Unit_6_The_pace_of_life

.,Unit6ThePaceofLifeTextA:OldFatherTimeBecomesaTerror,.,FatherTimeisusuallydepictedasanelderlybeardedman,dressedinarobe,carryingascytheandanhourglassorothertimekeepingdevice,.,.,InvariousNewYearsEvecustoms,FatherTimesimageisusedasthepersonificationofthepreviousyear(theOldYear),whohandsoverthedutiesoftimetotheBabyNewYear(theNewYear).,.,.,Chronos(chron=time),在希腊神话中，根据苏格拉底之前的哲学作品，柯罗诺斯据说是时间的人格化。在现代的希腊，他的名字也有“年”的意思，也可以拼成Chronus（拉丁语拼法）在希腊罗马的马赛克艺术作品中，他被描述成一个转动黄道带的人，名字是“伊恩”（Aeon，意为“永恒”）。而在近代艺术作品中，柯罗诺斯通常被描述为一位拥有修长的灰色胡须,常以手执镰刀的老人的英明老人，是时间之父。现在的一些英文单词的词根就是来源于Khronos和chronos，这些词包括chronology,chronometer,chronic,anachronism,andchronicle.,.,Theauthorpinsdownthecrux(症结)oftheproblemandputsforwardaremedyforthestresswefeel.,2428,4,Theperceptionoftime-faminehastriggeredavarietyofreactions.,1923,3,Noteveryoneistime-stressed,andinthecaseofAmericanstheyhaveactuallygainedmorefreetimeinthepastdecade.,1218,2,Theauthorgivesthreereasonswhywefeelsotime-pressedtoday.,111,1,MainIdeas,Para(s),Parts,.,Scanning,Scanpartoneandfindoutthreereasonswhywefeelsotime-pressedtoday.Andmakeanoteofthetransitionaldevicesusedthere.,Technology,1.2.3.,Informationexplosion,_,Risingprosperity,Transitionaldevices:,apart,asecondreason(Para.7),_,Thereisanotherreason(Para.11),1.2.,.,Themotorcarbringsmoretrafficproblemsthanitpromisestosolve.,Theaircraftcreatesahighdemandfortime-consumingjourneysthatweneverdreamedof.,1.,_,Thewashingmachine,contrarytoourexpectations,multipliesthehoursspentonwashingandironing.,_,BlankFilling,Technologyproducesthenewburdenofdealingwithfaxes,e-mailsandvoicemails.,_,TechnologyeatsfurtherintoourtimebyforcingustohandlesoftwareglitchesoncomputersandfillingourheadswithuselessinformationfromtheInternet.,_,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,Insteadofmakingourliveseasier,technologygoessofarastocramextraworkintoourleisuretime.,_,.,TrueorFalse,1.Itisconvenienttosaywearealllackingintime.,F,Itistoogeneraltosaywearealllackingintime.,(),2.About50percentofpeoplewilltellyoutheyneverhaveenoughtimetogetthingsdone.,F,About50percentofunemployedorretiredpeoplewilltellyoutheyneverhaveenoughtimetogetthingsdone.,(),.,TrueorFalse,3.IntheU.K.,workinghourshaverisenonlyslightlyinthelast10years.,T,(),4.Thegainsoffreetimewereunevenlydistributedonlybecausedifferentgroupsofpeoplegaineddifferentamountoffreetime.,F,Thereisalsoagenderissuehere.,(),.,Table-completion,Anattempttogainthelargestpossibleamountofsatisfactionfromthesmallestpossibleinvestmentoftime.,Tryingtobuytime.,Thegrowthofthework-lifedebate.,.,Table-completion,Liberatingtimeisuselessifthehoursgainedareimmediatelydivertedtootherpurposes.,Oneis(Para.19)also(Para.21)Athirdreaction(Para.22),.,1.Whatisthecruxoftheproblemtheauthorpointsout?,Theauthorpointsoutthetimestresswefeelarisesnotfromashortageoftime,butfromthetoomanythingswetrytodo.,2.Whatisremedyforthestressaccordingtotheauthorsopinion?,Apossibleremedyisthatweshouldunderstandtheproblemandrealizethatitisnotmoretimeweneed,itisfewerdesires.,QuestionsandAnswers,.,UsefulExpressions,1.吞噬,2.困于交通堵塞,3.越洋购物旅行,4.在大多数情况下,5.使摆脱,eatinto,stuckintrafficjams,thetransatlanticshoppingexpedition,inmostcases,freesb.from,.,6.个人的穿着打扮,7.处理软件故障,8.除去技术发展,9.信息爆炸,personalgrooming,fixsoftwareglitches,technologyapart,theinformationexplosion,10.感到时间紧迫,feeltime-pressed,.,11.从世界各个角落,fromeverycorneroftheworld,12.在整个世界学术界,inthewholeworldofscholarship,13.在的推动下,drivenonby,14.无休止的选择,endlesschoice,15.适用于,applyto,.,16.预测小组,forecastinggroup,17.分配不均匀,beunevenlydistributed,18.抚养子女,nurtureoffspring,19.做有报酬的工作,takepayingjobs,20.家务杂活,householdchores,.,21.越做越大的市场,agrowthmarket,22.家政服务,conciergeservices,23.更充分的利用,makebetteruseof,24.工业革命,industrialrevolution,25.注定,bedoomedto,.,TheGold-ThreadedRobe,Covetnotagold-threadedrobe，Cherishonlyyouryoungdays！Ifabudopen，gatheritLestyoubutwaitforanemptybough.,乐府Folk-song-styled-verse,.,金缕衣杜秋娘,劝君莫惜金缕衣，劝君惜取少年时。花开堪折直须折，莫待无花空折枝。,.,ScanningScanthetext,circleallphrasescontainingahyphen,andthenexplaintheirmeaningsandhowtheyareformed.ever-increasingquantitiesoftime(Para.1)horse-drawncarriage(Para.3)time-consumingjourneys(Para.4)thelaptop-on-the-beachsyndrome(Para.6)feeltime-pressed(Para.7)ever-largerquantitiesofgoodsandservices(Para.11),.,betime-starved(Para.12)theLondon-basedHenleyCenter(Para.14)beself-imposed(Para.14)hour-by-hour