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Quick fix society课件

To contract is to draw together, especially by an internal force, with a resultant reduction in size, extent, or volume 通过收紧使…尺寸缩小；收缩 condense refers to a reduction in volume and an increase in compactness: 浓缩，凝缩；缩短，摘要
If we want to lose weight quickly, we try the most recent miracle diet which is said to be effective and is sure to make us lose a pound per day. If we are rich enough to pay for the operation, we can have our unneeded fat removed from our bodies.
to get over with 一劳永逸地做完(不愉快但不得不做的事), 把...做完了事
• He looked upon the marriage ceremony as a mere formality— something to be got over with as quickly as possible.
The 4-hour drive on fast roads was tedious; the only fun we had was to count the exit signs we were passing and to figure out how we’d feel if we stopped again.

quick fix society课件

quick fix society课件当今社会，人们对于事物的追求越来越迫切，生活节奏也越来越快。

这种追求速成的心态，让我们的社会变得越来越注重“快速解决问题”，而忽视了问题背后的深层原因。

这种“快速修复”社会现象，被称为“quick fix society”。

在这个快速修复的社会中，人们习惯于追求即时满足。

无论是购物、饮食、学习还是人际关系，人们都希望能够迅速得到结果，享受即时的成果。

这种心态在某种程度上反映了现代人的急功近利，追求短期利益的心态。

然而，这种“快速修复”的方式，却往往只是治标不治本，并不能解决问题的根本。

以学习为例，现代社会中的学生们往往更加注重应试技巧和临时记忆，而忽视了对知识的深入理解和扎实掌握。

他们追求的是在短时间内能够迅速掌握知识点，以便在考试中取得好成绩。

然而，这种应试教育的模式，只是培养了学生的应试能力，而没有培养他们的创造力和批判性思维。

这样的教育模式，只能让学生们在短期内取得好成绩，但无法培养他们的终身学习能力。

在工作领域，快速修复的心态也有所体现。

许多公司追求的是短期的利润最大化，而忽视了长远的发展规划。

他们可能采取一些短期手段，以迅速提高销售额或降低成本，但这种做法往往是以牺牲产品质量或员工权益为代价。

这种追求短期利益的做法，不仅损害了企业的声誉和长远发展，也对员工的工作积极性和创造力造成了负面影响。

在人际关系中，快速修复的社会现象也十分明显。

人们往往习惯于通过社交媒体来维系和建立人际关系，但这种虚拟的交流方式往往只停留在表面，缺乏真实的情感和亲密的连接。

人们追求的是即时的点赞和评论，而忽视了真正的交流和沟通。

这种快速修复的社交方式，让人们变得越来越孤独和难以建立深入的人际关系。

然而，快速修复的社会现象并非没有解决之道。

我们可以通过培养深度思考和长远规划的能力，来摆脱这种心态的束缚。

在学习上，我们可以注重培养学生的综合素质和批判性思维，让他们不仅仅关注短期的成绩，更注重对知识的理解和运用。

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Location
The heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country is Lancaster County. It is located in south central Pennsylvania, one and half hours west of Philadelphia. Most of the Amish Country attractions are in Lancaster County, and almost all of the local Amish people live here as well.
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through the eighth grade. They are a private people who believe God has kept them together. They are a strong example of a community that supports and cares for its members. They are a people apart; they are also a people together.
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精品课件-quick-fix-society资料讲解

and news briefings more brief
than ever
relationship
devote large parts of our days to our loved ones
replace them with “quality time”
There are two kinds:
Comparison & Contrast Rhetorical Questions
Expository Essay
Clear – cut 3 Parts
To explain the lifestyle of modern American people and appeal for some change in people’s attitude
book
read the condensed version
listen to the tape
listened to every note of Beethoven’s Fifth
music
enjoy 26 seconds of that famous theme
Symphony
Magazine articles pre-digested
Survey:
Which is your most popular way to contact with your family and Friends?
Do you think people nowadays are living in a
fast-paced society?
Here it refers to the lifestyle of modern American people who are impatient to get everything done and want to find the quick solution to everything.

精品课件-quick fix society

scenery … the herds of cows—
reduced to a few dots…
no longer little dots this
… getting there wasn’t any fun at all.
feelings
… getting there had been the fun.
What is an expository essay? It …
• …Gives facts. • …Explains. • …Gives steps in a
process. • …Presents ideas in
logical order or correct sequence.
Steps to write an Expository Essay
Proposition
Opposition
• Further Research on the issue of quick fix society • •What’s your understanding of the following quota? Construct your own arguments in your writing assignment.
1) is a question that is followed by an answer. Its purpose is to cause readers’ attention. (In Chinese, it corresponds with 设问).
2) Is a question that never expects an answer. It expresses a definite meaning in a style of question. (The writer has had an answer in his mind.) (In Chinese, it corresponds with 反问) Its function is to impress readers.

现代大学英语第二册lesson9

What do you think about the quick fix society ? It „s good or bad

To face the quick fix society ,how do you keep the balance?
Para4.

1.We put a little of each payment away “for a rainy day”.

Agree with sb v. If something agree with you,it doesn‟t make you feel ill.
Examples: Stop taking the medicine if it doesn‟t agree with you. I find that country life really agrees with me.
Quick Fix Society

Lesson 9
Introduction to the Text
Structure: Introduction:Para1-3 compare her ride on fast road to west Virginia and her return trip of a different route. Body : para 4-6 lists three ways Americans seek a qucik fix. Conclusion: para7-8 let‟s slow down and enjoy what nature offers us and what mankind has left us and rediscover life.

Lesson9 Quick Fix Society解析

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v. 加倍,成双,连结
• a couple of 两个,几个
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• a couple of + n(c). 作主语时谓语动词通常用单数
• 1 两个 There is a couple of boys waiting for you. • 2 一些，几个 I don't know why I feel so tired, I only had a couple of drinks. • Interstate: n.<美>洲与洲间的，adj.洲际的 • Interstates 州际公路
Lesson Nine
Quick Fix Society
Janet Mendell Goldstein
英语初级一班第2组：杨名宇
Warm-Up 本段负责人：杨名宇
• About the author--Janet Mendell Goldstein
• Born in Philadelphia in 1940, Janet Mendell Goldstein did her undergraduate work at Radcliffe College and earned advanced degrees at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. An educator for thirty years, she now works as an editorial consultant, freelance writer, and textbook author. Coauthor of a college reading text, Goldstein is also an essayist and a poet. Her work has appeared in a variety of newspapers and magazines, including the English Journal, Faith and Inspiration, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Unit5QuickFixSociety.ppt

American Eagle
• The eagle, full of the boundless spirit of freedom, living above the valleys, strong and powerful in his might, has become the national emblem of a country that strives for freedom of its people.
American People’s View of time
• Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being labor.
• People plan it, save it, waste it, kill it, they are also charging for it. It is a precious commodity.
• The author calls upon all of us to slow down and enjoy what nature offers us, what mankind has left us and rediscover life.
Pennsylvania Dutch Towns
Pennsylvania Dutch Towns
(Reputation for Food)
Pennsylvania Dutch Towns
• Here you'll discover Amish communities where life moves at a slower pace. You'll see beautiful scenery dotted with wooden covered bridges. You’ll find homemade clothing and quilts gently blowing in the breeze. And you’ll hear the clip-clop of horses' hooves

Unit9 Quick Fix society 现代大学英语课件

loudly, esp. out of emotion or pain slid by us: moved past us quickly mph=miles per hour
“Look at those beautiful farms!” my husband couldn’t help shouting when the countryside scenery moved past us quickly at the speed of 55 miles per hour.
“Look at those gorgeous farms!” my husband exclaimed as pastoral scenery slid by us at 55 mph. (para1)
gorgeous: very beautiful exclaim: (written) to say sth. suddenly and
Symbols of the USA: There are many symbols that represent the United States of America. Some of the most popular ones are the Stars and Stripes (the US flag), the bald eagle (the national bird), the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Statue of Liberty (a gift from France), Yankee Doodle, Uncle Sam (a cartoon figure designed by Thomas Nast), etc.

课件 quick fi society

Proposition
Opposition
• Further Research on the issue of quick fix society • •What’s your understanding of the following quota? Construct your own arguments in your writing assignment.
and news briefings more brief
than ever
relationship
devote large parts of our days to our loved ones
replace them with “quality time”
There are two kinds:
What does “quick fix” mean? How do you understand the title?
“Fix” means solution. “Quick fix” in this essay refers to the lifestyle of modern people who are impatient to get everything done and want to find the quick solution to everything.
enjoy music, to develop personal relations, to enjoy beautiful scenery, to
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Do you agree with the author’s opinion? Is it possible to slow down?

Lesson 9-book 2 Quick Fix Society 现代大学英语第二册课件

Writing Skills comparison and contrast: Para 1,2,4 examples: Para 5 rhetorical question: Para 3,5,7 repetition: Para 4 if-clauses
Para 5 word “fast〞

quick fix: a repair to sth or an answer to a problem that happens quickly, but may work for only a short time; ways of getting things done quickly
present participle as adverbial
attributive clause modifying “hill〞
We visited a Civil War battlefield and stood on the
little hill. One hundred and twenty-five years ago,
and homemade bread. After the meal, we walked
leisurely outdoors to enjoy the sunshine and watch the
herds of cows—this time they did not seem like little
In fact, most Americans are constantly in a hurry—and not just to get from Point A to Point B. Our country has become a nation in search of the quick fix—in more ways than one. (Para. 3)

Quick-Fix-Society(ppt文档)

3. How is “quick fix society” reflected in the following aspects?
transportation and communication eating habits and consumption habits entertainment working style
Quick Fix Society
By Janet Mendell Goldstein
Warm Up
Different lifestyles
Fast lifestyle
Slow lifestyle
Discussion
VS
Which lifestyle do you prefer?
Warm-up Questions or near cities. Turnpike:pay money before you use it .
（宾夕法尼亚荷兰小镇）
Location :The heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country is Lancaster Country(兰开斯特的国家).It is located in south central Pennsylvania,one of half an hours west of Philadelphia .Most of the Amish（门诺教派的） Country attrations are in Lancaster country,and almost of the local Amish people（阿米希人） live here as well.
Quotes
We live in a fast-paced society. Walking slows us

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5.Their only
transportation is buggy(四轮马车)
Pennsylvania Dutch town is called "Sunday Antiques Capital of the United States ".Over 3,000 antique dealers gater here to display and sell merchandise.
But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
2. Quick Fix Society 快节奏的社会 “Fix” means solution. “Quick fix” in this essay means quick. It refers to the lifestyle of modern people who are impatient to get everything done and want to find the quick solution to everything.
Life is alrerd Abbey

现代大学英语精读2Lesson9QuickFixSociety

Lesson Nine: Quick Fix Society1. Warm-up Activity1) What is the meaning of “Quick Fix”?(fix: n. solution to a problem, esp. an easy and temporary one.fix: v. to arrange sth. e.g. fix a meeting/ supper)2) If you want to read a novel, which one would you like to read, a complete one or acompressed one? How do you understand the concept of “quick fix society”?Those who prefer to read a complete novel rather than a compressed one, or prefer to have a prepared family dinner rather than a fast meal may have problems or doubts about the fast paced society.✧transportation and communication✧eating habits and consumption habits✧entertainment✧reading habits, learning habits✧working style3) Do you think there is something wrong with the modern society? Do you want a fast pacedlife or slow paced one?2. Preview Check1)What kind of problem with the modern society does the author address through thearticle?There is a general impatience in our attitudes towards life.2)What is the structure of the text?a.Introduction (1-3): The writer compares her ride on fast roads to West Virginia andher return trip by a different route. The contrast set her thinking whether there wassomething wrong with American’s quick-fix lifestyle. The last sentence of thissection serves as a transition from the introduction to the body.b.Body (4-6): The author lists three ways Americans seek a quick fix.c.Conclusion (7-8): The three rhetorical questions in Paragraph 7 prepare the readerfor what the writer summarizes in the last sentence of the paragraph. The thesis/central idea is stated in the last two sentences of Paragraph 8: “Let’s slow down andenjoy what nature offers us and what mankind has left us, and rediscover life.”3. Word Buildingadvocate / /—advocacy—advocator (advocate) / / advocation ╳civil—civilize—civilized—civilizationcompress—compressioncondense—condensationconvenient—convenience—inconveniente.g. (a) convenience food/ shop 方便食品，便利店Y ou can phone me at your convenience. 方便的时候An order form is enclosed for your convenience. 为了……的方便defer—1. deference 2. defermentWe’ll defer (making the) decision. (delay, postpone, put off) defermentWe’ll defer to your opinion. (accept) deferencedigest—digestiongorgeous—gorgeousnessgratify—gratificationI am gratified with (at, by) the result. (The news gratifies me.)satisfiedpleasedgratifying=satisfying=pleasing=contentinfect—infection—infectiouse.g. an infectious diseaselung infectionThe wound was infected with germs. (The flu virus infected everyone in the class. )The captain’s courage infected the soldiers. 感染refresh—refreshment—refreshed—refreshingHe felt refreshed after the bath. (revive, restore, give strength/ energy)refresh one’s memory (remind sb. of sth.)revitalize—revitalizationformation: re + vital + izeword root: viv-: vital, revive, survive, vivid, vitamine.g. vital energy 生命力, a vital wound 致命伤subtle—subtletycollocations:细微差别a subtle strategy: a strategy organized in a clever and complex way, a cunning strategy 巧妙计策a subtle mind: sensitive, able to see delicate differences 敏锐头脑狡诈的人4. V ocabularyadvocate1) comparesupport2) find the mistaken sentences╳He advocates a change of policy.He advocates changing the policy.He advocates to change the policy. ╳He advocates (suggest) that attention be paid to reform. 很少用He is an advocate of free trade. 提倡者amusement1) compare—amusement (stress the engagement of one’s attention; doesn’t necessarily imply play or sport)愉快entertain—entertainment (fml. imply the activity of others to provide amusement) 娱乐—recreation (imply a change of occupation for the relaxation of body or mind) 消遣entertainment guideamusement parkmy country recreations1) translate 1I did this for amusement. 为了消遣I watched him with amusement. 带着兴趣He looked at me in amusement. 饶有兴趣的看着My uncle finds amusement in fishing. 从……中找到乐趣To everyone’s amusement, the actor fell off the stage. 让大家觉得有趣的是……3) translate 2clown’s job is to amuse the spectators. 小丑的工作是逗观众乐His answer amused me. 他的回答让我觉得有趣Y our singing amuses me. (你走调了)让我发笑/ *你歌唱得真好our idea amuses me. 你的主意真好笑（具侮辱性）antique1) compareancient (modern)antique2) parts of speech过时的俗套)/ lovers ① adj.真（假）古董② n.bicentennial1) compare 2) root 3) expansionbicentennial centennialcentury bilingual bicentennial/ bicentenarybicycle tricentennial/ tercentennialbinocularbrief1) compareHe gave a brief summary/ speech. (short, concise)The scout briefed the general on the enemy’s strength.(give sb. information or instructions in advance)The Prime Minister was fully briefed before the meeting. 在会前详细了解了情况2) briefing: information or instruction you get before you have to do sth.; news in briefThe chairman gave us a briefing before the meeting. 简要介绍一下情况They are holding a press briefing tomorrow. 新闻发布会cabinet1) compare碗柜，食品柜) board（董事会，委员会）wardrobe (衣橱) cabinet内阁（单/复）cabinet (陈列柜，酒柜，电视柜，文件柜) a body of advisers to the president五斗橱) (archaic: a small room)2) checkerboard/ drought-board (check—checker—checkerboard )check: patterns of crossed lines forming squares (check shirt, check tablecloth) 方格compress1) compareapplies to increased compactness brought about by pressing or squeezing; the termimplies reduction in volume and change of form or shape压紧、压缩condense: Condense refers to a reduction in volume and an increase in compactness浓缩、凝结(v.): To contract is to draw together, especially by an internal force, with a resultantreduction in size, extent, or volume金属、肌肉收缩c.f. shrink 受潮、受冷收缩2) Examine the following sentences, trying to understand how the words above are used.She compressed the newspaper into a small ball. 揉压成If steam touches cold surfaces, it condenses into water. 凝结When water is taken out of milk, the milk becomes condensed.浓缩(condensed milk?炼乳) Would you compress/ condense your speech into a few minutes? 缩短Metal contracts in cold weather. 收缩The present tense has the contracted forms: I’m, he’s, etc. 缩略形式3) Can you learn sth from the word root?com- 一起compound, complex, composepress- 压oppression, repression (镇压、压制), impression, depressioncon- 加强语气conclude, confirm, confront, consolidate, contributetract- 拉、抽、引e.g. tractor, attract, distract, abstract (摘要，抽象), extract (抽出) , protract (延长), retract (收回、抽回)diet1) comparediet: the food that a person/ animal eats every day/ a special course of food 日常食物/ 特殊食物provisions: supplied food 供应的食物staple: the basic everyday food 主食2) usebalanced diet is necessary for good health. 日常饮食She is on a diet. 控制饮食The doctor put him on a vegetable diet. (按医嘱) 规定的饮食e.g. diet coke, a rich diet, a poor diet, a Japanese dietdigest①消化②吸收领悟(absorb/ understand) ③文摘Readers’ Digest1) compareswallowe.g. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.一些书需浅尝辄止，另外一些适合一口气读完，而极少数则需要细细咀嚼消化。

Quick Fix Society

Lesson 9 Quick Fix Society教学目的1.了解文中提到的Pennsylvania Dutch town 的独特风格2. 学习文中当代的一些表达方式和缩略语3. 学习说明性文体中显著的写作特征4. 通过课文理解与主题辩论使学生了解现代社会的快节奏给人们生活带来的利与弊。

教学内容1. Pennsylvania Dutch town的特色及其它相关知识2. 课文的理解与分析3. 表达方式的学习与强化4. 说明文的写作技巧教学重点1. 课文的理解与分析2. 文中大量表达方式的学习与强化3. 说明文的写作技巧教学方法讲授，问答，辩论，练习Warm up1. Listen to the following story about a circle and answer the questions based on it. Once a circle missed a small fraction. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. However, it could only roll very slowly, simply because it wsa incomplete. It admired the flowers along the way. It chatted with worms. It enjoyed the sunshine, but none of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the raod and kept on searching.Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly. It was so happy. Now it could be whole, with nothing missing. It incorporated the missing piece into itself and began to roll. Now it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to notice the flowers or talk to the worms. When it realized how different the world seemed to be when it rolled so quickly, it stopped, left its reclaimed piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.Questions:1. what’s the lesson of the story?The lesson of the story is that in some strange sense, we are more whole when we are missing something. (Let’s look at the story from another perspective and focus on thetwo experiences of the circle.)2. What leads to these two experiences?It rolled too fast to notice the flowers and talk to the worms. The key point is nothing but “quick”.3. Do you agree that nowadays people often impatiently get everything done quickly? Yes. For instance, recently family relationship has been weakened, because, more often than not, contacts between parents and children are maintained mainly tharough the telephone.4. Do you have any personal experience like that? Sometimes you finish everything very quickly and at the same time, you lose a lot.Probably everyone once went to fast-food store or bought frozen semi-prepared food, and actually in this way are we deprived of the fun in making Chinese dumplings together. Therefore, we are living in a quick fix society.2. What Is “Quick Fix Society”?What is the m eaning of “fix”? ( a solution)How do you understand “quick fix”? 【口】应急的;一时权宜的“Quick fix” in this essay means a quick answer to a problem that happens quickly, but may work for only a short time; ways of getting things done quickly It refers to the lifestyle of modern people who are impatient to get everything done and want to find the quick solution to everything.The motto of a quick fix society: Do it now, get it over with, skim the surface of life.How is “quick fix society” reflected in the following aspects?—transportation and communication—eating habits and consumption habits—entertainment (watch the films on the internet, etc.)—reading habits, learning habits (electronic books, condensed versions)—working styleGenerally, a quick firx society is one in which people neither consider the long-term benefit nor the quality when they are doing something, and just trying to finish as quickly as possible. Firstly, people are impatient in this society. They believe the principle of beforehand gratification, and always have the urge to to do it now. Secondly, people do not want to wait. They do everything in a hurry in order to save time, even though they don’t know how to use the time they save.Thirdly, everything in this society is condensed version. People are just paying attention to the surface and will never get into the heart of anything.Text AnalysisThemeThe theme is summed up at the very end: Let’s slow down and enjoy what nature offers us and what mankind has left us and rediscover life.StructureThe three parts of the essay are clear-cut:●In the introduction (paras. 1—3), the writer compares her ride on fast roads to WestVirginia and her return trip o a different route. The contrast set her thinking whether there was something wrong with Americans' quick-fix lifestyle. The last sentence of the section "Our country has become a nation in search of the quick fix—in more ways than one.' serves as a transition from the introduction to the body.●In the body (paras. 4—6), she lists three ways Americans seek a quick fix. Nowinstead of later; Faster instead of slower; Superficially instead of thoroughly●In the conclusion (paras. 7—8), the three rhetorical questions in Paragraph 7prepare the reader for what the writer summarizes in the last sentence of the paragraph. The thesis ( = the central idea) is stated in the last two sentences of Paragraph 8: let's slow down and enjoy what nature offers us and what mankind has left us and rediscover life.Writing SkillsThis is a piece of explanatory writing. Its purpose is to explain or clarify a certain point. The writer chiefly uses two patterns to develop the central idea,1) Comparison-contrastComparison-contrast is a way of developing an essay. It means explaining the similarities and/or differences between events, people, ideas, and so on,. In this essay, the writer concentrates on differences rather than similarities. He mainly discusses the differences between the lifestyle of modern American people and that of American people in the past.In the first two paragraphs, she contrasts her featureless ride driving on fast roads and the pleasure of the return trip of a different route.Find out the words that show the contrast in the first two paragraphs.In Paragraph 4, she points out how Americans' lifestyle has changed from "saving for a rainy day" to "relax now, pay later", and what they did in the past when they wanted to lose weight, and how they try to get quick results today.Find out the words that show the contrast in para. 4.In paragraph 6, the writer shows us the different ways American people read books, listen to music and get together with their family in the past and now.Find out the words that show the contrast in Para. 6.2) ExamplesUsing an example or examples is one of the simplest ways of explaining anything. In Paragraphs 5, several examples are given to illustrate how the "I-hate-to-wait" attitude is reflected in various aspects of American life. In the next paragraph, the writer lists facts to show how the iceberg principle applies to the way many Americans live their lives.3) Rhetorical QuestionsRhetorical questions in the essay are chiefly used in Paragraphs 3, 5 and 7. What purposes do such questions serve? A rhetorical question implies that the answer is obvious—the kind of question that does not need actually to be answered. It is used for rhetorically persuading someone of a truth without argument, or to give emphasis to asupposed truth by stating its opposite.◆Why is it that he featureless turnpike and interstates are the route of choicefor so many of us? (3)◆Why doesn’t everybody try slowing down and exploring thecountryside?(3)◆How dare anyone keep America waiting longer than overnight?(5)◆Why waste 45 minutes listening to the whole thing when someone elsehas saved us the trouble of picking out the best parts? (Para. 6)◆Why are we in such a hurry to save time? (Para. 7)More examples:If winter comes, can spring be far behind?—Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind Didn’t I tell you he would forget?What difference does it make?4) RepetitionRepetition is a major rhetorical strategy for producing emphasis, clarity, amplification, or emotional effect.Examples:If we wanted a new sofa or a week at a lakeside cabin, we saved up for it, …If we lived in the right part of the country, we planted corn and beans…If we wanted to be thinner, we simply ate less of our favorite foods and waited patiently for the scale to drop, a pound at a time.If we are in a hurry to lose weight, we try the latest miracle diet…(Para. 4) Repetition of sentence structure: in Para. 4, four if-clauses are used to contrast the way Americans did things in the past (the first three) and the way they seek a quick fix today (the last one).Examples:Then we take our fast money to a fast convenience store, … And if our fast meal doesn't agree with us, we hurry to the medicine cabinet for—you guessed it—some fast relief. (Para. 5)Repetition of words: The writer repeats the word “fast” throughtout the Para. 5 with negative implications.Language and StyleUnlike some previous essays such as "More Crime and Less Punishment" and "The Man in the Water", this is an informal essay. We don't find long and complicated sentences and the vocabulary mainly consists of plain words, everyday expressions andphrasal verbs. Another feature we notice is the use of a number of contemporary expressions and abbreviations ( = shorter forms of a word or phrase) such as "faxed", "quality time", CD, VCR, etc., which are facets of contemporary life connected with the quick-fix way of life in the U.S.Detailed study of the Text1. Of course, we couldn't wait to get there, so we took the Pennsylvania Turnpike and a couple of interstates.Because we wanted/were eager to get there as soon as we could, we took roads for the use of fast-travelling traffic.'can't wait/can hardly wait: used when you are emphasizing that sb. is very excited about sth. or keen to do it, e. g.⏹When she received the letter of admission from Qinghua University, shecouldn't wait to tell her parents the good news.⏹The night before the reunion, I could hardly wait to go back to my AlmaMater。

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E.g. Conversion of sexist English into nonsexist English is not a quick fix—it is anything but mechanical.将性别歧视的英语转变为非性别歧视的英语不是权宜之计，这一过程只是机械性的改变，别无意义.
Gettysburg Address
Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new Nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now, we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether that Nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who gave their lives that Nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that wehway:connect cities
Superhighway:a road with six or more lanes