Here,the phrase is used humorously,meaning they ate until their stomachs were full 7.Did they have any fun on the way to West Virginia? No.They had expected that their ride to West Virginia would be fun,and that half of the fun they'd get from the trip would come from it.But they were wrong.It wasn't fun at all. 8.How about the return trip? When they got home,they not only felt fresh and energetic,but also felt tha they had experienced a new way of life.This time the trip back home itself was not just half the fun,but the fun-the real pleasure they got out of their week of holidays. refresh,revitalized,and reeducated:three past participles used as subjec compliment,denoting the state the subject "we were in when home again. refresh:to bring back strength and freshness Paragraph 3 serves as a transition by presenting three rhetorical questions (a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered) what are they?And how about Americans'attitude?Why do so many of us choose the uninteresting fast roads when we travel?Why don't we try driving a bit slowly and travel and travel into the countryside to discover and experience life there? In fact,most Americans are always in a rush-not just to get around from plac place,but also in many other aspects of life.In our country,people are looking for ways of getting things done quickly-in various aspects of life. e.g.Don't expect a quick fix for the financial crisis. 木章节的教学重点、难点： 1.compare and contrast writing 2.to reduce sth.to:slide/slip/glide:to stuff oneself with sth. 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Exercises:238-248 Here, the phrase is used humorously, meaning they ate until their stomachs were full. 7. Did they have any fun on the way to West Virginia? No. They had expected that their ride to West Virginia would be fun, and that half of the fun they’d get from the trip would come from it. But they were wrong. It wasn’t fun at all. 8. How about the return trip? When they got home, they not only felt fresh and energetic, but also felt that they had experienced a new way of life. This time the trip back home itself was not just half the fun, but the fun-the real pleasure they got out of their week of holidays. refresh, revitalized, and reeducated: three past participles used as subject compliment, denoting the state the subject “we” were in when home again. refresh: to bring back strength and freshness Paragraph 3 serves as a transition by presenting three rhetorical questions (a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered), what are they? And how about Americans’ attitude? Why do so many of us choose the uninteresting fast roads when we travel? Why don’t we try driving a bit slowly and travel and travel into the countryside to discover and experience life there? In fact, most Americans are always in a rush-not just to get around from place to place, but also in many other aspects of life. In our country, people are looking for ways of getting things done quickly-in various aspects of life. in search of: to try to find fix: (informal) solution to a problem, especially an easy and temporary one, e.g. Don’t expect a quick fix for the financial crisis. 本章节的教学重点、难点： 1. compare and contrast writing 2. to reduce sth.to; slide/slip/glide; to stuff oneself with sth. 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Exercises: 238-248