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Book2RetellingthepassagePartIPleaseretellUnit1AR1Collegejustisn’tspecialanymorewithin1minute.In1960s,goingtocollegewasthemostexcitingandstimulatingexperienceofyourlife.Manycampuswerewell-knownforitsstudentdemonstrationsandstrikes,anditsatmosphereofpoliticalradicalism.Inaddition,goingtocollegemeantyourfirsttasteofrealfreedomandthemeaningoflife。However，studentstodayaremuchmoreserious.Collegehasbecomeameanstoanend,anopportunitytoincreaseone'schancesontheemploymentmarket.Studentsleavinguniversityinthe21stcenturysimplycannotaffordtosetuptheirownhomebecausetheyrelyontheirparentstoomuch.PartIPleaseretellUnit2AR1Warwithin1minute.Oldergenerationsgenerallyhaveanegativeattitudetotoday’sstudentsareexpectedtoaccomplishanythinginanerawithextraordinaryprivilegesandopportunities.Itwouldseemtheydotheopposite.TheydirecttheirenergyontheInternetcommunicatingideasandfrustrations,insteadoftryingtoasserttheiridentitybyrevolution.Perhapswhentheyarenottoldaboutwhattheirparentsdidbefore,theywillbeseenwritingtherevolutionintechnology.PartIPleaseretellUnit2AR2Howempathyunfoldswithin1minute.Empathystemmedfromasortofphysicalimitationofthedistressofanother,whichthenevokesthesamefeelingsinoneself.Therootsofempathycanbetracedtoinfancy.Virtuallyfromthedaytheyareborninfantsareupsetwhentheyhearanotherinfantcrying.Byoneyearorso,theystarttorealizethemiseryisnottheirown.Motormimicryfadesfromtoddlers'repertoireataroundtwoandahalfyears,andtheyarebetterabletocomfortothers。PartIPleaseretellUnit3AR1Blowingthewhistleonsoccerwithin1minute.Itistimetoblowthewhistleontheso-calledbeautifulgame--soccer.Foronething,itisagameofchance.Goalsarethebestillustrationofthechancenatureofthisgame.Ninetypercentofgoalshotsfailed.Thescoringsystemisanotherevidence.Foranother,soccerisasportinwhichstrategiesandregulationsaresoobscure.Nouniversalinterpretationcanbefoundforoffsiderules.Besides,withonlyonerefereeonthefield,mostoftheinfractionsarecommittedwhenheisn’tlooking.PartIPleaseretellUnit3AR2Mydreamcomestruewithin1minute.Whenthewriterstoodatthestadium，shewasexcited.Becauseshewassoclosetoherchildhooddream.Shetriedtoconcentrateonthecrowdandfeltuni-finedwiththem.Shekepttellingherself:”twominutes,onemorelaptowardsbeingtheOlympicchampion”.AsShecrossedthelineshewassurethatshe’djustmadeit.Itwasthemomentthatwillstaywithherfortherestofherlife.PartIPleaseretellUnit4AR1Aftertwentyyearswithin1minute.AfterTwentyYears,a_shortstorywrittenbyO.Henry,isfamousforthetwistending.At10p.m.thepatrolmanononthebeatmoveduptheavenueandmetBob,whowaswaitingforhisoldfriend,Jimmy,twentyyearsagointhedoorwayofadarkenedhardwarestore.Theytalkedawhileandthepatrolmanwentonalonghisbeat.Twentyminuteslater,“Jimmy”turnedupwithcoatcollarshigh.BobboastedhislifeintheWest,while“Jimmy”listenedwithinterest.Inthebrilliantlightofadrugstore,theygazedateachothers’facesimultaneously,andBobrecognizeditwasnotJimmyatall.Bobwasthe“SilkyBob”,wantedbythepoliceinChicagoandhewasarrestedby“Jimmy”,apolicemaninplainclothes.ThepatrolmanleftanotetoBobandsaidhewasJimmyandhecannotarresthisfriendbyhimself.PartIPleaseretellUnit4AR2Stolenidentitywithin1minute.Identitythiefreferstostealinginformationaboutsomeonethatmakesitpossibletousetheirbankaccountorcreditcard.Withaninformalandconversationaltonetheauthorpersuadesreadersintoactionsagainstthethreatofidentityfraudinourdailylife.Accordingtotheauthor,wemakethethieves’jobeasybyleavingourmailsunprotected,usingballpensforchecksandforms,throwingdocumentscontainingourpersonalinformation,leavingourcomputeronandsoon.Identitycrimeisverylikelytohappenatanytimetoanyofus.Wecantakeprecautionstoimprovethechancesofavoidingthiscrime,thoughitwillnevergaway.PartIPleaseretellUnit5AR1Leisurein-activities–orhowtorelaxanddonothingwithin1minute.PartIPleaseretellUnit5AR2Paintingasapastimewithin1minute.InthebookPaintingasapasttime,Churchillargues,verysuccessfully,thateverythinkingpersonshouldhavetwoorthreelifelonghobbies.Hehasastrongopinionthatwhenthehumanmindisfocusedonthehobby,thenthepartsofthemindthatruntheperson’senterprisecanactuallybeunder_recuperation_andrepairChurchillcontendsthat,toapublicman,thecultivationofahobbyisapolicyoffirstimportance.Hesuggeststhathobbiesmustbethingspeopleenjoydoingintheirsparetime,andpeopleneedahobbythatisdifferentfromtheirwork.PartIPleaseretellUnit6AR1Canbadluckbeexplained?within1minute.StandingatthevastandbeautifulStadiumAustralia,Iwastenseandexcited.ThefeelingwasfantasticsinceIwassoclosetomychildhooddream.Itriedtoconcentrateonthecrowdandfeltunifinedwiththem.Thefirstlapwasgoodbutmentalandphysicalfatiguewerestartingtocrushmeonthesecondlap.Ikepttellingmyself:”twominutes,onemorelaptowardsbeingtheOlympicchampion”.AsIcrossedthelineIwassurethatI’djustmadeit.Butnegativethoughtslingeredinmymind.WhenIsawmynameinlightsIfeltalinglethroughthewholeofmybody.Itwasthemomentthatwillstaywithmefortherestofmylife.PartIPleaseretellUnit6AR2Science:factorfiction?within1minute.