全新版大学英语综合教程第四册IntegratedCourseBook4Unit6Listentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions:1.Doyoukeepadiary?Whatsortofthingsdoyouwriteabout?2.Howdoesthesingertreathisdiary?Why?3.Whatdoesthesingerthinkabouthowotherpeoplespendtheirtime?4.Canweinferwhatattitudethesingertakestowardsthepaceoflifetoday?Inthesongyouareabouttolistentowehearwhatthesingeristhinkingashewriteshisdiary.Likemanypeoplewhokeepadiary,hetreatsitlikeafriendtowhomhecanpourouthisinmostfeelings.Fromtheconfidencesheentruststohisdiarywelearnofwhathethinksofthewaymostpeoplelive.Hethinkstheyspendtheirdaysinarush,somuchsothattheyhavenotimeforhim.Ashesays:Somanypeoplebythescore.Rushingaroundsosenselessly.Theydon'tnoticethere'speoplelikeme.Perhapshe'sright,perhapspeoplearetoomuchinarushtospareenoughtimeforoneanother.Thoughonesuspectstheymayhaveotherreasonsfornotsparingthesingertime.Hesoundsaltogetherself-centred,lookingattheworldonlyfromhisownnarrowpointofview.Wehearthisattheendofthesong,whenhepasseslightlyoveranH-bombexplosionassomethingofnoconcerntohimasnobodyheknewwasinvolved.Givenhisoutlook,itisprobablyjustaswellhehashisdiaryasafriend,asothersmightfinditabithardtoputupwithhim.DearDiaryTheMoodyBluesDeardiary,whatadayit'sbeenDeardiary,it'sbeenjustlikeadreamWokeuptoolate.Wasn'twhereIshouldhavebeenForgoodnesssakewhat'shappeningtomeWritelightly,yourstruly,deardiaryItwascoldoutsidemydoorSomanypeoplebythescoreRushingaroundsosenselesslyTheydon'tnoticethere'speoplelikemeWritelightly,yourstruly,deardiaryTheydon'tknowwhatthey'replayingThey'venowayofknowingwhatthegameisStilltheycarryondoingwhattheycanOutsideme,yourspolitely,deardiaryIt'sover.WilltomorrowbethesameUnit6全新版大学英语综合教程第四册Iknowthatthey'rereallynottoblameIftheyweren'tsoblindthensurelythey'dseeThere'samuchbetterwayforthemtobeInsideme,yourstruly,deardiarySomebodyexplodedanH-bombtodayButitwasn'tanyoneIknewTextAAsthepaceoflifeintoday'sworldgrowseverfaster,weseemforeveronthego.Withsomuchtodoandsolittletimetodoitin,howarewetocope?RichardTomkinssetsaboutuntanglingtheproblemandcomesupwithananswer.随着当今世界生活节奏日益加快，我们似乎一直在不停奔忙。事情那么多，时间却那么少，我们该怎么办？里查德·汤姆金斯着手解决这一问题，并提出了建议。OldFatherTimeBecomesaTerrorRichardTomkins1Onceuponatime,technology,wethought,wouldmakeourliveseasier.Machineswereexpectedtodoourworkforus,leavinguswithever-increasingquantitiesoftimetowasteawayonidlenessandpleasure.时间老人成了可怕的老人理查德·汤姆金斯从前，我们以为技术发展会使我们的生活变得更安逸。那时我们觉得机器会替代我们工作，我们则有越来越多的时间休闲娱乐。2Butinsteadofliberatingus,technologyhasenslavedus.Innovationsareoccurringatabewilderingrate:asmanynowarriveinayearasoncearrivedinamillennium.Andaseachinventionarrives,iteatsfurtherintoourtime.但技术发展没有把我们解放出来，而是使我们成为奴隶。新技术纷至沓来，令人目不暇接：一年涌现的技术创新相当于以前一千年。而每一项新发明问世，就进一步吞噬我们的光阴。Unit6全新版大学英语综合教程第四册3Themotorcar,forexample,promisedunimaginablelevelsofpersonalmobility.Butnow,trafficincitiesmovesmoreslowlythanitdidinthedaysofthehorse-drawncarriage,andwewasteourlivesstuckintrafficjams.比如，汽车曾使我们希望个人出行会方便得让人难以想象。可如今，城市车辆运行得比马车时代还要慢，我们因交通堵塞而困在车内，徒然浪费生命。4Theaircraftpromisednewhorizons,too.Thet...
