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1、Inatimeofrapidchangeitisessentialthatwerememberhowmuchoftheoldweclingto.Inatimeofquicktransformationitisnecessaryforustorememberhowmanyoftheoldwayswestilladhereto.Para.1Theybelongtochurches,eventhoughtheyattendsomewhatlessfrequently,andtheywanttheirchildrentohavereligiousinst
2、ruction.TheybelieveinChristianityandarethemembersoftheChristianchurches,eventhoughtheyattendreligiousservicesabitlessoften,andtheywanttheirchildrentoreceivereligiousinstruction.InwhatwaysareAmericansgenerous?Theyarealwaysreadytopaytaxesforeducation,andtheygenerouslysupportins
3、titutionslikehospitals,museumsandlibraries.VSconservative[kən'sə:vətiv]opposedtogreatorsuddenchangeSheisconservativeinthewayshedresses.她在衣著上很保守.theSenate:theupperhouseofthelaw-makingassemblyinsomecountries,e.g.France,theUSA,andAustraliatheHouseofRepresentatives:theassemblyofe
4、lectedrepresentativesinthecentralgovernmentoftheUSA,AustraliaandNewZealande.g.TheSenateandtheHouseofRepresentativesmakelawsanddecisions.Afterthe1980election,whatistheinfluenceonAmericans?1960年2月到1961年2月美国发生了战后的第四次经济衰退。工业生产下降8.6％，失业率为7%左右。1969年10月到1970年11月美国发生了战后的第五次经济衰退。70年代末
5、期，美国经济出现了前所未有的滞胀，也就是通胀率与失业率同时居高,凯恩斯主义经济学家束手无策.1980Aspresident,Reaganimplementedsweepingnewpoliticalandeconomicinitiatives.Hissupply-sideeconomicpolicies,dubbed"Reaganomics",advocatedreducingtaxratestospureconomicgrowth,controllingthemoneysupplytoreduceinflation,deregulationof
6、theeconomy,andreducinggovernmentspending.主张实行自由企业制度，削减政府开支，平衡预算。在对外政策上，他强调苏联对全球的威胁，主张要加强美国力量，“通过实力取得和平与安全”，因此他主张大幅度增加国防预算，建立美国军事力量的优势。Itisasifourcountryspentthe1960sand1970sjealouslybreakingoutofoldrestraintsandnowwishestoputthebrakeson,ascautiouspeopleoftendoafterabinge.Itse
7、emsasthoughduringthe1960sand1970sweAmericansmadeboldeffortstoescapefromoldrestrictionsnowintendtoputanendtoit,justascautiouspeopleoftendoafterexcessiveindulgence(放纵）.CompoundWordaffirm(V.)+ationaffirmation(n.)re+affirmation(n.)reaffirmationPara.3Withoutreservation,Iapplaudthe
8、freerpatternsoftoday,althoughIbelievethatit'sbeingdifficultforsomefa
