参考资料： Contemporary College English,Yang Liming 讲授章节 Lesson Nine:The Quick Fix Society 3 授课时数 2 periods 教学目的： To grasp the meaning and spelling of the new words and expressions To make sentences with important phrases and sentence patterns 教学内容（讲授提纲） As we mentioned before,the author listed three ways Americans seek a quick fix with examples. 1.Now instead of later once upon a time today A.understood the deferred gratification a.impatient B.save up for new furniture or vacation trip- b.take out loans and use credit card C.planted corn and waited for the harvest c.buy food,clothing D.ate less to loss weight d.try the miracle diet or liposuction A.In the past,Americans were patient to have their desires satisfied.We knew it took time for our dreams to come true. once upon a time:used,esp.at the beginning of stories,to mean "a long time n the past Here,the writer uses the expression humorously and ironically,meaning "actually not long ago Americans were not so anxious that everything should get done quickly'”. B.We saved a little money each time we got paid in case we might need it in the future.If we wanted to buy some new furniture or spend a week at a lakeside cabin, we could open special accounts at the banks to save (money)for it. for a rainy day:for a (future)time when money may be needed put (money)away:to save money to use later paycheck:(BrE pay cheque)(AmE)the amount of wages,salary,etc.a person earns save (up)(for):to keep and add to an amount of money for a particular purpose/later参考资料： Contemporary College English, Yang Liming 讲授章节 Lesson Nine: The Quick Fix Society 3 授课时数 2 periods 教学目的： To grasp the meaning and spelling of the new words and expressions To make sentences with important phrases and sentence patterns 教 学 内 容（讲授提纲） As we mentioned before, the author listed three ways Americans seek a quick fix with examples. 1. Now instead of later once upon a time today A.understood the deferred gratification → a. impatient B.save up for new furniture or vacation trip → b. take out loans and use credit card C.planted corn and waited for the harvest → c. buy food , clothing D.ate less to loss weight → d. try the miracle diet or liposuction A. In the past, Americans were patient to have their desires satisfied. We knew it took time for our dreams to come true. once upon a time: used, esp. at the beginning of stories, to mean “a long time in the past ” Here, the writer uses the expression humorously and ironically, meaning “actually not long ago Americans were not so anxious that everything should get done quickly”. B.We saved a little money each time we got paid in case we might need it in the future. If we wanted to buy some new furniture or spend a week at a lakeside cabin, we could open special accounts at the banks to save (money) for it. for a rainy day: for a (future) time when money may be needed put (money) away: to save money to use later paycheck: (BrE pay cheque) (AmE) the amount of wages, salary, etc. a person earns save (up)(for): to keep and add to an amount of money for a particular purpose/later use