AfterReadingAfterReadingBeforeReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingGlobalReadingHomeHomeBR_main1.EnglishSong--EasytobeHard2.Maugham3.KobeBeforeReading4.Yokohama5.Bridge6.Cocktail7.GinFizzesThreeDogNightEasytobeHardQuestionsontheSongandtheTextAfterReadingAfterReadingBeforeReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingGlobalReadingHomeHomeBR1_ThreeDogNightThreeDogNightII■ThreeDogNight:JimmyGreenspoon,CoryWells,DannyHutton,PatBautz,MichaelAllsup,PaulKingery.From1969to1974,nobodyhadmoreTop10hits,movedmorerecords,orsoldmoreconcerttickets.DuringthisperiodThreeDogNightwasundoubtedlythemostpopularAfterReadingAfterReadingBeforeReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingGlobalReadingHomeHomeBR1_EasytobeHardEasytobeHardAfterReadingAfterReadingBeforeReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingGlobalReadingHomeHomeBR1_QuestionsontheSongandtheTextQuestionsontheSongandtheTextYes.Somepeoplewanttoshowtheirconcernforpeopleingeneralinpublicorcreatetheirpublicimagebutinthedepthoftheirhearts,theyjustcareaboutthemselves.Whatisthesingercomplainingabout?Dosomepeoplecaretoomuchforpeopleingeneralbutforgettheneedsoftheirclosestfriends?1.2.Toomanypeoplefinditalltooeasytobecold,tosayno.AfterReadingAfterReadingBeforeReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingGlobalReadingHomeHomeBR2_1MaughamMaugham,W(illiam)Somerset:1874~1965Birthplace:EnglandNationality:BritishAchievements:OfHumanBondage(1915)TheMoonandSixpence(1919)ThePaintedVeil(1925)CakesandAle(1930)ChristmasHoliday(1939)TheHourBeforetheDawn(1942)AfterReadingAfterReadingBeforeReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingGlobalReadingHomeHomeBR2_2Achievements:TheRazor'sEdge(1944)ARomance(1948)TheTremblingofaLeaf(1921)TheBritishAgent(1928)FirstPersonSingular(1931)AhKing(1933)Quartet(1948)TheCircle(1921)OurBetters(1923)EastofSuez(1922)MaughamAfterReadingAfterReadingBeforeReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingGlobalReadingHomeHomeBR2_3II■Maugham,W(illiam)Somerset(1874-1965):Englishauthor,whosenovelsandshortstoriesarecharacterizedbygreatnarrativefacility,simplicityofstyle,andadisillusionedandironicpointofview.MaughamwasborninParisandstudiedmedicineattheUniversityofHeidelbergandatSaintThomas'sHospital,London.HispartiallyautobiographicalnovelOfHumanBondage(1915)isgenerallyacknowledgedashismasterpieceandisoneofthebestrealisticEnglishnovelsoftheearly20thcentury.TheMoonandSixpence(1919)isastoryoftheconflictbetweentheartistandconventionalsociety,basedonthelifeoftheFrenchpainterPaulGauguin;othernovelsareThePaintedVeil(1925),CakesandAle(1930),ChristmasHoliday(1939),TheHourBeforetheDawn(1942),TheRazor'sEdge(1944),andCataline:ARomance(1948).AmongthecollectionsofhisshortstoriesareTheTremblingofaLeaf(1921),whichincludes“MissThompson,”laterdramatizedasRain;Ashenden:orTheBritishAgent(1928);FirstPersonSingular(1931);AhKing(1933);andQuartet(1948).Healsowrotesatiriccomedies—TheCircle(1921)andOurBetters(1923)—themelodramaEastofSuez(1922),essays,andtwoautobiographies.MaughamAfterReadingAfterReadingBeforeReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingGlobalReadingHomeHomeBR3KobeII■Kobe,city(1990pop.1,477,410),capitalofHyogoprefecture,SHonshu,Japan,onOsakaBay.OneoftheleadingJapaneseports,itisalsoamajorindustrialcenterandrailwayhub.Itispartofatransportationnetwork,whichincludesexpresstrainsandhighways,thatlinksittoOsaka,Kyoto,andNagoya.ItAfterReadingAfterReadingBeforeReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingGlobalReadingHomeHomeBR4YokohamaII■Yokohama,city(1990pop.3,220,331),capitalofKanagawaprefecture,SEHonshu,Japan,onthewesternshoreofTokyoBay,Japan'ssecondlargestcityandoneofitsleadingseaports.YokohamahasexcellenttransportationlinkswithmostmajorJapanesecities.Virtuallydestroyedbyanearthquakeandfiresin1923,YokohamawasAfterReadingAfterReadingBeforeReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingGlobalReadingHomeHomeBR5BridgeII■Bridge,cardgamederivedfromwhist,playedwith52cardsbyfourplayersintwopartnerships.BridgeprobablyoriginatedintheMiddleEastinthe19thcentury.Thecardsincontractbridgerankfromacedowntotwo;inbidding,suitsrankspades,hearts,diamonds,andclubs.Afterallcardsaredealt,sothateachAfterReadingAfterReadingBeforeReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingGlobalReadingHomeHomeBR6CocktailII■Cocktail,shortmixeddrinkoriginatingintheUnitedStatesandservedasanappetizer.Itgenerallyhasabasisofgin,whisky,rum,orbrandycombinedwithvermouthorfruitjuicesandoftenflavoredwithbittersorgrenadine.Itisblendedbystirringorshakinginavesselcontainingcrackedice.ThetermisalsoappliedtononalcoholicbeveragesservedAfterReadingAfterReadingBeforeReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingGlobalReadingHomeHomeBR7GinFizzesII■Gin,spirituousliquordistilledchieflyfromfermentedcereals,maltedandunmalted,andflavoredwithjuniperberries.ItoriginatedinHolland(thusthenameHollands,orHollandgin)butisnowmanufacturedalsoino