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Unit1ChangesInTheWayWeLivenextWarmingUpCulturalBackgroundTextOrganazationLanguageStudyUsefulExpressionsbacknextCityLifeContentmentFrustrationHigherlivingstandardConvenienttransportationHealthcareBettereducationMorejobopportunitiesEntertainmentOver-populationAirpulationNoiseHeavytrafficHighcrimerateFiercecompetitionandhighstressIndifferentinterpersonalrelationshipbacknextSuburbanLifeContentmentFreshairHealthyfoodSelf-sufficiencyPeacefullifeMoreleisuretimeLesspressureCloserpersonalrelationshipFrustrationRemoteandbackwardUnderdevelopedInconvenienceinlifeNotwell-formedoftheoutsideworldHardmanuallaborlowincomebacknextAmericanAttitudesTowardsChangesAmericansmightbeanationmostusedtochangeswhobelievenoonestandsstill.Ifyouarenotmovingahead,you’refallingbehind.Traditionscanbeaguide,butnotnecessarilysuperior.Betterandbetterwayscanbefound.Lifeisinconstantchange.It’sneitherthestrongestnorthemostintelligentofaspeciesthatwillsurvive,itisthosewhoaremostadaptabletochanges.ThispursuitofperfectionleadstoAmerican’spositiveattitudetowardschangeandresultsinanationofpeoplecommittedtoresearching,experimenting,andexploring.backnextElwynBrooksWhite(1899-1985),knownasE.B.White,wasanAmericanwriterAlong-timecontributortoTheNewYorkermagazineHealsowrotemanyfamousbooksforbothadultsandchildren,backnextsuchasthepopularCharlotte'sWebandStuartLittle,andco-authoredawidelyusedwritingguide,TheElementsofStyle,popularlyknownbyitsauthors'names,asstrunk&White.backnextTheIvyLeagueistheeightuniversitiesinthenortheasternUSwhichpeoplethinkareverygood.TheyareBrown,Columbia,Cornell,Dartmouth,Harvard,Pennsylvania,Princeton,andYale.backnextFahrenheitandCelsiusscaleTheyareboththescalesoftemperature.FahrenheitscalewasfirstestablishedbytheGermanphysicistGabrielFahrenheitin1715.Onthisscale,waterfreezesat32°Fandboilsat212°F.Celsius(alsoknownascentigrade)scalewasfirstestablishedbytheSwedishscientistAndersCelsiusin1742.Onthisscale,waterfreezesat0°Candboilsat100°C.conversionformulaC=(F-32)×5/9F=(C×9/5)+32backnextPartsParagraphsMainideasPartIParas1-3PartIIParas4-7PartIIIParas8-11PartIVParas12-15TextOrganazationbackThewriterviewshislifeinthecountryasaself-reliantandsatisfyingone.Lifeinthecountryisgoodyetsometimesveryhard.Afterquittinghisjob,thewriter’sincomewasreduced,butheandhisfamilycanmanagetogetby.AtoleranceforsolitudeandalotofenergyhavemadeitpossibleforthefamilytoenjoytheirlifeinthecountryMr.DohertyBuildshisDreamLifebacknextTherearetwothingsIhavealwayswantedtodo-----writeandliveonafarm.TodayIamdoingboth.IamnotinE.B.White'sclassasawriterorinmyneighbors'leagueasafarmer,butI'mgettingby.Andafteryearoffrustrationwithcityandsuburbanliving,mywifeSandyandIhavefinallyfoundcontentmenthereinthecountry.It'saself-reliantsortoflife.Wegrownearlyallofourfruitsandvegetables.Ourhenskeepusintheeggs,withseveraldozenleftovertosellbacknextIamnotinE.B.White'sclassasawriterorinmyneighbors'leagueasafarmerbackparaphrase:I'mnotsofineawriterasE.b.Whiteorsogoodafarmerasmyneighborsgetby:begoodenough,managetoliveordothingsinasatisfactorywayTomshouldjustaboutgetbyintheexam.Tom这次考试应该能勉强及格.如果我们坚持到底，我们就能熬过难关。We’llgetbyifweholdontotheend.backnextgetround/aroundtodoingsth腾出时间来做getaround:规避，逃避getaway脱身，逃脱;离开，走开getawaywith逃避;逃避（如应受批评的行为的）后果getdown疲惫，泄气，压抑getdownto开始认真处理，着手做getalong进展;过活，生活getalongwith相处融洽backnext1Henevergetsroundtostayingwithhisoldparents.2Healwaysmanagestogetaroundtherealissues.3Thethiefgotawaywithallourmoney.Iwantedtocomealong,butcouldn'tgetaway.4Don’ttrytocheatonyourincometax.You’llnevergetawaywithit.5Don’tlettheincidentgetyoudown.6Let'sgetdowntowork.7Howareyougettingalonginyoujob?Theycan'tgetalongonthosewages.8Wegetalongwellwitheachother.backnextfrustrationn.thestateoraninstanceofbeingfrustratedEveryjobhasitsfrustrations.每种工作都有让人不称心的地方.frustratev.Apoormemoryfrustratedhereffortstobecomeanactress.糟糕的记忆力阻碍了她成为女演员。backcontentmentn.thestateofbeingcontented;satisfaction.Asourceofsatisfaction使人满意的事物thecontentmentsofacomfortableretirement令人满足的舒适的隐居生活Antonym:discontentmentsynonym:satisfactionbackeachweek.Ourbeesprovideuswithhoney,andwecutenoughwoodtojustaboutmakeitthroughtheheatingseason.It'sasatisfyinglifetoo.Inthesummerwecanoeontheriver,gopicnickinginthewoodsandtakelongbicyclerides.Inthewinterweskiandskate.Wegetexcitedaboutsunsets.Welovesmellofearthwarmingandthesoundofcattlelowing.Wewatchforhawksintheskyanddeerinthecornfields.backnextwecutenoughwoodtojustaboutmakeitthroughtheheatingseason…paraphrase:backnextWiththewoodwecut,thefamilycansucceedingettingthroughthecoldwinter.Thephrase“makeit”means“succeed.”Butthegoodlifecangetprettytough.Threemonthsagowhenitwas30below,wespenttwomiserabledayshaulingfirewooduptheriveronasled.Threemonthsfromnow,itwillbe95aboveandwewillbecultivatingcorn,weedingstrawberriesandkillingchickens.Recently,SandyandIhadtoretilethebackroof.SoonJim,16andEmily,13,theyoungestofourfourchildren,willhelpmemakesomelong-overdueimprovementsontheoutdoortoiletthatsupplementsourindoorbacknext.haul:1)transport,aswithatruck,cart,etc..Thefarmershaulvegetablestothemarketonatruckeverym