Lesson 14
Does the Younger Generation Know Best?
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The Younger Generation Knows Best
Old people are always saying that the young are not what they were. The same comment is made from generation to generation and it is always true. It has never been truer than it is today. The young are better educated. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy more freedom. They grow up more quickly and are not so dependent on their parents. They think more for themselves and do not blindly accept the ideals of their elders. Events which the older generation remembers vividly are nothing more than past history. This is as it should be. Every new generation is different from the one that preceded it. Today the difference is very marked indeed.
The old always assume that they know best far the simple reason that they have lieen around a bit longer. They don't like to feel that their values are being questioned or threatened. And this is precisely what the young are doing. They are questioning the assumptions of their elders and disturbing their complacency. They take leave to doubt that the older generation has created the best of all possible worlds. What they reject more than anything is conformity.
Office hours, for instance, are nothing more than enforced slavery. Wouldn't people work best if they were given complete freedom and responsibility? And what about clothing? Who said that all the men in the world should wear drab grey suits and convict haircuts? If we turn our minds to more serious matters, who said that human differences can best be solved through conventional polities or by violent means? Why have the older generation so often used violence to solve their problems? Why are they so unhappy and guilt-ridden in their pexsonal lives, so obsessed with mean ambitions and the desire to amass more and more material possessions? Can anything be right with the ratrace? Haven't the old lost touch with all that is important in life?
These are not questions the older generation can shrug off lightly. Their record over the past forty years or so hasn' t been exactly spotless. Traditionally, the young have turned to their elders for guidance. Today, the situation might be reversed. The old - if they are prepared to admit it-coutd
learn a thing or two from their children. One of the biggest lessons they could learn is that enjoyment is not "sinful".
Enjoyment is a principle one could apply to all aspects of life. It is surely not wrong to enjoy your work and enjoy your leisure; to shed restricting inhibitions. It is surely not wrong to live in the present rather than in the past or future. This emphasis orr the present is only to be expected because the young have grown up under the shadow of the bomb: the constant threat of complete annihilation. This is their glorious heritage. Can we be surprised that they should so often question the sanity of t.he generaiion that bequeathed it?
II. Read
Read the following passages. Underline the important viewpoints while reading.
1. Problems of the Young
More than 20 Chinese and American experts discovered that young people of both countries are facing the same probiems of economic and social pressures and lack of confidence.
Wayne Meisel, director of the Campus Outreach Opportunity League of Minnesota University, said that under economic pressure American young people have to work hard and most students have to take part-time work in order to support themselves.
"Young people today, ?he said, "are stereotyped as apathetic, selfcentred, and concerned only with making money and getting ahead."
In these circumstances, he said, young people lack confidence,whicb was not the case in the 1960s when young Americans thought themselves capable of doing anything.
In spite of the different conditions in China, Li Xuequan, director of the, higher education section of the All-China Youth Federation, said Chinese young people are alsc facing economic pressure and are worried about iriflation and corruption.
Trading has appeared in many Chinese universities as students with something to sell try to make money on campus.
Moreover, Li said, college students have begun to doubt whether what they are learning in class will help them find work,as many businesses
totally ignore students of pure theory.
So people describe students as "a lost generation tired of study", regardless
of the causes in society that are shaking their confidence.
In order to resolve these problems, the Chinese and American experts agreed that youth organizations should call on the whole of society to create favourable conditions for the healthy growth of young people, as well as to enconrage them to meet the urgent needs of society and to challenge the assumption that young people are apathetic and uncaring.
Meisel said that since last year he has sent letters of . "challenge to youth" to many young people, urging them to commit themselves to addressing such needs as feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, educating the illiterate, consoling the lonely and sick, serving the elderly,and preserving the environment.
The letter says: "Through service, we touch the lives of others and enrich our own. "
2. Students' Mental Health
According to a study conducted in Tianjin, out of 50, 000 college students, 16 per cent have suffered from anxiety, nervousness, depression or problems due to the early onset of sexual awareness. Of students from elementary school to high school age in shanghai, 27 per cent have some kind of emotional disorder,are tired of study, have premature love affairs, smoke or run away from home. In addition, most of them are bothered by impulsiveness, envy, worry or melancholy. Not a small number of students show a sense of inferiority, squeamishness, aggression or strong self-will.
Bad psychological health causes serious repercussions in a teenager's individual development. In tliree main high s.chools in the southwest of China, of students leaving school, 74 per cent left due to bad health and 42.2 per cent of those suffered from emotional problems and stress.
During puberty, teenagers go through a period of "changing times? During this time, most teenagers' bodies and sexoal desires develop. They are beginning to mature both physically and mentally. But most of them can not become mature in both these areas at the same time. Some teenagers' emotions remain childish, dependent and impetuous. hf we do not resolve
the problems that face t.eenagers, they not only will suffer from them, but
they will also probably go astray.
3. Worries Induce Emotional Problems
More than 16 per cent of Chinese college and middle school students
have emotional problems caused by concern over exams, poor relationships
with their teachers and a lack. of enthusiasm for their studies.
Some students feel depressed, fearing they fall short of their parents' expectations.
An unhappy family Tife can also lead to depression.
These conclusions are the result of research into emotional problems
among college and middle school students.
According to a study of 2, 961 urban,and rural college and middle school students,. problems arise most frequently in two groups: students in their
first and second year of junior middle schools and those in their last year at senior middle school . or the first year in higher-learning institutions.
The survey also revealed that emotional problems increase as students
get older.
The percentage of students with emotional problems in junior middle schools is around 13 per cent, while the figures for students in senior middle school and higher-learning institutions are 19 and 25 per cent respectively.
4. Eager to Be Off
Me:Mummy. I've been thinking, I think I might go to London at the end of the week.
Mama:Oh yes?
Me:Yes, a friend of mine wants someone to share a flat and I thought it would be a good.opportunity for me to...
Mama:Well, that sounds a very good idea. Where exactly is.this flat?
Me:Well, we haven't exactly got one, but I thought I might go and look -it's easier if you're on the spot.
Mama:Oh yes, I'm sure it is. I hear it's very difficult to find flats in
London these days. '
Me:(myheart sinking as 1 think of adverts, agencies, Evening Standards, in etcetera )Oh no, it's not at all difficult, people get themselves fixed
up no time.
Mama:Oh well, I suppose you know better than me. What will you live on while you're there?
Me:I'll get a job. I'll have to sometime" you know. I'll write to the
Appointments Board.
Mama:Just any sort of job?
Me:Whatever there is.
Mama:Don't you want a proper career, Sarah? I mean to say, with a degree like yours...
Me:No, not really, I don't know what I want to do.
Mama:I'm not sure I like the idea of your going off all the way to London without a proper job and with nowhere to live... still, it's your own
life, I suppose. That's what I say. No one can accuse me of trying
to keep you at home, either of you... Who is this friend of yours?
Me: A girl cailed Gill Slater. She was at Oxford...
Mama:And what does she do?
Me:Oh, She's a -she's a sort of research student.
Mama:Oh yes? Well, it sounds like a very nice idea. After all, you won't want to stay here all your life cooped up with your poor old mother, will you?
I shall lose all my little ones at one fell swoop, shall I?
Me:Oh, don't be silly.
Mama:What do you mean, don't be silly? It seems to me you're very eager to be off.
Me:You know that's not it at all.
Mama:Well, what is it then?
Me:Well, it's just that I can't stay here all my life, can I?
Mama:No, of course you can't, nobody ever suggested anything of the sort .
When have I ever tried to keep you at home? Haven' t I just said that
you must lead your own life? After all, that's why we sent you off to
Oxford, it was always me who said you two must go - I don't know what I
wouldn't have given for the opportunities you,ve been given. And your
father wasn't any too keen, believe me. In my day education was kept
for the boys, you know.
Me:Well, you hadn' t any boys to educate, had you? You had to make do with us.
5. A Room of One's Own
A:Have you ever... you know... sort of... Mum's said to you, like, Could
you
help me clear up? So you say, Yes, O. K. and you put your brother's or
sister's things away, and then they come up and they say, Where's so and so?
(Yeah...Yes)But then you think to yourself, Well,it's annoying to have... to
have... to leave somebody's coat or something in the middle of the room...
(Yes... Yes,I know...) Do you know what I mean?
B:And when they do complain, you feel as if you haven't done your
job, but
you say, Well, I did pack it away, didn't I?... You know...what are they
then complaining about?
D:It's annoying as well...
E:I do the same. . . I mean if I find anything lying around... if it's no
good
I just throw it away... A:It might mean a lot...
D:I think in my family. ..I think my mother is the most considerate...
she'd
ask rather than my father...my father wouldn't.
A:Well, I'm lucky...I've got a room of my own...so...
D:I'd like a room of my own, but then again, you don't keep everything in your room, do you? My dad or mother goes in there and finds anything that
she doesn't think is necessary... my mother would ask me first,but my dad...
B:Well, frankly, my mother wouldn't touch anything in my room, you
know... she
just doesn' t. She feels I've put it there for some purpose... but again, if
I go into her bedroom... (Yeah... That annoys me... ) But say if I have a
day off from school... or when...or we, ve got some sort of holiday and
I see things arouad and I say, well, you know, I' Il give the place a good l
old clean, at least it'l help...and I put things neatly, it's all tidy. ..I wouldn't throw anything out, because I'm not sure whether she wants
it or
not...and then she comes home, she says, Where's this? where's that?
... I feel awful...
D:And you feel that...um...she doesn't appreciate...
B:... appreciate, you know... I even the other day moved her bedroom...
er...
(Furniture) ... furniture around.
D:I did that in my house...
B:I did... I thought it looked awful where it was, you know.
A:But I... what annoys me is my room... is my room ... If... if it , s in a muddle I know where everything is... I like my room to be in a mess.
B:But you see, we... I keep that as a sort of main bedroom, you know...
(main
room...)Yes, sometimes I don't even sleep in my room, it,s so cold.... C:Ooh, crumbsl
B:How do you feel on this subject, Pamels?
D:[with a great guffaw] Negative!
C:I always know where everything is in my room even if it is untidy,
but my
mother comes along and I can't find anything anywhere.
A:I like it when you get to that age where your parents seem to realize
that
you're... you're going off on your own... (Yes... You're growing up... )...you've
got your own life to lead, so you think, Right, we'll leave all her things,
she can do what she likes with them. It's her time, she can do what she
likes with her time.
B:They start frorii a certain point, don't they?
E:Well, I don't think they always do that...They try to remember that
you're
growing up and then they forget. D:Yes...they try to protect you...
E:They' re treating you like children and telling you where to put
things...
C:...going round tidying up after you.
6. "Intimate Elder Sisters" Allay Teenagers' Worries
Xiao Lin, a third year junior high school student from Beijing, packed his books and clothes and left home, with tears in his eyes.
He felt his divorced parents never loved him. He felt lonely, but he did not know where to go.
He thought of 440779, a phone number to reach the so-called "Intimate Elder Sisters".
That day was a day to remember in'his whole life. One of the sisters came to see him, and to his utter enjoyment, spent .the day playing with him .
"She told me 'The world is not as cold as you think it is. There is so much love here. I love you. Your friends love you.'"
Xiao Lin stayed at home, trying to fill it with the love he got from his Intimate Elder Sister.
Actually, the Intimate Elder Sisters are Wu Ruomei, I.u Qin, Ge Shujuan and Huang Xiaopo, editors o# the China Chiidren's News. Since they opened the hot line in March 1988, they have received mor.e than 10,000 calls from children across the country.
"We hope to ease their troub(es through heart-to-heart chats," said Wu Ruomei. Many of the children they talked to were disturbed by secrets they felt obliged to keep from both their parents and their teachers.
Children reach the Elder Sisters every day by phone with a wide range of funny or astonishing questions. "I' m growing into a fatty, sister, and I don't want that," and, "What do children on other planets look like?"
The questions are not always small and easy to solve. Yet, " Even if we just listen to these children' s sobbing, we' re helping them out of their loneliness," Wu said.
When Iittle Yanni called her Elder Sister in Beijing from Wuhan, she was weeping. "Mama is dying from cancer," she said. "I don't want her to leave me."
After comforting little Yanni, her Sisters informed children in other parts of the country, who sent Yanni and her mother letters and gifts, encouraging them to fight the disease courageously.
A Beijing boy refused to be identified on the phone. But he told his Elder
Sister his cousin had accidentally injured another child and had to pay all the medical fees. Afraid of informing.his parents, he had stolen 110 yuan from a classmate's home and was discovered later. He was in great distress, but did not know what to do.
Wu said to him, "The boy's actions are forgiveable. Once he clears up the situation, he'll.win the trust of others.?Her sense told her that the boy was talking about himself.
After the call, Wu wrote to the boy's father, asking them to help the boy.
A few days later, a boy appeared before the editors. It was he who had taken the money. Now, a good student in No 20. Middle School of Beijing, he often visits with his Elder Sisters.
During the past year, Wu and her colleagues also opened the hot line for a short period in eight other cities in the country. In Nanning, capital of South China' s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, they received 509 calls in three days.
《高级英语》第二册练习 Lesson One Face to Face with Hurricane Camille I. Choose the one which is equal to the word given blow: 1. lash A. strike violently B. pass by C. move slowly D. stride 2. pummel A. push forward B. punish severely C. hit with repeated blow D. beat heavily 3. gruff A. serious B. grievous C. rough D. gentle 4. elevate A. put down B. lift up C. face to D. push down 5. demolish A. destroy B. reduce C. increase D. beat 6. scud A. go smoothly B. go straight and fast C. go up and down D. go violently 7. interior A. situated inside B. situated outside C. interrelate D. internecine 8. ferocity A. capability B. fierceness
C. impediment D. ferment 9. shudder A. shuffle in B. walk out C. curl up D. shake 10. sanctuary A. a warm place B. shelter C. a clean place D. a harm place 11. maroon A. stay brave and along B. leave hopeful C. stay helpless D. leave helpless and alone 12. vantage A. variable situation B. comfortless position C. advantage D. disadvantage 13. debris A. small individual parts B. completely good places C. well preserved pieces D. scattered broken pieces 14. implore A. request earnestly B. inform eagerly C. ask for leave D. ask for leave 15. skim A. hit violently B. move lightly over C. go fast and quietly D. move gradually away 16. rampage A. walk for pleasure B. produce branches C. rage D. range 17. festoon A. celebrate
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高英答案翻译
Lesson10 The Trial That Rocked the World I． 1)In the 1920s，when he was a teacher at a secondary school in Dayton，a little town in the mountains of Tenessee，he was charged with teaching evolution and had to be present in the court．The trial。however，rocked the world．After the trial，he studied at the University of Chicago and became a geologist for an oil company later． 2)The struggles were in fact struggles between ignorance and wisdom．religion and science．That showed the spread of science and truth was no easy task．3)Because the result would effect the whole country，even the world． 4)Darrow and Malone thought that the Bible could co—exist with the Evolution Theory and it was acceptable for a Christion to be an evolutionist．Besides，the Bible should not be interpreted and accepted literally．Bryan just thought the opposite way. 5) The trial began with prayer by a local
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THE LOONS 课后习题答案/answer I . 1)The Tonnerres were poor The basis of their dwelling was a small square cabin made of poles and mud, which had been built some fifty years before. As the Tonnerres had increased in number, their settlement had been added, until thc clearing at the foot of the town hill was a chaos of lean-tos, wooden packing cases, warped lumber, discarded car tyres, ramshackle chicken coops, tangled strands of barbed wire and rusty tin cans. 2)Sometimes, one of them would get involved in a fight on Main Street and be put for the night in the barred cell underneath the Court House. 3)Because she had had tuberculosis of the bone, and should have a couple of months rest to get better. 4)Her mother first objected to take Piquette along because she was afraid that the girl would spread the disease to her children and she believed that the girl was not hygienic. She then agreed to do so because she preferred Piquette to the narrator's grandmother, who promised not to go along with the family and decided to stay in the city if the girl was taken along. 5)The cottage was called Macleod, their family name. The scenery there was quite beautiful with all kinds of plants and animals at the lakeside. 6)The narrator knew that maybe Piquette was an Indian descendant who knew the woods quite well, so she tried to ask Piquette to go and play in the wood and tell her stories about woods. 7)Because Piquette thought the narrator was scorning and showing contempt for her Indian ancestors, which was just opposite to her original intention. 8)Because the narrator felt somewhat guilty. Piquette stayed most of the time in the cottage and hardly played with the narrator. At the same time, she felt there was in Piquette something strange and unknown and unfathomable. 9)That was the very rare chance she was unguarded and unmasked, so that the author could perceive her inner world. 10)Her full name is Vanessa Macleod. 11)Just as the narrator's father predicted, the loons would go away when more cottages were built at the lake with more people moving in. The loons disappeared as nature was ruined by civilization. In a similar way, Piquette and her people failed to find their position in modern society. Ⅱ. 1)who looked deadly serious, never laughed 2)Sometimes old Jules, or his son Lazarus, would get involved in a rough, noisy quarrel or fight on a Saturday night after much drinking of liquor. 3)She often missed her classes and had little interest in schoolwork. 4)I only knew her as a person who would make other people feel ill at ease. 5)She lived and moved somewhere within my range of sight (Although I saw her, I paid little attention to her). 6)If my mother had to make a choice between Grandmother Macleod and
英文中那些超实用的高级口语表达！ 【友情篇】 1. I'll always have your back . 我会一直支持你。 2. I know how you feel . 我明白你的感受。 3. keep an eye on each other 相互照应 4. You have to stay strong . 你要坚强。 5. He didn't wanna tell on her. 他不想打她的小报告。snitch 告密者，打小报告者 6. You're debasing yourself . 你在贬低自己。 7. You want to bet on it ? 你想打个赌？ 8. keep her company 陪陪她 9. I'll pick you up tomorrow . 我明天来接你。 10. It has been a long time . 好久不见。 【爱情篇】 1. Never,ever,ever . 永远永远不。 2. I take this seriously . 我很认真。 3. I'm with him . 我和他在一起。 4. You can't take him from me . 你不能把他从我身边带走。 5. She would never go out with me . 她是不会和我交往的。
6. got a tongue bath from sb 和谁谁舌吻。。额 7. I let him slip through my fingers . 我让他从我指间溜走。 8. move in together 搬到一起 9.外国那些事微信号:abroads 9. He asked me to marry him . 他向我求婚。 10. You and I can never , ever ,ever be together . 你和我永远不可能在一起。 11. He is not picking up his phone . 他不接电话。 12. You're so caring . It's touching . 你这么关心我，我好感动。 13. I'm getting married . 我要结婚了。 14. You had an affair . 你出轨了。 15. I will always love you . 我会一直爱你。 16. I'll never leave you . 我再也不会离开你。 17.You guys make a really cute couple . 你俩真是天造地设的一对。 【花痴男女篇】 1. He is in great shape . 他身材很好。 2. a man of good taste 有品位的男人 3. insanely good-looking 极帅无比
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Lesson 1 Vocabulary A．Look up the following words and phrases．Select the meaning that best suits the sentence in which each appears． 1．the state of being human 2．harmless or trivial lie，esp．one told in order to avoid hurting sb． 3．person regarded as a disgrace or a failure by other members of his family or group 4．to defeat 5．stating sth．as truth firmly and forcefully 6．to make the greatest possible effort 7．mistaken 8．lack of 9．rallying call Explain the following in your own words，bringing out any implied meanings 1．It is no easy job to educate a people who have been told over centuries that they were inferior and of no importance to see that they are humans，the same as any other people． 2．If you break the mental shackles imposed on you by white supremacists，if you really respect yourself，thinking that you are a Man，equal to anyone else，you will be able to take part in the struggle against racial discrimination． 3．The liberation of mind can only be achieved by the Negro himself／herself．Only when he／she is fully convinced that he／she is a Man／Woman and
(7 ) inventory (8) FAS. (9 ) tender(10)T.P.N.D. 存货 船边交货价 投标偷窃提货不 看险 国际商务英语考试试题 试题三 I. Translate the following (10%) 1 ? From English into Chinese : (5%) (1 ) exclusive territory (2 ) shipping mark (3 ) profit and loss (4 ) payable on receipt (5 ) remittanee 专营地区吱头 盈亏，损益货到付款汇付 (6 ) confirmation of purchase 购货确认书
(1 )空白背书 (2) 凭单据付款 (3) 记名提单 (4) 商品交易所品质证明书 2. From Chinese into English : ( 5%) blank endorsement cash against documcnts straight B/L Commodity Exchange certificate of qua!ity II. Choose the correct answer: (20%) 1 ? The firm offer creates a power of acceptance permitting the _B ____ by accepting the offer to transform the offer's promise into a contractual obligati on. a. offerer b ? offeree c. firm offer d ? non ?firm offer 2. We learn from ABC Co. that you are producing for export hand-made gloves ______ B_ natural leathers ? a. in variety b ? in a variety of c. various of d. in various kinds of 3. We are ____ A_ to your commercial office in Beijing, from whom we learned that you are a leading importer of electric goods in your area ? a. indebted b. engaged c. indeed d ? debted 4. It is essential that you ___ B_ competitive prices ? a. quoting b. quote c. making d ? make 5. If your prices and qualities are satisfactory, we will place a _B ______ o rder on you. a. considerate b ? considerable c. much d ? few 6. We are pleased to place with you an order for the following items on the _____ C_ that they will be supplied from current stock ? a. understanding b. understand c. terms d ? stock 7. The shipment was delayed because you had failed _D _____ the necessary space ? a. to order b. order c. book d. to book 8. This price will remain _B ____ for ten days from the date of the letter. a. valuable b. valid c. invaluable d ? good 9. _C ___ a limited supply is available at present, we would ask you to act quickly. a. Because b. As c. On account of d. Since 10. ______ _C the balanee, we will advise you of the position in a few days ? a. Concern b. Regards c. Regarding d ? With 11 ? The offer is __ C __ con firm at i on. a. made b ? bound to c ? subject to d. used for
Lesson 10 Ⅳ. 1. At the very mention of this post-war period, middle-aged people begin to think about it longingly. 2. In any case, an American could not avoid casting aside its middle-class respectability and affected refinement. 3. The war only helped to speed up the breakdown of the Victorian social structure. 4. In America at least, the young people were strongly inclined to shirk their responsibilities. They pretended to be worldly-wise, drinking and behaving naughtily. 5. The young people found greater pleasure in their drinking because Prohibition, by making drinking unlawful added a sense of adventure. 6. Our young men joined the armies of foreign countries to fight in the war. 7. The young people wanted to take part in the glorious ad-venture before the whole war ended. 8. These young people could no longer adapt themselves to lives in their home towns or their families. 9. The returning veteran also had to face Prohibition which the lawmakers hypocritically assumed would do good to the people. 10. (Under all this force and pressure) something in the youth of America, who were already very tense, had to break down. 11. It was only natural that hopeful young writers whose minds and writings were filled with violent anger against war, Babbittry, and "Puritanical" gentility, should come in great numbers to live in Greenwich Village, the traditional artistic centre. 12. Each town was proud that it had a group of wild, reckless people, who lived unconventional lives. Ⅵ.1. flapper: (Americanism) (in the 1920s) a young woman considered bold and unconventional in action and dress 2. provincial: narrow, limited like that of rural provinces 3. code: any set of principles or rules of conduct; a moral code 4. Prohibition: the forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic liquors for beverage purposes~ specifically in the U. S., the period (1920-1933) of prohibition by Federal law 5. agent: an active force or substance producing an effect , e.g. , a chemical agent 6. orgy: any wild, riotous, licentious merrymaking; debauchery 7. Greenwich Village : section of New York City, on the lower west side of Manhattan: noted as a center for artists, writers, etc. 8. draft : the choosing or taking of an individual or individuals from a group for some special purpose, especially for compulsory military service
Unit1: 1.Student A harbors a crush on a girl, but does not know how to approach her.Student B offers as many tips as he can on starting a conversation, and keeping it going. A- now I harbor a crush on a girl, but I don’t know how to approach her .can you offer some tips for me to start a conversation, and keeping it going. B- well ,let me have a thought. Do you have her qq number? A-NO! B-get it from her rootmates qualily. Then you can talk to her through it . everytime she is online ,you should offer to talk to her at the first time. You should let her know that you are very concerned about her and interested with her. A-then what content do I chat with her? B- about anything! Such as her hometown ,her hobby, her constellation and so on. Anything you are interested. A-and then? How can I approach to her closer? B-you can invite her to eat supper or watch movies . A-very good ! I think your advices maybe very useful. Thank you ! B- you are welcome. we are friend .don’t forget to invite me for dinner when she become your girl friend! A-no problem! 2.Read the two passages on P6 and P7, and discuss if men and women should retire at the same age in China. Should：I believe men and women should retire at the same age. First of all, international conventions agreed by the United Nations stipulate that women should have the equal rights at work. Different retirement ages no less than different recruitment standards count as discrimination against women. The difference should be abolished as part of the move to establish a fair, equal and harmonious society. Secondly, as the proportion of older people in the population grows, it imposes a heavier burden on government social provisions. Moreover, scientific research shows that women have longer life expectancy than men. So having the same retirement age for both sexes is an effective way to lessen the pressure on social spending, to raise family incomes and to improve the quality of life of senior citizens. Thirdly, with the development of science and technology, physical labor is being supplanted by intellectual works. This means that men's physical advantages are no longer so relevant. Sticking to different retirement age just wastes valuable human resources. Fourthly, the current situation is that many retired women do not leave the labor market. They continue to work while receiving their monthly pensions. But to optimize the use of labor resources, we should not reemploy women after retirement but raise the retirement age. NO：It would be wonderful if the NPC had proposed women should be given the right to decide if they will retire earlier than the official retirement age, which would illustrate the democratic side of China. But although this plan looks as beautiful as Helen of Troy, Chinese people will find it hard to sing its praises. The women's autonomous right to retire provided by the government is also vague and general, and lacks a firm legal basis. It is rather like the situation with land rights. Removals and demolitions are supposed to be based on people's will, and give people the right to decide whether to move or not. But
第一课 1．But, like thousands of others in the coastal communities, john was reluctant to abandon his home unless the family -- his wife, Janis, and their seven children, aged 3 to 11 -- was clearly endangered. 但约翰就像沿海村落中其他成千上万的人一样，不愿舍弃家园，要他下决心弃家外逃，除非等到他的一家人------妻子詹妮丝以及他们那七个年龄从三岁到十一岁的孩子一一眼看着就要灾祸临头。 2. The French doors in an upstairs room blew in with an explosive sound, and the group heard gun- like reports as other upstairs windows disintegrated. 楼上一个房问的法兰西式两用门砰地一声被风吹开了。楼下的人还听到楼上其他玻璃窗破碎时发出的劈劈啪啪的响声。 3. Frightened, breathless and wet, the group settled on the stairs, which were protected by two interior walls. 于是大家都跑到靠两堵内墙保护的楼梯上歇着。个个吓得要命，气喘吁吁，浑身湿透。 4. Everyone knew there was no escape; they would live or die in the house. 谁都明白现在已是无路可逃．死活都只好留在崖子里了。 5. A moment later, the hurricane, in one mighty swipe, lifted the entire roof off the house and skimmed it 40 feet through the air. 不一会儿，?阵强风掠过，将整个屋顶卷入空中，抛向40英尺以外。 6. In its concentrated breadth of some 70 miles it shot out winds of nearly 200 m.p.h. and raised tides as high as 30 feet. 在飓风中心纵横约70英里的范围内，其风速接近每小时200英里，掀起的浪头高达30英尺。 7. Strips of clothing festooned the standing trees, and blown down power lines coiled like black spaghetti over the roads. 尚未被风刮倒的树上结彩似地挂满被撕成布条的衣服，吹断的电线像黑色的实心面一样盘成一圈一圈地散在路面上。 8. It could have been depressing, but it wasn’t: each salvaged item represented a little victory over the wrath of the storm. 这事原本是让人感到痛苦压抑的，但实际上确并非如此。在残骸中找到的每一件侥幸保存下来的物品都显现了对这场狂暴的飓风战斗的一个小小的胜利。 第二课 1. And secondly, because I had a lump in my throat and a lot of sad thoughts on my mind that had little to do with anything a Nippon railways official might say. 其次，则是因为我当时心情沉重，喉咙哽噎，忧思万缕，几乎顾不上去管那日本铁路官员说些什么。 2. The very act of stepping on this soil, in breathing this air of Hiroshima, was for me a far greater adventure than any trip or any reportorial assignment I'd previously taken. Was I not at the scene of the crime? 踏上这块土地，呼吸着广岛的空气，对我来说这行动本身已是一套令人激动的经历，其意义远远超过我以往所进行的任何一次旅行或采访活动。难道我不就是在