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7.TheyoungpeoplegotoNewYorktotestthemselvesandtoavoidgivingintothemostbanalandmarketableoftheirtalents.InNewYorktheyalsofindthecompanyofmanyotheryoungpeoplesimilarlyfleeingfromtheconstrictingatmosphereofsmallercities.
8.NewYorkisstillthebankingandcommunicationshead-quartersforAmerica.Thenetworks'
newscentres,thelargestbookpublishers,thebiggestmagazines,theadagenciesareallhere,appraisingandratifyingthefilms,theplays,themusic,thebooksthatothershavecreated.
9.Newcomerscanfindorformtheirlittlegroupsand,thoughthesegroupslieclosetoeachother,thereisnocontactorintercoursebetweengroups.Thisgivesthecityitssenseoffreedom.
10.Despiteallthefaultsofthecity,aNewYorkerstillpreferstoliveinNewYorkbecausehepreferstheunhealthyhassleandvitanyofurbanlife.WhathefindsattractiveaboutNewYorkisitsrawness,tension,urgency;
itsbracingcompetitivenesstherigorofitsjudgements;
andthecongested,democraticpresenceofsomanyotherNewYorkers,encasedintheirownworlds.
11.ItisinfactthefirsttrulyinternationalmetropolitsbecausehereonefindsamuchwidermixtureofnationalitiesAsians,Africans,LatinsandallvarietiesofEuropeans.
Ⅲ.
1.Thisarticleisapieceofexpositorywriting.Themainthemeorthesisisstatedbythetitle"
LovingandHatingNewYork"
ormorespecifically,bythefirstsentenceofthelastparagraph:
“LovingandhatingNewYorkbecomesamatterofalternatingmoods,ofteninthesameday."
2.GriffithdevelopshismainthesisbybothobjectiveandemotionaldescriptionofNewYorkandthelifeandstruggleofNewYorkers.Itisveryeffective.(Seetheanswerto4.)
3.ThisarticleisfullofAmericanEnglishterms,phrasesandconstructions.SuchasT-shirt,hassle,plush,holdout,comeback,putdown,measureup,expense-account,etc.
4.ThewriterstatesthathebothlovesandhatesNewYork,butthereaderfailstoseewhereorwhyhehatesNewYork.ItisclearthatGriffithlovesNewYorkandfeelsexhilaratedlivingthere.Hemaysometimesfeelexasperatedbutthisfeelingisneverstrongenoughtoturntohate.ThewritershowshisloveforNewYorkwiththewordssuchasenergy,contentionstriving,etc.
5.Thefirstfiveparagraphsactasageneralintroduction,set-tingforththepresentstatusofNewYorkcityintheUnit-edStatesandintheeyesofforeigners.Thelastsentenceofparagraph5alsoactsasatransitiontothe"
actualde-scriptionsofNewYorkcityitself:
"
thecharged,nervousatmosphere,itsvulgardynamism"
ofthelastlineofparagraph5leadstothe"
energy,contention,andstriving"
inthefirstlineofparagraph6.
6.Thetopicsentenceofparagraph8isthefirstsentence."
Nature~spleasuresaremuchqualifiedinNewYork."
Thewriterusesmanyexamplestodevelopthisparagraphandtobackupthestatementmadeinthetopicsentence.
7.InNewYork,ashrewdunderstandingorabilitytoappraisethingsisappreciatedandpaidfor,andskillandlearningbythemselvesarenotconsideredvaluable.8.Free.Student’schoice.
Ⅳ.
1.NowadaysNewYorkcannotunderstandnorfollowthetasteoftheAmericanpeople.
2.NewYorkboaststhatitisacitythatresiststheprevailingtrends(styles,fashion)ofAmerica.
3.SituationcomediesmadeinHollywoodandtheactualperformanceofJohnnyCarsonnowreplacethescheduledradio
andTVprogramsforCalifornia.
4.NewYorkisregainingsomewhatitsstatusasacitythatattractstourists.
5.ApersonwhowinsinNewYorkisconstantlydisturbedbyfearandanxiety(becauseheisafraidoflosingwhathehaswoninthefiercecompetition).
6.Thechancetoenjoythepleasuresofnatureisverylimited.
7.AtnightthecityofNewYorkisaglowwithlightsandseemsproudlyandhaughtilytodarkenthenightsky.
8.ButapureandwholehearteddevotiontoaBohemianlifestylecanbeexaggerated.
9.Inboththeserolesofbankingandcommunicationshead-quarters,NewYorkstartsororiginatesveryfewthingsbutgivesitsstampofapprovaltomanythingscreatedbypeopleinotherpartsofthecountry.
10.Thetelevisiongenerationwasconstantlyandstronglyinfluencedbyextravagantpromotionaladvertising.
11.Authorswritinglongseriousnovelsearntheirlivinginthemeantimebyalsowritingarticlesforpopularmagazines.
12.Broadway,whichseemedunabletoresistthecheap,gaudyshowsputoninthesurroundingareas,isonceagainbusyandactive.
13.(IfyoutellaNewYorkeraboutthevigorofoutdoorpleasures,hewillreplythat)hepreferstheunhealthyturmoilandanimatedlifeofacity.
14.Thosewhofailedinthestruggleoflife,thedown-and-outs,arenothiddenawayinslumsorghettoeswhereotherpeoplecan'
tseethem.
15.NewYorkconstantlyirritatesandannoysverymuchbutattimesitalsoinvigoratesandstimulates.
Ⅴ.Seethetranslationofthetext.
Ⅵ.
1.holdout:
(Americanism)aplacethatholdsout;
holdout=continueresistance;
standfirm;
notyield
2.live:
transmittedduringtheactualperformance
3.charged:
tense;
intense
4.put-down:
(Americanslang)abelittlingremarkorcrushingretort
5.foothold:
asecurepositionfromwhichitisdifficulttobedislodged
6.measureup:
(Americanism)provetobecompetentorqualified
7.jingle:
aversethatjingles;
jinglingarrangementofwordsorsyllables
8.expense-account.(Americanism)anarrangementwherebycertainexpensesofanemployeeinconnectionwithhisworkarepaidforbyhisemployer
9.illustration=apicture,design,diagram,etc.usedtodecorateorexplainsomething
10.commercial:
(radioandTV)apaidadvertisement
11.distancing:
bereservedorcooltoward;
treataloofly
12.democratic:
treatingpersonsofallclassesinthesameway;
notsnobbish
13,jealous:
verywatchfulorcarefulinguardingorkeeping
14.high-rise:
(Americanism)designatingorofatallapartmenthouse,officebuilding,etc.,ofmanystories/(noun)ahigh-risebuilding
15.mean:
poorinappearance;
shabby.
Ⅶ.
1.skyline:
noun+noun=nounExamples:
bookcase;
teacup;
skyrocket;
sealskin;
seaport;
pigsty
2.pacesetter:
noun+verb+er=nounExamples:
shareholder;
leaseholder;
pathfinder;
painstaker;
watchmaker
3.trash-strewn:
noun+pastparticiple=adjectiveExamples:
homespun;
bloodstained;
landlocked;
henpecked;
homemade
4.international:
acombiningform+adjective=adjectiveExamples:
interAmerican;
interchangeable;
interdepartmental;
interplanetary;
intersectional
5.anti-septically:
prefix4-adverb=adverbExamples:
preemptively;
preeminently;
predominantly;
prefiguratively;
prehistorically
6.juxtaposition:
acombiningform+noun=nounExamples:
photochemistry;
photocopy;
phonograph;
telephone;
television
7.NBC:
composedofinitialsN+B+CfromNationalBroadcastingCompanyExamples:
BBC--BritishBroadcastingCorporation;
NCO--noncommissionedofficer;
UN--UnitedNations;
MIA--missinginaction;
PFLI--PekingForeignLanguagesInstitute
8.Wasp:
anacronymfromwhiteAnglo-SaxonprotestantExamples:
Awacs--airbornewarningandcontrolsystem(asophisticatedsurveillanceplane);
UFO--unidentifiedflyingobject;
Nato--NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization;
Asean--AssociationofSouth-eastAsianNations;
Anzac--(asoldierinthe)AustralianandNewZealandArmyCorps
9.ad:
ashorteningof“advertisement”Examples:
auto(automobile