E時代高職英語-綜合教程（3） 第五單元

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6Whichofthefollowingfactorswillaffectyoutochooseacitytoliveinaftergraduation?Giveyouranswersandtalkaboutthereasonswithyourpartners.1

1citysize

2airquality

3neartofamilyandfriends

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5employmentopportunities

6climate

7educationsystem

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9housingexpenses

10publictransportationoptionsDoyouwanttoliveinabigcityaftergraduation?WatchthevideoandlisttheadvantagesandthedisadvantagesoflivingintheNewYorkCity.2Theadvantages:e.g.Therearealotofopportunities.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thedisadvantages:e.g.Thehousingexpensesareveryhigh.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Wheredoyouwanttoliveaftergraduation?Abigcityorasmallcity?Why?Discussthesequestionswithyourpartners.3Lead-inListening＆SpeakingPart

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6Listentothedialoguesandfillintheblanks.1WordsandExpressionsapartment公寓lease租約；租期deposit押金；保證金recall回憶；回想settledown定居bustle忙忙碌碌Dialogue1J:Doyouhaveanyotherproblemsaboutthisapartment?M:Oh,noproblem.Thisapartmentis___________.J:Great.Nowwecansigntheleasenow.Weusuallyonlysignoneyearlease.Canyou_________that?M:That’sOK.Justletmelookatitquickly.J:Of___________.M:Lookslikeastandardlease.J:Yeah,anddon’t___________aboutthedeposit.Ifeverythingisallrightwhenyoumoveout,youwillgetitback.M:OK.Great.Justsignandwritethedatehere?J:Yes.Thanks.Youcan___________inyourstufftomorrow.M:Wonderful.perfectcourse

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acceptDialogue2A:Howtimeflies!Wehavebeeninthiscityforalmost4years.B:Yes,Icanstillrecallthedayswhenwewereallat___________.A:Yeah,itfeelslikeyesterday.NowI’malmostsettleddown.We’replanningtobuyanapartmenthere.B:Congratulations!ButI’mgoingto___________thecitysoon.A:Why?Isyourcompanygoingtomovetoothercities?B:No,I’mplanningtoquitthisjobandgobacktoworkinmy____________.A:Whyisthat?B:Well,Istillcan’tadjusttothefastpaceofcitylife.A:Yeah,thehustleandbustleisreallydifficulttohandle.B:That’sright.Iworkextremely_______,andtrymybesttoadapttothelifestylehere,butIdon’tfeelanysenseofbelonginghere.A:Iunderstandyourfeelings.You’llfeelmuchbetterwithyour___________around.B:Yeah,Ithinkso.collegeleavehometownhardfamilyListentothedialoguesagainandcheckyouranswers,andthenmakeadialogueaccordingtothesituationgivenbelow.Thefollowingsentencepatternsareforyourreference.2Situation:Yougotajobinabigcity.Youhavetorentanapartmenttoliveinthecity.Nowtherentalagentisshowingyoutheapartment.Listentothedialoguesagainandcheckyouranswers,andthenmakeadialogueaccordingtothesituationgivenbelow.Thefollowingsentencepatternsareforyourreference.2*Thisplaceisnearthesubwaystation.*Theroomis...*Livinginabetterplacewillmakeyoufeel…*DoIneedtopayadepositbeforerentingtheapartment?*Therentistooexpensive/reasonable.*Thisroomhasabigwindow.*Afteradayofhardwork,youcanrelaxonthislarge,softbed.*Icaninvitefriendstomyplaceforparties.*Mylifeinthecitywillstartfromthisplace.*Icouldn’taffordtherentrightnow.ListentothesongBigCityandfillintheblanks.3BigCityisasongbyanEnglishmusicianandrecordingartistElizaDoolittle.Thesongexpressesconfidenceandexcitingfeelingsoflivinginthebigcityforthefirsttime.Areyoureadytoliveinthebigcities?We’relookingatyouButit’snotyouit’ssomeoneelseIntheheartofthe(1)_________Wecouldeasilyloseourselves(2)___________homeashorttimeagoButitseemssolongWe’veonlyseenthisinmagazinesAnditlookedlikefunEverydoubletakeeveryfalsestartEverywrongmovewe(3)___________LeftcitymakeStartagainneverattheendthere’sariskwetakeScarythingshappenrightherealldayandnightButwhocareswhenyoulooklikeusyougonnabealrightWewon’tcomethisfartogetknockedbackYouwon’tstopusgettingwewantWe’llfindwhatwe(4)________inthecityAndwe’rereallyfittinginaroundhereWe’refeelingprettyhotinthecityThere’snowaywewon’twalkisprettyclear

wantWe’remakingitinthebigcityAndyouknowwe’realwaysgonnathrowitdown,down,downSostepasidepeoplewe’re(5)___________’CauseweprettymuchownthistownInthecitythisbigit’seasytonotexistButthat’stheproblemyoudon’tseemtogetwhenyourolllikethisInbetweenlookingatusyougottoseethisthroughWecan’tstoptomakeittothetopwegotalottodocomingWewon’tcomethisfartogetknockedbackYouwon’tstopusgettingwhatwewantWe’remakingitinthebigcityAndwe’rereallyfittinginaroundhereWe’refeelingprettyhotinthecityThere’snowaywewon’twalkisprettyclearWe’remakingitinthebigcityAndyouknowwe’realwaysgonnathrowitdown,down,downSostepasidepeoplewe’recoming’CauseweprettymuchownthistownLead-inListening＆SpeakingPart

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Doyouliketoliveinabigcityorinasmallcity?2

Whatdoes“thebigcitydream”meantoyou?從大城市夢想到現實生活年輕的時候，我夢想搬到“大城市”。為了實現這一目標，我進入大學學習，半工半讀完成了學位。在此期間，我也開始寫博客。在最初的三年里，我非常喜歡城市生活，做兼職、上課，并為自己的網站創(chuàng)作。畢業(yè)時，我十分激動，準備開始我的新目標：在大城市全職寫博客。PartⅢ★dreamof

夢想；渴望e.g.Hewouldnotdreamofbecomingadoctor.他做夢也沒想過要當大夫。FromtheBigCityDreamstoRealLife1

Asayounggirl,Idreamedofmovingtothe“bigcity”.Torealizeit,Isecured1aplaceatUniversityandworkedmywaythroughtocompletemydegree.Duringthistime,Ialsostartedmyblog.2Duringthefirstthreeyears,Iwasveryhappywithcitylife,doingpart-timejobs,attendingclassesandcreatingcontentformysite.WhenIgraduated,Icouldn’thavebeenmoreexcitedtoset2onmynewgoal:full-time3blogginginthebigcity.

TextAIntensiveReading1-2★secure/s??kj??(r)/v.toobtainorachievesth.,especiallywhenthismeansusingalotofeffort（尤指經過努力）獲得，取得，實現e.g.Hesecuredaplaceforhimselfatlawschool.他在法學院取得了學籍。

★Workedone’swaythrough半工半讀e.g.Iworkedmywaythroughcollege.我半工半讀念完大學?！飐et/set/v.開始；著手

★full-time/'f?l'ta?m/adj.專職的PartⅢTextAIntensiveReading3-43

However,thingsturnedout

unexpectedly4.Withinsixmonths,Ifoundmyselfleavingthecityandmovingtothecountryside.HereiswhyImadethemoveandultimately5thebenefitsIdiscovered.Thebigcitydreamisn’tforeveryone.4Citiescanbewonderfulplacesfullofculture,excitingopportunitiesandinterestingpeople.Butcitiescanalsobeverydifficultplacestolive,suchashighrent6,loneliness7,adifficultperiodoffeelingconfused8.然而，事情并不像預期的那樣發(fā)展。僅僅六個月，我離開了城市，搬到了鄉(xiāng)村。這里所述即是我離開的原因和最終發(fā)現的離開的好處。都市夢想并不適合每個人。大城市是文化多元、充滿振奮人心的機會、到處是有趣的人住的地方。但是在大城市居住很困難，比如房租高、容易寂寞，艱難時讓人感到迷茫。★turnout地發(fā)展（或發(fā)生）；結果……e.g.Despiteourworrieseverythingturnedoutwell.盡管我們都很擔心，結果一切都順利。

★unexpectedly/??n?k'spekt?dl?/adv.ifsth.isunexpected,itsurprisesyoubecauseyouwerenotexpectingit未料到地，意外地；竟，居然e.g.Shediedquiteunexpectedly.她的去世相當出人意料?！飖ltimately/??lt?m?tli/adv.intheend;finally最終；最后；終歸e.g.Ultimately,you’llhavetomakethedecisionyourself.最終你還是得自己拿主意。★fullof充滿；盡是e.g.Sheisfullofadmirationfortheheadandteachers.她對校長和教師們滿心欽佩?！飏ent/rent/n.租金★loneliness/'l??nl?n?s/n.孤獨，寂寞★confused/k?n?fju?zd/adj.unabletothinkclearlyortounderstandwhatishappeningorwhatsb.issaying糊涂的；迷惑的e.g.Hewasdepressedandinaconfusedstateofmind.他感到沮喪，心里充滿了迷惑。

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WhenItalkedonthephonewithmymom,Iburst9intotears.IrealizedthatIwasn’thappyandhadtochangeaplacetopursuemyownvalues.It’sOKtogiveupyourdreamandchooseanewone.6WhenIdecidedtoleavethecity,ItookaholidaywithmydadinMenorca,Spain.Ineededabreaktoregroup10mythoughtsandrest.和媽媽通電話時，我突然放聲大哭。我意識到自己并不快樂，我必須換個地方去實現自己的價值。放棄夢想并重新選擇是完全可以的。決定離開城市后，我和爸爸去了西班牙的梅諾卡島度假。我需要時間好好休息，重新整理思緒。

★burstintotears突然大哭；流淚；奪眶而出e.g.Sheburstintotearsandranfromthekitchen.她突然哭了，跑出了廚房。burstintolaughter突然大笑burstintoflames突然著火★regroup

/?ri?'gru?p/v.重新組合；重新組織

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Towardtheendofourholiday,Iwrotedowntwolists:myvaluesandachievements11sofar.IwrotedownallthingsimportanttomeandsoonenoughIfoundmyselfmapping12alifeIwantedtolive.Mysecondlistsurprisedme.Lookingback,Ifeltproudofallthesmallmilestones13Iexperienced.8WhenIreturnedfromtheholiday,Ifeltmoreconfident.Irealizedthatitwasmoreimportanttofocuson“whoyouare”than“whatyoudo”.假期快結束時，我寫了兩份清單：我的價值觀和迄今為止取得的成就。我把所有重要的事情都寫下來，很快便知道了自己想要什么生活。第二份清單使我震驚?；厥走^去，我為自己經歷的所有小里程碑而感到驕傲。度假回來后，我變得更加自信。我意識到，更重要的是去關注“你是誰”，而不是“你在做什么”?！颽chievement/??t?i?vm?nt/n.athingthatsb.hasdonesuccessfully,especiallyusingtheirowneffortandskill成就；成績；功績e.g.Theywereproudoftheirchildren’sachievements.他們對孩子們的成績感到自豪。

★map/m?p/v.詳細規(guī)劃★milestone

/'ma?lst??n/n.重要事件；重要階段；轉折點

PartⅢTextAIntensiveReading9-11Happinessfirst.9

Iputhappinessbeforeeverythingelse.Inowliveinatwo-bedroomapartmentofatownwithmyboyfriend.Wepaylessthanhalftherentforadouble-sizedspace.10Livinginanenvironmentthatstimulates14yourhappinessiscritical.Thereislifeoutsidethecity.11Whenyouliveinabigcity,therearesomanyexcitingthings.However,Icanconfirm15thattherearealsomanycoolthingsoutsideofthebigcity.快樂至上。我把快樂放在第一位。現在，我和男朋友住在一個兩居室的城鎮(zhèn)公寓里。房間比以前大一倍，卻只需要支付原來一半的租金。生活在一個能帶給你快樂的環(huán)境中至關重要。城市之外也有生活。住在大城市時，你會遇到許多令人興奮的事情。不過，我確定，在城市之外也有許多很酷的東西。

★stimulate/'st?mjule?t/v.tomakesth.developorbecomemoreactive;toencouragesth.促進；激發(fā)；激勵e.g.Theexhibitionhasstimulatedinterestinherwork.展覽增進了人們對她作品的興趣。~sb.todosth.e.g.Theconferencestimulatedhimtostudythesubjectinmoredepth.這次會議促使他更深入地研究那個課題。stimulation/?st?mj?'le??n/n.刺激；激發(fā)；啟發(fā)；促進e.g.Theplaygroupprovidesplentyofstimulationforthechildren.幼兒游戲組給孩子很多啟發(fā)。★confirm/k?n?f??m/v.tostateorshowthatsth.isdefinitelytrueorcorrect,especiallybyprovidingevidence（尤指提供證據來）證實，證明，確認e.g.Pleasewritetoconfirmyourreservation.預訂后請來函確認。Haseveryoneconfirmed(that)they’recoming?他們是不是每個人都肯定過一定會來？Canyouconfirmwhathappened?你能證實一下發(fā)生了什么事嗎？

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Inourcountrysidetownthereareextremelygoodrestaurants,coolcafes,bakeries16,andevenboutique17shops.Besides,there’sarealsenseofcommunity.Ourneighborsareonlyafewstepsaway.Workisoutthere.13Aftermovingtothecountryside,Iwasnotgivingupmywork.Itakemeetingsinthecityonceaweekandattendeventsoften.WhenIleftthecity,Ihadabetterfinancial18yearandworkedonmoreexcitingandfulfilling19

projects20.在我們生活的小鎮(zhèn)上有許多很棒的餐廳、很酷的咖啡店和面包店，還有精品小屋。而且，在這里你會感受到一種真正的歸屬感。鄰居之間只有幾步之遙。離開城市，依然可以工作。搬到鄉(xiāng)村后，我并未放棄我的工作。每周我都會去市里開會，也經常去參加活動。離開城市后，我的薪水反而更高了，而且我還可以參與更有趣、更充實的項目。

★bakery/'be?k?ri/n.面包房，面包店★boutique

/bu?'ti?k/n.（女士）時裝店；精品店

★giveup投降；認輸；放棄e.g.Shedoesn’tgiveupeasily.她決不輕易認輸。★financial/fa??n?n?l/adj.connectedwithmoneyandfinance財政的；財務的；金融的e.g.tobeinfinancialdifficulties處于財務困難之中TokyoandNewYorkaremajorfinancialcentres.東京和紐約是主要的金融中心。★fulfilling/f?l?f?l??/adj.causingsb.tofeelsatisfiedanduseful讓人感覺有意義的；令人滿足的e.g.afulfillingexperience有成就感的經歷Ifounditallveryfulfilling.我發(fā)覺一切都令人感到非常滿足?！飌roject

/'pr?d?ekt/n.生產（或研究等）項目；方案PartⅢTextAIntensiveReading14-15Whatlifeisliketwoyearslater.14IthasnowbeentwoyearssinceIleftthecity,andmylifehaschangedalot.Ilovewakingupeverymorning,beingabletogoforawalknearourhouse,buyingfreshfruitandenjoyingwhereIlive.IampursuingacareerIlove.15

Thebigcityisn’tnecessarily21wheredreamsaremadeanditisOKtorecognizethis,todosomethingaboutit,foryou.兩年后的生活是什么樣子。離開城市已經兩年了，我的生活發(fā)生了很大的變化。我喜歡每天早上醒來后，在家附近散散步，買點新鮮水果，享受生活并追求我熱愛的事業(yè)。大城市不一定是所有人夢想的所在，認識到這一點很好。接下來，為了你自己，做點什么吧。

★necessarily/?nes?'ser?li/adv.必要地；必需地FromtheBigCityDreamstoRealLifeNewWords1secure/s?'kj??(r)/v.獲得2set/set/v.開始；著手3full-time/'f?l'ta?m/adj.專職的4unexpectedly/??n?k'spekt?dli/adv.未料到地，意外地5ultimately/'?lt?m?tli/adv.最后，最終6rent/rent/n.租金7loneliness/'l??nl?n?s/n.孤獨，寂寞8confused/k?n'fju?zd/adj.迷惑的；困惑的9burst/b??st/v.突然出現10regroup/?ri?'gru?p/v.重新組合；重新組織11achievement/?'t?i?vm?nt/n.完成；成就12map/m?p/v.詳細規(guī)劃13milestone/'ma?lst??n/n.重要事件；重要階段；轉折點14stimulate/'st?mjule?t/v.促進；激發(fā)15confirm/k?n'f??m/v.證實，證明，確認16bakery/'be?k?ri/n.面包房，面包店17boutique/bu?'ti?k/n.（女士）時裝店；精品店18financial/fa?'n?n?l/adj.財政的；財務的19fulfilling/f?l'f?l??/adj.使人滿足的，令人愉快的20project/'pr?d?ekt/n.生產（或研究等）項目；方案21necessarily/?nes?'ser?li/adv.必要地；必需地1

dreamof夢想；渴望e.g.Hedreamsofbecomingadoctor.2

workedmywaythrough半工半讀(work常用過去時)e.g.Iworkedmywaythroughcollegeatlast.3

turnout...……地發(fā)展（或發(fā)生）；結果……e.g.Tooursurprise,everythingturnedoutwell.4

fullof充滿；盡是e.g.Youshouldknowthatlifeisfullofupsanddowns.5

burstintotears突然大哭；流淚e.g.Sheburstintotearsandranfromtheroom.6

giveup放棄e.g.HiswifeaskshimtogiveupsmokingMenorca/me'n??kɑ?/梅諾卡島，地中海西岸巴利阿里群島第二大島，屬于西班牙巴利阿里省。Spain/spe?n/西班牙（歐洲國家）1

WhenIgraduated,Icouldn’thavebeenmoreexcitedtosetonmynewgoal:full-timeblogginginthebigcity.(Para.2)此句中when后面引導的是一個時間狀語從句，couldn’thavebeenmoreexcitedtodo...的意思是“迫不及待地想做……”，seton表示“開始，著手”，后面接名詞或者動名詞。2

Withinsixmonths,Ifoundmyselfleavingthecityandmovingtothecountryside.(Para.3)within的意思是“在……之內”，findoneselfdoingsth.的意思是“發(fā)現自己想做……”，后面的leavingthecity和movingtothecountryside是兩個并列的現在分詞短語。3Livinginanenvironmentthatstimulatesyourhappinessiscritical.(Para.10)Livinginan...happiness是現在分詞短語作主語，其中thatstimulatesyourhappiness是定語從句，修飾前面的environment。此句的意思是“住在一個能帶來幸福感的環(huán)境中是很關鍵的”。4Thebigcityisn’tnecessarilywheredreamsaremadeanditisOKtorecognizethis,todosomethingaboutit,foryou.(Para.15)wheredreamsaremade是一個由where引導的名詞性從句，意思是“夢想實現的地方”。and后面的句子中，it是形式主語，不定式短語是句子真正的主語。ReadTextAandcompletethefollowingtable.1Whydidtheauthorwanttoleavethebigcity?123Thebigcitydreamisn’tforeveryone.It’sOKtogiveupyourdreamandchooseanewone.Happinessfirst.Thereislifeoutsidethecity.4Answerthefollowingquestionsandthendiscusswithyourpartners.21

.1Whatwastheauthor’sdreamasayounggirl?2.Whydidtheauthordecidetoleavethecity?3

.Howwastheauthor’slifeinthecountryside?Pleasereadthe14thparagraphaloudandreciteit.3IthasnowbeentwoyearssinceIleftthecity,andmylifehaschangedalot.Ilovewakingupeverymorning,beingabletogoforawalknearourhouse,buyingfreshfruitandenjoyingwhereIlive.IampursuingacareerIlove.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.41He_____________aplaceforhimselfatlawschool.2Howmuch_________doyoupayforthisplace?3Livinginthebigcity,Ifeelreally____________.4Theywereproudoftheirchildren’s_____________.5Hewastryingto_______hiscareerpathclearlyaftergraduation.6Acupofmilkintheeveningcan_________yoursleep.7ShanghaiandNewYorkareboth__________centers.8Manycompaniesonlyemploystudentsin________education.rent confusedachievementsfinancial

mapstimulatefull-timesecured Add-ed,-shipor-hoodtothefollowingwordstoformnewwordsandgivethecorrespondingChinesemeaningsofthenewwords.5PartofSpeechNouns/AdjectivesNouns/AdjectivesNewwordChinesemeaningNounsfootrainbabyAdjectivesdutyblueoilballbowsitterfreeblackrichfootballrainbowbaby-sitterduty-freeblue-blackoil-rich足球彩虹代人臨時照看嬰孩者免稅的深藍色的石油藏量豐富的Therearetwosentenceschosenfromthetext.ChoosethebestChinesetranslationforeachsentence.6Torealizeit,IsecuredaplaceatUniversityandworkedmywaythroughtocompletemydegree.A.為了實現這一夢想，我進入了大學學習，并通過半工半讀完成了我的學位。B.為了意識到這一夢想，我進入了大學學習，并通過半工半讀完成了我的學位。C.為了實現這一夢想，我在大學得到了一個位置，并通過工作完成了我的學位。2Irealizedthatitwasmoreimportanttofocuson“whoyouare”than“whatyoudo”.A.我意識到，關注“你做了什么”比“你是誰”更重要。B.我實現了“你是誰”比“你做了什么”更重要的夢想。C.我意識到，關注“你是誰”比“你做了什么”更重要。ACCompletethefollowingsentenceswiththegivensentencestructures.7couldn’tbemore...不能更……；再……不過了e.g.Hearingthisnews,Icouldn’tbemorepleasedforyou.聽到這個消息，我太為你高興了。1____________________________________.（這片沙灘簡直美不勝收。）2____________________________________.（這個說明再清楚不過了。）3_______________________________________(她真是太興奮了)toseehermotheratcollege.Thebeachcouldn’tbemorebeautiful.Shecouldn’tbemoreexcitedtoseehermotheratcollege.Theintroductioncouldn’tbemoreclear.HaveaBreak—WordsandStories去英國時坐飛機，空姐倒完水之后我說Thanks，空姐說Cheers，于是我就對她舉了舉杯。空姐當時就驚呆了。再之后從海關到機場大巴，一路上都有人跟我說cheers，我就疑惑了，我這手里也沒杯子啊，怎么cheers？！之后才明白，原來英國人說cheers是表示“謝謝，再見”的意思。TextBExtensiveReadingPartⅢTextBExtensiveReading1-2WhyWeLoveLivingintheCities1I’moneofthosecity-lovingfolk1inMelbourne.WheneverIhaveafreeday,Iusuallyheaddowntothecityandseewhat’sgoingonthere.2Welovelivingincitiesbecauseeverythingisveryconvenient.ShopsandrestaurantsarejustaroundthecornerinMelbourne.It’salsoeasytogetaround,atleastinMelbourne:Hop2onthetram3ortraintogettotheotherendofthecity.Ifnot,walkingisalwaysanoption4andit’sgoodexercise.為什么我們喜歡生活在城市墨爾本有許多都市愛好者，我就是其中之一。有空的時候，我常常會去市里看看發(fā)生了什么。我們喜歡住在城市，因為這里一切都很方便。在墨爾本，商店和餐廳隨處可見。出行也很方便：乘電車或火車就可以到達城市的另一端。起碼，在墨爾本是這樣。如果不乘車，步行也是一個不錯的選擇，還可以鍛煉身體。

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folk/f??k/n.peoplefromaparticularcountryorregion,orwhohaveaparticularwayoflife（某國、某地區(qū)或某生活方式的）普通百姓，人們e.g.I’dlikeajobworkingwitholdfolkorkids.我喜歡與老人或小孩打交道的工作?！?/p>

headdown朝……前進，出發(fā)e.g.We’llheaddowntherefirstthingtomorrowmorning.明早第一件事就是去那。

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hop

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tram

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option/?b?z??v?(r)/n./??p?n/n.somethingthatyoucanchoosetohaveordo;thefreedomtochoosewhatyoudo可選擇的事物；選擇；選擇權；選擇的自由~ofdoingsth.e.g.Studentshavetheoptionofstudyingabroadintheirsecondyear.have~todosth.e.g.Ihadnooptionbuttoaskhimtoleave.我別無選擇，只有請他離開?！?/p>

aroundthecorner很近；在附近e.g.Mynewplaceisjustaroundthecorner.我的新家就在附近。TheSpringFestivalisjustaroundthecorner.春節(jié)即將來臨。也許，我喜歡城市和我是亞洲人也有關系。我在馬來西亞長大，一家人住在郊區(qū)的房子里，過著普通中產階級的生活。一年最熱的幾個月份里，需要忍受水的限量供應；從商店到公園，去哪里都需要半小時車程。也許，對于亞洲人來說，“現代、白色、干凈”的城市生活就是一種享受。PartⅢTextBExtensiveReading33

MaybewhyIlovecitieshassomethingtodowithbeingAsian.GrowingupinMalaysia,myparentsandIlivedtheaveragemiddle-classMalaysianlifeinasuburban5townhouse:puttingupwithwaterrationing6inthehotmonthsoftheyear;everythingfromshopstoparkswasahalfhourdriveaway.Maybethe“modern,whiteandclean”citylifeisacomfortablestepupfromtheplacesthatwe’refrom,forsomeAsians.★

suburban/s?'b??b?n/adj.郊區(qū)的；城外的★

putupwith容忍；忍受e.g.Idon’tknowhowsheputsupwithhim.我不明白她怎么受得了他?！?/p>

ration/?r??n/v.tolimittheamountofsth.thatsb.isallowedtohave,especiallybecausethereisnotenoughofitavailable限定……的量；定量供應；配給e.g.Eggswererationedduringthewar.戰(zhàn)爭期間，雞蛋限量供應。~sb./sth.tosth.e.g.Thevillagersarerationedtotwobottlesofwateraday.村民每天的用水量限定為兩桶。PartⅢTextBExtensiveReading44

We’renotforgettingmanyAsiansarecompetitive7,soperhapsthecityhustle8andbustle9suitstheirlifestyles.WhatIseeinMelbournealwaysinspiresmetowriteandbeabetterwriter.當然，我們不要忘記，許多亞洲人的競爭意識很強，所以，也許城市的喧囂更適合他們的生活方式。我在墨爾本看到的一切都能激勵我寫作，并使我成為一個更好的作家。

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competitive

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hustle/'h?sl/n.忙碌，奔忙★

bustle/'b?sl/n.喧鬧；忙亂

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WalkingdownthecitystreetsofMelbourneonarecentSaturdayafternoon,strangersbrushed10againstmyshoulder—thecitywaspacked11withpeople.Outofthecornerofmyeye,Isensedsomeonelookingatme.Turningtomyright,ahippie12-homeless-looking,longwhite-hairedoldmangrinned13atme.Clutching14mysling15bagalittletighter,Ilookedawayandkeptwalkingwiththecrowd.★

brush

/br??/v.totouchsb./sth.lightlywhilemovingclosetothem/it輕擦，掠過（某人/某物）~against/by/pastsb./sth.e.g.Shebrushedpasthim.她和他擦肩而過。Hishandaccidentallybrushedagainsthers.他的手無意之中碰了一下她的手。

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pack

/p?k/v.(a)tofillsth.withalotofpeopleorthings塞進；擠進e.g.Weallpackedtogetherintoonecar.我們大家擠進一輛汽車里。(b)toputclothes,etc.intoabaginpreparationforatripawayfromhome收拾（行李）；裝（箱）e.g.Ihaven’tpackedmysuitcaseyet.我的行李箱還沒收拾好呢。

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hippie

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clutch/kl?t?/v.緊握；抱緊；抓緊★

sling

/sl??/n.吊索，單肩（包）PartⅢTextBExtensiveReading66

Thepedestrian16trafficlightflashed17redahead.Islowedtoastopandsodidtherestaroundme.Thehippie-lookingmanwasstilllingering18around,turninghisheadleftandrightandsmilingateveryonestraightintheeyes.Theysmiledback,orturnedawayinamusement19.Thenhecaughtmelookingathimandgrinnedagain.紅燈亮了，我停下腳步，周圍的人們也都停了下來。那位老人上仍在附近徘徊，左右轉動著頭，看著每個人微笑。人們回以微笑，或是高興地轉過臉去。然后他發(fā)現正在看著他的我，又咧嘴一笑。

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pedestrian

/p??destri?n/adj.usedbyorfortheuseofpedestrians;connectedwithpedestrians行人使用的；行人的e.g.Pedestrianaccidentsaredownby5%.行人受傷事故下降了5%。

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flash

/fl??/v.閃爍；用光發(fā)出（信號）★

linger/'l??g?(r)/v.逗留，徘徊

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turnaway轉過身去e.g.Heturnedawayinsullen,resentfulsilence.他悶悶不樂、心懷怨恨，一言不發(fā)地轉過身去了?！?/p>

amusement/?'mju?zm?nt/n.可笑；愉悅PartⅢTextBExtensiveReading7-87

ThistimeIdidn’treachformybag.Ismiledback.It’sironic20sinceIwasbroughtupinhigh-crime-rateMalaysianottolookatstrangersforfearofgettingtheirunwanted21attention,letalonesmileatthem.8

Whenwe’reinthecitysooftenandsurroundedbysomanystrangers,welearntotrustandnotjudge.這一次，我沒有去抓我的包，而是沖他笑了笑。多么諷刺！我在犯罪率很高的馬來西亞長大，總是因為害怕陌生人別有用心而不去看他們，更不用說對他們微笑了。生活在很多陌生人的城市里，我們應學會信任而不是評判他人。

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ironic

/a?'r?n?k/adj.奇怪的，好笑的

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bringup養(yǎng)育，撫育e.g.Hegavemuchattentionandthoughttobringuphischildren.他在教育孩子方面花了大量的心血?！?/p>

forfearof為了避免，害怕

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letalone不理，不煩擾；更不用說，何況；別說e.g.Wecan’taffordabicycle,letaloneacar.我們連自行車都買不起，更不用說汽車了。Wefearnodeath,letalonedifficulties.我們死都不怕,何況困難。PartⅢTextBExtensiveReading99

Thecityisaplacewherewecanfeeleversopartofacrowd,andaplacewherewecanfeelsoalonewhenwe’repartofacrowd.Maybethehippie-lookingmanjustwantedtomakesomeonehappy.身在城市，有時我們會覺得自己是人群的一部分。但有時雖置身于人群，卻會感到孤單。也許那位老人只是想帶給別人快樂而已。

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Sure,Melbournecomeswithpollution,traffic,noiseandstress22.Butthepeculiar23peoplehereareenoughformetoputupwiththiscity.Welovecitiesbecausewelovethisenergetic24communitywherewefeelalive,especiallywhenweleastexpectit.當然，墨爾本也有污染、交通擁堵、噪音和壓力。但這里有許多有趣的人，足以讓我忍受這個城市的問題。我們熱愛城市，是因為我們熱愛這個充滿活力的社會。尤其在不被看好的時候，它總能讓我們感到蓬勃生氣。

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stress

/stres/n.pressureorworrycausedbytheproblemsinsb.’slife精神壓力；心理負擔；緊張e.g.Thingscaneasilygowrongwhenpeopleareunderstress.人在壓力之下，辦事情就容易出差錯。v.toemphasizeafact,anidea,etc.強調；著重e.g.Hestressedtheimportanceofagoodeducation.他強調了接受良好教育的重要性。

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peculiar/p?'kju?li?(r)/adj.怪異的；奇怪的

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energetic/?en??d?et?k/adj.havingorneedingalotofenergyandenthusiasm精力充沛的；充滿活力的；需要能量的；積極的e.g.IthinkI’dprefersomethingalittlelessenergetic.我想我更喜歡不太劇烈的活動。TextBExtensiveReadingWhyWeLoveLivingintheCitiesNewWords1folk/f??k/n.人們，普