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1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * * * 1 * * 1 * 1 * * * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * Language in Use 2 We treat socializing as if it’s a frivolous diversion from the tasks at hand rather than an activity that is essential to our well-being as individuals and as a community. 我们把交际当做了手头诸多任务中一个不起眼的小插曲，而不是一项对于我们个人或集体的利益都很重要的活动。 3 We may have isolated ourselves without entirely meaning to, but we also have ended up in a place that looks a lot like where we always knew that we were supposed to stand. Language in Use 也许我们孤立自己并非完全出于本意，但是我们最后所处的处境，和我们一直的预期非常相近。 Language in Use 4 The truth is that if one can bring oneself to acknowledge loneliness, half the battle is won. It is not an easy half of a battle, however. 事实是，如果有人能承认自己孤独，那么这场战役他就赢了一半。但这一半却不是那么容易赢得的。 Language in Use 5 Small daily choices – whether to go to a local store or order off the Internet, whether to pick up a ringing telephone or let it go to voicemail, whether to get together with a friend or pop in a DVD – end up defining one’s social world. 日常生活中的小选择——是去当地的实体店还是在网上订购，是接起正在响的电话还是让对方语音留言，是与朋友聚聚还是自己看光碟——最终定义了一个人的社交世界。 ? Translate the sentences into English. 1 大城市是他最不愿意居住的地方，因为他无法忍受那里的拥挤和喧闹。(the last place … that …; bustling) The big city is the last place that he wishes to live in, for it is so bustling and crowded there that he finds it hard to bear. 2. 现代生活的快节奏意味着人们没有更多的时间用于人际交往，因此人与人之间显得很淡漠。 (not + present participle; hence) The fast pace of modern life means people not having enough time for personal communication; hence the indifference between people. Language in Use 3 过去邻居们经常互相串门，但现在大家都习惯把自己关在各自的家里，没什么事几乎不来往。(used to; stay connected) Neighbours used to visit each other regularly. But now they are used to staying at home a