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1、The Zuckerbergs of Dobbs FerryText Understanding1.The place has changed little in the decade since Mark Zuckerberg left home,first for boarding school and then for Harvard,where he founded the world-altering web company that will soon make the entire Zuckerberg family unfathomably rich.world-alterin

2、g a.-that changes the worldSynonym:world-changingunfathomably adv.-in a manner that is too strange or difficult to be understoodunfathomable a.An unfathmable feature of the house is,there are no stairs where there should be.Text UnderstandingText Understanding1.The place has changed little in the de

3、cade since Mark Zuckerberg left home,first for boarding school and then for Harvard,where he founded the world-altering web company that will soon make the entire Zuckerberg family unfathomably rich.ParaphraseMark Zucherberg has left home for 10 years,during which his home in Dobbs Ferry has not cha

4、nged much.Mark attended the boarding school and then went to Harvard as a student.He founded Facebook at Harvard.This famous web company has not only changed the world but also improved his familys financial condition.They become extremely rich.2.Hes like your standard-issue eighties dad,giving a to

5、ur of his comfortingly ordinary home.standard-issue a.-normal,ordinary,or usualcomfortingly adv.-in a manner that makes you feel calmer and less worried or unhappycomforting a.Its a standard-issue weapon in most Eastem European armies.She gave him a comforting pat on the shoulder.II.Text Understandi

6、ng Text Understanding2.Hes like your standard-issue eighties dad,giving a tour of his comfortingly ordinary home.ParaphraseEd Zuckerberg is an ordinary father whose children were born in the 1980s.He leads the way to introduce his home,which is of ordinary style but comfortable,and makes you feel re

7、laxed.3.Karen,now a licensed psychiatrist,was enlisted as his office manager-my most overqualified employee,Ed says.licensed a.-having official permission to do sthenlist v.-to persuade sb to help you or to join you in doing sthsth/sb in sth,sb as sth,sb to do sthoverqualified a.-having more experie

8、nce or training than is necessary for a particular job You should ensure that your instument adviser is licensed.We were enlisted as helpers.The problem with employing people who are overqualified for the job is that they often dont stay in it for long.II.Text UnderstandingText Understanding3.Karen,

9、now a licensed psychiatrist,was enlisted as his office manager-my most overqualified employee,Ed says.ParaphraseEds wife Karen has official permission to practice psychiatry,but is now persuaded to work for him as the office manager.He said that she was his most overqualified employee,because she di

10、dnt need so much professional knowledge or skill to work in a dental office.4.The family was alwaystight-knit,Donna Zuckerberg tells me-a kind of universe unto itself.tight-knit a.closely connected,closely integrated a tight-knit communityDonna Zuckerberg tells me that the family was closely integra

11、ted,and was a compact home including everything the children need.Text UnderstandingParaphrase5.The transcript was obtained by the Associated Press and quickly repackaged and chewed over by countless websitestranscript n.-a written or printed copy of the words that have been spoken a tanscript of th

12、e interviewrepackage v.-to present sth in a new wayShe earns more since she repackaged herslf as a business consultant.chew sth over-to think about and discuss sth slowly and carefullyHe tends to chew things over too much in his mind.Text Understanding5.The transcript was obtained by the Associated

13、Press and quickly repackaged and chewed over by countless websitesThe written copy of the interview with Ed Zuckerberg on the radio show was obtained by the Associated Press which helped to spread the message widely.Numerous websites presented the transcript in new ways and kept discussing it.Text UnderstandingParaphrase