Part I(Para. 1)As long as the rose remains the most popular flower as a symbol of love, any changing conditions in the nations rose industry mean much to rose growers, and to those who distribute roses and those who sel Part Il (Paras. 2-6)When selling roses is no longer a beautiful experience for traditional flower shops, one rose retailer, Roses Only, made a success with some adjustments Part Ill(Paras. 7-12)Severe foreign competition puts U.S. rose growers on the edge of bankruptcy Johnson Flowers, a domestic rose grower, however, finds a way out Part IV(Paras. 13-14)When people in the rose business are trying to adapt to changing conditions in the marketplace in order to succeed, they long for the good old days of steady profits for I. Language points essions 1.不再时兴,过时 to go out of style (L. 6) 像衣着和发型这样外在的东西可能会过时,但像诚实这样的内在素质却永远不会过时。 Such exteriors as wearing and hairstyle may fall out of fashion, but the interiors like honesty will never go out of style 2.对某人来讲不再是美差 to be no longer a beautiful experience for sb. (L 8) 对一个学生来说,求知一旦不再是一种令人痛苦的差使,他/她就会将更大的精力投到学习 Once knowledge seeking is no longer a painful experience for a student, he /she will focus more of his /her energy on it. 3.给忙碌的人们提供方便 to offer convenience to the busy (L 9) 在生活中,与人方便,自己方便。 He who offers convenience to others in life finds life convenient for himself 4.是一个很好的范例 to be a good example of (L I1) 人类活动会对大自然产生不利的影响,沙漠化现象就是一个令人伤心的例子。 Desertification is a sad example of how human activities affect the nature adversely 5应对挑战 to answer the challenge(L. 12) 为了应对未来的挑战,许多年轻人利用业余时间重新走进大学给自己充电 themselves with knowledge at their spare time v of the youth go back to colleges to recharge answer 6.在一定范围内变化或扩展 to range from.to.(L.12) 一个国家的发展是多方面的,包括从政治体制和经济到教育及人民生活水平的各个方面 The development of a country is of many dimensions, ranging from political system and economy to education and the people's living standards 7.花一大笔钱Part I (Para. 1 ) As long as the rose remains the most popular flower as a symbol of love, any changing conditions in the nation’s rose industry mean much to rose growers, and to those who distribute roses and those who sell. Part II (Paras. 2-6) When selling roses is no longer a beautiful experience for traditional flower shops, one rose retailer, Roses Only, made a success with some adjustments. Part III (Paras. 7-12) Severe foreign competition puts U.S. rose growers on the edge of bankruptcy. Johnson Flowers, a domestic rose grower, however, finds a way out. Part IV (Paras. 13-14) When people in the rose business are trying to adapt to changing conditions in the marketplace in order to succeed, they long for the good old days of steady profits for them. III. Language Points Expressions: 1. 不再时兴，过时 to go out of style (L. 6) 像衣着和发型这样外在的东西可能会过时，但像诚实这样的内在素质却永远不会过时。 Such exteriors as wearing and hairstyle may fall out of fashion, but the interiors like honesty will never go out of style. 2. 对某人来讲不再是美差 to be no longer a beautiful experience for sb. (L. 8) 对一个学生来说，求知一旦不再是一种令人痛苦的差使，他／她就会将更大的精力投到学习 上。 Once knowledge seeking is no longer a painful experience for a student, he / she will focus more of his / her energy on it. 3. 给忙碌的人们提供方便 to offer convenience to the busy (L. 9) 在生活中，与人方便，自己方便。 He who offers convenience to others in life finds life convenient for himself. 4. 是一个很好的范例 to be a good example of (L. 11) 人类活动会对大自然产生不利的影响，沙漠化现象就是一个令人伤心的例子。 Desertification is a sad example of how human activities affect the nature adversely 5 应对挑战 to answer the challenge (L. 12 ) 为了应对未来的挑战，许多年轻人利用业余时间重新走进大学给自己充电。 To answer the challenges of the future, many of the youth go back to colleges to recharge themselves with knowledge at their spare time. 6. 在一定范围内变化或扩展 to range from…to… (L. 12 ) 一个国家的发展是多方面的，包括从政治体制和经济到教育及人民生活水平的各个方面。 The development of a country is of many dimensions, ranging from political system and economy to education and the people’s living standards. 7. 花一大笔钱