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UnitOneChangeintheWayWeLive Part1Pre readingActivities Task1Discussion Newideasarewelcomed 1 Whatarethedifferencesbetweencitylifeandcountrylife 2 Inyouropinion whichisbetter livinginthecountryorlivinginthecity Givereasons EnjoySomePictures EnjoyPicturesofCityLife EnjoyPicturesofCountryside Beautifulcountryside Beautifulcountryside Beautifulcountryside CityCountry noisy unfreshair uncleanwater crowded highcrimerate liveinhighbuildings moreentertainmentcolorfulsparetime quiet freshair cleanwater lesscrowded lesscrimes liveinabighousewithagarden lessentertainmentfriendlytoeachother 3 Inyouropinion whichisbetter livinginthecountryorlivinginthecity Givereasons Sample CityLife Enjoyallsortsofservicesandentertainmentseasytravelqualifiededucationandgoodhealthcareovercrowdedandnoisypollutiontrafficaccidentsimmoralacts Sample CountryLife simpleandquietinclosecontactwithnaturefriendlinesslongerlifelowcostoflivingOutdatedandconservativelessdevelopededucationalfacilitiesandmedicalservices Mr DohertyBuildsHisDreamLife ByJimDoherty TextOrganization PartOne paras1 3PartTwo Paras4 7PartThree Paras8 11PartFour Paras12 15 PartIThewriterviewshislifeinthecountryasa and one PartIILifeinthecountryis butyetsometimesvery PartIIIAfter thewriter sincomewas butheandhisfamilycanmanagetogetby PartIVAtolerancefor andalotof havemadeitpossibleforthefamilytoenjoytheirlifeinthecounty self reliant satisfying good hard quittinghisjob reduced solitude energy TextOrganization Question1 Whoistheauthorofthistext Afatheroffourchildren Question2 Doeshelikelivinginacity No hefeelsfrustratedtoliveinthecity Question3 Whatdoesheexpecttohavewhenlivingonafarm Toenjoyapeacefullifeandnature Tohaveaself reliantsortoflife Question4 Howdoestheauthorenjoythelifeinthecountry 1 Growingfruitsandvegetables2 Breedinghensforeggs andbeesforhoney 3 Canoeingontheriver 4 Picnickinginthewoods 5 Bicycleriding 6 Skiingandskating HappyMomentsandEvents 1 growingnearlyalltheirfruitsandvegetables2 canoeing picnicking longbicyclerides etc 3 keepingwarminsidethehouseinwinter4 writingfreelancearticles5 earningenoughmoneywhilemaintainingahappyfamilylife Question5 Isthecountrylifealwaysashappyasitisthoughttobe No absolutelynot Therearecasesinwhichhumanbeingssufferfromnaturaldisasters Therearecasesthatpeoplehavetoworkhardinordertosupporttheirliving Lifeistoughonfarmsometimes Hardships 1 workinghardbothinwinterandinsummer2 harshenvironmentandweathercondition3 anxiousmomentsafterthewriterquithisjob4 cuttingbackonthedailyexpenses5 solitude TextComprehension Part1Para1Whatarethetwothingsthatthewriterhasalwayswantedtodo Wheredoestheauthor scontentmentcomefrom E lwyn B rooks White 1899 1985 LeadingAmericanessayistandjournalistofhistime Whitewasknownforhiscrisp graceful relaxedstyle White sstoriesrangedfromsatiretochildren sfiction Whileheoftenwrotefromtheperspectiveofslightlyironiconlooker StuartLittle Charlotte sWeb getby Line3 1 begoodenoughbutnotverygood managetoliveordothings e g Ican tgetbyonsuchasmallincome 2 欺骗得逞e g 这是个聪明的计划 但是会得逞吗 Thisisacleverplan butwillitgetby Collocations getacross beunderstoodgetawaywith runawaywithoutbeingpunishedgetroundtodoingsth finallydosth afterdealingwithothermatters tofindthetimetodosth 腾出时间做某事getover forget overcomegetthrough dosth successfully ExercisesHe goingbackhomeincountrysideforashortrest We vestoredenoughfoodandfuelto thecoldwinter gotroundto getthrough Itisabithardfortheoldcoupleto onasmallamountofpension 退休金 Thetellerhadbeenstealingmoneyfromthebankand it getby gotawaywith Shecan t hershyness Didyourspeech tothestudents getover getacross Part1 2 makeit 度过 熬过justabout 几乎 差不多 相当于almostExample Wewerejustaboutreadytoleavewhenitstartedsnowing 我们差不多准备好要走了 天下起雪来 Wecutenoughfoodtojustaboutmakeitthrough我们砍了足够的柴 差不多可以熬过冬天了theheatingseason指 取暖的冬季 3 low COWNOISE vi tomakethedeep longsoundofacow thesoundofcattlelowingapiggruntsafrogcroaksaduckquacksabeehumsawolfhowlsalionroarsadogbarksacatmews TextComprehension Part2Para4Pleasedescribethetoughfarmlifebythewordslistedbelow haulingfirewooduptheriver cultivatecorn weedstrawberries killchickens retilethebackroof makesomelong overdueimprovements spraytheorchard paintthebarn plantthegarden cleanthehenhouse 30below 95above recently soon laterthismonth 4 Fahrenheitscalesvs CelsiusscalesScalesoftemperature Representedby F C FC F 32 5 9IfF 95C 华氏 摄氏 35 5 haul L 16 v t topullsomethingheavyslowlyandwithdifficulty Theyhauledtheboatoutofthewater Thefarmershauledvegetablestothemarketonatruckeverymorning 7 tilenoun C athin usuallysquareorrectangular pieceofbakedclay plastic etc usedforcoveringroofs floors walls etc verb T tocoverawallorfloorwithtiles We regoingtotilethebath room tiledadjective 8 SoonJim 16andEmily 13 theyoungestofourfourchildren willhelpmemakesomelong overdueimprovementontheout doortoiletthatsupplements when para4 makeanimprovementon 对 做出改进 改善Example 他对这个工程已做了很大的改进 Hehasmademuchimprovementonthisproject thatsupplementsourindoorplumbing字面意思是 补充我们室内的厕所 theplumbing 抽水马桶 Part2 supplement Line21 v addtosth inordertoimproveit followedbywith eg 1 Billdoesoccasionalpart timejobtosupplementhisincome 2 医生建议我在饮食中补充维C和维E ThedoctorsuggestedsupplementingmydietwithvitaminsCandE supplementaryadj additional Trans 过些时候 16岁的吉姆和四个孩子中最小的一个 13岁的埃米莉 会帮着我一起把拖了很久没修的室外厕所整修一下 那是专为室外干活盖的 Part2 9 Inbetweensuchchores Imanagetospend50to60hoursaweekatthetype writerordoingreportingforthefreelancearticlesIselltomagazinesandnewspapers L24 在这些活计之间 我每周要抽空花五六十个小时 不是打字撰文 就是为我作为自由攥稿人投给报刊的文章进行采访 TextComprehension Part2Para6Aspecificexampleoftheirhardbuthappylife Para7Whatarethetwofloodsthespringbrings Theriveroverflowed coveringourlandsforweeks Thegrowingseasonswampusunderwaveafterwaveofproduce metaphor 12 blast DESTROY verb1 toexplodeordestroysomethingorsomeonewithexplosives ortobreakthroughorhitsomethingwithasimilar verystrongforce Atunnelwastobeblastedthroughthemountains Theyheardthegunsblastingawayallnight blastnoun C anexplosion Threepeoplewereinjuredintheblast 2 asuddenstrongblowofair Ablastofcoldairhithimasheopenedthewindow 14 Overflow v 溢出Over verb 1 过多 过于2 跨过 在 上面Eg 忽视过期偷听超过克服监视 监督夸张 夸大滥用 过度使用 Overdue L 20 OveruseOversee L 27 OvercomeOvertakeOverhearOverlookOverstate 11 Cherry 12Raspberry raspberry 13 Strawberry 14 Asparagus 15 Plum 16 Bean 17 Jams Jellies 18 Jam 19 Squash TextComprehension Part3Para8Whatdecisiondidthewritermakeinthefollowingyear ThesecondyearonthefarmIquitmyjobandstarttofreelance Atthatpointthetimingwasterrible Willthereeverbeabettertime Decidedly definitely undoubtedly absolutelyNO 16 freelanceadj adv doingparticularpiecesofworkfordifferentorganizations ratherthanworkingallthetimeforasingleorganization afreelanceartistMostofthejournalistsIknoware workfreelance freelanceorfreelancernoun C Thefirmemploysseveralfreelances IvyLeague常春藤联合会 Eightlong establishedcollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStateswithprestigiousacademicandsocialreputations BrownUniversity布朗大学 ColumbiaUniversity哥伦比亚大学 CornellUniversity康奈尔大学 DartmouthCollege达特茅斯学院 UniversityofPennsylvania宾西法尼亚大学 PrincetonUniversity普林斯顿大学 YaleUniversity耶鲁大学 Ifyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheseschools youarewelcomedtologontotheirwebsites BrownUniversitywww brown eduColumbiaUniversitywww columbia eduCornellUniversitywww cornell eduDartmouthCollegewww dartmouth eduHarvardUniversitywww harvard eduUniversityofPennsylvaniawww upenn eduPrincetonUniversitywww princeton eduYaleUniversitywww yale edu TextComprehension Part3Para9Isthereanyanxiousmomentssincethewriterstartedtofreelance Therehavebeenafewanxiousmomentssincethen butonbalancethingshavegonemuchbetterthanwehadanyrighttoexpect Onbalance onthewhole inaword keepone sbalance loseone sbalanceinthebalance不确定 成败或安危未定 悬而未决Thefutrueofthenationisinthebalance Para9Whatdidthewriterhavetodoinordertowritehisstories Part3 17 illustrate Line56 v providewithvisualfeatures clarifybyuseofexamples etc eg 1 Letmeuseanotherexampletoillustratethisdifficultpoint 2 Theeditorhasillustratedthebookwithcolorphotos 18 DigestSomebooksaretobetasted otherstobeswallowed andsomefewtobechewedanddigested Bacon书有可浅尝者 有可吞食者 少数则须咀嚼消化 TextComprehension Part3Para10Whataretheexpenseswehavetocover Mortgagepayments 600amonthOurusualexpenses musiclessonsdentalbillscarrepairscollegecostsInsurance thefirst 500ofanymedicalfeesforeachmember then 560ayear twocarsat 400ayear Aftercoveringalltheexpensesabove theystillhave 2 000ayearinanIRA TextComprehension Part3Para11Theirentertainmentlife withoutloweringourstandardsofliving Dineout onceortwiceamonthAttendtheoperaandballet onlyafewtimesayearEat Drink See Combinevacationswithstoryassignments 20 bestuckwith havetodoorhave esp unwillingly here stuck isthepastparticipleof stick 不得不做 不得不接纳e g Wewerestuckwithrelativeswhocametostayunexpectedly Part3 cutback Line71 reduceinsizeoramountcutbacksth eg Developedcountriesshoulddomoretocutbackcarbonemissions cutbackonsth eg 政府已经削减了国防方面的开支 Thegovernmenthascutbackondefensespending TextComprehension Part4Para12 13Whatarethespecialqualityrequiredforlifeonafarm atoleranceforsolitude alotofenergy Part4 28 suspect Line78 v suspectsb sth ofsth suspectthat eg 1 Hewassuspectedoftellingliesinthecourt 2 Istronglysuspectedthatthey retryingtogetridofme n apersonwhoissuspectedofdoingsth wrongeg Thepolicehavetakenthesuspecttothestation Part4 30 ona scale Line85 toa degreeeg Thegovernmentonlypermittedpublicdemonstrationsofstudentsonasmallscale 政府只允许学生小规模的示威游行 Weshouldpopularizescienceonagrandscale 我们应该大规模普及科学 Part4 31 resist Line85 eg Thekidscan tresistthetemptationofMcDonald s Inmyviewstudentsshouldresistthetemptationtoplaycomputergamesalldaylong TextComprehension Part4Para14Whatwillthefuturebe Maybequiteawhile maybenot leavewithafeelingofsorrowbutalsowithasenseofpride madeaprofit TextComprehension Part4Para15Whydidtheychoosetoliveinthecountry Wecomeheretoimprovethequalityofourlives 靠 为生liveoff找时间做 终于做getroundto把梦想变为现实putone sdreamsintopractice创建理想生活buildone sdreamlife过得去getby BeautifulExpressions 寻觅心灵的满足findcontentment自力更生的生活aself reliantsortoflife繁忙的工作日程demandingschedule日常的家务usualhouseholdroutine BeautifulExpressions 老话说的好Astheoldsayinggoes享受生活enjoy loveeveryminuteofsth 过冬getthroughthewinter带着某人的祝福withsb sblessings总的来说onbalance BeautifulExpressions 每月600美金的贷款按揭 600 a monthmortgagepayments至于whenitcomesto 付帐pickup弥补收入差额makeupthedifferenceinincome BeautifulExpressions 外出吃饭dineout耐得住寂寞atoleranceforsolitude怆chuang然里去leavewithafeelingofsorrow提高生活质量improvethequalityofourlives BeautifulExpressions TechniquesemployedtoAchieveCoherence Useoftransitional signaldevices ComparisonandContrastTopicsentencesfollowedbysupportingdetailsa Paralleleddetailsentencesb Detailsentenceswithhierarchy TextAnalysis ReadPara4andfindoutsometransitionalwords threemonthsagothreemonthsfromnowRecentlylaterthismonth Summary ThisessayisaboutMr Doherty s ofmovingfromthe tothe andthe thatresultfromthismove Mr Dohertyhasalwaysdreamedoftwothings and Afteryearsof and heandhisfamilymadethebigdecision hiswell paidfull timejobinthecityandmovetothecountry Theyenjoythenewlifeverymuch butthenewlifeisnotjustfun itcan becomerather sometimes Theyhaveto themselvesforalmosteverything After alotofunimaginabledifficulties theyarenowquiteusedtotheirnewlifeandenjoyingitheartily Mr Dohertyexplainsthatlifeinthecountryrequirestwospecialqualities atolerancefor andalotof However heisnotsurehowlonghisfamilycanstayoninthecountry asthiskindoflifeisnotonly butalso ThisessayisaboutMr Doherty sexperienceofmovingfromthecitytothecountryandthechangesthatresultfromthismove Mr Dohertyhasalwaysdreamedoftwothings writingandlivingonafarm Afteryearsoffrustrationandhesitation heandhisfamilymadethebigdecision quittinghiswell paidfull timejobinthecityandmovetothecountry Theyenjoythenewlifeverymuch butthenewlifeisnotjustfun itcan becomerathertoughsometimes Theyhavetorelyonthemselvesforalmosteverything Afterovercomingalotofunimaginabledifficulties theyarenowquiteusedtotheirnewlifeandenjoyingitheartily Mr Dohertyexplainsthatlifeinthecountryrequirestwospecialqualities atoleranceforsolitudeandalotofenergy However heisnotsurehowlon