大学综合英语第三册 Unit 3 2

Abstract of The Text

The text describes the wide use of security devices, typically locks in America. The author, by comparing with the past era of leaving the front door on the latch, regrets that people no longer trust each other and have to resort to security systems to protect themselves. And this has led to the fact that people may have locked the evils out, but they also h ave lo cked t h emselves i n .
doing to our way of life. Who is going to
make the psychic payment for the
transformation of America from the
Land of the Free to the Land of the Lock?
谁来对美国从自由之国到锁 之国这一转变做出精神赔偿 呢？
1. What feeling do you think the author has when he says: “At any rate, the era of leaving the front door on the latch is over.”?

A feeling of disappointment, regrets and nostalgia（乡愁） as well.
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Chinese Version:
取而代之的是防盗锁、防护链、电子报 警系统，以及连接警署或私人保安公司的报 警装置。郊区的许多人家在露台上安装了玻
璃门，内侧有装得很讲究的链条，这样就没
有人能把门撬开。
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5.It is not uncommon, in the most pleasant of homes, to see pasted on the windows small notices announcing that the premises are under surveillance by this security force or
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Chinese Version:
广告指出，没错，确是保险公司理赔失
窃物品，但谁来赔偿互不信任、担心害怕这 种新氛围对我们的生活方式所造成的影响呢？
谁来对美国从自由之国到锁之国这一蜕变作
出精神赔偿呢？
8. For that is what has happened, we have
become so used to defending ourselves against the new atmosphere of American life, so used to putting up barriers, that we have not had time to think about what it may mean.
custom of leaving the front door on the latch at night? 2. Those days are over. In rural area as well as in cities, doors do not stay unlocked, even for part of an evening.
that guard company.
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Chinese Version: 在最温馨的居家，也常常看得到窗上 贴着小小的告示，称本宅由某家安全保卫 机构或某个保安公司负责监管。
6. The lock is the new symbol of America. Indeed a recent public-service advertisement by a large insurance company featured not charts showing how much at risk we are, but a picture
Unit 3
Questions:
1. Where did the story take place? 2. Why were the couple invited to the
room and have their bag checked?
3. Do you think “No joking regarding
7.The ad pointed out that, yes, it is the
insurance companies that pay for stolen
goods, but who is gong to pay for what
the new atmosphere distrust and fear is
security chain dead-bolt locks
electronic alarm systems
trip wires
rape whistles sliding glass doors
with steel bars
high intensity light electronic X-ray equipment access cards
不管怎么说
据称是安宁 的地区
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Chinese Version: 在许多方面，郊区和农村甚至比巡查பைடு நூலகம் 密的城市街道更容易受到攻击。统计显示，
那些据称是安宁的地区的犯罪率上升得比城
镇更为显著。不管怎么说，前门虚掩不落锁 的时代是一去不复返了。
Questions for the First Part
the crime rate rising more dramatically
in those allegedly tranquil areas than in
cities. At any rate the era of leaving the
front door on the latch is over.
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Chinese Version: 小时候在家里，我们的前门总是夜不落 锁。我不知道这是当地的一种说法还是大家 都这么说的；“不落锁” 的意思是掩上门，
但不锁住。我们谁都不带钥匙；晚上最后一
个回家的人把门关上，这就行了。
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Q: Do people nowadays keep up the
police station or private guard firm,
many suburban families have sliding
glass doors on their patios, with steel
bars elegantly built in so no one can pry the doors open.
出于某种原因……
has this happened? Why are we having to barricade ourselves against our neighbors and fellow citizens, and when, exactly, did this start to take over our lives?
2. Then what kind of nostalgia do you hold if you ever have?
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4. It has been replaced by dead-bolt locks,
security chains, electronic alarm
systems and trip wires hooked up to a
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Chinese Version: 那样的日子已经一去不复返了。在乡下， 在城里，门不再关着不锁上，哪怕是傍晚一
段时间也不例外。
3. Suburbs and country areas are, in many
ways , even more vulnerable than well-
patrolled urban streets. Statistics show
Questions for The Topic
1. What has taken the place of the era when people could safely keep their front door unlocked?
2. What does the author think is the new atmosphere of American life? 3. Look through the text and find out the equipment that we usually use to keep us safe and fill in the blanks of the chart.
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Chinese Version: 因为那就是现状。我们已经变得如此习 惯于保护自己不受美国生活新氛围的影响，
如此习惯于设置障碍，以致无暇考虑这一切
意味着什么。
9. For some reason we are satisfied when
we think we are well protected; it does not occur to us to ask ourselves: why
Text Explanation: Text A The Land of the Lock
1. In the house where I grow up, it was our
custom to leave the front door on the
latch at night, I don’t know if that was a
of a child’s bicycle with the now-usual
padlock attached to it.
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Chinese Version: 锁成了美国的新象征。的确如此，一家 大保险公司最近的一则公益广告没有用图表 明我们所处的危险有多大，而是用了一幅童
车的图片，车身用如今随处可见的挂锁锁住。
Text Organization
Part 1 (§1 - 3 ) In America, the era of leaving the front door on the latch has drawn to a close. Part 2 (§4 -15 )A new atmosphere of fear and distrust creeps into every aspect of life. As a result, security devices, in varied forms, are put to use. Part 3 (§16-19)By locking our fears out, we’re locking ourselves in at the same time.
hijacking and bombing” reasonable?
Text A
Text A
The Land of The Lock
Abstract of the Text Questions for the Topic Text Organization Vocabulary
Text Explanation
local term or if it is universal; “on the
latch” meant the door was closed but
not locked. None of us carried keys; the
last one in for the evening would close up and that was it.