buy the furniture or make the trip our motto has become"relax now, pay later 17. We buy our food, like our clothing, ready-made and off the rack (para4) read y-made already mad red. or available off the rack(AmE)/off the peg(BrE): ready made on the rack: under great pI a rack is a frame from which clothes are hung; similarly a peg is a knob from which clothes are hung 18. And if we are in a hurry to lose weight, we try the latest miracle diet guaranteed to take away ten pounds in ten days. unless we're rich enough to afford liposuction. (para) diet here means regulated selection of foods, especially as prescribed for medical 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 bod 19. This general impatience, the"I-hate-to-wait"attitude, has infected every level of our lives. (para5) "I-hate-to-wait" is used as an adjective modifying attitude C.f. DIY(do-it-yourself) has infected every level of our lives: we have become impatient in every aspect of our lives, for instance, we want to get a job done quickly, to lose weight quickly, infect: to pass on a disease; to make sb share a particular feeling affect to have a influence on sb /sth e.g. She infected the children with her enthusiasm for music 她对音乐的热爱感染了孩子们 How will these changes affect us?这些变化会对我们有什么影响? 20.... we withdraw twenty dollars in as many seconds from an automatic teller machine(para5) in as many seconds(as possible/ as we can): in a very short time. here it means that we tend to withdraw money as fast as we can ATM( automatic teller machine)自动提款机 teller: n a person whose job is to receive and pay out money in a bank; a machine that does automatically出纳;提款机 21. And if our fast meal doesn't agree with us, we hurry to the medicine cabinet ed it -some fast relief (para5) not agree with sb. to be not suitable, not appropriate7 buy the furniture or make the trip; our motto has become “relax now, pay later”. 17. We buy our food, like our clothing, ready-made and off the rack. (para4) ready-made: already made, prepared, or available off the rack (AmE) /off the peg (BrE): ready made on the rack: under great press a rack is a frame from which clothes are hung; similarly a peg is a knob from which clothes are hung 18. And if we are in a hurry to lose weight, we try the latest miracle diet, guaranteed to take away ten pounds in ten days… unless we’re rich enough to afford liposuction. (para4) diet here means regulated selection of foods, especially as prescribed for medical reasons 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. 19. This general impatience, the “I-hate-to-wait” attitude, has infected every level of our lives. (para5) “I-hate-to-wait” is used as an adjective modifying “attitude” C.f. DIY (do-it-yourself) has infected every level of our lives: we have become impatient in every aspect of our lives, for instance, we want to get a job done quickly, to lose weight quickly, to be served quickly, etc. infect: to pass on a disease; to make sb. share a particular feeling affect: to have a influence on sb./ sth. e.g. She infected the children with her enthusiasm for music. 她对音乐的热爱感染了孩子们. How will these changes affect us? 这些变化会对我们有什么影响? 20. …we withdraw twenty dollars in as many seconds from an automatic teller machine. (para5) in as many seconds (as possible/ as we can): in a very short time. Here it means that we tend to withdraw money as fast as we can ATM (automatic teller machine) 自动提款机 teller: n. a person whose job is to receive and pay out money in a bank; a machine that does automatically 出纳; 提款机 21. And if our fast meal doesn't agree with us, we hurry to the medicine cabinet for- you guessed it- some fast relief. (para5) not agree with sb.: to be not suitable, not appropriate