[背景了解]
　　文章取自于2005年1月的閱讀真題，是關(guān)于新時代的單身的內(nèi)容，
　　選段有些長，希望耐心看下，自己先猜下紅色單詞的意思吧
　　[文章部分]
　　As a wise man once said, we are all ultimately alone. But an increasing number of Europeans are choosing to be so at an ever earlier age. This isn’t the stuff of gloomy philosophical contemplations, but a fact of Europe’s new economic landscape, embraced by sociologists, real-estate developers and ad executives alike. The shift away from family life to solo lifestyle, observes a French sociologist, is part of the “irresistible momentum of individualism” over the last century. The communications revolution, the shift from a business culture of stability to one of mobility and the mass entry of women into the workforce have greatly wreaked havoc on(擾亂) Europeans’ private lives.
　　[單詞學(xué)習(xí)]
　　ultimately adv.最后, 終于, 根本, 基本上
　　stuff n.原料, 材料, 素材資料 vt.塞滿, 填滿, 填充
　　contemplation n. 注視, 沉思, 預(yù)期, 企圖, 打算
　　momentum n.動力, 要素
　　havoc n.大破壞, 浩劫 vt.嚴重破壞
　　[課后作業(yè)]
　　今天的作業(yè)就是翻譯下面幾個句子,來試下吧
　　1.All matter ultimately consists of atoms.
　　2.We must find out what stuff he is made of.
　　3.He returned to his contemplation of the fire.
　　4.The movement to change the union's constitution is slowly gathering momentum.
　　5.The bad weather played havoc with our plans.
　　答案：
　　1.一切的物質(zhì)從根本上來說都是由原子組成的。
　　2.我們必須得弄清楚他為人怎么樣。
　　3.他重又凝視著那爐火。
　　4.修改工會憲章的運動正在慢慢加強。
　　5.天氣惡劣把我們的計劃打亂了