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Things: The Throw-Away Society By Alvin Toffler The author --- Alvin Toffler U.S. writer and teacher Wrote Future Shock, from which this text is taken, to explore “the dizzying disorientation brought on by the premature arrival of the future”. Future Shock is also social criticism, and the selection examines how Americans’ attachment to objects is becoming increasingly temporary, a lesson taught even to little girls who are encouraged to trade in their old Barbie dolls for a new model. Library work: Los Angeles is the largest city in California and the second-largest urban area in the U.S. Its population is 10,103,000. 2. London,the capital and largest city of England. The administrative area of Great London combines the City of London , the City of Westminster and 31 other London boroughs , and encompasses what is commonly known as London, capital of the United Kingdom. It has a population of 7,172,036. 3. Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France. The Paris metropolitan area has a population of 12,089,098(January 2008), and is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe. Paris was the largest city in the Western world for about 1,000 years. 4. Barbie: It was named after the name Barbara. In February of 1959, Barbie was first introduced at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Barbie’s body was shapely with movable head, arms and legs. Barbie was the first doll in America with an adult body. Beautiful and lovely barbies: Key points of the text: Paragraph 1 adore: like very much 极喜欢，崇拜 highly realistic: looks like a real person 3. eminently: very; perfectly 不寻常地；非常 e.g. The discussion is eminently practical. 讨论非常实际。 His articles are comprehensive and eminently comprehensible. 他的文章内容丰富又特别容易理解。 4. Mattel: the world’s largest toy company 5. Inc.: Incorporated 股份有限公司 6. wardrobe: collection of clothing belonging to one person 衣柜，行头 e.g. Susan has r