gets angry.
Nature and Nurture
General explanations
? Nature and Nurture refer to
two main factors that influence
the physical,psychological
and intellectual characteristics
of human beings.
Nature
? genes
? Heredity
? Everything a person inherits
Nurture
? Social environment,family
influences,peer influences,
educational experiences,
etc.
Debate or argument
Which is more important?
Genes may play a key role in
physical characteristics?
Environment in intelligence?
Text,Twins,Genes,and
Environment
1,exclusively,only; and
nothing else 专有地，专门的
He writes exclusively for The
Washington Post.
relative
1,n,亲戚
2,Adj,相对的，比较的
An atmosphere of relative calm
Relativity n.
relative
? Relate v,(to)
? Be related to
? Relevant to
? Relation relationship
remarkably
? Unusually,noticeably 不平
常地，值得注意的
? He sings remarkably well.
resemblance
? 相像 （ to,between)
? He has a strong resemblance to
your mother.
? Resemble,Vt.
resemble
? She resembles her sister in
appearance but not in
character.
No more…than
? 同样不
? He is no more experienced than
Professor Wang in this field.
? 在这一领域，他不比王教授更有经
验。
removed
? 远离的（常与 far 连用）
? Be removed from,distant from
? What you said is far removed
from the topic.
substantially
? Mainly大体上，基本上
? There are one or two minor
differences,but they’re
substantially the same.
substantial
? 实质的，大体的
? This article has no substantial
content as to how to improve
economy.
illustrate
? 用例子说明，阐明
? His story about her illustrates her
true generosity.
? Illustration; by way of illustration
Resume
? To begin again after a pause
? We resumed our discussion
after a short rest.
? Resume doing sth
Other than
? 除了。。。以外（多用于否定句）
? There was nothing we could do
other than wait.
? You can’t get there other than by
boat.
considering
? 就。。。而论 pre,Conj.
? Considering that he was ill,his
performance in the exam was
quite good.
Be liable to do sth
? 有。。。的倾向
? He is liable to shout when he
gets angry.
