90.The government is committed to accelerating economic growth 91. These forces that stand in the way of globalization

Unit 5

Text A

Text oganization 1. P147 Parts Part One Part Two Paragraphs Paras 1 Paras 2-3 Main Ideas It is no easy to judge people, for they aren’t always what they appear to be Kind and gentle, Edward Burton, a wealthy merchant, appeared as if he could not bear to hurt a fly. Part Three Paras 4-51 History of globalization and its recent trends and future prospects

sections section One section Two Paragraphs Paras 4-16 Main Ideas What Edward knew about Lenny Paras 17-31 How Edward responded to Lenny’s request section Three Paras 32-51 How Edward, a “kind” gentleman, handled a friend in desperate need of help Vocabulary P150 I

1) In a way 2) in accordance with 3) vacancy 4) in good

condition 5) transparent 6) rub 7) spicy 8) hitherto

9) with (a) bad grace 10) instinct 11) pawned 12) current 2.

1) turned up 2) will stick to 3) brought back 4)go about 5) driving at 6) put away 7) over 8) took aback 3.

1) has a very weak constitution --- she may not be able to survive the operation. 2) was taken aback by the insurance company’s rejection of my compensation claim

3) was something of a surprise when we ran into each other in a place like that.

4) needs trimming/ to be trimmed ---it’s getting too long. 5) are often deceptive 4.

1) Oddly enough /went broke /wrinkled / he had gone all to pieces 2) definite / is capable of /her vanity 3) too mild / sipping / stroke

II. Usage

1. Except for 2. except that 3. except 4. except when 5. except to 6. except what 7. except where 8. except that

III. P155 vocabulary spelling AmE BrE AmE BrE apartment flat favorable favourable can tin paralyze paralyse candy sweets labor labour elevator lift meter metre faculty staff (of a catalog catalogue university) first ground floor leveling levelling floor gas, petrol theater theatre gasoline mail post defense defence railroad railway plow plough pants trousers program programme subway tube, underground practice practise (v.) corn store maize shop characterize tire characterise tyre (on a car) Comprehensive exercises I. Cloze P155 1.

1. insane 2. current 3. candid 4. capable 5. was taken aback

6. in good condition 7. constitution 8. go all to pieces 9. gone broke

10. vacancy 11. mild 12. deceptive

2. P156

1. suspected 2. pleading 3. confirmed 4. stunned 5. lucrative

6. jewellery 7. wealthy 8. urge 9. spell 10. arrested

II. Translation P156 1. 1) I have an instinct that Henry will seek to join the expedition, because he is something of an adventurer.

2) He is capable of sticking to the task at hand, even if he is exposed to noises.

3) The trademark was registered in accordance with the laws hitherto in force.

4) Oddly enough, many people volunteered to help organize the meeting, but only a few turned up.

5) The teacher’s affectionate words, along with his candid comments, changed the way Mike perceived the society and himself.

2. P157

For my own part, I find that appearances are all too often deceptive. For instance, you might be wrong if you judged by appearances only people like Edward Hyde Burton. In appearance, he seemed a man all of a piece. He was a tiny little fellow with white hair and mild blue eyes, gentle and candid. Nevertheless, he turned out to be very cruel. He insulted and fooled Lenny who was down and out and made him commit himself to an insane venture. What was still more surprising was that he was completely indifferent to Lenny’s death. Without doubt, Burton was a man with a heart of stone.

Key to Unit6, Book4 “The Pace of Life”

Text Organization 1 Part One Paras. 1-11

The author gives three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today.

Part Two Paras. 12-18

Not everyone is time-stressed, and in the case of Americans they have actually gained more free time in the past decade. Part Three Paras. 19-23

The perception of time famine has triggered a variety of reactions.

Part Four Paras. 24-28

The author pins down the crux(症结) of the problem and puts forward a remedy for the stress we feel.

Text Organization 2

2) The aircraft creates a high demand for time-consuming journeys that we never dreamed of.

3) The washing machine, contrary to our expectations, multiplies the hours spent on washing and ironing.

4) Instead of making our lives easier, technology goes so far as to cram extra work into our leisure time.

5) Technology produces the new burden of dealing with faxes,

e-mails and voicemails.

6) Technology eats further into our time by forcing us to handle software glitches on computers and filling our heads with useless information from the Internet.

Vocabulary 1 P180

1) appliances 2) comparative 3) multiply 4) distribution 5) prosperity 6) decorate 7) famine 8) large quantities of/ a large quantity of 9) streamline 10) fax 11) pointed the way to 12) bewildered

Vocabulary 2

1) eat into 2) cling to 3) stand out/ stood out 4) wears away 5) set about 6) switch off 7) will be turned loose 8) poured in

Vocabulary 3

1) is forecast to be below average next year, which at the moment is 4 percent.

2) to enter the building and find the baby girl proved futile as rescuers were driven out by the heat and flames.