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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ? City Problems What is more, the city is also threatened by rising crime. Not a single day passes without the report of someone being robbed, kidnapped or murdered. Last but not least, city-dwellers are not only separated from the natural world but also isolated from each other, even not knowing the name of their next-door neighbor. All these problems have harmed the attractiveness of the city. Unless there is some improvement, more and more people may seek to live in the suburbs. Part Two: After-Class Reading Passage I be consumed with (of a feeling or an idea) absorb all the attention and energy of someone （为某种感情、想法而）不断受折磨 1) He was consumed with guilt after the accident. 2) They are consumed with envy and jealousy at what has happened to their sister. Part Two: After-Class Reading Passage I accustomed 1. be familiar with something and accept it as normal 习惯于，适应了的 1) Her eyes quickly became accustomed to the dark. 2) She had not yet become accustomed to the fact that she was a rich woman. 2. usual; habitual 通常的，惯常的 1) She performed the task with her accustomed ease. 2) Mrs. Belton took her accustomed place at the head of the table. adj. Part Two: After-Class Reading Passage I elegant adj. 1. graceful and attractive 优美的，高雅的 1) Patricia looked beautiful and elegant as always. 2) All the dancers looked so elegant as they moved slowly round the room. 2. (of an idea or a plan) very intelligent yet simple 简练的，简洁的 1) Their solution was much more elegant than mine. 2) The document impressed me with its elegant simplicity. Part Two: After-Class Reading Passage I greed n. 1. desire to have more of something than is necessary or fair 贪婪，贪心 1) I got fed up with other people’s greed. 2) He was driven by greed for money and power. 2. a strong wish to have more food than you need 贪食 1) You don’t really want more ice cream－its just greed. 2) I don’t know why I am eating more－it’s not hunger, it’s just greed. Part Two: After-C