【正文】 s, they are likely to be very destructive forces of resistance in society throughout their lives. We already see that. One recent estimate is that onesixth of all fourteento twentyfouryearolds in America — mostly males — are currently disaffected and disconnected. They are not associated with any formal role in society, nor are they in any formal relationship with another person. These are the folks who are joining the gangs in inner cities and swelling the ranks of the rural military gangs. They see no roles for themselves in an Information Age society, and they are angry about their empty future.So this is a very pregnant moment, not only for the future of America, but also for all of the mature industrial economies and, ultimately, for the world at large. It is an uncertain moment, a scary moment. It is the kind of moment in history when, to summarize in the words of Alfred North Whitehead, familiar patterns fade, familiar solutions fail, and familiar options disappear. Of course, the books and periodicals that are warning society about the removal of jobs, the end of work, and wage decreases only serve to increase public anxiety — a slowmotion variation of shouting Fire! in a crowded theater.These alarming forecasts are largely simple projections of the past two or three decades of workplace trends. However, in the absence of plausible alternative explanations for the gloomy economic news of the past 15 — 20 years and the gloomier prospects implicit in the projections of those trends, industrial societies — fearful for the future — might very well take backward steps. These steps will principally serve the interests of the economically dominant groups who want to protect their assets and resources from the forces of change. Nations that take such steps will lose balance. Social and economic progress will grind to a halt and more and more jobs will be eliminated by the negative side of this transformation. The anger and frustration displayed by people who do not understand what is happening to them will be a terrible and dangerous force in all the major industrial economies.Words: 750NEW WORDSexpansionn. [U] action of expanding。s young men — one third or more — simply say they don39。t like it.Just look at what the attitude surveys tell us. In the United States, threequarters of the adults surveyed by the Harris poll and twothirds of all highschool seniors surveyed by Scholastic magazine say they believe that the United States will be a worse place 10 years from now than it is today. No wonder young people are disaffected. No wonder they are not motivated to learn. They think the world in which they are going to spend their lives won39。王爾德（愛(ài)爾蘭作家、詩(shī)人，19世紀(jì)末英國(guó)唯美主義的主要代表）Section BWhat Youngsters Expect in LifeBack in the good old days of stable economic expansion — the 1950s and 1960s — a person could choose to do something new, exciting, and creative in life but could also choose to say, That39。 describe (sth.) in words 描繪，描述puzzlev. 1. (make one) feel confused or slightly worried because one cannot understand sth. （使）困惑，（使）為難2. (make one) think hard about sth. in order to understand it （使）苦思n. 1. [C] a game or toy in which parts must be fitted together correctly, intended to amuse or exercise the mind 智力測(cè)驗(yàn)，智力玩具，謎2. [C] a question that is difficult to understand or answer 難題，難解之事conferencen. [C, U] (meeting for) discussion or exchange of views 會(huì)議，討論（會(huì)）■intern. [C] a system by which one can talk through a machine to sb. in a near place 內(nèi)部通話系統(tǒng)distinguishvt. 1. recognize the difference between (people or things) 辨別，識(shí)別2. (oneself) behave or perform noticeably well 表現(xiàn)突出classicala. (of music) serious and traditional in style 古典的■FM (abbreviation for frequency modulation)n. [U] a radio system of broadcasting 調(diào)頻PHRASES AND EXPRESSIONSif only(used to express a strong wish) （用來(lái)表示強(qiáng)烈的愿望）但愿，真希望according toas stated by (sb.) or in (sth.) 根據(jù)be well offbe in a good position, esp. financially 經(jīng)濟(jì)充裕，富裕at a lowat a low level or figure 處于低水平（或數(shù)字）be fond ofhave a great liking for sb./(doing) sth. 很喜歡，很喜愛(ài)be proud oftake pride in 為……感到自豪arrive atreach (sth. such as a place or conclusion) 達(dá)成，得出be meant to dobe supposed to do 應(yīng)做read offind out about (sb./sth.) by reading 通過(guò)閱讀發(fā)現(xiàn)（或查明）go on strikebe engaged in/start a strike 舉行罷工in the long runafter a long period。 an organization of employees 協(xié)會(huì)，俱樂(lè)部；工會(huì)2. [C] (the act or instance of) uniting or being united 聯(lián)合，合并accumulatev. collect a large number of things over a long time。 sth. given towards a particular aim or purpose 捐助（物），貢獻(xiàn)（物），奉獻(xiàn)artistica. 1. of art or artists 藝術(shù)的，美術(shù)的；藝術(shù)家的2. skillful and attractive 富有藝術(shù)性的，精美的，精彩的wisdomn. 1. [U] experience and knowledge。s spare time 日?；顒?dòng)，消遣rendervt. 1. give 給予，提出2. cause sb./sth. to be in a particular state 使得，使成為institutionn. 1. [C] (building of an) organization, (sometimes) an organization for helping people with special needs 機(jī)構(gòu)；慈善機(jī)構(gòu)，社會(huì)福利機(jī)構(gòu)（如孤兒院、養(yǎng)老院）2. [C] a custom, system or organization that has existed for a long time and i