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吉林大学远程教育学院

    >>>>   Unit One
    >>>>   Unit Two
    >>>>   Unit Three
    >>>>   Unit Four
    >>>>   Unit Five
    >>>>   Unit Six
    >>>>   Unit Seven
    >>>>   Unit Eight
    >>>>   Unit Nine
    >>>>   Unit Ten
    >>>>   Unit Eleven
    >>>>   Unit Twelve
    >>>>   Unit Thirteen
    >>>>   Unit Fourteen
    >>>>   Unit Fifteen
    >>>>   Unit Sixteen
    >>>>   Unit Seventeen
    >>>>   Unit Eighteen
    >>>>   Unit Nineteen
    >>>>   Unit Twenty
    >>>>   Unit Twenty-one
    >>>>   Unit Twenty-two
    >>>>   Unit Twenty-three
    >>>>   Unit Twenty-four
    >>>>   Unit Twenty-five
    >>>>   Unit Twenty-six
    >>>>   Unit Twenty-seven
    >>>>   Unit Twenty-eight
    >>>>   Unit Twenty-nine
    >>>>   Unit Thirty

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Synopsis

The train is crowded during rush hour. James Saxon is in his comfortable corner seat, with his face buried in a newspaper. Matti Arpola, a Finnish young man, is sitting opposite. He is on his first trip to England. He considers James Saxon a typical Englishman and begins to find clues to back up his judgment.

He takes note of James Saxon’s look and dress, imagines his occupation and family life, and comes to the conclusion that James Saxon “looks like a poorly-paid clerk or a workman.” After the journey finishes, Matti is told that James Saxon is an entrepreneur with a fortune of two million pounds. Furthermore, he is a naturalized British subject of Finnish origin, not a typical Englishman. Matti feels frustrated about his too hasty conclusions.