TextAnalysis食Why is it that the featureless turnpikes and interstates arethe routes of choice for so many of us? Why doesn' t everybodytry slowing down and exploring the countryside?Why do so many of us choose the uninteresting fast roads whenwe travel? Why don' t we try driving a bit slowly and travelinto the countryside to discover and experiencelife there?EndText
Text Analysis Why is it that the featureless turnpikes and interstates are the routes of choice for so many of us? Why doesn’t everybody try slowing down and exploring the countryside? Ø Why do so many of us choose the uninteresting fast roads when we travel? Why don’t we try driving a bit slowly and travel into the countryside to discover and experience life there?
食TextAnalysisBut more and more, the fast lane seems to be the only way forus to go.Omore and more: increasingly, to a steadily increasing extentor degreee. g.1. when he first arrived,he rejected cheese. But more and more,he has come to like it.2. As the day of the exam was approaching, we became more andmorenervous.O fast lane: the lane of a motorway used by vehicles travelingfast and going past other vehiclesEndText
Text Analysis But more and more, the fast lane seems to be the only way for us to go. Ø more and more: increasingly, to a steadily increasing extent or degree e.g. 1. When he first arrived, he rejected cheese. But more and more, he has come to like it. 2. As the day of the exam was approaching, we became more and more nervous. Ø fast lane: the lane of a motorway used by vehicles traveling fast and going past other vehicles
TextAnalysis食In fact, most Americans are constantly in a hurryand notjust to get fromPoint A to Point B.OIn fact, most Americans are always in a rush-not just to getfrom place to place,but also in many other aspects of life.EndText
Text Analysis In fact, most Americans are constantly in a hurry—and not just to get from Point A to Point B. Ø In fact, most Americans are always in a rush—not just to get from place to place, but also in many other aspects of life
食Text AnalysisOur country has become a nation in search of the quick fixinmore ways than one.OIn our country, people are looking for ways of getting thingsdone quicklyin various aspects of life.Oin search of: trying to findOThis sentence, along with the previous one, servesasatransition from the introduction to the body of the essay thatanalyzes the three ways Americans seek a quick fix.EndText
Text Analysis Our country has become a nation in search of the quick fix—in more ways than one. Ø In our country, people are looking for ways of getting things done quickly—in various aspects of life. Ø in search of: trying to find Ø This sentence, along with the previous one, serves as a transition from the introduction to the body of the essay that analyzes the three ways Americans seek a quick fix
食Text AnalysistheprincipleofunderstoodAmericansdeferredoncegratification.OAmericans were patient to have their desires satisfied.Weknew it took time for our dreams to come true.Oonce: once upon a time; a long time in the pastHere,thewriterusestheexpressionhumorouslyandironically, meaning“actually not long ago Americans were notso anxious that everything should get done quickly"EndText
Text Analysis Americans once understood the principle of deferred gratification. Ø Americans were patient to have their desires satisfied. We knew it took time for our dreams to come true. Ø once: once upon a time; a long time in the past Ø Here, the writer uses the expression humorously and ironically, meaning “actually not long ago Americans were not so anxious that everything should get done quickly