大学英语 3(专升本阶段)Unit 4.ppt

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Para.11Onceuponatimetherelivedabeautifulyoungwomanandahandsomeyoungman.Theywereverypoor,butastheyweredeeplyinlove,theywantedtogetmarried.Theyoungpeople’sparentsshooktheirheads.“Youcan’tgetmarriedyet,”theysaid.“Waittillyougetagoodjobwithgoodprospects.”Sotheyoungpeoplewaiteduntiltheyfoundgoodjobswithgoodprospectsandtheywereabletogetmarried.Theywerestillpoor,ofcourse.Theydidn’thaveahousetoliveinoranyfurniture,butthatdidn’tmatter.Theyoungmanhadagoodjobwithgoodprospects,solargeorganizationslenthimthemoneyheneededtobuyahouse,somefurniture,allthelatestelectricalappliancesandacar.Thecouplelivedhappilyeverafterpayingoffdebtsfortherestoftheirlives.Andsoendsanothermodernromanticfable.Para.22Weliveinamaterialisticsocietyandaretrainedfromourearliestyearstobeacquisitive.Ourpossessions,“mine”and“yours”,areclearlylabeledfromearlychildhood.Whenwegrowoldenoughtoearnaliving,itdoesnotsurpriseustodiscoverthatsuccessismeasuredintermsofthemoneyyouearn.Wespendthewholeofourliveskeepingupwithourneighbors,theJoneses.Ifwebuyanewtelevisionset,Jonesisboundtobuyabiggerandbetterone.Ifwebuyanewcar,wecanbesurethatJoneswillgoonebetterandgettwonewcars:oneforhiswifeandoneforhimself.ThemostamusingthingaboutthisgameisthattheJonesesandalltheneighborswhoarestrugglingfranticallytokeepupwiththem,arespendingborrowedmoneykindlyprovided,atasuitablerateofinterest,ofcourse,byfriendlybanks,insurancecompanies,etc.Para.33Itisnotonlyinaffluentsocietiesthatpeopleareobsessedwiththeideaofmakingmoremoney.Consumergoodsaredesirableeverywhereandmodernindustrydeliberatelysetsouttocreatenewmarkets.Gonearethedayswhenindustrialgoodsweremadetolastforeve

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