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综合教程2
综合教程2
◆Unit1We’veBeenHit
✧Mayblumwouldbeoneofthousandscastintoanextraordinarypurgatorythatmorning.
Onthatmorning,thousandsofpeopleintheWTCwerethrownallofasudden,intoaconditionofextremelyterriblesufferingthatmorning,Mayblumwasoneofthem.
✧Therumblesofthecollapsingtowernextdoorseemedtosaptheheavysetmanofhislastgaspofenergy.
Itseemedthatthetremendoussoundofthecollapseofthesouthtowerdestroyedtheman’shopeofclimbingdowntheremainingstairs,thustookawayhisremainingenergy.
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✧Inolongerblamemyparentsformyeverypersonalityquirkorkeeparunningscoreofeverythingtheydidwrongraisingme.
Inolongerconstantlyremindmyselfofallthewrongthingmyparentsdidintheprocessofraisingme.
✧Holdout
✧Beaptto-belikelyto
✧Fallapart-breakup
✧Ingeneral-asawhile
✧Atthemercyof-completelycontrolledby
✧Nowonder-notsurprising
✧Awaytodelaytheagingprocess
✧Feverishlyhesettowork
✧Afacadeofhonesty
✧Beconfrontedwith
✧Chairameeting
✧Onthepremisethat
✧Sb.beprovedguilty
✧Dreaddoingsth.
✧Resentsb.doing
✧Automatically
✧Awaitofbid<等待决标>/beawaitingadecision
◆Unit3MyStrokeofLuck
✧Butthattooksomedoingonmyparttoo.
takesomedoing=tobehardwork
onone’spart=onthepartofsb
ButIalsomadesomeefforttochangemyself.
✧…whichhasn’talwaysbeeneasy,giventhatI’msometimesanactorwrappedupinhisego.
BecausesometimesI’mtooproudofmyselfasanactor.
✧Tietheknot=getmarried
✧Giventhat=because
✧Thenandthere=withoutanydelay
✧Inthemidstof=when
✧Set…apart=distingwish
✧Weweretotallywrappedinourselvesandlosttouchwithalotoffriends.
✧Asuddenshockcouldbefataltoanyonewithadelicateheartcondition.
✧Befluentwith
✧Undergoaprofoundchange
✧Stretchoutinherfavoritearmchair
✧Statepensionsarefinancedbythecontributionofthosestillatwork.
✧Unforeseeableconsequences
✧Neighborhood
◆Unit4CulturalEncounters
✧Weliveinanageofeasyaccesstotherestoftheworld.
Theagewearelivinginprovidesuswithconvenientwaystoreachanypartoftheworld.
✧Everyone,itseems,provided,ofcourse,theycanaffordtodoso,needneverbeoutoftouch.
Itseemsthateveryoneisabletokeepgettingintouchwithanyoneelse/canneverbefailtoreach]ifhe(orshe)canaffordto.
✧…liesattheheartofsociety…
Formsthecoreofsociety
✧Thisisanessentialskillintoday’shybridworld.
Thisisabasicskillintoday’sworldwheredifferentculturesinteract.
✧Millionsofpeoplearediscoveringhowtobridgecultures.
Lotsofpeoplearefindingwaystogetridofculturaldifferences/interrelatedifferentcultures.
✧Provided=aslongas/if
✧Needneverbeoutoftouch=canneverfailtobereached
✧Regardlessofwhether…=nomatterwhether…
✧Overlookatone’speril=failtonoticeatgreatrisk
✧Hoversomewhereinandaroundallthosewords=maybedescribedbythesewordstovaryingdegrees
✧Hittheproblemofuntranslatabilityhead-on=weredirectingconfrontedwiththeproblemthatsomethinginonelanguagecannotberenderedintoanother
✧Animportantsteppingstonetowards…
✧Atone’speril
✧Servetheneedsofthepoorandthedisabled
✧Marvelatthementalityofpeople
✧Potatoes,broccoli,cabbagesarethestaplewintervegetablesinthenorthernpartofthecountry.
✧Anintentionoffacilitatingtheteachingofself-protectionamongtheyoung
✧ThenewlyreleasedsoftwareisbelievedtobeabletomakeelectronicmailandvideomessagingmorepowerfulontheInternet.
✧ItcanbesaidthattheInternetisahybridsystemofartandtechnology.
◆Unit5FourteenSteps
✧Herehobbledabitterlydisillusionedcripple,amanwhoheldontohissanityandhiswifeandhishomeandhisjobbecauseof14miserablesteps…
Herewalkslamelyasadcripplewithlittlehopeforhisfuture,andeverythingheownedatthattime,hissanity,hiswife,hishomeandhisjobdependedonhispainfulefforttoclimbthese14steps.
✧InthenextfewfrozensecondstheshameandhorrorofthatmomentpenetratedandIwassickwithanintensityIhadneverfeltbefore.
InthenextsecondsIwasfilledwithsuchshameandhorrorthatIwasspeechlessandunabletomove.IhadneverbeensosickaboutwhatIhaddonebefore.
✧Aslowlyprogressivedisease=adiseasethatgraduallybecamemoreandmoreserious
✧Withtheaidof=withthehelpof
✧Peerat=lookverycarefullyandhardat
✧Beallset=beready,beprepared
✧Indifferenceto=notcaringabout
✧Tilt
✧Leadupto
✧Holdonto
✧Carefor
✧Beinclinedto
✧Makealiving
✧Followone’sexample
✧Golding’snovelistoadegreeexperimentalinstyle
◆Unit6TheDiaryofTheUnknownSoldier
✧Whilethatmightnotprovidemuchtohelpthemcopewiththeirloss,itwillmakethechildrenfeelliketheirfathersmakeadifference.
Althoughmystoriesabouttheirfathers’deathcouldnotrelievetheirpain,theywouldenablethechildrentorealizetheextraordinarysignificanceoftheirfathers’contribution.
✧AsayingIonceheardstrikesapainfulnoteinmyhead,“Evenonewaristoomany.”
IsuddenlyrecalledasayingIonceheardwhichmakesmeverypainful,“Evenonewaristoomany.”
✧Nomorethan=only
✧Strikeapainfulnoteinmyhead=makesmefeelverypainful
✧Morebloodhasbeenshed=morepeoplehavebeeninjuredorkilled
✧Wordhasitthat=itissaidthat
✧Withanairof=appearingfullof/seemingtohave
✧Severalpeopleshoutedatthechairman;feelingswererunninghigh.
✧Tuckedthechildrenupinbed
✧Thebuildingisregularlyinspectedbyafire-safetyofficer.
✧Takenprecautions
✧Sallyannouncedwithanairoffinality
✧Appealtohisadventurousspirit
✧Heracedbacktowardstheforestwiththeenrageddogsathisheel.
✧Ihadn’trehearseditproperlyandIpanicked,steppingontothestage.
◆Unit7LettertoaBStudent
✧Tolose,tofail,togounder,togobroke—thesearedeadlysinsinaworldwhereprosperityinthepresentisseenasasuresignofsalvationinthefuture.
Beingunsuccessfulinone’slifeandcareerandfinanciallydisadvantagedisregardedasshamefulorevensinful,becauseinthisworldpeopletendtothinkthatonlythosewhoaresuccessfulnowcanbesavedfromevilinthefuture.
✧I’mcertainthatnothingIcansaywillremovethatfeelingofdisappointment,particularlyinaclimatewheregradesdetermineeligibilityforgraduateschoolandspecialprogram.
✧Itisimportanttorecognizethathumanbeings,despitedifferencesinclassandeducationallabeling,arefundamentallyhewnfromthesamematerialandknittogetherbycommonbondsoffearandjoy,sufferingandachievement.Warfare,sickness,disasterspublicandprivate-thesearethelargercoordinatesoflife.
Althoughtheydifferintheirclassstatusandeducationalbackground,humanbeingsareessentiallythesame.Firstofall,theyarebiologicallyspeakingconstructedinthesameway;andthen,theyallsharethefeelingsoffearandjoyandalsothecommonexperienceofsufferingandachieving.Thiscommonalityhasboundthemtogether.Allofthemwillregardwars,disease,anddisasters,bothpublicandprivateasunfortunatebigeventsintheirlifetime.
✧Essence=mostimportantpart
✧Deadlysins=sinsleadingtodamnation
✧Misleading=makesb.thinkoractwrongly
✧Conventionaltasks=traditionallyrequiredofstudents
✧Inshortsupply=farfromenough
✧Defineanextrovertpersonality
✧Leaveoutthesentencesthatareirrelevanttothethesis
✧Correspondtothedescriptions
✧Everysemesterheflunkedatleasttwocourses
✧Carnegieconsideredthatthedistributionofwealthforthebenefitofsocietymustneverbeintheformoffreecharitybutrathermustbeasasupporttothecommunity’sresponsibilityforitsownpeople.
✧Makeapointof
✧Beaptto
✧Someofushadtoeatbeefnoodlesastherewasnotenoughchickenricetogoround.