than usual e.g.Her eyes lingered over the girl's purse;it looked exactly like the one she had lost. cultural note:The Cliff's Notes is a series of reference books written to help undergraduate students to understand and appreciate important literary works.It consists of a chapter-by-chapter detailed summery and comment of the ork,critical entary,and essay questions and answers for review.With such notes,the student don't have to read the work itself to be able to write papers and take exams. B.Listening to music: We no longer listen from beginning to end.Instead,we buy a CD called "Greatest ents of the Classics" and enjoy 100 musical classics,in excerpts,including the 26 seconds for the famous "da-da-da-Dum"opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. C.Reading news item: We read magazine articles that have been condensed by editors.(So what we rea is not the writer' s view but actually the condenser's understanding of what is said in the original articles.) contract, con nse,compress pecially by an internal fo sultan reduction in size,extent,or volume: 通过收紧使尺寸缩小：收缩 凝缩"指站f指要oa reduction in volue and an inrease:浓第， Compress applies to increased compactness brought about by pressing or squeezing 压缩（以 The pupil(瞳孔)of the eye dilates(扩大)and contracts in response to light. the clot a single plan of action. D.Personal relationship: Even our personal relationships are affected.Instead of spending much of timewith our loved ones,wenow talkabout giving them full attention in the limite time after work.But usually we have no time to do that at all. replace sth./sb.(with sth./sb.):to start using another thing or person instead of the one you are using now e.g. They ant to replace their old computer with a new one quality time:time spent with e.g.one's children when one is relaxed and has got nothing to do.This id supposed to be good for parent and child,especially because the parent is at work for most of the day.than usual e.g. Her eyes lingered over the girl’s purse; it looked exactly like the one she had lost. cultural note: The Cliff’s Notes is a series of reference books written to help undergraduate students to understand and appreciate important literary works. It consists of a chapter-by-chapter detailed summery and comment of the work, critical commentary, and essay questions and answers for review. With such notes, the students don’t have to read the work itself to be able to write papers and take exams. B. Listening to music: We no longer listen from beginning to end. Instead, we buy a CD called “Greatest Moments of the Classics” and enjoy 100 musical classics, in excerpts, including the 26 seconds for the famous “da-da-da-Dum” opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. C. Reading news item: We read magazine articles that have been condensed by editors. (So what we read is not the writer’s view but actually the condenser’s understanding of what is said in the original articles.) contract, condense, compress To contract is to draw together, especially by an internal force, with a resultant reduction in size, extent, or volume: 通过收紧使.尺寸缩小；收缩 Condense refers to a reduction in volume and an increase in compactness: 浓缩， 凝缩；缩短，摘要 Compress applies to increased compactness brought about by pressing or squeezing; the term implies reduction in volume and change of form or shape: 压缩（以 便置于较小空间） • The pupil（瞳孔）of the eye dilates（扩大） and contracts in response to light. • She sat on the lid of the suitcase to compress the clothes. • The chairman condensed all the suggestions put forward into a single plan of action. D. Personal relationship: Even our personal relationships are affected. Instead of spending much of our time with our loved ones, we now talk about giving them full attention in the limited time after work. But usually we have no time to do that at all. replace sth./sb. (with sth./sb.): to start using another thing or person instead of the one you are using now e.g. They want to replace their old computer with a new one. quality time: time spent with e.g. one’s children when one is relaxed and has got nothing to do. This id supposed to be good for parent and child, especially because the parent is at work for most of the day