1、5. we have only to persevere to conquer.we will win as long as we hold on to the end. Unit 21. The phrase “personal space” has a quaint, seventies ring to it.The phrase “personal space” has an odd touch that was characteristic of the 1970s. 2. T-shirt weather can make proximity more alluring (or muc
2、h, or less).In hot summer days, people can be drawn to each other, especially to the opposite sex (or feel disgusted with the closeness of others.)3. The logistics of it vary according to geography.People in different regions are given different sizes of personal space.4. individuals routinely comma
3、ndeer booths and sets of facing seats meant for foursomes.it is quite common that one person occupies a booth and a set of facing seats designed for four people.5. Even the focus of science these days is micro, not macro.Even science focuses on the intra-personal, inner world rather than the interpe
4、rsonal, outer society these days.6. In the same way that the breeze from a butterflys wings in Japan may eventually produce a tidal in California, I have decided to expand the contracting boundaries of personal space.Because the initial invasion of personal space can cause a chain of reactions, whic
5、h may bring about a catastrophic consequence, as the breeze from a butterflys wings in Japan, if it initiates a chain of waves, may eventually produce a tidal wave in California, I have decided to enlarge the shrinking personal space.Unit 31. Given the relatively few restrictions governing access an
6、d usage, it is the communications modal equivalent of international waters.As there are relatively few restrictions for reaching and using the Internet, communications via the Internet are comparable to traveling through the international waterways.2. But much less widely reported has been the notio
7、n that the Internet may be responsible for furthering the fragmentation of society by alienating its individual users.A lot of people talk about the “new information age”, but not so many people are acquainted with the idea that the Internet separates people from each other and fragments society fur
8、ther as a result.3. It seems to me that we are a society that values immediate gratification above all else, and what better place to achieve it than in cyberspace, where the cyber-world is your cyber-oyster.I think that in our society the top priority is given to the satisfaction of ones immediate
9、needs. The Internet is the best tool for this purpose, for on the Internet one can do whatever he likes to.Unit 41. It was therefore left to Yamahata to record, methodically and, as it happens, with a great and simple artistry the effects .The responsibility was therefore placed on Yamahatas shoulde
10、rs to record the effects systematically and incidentally with a great and simple artistry.2. That absence, even more than wreckage, contains the heart of the matter.That vanished city rather than its remains represents the true measure of the event.3. In the photographs, Nagasaki comes into its own.
11、In the photographs, Nagasaki regains its own status.4. the human imagination had stumbled to exhaustion in the wreckage of the first ruined city without reaching even the outskirts of the second. the human imagination had been exhausted and stopped at the wreckage of the first ruined city and failed
12、 to reach even the outskirts of Nagasaki.5. we seem to need, in addition, some other picture to counterpoise against ruined Nagasaki . apart from the pictures of Nagasaki we seen to need some other picture to inspire in us a hope of life to counterbalance the sense of doom suggested by the ruined Na
13、gasakiUnit 51. Slowly, it planned across the tapestry of friendshipSlowly, the movie gave a panoramic picture of friendship2. This wasnt just another binge of trendiness, but a kind of cinema verite.This was not simply a shift from one fashion to another, but a truthful description of friendship.3.
14、Well, that duality must have been mortally wounded in some shoot- out at the Youre OK, Im OK Corral.The two sides must have been mortally wounded in the OK Corral gunfight.4. Buddies hang tough together; friends hang onto each other.Buddies hold on together in face of adversity; friends cling tightl
15、y to each other for emotional support.Unit 61. July 4 is one of the times when the American in me feels a twinge of unease about the great lacunae in our childrens understanding of who they are and is prompted to try to fill the gaps.July 4 is one of the times I, as a native American, feel instincti
16、vely uneasy about the great gaps in our childrens understanding of their American identity, and thus I am motivated to do something to fill the gaps.2. And our physical separation from our native land is not much of an issue.And living away from our native country does not matter much (in our childr
17、ens acquisition of our native language).3. In my day little French kids looked like nothing other than little French kidsWhen I lived in France as an expatriated child, the French kids were dressed in the unique French style, thus looking quite different from their counterparts in other countries.4.
18、 That experience no longer seems possible in Western countries a sad development, in my view.Full immersion in a truly foreign world no longer seems possible in Western countries, and I think this is a deplorable impact of globalization upon the growth of children in a foreign country.Unit 71. He wa
19、s almost innocent of any sense of responsibility. He almost had no sense of responsibility.2. He wrote begging letters by the score, sometimes groveling without shame, at others loftily offering his intended benefactor the privilege of contributing to his support, and being mortally offended of the
20、recipient declined the honor. He wrote a large number of letters to his patron without shame, begging for money. But in a manner that it seemed a great honor for the patron to be offered the chance support him. Thats why he would be greatly offended if the patron refused to tale the honor.3.He would
21、 pull endless wires in order to meet some man who admired his work and was able and anxious to be of use to him. he would use the influences from as many people as possible to meet his admirer who was readily useful to him.4.Is it any wonder he had no time to be a man? Wagner was such a miraculous m
22、onster, is it any wonder that he didnt behave like a normal human being in this world?Unit81.“Yes, down,”he says.“Yes, Im going down,” he says.(Literally, he means that he is going down with the bed ,but metaphorically he means that his physical condition is going from bad to worse.2.It is a sound y
23、ou have never heard. It is something new under the sun. It could cure cancer.And then he laughs. The wild, relaxed laughter is a totally new sound in the world that you have never heard. The laughter could cure cancer.3.She looks over at me shaking her head and making her mouth go.The aide looks ove
24、r at me, shaking her head to express her frustration and pursing her lips to signal her annoyance, I understand that we are to cooperate.Unit91. he couldnt stand not being a part of our school. He wanted very much to be a teacher of our school.2. we found a kinship we found a strong connection betwe
25、en.3. Isupported myself by sweeping foot floors of off-Broadway stages I supported myself by sweeping floors of off-broadway stages before there was any new role of me to play.4.He was still living in a world vibrant with all of the beautiful treasures he has stored he was still living in a world th
26、at was exciting and lively because of all the beautiful poems he had memorized.Unit 101. Urban life, during the hours when they reign, is urbane. Rats make city life orderly and courteous when they dominate the city deep at night.2. City dwellers take the city with them to the country, for they will
27、 not live without is pamperings. City dwellers create all kinds of fashion in the country, for they will not live without these fashionable things.3. These windows are a scandal because they endanger the lives of office workers in case of fire. These windows are disgraceful because they put the live
28、s of office workers in danger if a fire should occur.4. No true sense of the rhythms of the seasons is to be had from a lawn in the backyard and a few spindly trees struggling to survive. a lawn in the backyard and a few spindle-shaped trees struggling for life are not enough to give the dweller any
29、 true sense of the season changes.Unit 111.Nothing remains of it but memories and a fringe of dwelling houses on its outskirts.Except for some dwelling houses on its suburbs, San Francisco has almost completely disappeared from the world and only remains in peoples memories.1. There was no withstand
30、ing the onrush of the flames.Nothing could stop the advancement of the flames.2. An enumeration of the deeds of heroism would stock a library and bankrupt the Carnegie medal fund. The courageous and brave deeds in the firefighting would fill up a library if related in writing and exhaust the Carnegie medal fund i
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