1.1JimDohertymaynotbeabornfarmer,buthegetsbuywithouttoomuchtrouble.Notthathehashaditeasy.Thatfirsthardwinterhefacedmusthavelefthimwiththetemptationtogiveupandgobacktothecity.Buthemanagedtogetthroughitwithoutlosingheart.He’spickedupalotofskillssincethenandmadesomerealimprovementstohisfarm,thoughwithoutmuchlaborsavingmachineryasidefromthatoldrotarycultivator.Isuspecthedoesn’tmakeallthatmuch,thoughhedoeshavehiswritingtosupplementwhatlittleprofithemakesfromthefarm.Iguesshedoesitprimarilyforthequalityoflife.Certainly,theyseemahappyfamilyandyoucanoftenseethemoutworkingtogether,onedaysprayingappletrees,thenextstackingfirewood.1.2Ahomesteader(自耕农)isapersonwholivesaself-reliantlifestylewithmajoremphasisonhomeproduction.whiletheIndustrialAgeisbeingreplacedbyinformationandelectronics,somepeopletrytoseekanescapefromthesocial,environmental,andeconomicmadnessofthemodernageandbegintoconsiderreturningtothecountry.Asthislifestyleissoenjoyable,satisfyingandrewarding,moreandmorepeoplearepreparedtoquittheirjobinthecityandstartanewandmoremeaningfullifeontheirvariousfarms.Forsomeithasbecomenotonlyawayoflife,butawayoflookingattheworld.Ofcourse,lifeinthecountrycanbeprettytough.WhileitisanenjoymenttobesoclosetoNature,youmayhavetoreduceyourdependenceonfuelsbycuttingbackonyourdailyconsumption.Youmayalsohavetoprepareyourownmealseverydayandprovideyourownlow-costentertainmentwithouttheluxuriesthatarecommonincities.Onbalance,however,livinginthecountryhaslongbeenapartoftheAmericanDream.GenerationsofAmericanshaveconsideredthecountryanidealsettinginwhichtoliveandraiseafamily3.1?Statistics??show?that?crime?in??rural??areas?is?now?rising?faster?than?in?the?cities.?The??era??when?the?countryside??stood??for??safety?and?secutity?has?long?gong.?No?longer?is?it?safe?anywhere?to?go?out?leaving?the?door??on???the???latch??.?We?all?feel??vnlnerable??and?seek?to?strengthen?the??barriers??we?use?to?hold?criminals??at???bay??.?These?can?range?from?old?fashioned?bolts?and?bars?to?the?latest??electronic???devices.?A?moment’s??reflection??,however?,is?enough?to?bring?us?face?to?face?with?the?following??puzzle?:?we?may?have?locked?the?evils?out,but?in?doing?so?we?have?locked?ourselves?in?.?this?hardly?seems?a??civilized?????way?of?life.3.2Statisticsshowthatatsomepointinyourlife,youwillgetrobbed.Thingsgetevenworseforapartmentdwellersbecausesomanypeoplepassinandoutofanapartmentbuilding,anditismuchtoughertokeepnon-residentsout.Sowhattodo?Don'tpanic.Yes,apartmentsareliabletorobbery,butthereareoptionsotherthanbarricadingyourselfinyourapartmentwithashotgun.Wesuggestthatyouusesomecommonsensetoshiftthattargetfromyourdoor.Thentheburglarwillrobthelessguarded,notyou.Weknowwhatyou'rethinking:"I'llnevergetrobbed.Who'dwanttostealahalfcanofDietCokeandanelectrictoothbrush?"Ifthosereallyaretheonlythingsinyourapartment,youhaveeveryreasonnottoworry.However,ifyouhavesomethingyou'dliketokeep-say,aTV,astereo,acomputer,aPicasso-it'swisetobecautious.Yourgoalisnottosetupanysophisticatedsecuritysystemstoholdthievesatbay;yourgoalistokeepcriminalsfromeventryingtobreakintoyourapartmentinthefirstplace.Ifsomeonereallywantstobreakin,chancesarethathe/sheisgoingtofindawaybybreakingawindoworclimbingupthefireescape.Therefore,youshouldremoveallsignsthatsay,"Hey,lookatme!Lotsofgoodiesandnosecurity!Comeonin!"Lockthedoorwhenyouleave.Don'tleavethewindowsopenalldaylong.Don'ttapenotesonthedoordirectedtoyourmatereading"Goneallday!Leftthedoorunlockedforyou!"Justuseyourbrains!6.1I?had?only?known?Johnsy?a?few?months?when?she?fell?victim?to?the?disease.?We?had?met?in?May?and,?finding?ourselves?so?much?in?tune,?had?set?up?home?together.?Then,?in?November,?she?became?ill.?Scarcely?able?to?speak?in?a,?she?seemed?unable?to?cling?to?life.?It?was?such?a?change.?Before?she?had?always?been?so?lively?andmerry?.?Now?she?just?sat?up?in?bed,?staring?out?of?the?window.?She?had?this?strange?belief?that?once?the?last?leaf?on?the?vine?outside?fell,?she?would?die.?I?told?her?it?was?all?nonsense?,?but?to?no?effect.??It?was?our?downstairs?neighbor,?Mr.?Behrman,?who?came?to?her?rescue.?When?he?heard?of?Johnsy’s?strange?fancy?he?flew?into?a?fierce?temper,?regarding?it?as?a?sin?that?one?so?young?should?give?up?life?so?easily.??Thanks?to?Behrman,?the?last?leaf?never?did?fall.?Late?at?night?he?had?climbed?up?and?painted?the?leaf?on?the?wall.?It?was?his?long-promised?masterpiece6.2Fiveyearsagoafemaleinmate(犯人)atRiker'sIslandtoldJanePaleythatshesmelledwonderful.AspresidentofFriendlyVisitors,a50-year-oldorganizationwhosemission(1)is"actsoflovingkindnessthatdon'tinvolve(2)largesumsofmoneyorhoursofwork,"PaleyfrequentlywenttotheNewYorkCityjail(3).Thatday,though,asprayofperfume(香水)wentoffinherhead.Hergrouphadlongdonated(捐赠)moneysothatthe100womeninthejailcouldbuyfoodandtreats.Whynot(4)givethemfancytoiletries(化妆用品)too?Paleyandhercrewof35womenfiguredouttheperfectwaytogetthegoods:Theyaskedfriendstocollect(5)hotelsoaps,shampoosandlotionswhentheytravel.Volunteersbundlethemintogoodybagsanddeliver(6)themtoRiker'sseveraltimesayear,includingChristmasandMother'sDay."Thesemini-donationsmakethewomenfeelbeautifu(7),"saysPaley."Youcanseethemturnthemselvesaroundalittlebit."So,Paleycontinues,"Ifyou'reluckyenoughtoaffordavacation(8),takethesoapandshampoos.Bringthemtohomelessshelters,batteredwomensheltersoranyorganizationinneed(9).It'sasmall(10)actthatmaymeanagreatdeal."7.1It'sbeenalongdayandI'mgladtobebackhomeandgettheweightoffmyfeet(1).NotthatI'vefinishedyet,therearestillallthoseorders(订单)totypeupandImustremembertoaddmysignature(2)tomyclaim(索取)forcommission(3)beforeIpostitoff.Otherwise,myfirmwillbeonthephone(4)tomeaboutit.Notthattheyhavemuchtocomplainabout.Ialwaysmanagetosellquitealot,exceptthattimeIwaslaidup(5)aftersurgery(6).I'mtheonlyrepresentativethefirmhasoutonthestreetsnowadaysandIstillmanagetocoveralargeterritory(7)despitemydisorder(8).It'shardworkandlonghours,notimetolingerinbedinthemornings,Yet,I'veneverregrettedapplyingfor(9)thejoballthoseyearsago.Supportingmyselfenablesmetokeenmydignity(10).7.2?imaginehowyouwouldfillin24hoursaday,everyday,ifyoudidn'thavetowork.Thereyougo-offtothebeachinsummer,themoviesinwinter,watchT.V.onrainydays,goskatingorhorseriding,readalotofbooksormagazines,sleep...Butwouldyou?Wherewouldthemoneycomefromtopayyourbusfares,togetintothemovies,tobuyyourT.V.ortopayfortheelectricity,orbuyyourskatesandbooks?Let'ssaythatmoneygrewontrees,andthatno-onehadtoworryaboutthat"small"problem.Nowyoucandoallthosethings...right?Probablynot,becauseifno-onehadtoworryaboutearningmoney,thenwhowouldbotherdrivingyourbustothebeach-forthatmatter,whowouldbotherbuildingyourbus,ormakingyourmovies,skates,books,etc.?Whywouldtheyhaveto?Whatyou'dprobablyendupdoingwouldbespendingmostofyourtimeoutinthefieldsgrowingyourownfood,orlookingafteryourcowsformilkandmeat,yoursheepforclothing,growingbambooforthewallsofyourhumpy.Whywouldyouneedtodothis?Becauseno-oneelsewouldneedtodoittoearnmoney,becausemoneygrewontrees-right?Obviously,moneyinthatsortofsocietydoesn'treallyexist,andisofnovaluetothepeople...我们的计算机系统出了毛病，但我觉得问
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比较小。（minor）Wehaveaproblemwiththecomputersystem,butIthinkit’sfairlyminor.父亲去世时我还小，不能独立生活。就在那时，家乡的父老接过了养育我（my?upbringing）的责任。（at?that?point）My?father?died?when?I?was?too?young?to?live?on?my?own.?The?people?of?my?hometown?took?over?(responsibility?for)?my?upbringing?at?that?point.这些玩具必得在达到严格的安全要求后才可出售给儿童。（requirement）The?toys?have?to?meet?strict/tough?safety?requirements?before?they?can?be?sold?to?children.作为新闻和舆论的载体（carrier），广播和电视补充了而不是替代了报纸。（supplement,rather?than）Radio?and?television?have?supplemented?rather?than?replaced?the?newspaper?as?carriers?of?news?and?opinion.至于这本杂志，它刊载世界各地许多报纸杂志上文章的摘要。（digest,when?it?comes?to…）When?it?comes?to?this?magazine,?it?is/?carries?a?digest?of?articles?from?many?newspapers?and?magazines?around?the?world.★unit3无论是在城市还是在农村，因特网正在改变人们的生活方式。（urban,rural）TheInternetischangingthewaypeoplelive,(nomatter)whethertheyareinurbanorruralareas.和大公司相比，中小公司更容易受到全球金融危机的威胁。（Medium,vulnerable）Medium-sizedandsmallcompaniesaremorevulnerabletothethreatoftheglobaleconomiccrisisthanlargeones.关于期末论文，教授要求我们先分析失业图
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，然后对国家的经济发展提供批评性的见解。（analyze,chart,reflection）Withregardtoourtermpaper,theprofessoraskedustoanalyzetheunemploymentchartfirst,andthenprovidecriticalreflectionsonthenationseconomicdevelopment.他从来也没有想到他们队会以大比分赢得那场篮球赛。（byalargemargin,Itoccursto…）Itneveroccurredtohimthattheirteamwouldwinthebasketballmatchbyalargemargin.回顾二十年的中学教学，我把我的成功归结为耐心、才能和对知识的不断追求。（lookbackon）Lookingbackonmytwentyyears'teachinginhighschool,Iattributemysuccesstopatience,talent,andtheconstantpursuitofknowledge.★unit6这座红房子在参天古树的映衬下十分夺目。（standout）Theredhousestandsoutagainsttheoldtreesthatreachhighuptothesky.我的新工作薪酬很高，但是其他方面我并不满意。（fortherest）Thesalaryin/formynewjobisgreat,butfortherest,I’mnotsatisfied.两条溪流的水在我们村子附近汇合了。（mingle）Thewatersofthetwostreamsminglenearourvillage.我们不应该嘲笑别人的宗教信仰。（mock）Weshouldnotmockatotherpeople’sreligiousbeliefs.这间房间的窗帘同家具的风格不太协调。（intune）Thecurtainsoftheroomarenotquiteintunewiththestyleofthefurniture.★unit7昨天半夜我听见脚步声在过道里回荡，心里害怕极了。（echo）IgrewterriblyscaredwhenIheardsoundoffootstepsechoingroundthehallwayatmidnightyesterday.这些名牌（name-brand）运动鞋保穿12个月。（guarantee）Thename-brandsportsshoesareguaranteedfor12months.雪暴使交通运输陷入了混乱。（disorder）Snowstormsthrewcommunicationsandtransportationintodisorder.我最近工作压力很大，我想去海边度假。（feellikesth./doingsth.）I’vebeensufferingalotofstressfromworklately,Ifeelliketakingavacationattheseaside.住公寓不错，但有其局限——比如说没有自家花园。（limitation）Livinginanapartmentisallright,butithasitslimitations---forexample,youdon’thaveyourowngardens.
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