quick fix society janet mendell goldstein lesson nine

Quick Fix SocietyQuick Fix Society

Janet Mendell Goldstein

Lesson nine

Part One: Warm-up

Part Two: Background InformationPart Three:

Text Appreciation (Key Points)

Part Four: Language Study (Difficult Points)

Part Five: Resource Extension

Lesson nine

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Lesson 9 Quick Fix Society

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Part onePart one Warm-up Warm-up

I. “Quick Fix Society”

II. Saying about time


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I.I. “Quick Fix Society”?“Quick Fix Society”?

What is the meaning of “fix”?

How do you understand “quick fix”?


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How is “quick fix society” reflected in the following aspects?

I. “Quick Fix Society”?I. “Quick Fix Society”?

transportation and communication

eating habits and consumption habits

entertainment

reading habits, learning habits

working style


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II. II. Sayings about timeTime is money. 时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金Time flies. 光阴似箭，日月如梭Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.光阴如锉，细磨无声Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不待人Time tries friends as fire tries gold.时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金Time tries truth. 时间检验真理


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I. Fast Roads in the U.S.

II. Pennsylvania Dutch Town

III. Cliff’s Notes

IV. Civil War

V. Beethoven

VI. USA Today

Part two Part two Background Information Background Information


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I. Fast Roads in the I. Fast Roads in the U.S.U.S.

• Highways: connect cities• Superhighways: a road with six or more lanes• Interstate highways: connect cities in different states• Freeways: roads within a city• Expressways: fast roads in or near cities• Turnpike: pay money before you use it


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II. Pennsylvania Dutch TownII. Pennsylvania Dutch Town

Location

The heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country is Lancaster County. It is located in south central Pennsylvania, one and half hours west of Philadelphia. Most of the Amish Country attractions are in Lancaster County, and almost all of the local Amish people live here as well.


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People Amish The Amish are a religious group who live in settlements in 22 states of the U.S. and Ontario, Canada. The oldest group of Old Order Amish, about 16,000—18,000 people live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Amish stress humility, family and community, and separation from the world.


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Amish’s lifestyle

• These people as a whole are not as materialistic as modern society today. They do not use electricity or modern conveniences.

• Amish men have beards, but not mustaches.

• Most Amish are trilingual: dialect of German, High German and English.


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Scenery

Amish oldest meeting house

Hand-made quilts


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Scenery

Covered bridge

They ride their horse and buggy

and have a slower-paced lifestyle.


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III. Cliff’s NotesIII. Cliff’s Notes

• Cliff’s notes are a series of reference books written to help undergraduate students to understand and appreciate important literary works.

• With such notes, students don’t have to

read the work itself and be able to write

papers and take exams.


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IV. Civil WarIV. Civil War

Civil War was the war from 1861 to 1865 fought between the northern and southern states.

The Civil War battlefield mentioned in paragraph 2 is the battlefield of famous Gettysburg battle in July, 1863. At Gettysburg, Union army defeated Confederate army. This victory is the turning point of the Civil War.


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V. BeethovenV. Beethoven

Lugwig Van Beethoven is one of the greatest composers in the world.

His famous symphonies include:

No. 5 (Fate)

No. 6 (Pastoral)

No. 9 (Choral)


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VI. VI. USA TodayUSA Today

USA Today is one

of the most popular

daily national

newspapers serving

the interest of a

general public in the

United States.


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Part threePart three Text AppreciationText AppreciationI. Text Analysis

1. Theme

2. Structure

3. Detailed Questions

4. Further Discussion

II. Writing Devices 1. Contrast 2. Rhetorical Questions 3. Repetition

III. Sentence Paraphrase


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I. Text AnalysisI. Text Analysis

Let’s slow down

and enjoy what

nature offers us

and what mankind

has left us and

rediscover life.

Theme


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Part 1 (Paras. 1— ):

Part 2 (Paras. ):

Part 3 (Paras. ):


Structure

3

4—6

7—8

Her ride on fast roads and her return trip of a country road

Now instead of later

Faster instead of slower

Superficially instead of thoroughly

Slow down and rediscover life


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The writer took a week’s vacation in West Virginia. When she took the Turnpike to get there, she found the trip fast but very dull. When she came back, she took another way to slow down and enjoy the county life, which she found full of fun.

Question: What made the writer come to think about the lifestyle of American people?


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I. Text AnalysisI. Text AnalysisIn Para. 4

In the past, Americans were patient to have their desires satisfied. They knew that it would take them some time to satisfy their needs. If they were patient enough, they would have more pleasure when they finally got what they wanted.

Once upon a time, Americans understood the principle of deferred gratification.

Question: How do you understand “deferred gratification”?


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The time we spend with our loved ones is compressed, so our personal relationships is no longer the same as before.

Even our personal relationships have become compressed. Instead of devoting large parts of our days to our loved ones, we replace them with something called “quality time”.

In Para. 6

Question: How can personal relationships be “compressed”? How do you understand “quality time”?


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I. Text AnalysisI. Text AnalysisSymbolically, the American eagle now flies for Express Mail. How dare anyone keep America waiting longer than overnight?

In Para. 5

Eagle is the symbol of the U.S. When it is used as the logo of Express Mail, it has the symbolic meaning that the whole nation desires to be fast. The writer intends to emphasize that the Americans can no longer wait for anything.

Question: What does the writer intend to emphasize, using this rhetorical question?


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“Quality time” means you give full attention to someone in limited time. It is in contrast with “quantity of time”. In America, people are too busy to spend time with their loved ones, so they believe “quality time” is a solution. But actually, “quality time” means less time.


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Icebergs float with only about 10% of their bulk above the surface of the water, therefore the much larger part is out of sight.

… we do not realize that we are living our lives by the iceberg principle—paying attention only to the top and ignoring the 8/9 that lies just below the surface.

In Para. 6

Question: How do you understand “iceberg principle”?


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Question: What suggestions did the writer give to the modern people?

The writer suggested that the modern

people should slow down the fast pace,

touching and enjoying every details of life.

Only in this way, can we rediscover life.


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Comparison and ContrastQuestion: What is the meaning of “quick fix”?

“Fix” means solution. “Quick fix” in this essay means quick. It refers to the lifestyle of modern people who are impatient to get everything done and want to find the quick solution to everything.


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Why did the writer take the turnpikes and interstates? Did they have any fun on the way?

Why did the writer take another way back? How did she feel this time?

What is the attitude of modern people to do everything? How does it affect our life?

Why did the author write this article? Was she suggesting we stop using all time-saving techniques and products?


Further Discussion


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II. Writing DevicesII. Writing DevicesContrast

A contrast paragraph or essay discusses the differences between (at least) two things.

This essay mainly discusses the differences between the lifestyle of modern American people and that of American people in the past.

Examples


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II. Writing DevicesII. Writing Devices

Contrast Find out the words that show the contrast in the first two paragraphs.Fast lane trip

The herd of cows is reduced to a few dots…

Return trip

… the herds of cows—no longer little dots this time

—lying in it.

Pastoral scenery slid by us at 55mph.

We drove slowly through main streets…, slowing

to twenty miles an hour…

… getting there wasn’t any fun at all.

… getting there had been the fun.

More examples


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Find out the words that show the contrast in

Para. 4.Once upon a time

put a little of each paycheck away “for a

rainy day”

Now

take out loans

relax now, pay later

Deferred satisfaction We aren’t so patient.

If we wanted to become thinner, we simply ate less. try the latest miracle diet

Contrast in Para. 4


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Find out the words that show the contrast in

Para. 6.In the past

listened to every note of Beethoven’s Fifth

Symphony

Now

enjoy 26 seconds of that famous theme

linger over every word of a classic novel

read the condensed version

listen to the tape

devote large parts of our days to our loved ones

replace them with “quality time”

Contrast in Para. 6


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Rhetorical Questions

Why is it that the featureless turnpikes and interstates are the routes of choice for so many of us? Why doesn't everybody try slowing down and exploring the countryside? (Para. 3)

A rhetorical question implies that the answer is obvious—the kind of question that does not need actually to be answered. It is used for rhetorically persuading someone of a truth without argument, or to give emphasis to a supposed truth by stating its opposite.


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How dare anyone keep America waiting longer than overnight? (Para. 5)

Why waste 45 minutes listening to the whole thing when someone else has saved us the trouble of picking out the best parts? (Para. 6)

Why are we in such a hurry to save time? (Para. 7)


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If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

—Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind

Didn’t I tell you he would forget?

What difference does it make?


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Repetition is a major rhetorical strategy for

producing emphasis, clarity, amplification, or

emotional effect.

Repetition


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Repetition

If we wanted a new sofa or a week at a lakeside cabin, we saved up for it, … If we lived in the right part of the country, we planted corn… If we wanted to be thinner, we simply ate less of our favorite foods and waited patiently for the scale to drop, a pound at a time. (Para. 4)

repetition of sentence structure


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Then we take our fast money to a fast convenience store, … And if our fast meal doesn't agree with us, we hurry to the medicine cabinet for—you guessed it—some fast relief. (Para. 5)

Repetition

repetition of words


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III. Sentence III. Sentence Paraphrase Paraphrase

1. Are you interested in buying second-hand books?

2. He has a strong objection to leaving early.

back to 1


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III. Sentence Paraphrase III. Sentence Paraphrase 1 1

For four hours, our only real amusement

consisted of counting exit signs and wondering

what it would feel like to hold still again. (Para.

1)

The 4-hour drive on fast roads was tedious; the only fun we had was to count the exit signs we were passing and to figure out how we’d feel if we stopped again.

gerund as object of “consist of”

go to 2


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III. Sentence Paraphrase 2III. Sentence Paraphrase 2

Getting there certainly didn’t seem like half the fun; in fact, getting there wasn’t any fun at all. (Para. 1)

We had expected that our ride to West Virginia would be fun, and that half of the fun we’d get from the trip would come from it. But we were wrong. It wasn’t fun at all.

gerund as subject

go to 3


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III. Sentence ParaphraseIII. Sentence Paraphrase

1. It’s so nice sitting here with you.

2. Traveling abroad can be very exciting.

back to 2


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III. Sentence Paraphrase 3III. Sentence Paraphrase 3We toured a Civil War battlefield and stood on the little hill that fifteen thousand Confederate soldiers had tried to take on another hot July afternoon, one hundred and twenty-five years ago, not knowing that half of them would get killed in the vain attempt. (Para. 2)

We visited a Civil War battlefield and stood on the little hill. One hundred and twenty-five years ago, on a hot July afternoon, 15,000 soldiers fighting for slavery, while trying to occupy the hill, had no idea that they would fail and that half of them would be killed in the battle.

present participle as adverbial

attributive clause modifying “hill”

go to 4


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III. Sentence Paraphrase 4III. Sentence Paraphrase 4We stuffed ourselves with spicy salads and homemade bread in an “all-you-can-eat” farmhouse restaurant, then wandered outside to enjoy the sunshine and the herds of cows—no little dots this time—lying in it. (Para. 2)

to fill with sth. to eat as much as you can

We had a meal in a farmhouse restaurant where for a certain amount of money you could eat as much as you wanted, and we fed ourselves with lots of spicy salads and homemade bread. After the meal, we walked leisurely outdoors to enjoy the sunshine and watch the herds of cows—this time they did not seem like little dots—lying in the sunshine. go to 5


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III. Sentence Paraphrase 5III. Sentence Paraphrase 5And we returned home refreshed, revitalized, and reeducated. (Para. 2)

When we got home, we not only felt fresh and energetic, but also felt that we had experienced a new way of life.

past participles used as subject complement

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More examples


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1. The fire is reported controlled.

2. He was seen angered at the delay.

3. She was heard singing all the time. (present participle used as subject complement)

4. The young man was considered to have great promise. (infinitive used as subject complement)

back to 5


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III. Sentence Paraphrase 6III. Sentence Paraphrase 6In fact, most Americans are constantly in a hurry—and not just to get from Point A to Point B. Our country has become a nation in search of the quick fix—in more ways than one. (Para. 3)

quick solution

In fact, most Americans are always in a rush. People are not only trying to find the fast way to get around from place to place, but also looking for ways of getting things done quickly in various aspects of life.

to try to find

go to 7


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III. Sentence Paraphrase 7III. Sentence Paraphrase 7

Once upon a time, Americans understood the

principle of deferred gratification. We put a little

of each paycheck away “for a rainy day”. (Para.

4)

for a future time when money may be needed

In the past, Americans were patient to have their desires satisfied. We saved a little money each time we got paid in case we might need it in the future.

satisfaction

go to 8


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III. Sentence Paraphrase 8III. Sentence Paraphrase 8If we wanted a new sofa or a week at a lakeside cabin, we saved up for it, and the banks helped us out by providing special Christmas Club and Vacation Club accounts. (Para. 4)

If we wanted to buy some new furniture or spend a week at a lakeside, we could open special accounts at the banks to save money for it.

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a savings account, as in a bank, requiring periodic deposits to ensure money for

shopping at Christmas圣诞储蓄

度假储蓄


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III. Sentence Paraphrase 9III. Sentence Paraphrase 9And if we are in a hurry to lose weight, we try the latest miracle diet, guaranteed to take away ten pounds in ten days… unless we’re rich enough to afford liposuction. (Para. 4)

If we want to lose weight quickly, we try the most recent miracle diet which is said to be effective and is sure to make us lose a pound per day. If we are rich enough to pay for the operation, we can have our unneeded fat removed from our bodies.

past participle used as attributive modifying “miracle diet”

go to 10

More examples


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1. The meeting, attended by over five thousand people, welcomed the Chinese delegation.

2. Some of them, born and brought up in rural villages, had never seen a train.

back to 9


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III. Sentence Paraphrase 10III. Sentence Paraphrase 10We like our information fast, too: messages flashed on a computer screen, documents faxed from your telephone to mine, current events in 90-second bursts on Eyewitness News, history reduced to “Bicentennial Minutes”. (Para. 5)For information, we also want to get it fast by skimming through what is offered on the web. Documents are faxed to one person from another. We are informed of what is happening at home and abroad through TV programs through which we get very brief accounts of current events.

go to 11


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III. Sentence Paraphrase 11III. Sentence Paraphrase 11Even our personal relationships have become

compressed. Instead of devoting large parts of

our days to our loved ones, we replace them with

something called “quality time”, which, more

often than not, is no time at all. (Para. 6)

Even our personal relationships are affected. Instead of spending much of our time with our loved ones, we now talk about giving them full attention in the limited time after work. But usually we have no time to do that at all.

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the time you spend with somebody when you can give them full attention


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III. Sentence Paraphrase 12III. Sentence Paraphrase 12As we rush from book to music to news item to relationship, we do not realize that we are living our lives by the iceberg principle—paying attention only to the top and ignoring the 8/9 that lies just below the surface. (Para. 6)

When we rush through books, music, news and relationship, we are paying attention to the surface and will never get into the heart of anything.

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Icebergs float with only about 10% of their bulk above the surface of the water, therefore the much

larger part is out of sight.


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III. Sentence Paraphrase 13III. Sentence Paraphrase 13When did it all begin, this urge to do it now, to get it over with, to skim the surface of life? (Para. 7)

When did this quick-fix lifestyle/attitude toward life begin?

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to deal with something superficially, not going deeper


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III. Sentence III. Sentence Paraphrase 14Paraphrase 14

But I am saying that all of us need to think more seriously about putting the brakes on our “we-want-it-all-and-we-want-it-nor” lifestyle before we speed completely out of control. (Para. 8)

But what I do want to say is this: before we go too far, all of us need to think seriously about changing our lifestyle of seeking a quick fix in our lives.

to slow down or stop doing something


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I. Word Study

II. Phrases and Expressions

III. Word Building

IV. Grammar

Part fourPart four Language StudyLanguage Study


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I. Word StudyI. Word Study

Word list:

1. advocate

2. antique

3. compress

4. condense

5. defer

6. deposit

7. guarantee

8. outlet

9. refresh

10. revitalize

11. scale

12. skim


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2. antique

Examples:

It is an antique rosewood desk.

The palace is full of priceless antiques.

adj. being old and therefore valuable

n. an old object such as a piece of furniture

or jewellery that is valuable because it is

rare, beautiful, or well made


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I. Word StudyI. Word Study1. advocate

v. to publicly support an idea or a plan

n. someone who strongly and publicly

supports someone or something

Examples:

He advocates building more schools.

There is no point advocating high salaries for teachers unless we can do it.

He is a tireless advocate of political reform.


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I. Word StudyI. Word Study3. compress

v. a. to press or squeeze something so that it fits into a smaller space b. to write something in fewer words c. to make a process last for a shorter time than usual

Examples:The machine compresses old cars into blocks of scrap metal.Try to compress your notes so that they are easier to learn.You’d better compress two months’ work into one.

Cf. condense contract


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I. Word StudyI. Word Study 4. condense

v. a. to cause (a gas or vapor) to change to a liquid

b. to remove water from (milk, for example)

c. to make a piece of writing shorter by removing some parts

Examples:

Steam condensed on the bathroom mirror.

condensed milk ( 炼乳 )

condensed story ( 缩写本 )

Cf. compresscontract


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compress, condense, contract


Fill in the blanks with

the right word.contracts

compress

condensed

The pupil of the eye dilates and _________ in

response to light.

She sat on the lid of the suitcase to ________

the clothes.

The chairman __________ all the suggestions

put forward into a single plan of action.


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Examples:

Let’s defer the decision for a few weeks.

I will defer to Mr. Walter on this point.

5. defer

Cf. postponedelay

v. to delay something until a later date

(formal) to agree to accept someone’s

opinion or decision because you have

respect for that person

defer to sb./sth.


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defer, postpone, delay


Fill in the blanks with

the right word.

deferreddelayed

postpone

I _______ paying the bills.

The bus was _______ by a cloudburst.We would like to ________ your appointment until Saturday.

Defer implies an intentional delaying.

Postpone implies an intentional deferring, commonly until a definite time.

Delay causes to be behind schedule.


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I. Word StudyI. Word Study6. deposit

n. a. a first payment that you make when you agree to buy something expensive such as a car or house

b. an amount of money you pay when

you rent something that is returned to

you when you stop renting itc. an amount of money that you pay

into a bank account

d. a layer of metal that has formed in

soil or rock

Examples


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Examples:

We put down a deposit on a house last

week.

You will have to pay one month’s rent in

advance, plus a deposit of $500.

I’d like to make a deposit, please.

Rich mineral deposits have been

discovered in the area.

付定金；押金，抵押金；

存款；矿床

Translation


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7. guarantee

v. a. to promise sth. will happen

b. to make sth. certain

n. a. an agreement that if sth. you buy does

not work, it will be repaired or replaced

b. a formal and firm promise that sth. will

be done or will happen

Examples


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Examples:

The government guaranteed to free the

captives.

The rain guarantees a good crop this year.

The new television had a guarantee with it.

Is there a guarantee of work after training?


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I. Word StudyI. Word Study8. outlet

n. a. a shop or a place where a particular product is sold

b. a way of expressing strong feelings

that you would normally not express

Examples:

Most of their sales are through traditional

retail outlets.

He plays basketball as an outlet for

stress.


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I. Word StudyI. Word Study9. refresh

refresh one’s memoryto make someone remember somethingrefresh someone’s drinkto add more of an alcoholic drink to someone’s glass

Examples:A shower will refresh you.I looked at the map to refresh my memory of the route.Can I refresh your drink?

adj. refreshedadj. refreshingn. refreshment

Word formation

v. to make someone feel less tired or less hot


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10. revitalize

v. to put new strength or power into sth.

Example:

They hope to revitalize the

neighborhood by providing better

housing.

n. revival v. revivev. vitalize

n. vitalization

Word formation


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large scale

evolutionary scale

the bathroom scales

the scale on a thermometer

Richter scale

a scale of 1∶250

scales of fish

11. scale

大规模进化等级浴室磅秤温度计上的刻度里氏震级1∶250 的比例尺鱼鳞

Translation


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12. skim

v. a. to remove floating fat or solids from the surface of a liquid

b. to read something quickly to find the

main facts or ideas in itc. to move along quickly, nearly

touching a surface

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Examples:

After simmering the meat and

vegetables skim the fat off from the

surface.

Just skim through the second section

to save time.

The swallows were skimming over the

water.


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List:

1. agree with sb.

2. as many

3. can’t wait to do sth.

4. get sth. over with

5. help out

6. linger over/on

7. more often than not

8. off the rack

9. put away

10. put brakes on

11. save sb. the trouble of doing sth.

12. save up

13. stuff with

II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions


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Examples:

Stop taking the medicine if it doesn’t agree with you.

I find that country life really agrees with me.

1. agree with sb.


If something agrees with you, it doesn’t make you feel ill.


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Example:

Those coolies were great. I could eat as many again.

2. as many


the same number as another particular number


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Example:

I can’t wait to go to school then: I will be a big kid, and I’ll make friends andlearn so much at school.

3. can’t wait to do sth. = can hardly wait to do sth.


to be very excited about something or keen to do it


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5. help out

救助，协助（渡过难关）


Chineseto help somebody in a difficult situation

Examples:

Who is helping out in the garden this afternoon?

I’ve often helped Bob out when he has been a bit short of money.


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6. linger over/on


to stay somewhere a little longer, especially because you do not want to leave

Examples:

They lingered over coffee and missed the last bus.

She let her eyes linger on him.


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把 ······ 做完了事


4. get sth. over with

Chineseto do and finish something difficult that you have to do

Examples:

I’ll speak first if you like—I’d rather get it over with quickly.

He looked upon the marriage ceremony as a mere formality—something to be got over with as quickly as possible.


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Examples:

Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not.

More often than not, the argument could have been avoided.

7. more often than not = as often as not

“ often” phrases


on most occasions


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sometimes, but not frequently


all too often

used for saying that something makes you sad or upset because it happens more often than you think it should

She still phones me every so often.

All too often, parents leave their children home alone.

every so often


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8. off the rack


off-the-rack (AmE)/ off-the-peg (BrE)

ready made

on the rack

in a difficult situation that you cannot deal with

It was only a cheap suit, bought off the rack/off the peg.

The interviewer’s questions put the President on the rack.


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9. put away


Chinese

存钱；收拾；抛弃；吃掉

Examples:

My grandfather had put away over

$100,000.

Put away all your books on the desk.

The guest might come any time.

Please put all negative thoughts away.

The boy put away the dinner in just a

few minutes.


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10. put brakes on


Chinese

使停顿

put a brake on/ put the brakes on sth.

to stop sth. that is happening

Examples:

The high level of debt continued to put a brake on economic recovery.

The town government put the brakes on all these projects by giving them less money.


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11. save sb. the trouble of doing sth.


to make somebody able to avoid extra effort or work

Example:

Fast-food restaurants are popular because they save people the trouble of cooking.


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12. save up


to keep or store something so that you can use it in the future

Examples:

They are saving up for a new car.

She spent all the money I have saved up for our trip.


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13. stuff with


a. to fill sb. with food until one is not hungry

b. to fill a container or space with sth.,

especially sth. soft

Examples:

They stuff the children with food.

The bed was stuffed with cotton so it was very soft.


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III. Word BuildingIII. Word Building

List:

1. Prefix—super-

2. Prefix—pre-

3. Root—centenary


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supermarket (para. 5) supermarket (para. 5)

prefix

root

super-: more, larger, greater, or more powerful than usual

superego

superficial

superhero

supernatural

superstructure

superstore

supertanker

超我肤浅的超级英雄超自然的上层建筑大型商场巨型油轮


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pre-: a. before someone or sth.

b. in preparation

precedent

preface

premature

precaution

preconception

precondition

preview

先例，前例前言早熟的预防措施预想前提，先决条件（电影等）预演，预映

pre-digest (para. 6)pre-digest (para. 6)

prefix

root



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centennial (AmE)/centenary (BrE):

adj. 一百周年纪念的n. 一百周年纪念

centenarybicentenarytercentenaryquatercentenaryquincentenary

一百周年纪念二百周年纪念三百周年纪念四百周年纪念五百周年纪念

bicentennial (para. 5)bicentennial (para. 5)

prefix

root



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IV. GrammarIV. Grammar

GerundGerund

Definition: Gerund is used as a noun, but like a

verb it can take an object.

Example:

For four hours, our only real amusement

consisted of counting exit signs and

wondering what it would feel like to hold

still again.


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Now it’s no use your saying anything, Mother—I’ve made up my mind.

Gerund as subject

GerundGerund


… all we are good at is saving time… not spending time.

Gerund as predicative


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Why doesn’t everybody try slowing down and exploring the countryside?

Gerund Gerund


Gerund as object

The scene is set in the comfortable, well furnished living room of an American upper-class family, the Kents.

Gerund as attributive modifier


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After all, why waste 45 minutes listening to the whole thing when someone else has saved us the trouble of picking out the best parts?

Gerund as apposition to

“trouble”

Gerund Gerund



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Part five Part five Resource Resource ExtensionExtension

I. Quiz

II. Writing


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II. QuizII. Quiz

List

1. Quiz 1

2. Quiz 2


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II. Quiz 1II. Quiz 1

1. Mark often attempts to escape ____ whenever

he breaks traffic regulations.

a. having been fined

b. to have been fined

c. to be fined d. being fined

2. My wife said in her letter that she would

appreciate ____ from you sometime.

a. to have heard b. to hear

c. for hearing d. hearing

d d


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3. They are considering ____ before the prices

go up.

a. of buying the house

b. with buying the house

c. buying the house

d. to buy the house

4. If I had remembered ____ the door, the things

would not have been stolen.

a. to lock b. locking

c. to have locked d. having locked

c a



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5. It is difficult to get used ____ in a tent after

having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.

a. sleep b. to sleeping

c. slept d. to sleep

6. “Why were you so late for work today?”

“____ to the office was very slow this

morning because of the traffic.”

a. Driving b. I drove

c. To drive d. That I drove



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7. Before ____ the house, you should get a

surveyor ____ over it.

a. buying, looking

b. having bought, to look

c. buying, to have looked

d. buying, to look

8. We suggested ____ in hotels but the children

were anxious ____ out.

a. sleeping, to camp b. sleeping, camping

c. to sleep, to camp d. to sleep, camping

d a



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a c

9. We will______ a discussion of the program

until more members are present.

a. defer b. postpone

c. delay d. put off

10. The ship _____down into the water.

a. glided b. slipped

c. slid d. skim



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11. It ______ rain when you want to go out.

a. guarantees b. guaranteed

c. is guaranteed to d. is guaranteed

12. They ____ vast quantities of cakes between

them.

a. put away b. put on

c. put aside d. put across

c a



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b a

13. The liquor did not _______ me.

a. agree on b. agree with

c. agree to d. agree

14. The poor woman is ________ begging.

a. reduced to b. forced to

c. reduced of d. made to



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a a

15. Because of the unexpected changes, they

postponed ____ us an answer.

a. giving b. have given

c. to give d. to have given

16. Every camera we sell comes with a two-year

____.

a. guarantee b. safety

c. confirmation d. conservation



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1. A cool drink ________ me after my long walk. (fresh)

2. That is the flat and rather __________ plains in the south. (feature)

3. Your approval gives me much __________. (gratify)

4. It will require a __________ effort to get the job done on time. ( 超人的 )

5. In the job market, you can expect the interview to be a structured event—each candidate will be asked the same ____________ questions. ( 事先确定的 )

II. Quiz 2II. Quiz 2refreshed

featureless

gratification

superhuman

predetermined

Fill in the blanks with the proper form of

the given words.


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III. WritingIII. Writing

Do you think people in China

have more or less adopted this

quick fix lifestyle?