【正文】 n, American Writer ? 金錢并非像通常所說的那樣是萬‘惡之源，而對金錢的貪圖，即對金錢過份的，自私的，貪婪的追求，才是一切邪惡的根源。 ? 美國作家 N. 霍桑 Text B ? Background information: ? Jimmy Carter ThirtyNinth President 19771981 Born: October 1, 1924 in Plains, Geia Married to Rosalynn Smith Carter ? Language points: ? Difficult sentences ? … but I found sitting down to talk to Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter as fortable as lazing in a porch swing on a summer afternoon, sipping iced tea. (Line 2, para. 1) ? 但我覺得跟他們坐下交談如同在夏日午后在門廊的秋千椅上呷冰茶那么舒服。 ? Word study ? confront ? resolve ? relate ? appeal ? range ? 1. confront: A. 勇敢地面對，正視 ? . It takes courage to confront your fears. ? We need to confront these problems before it’s too late. 我們要及時處理這些問題，不要等到太遲了。 ? B． (常用被動態(tài) )逼近，對抗；面臨，遭遇；使當面對質(zhì) ? . The guard on duty was confronted by an armed man. 值勤的哨兵和一位持槍者對抗。 ? be confronted with: She was confronted with the biggest crisis of her political life. ? 2. resolve: ? a. to solve a problem ? . A meeting has been called to resolve the dispute. 為解決爭端已舉行了一個會議。 ? b. to make a formal decision, usually after a decision and a vote at a meeting 作出決定 ? resolve to do sth. 決心做某事 ? . She resolve to leave as soon as possible. 她決定盡早離開。 ? resolution 決心，決議 make a resolution to do… ? 3. relate vt. ? a. connect, associate 將 …… 聯(lián)系起來 ? I really can’t see how these two issues relate. 我看不出兩件事有什么聯(lián)系。 ? b. to tell someone about something that has happened 講述 ? Philip began to relate the horrors of his childhood. 菲利普開始講他童年時的恐怖事。 ? 4. appeal to ? a. be attractive or interesting to sb. 吸引，感染 ? The this type of old movie doesn’t appeal to the young men any more. ? b. to make an urgent request for people to give you something that you need 呼吁，懇求 ? appeal( to sb. ) for sth. appeal to sb. to do sth. ? They’re appealing to local businesses for sponsorship 。 ? She appealed to her former husband to return their baby son. ? c. to formally ask a court of law or similar authority to change its decision 上訴 ? Green’s family say they will appeal against the verdict.格林的家人說他們將對裁決提出上訴。 ? 5. range n. ? a wide range of … 范圍，幅度，一系列 ? There are programs on a wide range of topics on television. ? vi. range from… to … 處在。范圍內(nèi) ? Costs range from 50 to several hundred pounds. ? range between… ? The team contained ten players whose ages ranged between 10 and 16. Assignments ? Task I ? Summary pletion ? According to Jamie Beaulieu’s imagination, Sam Walton, the richest man in the world, should lead a_1__life. What he saw, however, proved that he was wrong. It turned out that the billionaire, who acquired his wealth by __2__carried on in a very __3__. Jamie Beaulieu’s anticipation and the reality he later found out form a _4_ . It reveals _5_. When retired pany president Ferold F. Arend ? pared Sam Walton with _6_, we appreciate further Sam Walton’s _7_. ? reference answers: ? 1. lavish/luxurious ? 2. starting with a little dime store that grew into a discount chain ? 3. simple/frugal way ? 4. contrast ? 5. Sam Walton’s downhome characteristics ? 6. his previous employer ? 7. generosity