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Lesson Two: Four Choices for Young peopleTextPara. 1 Q1: How do American young people look at the adult world in general?Key words: misgivings-skepticism-rejectLanguage points:president: class presidentsenior: see Note1 freshman, sophomore, junior, senior.be senior to sb. = be older thanHe is ten years senior to me.senior/junior officer = higher in ranksenior school: over the age of 11.misgiving: pl. worry, doubt, skepticism, suspicion, distrusta heart full of misgivings.心中顾虑重生。I have strong misgivings about taking your advice.接受你的建议使我深感担心。view sth. with skepticismbe increased to do increased = growing Para 2.speak for = on behalf of sb.sum up = concludein a mess: disorder, chaos, confusion, out of controlrun: operate, be in charge ofpresume: suppose sth. to be true, take sth. for grantedpresumable adj. presumably adv. = maybe, perhapslesson: give sb. a lessonlearn ones lesson= moraldo with(out): sth will be OK with(out) sthfrom a point of viewnotbut: 不是而是strike: relevant adj. related, associatedrelevant topicarriving generation: coming, followingdeal with =cope with, manage, dispose offor all = in spite of, despitealternative: adj./n.He had no alternative but to admit his mistake.One of the alternatives is to resign.drop out: withdraw. See note 11.expedient: meansin one way or anotherbatten on: depend on sth. and benefit from ittake responsibility/shoulder ones responsibilitydistasteful: sick, disgustingundignified: disgraceful, shamefulpoor in spirit: weak in mindleast intolerable: most tolerable or endurableavailable: adj. obtainableQ2: what does drop out mean? Why does the author say that the dropouts lead a parasitic way of life?Here, it implies to stop taking part in any social activities.Because they live off the society but do nothing good to it in return.flee = escape, evade=run away frompastoral =bucolicQ3: in what way are those who flee different from the dropouts?They are not parasites. They are willing to support themselves and to contribute sth. to the general community.contribute sth. to (doing) sth. v. offer, devoteto contribute money to a charity causecontribute foreign aid for refugeescontribution n.tension: stress, strainQ4: why is this solution no longer practical on a large scale?Because those quiet, charming and unpolluted landscapes as long enjoyed by ancient hermits are gone forever.on a large/small scalerun out (of)noble savage: see note 17sully v. make sth. dirty, stain, ruin, destroysully ones name, reputation, honorgone: missing, lost, not thereescape from to stream of : main trend, flow III. plot a revolution: design a strategybe patient withappeal: v./n attract appeal to sb. /sth.dashing and charismatic: energetic, full of drive, courageous, powerful, influentialcharisma n. smash-clash-crashbuild sth. on the ruinscome off: happen, take place, start; succeedsenescence n. senescent adj. old ageon the barricade: barrierin disillusionmentestablishment: institution, system, organizationoverthrow: throw sth. overhard-faced: harshaccomplish v.-accomplishment n. achieve v.-achievement n.do change : for the purpose of emphasischange sth. for the betterMy point is that-be bound for some placebe bound to do: be destined to do sth.in this case: in this situation, on this condition, under these circumstancesdawn n./v.when it dawned, we set off.dawn on sb.The truth began to dawn on him.dream of = conceive ofcleanse v. cleanse sb. of sth.She felt cleansed of all her sins after confession.cleansing cream cleanserworkaday adj. common, ordinaryin need of sewage disposal under the label seek: pursue, go after Q5: what kind of young people tend to follow the strategy of armed revolution?Some of the more active and idealistic young people.Q6: why does the author say that the most unfortunate are those whose revolutions have succeeded?Those idealists who survived the revolution are bound to be disillusioned when they see the newly-established society is as hard-faced as the old one they have just smashed. This is why they are the most unfortunate.IV. one clod: piecemeal, little by little, graduallyat first glancebe far frominviting: adj. appealing, attractiveglamour: charmpromise-promising adj.exasperate v.-exasperating adj.in short supplyremedy ones mistake/losses/the situationavailable: adj. obtainableThis kind of fish can only be available in the deep ocean.suggest: imply, provein a mess: disorder, chaos, turbulencebreak down: crash, go bankruptlikely adj.-possible-probableprotest against vehemently: strongly, violentlycapture: occupymountain range: 山脉loom: vi. appear threateninglyunprecedented sth.: never happen or been known beforeaffluent: prosperousin guise(disguise)under the guise of friendship: under the cover of sth.population/information/knowledge explosionat the rate/speed/price of:以比率/速度/价格 dwindle: diminishdogged: determinedQ7: what are some of the new problems faced by the young people?Racial justice, pollution, war, population explosionQ8: what is the fourth alternative? Why does the author favor this alternative?Try to change the world gradually.Because it is more practical and a better cure for the worlds wickedness than the other three.ExercisesC 7. Though high-sounding, his speech struck everyone at the meeting as totally irrelevant to what was discussed.D 1. The professor looked over our papers with a hasty (sight, glance).glance:扫视 sight:普通的看 2. Before ordering their dinner, they considered the (relevant, relative) merits of chicken and roast beef.relative:可作名词,亲戚;adj. 相对的,相比较的relevant:be relevant to 指与有关的,切题的,强调切题的,切中要害的3. The little boys constant noise (exhilarated, exasperated) his father, who was busy writing a paper for a symp
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