全新版大学英语综合教程3 unit 1.pptVIP

16. 外出吃饭 dine out 17. 生活水准/水平 standard of living / living standard 18. 弥补收入差额 make up the difference in income 19. 听歌剧看芭蕾演出 attend the opera and ballet 20. 耐得住寂寞 a tolerance for solitude Useful Expressions 21. 自给自足 self-sufficiency 22. 抵制诱惑 resist temptation 23. 怆然离去 leave with a feeling of sorrow 24. 自豪感 a sense of pride 25. 一旦经济形势好转 once economic conditions improve Useful Expressions 26. 赚钱 earn money Back 1. The writer is a famous writer who is living in the countryside. 2. He is not famous. F “Go picnicking in the summer” tells us he is satisfied with the life there. F ( ) In the writers opinion, their life in the countryside is self-reliant because they can grow all kinds of fruits and go picnicking in the summer. ( ) True or False 4. The writer and his family live in the countryside because they were dissatisfied with the life in the city and suburbs. 3. The writer is satisfied with the life in the countryside only because their hens can lay eggs for them and their bees can provide them with honey. F ( ) T ( ) Their hens, eggs, fruits, etc. contribute to their self-reliant life in the countryside. The writer uses the following words or phrases to tell readers that he is satisfied with the life in the countryside: canoe, picnic, bicycle rides, deer, hawks, fruits and honey. ( ) F The last two words show he has a self-reliant life. 1. In order to write stories for Smithsonian the writer had to _______. B A) crawl into black-bear dens B) hitch up dogsled racing teams C) check out the Lake Champlain “monster” D) canoe through the Boundary Water wilderness area of Minnesota Multiple Choice Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. 2. The total premium of the writer’s family every year is _____. A A) $960 B) $2,000 C) $400 D) $560 3. Suppose the medical fee for the writer’s wife is $3,000, the insurance company has to pay _____. B A) $2,400 B) $2,000 C) $3,000 D) $500 4. In order to sa