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1、Unit 2 Valuesl Pair Work 1. What is the Salvation Army? What does a Salvation Army bell ringer do? The Salvation Army is a religious charitable organization. A Salvation Army bell ringer is a volunteer who helps it collect donations.2. What did the boy ask the writer? What do you think made him rais
2、e such a question? The boy asked him: Are you poor? He did it simply out of confusion and curiosity. Obviously he knew nothing about the Salvation Army bell ringer.3. How did the writer answer? What does the writers answer to the boys question mean? He said, I have more than some people, but not as
3、much as others. This means that he was neither poor nor rich.4. Why did the boys mother scold him? The boys mother scolded him because the question was socially inappropriate, especially to a person who looked poor.5. Is the writer poor or not in terms of material possessions? Give facts to support
4、your conclusion. Yes, hes. Hes economically he is poor. He lives in a small basement apartment. He doesnt even have a color TV. He falls into the lowest income category And so on.6. Does the writer feel poor? Why or why not? No, the writer does not feel poor. This is because he has enjoyed good heal
5、th and creativity which he thinks are much more important than material goods.7. In what situation does the writer feel out of place? He feels out of place among people who ate primarily interested in material things.8. What did the girl tell him before her visit to his basement apartment? And what
6、happened after? She told him that she was interested in whats on the inside. But after he Wok her to his poorly furnished apartment, she changed her mind completely.9. How ought one to understand such a seemingly abrupt change in her priorities? It only shows that to her the most important thing was
7、 still material goods rather than what she had claimed before.10. Can we infer from the essay what role commercials can play in society? Commercials can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary.11. Why does the writer say December is the time of year I feel wealthiest? Bec
8、ause December is the time for him to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer, which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness in helping others.12. How has the boys question affected the writer? The boys question has helped the writer realize that, despite his lack of expe
9、nsive possessions, he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful for that.l Vocabulary1、 Prof. Williams sys that my composition is good except for the ending which seems too abrupt .Williams教授说我的作文总体很好，除了结尾看上去太突然了点。2、 Suffering from insomnia for several days, Ann went to see her doctor and wa
10、s told that the problem was more emotional than physical.饱受多日失眠痛苦，Ann去看了医生，被告知病因主要是情绪导致，而不是身体原因。3、 The organizer of the charity concert said,“I ask all of you to join me in praying that God will bless those who have so generously for the poor and needy.”这个慈善音乐会的组织者说：“我邀请你们加入我们的组织，上帝会保佑那些帮助穷人和需要帮助的人的
11、。”4、 The insurance policy does not cover damage to the goods caused by normal wear and tear .保险政策并不包括正常的磨损引起的货物损坏。5、The old economic beliefs are widely regarded as too dated to be useful in solving the problems now emerging in our economy.旧的经济观点用于解决现在出现在我们的经济问题被视为太过时了。6、 You are free to say what you
12、 think, but as a responsible individual you should also be prepared to face the consequence of what you say.您可以自由地说你在想什么，但作为一个负责任的个人你也应该准备好面对你所说的后果。7、 Prices are going down. However this seemingly welcome change many bring about other problems in the economy.价格正在下跌。不过，这个看上去受欢迎的变化会带来许多经济中的其它问题。8、 Joh
13、ns view on the train crash stands in contrast to those of almost all of his colleagues.约翰对火车相撞事的看法和几乎所有的他的同事们形成鲜明对比的。9、 Curiosity is the most powerful driving force in the ones pursuit of knowledge.好奇心是追求知识的最强大驱动力之一。10、 After teaching grade school for a year or so, she felt a genuine love for the pu
14、pils.在她在小学教书一年左右的时间后，她发现她是真心的喜欢她的学生。11、Donations from alumni are an important source of the universitys income. But research funds come primarily from the government.校友的捐款是大学的收入重要来源。但研究经费主要来自政府。12、Should judges consider popular sentiment before deciding cases? 法官决定案件之前应考虑公众情绪吗？l ClozeIf you visited
15、Karl Green, you might not at first sight think he was well-off . Most of what he owns is rather dated and he will readily admit to falling into the bottom income bracket . Yet he would deny that he is poor, for he feels that his life is full of less tangible riches . Rather than devoting himself to
16、the pursuit of money before all else, he cherishes the pleasures of friendship. His lack of interest in possessions does, however, sometimes make him feel out of place in todays materialistic society and he still clearly feels hurt when he remembers the abrupt departure of a girlfriend who did not share h
