I. Key words and phrases in Text A

Try to remember all the items in the Words and Phrases to Drill Box on page 41.

II. Additional Expressions in Text A

Locate the English expressions from Text A for the following Chinese expressions.

1. 面临，遭遇

2. 填写

3. 仅仅，不多于，不强于……

4. 转瞬即逝的念头

5. 磨损，损耗

6. 不自在，格格不入

7. 陈旧的家具

8. 走下坡路，失败

9. 归属感

10. 遭遇困难

11. 久不消逝的微笑

12. 收入最低的档次

13. 创作才能

14. 对物质财富的追求

III. Useful Sentences in Text A

Translate the sentences into English, then compare the original sentences with yours.

1. 然而，想要得到其他那么多人都有的物质的东西，对我来说，只不过是转瞬即逝的念头而已。

2. 也许每个人真的都想要一台高档电视机，毕竟没有人想做一个无名之辈。
   

3. 通过写作而获得的洞察力，不断地令我惊奇。而与那么多写作朋友交谈，是我乐趣的主要源泉之一。

IV. Tricky Sentences in Text A

Translate the sentences into Chinese.

1. Yet I feel nothing more than a passing whim to attain the material things so many other people have.

2. When I write a beautiful line of poetry, or fabricate a joke that tickles someone, I feel rich inside.

3. In a society that spends so much emotional energy on the pursuit of possessions, I feel out of place.