Unit 1 Change in the Way We Live

1、Unit1ChangeintheWayWeLiveMr.DohertyBuildsHisDreamLife---JimDohertyCitylifevs.CountrylifeAdvantagesDisadvantagesCitylife:Advantages:DisadvantagesHigherlivingstandardConvenienttransportationHealthcareBettereducationMorejobopportunitiesentertainmentOverpopulationAirpollutionNoiseHeavytrafficHighcrimerateFiercecompetitionandstressIndifferenceininterpersonalrelationshipCountrylifeAdvantages:disadvantages*Freshair*Healthyfood*Self-sufficiency*Peacefullife*Moreleisuretime*Lesspressure*Clo。

2、serpersonalrelationship*Remote&backward*Underdeveloped*Inconvenienceinlife*Notwell-informedoftheoutsideworld*Hardmanuallabor*Lowincome周庄丽江民工潮TextStructurePartOneParas1-3Thewriterviewshislifeinthecountrysideas_________and___________.PartTwoParas4-7Lifeinthecountrysideis_____yetsometimes________.self-reliantsatisfyinggoodhardPartThreeParas8-11Afterquittinghisjob,thewriter’sincomewasreduced,butheandhisfamily______________________.PartFourparas12-15_________________and_________________havemadei。

3、tpossibleforthefamilytoenjoytheirlifeinthecountry.TextStructurecanmanagetogetbyAtoleranceforsolitudealotofenergyE.B.White:(1899-1985)BorninNewYork.aleadingAmericanessayist,author,humorist,poetandliterarystylist.graduatedfromCornellUniversitywithaBachelorofArtsdegreein1921.In1978,WhitewonaspecialPulitzerPrizeforhisworkasawhole.StuartLittleMR.DOHERTYBUILDSHISDREAMLIFETherearetwothingsIhavealwayswantedtodo--writeandliveonafarm.TodayI’mdoingboth.IamnotinE.B.White’sclassasawriterorinmyneighbors。

4、’leagueasafarmer,butI’mgettingby.Andafteryearsoffrustrationwithcityandsuburbanliving,mywifeSandyandIhavefinallyfoundcontentmenthereinthecountry.Article1_SIt’saself-reliantsortoflife.Wegrownearlyallofourfruitsandvegetables.Ourhenskeepusineggs,withseveraldozenleftovertoselleachweek.Ourbeesprovideuswithhoney,andwecutenoughwoodtojustaboutmakeitthroughtheheatingseason.Article2_SArticle3_SIt’sasatisfyinglifetoo.Inthesummerwecanoeontheriver,gopicnickinginthewoodsandtakelongbicyclerides.Inthewinterweski。

5、andskate.Wegetexcitedaboutsunsets.Welovethesmelloftheearthwarmingandthesoundofcattlelowing.Wewatchforhawksintheskyanddeerinthecornfields.Butthegoodlifecangetprettytough.Threemonthsagowhenitwas30below,wespenttwomiserabledayshaulingfirewooduptheriveronasled.Threemonthsfromnow,itwillbe95aboveandwewillbecultivatingcorn,weedingstrawberriesandkillingchickens.Recently,SandyandIhadtoretilethebackroof.Article5_SSoonJim,16andEmily,13,theyoungestofourfourchildren,willhelpmemakesomelong-overdueimprovementso。

6、ntheoutdoortoiletthatsupplementsourindoorplumbingwhenweareworkingoutside.Laterthismonth,we’llspraytheorchard,paintthebarn,plantthegardenandcleanthehenhousebeforethenewchicksarrive.Article6_SInbetweensuchchores,Imanagetospend50to60hoursaweekatthetypewriterordoingreportingforthefreelancearticlesIselltomagazinesandnewspapers.Sandy,meanwhile,pursuesherowndemandingschedule.Besidestheusualhouseholdroutine,sheoverseesthegardenandbeehives,bakesbread,cansandfreezes,drivesthekidstotheirmusiclessons,practi。

7、ceswiththem,takesorganlessonsonherown,doesresearchandtypingforme,writesanarticleherselfnowandthen,tendstheflowerbeds,stacksalittlewoodanddeliverstheeggs.Thereis,astheoldsayinggoes,norestforthewickedonaplacelikethis--andnotmuchforthevirtuouseither.Article7_SNoneofuswilleverforgetourfirstwinter.WewereburiedunderfivefeetofsnowfromDecemberthroughMarch.Whileonestormafteranotherblastedhugedriftsupagainstthehouseandbarn,wekeptwarminsideburningourownwood,eatingourownapplesandlovingeveryminuteofit.Articl。

8、e8_SWhenspringcame,itbroughttwofloods.Firsttheriveroverflowed,coveringmuchofourlandforweeks.Thenthegrowingseasonbegan,swampingusunderwaveafterwaveofproduce.Ourfreezerfilledupwithcherries,raspberries,strawberries,asparagus,peas,beansandcorn.Thenourcanned-goodsshelvesandcupboardsbegantogrowwithpreserves,tomatojuice,grapejuice,plums,jamsandjellies.Eventually,thebasementfloordisappearedunderpilesofpotatoes,squashandpumpkins,andthebarnbegantofillwithapplesandpears.Itwasamazing.Article9_SThenextyearwe。

9、grewevenmorefoodandmanagedtogetthroughthewinteronfirewoodthatwasmostlyfromourowntreesandonly100gallonsofheatingoil.AtthatpointIbeganthinkingseriouslyaboutquittingmyjobandstartingtofreelance.Thetimingwasterrible.Bythen,ShawnandAmy,ouroldestgirlswereattendingexpensiveIvyLeagueschoolsandwehadonlyafewthousanddollarsinthebank.Yetwekeptcomingbacktothesamequestion:Willthereeverbeabettertime?Theanswer,decidedly,wasno,andso--withmyemployer’sblessingsandhalfayear’spayinaccumulatedbenefitsinmypocket--offIw。

10、ent.Article10_STherehavebeenafewanxiousmomentssincethen,butonbalancethingshavegonemuchbetterthanwehadanyrighttoexpect.Forvariousstoriesofmine,I’vecrawledintoblack-beardensforSportsIllustrated,hitchedupdogsledracingteamsforSmithsonianmagazine,checkedouttheLakeChamplain“monster”forScienceDigest,andcanoedthroughtheBoundaryWaterswildernessareaofMinnesotaforDestinations.I’mnotmakinganywherenearasmuchmoneyasIdidwhenIwasemployedfulltime,butnowwedon’tneedasmucheither.Igenerateenoughincometohandleour$600-。