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Ⅱ .
1.The younger generation of the 1920s were thought to be wild because they visited speakeasies, denounced Puritan morality, etc. (See para. 1).
2. "Yes" and "no Yes" because the business of growing up is always accompanied by a Younger Generation Problem, "no" because all their actions can now be seen in perspective as being something considerably less sensational than the degeneration of jazz mad youth.
3. Yes. Youth was faced with the challenge of changing the standards of social behavior, of rejecting Victorian gentility. But in America the young people tried to escape their responsibilities and retreat behind and air of naughty alcoholic sophistication and a pose of Bohemian immorality.
4. The revolt was logical and inevitable because of the conditions in the age. First of all, the rebellion affected the entire Western world. Second, people in the United States realized their country was no longer isolated in either politics or tradition and that they could no longer take refuge in isolationism.
5. All the activities mentioned above were means to help the young people to escape their more serious responsibilities of changing society and most young people went in for these activities. It became a general pattern of behavior.
6. The war whipped up their energies but destroyed their naivette. It made them cynical. They could not fit themselves into postwar society so they rebelled and tried to overthrow completely the genteel standards of behavior.
7. Intellectuals and non-intellectuals began to imitate the pattern of life set by those living in Greenwich Village. These people lived a Bohemian and eccentric life. They defied the law and flouted all social conventions. They attacked the war, Babbittry, and "Puritanical" gentility.
8. These young intellectuals wanted America to become more sensitive to art and culture, less avid for material gain, and less susceptible to standardization.
9. They emigrated to Europe because there "they do things better" than in the United States where people only care for money and wealth. Only in Europe will they be able to find remedy for their sensitive minds.
10. They were called the "lost generation" by Gertrude Stein because they were troubled and worried and had emigrated to Europe. But they were never really lost for they finally returned to America and produced the liveliest, freshest, most stimulating works in America's literary experience.
Ⅲ .
1. The structural organization of this essay is clear and simple. The essay divides logically into paragraphs with particular functions: to introduce the subject (introduction) in paragraph 1, to support and develop the thesis (the body or the middle) in paragraphs 2 through 9, to bring the discussion to an end (conclusion)in paragraphs 10 and 11.
2. Horton and Edwards state their thesis in the last paragraph of the essay: "The intellectuals of the Twenties, the "sad young men", as F. Scott Fitzgerald called them, cursed their luck but didn't die; escaped but voluntarily returned; flayed the Babbits but loved their country, and in so doing gave the nation the liveliest, freshest, most stimulating writing in its literary experience. "
3. They support their thesis by providing historical material concerning the revolt of the younger generation of the twenties in a series of paragraphs and paragraph units between the introduction and conclusion.
4. Yes. Each paragraph or paragraph unit develops a new but related aspect of the thought
stated in the thesis. Frequently the first sentence of these middle paragraphs states clearly the main idea of the material that follows and indicates a new but related stage of the developing thought. For example : The rejection of Victorian gentility was, in any case, inevitable. (paragraph 3). The rebellion started with World War I . (paragraph 5) Greenwich Village set the pattern. (paragraph 7) Meanwhile the true intellectuals were far from flattered. (paragraph 9).
5. The two paragraphs form a single unit. The writers begin with a clearly stated main idea -- Greenwich Village set the pattern and use paragraph 7 to explain Greenwich Village to the reader, following in paragraph 8 with supporting material showing how the rest of the country imitated life in the "Village".
6.Student' s choice.
7.Student's choice.
III. Paraphrase
1.At the very mention of this post-war period, middle-aged people begin to think about it longingly.
2.In any case, an American could not avoid casting aside抛弃；废除its middle-class respectability and affected做作的；假装的refinement精制；文雅.
3.The war only helped to speed up the breakdown of the Victorian social structure.
4.In America at least, the young people were strongly inclined to shirk their responsibilities. They pretended to be worldly-wise老于世故的；精于世故的, drinking and behaving naughtily.
5.The young people found greater pleasure in their drinking because Prohibition, by making drinking unlawful, added a sense of adventure.
6.Our young men joined the armies of foreign countries to fight in the war.
7.The young people wanted to take part in the glorious adventure before the whole war ended.
8.These young people could no longer adapt themselves to lives in their home towns or their families.
9. The returning veteran also had to face the stupid cynicism of the victorious allies in Versailles who acted as cynically as Napoleon did, and to face Prohibition which the lawmakers hypocritically assumed would do good to the people.
10. (Under all this force and pressure) something in the youth of America, who were already very tense, had to break down.
11. It was only natural that hopeful young Writers whose minds and writings were filled with violent anger against war, Babbitry, and "Puritanical" gentility, should come in great numbers to live in Greenwich Village, the traditional artistic centre.
12. Each town was proud that it had a group of wild, reckless people, who lived unconventional lives.
IV. A.
1. speakeasy：a place where alcoholic drinks are sold illegally，esp．such a place in the U．S．during Prohibition
2. sheik: a masterful有驾驭力的man to whom women are supposed to be irresistibly attracted
3. flapper: (Americanism) (in the 1920s) a young woman considered bold and unconventional
in action and dress
4. drugstore cowboy: a western movie extra群众演员who loafs游荡in front of drugstores between
pictures
5. Prohibition: the forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic liquors for beverage purposes, specifically in the U. S., the period (1920-1933) of Prohibition by Federal law
6. orgy: any wild, riotous暴乱的；狂欢的, licentious放肆的；放纵的merrymaking寻欢作乐; debauchery放荡；纵情酒色
7. soap opera: a daytime radio or television serial drama of a highly melodramatic情节剧的，sentimental nature．It has been so called since many original sponsors were soap companies
8. action: military combat in general
9. whip up: rouse; excite
10. give: bend, sink, move, break down, yield, etc. from force or pressure
11．burden：repeated central idea; theme
12．keep up with the Joneses：strive to get all the material things one’s neighbors or associates have
13．write off：drop from从…除去consideration
B.
1.flourish意为向很理想的状况发展或正处于该状况，即发展的鼎盛时期。roar意为突然迅速地蓬勃发展。aggressiveness在这里指大胆积极的开拓进取。aggression指无故地攻击别人或喜欢争吵。
2.obsolete指废旧的，不再时兴，不再使用的。obsolescent指向废旧转变的，过渡的。
3.warfare泛指打仗或武装冲突。war一方面使用范围较广，可指任何敌对的争斗，如the war against disease，另一方面可用于具体的、个别的作战，如he fought in this war(不能用warfare)。
4. preparedness指有所准备的状态，而preparations则指作准备的行动或过程。
5．recession和depression同为婉转语，指资本主义国家经常出现的经济危机。recession 比depression委婉些，而depression又比crisis委婉些。
6．naive指真正的单纯或没有人为的痕迹，但有时又含有愚蠢、缺乏社会知识的意思。innocent指无罪，不会耍花样，或不做、不想不道德的事。
7．ignore意为故意视而不见，有时表现为拒不接受事实。disregard意为不注意或疏忽，常常是有意的。
8．migrate意为从一地区、一国家迁移到另一地区、另一国家。指人时，意为迁往外地定居，指动物时，意为出于气候原因和食物供给等进行季节性迁移。emigrate和immigrate 仅用于人，emigrate具体指人离开一个国家到另一个国家定居。
C．
1．We have become a world power so we can no longer in our action just follow the principles of right and wrong as accepted in out own country, nor can we remain isolated geographically protected by the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In other words, the United States can no longer pursue a policy of isolationism.
2．The Great Economic Depression which started in the United States in 1929 brought the young escapists back to their senses and stopped the wild，riotous lives they were living．3．Many other young people began to intensify and spread this revolt of the young by their own misdeeds --- breaking the law and living unconventional lives. The young intellectuals living in Greenwich Village helped to keep the revolt alive and to spread it throughout the country.
7. These young brothers and sisters did not take part in the war, so they had no feeling of real disillusionment or loss. Nevertheless they began to imitate the manners of their elders and live the unconventional and nonconforming lives of those who were rebelling against society.
8. America could see and hear nothing except the shining gleam微光；闪光and the ringing sound of the dollar. /The American people are not moved or stirred by anything. They are only conscious of money and wealth.
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福师《高级英语（二）》第六课 Mansfield，Katherine (1888-1923)， pseudonym of KATHLEEN MANSFIELD BEAUCHAMP，British short-story writer， born in Wellington， New Zealand. She is considered one of the great masters of the short-story form. At the age of 18 she settled in London to study music and to establish herself as a writer. In 1918 she married the English literary critic John Middleton Murry. She spent the last five years of her life seeking a cure for the tuberculosis that afflicted her. Mansfield's stories are poetic， delicate, and ironic； they are characterized by a subtle sensitivity to mood and emotion，revealing the inner conflicts her characters face and resolve. Her style， much influenced by that of the Russian writer Anton Chekhov，in turn had great influence on later short-story writing. Collections of her short fiction include In a German Pension (1911)； Bliss (1920)， which contains stories evocative of her homeland； and The Garden Party (1922)， her finest work. The Dove's Nest (1923) and Something Childish (1924)，both edited by her husband，were published after Mansfield's death， as were collections of her poems，journals， and letters.
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Keys ( Lesson One To Lesson Seven) VERBAL PRACTICE III. Particles 1. relaxed 2. packed, gliding, fitting 3. disguised 4. blunted 5. spreading，involving 6. leading 7. added 8. prevailing, raised 9. canceled, determined 10.folding, watching, fascinated 11.doting 12.failed 13.hurried, pretending 14.faded 15.renewed Ⅳ. Diction and V ocabulary A. 1.meager/scanty 2.ahead of 3.tram, pavement, wallet/pocketbook 4.boarded it 5.baggage 6.besides/apart from 7.great 8.beamed 9.carriage D.1. get him into trouble 2.sensed 3.keep me company 4.are weighed down 5.took refuge in 6.engrossed, failed 7.to take advantage of 8.to play hokey 9.tiptoed, intrude upon 10.keep up with 11.are looking forward to/look forward to/have been looking forward to 12.tripped over 13.cared 14.practice 15.due E.1. I can’t imagine what prompted him to pursue a graduate program at his age. 2. He set out at six, an hour ahead of his usual time for going to office. 3. I could see Jimmy was eager to tell me about the interview. Laughingly, he said,” When I walked to the desk, the manager looked up, took stock of me, then asked me a few questions and said ‘OK’.” 4.Virtually under house arrest, the general took refuge in traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy and found peace and solace in ink and water. 5.As the Shanghai-Beijing train was due to leave at 17:25, I had to take a taxi .Shortly after I boarded the train and found my berth, it started to move. 6. Like Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Green lives a lonely life on a skimpy pension Cooped up in a small dreary room day after day , she is starved for company. 7.The women scientist said, “I can do without jewels, I can even do without a car, but I can’t do without my books and laboratory.” 8.The istle and bustle before setting out, the car ride and the picnic itself filled the children with thrill and excitement. 9.As the boat sailed on, the young girls were enthralled by the picturesque scenery around them. 10.Anne was surprised to find Stephen in the corridor. “What is he doing here at this hour of the night?” she asked herself. 11.For a moment I did not recognize her, for instead of the lively girl I knew, she