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1Unit24Seciety花更少的钱办更多的事，省钱才是硬道理。5ThingsYouMustBuyOnlyduringSalesandSaveMoneyWeassumethatmostofourreadersarereallysmartshoppers，buttheremaybesomeofyouwhomightbemissingthemarkofgettinggreatdealsonlybecauseofbadtiming.Yes，we'retalkingaboutthetop5itemsyoushouldbuyonlywhenthere'sasalegoingon.1．WinterclothesAreyoumakingthemistakeofbuyingthoseexpensivefurcoats，windglasses，snowboots，handglovesandallotherwinteraccessoriesduringwintertime?That'saterriblemistaketomake，folks.Thisisatopitemthatshouldbeboughtonlyduringsalesbecauseitsoriginalpriceisreallyveryhigh.Ifyouplanyourshoppingjustalittlebitinadvanceofwinter，youcansavelotsofmoney.2．BooksWiththeebookbecomingmoreandmorepopular，buyingandreadingbooksarebecomingextinct.Thereasonwhythisitemshouldbeboughtonlyduringsalesisthatitwillgiveyouthebestvalueformoney.Also，withbookscausingstorageproblemsandmagazinesbeinggoodonlyforonetimereading，buyingtheseitemsduringsalesisthebestwaytogo.3.CosmeticsAllthewomenouttherewillbeflabbergastedwhentheyseethekindofvarietyandtheratesatwhichotherwiseexpensivecosmeticsfrombrandslikeDior，Maybelline，Revlon，M.A.Candthelikesareavailableduringsalestime.Quitthrowingoffallyourhardearnedmoneyonsuchexpensivecosmeticsandinsistonbuyingtheseitemsonlyduringsalestogetgreatpricesandbargains.4．RefurbishedelectronicappliancesandgadgetsElectronicappliancesandgadgetsareitemsyoumustbuyonlyduringsalestimefromtherefurbisheddivisionbecausepayingalargepricetagforitsoriginalcostisjustawasteofmoney.Afterholidayseasonwhenalotofpeoplereturnunwanted2gifts，theyallhittherefurbishedsectionandthepricesaregreatlycutdown.Now，that'sagoodenoughreasonforyoutobuytheseitemsonlyduringthesales，isn'tit?5．AlcoholOfcourse，wedon'texpectyoutobuyyourregularsuppliesofaffordablewineandbeerduringsales.Butfriends，forthoseoccasionalparties，we'resureyou'dneedtostockupwithsomegoodchampagne，finewineandheavilypricedalcohol，right?Wesuggestyoubuyastockofexpensivealcoholonlyduringsalestime，especiallyinandaroundholidayseasontogetgreatrates.[阅读障碍词]1．accessoryn．附件2．cosmeticn.化妆品3．insiston坚持4．refurbishvt.翻新；刷新；擦亮；使清洁；整修5．cutdown削减；降价[诱思导读]1．Inwhattimeisbettertobuyexpensivefurcoats?Inadvanceofwinter.2．Whyarebuyingandreadingbooksbecomingextinct?Becausetheebookisbecomingpopular.SectionⅠReading(Ⅰ)(Warmup&Lesson1)Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.homelessnessA．adj.未住人的；空置的()2.depositB．n.所有权()3.signatureC．v.辞职()4.governD．n.重担，负担()5.ownershipE．vi.(使)收缩，缩小()6.burdenF．vi.窒息，噎住()7.vacantG．n.签名()8.resignH．n.无家可归()9.chokeI．v.存储，储蓄3()10.shrinkJ．vt.统治，管理[答案]1－5HIGJB6－10DACFEⅡ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A.抱着……的希望B.形成C.杂乱无章D.在减少E.陷入F.境况良好()1.Theroomlookedinamess,asifabombhadfallenonit.()2.Theaveragepersonisalotbetteroffthantheywerefortyyearsage.()3.Manypeopleweretrappedinbuildingsbeforetheycouldberescued.()4.TheKingdomofItalyformallycameintobeingon17March1861.()5.Wecametothissmalltowninthehopeoflivingasimplelife.()6.Thenumberofviolentcrimeisonthedecrease.[答案]1－6CFEBADSpend,Spend,SpendManyofusindevelopedsocietiesaretrappedin①aspendingcircle.Weworkhardsothatwecanearnmoremoney.Whenwehavemoremoney,wespendmoreandbecausewespendmore,wehavetoworkevenharder.Sometimeswetrytodepositalittleorchangeourmoneyintodifferentcountries'currencies(货币)inthehopethat②wecanmakeevenmoremoney.Butstrangelyenough,themoremoneyweearn,thelessoftenweseeit.Instead,westartputtingoursignaturesoncreditcardsandspendingmoneywedon'tevenhave.Besides,we'realltaxpayers(纳税人)sothemoreweearnthemoretaxwehavetopaytothosewhogovernus.Thus,thecirclegoesroundandroundandgetsmoreandmorecomplicated.花钱，花钱，花钱在发达社会，我们中的很多人陷入了一种消费的怪圈中。我们努力工作挣更多的钱，我们钱挣得越多，花的就越多。由于花钱更多，我们又要加倍努力工作。有时，我们试着储蓄一些钱或者将钱兑换成不同国家的货币，希望能够赚更多的钱。但是很奇怪，我们挣得钱越多，见到钱的次数越少。相反，我们开始在信用卡上签名，花我们甚至还不曾拥有的钱。除此以外，我们都是纳税人，因此我们挣的钱越多，就要向政府交更多的税。就这样，这个怪圈不断地循环着，变得越来越复杂。[助读讲解]①betrappedin被困在……中，陷入……的困境。②inthehopethat...4怀着……的希望。Inthisspendingcircle,ontheonehand,weaccumulate(积累)possessionsbutneverfeellikewehaveenough.Ontheotherhand,weworktowardstheownershipofbiggerandbetterhousesandcarsandneverhavetimetoenjoythem.Instead,theyfeellikeaburden(负担)becauseeverymonthwehavetohandovermostofthemoneyweearntopayforthem③.Andtheresultofallthis?Notincreasedhappiness,butstressandlessfreetimetobeourselvesandenjoybeingwithourfriendsandfamilies.在这个消费怪圈里，我们一方面积累财产但是永远感觉不到满足。另一方面，我们努力工作想拥有更大更好的房子、汽车，但是却没有时间去享用它们，相反，感觉它们就像一种负担，因为我们每月都要将挣来的大部分钱支付它们。而这一切的结果呢？我们不是更幸福了，而是压力增加了，留给自己和朋友、家人相处的时间更少了。[助读讲解]③because引导原因状语从句；weearn是定语从句修饰themoney。Surelywe'restillbetteroff④thanthosewhowearrags(破旧衣服)andsleeponthestreetsorinvacantbuildings,butthereisagrowingresistance(抵制)tothisconsumersocietywhichisespeciallyaffectingtheyouthoftodaywiththeircomputers,ipods,designerclothesandmobilephones.Protestgroupsareinsistingthatsomeofourmoneybegiventothethirdworld⑤.Tradeunionsdemandthatthegovernmentshortentheworkingweek.Theyarealsosuggestingthatpeopleshouldshareworkandthusreduceunemployment.Iflawssuchasthesecameintobeing,ahugeadjustment(调整)wouldberequiredandtherewouldcertainlybediverse(各种各样的)reactions.Butmanyfeelitwouldbeworthit.当然我们仍旧比那些穿着破衣烂衫，睡在街道上或者空置的大楼里的人生活得要好得多。但是现在，尤其是年轻人特别容易受到电脑、ipod、名牌服饰和移