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PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1 Unit 2 Values Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. —— Franklin D. Roosevelt 幸福不在于仅仅拥有金钱，而在于取得成就时的喜悦和创造性劳动带来的喜悦、激动。 ———富兰克林·D·罗斯福 Detailed Reading Ⅰ. Difficult Sentences 1. (LL. 1~2) It was early December 2003, my first season as a Salvation Army bell ringer, when I was confronted with the question. 1. What does a Salvation Army bell ringer do? (=To ring the bell and ask people to donate money to help the poor.) 2. Translate this sentence into Chinese. (=首次面对这个问题，是在2003年12月初我第一次为救世军摇铃募捐的时候。) 2. (LL. 5~6) I can still see the confusion and curiosity in his eyes as he asked, “Are you poor?” 1. Why did the boy ask such a question? (=Because he was confused and curious.) 2. How much did the boy know about the Salvation Army bell ringer? (=Obviously he knew nothing about that.) 3. (LL. 7~8) “Well,” I stammered, trying to think, “I have more than some people, but not as much as other.” 1. How did the author think of the question? (=He thought it was difficult to answer.) 2. What does the author’s answer mean? (=This means he is neither poor nor rich.) 4. (LL. 8~9) His mother scolded him for the social no-no ... 1. What is “social no-no”? (=Something that is socially inappropriate.) 2. Why did the mother scold her son? (=Because the author looked poor, the question was socially inappropriate to ask.) 5. (LL. 13~14) Yet I feel nothing more than a passing whim to attain the material things so many other people have. 1. What do many other people have? (=The material things.) 2. Please paraphrase this sentence. (=However, I have only occasionally felt the urge to go after the material things so many other people have.) 6. (LL. 19~20) And I love the “can do” attitude that follows. 1. What is the “can do” attitude? (=That is self confidence.) 2. How do you understand this sentence? (=And I love the feeling of self confidence brought by brisk exerci