Unit-13-Our-schedules-our-selves練習(xí)答案綜合教程三

Unit13OurSchedules,OurSelvesKeytotheExercisesTextcomprehensionI. Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatesthepurposeoftheessay. BII. Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1. T(RefertoParagraphs1,2and3.)2. F(RefertoParagraph3.Someofwhatfillsourdaysareonerousobligations,somearewonderfulopportunities,andmostfallinbetween.)3. T(RefertoParagraph4.)4. F(RefertoParagraph5.Whiledirectcommunicationcanloosenourschedulesincertaininstances[it'seasiertoshiftaroundanengagementonshortnotice],overalltheyfuelthetrendthateveryminutemustbeaccountedfor.)5. T(RefertoParagraphs12and13.)III. Answerthefollowingquestions.1. RefertoParagraphs2and3.Ourliveshavebeentoometiculouslymappedoutandfilledwithtoomanyordersandplans.Asthereistoomuchtodo,toomanyplacestobe,toomanythingshappeningtoofast,andnotimeforanidlemomentorareflectivepause,wearenotabletoenjoythebeautyoflife.Itseemsthatwearenotleadingourlives,butmerelyfollowingadizzyingtimetableofduties,commitments,demands,andoptions.2. RefertoParagraph4.Accordingtotheauthor,theaccelerationoftheglobalizedeconomy,andtheaccompanyingdeclineofpeoplehavinganykindofasayoverwagesandworkingconditions,isthechiefculprit.Poorpeopleorpeopleatthebottomofthesocio-economicladderfeelthepainmostsharply;theyoftenfeeloutofcontrolofeverythinghappeningtothem.However,evensuccessfulprofessionalsfeelthepressure.3.RefertoParagraphs5and6.Besidestheaccelerationoftheglobalizedeconomy,therearetwootherfactorsthatresultinoverschedulingourlife.Thefirstistheonslaughtofnewtechnology,whichpromisedtosetusfreebuthasinsteadratcheteduptherhythmsofeverydaylife.Andthesecondisourownhumandesireformorechoicesandnewexperiences.4.RefertoParagraphs7and8.Asthe24hoursallottedtouseachdayarefullybooked,somethingislostinourlife.Wedon'tjustrunintoafriendanymore;wecan'thappilysavoranexperiencebecauseourmindracestowardthenextplanonthecalendar.There'snotimeleftforthosemagic,spontaneousmomentsthatmakeusfeelmostalive.5. RefertoParagraphs9?3.Yes,wecangetourselvesfreefromtheburdenofschedules.AccordingtotheradicalBrazilianeducatorPauloFreire,"Wearebiggerthanourschedules."Andoneofthesolutionstheauthorproposesispolitical,ortoshortentheworkingweekasmanypoliticalactivistshavepressedfor.Theothersolutionispersonal.Theauthorsuggeststhatwesometimesshuckschedulesandscrapplansforspontaneousmoments.IV. Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.1. Newtechnologyhasarrivedinanexplosivemannerandproducedasignificantimpactonourwayoflife.Itshouldhavesavedusfromroutine,asitenablesustodoourworkmoreefficiently,butinfactithassubjectedusevenmoretoplans,asithasmadeschedulingeasier.2. Ourlifehasbeenfilledupwithplans,sofullthatwehavelostoursparetimeandthechanceforanynaturalandspontaneousactivities.Ourlife,therefore,seemsboringandmeaningless.3. Besuretosetasidesomefreemoments,hoursorevendays,andyoumustnotbetemptedtofillthemwithanyappointments.StructuralanalysisofthetextInthetwotransitionalparagraphs(Paragraphs9and10)theauthornotonlyrevealshisopiniononthisproblem--"Wearebiggerthanourschedules,"butalsobringsustohissuggestedsolutionwhichispresentedinthelastpartoftheessay.RhetoricalfeaturesofthetextDeterminedandsternlyfocused,wemarchthrougheachdayobeyingtheordersofourcalendars.(Paragraph2)Theidlemoment,thereflectivepause,serendipityofanysorthavenoplaceinourplans.(Paragraph2)virtualslavestotheirschedules(Paragraph3)onerousobligations(Paragraph3)butmerelyfollowingadizzyingtimetableofduties(Paragraph3)feelthepinch(Paragraph4)Cellphones,e-mail,andlaptopcomputersinstillexpectationsofinstantaneousaction.(Paragraph5)theyfuelthetrendthateveryminutemustbeaccountedfor(Paragraph5)Youcan'thappilysavoranexperiencebecauseyourmindracestowardthenextoneonthecalendar.(Paragraph7)feelhemmedinbyourschedules(Paragraph11)VocabularyexercisesI. Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.1.leave;skip2.plannedindetail3.experiencehardship4.withlittletimeforpreparation5.fromtheverybeginningII. Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordtakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform.1.onerous 2.recourse1.themselves 2./,/,/3.himself 4.yourselves5.herself 6.yourself7./ 8./VI. Makesentencesofyourownafterthesentencesgivenbelow,keepingtheitalicizedpartsinyoursentences.1. e.g.Heisnotfindingfaultwithyou,butmerelygivingyouapieceofadvice.2. e.g.Sofarnocurehasbeenfoundforcancer,despitewhatthemedicalresearchershavebeendoingovertheyears.TranslationexercisesI. TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1. 片刻閑暇、駐足反思、任何奇遇——在我們的計(jì)劃中都沒有立足之地。2. 一天中僅有的意外竟然是晚上倒頭睡覺之前才突然想起我們計(jì)劃了的事不知道是不是真的全部做好了。3. 經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化的加速發(fā)展，以及隨之而來人們對薪酬、工作條件話語權(quán)的喪失，是造成這一切的罪魁禍?zhǔn)住?. 但是，即使是成功的專業(yè)人士，那些似乎完全掌握自己命運(yùn)的人，也會為其所苦。II. TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandphrasesgiveninbrackets.1. Ifnegotiationsshouldfail,hislastrecoursewasthelaw.2. Insuchaconfinedspaceasatraincompartment,Ifeelhemmedin.3. Astheyhaverefusedaclosercooperation,thewholeideahasfallenthrough.4. Theambitiousyoungmanwishestocarveoutacareerforhimselfinthiscityfullofopportunities.5. Thestudentsarecrammingfortheirfinalexaminations.6. Thepoet'swhimsandfanciesdefyrationalexplanation.7. Takingpianolessonstwiceaweekplustherequiredpracticecanhardlyfitintoheralreadyfullschedule.8. Asthestoryunfolds,therelationshipsbetweenthemaincharactersbecomemoreandmorecomplicated.III. TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese.目前，生活的重?fù)?dān)束縛和壓倒了許多人。幾乎每天，他們都有無數(shù)的事情要處理。工作，工作，沒完沒了的工作。他們永遠(yuǎn)不能按自己的意愿去安排工作，而是被工作，被各種各樣周而復(fù)始的事情驅(qū)趕著。他們早上起身時已經(jīng)將一天排得滿滿當(dāng)當(dāng)。他們事先把自己的時間安排得毫無插針的間隙，根本沒有休閑娛樂的時間。人們?yōu)楹螢槭滤勰?？個中原因紛繁，其中之一是科技的新發(fā)展?？萍荚咀屓藗兛吹将@得更多自由的可能，實(shí)際上卻大大束縛了我們，因?yàn)槭謾C(jī)、電子郵件、手提電腦這些科技新玩意催著人們立即作出回應(yīng)。人們應(yīng)該盡量擺脫那張令人頭昏目眩的時間表的影響，在工作和生活中獲得自由度。為什么呢？因?yàn)槿藗冃枰e暇，需要時常停下來想一想，以滋養(yǎng)自己的靈魂。人們需要品味人生經(jīng)歷，從平靜地回味往昔、愉悅地展望未來中獲得快樂，而這一切只能在身心松弛的時候才能做到。ExercisesforintegratedskillsI. DictationscriptHowisitthathardworkandgreaterefficiency/donotnecessarilyresultinasenseofachievement?/Socialscientistsdrawacrucialdistinction/betweentwowordsoftenusedassynonyms:/"efficient"and"effective"./"Efficient"emphasizesthemeansofproduction,/thedegreeofeconomywithwhichitiscarriedout,/while"effective"focusesontheresultorpurpose/forwhichtheactivityiscarriedout.Itisnotedthat/byusingaminimumamountofenergyandtime,/wecanbeveryefficient/inperformingacertaintask./Yetourworkisactuallyeffective/onlywhenitcontributestoourgoals./Trueeffectivenessisnotamatterofdoingthingsright/butofdoingtherightthings,/andweshouldn'tlettheapparentsuccessofbeingmoreefficient/maskthemistakeofperforminganactivity/thatisnotimportant.II. FillineachblankinthepassagebelowwithONEwordyouthinkappropriate.(1)however (2)out(3)defined (4)difficult/hard(5)First (6)yourself(7)which/that (8)to(9)involves (10)are(11)appeals (12)don'tCulturalBackgroundWaldenPondWaldenPondisa\o"Lake"lakelocatedin\o"Concord,Massachusetts"Concord,Massachusetts,intheUnitedStates.Thewriter,\o"Transcendentalist"transcendentalist,andphilosopher\o"HenryDavidThoreau"HenryDavidThoreaulivedontheshoresofthepondfortwoyearsstartinginthesummerof1845.Hisaccountoftheexperiencewasrecordedin\o"Walden;or,LifeintheWoods"Walden;or,LifeintheWoods,andmadethespotfamous.“IwenttothewoodsbecauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,tofrontonlytheessentialfactsoflife,andseeifIcouldnotlearnwhatithadtoteach,andnot,whenIcametodie,discoverthatIhadnotlived.Ididnotwishtolivewhatwasnotlife,livingissodear;nordidIwishtopracticeresignation,unlessitwasquitenecessary.Iwantedtolivedeepandsuckoutallthemarrowoflife.”(fromHenryDavidThoreau,\o"Walden"Walden,“WhereILived,andWhatILivedFor”)NowtheWaldenPondhastheculturalembodimentofleavingthebusycitylifeandimmersionintothenaturesoastopursueone’sownself.TextIOurSchedules,OurSelvesJayWalljasperGlobalReadingI.TextAnalysisAlltheeffortswemakeinoursociallifemayleadtotheultimatepurposeofseekinghappiness.Yetinmodernworldpeoplearesodriftedbytheirbusyschedulesthatwemayonedayfindoutthatwehavebeenfarawayfromouroriginaltarget.Thistextiswrittenfromthosewhomightgetlostduringourlongjourneyofstruggle.Welearnfromthetextthattheproblemofoverschedulinghasthreemaincauses,whichareeconomiccause,technologicalcauseand,themostimportant,psychologicalcause.Allthesecauses,whenworkingtogether,makeustheslavesofourownschedulesandloseourfunindoingthings.Besidesthismacroscopicchangeinourvaluejudgment,itisalsonecessarytoseekhelpfromoutsideeffortssuchasexpandingvacationtimeandshorteningtheworkweek.Another,whichismoreimportantandmoredifficulttoachieve,istoadoptanewperspectiveoftime.Onlythroughthiscanwebebacktoouroriginaljourneytopursuehappiness.II.StructuralAnalysisIntermsoforganization,thearticleclearlyfallsintofourmainparts:Thefirstpart(Paragraphs1-3)introducesthefactthatmostAmericanshavebecometheslavesoftheirschedules.Thesecondpart(Paragraphs4-6)liststhethreemajorcausesofoverscheduling,namely,economiccause,technologicalcauseandpsychologicalcauses.Thethirdpart(Paragraphs7-10)tellsusthebadeffectofoverscheduling:itdeprivesusofthefunoflifeanditalsorevealstheauthor’sopiniononthisproblem—“Wearebiggerthanourschedules”.Thispartalsobringsustohissuggestedsolutiontothisprobleminthelastpartoftheessay.Thefourthpart(Paragraphs11-14)suggeststhepoliticalsolutionwhichconsistsofmainlytheoutsideeffortsaswellasourownpsychologicaladjustment.ThetransitionalparagraphsofthistextisParagraph9and10wheretheauthornotonlyrevealshisopiniono