quick-fix-society

FastRoadsintheU.S.TheendofFastRoadsintheU.S.•Highways:connectcities•Superhighways:aroadwithsixormorelanes•Interstatehighways:connectcitiesindifferentstates•Freeways:roadswithinacity•Expressways:fastroadsinornearcities•Turnpike:paymoneybeforeyouuseit•PennsylvaniaDutch：•德裔宾州人（17---18世纪移居美国宾州的德国人和瑞士人后裔）•Amish:(基督教）门诺（Mennon)派中严谨派PennsylvaniaDutchTownTobecontinuedonthenextpage.LocationTheheartofthePennsylvaniaDutchCountryisLancasterCounty.ItislocatedinsouthcentralPennsylvania,oneandhalfhourswestofPhiladelphia.MostoftheAmishCountryattractionsareinLancasterCounty,andalmostallofthelocalAmishpeoplelivehereaswell.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.PennsylvaniaDutchTownPeopleAmishTheAmishareareligiousgroupwholiveinsettlements（居留地）in22statesoftheU.S.andOntario,Canada.TheoldestgroupofOldOrderAmish,about16,000—18,000peopleliveinLancasterCounty,Pennsylvania.TheAmishstresshumality,familyandcommunity,andseparationfromtheworld.•Baptism:•浸礼、洗礼（使人浸入水中或洒水于其身，作为洗净罪恶并接纳入教的宗教仪式）•Anabaptist：•再洗礼派，基督教的一种，认为婴儿受洗无效，成年时应再受洗。16世纪起源于瑞士，亦流行于德国、荷兰等国。•TheReformation:•宗教改革。16世纪欧洲改革天主教会的运动，结果产生新教。Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.PennsylvaniaDutchTownAmish’sbeliefsTheAmishwaspartoftheearlyAnabaptistmovementinEurope,whichtookplaceatthetimeoftheReformation.TheAnabaptistsbelievedthatonlyadultswhohadconfessedtheirfaith（信仰声明）shouldbebaptized,andthattheyshouldremainseparatefromthelargersociety.TheyalsobelieveinbasicBibledoctrines.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.PennsylvaniaDutchTownAmish’slifestyle•Thesepeopleasawholearenotasmaterialisticasmodernsocietytoday.Theydonotuseelectricityormodernconveniences.•Amishmenhavebeards,butnotmustaches.•MostAmisharetrilingual:dialectofGerman,HighGermanandEnglish.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.PennsylvaniaDutchTownAmish’slifestyle•TheyareaprivatepeoplewhobelieveGodhaskeptthemtogether.Theyareastrongexampleofacommunitythatsupportsandcaresforitsmembers.Theyareapeopleapart;theyarealsoapeopletogether.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.PennsylvaniaDutchTownAntiqueshopping(Para.2)PennsylvaniaDutchtowniscalled“SundayAntiquesCapitaloftheUnitedStates”.Over3,000antiquedealersgatherheretodisplayandselltheirmerchandise.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.PennsylvaniaDutchTownHere,you’llfindover240factoryoutletstoresfeaturingnamebrands（名牌）andqualitymerchandise（优质商品）pricesatreducedprices.Outletshopping(Para.2)Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.PennsylvaniaDutchTownSceneryAmisholdestmeetinghouseHand-madequiltsTheendofPennsylvaniaDutchTown.PennsylvaniaDutchTownSceneryCoveredbridgeTheyridetheirhorseandbuggy（轻便马车）andhaveaslower-pacedlifestyle.CivilWarTheendofCivilWar.CivilWarwasthewarfrom1861to1865foughtbetweenthenorthernandsouthernstates.TheCivilWarbattlefieldmentionedinparagraph2isthebattlefieldoffamousGettysburgbattleinJuly,1863.AtGettysburg,UnionarmydefeatedConfederatearmy.ThisvictoryistheturningpointoftheCivilWar.Afterthecampaign,onNovember19,PresidentLincolndeliveredthewell-knownGettysburgAddress.V.BeethovenTheendofBeethoven.LugwigVanBeethovenisoneofthegreatestcomposersintheworld.Hisfamoussymphoniesinclude:No.5(Fate)No.6(Pastoral)No.9(Choral)USATodayUSATodayisoneofthemostpopulardailynationalnewspapersservingtheinterestofageneralpublicintheUnitedStates.WhatIs“QuickFixSociety”?Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Whatisthemeaningof“fix”?Howdoyouunderstand“quickfix”?TheendofWhatIs“QuickFixSociety”.Howis“quickfixsociety”reflectedinthefollowingaspects?WhatIs“QuickFixSociety”?transportationandcommunicationeatinghabitsandconsumptionhabitsentertainmentreadinghabits,learninghabitsworkingstyleFasterorSlower?Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Whataretheadvantagesof“quickfixsociety”?Whatarethedisadvantagesof“quickfixsociety”?Doyouwantafastpacedlifeorslowpacedone?•can’twait/canhardlywait:usedtoindicatethatsb.isveryexcitedaboutsth.orkeentodosth.迫不及待•When•shereceivedtheletterofadmissionfromTsinghuaUniversity,shecouldn’twaittotellherparentsthegoodnews.•FastroadsintheU.S.•Highways:connectcities•Superhighways:aroadwithsixormorelanes•Interstatehighways:connectcitiesindifferentstates•Freeways:roadswithinacityonwhichyoucandriveveryfastwithoutstopping;threeormorelanesgoingineachdirection•Expressways:fastroadsinornearcities•Turnpike(or:tollway):paymoneybeforeyouuseit;itisverylongandmaygofromoneendofastatetotheotherend.•pastor:apriest;(古）牧人•pastoralpoetry田园诗•gorgeous:verybeautiful•agorgeousgirl;•gorgeousview;•gorgeousweather•exclaim:(written)tosaysth.suddenlyandloudly,esp.outofemotionorpain•slidbyus:movedpastusquickly•Houseafterhouseslidbyaswenearedthecity.•slidpastthedoorwithoutbeingnoticed•mph=milesperhour•Herd:agroupofanimalsofonekind兽群•Aherdofelephants/whales/swans•Herdsofcattleandflocksofsheepandgoats•Figurative:•Herdsofcars•V.使聚在一起•Theywereherdedtogetherunderguard•Tobereducedto:tobemadesmallerorlessinsize,amount,price,degree,etc.•减少到•Thepriceofthisshirtwasreducedto$10becauseofitsdefectinthecuffofasleeve.•rear-viewmirror:amirrorinwhichadrivercanseethetrafficbehind•rear•n.usu.therear:thebackpartofsth.•therearofthetruck.•adj.atornearthebackofsth.•therearentranceorthebuilding•v.toraise,tobringup,totend•torearafami