本科第四册第三单元SectionA详解.docVIP

Unit Three Longing for a New Welfare System Content of the Section A : This article described the welfare system of the United States, expressed the wishes of the author’s longing for a new welfare system. By his personal experiences, the author realistically reflected the demerit of the current welfare system and proposed his improving suggestion. The passage explores the problems of the present welfare system and expresses the desire to have a new system. At the beginning of the passage the author shows how people behave under the present welfare system; in the body these problems of the present welfare system are vividly introduced; in the end of the passage the author tells us what should be required of the new system. A new system is suggested to encourage welfare clients to develop their talents without guilt or fear. The reasons why the average age of Chinese and world population reached such a boom is : The progress in medicine, transportation and communication What is the welfare system ? Welfare is the provision of a minimal level of well-being and social support for all citizens, sometimes referred to as public aid. In most developed countries welfare is largely provided by the government, and to a lesser extent, charities, informal social groups, religious groups, and inter-governmental organizations. Detailed Explanation of the Passage: 1) the difference of long for and long to do : Long for : 渴望…，followed by noun. Long to do: 渴望做。。。。事情 e.g. Policymakers of China may long for more decisive (indecisive) action. She longs to visit Rio de Janeiro (Latin language: a language used in religious sites, botany and pharmacy(b.i.d., t.i.d., q.i.d.) Italian opera, Latin America is called so because central American speak Spanish and South American speak Portugese , which belonged to Latin Linguistic System) 2) A welfare client is supposed to cheat: People believed that a welfare client cheats the public welfare system client [countable