unit5现代大学英语第二册quickfix

Unit 5 Quick Fix society

I. Teaching Objectives

Through learning this passage can students：

Know something about the author

Learn some background information about Pennsylvania Dutch Town

Learn some useful words, phrases and expressions

Learn the writing devices in exposition

Learn the pros and cons of the rapid paced society through text appreciation and debate

II. Teaching Contents

Pennsylvania Dutch town

Text appreciation and analysis

Writing techniques of exposition

Debate in class

III. Teaching Focus

Background information

Writing device of exposition

Debate in class

IV Teaching Techniques

Lecturing, group discussion, debate

StepⅠBackground information(10minutes)

I Background Information

1. Fast Roads in the .

?Highways: connect cities

?Superhighways: a road with six or more lanes

?Interstate highways: connect cities in different states ?Freeways: roads within a city

?Expressways: fast roads in or near cities

?Turnpike: pay money before you use it

2. Pennsylvania Dutch Town

Location

The heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country is Lancaster County. It is located in south central Pennsylvania, one and half hours west of Philadelphia. Most of the Amish Country attractions are in Lancaster County, and almost all of the local Amish people live here as well.

People: Amish

The Amish are a religious group who live in settlements in 22 states of the . and Ontario, Canada. The oldest group of Old Order Amish, about 16,000—18,000 people live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Amish stress humility, family and community, and separation from the world.

Amish’s beliefs

The Amish was part of the early Anabaptist movement in Europe, which took place at the time of the Reformation. The Anabaptists believed that only adults who had confessed their faith should be baptized, and that they should remain separate from the larger society. They also believe in non-resistance and basic Bible doctrines.

Amish’s lifestyle

?These people as a whole are not as materialistic as modern society today. They do not use electricity or modern conveniences.

?Amish men have beards, but not mustaches.

?Most Amish are trilingual: dialect of German, High German and English. ?Old Order children attend one-room schools through the eighth grade. ? They are a private people who believe God has kept them together. They are a strong example of a community that supports and cares for its members. They are a people apart; they are also a people together.

Antique shopping (Para. 2)

Pennsylvania Dutch town is called “Sunday Antiques Capita l of the United States”. Over 3,000 antique dealers gather here to display and sell their merchandise.

Antique shopping (Para. 2)

Pennsylvania Dutch town is called “Sunday Antiques Capital of the United States”. Over 3,000 antique dealers gather here to di splay and sell their merchandise.

Outlet shopping (Para. 2)Here, you’ll find over 240 factory outlet stores featuring name brands and quality merchandise prices at reduced prices.

3. Cliff’s Notes

?Cliff’s notes are a series of reference books written to help undergraduate students to understand and appreciate important literary works. ?With such notes, students don’t have to read the work itself and be able to write papers and take exams.

4. Civil War

Civil War was the war from 1861 to 1865 fought between the northern and southern states.

The Civil War battlefield mentioned in paragraph 2 is the battlefield of famous Gettysburg battle in July, 1863. At Gettysburg, Union army defeated Confederate army. This victory is the turning point of the Civil War. After the campaign, on November 19, President Lincoln delivered the well-known Gettysburg Address.

5. Beethoven

Lugwig Van Beethoven is one of the greatest composers in the world.

His famous symphonies include: No. 5 (Fate); No. 6 (Pastoral); No. 9 (Choral)

6. USA Today

USA Today is one of the most popular daily national newspapers serving the interest of a general public in the United States.

II Text Appreciation

Discuss the following questions or topics.

1) If you agree that people are getting too impatient and too obsessed with the quick fix for everything, what examples would you give to illustrate your point (Base your observations on your experience in China. ) How is it reflected in our transportation and communication How is it shown in our eating habits Does it affect our consumption habits as well as our production How about entertainment or amusement Are our reading, writing, learning habits also changed What has this "fast-fix" attitude done to our human relationships Has it caused health problems Has it reduced our capacity for enjoying life 2) If you disagree with the author and think that the desire for speed is basically good, how would you defend your position

Text Analysis

1. Theme:

Let’s slow down and enjoy what nature offers us and wha t mankind has left us and rediscover life.

:

Part 1 (Paras. 1—3 ): Her ride on fast roads and her return trip of a country road

Part 2 (Paras. 4-6 ): Now instead of later Faster instead of slower Superficially instead of thoroughly

Part 3 (Paras. 7--8 ): Slow down and rediscover life

3. Further Discussion

?Why did the writer take the turnpikes and interstates Did they have any fun on the way

?Why did the writer take another way back How did she feel this time ?What is the attitude of modern people to do everything How does it affect our life

?Why did the author write this article Was she suggesting we stop using all time-saving techniques and products

4 Sentence Paraphrase

1. For four hours, our only real amusement consisted of counting exit signs and wondering what it would feel like to hold still again. (Para. 1)

---The 4-hour drive on fast roads was tedious; the only fun we had was to count the exit signs we were passing and to figure out how we’d feel if we stopped again.

2. Getting there certainly didn’t seem like half the fun; in fact, getting there wasn’t any fun at all. (Para. 1)

---We had expected that our ride to West Virginia would be fun, and that half of the fun we’d get from the trip would come from it. But we were wrong. It wasn’t fun at all.

3. We toured a Civil War battlefield and stood on the little hill that fifteen thousand Confederate soldiers had tried to take on another hot July afternoon, one hundred and twenty-five years ago, not knowing that half of them would get killed in the vain attempt. (Para. 2)

---We visited a Civil War battlefield and stood on the little hill. One hundred and twenty-five years ago, on a hot July afternoon, 15,000 soldiers fighting for slavery, while trying to occupy the hill, had no idea that they would fail and that half of them would be killed in the battle.

4. We stuffed ourselves with spicy salads and homemade bread in an “all-you-can-eat” farmhouse restaurant, then wandered outside to enjoy the sunshine and the herds of cows—no little dots this time—lying in it. (Para.

2)

---We had a meal in a farmhouse restaurant where for a certain amount of money you could eat as much as you wanted, and we fed ourselves with lots of spicy salads and homemade bread. After the meal, we walked leisurely outdoors to enjoy the sunshine and watch the herds of cows—this time they did not seem like little dots—lying in the sunshine.

5. And we returned home refreshed, revitalized, and reeducated. (Para. 2) ---When we got home, we not only felt fresh and energetic, but also felt that we had experienced a new way of life.

6. In fact, most Americans are constantly in a hurry—and not just to get from Point A to Point B. Our country has become a nation in search of the quick fix—in more ways than one. (Para. 3)

---In fact, most Americans are always in a rush. People are not only trying to find the fast way to get around from place to place, but also looking for ways of getting things done quickly in various aspects of life.

7. Once upon a time, Americans understood the principle of deferred gratification. We put a little of each paycheck away “for a rainy day”. (Para.

4)

---In the past, Americans were patient to have their desires satisfied. We saved a little money each time we got paid in case we might need it in the future.

8. If we wanted a new sofa or a week at a lakeside cabin, we saved up for it, and the banks helped us out by providing special Christmas Club and Vacation Club accounts. (Para. 4)

---If we wanted to buy some new furniture or spend a week at a lakeside, we

could open special accounts at the banks to save money for it.

9. and if we are in a hurry to lose weight, we try the latest miracle diet, guaranteed to take away ten pounds in ten days… unless we’re rich enough to afford liposuction. (Para. 4)

---If we want to lose weight quickly, we try the most recent miracle diet which is said to be effective and is sure to make us lose a pound per day. If we are rich enough to pay for the operation, we can have our unneeded fat removed from our bodies.

10. We like our information fast, too: messages flashed on a computer screen, documents faxed from your telephone to mine, current events in 90-second bursts on Eyewitness News, history reduced to “Bicentennial Minutes”. (Para.

5)

---For information, we also want to get it fast by skimming through what is offered on the web. Documents are faxed to one person from another. We are informed of what is happening at home and abroad through TV programs through which we get very brief accounts of current events. We learn the history of the p ast 200 years quickly from “Bicentennial Minutes”.

11. Even our personal relationships have become compressed. Instead of devoting large parts of our days to our loved ones, we replace them with something called “quality time”, which, more often than not, is no time at all. (Para. 6)

---Even our personal relationships are affected. Instead of spending much of our time with our loved ones, we now talk about giving them full attention in the limited time after work. But usually we have no time to do that at all.

12. As we rush from book to music to news item to relationship, we do not realize that we are living our lives by the iceberg principle—paying attention only to the top and ignoring the 8/9 that lies just below the surface. (Para.

6)

---When we rush through books, music, news and relationship, we are paying attention to the surface and will never get into the heart of anything. 13. When did it all begin, this urge to do it now, to get it over with, to skim the surface of life (Para. 7)

---When did this quick-fix lifestyle/attitude toward life begin

14. But I am saying that all of us need to think more seriously about putting the brakes on our “we-want-it-all-and-we-want-it-nor” lifestyle before we speed completely out of control. (Para. 8)

---But what I do want to say is this: before we go too far, all of us need to think seriously about changing our lifestyle of seeking a quick fix in our lives.

III Language Study

Words:

1. advocate

v. to publicly support an idea or a plan

n. someone who strongly and publicly supports someone or something Examples:

?He advocates building more schools.

?There is no point advocating high salaries for teachers unless we can do it.

?He is a tireless advocate of political reform.

2. antique

adj. being old and therefore valuable

n. an old object such as a piece of furniture or jewellery that is valuable because it is rare, beautiful, or well made

Examples:

?It is an antique rosewood desk.

?The palace is full of priceless antiques.

3. compress

v. a. to press or squeeze something so that it fits into a smaller space

b. to write something in fewer words

c. to make a process last for a shorter time than usual Examples:

?The machine compresses old cars into blocks of scrap metal.

?Try to compress your notes so that they are easier to learn.

?You’d better compress two months’ work into one.

4. condense

v. a. to cause (a gas or vapor) to change to a liquid

b. to remove water from (milk, for example)

c. to make a piece of writing shorter by removing some parts

Examples:

?Steam condensed on the bathroom mirror.

?condensed milk (炼乳)

?condensed story (缩写本)

5. defer

v. to delay something until a later date

defer to sb./sth

(formal) to agree to accept someone’s opinion or decision because you have respect for that person.

Examples:

? Let’s defer the decision for a few weeks.

? I will defer to Mr. Walter on this point.

defer, postpone, delay

Defer implies an intentional delaying.

Postpone implies an intentional deferring, commonly until a definite time. Delay causes to be behind schedule

?I __defrred__ paying the bills.

?The bus was __delayed__ by a cloudburst.

?We would like to __postphne__ your appointment until Saturday.

6. deposit

n. a. a first payment that you make when you agree to buy something expensive such as a car or house.

b. an amount of money you pay when you rent something that is returned to you when you stop renting it

c. an amount of money that you pay into a bank account

d. a layer of metal that has formed in soil or rock

Examples:

?We put down a deposit on a house last week.

?You will have to pay one month’s rent in advance, plus a deposit of $500.?I’d like to make a deposit, please.

?Rich mineral deposits have been discovered in the area.

7. guarantee

v. a. to promise sth. will happen

b. to make sth. certain

n. a. an agreement that if sth. you buy does not work, it will be repaired or replaced

b. a formal and firm promise that sth. will be done or will happen. Examples:

?The government guaranteed to free the captives.

?The rain guarantees a good crop this year.

?The new television had a guarantee with it.

?Is there a guarantee of work after training

8. outlet

n. a. a shop or a place where a particular product is sold

b. a way of expressing strong feelings that you would normally not express Examples:

?Most of their sales are through traditional retail outlets.

?He plays basketball as an outlet for stress.

9. refresh

v. to make someone feel less tired or less hot refresh one’s memory to make someone remember something refresh someone’s drink to add more of an alcoholic drink to someone’s glass.

Examples:

?A shower will refresh you.

?I looked at the map to refresh my memory of the route.

?Can I refresh your drink

10. revitalize

v. to put new strength or power into sth.

Example:

?They hope to revitalize the neighborhood by providing better housing.

11. scale

large scale大规模

evolutionary scale进化等级

the bathroom scales浴室磅秤

the scale on a thermometer温度计上的刻度

Richter scale里氏震级

a scale of 1∶2501∶250的比例尺

scales of fish鱼鳞

12. skim

v. a. to remove floating fat or solids from the surface of a liquid

b. to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it

c. to move along quickly, nearly touching a surface

Examples:

?After simmering the meat and vegetables skim the fat off from the surface. ?Just skim through the second section to save time.

?The swallows were skimming over the water.

Phrases and Expressions:

1. agree with sb.

If something agrees with you, it doesn’t make you feel ill.

Examples:

?Stop taking the medicine if it does n’t agree with you.

?I find that country life really agrees with me.

2. as many

the same number as another particular number

Example:

?Those coolies were great. I could eat as many again.

3. can’t wait to do sth. = can hardly wait to do sth.

to be very excited about something or keen to do it

Example:

?I can’t wait to go to school then: I will be a big kid, and I’ll make friends and

learn so much at school.

4. get sth. over with (把??????做完了事)

to do and finish something difficult that you have to do

Examples:

?I’ll speak first if you like—I’d rather get it over with quickly.?He looked upon the marriage ceremony as a mere formality—something to be got over with as quickly as possible.

5. help out救助，协助（渡过难关）

to help somebody in a difficult situation

Examples:

?Who is helping out in the garden this afternoon

? I’ve often helped Bob out when he has been a bit short of money.

6. linger over/on

to stay somewhere a little longer, especially because you do not want to leave Examples:

?They lingered over coffee and missed the last bus.

?She let her eyes linger on him.

7. more often than not = as often as not

on most occasions

Examples:

?Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not.

?More often than not, the argument could have been avoided.

all too often: used for saying that something makes you sad or upset because it happens more often than you think it should

?All too often, parents leave their children home alone.

every so often: sometimes, but not frequently

8. off the rack

off-the-rack (AmE)/ off-the-peg (BrE)

ready made

Examples:

?It was only a cheap suit, bought off the rack/off the peg.

on the rack: in a difficult situation that you cannot deal with

?The interviewer’s questions put the President on the rack.

9. put away 处理掉(吃,把...收好,拿开,排斥)

Examples:

?My grandfather had put away over $100,000.

?Put away all your books on the desk. The guest might come any time. ?Please put all negative thoughts away.

?The boy put away the dinner in just a few minutes.

10. put brakes on使停顿

put a brake on/ put the brakes on sth.

to stop sth. that is happening

Examples:

?The high level of debt continued to put a brake on economic recovery. ?The town government put the brakes on all these projects by giving them less money.

11. save sb. the trouble of doing sth.

to make somebody able to avoid extra effort or work

Example:

?Fast-food restaurants are popular because they save people the trouble of cooking.

12. save up

to keep or store something so that you can use it in the future Examples:

?They are saving up for a new car.

?She spent all the money I have saved up for our trip.

13. stuff with

a. to fill s

b. with food until one is not hungry

b. to fill a container or space with sth., especially sth. soft

Examples:

?They stuff the children with food.

?The bed was stuffed with cotton so it was very soft.

IV Word Formation and Grammar

Word Formation:

1. Prefix—super-: more, larger, greater, or more powerful than usual superego超我

superficial肤浅的

superhero超级英雄

supernatural超自然的

superstructure上层建筑

superstore大型商场

supertanker巨型油轮

2. Prefix—pre-a. before someone or sth. b. in preparation

precedent先例，前例

preface前言

premature早熟的

precaution预防措施

preconception预想

precondition前提，先决条件

preview（电影等）预演，预映

3. Root—centenary

centennial (AmE)/centenary (BrE):

adj. 一百周年纪念的

n.一百周年纪念

centenary一百周年纪念

bicentenary二百周年纪念

tercentenary三百周年纪念

quatercentenary 四百周年纪念

quincentenary 五百周年纪念

Grammar:

Gerund

Definition: Gerund is used as a noun, but like a verb it can take an object. Example:

?For four hours, our only real amusement consisted of counting exit signs and wondering what it would feel like to hold still again.

1. Now it’s no use your saying anything, Mother—I’ve made up my mind.

---Saying: Gerund as subject

2. … all we are good at is saving time… not spending time.

---Saving and spending: Gerund as predicative

3. Why doesn’t everybody try slowing down and exploring the countryside

---Here the “Gerund” as object

4. The scene is set in the comfortable, well furnished living room of an American upper-class family, the Kents.

---Here the “Gerund” as attributive mod ifier.

5. After all, why waste 45 minutes listening to the whole thing when someone else has saved us the trouble of picking out the best parts

---“Gerund” as apposition to “trouble”

V. Assignment

Finish the exercises after the text in the textbook.

VI. Debate

1. IS the fast speed in our life good or not

2. Divide the students into 5 groups and ask them to debate.

VII. Reference Answer

1.Word Formation

1) Study the following words and find out what the following prefixes

mean:

The prefix “super-” means ____________________________________.

The prefix “pre-”means ______________________________________.

The prefix “micro-“ means:_____________________________________

The prefix “bi-“ means: ________________________________________

The prefix “inter-“ means: ______________________________________

2)Translate into Chinese the words in bold type:

(1 超人

(2 超级明星；超自然的

(3) 洲际的；超级公路

(4) 预计；芯片/集成电路；超级计算机

(5) 半月刊; 预先安排好的

(6) 工业化前的；微生物学；显微镜

(7) 学前的；史前的

(8) 预先确定的

(9) 过早的；先决条件

(10) 互相关联的；互动

3）Study the following compound words:

an “all-you-can-eat” farm restaurant;

a “we-want-it-all-and-we-want-it-now” lifestyle;

an “I-hate-to-wait” kind of attitude; ;

a wait-and-see policy;

an “I- told –you- so” kind of lo ok;

4) Give the adjective forms of the following nouns and verbs.

1) attentive

2) personal

3) convenient

4) symbolic

5) favorable, favorite

6) true, truthful

7) impatient

8) weighty

9) informative

10) devoted

11) massive

12) moved, moving

13) medical, medicinal

14) pervasive

15) musical

2. Put the following into English

1) fast food

2) best seller

3) homemade bread

4) musical excerpts

5) express mail

6) life style

7) personal relationship

8) mass movement

9) subtle changes

10) pastoral scenery

11) rear-view mirror

12) exit sign

13) Civil War battlefield

14) horse carriages

15) antique cars

16) factory outlets

17) quality time

18) deferred gratification

19) credit card

20) ready-made clothes

21) automatic teller machine

22) convenience store

23) Polaroid camera

24) current affairs

25）news briefings

26) Fifth Symphony

27) classic novels

3. Rewrite the sentences below using the expressions given in the brackets.

1)We have decided to slow down in our economic growth so as to devote

ourselves more to the improvement of people’s living standard.

2)Lucy is good at swimming. More often than not she can win a prize in

a contest.

3)My sister said that she wanted to be on her own instead of working for

that company any longer, but she had not saved up enough for capital.

She wondered if I could help her out.

4)Thanks to government policy that the unemployment rate has dropped. It

was reduced to less than four percent for the first half of the year.

5)Joe was crazy about the raw fish and he stuffed himself with it. That

night, the fish didn’t agree with him, and he had a terrible stomachache.

Finally he had to go to the hospital for quick relief.

6)I am getting sick and tired of this unpleasant job. We have been lingering

over it for almost a week. Let’s finish it today somehow to get it over and done with.

7)The new president ordered professors to double their publications in

three years hoping that that would make the school more famous. Well, he sped out of control.. Teaching suffered because the professors did not have enough time to devote to it. The quality of their publications also suffered and so did the professors’ health.

4. Put in the appropriate prepositions or adverbs.

1)up; out

2)down; at

3)up

4)aside/away; out of; with

5)On; with.

6)with; off.

7)in; out

8)in; of; on

9)into; around; at

10) out; in

5.Translate

1）The government will have to decide when and how to put brakes on the economy before it speeds out of control.

2）Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere We must not ignore the fact that what people here need most is clean water and

clean air.

3）They thought they might take a different route on their return trip so as to explore the great canyon in Tibet.

4）She traveled around the world and came back home quite a changed person,

educated and greatly revitalized.

5）There is no easy fix for our social problems. We should explore all possibilities and move one step at a time.

6）All old traditions die a slow and lingering death. Customs and habits that have taken so long to form can’t be expected to disappear overnight.

7）Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combining classic Chinese music with Western music.

8）I was so stunned when I heard the news, that for quite some time I didn’t know what to say.

9）The soldiers are learning how to survive in the wilderness.

10）I’ll go there with you if you insist. But really I won’t be much help to you.

Grammar

1.Point out the difference between the gerund and the infinitive when they

are used as object after the same verb.

1)try doing sth: to do sth to see if it works or will be successful

2)try to do sth: to make an effort or take action to do sth that you may

not be able to do

3)like doing sth: to enjoy doing sth, referring to a general preference

4)like to do sth:to want or prefer to do sth, referring a particular case

5)begin to do sth:

very little

6)begin doing sth:

Note: A number of verbs can have either a gerund or a to-infinitive as object with little difference in meaning. They include: attempt,begin, bother, continue, fear, hate, love, prefer, start, etc. However, when these verbs are used in a continuous tense, they take a to-infinitive as object, .

I’m beginning to like the food here.

Some township enterprises are continuing to expand.

Verbs that often take a gerund as their object: admit, advise, avoid, deny, enjoy, fancy, (can’t/couldn’t) help, keep, mind, miss, practice, risk, suggest, etc.

Verbs that can have a to-infinitive as their object: agree, decide,hope, offer, promise,choose,expect,intend, mean,plan,refuse,fail,

manage, pretend, tend, want, etc

7)regret doing sth: to feel sorry about sth you did or did not do

8)regret to do sth:formal used in writing to express sad feelings about

sth that is disappointing or unpleasant

9)stop doing sth: not to continue what your have been dong

10)stop to do sth: to stop (doing one thing) so as to do another

(Note: Here “to do sth” is an adverbial of purpose, not an object.)

11)mean doing sth: to have or represent a particular meaning

12)mean to do sth: to intend to do sth

2.Practice using the gerund and the to-infinitive.

A. Complete the statements or questions using the gerund or the

infinitive form of the verb in brackets.

1) to live 2) living, living 3) arguing 4) to watch

5) pretending 6) to perform 7) trying 8) Settling down

B. Translate, choosing between the gerund and the to-infinitive.

1)Remember to bring your ID with you when you go to the airport.

2)I remember feeling greatly disappointed after my first job interview.

3)Finally they decided to apologize to the passengers for what had

happened. at the airport.

4)I’m sorry that I clean forgot to pass the message to Big Li.

5)At midday we stop to have lunch in a fast food restaurant.

6)I stopped listening about the disaster on the radio, but I was too

shocked to move out of the chair.

3.Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

(1) affect (2) signs (3) passing (4) depend (5) providing

(6) lack (7) Whether (8) superficial (9) on (10) isolated

4.Learn to recognize and use various forms of attributive modifiers (定

语).

1.Identify the grammatical form of the underlined attributive modifiers

in the sentences and note their position.

The attributive modifiers are all placed after the nouns they qualify.

Their grammatical form:

1)prepositional phrase

2)adjective phrase

3)three to-infinitive phrases

4)past participle phrase

5)present participle phrase

6)adjective

2. Translate the Chinese in brackets using the grammatical forms

as shown in the above six sentences.

1)something important to say

2)known as a nation on wheels

3)as well-informed of Beijing opera as Anna

4)called the sixth generation of Chinese directors

5)living and working overseas/abroad/in foreign countries

6)with a big nose and big hands

7)sitting in the corner

8)to play center forward (AmE) /central forward (BrE)on the

university team

9)anything particular to do

10)all the things mentioned above

2.Identify and correct the mistake in each of the sentences.

1)Those who refused to work for the invaders were sent to

concentration camps.

2)I don’t remember seeing the man anywhere before.

3)Some day they will bitterly regret having done what they did.

4)The teacher didn’t leave the trembling building until all his

students did.

5)It wasn’t long before an ambulance arrived and rushed the injured

man to a nearby hospital.

6)In the library, a friend of mine found the book I wanted.

(The original sentence might indicate the writer wanted the book in the library. If the writer meant the book was found in the library, the adverbial in the library is misplaced.)

7)I wouldn’t believe it unless I saw it with my own eyes.

8)Whatever you r feelings may be, don’t let them interfere with your

work.

9)Shrieking and stumbling, the residents rushed out of the burning

houses.

(Errors of original sentence:

a.dangling participles: a burning house cannot shriek and stumble

b.rush out of: used as a transitive verb, which is wrong)

10)The American journalist who taught News Reporting at our university

three years ago is coming again next semester.

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1.Not very far from Naples, a strange city sleeps under the hot Italian sun. It is the city of Pompei i, and there is no other city quite like it in all the world. Nothing lives in Pompeii except crickets a nd beetles and lizards, yet every year thousands of people travel from distant countries to visit it. 1. 在离那不勒斯不远的地方，一座奇特的小城寂静的沉睡在意大利炙热的骄阳之下。那就是庞培城。全世界再没有任何一个城市和庞培城相像。在庞培城中，除了蟋蟀、甲虫和蜥蜴之外，别无其他生物，然而每年都有成千上万的人从不同国度不远万里前来参观。 2.Pompeii is a dead city. No one has lived there for nearly two thousand years----not since the su mmer of the year A.D. 79, to be exact. 2.庞培是一座死城。确切的说自从公元79年的那个夏天开始，两千年来没有人在这里生活过。 3.Until that year Pompeii was a prosperous city of 25,000 people. Nearby was the Bay of Naples, an arm of the blue Mediterranean. Rich men came down from wealthy Rome to build seaside vill as. Farmlands surrounded Pompeii. Rising behind the city was the 4000-foot Mount Vesuvius, a gr ass-covered slope where the shepherds of Pompeii took their goats to graze. Pompeii was a busy city and a happy one. 3.直到那年夏天庞培成还是一座拥有25000人的繁荣城市，离那不远就是蓝色地中海之臂的那不勒斯湾。一些有钱人从富有的罗马城来到这里建造海边别墅。庞培城的周围有农田环绕。在这座城市的背后矗立着4000英尺高的维苏威火山。绿草覆盖的山坡上，牧羊人赶着他们的羊群在吃草。庞培城是一座繁忙而又充满幸福感的城市。 4.It died suddenly, in a terrible rain of fire and ash. The tragedy struck on the 24th of August, A.D. 79. Mount Vesuvius, which had slept quietly for centuries, erupted with savage violence. Tons of hot ash fell on Pompeii, hiding it from sight. For three days the sun did not break through the clou ds of volcanic ash that filled the sky. And when the eruption ended, Pompeii was buried deep. A c ity had perished. 4.可是，在一阵可怕的火与灰的袭击中，这座城市灭亡了。这个悲剧发生在公元79年的8月24日。维苏威火山。这座沉睡了几世纪的山脉，突然剧烈的爆发了。数以吨计滚烫的火山灰落到了庞培城遮住了人们的视线。3天以来阳光都无法穿过被火山灰充斥的云层。当喷发结束的时候，庞培城被深深的掩埋了。这座城市也就消失了。 5. Centuries passed, Pompeii was forgotten. Then, seventeen hundred years later, it was discover ed again. Beneath the protecting shroud of ash, the city lay intact. Everything was as it had been t he day Vesuvius erupted. There were still loaves of bread in the ovens of the bakeries. In the wine shops, the wine jars were in place, and on one counter could be seen a stain where a customer h ad thrown down his glass and fled. 5.几个世纪过去了，庞培城几乎被遗忘了。不过，1700年后，人们又重新发现了它。在火山灰的保护下，这座城市完好无损的躺在那里。一切都是维苏威火山喷发那天的样子。面包店烤箱里依然有尚未出炉的面包，在卖红酒的店里，酒坛子依然放在原处，在柜台前，人们扔下酒杯逃命的痕迹清晰可见。 6. To go to Pompeii today is to take a trip backward in time. The old city comes to life all around y ou. You can almost hear the clatter of horses’ hoofs on the narrow streets, the cries of children a nd the laughter of the shopkeepers. The sky is cloudlessly blue, with the summer sun high in the s ky. The grassy slopes of great Vesuvius rise to the heavens behind the city, and sunlight shimmers on the waters of the bay a thousand yards from the city walls. Ships from every nation are in port and strange languages can be heard in the streets. 6.今天，去庞培可以称得上是一次体验时光倒流的旅行，古老的城市在你的周围仿佛又重新充满了活力。你几乎能听到狭窄街道上的马蹄声，孩子们的哭闹声和店主们的笑声。蔚蓝的

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Task 1 Yesterday morning Gretel went to the city of London. She wanted to see St Paul?s Cathedral. She was surprised to see so many Englishmen who booked alike. They were wearing dark suits and bowler hats. They were all carrying umbrellas and newspapers. When she returned home she asked Mr. Clark about these strange creatures. “They must be typical English gentlemen,” she said. “ I have often read about them and seen photographs of them. They all look as if they are wearing a uniform. Does the typical gentleman still exist?” Mr. Clark laughed. “I?ve never thought about it,”he answered. “It?s true that many of the men who work in the city of London still wear bowler hats and I suppose they are typical Englishmen. But look at this.” Mr. Clark picked up a magazine and pointed to a photo of a young man. “He?s just as typical, perhaps. it seems as if there is no such a thing as a …typica l? Englishman. Do you know the English saying …It takes all kinds to make a world?? That?s true of all countries—including England. “Oh, just like the poem …If All the Seas Were One Sea?,” Gretel began to hum happily. “If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be1and if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be!” Task 2 John is British but has worked in Japan.Etsuko is a Japanese student from Osaka and she is studying in Britain. New they are comparing life in the two countries. John: I found that living in Japan, people were much busier. They seem to work the whole day. Etsuko:Yes, that?s right. We work from Monday through Saturday, even in summer. You know, summer in Japan is just horrible. It?s very very humid and hot, and you need to shower three times a day. John: So you find it cooler in England? Etsuko: Yes, that?s right. John: where I was living in Japan in the north, it was much colder than England, especially in winter, minus thirty degrees centigrade. Does the winter in Osaka last longer than the winter in England? Etsuko: No, I don?t think so. December, January, February, Marc h… John: Yes, it?s a bit shorter if anything. Etsuko: Ever since I came here., I noticed that the countryside in England is really beautiful. John: It?s much flatter than in Japan. Etsuko: Yes, Japan is a mountainous country and our cities are full of people. There are lots of people in a limited area. John: Yes, I found Japan much more mountainous than Britain, especially in the north. The mountains are much higher and much more rocky. I found it more beautiful than Britain. Etsuko: Yes, if you like mountains. John: Therefore the towns and villages tend to be more crowded.