Unit6 Book 2 Being #f 1. Difficult Sentences 1. ( Para. 1)They contain contradictory extremes; instead of being an "individual each of them is a multitud Paraphrase the sentence. (Creative people have many different personalities. Instead of possessing the personality traits that are normally found only in different people, they possess these different traits all in themselves, as if each of them were made up of many individuals. 2. (Para. 3)When necessary, they can focus it like a laser beam; when not creative types immediately recharge their batteries Paraphrase the sentence (Creative people have the extraordinary ability to concentrate their energy on their jobs if necessary; however, when such concentration is unnecessary, they will stop working and relax, refreshing themselyes for future tasks 3.(Para. 3)This is not a biorhythm inherited with their genes; it was learned by trial and error as a strategy for achieving their goa Translate the sentence into chinese (=这不是得自遗传基因的生物节奏;而是为达到目标而通过反复尝试掌握的一 种策略。) 4.(Para. 4)As Howard Gardner reveals in his study of the major creative geniuses of the 20th century, a certain immaturity, both emotional and mental, can go hand in hand with deepest insights. Paraphrase this part of the sentence".a certain immaturity, both emotional and mental, can go hand in hand with deepest insights. (Creative people can be very intelligent and insightful; meanwhile they may be immature both emotionally and mentally in a certain way That is to say, they may be very intelligent and yet at the same time be childish and naive sometimes 5.(Para. 8.either preferring to be in the thick of crowds or sitting on the sidelines and observing the passing show. Paraphrase this part of the sentence. (Creative people either choose to be in the company of many people or to stand outside the crowd and watch what others do.1 Unit 6 Book 2 Being Creative ## 1. Difficult Sentences 1. (Para. 1) They contain contradictory extremes; instead of being an “individual”, each of them is a “multitude”. Paraphrase the sentence. (=Creative people have many different personalities. Instead of possessing the personality traits that are normally found only in different people, they possess these different traits all in themselves, as if each of them were made up of many individuals.) 2. (Para. 3) When necessary, they can focus it like a laser beam; when not, creative types immediately recharge their batteries. Paraphrase the sentence. (=Creative people have the extraordinary ability to concentrate their energy on their jobs if necessary; however, when such concentration is unnecessary, they will stop working and relax, refreshing themselves for future tasks.) 3. (Para. 3) This is not a biorhythm inherited with their genes; it was learned by trial and error as a strategy for achieving their goals. Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=这不是得自遗传基因的生物节奏；而是为达到目标而通过反复尝试掌握的一 种策略。) 4. (Para. 4) As Howard Gardner reveals in his study of the major creative geniuses of the 20th century, a certain immaturity, both emotional and mental, can go hand in hand with deepest insights. Paraphrase this part of the sentence “…a certain immaturity, both emotional and mental, can go hand in hand with deepest insights.” (=Creative people can be very intelligent and insightful; meanwhile they may be immature both emotionally and mentally in a certain way. That is to say, they may be very intelligent and yet at the same time be childish and naive sometimes) 5. (Para. 8) …either preferring to be in the thick of crowds or sitting on the sidelines and observing the passing show. Paraphrase this part of the sentence. (=Creative people either choose to be in the company of many people or to stand outside the crowd and watch what others do. )