Unit6ThePaceof LifeBeforeReadingGlobal ReadingAfterReadingDetailed ReadingSupplementaryReadingQuestionsandAnswers1.What is the crux of the problem the author points out?The author points out the time stress we feel arisesnot from a shortageof time,but from the too manythings wetryto do.2.What is remedy for the stress according to the author'sopinion?A possible remedy isthat we should understand theproblem and realize that it is not more time we need,itisfewerdesiresBuck
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Unit 6 The Pace of Life Questions and Answers 1. What is the crux of the problem the author points out? The author points out the time stress we feel arises not from a shortage of time, but from the too many things we try to do. 2. What is remedy for the stress according to the author’s opinion? A possible remedy is that we should understand the problem and realize that it is not more time we need, it is fewer desires
Unit6ThePaceof LifeBeforeReadingGlobal ReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingOldFather TimeBecomesa Terror中Richard TomkinsOnce upon a time, technology,wethought,wouldmake our lives easier.Machines were expected to do ourwork for us,leaving us with ever-increasing quantities oftime to waste away on idleness and pleasureBut instead of liberating us,technology has enslavedus. Innovations are occurring at a bewildering rate: asmany now arrive in a year as once arrived in amillennium. And as each invention arrives, it eats furtherinto our time.Next
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Unit 6 The Pace of Life Old Father Time Becomes a Terror Once upon a time, technology, we thought, would make our lives easier. Machines were expected to do our work for us, leaving us with ever-increasing quantities of time to waste away on idleness and pleasure. But instead of liberating us, technology has enslaved us. Innovations are occurring at a bewildering rate: as many now arrive in a year as once arrived in a millennium. And as each invention arrives, it eats further into our time. Richard Tomkins
Unit6 ThePaceof LifeBeforeReadingGlobal ReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingThe motorcar,for example,promisedunimaginablelevels ofpersonalmobilityBut now,traffic in cities moves more slowlythan it did in the days of the horse-drawncarriage, andwe waste our lives stuck intrafficjams.The aircraft promised new horizons,too.Thetroubleis,it delivered them.Its very existence created a demandfor time-consuming journeys that we would neverthepreviously have dreamed of undertakingtransatlantic shopping expedition, for example, or the tripto a convention on the other side of the world.NextPrev
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Unit 6 The Pace of Life The motorcar, for example, promised unimaginable levels of personal mobility. But now, traffic in cities moves more slowly than it did in the days of the horse-drawn carriage, and we waste our lives stuck in traffic jams. The aircraft promised new horizons, too. The trouble is, it delivered them. Its very existence created a demand for time-consuming journeys that we would never previously have dreamed of undertaking — the transatlantic shopping expedition, for example, or the trip to a convention on the other side of the world
Unit6ThePaceof LifeBeforeReadingGlobal ReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingIn most cases,technology has not saved time,butenabled us to do more things. In the home, washingmachines promised to free women from having to toilover thelaundry.Inreality, they encouragedustochange our clothesdaily instead of weekly, creatingseven times as much washing and ironing. Similarly,theweekly bath has been replacedby the daily showermultiplying the hours spent on personal groomingNextKPrev.S
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Unit 6 The Pace of Life In most cases, technology has not saved time, but enabled us to do more things. In the home, washing machines promised to free women from having to toil over the laundry. In reality, they encouraged us to change our clothes daily instead of weekly, creating seven times as much washing and ironing. Similarly, the weekly bath has been replaced by the daily shower, multiplying the hours spent on personal grooming
Unit6ThePaceof LifeBeforeReadingGlobal ReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingSupplementaryReadingMeanwhile,technology has not only allowed work tospread into our leisure time - the laptop-on-the-beachsyndrome - but addedthenew burden of dealing withfaxes,e-mails and voicemails.It has also provided uswith the opportunity to spend hours fixing softwareglitches on our personal computers or filling our headswith useless information from the Internet.Technology apart, the Internet points the way to asecond reason why we feel so time-pressed: theinformation explosion.NextPrev.S
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Unit 6 The Pace of Life Meanwhile, technology has not only allowed work to spread into our leisure time — the laptop-on-the-beach syndrome — but added the new burden of dealing with faxes, e-mails and voicemails. It has also provided us with the opportunity to spend hours fixing software glitches on our personal computers or filling our heads with useless information from the Internet. Technology apart, the Internet points the way to a second reason why we feel so time-pressed: the information explosion