resist the temptation of buying things that she could actually live without.)
Did the author think it easy for people to give up impulse buying? (= According to this sentence, she finds it sometimes difficult to find the determination and courage to give up impulse buying.)
9) (LL90-92) It is a world of illusion, this shopping merry-go-round we
ride, but with all the action and excitement, it is sometimes hard to find the resolve and the courage to dismount. 3
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What does the author want to imply with the phrase “this shopping merry-go-round”?
(=\round” is a favorite for kids. Here the author is comparing adults to children when they lose senses in face of the temptation of shopping and their desires. )
Translate this sentence into Chinese.
(=我们乘坐的这只购物旋转木马，其实是一个幻觉世界，但由于它不停地旋转并
富有刺激性，有时我们很难找到决心和勇气从木马上下来。) 2. Words and Expressions
1) strip: v. remove all excess detail from
*His book aims to strip away the lies surrounding the life and death of Robert Kennedy.
Collocations:
strip down to sth. 精炼，简化至
*The climbers were stripped down to their basic outfit in order to ensure a perfect performance.
strip sb. of sth. 剥夺
*The court found him guilty, and he was stripped of his rank. strip sth. off sth. 脱掉，剥掉
*The soldiers stripped off their clothes and jumped into the lake to save the drowning child.
cf. strip,divest,denude & bare
这些动词表示脱去某人或某物的衣物，外皮或使某人或某物失去财产或特 点。
strip 指常表示有力或突然地剥去或撕去 divest 指通常表示指定地剥夺，如职位或其象征 denude 指去掉通常或自然的外表 bare 暗指揭开外表使暴露于视觉
(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.
1. At the end of the ball, all gentlemen had ______ to their shirts.(= stripped)
2. Bystanders _____ their heads as the funeral procession passed. 4
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3. Construction began only after the site had been _____ of trees.(= denuded)
4. All men have certain inherent rights, of which they cannot by any compact, ____ their posterity. (=divest)
2) bare: a. 1.mere
(=*If you ask her about herself, she gives only the barest of details.)
该提案仅以勉勉强强的多数票通过。
(=The proposal was approached by a bare majority.) 2. without clothing, covering, protection, or decoration *hills bare of vegetation Collocations: lay bare 揭发，揭露 bare-faced 无耻的，公然的
a bare possibility 绝无仅有的可能性 fight with bare hands 赤手而战 3) simplicity n.
1. Absence of affectation or pretense.
(=Her clothes were characterized by their simplicity and good taste.) 2. The property, condition, or quality of being simple or uncombined
*One of Einstein’s greatness is that he understood the simplicity of the universe.
4) It turns out that...: It happens that...
*It turned out that Ann was a courageous girl who would not abandon her quest for the truth.
*他为自己的考试结果担心了好久，结果居然很好。
(=Worried as he was about the test result, it turned out to be satisfactory.)
Collocations: 5
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*Our new factory is turning out large quantities of goods. turn sb. out 驱逐，使放弃
*Strong competition turns him out of his job. *他因为交不起房租被赶了出来。
(= He was turned out of the house for he couldn’t pay the rent.) 5) restrict : v. keep within limits
*Discussion at the meeting was restricted to the agenda. *在高楼林立的地区，车速限制为每小时30公里。
(= We are restricted to a speed of 30 miles an hour in built-up areas.)
*在贵国酒的消费是否受法律限制,
(=Is the consumption of alcohol restricted by law in your country?)
cf. limit, confine & restrict 这些动词均有“限制，限定”之意。
limit 一般指事先确定空间、时间或数量的极限，一旦超越限度，就会造成不 良结果。当然也可指不事先规定，而且自然的或固有的界限。 confine 强调施加不可逾越的限制，有时暗示束缚、囚禁。 restrict 指把某人或物限制在一定范围之内。
(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form
where necessary.
1. The Olympic spirit is encouraging athletes to break the _____ of our
physical power. (= limit)
2. Any soldier who deserves his post will be _____ to quarters. (= confined)
3. I ____ myself to two cigarettes a day. (= restrict) 6) trade vt. exchange
I’ll trade you some of my chocolate for some of your ice cream. Collocations:
trade sth. for sth. 交换，交易 *那男孩用他的刀子换了个板球棒。
(=The boy traded his knife for a cricket bat.) trade sth. in 折价购买
他以旧车折价买了一部新款车。
(=He traded in his old car for a new model.)