/10/101UnitThreeAnAmericanLoveAffairBrockYatesUnit3TitleAmericaissaidtobeaNationonwheels.Theyliketomovefromplacetoplacebydrivingautomobiles.QuestionsWhyaretheysofondofmoving?WhyisAmericaanationonthewheel?/10/103

Whyaretheysofondofmoving?

WhyisAmericaanationonthewheel?Americaisanationmadeupofimmigrantswhohadtraveledlong-distancestoreachaplacewhichisnotexploredwithlittleintheirbaggage,butwiththeirhope,confidenceandthewilltodevelopchallenges.Travelinsearchofabetterlifeisintheirblood.Theoccurrenceofgoldrushof1849resultedmorefromaspiritofadventurethanfromthatofgreed.

/10/104Whatdoesautomobileculturecover:automobileculture:manufacture,autorepairs,insurance,thedevelopmentofroads,sales,assemblylineworkers,urbanexpansion,youth,music,publicpolicy,racism,fastfood,familyvacations,travel,andmore.

Sotherearemanyjobsconnectingwithautomobiles/10/105

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BrockYates---oneofthebestknown,mostrespectedautomotivejournalistsintheworld./10/106Para-1aBuickman,aStutzman,aPontiacmanamanwhodrivesaBuick/Stutz/Pontiaccar

GreatDepressionAtermapplied,especiallyintheUnitedStates,totheworldwideeconomicdisasterof1930sautomotivetastes

tastesforautomobiles/10/107upwardandmobilecitizenspeoplewhotrytorisefromalowertoahighereconomicorsocialclassmundanetransportationmodulesordinarytoolsfortransportationclassstructureclassstatusthesociallandscapethesocialstatus/10/108Paragraph1TermstoknowQuestionstodiscussQ1:Whatsocialandeconomicstatusdidtheauthor’sfatherenjoyinhisdays?Andhowdoyouknow?Q2:ForwhatreasondidhisfatherchangefromaStutzmantoaBuickman?Q3:Whydoestheauthorsay“Tothedayhedied,hisBuicksweremorethanmundanetransportationmodules”?Q4:Whatisthemainideatheauthorintendstotellusinthisparagraph?/10/109Q1:Whatsocialandeconomicstatusdidtheauthor’sfatherenjoyinhisdays?Andhowdoyouknow?/10/1010Heenjoyedamiddle-classstatussincetheBuickmanisbetteroffthanaPontiacman,notaswelloffasaCadillacman./10/1011Q2:ForwhatreasondidhisfatherchangefromaStutzmantoaBuickman?/10/1012BecauseoftheGreatDepressionandtheconsequenttragicshiftintheeconomy./10/1013Q3:Whydoestheauthorsay“Tothedayhedied,hisBuicksweremorethanmundanetransportationmodules”?/10/1014BecausetheBuicksnotonlyservedasordinarytransportationtools,butalsostatedhissocialstatus./10/1015Q4:Whatisthemainideatheauthorintendstotellusinthisparagraph?/10/1016Thecaronedrivescanimmediatelyshowsone’ssocialeconomicstatus./10/1017Para---1---Whatdoes“aBuickman”mean?---Doyouknowsth.abouttheGreatDepression?---WhatdoestheauthordescribetheGreatDepressionintheparagraph?Tragicshiftintheeconomy/10/1018---Whatmakeofcardidtheauthor’sfatherbeforetheGreatDepressionandaftertheGreatDepression?beforetheGreatDepression---StutzaftertheGreatDepression---Buick/10/1019Canyoufindanother2phrasesintheparagraphsimilartothemeaningof“socio-economicstatus”?theclassstructurethesociallandscape/10/1020Para---1ComprehensionQ1.(1)amiddle-classstatus(2)Yes.(3)“upward”---Heattemptedtorisetoahighsocio-economicpositionQ2.(1)…referstoBuickstheauthor’sfatherdroveinhisdays(2)Thecarsonedrivescanimmediatelyshowone’ssocio-economicstatus./10/1021Para---1TopicSentence:…identificationonthesociallandscapeMainIdeaTheautomobilesareregardedassymbolofsocio-economicstatus.Q:Doyouagreetothisidea?Whyorwhynot?/10/1022betteroffthannotaswelloffasequally/10/1023Para---1Tr.與其它成千上萬經濟情況處于上升階段有車族一樣，那場悲劇性經濟逆轉使父親在汽車品位上面臨了重大調整。/10/1024Para---2ComprehensionQ3.(1)loyalties---Faithfullybuyingandpraisingaparticularbrandofcar

(2)love,revere,socialamulets,brag,electrify,smart,beast,BlackBeauty,mysteriousmachine/10/1025Para---2Tr.我們美國人戀車特殊情結，基于對某一個品牌車堅如磐石般摯愛，這種摯愛因其來之不易而倍受珍惜。/10/1026Para---2

Philco---abrandofaradiowhichtheauthor’sfamilyoncehad.

theGreenHornet---acartoonfigureofaradioprogramwhichtheauthorlistenedtoonthePhilco-brandfamilyradio.

BlackBeauty---thenameofthecarthattheGreenHornetdrove

/10/1027Para---3ComprehensionQ4.Carsenjoyanthropomorphicstatus.Theyaretreatedasmembersofthefamilyandmechanicalpets/10/1028Para---3TopicSentenceCarsenjoyanthropomorphicstatus./10/1029PartI(Para1~3)Americanpeoplelikecarsverymuchandenjoyaspecialbondwiththem./10/1030Para---4ComprehensionQ5.---Theyseeautomobilesnegatively.---illustratetheprivilegedclassesdidnotencouragecommonpeopletohavethefreedomtomovearound.Q6.---Automobilesarethecauseofmanyproblems---pollute,kill,injure,populationmovement/10/1031Para---4Tr.他們期冀我們加入未來擁擠不堪自行車行列，而不是坐在被一位激動不已批評家訓斥為“高傲戰車”方向盤前。/10/1032Para---5ComprehensionQ7.---automobiles---Peoplewillcontinuetomoveinlargenumbersbymeansofautomobilesnomatterhowworriedenvironmentalistsareaboutit./10/1033PartII(Para4~6)Thoughcarsareresponsibleformanyproblems,theyremainwelcomedbecauseAmericanpeoplecangetmuchbenefitfromthemsuchasfreedomofpopulationshiftsandentertainment/10/1034PartIII(Para7~10)Theproblemscausedbyautomobilesandtheirpossiblesolutions./10/1035Para7-~8Para7---Problem:Carshurtpeople

Solution:Para8---Problem:Carspollute

Solution:Caraccidentsandpollution---twoproblemsfrequentlyassociatedwithcars---areactuallyseriousandtoagreatextentcanbesolvable./10/1036Para9~10Para9---Problem:Carsarethesourceoftrafficjamsandurbansprawl.Para10—Solution:/10/1037Para---10ComprehensionQ11.Becausethemodernautomobileofferssuchfreedomthatitwillremainintegraltomodernlife（itisessentialtomodernlife）./10/1038Para---10Tr.除非對國家城市重新總體規劃，在廣袤大地上全方面禁止車輛行駛。/10/1039PartIV(Para11~12)(Theautomobilesofferssuchfreedomthatitwillremainintegraltomodernlife.)Wewilllivewiththeautomobiledespitealltheproblemsithasbroughtwithit./10/1040Para11既然妖魔已從瓶中出來，而有車一族又在逐年遞增，遍布全國各地，那么，我們所面臨挑戰就是盡可能地將它馴服，融合到人們生活中去。/10/1041ExamplePublicTransportationinCities1.公共交通主要性；2.各種常見交通工具；3.城市化公共交通未來。/10/1042TrafficJam１．在當代社會，城市交通問題變得越來越嚴重

２．城市交通問題表現以及對人們生活影響

３．處理方法與辦法/10/1043DrunkenDriving.1.醉酒駕車增多原因2.醉酒駕車危害3.怎樣降低醉酒駕車/10/1044OpenDiscussionArecarsmakingourlifemoreconvenientormoretroublesome?/10/1045Translation最近一項調查表明，中國讀書和雜志人數比1998年降低了8.7%。讀書人數降低反應了人們生活方式改變，人們獲取信息渠道已不再僅限于出版物了。越來越多人認可他們普通都是經過上網而不是經過讀書和雜志來獲取信息。/10/1046ArecentsurveyshowsthatthenumberoftheChinesewhoreadbooksandmagazineshasfallen8.7%thanthatin1998.Thedeclineinthenumberofbookreadersjustreflectsachanginglifestyle.People’saccesstoinformationisnolongerlimitedtoprintedpublications.MoreandmorepeopleadmitthattheyareturningtotheInternetforinformation,insteadofreadingbooksandmagazines./10/10477、對于很多人來說手機已不但僅是通訊工具了。它能夠是時鐘、日歷、電話號碼簿、備忘錄，甚至是女孩子預防討厭男孩子打攪武器。一位女孩兒說當她看到討厭男孩向他走來時，她最好方法就是拿起手機假裝與某人打電話。8、最近一項調查表明，中國讀書和雜志人數比1998年降低了8.7%，而且總人口中只有百分之五人經常讀書。然而這一調查結果并不需要我們過分擔心。讀書人數降低反應了人們生活方式改變，人們獲取信息渠道已不再僅限于出版物了。越來越多人認可他們普通都是經過上網而不是經過讀書和雜志來取得信息。/10/10489、超重對人健康產生危害是不可低估。有證據表明許各種疾病與超重相關。值得注意是到健身俱樂部健身或開始跑步人越來越多。在我看來，最不可取是試圖經過不吃早餐使自己苗條。10、對于任何活著人來說，最寶貴是身心健康，財富和地位是次要。盡管有些根深蒂固觀念，保持健康方式因人而異。教授們一致認為經常運動、良好飲食習慣和輕松生活有利于長壽。/10/104911、（1）把大部分時間用于學習上學生最有可能經過全部考試。（2）因為科學進步，幾十年前看起來不可能事已變成現實。（3）事實使我們得出結論是老實和無私一樣主要。（4）大學畢業兩年后，她決定考研以更新自己知識。（5）人口增加使地球必須生產更多糧食。/10/105012、（1）降低溫室氣體排放是減緩全球變暖有效方法之一。（2）把每篇英語課文背下來并不一定意味著能主動使用英語。（3）必須考慮到國與國習俗不一樣這個事實。（4）給我印象最深是中國已發生巨大改變。（5）我一直在琢磨這個句子是否有更加好譯法。/10/105113、（1）人類種種技術，都是人體力和智慧延伸。（2）咖啡是世界上最主要經濟作物之一，經常生長在生物多樣性很高地域。（3）回首往事，我意識到，我們經歷了一次非同尋常事件，勝利來之不易。（4）要記住，娛樂對人全方面健康同工作一樣主要。（5）奇怪是，他們兩個看起來像一對雙胞胎，從外貌到動作都彼此相像。/10/1052錯譯？7,formanypeople,thephoneismorethanjustcommunicationtools.它能夠是時鐘、日歷、電話號碼簿、備忘錄，甚至是女孩子預防討厭男孩子打攪武器。Itcanbeaclock,calendar,telephonedirectory,memo,orevenpreventthenastyboysgirlsdisturbweapons.一位女孩兒說當她看到討厭男孩向他走來時，她最好方法就是拿起手機假裝與某人打電話。Onegirlsaidthatwhenshesawtheboycametohimannoying,sheisthebestwaytopickupthephoneandcallsomeonetopretend./10/10538、最近一項調查表明，中國讀書和雜志人數比1998年降低了8.7%，而且總人口中只有百分之五人經常讀書。8,arecentsurveyshowsthatthenumberofChinesereadingandmagazineslowerthan8.7%in1998,andonlyfivepercentofthetotalpopulationofpeoplewhousuallyread.然而這一調查結果并不需要我們過分擔心。However,thissurveydoesnotneedtoworrytoomuchaboutus.讀書人數降低反應了人們生活方式改變，人們獲取信息渠道已不再僅限于出版物了。Studyreflectsareductioninthenumberofchangesinlifestyle,accesstoinformationthatpeoplearenolongerlimitedtothepublicationofthe.越來越多人認可他們普通都是經過上網而不是經過讀書和雜志來取得信息。MoreandmorepeopleadmitthattheyaregenerallythroughtheInternetratherthanthroughreadingbooksandmagazinestogetinformation./10/10549、超重對人健康產生危害是不可低估。9,overweightharmtohumanhealthcannotbeunderestimated.有證據表明許各種疾病與超重相關。Thereisevidencethatmanytypesofdiseaseandoverweightrelated.值得注意是到健身俱樂部健身或開始跑步人越來越多。Itisnoteworthythatthehealthcluborgymmoreandmorepeoplestartedrunning.在我看來，最不可取是試圖經過不吃早餐使自己苗條。Inmyopinion,themostdesirableistotrytoslimbyeatingbreakfastthemselves.10、對于任何活著人來說，最寶貴是身心健康，財富和地位是次要。/10/105510,foranylivingperson,themostvaluableisthephysicalandmentalhealth,wealthandstatusissecondary.盡管有些根深蒂固觀念，保持健康方式因人而異。Althoughsomedeep-rootedideas,maintainahealthywaytovary.教授們一致認為經常運動、良好飲食習慣和輕松生活有利于長壽。Expertsagreethatregularexercise,goodeatinghabitsandaneasylifecontributetolongevity.11、11（1）把大部分時間用于學習上學生最有可能經過全部考試。(1)mostofthetimeforlearningonthestudentsmostlikelytopassallexams.（2）因為科學進步，幾十年前看起來不可能事已變成現實。(2)Duetoscientificprogress,afewdecadesagoseemedimpossiblehasbecomereality.（3）事實使我們得出結論是老實和無私一樣主要。(3)thefactthatourconclusionisasimportantashonestyandselflessness.（4）大學畢業兩年后，她決定考研以更新自己知識。(4)twoyearsaftergraduation,shedecidedtoKaoyantoupdatetheirknowledge.（5）人口增加使地球必須生產更多糧食。/10/1056(5)theincreaseofpopulationtheearthtoproducemorefood.12、12（1）降低溫室氣體排放是減緩全球變暖有效方法之一。(1)reducegreenhousegasemissionsisaneffectivewaytoslowglobalwarmingone.（2）把每篇英語課文背下來并不一定意味著能主動使用英語。(2)tomemorizeeachEnglishtextdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheinitiativetouseEnglish.（3）必須考慮到國與國習俗不一樣這個事實。(3)musttakeintoaccountthefactthatdifferentcountriescustoms.（4）給我印象最深是中國已發生巨大改變。(4)impressedmemostisthetremendouschangeshavetakenplaceinChina.（5）我一直在琢磨這個句子是否有更加好譯法。(5)I'vebeenwonderingwhetherthissentencebettertranslation./10/105713、13（1）人類種種技