I. Key words and phrases in Text A

Try to remember all the items in the Words and Phrases to Drill Box on page 15.

II. Additional Expressions in Text A

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

1. 一周中最好的时光

2. 对......感到厌恶

3. 缺乏自律

4. 穿着得体

5. 工作成了次要的

6. 日常事务

7. 长期失业

8. 恢复平衡

9. 找借口

   
   

III. Useful Sentences in Text A

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

1. 时间本身变得捉摸不定---几小时变成几分钟，或几秒钟延伸为几天。
   

2. 你一旦开始用网络交际取代人与人的真实接触，要走出这种穴居状态就会相当困难。

3. 有时我把电视机开着，让它做为背景声音一直响着，以前我从不这样做。

4. 直到有人礼貌地指出，她同意我的观点却遭到我的抨击时，我才意识到，自己是在以己度人，不由得深感尴尬。

5. 以前我从未意识到日常的生活起居是多么重要，如穿戴整齐去上班，按时就寝。

6. 我点击鼠标，打开调制调解调器，曾经听了就烦的连接声此刻听起来如同最心爱的曲子那么悦耳。

   
   

IV. Tricky Sentences in Text A

Translate the sentences into Chinese.

1. My boyfriend's Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretary's clipped tone seems more rejecting than I'd imagined it would be.

2. I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they've forgotten that there are people actually reading their wounding remarks.

3. But sometimes being face to face is too much.