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ways have inventions such as the motorcar and the aircraft brought us benefits? And what about the advent of washing machines? Inventions such as the motorcar and the aircraft have offered us unimaginable levels of personal mobility. Washing machines have freed women from having to toil over the laundry.3. What new burdens has technology produced apart from cramming work into our leisure time? According to the author, aside from allowing work to spread into our leisure time, technology has also added the new burden of dealing with faxes, s and voics.4. How fast is information generated today as pared to a couple of centuries ago? A couple of centuries ago, nearly all the world39。t have enough time to do them all.12. What remedy does the author offer for time stress? The author points out that a more successful remedy may lie in understanding the problem rather than evading it. We should have fewer desires and set boundaries for ourselves.1. 若不給自己設(shè)限,則人生中就沒有限制你發(fā)揮的藩籬。歲月是有情的,假如你奉獻(xiàn)給她的是一些色彩,它奉獻(xiàn)給你的也是一些色彩。努力過后,才知道許多事情,堅持堅持,就過來了。s the kid in the candy store? Here Godbey makes a parison. The kid in the candy store is more often than not attracted by a wide variety of good candies and doesn39。s office one day? He called at his namesake39。s third suggestion mainly concerned with? Believing in yourself, even when no one else does.8. Why does the writer talk about the cabs in New York when he gives his fourth suggestion? Because he will mention a cabdriver who is different.9. What was it about the cabdriver that particularly impressed the writer? His efforts to make a difference.10. What made the writer travel with his mentor Curt Carlson in Carlson39。t. He instructed the Russian people to scorch the earth in front of the German invaders.9. How did the people of Leningrad respond to the German attack? The people of Leningrad refused to surrender and put up a heroic, stiff resistance.10. What slowed down the German advance on Moscow? What made the German offensive e to a halt? An early, severe, cold winter, to a large extent, slowed down the German advance on Moscow.11. What was the significance of the battle of Stalingrad? The loss of the battle for Stalingrad turned the tide against Hitler. The German victories were over.12. What conclusion does the author draw from Napoleon39。s offensive? What strategy did the Russians adopt? Instead of fighting, they retreated eastward, burning their crops and homes as they went. They let the Russian winter fight the war for them while they bided their time4. What did Napoleon discover after he occupied Moscow? Napoleon discovered that the occupation of the city was an empty victory because the Russians fled their capital leaving him almost nothing at all.5. What happened to Napoleon39。s smart cars will be sensors? Because it is sensors that will enable vehicles and roads t