【正文】 ll put on several pounds in a matter of weeks. 4) He left his office an hour ago but hasn39。: Normally we say Big Jim menced to fight or menced fighting. Appendix I 103 Which brings us to the Saturday Night Special, with its barrel blue and cold, a handgun. Despite calling it by such a familiar name, it39。s the Saturday night special You got a barrel that39。t no good for nothin39。 Somebody39。s blue and cold. Ain39。 Appendix III) Language Practice 1. remarkable 2. mitment 3. flourish 4. resulted from 100 Appendix I 5. grave 6. In the midst of 7. enforce 8. recovery 9. guarantee 10. remedy 11. discriminate 12. with each passing day 13. unlike 14. subjected to 15. at best 16. plays up 17. e a long way 18. do well 19. against all the odds 20. In this context Part IV ThemeRelated Language Learning Tasks Model paper The CivilRights Movement in the . Black Africans were first brought as slaves to what was to bee the United States in the seventeenth century. Slavery was strongest in the South, where large plantations grew cotton, tobacco, and other crops. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, a growing demand for cotton led to an increase in the demand for slaves in the region. Slavery was less profitable in the North, however, and much of the opposition to slavery came from the northern states. The tension between the North and the South over the issue of slavery led to the Civil War in 1861. With the victory of the North, slavery was abolished. Discrimination, however, did not end. Black Americans were treated as second class citizens, especially in the South. Dissatisfaction with unfair treatment eventually led to the civil rights protests of the 1950s and 1960s that brought about government action aimed at reducing discrimination. As a result, African Americans have e a long way in the last fifty years, but they still find themselves at a disadvantage in parison with Americans of European descent. Only 17 per cent of the black population are able to finish higher education, in contrast to 28 per cent of whites. Ines for the average white family were just over $44,000 in 1999. For an average black family, however, the figure was in the region of $25,000. Not one of the chief executive officers of the top 500 panies is black. Anyway, the civilrights movement in the . still has a long way to go. (254 words) Appendix I 101 Unit 3 Part I PreReading Task Script for the recording: The song you are about to hear is all about a Saturday Night Special. Listen and see if you can guess what a Saturday Night Special is. Saturday Night Special Lynyrd Skynyrd Two feets1 they e acreepin39。 it39。s one clue. Another es when she quotes the proverb: the good die young. So it seems Abraham died young. My guess is Dion has in mind Abraham Lincoln, the American president who freed the slaves and was assassinated. How about John, another leader who helped people to free themselves? He too died young. Can you guess who it might be? President John F. Kennedy seems most likely. He too supported civil rights. He too died young, assassinated like Lincoln. Now who could Martin be? Another civilrights leader who died young, once again assassinated. A great speaker es to mind. Who do you think? Martin Luther King, surely. And finally, Bobby. Bobby who? Probably Dion is thinking of Bobby Kennedy, John Kennedy39。s gone, He freed a lotta people, But it seems the good die young, I just looked around, And he39。t everything 3) not all Americans like them 4) Not all people share the same interests Comprehensive txercises I. Cloze (A) 1. gets by 3. get through 5. improvements 7. suspect 9. profit 11. spraying (B) 1. While 3. begin 2. temptation 4. picked up 6. aside from 8. supplement 10. primarily 12. stacking 2. escape 4. Because/As 92 Appendix I 5. quit 6. start 7. on 8. but (also) 9. be 10. close 11. have 12. cutting 13. cook/prepare 14. cities 15. however 16. family II. Translation A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened / set up a household equipment store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily because of/owing to/due to their desire to improve the quality of their lives. But, to run a small business is by no means an easy job. Without her steady ine, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses. Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance she needed. Once she could not even pick up the phone bill and had to ask her parents to loan her some money. Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life. Part III TextB Comprehension Check 2. c 4. b 5. a 6. c translation (JE Appendix III) Language Practice 1. In addition 2. roast Appendix I 93 3. percentage 5. cable 7. get along 9. whip up 111. mute 13. taken over 15. mushroomed 17. fried 19. array 4. entertainment 6. at one time 8. missed out on 3k 10. as a result 12. rent 14. make sense 16. go with 18. dizzy 20. gasped Part IV ThemeRelated Language Learning Tasks Model paper Recent Changes in Chinese Family Life Great changes have taken place in Chinese family life in the past twenty years. In my parents39。 worth rememherin39。 worth remembering. The countryside also promises escape from the pollution of the city, somewhere to get some decent air to breathe. The countryside also offers somewhere where the sun is not hidden by smog, making it seem no more than a bright spot in the nighttime. So, just remember, as the song advises, whenever you need a bit or room to move When life b ees too fast 66 Appendix I ^