Paraphrasing However, authorities concerned were not able to explain why economy was so gloomy in the past 15-20 years;these gloomy trends of economy implied an even gloomier prospect. Again, people failed to offer a reasonable explanation. As a result, industrial societies became fearful of the future and tended to take backward Translation:然而,由于对过去15-20年的经济萧条没有合理的解释:这些萧条的趋势暗示着更加 萧条的未来,也没有人做出合理的解释。因此,工业社会对未来产生了恐惧,于是往往采取倒退 措施 3. Important Words and Expressions (15”) The following words and expressions are worth paying special attention to 1. no wonder(Para. 2) 2. be committed to sth(Para. 3) 3. by comparison(Para. 4) 4. preference(Para. 4), preferable, preferably(Section A Para. 14, Line 1), prefer 5. be associated with(Para. 5) 6. pregnant(Para. 6) 7. at large(Para. 6) 8. take steps(Para. 7) 9. dominant(Para.7) 10. grind to a halt (Para. 7) SS are supposed to work in groups. Each group will be assigned to work out the meanings of 3 expressions and come up with a sentence using each of th 4. Exercises (15”) See next page Homework: 1. Study Section C 2. Finish all the corresponding exercises for this unit in the workbook10 Paraphrasing: However, authorities concerned were not able to explain why economy was so gloomy in the past 15-20 years; these gloomy trends of economy implied an even gloomier prospect. Again, people failed to offer a reasonable explanation. As a result, industrial societies became fearful of the future and tended to take backward steps. Translation: 然而，由于对过去 15-20 年的经济萧条没有合理的解释；这些萧条的趋势暗示着更加 萧条的未来，也没有人做出合理的解释。因此，工业社会对未来产生了恐惧，于是往往采取倒退 措施。 3. Important Words and Expressions (15’) The following words and expressions are worth paying special attention to: 1. no wonder (Para.2) 2. be committed to sth (Para. 3) 3. by comparison (Para. 4) 4. preference (Para. 4), preferable, preferably (Section A Para. 14, Line 1), prefer 5. be associated with (Para. 5) 6. pregnant (Para. 6) 7. at large (Para. 6) 8. take steps (Para. 7) 9. dominant (Para.7) 10. grind to a halt (Para.7) SS are supposed to work in groups. Each group will be assigned to work out the meanings of 3 expressions and come up with a sentence using each of them. 4. Exercises (15’) See next page. Homework: 1. Study Section C. 2. Finish all the corresponding exercises for this unit in the workbook