《E時(shí)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)-讀寫教程3》Unit 4

UNIT4UrbanLifeE時(shí)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)——讀寫教程3目錄CONTENTSPartⅠ.

Lead-inPartⅡ.StudyFocusPartⅢ.AbilityEnhancementPartⅣ.TranslationSkillsLead-inPartⅠPartⅠPartⅠⅠWhatmakesacityattractive?Watchthevideoandthentalkwithyourpartneraboutcitylife’sattractions.Thefollowingexamplesareforyourreference.

thepeoplethestoresPartⅠthefoodtheparksPartⅠⅡ

Whatfactorswillaffectyoutochooseacitytolivein?Listtop3factorsfromthefollowingonesandwritedownyourreasons.citysize airquality beingneartofamilyandfriendsclimate educationsystem foodoptionshousingexpenses publictransportationoptions employmentopportunitiesTop1___________________________Reason_______________________________________________________________________Top2______________________Reason_______________________________________________________________________Top3________________Reason_______________________________________________________________________beingneartofamilyandfriendsFamilyandfriendsarebigpartsinmylife,theygivemeloveandstrength.employmentopportunitiesGoodworkingopportunityallowsmetomakethebestofwhatIlearnt,andmotivatemetoliveahappylife.housingexpensesThehousingexpenseisanimportantfactortodecidehowlongIcanliveinacity.PartⅡStudyFocus大城市夢(mèng)并不適合每個(gè)人

年輕的時(shí)候，我夢(mèng)想搬到“大城市”。為了實(shí)現(xiàn)這一夢(mèng)想，我進(jìn)入大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)（取得了一所大學(xué)的學(xué)籍），半工半讀拿到了學(xué)位。在此期間，我也開(kāi)始寫博客。PartⅡ★dreamof夢(mèng)見(jiàn)；夢(mèng)想；渴望e.g.Hewouldnotdreamofbecomingadoctor.他做夢(mèng)也沒(méi)想過(guò)要當(dāng)大夫。TheBigCityDreamIsn’tforEveryoneAuthorUnknown1

Asayounggirl,Idreamedofmovingtothe“bigcity”.Torealizemydreams,Isecured1aplaceatUniversityandworkedmywaythroughtocompletemydegree.Duringthistime,Ialsostartedmyblog.

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★secure/s??kj??(r)/v.①toobtainorachievesth.,especiallywhenthismeansusingalotofeffort（尤指經(jīng)過(guò)努力）獲得，取得，實(shí)現(xiàn)②toattachorfastensth.firmly拴牢；扣緊；關(guān)嚴(yán)③toprotectsth.sothatitissafeanddifficulttoattackordamage保護(hù)；保衛(wèi)；使安全~sth.againste.g.Noshopcanbecompletelysecureagainsttheft.沒(méi)有哪個(gè)商店能完全防止偷竊。adj.①likelytocontinueorbesuccessfulforalongtime可靠的；牢靠的；穩(wěn)固的e.g.asecurejob/income穩(wěn)定的工作/收入②thatcannotbeaffectedorharmedbysth.安全的；穩(wěn)妥的~against/fromsth.e.g.Icouldn’tremembereverhavingfeltsosafeandsecure.我從未有過(guò)如此安全的感覺(jué)。★workedone’swaythrough半工半讀（work常用過(guò)去式）e.g.Iworkedmywaythroughcollege.我半工半讀念完了大學(xué)。

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Duringthefirstthreeyears,Iwasveryhappywithcitylife,doingpart-timejobs,attendingclassesandcreatingcontentformysite.WhenIgraduated,Icouldn’thavebeenmoreexcitedtosetonmynewgoal:full-time2blogginginthebigcity.在最初的三年里，我非常喜歡城市生活，做兼職、上課、為自己的網(wǎng)站寫作。畢業(yè)時(shí)，我十分激動(dòng)，準(zhǔn)備開(kāi)始新的目標(biāo)：在大城市全職寫博客?！飂ull-time

/'f?l'ta?m/adj.專職的，全職的

★seton開(kāi)始，著手e.g.Thefollowingtipswillgetyousetonthepathtoaction.下面的小貼士會(huì)讓你開(kāi)始行動(dòng)?！鹃L(zhǎng)難句分析】此句中when后面引導(dǎo)的是一個(gè)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，couldn’thavebeenmoreexcitedtodo...的意思是“迫不及待地想做……”，seton表示“開(kāi)始（做）某事”，后面接名詞或者動(dòng)名詞作賓語(yǔ)。Notes此句中when后面引導(dǎo)的是一個(gè)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，“couldn’thavebeenmoreexcitedtodo...”的意思是“迫不及待地想做……”，“seton”表示“開(kāi)始（做）某事”，后面接名詞或者動(dòng)名詞作賓語(yǔ)。PartⅡTextAIntensiveReading33However,thingsturnedoutunexpectedly3.Withinsixmonths,Ifoundmyselfleavingthecityandmovingtothecountryside.HereiswhyImadethemoveandultimatelythebenefitsIdiscovered.Thebigcitydreamisn’tforeveryone.然而，事情并不像預(yù)期的那么順利。僅僅六個(gè)月，我離開(kāi)城市，搬到了鄉(xiāng)村。這里所述即是我離開(kāi)的原因和最終發(fā)現(xiàn)的離開(kāi)的好處。都市夢(mèng)想并不適合每個(gè)人。

★turnout原來(lái)是；證明是；結(jié)果是e.g.Thejobturnedouttobeharderthanwethought.這工作結(jié)果比我們想象的要難。★unexpectedly/??n?k'spekt?dli/adv.未料到地，意外地PartⅡTextAIntensiveReading44

Citiescanbeincredible4placesfullofculture,excitingopportunitiesandinterestingpeople.Butcitiescanalsobeverydifficultplacestolive,suchashighrent5,isolation6,adifficultperiodoffeelingconfused7.Itwasexhausting8.

大城市充滿了多元的文化、激動(dòng)人心的機(jī)會(huì)和有趣的人，是個(gè)極好的地方。但在這里生活也很難，比如房租高、容易感到孤獨(dú)、艱難時(shí)讓人感到迷茫。這些讓人身心俱疲。★

incredible/?n?kred?bl/adj.①extremelygoodorextremelylarge極好的；極大的e.g.Thehotelwasincredible.這家旅館棒極了。②impossibleorverydifficulttobelieve不能相信的；難以置信的e.g.anincrediblestory不可思議的故事★

rent/rent/n.租金★

isolation

/?a?s?'le??n/n.孤獨(dú)；孤立狀態(tài)★

confused

/k?n'fju?zd/adj.困惑的；迷惑的★

exhausting

/?g'z??st??/adj.使人疲憊不堪的；令人筋疲力盡的

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EverythingcametoaheadwhenIwasonthephonewithmymum,andsomethingtriggered9areaction10—Iburst11intotearsandfinallyrealizedIwasn’thappywhereIwas.Irealizedthatinordertopursuemyownvalues,Ihadtore-negotiate12mylivingcircumstances.It’sOKtogiveupyourdreamandchooseanewone.★trigger

/?tr?g?(r)/vt.tomakesth.happensuddenly發(fā)動(dòng)；引起；觸發(fā)~offe.g.Theexplosionwilltriggerthealarm.爆炸會(huì)引發(fā)警報(bào)。Itwilltriggeroffachainreaction.那將引起連鎖反應(yīng)。和媽媽通電話時(shí)，我感覺(jué)所有事情一涌而來(lái)，某種情緒打開(kāi)了開(kāi)關(guān)，我放聲大哭。最終，我意識(shí)到自己在這里并不快樂(lè)，必須考慮是否需要換個(gè)地方實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的價(jià)值了。放棄夢(mèng)想并重新選擇是完全可以的。

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burst

/b??st/v.過(guò)去式：burst；過(guò)去分詞：burst；現(xiàn)在分詞：bursting；第三人稱單數(shù)：bursts。①tobreakopenorapart,especiallybecauseofpressurefrominside;tomakesth.breakinthisway（使）爆裂，脹開(kāi)e.g.Hefelthewouldburstwithangerandshame.他惱羞成怒，都要?dú)庹?。②togoormovesomewheresuddenlywithgreatforce;tocomefromsomewheresuddenly猛沖；突然出現(xiàn)e.g.Heburstintotheroomwithoutknocking.他沒(méi)敲門就闖進(jìn)了屋子。③tobeveryfullofsth.;tobeveryfullandalmostbreakingopen爆滿；漲滿beburstingwithsth.e.g.Theroadsareburstingwithcars.車輛把那些道路擠滿了?！?/p>

burstinto突然爆發(fā)e.g.Sheburstintotears(=suddenlybegantocry).她突然大哭起來(lái)?！颾urstout突然開(kāi)始（做某事）；突然激動(dòng)地喊叫e.g.Karenburstoutlaughing.卡倫突然大笑起來(lái)。★beburstingtodosth.急于（或迫切想）做某事e.g.Shewasburstingtotellhimthegoodnews.她急不可待要把好消息告訴他。★

reaction

/r?'?k?n/n.反應(yīng)；回應(yīng)★

re-negotiate/?ri?n?'g???i?e?t/vt.重新談判

Notes“cometoahead”指“事件（經(jīng)過(guò)逐漸醞釀后）達(dá)到頂點(diǎn)”，“beonthephonewithsb.”表示“與……通電話”，“triggerareaction”是“觸動(dòng)反應(yīng)”的意思。句子最后的“whereIwas”是一個(gè)where引導(dǎo)的地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)從句，意思是“在我所在的地方”。PartⅡTextAIntensiveReading66

WhenIdecidedtoleavethecity,ItookaholidaywithmydadinMenorca,Spain.Ineededabreaktoregroup13mythoughtsandrest.Havingbattled14withthepressuresofmyunhappylifeinthecityforsixmonths,Iwasexhausted.ThatfirstnightIsleptforfourteenhoursstraight.AndforthefirstfewdaysIcouldn’tthinkaboutanythingserious.Inaway,Iimagineitwasashortgrieving15periodformybigcitydream—IrealizedIneededtoletitgo.決定離開(kāi)城市后，我和爸爸去了西班牙的梅諾卡島度假。我需要時(shí)間好好休息，重新整理思緒。當(dāng)與不快的城市生活的壓力斗爭(zhēng)了六個(gè)月后，我精疲力竭。第一個(gè)晚上，我整整睡了14個(gè)小時(shí)，（旅行的）前幾天，我無(wú)法想嚴(yán)肅的事。從某種程度上說(shuō)，它是我大城市夢(mèng)中一小段悲傷的記憶。我覺(jué)得，是時(shí)候該放棄它了?！?/p>

battle

/?b?tl/v.totryveryhardtoachievesth.difficultortodealwithsth.unpleasantordangerous搏斗；奮斗；斗爭(zhēng)~with/against~forsth.e.g.Shehasfoughtaconstantbattlewithherweight.她一直在竭力控制體重。n.adeterminedeffortthatsb.makestosolveadifficultproblemorsucceedinadifficultsituation奮斗；斗爭(zhēng)e.g.herlongbattleagainstcancer她同癌癥的長(zhǎng)期斗爭(zhēng)★

regroup

/?ri?'gru?p/vt.重新組合；重新分類★

grieving

/gri?v??/adj.傷心的；悲傷的★

letitgo不再多說(shuō)（或多做）；就到此為止e.g.Idon’tentirelyagree,butI’llletitgoatthat.我不完全同意，但也就這樣吧?！飈etsb.go①放，釋放（某人）e.g.Willtheyletthethiefgo?他們是否會(huì)釋放那個(gè)小偷？②解雇；開(kāi)除e.g.They’rehavingtolet100employeesgobecauseoffallingprofits.由于利潤(rùn)下降他們將不得不解雇100名人員?！飈etyourselfgo放松；隨心所欲e.g.Comeon,enjoyyourself,letyourselfgo!來(lái)吧，盡情地玩，玩?zhèn)€痛快吧！

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Towardtheendofourholiday,Itookoutapenandapieceofpaperandwrotedowntwolists:mycore16valuesasapersonandmyaccomplishments17sofar.SoonenoughIfoundmyselfmapping18alifeIwantedtolive,andthevaluesweren’tbasedonanyspecificlocation19.假期快結(jié)束時(shí)，我提筆寫了兩份清單：我的價(jià)值觀和我迄今為止取得的成就。很快我便規(guī)劃好了自己想要的生活，并明白生活的價(jià)值不在于具體的地點(diǎn)。

★core/k??(r)/adj.mostimportant;mainoressential最重要的；主要的；基本的e.g.Weneedtoconcentrateonourcorebusiness.我們需要集中在核心業(yè)務(wù)上。n.themostimportantorcentralpartofsth.最重要的部分；核心；要點(diǎn)；精髓e.g.Concernfortheenvironmentisatthecoreofourpolicies.對(duì)環(huán)境的關(guān)注是我們政策的核心?！飔othecore直至核心；十足；透頂e.g.He’sabusinessmentothecore.他是個(gè)十足的商人?！飉ap/m?p/過(guò)去式：mapped；過(guò)去分詞：mapped；現(xiàn)在分詞：mapping；第三人稱單數(shù)：maps。v.①plan,delineate,orarrangeindetail（精心細(xì)致地）規(guī)劃，安排~sth.oute.g.Hehashiscareerpathclearlymappedout.他精心規(guī)劃了自己的前途。②tomakeamapofanarea繪制……的地圖e.g.Sorrowwasmappedonherface.她面帶愁容。n.adrawingorplanoftheearth’ssurfaceorpartofit,showingcountries,towns,rivers,etc.地圖e.g.amapofChina中國(guó)地圖★accomplishment/?'k?mpl??m?nt/n.成就；成績(jī)★location

/l??'ke??n/n.地方；地點(diǎn)；位置

Notes“findoneselfdoingsth.”的意思是“發(fā)現(xiàn)自己正在做……”，“Iwantedtolive”是省略that的定語(yǔ)從句，修飾前面的“alife”。“bebasedon”表示“以……為基礎(chǔ)”。PartⅡTextAIntensiveReading88

Mysecondlistsurprisedme.Workingsohardforthecitydream,Ihadrarely20takenamomenttoacknowledge21whatIhadachieved.WhenIreadbackthrougheverythingIhaddone,Ifeltproudofallthesmallmilestones22Iexperienced.★acknowledge/?k?n?l?d?/v.①toacceptthatsth.istrue承認(rèn)（屬實(shí)）e.g.Itisgenerallyacknowledgedtobetrue.普遍認(rèn)為那是真的。②topubliclyexpressthanksforhelpyouhavebeengiven（公開(kāi)）感謝e.g.Wegratefullyacknowledgethecontributionsofeveryonewhohelpedus.我們衷心感謝每一位幫助我們的人所付出的努力。第二份清單震驚了我。我如此努力地去實(shí)現(xiàn)我的大城市夢(mèng)，卻從沒(méi)抽空回顧過(guò)我的收獲和成績(jī)?；厥走^(guò)去，我為自己經(jīng)歷的所有小里程碑而感到驕傲。

★rarely/?re?li/adv.notveryoften罕有；很少；不常e.g.Sheisrarelyseeninpublicnowadays.如今她很少公開(kāi)露面?！飉ilestone/'ma?lst??n/n.重要事件；里程碑

PartⅡTextAIntensiveReading99WhenIreturnedfromtheholiday,Ifeltmoreconfident.Irealizedthattherewasmoretolifethan“whatyoudo”andthatitwasmoreimportanttofocusonwhoyouare.

Happinesscomesfirst.度假回來(lái)后，我更自信了。我意識(shí)到，生活中有比“你所做的”更重要的事情，更重要的是把關(guān)注點(diǎn)放在“你是誰(shuí)”上?？鞓?lè)至上。Notesrealize表示“意識(shí)到……”，后面有兩個(gè)由that引導(dǎo)的并列賓語(yǔ)從句，“more...than”指“比……更……”。句中的it是形式主語(yǔ)，真正的主語(yǔ)是后面的不定式短語(yǔ)“tofocusonwhoyouare”。“focuson”的意思是“集中精力關(guān)注……”。我常說(shuō)，快樂(lè)會(huì)產(chǎn)生連鎖效應(yīng)——如果你感到快樂(lè)，這種感覺(jué)就會(huì)對(duì)你生活的每一方面產(chǎn)生積極的影響。我把快樂(lè)放在第一位。現(xiàn)在，我和男朋友住在一個(gè)美麗城鎮(zhèn)中的兩居室里。房間比以前大一倍，卻只需要支付原來(lái)一半的租金。我還有了一間自己的家庭辦公室。PartⅡTextAIntensiveReading1010

IoftensayIbelievehappinesscausesaripple23effect—ifyouarehappy,itpositivelyimpactseveryareaofyourlife.Iputhappinessbeforeanythingelse.Inowliveinatwo-bedroomapartmentinabeautifultownwithmyboyfriend.WepaylessthanhalftherentIdidpreviouslyforaspacedoublethesize.Ievenhaveahomeofficeinaroomallofitsown.★ripple

/?r?pl/n.①asituationinwhichoneactioncausesanother,whichthencausesathirdetc.漣漪作用，連鎖反應(yīng)~effecte.g.Hisresignationwillhavearippleeffectonthewholedepartment.他的離職將會(huì)在整個(gè)部門中引起連鎖反應(yīng)。②asmallwaveonthesurfaceofaliquid,especiallywaterinalake,etc.波紋；細(xì)浪；漣漪e.g.Iheardtherippleofthestream.我聽(tīng)到了小溪的潺潺聲。

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Ilearnedthatlivinginanenvironmentthatstimulates24yourhappinessiscritical.IlovelivingsomewhereIcantakeawalkinthefields,butwhereIcanalsogetacupofwhitecoffee,becausemovingoutofthecitydoesn’tmeangivingupaluxurious25lifestyle.Thereislifeoutsidethecity.我明白了，生活在一個(gè)能帶給你快樂(lè)的環(huán)境中至關(guān)重要。我喜歡住在不僅能在田間散步，也能買到咖啡的地方，因?yàn)榘犭x城市并不代表要放棄小資的生活方式。城市之外也有生活。

★stimulate/?st?mjule?t/v.tomakesth.developorbecomemoreactive;toencouragesth.促進(jìn)；激發(fā)；激勵(lì)e.g.Thearticlecanbeusedtostimulatediscussionamongstudents.這篇文章可用來(lái)活躍學(xué)生的討論。★stimulation/?st?mju?le??n/n.刺激；激發(fā)；啟發(fā)；促進(jìn)e.g.Foreigntravelcanactasagreatstimulationforthemind.國(guó)外旅行能大大激發(fā)你的新思想。★luxurious

/l?g'???ri?s/adj.十分舒適的；奢侈的

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Whenyouliveinabigcity,therearesomanyexcitingthingshappeningallthetime.However,Icanconfirm26thattherearealsomanycoolthingsoutsideofthebigcity.住在大城市時(shí)，你會(huì)遇到許多令人興奮的事情。不過(guò)，我確定，在城市之外也有許多很酷的東西。★confirm

/k?n?f??m/vt.①tostateorshowthatsth.isdefinitelytrueorcorrect,especiallybyprovidingevidence（尤指提供證據(jù)來(lái)）證實(shí)，證明，確認(rèn)e.g.Pleasewritetoconfirmyourreservation.預(yù)訂后請(qǐng)來(lái)函確認(rèn)。②tomakesb.feelorbelievesth.evenmorestrongly使感覺(jué)更強(qiáng)烈；使確信e.g.Thewalkinthemountainsconfirmedhisfearofheights.在山里步行使他更加確信自己有恐高癥。

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Inourtownthereareextremelygoodrestaurants,coolcafes,bakeries27,andevenboutique28shops.Besides,there’sarealsenseofcommunityinasmalltown.Ourneighborsandsomegreatfriendsleadinginterestingandsuccessfullivesareonlyafewstepsaway.Workisoutthere.★bakery

/'be?k?ri/n.面包（糕餅）店在我們生活的小鎮(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(huì)感受到一種真正的社區(qū)歸屬感?；畹糜腥で页晒Φ泥従雍团笥褌兒臀覀冎挥袔撞街b。離開(kāi)城市，依然可以工作。★boutique/bu?'ti?k/n.時(shí)裝店；精品店

PartⅡTextAIntensiveReading1414AfterImovedtothecountryside,Iwasnotgivingupmywork.Forme,thecityisstillimportant.Itakemeetingsinthecityonceaweekandattendeventsoften.Withthehelpofmyboyfriend,Ihaveneverhadabetterfinancial29yearorworkedonmoreexcitingandfulfillingprojectsthanwhenIleftthecityandputmyhappinessfirst.Whatlifeisliketwoyearslater.搬到鄉(xiāng)村后，我并未放棄我的工作。城市對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)仍然十分重要，每周我都會(huì)去市里開(kāi)會(huì)，也經(jīng)常去參加活動(dòng)。在男朋友的幫助下，我的經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況比離開(kāi)城市——把快樂(lè)放在首位前好很多，經(jīng)手的項(xiàng)目也比之前更有趣、更讓人有成就感。兩年后的生活是什么樣子。

★withthehelpof借助于，利用e.g.IreadEnglishmagazineswiththehelpofadictionary.我借助字典翻閱英文雜志?！飄elpsb.out幫助某人擺脫（困境）e.g.WhenIboughtthehouse,mysisterhelpedmeoutwithaloan.我買這所房子時(shí)，我姐姐借給我一筆錢解了急。★thereisnohelpforit沒(méi)辦法；別無(wú)選擇e.g.There’snohelpforit.Weshallhavetocallthepolice.沒(méi)辦法了。我們只得叫警察了?！飂inancial/fa?'n?n?l/adj.財(cái)政的；金融的

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IthasnowbeentwoyearssinceIleftthecity,andIcannotbelievehowmuchmylifehaschanged.Ilovewakingupeverymorning,beingabletogoforawalknearourhouse,buyingfreshfruitandenjoyingwhereIlive.IampursuingacareerIloveandhavebeenabletoreinvest30andgrowforthefuture.Ischedule31

mymeetingsinbulk32soIonlyhavetotravelonceaweek;Iseefriendsandmakedateplanswithmyboyfriendoften.離開(kāi)城市已經(jīng)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(lái)后，在家附近散散步，買點(diǎn)新鮮水果，享受當(dāng)下的生活。我追求自己熱愛(ài)的事業(yè)，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)能夠進(jìn)行再投資為將來(lái)做準(zhǔn)備了。我安排了大量的會(huì)議，所以現(xiàn)在只能一周旅行一次了。我還會(huì)經(jīng)常去見(jiàn)朋友，并經(jīng)常與男朋友約會(huì)。

★reinvest

/?ri??n'vest/vt.再投資★schedule

/??edju?l/v.①toarrangeforsth.tohappenataparticulartime安排；為…安排時(shí)間；預(yù)定~sth.forsth.e.g.ThemeetingisscheduledforFridayafternoon.會(huì)議安排在星期五下午。②toincludesth.inanofficiallistofthings列入，收進(jìn)（正式目錄、清單等中）~sth.assth.e.g.Thesubstancehasbeenscheduledasapoison.這種物質(zhì)已被列為毒物。n.aplanthatlistsalltheworkthatyouhavetodoandwhenyoumustdoeachthing工作計(jì)劃；日程安排e.g.Hehadbeenunabletokeeptohisschedule.他沒(méi)能遵循自己的計(jì)劃?！颾ulk

/b?lk/n.①themainpartofsth.;mostofsth.主體；大部分the~ofsth.e.g.Thebulkofthepopulationlivesincities.大多數(shù)人口居住在城市里。②the(large)sizeorquantityofsth.（大）體積；大（量）inbulk大量；成堆；成塊e.g.It’scheapertobuyinbulk.大批購(gòu)買便宜些。

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Thebigcityisn’tnecessarilywheredreamsaremadeanditisOKtorecognizethis,todosomethingaboutit,foryou.大城市不一定是所有人實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想的地方。認(rèn)識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)很好。接下來(lái)，為了你自己，做點(diǎn)什么吧。

Notes“wheredreamsaremade”是一個(gè)由where引導(dǎo)的名詞性從句，意思是“夢(mèng)想實(shí)現(xiàn)的地方”。and后面的句子中，it是形式主語(yǔ)，不定式短語(yǔ)是句子真正的主語(yǔ)。擴(kuò)展視頻：PartⅡTextAIntensiveReadingNewWords1

secure/s?'kj??(r)/vt.(formal)toobtainorachievesth.,especiallywhenthismeansusingalotofeffort獲得，取得2

full-time/'f?l'ta?m/adj.forallthehoursofaweekduringwhichpeoplenormallyworkorstudy,ratherthanjustforapartofit

專職的，全職的3*unexpectedly/??n?k‘spekt?dli/

adv.inawaythatsurprisesyoubecauseyouwerenotexpectingit未料到地，意外地4▲incredible/?n‘kred?bl/adj.(informal)extremelygoodorextremelylarge極好的；極大的impossibleorverydifficulttobelieve不能相信的；難以置信的5

rent/rent/n.

anamountofmoneythatyouregularlypaysothatyoucanuseahouse,etc.租金PartⅡTextAIntensiveReading6*isolation/?a?s?'le??n/n.thestateofbeingaloneorlonely孤獨(dú)；孤立狀態(tài)7*confused/k?n'fju?zd/adj.unabletothinkclearlyortounderstandwhatishappeningorwhatsb.issaying

困惑的；迷惑的8*exhausting/?g'z??st??/adj.makingyoufeelverytired使人疲憊不堪的；令人筋疲力盡的9▲trigger/'tr?g?(r)/vt.tomakesth.happensuddenly引起；觸發(fā)10

reaction/r?'?k?n/n.whatyoudo,sayorthinkasaresultofsth.thathashappened

反應(yīng)；回應(yīng)PartⅡ11

burst/b??st/vt.tobreakopenorapart,especiallybecauseofpressurefrominside;tomakesomethingbreakinthisway突然爆發(fā)12*re-negotiate/?ri?n?'g???i?e?t/vt.tohaveformaldiscussionsagainwithsomeoneinordertoreachanagreementwiththem

重新談判13*regroup/?ri?'gru?p/vt.toarrangethewaypeopleorsoldiersworktogetherinanewway,especiallyinordertocontinuefightingorattackingsb.重新組合；重新分類14

battle/'b?tl/vt.acompetition,anargumentorastrugglebetweenpeopleorgroupsofpeopletryingtowinpowerorcontrol

與……作戰(zhàn)；斗爭(zhēng)15

grieving/gri?v??/adj.sorrowfulthroughlossordeprivation傷心的；悲傷的PartⅡ16

core/k??(r)/adj.mostimportant;mainoressential核心的；主要的17*accomplishment/?'k?mpl??m?nt/n.animpressivethingthatisdoneorachievedafteralotofwor成就；成績(jī)18

map/m?p/vt.toplancarefullyhowsomethingwillhappen詳細(xì)規(guī)劃19

location/l??'ke??n/n.aplacewheresth.happensorexists;thepositionofsth.

地方；地點(diǎn)；位置20rarely/'re?li/adv.notveryoften罕有；很少；不常21▲acknowledge/?k'n?l?d?/vt.toacceptthatsth.istrue承認(rèn)；認(rèn)可PartⅡ22*milestone/'ma?lst??n/n.averyimportantstageoreventinthedevelopmentofsth.

重要事件；里程碑23▲ripple/'r?pl/n.

asmallwaveonthesurfaceofaliquid,especiallywaterinalake,etc.

波紋；細(xì)浪；漣漪afeelingthatgraduallyspreadsthroughapersonorgroupofpeople逐漸擴(kuò)散的感覺(jué)rippleeffectasituationinwhichaneventoractionhasaneffectonsth.,whichthenhasaneffectonsth.else連鎖反應(yīng)24

stimulate/'st?mjule?t/vt.tomakesth.developorbecomemoreactive;toencouragesth.促進(jìn)；刺激；激勵(lì)25▲luxurious/l?g'???ri?s/adj.verycomfortable;containingexpensiveandenjoyablethings十分舒適的；奢侈的26

confirm/k?n'f??m/vt.tostateorshowthatsth.isdefinitelytrueorcorrect,especiallybyprovidingevidence

證實(shí)，確認(rèn)PartⅡ27*bakery/'be?k?ri/n.aplacewherebreadandcakesaremadeand/orsold面包（糕餅）店28*boutique/bu?'ti?k/n.asmallshop/storethatsellsfashionableclothesorexpensivegifts時(shí)裝店；精品店29

financial/fa?'n?n?l/adj.connectedwithmoneyandfinance財(cái)政的；金融的30*reinvest/?ri??n'vest/vt.toputprofitsthathavebeenmadeonaninvestmentbackintothesameinvestmentorintoanewone再投資31

schedule/'?edju?l/vt.toarrangeforsth.tohappenataparticulartime安排；為……安排時(shí)間32

bulk/b?lk/n.the(large)sizeorquantityofsth.（大）體積；大塊，大量PartⅡPhrasesandExpressionsdreamof夢(mèng)想；渴望e.g.Hedreamsofbecomingadoctor.workedone’swaythrough半工半讀（work常用過(guò)去時(shí)）e.g.Iworkedmywaythroughcollegeatlast.seton開(kāi)始，著手e.g.Assoonasshewentbackhome,shesetonwatchingTV.PartⅡPhrasesandExpressionsturnout...……地發(fā)展（或發(fā)生）；結(jié)果……e.g.Tooursurprise,everythingturnedoutwell.burstinto突然開(kāi)始（某事），突然進(jìn)入（某種狀態(tài)）e.g.Sheburstintotearsandranoutoftheroom.letitgo不再多說(shuō)（或多做）；就到此為止e.g.Idon’tentirelyagree,butI’lljustletitgo.withthehelpof在……的幫助下e.g.IreadEnglishmagazineswiththehelpofadictionary.PartⅡProperNamesMenorca/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(guó)家）PartⅡExercisesReadingComprehensionⅠ

Readthetextandcompletethefollowingtable.Thebigcitydreamisn’tforeveryone.It’sOKtogiveupyourdreamandchooseanewone.Happinesscomesfirst.Thereislifeoutsidethecity.PartⅡⅡAnswerthefollowingquestionsbasedonTextA.1Whatwastheauthor’sdreamasayounggirl?

2Whydidtheauthordecidetoleavethecity?Asayounggirl,theauthordreamedofmovingtothe“bigcity”.Becausetheauthorfindsoutthatthingsturnedoutunexpectedlyduringherstaythereandthatthebigcitydreamisn’tforeveryone.PartⅡⅡAnswerthefollowingquestionsbasedonTextA.3Whydidtheauthorthinkhappinesscomesfirst?4Wheredidtheauthorgoforaholiday?5Howwastheauthor’slifeinthecountryside?Becausetheauthorbelieveshappinesscausesarippleeffect—ifyouarehappy,itpositivelyimpactseveryareaofyourlife.TheauthortookaholidaywithherdadinMenorca,Spain.Theauthorloveswakingupeverymorning,beingabletogoforawalknearthehouse,buyingfreshfruitandenjoyingwhereshelive.PartⅡⅢDiscussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartners.Doyouhaveabigcitydream?Whatisit?Whichdoyouprefer,citylifeorrurallife?PartⅡⅣReadthe15thparagraphaloudandreciteit.IthasnowbeentwoyearssinceIleftthecity,andIcannotbelievehowmuchmylifehaschanged.Ilovewakingupeverymorning,beingabletogoforawalknearourhouse,buyingfreshfruitandenjoyingwhereIlive.IampursuingacareerIloveandhavebeenabletoreinvestandgrowforthefuture.IschedulemymeetingsinbulksoIonlyhavetotravelonceaweek;Iseefriendsandmakedateplanswithmyboyfriendoften.PartⅡExercisesLanguageFocusWordstoPracticemapaccomplishmentfinancialfull-timerentconfusedstimulatesecure1Livinginthebigcity,Ifeelreally____________.2ShanghaiandNewYorkareboth_______________centers.3He_____________aplaceforhimselfatlawschool.4Theywereproudoftheirchildren’s_______________________.5Howmuch_________doyoupayforthisplace?6Acupofmilkintheeveningcan________________yoursleep.7Manycompaniesonlyemploystudentsin_____________education.8Hewastryingto_______hiscareerpathclearlyaftergraduation.confusedfinancialsecuredaccomplishmentsrentstimulatefull-timemapFillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.PartⅡExpressionstoPracticeUsethefollowingphrasestocompletethesentences.Changetheformswherenecessary.letitgo workedone’swaythrough dreamofturnout withthehelpof burstinto1Ihavenever___________________studyingabroadinthenearfuture.2Sometimesthingsdon’t_________________thewaywethinkthey’regoingto.3Thepoorboyfinally___________________________collegeandfoundagoodjob.4Hearingthejokehetold,she____________________laughter.5___________________,hethought.Hedidn’twanttoargue.6________________________hisfriends,hefinallysolvedtheproblem.dreamedof turnoutworkedhiswaythroughburstintoLetitgoWiththehelpofPartⅡWordBuildingⅠFindthewordrealizeinTextA.Thesuffix-izecancombinewithnounsoradjectivestoformnewwords.Formnewwordsbyadding-ize.1modern______________2global______________3memory______________4apology______________ⅡFillintheblankswiththenewly-formedwordsinexerciseI.Changetheformwherenecessary.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.modernizeglobalizememorizeapologizeThemarketsarebecomingmoreandmore___________________.We________________forthedelayofthemeeting.Thecompanyisinvesting$9millionto______________itsfactories.Theteacheraskedusto________________allthesephrases.globalizedapologizemodernizememorizePartⅡⅢ

Findthewordpart-timeintheTextA.Thisadjectiveisformedthroughthecombinationoftwowords:partandtime.Wordsformedinthiswayarecalledcompoundwords.CombinethefollowingtwowordstogethertoformnewwordsandgivetheirChinesemeanings.duty＋free_______________,Chinesemeaning:________________home＋sick_______________,Chinesemeaning:________________oil＋rich_______________,Chinesemeaning:_________________light＋green_______________,Chinesemeaning:________________duty-free免稅的homesick想家的oil-rich石油藏量豐富的light-green淺綠的BankedClozeAremindBpolluteChardlyDrealizedEcountrysideFenjoyGlive HfriendlyIdifficult JNatureBorninthecity,weregardthecountrylifeassomethingfaraway.Weareusedtoeverythinginthecity.Weareevengettingusedtothenoisesandpollutioninthecity.Personslivingincitiesareforcedbytheirenvironmentto1____anunnaturalwayoflife.Theylosetouchwiththeland.Itispossiblethatyouliveinsuchanair-conditionedhousethatyouare2___consciousoftheseasons.Afewflowersinapublicparkmayremindyouthatitisspringorsummer.Afewleavesontheroadmay3____youthatitisautumn.GCABeyondthat,whatisgoingoninnatureseemstotallyirrelevant.Allthesimpleandgoodthingsoflifelikesunshineandfreshairare4____toobtain,andthereforearehighlyvalued.Tallbuildingshidethesuncompletely.Trafficfumes5_____theenvironment.Eventhedistinctionbetweendayandnightislost.6_____issuchastrangewordtous.ThissummerIhadtheopportunitytogowithmyparentsonavisittothe7____.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIexperiencedthecountrylife.ThereI8_____whatalifeofnatureis.Thisisasmallvill