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1、L1 P14Whydoestheauthortellsnottobeafraidtoaskstupidquestions?Theauthorthinksthatmanyapparentlynaiveinquirieslikewhygrassisgreen,orwhythesnisround,orwhyweneed55,000unclearweaponsintheworld--arereallydeepquestions.Hesayswhenyoutrytogettheanswers,youwillgaindeepu
2、nderstandingofthethings.Itsalsoimportanttoknow,aswellasyoucan,whatitisthatyoudontknow,andaskingquestionsistheway.Healsotellustoaskstupidquestionsrequirescourageonthepartoftheaskerandknowledgeandpatienceonthepartoftheanswers.Anddontconfineyourlearningtoschoolwo
3、rk.Discussideasindepthwithfriends.Itsmuchbravetoaskquestionsevenwhentheresaprospectofridiculethantosuppressyourquestionsandbecomedeadenedtotheworldaroundyou.L2IconsP30Whatarethefactorstoshiftthehero-worshiptothecelebrity-worship?Thenewformsofmedia--photography
4、,movingpictures,radioandtelevisionarethemainfactors.Thereproductionofphotosinnewspapersturnedfamouspeopleintocelebritieswhosedress,appearance,andpersonalhabitswerewidelycommentedupon.Slowly,thefocusofpublicattentionbegantoshiftawayfromknowingwhatsuchpeopledidt
5、oknowingwhatlookedlike.Theshiftwasacceleratedbythearrivalofmovingpictures.Between1901and1914,74percentofthemagazinearticlesaboutfamouspeoplewereaboutpoliticalleaders,inventors,inventors,professionals,andbusinessmen.After1922,however,mostarticleswereaboutmovies
6、tars.Withthearrivaloftelevision,thefacesofthestarsbecameasfamiliarasthosewesawacrossthebreakfasttable.Wecametoknowmoreaboutthelivesofthecelebritiesthanwedidaboutmostofthepeopleweknowpersonally.Lessthanseventyyearsaftertheappearanceofthefirstmovimgpictures,thes
7、hiftfromhero-worshiptocelebrity-worshipwascomplete.L3GO-GOAMERICANP46WhatistheAmericansattitudetowardstime?Givenecessaryexamples.IntheUnitedStates,manypeoplekeenlyfeeltheshortnessofeachlifetime.Theyareawarethatonceadayintheirlifeisgone,itwillnevercomeback.AndA
8、mericansbelievenoonestandsstill.Ifyouarenotmovingahead,youarefallingbehind.Sotheyvaluetimeandwanteverymintetocount.Thisattitdetowardstimeisshowninthefastpaceoflifeinthecountry.What
