燕園教育

2016年考研英語高分指導(dǎo)課

——巧學(xué)考研英語

地點：中國

時間：2014年9月27日(星期六)

主講人：宮東風(fēng)教授（2014年斬獲考研英語92分學(xué)霸的輔導(dǎo)老師）

CONTENTS

UNIT1

SAMPLE——LEARNBYMASTERPIECE

SAMPLE——LEARNBYNOVELTY

SAMPLE——LEARNBYREADING

SAMPLE——LEARNBYSIMPLIFICATION

UNIT2

SAMPLE——LEARNBYMASTERPIECE

SAMPLE——LEARNBYNOVELTY

SAMPLE——LEARNBYREADING

SAMPLE——LEARNBYSIMPLIFICATION

UNIT1

SAMPLE——LEARNBYMASTERPIECE

Celebrities,especiallyentertainmentstars,areusuallytheequivalentofrolemodels.Theirwordsandactionshaveemotionalappealnotjusttotheirfans,butothergroupsofthesociety.

Fromthis,publicfigureshadbetterrealizethattheirremarksandbehaviors,betheyconductedinthelimelightorinprivacy,havemuchbiggerimpactsonsocietythantheactionsofordinarypeople.

Itishardtoknowexactlyatwhatpointcommittingmisdemeanorsbecamearoutineactionformanypublicfigures,andquiteafewpeoplehavestartedtonurtureafondnessfor alityquirkssuchascynicismorunruliness.

Nowadays,differentattitudesareencouragedasasignofpluralism,buttheremustbearedlinekeepsremindingpeoplethatsomeriskyviewscannot ethemajorityviewofallofsociety.

Ifbeingacelebritycanberegardedasajob,thenbeingarolemodelshouldbeatthetopoftheirjobdescription.Thebottomlineshouldbetorespectandabidebythelaw.(170words)

SAMPLE——LEARNBYNOVELTY

英語（一）閱讀新題型大綱樣題

樣題5（建議做題時間：20—25分鐘）

Directions:

Youaregoingtoreadalistofheadingsandatextabouthowtoselectafund.ChoosethemostsuitableheadingfromthelistA–Fforeachnumberedparagraph(1–5).Thefirstandlastparagraphsofthetextarenotnumbered.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Watchingrelatedexpensesandmakingwisechoice

Payingattentiontodetails

Weighingyourfinancialgoalsandexpectationsfirst

Maintainingrealisticexpectations

Narrowingthesearch

Nottoospecial

Eatingbetter.Exercising.Investing.Therearealotofthingsyouknowshouldbeng.Theproblemisthatgettingstartedalwaysseemstobethehardestpart.Formanyinvestors,mutualfundsareagoodwaytogo,buttryingtosortthroughthenumberofavailablechoices–nowmorethan10,000–makesthisimportanttaskappearoverwhelming.Let’slookatsomewaystocutthat

numberdowntoareasonablesize,aswellasotherfactorstoconsiderwhenselectingyourfirstfund.

1.

Beforeyoubeginexaminingpotentialinvestments,it’simportanttotakesometimetoassessyourowngoalsandrisktolerance.Ifyoustartwithaclearobjectiveinmind,aswellasanunderstandingastohowyoumightreactifyourinvestmentlosesmoney,you’llbelesslikelytopurchaseafundthatdoesn’tfityourneeds.Andthat’swhatoftenleadstodisappointment.Itisimportanttolookforfundsthatareappropriateforbothyourgoalsandyourinvestmenttemperament.

2.

OnewaytobeginyoursearchforagoodfundistousetheMorningstarstarrating.Theratingisausefultoolfornarrowingthefieldtofundsthathavedoneagoodjobofbalancingreturnandriskinthepast.Toassignratings,Morningstarusesaformulathatcomparesafund’srisk-adjustedhistoricalperformancewiththatofotherfundswithinfourratinggroups–domesticstockfunds,internationalstockfunds,taxablebondfunds,andmunicipalbondfunds.

3.

Fundsthatinvestsolelyinasinglemarketsectors,calledspecialtyfunds,oftenhaveimpressivereturnsandmaybegreatadditionstoadiversifiedportfolio.However,thesuccessofsuchfundsdependslargelyonthefortunesofaparticularmarketsector.Hence,specialtyfundsprobablyaren’tthebestwaytostart.Foryourfirstfund,lookforadiversifiedstockfundthathasexposuretodifferenttypesofstocks.

4.

There’snolunchinfundinvesting:inadditiontothesalesfeesthatsomefundcompaniescharge,fundinvestorsmustalsopaymanagementfeesandtradingcosts.Unfortunay,youdon’tnecessarilygetwhatyoupayfor–noonehasevershownthatmoreexpensivefundsprovidegreaterreturns.Lookforfundswithreasonablecosts.Theexpenseratio,whichexpressesannualcostsasapercentageamount,isprobablythebestnumbertousewhencomparingmutualfundcosts.

5.

Whateverthemarketdoes,trytotakeitinstride.You’reinforthelonghaul,sodon’tworryaboutthemarket’sday-to-daygyrations.Relaxandresistthetemptationtomonitoryourfirstinvestmentdaily.Checkinonyourmutualfundsonceamonth,andgiveyourportfolioathoroughexamevery6to12months.Andconsideraddingtoyourfundeachmonth.Anautomaticinvestmentnmakesitarelativelypainlessprocess.

Finally,rememberthattheultimatemeasureofyoursuccessasaninvestordependsnotonyourowningthebest-performingmutualfund.Onlyonefundwillbethetopperformeroverthe

nextdecade,andthere’snowaytopredictwhichoneitwillbe.Meetingyourownfinancialgoalsshouldultimaybetheyardstickbywhichyoumeasureyourinvestmentsuccess.

SAMPLE——LEARNBYREADING

Text1

Inanessayentitled“MakingItinAmerica,”theauthorAdamDavidsonrelatesajokefromcottoncountryaboutjusthowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeenautomated:Theaveragemillhasonlytwoemployeestoday,“amanandadog.Themanistheretofeedthedog,andthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines.”

Davidson’sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentanddecliningmiddle-class estodayislargelybecauseofthebigdropindemandbecauseoftheGreatRecession,butitisalsobecauseoftheadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemorerapidlythaneverrecinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworkers.

Inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,nganaveragejob,couldearnanaveragelifestyle.But,today,averageisofficiallyover.Beingaveragejustwon’tearnyouwhatitusedto.Itcan’twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.Therefore,everyoneneedstofindtheirextra–theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.

Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.Butthere’sbeenanacceleration.AsDavidsonnotes,“Inthe10yearsendingin2009,[U.S.]factoriesshedworkerssofastthattheyerasedalmostallthegainsoftheprevious70years;roughlyoneoutofeverythreemanufacturingjobs–about6millionintotal–disappeared.”

Therewillalwaysbechange–newjobs,newproducts,newservices.ButtheonethingweknowforsureisthatwitheachadvanceinglobalizationandtheI.T.revolution,thebestjobswillrequireworkerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomakethemselvesaboveaverage.

Inaworldwhereaverageisofficiallyover,therearemanythingsweneedtodotosupportemployment,butnothingwouldbemoreimportantthanpassingsomekindofG.I.Billforthe21stcenturythatensuresthateveryAmericanhasaccesstopost-highschooleducation.

ThejokeinParagraph1isusedtoillustrate .

theimpactoftechnologicaladvances

thealleviationofjobpressure

theshrinkageoftextilemills

thedeclineofmiddle-class es

AccordingtoParagraph3,tobeasuccessfulemployee,onehasto .

adoptanaveragelifestyle

workoncheapsoftware

askforamoderatesalary

contributesomethingunique

ThequotationinParagraph4exinsthat .

gainsoftechnologyhavebeenerased

jobopportunitiesaredisappearingatahighspeed

factoriesaremakingmuchlessmoneythanbefore

newjobsandserviceshavebeenoffered

Accordingtotheauthor,toreduceunemployment,themostimportantis .

toacceleratetheI.T.revolution

toadvanceeconomicglobalization

toensuremoreeducationforpeople

topassmorebillsinthe21stcentury

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext?

TechnologyGoesCheap.

NewLawTakesEffect.

RecessionIsBad.

AverageIsOver.

參考答案

24.C25.D21.A22.D23.B

SAMPLE——LEARNBYSIMPLIFICATION

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sorry

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sort

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soul

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sound

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soup

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sour

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source

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south

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southeast

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southern

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southwest

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sovereign

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sow

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space

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spacecraft

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spaceship

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spacious

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spade

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span

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spare

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spark

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sparkle

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speak

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speaker

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spear

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special

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specialise/specialize

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specialist

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speciality/specialty

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species

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specific

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specification

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specify

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specimen

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spectacle

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spectacular

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spectator

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spectrum

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speculate

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speech

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speed

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spell

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spelling

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spend

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sphere

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spicy

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spider

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spill

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spin

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spine

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spiral

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spirit

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spiritual

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spit

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spite

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ssh

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splendid

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split

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spoil

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spokesman

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sponge

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sponsor

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spontaneous

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spoon

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sport

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sportsman

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spot

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spouse

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spray

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spread

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spring

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sprinkle

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sprout

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spur

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spy

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square

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squeeze

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squirrel

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stab

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stability

UNIT2

SAMPLE——LEARNBYMASTERPIECE

REUNIONMOON

FORMILLIONSOFAROUNDTHEWORLD,MID-AUTUMNFESTIVALISTHEsecond

mostimportanttraditionalfestivalaftertheNewYear.Fallingonthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthofthecalendar,whichisusuallyinSeptemberorearlyOctober,thefestivalgetsitsnamebecauseitmarksthemid-pointoftheautumnseason.peoplehavebeencelebratingthisfestivalatleastsinceTangDynasty(AD618-907).Itisajoyfuloccasionasthebig,brightfullmoononthisfestivedayisseenasasymboloffamilyreunion.Thereforethedayisalsoknownas"ReunionDay".MooncakesareregardedasanindispensabledelicacyfortheMid-AutumnFestival.Abakedfoodwithvariousfillingsanddifferenticpatternsonthesurface,theyareusuallyround,asthewordfor"round"hasasimilarpronunciationtothewordsfor"reunion"and"perfect".Mooncakesaretraditionallygivenasgiftstorelativesandfriendsastheyrepresentgoodwishes.Peoplealsopresentthemtothemoonasofferingsandpraytothemoongoddessforachild,ahappymarriageorabumperharvestnextyear.Besidesmooncakes,Mid-AutumnFestivalfeaturesothertraditionalfolkcustomsincludingyingwithlanternsandwatchingtidalbores.In2008,Mid-AutumnFestivalbecameapublicholidayinthecountry,anditisapopulartimeforweddingsandsight-seeing.(232words)

SAMPLE——LEARNBYNOVELTY

Directions:

Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA-Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblanks.Therearetwoextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyoftheblanks.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Thesocialsciencesareflourishing.Asof2005,therewerealmosthalfamillionprofessionalsocialscientistsfromallfieldsintheworld,workingbothinsideandoutsideacademia.AccordingtotheWorldSocialScienceReport2010,thenumberofsocial-sciencestudentsworldwidehasswollenbyabout11%everyyearsince2000.

Yetthisenormousresourceisnotcontributingenoughtotoday’sglobalchallenges,includingclimatechange,security,sustainabledevelopmentandhealth.(41)

Humanityhasthenecessaryagro-technologicaltoolstoeradicatehunger,fromgeneticallyengineeredcropstoartificialfertilizers.Here,too,theproblemsaresocial:theorganizationanddistributionoffood,wealthandprosperity.

(42) Thisisashame–thecommunityshouldbegrastheopportunitytoraiseitsinfluenceintherealworld.ToparaphrasethegreatsocialscientistJosephSchumpeter:thereisnoradicalinnovationwithoutcreativedestruction.

Today,thesocialsciencesarelargelyfocusedondisciplinaryproblemsandinternalscholarlydebates,ratherthanontopicswithexternalimpact.ysesrevealthatthenumberofpapersincludingthe “environmentalchange”or“climatechange”haveincreasedrapidlysince2004.(43)

Whensocialscientistsdotacklepracticalissues,theirscopeisoftenlocal:BelgiumisinterestedmainlyintheeffectsofpovertyonBelgium,forexample.Andwhetherthecommunity’sworkcontributesmuchtoanoverallaccumulationofknowledgeisdoubtful.

Theproblemisnotnecessarilytheamountofavailablefunding.(44)

Thisisanadequateamountsolongasitisaimedintherightdirection.Socialscientistswhocominaboutalackoffundingshouldnotexpectmoreintoday’seconomicclimate.

Thetrickistodirectthesefundsbetter.TheEuropeanUnionFrameworkfundingprogramshavelonghadacategoryspecificallytargetedatsocialscientists.Thisyear,itwasproposedthatthesystembechanged:Horizon2020,anewprogramtobeenactedin2014,wouldnothavesuchacategory.Thishasresultedinsfromsocialscientists.Buttheintentionisnottoneglectsocialscience;rather,thecompleteopposite.(45) Thatshouldcreatemorecollaborativeendeavorsandhelptodevelopprojectsaimeddirectlyatsolvingglobalproblems.

Itcouldbethatweareevolvingtwocommunitiesofsocialscientists:onethatisdiscipline-orientedandpublishinginhighlyspecializedjournals,andonethatisproblem-orientedandpublishingelsewhere,suchasbriefs.

However,thenumbersarestillsmall:in2010,about1,600ofthe100,000social-sciencespaperspublishedgloballyincludedoneofthese .

Theideaistosocialscientiststointegratetheirworkwithothercategories,includinghealthanddemographicchange;foodsecurity;marineresearchandthebio-economy;clean,efficientenergy;andinclusive,innovativeandsecuresocieties.

Thesolutionistochangethemindsetoftheacademiccommunity,andwhatitconsiderstobeitsmaingoal.Globalchallengesandsocialinnovationoughttoreceivemuchmoreattentionfromscientists,especiallytheyoungones.

Theseissuesallhaverootcausesinhumanbehavior:allrequirebehavioralchangeandsocialinnovations,aswellastechnologicaldevelopment.Stemmingclimatechange,forexample,isasmuchaboutchangingconsumptionpatternsandpromotingtaxacceptanceasitisaboutdevelocleanenergy.

Despitethesefactors,manysocialscientistsseemreluctanttotacklesuchproblems.AndinEurope,someareupinarmsoveraproposaltodropaspecificfundingcategoryforsocial-scienceresearchandtointegrateitwithincross-cuttingtopicsofsustainabledevelopment.

Duringthelate1990s,nationalspendingonsocialsciencesandthehumanitiesasapercentageofallresearchanddevelopmentfunds–includingernment,highereducation,non-profitandcorporate–variedfromaround4%to25%;inmostEuropeannations,itisabout15%.

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MINI-LECTURE6—英語（二）閱讀指導(dǎo)：引申推斷題型

Text2

Acenturyago,theimmigrantsfromacrosstheAtlanticincludedsettlersandsojourners.AlongwiththemanyfolkslookingtomakeapermanenthomeintheUnitedStatescamethosewhohadnointentiontostay,andwhowouldmakesomemoneyandthengohome.Between1908and1915,about7millionpeoplearrivedwhileabout2milliondeparted.AboutaquarterofallItalianimmigrants,forexample,eventuallyreturnedtoItalyforgood.Theyevenhadanaffectionatenickname,“uccellidipassaggio,”birdsofpassage.

Today,wearemuchmorerigidaboutimmigrants.Wedivide ersintotwocategories:legalorillegal,goodorbad.WehailthemasAmericansinthemaking,orbrandthemasalienstobekickedout.Thatframeworkhascontributedmightilytoourbrokenimmigrationsystemandthelongpoliticalparalysisoverhowtofixit.Wedon’tneedmorecategories,butweneedtochangethewaywethinkaboutcategories.Weneedtolookbeyondstrictdefinitionsoflegalandillegal.Tostart,wecanrecognizethenewbirdsofpassage,thoselivingandthrivinginthegrayareas.Wemightthenbegintosolveourimmigrationchallenges.

Croppickers,violinists,constructionworkers,entrepreneurs,engineers,homehealth-careaidesandphysicistsareamongtoday’sbirdsofpassage.Theyareenergeticparticipantsinaglobal

economydrivenbytheflowofwork,moneyandideas.Theyprefertocomeandgoasopportunitycallsthem.Theycanmanagetohaveajobinoneceandafamilyinanother.

Withorwithoutpermission,theystraddlelaws,jurisdictionsandidentitieswithease.WeneedthemtoimaginetheUnitedStatesasacewheretheycanbeproductiveforawhilewithoutcommittingthemselvestostayingforever.Weneedthemtofeelthathomecanbebothhereandthereandthattheycanbelongtotwonationshonorably.

modatingthisnewworldofpeopleinmotionwillrequirenewattitudesonbothsidesoftheimmigrationbattle.Lookingbeyondtheculturewarlogicofrightorwrongmeansopeningupthemiddlegroundandunderstandingthatmanagingimmigrationtodayrequiresmultiplepathsandmultiple es,includingsomethatarenoteasyto plishlegallyintheexistingsystem.

“Birdsofpassage”referstothosewho .

stayinaforeigncountrytemporarily

leavetheirhomecountriesforgood

immigrateacrosstheAtlantic

findpermanentjobsoverseas

Itisimpl