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Unit 1 Paraphrase 1. Ours is an era of conspicuous technological upheaval. But the purported gains of new technology----rising incomes, greater productivity----seem to elude us. (P6) 1.?It?is?obvious?that?technology?in?modern?age?has?brought?about?great?changes.?Nevertheless,?we?have?not?yet?benefited?from?the?supposed?gains?of?new?technology—rising?income?and?greater?productivity.? 2. Genuine thought is discouraged. The same thought-deadening process afflicts American managers. (P7) 2.?Creative?thought?is?not?appreciated.?American?managers?have?been?troubled?by?the?fact?that?independent?and?active?thinking?gives?way?to?dumb?numbers.? Translation 1.这项计划为智力迟钝者提供长期的照顾。（retarded） 1. The program offers long-term care for the mentally retarded. 2.他有一台又粗笨又庞大的旧电脑，速度慢，使用麻烦。（cumbersome, bulky） 2. He’s got a cumbersome, bulky, old computer—it’s slow and complicated to use. 3.他沿着房间后部慢慢移动，尽量不引起别人的注意。（conspicuous） 3. He tried not to look conspicuous and moved slowly along the back of the room. 4.安装一个不同的计算机系统将会导致巨大的变化。（upheaval） 4. It would cause a tremendous upheaval to install a different computer system. 5.她再次与金牌失之交臂。（elude） 5. The gold medal continues to elude her. 6.你真是个傻瓜，竟然没抓住那么好的机会。（embrace） 6. You’d be a fool not to embrace an opportunity as good as that. 7.她的薪水将猛增10%。（hefty） 7. Her salary will go up by a hefty 10%. 8.我草草地留了张纸条给希拉里，塞在门缝底下。（scrawl） 8. I scrawled a quick note to Hilary and put it under her door. 9.她的办公室视野极佳。 9. There’s a smashing view from her office. 10.去那儿旅行很愉快，只是旅馆有些脏兮兮的。（swell） 10 The trip out there was swelling, but the hotel was a bit crummy Unit 4 Paraphrase 1 …if the great myth…of America is the story of progress, then Disney World is a place that masquerades as the happy ending, in which progress culminates in a utopia of transcendence that undoes the fallen state of nature, society and ourselves.(P7) 1?…if?the?great?myth?of?America?is?the?story?of?progress,?then?Disney?World?serves?as?the?happy?ending?in?which?progress?reaches?the?ideal?state?