PAGEPAGE4UnitOneLoveDialogueOnFriendandLoveA:Hi,guy,whatkindsofqualitiesdoyoulookforinyourfriend?B:Ilikepeoplewhoareopenandfriendly.Theyshouldbesincere,andIbelievethatafriendinneedisafriendindeed.A:Idon’tlikemakingfriendswithdishonestpeople.Honestyisveryimportanttome.B:Yeah,withouthonestythereisnotrustinfriendship.A:Whataboutlove?What’simportantinyourattitudetowardslove?B:Loveisaboutmutualunderstandingandrespect.Loveisn’tabouthowtofindoutthesimilarities,it’sabouthowtorespectthedifferences!A:Wellsaid!B:Loveisallbetweenthetwo.Iloveyounotbecauseofwhoyouare,butbecauseofwhoIamwhenIamwithyou.Totheworldyoumaybeoneperson,buttoonepersonyoumaybetheworld.A:Loveisreallygreat!NewWordsmutual /’mju:t?u?l/ a. 共同的,相互的similarity /?simi’l?riti/

n. 相似,類似Phrases&Expressionsinneed 需要findout 發(fā)現(xiàn)；查明Completethefollowingdialogueaccordingtothehintsgivenbelow.A:Hi,guy,(你看起來(lái)不開心).Whathappened?B:Nothinggood.Ijusthadalittle(和……拌嘴)mygirlfriend.A:What’sthetrouble?B:Shecomplainedmuchabout___________________(我的著裝風(fēng)格).Ilikecasualdresstoomuch.A:__________________________(這不是大問(wèn)題).Youshouldhaveatalkwithher.Maybeyoushould(做出一些改變).B:Maybeyou’reright.I’llgiveitatry.Createanewdialogueaccordingtothesituationgivenbelow.Natejustgotapart-timejobinKFC.YoumethimattheInternetcaféandtalkedwithhimabouthisexperience.PleasemakeadialogueaboutthetalkbetweenyouandNate.TextFindLastingLoveAhealthy,lovingrelationshipcanenhancemanyaspectsofyourlife,fromyouremotionalandmentalwell-beingtoyourphysicalhealthandoverallhappiness.Lifeasasinglepersonoffersmanyrewards;however,ifyou’rereadytoshareyourlifewithsomeoneandwanttobuildalasting,worthwhilerelationship,lifeasasinglepersoncanalsobeveryfrustrating.Formanyofus,findingsomeonewewanttoshareourliveswithcanseemlikeanimpossibletask.Evenifyouhaveahistoryofrelationshipsthatdon’tlastorifyoufeelburnedoutbytraditionalandonlinedating,youcanstilllearnhowtofindlastinglove.Findingtherightromanticpartnerisoftenadifficultjourney.Perhapsyougrewupinahouseholdwheretherewasnorolemodelofasolid,healthyrelationshipandyoudoubtthatsuchathingevenexists.Ormaybeyourdatinghistoryconsistsonlyofshort,abruptrelationshipsandyoudon’tknowhowtomakearelationshiplast.Youcouldbeattractedtothewrongtypeofpersonormakingthesamebadchoices,duetoanunresolvedissuefromyourpast.Whateverthecasemaybe,it’simportanttobelievethatahealthyromanticrelationshipforyouexistsinthefuture.10.overall j.settle;handle;dealwithTask3Fillintheblankswiththegivenwords.Changetheformwherenecessary.resolveresolveassessromanticfrustrateconsistemotionalmentalenhancepreventrecognize1.It’shealthiertorelease

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thantobottleitup.2.Derikhasaweirdhairstyleandenjoysagreat__________oncampus.3.Shelooksatthehouseand

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itsmarketvalue.4.Hugeeffortsaremadeto

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theproblem.5.Hedoesn’tlookgood,becausehe’ssufferingfromsevere

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disorder.6.PassingtheEnglishexaminationshould

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himfromrunningtherisk.8.Howmanyplayersdoesabaseballteam

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thanmen.Task4Fillintheblanksaccordingtothefollowingpassage.TheMagicalIngredientsofLoveRelationshipsLoveissuchapowerfulhumanemotionthatexpertsareconstantlystudyingit.They’vediscoveredthatlovehasthreemainqualities:Attraction

isthe"chemistry"partoflove.It’sallaboutthephysicalinterestthattwopeoplehaveineachother.Attractionisalsowhat’sbehindthenervous-but-excitedwaywefeelwhenthatpersonisnear.Closeness

isthebondthatdevelopswhenwesharethoughtsandfeelingsthatwedon’tsharewithanyoneelse.Whenyouhavethisfeelingofclosenesswithyourboyfriendorgirlfriend,youfeelsupported,caredfor,understood,andacceptedforwhoyouare.Trustisabigpartofthis.Commitment

isthepromisetostickbytheotherpersonthroughtheupsanddownsoftherelationship.Thesethreequalitiescanbecombinedindifferentwaystomakedifferentkindsofrelationships.Forexample,closenesswithoutattractionisthekindoflovewefeelforbestfriends.Wesharesecretsandpersonalstuffwiththem,andtheystandbyus.Butwearenotromanticallyinterestedinthem.Attractionwithoutclosenessismorelikeacrush.You’reattractedtosomeonephysicallybutdon’tknowthepersonwellenoughyettofeeltheclosenessthatcomesfromsharingpersonalexperiencesandfeelings.Romanticloveiswhenattractionandclosenessarecombined.Forpeoplefallinginloveforthefirsttime,itcanbehardtotellthedifferencebetweentheintense,newfeelingsofphysicalattractionandthedeeperclosenessthatgoeswithbeinginlove.Thethreequalitiesofloveare____________________.Attractionisthechemistrypartoflove.It’sallabout____________________betweenthetwo.Thethreequalitiesofloveare____________________.Attractionisthechemistrypartoflove.It’sallabout____________________betweenthetwo.____________isabigpartofcloseness,thesecondqualityoflove.Iftwopeopleshowthequalityofcloseness,theymayshare________________________.Romanticloveiscombinedwith____________________anditcanbehardtotellthedifferencebetweenattractionandcloseness.Task5TranslatethefollowingintoEnglishorChinese.1.航班因糟糕的天氣而取消。（dueto）2.真正的美是由內(nèi)在美和外在美構(gòu)成的。（consistof）3.適當(dāng)?shù)倪\(yùn)動(dòng)能夠促進(jìn)身體健康。（enhance）4.沒有人能阻止他環(huán)游世界。（prevent…from）5.步入社會(huì)我們應(yīng)該靠自己解決問(wèn)題。（resolve）6.You’llmeetmanyguysonyourpathtofindtheonewho’srightforyou,butyoushouldavoidafewtypesatallcost.Theymightstartoutasperfectlydecentmenwhilethey’retryingtogetyourattention,butoncetheyshowtheirtruecolors,youmaywanttoheadforthehills.ReadingPracticePassageOneLoveinCrossCultureIfellinlovewiththeminister’ssonthewinterIturnedfourteen.HewasnotChinese.ForChristmasIprayedfortheboy,Robert.WhenIfoundoutthatmyparentshadinvitedtheminister’sfamilyoverforChristmasEvedinner,Icriedinpanic.WhatwoundRobertthinkofourshabbyChineseChristmas?WhatwouldhethinkofournoisyChineserelativeswholackedproperAmericanmanners?OnChristmasEve,mymothercreatedabundantChinesefood.Andthentheyarrivedtheminister’sfamilyandallmyrelatives.Robertgreetedhello,andIpretendedhewasnotworthyofexistence.Dinnerthrewmedeeperintodisappointment.Myrelativeslickedtheendsoftheirchopsticksandreachedacrossthetable.Robertandhisfamilywaitedpatientlyforalargeplatetobepassedtothem.Myrelativesmurmuredwithpleasurewhenmymotherbroughtoutthewholesteamedfish.Robertmadeaface.Thenmyfatherreachedhischopsticksjustbelowthefisheyeandpickedoutthesoftmeat.“Amy,yourfavorite,”hesaid,offeringmethetenderfishcheek.Iwantedtodisappear.Attheendofthemeal,myfatherleanedbackandburpedloudly,thankingmymotherforherfinecooking.“It’sapoliteChinesecustomtoshowyou’resatisfied,”explainedmyfathertoourastonishedguests.Robertwaslookingdownathisplatewithareddishface.Theministermanagedtobringupaquietburp.Iwasshockedintosilencefortherestofthenight.Aftereveryonehadgone,mymothersaidtome,“YouwanttobethesameasAmericangirlsontheoutside.”Shehangedmeanearlygift.Itwasaminiskirt.“ButinsideyoumustalwaysbeChinese.Youmustbeproudyouaredifferent.Youronlyshameistohaveshame.”ItwasnotuntilyearslaterthatIwasabletofullyappreciateherlessonandherpurposebehindherparticularmenu.ForChineseEvethatyear,shehadchosenexcellentChinesefood.NewWordspray /prei/

v. 祈禱panic /’p?nik/

n. 驚慌shabby /’??bi/

a. 破舊的;寒酸的noisy /’n?izi/ a. 喧鬧的,嘈雜的relative

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n. 親戚abundant /?’b?nd?nt/

a. 豐富的,充裕的disappointment /?dis?’p?intm?nt/ n. 失望lick /lik/

v. 舔chopstick /’t??pstik/ n. 筷子murmur /’m?:m?/

v. 低語(yǔ)steam /sti:m/

v. 蒸tender /’tend?/

a. 嫩的;溫柔的cheek

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n. 面頰lean /li:n/

v. 傾斜,倚burp /b?:p/

v. 打嗝reddish

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a. 微紅的Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.WhenIfoundouttheminister’sfamilywouldcomeforChineseEvedinner,Icriedmainlybecause__________.IworriedaboutourshabbyChineseChristmasIworriedaboutourChineserelativeslackingAmericanmannersIworriedaboutmeetingtheminister’sfamilyIworriedaboutbeinglaughedatWhatdoes“hewasnotworthyofexistence”probablymean?Itmeans__________.heshouldnotexisthewasworthlessIwasnotinterestedinhisexistenceIexpectinghiscomingDinnerthrewmedeeperintodisappointmentmainlybecause__________.myrelativeslickedtheendsoftheirchopsticksmyfatherreachedhischopstickstopickfishformemyfatherleanedbackandburpedloudlyIchildishlyexpectedallofustoactinthesamewayasAmericansattableWecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.thewriterappreciatedhermother’slessonyearslaterthemotherpreparedtoshowChinesedifferentfoodculturethewritermustbeproudthatsheisdifferenttheminister’sfamilyreallyenjoyedthefoodPassageTwoLoveinAmericanFamiliesUponreachinganappropriateage,usuallybetween18and21yearsold,childrenareencouraged,butnotforced,to“l(fā)eavethenest”andbeginanindependentlife.Afterchildrenleavehometheyoftenfindsocialrelationshipsandfinancialsupportoutsidethefamily.Parentsdonotarrangemarriagesfortheirchildren,nordochildrenusuallyaskpermissionoftheirparentstogetmarried.RomanticloveismostoftenthebasisformarriageintheUnitedStates;youngadultsmeettheirfuturespousesthroughfriends,atjobs,andinorganizationsandreligiousinstitutions.Althoughchildrenchoosetheirownspouse,theystillhopetheirparentswillapproveoftheirchoices.Inmanyfamilies,parentsfeelthatchildrenshouldmakemajorlifedecisionsbythemselves.Aparentmaytrytoinfluenceachildtofollowaparticularprofessionbutthechildisfreetochooseanothercareer.Sometimeschildrendopreciselytheoppositetowhattheirparentswishinordertosticktotheirindependence.Asonmaydeliberatelydecidenottogointohisfather’sbusinessbecauseofafearthathewilllosehisself-governmentinhisfather’sworkplace.Thisindependencefromparentsisnotanindicationthatparentsandchildrendonotloveeachother.StrongloveintheAmericanfamilyisculturalvalueofself-relianceandindependence.ChoosefrombelowanappropriateChinesetomatcheachequivalentinthepassage.適齡獨(dú)立生活社會(huì)關(guān)系經(jīng)濟(jì)資助宗教機(jī)構(gòu)自制重大的人生決定特定行業(yè)文化價(jià)值觀自立PracticalWritingRequestsforLeaveI.ABriefIntroductionInourdailylife,it’spossibleforusnottobeabletoattendschoolorgotoworkowingtothefactthatwearesickorsomeotherreasons.Underthesecircumstances,wearerequiredtowriteanoteofrequestforleave.II.TheBasicElementsincludedinanoteofrequestofleaveThetimewhenyouwillbeabsentThereasonwhyyouaskforleaveShowyourthanksandpromisethatyouwillmakeupforthelessonsortheworkafteryoucomebackComplimentarycloseIII.UsefulExpressions1.說(shuō)明請(qǐng)假的原因1)IbegtoinformyouthatIwillbeunabletocometoschooltodayowingto…因?yàn)椤?我今天不能到校上課。2)IbegtoreportthatIshallbeabsentfromschoolfromthe12thtothe19thinst.inorderto… 為了……,本月12日到19日我無(wú)法到校上課。2.說(shuō)明請(qǐng)假的時(shí)間1)Ibegtoapplyforfivedays’leaveofabsencefrom…to… 我想請(qǐng)三天假，從……到……2)WillyouexcusemyabsenceonMay5th? 您能同意我5月3.請(qǐng)求準(zhǔn)假Iwouldbeverymuchobligedifyouwouldgrantmemyleave.IV.Readthefollowingletterofshowingthanksandanswerquestions.Class2,Grade3May11DearMr.Smith,IbegtoreportthatIshallbeabsentfromschoolfromthe12thtothe17thinordertoreturnhometoseemygrandfather,whohasbeensufferingfromlungcancersincelastyearandisnowincriticalcondition.Iwouldbeverymuchobligedifyouwouldgrantmemyleave.Asforthelessonstobemissedduringmyabsence,IwilldomybesttomakeupforthemassoonasIcomeback.Yourssincerely,Mary1.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthisletter?2.WhenwillMarybeabsentfromschool?3.WhydoesMaryaskforleave?4.WhatdoesMarypromisetodoaftercomingback?V.WritingPracticeDirections:Yourfatherisseriouslyill,andyouwanttogobackhome.Writeanotetothedirectorofyourdepartmentanditshouldinclude:1)thecauseforleaving;2)thedaysofyourabsence:fromApril26thtoMay1st;3)promisetomakeupfortheworkunfinishedaftercomingback.UnitTwoCulturalExchangeDialogueCultureDifferenceA:MynameisTangMing.Gladtoseeyou.B:Gladtoseeyoutoo.MynameisJoe.A:So,IheardyouarefromEngland.AreyoustudyingChinesehere？B:Yeah,thisismyfirstyearinChina.A:AreyougettingusedtoyourlifeinChina?Sometimesitisalittlebithardforwesternstudents.B:Yeah,you’reright.IgrewupinEngland,anditismyfirsttimetostudyabroad,soIneedmoretimetogetusedtoculturedifference.A:Whatisthemostdifficultthingforyoutostayhere?B:Iguessitisthecustom.LackingofknowledgeaboutChinesecustomsbringsmetroubles.B:Forexample？A:Inwesterncultureclosefriendsandevenfamilymembersthankeachotherfortheslightesthelporfavor.ItisverydifferentfromChina!Asimpletasklikeopeningadoorisseenasexpectedbehavioramongfriends.Thereisnoneedtothank!B:That’strue.InChina,thereisnoneedtodothat.A：I’mquiteafraidtodosomethingimpolitetomyChineseclassmatesjustbecauseofcustomdifference.B：Icantotallyunderstandit.You’dbettermakesomeChinesefriendsandlearnfromthem.A:Umm.Goodidea！Completethefollowingdialogueaccordingtothehintsgivenbelow.A:DoyouknowwhyAmericaiscalled“meltingpot”?B:Ofcourse.Americais________________(一個(gè)移民國(guó)家).Theimmigrantsarefrom________________（世界各地）.A:Yes,suchasEurope,SouthAmerica,________________（非洲和亞洲）.B:Youareright.Everystreamofimmigrantshas________________（自己的文化）,andsincesocietydoesn’texcludethesecultures,itforms________________（一個(gè)多元的文化環(huán)境）.A:Oh,Isee.Americancultureisjustlike________________(大熔爐)ofdifferentcultures.

Createanewdialogueaccordingtothesituationgivenbelow.NowadaysmanyforeignersworkinChina.TheyspeakEnglishbutlikeeatingChinesefood.Theyareusuallysurprisedatmanydifferentkindsofcuisines.Mostly,theyalwaysfeelconfusedatthenamesofthedishes,suchasStewedPorkBallinBrownSauce(紅燒獅子頭),BraisedSpicyPigFeet（怪味豬手）andsoon.Supposingyouareawaiterintherestaurant,pleasesearchforsomerelatedinformationonlineandcreateadialoguewithyourpartner.TextCulturalExchangeThankstothemeansofmoderntransportationandcommunication,theworldisgettingsmaller.Thewholeworldcommunityappearstobenomorethanalargeglobalvillage,wheretheresidentscometogetherwithdifferentculturalbackgroundsandvalues.Whileexperiencingtheinevitableculturalexchangesaswellasculturalclashes,the“villagers”seektoliveinharmony.Inthismodernworld,theadvancedcultureofanynationhasneverbeenanisolatedphenomenon,buttheproductofextensiveexchangeswithothercultures.Ofcourse,therootandmaincurrentofanyculturemustbearitsowndistinctivenationalfeatures.Culturalexchangeisbynomeansaprocessoflosingone’sownculturetoaforeignculture,butoneofenrichinganation’sownculture.Throughculturalexchange,differentculturescanabsorbandinfluenceoneanother.Mutualinfluenceisaverycomplicatedphenomenoninthefieldofculture.Therefore,absorbingforeigncultureismetaphoricallyaprocessoftakingabite,chewing,anddigesting.Weshouldadopttheprincipleofeliminatingthefalseandretainingthetrue,discardingthedrossandselectingtheessential,exportingmoreandimportingthebest,andresistingbadinfluences.Idon’tbelievethatsuchapracticewillresultinthedisappearanceoftheparticularfeaturesandstylesbelongtoparticularcultures.Onthecontrary,differentculturescanlearnfromeachother’sstrengthstomakeuptheirownweaknessesandcomplementoneanother.Whileabsorbingtheessenceofaforeignculture,weshouldnotbecontentwithimitationwithoutcreation.Confusionwithsimpleimitationwillkillcreation,andassuchitwillbeimpossibleforustoscalenewheightsinartandimpossibletopresenttotheworldexcellentworksofourowncreation.Simpleimitationisbynomeansequivalenttonoveltyandoriginality.Oppositely,noveltyandoriginalityresultfromthecombinationofmodernandtraditionalstyles,thecombinationofdistinctivefeaturesofforeigncountrieswiththoseofourownnation,andthecombinationofartistryandeducation.NewWordsinevitable /i?nevit?b?l/ a. 不可避免的，必然(發(fā)生)的clash /kl??/ n. 沖突；不協(xié)調(diào)phenomenon /fi?n?m?n?n/ n. 現(xiàn)象，跡象enrich /in?rit?/ vt. 充實(shí)，使豐富metaphorically /?met?’f?rik?li/ ad. 用比喻地digest /di?d?est/ vt. 消化；吸收eliminate /i?limineit/ vt. 消除；淘汰dross /dr?s/ n. 浮渣,糟粕discard /dis?kɑ:d/ vt. 丟棄，拋棄sterilize /?sterilaiz/ vt. 使不育,殺菌使貧瘠equivalent /i?kwiv?l?nt/ a. 相等的，相當(dāng)?shù)膎ovelty /?n?v?lti/ n. 新奇事物；新奇imitation /?imi?tei??n/ n. 模仿；仿制originality /??rid?i?n?liti/ n. 獨(dú)創(chuàng)性artistry /’ɑ:tistri/ n. 藝術(shù)性,藝術(shù)才能Phrases&Expressionsbynomeans 決不，并沒有onthecontrary 正相反Notes1.aprocessoftakingabite,chewing,anddigesting:入口、咀嚼和消化的過(guò)程。2.tolearnfromeachother’sstrengthstooffsettheirownweaknessesandcomplementoneanother:相互取長(zhǎng)補(bǔ)短；互為補(bǔ)充。ExercisesTask1Readthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.Whydoestheworldbecomesmaller?Whatcanwelearnfromculturalexchange?Whatkindofprinciplecanweadoptinculturalexchange?Howshouldwedowhenweabsorbtheessenceofaforeignlanguage?Whenwetalktothewesterns,whatkindsofquestionsshouldbeavoided?Task2FindtherightdefinitioninColumnBthatmatchesthewordinColumnA.ColumnA ColumnBinevitable a.tomakesomethingcompletelycleanandfreefrombacteria（菌）eliminate b.certaintohappenandimpossibletoavoidenrich c.somethingiscompletelynewanddifferentfromanythingthatanyonehasthoughtofbeforesterilize d.togetridofsomethingclash e.toremoveortakeawaysomethingoriginality f.tochangefoodintosmallerformsthatthebodycanabsorbandusediscard g.equaltoorhavingthesameeffectassomethingelsedigest h.tofightordisagreeequivalent i.somethingcopied,ortheactofcopyingimitation j.toimprovethequalityofsomethingbyaddingsomethingelseTask3Fillintheblankswiththegivenwords.Changetheformwherenecessary.enrich discard eliminate seekto bynomeansenrich discard eliminate seekto bynomeansresultinimitation belong inevitable becontentwith Itisbetterto____________whatonehasthantorisklosingeverythingbybeingtoogreedy.Educationcangreatly____________yourlife.Ifyouthinkyoumaybeallergictoafoodordrink,____________itfromyourdiet.Thiscountry____________becomestrongerthroughalliance.Readthemanufacturer’sguidelinesbefore____________thebox.Someoftheyoungerpopbandstryto____________theirmusicalheroesfromthepast.Thisis____________agoodwaytosolvetheproblem.Thehousehad____________toherfamilyforthreeorfourgenerations.Excessiveusageofthisdrugcan____________injurytotheliver.Theaccidentwasthe____________consequenceofcarelessness.Task4Fillintheblanksaccordingtothefollowingpassage.Conflict,likerelationships,mayhavedifferentaspectsorissuesdependingonwhetheritisbetweenpeopleofdifferentculturesorpeopleofdifferentethnic,political,orothergroupsinasociety.Interculturalcommunicationconflict,includingcross-culturalnegotiation,small-groupcommunicationdecision-making,andinterculturalorcross-culturalviewsofconflictarereceivingincreasingattention.TypesofConflict:Objectconflicts:“Involveconsciousorunconsciousdisagreementandmisunderstandingaboutsomething,”oftenintermsofwhethersomethingistrueorfalse.Relationalconflicts:Theseregardtherightsandresponsibilitiesofindividualsinvolvedinthesituation,suchaslike/dislike,powerrelations,responsibilitiesexpectedindifferentroles,etc.Priorityconflicts:Herewehaveconflictsovermoralissues,rightandwrong,whatismoreorlessimportant.Expressiveconflicts:Relatedtofeelingsandthereleaseofemotionaltension.Instrumentalconflicts:Relatedtotaskstobecompleted,and,thus,togoals,practices,resources,andsoon.____________________exitsindifferentculturesorpeopleofdifferentethnic,political,orothergroupsinasociety.________________,small-groupcommunicationdecision-makingandinterculturalorcross-culturalviewsareincludedininterculturalcommunicationconflict.Thereare________conflictsmentionedinthepassage.Objectconflictsusuallyhappenin__________disagreementandmisunderstandingaboutsomething.__________refertoindividuals’rightsandresponsibilitiesinvolvedinthesituation.…Nowadayspeopleincreasinglypayattentiontodifferenttypesofconflict.Task5TranslatethefollowingintoEnglishorChinese.他們似乎可以處理這個(gè)問(wèn)題。（appearto）隨著國(guó)外游客的涌入，國(guó)內(nèi)出現(xiàn)越來(lái)越多的文化沖突。（cultureclash）中國(guó)政府正致力于消除農(nóng)村貧困問(wèn)題。(eliminate)這位老師對(duì)同學(xué)們的作業(yè)非常滿意。(becontentwith)浪費(fèi)他人的時(shí)間就等同于謀財(cái)害命。（beequivalentto）6.Marriageisanancientreligiousandlegalpracticecelebratedaroundtheworld.Althoughthereasonsthatpeoplemarryaresimilarinmanyplaces,weddingcustomsvaryfromcountrytocountry.ReadingPracticePassageOneTheArtofGift-giving Internationalcooperationcanbedifferent.Tomakeyourpartnerrelationsbetter,youshouldnotforgettogiveafewsmallgifts.But,whatshouldyougive? Beforepresentingyourgift,itisimportanttounderstandthecustomsofthatcountry.ApackofcigarswellreceivedinChinamaynotbeappreciatedintheUnitedStates,sodosomeresearchintheclients’shoesandthinkaboutwhattheywouldlike.Mostwouldprefertoreceivepractical,usefulandethnicgifts.ApackofethnicsweetswouldmakeanexcellentgiftforsomeonevisitingChinaforthefirsttime. Ifyourclientappreciateart,anethnicpaintingorasmallcraftwouldalsobegreat.Givesomethingthat’suniquetoyourcompany,regionorcountrytomakeyourgift,andconsequentlyyou,morememorable.Makesureyourgiftiseasilyportable.Avoidgivinganythingtooexpensive;somewillmisunderstandingyourkindnessasanactofbribing.Also,trynottogiveanythingthat’ssharporpointed.Finally,stayawayfromthegiftcards. Furthermore,youmayhavetopayattentiontothefinestdetails.Forinstance,donotwrapyourgiftinblackwrappingpaper.Putyourgiftinagiftbagsothatitiseasiertocarry.Ifyoucan,getyourgiftprofessionallywrapped,orpresentitinapresentablepackaging.Presentyourgiftwithbothhands,anddonotforgettosmilewhiledoingso. Whenshouldyoupresentyourgift?Itshouldbeattheendofyourmeeting.Donotleaveyourgiftonyourtablewhileyouarediscussingbusinesswithyourclient.Keepitinadiscreteplace,andtakeitoutjustbeforeyourguestleaves.Notsurewhattosay?Youcouldsaysomethinglike“Thankyouforcomingintoday,andpleaseacceptthisasmygratitudetowardsyouandyourcooperation.”But,ofcourse,youcouldimprovise.NewWordsethnic /?eθnik/ a. 種族的consequently /?k?nsikw?ntli/ ad. 所以，因此memorable /?mem?r?b?l/ a. 難忘的；重大的portable /?p?:t?b?l/ a. 輕便的bribe /braib/ n. 賄賂,賄賂物presentable /pri’zent?bl/ a. 像樣的,體面的discrete /dis?kri:t/ a. 分離的，不相關(guān)聯(lián)的improvise /impr?vaiz/ vt. 即興創(chuàng)作Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.Ifyouplantosendagifttoyourpartner,you’dbetter_________.askhimorherwhatkindofgifttheylikebuyveryexpensivegiftknowthecustomsofhisorhercountrysendapackofcigarsAccordingtotheauthor,peopleinwesterncountriesusuallylike_______gift.practical,usefulandethnicportableandexpensiveblackwrappingpapergood-lookingWhichofthefollowingisNotTrue?Beforesendingagift,youshoulddosomeresearch.CigarsmaybewellreceivedinChinabutnotappreciatedinAmerica.Sometimesanethnicpaintingorasmallcraftislovedbyyourclient.Don’tneedtogetyourgiftprofessionallywrapped.Whenyousendagifttoyourclient,_______.presentyourgiftwithbothhandsandsmileputthegiftinaheavywrappedboxlabelthepriceonthegiftaskforagiftinreturnThebesttimetopresentyourgiftis______.atthebeginningofthemeetingattheendofthemeetingthetimewhenyouarediscussingbusinesswithyourclientatthedinnertablePassageTwo Wushu VisitorstoChinaaredeeplyimpressedbythepopularityofWushuinthiscountry.Goingoutearlyinthemorning,theycanseepeopledoingthistraditionalformofexercisebarehandedorwithweaponsinparksandonroadsideopengrounds.Mixedstrengthandabilitywithstyleandgrace,theirmovementsfollowsetpatternsthataredesignedmoreforhealth-buildingthanforself-defense. Wushu,whichliterallymeans“martialarts”andissometimescalled“Kungfu”abroad,maybetracedbacktopre-historicaltimeswhenourancestorshadtofightagainstwildanimalsandamongthemselvesforexistenceandsurvival.WushuisaveryimportantaspectthatrepresentsthespiritofChinesecultureandart.AccordingtothephilosophyoftraditionalChineseMedicine,Wushuexercisesconsistofboth“external”work,theformermeaningmovementsofthebody,thehandsandthefeetandexpressionsoftheeyes,andthelatterbeingrelated