Unit 9 Quick Fix Society

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Unit 9 Quick Fix Society

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Introduction to the Text

• Structure
• Introduction Para. 13 compare her ride on fast
  road to West Virginia and her return trip of a
  different route.
• Body Para. 4---6 lists three ways Americans
  seek a quick fix.
• Conclusion Para. 7---8 lets slow down and enjoy
  what nature offers us and what mankind has left
  us and rediscover life

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Introduction to the Text

• Writing Skills
• comparison and contrast Para 1,2,4
• examples Para 5
• rhetorical question Para 3,5,7
• repetition Para 4 if-clauses
• Para 5 word fast

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quick fix

• quick fix a repair to sth or an answer to a
  problem that happens quickly, but may work for
  only a short time ways of getting things done
  quickly
• e.g.
• There is no for stopping pollution
• Congress is trying to resist solutions.

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• What is Goldstein concerned about?
• Our need for speed
• 2. What event in her life spurred this concern?
• A hurried vacation
• 3. Give one of Goldstein's examples of the
  problem.
• Any example from the essay is acceptable

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Background

• 1 Confederate(??)referring to the 11
  secessionist states in southern America during
  the Civil War with its capital in Richmond(???).
  Its rival was called Union.
• 2.Pennsylvania
• A state of the eastern United States. It was
  admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies
  in 1787. First explored in the early 1600's, the
  region was settled by Swedes in 1634 and granted
  by royal charter to William Penn in 1681.

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• Pennsylvania played a crucial role in the
  American Revolution and in the formation of the
  new republic. Harrisburg is the capital and
  Philadelphia the largest city. Philadelphia
  locates on the west bank of Delaware. The site
  was selected by William Penn with the name of
  city of brotherly love. It was the birthplace
  of the nation and the Declaration of
  Independence was signed here. Another major city
  is Pittsburgh.

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• 3.Fifth Symphony
• Ditditditdaaah!
• Three quick Gs and a long E-flat-----Ludwig von
  Beethovens Fifth symphony just could be the most
  memorable musical phrase of all time. But thats
  just the first five seconds. As for the rest, in
  nearly every note, Beethovens Fifth Symphony
  tops the list of favorites. Clearly, Beethoven
  crafted something universal and powerful that
  reverberates with ageless significance in every
  listener regardless of their depth of musical
  culture.
• With his classics, represented by Fate, Beethoven
  ushered in a new era of music, the Romanticism.

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• 4.Quality Time
• The use of quality time is very popular in
  nowadays USA. To most people, it means
  concentrated, uninterrupted time spent with
  family members and friends. This time should be
  made use of with high quality to make up for the
  time lost in quantity.
• Expectations of quality time are usually high
  and people are encouraged to schedule their
  quality time. But mostly families failed to
  reattain the happiness in the past when all the
  members spent a long time together and lives were
  more leisure.
• Eg She regards her hour with her daughter at
  bedtime as quality time.

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Words and Expressions

• 1.gorgeous
• 1)splendidly or showily brilliant or magnificent
• e.g. a gorgeous Victorian gown the pianists
  gorgeous technique
• 2)(infml)delightful e.g. He says that she is a
  gorgeous person.
• 3)(infml)very beautiful (the meaning in the
  text)
• Synonyms magnificent, glorious, beautiful,
  grand, grandiose, imposing, majestic, stately,
  marvelous.

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• 2.Pastoral
• (adj.)
• 1)of or relating to or composed of shepherds or
  herdsmen
• 2)devoted to or based on livestock raising
• 3)of or relating to the countryside not urban
• 4)pleasingly peaceful and innocent
• 5)of or relating to a pastor
• e.g. Rabbi makes pastoral visits every Tuesday.

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• (n.)
• 1)a literary work (poem, drama, etc.) dealing
  with shepherds or rural life
• 2)a rural picture or scene
• Pastorale A dramatic performance or opera,
  popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, that was
  based on a rural theme or subject
• Synonyms idyllic, rural, rustic

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• 3.Crowd
• (vt.)1)to fill by pressing or thronging together
• e.g. The children crowded around the TV.
• 2)to advance by pressing or shoving
• e.g. Reporters crowded toward the candidate.
• 3)to draw or stand close to
• e.g. The batter(???) crowded the plate(??).
• 4)(infml) to put pressure on
• e.g. Dont crowd me, Ill pay.
• Synonyms throng, crush, cram, horde, squeeze,
  press.

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• 4.Outlet
• (n.) 1) a place or opening through which
  something is let out exit
• 2) a stream flowing out of a lake or pond
• 3) a publication or broadcast organization
• e.g. media outlets
• 4)a market for commodity
• 5) an agency through which a product is marketed
• e.g. retail outlets
• 6) a receptacle for the plug of an electrical
  device

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• 5.Deferred gratification
• Defer to postpone to put off adjourn
  procrastinate suspend shelve delay
• e.g. His military service was deferred until he
  finished college.
• Gratification satisfaction
• Gratify (v.) to give pleasure or satisfaction
  to to satisfy( a desire)
• e.g. It gratified me to know how soon she will be
  well again
• Now she has a job in France she can
  gratify her wish to Europe.

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• 6.Stuff
• (n.)1)The material out of which something is made
  or formed substance
• 2) The essential substance or elements essence
• E.g. We are such stuff/As dreams are made on(
  Shakespeare)
• 4)(slang) money, cash
• 5)(slang) drug, esp. heroin
• stuff ( a space ) with something
• to fill with sth.
• Eg His wallet is always stuffed with coins.

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• (v.)1) to pack tightly cram
• 2) to block plug
• 3) to fill (the mind) e.g. stuffing their heads
  with facts
• Thats the stuff! Thats the right thing to
  do/say!
• Know ones stuff to be good at what one is
  concerned with
• Stuff and nonsense! Thats a stupid idea!

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• 7.Rack
• (n.)1) a framework or stand in which or on which
  to hold, hang or display various articles
• 2) a framework for livestock feed
• 3) an instrument of torture on which the victims
  body was stretched
• 4) a cause of anguish or pain
• On the rack under great emotional stress
• Off the rack (AmE)/ off the peg (BrE)
• (of clothes) ready-made made to a standard
  average size and nor made esp.to fit you.

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• 8.Note
• 1) melody, song tone
• 2) a written symbol used to indicate duration and
  pitch of a tone by its shape and position on the
  staff
• e.g. every note of Beethovens Fifth Symphony
• 8.Bank words
• 1)account a record or statement of money
  received or paid out, as by a bank or business,
  esp. for a particular period or at a particular
  date money deposited in a bank account and
  subject to withdrawal by the depositor

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• 2)accountant a person whose job is to keep and
  examine the money accounts of businesses or
  people.
• 3)loanmoney lent at interest usu. At the
  borrowers temporary use
• 4)check a written order directing a bank to pay
  money as instructed
• 5)credit card a card authorizing purchases on
  credit
• 6)tellera member of a banks staff concerned
  with the direct handling of money received or
  paid out
• 7)deposit something placed for safekeeping or
  as a pledge, esp. to put in a bank.

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• 9. Fast roads in the US
• Highways usually connect cities.
• Superhighways a road with many lanes.
• Interstate highways connect cities in different
  states, and sometimes go through several states.
• Freeways roads within a city on which you can
  drive without stopping, usu. have 3 or 4 lanes in
  each direction.

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• Expressways fast roads in or near cities.
  Freeways and expressways are free.
• Turnpike/ tollway before you use a fast road you
  have to pay a small amount of money.
• 10. antique cars cars made in an earlier period
  and usu. valueable.

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• 11.more and more
• increasingly, to a steady increasing extend or
  degree.
• Eg when he first arrived, he rejected cheese.
  But more and more, he comes to like it.
• 12.save (up) (for)
• to keep and add to an amount of money for later
  use.
• Eg Im saving (up) for my retirement.
• Theyre saving up for a trip to Europe.

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• 13.help sb. out
• to give sb. help at a time of need.
• Eg My friends helped me out when I lost my job.
• 14.take out
• to abtain an official document or service
• eg to take out a loan/ an insurance policy(??)/
  a mortgage (??,????)

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• 15.not agree with sb.
• (of food) to make you feel ill/ sick.
• Eg I love seafood, but it doesnt agree with me.

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• 16.Linger (over/ on)
• to continue to look at sth.
• Eg The detective lingered over some cigarette
  ash on the floor.
• 17. pick out sb./ sth.
• To choose carefully from a group of people or
  things.
• Eg He picked out the best wine for his
  parents.
• She was picked out to speak on behalf of
  the class.

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• 18. devote sth to sb/ sth
• to give an amount of time, attention, etc. to
  sb or sth
• eg No matter how busy he is, de devotes an
  hour a day to reading.

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• 19. more often than not
• more than or at least half of the time.
• Eg Whenever I make a request, more often or
  not my parents reject it.
• More often than not, the couple dine out in
  Chinese restaurants.

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Distinction among synonyms

• 1. abolish cancel delete
• abolish vt. ??, ???do away with,???????????????
  ??
• Abraham Lincoln abolished the American slavery.
• cancel vt. ??,???call off,????????????????????
  ?
• The President cancelled his trip to Russia due to
  the accident.
• He cancelled his order for the goods.
• delete vt. ??,???????????????
• Several words have been deleted from the report
  by the censor.

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Distinction among synonyms

• Exercise
• To my disappointment, the football game was ____.
• The editor ____ quite a few words from the
  article.
• Many superstitious practices have been ____ since
  1994.
• New Zealand ____ the death penalty for murder in
  1941.
• He ____ his order for the books.
• The editor ____ two lines in my manuscript.

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Distinction among synonyms

• Keys 1) cancelled 2) deleted 3) abolished 4)
  abolished 5)cancelled 6) deleted