考研英語(yǔ)寫作新思維基礎(chǔ)教程

寫作新思維基礎(chǔ)課程

第一部分：句子層面的中英思維轉(zhuǎn)換

令學(xué)會(huì)調(diào)整中英文間的定語(yǔ)狀語(yǔ)順序

O學(xué)會(huì)巧妙的掩藏謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞

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一.熱身——主謂的確定

1.問題出現(xiàn)

[Problemsarise.]

2.我認(rèn)為……

￡1holdtheviewthat1

3.有些人認(rèn)為

[Ithasbeensaidthat]

4.人們喜歡…

(Peopleprefer...]

5.人們擔(dān)心…

[peopleareconcernedabout...]

6.人們意識(shí)到

[peoplebecomeconsciousof]

7.人們忽略…

[peopledisregard/turnablindeyeto/turnadeafearto]

8.國(guó)家面臨問題

[countriesfaceproblemsl

9.問題在于

[Theproblemliesin...]

10.政府強(qiáng)調(diào)

[Thegovernmentemphasizesthat...]

11.消費(fèi)者不相信廣告

[Consumersareskepticalaboutadvertisements]

12.藝術(shù)反映現(xiàn)實(shí)

[Artsreflect/representlife.]

13.人類利用資源

[Humanbeingsdrawuponnaturalresources]

14.工作要求資格

[Thejobrequiresqualification.]

15.政府采取措施

[Thegovernmenttakesstepstodo...]

16.國(guó)家經(jīng)歷危機(jī)

[Thecountryexperiencesacrisis.]

17.國(guó)家遭受損失

[Thecountrysuffersfromaloss.]

18.電視影響人的生活

[TVexertsaninfluenceuponourlife.]

19.本課程訓(xùn)練獨(dú)立思考能力

[Thecoursetrainsyoutothinkforyourself.]

20.汽車在夏天往往過熱

[Thecartendstooverheatinsummer.]

21.評(píng)論引爭(zhēng)起論

[Theremarkgivesrisetodiscussion.]

22.理論來源于實(shí)踐

[Theoryoriginatesfrompractice.]

23.做人應(yīng)該堅(jiān)持原則

[Oneshouldadheretoone'sownprinciples.]

24.調(diào)查顯示

[Therecentsurveydemonstratesthat..]

25.報(bào)道揭露社會(huì)陰暗面

[Thereportexposesthedarksideofthesociety]

26.政府掩蓋事實(shí)

[Thegovernmentconcealsthefact]

27.青年人調(diào)整自己適應(yīng)社會(huì)

[Theyoungadjustthemselvestotheconditionsofthesociety.]

28.新款福特汽車開始流行

[ThenewmodelofFordcomesintofashion.]

29.潮流顯現(xiàn)

[Anewtrendshowsitself.]

30.潮流依舊

[Thetrendremainsunaltered.]

31.饑餓在某些區(qū)依然存在

[Hungerpersistsinsomeareas.]

32.生活充滿不公正

[Lifeisfullofinjustice.]

33.充滿激情、渴望

[Haveaburningpassion/desirefor]

34.接觸自然

[Beexposedtonature]

35.電影獲得注意

[themoviereceivesattention]

二.定語(yǔ)狀語(yǔ)的順序調(diào)整

（一）找出定語(yǔ)

1.Anumberofdevelopedcountriesfaceincreasinglypressingpopulationproblems.

2.Thefantasticmoviereceivestremendousattentioninthepress.

3.TheexistingDolicywhichhasfailedtokeeppacewiththedevelopmentoftheeconomyaffectsordinarypeopleonlowincome

4.Zoos,agreattouristattractionwhichbooststhelocaltourism,aresimplynolongeraplaceofentertainmentandrecreation.

5.麗j諾.拉姆齊太太是一個(gè)非常富有的老婦人，多年來，一直同她養(yǎng)的貓拉斯特斯一起住在一所公寓里。

MrsEleanorRamsay,averywealthyoldlady,hassharedaflatwithhercat,Rastus,foragreatmanyyears.

6.Travellingataheightof30,000feet,farabovetheclouds,andatover500milesanhourisanexhilaratingexperience.

7.Theinsurmountabletaskofgreatsignificancerequiresateamofhighlyqualifiedworkerswithampleexperience.

8.AuntHameldiscoveredthattherewerepilesofemptywinebottlesofallshapesandsizesneatlystackedinwhathadonce

beenBessie'swardrobe.

9.Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.

1().Linedupagainstthewall,therewerelongthinwiresattachedtometalspheres.

11.Buriedsomewhereindeepgrass,thereisarustinglawn-mowerwhichIhavepromisedtorepaironeday.

12.Theyhadlargeroomswithbeautifullydecoratedwalls.

13.Readingisonlyapartialsolution,forthemonotonousrhythmofthewheelsclickingontherailssoonlullsyoutosleep.

14.Ifthelandscapeishiddenfromview,youcanenjoytheextraordinarysightofunbrokencloudplainsthatstretchoutformiles

beforeyou.

(二)定語(yǔ)位置調(diào)整

1.穿越平原的道路崎嶇不平

Theroughroadacrosstheplain[NCE3-Lesson39]

2.那一向相待大家很好的可愛的老婦人

adearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybody[NCE3-Lesson24]

3.即使是對(duì)藝術(shù)不感興趣的人也不會(huì)不注意到在公共場(chǎng)所展出的現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)品。

Evenpeoplewhotakenointerestinartcannothavefailedtonoticeexamplesofmodernsculptureondisplayinpublicplaces.

[NCE3-Lessonl81

4.人們所熟悉的是懸掛在天花板上的、造型奇特、隨風(fēng)飄蕩的雕塑品。

Oddlyshapedformsthataresuspendedfromtheceilingandmoveinresponsetoagustofwindarequitefamiliartoeverybody.

fNCE3-Lessonl8]

5.Mary與丈夫Dimitri逐在希臘南部一個(gè)叫Perachora的小村莊里。Mary最珍貴的(prize)財(cái)產(chǎn)(possession)之一就是丈夫送給

他的一只白色小羊羔

MaryandherhusbandDimitrilivedinthetinyvillageofPerachorainsouthernGreece.OneofMary*sprizepossessionswasalittle

whitelambwhichherhusbandhadgivenher.[NCE3-Lessonl6]

6.靠墻排列著許多細(xì)長(zhǎng)的電線，而電線又連著金屬球。[NCE3-Lessonl8]

Linedupagainstthewall,therewerelongthinwiresattachedtometalspheres.

7.驅(qū)動(dòng)輪子的鏈條斷了一節(jié)

Oneofthelinksthatdrivesthewheelshadsnapped.

（三）狀語(yǔ)位置調(diào)整

8.Hesaysnothingaboutthepoorselectionofgoodsintheshops,oraboutthoseunfortunatepeoplewhohavetotravelfromthe

countrytothecityeverydaytogettowork.

9.Fewthingscouldbemoreimpressivethanthepeacethatdescendsondesertedcitystreetsatweek-endswhenthethousandsthat

traveltoworkeverydayaretuckedawayintheirhomesinthecountry.

10.However,hehadatlastbeenallowedtosendafaxinwhichheinformedtheeditorthathehadbeenarrestedwhilecountingthe

1084stepsleadingtothe15-footwallwhichsurroundedthepresident'spalace.[NCE3-Lesson5]

三.巧藏謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞：S+V,［狀語(yǔ)從句］/［分詞］/［介詞/adv］

輕輕的我走了，Quietly,Ideparted,

正如我輕輕的來；AsIcamelikewise,

我輕輕的招手，Gentlywavingfarewell,

Tocloudsaroundthesettingsun.

作別西天的云彩。

（一）狀語(yǔ)從句及定語(yǔ)

1.原理：

)S()+V[]

2.狀語(yǔ)成分添加練習(xí)：

例：

ca狀語(yǔ)從句的添加

1.Bushwonhiselection,becauseheheldapositiononmoralissuewhichunderscorestheimportanceofthe

church'seffortstoprotecttraditionalvaluesregardingthefamilyandlife.［原因］

2.AlthoughtheIraqwarhasbeenadisaster,andBush'selitistdomesticagendaisunpopularwithvoters,Bush

wonhiselectionanyway.［讓步］

3.Bushwonhiselection,sothatheplungedU.S.intofurtherthreatofterrorism.

［結(jié)果］

4.AshasbeenexpectedbythehundredsofRepublicansupporterswhogatheredtwoblocksfromtheWhiteHouse

afteralongnightofpollwatchinganduncertainty,Bushwonhiselection

［situation］

ffl練習(xí)1

Theyoungchallengethetradition

令方式［by］

令目的［inorderto1

令讓步［though］

令原因［for］

令條件［if］

令結(jié)果［sothat1

令方式[byshowingofftheirindividualstyleinclothesorhair]

令目的「inordertobeuniqueinthecrowd][gainmoreattentionfromothers]

令讓步[thoughcomplainedbytheirelders]

令原因[fortobeaproblemgivesthemanidentity]

令條件[iftheirpaientscontinuallyimposetheirownmoralvaluesonthem]

令結(jié)果|sothattheywillbroadenthegenerationgap]

令Togainattentionfromothers,youngpeoplechallengetraditionsintensely,byshowingofftheirindividualstyleinclothesor

hair.Despitecomplaintsfromtheirparents,tobeuniqueisinvariablyfascinating,fortobeaproblemgivesthemanidentity.

Iftheirelderscontinuallyimposetheirownmoralvaluesonthem,inevitably,theirradicalactivitieswillbroadenthe

generationgap.61

由練習(xí)2white-collar-workerschangejobs

￡□練習(xí)3profiteerssellfakeconsumersgoods

2.發(fā)展例證段

例：

Nowadays,theunderlyingtrendoftakingpart-limejobamongcollegestudentsbecomeincreasinglyclear.j_Astheresultofarecent

surveyamonganumberofkeyuniversitiesinPekingreveals,tightastimeis,agrowingnumberofcollegestudentstakethe

temporaryjobintheneighborhoodofthecollegeintheirleisuretime,fortheyintenttowinfinancialindependencefromtheir

families.2Oneofmyroommates,inspiteofcomplaintsaboutthebusylife,hasfoundthethirdpart-timejob,atutor,forshe

intendedtoaccumulatejob-specificexperience.

Arecentsurveyoftheeffectsofnoiserevealed(suiprisingly)thatdogsbarkingincessantlyinthenightratedthehighestformofnoise

pollutiononascalerangingfrom1to7.NCE3-Lesson47

￡Q練習(xí)1Theyoungchallengethetradition

C□練習(xí)2white-collar-workerschangejobs

IM練習(xí)3profiteerssellfakeconsumersgoods

(-)分詞

1.主語(yǔ)一致的分詞做狀語(yǔ)

令原理：

m初級(jí)練習(xí)：

1)Helookedathiswatch,andhesawthatitwasoneo*clock

Lookingathiswatch,hesawthatitwasoneo'clock

2)Hewasarmedwithatorch,andthevicarwentupintotheclocktowertoseewhatwasgoingon.

Armedwithatorch,thevicarwentupintotheclocktowertoseewhatwasgoingon.

3)Beforehereturnedhomeatnight,hetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit.

Beforereturninghomeatnight,hetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit.

4)Afterhegazedatthedisplayforseveralminutes,MrTaylorwentbackintohisshop.

Aftergazingatthedisplayfbrseveralminutes,MrTaylorwentbackintohisshop.

5)TheTitanicturnedjustintime,narrowlymissingtheimmensewalloficewhichroseover100feetoutofthewaterbeside

her.

TheTitanicturnedjustintime,sothatitnarrowymissedtheimmensewalloficewhichroseover100feetoutofthewater

besideher.

6)Thoughheownedalargecar,hehardlyeverusedit,preferringalwaystogoonfoot.

Thoughheownedalargecar,hehardlyeverusedit,forhepreferredalwaystogoonfoot.

7)Ifthemarecookedinwine,snailsareagreatluxuryinvariouspartsoftheworld.

Cookedinwine,snailsareagreatluxuryinvariouspartsoftheworld.

8)Inordertoavoidcollidingwiththetaxi,Iveeredshapely

Toavoidcollidingwiththetaxi,Iveeredshapely.

9)Onenight,however,feelingcoldandlonely,Iwentdownstairsandsatinfrontofthetelevisionpretendingtoread.

10)shetriedtoexplainthesituation,saying"it'sonlyme”!

12)Bewildered,wonderingwhatonearthhewassupposedtohavedonethistime,HanygotupandfollowedUncleVernonout

ofthekitchenandintothenextroom.

13)Shestandsatthedoorstill.

14)Ashamedofhavingactedsorashly,DimitriapologizedtoAlekoforhavingaccusedhim.

15)Fearingtoawakethebaby,Islippedawaysoftly.

16)Inevitablyyouarriveatyourdestinationalmostexhausted.

17)Allmenarecreatedequal.

18)Weenjoystaringatthementrancedastheygoabouttheirbusiness,unaware(wehope)ofourpresence.

?做個(gè)有趣的小練習(xí)

漁者Tisfier

■Cast

■撒

/scorcftingnet

滾燙的網(wǎng)

■Immerse

■浸Intheicybrine

冰冷的海

■(Drawup

/dampenedHeart

■收落

潮濕的心情■Sail

0e6a氏

■搖TbthelonelyEar60rofmine...

回

一個(gè)人的港……

m高級(jí)練習(xí)：

11）她手捧一束鮮花，向兒子揮手告別，望著兒子遠(yuǎn)去的身影，兩行熱淚奪眶而出。

Holdingabunchofflowersinherhand,shewaswavinghersongoodbye,seeinghimoffandreducingtotears.

12)就在你接電話時(shí)，孩子把桌布從桌子上扯了下來，將家中最好的陶瓷餐具(crockery)半數(shù)砸碎，同時(shí)也弄傷了他自己。

Whileyouareonthephone,thebabypullsthetable-clothoffthetable,smashinghalfyourbestcrockeryandcutting

himselfintheprocess.

13)和平時(shí)期，當(dāng)生意蕭條時(shí)，Hawkwood邊帶領(lǐng)他的士兵進(jìn)入某個(gè)城邦(city-state),縱火燒毀一兩個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)，然后提出，

如果向他們繳納保護(hù)金離，他們便主動(dòng)離開。

Intimesofpeace,whenbusinesswasbad,Hawkwoodandhismenwouldmarchintoacity-stateand,afterburningdowna

fewfarms,wouldoffertogoawayifprotectionmoneywaspaidtothem.

14）我在地毯上跳過來蹦過去，扭曲身子，擺出各種姿勢(shì)，弄得渾身不舒服，然后做到桌子邊吃早飯，一副精疲力竭的樣

子。

Afterjumpingaboutonthecarpetandtwistingthehumanframeintouncomfortablepositions,Isatdownatthebreakfast

tableinanexhaustedcondition.

2.主語(yǔ)不一致的分詞做狀語(yǔ)

原理：

1)Withsomuchworktodo,hehadtostayuptonight.

S'+,S+V

2)Withglasseson,hedidhisworkmorequickly

S'+,S+V

3)Withtheworkfinished,helefttheoffice

S'+,S+V

4)Withthedooropen,helefttheoffice.

S'+,S+V

5)Withabunchofflowersinhishand,hecameintothebedroom.

S'+,S+V

6)Shesattheresilent,withtearsstreamingdownherrosychecks.

S'+,S+V

7)Thesilencewassuddenlybroken[whenalargecar,withitsheadlightsonanditshornblaring,roareddownthearcade.]It

cametoastopoutsidethejeweler's.Onemanstayedatthewheel[whiletwootherswithblackstockingsovertheirfaces

jumpedoutandsmashedthewindowoftheshopwithironbars.]

[QQ練習(xí)：

i)

Hehobbledintotheroom.

Hishairwasunkemptanddirty.

Hisclotheswerestainedandtattered.

Histoeswerestickingoutofhisshoes

Hehobbledintotheroom,hairunkemptanddirty,clothesstainedandtattered,andtoesstickingoutofhisshoes

2)Ayounggirlwasstandingaloneatthecomerofthestreet.

Sheseemedwaitingforsomeone.

Sheheldafashionablepurseinherhands.

Standingaloneatthecornerofthestreet,ayounggirlseemedwaitingforsomeone

withafashionablepurseinherhands

3)AboySatinthemiddleoftheroom.

Helookedanxious.

Heputhislefthandinhispocket

Sittinginthemiddleoftheroom,aboylookedanxious,withhislefthandputinhispocket.

4)Iwentintotheoffice

Withmyhandssweating,(with)myhairstandingonend,(with)myheartpounding

Withmyfacebrightenedup,(with)eyestwinkling,(with)smileshining.

Withmyspiritdampened,withmyfeetshambling/trudged,withmyeyesmistedwithtears.

5)Tall,thinandbalding,hemovedtowardsuncleVernon,hishandoutstretched,butuncleVernonbackedawayseveralpaces,

draggingAuntPetunia.

6)Thismadethedriverwhowasfollowingherbrakehard.Hiswifewassittingbeside

himandshewasholdingalargecake.Asshewasthrownforward,thecakewent

rightthroughthewindscreenandlandedontheroad.Alorry-driverwasdrawingup

alongsidethecar.Hesawacakeflyingthroughtheairandpulledupallofasudden.

Thismadethedriverfollowingherbrakehaid.Hiswifewassittingbesidehimholdingalargecake.Withshethrownforward,

thecakewentrightthroughthewindscreenandlandedontheroad.Seeingacakeflyingthroughtheair,alorry-driverwhowas

drawingupalongsidethecar,pulledupallofasudden.

3.介詞及副詞

1)走上樓并進(jìn)入房間

2）從田里歸來

3）?聲大喊從墻后傳出

4）瓶子滑落到地上

5）她跳出來?yè)涞轿疑砩?/p>

6）一枚硬幣掉到井里不見了

7）他踩到一塊冰上滑到了

第二部分：詞匯層面的中英思維轉(zhuǎn)換

一.詞匯的個(gè)性化一一換詞庫(kù)

[conj]

1.Assoonas-----themoment

beaboutto

justas

attheverymomentthat

2.Notonly...butalso-----notonly...butaswell/aswellas

3.though

4.sothat

5.because

6.but

1.Sooneverybodygotusedtotheidea,butmyenthusiasmwaned.

Sooneverybodygotusedtotheidea.However,myenthusiasmwaned.

2.OneofMary'sprizepossessionswasalittlewhitelambwhichherhusbandhadgivenher,butoneevening,thelambwasmissing.

OneofMary*sprizepossessionswasalittlewhitelambwhichherhusbandhadgivenher.Oneevening,however,thelambwas

missing.

3.Duringthesummermonths,themonasteryisverybusy,butinwinter,lifeatthemonasteryisquitedifferent.

Duringthesummermonths,themonasteryisverybusy,Inwinter,however,lifeatthemonasteryisquitedifferent.

4.Allthecattlehadbeenmovedintostallsandwestoodtoloselittle,butwewereworriedaboutournearestneighbors.

Allthecattlehadbeenmovedintostallsandwestoodtoloselittle.Wewere,however,worriedaboutournearestneighbors

5.Mostofourfearsareunreasonable,buttheyareimpossibletoerase.Atthesametime,however,insectsarestrangelyfascinating.

7.so+adjthat

ModalVerb

8.Mustbe-----beboundto

eg.Thecomingofautomationisboundtohaveimportantsocialconsequence

9.cannotbe------It'simpossiblethat...

1().sbcandosthsbneverfailtodosth.

[adj][adv]

6.without---independentof

eg.Idosomefurtherresearchwithouttheprofessor'sinstruction.

7.many----agood/greatmany

manya

a(large)numberof

numerous/countless

---------acoupleof

adozenof

severaldozensof

tensof

hundredsof

thousandsof

tensofthousandsof

hundredsofthousandsof

12.much------agood/greatdeal

------untold/infinite

13.mostofus——the(vast)majorityofpeople

14.morethan-------well/far/littlemorethan

15.moreandmore------increasinglymore/less

16.themost

令I(lǐng)fitisnot,andyouarelikelytogetsea-sick,noformoftransportcouldbeworse.

令Butnothingcanmatchthemforspeedandcomfort.

令Nothingcanbecompared,hemaintains,withthefirstcockcrow,thetwitteringof

birdsatdawn,thesightoftherisingsunglintingonthetreesandpastures.

令Fewthingscouldbemoreimpressivethanthepeacethatdescendsondesertedcity

streetsatweek-ends

令Nocreaturehasreceivedmorepraiseandabusethanthecommongardensnail.

17.sthisveryimportant------sthissignificant

------sthisofgreatimportance/significance

18.very------extraordinarily^

exceptionally卜?

remarkably-

particularly?

extremely/infinitely/endlessly

-------quite/fairly

rather

pretty/perfectly

19.時(shí)間頻率副詞

never

seldom/rarely/hardly/barely/scarcely

sometimes——occasionally

often---frequently

usually--continually

always---invariably

20.Adv的替換

a)Below,thecaptainrealizedthattheTitanicwassinkingrapidly.

b)Theteacherwentthroughmybag.

c)Theteacherpouncedonthepieceofpaperfullofwords.

d)Theteacherquestionedme.

e)TheOfficerwentthroughthecasecarefully.AllthethingsIhadpackedsocarefullyweresooninadreadfulmess.Tomy

dismay,IfeltsureIwouldneverbeabletoclosethecaseagain.Suddenly,Hehadspottedatinybottleatthebottomofmy

caseandhepouncedonitdelightedly.

參考答案：TheOfficerwentthroughthecasewithgreatcare.AllthethingsIhadpackedsocarefullyweresooninadreadful

mess.Tomydismay,IfeltsureIwouldneverbeabletoclosethecaseagain.Suddenly,Hehadspottedatinybottleatthebottom

ofmycaseandhepouncedonitwithdelight.

[Verb]

21.Wantto------tendto/wishto[good]

intendto

manageto

getroundto

22.trytodo------exertoneselftodo

tryone'sbesttodo------exertone'sutmosttodo

exerteverypossibleefforttodo

23.Ithinkthat-----Iholdtheviewthat...

Fmconvincedthat...

Sbthinkthat-----sbunderthedelusion/illusionthat...

formanunrealisticpictureof...

Sb.claim/assumethat...

It'shadbeensaidthat....

24.dislike——sthneverappealtome

--despise

25.happy——go/run/fly/burstintoraptures

26.influence--benefit?

-----affect?

26.have-----have-—-boast/enjoy?

--一sufferfrom?

----bear[feeling/view]

--一cherish[wish]

----exert[influence]

possess[talent/gift]

二.詞匯的多樣化

(-)經(jīng)典例子分析

1.Wehaveallexperienceddayswheneverythinggoeswrong.Adaymaybeginwellenough,butsuddenlyeverythingseemstoget

outofcontrol.Whatinvariablyhappensisthatagreatnumberofthingschoosetogowrongatpreciselythesamemoment.Itis

asifasingleunimportanteventsetupachainofreactions.Letussupposethatyouarepreparingamealandkeepinganeyeon

thebabyThetelephoneringsandthismarksthepreludetoanunforeseenseriesofcatastrophes.youare

onthephone,thebabypullsthetable-clothoffthetablesmashinghalfyourbestcrockeryandcuttinghimselfYou

hanguphurriedlyandattendtobaby,crockery,etc.,themealgetsburnt.Asifthiswerenotenoughtoreduceyouto

tears,yourhusbandarrives,unexpectedlybringingthreegueststodinner.L33

2.Youcanstretchyourlegsonthespaciousdecks,playgames,swim,meetinterestingpeopleandenjoygoodfood—always

assuming,ofcourse,thattheseaiscalm.Ifitisnot,andyouarelikelytogetsea-sick,noformoftransportcouldbeworse.

Evenifyoutravel,seajourneystakealongtime.

3.Shopscaterforthedo-it-yourselfcrazenotonlybyspecialadvisoryservicesfornovices,butby

consumersbitsandpieceswhichtheycanassembleathome.Suchthingsanexcellentoutletforpent-upcreative

energy,butunfortunatelynotallofusarebomhandymen.

4.Duringtherushhouroneeveningtwocarscollidedandbothdriversbegantoargue.Thewomanimmediatelybehindthetwo

carshappenedtobealearner.Shesuddenlygotintoapanicandhercar.Thismadethedriverfollowing

her,Hiswifewassittingbesidehimholdingalargecake.Asshewasthrownforward,thecakewentrightthrough

thewindscreenandlandedontheroad.Seeingacakeflyingthroughtheair,alorry-driverwhowasalongsidethe

carallofasudden.Thelorrywasloadedwithemptybeerbottlesandhundredsofthemslidoffthebackofthevehicle

andontotheroad.Thisledtoyetanotherangryargument.Meanwhile,thetrafficbehind.

5.Thoughitmaybepossibletomeasurethevalueofmaterialgoodsintermsofmoney,itisextremelydifficulttothe

truevalueoftheserviceswhichpeopleperformforus.

6.Thegreatship,Titanic,sailedforNewYorkfromSouthamptononApril10th,1912.Shewascarrying1316passengersanda

crewof891.Evenbymodernstandards,the46,000tonTitanicwasacolossalship.Atthattime,however,shewasnotonlythe

largestshipthathadeverbeenbuilt,butwasregardedasunsinkable,forshehadsixteenwater-tightcompartments.

7.Childrenalwaysappreciatesmallgiftsofmoney.Father,ofcourse,providesaregularsupplyofpocket-money,butunclesand

auntsarealwaysasourceofextraincome.

8.Ifyoucandowithoutthefewpastoralpleasuresofthecountry,youwillfindthecitycanprovideyouwiththebestthatlifecan

offer.

9.Robertwastoseemeandequallywithmylittlegift.

10.Heisforeverthefriendlypeople,thecleanatmosphere,theclosenesstonatureandthegentlepaceofliving.

Nothingcanbecompared,hewiththefirstcockcrow,thetwitteringofbirdsatdawn,thesightoftherisingsun

glintingonthetreesandpastures.Myfriendthelongandfriendlesswintereveningswhichareinteixupted

onlybyanoccasionalvisittothelocalcinema-virtuallytheonlyformofentertainment.Hethepoor

selectionofgoodsintheshops,oraboutthoseunfortunatepeoplewhohavetotravelfromthecountrytothecityeverydayto

gettowork.

11.Suddenlytheycametoawaterfallwhichdroppedintoanundergroundlakeatthebottomofthecave.Theyplungedintothe

lake,andafterloadingtheirgearonaninflatablerubberdinghy,letthecurrentcarrythemtotheotherside.Toprotect

themselvesfromtheicywater,theyhadtowearspecialrubbersuits.Atthefarendofthelake,theycametohugepilesofrubble

whichhadbeenwashedupbythewater.Inthispartofthecave,theycouldhearaninsistentboomingsoundwhichtheyfound

wascausedbyasmallwater-spoutshootingdownintoapoolfromtheroofofthecave.

12.Thestoryofafamilythatacquiredfameandfortuneovernight,dramaticallyillustratesthepowerofthepress.The

familylivedinAberdeen,asmalltownof23,000inhabitantsinSouthDakota.Astheparentshadfivechildren,lifewas

Theywereexpectingtheirsixthchildand.Iftheyhadonlyhadonemorechild,thefact

wouldhavepassedunnoticed.Theywouldhavecontinuedtoandwouldhave

Buttheysuddenlybecametheparentsofquintuplets,fourgirlsandaboy,aneventwhichradicallychangedtheirlives.Theday

afterthebirthofthefivechildren,anaeroplanearrivedinAberdeenbringingsixtyreportersandphotographers.

13.Knowingthattheindustriousantlivesinahighlyorganizedsocietydoesnothingtopreventusfrombeingfilledwith

revulsionwhenwefindhordesofthemcrawlingoveracarefullypreparedpicniclunch....Whohasnotstoodinaweatthesight

ofaspiderpouncingonafly,oracolumnofantstriumphantlybearinghomeanenormousdeadbeetle?...LastsummerIspent

daysinthegardenwatchingthousandsofantscrawlingupthetrunkofmyprizepeachtree....Duringthesummer,Inoticed

thattheleavesofthetreewerebeginningtowither.Clustersoftinyinsectscalledaphidesweretobefoundontheundersideof

theleaves.Theywerevisitedbyacol