--一一--一一--一一--一一--一 4.Sam's sons tried in vain to talk him into retiring at seventy. He couldn't imagine a life away from his store,his responsibilities,his friends;the very idea of doing nothing made him uncomfortable.Sam ran his store until he was seventy-four.One morning,as he was carrying a box of apples outside,he collapsed and died of a heart attack without having been sick or idle one day.That was pretty much what he had hoped for
4. Sam’s sons tried in vain to talk him into retiring at seventy. He couldn’t imagine a life away from his store, his responsibilities, his friends; the very idea of doing nothing made him uncomfortable. Sam ran his store until he was seventy-four. One morning, as he was carrying a box of apples outside, he collapsed and died of a heart attack without having been sick or idle one day. That was pretty much what he had hoped for
5.At the time of his father's death,Sam's youngest son George was thirty-eight years old.A geologist,he held a demanding and highly paid position with a company that built nuclear reactors.He had to explore possible locations for new reactors and to study the ground to see if it was safe.The job involved much traveling,but George didn't seem to mind being away from his family for long periods of time,and spending evenings on paperwork when he was back home.The resulting breakup of his marriage saddened him without bringing any change in his way of life.Anyone who knew George would have described him as a hard-working,ambitious,competitive man with a splendid future in the company
5. At the time of his father’s death, Sam’s youngest son George was thirty-eight years old. A geologist, he held a demanding and highly paid position with a company that built nuclear reactors. He had to explore possible locations for new reactors and to study the ground to see if it was safe. The job involved much traveling, but George didn’t seem to mind being away from his family for long periods of time, and spending evenings on paperwork when he was back home. The resulting breakup of his marriage saddened him without bringing any change in his way of life. Anyone who knew George would have described him as a hard-working, ambitious, competitive man with a splendid future in the company
6.Eleven months after his father's death,George stopped working.He was not fired;he was not pushed out by a rival;he simply quit.His friends could hardly believe the news at first. When they tried to get an explanation,George told them that, after much reflection,he had reached the conclusion that his beloved career was robbing him of his life.He had always been too busy to pay attention to anything that was not connected with his work;too busy to share the interests of his wife;too busy to see the days and the years go by.In short,he had been nothing but a successful robot.Now he was going to stop running and take a good look at the world.He wanted to get to know himself
6. Eleven months after his father’s death, George stopped working. He was not fired; he was not pushed out by a rival; he simply quit. His friends could hardly believe the news at first. When they tried to get an explanation, George told them that, after much reflection, he had reached the conclusion that his beloved career was robbing him of his life. He had always been too busy to pay attention to anything that was not connected with his work; too busy to share the interests of his wife; too busy to see the days and the years go by. In short, he had been nothing but a successful robot. Now he was going to stop running and take a good look at the world. He wanted to get to know himself
--一一--一一--一一--一一--一一- -一一--一--一一--一一-- to watch the birds in his garden,and to become aware of the passage of time.No,he said,he had no intention of looking for another job after a while;and he had no desire to travel.He was just going to live and think in peace,at leisure. (to be continued) From A Changing Scene,ed.,Lucette RolletKenan,New York,1982 Approximately 800 words
to watch the birds in his garden, and to become aware of the passage of time. No, he said, he had no intention of looking for another job after a while; and he had no desire to travel. He was just going to live and think in peace, at leisure. (to be continued) From A Changing Scene, ed., Lucette Rollet Kenan, New York, 1982 Approximately 800 words
Exercises ----一--一一--一一--一 ---一---一一-- 米True or False 张Multiple Choice
Exercises True or False Multiple Choice