Unit 05 Quick fix society 原文译文.docVIP

Text A 急于求成的社会 Quick Fix Society 詹妮特·曼德尔·戈德斯坦 Janet Mendell Goldstein 我和老公在西弗吉尼亚州度了一周的假，刚回来。 My husband and I just got back from a weeks vacation in West Virginia. 不用说，我们迫不及待地想到那里，于是便走了宾夕法尼亚收费高速公路和几条州际公路。 Of course, we couldn’t wait to get there, so we took the Pennsylvania Turnpike and a couple of interstates. “看哪，那些美丽的农场！”老公高声喊道，田园景色以每小时五十五英里的速度在我们身边滑过。 Look at those gorgeous farms! my husband exclaimed as pastoral scenery slid by us at 55 mph. “你看见那些奶牛了吗？”可是，每小时五十五英里的速度，很难看清任何东西。美丽的农场像移动的绿色棋盘，成群的奶牛在后视镜里缩成了几个小黑点。 “Did you see those cows?” But at 55 mph, its difficult to see anything; the