First unit

first segment

Second, the understanding of the text

1. People's attitude is that if a person does not advance, he will fall behind.

2. Time is treated as something almost real. People budget it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it and occupy it; They also charge for it. They do this because time is a precious resource.

Everyone is in a hurry-often under pressure. In the author's opinion, city people always seem to be in a hurry to go where they want to go, anxiously seeking attention in shops, or elbowing others when they try to finish shopping.

4.

Don't take it personally. This is because people attach great importance to time, and they hate that others "waste" time beyond a certain point.

This is because Americans usually evaluate and ask their visitors from a professional angle rather than a social angle. They soon began to talk about business. Time always ticks in their ears.

6. American life produces a steady stream of labor-saving devices: they communicate quickly by fax, telephone or email, rather than through personal contact.

7.

The impersonality of electronic communication has little or nothing to do with the importance of the matter at hand.

8. In the United States, this is regarded as a sign of proficiency or ability to solve problems or finish work quickly.

vocabulary

1. Budget 2. Keenness 3. Anxiety 4. The surrounding environment is competent. Evaluation 7. Push 8. Guide

Four. stop a gap

1. 2 behind is 3 to 4. 5 in 6 inches to 7 in 8 inches.

V word formation

Commitment 2. Attraction 3. Dating 4. Impression 5. Civilization 6. Confused composition, congratulations and thoughtfulness 10 .. explanation 1 1. acquisition 12. depression

five

1 desirable 2 desirable 3 beneficial 4 considered 5 significant 6 preferred 7 drinkable

8. acceptable

VII structure

1. Not to mention taking them out for dinner.

Not to mention a big company.

Let alone move it upstairs.

Not to mention talking to him.

Not to mention reading a lot of extracurricular books.

Eight.

1. Eating at home costs only two or three dollars, while eating in a restaurant is always much more expensive.

We think she is quite proud, but in fact she is just very shy.

We have never done anything for them, but they have done everything for us.

Natalie would rather stay for another week, but her husband would rather leave at once.

Some people highly praise him, while others severely belittle him.

Nine, Chinese-English translation

1. In the eyes of some people, Picasso's paintings will look rather stupid.

The increase of their profits is partly due to their new marketing strategy.

The man told his wife to put the medicine on the top shelf so that the children can't reach it.

Happiness is not always accompanied by money.

Since I bought that car, it has brought me trouble.

Translation from English to Chinese

1. As a result of this attitude, people all over the country devote themselves to research, experiment and exploration.

They will miss the polite communication of entertaining guests with tea or coffee, which may be the custom in their own country.

Since we usually evaluate and get to know others through work rather than socializing, let's get down to business.

For us, telecommunication lacks humanity, which has nothing to do with whether the matter at hand is important or not.

Unless they are given some time to deal with it, in their view, the work at hand seems irrelevant and does not deserve proper attention.