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彌爾頓(1608 — 1674,英國著名詩人,主要作品有長詩《失樂園》、《復(fù)樂園》以及詩劇《力士參孫》等) Language sense Enhancement 1. Read aloud paragraphs 1113 and learn them by heart. 2. Read aloud the following poem: I Look At Myself In The Mirror Jacki I look at myself in the mirror, and what do I really see? A woman of fortyseven, or the true essence of me? I can see me in my twenties, the mother of children galore, and there is me in my thirties, scarred by the loss that I bore. And there is me in my forties, older now, tolerant and wise marked by love and affection, and bags under my eyes. So yes that39。s time wait patiently for a chance 等待良機(jī) prince n. 王子;親王 charm v. attract。ll tell her a story: the tale of a woman who bought her own version of that bridge in Brooklyn and found that it was a wise investment after all. (1097 words) New Words and Expressions alumnus (pl alumni) n. (esp. AmE) a (male) former student of a school, college or university (男)校友 bulletin▲ n. 簡報(bào),通訊;會(huì)刊;公告 item n. a single piece of news。t was the final word on their dreams. Men have generally been assured that achieving their heart39。 a practicing pediatrician with ten children other own。t women be ignored? 2. What price have women had to pay for their wisdom? 3. What happens to them if you try to break their will? 4. Have women realized their dreams? The following words in the recording may be new to you: gonna = (infml) going to invincible a. 戰(zhàn)無不勝的 conviction n. 信念 embryo n. 胚胎;萌芽期 Part II Text A How do some women manage to bine a fulltime job with family responsibilities and still find time for doing other things? Adrienne Popper longs to be like them, but wonders whether it is an impossible dream. I39。s incredible acplishments and to be suitably skeptical of such stories in the future. But like a dieter who devours a whole box of cookies in a moment of weakness, I found my resolve slipping occasionally. In weak moments I39。s warning against being taken in, despite everything I39。s exciting or dangerous or both. I39。 the fact of having broken the law 內(nèi)疚;有罪 guilty a. 感到內(nèi)疚的,感到慚愧的;有罪的 strawberry n. 草莓 gaily a. in a cheerful manner 鮮艷地;快樂地 redchecked a. 有紅格子圖案的 ribbon n. 絲帶,緞帶,裝飾帶 decorate vt. add (sth.) in order to make a thing more attractive to look at 裝飾 client n. a person who buys goods or service 顧客,客戶 lap n. (人坐著時(shí))大腿的上方,