新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語4課文summary

新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語4課文summary新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語4課文summary新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語4課文summary資料僅供參考文件編號：2022年4月新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語4課文summary版本號：A修改號：1頁次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：Unit1reading2ifyouaskmeThisisaninformalandpersonalizedaccountofaneconomicgraduatewhogetsajobinapubforayearandthenhasanopportunitytobesuccessful(aluckybreak).Sinceherfamilycan’tsupporthertofurtherstudy,shehastowork.Shehasfinancialproblemsandfeelslonely.ShetellshertroublestoTony,aregularcustomerofthepub,whotalkstosomefriendsandgetsheraloantosetupabusiness.Withthishelpshehashermaster’sdegreeandherowncompany.however,unluckliy,Tonyisdisabledafteranaccidentandneedstherepaymentoftheloantoadapthishouseforhisdisability.ShepaybackTony’shelp,andTonythinksthatinvestinginpeoplegivesthebestreturnyoucaneverhopefor.Unit2reading1Readingisalife-changingactivity.Ithelpsusenteranewworldandliberateusfromtherealworldwecomefrom;itstimulatesouremotionsandallowsusenjoyandcelebratethevarietyanddifferencefrombooks;itaidsustogetoutofconfusioninamaterialworldandtodiscovertherealmeaningofthelife.Simplyput,booksaresupremelyinfluentialinthewaywelive.

Homerunbookmightbetheanswerforthebookthateveryoneshouldread.Itdescribesthefirstreadingexperiencethatinducessuchpleasureandsatisfactionthatyoucannotputitdownanditmayrangefromtheclassicstothemostrecent.Everyoneislookingfortheirownhomerunbooks.Andwhatisyours

Unit2reading2HenryMillerdepictsthestrugglehemadetoobtainbookswhenhewasyoung,andthenintroducesthereasonthatmakesabooklive---thatis,theenthusiasticrecommendationofonereadertoanother.Inhiseyes,booksareoneofthefewthingsmencherisheddeeply,butifyoulendittoothers,itmakesfriendsforyou.Hecontinuestosuggestthatthevastmajorityofbooksrepeatwhatotherssay,soreadaslittleaspossible.Hethenadvicessuchawaytotesthissuggestion---thatis,leaveabookalone,butthinkasintenselyaspossibleandifyoudecidetoread,observewithwhatextraordinaryacumenyoureaditandrealizethatverylittleofthebooksisreallynewtoyou.Unit3reading1Between1960and2010,therearetwoconstantfactors:theubiquitousjeansandtheriseandfallofhemlinesforwomen’sskirtsanddresses.JeanswereinventedbyLeviStraussinthemid-19thcenturyinAmerica.Butitsoonbecamepopularamongyoungpeople.Inlate1950s,itexporttoEuropeandAsia.Themostimportantdevelopmentinfashioninthe1960swastheminiskirtinventedbyMary,Quant.Hemlineswererelatedtotheeconomy.Whenevertheeconomicoutlookisunsettled,bothmenandwomentendtowearmoreconservativeclothes.Andastheeconomysituationchanged,timesawanumberofdifferentstyles.Sometimesthehemlinecanevenpredictedachangeinthemoodofthestockmarketlongbeforeitactuallyhappens.Anditwasprovedintheeconomiccrisisin2008.Duringthewholeperiod,fashionstyleshaverangedwidely.Buttheconstantfactorsoverthisperiodaredenimandhemlines.Unit3reading2Seaglassispopularamongthejewellerycollectorsforseveralreasons.First,thecreationofseaglassisaformofrecycling,wherenaturecompensatesforman’sfolly.Second,withhumanrecyclingratherthanhurlingitintothesea,seaglassbecomesrarerthandiamonds,itssupplyisindeclinewhileitsdemandisontherise.Thisleadstoitsboominthemarket.

Third,itseco-credentialslendseaglassfurtherappeal,asgoldextractiondamagestheenvironmentanddiamondindustryhasapoorhumanrightsrecord.Sothedesignerswouldliketoputseaglasstouse.

GinaCowenbecameaseaglassjewellerafterherstintsinjournalismandmusicmanagementinher20sand30s.Whileseaglassisdisappearing,sheisstillonthehunt.

GinaCowen’scollectionstartedinherwalkalongashinglebeachnearCapetown,SouthAfrica,whereshewasborn.Shehasseveralhuntinggrounds,SouthAfrica,Fiji,MajorcainSpain,andtheUK.ButherfavouriteoneisSeahamBeachintheUK.

HerdesignsweresoldatLiberty,London,butmostlyshesellsherjewellerytoprivatecustomers.Withthedeclineofseaglassinsupply,therehasarisenproblemofrevivingoldhabitsofdumpingglassintothesea.GinaCowenrefusestocondoneitandsheevenrejectstheideaofpolishingnewglasstomakeitlookold,asthereisastorybehindseaglass.

SofollowCowen’sexampleandsearchforglowingpebblesbeforetheyvanish.Unit4reading1Today,wearecaughtinthecreditcrunchbecausebankssettrapswhichappealtoourvanityandgreedandsometimestoourbasicneedforsurvival.Thebanksgiveafalsesenseofsuperioritytopeoplewithexclusivegoldcreditcardsinhard.Theytargetpeoplewhoarepronetoimpulse-buying,andpotentiallybadcreditrisks,temptedtospendmorethantheyhave,andliabletofallbehindwithrepayments.Theylureimpoverishedstudentswithunrealisticinterestrates.

Theychargepeoplewhogooverthelimittheexorbitantinterestbutomittotellthemtheinterestpaidisnotforthedebt,butfortheoverspendoftheoverdraft.Byattractinguswiththeirendlesspublicityforloansofmoney,thebanksearnmoney.

Sohowtogetourselvesoutofthetraps

Layoutallofyourcreditcardsinaline,takealargepairofscissorsandcutthemintosmallpieces.Thenthebankshavenopotentialtotemptmoneyawayfromyou.Unit4reading2What’sthekeytoWeddedbliss

Moneymatters.Marriageatitscoreisafinancialunion.Topreservetheirmaritalassetsandtheirunion,coupleshadbettersharesimilaroutlooksonmoneymattersor,attheveryleast,findsomemiddleground.Otherwise,moneywillbeahugefactorinbreakingupmarriages.

However,noteveryoneisluckytogetmarriedtoafinancialtwin.Tobecomemorecompatiblewiththeirsignificantotherandultimatelymoreprosperous,couplesneedfollowtheseguidelines:talkingandsharinggoals;runningahomelikeabusiness,thatis,makingabudgetandkeepingtrackofearnings,expensesanddebts,makingbigfinancialdecisionsandsettinggoalstogether;beingsupportiveofcareers;enjoying,butwithinreason;usingamediatorwhilehavingstrongyetdivergentopinions.Maintainingsomefinancialindependence;spendingtimeandmoneytogetherasakindofinvestmentinmarriage.Unit5reading1Researchershavefoundthatmengossipasmuchaswomenandmenspendmuchmoretimetalkingaboutthemselves.However,mendon’tadmittheygossip,insteadtheydefineitas‘’exchanginginformation’’.Thereasonwhyfemalegossipactuallysoundslikegossipisthatthereseemtobethreeprincipalfactorsinvolved.Firstly,thetonerule.Womenadoptatonewhichishighandquick,orsometimesastagewhisper,buealwayshighlyanimated,whilemengossipinthesameflat,unemotionalmannerasanyotherpieceofinformation.Secondly,thedetailedrule.Forwomen,adetailedspeculationaboutpossiblemotives,causesandoutcomesiscrucial.However,menfindallthisdetailboring,irrelevantandunmanly.Thirdly,thefreedbackrule.Femalelistenersarerequiredtobeatleastasanimatedandenthusiasticasspeakers.However,menwhorespondinsuchamannerwouldbeconsideredinappropriatelygirly,orevendisturbinglyeffeminate.Forthem,asuitableexpletiveisbettertoconveytheirsurprise.Unit5reading2Womenconstanlyhavetomakechoicesaboutdressandappearance,andeventhewaytheysigntheirnames,whichleadpeopletomakejudgmentsaboutthem.Awomanwithoutaparticularhairstyleisconsideredcarelessabouthowshelooksandcanbedisqualifi