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bedrid [bedr?d] adj. confined to bed (by illness) e.g.He had to spend two years bedridden with an injury. give-and-take a willingness between two people or gro-ups to understand each other, and to let b-oth of them have some of the things they want 平等交换，互相迁就，交换意见 e.g. In any relationship there always has to be some give-and-take. play merry hell to live or behave recklessly or riotously 破坏; 对 ... 发脾气 e.g. Dadll play merry hell with your when he finds out youve broken the clock. gallop [ɡ?l?p] v. ride at a galloping pace; go at galloping speed; cause to move at full gallop e.g.The children galloped home as soon as the class was over. e.g.China is galloping ahead in the race to develop new technology. postpone [p?sp??n] v. arrange sth at a later time; defer sth e.g.Lacking money,they had to postpone their plan. put sth. or sb. into the shade to be so good or impressive that other si-milar things or people seem much less im-portant or interesting e.g. Well Arthur, your choir puts our little town chorus into the shade. hypnotise [h?pn?ta?z] vt. induce hypnosis in 使催眠；使着迷 e.g.He was hypnotized by her beauty. Part 4 Questions 第一PPT模板网： Multiple-choice quetions: 1.B 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.A 第一PPT模板网： Questions for discussion: 1. Why does the author mean when he says To flatter and pamper the young for ten years is to leave them increasingly dissatisfied for the next fifty.? The author refers to the danger of lavishing too much care on the young. As a result, they may be discontented both in regards to their day-to-day activities and their outlook for the future. As they are supremely confident that their destinies lie within their own control, they may not honour old people. They may be disengaged from social problems and uninvolved with the world outside home. 2. What is the authors intent in Paragraph 4? The author criticizes the current view of old pe