The sense of delayed gratification, of working now for later pleasure, has helped shape the economic behavior of our society. However, that sense is no longer nurtured as consistently in our children as it once was. For example, it used to take a bit of patience to put together the toys that children got in cereal boxes; now the toys come from the boxes whole.
Which of the following is an assumption of the passage above?
A.The toys in cereal boxes have changed partly because the economic conditions of our society have improved.
B.The influence of promotion gimmicks on the economic behavior of our society has increased over the years.
C.The toys that used to come in cereal boxes were put together by the same children who played with them.
D.Part of the pleasure of any toy lie in putting the toy together before playing with it.
E.Today's children do not expect a single toy to provide pleasure for a long period of time.
怎么理解！？？答案是C 我选的E 作者: winzero 时间: 2010-11-27 21:08
E是无关选项，本题是讲关于延迟享福的。以前人们会为将来的幸福，现在工作努力。但是现在的孩子一出生就已经很幸福了。E中说现在孩子们并不会为了一个玩具而满足。跟题目没什么关系。 C，取非之后就是玩具不是被玩的人收拾的，那就没所谓什么延迟享受的问题。。。所以C是对的。 本人一点意见。你看看吧。作者: sdcar2010 时间: 2010-11-27 21:53
You work first, then you enjoy the joy of your work later.
You put the toy togehter, then you enjoy the joy of your work (the assembled toy) later.