慢班英语复习资料 3页

CONDENSATION（缩写）熟读下列短文UnitOne:Time-consciousAmericansWe,Americans,believenoonestandsstill,thatis,wemustbeamanofenterprise.Ifyouarenotmovingahead,youarefallingbehind.Thisattituderesultsinsuchanation.Andthepeopleofthenationarecommittedtoresearch,experimentandexploration.TimeisoneoftheelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully.Weareslavestonothingbutclock.Weseetimeaspreciousresource・Manypeoplehavearatheracutesenseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime.Losttimenevercomesagain.Wewanteveryminutetocount.・Inourdailylife,peoplevaluetimehighly.Everyoneisinarush,racingthrougheverythingtheydo,suchasshopping,goingtowork,andsoon..Timeisalwaystickinginourinnerear.Sowetalkbusinesswithoutopeningexchange,ritualinteraction,leisurelybusinesschatsinarestaurantorcoffeehouse..Weassessandprobeprofessionballyrahterthansocially・Wecommunicaterapidlythroughfaxes,phonecallsoremailsinsteadofpersonalcontacts・IntheUS,\nworkingquicklyistakenasasignofskillfulneesorbeingcompetenttosolveaproblemorfulfillajobsucceessfullywithspeed..UnitTuo:LearningtheOlymlicStandardforLoveIwasapromisingamateurskier,butbynomeansthetopskierinthecountry.FathertookmetoaRussiancoachnamedNikolai.Heinvitedmeinsideandgotmetositnexttohimonthecouch.“Youareyoung5\hesaid,“ifyouliketotryforOlympicgames,youwillbeabletodothis："Yes,whynot?'，herepliedtotheshockedlookonmyface.Underhiscoachingoffiveyears,Iwentthroughcountleestrainingsessionsfullofpainandmorethanafewtears,countingonbeingencouragedbyhisamusingstoriesandsenseofhumor..Hishumor,gratitude,perceptivityandsinceritysetanOlympicstandardforlove・Stillheneverbabiedme.Once,Ihadamassiveheadacheandfeltquitefatigued,IfussedaboutitwhenIcameuponhim.Buthewasindifferenttomypainandordered:“Nowmustbeski,ski,・Ski.”Onskis,IdidwhathesaidwhereasonothermattersIwasrebellious.Ononeoccasion,whenheaskedmetododishes,Isworeathim.Hedidnottakemuchnoticeofmyoutburst.Hesavedhispassionforskiing・AsaskierIlearnedtheOlympicStandforlove:dream,confidence,courage,commitment,gratitudeanddiscipline・UnitThree:MarriageAcrossNationsGailandIimaginedaquietwedding.Duringourtwoyearstogether,wehadexperiencedupsanddownslikeothercouples.Butthroughitall,wehadhonestlyconfrontedtheweaknessesandstrengthsofeachother^scharacters・Ourracialandculturaldifferencesenhancedourrelationshipandtaughtusagreatdealabouttolerance,compromise,andbeingopenwitheachothe匚AsamarriedmixedcoupleinAmerica,wehadnoillusionsaboutthefuture.Thecontinualsourceofourstrengthwasourmutualtrustandrespect.Wewantedtoavoidthemistake:manyyoungcouplesmarryforthewrongreasonandtensofyearslaterfoundouttheywerenotcompatiblewitheachother.WhenGailspreadourplantoherparents,shemetwithsomeresistance・Theyharboredreservationsaboutamixedmarriage・Hermother,allalongsupportiveofourrelationship,counseledGailtobereallysureshe\nwasdongtherightthing・Becauseoftheracialhatred,thefathersaidtoGail,“It'snevertoolatetochangeyourmind/'Despitetheprostetsofherparents,Gailinsistedonmarryingme,ablackman.UnitFour:ATestofTrueLoveItwassixminutestosixinGrandCentrealStation.Ayoungarmyofficerfocusedhiseyesightonthedigitalclockabovetheinformationdesk.Insixminuteshewouldseeawoman.Hehadneverseenthewoman,yetherwrittenwordshadbeenwithhimandgivenhimstrengthwithoutfailforthepastthirteenmonths.Thewomanhadfilledaspecialplaceinhislife.Butwhenheaskedherforaphoto,shedeclinedhisrequest.Sheexplainedherobjection:"Ifyourfeelingsformehaveanyreality,anyhonestbasis,whatIlookdoesn'tmatter.^Oneminutetosix,agirlwascomingtowardhim,sobeautiful,justlikespringtimecomealive.Hisheartleapedandhemadeastepclosertoher,forgettingtonoticethatshewasrftwearingarose.Soonthegirlvanishedintothefog,andthenawomanwelloverfortycameuptohimwitharoseonhercoat,likeafossil,morethanfat,withgrayhair...;shetoldthearmyofficer:"Thegirl,whojustwentby,beggedmetowearthisroseonmycoat,andsaiditwassomekindofatest.Sheisnowinthatbigtrestaurantwaitingforyou.,^UnitFive:WeepingforMySmokingDaughterMydaughtersmokes.Whilesheisdoingherhomework,Iamlookingatthehalf-emptypackageofCamelscloseathand.Myheartfeelsterrible.Iwanttoweep,andinfactIdoweepalittle,foritcouldcausemydaughtre^death・Butshedoesn^tknowthis,itwasCamelthatmyfathersmokedanditwassmokingthatmyfatherdiedfromfinally.Whenhewasyoung,hewashookedbycigarettesbecauseoftheadvertisementsofthetobaccoindustry.Neartheveryendofhislife,hequitsmoking,largelybecausehehadnomorelung,yetitwastoolate.WhenItraveltoThirdWorldcountriesIseemanypeoplelikemyfatheranddaughter.Inthesepoorcountries,moneythatshouldbespentforfoodgoesinsteadtothetabaccocompanies;overtime,peoplestarvethemselvesofbothfoodandair,effectivelyweakeningandhookingtheirchildren,eventuallykillingthemselves.Smokingisaformofself-batteringthatalsobettersthosewhomustsitby.Thereisaquotation:“Peaceonearthbeginsathome."Ithinkofaquotationforpeopletryingtostopsmoking:“Everyhomeisano-smokingzone广