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全新版学进阶英语综合教程（）课+翻译

Unit1

daughterwantedahorse.Myhusbandwantedproperty.Mysonwantedadirtbike.Iwantedourfamilytobemoreself-

sufficient.

greatforeveryone.

almostdismissedtheideaimmediately.

Thepropertywasoffthegrid.Itwasnotconnectedwhatsoevertoanyutilities—power,wateror

ATVs.Besides,whatbetterwayistheretobecomemore

self-sustainable?Aftergivingitsomethought,wedecidedtoputinanofferandmovedinonThanksgivingDay.

frontyardandthegeneratordied.

generatingyourownpower.

tanks.

firstweekwewerehere,weusedalmost1,000gallonsofwater.Withonlya

showers,doingonlyfullloadsoflaundry,turningoffthewaterwhilebrushingourteethorshaving.

use.Thecellphonechargerswerepluggedin

withourpowerusage.

alsowanttoproduceourowneggsandgoat’smilkinthenearfuture.

theyhavelearnedbylivingoffthegrid.

Unit3

disillusionedbyonesthatslipaway.Evenso,I’lltrytooffersomeinsightshereastowhyfriendshipsend.

adjustmentsthatoneorbothfriendsmightnotbewillingtomake.

Second,thefriendsthemselvesmaychange.Asignificantreasonthatfriendshipsoftenendwhenfriends

decidingtoletgoandmoveforwardintheirliveswithouteach

newsocialorganizations,starttodate,getapet,ortakeonsome

bothfriendsfeelbetrayedandendupwithbittermemoriesaboutwhatwasapreciousfriendshiptothem.

Thereareotherreasonswhyfriendshipsend.Forexample,asmuchastwopeoplemightwantafriendship

thathavebeenaroundforalongtimecanendurestorms,andevenbecomestrongerforthem,butmostfriendshipshave

breakingpoints.

orlongthey’reapartofourlives.

Unit4

whatIgrabbedwasausedcopyofTheOdyssey,thebookaboutgoinghome.Myheartached.

quiet.Myreadingsseemedendless.Ihadbeenadmittedintoathree-course,yearlongfreshmanprogramcalledDirected

wordsofthecatalog,byforce-feedingthe