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Passage A Think About It Read About It Talk About It Write About It. 1.Why do some people use Ecstasy according to the author?. Reference:. They think it is a fun, harmless drug. 2.What did Ecstasy and other drugs do to the author?. Reference:. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Passage APassage A

• Think About It

• Read About It

• Talk About It

• Write About It

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1.1. Why do some people use Ecstasy according to the author? Why do some people use Ecstasy according to the author?

They think it is a fun, harmless drug. They think it is a fun, harmless drug.

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2.2. What did Ecstasy and other drugs do to the author? What did Ecstasy and other drugs do to the author?

It seriously damaged her health. Besides she lost her It seriously damaged her health. Besides she lost her strength, motivation, dreams, friends, apartment, money strength, motivation, dreams, friends, apartment, money and most of all, her sanity. and most of all, her sanity.

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3.3. What do you know about drugs and drug abuse? What do you know about drugs and drug abuse?

Open.Open.

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Agony from Ecstasy

I hear a lot of people talking about Ecstasy, calling it a fun, harmless drug. All I can think is, “if they only knew.”

I grew up in a small, rural town in Pennsylvania. It’s one of those places where everyone knows your name, what you did, what you ate and so on. I was astraight-A student and one of the popular kids, liked by all the different crowds. Drugs never played a part in my life. They were never a question — I was too involved and focused on other things.

I always dreamed of moving to New York City to study acting and pursue a career in theater. My dream came true when my mom brought me to the city to attend acting school. As you can imagine, it was quite a change from home.

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I was exposed to new people, new ideas and a completely new way of life — a way of life that exposed me to drugs. Most of the people that I met in the acting school had already been doing drugs for years. I felt that by using drugs, I would become a part of their world and it would deepen my friendships with them to new levels. I tried pot, even a little cocaine, but it was Ecstasy that changed my life forever.

I remember the feeling I had the first time I did Ecstasy: complete and utter bliss. I could feel the pulse of the universe. It was as if I had unlocked some sort of secret world; it was as if I’d found heaven. And I wondered how anything that made you feel so good could possibly be bad.

As time went by things changed. I graduated, and began to use drugs, especially Ecstasy, more frequently. As I did, I actually started to look down on those who did not. I surrounded myself only with those who did. I had gone from a girl who never used drugs to a woman who couldn’t imagine life without them.

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In five months, I went from living somewhat responsibly while pursuing my dream to a person who didn’t care about a thing — and the higher I got, the deeper I sank into a dark, lonely place. When I did sleep, I had nightmares and the shakes. I had pasty skin, a throbbing head and the beginnings of paranoia, but I ignored it all, thinking it was normal until the night I thought I was dying.

On this night, I was sitting on the couch with my friends, watching a movie and feeling normal when suddenly, I felt as if I needed to jump out of my skin. Racing thoughts, horrible images and illusions crept through my mind. I thought I was seeing the devil, and I repeatedly asked my friends if I was dead. On top of all this, I felt as if I was having a heart attack. Somehow, I managed to pick up the telephone and call my mom in the middle of the night, telling her to come get me. She did, pulling me out of my apartment the next morning.

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I didn’t know who I was or where I was as my mom drove me back to my family’s hospital in Pennsylvania. I spent most of the drive curled up in the back seat while my younger sister tried to keep me calm.

I spent the next 14 days in the hospital in a state of extreme confusion. This is what Ecstasygave me — but it didn’t stop there. My doctors performed a scan of my brain. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the results. The scan showed several dark marks on the image of my brain, and my doctors told me those were areas — areas that carry out memory functions — where the activity of my brain had been changed in some way.

Since I saw that scan my life has been an uphill crawl.

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I hear people say Ecstasy is a harmless, happy drug. There’s

nothing happy about the way that “harmless” drug chipped away at

my life. Ecstasy took my strength, my motivation, my dreams, my

friends, my apartment, my money and most of all, my sanity. I worry

about my future and my health every day. I have many mountains ahead of

me, but I plan to keep climbing because I’m one of the lucky ones.

I’ve been given a second chance, and that’s not something that

everyone gets.

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agony agony n.n.

— — extreme pain or suffering extreme pain or suffering

ExamplesExamples

• The injured soldiers lay screaming in The injured soldiers lay screaming in agonyagony. .

• We felt helpless as we saw him dying in We felt helpless as we saw him dying in agonyagony. .

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rural rural a.a.

— — in, of or like the countryside in, of or like the countryside

ExamplesExamples

• RuralRural life is usually more peaceful than urban life. life is usually more peaceful than urban life.

• He paints pictures of He paints pictures of ruralrural scenes. scenes.

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annual income of the urban and annual income of the urban and ruralrural household in household in China China

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中国城乡居民家庭年收入 中国城乡居民家庭年收入

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They were never a question — I was so involved They were never a question — I was so involved and focused on other things.and focused on other things.

I was never troubled by drugs — I devoted myself I was never troubled by drugs — I devoted myself wholly to other things. wholly to other things.

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focus onfocus on

— — to direct (one’s attention) to something to direct (one’s attention) to something

ExamplesExamples

• The book The book focuses onfocuses on the way the computer affects the the way the computer affects the young. young.

• I find it easy to I find it easy to focus onfocus on textbooks when the exam is textbooks when the exam is approaching. approaching.

They were never a question — I was so involved They were never a question — I was so involved and and focused onfocused on other things. other things.

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come true come true

— — to happen just as was wished, expected or dreamt to happen just as was wished, expected or dreamt

ExamplesExamples

• He has always dreamt of owning his own company, He has always dreamt of owning his own company, but I doubt it will but I doubt it will come truecome true. .

• When I finished my first novel, it was a dream made When I finished my first novel, it was a dream made to to come truecome true. .

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expose … to …expose … to …

— — to cause to be unprotected from to cause to be unprotected from

ExamplesExamples

• People living near the nuclear power station may have People living near the nuclear power station may have been been exposed toexposed to radiation. radiation.

• His viewpoints His viewpoints exposeexpose him him toto criticism, but he won’t criticism, but he won’t give them up. give them up.

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This program is designed to This program is designed to expose students to good expose students to good art and musicart and music..

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使学生接触美好的艺术和音乐使学生接触美好的艺术和音乐

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utter utter a.a.

— — complete or extreme complete or extreme

ExamplesExamples

• The discussion was an The discussion was an utterutter waste of time. waste of time.

• A hot bath after such a long day of hard work was A hot bath after such a long day of hard work was utterutter bliss. bliss.

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I was at an I was at an utterutter loss what to do. loss what to do.

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我完全不知道该怎样做才好。我完全不知道该怎样做才好。

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utterly utterly ad.ad.

— — completelycompletely

ExampleExample

• Are you utterly convinced that he is guilty? Are you utterly convinced that he is guilty?

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absolutelyabsolutely

entirelyentirely

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look down on/uponlook down on/upon

— — to regard with scorn; despise to regard with scorn; despise

ExamplesExamples

• When she married a millionaire, she When she married a millionaire, she looked down onlooked down on the office girls she had worked with. the office girls she had worked with.

• The disabled shouldn’t be The disabled shouldn’t be looked down uponlooked down upon. .

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I surrounded myself only with those who did. I surrounded myself only with those who did.

I kept in contact only with those who used drugs. I kept in contact only with those who used drugs.

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somewhat somewhat ad.ad.

— — to some degree; a little; rather to some degree; a little; rather

ExamplesExamples

• We were somewhat tired after our long walk. We were somewhat tired after our long walk.

• The campus has changed somewhat over the last few The campus has changed somewhat over the last few months. months.

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我喜欢这裙子的款式,可它有点贵。我喜欢这裙子的款式,可它有点贵。

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I like the design of the dress, but it’s somewhat I like the design of the dress, but it’s somewhat expensive.expensive.

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illusion illusion n. n.

— — an idea or belief which is not true or not what it seems an idea or belief which is not true or not what it seems to beto be

ExamplesExamples

• College students tend to have College students tend to have illusionsillusions about how easy about how easy their life will be after graduation. their life will be after graduation.

• The magician tricked the audience with skilful optical The magician tricked the audience with skilful optical illusionsillusions, making things appear and disappear. , making things appear and disappear.

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creep creep v. v.

— — to move slowly, quietly and carefully, often with the to move slowly, quietly and carefully, often with the body close to the ground body close to the ground

ExamplesExamples

• The naughty child The naughty child creptcrept up behind his father and up behind his father and suddenly yelled “Boo!”suddenly yelled “Boo!”

• A tiger A tiger creptcrept towards the deer from the downwind towards the deer from the downwind bush. bush.

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on top ofon top of

— — in addition to in addition to

ExamplesExamples

• On top ofOn top of the discount, the store tried to attract the discount, the store tried to attract customers with nice gifts. customers with nice gifts.

• We missed the train, and We missed the train, and on top ofon top of that we had to wait that we had to wait for two hours for the next one. for two hours for the next one.

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extreme extreme a.a.

— — (at) the furthest point; (to) the greatest degree (at) the furthest point; (to) the greatest degree

ExamplesExamples

• Jane fell into Jane fell into extremeextreme pain after her son died in an pain after her son died in an accident. accident.

• The The extremeextreme penalty of the law is the death penalty. penalty of the law is the death penalty.

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extreme extreme n.n.

— — either end of anything; highest degree; qualities as either end of anything; highest degree; qualities as widely different as possiblewidely different as possible

ExampleExample

• His moods go from one His moods go from one extremeextreme to the other. to the other.

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The general asked the soldier to _____ (The general asked the soldier to _____ ( 在紧急状态下在紧急状态下诉诸非常手段诉诸非常手段 ).).

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resort to extremes in the emergencyresort to extremes in the emergency

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carry outcarry out

— — to perform or complete; to conduct to perform or complete; to conduct

ExamplesExamples

• In spite of the ban, some scientists are still In spite of the ban, some scientists are still carrying carrying outout research on cloning humans. research on cloning humans.

• It is hoped that the kidnappers will not It is hoped that the kidnappers will not carry outcarry out their their threat to kill the hostages. threat to kill the hostages.

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Since I saw that scan my life has been an uphill Since I saw that scan my life has been an uphill crawl. crawl.

Since I saw the results of the medical scan I’ve started Since I saw the results of the medical scan I’ve started a difficult process of getting rid of drugs. a difficult process of getting rid of drugs.

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sanity sanity n.n.

— — the quality of being healthy in mind the quality of being healthy in mind

ExamplesExamples

• He’d been behaving so strangely that they began to He’d been behaving so strangely that they began to doubt his doubt his sanitysanity. .

• It’s hard to keep your It’s hard to keep your sanitysanity in such a crazy situation. in such a crazy situation.

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sane sane a. a.

— — healthy in mind healthy in mind

ExampleExample

• In the doctor’s opinion he was In the doctor’s opinion he was sanesane at the time of the at the time of the murder. murder.

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insane insane a. a.

• He must be He must be insaneinsane to drive his car so fast. to drive his car so fast.