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—notgetenoughexercise:
alwaystoobusy
—eattoomuch:
alwayshungry
Whatistheadviceofthedoctor?
Smokefewercigarettes.
Takemoreexercise.
Eatless.
Don’tworryaboutyourhealthtoomuch.
【原文】
Mr.Joneshasgonetothedoctor’sbecausehedoesnotfeelverywell.Whatadvicedoesthedoctorgivehim?
Goodmorning,doctor.
Doctor:
GoodmorningMr...erm...Jones.NowwhatcanIdoforyou?
Well.I’mnotsureexactly.ButIdon’tfeelverywell.Igetalotofheadaches—andIfeeltiredallthetime.
Isee.Now,theseheadaches...Doyousmoke?
Yes.Ismokeratheralot.Aboutfortycigarettesaday.That’sbecauseIworryaboutmywork,yousee.
Hm.Andwhataboutexercise?
Well,Idon’tgetverymuch.I’malwaystoobusy.
Hm.Youdon’tlookveryfit,doyou?
Howmuchdoyouweigh?
I’mnotsure.Aboutahundredkilos,Ithink.PerhapsIeattoomuch,butI’malwayshungry!
Hm.Wellnow,Mr.Jones.There’snothingmuchwrongwithyou.IfIwereyouthough,I’dtakemoreexercise,eatlessandsmokefewercigarettes.Betterstill,stopsmokingcompletely!
That’smyadvicetoyou.
Butaren’tyougoingtogivemeanymedicine,doctor?
Medicine?
Youdon’tneedmedicine!
Justlessfood,fewercigarettesandmoreexercise.That’sallyouneed.Anddon’tworryaboutyourhealthsomuch.Ifyouworryaboutyourhealth,you’llmakeyourselfill!
Task2
A.
1)b,2)a,3)b,4)a,5)b
B.
City
TrendofPopulationGrowth
Percentage(%)
NewYorkCity
down
11
Chicago
12
Philadelphia
14
Pittsburgh
18
WashingtonD.C.
16
SanJose
up
24
Phoenix
33
Houston
26
ElPaso
31
FtLauderdale
10
VirginiaBeach
52
C.
jobs,builders,teachers,salespeople,smallercities,crime,trafficjam,pollution,awarmerclimate,thecold,thesun
EverytenyearstheUnitedStatesconductsacensusofthepopulation.Acensusisacountofthepeoplewholiveinacityorcountry.Everyfamilyreceivesaformwithquestionsaboutfamilysize,income,jobs,etc.Theyanswerquestionssuchas:
Howmanypeoplearethereinyourfamily?
Doyouliveinahouseorinanapartment?
Howlonghaveyoubeenlivingthere?
Wheredidyoulivebeforethis?
Wheredoyouwork?
Howmuchmoneydoyoumake?
Thegovernmentusesallthisinformationtogetabetterpictureofitscitizens.
Thelastcensuswasin1980.ThepopulationoftheUnitedStatesisnow226,500,000,upby23millionpeoplefrom1970.In1970,thepopulationwas203,000,000.
ThecensusshowsthatsomeareasoftheUnitedStatesaredeclininginpopulationwhileotherareasaregrowing.Inthepast,morepeoplelivedintheNortheastandNorthCentralareas.Butthisischanging.Now,morepeopleliveintheSouththaninanyotherarea.PeoplearemovingfromtheNorthtotheSouthandtheWest.Thepopulationofnortherncitiesisdownfrom1970.Forexample,thepopulationofNewYorkCityisdown11percent,thepopulationofChicagoisdown12percent.InPennsylvania,thepopulationofPhiladelphiaisdown14percentandthepopulationofPittsburghisdown18percent.WashingtonD.C.hasalmost16percentlesspeople.Atthesametimethatnortherncitiesaredeclining,southernandwesterncitiesaregrowing.ThepopulationofSanJoseisup24percent.Phoenixisup33percent.InTexas,Houstonisup26percentandElPasoisup31percent.InFlorida,thepopulationofFtLauderdaleisup10percent.ThepopulationofVirginiaBeachisup52percent.
WhyarepeopleleavingtheNorth?
WhyaretheymovingtotheSouthandWest?
Themainreasonisjobs.BecausetheSouthandWestaregrowing,there’saneedformorebuilders,teachers,salespeople,etc.Anotherreasonistodaymoreandmorepeoplearechoosingsmallercities.They’retiredofcrime,trafficjams,andpollution.Finally,peoplesaytheyarelookingforawarmerclimate.Theyaremovingawayfromthecold,towardthesun.
Task3
1)F,2)T,3)F,4)T,5)F
TimandTinaspenttwoweeksatGrimm’sfarm.Latertheyspoketoareporterabouttheirtimeatthefarm.
Reporter:
Well,Tim.You’vetriedtolivelikeanIronAgeman.DidyoulearnmuchaboutIronAgelife?
Tim:
Oh,yes.Ilearnedalot!
Ilearnedthatitwasahardlifeinthosedays.Wehadtoworkreallyhard.Wegotverytired.ThoseIronAgepeoplewerereallystrong.
Buttheydidn’thavetousetheirbrainsverymuch,didthey?
Imean,peopleweren’tverycleverinthosedays,werethey?
Tim:
Oh,yestheywere!
That’sthemostimportantthingthatwelearned.Peopleinthosedaysdidn’tgotoschool,andtheycouldn’treadorwrite,buttheyweren’tstupid.Theylearnedfromoneanother.Theyknewalotaboutplantsandanimals.Theycoulddoalotofthingsthatwecan’tdoverywell.Theycouldbuildhouses.Theycouldmaketoolsandpots,andtheycouldmakefire,too—withoutmatches,Imean.Whenwetriedtodothingslikethatweweren’tverysuccessfulatall.Wefeltverystupid!
Whataboutyou,Tina?
WhatdidyouthinkofIronAgelife?
Whatwasitlike?
Didyouenjoyit?
Tina:
Well,yesandno.Insomewaysitwasfun.Butinsomewaysitwasverydifficult,andratherboring.ThebestthingwasthatImadesomeverygoodfriends.Everyoneinourgroupwasveryfriendly.Wefeltveryclosetoeachother.Wesharedeverything—food,work,ideas.Butlifeisn’teasywithnogasorelectricity,nomachines—andnobathrooms,either.Iwasgladtogetbacktocivilization!
Task4
1)Theyusedtobuildcampsintheforestoronopenground.
2)Theyweremadeofbranchesandleavesorgrass.
3)Becausetheywantedtofindmorefood.
4)Lifeisaloteasier.Therearefewerdangers,butthereislessexcitement.
5)Becausetheytrytogetbacktonature.
Humanbeingshavelivedonthisearthforatleasttwomillionyears.Formostofthattimepeopledidnotliveintowns.Sometimestheyusedtocampincaves.Sometimestheyusedtobuildcampsintheforestoronopenground.Thesecampswerejustgroupsofsimplehousesthatweremadeofbranchesandleavesorgrass.
Onlyaboutthirtypeople
lived
ineachcamp.Themenusedtogohuntingwhilethewomenandchildren
collectedfoodfromthetreesandotherplantsaroundthecamp.Allthefoodwassharedbetweeneveryoneinthegroup.Everyafewweekstheymovedtoanotherplaceinordertofindmorefoodthere.Itwasasimplelife,butpeoplehadtobe
clever.Theyhadtomakeeverythingthattheyneeded,andtheyhadtoknowalotaboutplantsandanimals.Man’sbodyandbrainwereformedbythiskindoflife.
Nowadaysalotofpeopleliveinbigtownsandcities,andtheyworkinofficesandfactories.Lifeisaloteasierthanitwasintheolddays.Therearefewerdangers,butthereislessexcitement.Mostpeopledonothavetohuntforfood,buttheyhavetostayinoneplaceformostoftheirlives.Theygetsomeexcitementfromsportandfilms,butmanyofthemfeelthatmoderncivilizationistoounnatural.Afewofthemgolookingforadventure—sailingroundtheworld,climbingmountains,orexploringcaves.Mostpeoplelookforwardtotheholidays,becausethentheycanenjoyachange.Alotofthemgocampinginthecountry,orbythesea.Theytrytogetbacktonature.Theytrytoliveaspeopledidthousandsofyearsago.Buttheyalsotakealotofmodernluxurieswiththem.Campingtodayisverydifferentfromcampingintheolddays.
Task5
l)Becausewindsurfingismoreexhilaratingthanswimming,andyoucangetawayfromitall/youcanbealonewithnature.
2)He’sanoperasinger.
3)Theyareratheramused.
4)Socialtennis.
5)Linedecisionsandthescore.
6)Becausesheisnowengagedinpolitics.
7)Becausewhenyouareplayingit,youcan’tthinkofanythingelse/youraretotallyabsorbedinthegame;
andyoufeelveryhappywhenyoudoareallygoodshot.
8)Themuffedshotatthenet.
A
Ithinkwindsurfingisbetterthanswimming.Moreexhilarating.Youcanreallygetawayfromitall.Ilovebeingalonewithnature,andwhenyou’reoutthereonthewateryoucancomearoundaheadlandandsuddenlyfindthatyou’recompletelyalone.Justmeandtheseaandthemindinmyhair.Once,whenIwasworkinginSanDiego,IsuddenlyfeltI’dhadenoughofopera—studyingtheroleandthestuffinessoftherehearsalrooms—andfoundgoingoutwindsurfingatremendousescape.
Ithinkmostofmysingercolleaguesareratheramusedbytheideaofmewindsurfing.However,thesedays,atleast50percentofsingerskeepphysicallyfitinsomeway—playinggolf,orworkingoutingyms.Afewyearsagotheytendedtobealotfatter,butnowtheyareconsciousoftheneedtokeepfit.
B
SocialtennisiswhatIlikebest.Playingdoubleswithabouteightregularfriendsforfun.It’sgenerallyanoisy,boisterouskindofgame,withconstantshoutsoffrustration.
Wehavelong,loudargumentsaboutlinedecisions,followedupbylongargumentsaboutthescore.We’reallprettyaggressive,andIthinkImakeitworse,actually.IhavenoticedthatsinceIenteredpoliticsmygamehasgotalotmoreaggressive,andIamveryargumentativeaboutthescore.
Thewonderfulthingabouttennisisthatwhenyouareplayingit,youcan’tthinkofanythingelse.Yourmindistotallyabsorbedinthegame.Andwhenyoudothatreallygoodshottheelationisincredible.Ontheotherhand,however,thereisprobablynofrustr