te unlike any that has gone before it. read what he has to say and see whether you agree. 美国是否会如同历史上其他强国一样走向衰亡？作者持否定态度，认为美国创建的社会模式不同于任何已出现的社会模式。读一读他的观点，看看你是否同意。

　　8．more than a decade ago, the mobile phone was a luxury for only a few, but now it is very common. the rapid spread of the mobile phone is perhaps one of the great miracles of our time. 十几年前，手机只是少数人才能使用的奢侈品，但现在手机已很普遍。手机的快速普及也许是我们时代的伟大奇迹之一。

　　9．some people seem easy to understand：their character appears obvious on first meeting. appearances, however, can be deceptive. for thirty years now i have been studying my fellowmen. i don’t know very much about them. i shrug my shoulders when people tell me that their first impressions of a person are always right. i think they must have small insight or great vanity. for my own part i find that the longer i know people, the more they puzzle me. 有些人似乎容易了解：他们的个性在初次交往时就表露无遗。然而，外表可能具有欺骗性。三十年来，我一直在研究我的人类同胞，但至今了解不多。每当有人跟我说他对一个人的首次印象向来不错的时候，我就耸耸肩。我想这种人不是无知，就是自大。就我而言，我觉得，认识一个人的

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