Reading 1 Structure Conclusion Change the attitudes:don't measure our worth by how Necessity to change much of time we spend. the criterion of our worth The true badge Now,busyness (Paras.5-7) of honour in the becomes the 19th-century indicator of high was leisure. status. 新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程Unit2
新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 2 Reading 1 Conclusion Necessity to change the criterion of our worth (Paras. 5-7) Change the attitudes: don’t measure our worth by how much of time we spend. The true badge of honour in the 19th-century was leisure. Now, busyness becomes the indicator of high status
Reading 1 Background information Pre-reading questions Text Structure exploration Text reading Vocabulary Culture notes 新编大学英语（第四版）综合教程Unit2
新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 2 Reading 1 Text exploration Text reading Vocabulary Background information Culture notes Pre-reading questions Structure
Reading 1 Text exploration Text reading Why you feel busy all the time? 新编大学英语（第四版）综合教程Unit2
新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 2 Reading 1 Why you feel busy all the time? Text reading
Reading 1 Text exploration 1.Few facts about modern life seem more indisputable than how busy everyone seems to be.You might assume the explanation is straightforward:We feel so much busier these days because we've got so much more to do.But you'd be wrong.The total time people are working,whether paid or otherwise,has not increased in Europe or North America in recent decades.People who worry they're spending insufficient time with their family actually spend significantly more of it than those in past generations.What's more,the people who say they're the busiest generally aren't. 新编大学英语（第四版）综合教程Unit2
新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 2 Reading 1 1. Few facts about modern life seem more indisputable than how busy everyone seems to be. You might assume the explanation is straightforward: We feel so much busier these days because we’ve got so much more to do. But you’d be wrong. The total time people are working, whether paid or otherwise, has not increased in Europe or North America in recent decades. People who worry they’re spending insufficient time with their family actually spend significantly more of it than those in past generations. What’s more, the people who say they’re the busiest generally aren’t
Reading 1 Text exploration 1)Few facts about modern life seem more indisputable than how busy everyone seems to be.(Para.1) 。Paraphrase: The most undeniable fact about modern life is how busy everyone seems to be. 。Translation: 现代生活中最无可争议的一个事实是每个人看上去都很忙碌。 新编大学英语（第四版）综合教程Unit2
新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 2 Reading 1 1) Few facts about modern life seem more indisputable than how busy everyone seems to be. (Para. 1) • Paraphrase: The most undeniable fact about modern life is how busy everyone seems to be. • Translation: 现代生活中最无可争议的一个事实是每个人看上去都很忙碌