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Inyouropinion,howcanwesucceedinachievingthem?
(Thisisanopenquestion.)
Script
(FromNewYear’sEve)
-Allright.Workingonthoseresolutions,huh?
-No.
-Okay.IhaveadeliveryhereforMr.JonathanCox.
-Doyouworkhere?
-No.Iworkforacourier(快递员)service.I’vebeendeliveringpackagestoyouforabout,Idon’tknow,ayearnow.ButIthinkthisismaybethefirsttimeyou’veeverlookedmeintheeye.Howareyoudoing?
-Sorry.That’sactuallyanoldresolution.Makemoreeyecontact.
-SothosewereNewYear’sresolutions,huh?
Lookslikealonglist.Yougottagetonit.
-Idon’tknow,maybenextyear.
-Whoa.Jeez!
Areyouserious?
Thatisahotticket.
-Really?
-It’samazing.Theyhavethebestfood,thebestmusic.Theyhavesomanysinglegirls.Andit’samasquerade(化妆舞会),soyoudon’tevenhavetoworryabouttheirfaces.Youkindofjust,youknow,useyourimagination.Ifanybodytriestokickyouout,orevenaskswhoyouare,youjuststraight-uplie.Whataretheygonnado?
It’sbrilliant.It’slikeFacebook,butreal.
-Irememberwhoyouarenow.
-Right,exactly.Anyways,Iwouldgivemyleft...Well,maybenextyear.
-Ms.Withers?
Didyoucallinadeliveryofsomething?
-Ingrid.
-Ingrid.
-Andactually,I’myournextjob.Iboughtyoufortheday.
-Boughtmefortheday,huh?
Oh,Ms.Withers.IthinkIshouldbeoffended(得罪,冒犯),butI’mjusttoointrigued(好奇的,被迷住的).
-MyNewYear’sresolutions.Ijusttookcareofthefirstone.
-Youquityourjob?
Allright.
-Ifyoucanmaketherestofthesecometruebymidnight,yougetthese.
-Forme?
Holyshi...Whoa.Whoa,okay.Putthesedown.Putthesedown.Don’tflashthosearound.Everybodycanseethem.Seriously,Youcalledtherightguy.I’min.LetmeseeNo.Two.Whatisit?
Whew.GotoBali.BreakfastatTiffany’s.Youwannasavealife.Areyoukiddingme?
It’sphysicallyimpossible.Idon’tunderstandwhatyou’retalkingabout.Allright?
Idon’tunderstandwhatyouwantmetodohere.
-Useyourimagination.
-We’regonnaneedabiggerboat.
-Youknow,youdon’thavetositlikethat.Youcanputyourlegsaroundme,oryoucanholdontome.
-No,I’mokay.
-Allright.
-Thisisit.ThisisasclosetotheballdroppingasIcangetyou.Hey,goodluckwiththatlastone,allright?
-No.Ifiguredthatwasalongshotgoingin.
-Alongshot?
Whatareyoutalkingabout?
GoingtoBali?
Thatwaskindofalongshot.
-Let’sgetthisoutofhere,okay?
-Man,Idon’tevenknowwhosethisis,bro.I’mjustsaying.
-Thanks.Makealistofyourown.Don’twaitaslongasIdid.
-Pow,pow,shwing.
-Thankyou.Mm.
-Goodbye.
-Haveagreattime.
-Youtoo.Happynewyear,Ingrid.
Readthefollowingquotesandtellyourclassmateswhichoneisyourfavorite.Stateyourreasons.
Sometimesweknowthebestthingtodo,butfailtodoit.Newyear’sresolutionsareoftenlikethat.Wemakeresolutionsbecauseweknowitwouldbebetterforustoloseweight,orgetfit,orspendmoretimewithourchildren.Theproblemisthataresolutionisgenerallyeasiertobreakthanitistokeep.
—PeterSinger
Noone’severachievedfinancialfitnesswithaJanuaryresolutionthat’sabandonedbyFebruary.
—SuzeOrman
Ihavenowayofknowinghowpeoplereallyfeel,butthevastmajorityofthoseImeetcouldn’tbenicer.Everyonceinawhilesomeonebarksatme.MyNewYear’sresolutionisnottobarkback.
—TuckerCarlson
MyNewYear’sResolutionListusuallystartswiththedesiretolosebetweentenandthreethousandpounds.
—NiaVardalos
IfyouaskedmeformyNewYearResolution,itwouldbetofindoutwhoIam.
—CyrilCusack
MayallyourtroubleslastaslongasyourNewYear’sresolutions.
—JoeyAdams
Ithinkintermsoftheday’sresolutions,nottheyears’.
—HenryMoore
Makingresolutionsisacleansingritualofselfassessmentandrepentancethatdemandspersonalhonestyand,ultimately,reinforceshumility.Breakingthemispartofthecycle.
—EricZorn
ImadenoresolutionsfortheNewYear.Thehabitofmakingplans,ofcriticizing,sanctioningandmoldingmylife,istoomuchofadailyeventforme.
—Anaï
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I.TextI
1.Pre-ReadingQuestions
2.GeneralReading
3.BackgroundNotes
4.Text
5.CommentsontheText
6.Exercises
II.TextII
1.Text
2.Comprehension
TextI
1.Pre-ReadingQuestions
Theheroofthestory,whoismarriedandhasfourchildren,istalkingabouthisNewYear’sResolutioninthetext.Inthefirstparagraph,hesays“Thisyearit’sgoingtobedifferent”.Whydoeshesayso?
Whatsortofresolutionsdidhemakeinthepreviousyears?
HowdohisNewYear’sresolutionsforthisyeardifferfrompreviousones?
Makeafewguesses.
Foryourreference:
WhenapersonmakesNewYear’sresolutions,hemakesuphismindtodoornottodocertainthingsinthecomingyear.Ofcourse,differentpeoplemakedifferentNewYear’sresolutions.Forexample,astudentmaydecidetoworkharderathisstudiesandnotgotothecinemasooften;
ateachermaydecidetoimprovehis/herteaching;
aheavysmokermaydecidetostopsmokingaltogether.SomepeoplemaybeabletocarryouttheirNewYear’sresolutions,butsomemaynot.Formostpeople,it’softeneasiertomakeNewYear’sresolutionsthantocarrythemout.
2.GeneralReading
Youaregivenfiveminutestoreadthetextrapidlyoncetogetthemainidea.
Nowdecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsbestsumsupthemainidea.Putatickbyit.
__1.SomeofhisfamilymemberswerepleasedwhileotherswerenotwhenthewritertriedtopleaseeverybodyinthefamilyonNewYear’sDay.
__2.Thewritertriedtobeabetterhusbandandabetterfatherinthenewyear,andhisfamilymembersappreciatedthis.
√3.ThewritercarriedouthisNewYear’sresolutionsfaithfullytoimprovehimself,buttheresultsallwentcontrarytohisexpectations.
Key
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3.BackgroundNotes
(1)escapement(卡子,擒纵机)
Anescapementisadeviceinmechanicalwatchesandclocksthattransfersenergytothetimekeepingelementandallowsthenumberofitsoscillations(振荡,振动)tobecounted.Theescapementisdrivenbyforcefromacoiled卷spring弹簧orasuspended悬挂暂停weight,transmittedthroughthetimepiece’s时钟座钟gear齿轮排挡train.Theamountofstoredenergy,energylossandefficiencyoftransfertothetimekeepingelementdeterminesthetimeaclockwillrunafterithasbeenwound.
(2)smalltalk
Smalltalkismeaninglessconversationintermsofcontent,butisoftenseenassociallyimportantincertainsituations,orcontext.InmanyEnglish-speakingcountries,itcanbeviewedasrudeorunfriendlynottoparticipateinit.Non-personalcommentsaboutnon-controversialsubjectsareusuallyconsideredasappropriateforthistypeofconversation.
4.Text
ThisYearIt’sGoingtoBeDifferent
(1)NewYear’sresolutionsarelikeanythingelse—yougetoutofthemwhatyouputin.Judgingfromresultsofotheryears,Ihadneverputenoughin,butthisyearwasgoingtobedifferent.Ireadbooksonself-improvementbeforeIwrotemylist.Findsomebeautyineverything....Maketheotherfellowfeelimportant....Aboutthirtylikethat.Prettyclearly,
(2)anyonewhofollowedmycollectionofruleswouldbeblessedwitharicherlife,
(1)boundless无穷的无限的lovefromhisfamily,andtheadmirationofthecommunity.IcouldhardlywaituntilNewYear’sDay.
WhenIcamedownstairsMaggie,mywife,wasatthekitchensink水池.I
(2)tiptoedover踮着脚尖走andkissedheronthebackoftheneck.(ResolutionNo.1:
Be(3)spontaneous自发的无意识的自然的inshowingaffection.)She(4)shrieked尖叫anddroppedacup.“Don’tever(5)sneakup悄悄来临鬼鬼祟祟onmelikethatagain!
”shecried.
“You’relookinglovelythismorning,”Isaid.(Asincere(6)compliment称赞恭维isworthitsweightingold.)
(3)“Look,”shesaid,“itwasn’tmyideatostayoutuntilfoura.m.”
Itooksomeaspirinandcoffeeintothelivingroom.I’djuststartedreadingthepaperwhenSammy,ourfive-year-old,camein.Hewaswearingthewatchhe’dreceivedforChristmas.(4)“Say,Dad,”hesaid,“whatmakesawatchrun?
”
IntheolddaysIwouldhavetoldhimtoaskhismother.Instead,Igotapencilanddrewa(7)sketch草图素描oftheescapement(8)mechanism结构机械装置机能.(Alwaysencourageyourchild’scuriosity.)Ittookaboutfifteenminutes,andSammywanderedoffseveraltimes,butIkeptcallinghimback.“There,”Isaid,“that’swhatmakesyourwatchrun.”
(5)“Thenhowcomeitdoesn’t?
”heasked.
HisbrotherRoywalkedby.“Youhavetowind上发条it,”saidRoy.Sammywounditandheldittohisear.Hesmiled.“Roysureissmart,”hesaid.
OurdaughterGretchencameinwithherdoll,Mrs.Robinson.“Goodmorning,Gretchen,”Isaid.“HappyNewYear,Mrs.Robinson.”(Meetyourchildathisownlevel.)
(6)“Itisn’teitherhappy,”saidGretchen.“Mrs.Robinsonissick.Probablyacoronary冠状动脉血栓形成.”
“Whydon’tyoutakehertoseeDr.Sammy?
”Isuggested.“Hecanusehisnewdoctor’skit.”
Thephonerang,andIansweredit.ItwasafriendofourdaughterKit.“HappyNewYear,Marilyn,”Isaid.“Whathaveyoubeendoingovertheholidays?
”(Showaninterestinyourchildren’sfriends.)Shesaidshehadn’tbeendoinganythingmuch.“(7)Comenow,aprettygirllikeyou,”Isaid(9)jovially—(8)“I’llb