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1、D罗斯福Detailed Reading. Difficult Sentences1. （LL. 12） It was early December 2003, my first season as a Salvation Army bell ringer, when I was confronted with the question.1. What does a Salvation Army bell ringer do?（=To ring the bell and ask people to donate money to help the poor.）2. Translate this

2、 sentence into Chinese.（=首次面对这个问题，是在2003年12月初我第一次为救世军摇铃募捐的时候。）2. （LL. 56） I can still see the confusion and curiosity in his eyes as he asked, “Are you poor?” 1. Why did the boy ask such a question?（=Because he was confused and curious.）2. How much did the boy know about the Salvation Army bell ring

3、er?（=Obviously he knew nothing about that.）3. （LL. 78） “Well,” I stammered, trying to think, “I have more than some people, but not as much as other.” 1. How did the author think of the question?（=He thought it was difficult to answer.）2. What does the authors answer mean?（=This means he is neither

4、poor nor rich.）4. （LL. 89） His mother scolded him for the social no-no .1. What is “social no-no”? （=Something that is socially inappropriate.）2. Why did the mother scold her son?（=Because the author looked poor, the question was socially inappropriate to ask.）5. （LL. 1314） Yet I feel nothing more t

5、han a passing whim to attain the material things so many other people have.1. What do many other people have?（=The material things.）2. Please paraphrase this sentence. （=However, I have only occasionally felt the urge to go after the material things so many other people have.）6. （LL. 1920） And I lov

6、e the “can do” attitude that follows.1. What is the “can do” attitude?（=That is self confidence.）2. How do you understand this sentence?（=And I love the feeling of self confidence brought by brisk exercises.）7. （L. 31） Shortly after her visit, our relationship went straight south. 1. What was their

7、relationship after her visit?（=Their relationship went sour. That is to say, they were no longer boyfriend and girlfriend.）2. Why there was such a change in their relationship?（=Because the girl actually paid much attention to material things although she claimed that she was interested in what was

8、on the inside, and after she went to the authors apartment, she found he was really poor.）8. （LL. 3538） There is a commercial on the radio that begins, “Everybody wants a high-end TV ” The pressure to purchase is real. It may be true that everybody wants a high-end TV. After all, nobody wants to be

9、a nobody.1. What is “a high-end TV”? （=A TV that is expensive and of high quality.）2. What can be inferred from this part about what role commercials can play in society?（=Commercials can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary.）9. （L. 49） December is the time of year I f

10、eel wealthiest. Why does the author think so?（=Because December is the time for him to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer, which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness in helping others.）10. （LL. 5051） Over the past four years, Ive grown to understand more about my

11、self because of a single question from a curious child.1. How has the boys question affected the author?（=The boys question has helped him realize that, despite his lack of expensive possessions, he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful for that.） （=由于一个好奇的孩子提了一个简单问题，我在过去的四年中对自己的了解进了一步。.

12、 Words and Expressions1. （L. 2） confront: vt. 1） （of a problem, difficulty, etc.） face （sb.） threateningly * The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.* A major difficulty that confronts international students is how best to judge the quality of a program in a foreign university.2） （of a pe

13、rson） face and deal with （a problem, difficulty, etc.）军人必须面对危险和死亡。（=A soldier has to confront danger and death.）* Astronauts have to confront the unknown. be confronted with: be brought face to face （=The prisoner was confronted with his accusers.） * conclusions that can be confronted with experienc

14、e2. （L. 3） donation: n. money or goods given for a good cause* The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations.他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助。（=They made a generous donation to charity.）Collocation:a blood donation 献血make/give a donation 捐赠promise a donation 允诺捐助3. （L. 5） confusion: n. a state of uncertainty about what sth. means, etc.* The enemy retreated in great confusion.他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。（=Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion.）covered with confusion 非常慌张in confusion 乱七八糟，处于混乱状态throw into confusion 使狼狈，使慌乱N.B.: 该词的动词为confuse，confusing意思是“令人困惑、迷惑的”， confused意思是“糊涂的、混杂