【正文】 eir fruits and vegetables 2) canoeing, piicking, long bicycle rides, etc. 3) keeping warm inside the house in winter 4) writing freelance articles 5) earning enough money while maintaining a happy family life Hardships 1) working hard both in winter and in summer 2) harsh environment and weather condition 3) anxious moments after the writer quit his job 4) cutting back on daily expenses 5) solitude 90 Appendix I Vocabulary 1. 1) 3) 5) 7) 9) 11) 13) 15) 2. 1) 3) 5) 7) 3. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 4. 1) 2) 3) 2) On balance 4) cut back 6) haul 8) sprayed 10) illustrated 12) digest 14) get by 2) pickup 4) get through 6) turn in 8) think up While farming, Benneker pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy. Misused words often generate misleading thoughts. Lafayette Hotel is patronized by international celebrities drawn to its French food and service. A person who thinks that money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money. A person surely has to face a good many bitter disappointments before he gets through life. Seeing that more and more people are concerned about the quality of their indoor environments, John is considering starting an interior decoration business. It seems certain to earn a profit, but he does not yet have enough money to invest in it. This device is primarily used for the improvement of the sound quality of electronic media. It was invented in the US, but now it is used on a global scale. When the first settlers came to America, their household utensils consisted of a few pots, pans and some bowls stacked in one corner of the house. There wasn39。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 3taken over 5. 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。 John, sung by Dion. Abraham, Martin amp。s gone, He freed a lotta people, But it seems the good die young, I just loohed around, And he39。s gone, He freed a lotta people, But it seems the good die young, I just loohed around, And he39。s gone, He freed a lotta people, But it seems the good die young, I just looked around, And he39。t you love the things they stood for, Didn39。ll he free, Someday soon it39。s gone, I thought I saw him walhin39。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 not much you can do if people are really intent on destroying themselves with drugs. 4) A different experience of the world could fe a pletely different approach to life. 5) It is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and social problems in the long run. 4. 1) As for the protection of these endangered species, many countries do not pel fisher men to report accidental capture of small cetaceans (H 167。s greatest president thanks to his outstanding exploits. II. Words with Multiple Meanings 1. I39。s hear about your French trip. 2. Most McDonald39。 it39。ve mentioned everything but one vital point. 6. Our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem. 7. 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