Integrated English -3
Unit Eight
Fun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from It
Morning Speech
Suggested topics:
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The greatest fun in my life
The secret of fun
× is fun
If I had a billion yuan and didn’t have to work,
I would…
Text structure
What type of writing is this text?
(argumentation, narration, exposition)
How many parts can we divide the text
into? What are they?
Which of the following best describes the
tone of the passage:
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A. Objective.
B. Mocking.
C. Ironic.
Argumentation
3 parts
Part I (Para. 1-5)
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Introduction (initial/stipulative definition of
“fun”)
Part II (Para. 6-11)
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the extended definition of “fun” by negation
Part III (Para. 12-15)
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Conclusion
Tone of the passage
Ironic
because Jordan relies on the technique of
negation in defining fun so heavily that
the writing verges on (接近) irony,
especially in Paragraphs 7, 8, and 9. And
the author uses many trite (陈腐的)
expressions like “a rare jewel,” “by Jove”
and “his ma’s heart sank” to strengthen
the effect.
Title
Fun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from
It.
How do you understand the title? Why
“You could die from fun”? How dangerous
is fun?
Part I –Introduction (Para. 1-5)
1. What is the thesis statement of the
essay?
2. What technique does the author employ
in this part of the essay?
3. In Paragraph 4, a series of questions has
been raised. What’s the effect of it?
4. A stipulative definition (约定定义) of
“fun” is provided in this part. What is it?
Language work
along the way/line: during a process or
experience, or during someone's life
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I've been lucky, but I've had my share of heartbreak
along the way.
overshadow:
- to make (somebody or something) less successful,
important, or impressive by comparison with others;
to dominate 使阴暗，使相形见绌
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Large oak trees overshadow the garden.
高大的栎树把花园遮得很暗.
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The achievement of the men's team was overshadowed
by the continuing success of the women's team.
1. What is the thesis statement of the
essay?
Fun is hard to have. Fun is a rare jewel.
2. What technique does the author employ
in this part of the essay?
The author uses definition, comparison
/metaphor and a series of questions to
introduce the topic.
3. In Paragraph 4, a series of questions has been
raised. What’s the effect of it?
Here, by making a startling (or surprising)
statement (the question “Was it fun?”
overshadowed all other questions) and raising a
series of questions, Jordan points out that fun
has become the major concern of people. It has
outweighed many other questions.
The forcefulness of the questions raised in
succession provokes readers’ thoughts: one who
seeks after fun in everything is liable to be
shallow for he regards everything in the world as
something trivial and funny no matter whether it
is in reality something serious and grave.
4. A stipulative definition (约定定义) of
“fun” is provided in this part. What is it?
 Fun is hard to have. Fun is a rare jewel.
What’s the author’s attitude towards
this definition?
Part II –an extended definition of “fun” by negation
1. What style does Jordan create and how does she
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3.
4.
5.
6.
create it?
What are some of the things that do not provide
fun according to Jordan?
How do some people manage to have fun?
What relationship does the use of drugs and
alcohol have to our difficulties in having fun today?
What is the relationship between big occasions
and the experience of fun?
What is supposed to be fun? What fun is not
according to the author?
be supposed to do sth
(idm 习语) be expected or required to do
sth (by rules, custom, etc) 被期望或被要
求（按规则﹑ 惯例等）做某事:
You're supposed to pay the bill by Friday.
你最晚在星期五结清这笔帐.
They were supposed to be here an hour
ago. 他们应该在一小时以前到达这里.
2. flunk:
-- to fail, especially (in) a course or an exam
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The boy was upset because he flunked (in) an
English exam.
flunk out:
--to expel or be expelled from a school or
course because of work that does not meet
required standards因成绩不及格而被学校除
名；退学
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We didn’t flunk out, but our records weren’t so
good.
3. traipse:
-- to walk wearily疲惫地走; 拖着脚步走
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traipse around/through/across etc
I've been traipsing around the shops all
morning.
You will have to get used to a lot of people
traipsing in and out of your home...
Paraphrase -1
(Para. 9) One way was to step up the level of
danger…, no matter what, you would…
step up :to increase the amount of an activity or
the speed of a process in order to improve a
situation增加，加快
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Third, we must step up economic construction; that is,
we will step up the drive for China's four modernizations.
第三件事,要加紧经济建设,就是加紧四个现代化建设。
The health department is stepping up efforts to reduce
teenage smoking.
stepped-up security at airports
Paraphrase: In order to have a little fun under the
stress of modern life, people indulged themselves
even more intensively in dangerous adventures and
excessive sex, alcohol and drugs.
no matter what conj. 无论什么
Day in, day out, no matter what the
weather is like, she walks ten miles.
她不管天气如何, 每天总是不间断地步行十
英里。
No matter what the results of the
homemade gift look like, remember it's the
thought that counts.
不论自制礼物的结果看起来像什么, 心意才
是重要。
rough-and-ready
1. 潦草的;赶制的;只管快不管好的;不精美
但可用的
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Here is a rough-and-ready measurement.
But it was carried on in a somewhat roughand-ready fashion and the feelings of some
people were hurt -- this was not good.
但是在做法上有些粗糙，伤了一些人，这是不
好的。
2. 粗犷的;豪爽的
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He had a bluff, rough-and-ready face.
他的面容粗犷而干炼。
flick
V. ~ A (with B); ~ B (at A) strike (sb/sth) with a flick;
give a flick with (sth) （用某物）轻打（某人[某物]）:
 He flicked the horse with his whip/flicked his whip at the
horse. 他用鞭子轻轻抽马.
(phr v) flick sth away; flick sth from/off sth remove
sth with a flick 轻轻地拂去某物; 弹掉; 抖掉:
 The waiter flicked the crumbs off the table.
 服务员轻轻抖掉桌上的面包屑.
flick through (sth) turn over the pages (of a book, etc)
quickly, looking briefly at the contents 快速翻阅（书等）;
浏览:
 Sam flicked through a magazine while he waited.
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萨姆一边等着一边翻阅杂志.
4. epitome:
-- an ideal; a typical representation 缩影，典型，
化身
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The divisions we see in this school are the epitome of
those occurring throughout the whole country.
我们在这所学校中看到的各个部门是全国各校的缩影.
His father is the epitome of goodness.
She's the epitome of kindness.
她是仁慈的化身.
epitomize: v. to be an epitome of something
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He epitomizes the loving father.
她是典型的慈母.
She epitomizes all the good qualities of her family.
end up
-- to be in a particular situation, state, or place after a series
of events, especially when you did not plan it
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If you continue to steal you'll end up in prison.
你要是继续行窃终归得进监狱.
You could end up running this company if you play your cards
right.
你要是处理得当, 到头来这个公司能归你掌管.
end up doing sth
Most slimmers (减肥者) end up putting weight back on.
end up with
Anyone who swims in the river could end up with a
nasty stomach upset.
end up as
He could end up as President.
end up like
I don't want to end up like my parents.
Part II –an extended definition of “fun” by negation
1. What style does Jordan create and how does she
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create it?
What are some of the things that do not provide
fun according to Jordan?
How do some people manage to have fun?
What relationship does the use of drugs and
alcohol have to our difficulties in having fun today?
What is the relationship between big occasions
and the experience of fun?
What is supposed to be fun? What fun is not
according to the author?
1. What style does Jordan create and how
does she create it?
Jordan creates a very conversational
style by using “everybody,” “everything,”
“Golly gee,” “By Jove.”
2. What are some of the things that do not
provide fun according to Jordan?
Failing in a test, dirty bumpers, sticky
refrigerator doors are some of the things
that are not sources of fun.
3. How do some people manage to have
fun?
Some people resort to thrilling ways
such as adventures, immoral actions,
crimes or alcohol to have fun.
4. What relationship does the use of drugs
and alcohol have to our difficulties in
having fun today?
Today when people live under
unprecedented stress, they can hardly
relax and the monotonous routine work
is not exciting enough for them. Only
when they indulge themselves in drugs
and alcohol can they forget the worries
of the day and have a little fun.
5. What is the relationship between big
occasions and the experience of fun?
With high expectations for fun, people
are not content with the joy that big
occasions such as holidays, weddings or
birthdays bring them. To make up for
the inadequacy of fun and joy, they are
still expecting the next big occasion
which might bring them excitement.
6. What is supposed to be fun? What fun is
not according to the author?
Family outings, sex, education, work,
Walt Disney, church, staying fit…
Family outings to Disney World,
television commercials, big occasions
(Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter),
wedding day, honeymoon…
One more question:
In which paragraph does the writer switch
from an ironic to an affirmative view of
what fun can be?
A: Paragraph 12 is the turning point
where the writer switches from negation
to affirmation. With the last 3 paragraphs
presented mostly affirmative, the tone is
thus turned from irony to matter-offactness.
Part III –conclusion (Para. 12-15)
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4.
According to Jordan, how should we treat fun?
How does Jordan develop Paragraph 13?
What does “It may even come on a Tuesday” mean?
Why does Jordan use an anecdote to conclude her
essay?
5. Two simple, direct statements are used to begin and
end the essay. What is the effect of these statements?
6. An imaginary event is presented in Paragraph 8 and
a real event in Paragraph 14. What’s the function of
the narration of these two events?
7. What according to the author is fun?
5. damper:
-- (informal) something that stops an
occasion from being as enjoyable as it
was intended to be 扫兴
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The bad news put/cast/threw a damper
on the party.
Will the snow put a bit of a damper on your
hike (徒步旅行) plans?
Paraphrase -2
(Para. 13) The god of mirth is paying us back
for…
pay back 偿还; 报复; 报答
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I‘ll pay back the money you lent me next week.
下星期我把你借给我的钱还给你。
One day I' ll pay back that boy who broke my bike !
总有一天我得对弄坏我自行车的那个男孩报复一下
Paraphrase: We have long assumed that fun was
easy to have, but now we are paying a price for
that shallow-mindedness, i.e., our party is hardly
as much fun as it is intended to be.
6. blaspheme:
-- to swear; to use words which show a
lack of respect for God or religion
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The bank manager began to rage and
blaspheme (against) God.亵渎神的名
The spiritual leader charged that the film
blasphemed Islam.
7. malted milk:
-- a soluble powder made of dried milk, malted
barley, and wheat flour <美>麦乳精, 麦芽乳
8. chunky
(1) (of candy, etc. ) containing small, thick
pieces 含有大块水果等的
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chunky peanut butter; chunky soup
(2) (of a man) short and strong; stocky
敦实的，矮胖的
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A chunky man usually has a wide upper body and
looks strong.
9. scan:
(1) to examine (something) carefully, with the
eyes or with a machine, in order to obtain
information 细看
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She anxiously scanned the faces of the young men
leaving the train in the hope of finding her son.
(2) To scan a text can also mean to look
through it quickly in order to find a piece of
information that one wants or get a general
idea of what the text contains. 浏览
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Now, scan the newspaper article quickly and make a
note of the main points.
1. According to Jordan, how should we
treat fun?
We should treat fun respectfully. Fun is
not supposed to be everywhere. We
cannot easily get fun out of everything.
2. How does Jordan develop Paragraph 13?
To develop the idea, the author uses
definition: “it is a mystery,” and
comparison and contrast. Some
figurative techniques are employed to
further define what fun is, which include
the personification: “When fun comes in
on little dancing feet, you probably
won’t be expecting it” and simile; “It
cannot be caught like a virus. It cannot
be trapped like an animal.”
3. What does “It may even come on a
Tuesday” mean?
Tuesday is a workday, the day following
the blue Monday. It is commonly
regarded as an ordinary day when
everyone is supposed to do the routine
work. As a rule, no holidays, no big
occasions would take place on this day.
But if we treat fun properly, we can have
fun even on such an ordinary day.
Why does Jordan use an anecdote to
conclude her essay?
*anecdote n short, interesting or amusing
story about a real person or event 轶事, 逸闻
（关于真人真事的短小有趣的事
Here Jordan suggests that it is easier for
children to have fun than it is for grownups.
5. Two simple, direct statements are used
to begin and end the essay. What is the
effect of these statements?
Simple and direct as they are, the two
statements are effective enough to
convey the message that fun is a rare
jewel, but fun could also be easy to
have if we treat it properly.
6. An imaginary event is presented in Paragraph
8 and a real event in Paragraph 14. What’s
the function of the narration of these two
events?
In the imaginary event, the elaborate
preparation of the parents was wasted and
the child failed to have the expected fun
whereas in the real event, the simple childish
behavior gave the children the satisfaction and
joy. With a comparison of these events, the
author suggests that what is supposed to be
fun may not enable one to have a good time.
The simple joy of life is the real fun people are
seeking.
7. What according to the author is fun?
Fun, according to Jordan, is not a family
visit to Disney World; nor is it
celebrating big occasions.
Fun is simple pleasure in life which lies
rather in one’s work and the fulfillment
of one’s duty.
Text Comprehension -II.
1. T. Refer to Paragraph 7. People who
indulge themselves with fun-seeking take
their lives less seriously. They don’t care
about flunking test papers or dirty
bumpers; they just put a smile on their
faces when they meet with such
“trivialities.”
2. F. Refer to Paragraphs 11 and 12. Big
occasions like Christmas, wedding days,
and honeymoons are supposed to be fun;
however, they are not necessarily fun as
the author points out in Paragraph 12 that
“not much is (fun).”
3. T. The statement “It may even come
on a Tuesday” in Paragraph 13 suggests
that fun does not come from playing or
enjoying oneself on weekends but from
working and the fulfillment of one’s duty
during weekdays.
4. F. Jordan sounds a bit regretful when
saying that those days made her really
regretful that she had to grow up, but the
purpose of doing so is not to lament over
the passage of the innocent childhood
days. By doing so, she drives home
(makes clear) forcefully the essence of
fun.
Text comprehension -III.
1. Advertisements help to develop modern
people’s fun fetish by setting an example
for us to follow and showing how much
fun we can get from consuming all the
items being advertised.
2. Jordan was twelve at the time she
remembers having an especially wonderful
time. She had a fun night to look forward to
that day and she had lots of candies and
her friend kept imitating a sailor’s posture
and words. All these were simple forms of
fun yet keen to a girl of twelve. More
importantly, she was a simple, innocent girl
without a dulled (变迟钝的) and insatiable
(unsatisfied) appetite for fun; that is why
she could feel the fun of simple joys.
3. The author employs the technique of
negation – i.e., defining a term through
showing what it is not – in defining the
concept of fun.
Fun, according to Jordan, is not a family
visit to Disney World; nor is it celebrating
big occasions. Fun is simple pleasure in
life which lies rather in one’s work and
the fulfillment of one’s duty.
4. In more than one place in the essay
(Paragraphs 4 and 13), Jordan points out
that fun cannot be compared with duty
and morality. People should not be
obsessed with (使困扰) fun; instead they
should devote themselves to their work
and the fulfillment of their duties.
5. Open for discussion.
Text comprehension -IV.
1. In order to have a little fun under the
stress of modem life, people indulged
themselves even more intensively in
dangerous adventures and excessive sex,
alcohol and drugs.
2. We have long assumed that fun was
easy to have, but now we are paying a
price for that shallow-mindedness, i.e.,
our party is hardly as much fun as it is
intended to be.
Structural analysis of the text
Paragraph 12 is the turning point where
the writer switches from negation to
affirmation. With the last 3 paragraphs
presented mostly affirmative, the tone is
thus turned from irony to matter-offactness.
Rhetorical features of the text
Example of repetition: “Think of all the things
that got the reputation of being fun. Family
outings were supposed to be fun. Sex was
supposed to be fun. Education was supposed
to be fun. Work was supposed to be fun. Walt
Disney was supposed to be fun. Church was
supposed to be fun. Staying fit was supposed
to be fun” (Paragraph 6).
The pattern: “... was supposed to be fun;” It
shows how one might spare no efforts to find
fun in everything through enumeration as a
way of illustration.
Vocabulary exercises –I.
1. be morally too strict with ourselves to enjoy life
2. that made all other questions less significant
3. counting fun as the most important quality in
life
4. the best example of your fun world
5. like something negative that you can hardly get
rid of but might undermine the happiness of life
6. inflicting pains upon us as a means of revenge
Vocabulary exercises – II.
1. depression
3. blasphemy
5. regrettable
7. reverence
2.
4.
6.
8.
stick
damp
deserving
mirthful
Vocabulary exercises – III.
1. turn into
3. end up
5. pay ... back
2. occurred to
4. step up
6. look forward to
Vocabulary exercises – IV.
1. thrilled
3. depressed
5. generosity
2. insured
4. undeserved
6. benefits
Vocabulary exercises – V.
1. showed
3. fully explain
5. support
2. represents
4. challenged by
6. unhappy
Grammar exercises – I.
原因状语分句 (1)
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It was because he was ill that he didn’t go
with us. (语势最强，表人所不知的原因）
He cannot be tired, since he has walked only
half a mile.（表双方已知的事实或理由，不与so
连用）
As you are tired, you had better take a rest.
（语气较弱，较口语化，不与so连用）
It rained last night, for the ground is wet this
morning. （在逗号后往往表示补充解释或说明）
原因状语分句（2）
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Now that you are here, you’d better stay.
Considering (that) everybody is here, let’s begin
our discussion.
In view of our long-standing business relations,
we can consider a price reduction.
This book is different from that book in that this
one is about chemistry and that one about
history.
Being extremely selfish, Peter never cared for
other people’s interests.
1. Since everybody says Woody Alien’s latest film
is good, I think I’ll go and see it.
2. All of us were very excited because the
departure was approaching.
3. The excitement will be so great that nobody
will be able to sleep.
4. As Mr. Jordan liked Morocco very much when
he first went there, he wants to go there again.
5. This album of Bruce Springsteen sounds
exciting, so we are thinking of buying it.
6. My wife coughed a lot last night. As a result,
she is thinking of giving up smoking for a while.
Grammar: 目的状语从句
引导词：so that, in order that, lest, for fear that,
in case
1. 在so that，in order that从句中，常含有情态动
词can, could, may, might, will, would, should.
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They climbed higher in order that they might/could
get a better view.
2. 在lest, for fear that引导的从句中，多用虚拟语气。
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I hid the book lest/for fear that he (should) see it.
We talked in a low voice lest we should wake the
baby up.
Grammar: 结果状语从句 (1)
引导词：so…that, such a(n)…that, so,
so that, with the result that
So that前常有逗号，在非正式文体时，
that常省略。
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He went early, so that/so he got a good
seat.
She was so angry that she left the room
without saying a word.
Grammar: 结果状语从句 (2)
Such…that有四种形式
1) such +a(n)+(adj.)+可数名词单数+that
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It was such a lovely day that we went to the park.
2) such+(adj)+不可数名词单数+that
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It was such fine weather that we went picnicking.
3) such+(adj)+可数名词复数+that
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She told us such funny stories that we all laughed.
4)such+that
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His behavior was such that everyone disliked him.
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Such is human nature that he always wants
something better.
Grammar: 结果状语从句 (2)
由that引导
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There must be something wrong that he
hasn’t arrived yet.
Where were my eyes that I didn’t see you at
the party?
由with the result that 引导
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We missed the bus, with the result that we
were late for work.
Grammar exercises – II.
1. New investment has been made in order that
roads can be improved.
2. Being late, she took a taxi so as not to lose time.
3. Audiovisual equipment is often used for
language learning.
4. She never walked through the park for fear that
she might meet him again.
5. She decided to move to London so that she
could be near her child.
6. She’ll be at the airport in order to meet the new
tourist group.
7. Take your passport in case they ask for
identification.
8. She goes to work by bus to avoid using the car.
Grammar exercises – III.
1. So quickly did it all happen that I never got a
good look at his face.
2. He’s always in trouble because of his habitual
tardiness.
3. He picked up support from several minority
groups, thereby guaranteeing that he would win
the election.
4. They didn’t vote any funds for a new park, so
they couldn’t purchase any land.
5. They found him guilty for he had no convincing
explanation for his actions.
6. He went to a night school in order that he could
learn accounting.
Grammar exercises – IV.
1. such … that
3. in that
5. so ... that
2. thus
4. With
6. Owing to
Grammar exercises – V.
1. This machine is not supposed to make
noise.
He was supposed to be a college
graduate but he knew nothing of history.
2. I was having such a wonderful time
that I didn’t want to leave.
There was such a big line at the movie
that we had to wait before we could get
in.
Translation exercises –I.
1. It goes without saying (不用说，不言而喻)that
Shakespeare overshadows all the other
playwrights throughout the ages.
2. The Great Gatsby is commonly deemed (regard,
consider) as the epitome of the Jazz Age of the
last century in America.
3. It is advisable for you not to put a damper on
his enthusiasm to further his studies at Harvard.
4. Young people tend to make a fetish of
glamorous stars in sports and entertainment
circles.
5. They traipsed all the way to the People’s Square
for the celebrations of the National Day.
6. He does not deserve such severe punishment as
he has committed neither serious errors nor grave
crimes.
7. Every time I met him, he would talk a whole lot
of nonsense.
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Would 表示评论特有的行为，如
It would rain on the day we chose for a sporting
meeting!
8. He said that reputation is a trap into which many
people are ready to fall.
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fall into a trap/pitfall 堕入圈套，落入陷阱
Translation exercises – II.
有人认为，生活中乐趣胜过其他一切事情。他
们甚至从不考虑任何严肃的事，从来不对这种乐趣
是不是有道德、诚实或有必要这类问题提出疑问。
当然，许多事确实有乐趣。全家郊游有乐趣，打一
场篮球有乐趣，喝着咖啡聊天有乐趣。但是，如果
你把找乐子看成是生活中必不可少的东西的话，那
么，你必然会寻找越来越刺激的方法来提供乐趣，
其中一个典型的方法是不断提升危险或酗酒的程度，
以设法得到一点乐趣。你应该避免亵渎乐趣，否则，
过火的代价可能会是，不管你如何努力，就是没有
乐趣。所以，正确的方法是带着一份敬意来看待乐
趣，这样，你时常可以有一点新鲜的乐趣。
Exercises for integrated skills - Dictation
The first of April / is commonly known
as April Fools’ Day / and it’s a custom on
this day / to play a trick on a friend. / You
do this / by causing your friend to believe
something / that isn’t true. / If your friend
falls into the trap, / then he or she is an
April fool. / This strange custom has been
observed / by both children and adults for
centuries. / Its origin is uncertain / and
may once have been cruel. / But today the
tricks and practical jokes are harmless /
and played mostly for fun. /Usually these
jokes are played on friends and colleagues /
but sometimes they are played on a wider
scale. /One serious national newspaper /
reported on a new machine / to transport
passengers from London to Australia in ten
minutes, / Another published a four-page
survey of a nonexistent island in the Pacific.
/ And even on BBC television news / there
was an item / which showed a kind of an
Italian noodle / being harvested from trees.
II.
1. as
3. amount
5. relief
7. even
9. without
11. loss
13. what
2. which
4. less
6. nature
8. with
10. should
12. worth
14. provided
Key to Listening exercises -B
Number of private letter sent in UK per year
1900
1, 000 million
1930
3,000 million
1980
650 million
now
700 million
Letters written by 16- to 24-year-olds in UK
22%
thank-you letters
19%
sent to addresses abroad
12%
fan letters
29%
love letters
5%
letter to grandparents
Women write 20 personal letters per year, men write 10 per
year.
70% of all letters are connected with business.
Worldwide, more faxes are sent than telexes.
C. Answer the following questions.
1. Why do people still write letters, though
it’s easy to pick up the phone to get in
touch with someone?
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-- It’s much cheaper.
-- Many people prefer to compose their
thoughts and ideas in writing.
-- Letters can be kept and read again and again.
2. Why are business letters still being
written between companies, in spite of
the new technology of fax and electronic
mail?
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-- Letters enable business people to keep a
permanent record of transactions, and
positions.
-- A good-looking well-written letter is
appreciated by clients and a useful part of
marketing strategy in many companies.
3. In business, why has the number of
fax messages overtaken the number of
telex messages?
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-- A fax is cheaper to send.
-- A fax is much quicker to write and reply to
– you can handwrite a fax message if you’re
in a hurry.
-- A high-quality fax can look attractive and
contain illustrations or diagrams and even
photos: much more impressive than a scruffy
telex.
4. What is the main advantage of fax and
telex?
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-- Speed.
Text II The Age of Thrills
Questions for discussion
1. Our age, according to the author, is the age
of thrills. It generates many more thrills than
any of the previous ages did and people in our
age expect to be thrilled as continuously as
people in no other ages did. We have cinemas
running all day long, publishing houses pouring
out thousands upon thousands of thrillers every
day and various devices of excitements of speed.
We are by no means short of a diversity and
variety of thrills.
2. Happiness is not rooted in thrills, which
are merely amusements. Happiness chiefly
derives from affection for people and
interest in various objects in the external
world. It is the simple joy in life rather than
the thrilling experience that provides us
with happiness which is deep and lasting.
And those who are truly happy do not
depend on thrills for their happiness, for
thrills can only help to get rid of the feeling
of boredom.
3. Great books bring us exaltations while
thrilling books only excite our nerves
superficially; great books inspire
imagination and affection while thrilling
books can hardly do so. Great books can
help us to gain an insight into the reality,
into the essence of life, into the nature of
human beings and into the truth of the
universe while thrilling books can help us
to escape from reality and worries in life
for some time.
4. We, as human beings, can enjoy thrills
occasionally, for various forms of thrills can
serve as a kind of spice in life, but what is
important is that we should learn to derive
our pleasures from simple things in life so
as to feel truly happy. In addition, if we
learn how to bear a certain degree of
boredom, we may enjoy life more intensely.
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4.
A Change in Women’s Life (002.mp3)
The important change in women’s life-pattern has
only recently begun to have its full effect on
women’s economic position.
Even a few years ago most girls left school at the
first opportunity, and most of them took a full-time
job.
However, when they married, they usually left
work at once and never returned to it.
Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many
girls stay at school after that age, and though
women tend to marry younger, more married
women stay at work at least until shortly before
their first child is born.
5. Very many more afterwards return to fulltime or part-time work.
6. Such changes have led to a new
relationship in marriage, with the
husband accepting a greater share of the
duties and satisfactions of family life and
with both husband and wife sharing more
equally in providing the money, and
running the home, according to the
abilities and interests of each of them.
Dictation (textbook CD)
Rumor is the most primitive way of
spreading stories / by passing them on from
mouth to mouth. But civilized countries in
normal times / have better sources of news
than rumor. / They have radio, television, and
newspapers./ In times of stress and
confusion, however,/ rumor emerges and
becomes widespread. / At such times the
different kinds of news are in competition;/
the press, television, and radio versus the
grapevine (葡萄藤，秘密来源).
Rumors are often repeated / even by those
who do not believe the tales. / There is a fascination
(魔力，魅力) about them. / The reason is that the
cleverly designed rumor / gives expression to
something deep in the hearts of the victims;/ the
fears, suspicions, forbidden hopes,/ or daydreams
which they hesitate to voice directly. / Pessimistic
rumors about defeat and disasters / show that people
who repeat them are worried and anxious. /
Optimistic rumors about record production or peace /
are soon coming point to complacency (自满) or
confidence – / and often to overconfidence.
Writing assignment (6)
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Topic: Knowing something of everything Or
Knowing everything of something, which do
you prefer? State your viewpoint and write an
argumentation in about 200 words.
After the peer review, please submit the best
essay of your group on.