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快节奏的社会JanetMendellGoldsteinreceivedheradvanceddegressatHarvardUniversityandtheUniversityofPennsylvania.(宾夕法尼亚洲)Aneducatorforthirtyyears,shenowworksasaneditorialconsultant,freelancewriter,andtextbookauthor.Herworkhasappearedinavarietyofnewspaperandmagazines,includingtheEnglishJournal,FaithandInspiration,andThePhiladelphiaInquirer.Thistextisadaptedfromanessayoutofaseriesthatshehaswrritenaboutcontempoprarylife.1.Whatdoesquickfixmean?Howdoyouunderstandthetitle?2.Whatarethethreebiggestsocialproblemstoday?3.Whichtypeofnoveldoyouprefer,acompleteoneoracompressedone?Why?4.Tellussomethingabouttheadvantagesordiavantagesofthequickfixsocity?QuickFix:arepairtosthorananswertoaproblemthathappensquickly,butmayworkforonlyashorttime;waysofgettingthingsdonequicklye.g.Thereisno~forstoppingpollution.Congressistryingtoresist~solutions.Thepopulationexplosion,shortageofresources,environmentalpollution1.Weliveinafast-pacedsociety.Walkingslowsusdown.-----RobertSweetgal2.Lifeisalreadytooshorttowasteonspeeed.----EdwardAbbey3.Lifeisgettingfaster,noodoubtaboutit.Werusheverying:weeatfastfood,havequicksex,drivelikemaniacs,andcompetehardforfast-pacedjobs.Wewishtoslowdownandslackoff,butwe'reafraidwe'llfail.---LibraryJournalReviewHighway:connectcitiesSuperhighway:aroadwithsixormorelanesInterstatehighway:connectcitiesindifferentstates(州际公路)Freeway:roadswhininacity.Expressway;fsatroadsinornearcities.Turnpike:paymoneybeforeyouuseit.Location:TheheartofthePennsylvaniaDutchCountryisLancasterCountry(兰开斯特的国家).ItislocatedinsouthcentralPennsylvania,oneofhalfanhourswestofPhiladelphia.MostoftheAmish（门诺教派的）CountryattrationsareinLancastercountry,andalmostofthelocalAmishpeople（阿米希人）livehereaswell.（宾夕法尼亚荷兰小镇）TheAmishareareligiousgroupwholiveinsettlementsin22statesoftheU.S.anOntario,Canada.TheAmishstresshumility,familyandcommunity,andseparationfromtheword.Thefaithgrouphasattemptedtopreservetheelementsoflate17thcenturyEuropeanruralculture.Amishpeople:Amish'slifestyle:1.Theydonotuseelectricityor,mordenconveniences.2.Amishmenhavebeards（下巴上的胡须）,butnotmustaches.3.MostAmisharetrilingual:dialectofGerman,HighGermanandEnglish.4.TheyareaprivatepeoplewhobelieveGodhaskeptthemtogethor,ttheyareastrongexplemofacommunitythatsupportsandcaresforitsmembers.Theyareapeopleapart;theyarealsoapeoplerogether.5.Theironlytransportationisbuggy(四轮马车)*Cliff'snotesareaseriesofreferencebookswrittentohelpundergraduatestudentstounderstandandappreciateimportantliteraryworks.*Withsuchnotes,studentsdon'thavetoreadtheworkitselfandabletowritepapersandtakeexams.PennsylvaniaDutchtowniscalledSundayAntiquesCapitaloftheUnitedStates.Over3,000antiquedealersgaterheretodisplayandsellmerchandise.Here,you'llfindover240factoryoutletstoresfeaturingnamebrandsandqualitymerchandisepricesatreducedprices.Civilwar•TheUnitedStatesistheUnitedStatesCivilWarhistorysecondbourgeoisrevolution,thenationalunity,abolishedslavery,furthertoremovetheobstaclestothedevelopmentofcapitalism,astheUnitedStatesofAmericacapitalism(资本主义)economictake-offpavedtheway.TheUnitedStatesquicklybecomeindustrializedpowerfulnation.However,thecivilwardidnotcompletelyeliminateracialdiscrimination,blackisstillsubjecttounequaltreatment.(2008,blackBarackHossainObama(BarackHusseinObama)waselectedastheforty-fourthpresidentoftheUnitedStates(numbers:fifty-sixth,number:forty-fourthRen,Rendigits:forty-third,politicalparties:theDemocratic).InJanuary20,2009,intheUnitedStatesofAmericaWashingtonD.C.toattendtheinauguration,hisinauguraladdress,andtookpartintheparade.)time;1861年4月12日–1865年4月9日Icebergprinciple•Atheoryofliterarycreation.Referstothehumanlanguagetoone'smindislikeanicebergexpression,only1/8abovethesurfaceofthewater,thereare7/8underwater;meaningthathumanlanguageisnotenoughtoexpressthoughts,totheauthor,thereisnoneedtowritetoostraightforward,becausethereaderisabletoreadthe.ThiscreationtheorywasfirstproposedbyAmericanwriterHemingway,havebiggereffect.''Inourtimes.Thesunalsorises''NowomanmanNoincome''.Farewelltoarms''ForwhomthebelltollsTheoldmanandthesea''DeathintheafternoonThegreenhillsofAfricaHaveandhavenot''Acrosstheriverandintothetrees''在我们的时代里》《太阳照样升起《老人与海》《没有女人的男人》《胜者无所得》《永别了，武器》《丧钟为谁而呜》《午后之死》《非洲的青山》《有的和没有的》《过河入林》TheworksofHemingwayUSATodayistheUnitedStatesonlycoloreditionnationalonopendaily,USATodayisnowtheUnitedStatesofAmerica'smostwidelytalkedabout,referencing,mimickingthelargestnewspapers.It'sacompanylogoimageforAmericanFederalEexpress,whichisknownforitsfastandsafepostalserviceacrossthecountry.Beethoven'sFifthSymphonySymphonyNo.5inCminor,Op.67(c小调第五交响曲，作品67号).It'salsocalledFateSymphony(命运交响曲).Itwascompletedinlate1805toearly1808.Hehas9symphoies,include:NO，3英雄No.6(pastoral)田园交响曲No.9(choral)欢乐颂Phrases•consistof由….组成currentevent时事•factoryoutlets工厂门市部deferredgratification延期的满足•putthebrakeson刹车newsbriefing新闻发布会expressmail快递邮件quickfix及时的解决方案thefastlane快车道qualitytime最佳时间bereducedto缩小为…slideby溜过去beguaranteedto肯定的必定的lingerover徘徊于….cannotwaitto迫不及待housecarriage马车greencheckerbourd棋盘afterall毕竟devoteto贡献于….replaceAwithB用B代替Aadvocateof…..的拥护者advocatedoing=suggeston