1 Conversation is the most sociable of all human activities. And it is an activity only of humans. However intricate the ways in which animals communicate with each other, they do not indulge in anything that deserves the name of conversation.
2The charm of conversation is that it does not really start from anywhere, and no one has any idea where it will go as it meanders or leaps and sparkles or just glows. The enemy of good conversation is the person who has "something to say." Conversation is not for making a point. Argument may often be a part of it, but the purpose of the argument is not to convince. There is no winning in conversation. In fact, the best conversationalists are those who are prepared to lose. Suddenly they see the moment for one of their best anecdotes, but in a flash the conversation has moved on and the opportunity is lost. They are ready to let it go.
3 Perhaps it is because of my up-bringing in English pubs that I think bar conversation has a charm of its own. Bar friends are not deeply involved in each other's lives. They are companions, not intimates. The fact that their marriages may be on the rooks, or that their love affairs have been broken or even that they got out of bed on the wrong side is simply not a concern.
4 It was on such an occasion the other evening, as the conversation moved desultorily here and there, from the most commonplace to thoughts of Jupiter, without any focus and with no need for one, that suddenly the alchemy of
conversation took place, and all at
once there was a focus. I do not
remember what made one of our
companions say it--she clearly had
not come into the bar to say it, it
was not something that was
pressing on her mind--but her
remark fell quite naturally into the
talk.
6 The glow of the conversation
burst into flames. There were
affirmations and protests and
denials, and of course the promise,
made in all such conversation, that
we would look it up on the morning.
That would settle it; but
conversation does not need to be
settled; it could still go ignorantly on.
1 As the corpse went past the flies
left the restaurant table in a cloud
and rushed after it, but they came
back a few minutes later.
2 The little crowd of mourners -- all
men and boys, no
women--threaded their way across
the market place between the piles
of pomegranates and the taxis and
the camels, walling a short chant
over and over again. What really
appeals to the flies is that the
corpses here are never put into
coffins, they are merely wrapped in
a piece of rag and carried on a
rough wooden bier on the shoulders
of four friends. When the friends get
to the burying-ground they hack an
oblong hole a foot or two deep,
dump the body in it and fling over it
a little of the dried-up, lumpy earth,
which is like broken brick. No
gravestone, no name, no identifying
mark of any kind. The
burying-ground is merely a huge
waste of hummocky earth, like a
derelict building-lot. After a month or
two no one can even be certain
where his own relatives are buried.
3 When you walk through a town
like this -- two hundred thousand
inhabitants of whom at least twenty
thousand own literally nothing
except the rags they stand up in--
when you see how the people live,
and still more how easily they die, it
is always difficult to believe that you
are walking among human beings.
We observe today not a victory of
party but a celebration of freedom,
symbolizing an end as well as a
beginning, signifying renewal as
well as change. For I have sworn
before you and Almighty God the
same solemn oath our forebears
prescribed nearly a century and
three-quarters ago.
Let the word go forth from this time
and place, to friend and foe alike,
that the torch has been passed to a
new generation of Americans --
born in this century, tempered by
war, disciplined by a hard and bitter
peace, proud of our ancient
heritage -- and unwilling to witness
or permit the slow undoing of those
human rights to which this nation
has always been committed, and to
which we are committed today at
home and around the world.
We dare not tempt them with
weakness. For only when our arms
are sufficient beyond doubt can we
be certain beyond doubt that they
will never be employed.
Let us never negotiate out of fear.
But let us never fear to negotiate.
Let both sides explore what
problems unite us instead of
belaboring those problems which
divide us.
Let both sides, for the first time,
formulate serious and precise
proposals for the inspection and
control of arms, and bring the
absolute power to destroy other
nations under the absolute control
of all nations.
Let both sides seek to invoke the
wonders of science instead of its
terrors. Together let us explore the
stars, conquer the deserts,
eradicate disease, tap the ocean
depths, and encourage the arts and
commerce.
Let both sides unite to heed, in all
corners of the earth, the command
of Isaiah -- to "undo the heavy
burdens . . . [and] let the oppressed
go free."
Now the trumpet summons us again
-- not as a call to bear arms, though
arms we need -- not as a call to
battle, though embattled we are --
but a call to bear the burden of a
long twilight struggle, year in and
year out, rejoicing in hope, patient in
tribulation, a struggle against the
common enemies of man: tyranny,
poverty, disease, and war itself.
With a good conscience our only sure
reward, with history the final judge of
our deeds, let us go forth to lead the
land we love, asking His blessing and
His help, but knowing that here on
earth God's work must truly be our
own
No aspect of life in the Twenties has
been more commented upon and
sensationally romanticized than the
so-called Revolt of the Younger Generation.
The answers to such inquiries must of necessity be "yes" and
"no"--"Yes" because the business of growing up is always accompanied by a Younger Generation Problem; "no" because what seemed so wild, irresponsible, and immoral in social behavior at the time can now be seen in perspective as being something considerably less sensational than the degeneration of our jazz mad youth.
War or no war, as the generations passed, it became increasingly difficult for our young people to accept standards of behavior that bore no relationship to the bustling business medium in which they were expected to battle for success.
The faddishness , the wild spending of money on transitory pleasures and momentary novelties , the hectic air of gaiety, the experimentation in sensation -- sex, drugs, alcohol, perversions -- were all part of the pattern of escape, an escape made possible by a general prosperity and a post-war fatigue with politics, economic restrictions, and international responsibilities.
For actually the "lost generation" was never lost. It was shocked, uprooted for a time, bitter, critical, rebellious, iconoclastic, experimental, often absurd, more often misdirected- but never "lost."
The intellectuals of the Twenties, the "sad young men," as F. Scot Fitzserald called them, cursed their luck but didn't die; escaped but voluntarily returned; flayed the Babbitts but loved their country, and in so doing gave the nation the Iiveliest, freshest, most stimulating writing in its literary experience.
这是我整理的，希望对大家有用。蓝色部分是重点词汇。 第一课 1、一条蜿蜒的小路隐没在树荫深处。 A winding path loses itself in the shadowy distance of the woods. 2、集市上有许多小摊子，出售的货物应有尽有。 At the bazaar, there are many stalls where goods of every conceivable kind are sold. 3、我真不知道到底是什么事让他如此生气。 I really don’t know what it is that has made him so angry. 4、新出土的铜花瓶造型优美，可有精细、复杂的传统图案。 The newly unearthed bronze vase is pleasing in form and engraved with delicate and intricate traditional designs. … 5、在山的那一边是一望无际的大草原。 Beyond the mountains there is a vast grassland that extends as far as the eye can see. 6、他们决定买那座带有汽车房的房子。 They decided to buy that house with a garage attached. 7、教师们坚持对学生严格要求。 The teachers make a point of be ing strict with the students. 8、这个小女孩很喜欢她的父亲。 The girl is very much attached to her father. 9、为了实现四个现代化，我们认为有必要学习国外的先进科学技术。 To achieve the four modernization, we make a point of learn ing from the advanced science and technology of other countries. | 10、黄昏临近时，天渐渐暗下来了。 As dusk fell, daylight faded away. 11徒工仔细地观察他的师傅，然后照着干。 The apprentice watched his master carefully and then followed suit. 12、吃完饭弗兰克常常帮助洗餐具。 Frank often took a hand in the washing-up after dinner.
2000年10月高级英语试题及答案 课程代码：0600 本试题分两部分，第一部分考核课程内容，1页至4页；选择题42分，非选择题18分。 第二部分考核水平，4页至8页；选择题20分，非选择题20分。本试题共8页，满分100分。考试时间150分钟。全部题目用英语作答（英语汉题目除外），并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置上，否则不记分。 Part One 1.The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your answer sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. (0.5 point each, 12 points) . Programmers live in (1) fear of losing anyone's attention -anyone's. The (2) way to avoid doing so is to (3) everything brief, not to (4) the attention of anyone but instead to provide constant (5) through variety, novelty, action and (6). .But before he ever begins to write he will have (7) an emotional attitude from which he will never completely (8). It is his job, no doubt, to (9) his temperament and (10) getting stuck at some (11) stage, or in some (12) mood. .His car needs mechanics, and mechanics grow more expensive and less (13). The gadgets in the home are cheaper to (14) than repair. The more efficiently (15) the home seems to be, the more dependent it is on the great (16) corporations, as well as a diminishing army of servitors. Skills at the lowest level have to be (17) slavishly and exorbitantly (18). .It is only lately that I have (19) how much science of genetics is (20). Agronomists have taken to (21) all sorts of vegetables and fruits (22) their original nature. This sounds wonderful and often is insane. For the scientists have not as a rule (23) any interest whatsoever in the taste of the things they have (24) with! A.acquired B.avoid C.breeding D.changing E.constant F.discipline G.efficient H.escape I.found J.impersonal K.involved L.keep M.movement N.perverse O.premature P.replace Q.rewarded R.self-contained S.stimulation T.strain U.surest V.taken W.tempered X.wooed II. There are 15 sentences with a blank in each, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your answer sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. (1 point each, 15 points) 25.In a hot summer day you would find the village children () in the small pond behind the woods. 26. I don't like the dishes in some Chinese restaurants abroad; for they () the local taste too much and the result is that the food is neither Chinese nor foreign. 27.Two pupils from the "Hope Schools" were () to represent Chinese children in the Euro 2000 ceremonies. 28. I think there is too much ( ) made by all people concerned, the parents, the media, and the authorities, about the university entrance examinations. 29. Suddenly the lights went out. She () in the dark for the matches. 30.He was very sad because he had tried very hard in the last three years but ()very little.
II . 1) little donkeys thread their way among the throngs of people. little donkeys went in and out among the people and from one side to another 2) Then as you penetrate deeper into the bazaar, the noise of the entrance fades away, and you come to the muted cloth-market. Then as you pass through a big crowd to go deeper into the market, the noise of the entrance gradually disappear, and you come to the much quieter cloth-market. 3) they narrow down their choice and begin the really serious business of beating the price down they drop some of items that they don't really want and begin to bargain seriously for a low price. 4) he will price the item high, and yield little in the bargaining He will ask for a high price for the item and refuse to cut down the price by any significant amount. 5) As you approach it, a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to impinge on your ear As you get near it, a variety of sounds begin to strike your ear. X．1) 一条蜿蜒的小路淹没在树荫深处 A zig-zag path loses itself in the shadowy distance of the woods. 2) 集市上有许多小摊子，出售的货物应有尽有At the bazaar there are many stalls where goods of every conceivable kind are sold. 3) 我真不知道到底是什么事让他如此生气。I really don't know what it is that has made him so angry. 4) 新出土的铜花瓶造型优美，刻有精细、复杂的传统图案。The newly unearthed bronze vase is pleasing in form and engraved with delicate and intricate traditional designs. 5) 在山的那边是一望无际的大草原。Beyond the mountains there is a vast grassland that extends as far as the eye can see. 6) 他们决定买那座带有汽车房的房子。They decided to buy that house with. a garage attached. 7 )教师们坚持对学生严格要求。The teachers make a point of being strict with the students.
一．Translate the following into Chinese. 1.Or are you drawn somehow to this strange clown, perhaps because he acts out your wildest fantasies? 你是不是莫名其妙地被这个怪异的小丑所吸引，因为他表现出你最疯狂的幻想。 2.Apparently he speaks for a lot of his contemporaries. 很明显他所说的话代表了和他同时代的许多年轻人的心声。 3.I was the first to overcome both handicaps at once. 我是同时克服了两种不利条件而获得成功的第一人。 4.The old head lifted; two points of light quivered in the old eyes. 那位老人的头抬起来，双眼里闪烁着泪光 5.It occurred to me that she expected a response.. 我感到她是想我回应她的。 6.The only things Americans do more than watch television are work and sleep. 除了工作和睡觉，美国人做得最多的事就要数看电视了。 7.They shuffled the pieces on the floor and then dropped them into the shoe. 他们把这些纸条在地上混合起来放入鞋中。 8.What a bundle of contradictions is a man! 人就是一大堆矛盾 9.Europe is poor, and a face can cost as much in upkeep as a Rolls-Royce. 欧洲人没钱而保养一张脸的花费都赶得上一辆劳斯莱斯的维护费了。 10.He had the brains, the ambition, the good looks. 他聪明，有抱负，并且相貌英俊。 二．Fill in the blank in each sentence with the best word or expression from the box below, changing its form when necessary: 1.In such heated air, he sweltering students could hardly keep their minds on their lessons 2.That’s idle gossip, don’t listen to it. 3.She sent in her application for the job, but was rejected as unqualified. 4.For many Americans, it is their lifelong dream to buy a satisfying two-storied house with
自学考试高级英语试题1 课程代码：00600 全部题目用英文作答(英译汉题目除外)，请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上Ⅰ. The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to Y. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. (25 points，1 point for each) One of the best current examples of what Horowitz is talking 1 is John Denver. His most 2 songs—“Sunshine on My Shoulders”, “Rocky Mountain High”, and “Country Road”— 3 the musical drive and power of 4 rock, while the lyrics celebrate the simple 5 of“the good old days”. It is all symbolized in my mind by the hugely successful art 6 that television has made 7 to the culture, the 30-second commercial: the tiny drama of the 8 housewife who finds happiness 9 choosing the right toothpaste. When before in human history has so much humanity 10 surrendered so much of its leisure to one toy, one mass diversion? They had no 11 of comparison and assumed that this was a 12 of his class, just as a traveler stepping off the liner at a foreign 13 for luncheon sums up a nation’s character forever in the 14 businessman who happens to 15 the table with him. Each week, for example, a record of the sales results of the 16 week for each sales office and for Sales Department as a 17 for each division of the company is kept and 18 to the sales results for the 19 week of the year 20 . But by and large the news reports and commentaries on CBS and NBC and ABC make every 21 to present viewers with more than one 22 of an issue，either by letting 23 spokesmen have their 24 or by outlining the positions held by both major parties on the subject 25 . II. Each of the following sentences is given four choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (15 points, 1 point for each)
00600《高级英语》复习资料 重要词组总汇 In return 作为（对某物）的付款或回报What do we give them in return. Conceive of 想像、认为 I laughed to myself at the men and the ladies. Who never conceived of us billion-dollar Babies（俚语：人）。 对于那些认为我们从不会成为腰缠万贯的巨富的先生和女士们，我们总是暗自嘲笑他们。 Scores of 很多Scores of young people. Strike sb. as … 给某人留下印象make an impression on sb These conclusion strike me as reasonable.我认为他们的话是合情合理的 Drop out 脱离传统社会 Ever since 自从 In hopes of 怀着…希望 Ever since civilization began，certain individuals（人）have tried to run away from it in hopes of finding a simpler，more pastoral田园的，and more peaceful life Support oneself 自食其力 Run out of 没有，用完，耗尽 Our planet is running out of noble savages and unsullied landscapes. 我们地球上高尚的野蛮人和未玷污的地方越来越少 the other way （round）相反 come off 成功These are the ones whose revolutions did not come off. In need of 需要 It dawns on a familiar, workaday place,still in need of groceries and sewage disposal. 它洒在一个司空见惯，平凡庸 碌的地方，一个仍然无法摆脱食品 杂货，污水处理的地方。 In short supply 供应不足，短缺 Break down 瓦解，崩溃Broke down our resolve. 丧失了我们的决 心 Out of work 失业 dawn on sb. 逐渐明白It dawned on us rather suddenly that the number of passengers on the small spaceship we inhabit is doubling about every forty years. Come down （from…）（to…） 从一处来到另一处 Eat sth. up 吃光 In profusion 大量地 She had magnificent高尚的华 丽的blonde hair，in profusion. Take a shot 猜测 As a point of departure 起点As doctors often do I take a trial shot at it as a point of departure.作为医生我 经常根据猜测可能出现的总是进行 提问 as yet 到现在为止As yet，no man has set foot on Mars.到目前为 止还没有人登上火星。 Get somewhere 有进展，取得 一些成就 If only 只要If only they wouldn‘t use the word “hurt” I might be able to get somewhere. Up to sb. 取决于某人 So long as 只要 Fall in love with 爱上 After all，I had already fallen in love with the savage brat野蛮的乳臭 未干是小孩，the parents were contemptible to me. Let out 发出（叫喊） She let out a scream of terror.她 发出恐怖的叫喊。 Hold sb. down 控制住某人，压 制某人I tried to hold myself down but I couldn‘t. Open up 张开 She open up for an instant but before I could see anything she came down again and gripped the wooden blade between her molars.臼齿 Reduce sth. to 将…化为（变成） She reduced spatula压舌板to splinters碎片before I could get it out Through with. 结束We are going to through with this. Go at sth. 努力做某事 He went at the job with a lot of energy. 他工作卖力 Tear sb/sth apart 严厉地批 评…，彻底毁灭… I could have torn the child apart in my own fury 狂怒暴怒and enjoyed it. Bred of … 由…造成 But a blind fury不顾一切的狂 怒，a feeling of adult shame，bred of a longing for muscular release are the operative.由于渴望释放男人的 体力而产生的不理智的愤怒，和成 年人的羞辱而使我继续下去，坚持 到底。 On the defensive 采取守势She had been on the defensive before but now she attacked. Fly at 冲上去攻击某人Tried to get off her father‘s lap and fly at me while tears of defeat blinded her eyes. Come to light 为人所知New evidence has recently come to light At one‘s request 应某人之请求 An anonymous 匿名的doctor claimed to have killed a 20-year-old cancer patient at her own request. Rumble隆隆声，抱怨声on 继 续下去
Lesson 1The Middle Eastern Bazaar 1)一条蜿蜒的小路淹没在树荫深处 2)集市上有许多小摊子，出售的货物应有尽有 3)我真不知道到底是什么事让他如此生气。 4)新出土的铜花瓶造型优美，刻有精细、复杂的传统图案。 5)在山的那边是一望无际的大草原。 6)他们决定买那座带有汽车房的房子。 7）教师们坚持对学生严格要求。 8）这个小女孩非常喜欢他的父亲。 9）为实现四个现代化，我们认为有必要学习外国的先进科学技术。 10）黄昏临近时，天渐渐地暗下来了。 11）徒工仔细地观察他的师傅，然后照着干。 12）吃完饭弗兰克常常帮助洗餐具。Frank often took a hand in the washing-up after dinner. Lesson 2 Hiroshima-the Livest city in Japan 1)礼堂里一个人都没有，会议一定是延期了。 2)那本书看上去很像个盒子。
3)四川话和湖北话很相似，有时很难区别。 4)一看见纪念碑就想起了在战斗中死去的好友。 5)他陷入沉思之中，没有例会同伴们在谈些什么。 6)他干的事与她毫无关系。 7)她睡不着觉，女儿的病使她心事重重。 8)这件事长期以来一直使我放心不下。 9)他喜欢这些聚会，喜欢与年轻人交往并就各种问题交换意见。 10)大家在几分钟以后才领悟他话中的含义。 11)土壤散发着青草的气味。 12)我可以占用你几分钟时间吗？ 13)你能匀出一张票子给我吗？ 14)那个回头发上了年纪的人是铜匠。 Lesson 4 Everyday Use for your grandmama 1.一场大火把贫民区三百多座房子夷为平地。 2.只要你为人正直，不怕失去什么，那你对任何人都不会畏惧。
Lesson2 1 The little crowd of mourners –all men and boys,no women—threaded their way across the market place between the piles of pomegranates and the taxis and the camels,wailing a short chant over and over again.—elliptical sentence 2 A carpenter sit across-legged at a prehistoric lathe,turning chair-legs at lightning speed.—historical present ,transferred epithet 3 Still,a white skin is always fairly conspicuous.—synecdoche 4 As the storks flew northward the Negroes were marching southward—a long,dusty column,infantry,screw-gun batteries, and then more infantry,four or five thousand men in all,winding up the road with a clumping of boots and a clatter of iron wheels.—onomatopoetic words symbolism 5 Not hostile,not contemptuous,not sullen,not even inquisitive.—elliptical sentence 6 And really it was like watching a flock of cattle to see the long column,a mile or two miles of armed men,flowing peacefully up the road,while the great white birds drifted over them in the opposite direction,glittering like scraps of paper.—simile Put out the rhetorical devices used in the following sentences 1．The burying-ground is merely a huge waste of hummocky earth, like a derelict building-lot.( simile ) 2.Arethey really the same flesh as yourself ? ( rhetorical question ) 3. Do they even have names ? (rhetorical question) 4. Or are they merely a kind of undifferentiated brown stuff, about as individual as bees or coral insects? ( rhetorical question ) 5. …and then they sink back into the nameless mounds of the graveyard and nobody notices that they are gone. ( euphemism ) 6….sore-eyed children cluster everywhere in unbelievable numbers, like clouds of flies. (simile ) 7. In the bazaar huge families of Jews, all dressed in the long-black robe and little black skull-cap, are working in dark fly-infested booths that look like caves. (simile ) 8. Instantly, from the dark holes all round, there was a frenzied rush of Jews…. ( transferred ) 9. Still, a white skin is always fairly conspicuous. ( synecdoche ) 10. What does Morocco mean to a Frenchman? An orange grove or a job in Government service ( elliptical sentence ) 11.Or an Englishman? Camels, castles, palm trees, Foreign Legionnaires, brass trays, and bandits.( ) 12. Long lines of women, bent double like inverted capital Ls, work their way slowly across the fields,… ( simile ) 13. All of them are mummified with age and the sun, and all of them are tiny. ( metaphor ) 14. This kind of thing makes one’s blood boil,..(hyperbole ) 15. How much longer can we go on kidding these people? How long before they turn their guns in the other direction? ( rhetorical question ) 16. And really it was like watching a flock of cattle to see the long column, a mile or two miles of armed men,… ( simile )
绍兴文理学院元培学院学年学期 英语专业级《高级英语(上)》试卷(A) （考试形式：闭卷） I. Vocabulary Selection (15%) In this part, there are 15 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. 1．Due to the fact that universities can not enroll all the candidates, ______ to university is competitive. A．admission B．affidavit C．admiration D．allegiance 2．The World Cup has been the ______ of this month's events; a large number of soccer fans around the world focus their attention on the little “ball”. A．twilight B．realms C．highlights D．headlines 3．They ______ to hear that their football team won a great victory over the opponent team. A．relieved B．released C．rejoiced D．rescued 4．Each individual expresses his opinion in the group by where he stands when a lot of people ______ together in a chat. A．squeeze B．stick C．pad D．cluster 5．When she called me a thief, I decided to sue her for ______ . A．ridicule B．scandal C．slander D．encumber 6．George W. Bush said Saddam Hussein is ______ and must be disarmed immediately. A．pugnacious B．proverbial C．magnanimous D．malleable 7．They tell the people in their community not to store apples in the refrigerator because fresh fruit like apples is ______ . A．perishable B．vanishing C．exquisite D．fickle 8．The spokesman said he believed the attack was in ______ for the death of the bombing. A．requital B．rhetoric C．retrospect D．retaliation 9．The President is certain to know the result of this vote as a (n) ______ for further economic decision-making. A．mandate B．aviation C．pretext D．rampage 10．The villagers were ______ by the news of the criminal's release from the prison. A．indignant B．puzzled C．overjoyed D．elusive 11．If it goes on to ______ its responsibilities, then the British government must act immediately in its place. A．discipline B．abdicate C．bash D．challenge 12．The sentry guard dived into his ______ and closely observed the stranger towards him. A．fortress B．exodus C．foxhole D．eviction 13．An overwhelming richness of vegetation may have caused the level of oxygen, to rise above today's ______, with a corresponding depletion of carbon dioxide. A．concentration B．saturation C．satiation D．plenitude 14．The psychology therapist's job is to help people "re-author" stories that aren't doing them ______ . A. just B. justice C. justiceships D. justification 15．The dream quickly gave way to a cold number: the house they wanted ______ $52,000 more than their budget. A．cost B．took C．spent D．required II. Paraphrase (20%) Directions: Explain in English the meaning of the underlined words or expressions in each sentence. 1. Many girls’ interests turn to marriage or stereotypically female jobs. 2. When students participate in classroom discussion, they hold more positive attitudes toward school, and that positive attitudes enhance learning. 3. Boys are more assertive in grabbing their attention-a classic case of the squeaky wheel getting the educational oil. 4. They give no sign that the possibility of an alternative ever suggests itself to their mind. 5. The tiger is said to have emerged, but presently crept back again, as if too much bewildered by his new responsibilities. 6. It alone prevents the hardest and the most repulsive walks of life from being deserted by those brought up to tread therein. 7. It is not surprising that they need some stimulus to use the foreign language for natural purposes. 8. The relationship is a formal and formalized one for which conventionalities suffice. 9. This confident attitude is very fragile and can be stifled quite early. 10. He supposed that nobody could ever countenance waging war again. 11. In such a perverse state of affairs, affairs of state tend to undergo some rather bizarre reversals. 12. An author is evading his responsibilities, if he is not intelligible. 13. I suggest in return that this attitude betrays either laziness or affectation. It is the abdication of authorship. 14. He is not fetching up thoughts that lie too deep for tears. 15. Power, travel, external security, free time, and other blessings are potentially available to the affluent. 16. Religious groups and those who elevate the status of poverty as they equate money with evil exhort us to live simply. 17. Psychologists generally agree that they set the stage for schizophrenia. 18. He had rushed them along to secure such openings about the deck as had not been already battened down earlier in the evening. 19. Such is the prestige, the privilege, and the burden of command. 20. It unveiled the black figures of men caught on the bridge, heads forward, as if petrified in the act of butting.