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1、BookOneLessonSixBlackmailByArthurHaileyAdvancedEnglishArthurHaileyTheauthorofanumberofbestsellingnovels,BorninLuton,England,in1920HewaseducatedinEnglishschoolsuntil14.Afterabriefcareerasanofficeboy,hebecameapilotandflightlieutenant.In1947HaileyemigratedtoCanada,wherehewassuccessivelyareale
2、statesalesman,businesspapereditorandasalesandadvertisingexecutive.In1956ArthurHaileyscoredhisfirstwritingsuccesswithaTVdrama,FlightintoDanger,whichbecameamotionpictureandanovel,RunwayZero-Eight(1958).ThesensationalHaileybestsellersincludeTheFinalDiagnosis(1959),InHighPlace(1962),Hotel(1966
3、),Airport(1968),Wheels(1971),TheMoneychangers(1975).ThoughaCanadianhimself,hesetthesceneofmostofhisworksintheUnitedStates.Eachofhisbooksdealswithoneparticularfieldofsociety.Thisismadeclearbythetitlesofhisbooks.ItisthispeculiarityofhisthatisofvaluetothosewhoareeagertolearnaboutcontemporaryA
4、mericansociety.Proverbs,popularsayingsandwittyremarksaboutmoneyandlaw.Goodadviceisbeyondallprices.Pennywise,poundfoolish.Allthatglittersisnotgold.Moneyisagoodservantbutabadmaster.Moneyspentonthebrainisneverspentinvain.Moneytalks.Theloveofmoneyistherootofallevil.Moneyoftenunmakesthemanwhoma
5、kesit.Wisdominthemindisbetterthanmoneyinthehand.Thosewhobelievemoneycandoeverythingarefrequentlypreparedtodoeverythingformoney.HewhoservesGodformoneywillservetheDevilforbetterwages.Moneycanmoveeventhegods.Moneymakesthemarego.Moneyisthekeythatopensalldoors.Muckandmoneygotogether.Richpeoplea
6、repoorpeoplewithmoney.Moneyisthebestlawyer.Moneyhasnosmell.Moneyisabottomlesssea,inwhichhonor,conscienceandtruthmaybedrowned.Moneyanswersallthings.Moneybegets(breeds,gets,draws)money.Moneyisthebestpassport.TheMillsofGodgrindslowlybutsurely.Heaven’svengeanceisslowbutsure.Justicehaslongarms.
7、Clevernessmayoverreachoneself.SevendeadlysinsinChristianityPrideisabraggart.骄傲Lecheryisavillain.好色Envyisafellow.嫉妒Wrathisacook.狂怒Avariceisaheartlessusurer.贪婪Slothisalazyperson.懒惰Gluttonisadrunkard.饕餮,贪食Somemoresuggestedquestions.13.Whatdoestheword“declare”impl