Unit 3 The Land of Lock

1. Unit 3 The Land of Lock good old days-changes in families- the insurance company’s ad.- in big companies- at airports The bad effect-

2. to leave the door on the latch: to close the door, but not lock • latch门闩; padlock挂锁; dead-bolt lock(钢拴式)防盗门;security chains; electronic alarm system; trip wires报警装置; access card; security guard; electronic friskers • to carry keys • to close up the door • cities/in urban areas; suburbs/country areas/rural areas/tranquil areas • Para.3 even more vulnerable than well-patroled urban areas: easier to be attacked than in cities which are protected by the police

3. at any rate: anyway (a signal phrase to show a summary of the preceding part is followed) • be hooked up to: be connected to or attached to (e.g. the computer is hooked up to the Internet) • sliding doors(拉门) • patio(露台;庭院): a flat hard area near a house, where people sit outside (cf. balcony) • be built in/into (e.g. we have wardrobes built into the wall to save space. a built-in wardrobe; a walk-in closet)

4. to pry the door open • It is not uncommon; it is common • to paste notice • premises (房产;事务所;办公室):the buildings and land that a shop, restaurant, company, etc. uses (e.g. Smoking is not allowed on the premises of the company.) • to feature: to include or show something as an important part of something (特登;特演;使人/物为…的特点) The exhibition held last week featured modern paintings.

5. the transformation of …from…to… • be used to doing • to defend against • to put up barriers • Para.9 it does not occur to us to ask ourselves: we did not think of asking ourselves • to barricade ourselves against our neighbors: to set apart from • to take over: to take control of • Chances are that…:it is very likely that…

6. to wave sb. in; the front desk • the departure gates • to figure out a way • to hold … at bay: to prevent sth. from coming near • a state of affairs • be bathed in high-intensity light: are brightly lighted • to lock the fear out; to pry the door open • Para.14 we do not want to afford ourselves even so much a luxury as a shadow: everywhere is brightly lighted, in which case a shadow is just a luxury that we do not want to have • be afraid of/to fear that/to fear for…/be fearful • to have reflections on…

7. with a small margin of error只有微小误差 • to do sth. in the name of • to look back on sth.: to recall sth. • the unseen horrors What is the situation in China? What can be done to better the situation?

8. Translation • A burglary is reported every 15 seconds in the U.S. • Statistics show that burglars entered more than 2 million homes last year. • Actually it is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out. All you can do is to discourage him for a few minutes, thus exposing him to police patrols or those wondering about. • Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity. • A light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night.

9. Believe it or not, some people, particularly children who happen to be the last to come in, leave their doors on the latch at night. • Doors of hollow core, even when locked, are vulnerable to break-ins. • Thus doors of solid core or steel are much preferred as they make it difficult for the burglar to pry open. • If you decide to buy an alarm device, be sure to ask for its signs and put them on both windows and doors. • Finally a word of warning --- when you travel, make sure that you have a trusted neighbor collect and keep all the deliveries of newspapers and mail until you return. • This is because a collection of newspapers and mails on the front doorstep or in your mailbox is an advertisement that no one is at home. • Next week we will have Listening & Speaking Unit 5