Unit9 Quick Fix society 现代大学英语教材.ppt

And if we are in a hurry to lose weight, we try the latest miracle diet, guaranteed to take away ten pounds in ten days… unless we’re rich enough to afford liposuction. (para4) diet here means regulated selection of foods, especially as prescribed for medical reasons If we want to lose weight quickly, we try the most recent miracle diet which is said to be effective and is sure to make us lose a pound per day. If we are rich enough to pay for the operation, we can have our unneeded fat removed from our bodies. This general impatience, the “I-hate-to-wait” attitude, has infected every level of our lives. (para5) “I-hate-to-wait” is used as an adjective modifying “attitude” C.f. DIY (do-it-yourself) has infected every level of our lives: we have become impatient in every aspect of our lives, for instance, we want to get a job done quickly, to lose weight quickly, to be served quickly, etc.? infect: to pass on a disease; to make sb. share a particular feeling affect: to have a influence on sb./ sth. e.g. She infected the children with her enthusiasm for music. 她对音乐的热爱感染了孩子们. How will these changes affect us? 这些变化会对我们有什么影响? …we withdraw twenty dollars in as many seconds from an automatic teller machine. (para5) in as many seconds (as possible/ as we can): in a very short time. Here it means that we tend to withdraw money as fast as we can ??????? ATM (automatic teller machine) 自动提款机 teller: n. a person whose job is to receive and pay out money in a bank; a machine that does automatically 出纳; 提款机 Unit? Nine Quick Fix society By Janet Mendell Goldstein Background information Fast roads in America ?Highways: connect cities ?Superhighways: a road with six or more lanes ?Interstate highways: connect cities in different states ?Freeways: roads within a city ?Expressways: fast roads in or near cities ?Turnpike: pay money before you use it. Symbols of the USA: There are many symbols that represent the United States of Ameri