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ChangesandChallengesinLifeUnit6Pre-readingQuestionsHowdoyoudefinechangesinlife?Giveexampletoillustrate?Changesaredifferentchoicesyoumakeatvariousstagesoflife.Pre-readingQuestionsHowhaveyoucopedwiththechangesandchallengesinyourlife?Standuptothechangesandchallengesinyourlifeandfacethemusic?Cometotermswith/bereconciledtothefailure?Throwinthetowel?Pre-readingQuestionsListentothesepeopletalking,whatdidtheydowiththeirlife,andhowdidtheyfeelabouttheirdecisions?Hewentoverseasforgraduateschoolandisworkingatahigh-techcompany.Hemissedhishomeverymuch.Heworksattheneighborhoodpostofficeandhastwochildren.Heloveshisfamily.She’sthebranchmanageratthelocalgrocerystore.She’sproudofhernewjob.Shewasinafewbeautycontests,andsheneverwon.Shenowhastwochildren.Shehopesherdaughterwillbecomeamodel.Pre-readingQuestionsWhatareyourattitudestowardschangesandchallengesinlife?LikechangesandchallengesChangeisanaturaloccurrenceinlifethatnoonecanavoid.Changesarechallenges,arechances!Sowecanjumpattheopportunitytodosomethingnew!Webecomestrongerafterconqueringthechallengesinlife.Changeisathreattoourlifewhichhasalreadybeenundercontrol.Changeisbad.We'refailinginsomewayifourlivesareinconfusion.Sowemustfixitandgetitbacktonormal.Changesarechallenges,arefailures!Iamafraidoftakingupthechallengeandgrapplingwiththeplight.Don’tlikechangesandchallengesPre-readingExpressionsCollocationsthatarepossibletogowiththetargetword“challenge”:takeup/meet/pickupthechallengerisetothechallengeofrisklookuponsomethingasachallengetogreaterexertions.Thechallengesofthisnewworldhavegivenimpetustochanges.Hecanalwaysturnachallengetoadvantage.Pre-readingExpressionsExpressionsthatarelikelytobeusedtotalkaboutchangesandchallengesjumpattheopportunitytodosomethingnewweatherthestormsoflifeTheywentthroughthickandthin.Whenopportunityknocks,hesimplytakesit.Theabruptchangeputhimattheendofhistether.Pre-readingExpressionsExpressionsthatarelikelytobeusedtotalkaboutdifferentattitudestowardsdifficultiesinlife:Resolve/grapplewith/copewith/racewiththeplightStandupto/livethroughdifficultyCometotermswith/bereconciledtothefailureHehasthecouragetofacethemusic.Whenfacedwithobstacles,hesimplythrowsinthetowel.ChangesandChallengesinLifeReadingOneUnit6BackgroundInformationBabyboom(生育高峰)andbabybust(生育低谷)BabyboomisthetermappliedtotheperiodoftimefromJanuary1,1946toDecember31,1964whentherewasaboominthebirthrate.Thisperiodoftimesawover77millionbirthsoccur.Inpartbecauseoftheirsheernumbers,thegenerationbornduringthisperiodhashadaprofoundimpactonsocietyandtheeconomythroughoutallthestagesoftheirlives.Babybustisthetermappliedtotheperiodoftimefrom1965-1976.Itreferstoasharpdecreaseinthenumberofbabiesbornamongaparticulargroupofpeople.“BabyBustersisatermwhichisusedinterchangeablywithGenerationXand13thGenerationtodescribethosepeoplebornbetweenapproximately1964and1977.BackgroundInformationWallstreet(华尔街)WallstreetwasnamedforawallthatprotectedManhattanfromenemiesandwarringIndiansandnowhasbecomethecenterofbusinessinthecityofNewYork,adhascometobeknownasthefinancialcenteroftheworld.Themassivebronzestatueofabull,thesymbolofWallStreet,haslongbeenamascot(福神)fortradersonWallStreetandislocatedatWallStreetandBroadway.ThisfinancialdistrictalsooffersawealthoffantasticsitessuchastheChaseManhattanBankandPlaza,theMarineMidlandBank(海丰银行),theChamberofCommerceandsoon.BackgroundInformationleveragedbuyoutTheacquisition(收购,获取)ofanothercompanyusingasignificantamountofborrowedmoney(bondsorloans)tomeetthecostofacquisition.Thepurposeofleveragedbuyoutsistoallowcompaniestomakelargeacquisitionswithouthavingtocommitalotofcapital.杠杆收购是指这样一种产权组合形式,即收购方以目标公司的资产作抵押,向银行借入收购所需资金,收购成功后再发行债券偿还贷款,用目标公司的收益偿还债券本息。CheckyourvocabularyMatchthewordsontherightwiththatontheleft.cachetunflatteringskyrocketfickleindigobrisksturdysalvageruggedbrokersurgeleveragediversifyrecoupaspirationempowermentsavesthfromloss,fire,wreck,etcactive,energeticoftenchanging,notconstantrespectoradmirationthatsbgetsbecauseofreputation(price,ect)risetoaveryhighlevelmakingsomeonelooklessattractiveorseemworsegivevarietytosth,varytheprocessofgivinglawfulpowerorauthoritytosbtoactpersonswhobuysandsellsthingsforothers,middlemandeepbluedyeobtainedfromplantsgetbackwhatonehasspent,lostect;strongdesireoramibitionrough,uneven,rockymoveforwardinorlikewavesstrong,solid,determined,firmactionorpowerofalever,power,influenceReadingOneCheckyourcomprehensionAnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthetext.1.Whatdoesthetitle“ButtoningUpProfits”mean?Itmeans“securingprofits.”(利益保卫战)2.WhatdidLevidotosalvagehisinvestmentonsellingtents?Andwhatweretheresults?Hecuthistentcanvasintopantsandsoldthemtotheminers.Thesaleswerebrisk.3.Whenandwhydidbluebecomepopular?Thebluejeansdidnotbecomepopularuntilthe1960s.Theybecamepopularbecausethegenerationofbabyboomerstookbluejeansasasymbolagainst“materialistic”culture.ReadingOneCheckyourcomprehensionAnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthetext.4.Whydidthesalesofjeansbegintodecline?Becausethenumberoftheagegroupwhoworethemostj
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