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1、Unit3OutofStepTheAuthor:BillBryson（1951-）Awell-knownAmericantravelwriterandhumoristBillBrysoncan'tdecidewheretolive--England,Australia,Iowa,NewHampshire--it'sreallyatoughdecision.But,ashepointsoutinhisbook,I'mAStrangerHereMyself,nomatterwhereBillis,Bill'sastranger.——Micha
2、elFeldmanabouttheauthorBillBrysonwasborninIowain1951.Heisabest-sellingAmericanauthorofhumorousbooksontravel.Abackpackingexpeditionin1973broughthimtoEngland,wherehemethiswifeanddecidedtosettle.HewrotefortheEnglishnewspapersThetimesandTheindependentformanyyears,writingtrave
3、larticlestosupplementhisincome.HelivedwithhisfamilyinNorthYorkshirebeforemovingbacktothestatesin1995,toHanover,NewHampshire,withhiswifeandfourchildren.In2003,heandhisfamilymovedbacktoEngland,wheretheycurrentlyreside.Culturalnote-theU.S.area;ideallivingenvironment;time-con
4、sciousness;travel1)USA,acountryofvastterritory:9,375,720sq.kmover314millionpeople2)IdeallivingenvironmentformanyAmericans:toescapebothisolationandcrowds.Peoplehaveflockedtothesuburbs.Thereisnothingbutcarthatcanmakeitpossibleforthemtomovearoundeasilylivinginsuburbs.3).Fora
5、countrythatmovesgenerallyaccordingtoschedules,beingpunctualishighlyvalued.4)peopleregardtravelasanindispensablepartoftheirlife;peoplevaluefreedommorethananythingelse.“IfyouareanAmerican,youtravelasmuchasyoucan;ifyouareanAmerican,youtravelinyourowncar.”Itisnotuncommonatall
6、forAmericanpeopletodrivefor5ormorehourstohavelunchordinnerwithafriendandthendrivebackfortheirfavoriteNBAgamesathome.——ZhouPingfromherpersonalexperience“Ihaven’ttakenthetrainfornearly20years.NoreasonwhyIshouldnow.”Iusedtohearpeoplesay.Indeed,formanypeoplelivingfarawayfromt
7、hetrainstation,caristheonlyvehiclethattakesthemfromplacetoplace.Besides,itismuchcheaperandquickertomovearoundbydrivingacarthantakingthetrain.Thatiswhymoreconsiderationsaregiventodriversthantopedestrianswhosevoiceishardlyaudible.NewEngland-thebirthplaceofAmerica-isfilledwi
8、thrichhistory,culturalattractions,fascinatingcities,scenicvillages,andoutdooradventuresateverytu
