* Nature has programmed us all with both physical and emotional needs.

18. (L. 26) pursuit: n. the act of looking for or trying to find

我们为追求幸福生活而努力工作。 (=We work hard in pursuit of happy life.)

* He exercises every day in pursuit of health.

Collocation:

daily pursuits 日常事务 educational pursuit 教育事业 pursuit of profit 追逐利润 in one’s pursuit of happiness 追求幸福

19. (L. 26) out of place: feeling uncomfortable or not suitable in a particular situation

* Your jokes are out of place on such a solemn occasion. 在正式的舞会上，我感到局促不安，很不自在。

(=At the formal party I felt very awkward and out of place.)

20. (L. 34) in contrast to: when a contrast is made to * In contrast to her sister, she is very tall.

(=In contrast to his brother, he is always considerate of others.)

21. (L. 35) consequence: n. a result of sth. that has happened

* Jimmy experienced severe headache as a consequence of heavy drinking the night

before. 这样一种错误可能导致灾难性的后果。

(=Such a mistake would perhaps lead to disastrous consequences.)

Collocation:

as a consequence 因而，结果 in consequence 因此，结果 in consequence of …的结果，因为…的缘故，由于 of consequence 有势力的，重要的 take the consequences 自食其果，承担责任

CF: effect, result & consequence

这三个词都是名词，都有“结果”之意。

effect表示由某种原因直接产生的某一结果或状况。

result表示某一事件的发生或某一行为所造成的结果，有“最终的结果”之意。

consequence表示由于逻辑推断得出的结果，或由于某种原因、一些必要的条件而造成的结

果。

(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.

1. The dilemmas that parents find themselves in today is a _______ of changes in society.

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(=consequence)

2. I tried to persuade him, but with little or no ______. (=effect)

3. One of the ______ of this illness is that you lose your hair. (=effects) 4. It represents the ______ of ten years’ labor. (=result)

5. The high level of unemployment has produced harmful social ______. (=consequences)

22. (L. 36) commercial:

1. n. an advertisement on TV or radio

* TV commercials today are more imaginative than they were 20 years ago. 2. adj. relating to business

* He left the commercial world to become a government official. 商业函件

(=commercial correspondence)

23. (L. 39) focus: v. concentrate (one’s attention, etc.) on (sth.); concentrate (on sth.)

(=You should focus your attention on your work.)

* The only way to attain your goals is to stay focused and work hard.

24. (L. 41) affluent: adj. rich enough to buy things for pleasure 自然资源丰富的土地

(=land affluent in natural resources)

* In an affluent society people can afford to strike a balance between work and life.

CF: rich, wealthy & affluent

这三个词都是形容词，都有“丰富”、“富有”之意。

rich意为“有钱的”、“富有的”，其程度超过正常需要的，语气强烈；形容人时，指拥有大量

金钱、财产，其引申义为“富于…”。例如：

* The rich get richer while the poor get poorer. 富人更富，穷人更穷。

wealthy指人、家庭或国家富有、安康、富裕；语气较缓，程度可大可小。尤指拥有大量财

产、财富。例如：

* Some wealthy people are likely to be philanthropists. 有些富人往往是慈善家。

affluent意为“富裕的”、“富足的”，尤指家庭和社会，在这一点上相当于wealthy，是较正式

用语。例如：

* It’s our duty to build an affluent and civilized society in the new century. 在新世纪建设一个富裕文明的社会是我们的义务。

25. (L. 43) genuine: adj. real, true

他真心诚意地愿意帮助我们。 (=He has a genuine desire to help us.)

* It appears to be genuine, but I have my suspicions about it.

CF: real, true & genuine

这三个词都是形容词，都有“真的”、“真正的”之意。 real普通用语，指真实的或与事实相符的。

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true强调客观事实与实际情况相符合，兼有real的含义。 genuine指真实性是有据可查的。

(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. It is _______ that the earth is round. (=true) 2. Is this a ______ Ming vase? (=genuine) 3. This is a story of ______ life. (=real) 4. A mirage is not a ______ object. (=real) 5. ______ silver (=genuine)

26. (L. 45) go through: experience (sth. difficult or unpleasant)

* He’s amazingly cheerful considering all that he’s gone through.

孩提时代, 他经历了一个又一个的艰难困苦。

(=When he was a child, he went through one hardship after another.)

(Directions:) Choose the appropriate translation for the expression “go through” in the following sentences.

A. 检查、审查、搜查 B. 完成、做完 C. 遭受、经历 D. 看完

D 1. How long will it take to go through the book?

C 2. I’m flattered that you went through all this trouble just for me. A 3.They went through our luggage at the customs.

B 4. With great concentration she went through the movements.

27. (L. 47) linger: vi.

1) last or continue for a long time

* Before leaving Suzhou, we took a last lingering look at the beautiful view. (=The beautiful melody is lingering in my mind.) 2) take a long time to leave or disappear

* He lingered outside the school after everybody else had gone home.

CF: stay, remain & linger

这三个词都是动词，都有“停留”、“逗留”之意。

stay是本组词中最普通的用语。或长期或短期，或永远或暂时地停留。例如：

* My car stays in the garage most of the week. 我的车子一周大部分时间都停放在车库里。

remain强调维持原来的状态，表示“逗留”时比stay更正式些。例如：

* Little of the original architecture remains. 原来的建筑现在留存很少了。

linger意思是“逗留”、“徘徊”，尤指迟迟不愿离开的样子。例如：

* He should have gone out, but lingered over his meal till it was too late to catch the train.

他本该出门了，可还慢腾腾地吃饭，以致来不及赶火车了。

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28. (L. 47) individual:

1. n. person considered separately from their society

个人权利

(=rights of individuals)

* The welfare of the individual is bound up with the welfare of the community.

2. adj. of or for one person

* A good coach knows how to take best advantage of the strength of each individual player on the team.

* She has her own individual way of walking.

29. (L. 52) tangible: adj. that can be clearly seen to exist; that you can touch and feel

* Tangible assets refer to those assets that have a physical form, such as machinery, buildings and land.

(=Sculpture is a tangible art form.)

N.B.: 该词的反义词为intangible。

Text B. Language Study

1. (para. 2) discount: n. amount of money which may be taken off the full price

* Traditional retailers who’ve opened cyber-stores may offer special discounts to online

shoppers. 尽管网上书店常有折扣，但不要期望能省多少。

(=Although online bookstores usually offer discounts, don't expect to save much.)

2. (para. 5) folk: n. people in general (You can refer to people as folk or folks.) * These are the folks from the local TV station. 他们结了婚，有了孩子，像其他人一样生活。

(=They got married and had kids and lived like other folks.)

3. (para. 5) get away with: do sth. wrong or risky without being caught or punished (In the text, it

means “do sth. without experiencing any problems or difficulties”)

* They claimed that they knew how to play the system and get away with it.

艾力克偷税漏税好些年，都没碰到麻烦。

(=Eric has been getting away with tax fraud for years.)

4. (para. 5) Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it. Paraphrase the sentence.

(=Only in America can a very rich person live like ordinary people without experiencing any problems.)

5. (para. 5) local: adj. of or for a particular place

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* The plane was to take off at 6 a.m. and land at 7 a.m. local time.

主办奥运会所需的四分之三的投资将由中央政府和当地政府承担。

(=Three-quarters of the investment needed to host the Olympics would be borne by central and local government.)

6. (para. 6) corporate: adj. relating to large companies

* The two companies decided to merge to take advantage of similarities in their

corporate cultures. 谷歌公司总部位于加州的山景城。

(=The corporate headquarters of Google Inc. is located in Mountain View, California.)

7. (para. 7) by all accounts: according to what everyone says

* The Chinese football team will play the Koreans tonight. It should be a match

worth watching, by all accounts. 大家都说汤姆是个很棒的老师。

(=Tom, by all accounts, is a superb teacher.)

8. (para. 7) blend: v. mix together

* The singer is known for blending Latin pop and American mainstream pop in her songs.

我们早饭吃什么？混合了香蕉、草莓、椰枣和芒果的水果布丁。

(=What do we have for breakfast? A fruit pudding of blended bananas, strawberries, dates and mangos.)

blend in/into: If sb. blends into a particular group or situation, or if they blend in, they seem

to belong there or are not noticeable, because their behavior is similar to that of the other people involved. (used in the patterns: blend in; blend into sth.; blend in with sth.)

* As a newly-appointed manager, he was not sure whether he could blend in. * The painter blended in with the crowd at the art sale.

他说的话坚定了我的信念，要和周围打成一片。

(=What he said reinforced my determination to blend in with my surroundings.)

9. (para. 7) By all accounts, he’s friendly, cheerful, a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in,

never flashy, never throwing his weight around.

Translate the sentence.

(=人人都说他为人友善，性情开朗，是个好邻居；他尽力与人们融洽相处，从不炫耀，也不盛气凌人。)

10. (para. 12) But one recent morning, The Richest Man in America did something that would

have made headlines anywhere in the world: He forgot his money.

Paraphrase the sentence.

(=But one recent morning, The Richest Man in America did something to people’s surprise that would appear as a piece of news: He forgot his money.)

11. (para. 14) But just how long Walton can hold firm to his folksy habits with celebrity hunters

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