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Unit Five
Part I Reading for information
I. 1. B 2. C 3. B. 4.A 5. D 6.C
II.
1. 周末短暂的休息也不太轻松,因为堆积的衣物要洗,更别提还有超市要去、干洗店要去,还有其他数不清的琐事。原本应该和家人共度的时光就这样被挤占了。
2. 我无心理会周围的人,心里开始盘算到了办公室以后有哪些事务需要优先处理。
3. 火车缓缓地驶入车站,上班大军中人人都怀着同样的心思:不惜一切代价抢个坐位。
4. 我抓紧公文包,随着人群一起往前挤,总算抢到个坐位。有了坐位我就可以提前处理一些文书工作,或许能完成一两份节略。
5. 车上的每个人好像都在刻意回避这位年轻的孕妇,要么埋头读报,要么加装聊得很投入,无暇旁顾。
III.
1. rat race; relaxation; household chores
2. turned out; priority; secure a seat; get a jump on
3. was of one mind; deteriorated
4. expecting a baby; too deeply engrossed in
5. a pang of guilt; small act of kindness
II Reading for Pleasure
1. She thought it was hostile as well as noisy, dirty, and lacking in temperature control.
2. He looked down upon her. He thought that she was too young and inexperienced, and he didn’t want to work with a woman.
3. She was punctual and always did what she had promised. She spent time on the line trying to understand the challenges and obstacles James faced as a supervisor. She even brought him coffee and made a point to as about his family.
4. She changed his attitude towards her by asking for his advice on the retooling of the Cushion Room, and by giving him all the credit for the success of the operation.
5. She learned that one should act and treat others as he himself wants to be treated, and should put his ego down and sincerely ask for help.
Part III Homework
See the key on the last page of this book.
Unit Six
Part I Reading for information
I. 1.B. 2. C. 3. B. 4. A 5. D 6. B
II
1. 大多数人会认为美满婚姻不是靠金钱缔造的,但是婚姻问题顾问们却发现,金钱的确是导致婚姻失败的一个重大因素。
1. 对许多人而言,金钱是最为忌讳的话题。
2. 甚至你的人生观也会影响你对金钱的看法。对于金钱的态度并无对错之分,每种态度都各有其合理之处。
3. 了解彼此对金钱的看法和产生这种看法的原因可以帮助你们达成必要的妥协,以免为钱发生争吵。
4. 钱并不意味着枯燥的理财计划,而是你们如何规划生活,实现梦想,让婚姻幸福美满。
III
1. attitude to money
2. a unique attitude, what it can buy them, source of security
3. Sharing the same goals in life, hopes and dreams
4. knowledge, financial personality, better equipped, money issues, fraught with
5. priorities, meet your goals, everyday finances, joint or separate, your financial planning
Part II Reading for Pleasure
1. Because Hugie had no money.
2. He was finishing a life-size picture of a beggar.
3. He gave the old man a sovereign because he felt sorry for him.
4. Because later he found out that the beggar, to whom he had a sovereign, was actually a millionaire.
5. He gave Hugie a check for ten thousands as a wedding person.
Part III Homework
See the key on the last page of this book.
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