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ParaphraseinCE4ParaphraseinLesson11.Everybody,exceptme,wasbornwiththeabilitytothink.2.Youcouldhearthewindwascaughtinhischest,andthefreshairhadtostrugglewithdifficultytofinditswaytohischestbecausehewasunfamiliarwiththis.Hewouldbethrownoffbalance,andhisfacewouldturnpale.Hewouldreturnunsteadilytohisdeskandfalldowninhischair,unabletodoanythingfortherestofthemorning.3.Atthattime,itseemedtomethathewasnotcontrolledbythought,anditwastheworkingofhisgenesthatcompelledhimtoturnhisheadtowardyounggirls.4.Practically,grade-threethinkingisasincompetentasmostbusinessmen’sgolf,asdishonestwithmostpoliticians’speech,asincoherentasmostpublications.5.Grade-threethinkersusuallyrepresentthegreatmajority.Wehadbetterrespectthembecausewearefewerinnumberandsurroundedbythem.6.Itishumannaturetoenjoyagreementbecauseitmaybringpeace,comfortandharmony,justascowswilleatthesamepartofgrassasthesamewayastheothersdo.7.OurPrimeMinisterwouldtalkaboutthegreatbenefitsweprovidedtoIndia,whileatthesametimeourgovernmentputpeoplelikeNehruandGandhiintoprison.Americanpoliticianswouldtalkaboutpeace,whilemeanwhiletheyrefusedtojointheLeagueofNations.Yes,toseetheseridiculousexamplesofgrade-threethinkers,asagrade-twothinker,thereistemporarysatisfaction.8.IputmyarmaroundRuth’swaistquietlyandsaidinalowvoicethatifwetookthenumberofpeopleintoconsideration,IwouldbettheBuddhistswerethegreatestinnumber.SheescapedbecausemytouchandthethoughtofthegreatnumberofBuddhistsweremorethanshecouldaccept.9.WhathadhappenedtoRuthandInowhappenedagainandagain.Ihadsomegoodfriendswhosupportedmeandsharethesamebeliefwithme.Butmygrade-twothinkingfrightenedawaymanyofmyacquaintances.ParaphraseinLesson21.Bellawasyoungandprettyandwasseenasthebeautyoftheboarding-house,butnoonehadshownanyparticularinterestinher.2.Mr.Penburywasintelligent,butnooneintheboarding-houselikedhimforthat.(Hewastoosmartforthem,andeverybodyfeltannoyed.)3.ButMrs.Maytonwouldnottolerateanysilenceformorethanthreeminutes.Sowhennoonebrokethesilencewithinthreeminutesshelostherpatienceand,turningtoPenburyandasked.4.Mr.CalthropwasurgingMr.Penburytogiveananswerimmediatelysothathewouldnothavethetimetomakeupastory.5.TheweaponwentthroughMr.Wainwright’sheart.6.Weallknowyouareasleepwalker,soyoumaycommitthemurderinyoursleep.7.Mr.PenburyadvisesMr.Calthropnottoputsomuchemphasisonhisstatementwhentalkingtothepoliceifhedoesnotwanttoarousetheirsuspicionabouthisstory.8.“No,”MissWicksanswered,“Ihavecometoputanendtoyourcough.”ParaphraseinLesson310.Formoststudents,theybegintheirstudyofhistorywithathicktextbookinwhichthereareagreatnumberofnames,datesandstatisticsforthemtoremember.11.Superficially,historyseemstobearoutinematterofmemorization.Butsincetherearedifferentconclusionsbecausehistoriansviewthepastfromadifferentperspective,historybecomesamatterofchoosingoneofthebestexplanations.Inthisway,historicaltruthbecomesamatterofpersonallikesordislikes.12.Studentscannothelpfeelingthattwocompletelydifferentlypointsofviewaboutaneventcannotbothbetrue,buttheydonothavetheabilitytojudgewhichoneistrue.13.Historianswillfindoutinformationaboutthecatchingofthe“ZimmermanNote”,acodedcommuniquéfromtheGermanForeignSecretarytotheGermanMinisterinMexico.Accordingtothe“Note”,ifthewarbrokeout,theGermanMinistershouldproposeaGerman-MexicanalliancetotheMexicangovernmenttofightagainsttheU.S.Bymeansofthis,GermanywouldgiveMexicogenerousfinancialsupport,andhelphertore-conquerherlostterritoriesfromtheU.S.14.Canwegetridofalldisagreement?Wecanifourknowledgecouldgiveusaperfectmodelthatcompletelyexplainedhumanbehavior.Unfortunatelynosuchmodelhaseverexisted.ParaphraseinLesson41.“Myrelativesandfriendspersuadedmenottogototheceremonypersonallybecauseitwastoorisky.Atlast,Idecidedsotoo.”2.“I’monlyasculptorandIwasnotinterestedinpolitics.”3.“WhenblackfolksinOrlandodrankbrandy,frequentlytheyhadtoputbacktheirheadanddrinkitupinonegulpinordertoavoidpolicedetection,andbecausebrandyisaverystrongdrink,yougraduallydevelopaverystrongthroat—likeathroatofiron.”4.“SoIthoughtI’dgoandseethewindow,andenjoysecretlysomepleasantfeelings—feelingsofprideforone’sgenius.”5.“Youmaynotknowthatthissculpturewasmadebyablackpersonlikeyou.”6.“Themotherinthesculptureknowsthattherewillbemuchsufferingwaitingforherandherbaby.”7.“Idon’twanttohaveadrinkbecauseitisverylatenow.Asablackman,Iamnotallowedtostayinthecitylateatnight.”8.Hewasn’tcaringaboutotherpeople’sopinionconcerninghiswalkingalongwithsuchablackmanlikeme.9.Simelanedidn’twanttheyoungwhitemantoknowhewaseducated,forheknewifhesaid“yes”,thestrangerwouldnaturallywanttoknowhowfarhehadgone.10.Ididn’texpectthatIhadtohavemydrinkinthecorridor.Youmaybethinkingthatitwasaninsulttohavemedrinkinthepassageinsteadofinvitingmeintotheirapartment,tositdownanddrinkproperly.Yes,Iwasfeelingthatway.Buttherewassomethingelse.Iwasalsoafraidthatoneofthecold,unfriendlydoorsmightopenatanymomentandsomeonemightseemeinthis“whitesonly”building,drinkingwithawhitemanandbreakingthelawsondrinking.11.“Ifeltproudofthebeautifulsceneryofourcountry,butIalsofeltsorryaboutitsApartheidlaws.”12.Itlookedasifthesewhitepeoplewantedtoforgettheracialdifferenceandtoknowme,butit’sapitytheydonotknowhow.Theinvisiblebarrierwasstilltherebetweenthewhiteandtheblack.13.IthoughtIwasapitythattheyoungwhitemanhadbeeninfluencedbyracismforsolongthathewasnowunabletoseethetruthandbehaveaccordingly.Itwasbadbecauseifyoudon’tunderstandeachotheranddon’tcareforeachother,somedayyouwillhurteachother.Racialprejudicesareboundtoleadtoterriblesufferingsforbothsides.14.Ididn’tknowwhathewasthinking,butIwasthinkingthathewasmuchlikeamantryingtorunbutcouldn’tbecausehewasstillnotcompletelyfreefromracistprejudiceswhichweredragginghisfeetlikeironshoes.Thesadthingwasthathestilldidnotknowwhatwaspreventingtheirland,whichotherwisewassobeautiful,frombecomingacountrythatwouldnotbreakhisheart.Thewallwasinhisownheart.ParaphraseinLesson81.Asthenewcenturyapproaches,globalizationmeanstwodifferentthings.Itcanhavebothnegativeandpositiveeffects.Ontheonehand,itcangreatlyincreaseeconomicproduction,spreadnewtechnologyandimprovethelivingstandardsinbothrichandpoorcountries;ontheotherhand,itishighlycontroversialbecauseitthreatensnationalsovereignty,destroyslocalcultureandtraditions,andislikelytocauseeconomicandsocialinstability.2.Itwasestimatedthatatotalof$136billionwasgiventothese29countriesbymeansofprivatecapitalflowssuchasbankloans,bondfinancing,equityinvestmentinlocalmarketsanddirectinvestmentbymultinationalcompanies.3.Thereasonforthemergerboomisthatmoreandmorebusinesspeoplenowbelievethatmanymarketshavetrulybecomeglobal.Theyarenolongerproducingjustforthepeopleintheirowncountry.Theywanttocombineormergewithotherstobecomemultinationalcompanies.4.becauseofthecorruptioninthosecountrieswherepoliticalandfinancialresourcesareinthehandsofafewprivilegedpeoplealongwiththeirdishonestfiends,theirfoolishgovernmentpoliciesandunreasonableoptimism.5.Thestreetprotestersmaynothaveacommonprogramorevengoodreasonsagainstfreetrade.Buttheyshowedclearlytheirworriesandangeraboutglobalization.ParaphraseinLesson91.“ButmayIpossiblysuggestthatmyideaoffunismoreinterestingthanIvan’sbecauseyoumaysurvivemygamebutneverIvan’s.”2.GeneralZaroffnoddedtowardIvan,whoisstandinginthecorneroftheroom,whosechestisasbigandthickasabarrel.3.GeneralZaroffviewedthishuntinggameasacontrastofintelligence,ability,knowledge,skill,experience,mentalandphysicalpower.4.RainsfordknowsthathecannotescapeGeneralZaroffbysimplyrunningstraightaheadbecauseheisonasmallisland.5.Rainsfordperformsaseriesofcomplicatedloops;hemovesroundandroundandcoversthesametrailagainandagainsoastoconfusehispursuer,rememberingallthethingshelearnedinfoxhuntandthewaythehuntedfoxtriedtoescape.6.Rainsford’ssecondthoughtmakeshimselftrembleallover.7.Rainsfordhaddugtheholetohideinandprotecthimselffromenemybullets;atthattime,thetimewassolimitedthathewouldbeshotdeadifhismovementwasnotquickenough.Comparedwiththepresentsituation,however,thatwasjustakindofrelaxingentertainment.8.ForRainsford,aminuteseemsaslongasayearbecauseheissofrightenedandanxious.9.“YourBurmesetigerpithaskilledoneofmybestdogs.”10.ThefactthatRainsfordcannowsleepinthiswonderfulbedisaclearindicationthathehascomeoutthewinner.ParaphraseinLesson121.EverybodywhoknowsNewYorkknowsthatyounotwanderinCentralParkatnightbecauseitistoodangerous.Thisisknowntoallandhasbeensaidoverandover.Preciselybecauseofrisk,howeveritisnaturalthatpeopleoftenwanttodoit.2.Mattersarenormaluptothispoint.Tonight’sperformancecouldbeanyoutdoorperformanceofShakespeare’splayoneregularlyfindsinsummerinUS.3.Theturningredlightontheroofofthepolicecareislikeacampfireinthewild,warningdangerouspeopleoranimalsthatmightbeouttherenottocomeclose.4.IfoundwhereIwas.5.TheCentralParkisaplacewherepeoplecanwanderaround,andenjoythebeautifulsceneryandmusicaswellasthecompanyofwell-dressedpeople.6.IrealizedthatasamanonhisownintheParkatnightIwasactuallyfrighteningtootherpeople.Thisgavemeconfidenceandcourage.7.ThebeautyoftheCentralParkisshroudedbythesurroundingcity.Buttherewasnodenyingthefactthatthecitywasverybeautiful,althoughitwasnotanaturalkindofbeauty,itwasartificialandshowy,anditusedupagreatamountofwaterandenergy.8.Justthen,itbeginstorainheavily.