【正文】 ) It is a fashion now for people to wear ID tags.4) There seemed to be a baby boom after Sept. 11, at least, in Brooklyn.5) People seem to be having more bad dreams, Sept. 11related.2. The last part deals with the socalled dream boom. In this way it echoes the very beginning of theessay — the title and the subtitle. 180 Appendix IVocabularyfaxedjogsspanpertinenttagsall of a suddenstringrecurshad backed upis held upbe laid upreflect on2) boom4) contending6) hiking8) adolescents 10) weaves 12) statistical 14) disapproving2) went off 4) settle for 6) strike out 8) applied for1) The infant mortality rate is very high in the poorest areas of Africa.2) Why pay a repairman when we can fix it by ourselves for nothing?3) It was unusual that John was among the few who arrived early at yesterday39。s roll. Time is runnin39。s roll for justice,Let39。s roll.Let39。 out, let s roll.No one has the answers, But one thing is true, You got to turn on evil, when it39。re for given,For what we gotta do.■ How this all got started, I39。s true, I got to put the phone down, And do what we gotta do.One39。s roll. — Let39。 before we know it the end of the week has arrived again. Is there any way to slow it down? There is a character in Kurt Vonnegut39。s early literary production also coveredpoetry and short stories.2) Interest in puter science apart. Michael has an enduring love of the arts, especially music and painting.3) Handsome reward apart, the work can be thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding in its own right.4) Good looks apart, there is a quality about her that makes her stand out from all the other girls in the class.2. 1) What I am convinced of is that the world39。 was insufficient growth in the domestic market, mostly due to a shortage of financial backup from the local government.2) There is an abundance of evidence showing that in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, in almost every corner of Europe the area under the plough was expanding, villages were springing up. new lands were being colonized, and the frontiers of Europe were being pressed forwards and outwards.3) Has the everincreasing pace of modern living gotten you down? Has the quest for more money and more excitement bee a burden in your life? Surveys show that today a lot of Americans feel weary of being knocked backwards and sideways just because they are always on the go /seem forever on the go. In their crazy search for fulfillment, they39。900 and dresses at 163。t so blind then surely they39。re playing. They39。s happening to me. Write lightly, yours truly, dear diary.It was cold outside my door.So many people by the score.Rushing around so senselessly.They don39。s right, perhaps people are too much in a rush to spare enough time for one another.Appendix I 121 Though one suspects they may have other reasons for not sparing the singer time. He sounds altogether selfcentred, looking at the world only from his own narrow point of view. We hear this at the end of the song, when he passes lightly over an Hbomb explosion as something of no concern to him as nobody he knew was involved. Given his outlook, it is probably just as well he has his diary as a friend, as others might find it a bit hard to put up with him.Dear DiaryThe Moody BluesDear diary, what a day it39。s character.Deciding where the balance lies between nature and external causes can be difficult. Take, for example, the case of the man whose character changed from being amiable and lawabiding to being aggressive and antisocial in a matter of a few weeks. On investigation, it was found that the man was suffering from a brain tumour. When this was removed, he returned to his original kindly character. Later the tumour grew once again, and the same slide into antisocial behaviour began again. In both cases the tumour was pressing on the part of the brain that controls social behaviour and changing the man39。m going without her.3) Milk quickly turns sour unless it39。 evidently she wouldn39。t always what they appear to be.Part TwoParas 23Kind and gentle, Edward Burton, a wealthy merchant, appeared as if he could not bear to hurt a fly.Part ThreeParas 451As it turned out, Burton was coldblooded enough to send a friend to certain death.116 Appendix I2.SectionsParagraphsMainly aboutSection OneParas 416What Edward knew about LennySection TwoParas 1731How Edward responded to Lenny39。m hung up on you Easy to he proud, easy to say noEspecially people who care about strangersWho care about evil and social injusticeDo you only care about bleeding crowdHow about a needing friend, we all need a friendHow can people he so heartlessHow can people he so cruelEasy to he proud, easy to say noEasy to he cold, easy to say noCome on, easy to give in, easy to say noEasy to he cold, easy to say noMuch too easy to say noPart II Text AText OrganizationPartsParagraphsMain IdeasPart OnePara 1It is no easy job to judge people, for they aren39。s getting too long.5) Appearances are often deceptive.1) Mr. Smith used to be a successful retailer in our munity. Oddly enough he went broke overnight some time ago. The other day when I saw him wandering on the street, I was greatly shocked to find his hair all white and his face wrinkled. I was sad to see that he had gone all to pieces.2) Marie gave me a definite reply via 。s too low.2) Unless she es soon, I39。s death. Without doubt, Burton was a man with a heart of stone.Part III TextBComprehension Check2. c 4. b 6. d1. d3. d5. dTranslation(JAL Appendix III)Language Practice1.handicapped3.take (their) revenge5.stomped7.mercy9.lucky11.froze up13.scooped15.selfconscious17.revenge19.adrift2. for life4. gouge6. good and8. depends...on 10. patted 12. put a stop to 14. shoved 16. let go 18. banking