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Related Information Check Yourself Fun Time 1 7 Kentucky Fried Chicken, known as KFC in the US, is the worlds most popular chicken restaurant chain. The company originated and still has its headquarters in the US. Now it has more than 30,000 restaurants all over the world. I. Related Information 1. KFC Related Information 1 7Related Information For more information, check out KFCs homepage at . 1 7Related Information 2. Blakes Thames Blake, William was an English poet, painter and engraver. His work was filled with religious visions rather than with subjects from everyday life. Few people in his time realized that Blake expressed the visions with a talent which approached genius. “I do not behold the outward creation it is a hindrance and not action.” Blake, William (1757 1827) 1 7Related Information He lived in near poverty and died unrecognized. Today, Blake, however, is known as one of Englands great figures of art and literature and one of the most inspired and original painters of his time. His best known books of poems are Songs of Innocence and of Experience. The quotation used in Passage A comes from the first verse of a poem called “London”. 1 7Related Information More information about William Blake can be found at /penn/blake1.htm Collections of his works can be found at 1 7Related Information I wander thro each charterd street, Near where the charterd Thames does flow. And mark in every Face I meet Marks of weakness, marks of woe. In every cry of every man, In every Infants cry of fear, In every voice; in every ban, The mind-forgd manacles I hear. London 1 7Related Information How the Chimney-sweepers cry Every blackning Church appalls. And the hapless Soldiers sigh, Runs in blood down Palace walls. But most thro midnight streets I hear How the youthful Harlots curse Blasts the new-born Infants tear And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse. 1 7Related Information 我走过每条独占的街道， 徘徊在独占的泰晤士河边， 我看见每个过往的行人 有一张衰弱、痛苦的脸。 每个人的每升呼喊， 每个婴孩害怕的号叫， 每句话，每条禁令， 都响着心灵铸成的镣铐。 伦敦 多少扫烟囱孩子的喊叫 震惊了一座座熏黑的教堂， 不幸兵士的长叹 化成鲜血流下了宫墙。 最怕是深夜的街头 又听年轻妓女的诅咒！ 它骇注了初生儿的眼泪， 又用瘟疫摧残了婚礼丧车。 （王佐良译） 1 7Related Information 3. The Thames The Thames is one of the best known rivers in the world not for its length but for its location. Though it is only 210 miles (338 kilometers) long, it is Englands chief waterway. It is the main river flowing through London. For more information, check out the website at www.riverthames.co.uk. 1 7 In the United States today, more attention is given to ways of preventing crime. There are special police programs and training programs in self-defense aiming at helping citizens guard themselves. Police departments have even offered to citizens “tips” on how to take precautions while walking at night. For example, “not to walk near dark buildings or high shrubbery or parked cars”, “never to take shortcuts through alleys or parks at night”, 4. Crime Prevention Related Information 1 7 and “to look up to a light in the window if someone nearby is making you feel uncomfortable and pretend someone is waiting for you and is watching out for you”. In some neighborhoods, large “eye” signs are posted very conspicuously to indicate that the place is closely watched by police. Related Information 1 7Related Information In some cities and states of the US, it is illegal to possess hand guns; in others one may possess them but they must be registered with the police; in other places there are no restrictions whatsoever on possession of hand guns. (In all parts of the US it is permissible to own rifles.) Because the laws vary so greatly from place to place, it is not difficult to buy a gunif they are illegal where you live, you can always travel to where they are legally sold and buy one there. 5. Possession of Guns by American Individuals 1 7Related Information The possession of guns by individuals is becoming a controversial issue. Some people think crime will be going up with more and more people having guns, while others just hold the opposite view. They are respectively known as anti-gun lobby and pro-gun lobby. 1 7 6. BB Gun The day my father gave me a BB gun was my twelfth birthday，and I almost couldnt help jumping up and down when I saw what it was With a smile, he led me outside and showed me how to shootfirst loading the gun, pumping it a few times, aiming, and, Finally, firing. More Related Information 1 7 II. Check Yourself Put the following paragraphs into English, using the given words and expressions. Check Yourself 1 7 Task 1Task 1 随着社会经济的发展，我们每个人都应该充分重视 犯罪问题。无论你是干什么的，无论你住在哪里， 你都是犯罪问题的受害者不管你喜不喜欢，知 道不知道。某一天，你也可能被某个持枪者抢劫。 犯罪，尤其是暴力犯罪，已经到了十分严重的地 步，许多人小心谨慎不敢在自己住的各街区单独行 走，天黑以后不敢开门。专家对究竟谁该真正对 犯罪行为负责个人还是社会争执不一。美 国和加拿大的研究人员发现社会中的一些因素会 影响犯罪率上升或下降，比如, 失业、贫穷、政治、 宗教、人口众多等等。 Check Yourself 1 7Check Yourself victim crime rob violent cautious criminal identify affect attach importance to sth. For your reference individual 个人 factor 因素 unemployment 失业 poverty 贫穷 More tipsMore tips Words and expressions to be usedWords and expressions to be used 1 7Check Yourself With the development of society and economy, each of us should attach enough importance to the problem of crime. Whatever you do, wherever you live, you are a victim of crime whether you like it or not, whether you know it or not. Some day you may be robbed by some person with a gun as well. Crime, especially violent crime, has risen to a point where many people are cautious and afraid to walk alone in their own neighborhoods, afraid to open their doors after dark. Task 1Task 1 To be continued 1 7Check Yourself Experts argue about who is really to blame for criminal behavior: the individual or society. Researchers in the United States and Canada have identified several factors in society that affect the crime rate, such as unemployment, poverty, politics, religion, a large population, and so on. 1 7Check Yourself Task 2Task 2 在现代社会，我们必须面对这一现实，即任何人 毫无例外地都得挣钱养活自己。金钱用以表明物质 的价值，还有人的价值。金钱就起着充当我们互相 联系的方式的作用。诚然，金钱也有它消极的一面 。 圣经说：“爱钱是一切邪恶的根源。”但它并 不能阻止某些人嗜好金钱。一些人太过于相信金钱 的力量，结果使自己被金钱控制了。而一些人却无 法恰当处理涉及金钱的问题。 1 7Check Yourself confront reality reveal dominate handle no exception be intended for believe in keep from doing sth. have done be capable of doing sth. the way It is that For your reference Admittedly 诚然 Bible圣经concerning 涉及 More tipsMore tips Words and expressions to be usedWords and expressions to be used 1 7Check Yourself In the modern society, we have to confront the reality that it is no exception for anyone to earn money to support himself /herself. Money is intended for revealing the value of people as well as the value of objects. It is money that serves as the way we make connections. Admittedly, money also has its negative side. The Bible says that “the love of money is the root of all evil”. But it cant keep some people from loving money. Some people believe in the power of money so much that they have themselves dominated by money. Some people are not capable of handling properly the problems concerning money. Task 2Task 2 1 7 Smart RiddlesSmart Riddles A HumorA Humor An AdvertisementAn Advertisement Fun Time 1 7 Key:Key: 1. When youre in it. 1. When youre in it.Key:Key: 2. In the dictionary. 2. In the dictionary. Key: 3. Mom is closer, because Dad is 3. Mom is closer, because Dad is farther. farther. Key: 4. It depends on how many people 4. It depends on how many people stand in the yard. stand in the yard. Key: 5. To get awa