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1、BR-main1. An English Song - Dear Diary2. Questionnaire3. Warm-up QuestionsBefore ReadingListen to the SongQuestions and Answers4. Background InformationRichard TomkinsTechnologyStress in the WorkplaceBR1.1_Listen to the SongListen to the SongIIBR1.2_Questions and Answers Questions and Answers 1. How
2、 does the singer treat his diary? Why?2. What does the singer think about how other people spend their time?3. Can we infer what attitude the singer takes towards the pace of life today? He treats it as a friend, to whom he can pour out his inmost feelings.He thinks they spend their days in a rush,
3、so much so that they have no time for each other or for themselves.It is unwise for people to spend days in a rush.BR2.1Questionnaire Purpose:Directions:Scoring and Interpretation:Number of Yes Answers Stress Category:BR2.11Questionnaire Purpose:Directions:Scoring and Interpretation:Number of Yes An
4、swers Stress Category:The purpose of this questionnaire is to increase your awareness of stress in your life.BR2.12If you answer “yes to any of the following stress index questions, just click the sentence.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. I have frequent arguments.I often get upset at work.I often have ne
5、ck and/or shoulder pains due to anxiety/stress.I often get upset when I stand in long lines.I often get angry when I listen to the local, national, or world news or read the newspaper.I do not have a sufficient amount of money for my needs.I often get upset when driving.At the end of a workday, I of
6、ten feel stress-related fatigue.I have at least one constant source of stress/anxiety in my life (e.g., conflict with boss, neighbor, mother-in-law, etc.).I often have stress-related headaches.10.BR2.13If you answer “yes to any of the following stress index questions, just click the sentence.11. 12.
7、 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.20. I rarely get 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night.I do not practice stress management techniques.I rarely take time for myself.I have difficulty in keeping my feelings of anger and hostility under control. I have difficulty in managing time wisely.I often have difficulty s
8、leeping.I am generally in a hurry.I usually feel that there is not enough time in the day to accomplish what I need to do.I often feel that I am being mistreated by friends or associates.I do not regularly perform physical activity. BR2.14Purpose:Directions:Scoring and Interpretation:Number of Yes A
9、nswers Stress Category:Answering yes to any of the questions means that you need to use some form of stress management techniques. Add your yes answers and use the following scale to evaluate the level of stress in your life.Questionnaire BR2.15Purpose:Directions:Scoring and Interpretation:Number of
10、 Yes Answers Stress Category:6 - 20 High stress3 - 5 Average stress0 - 2 Low stressQuestionnaire BR3.1Warm-up QuestionsRead the following short passage and discuss the questions. IIBR3.21.What do you think keep people in some countries so busy?2.2. What might be the acute / major problems facing peo
11、ple today? 3. Compared with peoples life in ancient times, what have new technology, the information explosion and rising economy really brought to us? 1. Tension Physical, mental, emotional2. Health problems Physical, mental and emotional diseases 3. Ecological pollution / Rupture in ozone layer4.
12、Disturbed family relations5. Violence and cruelty6. Corruption / Dishonesty / Immorality7. Drug-addiction8. Neglect of law & order and ethical, moral and social discipline9. Armaments / Nuclear weapons (Militarism) , consumer industries editor of the , where he has been a member of the editorial sta
13、ff since 1983.BR4.1Richard TomkinsFinancial TimesFinancial Times includes business and financial news and analysis. To know it better, log on the following website: news.ft/home/europe Richard TomkinsBR4.2Technology Many historians of science argue not only that technology is an essential condition
14、of advanced, industrial civilization but also that the rate of technological change has developed its own momentum in recent centuries. Innovations now seem to appear at a rate that increases geometrically, without respect to geographical limits or political systems. These innovations tend to transf
15、orm traditional cultural systems, frequently with unexpected social consequences. Thus technology can be conceived as both a creative and a destructive process.IIBR4.3Stress in the WorkplaceIIGR-main1. Part Division of the Text2. Further UnderstandingFor Part 1For Part 2Global ReadingScanningBlank F
16、illingFor Part 3For Part 4True or FalseTable CompletionQuestions and AnswersGR1.1Part Division of the TextPartLines Main Ideas 1 2 1474883The author gives three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today.Not every one is time-stressed, and in the case of Americans they have actually gained more free
17、time in the past decade. GR1.2Part Division of the TextPartLines Main Ideas 3 4 84106107124The perception of time-famine has triggered a variety of reactions. The author pins down the crux (症结) of the problem and puts forward a remedy for the stress we feel. GR_part1_1.1ScanningScan part one and fin
18、d out three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today. And make a note of the transitional devices used there.Technology1.2.3._Information explosion_Rising prosperity_Transitional devices:apart, a second reason(Para. 7)_There is another reason(Para. 11) _1.2.GR_part1_2.1Blank Filling Facts are valua
19、ble as evidence that enhances the persuasive force of an argumentative paper. In stating the first reason, the author lists a number of facts to try to convince the readers of the unfavorable effects technology has had on our lives. Now could you find some more supporting facts apart from the one gi
20、ven below, and put them down?GR_part1_2.2The motorcar brings more traffic problems than it promises to solve.The aircraft creates a high demand for time-consuming journeys that we never dreamed of.1._The washing machine, contrary to our expectations, multiplies the hours spent on washing and ironing
21、._Blank FillingTechnology produces the new burden of dealing with faxes, s and voicemails._Technology eats further into our time by forcing us to handle software glitches on computers and filling our heads with useless information from the Internet._2.3.4.5.6.Instead of making our lives easier, tech
22、nology goes so far as to cram extra work into our leisure time._GR_part2_1.1True or False1. It is convenient to say we are all lacking in time. FIt is too general to say we are all lacking in time.( )2. About 50 percent of people will tell you they never have enough time to get things done. FAbout 5
23、0 percent of unemployed or retired people will tell you they never have enough time to get things done.( )GR_part2_1.2True or False3. In the U.K., working hours have risen only slightly in the last 10 years. T( )4. The gains of free time were unevenly distributed only because different groups of peo
24、ple gained different amount of free time.FThere is also a gender issue here.( )GR_part3_1.1Fill in the chart with a variety of reactions provoked by the perception of the time famine and the trouble with all these reactions. Pay attention to the transitional devices, too. An attempt to gain the larg
25、est possible amount of satisfaction from the smallest possible investment of timeTrying to buy time Reaction 1Reaction 2The growth of the work-life debateReaction 3Table CompletionGR_part3_1.2Fill in the chart with a variety of reactions provoked by the perception of the time famine and the trouble
26、with all these reactions. Pay attention to the transitional devices, too. Liberating time is useless if the hours gained are immediately diverted to other purposes.1. One is (Para. 19)2. also(Para. 21)3. A third reaction(Para. 22)TroubleTransitional DevicesTable CompletionGR_part4_1.11. What is the
27、crux of the problem the author points out?The author points out the time stress we feel arises not from a shortage of time, but from the too many things we try to do.2. What is remedy for the stress according to the authors opinion?A possible remedy is that we should understand the problem and reali
28、ze that it is not more time we need, it is fewer desires.Questions and AnswersAfter reading-Main1. Vocabulary2. Dictation3. Discussion4. Talk about the Pictures5. Writing Practice After Reading Useful ExpressionsScanning6. Proverbs and Quotations After-1.useful-1Useful Expressions1. 吞噬吞噬2. 困于交通堵塞困于交
29、通堵塞3. 越洋购物游览越洋购物游览4. 在大多数情况下在大多数情况下5. 使使摆脱脱eat intostuck in traffic jamsthe transatlantic shopping expeditionin most casesfree sb. fromAfter-1.useful-26.个人的穿着装扮个人的穿着装扮7.处置软件缺点处置软件缺点 8.除去技术开展除去技术开展9.信息爆炸信息爆炸10.从世界各个角落从世界各个角落personal groomingfix software glitchestechnology apart the information explos
30、ionfrom every corner of the world Useful ExpressionsAfter-1.useful-311.在整个世界学术界在整个世界学术界12.在在的推的推进下下13.适用于适用于14.预测小组预测小组15.分配不均匀分配不均匀in the whole world of scholarshipdriven on by apply toforecasting groupbe unevenly distributedUseful ExpressionsAfter-1.useful-416.抚养子女抚养子女17.做有报酬的任务做有报酬的任务18.家务杂活家务杂活1
31、9.越做越大的市场越做越大的市场20.家政效力家政效力nurture offspring take paying jobshousehold choresa growth marketconcierge servicesUseful Expressions21.更充分地利用更充分地利用make better use of22.工业革命工业革命industrial revolution 23.注定注定be doomed toAfter-1.scanning.11. Scan the text, circle all phrases containing a hyphen, and then ex
32、plain their meanings and how they are formed. 1) ever-increasing quantities of time (Para. 1)2) horse-drawn carriage (Para. 3) 3) time-consuming journeys (Para. 4) 4) the laptop-on-the-beach syndrome (Para. 6) 5) feel time-pressed (Para. 7) 6) ever-larger quantities of goods and services (Para. 11)t
33、he quantities of time increasing all the timethe carriage drawn by the horsejourneys consuming timethe syndrome caused by going to the beach with a laptopthe quantities of goods and services that become larger and largerfeel the press caused by the lack of time ScanningAfter-1.scanning.27) be time-s
34、tarved (Para. 12) 8) the London-based Henley Center (Para. 14) 9) be self-imposed (Para. 14) 10) hour-by-hour logs (Para. 15) 11) the mid-1960s (Para. 16)12) empty-nesters (Para. 17) be lacking in timethe Henley Center with its headquarter located in Londonbe imposed by ones ownlogs written at diffe
35、rent hoursthe middle of the 1960s Scanningpeople without offsprings After-1.scanning.3 Scanning13) pre-school children (Para. 17) 14) on-line retailers (Para. 21) 15) work-life debate (Para. 22) 16) long-hours culture (Para. 22) 17) family-friendly working policies (Para. 22) 18) the cell-phone (Par
36、a. 28) children before entering the schoolsretailers shopping on linedebate on “which to choose, work or lifethe tradition to increase the working hoursthe policies used in the working places to treat employees in a friendly way like members in a familythe mobile phoneAfter-1.scanning.42. Make words
37、 with the following prefixes or patterns. 1) ever- 2) self- 3) pre- 4) adj. + n. + -ed5) adv. + v. + -ed ever-green, ever-lasting, ever-moreself-control, self-made, self-educatedpre-history, pre-mature, pre-recorded blue-eyed, simple-minded, left-handedwell-informed, much-used, poorly-dressed Scanni
38、ngAfter-2_dication.1 DictationStudents Offer Insight into Exam-time Stress week means different things to different students. For some students, exams are no sweat (不费力地). First-year business student Joe Tirpak said, I dont let exams stress me out because Im Im as as I can be. For others, is the key
39、 to their exam jitters(神经过敏). Second-year marine science student Zac Duval said, Having a year of experience has helped me know how to my time and be well-prepared. Finals_confident_well-prepared_experience_ getting over_schedule_IIAfter-2_dictaion.2Dictation Then theres the of students on who acqui
40、re that sweaty, wild-eyed look from spending hours hunched (弓起背部) over a book under a hot desk lamp. First-year sports management student Steve McMenamin said hes usually one of those students. Im thinking Ill be spending a lot of time on my porch (走廊) studying, he said. The problem of stress is not
41、 a new one.majority_ campus_sleepless_stressed-out_After-3_discussion.1 Read the short passage and discuss the following questions in small groups. IIDiscussionAfter-3_discussion.21. What is your attitude toward desire?2. What motivates us to desire?3. Put forward your opinion about heat of cars and
42、 houses purchase among young people. DiscussionAfter-4_pictures.1 Talk about the PicturesAfter-4_pictures.2 Talk about the PicturesClick the picture to return!After-4_pictures.3 Talk about the PicturesClick the picture to return!After-4_pictures.4 Talk about the PicturesClick the picture to return!A
43、fter-4_pictures.5 Talk about the PicturesClick the picture to return!After-4_pictures.6 Talk about the PicturesClick the picture to return!After-4_pictures.7 Talk about the PicturesClick the picture to return!After-5_1 Writing Practice1. Look at the caricature, and A. describe the picture according
44、to a certain order. B. think about the possible morals.2. Write a composition of about 200 words, titled “Health or Wealth?, based on the following Chinese outline. 1) 提出两种对安康和财富取舍的不同观念。 2) 列举出支持这两种观念的理由。 3) 他的观念。 ModelAfter-5_2 Writing PracticeAfter-6_1Proverbs and Quotations 1.The greater wealth i
45、s contentment with a little.2.Too much curiosity lost paradise. 3.Better a little fire to warm us, than a great fire to burn us. 4.We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.5.- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet人生最大的财富是知足。人生最大的财富是知足。太多猎奇心，逐出天堂门。太多猎奇心，逐出天堂门。宁要小火烘烤，不要大火烧焦。宁要小火烘烤，不要
46、大火烧焦。只需我们能善用时间，就永远不愁时间不够用。只需我们能善用时间，就永远不愁时间不够用。 - 德国诗人德国诗人 J. W. 歌德歌德 5. We must deal with pleasure as we do with honey, only touch them with the tip of the finger, and not with the whole hand for fear of surfeit. - Saint Bede, British bishop6. Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify it, simp
47、lify it. - Henry David Thoreau, American writerAfter-6_2Proverbs and Quotations 我们应该像吃蜂蜜那样对待享用，只用指尖蘸，而不是用整只我们应该像吃蜂蜜那样对待享用，只用指尖蘸，而不是用整只手去抓，以免吃得太多。手去抓，以免吃得太多。 - 英国主教英国主教 圣比德圣比德我们的生活都被琐事浪费掉了，简单点，简单点。我们的生活都被琐事浪费掉了，简单点，简单点。 - 美国作家美国作家 H. D. 梭罗梭罗 Article1Old Father Time Becomes a Terror Once upon a time,
48、technology, we thought, would make our lives easier. Machines were expected to do our work for us, leaving us with ever-increasing quantities of time to waste away on idleness and pleasure. But instead of liberating us, technology has enslaved us. Innovations are occurring at a bewildering rate: as
49、many now arrive in a year as once arrived in a millennium. And as each invention arrives, it eats further into our time.Article2_S The motorcar, for example, promised unimaginable levels of personal mobility. But now, traffic in cities moves more slowly than it did in the days of the horse-drawn car
50、riage, and we waste our lives stuck in traffic jams. The aircraft promised new horizons, too. The trouble is, it delivered them. Its very existence created a demand for time-consuming journeys that we would never previously have dreamed of undertaking - the transatlantic shopping expedition, for exa
51、mple, or the trip to a convention on the other side of the world.Article3 In most cases, technology has not saved time, but enabled us to do more things. In the home, washing machines promised to free women from having to toil over the laundry. In reality, they encouraged us to change our clothes da
52、ily instead of weekly, creating seven times as much washing and ironing. Similarly, the weekly bath has been replaced by the daily shower, multiplying the hours spent on personal grooming. Meanwhile, technology has not only allowed work to spread into our leisure time - the laptop-on-the-beach syndr
53、ome - but added the new burden of dealing with faxes, s and voicemails. It has also provided us with the opportunity to spend hours fixing software glitches on our personal computers or filling our heads with useless information from the Internet.Article4 Technology apart, the Internet points the wa
54、y to a second reason why we feel so time-pressed: the information explosion. A couple of centuries ago, nearly all the worlds accumulated learning could be contained in the heads of a few philosophers. Today, those heads could not hope to accommodate more than a tiny fraction of the information gene
55、rated in a single day. Article5_S News, facts and opinions pour in from every corner of the world. The television set offers 150 channels. There are millions of Internet sites. Magazines, books and CD-ROMs proliferate. “In the whole world of scholarship, there were only a handful of scientific journ
56、als in the 18th century, and the publication of a book was an event, says Edward Wilson, honorary curator in entomology at Harvard Universitys museum of comparative zoology. “Now, I find myself subscribing to 60 or 70 journals or magazines just to keep me up with what amounts to a minute proportion
57、of the expanding frontiers of scholarship.Article6_S There is another reason for our increased time stress levels, too: rising prosperity. As ever-larger quantities of goods and services are produced, they have to be consumed. Driven on by advertising, we do our best to oblige: we buy more, travel m
58、ore and play more, but we struggle to keep up. So we suffer from what Wilson calls discontent with super abundance - the confusion of endless choice. Of course, not everyone is overstressed. “Its a convenient shorthand to say were all time-starved, but we have to remember that it only applies to, sa
59、y, half the population, says Michael Willmott, director of the Future Foundation, a London research company.Article7 “Youve got people retiring early, youve got the unemployed, youve got other people maybe only peripherally involved in the economy who dont have this situation at all. If youre unempl
60、oyed, your problem is that youve got too much time, not too little. Paul Edwards, chairman of the London-based Henley Centre forecasting group, points out that the feeling ofpressures can also be exaggerated, or self-imposed. “Everyone talks about it so much that about 50 percent of unemployed or re
61、tired people will tell you they never have enough time to get things done, he says. Article8_S “Its almost got to the point where theres stress envy. If youre not stressed, youre not succeeding. Everyone wants to have a little bit of this stress to show theyre an important person. There is another a
62、spect to all of this too. Hour-by-hour logs kept by thousands of volunteers over the decades have shown that, in the U.K., working hours have risen only slightly in the last 10 years, and in the U.S., they have actually fallen - even for those in professional and executive jobs, where the perception
63、s of stress are highest.Article9_S In the U.S., John Robinson, professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, and Geoffrey Godbey, professor of leisure studies at Penn State University found that, since the mid-1960s, the average American had gained five hours a week in free time - that is, t
64、ime left after working, sleeping, commuting, caring for children and doing the chores. The gains, however, were unevenly distributed. The people who benefited the most were singles and empty-nesters. Those who gained the least - less than an hour -were working couples with pre-school children, perha
65、ps reflecting the trend for parents to spend more time nurturing their offspring.Article10_S There is, of course, a gender issue here, too. Advances in household appliances may have encouraged women to take paying jobs: but as we have already noted, technology didnot end household chores. As a resul
66、t, we see appalling inequalities in the distribution of free time between the sexes. According to the Henley Centre, working fathers in the U. K. average 48 hours of free time a week. Working mothers get 14.Article11_S Inequalities apart, the perception of the time famine is widespread, and has prov
67、oked a variety of reactions. One is an attempt to gain the largest possible amount of satisfaction from the smallest possible investment of time. People today want fast food, sound bytes and instant gratification. And they become upset when time is wasted. “People talk about quality time. They want
68、perfect moments, says the Henley Centres Edwards. “If you take your kids to a movie and McDonalds and its not perfect, youve wasted an afternoon, and its a sense that youve lost something precious. If you lose some money you can earn some more, but if you waste time you can never get it back. Articl
69、e12_S People are also trying to buy time. Anything that helps streamline our lives is a growth market. One example is what Americans call concierge services - domestic help, childcare, gardening and decorating. And on-line retailers are seeing big increases in sales - though not, as yet, profits. A
70、third reaction to time famine has been the growth of the work-life debate. You hear more about people taking early retirement or giving up high pressure jobs in favour of occupations with shorter working hours. And bodies such as Britains National Work-Life Forum have sprung up, urging employers to
71、end the long-hours culture among managers and to adopt family-friendly working policies. As Godbey points out, the stress we feel arises not from a shortage of time, but from the surfeit of things we try to cram into it. “Its the kid in the candy store, he says. “Theres just so many good things to d
72、o. The array of choices is stunning. Our free time is increasing, but not as fast as our sense of the necessary.Article13_S The trouble with all these reactions is that liberating time - whether by making better use of it, buying it from others or reducing the amount spent at work - is futile if the
73、 hours gained are immediately diverted to other purposes.Article14 A more successful remedy may lie in understanding the problem rather than evading it. Before the industrial revolution, people lived in small communities with limited communications. Within the confines of their village, they could r
74、easonably expect to know everything that was to be known, see everything that was to be seen, and do everything that was to be done. Today, being curious by nature, we are still trying to do the same. But the global village is a world of limitless possibilities, and we can never achieve our aim. It
75、is not more time we need: it is fewer desires. We need to switch off the cell-phone and leave the children to play by themselves. We need to buy less, read less and travel less. We need to set boundaries for ourselves, or be doomed to mounting despair.Article1_WOld Father Time Becomes a Terror Once
76、upon a time, technology, we thought, would make our lives easier. Machines were expected to do our work for us, leaving us with ever-increasing quantities of time to waste away on idleness and pleasure. But instead of liberating us, technology has enslaved us. Innovations are occurring at a bewilder
77、ing rate: as many now arrive in a year as once arrived in a millennium. And as each invention arrives, it eats further into our time.Article1_W_popwin_quantities ofOld Father Time Becomes a Terror Once upon a time, technology, we thought, would make our lives easier. Machines were expected to do our
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79、ves, it eats further into our time.quantities of: a large amount of The key to staying healthy and strong when backpacking (挑运) is to eat large quantities of energy-rich foods. In cold weather most animals must eat large quantities of food to obtain the energy needed to carry on normal body activiti
80、es. 在冰冷的冬天，大部分动物必需经过吃大量的食物来获得维持正常生命在冰冷的冬天，大部分动物必需经过吃大量的食物来获得维持正常生命活动的能量。活动的能量。Collocation: a large quantity of大量的大量的Article1_W_popwin_eat intoOld Father Time Becomes a Terror Once upon a time, technology, we thought, would make our lives easier. Machines were expected to do our work for us, leaving
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82、nto our time.eat into: gradually reduce the amount of (sth. valuable); damage or destroy Acid eats into the metal, damaging its surface.Collocation: eat out of吃光吃光His extravagances ate into his inheritances. The aircraft promised new horizons, too. The trouble is, it delivered them. Its very existen
83、ce created a demand for time-consuming journeys that we would never previously have dreamed of undertaking - the transatlantic shopping expedition, for example, or the trip to a convention on the other side of the world.Article2_S_popwin_The trouble The motorcar, for example, promised unimaginable l
84、evels of personal mobility. But now, traffic in cities moves more slowly than it did in the days of the horse-drawn carriage, and we waste our lives stuck in traffic jams. 1.What do “deliver and “them here refer to?2.What does “trouble imply?“Deliver means to provide or to bring, “them here refers t
85、o “horizons.It implies the unfavorable effect of the invention of aircraft, that is, people, driven on by new horizons, would like to spend more time on time-consuming journeys. Article3_W In most cases, technology has not saved time, but enabled us to do more things. In the home, washing machines p
86、romised to free women from having to toil over the laundry. In reality, they encouraged us to change our clothes daily instead of weekly, creating seven times as much washing and ironing. Similarly, the weekly bath has been replaced by the daily shower, multiplying the hours spent on personal groomi
87、ng. Meanwhile, technology has not only allowed work to spread into our leisure time - the laptop-on-the-beach syndrome - but added the new burden of dealing with faxes, s and voicemails. It has also provided us with the opportunity to spend hours fixing software glitches on our personal computers or
88、 filling our heads with useless information from the Internet.Article3_W_popwin_in reality In most cases, technology has not saved time, but enabled us to do more things. In the home, washing machines promised to free women from having to toil over the laundry. In reality, they encouraged us to chan
89、ge our clothes daily instead of weekly, creating seven times as much washing and ironing. Similarly, the weekly bath has been replaced by the daily shower, multiplying the hours spent on personal grooming. Meanwhile, technology has not only allowed work to spread into our leisure time - the laptop-o
90、n-the-beach syndrome - but added the new burden of dealing with faxes, s and voicemails. It has also provided us with the opportunity to spend hours fixing software glitches on our personal computers or filling our heads with useless information from the Internet.He became that countrys ruler both i
91、n name and reality. in reality: in actual fact; really Some famous private schools are theoretically open to the public, but in reality are attended by those who can afford the fees. Collocation:accept reality成认现实成认现实deny reality否认现实否认现实face reality面对现实面对现实 In most cases, technology has not saved ti
92、me, but enabled us to do more things. In the home, washing machines promised to free women from having to toil over the laundry. In reality, they encouraged us to change our clothes daily instead of weekly, creating seven times as much washing and ironing. Similarly, the weekly bath has been replace
93、d by the daily shower, multiplying the hours spent on personal grooming. Meanwhile, technology has not only allowed work to spread into our leisure time - the laptop-on-the-beach syndrome - but added the new burden of dealing with faxes, s and voicemails. It has also provided us with the opportunity
94、 to spend hours fixing software glitches on our personal computers or filling our heads with useless information from the Internet.Article3_W_popwin_multiply1Fear multiplies the difficulties of life.In a few minutes people in the square multiplied into thousands.multiply: v.2) add a number to itself
95、 a particular number of times Multiplying large quantities in ones head has become a lost art since the arrival of the calculator.我们可以将高乘以宽以求出面积。我们可以将高乘以宽以求出面积。We could multiply the height by the width to determine the area.1) increase in number or quantity In most cases, technology has not saved ti
96、me, but enabled us to do more things. In the home, washing machines promised to free women from having to toil over the laundry. In reality, they encouraged us to change our clothes daily instead of weekly, creating seven times as much washing and ironing. Similarly, the weekly bath has been replace
97、d by the daily shower, multiplying the hours spent on personal grooming. Meanwhile, technology has not only allowed work to spread into our leisure time - the laptop-on-the-beach syndrome - but added the new burden of dealing with faxes, s and voicemails. It has also provided us with the opportunity
98、 to spend hours fixing software glitches on our personal computers or filling our heads with useless information from the Internet.Article3_W_popwin_multiply2multiply, increase & add这几个词都是动词，都有“添加、“增大之意。multiply 常指自然生殖或同类事物的不断反复而呵斥的添加，也可以指大幅 度或成倍的添加。例如：Rabbits multiply rapidly. 兔子繁衍很快。兔子繁衍很快。The vol
99、ume of trade between the two countries has been increasing each year.两国间的贸易额每年都在递增。两国间的贸易额每年都在递增。increase 是最普通的用语，表示经过添加数量或自然增大而在数目、规模、 分量、程度等方面的增长，常含有递进性或按比例添加之意。例 如：CF: In most cases, technology has not saved time, but enabled us to do more things. In the home, washing machines promised to free wo
100、men from having to toil over the laundry. In reality, they encouraged us to change our clothes daily instead of weekly, creating seven times as much washing and ironing. Similarly, the weekly bath has been replaced by the daily shower, multiplying the hours spent on personal grooming. Meanwhile, tec
101、hnology has not only allowed work to spread into our leisure time - the laptop-on-the-beach syndrome - but added the new burden of dealing with faxes, s and voicemails. It has also provided us with the opportunity to spend hours fixing software glitches on our personal computers or filling our heads
102、 with useless information from the Internet.Article3_W_popwin_multiply3add 主要指经过添加而导致在数量、大小、重要性方面的添加。add 常 与介词to 连用。例如：That was adding fuel to the fire. 这正是火上加油。这正是火上加油。The facts added together to build up an indisputable theory.这些现实综合起来，构成了一个无可争辩的理由。这些现实综合起来，构成了一个无可争辩的理由。Article5_S_popwin_Now News,
103、 facts and opinions pour in from every corner of the world. The television set offers 150 channels. There are millions of Internet sites. Magazines, books and CD-ROMs proliferate. “In the whole world of scholarship, there were only a handful of scientific journals in the 18th century, and the public
104、ation of a book was an event, says Edward Wilson, honorary curator in entomology at Harvard Universitys museum of comparative zoology. “Now, I find myself subscribing to 60 or 70 journals or magazines just to keep me up with what amounts to a minute proportion of the expanding frontiers of scholarsh
105、ip.1.Paraphrase “the expanding frontiers of scholarship.2.What is the purpose for the author to quote this sentence? the ever-advancing development in the new field of academyThe purpose is to give us a more vivid picture about the information explosion.Article5_W News, facts and opinions pour in fr
106、om every corner of the world. The television set offers 150 channels. There are millions of Internet sites. Magazines, books and CD-ROMs proliferate. “In the whole world of scholarship, there were only a handful of scientific journals in the 18th century, and the publication of a book was an event,
107、says Edward Wilson, honorary curator in entomology at Harvard Universitys museum of comparative zoology. “Now, I find myself subscribing to 60 or 70 journals or magazines just to keep me up with what amounts to a minute proportion of the expanding frontiers of scholarship. News, facts and opinions p
108、our in from every corner of the world. The television set offers 150 channels. There are millions of Internet sites. Magazines, books and CD-ROMs proliferate. “In the whole world of scholarship, there were only a handful of scientific journals in the 18th century, and the publication of a book was a
109、n event, says Edward Wilson, honorary curator in entomology at Harvard Universitys museum of comparative zoology. “Now, I find myself subscribing to 60 or 70 journals or magazines just to keep me up with what amounts to a minute proportion of the expanding frontiers of scholarship.Article5_W_popwin_
110、pour in pour in: go into a place quickly and in large numbersMessages of congratulation came pouring in.Many football fans poured into the stadium to have a look at their favorite football players.Collocation:pour down沿沿流下流下pour from从从流下流下pour into流进流进 News, facts and opinions pour in from every cor
111、ner of the world. The television set offers 150 channels. There are millions of Internet sites. Magazines, books and CD-ROMs proliferate. “In the whole world of scholarship, there were only a handful of scientific journals in the 18th century, and the publication of a book was an event, says Edward
112、Wilson, honorary curator in entomology at Harvard Universitys museum of comparative zoology. “Now, I find myself subscribing to 60 or 70 journals or magazines just to keep me up with what amounts to a minute proportion of the expanding frontiers of scholarship.Article5_W_popwin_comparativecomparativ
113、e: adj. involving comparison or comparingSome sociologists have carried out large-scale historical-comparative studies. Ethology is a science concerned with the comparative study of animal behavior. News, facts and opinions pour in from every corner of the world. The television set offers 150 channe
114、ls. There are millions of Internet sites. Magazines, books and CD-ROMs proliferate. “In the whole world of scholarship, there were only a handful of scientific journals in the 18th century, and the publication of a book was an event, says Edward Wilson, honorary curator in entomology at Harvard Univ
115、ersitys museum of comparative zoology. “Now, I find myself subscribing to 60 or 70 journals or magazines just to keep me up with what amounts to a minute proportion of the expanding frontiers of scholarship.Article5_W_popwin_amount toamount to: be equal to; add up toIn 1959 the combined value of U.S
116、. imports and exports amounted to less than 9 percent of the countrys gross domestic products.这就等于要把整件事重做一遍。这就等于要把整件事重做一遍。This amounts to doing the whole thing over again. News, facts and opinions pour in from every corner of the world. The television set offers 150 channels. There are millions of I
117、nternet sites. Magazines, books and CD-ROMs proliferate. “In the whole world of scholarship, there were only a handful of scientific journals in the 18th century, and the publication of a book was an event, says Edward Wilson, honorary curator in entomology at Harvard Universitys museum of comparati
118、ve zoology. “Now, I find myself subscribing to 60 or 70 journals or magazines just to keep me up with what amounts to a minute proportion of the expanding frontiers of scholarship.Article5_W_popwin_minute1 minute: adj. very small in size or amountA minute examination revealed small flecks (斑点) of bl
119、ood on the coat.The kitchen is minute, with barely room for two people to turn around.minute, small & little 这几个词都是描画词，都有“小的之意。minute 意思是“很小的、“细微的，在本组词中算是“最小的。small 指大小、分量、数量、规模、力量、重要性等方面“小的、“少 的。little 没有真正的比较级和最高级，它经常暗示所谈及的人、物小得可 爱。而small就没有这种含义，它多表示比较，是相对而言的。CF: News, facts and opinions pour in f
120、rom every corner of the world. The television set offers 150 channels. There are millions of Internet sites. Magazines, books and CD-ROMs proliferate. “In the whole world of scholarship, there were only a handful of scientific journals in the 18th century, and the publication of a book was an event,
121、 says Edward Wilson, honorary curator in entomology at Harvard Universitys museum of comparative zoology. “Now, I find myself subscribing to 60 or 70 journals or magazines just to keep me up with what amounts to a minute proportion of the expanding frontiers of scholarship.Article5_W_popwin_minute2F
122、ill in the blanks with the following words. 1. He is a man, only one point five meters tall.2. His writing is . 3. What a nice garden!4. There is a bird in the tree.5. There are particles of gold dust on the ground.6. You made one or two mistakes.small_minute_little_minute_little_small_minute, small
123、 & little News, facts and opinions pour in from every corner of the world. The television set offers 150 channels. There are millions of Internet sites. Magazines, books and CD-ROMs proliferate. “In the whole world of scholarship, there were only a handful of scientific journals in the 18th century,
124、 and the publication of a book was an event, says Edward Wilson, honorary curator in entomology at Harvard Universitys museum of comparative zoology. “Now, I find myself subscribing to 60 or 70 journals or magazines just to keep me up with what amounts to a minute proportion of the expanding frontie
125、rs of scholarship.Article5_W_popwin_ frontier1To open up the space frontier, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)( 美国国家航空和宇宙航行局) will try to lower the cost of access to Earth orbit.the frontiers of medicine frontier: n. 2) border between two countries1)(usu. pl) extreme limit of an a
126、rea of knowledge or a particular activity News, facts and opinions pour in from every corner of the world. The television set offers 150 channels. There are millions of Internet sites. Magazines, books and CD-ROMs proliferate. “In the whole world of scholarship, there were only a handful of scientif
127、ic journals in the 18th century, and the publication of a book was an event, says Edward Wilson, honorary curator in entomology at Harvard Universitys museum of comparative zoology. “Now, I find myself subscribing to 60 or 70 journals or magazines just to keep me up with what amounts to a minute pro
128、portion of the expanding frontiers of scholarship.Article5_W_popwin_ frontier2瑞典的边境与挪威、芬兰相连。瑞典的边境与挪威、芬兰相连。Sweden has frontiers with Norway and Finland.Mount Qomolangma, the highest mountain in the world, with a height of 8,848 m (29,035 ft), rises in the Himalayas on the frontier of Nepal (尼泊尔) and
129、China. Article6_W There is another reason for our increased time stress levels, too: rising prosperity. As ever-larger quantities of goods and services are produced, they have to be consumed. Driven on by advertising, we do our best to oblige: we buy more, travel more and play more, but we struggle
130、to keep up. So we suffer from what Wilson calls discontent with super abundance - the confusion of endless choice. Of course, not everyone is overstressed. “Its a convenient shorthand to say were all time-starved, but we have to remember that it only applies to, say, half the population, says Michae
131、l Willmott, director of the Future Foundation, a London research company. There is another reason for our increased time stress levels, too: rising prosperity. As ever-larger quantities of goods and services are produced, they have to be consumed. Driven on by advertising, we do our best to oblige:
132、we buy more, travel more and play more, but we struggle to keep up. So we suffer from what Wilson calls discontent with super abundance - the confusion of endless choice. Of course, not everyone is overstressed. “Its a convenient shorthand to say were all time-starved, but we have to remember that i
133、t only applies to, say, half the population, says Michael Willmott, director of the Future Foundation, a London research company.Article6_S_popwin_So we 1. What does “super abundance refer to?2. What can we infer from the sentence?It refers to the a quantity of goods and services.The quantity of goo
134、ds and services is too much, it is endless, and whats more, it increases our time stress levels. There is another reason for our increased time stress levels, too: rising prosperity. As ever-larger quantities of goods and services are produced, they have to be consumed. Driven on by advertising, we
135、do our best to oblige: we buy more, travel more and play more, but we struggle to keep up. So we suffer from what Wilson calls discontent with super abundance - the confusion of endless choice. Of course, not everyone is overstressed. “Its a convenient shorthand to say were all time-starved, but we
136、have to remember that it only applies to, say, half the population, says Michael Willmott, director of the Future Foundation, a London research company.Article6_W_popwin_stressPopulation growth and pollution place enormous stress on the worlds supply of usable water.他的压力很大由于他的任务太多了。他的压力很大由于他的任务太多了。s
137、tress:2. vt. put stress, pressure, or strain on1. n. pressure or worry resulting from mental or physical distress, difficult circumstances, etc. (followed by on)He is under stress because he has too much work to do.A person who is stressed typically has anxious thoughts and difficulty concentrating
138、or remembering. I must stress that what I say is confidential.Collocation:lay / put / place stress on / upon着重于，把重点放在着重于，把重点放在上上 There is another reason for our increased time stress levels, too: rising prosperity. As ever-larger quantities of goods and services are produced, they have to be consume
139、d. Driven on by advertising, we do our best to oblige: we buy more, travel more and play more, but we struggle to keep up. So we suffer from what Wilson calls discontent with super abundance - the confusion of endless choice. Of course, not everyone is overstressed. “Its a convenient shorthand to sa
140、y were all time-starved, but we have to remember that it only applies to, say, half the population, says Michael Willmott, director of the Future Foundation, a London research company.Article6_W_popwin_prosperityWar brings no prosperity to the great mass of ordinary citizens.Some people argue that g
141、lobalization will bring the prosperity so far enjoyed only by wealthy industrialized nations to the developing countries. prosperity: n. state of being economically successful; state of being successful or rich There is another reason for our increased time stress levels, too: rising prosperity. As
142、ever-larger quantities of goods and services are produced, they have to be consumed. Driven on by advertising, we do our best to oblige: we buy more, travel more and play more, but we struggle to keep up. So we suffer from what Wilson calls discontent with super abundance - the confusion of endless
143、choice. Of course, not everyone is overstressed. “Its a convenient shorthand to say were all time-starved, but we have to remember that it only applies to, say, half the population, says Michael Willmott, director of the Future Foundation, a London research company.Article6_W_popwin_oblige1Please ob
144、lige me by leaving me alone.请给我一根火柴，好吗？请给我一根火柴，好吗？oblige:2) force (someone to do something) (usu. used in the passive voice)1. vt. 1) do (someone) a favorCould you oblige me with a match?In certain countries the law obliges parents to send their children to school. He felt obliged to leave after suc
145、h an unpleasant argument. There is another reason for our increased time stress levels, too: rising prosperity. As ever-larger quantities of goods and services are produced, they have to be consumed. Driven on by advertising, we do our best to oblige: we buy more, travel more and play more, but we s
146、truggle to keep up. So we suffer from what Wilson calls discontent with super abundance - the confusion of endless choice. Of course, not everyone is overstressed. “Its a convenient shorthand to say were all time-starved, but we have to remember that it only applies to, say, half the population, say
147、s Michael Willmott, director of the Future Foundation, a London research company.Article6_W_popwin_oblige22. vi. polite to do (someone) a favorCollocation:oblige by答答应做做使使满足足oblige with以以使使满足足We are happy to oblige.请唱支歌，好吗？请唱支歌，好吗？Will you oblige with a song? There is another reason for our increase
148、d time stress levels, too: rising prosperity. As ever-larger quantities of goods and services are produced, they have to be consumed. Driven on by advertising, we do our best to oblige: we buy more, travel more and play more, but we struggle to keep up. So we suffer from what Wilson calls discontent
149、 with super abundance - the confusion of endless choice. Of course, not everyone is overstressed. “Its a convenient shorthand to say were all time-starved, but we have to remember that it only applies to, say, half the population, says Michael Willmott, director of the Future Foundation, a London re
150、search company.Article6_W_popwin_abundance1Most milk consists of an abundance of the major nutrients needed by the body for good health.abundance: n. quantity that is more than enough; plenty She had an abundance of very black hair.Collocation:an abundance of大量的大量的in abundance富有富有of abundance富有的富有的B
151、y the mid-15th century paper was available in abundance.a life of abundance 富有的生活abundance, plenty & profusion这三个词都是名词，都有“大量之意。CF: There is another reason for our increased time stress levels, too: rising prosperity. As ever-larger quantities of goods and services are produced, they have to be consu
152、med. Driven on by advertising, we do our best to oblige: we buy more, travel more and play more, but we struggle to keep up. So we suffer from what Wilson calls discontent with super abundance - the confusion of endless choice. Of course, not everyone is overstressed. “Its a convenient shorthand to
153、say were all time-starved, but we have to remember that it only applies to, say, half the population, says Michael Willmott, director of the Future Foundation, a London research company.Article6_W_popwin_abundance1abundance 常指数量很多，超越需求。例如：At the feast there was food and drink in abundance.宴会上有大量的食物和
154、饮料。宴会上有大量的食物和饮料。plenty 指数量很多，超越期望。例如：The occasion was celebrated with plenty of festivities.欢度那个节日举行了许多庆贺活动。欢度那个节日举行了许多庆贺活动。profusion 指数量很大，并含有过多之意。例如：Seldom have I seen food and drink served in such profusion.我很少见过供应这样丰富的食物和饮料。我很少见过供应这样丰富的食物和饮料。 There is another reason for our increased time stress
155、 levels, too: rising prosperity. As ever-larger quantities of goods and services are produced, they have to be consumed. Driven on by advertising, we do our best to oblige: we buy more, travel more and play more, but we struggle to keep up. So we suffer from what Wilson calls discontent with super a
156、bundance - the confusion of endless choice. Of course, not everyone is overstressed. “Its a convenient shorthand to say were all time-starved, but we have to remember that it only applies to, say, half the population, says Michael Willmott, director of the Future Foundation, a London research compan
157、y.Article6_W_popwin_confusionThere is still confusion about the number of casualties.为了防止混淆，各队穿了不同颜色的衣服。为了防止混淆，各队穿了不同颜色的衣服。confusion: n. bewilderment or embarrassment To avoid confusion, the teams wore different colors.Article7_W “Youve got people retiring early, youve got the unemployed, youve got
158、other people maybe only peripherally involved in the economy who dont have this situation at all. If youre unemployed, your problem is that youve got too much time, not too little. Paul Edwards, chairman of the London-based Henley Centre forecasting group, points out that the feeling ofpressures can
159、 also be exaggerated, or self-imposed. “Everyone talks about it so much that about 50 percent of unemployed or retired people will tell you they never have enough time to get things done, he says. Article7_W_popwin_forecasting1 “Youve got people retiring early, youve got the unemployed, youve got ot
160、her people maybe only peripherally involved in the economy who dont have this situation at all. If youre unemployed, your problem is that youve got too much time, not too little. Paul Edwards, chairman of the London-based Henley Centre forecasting group, points out that the feeling ofpressures can a
161、lso be exaggerated, or self-imposed. “Everyone talks about it so much that about 50 percent of unemployed or retired people will tell you they never have enough time to get things done, he says. The means of forecasting natural disasters, such as floods and hurricanes, have improved immensely as sci
162、ence and technology have advanced.forecast: 2. n. a statement of future events, based on some kind of knowledge or judgement1. v. tell in advance; predictThe newspapers forecast that the senator (议员) would be elected again was right.Did you listen to the weather forecast on the radio?May it turn out
163、 as I forecasted?forecast, foretell & predict这几个词都是动词，均有“预言、“预示、“预告之意。forecast 指根据知能够的开展进程或未来的情况作出大约的预测， 尤适用于天气预告例如：CF: Article7_W_popwin_forecasting2 “Youve got people retiring early, youve got the unemployed, youve got other people maybe only peripherally involved in the economy who dont have this
164、 situation at all. If youre unemployed, your problem is that youve got too much time, not too little. Paul Edwards, chairman of the London-based Henley Centre forecasting group, points out that the feeling ofpressures can also be exaggerated, or self-imposed. “Everyone talks about it so much that ab
165、out 50 percent of unemployed or retired people will tell you they never have enough time to get things done, he says. Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.He foretells events form the flights of birds. The weatherman was unable to forecast the weather more than three days in advance.
166、foretell 是普通用语，原带有迷信颜色，表示预言注定的命运，但如今 这种颜色逐渐消逝，主语可以是人或物。例如：专家们预测证券市场行情看涨。专家们预测证券市场行情看涨。气候员不能预告出三天以后的天气情况。气候员不能预告出三天以后的天气情况。他能从鸟的飞行来预测事件。他能从鸟的飞行来预测事件。Who can foretell what will happen? 谁能预言将会发生什么事呢？谁能预言将会发生什么事呢？Article7_W_popwin_forecasting3 “Youve got people retiring early, youve got the unemployed,
167、youve got other people maybe only peripherally involved in the economy who dont have this situation at all. If youre unemployed, your problem is that youve got too much time, not too little. Paul Edwards, chairman of the London-based Henley Centre forecasting group, points out that the feeling ofpre
168、ssures can also be exaggerated, or self-imposed. “Everyone talks about it so much that about 50 percent of unemployed or retired people will tell you they never have enough time to get things done, he says. Who can predict how the elections will turn out?谁能预测选举的结果将会怎样？谁能预测选举的结果将会怎样？predict 较为正式，语气比f
169、orecast剧烈，指从知现实推断或根据 自然定律断定未来的事情，其准确度不一，可以和foretell 互换，但主语只能是人。例如： “Its almost got to the point where theres stress envy. If youre not stressed, youre not succeeding. Everyone wants to have a little bit of this stress to show theyre an important person. There is another aspect to all of this too. Ho
170、ur-by-hour logs kept by thousands of volunteers over the decades have shown that, in the U.K., working hours have risen only slightly in the last 10 years, and in the U.S., they have actually fallen - even for those in professional and executive jobs, where the perceptions of stress are highest.Arti
171、cle8_S_popwin_Its almost1. What does “stress envy mean?2. Why does the author mention the “stress envy?3. Translate the sentence into Chinese.If you are not stressed, that shows you are not very successful.To make his argument comprehensive and more convincing, the author revealed the fact that not
172、everyone is overstressed though 50 percent of unemployed or retired people tell you they never have enough time to get things done.这几乎到了羡慕压力的程度。这几乎到了羡慕压力的程度。Article8_W “Its almost got to the point where theres stress envy. If youre not stressed, youre not succeeding. Everyone wants to have a little
173、bit of this stress to show theyre an important person. There is another aspect to all of this too. Hour-by-hour logs kept by thousands of volunteers over the decades have shown that, in the U.K., working hours have risen only slightly in the last 10 years, and in the U.S., they have actually fallen
174、- even for those in professional and executive jobs, where the perceptions of stress are highest.Article8_W_popwin_volunteers “Its almost got to the point where theres stress envy. If youre not stressed, youre not succeeding. Everyone wants to have a little bit of this stress to show theyre an impor
175、tant person. There is another aspect to all of this too. Hour-by-hour logs kept by thousands of volunteers over the decades have shown that, in the U.K., working hours have risen only slightly in the last 10 years, and in the U.S., they have actually fallen - even for those in professional and execu
176、tive jobs, where the perceptions of stress are highest.Some students served as volunteers to help the old and disabled in the community in their spare time.volunteer: 2. v. offer ones services or help without payment1. n. person who offers to do sth. without being compelled or paid He volunteered to
177、 do whatever he could for them.The charity agency will recruit (征募) volunteers to build affordable housing for the poor.二战迸发时，他以志愿兵身份参与海军陆战队。二战迸发时，他以志愿兵身份参与海军陆战队。When World War Two broke out, he volunteered for the Marine Corps.Article8_W_popwin_perceptions “Its almost got to the point where theres
178、stress envy. If youre not stressed, youre not succeeding. Everyone wants to have a little bit of this stress to show theyre an important person. There is another aspect to all of this too. Hour-by-hour logs kept by thousands of volunteers over the decades have shown that, in the U.K., working hours
179、have risen only slightly in the last 10 years, and in the U.S., they have actually fallen - even for those in professional and executive jobs, where the perceptions of stress are highest.Aesthetics (美学) is a branch of philosophy concerned with the essence and perception of beauty and ugliness. perce
180、ption: n. way of seeing or understanding sth.; ability to notice and understand thingsHis perception is very good.Article9_S_popwin_The gains In the U.S., John Robinson, professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, and Geoffrey Godbey, professor of leisure studies at Penn State University f
181、ound that, since the mid-1960s, the average American had gained five hours a week in free time - that is, time left after working, sleeping, commuting, caring for children and doing the chores. The gains, however, were unevenly distributed. The people who benefited the most were singles and empty-ne
182、sters. Those who gained the least - less than an hour -were working couples with pre-school children, perhaps reflecting the trend for parents to spend more time nurturing their offspring.1. What does “the gains refer to?2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.但添加的时间分配得并不均匀。但添加的时间分配得并不均匀。“The gains r
183、efers to the five hours a week Americans had gained as their free time.Article9_W In the U.S., John Robinson, professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, and Geoffrey Godbey, professor of leisure studies at Penn State University found that, since the mid-1960s, the average American had gai
184、ned five hours a week in free time - that is, time left after working, sleeping, commuting, caring for children and doing the chores. The gains, however, were unevenly distributed. The people who benefited the most were singles and empty-nesters. Those who gained the least - less than an hour -were
185、working couples with pre-school children, perhaps reflecting the trend for parents to spend more time nurturing their offspring.Article9_W_popwin_nurturing1 In the U.S., John Robinson, professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, and Geoffrey Godbey, professor of leisure studies at Penn Sta
186、te University found that, since the mid-1960s, the average American had gained five hours a week in free time - that is, time left after working, sleeping, commuting, caring for children and doing the chores. The gains, however, were unevenly distributed. The people who benefited the most were singl
187、es and empty-nesters. Those who gained the least - less than an hour -were working couples with pre-school children, perhaps reflecting the trend for parents to spend more time nurturing their offspring.Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood.nurture: vt. care
188、 for and educate (a child); encourage the growth of (sth.); nourish The local government has taken measures to nurture the state-run factories.nurture, feed & supply这几个词都是动词，都有“供养之意。nurture 表示在幼儿、幼苗的生长过程中予以细心照料、维护。feed 不仅表示喂养人、动物，实践上有时表示喂入嘴中，还表示给植物 提供营养。广义上，它指为任何人或物提供所需外来营养。supply 表示供应所需物品。CF: Artic
189、le9_W_popwin_nurturing2 In the U.S., John Robinson, professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, and Geoffrey Godbey, professor of leisure studies at Penn State University found that, since the mid-1960s, the average American had gained five hours a week in free time - that is, time left af
190、ter working, sleeping, commuting, caring for children and doing the chores. The gains, however, were unevenly distributed. The people who benefited the most were singles and empty-nesters. Those who gained the least - less than an hour -were working couples with pre-school children, perhaps reflecti
191、ng the trend for parents to spend more time nurturing their offspring.Fill in the blanks with the following words and change the form where necessary.1. The farmers wife cattle and sheep every morning.2. The government free books to schools.3. These are the plants in the greenhouse.4. We want to the
192、 new project, not destroy it.5. He has a large family to . 6. He kept me well with cups of coffee while I wrote the report.feeds_supplies_nurtured_nurture_feed_supplied_ nurture, feed & supplyArticle10_S_popwin_As a result There is, of course, a gender issue here, too. Advances in household applianc
193、es may have encouraged women to take paying jobs: but as we have already noted, technology didnot end household chores. As a result, we see appalling inequalities in the distribution of free time between the sexes. According to the Henley Centre, working fathers in the U. K. average 48 hours of free
194、 time a week. Working mothers get 14.1. What does “appalling mean?2. What can we learn from the sentence?The advances in household appliances havent set women free from household chores.“Appalling means “amazing, surprising.Article10_W There is, of course, a gender issue here, too. Advances in house
195、hold appliances may have encouraged women to take paying jobs: but as we have already noted, technology didnot end household chores. As a result, we see appalling inequalities in the distribution of free time between the sexes. According to the Henley Centre, working fathers in the U. K. average 48
196、hours of free time a week. Working mothers get 14.Article10_W_popwin_distribution There is, of course, a gender issue here, too. Advances in household appliances may have encouraged women to take paying jobs: but as we have already noted, technology didnot end household chores. As a result, we see a
197、ppalling inequalities in the distribution of free time between the sexes. According to the Henley Centre, working fathers in the U. K. average 48 hours of free time a week. Working mothers get 14.The study of animal distribution is called zoogeography.distribution: n. 2) the act of giving things to
198、a large group of people or delivering goods to companiesthe way in which people, buildings, etc. are arranged over a large areaDistribution of the goods is handled by local companies.Enter a surname (last name) into the form below and youll get a map of the United States showing the distribution of
199、people with this surname.the distribution of mailCollocation:normal distribution正态分布正态分布1) Inequalities apart, the perception of the time famine is widespread, and has provoked a variety of reactions. One is an attempt to gain the largest possible amount of satisfaction from the smallest possible in
200、vestment of time. People today want fast food, sound bytes and instant gratification. And they become upset when time is wasted. “People talk about quality time. They want perfect moments, says the Henley Centres Edwards. “If you take your kids to a movie and McDonalds and its not perfect, youve was
201、ted an afternoon, and its a sense that youve lost something precious. If you lose some money you can earn some more, but if you waste time you can never get it back. Article11_S_popwin_one is1. Paraphrase the sentence.2. Give a few examples of this reaction.People today want fast food, sound bytes a
202、nd instant gratification. And they become upset when time is wasted.One reaction is trying to obtain the largest possible quantities of content by consuming time as little as possible. Inequalities apart, the perception of the time famine is widespread, and has provoked a variety of reactions. One i
203、s an attempt to gain the largest possible amount of satisfaction from the smallest possible investment of time. People today want fast food, sound bytes and instant gratification. And they become upset when time is wasted. “People talk about quality time. They want perfect moments, says the Henley C
204、entres Edwards. “If you take your kids to a movie and McDonalds and its not perfect, youve wasted an afternoon, and its a sense that youve lost something precious. If you lose some money you can earn some more, but if you waste time you can never get it back. Article11_W Inequalities apart, the perc
205、eption of the time famine is widespread, and has provoked a variety of reactions. One is an attempt to gain the largest possible amount of satisfaction from the smallest possible investment of time. People today want fast food, sound bytes and instant gratification. And they become upset when time i
206、s wasted. “People talk about quality time. They want perfect moments, says the Henley Centres Edwards. “If you take your kids to a movie and McDonalds and its not perfect, youve wasted an afternoon, and its a sense that youve lost something precious. If you lose some money you can earn some more, bu
207、t if you waste time you can never get it back. Article11_W_popwin_famineTo eliminate famine and reduce malnutrition, attention needs to focus not only on food production but also on food distribution, consumption, and family planning.famine: n. (instance of) extreme scarcity of food in a region 世界上有
208、些地域经常蒙受饥荒。世界上有些地域经常蒙受饥荒。Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine. Inequalities apart, the perception of the time famine is widespread, and has provoked a variety of reactions. One is an attempt to gain the largest possible amount of satisfaction from the smallest possible investment of t
209、ime. People today want fast food, sound bytes and instant gratification. And they become upset when time is wasted. “People talk about quality time. They want perfect moments, says the Henley Centres Edwards. “If you take your kids to a movie and McDonalds and its not perfect, youve wasted an aftern
210、oon, and its a sense that youve lost something precious. If you lose some money you can earn some more, but if you waste time you can never get it back. Article11_W_popwin_widespreadThe landscape of the American West was dramatically altered during the 20th century as a result of the widespread cons
211、truction of dams along major rivers.widespread: adj. found or distributed over a large area There was a widespread belief that the newspaper had not told the truth. Inequalities apart, the perception of the time famine is widespread, and has provoked a variety of reactions. One is an attempt to gain
212、 the largest possible amount of satisfaction from the smallest possible investment of time. People today want fast food, sound bytes and instant gratification. And they become upset when time is wasted. “People talk about quality time. They want perfect moments, says the Henley Centres Edwards. “If
213、you take your kids to a movie and McDonalds and its not perfect, youve wasted an afternoon, and its a sense that youve lost something precious. If you lose some money you can earn some more, but if you waste time you can never get it back. Article11_W_popwin_provoked1Peoples concern over genetically
214、 modified food has provoked a global debate that shows no sign of ending soon.provoke: vt. cause (sth.) to occur or arouse (a feeling, etc.)They argued that NATO enlargement could provoke Russian hostility and lead to regional instability.provoke, arouse & awaken这几个词都是动词，都有“引起、“致使反响之意。provoke 意思是“激怒
215、、“惹怒、“致使、“迫使，尤指某事或话语使某人 或某物生气、发怒而使其采取行动。例如：CF: If you provoke the dog, it will attack you.His impudence provoked her into slapping his face.假设他去招惹那条狗，它会咬他。假设他去招惹那条狗，它会咬他。他的鲁莽气得她打了他一耳光。他的鲁莽气得她打了他一耳光。 Inequalities apart, the perception of the time famine is widespread, and has provoked a variety of re
216、actions. One is an attempt to gain the largest possible amount of satisfaction from the smallest possible investment of time. People today want fast food, sound bytes and instant gratification. And they become upset when time is wasted. “People talk about quality time. They want perfect moments, say
217、s the Henley Centres Edwards. “If you take your kids to a movie and McDonalds and its not perfect, youve wasted an afternoon, and its a sense that youve lost something precious. If you lose some money you can earn some more, but if you waste time you can never get it back. Article11_W_popwin_provoke
218、d2My mother aroused me from sleep.arouse 意思是“引起、“唤醒，动作的意味较弱，表示使某人从睡眠形状 中醒来或鼓励某人由不积极形状变为积极形状。例如：Of all the planets, Mars always arouses the greatest curiosity. He was awakened by the singing of birds in the trees.在一切的行星中，火星不断引起人们最大的猎奇心。在一切的行星中，火星不断引起人们最大的猎奇心。他被林中鸟儿的鸣叫声惊醒了。他被林中鸟儿的鸣叫声惊醒了。我母亲把我从睡梦中唤醒了。我
219、母亲把我从睡梦中唤醒了。awaken 常出如今被动语态中，意思是“被唤醒，普通用在较正式的场所； 它还常用在比喻中，意思是“觉悟。例如：The oppressed people are awakening everywhere. 各地被压迫的人民在觉悟。各地被压迫的人民在觉悟。Collocation:provoke sb. to do sth. 挑动某人做某事挑动某人做某事 Inequalities apart, the perception of the time famine is widespread, and has provoked a variety of reactions. O
220、ne is an attempt to gain the largest possible amount of satisfaction from the smallest possible investment of time. People today want fast food, sound bytes and instant gratification. And they become upset when time is wasted. “People talk about quality time. They want perfect moments, says the Henl
221、ey Centres Edwards. “If you take your kids to a movie and McDonalds and its not perfect, youve wasted an afternoon, and its a sense that youve lost something precious. If you lose some money you can earn some more, but if you waste time you can never get it back. Article11_W_popwin_a variety ofThe c
222、ollege library has a wide variety of books. a variety of: a lot of a particular type of (things that are different from each other)China has a great variety of mineral resources.Article12_S_popwin_anything People are also trying to buy time. Anything that helps streamline our lives is a growth marke
223、t. One example is what Americans call concierge services - domestic help, childcare, gardening and decorating. And on-line retailers are seeing big increases in sales - though not, as yet, profits. A third reaction to time famine has been the growth of the work-life debate. You hear more about peopl
224、e taking early retirement or giving up high pressure jobs in favour of occupations with shorter working hours. And bodies such as Britains National Work-Life Forum have sprung up, urging employers to end the long-hours culture among managers and to adopt family-friendly working policies.1. Translate
225、 the sentence into Chinese.2. Why is it “a growth market?Because people are trying to buy time and you can definitely gain profits to help them “save time.任何能协助我们提高生活效率的事物都有越做越大的市场。任何能协助我们提高生活效率的事物都有越做越大的市场。Article12_W People are also trying to buy time. Anything that helps streamline our lives is a
226、 growth market. One example is what Americans call concierge services - domestic help, childcare, gardening and decorating. And on-line retailers are seeing big increases in sales - though not, as yet, profits. A third reaction to time famine has been the growth of the work-life debate. You hear mor
227、e about people taking early retirement or giving up high pressure jobs in favour of occupations with shorter working hours. And bodies such as Britains National Work-Life Forum have sprung up, urging employers to end the long-hours culture among managers and to adopt family-friendly working policies
228、.Article12_W_popwin_streamline People are also trying to buy time. Anything that helps streamline our lives is a growth market. One example is what Americans call concierge services - domestic help, childcare, gardening and decorating. And on-line retailers are seeing big increases in sales - though
229、 not, as yet, profits. A third reaction to time famine has been the growth of the work-life debate. You hear more about people taking early retirement or giving up high pressure jobs in favour of occupations with shorter working hours. And bodies such as Britains National Work-Life Forum have sprung
230、 up, urging employers to end the long-hours culture among managers and to adopt family-friendly working policies.Corporate mergers can result in job losses because management combines and streamlines departments within the newly merged companies. streamline: vt. make (sth.) more efficient and effect
231、ive 他们把赛车改成流线型，以使它行驶得更快。他们把赛车改成流线型，以使它行驶得更快。They streamlined the racing car so that it moved even faster.Article12_W_popwin_domestic People are also trying to buy time. Anything that helps streamline our lives is a growth market. One example is what Americans call concierge services - domestic help,
232、 childcare, gardening and decorating. And on-line retailers are seeing big increases in sales - though not, as yet, profits. A third reaction to time famine has been the growth of the work-life debate. You hear more about people taking early retirement or giving up high pressure jobs in favour of oc
233、cupations with shorter working hours. And bodies such as Britains National Work-Life Forum have sprung up, urging employers to end the long-hours culture among managers and to adopt family-friendly working policies.The cat is a domestic animal in many countries.domestic: adj. 2) of or inside a parti
234、cular country 1)of the home, household or familyGDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.Police and hospital records indicate that the majority of victims of domestic violence are women.This is Chinas domestic affairs.Article12_W_popwin_ spring up People are also trying to buy time. Anything that helps
235、 streamline our lives is a growth market. One example is what Americans call concierge services - domestic help, childcare, gardening and decorating. And on-line retailers are seeing big increases in sales - though not, as yet, profits. A third reaction to time famine has been the growth of the work
236、-life debate. You hear more about people taking early retirement or giving up high pressure jobs in favour of occupations with shorter working hours. And bodies such as Britains National Work-Life Forum have sprung up, urging employers to end the long-hours culture among managers and to adopt family
237、-friendly working policies.New buildings are springing up everywhere. spring up: appear, develop, grow, etc. quickly or suddenlyFast food restaurants are springing up all over the city.Article13_S_popwin_As Godbey The trouble with all these reactions is that liberating time -whether by making better
238、 use of it, buying it from others or reducing the amount spent at work - is futile if the hours gained are immediately diverted to other purposes. As Godbey points out, the stress we feel arises not from a shortage of time, but from the surfeit of things we try to cram into it. “Its the kid in the c
239、andy store, he says. “Theres just so many good things to do. The array of choices is stunning. Our free time is increasing, but not as fast as our sense of the necessary.Paraphrase the part of the sentence after “point out.We are not lacking in time. Actually it is our ever-increasing desires that m
240、ake us feel time-starved. Article13_W The trouble with all these reactions is that liberating time -whether by making better use of it, buying it from others or reducing the amount spent at work - is futile if the hours gained are immediately diverted to other purposes. As Godbey points out, the str
241、ess we feel arises not from a shortage of time, but from the surfeit of things we try to cram into it. “Its the kid in the candy store, he says. “Theres just so many good things to do. The array of choices is stunning. Our free time is increasing, but not as fast as our sense of the necessary.Articl
242、e13_W_popwin_divert The trouble with all these reactions is that liberating time -whether by making better use of it, buying it from others or reducing the amount spent at work - is futile if the hours gained are immediately diverted to other purposes. As Godbey points out, the stress we feel arises
243、 not from a shortage of time, but from the surfeit of things we try to cram into it. “Its the kid in the candy store, he says. “Theres just so many good things to do. The array of choices is stunning. Our free time is increasing, but not as fast as our sense of the necessary.The money that might be
244、spent on cities has been diverted into other projects. divert: vt. turn (sb./sth.) aside from a course, direction, etc. into another 由于交通事故，车辆行人绕道而行。由于交通事故，车辆行人绕道而行。Traffic is being diverted from the main road because of the accident.Article13_W_popwin_arise The trouble with all these reactions is t
245、hat liberating time -whether by making better use of it, buying it from others or reducing the amount spent at work - is futile if the hours gained are immediately diverted to other purposes. As Godbey points out, the stress we feel arises not from a shortage of time, but from the surfeit of things
246、we try to cram into it. “Its the kid in the candy store, he says. “Theres just so many good things to do. The array of choices is stunning. Our free time is increasing, but not as fast as our sense of the necessary.A financial crisis has arisen in the multinational corporation. arise: vi. appear; be
247、come evidentHis illness arose from malnutrition.Article13_W_popwin_shortage The trouble with all these reactions is that liberating time -whether by making better use of it, buying it from others or reducing the amount spent at work - is futile if the hours gained are immediately diverted to other p
248、urposes. As Godbey points out, the stress we feel arises not from a shortage of time, but from the surfeit of things we try to cram into it. “Its the kid in the candy store, he says. “Theres just so many good things to do. The array of choices is stunning. Our free time is increasing, but not as fas
249、t as our sense of the necessary.There is a world shortage of fuel. shortage: n. lack of sth. needed; deficiency The world is facing the prospect of water shortages caused by population growth, uneven (不平均) supplies of water, pollution, and other factors. Article14_W A more successful remedy may lie
250、in understanding the problem rather than evading it. Before the industrial revolution, people lived in small communities with limited communications. Within the confines of their village, they could reasonably expect to know everything that was to be known, see everything that was to be seen, and do
251、 everything that was to be done. Today, being curious by nature, we are still trying to do the same. But the global village is a world of limitless possibilities, and we can never achieve our aim. It is not more time we need: it is fewer desires. We need to switch off the cell-phone and leave the ch
252、ildren to play by themselves. We need to buy less, read less and travel less. We need to set boundaries for ourselves, or be doomed to mounting despair.Article14_W_popwin_be doomed to A more successful remedy may lie in understanding the problem rather than evading it. Before the industrial revoluti
253、on, people lived in small communities with limited communications. Within the confines of their village, they could reasonably expect to know everything that was to be known, see everything that was to be seen, and do everything that was to be done. Today, being curious by nature, we are still tryin
254、g to do the same. But the global village is a world of limitless possibilities, and we can never achieve our aim. It is not more time we need: it is fewer desires. We need to switch off the cell-phone and leave the children to play by themselves. We need to buy less, read less and travel less. We ne
255、ed to set boundaries for ourselves, or be doomed to mounting despair.The whole project was doomed to failure.be doomed to: (sth.) be certain to happen, and you can do nothing to prevent it 他因身体不好而注定失业。他因身体不好而注定失业。Pattern:be doomed to sth. 注定要蒙受注定要蒙受的的be doomed to do sth. 注定要蒙受注定要蒙受的的He is doomed to eke out a miserable life. He was doomed to unemployment by his ill health.
