现代大学英语精读2第五课quick fix society 原文带段落

现代大学英语精读2第五课quickfixsociety原文带段落QuickFixSocietyJanetMendellGoldstein1.MyhusbandandIjustgotbackfromaweek'svacationinWestVirginia.Ofcourse,wecouldn'twaittogetthere,sowetookthePennsylvaniaTurnpikeandacoupleofinterstates."Lookatthosegorgeousfarms!"myhusbandexclaimedaspastoralsceneryslidbyusat55mph."Didyouseethosecows"Butat55mph,it'sdifficulttoseeanything;thegorgeousfarmslooklikemovinggreencheckerboards,andtheherdofcowsisreducedtoafewdotsintherear-viewmirror.Forfourhours,ouronlyrealamusementconsistedofcountingexitsignsandwonderingwhatitwouldfeelliketoholdstillagain.Gettingtherecertainlydidn'tseemlikehalfthefun;infact,gettingtherewasn'tanyfunatall.2.So,whenitwastimetoreturntoourhomeoutsideofPhiladelphia,Iinsistedthatwetakeadifferentroute."Let'sexplorethatcountryside,"Isuggested.Thetwodaysittookustomakethereturntripwerefilledwithnewexperiences.WetouredaCivilWarbattlefieldandstoodonthelittlehillthatfifteenthousandConfederatesoldiershadtriedtotakeonanotherhotJulyafternoon,onehundredandtwenty-fiveyearsago,notknowingthathalfofthemwouldgetkilledinthevainattempt.WedroveslowlythroughmainstreetsofsleepyPennsylvaniaDutchtowns,slowingtotwentymilesanhoursoasnottocrowdthehorsesandhorsecarriagesontheirwaytomarket.Weadmiredtoytrainsandantiquecarsincountrymuseumsandsaved70percentinfactoryoutlets.Westuffedourselveswithspicysaladsandhomemadebreadinan"all-you-can-eat"farmhouserestaurant,thenwanderedoutsidetoenjoythesunshineandtheherdsofcows—nolittledotsthistime—lyinginit.Andwereturnedhomerefreshed,revitalized,andreeducated.Thistime,gettingtherehadbeenthefun.3.WhyisitthatthefeaturelessturnpikesandinterstatesaretheroutesofchoiceforsomanyofusWhydoesn'teverybodytryslowingdownandexploringthecountrysideButmoreandmore,thefastlaneseemstobetheonlywayforustogo.Infact,mostAmericansareconstantlyinahurry—andnotjusttogetfromPointAtoPointB.Ourcountryhasbecomeanationinsearchofthequickfix—inmorewaysthanone.4.Nowinsteadoflater:Americansunderstoodtheprincipleofdeferredgratification.Weputalittleofeachpaycheckaway"forarainyday."Ifwewantedanewsofaoraweekatalakesidecabin,wesavedupforit,andthebankshelpedusoutbyprovidingspecialChristmasClubandvacationClubaccounts.Ifwelivedintherightpartofthecountry,weplantedcornandbeansandwaitedpatientlyfortheharvest.Ifwewantedtobethinner,wesimplyatelessofourfavoritefoodsandwaitedpatientlyforthescaletodrop,apoundatatime.Buttodaywearen'tsopatient.Wetakeoutloansinsteadofmakingdeposits,orweuseourcreditcardtogetthatfurnitureorvacationtrip—relaxnow,paylater.Webuyourfood,likeourclothing,ready-madeandofftherack.Andifwe'reinahurrytoloseweight,wetrythelatestmiraclediet,guaranteedtotakeawaytenpoundsintendays...unlesswe’rerichenoughtoaffordliposuction.5.Fasterinsteadofslower:Notonlydowewantitnow;wedon'tevenwanttobekeptwaitingforit.Thisgeneralimpatience,the"I-hate-to-wait"attitude,hasinfectedeverylevelofourlives.Insteadofstandinginlineatthebank,wewithdrawtwentydollarsinasmanysecondsfromanautomatictellermachine.Thenwetakeourfastmoneytoafastconveniencestore(whywaitinlineatthesupermarket),wherewebuyafrozendinnerallwrappedupandreadytobeputintothemicrowave...unlesswedon'tcaretowaiteventhatlongandpickupsomefastfoodinstead.Andifourfastmealdoesn'tagreewithus,wehurrytothemedicinecabinetfor—youguessedit—somefastrelief.Welikefastpictures,sowebuyPolaroidcameras.Welikefastentertainment,sowerecordourfavoriteTVshowontheVCR.Welikeourinformationfast,too:messagesflashedonacomputerscreen,documentsfaxedfromyourtelephonetomine,currenteventsin90-secondburstsonEyewitnessNews,historyreducedtoBicentennialMinutes.Symbolically,theAmericaneaglenowfliesforExpressMail.HowdareanyonekeepAmericawaitinglongerthanovernight?Superficiallyinsteadofthoroughly:What'smore,wedon'tevenwantallofit.Once,welingeredovereverywordofaclassicnovelorthelatestbestseller.Today,sincefasterisbetter,wereadthecondensedversionorputatapeofthebookintoourcar'stapeplayertolistentoonthewaytowork.OrwebuytheCliff’sNotes,especiallyifwearestudents,sowedon'thavetodealwiththebookatall.Once,welistenedtoeverynoteofBeethoven'sFifthSymphony.Today,wedon'thavethetime;instead,wecanenjoy26secondsofthatfamous"da-da-da-DUMtheme"—and99othermusicalexcerptsalmostasfamous—onourGreatestMomentsoftheClassicsCD.Afterall,whywaste45minuteslisteningtothewholethingwhensomeoneelsehassavedusthetroubleofpickingoutthebestparts6.Ourmagazinearticlescometouspre-digestedinReader’sDigest.Ournewsbriefings,thankstoUSAToday,aremorebriefthanever.Evenourpersonalrelationshipshavebecomecompressed.Insteadofdevotinglargepartsofourdaystoourlovedones,wereplacethemwithsomethingcalled"qualitytime,"which,moreoftenthannot,isnotimeatall.Aswerushfrombooktomusictonewsitemtorelationship,wedonotrealizethatwearelivingourlivesbytheicebergprinciple—payingattentiononlytothetopandignoringthe8/9thatliesjustbelowthesurface.7.Whendiditallbegin,thisurgetodoitnow,togetitoverwith,toskimthesurfaceoflifeWhyareweinsuchahurrytosavetimeAndwhatarewegoingtodowithallthetimewesavebesides,ofcourse,rushingouttosavemoretimeThesadtruthisthatwedon'tknowhowtousethetimewesave,becauseallwe'regoodatissavingtime...notspendingtime.8.Don'tgetmewrong.I'mnotsayingweshouldgobacktogrowingourownvegetablesormakingourownclothes.I'mnotevenadvocatingamassmovementtocutallourcreditcardsintolittlepieces.ButIamsayingthatallofusneedtothinkmoreseriouslyaboutputtingthebrakesonour"we-want-it-all-and-we-want-it-now"lifestylebeforewespeedcompletelyoutofcontrol.Let'stakethetimetoreadeverywordofthatstory,heareverynoteofthatmusic,andenjoyeverysubtlechangeofthatcountryside.Let'srediscoverlifeintheslowlane.CTRL+A全选可调整字体属性及字体大小-CAL-FENGHAI.NetworkInformationTechnologyCompany.2020YEAR