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1、练习一In1929,thebillsstartedtocomein.Americanindustryhadproducedtoomanygoods. __________________________________.Sofactorieshadtocutdownontheirproduction.Manyworkerslosttheirjobs.Investorstriedtogettheirmoneyback.Butbusinessesdidnothaveenoughmoneytopaythem. ______
2、____________________________.Buttheinvestorscouldnotpay,either.Toomanypeopleowedmoney.Andfewofthemcouldpaytheirbills.Duringthenextfewyears,businessgotworseandworse.By1932,banksalloverthecountrywereclosing.Peoplewithoutmoneycouldnotbuygoods.Somorebusinessesclose
3、d.Moreandmorepeoplelosttheirjobs.__________________________________.Millionsmorewereearningbarelyenoughtoliveon.Thecountrywasinagreatdepressiontheyhadneverexperiencedbefore.UsefulWordsandExpressions:bill帐单,票据footthebill付账,负责cutdownon减少depression沮丧,萧条GreatDepres
4、sion大萧条答案:(1)Americanscouldnotaffordtobuyallofthem.(2)Bankstriedtogettheirmoneybackfrominvestors(3)By1932,morethan12millionAmericanswerejobless练习二Youcanseethemineveryairportintheworld.Theyarebusinessmenandwomenwhohavetotravelfortheirwork.Whentheyfirstappliedfor
5、thejob,__________________________________.Nowtheyhavetositinairportlounges,tiredanduncomfortableintheirsmartclothes,listeningtotheloudspeakerannounce“ThefightofTokyo,orBerlin,orNewYorkisdelayedforanothertwohours.”Somepeoplesaytome,“Howluckyyouaretobeabletotrave
6、labroadinyourwork!_________________________________!”Theythinkthatmyjobislikeacontinualholiday.Itisnot.Thereareadvantages,ofcourse,andIdothinIamlucky,butonly__________________________________.答案:(1)theymayhavethoughtofgoodfoodandhotels,hugeexpenseaccountsandfas
7、hionablecities(2)Youcangosightseeingwithoutpayinganymoneybyyourself(3)becauseIcangotoplacesIwouldnevervisitifIwasatourist练习三Weareallusuallyverycarefulwhenwebuysomethingforthehouse.Why?Becausewehavetolivewithitforalongtime.__________________________________. Web
8、uynewcurtainsinordertomatchthenewlydecoratedroom,sotheymustbetherightcolor.________________________________—orwebuynewfurniture—andsoon.Itisanendlessbusiness.Richorpoor,weta