新视野大学英语第四册storysummary.docx

新视野大学英语第四册storysummaryUnit1Gouvernailwasinnosenseashyman.Hetalkedfreelyandintimatelyinalow,hesitatingvoicethatwasnotunpleasanttohear.Mrs.Barodaonlyvaguelygraspedwhathewassaying.Sheonlydrankinthetoneofhisvoice.Asshelistenedtohim,shefeltafoolishfeelingseizeher.Onlythefactthatshewasarespectableanduprightwomanstoppedherfromtouchinghim,Herstrengthofcharacterforcedherphysicallyawayfromhimwhileherinternalfeelingstriedtopushhertowardshim.Assoonasshecouldpolitelyleavehimshefeltrelieved.SensiblyMrs.Barodadidnotsharewithherhusbandthefeelingshehadexperienced.Shedidresolved,however,togetawayfromtheplantationasquicklyaspossible.Thenextmorningsheleftearlyandtookanearlymorningtraintothecity.InsummerGastonspokeofhisfriendreturningbuthiswifewouldnotyieldtotheidea.Howeverbeforetheyearwasover,muchtoherhusband'ssurprise,shesuggestedthatGouvernailreturn.Atthatmomentonlysheherselfknewwhy.Unit2Interestingly,despitethefactthatChaplincamefromBritain,hewasmuchmorepopularinothercountriesthaninhisownmothercountry.ThetruthisthatmostEnglishpeopleconsideredthetrampalittlecrude.ItwasgenerallythoughtbythemthathehadtoomuchofaneyefortheladiesandthathisclothesgavehimanappearancemorelikeanItalianwaiterthananythingelse.Allinall,theimagewasnotgentlemanlikeaccordingtomanyEnglishpeople.However,thesilentmovieshelpedChaplintoconcealhistruenationalityfromAmericanaudiences.Heputoffmakingatalkingmovieuntil1936whenhemadeupanonsenselanguagewhichsoundedlikenoknownnationality.Heoncesaidhethoughtofthetrampasaneducatedmanwhohadfallenonhardtimes.Thetruthis,however,thathewasprobablypopularbecausehewasseenascharacterwhorevoltedagainsttheprivilegedclasses.Unit3Lifeinawheelchairistough.Livingonwelfareisjustlikesharingadinnerofrawpetfoodwiththecat.Manywelfareclientsdonothavemoneytoliveadecentlife.Asaresult,lyingandcheatingthewelfaresystemforextramoneybecomesnormal.However,someunusualindividuals,whohavemadeachoicetolivealifeofcompletehonesty,dotellthetruthtocaseworkersanddeclareanyextraincometheymake.Beinghonest,however,isnotwithoutitsproblems.CaseworkerswillgreatlyincreasethefrequencyoftheirvisitsandleavebehindasmallmountainofpaperworkfortheclienttofilloutTherulessaythatnotapennyistobeunaccountedfor.Notasinglegift,nomatterhowsmall,istobeunreported.Theserulesandthenaturalconsequentlyingunfortunately-tendtotransformcaseworkersfrombeinghelpersofthepoortobeingdetectivesconstantlysearchingforanyformsofcheating.Unit5Beingasolitaryindividualistraditionally,inAmericanculture,perceivedasbeinganinspirationalexperience.Writersofpoetryandphilosophyaregreatbelieversinthecreativebenefitsofit.Suchindividualsalsohaveaveryhighopinionofthemselvesforhavingsoughouttheirsolitude.Thesecreativepeople,asageneralrule,havehadtofindbriefperiodsofsolitudeoutsidetheirownhomesbuttheirlovedoneswaitedpatientlyforthemtoreturn.WilliamWordsworthwouldwavegood-byetohissisterbeforesettingofftostudytheflowers,allalone,whileshetidiedthehouseandprepareddinnerforacoupleofhours.Thoreauisseenasadmirablebecausehewaslivinginthewoodsallbyhimself.Hehadnoonetotalktoatallexceptfornumerousdailyvisitorstohishutwhoconstantlyaskedhimabouthisnobilityatlivingwithoutanycompanytotalkto.Unit7ThebookThehistoryandgeographyofhumanGenesisbasedonthecombinedresearchofmorethan50yearsintothegeneticsohhumans.Itappearsfromthisbook'sfindingsthat,ifwedisregardthedifferentexternalphysicalfeaturesbetweendifferentraces,thanweareallverysimilarunderthesurface.Takenasawholethegeneticdifferencesbetweengroupsaremuchlessthanthosebetweentheindividualsinthosegroupsor“races”.Scientificallythereisnoevidencethatoneraceisinanywaygeneticallysuperiortoanyother.Thebookhasalsotracedthepathsthathumansinthepasttookwhenmigratingaroundtheworld.AnditappearsthatAfricaistheveryoriginofmankind.Biologicallythevisibledifferencesweseebetweenmodernpopulationsarelargelyadaptationsovertimetotheenvironment,causedbymovingtodifferentclimates.感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。