OutliningPartMain ideaPara.main ideaOneThewriter'sreflection onthe1.HerrideonfastroadstoWestVirginia(1-3)lifestyle of Am.after her triptoWestVirginiaandback2.Her return trip of a different routehome.3.HerreflectionTwoThreewaysAmericansseeka4.nowinsteadoflater(4-6)quickfix./Threefeaturesofthe quick fix society.5.fasterinsteadof slower6.superficiallyinsteadofthoroughlyThreeRestatementofthethesisLetsslowdownandenjoywhatnature(7-8)offers usandwhatmankindhasleftus andrediscoverlife
Outlining Part Main idea Para. main idea One (1-3) The writer’s reflection on the lifestyle of Am. after her trip to West Virginia and back home. 1. Her ride on fast roads to West Virginia 2. Her return trip of a different route 3. Her reflection Two (4-6) Three ways Americans seek a quick fix. / Three features of the quick fix society. 4. now instead of later 5. faster instead of slower 6. superficially instead of thoroughly Three (7-8) Restatement of the thesis Let’s slow down and enjoy what nature offers us and what mankind has left us and rediscover life. Contents
Partll Para.6.Answerthefollowingquestions.13.What do you knowabout the famous"da-da-da-DUM-theme"inBeethoven'sFifthSymphony?Ourmagazinearticlescometouspre-digestedinReader'sDigest14.Explain"pre-digested
Part II Para.6 •Answer the following questions. 13. What do you know about the famous “da-da-da-DUM-theme” in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony? 14. Our magazine articles come to us pre-digested in Reader’s Digest. Explain “pre-digested
PartllPara.6.Please paraphrase the sentence.>Even our personal relationships have become compressed.Instead ofdevoting large parts of our days to our loved ones, we replacethem withsomething called"quality time",which,more often than not, is no time atall
Part II Para.6 •Please paraphrase the sentence. ➢ Even our personal relationships have become compressed. Instead of devoting large parts of our days to our loved ones, we replace them with something called “quality time”, which, more often than not, is no time at all
Part lll Para.7·Answerthefollowingquestions.15. What isthefunctionofthethreequestionsatthebeginningofthispara.?16.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthesadtruth?17.Doyouthinkitisasadtruth?
Part III Para.7 •Answer the following questions. 15. What is the function of the three questions at the beginning of this para.? 16. According to the author, what is the sad truth? 17. Do you think it is a sad truth?
Part Il Para.7.Please paraphrasethe sentence.When did it all begin,thisurge to do itnow,to get itover with,to skim thesurfaceoflife?
Part III Para.7 •Please paraphrase the sentence. ➢ When did it all begin, this urge to do it now, to get it over with, to skim the surface of life?