B2U5与 Quick Fix Society Warm-up.ppt

Quick Fix Society ;Warm-up Questions:;“Fix” means solution. “Quick fix” in this essay means quick. It refers to the lifestyle of modern people who are impatient to get everything done and want to find the quick solution to everything. E.g. 1. Conversion of sexist English into nonsexist English is not a quick fix. 将性别歧视的英语转变为非性别歧视的英语不是权宜之计。 2. Long waiting times were a symptom of a much bigger problem. There could be no quick fix. 等候时间之漫长的现象其实折射出了一个更深层次的问题。这个问题不可能速战速决。 ; quick fix: a repair to sth. or an answer to a problem that happens quickly, but may work for only a short time; ways of getting things done quickly e.g. There is no ~ for stopping pollution. ; We live in a fast-paced society.?Walking slows us down.? —Robert Sweetgal Life is getting faster, no doubt about it. We rush everything: we eat fast food, have quickie sex, drive like maniacs, and compete hard for fast-paced jobs. We wish to slow down and slack off, but were afraid well fail. —Library Journal Review ;;Amish;Amish’s beliefs;Amish’s lifestyle; Old Order children attend one-room schools through the eighth grade. They are a private people who believe God has kept them together. They are a strong example of a community that supports and cares for its members. They are a people apart; they are also a people together.;Antique shopping (Para. 2);Outlet shopping (Para. 2) Here, you’ll find over 240 factory outlet stores featuring name brands and quality merchandise prices at reduced prices. ;Amish oldest meeting house;Covered bridge;Civil War; Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new Nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now, we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether that Nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as