外語教學與研究出版社江南大學CONTENTS1Viewing2Reading3Sharpeningyourskills4Buildingyourlanguage5TalkingaboutChinaUNIT3Cultureshockisthefeelingofconfusionandanxietyoneexperienceswhenexposedtoanunfamiliarculturalenvironment.Tosomedegree,almosteveryonewhoentersanewculturewillexperiencecultureshock.WatchavlogbyaBolivianwholivedinChinaforyearsandfacedreverse(反向的)cultureshockwhenhereturnedhome.Let’sseetheculturaldifferenceshenoticed.ViewingUNIT3ViewingFillintheblankswithwhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.

1Peoplearepunctualasthey1)________eachotherandtransportationis2)________.Peopleareusuallylate,regardlessoftheir3)____________ortheimportanceofthemeeting.UNIT3ChinaBoliviaPUNCTUALrespectefficientsocialstatusViewingFillintheblankswithwhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.

1Thoughnotverystraightforwardin4)________________,peopleareprettystraightforwardinfriendships.?Nobodyevertellsyouanything5)________________intoyourface.?Peoplemean“no”iftheydon’tfully6)________withyou.UNIT3ChinaBoliviaSTRAIGHTFORWARDbusinessorworkstraightforwardlyconfirmViewingWorkinpairsanddiscussthequestions.1.Doyouthink“beingpunctual”and“notbeingstraightforward”haveanythingtodowithrespectorpoliteness?Why?2Punctualityshowsthatyouvalueotherpeople’stime,whichisconsideredasignofrespect.Inthissense,“beingpunctual”iscloselyrelatedwithrespectandpoliteness.However,itssignificancevariesdependingonculturalconventionsandcontext.Insomecultures(e.g.JapanandGermany),beinglateisseenasextremelyrude,whileinothers(e.g.someLatinAmericanorMiddleEasterncultures),flexibilitywithtimeismoreacceptable.UNIT3ViewingWorkinpairsanddiscussthequestions.2Beingdirectisacommunicationstrategyandisstronglyinfluencedbyculturalnorms.Insomecultures(e.g.JapanandKorea),indirectnessisoftenpreferredtomaintainharmony.Incontrast,inothercultures(e.g.theU.S.),beingdirectandstraightforwardisoftenregardedasmorehonestandefficient.UNIT31.Doyouthink“beingpunctual”and“notbeingstraightforward”haveanythingtodowithrespectorpoliteness?Why?ViewingWorkinpairsanddiscussthequestions.2.ThespeakersaysthatChinesepeopleareprettystraightforwardindailyinteractions.Doyouagreewithhim?Why?2Tosomedegree,yes.Chinesepeopleoftenvaluehonestyanddirectness,particularlyincloserelationships,suchaswithfriendsorfamily.However,whenitcomestonegativeresponses,suchascriticismordisagreement,Chinesecommunicationtendstobemoreindirecttomaintainharmonyandpreventembarrassment.Thisindirectnessstemsfromaculturalemphasisonpreservingrelationshipsandavoidingconflict.ItisespeciallyevidentinprofessionalorUNIT3ViewingWorkinpairsanddiscussthequestions.2.ThespeakersaysthatChinesepeopleareprettystraightforwardindailyinteractions.Doyouagreewithhim?Why?2formalsettings,wheresavingface(面子)ishighlyvalued.Whilethespeaker’sobservationholdsmerit,it’simportanttorecognizethatcommunicationstylesinChinavary,dependingonthespecificcontext.UNIT3ViewingHeythereeveryone.TodayIamgonnasharewithyousomeculturalshocksIhadcomingbackhomeafterlivinginChinaforsevenyears.SothefirstculturalshockwouldbepeoplebeingextremelyunpunctualhereinBolivia.IamusedtolivinginShanghai,ahugecity,thatonaveragetakesaround45minutestocommute.Peoplerespecteachother,especiallytime-wiseandtheytrytoalwaysbepunctual.Transportationisveryefficient,andthemetroisoneofthebestmetrosystemsaroundtheworld.Then,peopleusuallydonotScriptUNIT3Viewingcomelatetoworkortomeetingsbecausetheycalculatetheirtime,andtheyknowtheycanrelyontransportationtogetfrompointAtopointBontime.Here,it’sacompletelydifferentstory.Peoplearealmostalwayslate,andwhenImeanlate,Imeanprettylate.Notjustfiveortenminutesbut...huh...halfanhour,anhourorjust,youknow,evenlater.Andtheyarelateregardlessoftheirsocialstatus,regardlessoftheimportanceofthemeeting.Whetherit’scasualorsomeformalmeeting,peopleusuallycomelate.Cancellationsaresomethingverycommonaswell,evenamongfriends.Plans(get)canceledacoupleofhoursorevenminutesbeforethemeetinghastohappen.So,yes,that’sNo.1.

ScriptUNIT3Viewing(Another)culturalshockwouldbe“notbeingstraightforward.”OK.SoChinesepeopleareactuallynotverystraightforwardthemselves,especiallyinregards(regard)tobusinessorwork.Though,(in)humanrelationshipsandfriendship(s),IwouldsayChinesepeopleareactuallyprettystraightforward.ButhereinBoliviait’sacompletelydifferentstory.Iwouldsaynobodyevertellsyouanythingstraightforwardlyintoyourface,ever.Beitwork-related,beitfriendshiporanyotherkindofrelationship,you’llnevergetstraightforwardness.AndmostofthetimeIwouldsaythisisoutofpoliteness.Forexampleifyouhavechangedyourhaircut,anditdoesn’tlookgoodonyou,there’snobodyScriptUNIT3Viewingwho’sgonnapointitoutanyway.Veryoftenyouwouldhearsome“whitelies,”basicallypeoplelyingaboutsomethingthatisnotthatimportant,butjusttokindofprotectyourfeelings.Sopeoplereallyworryabouthowyoufeelallthetime,andtheytrynottooffendyouinanypossibleway.It’salsoveryproblematicbecauseyoualwayshavetobereadingbetween(the)lines.You’llnevergeta“no”asananswer.Soyou’realwayssortofawarethatthisisthekindofculturetheyhavehere.Andyouknowwhattoexpect,andyouknowthatinmostcaseswhenpeopledon’tconfirmwithyou100percent,thatmeansit’sa“no.”ScriptUNIT3StructureTextreadingTextunderstandingReadingVocabularyUNIT3ReadingStructureUNIT3Thefollowingaretheheadingsofeachparagraph.Readthetextandwritedownthecorrespondingparagraphnumberinblanks1-7.Thenanalyzethestructureofthetextbyfillingintheparagraphnumbersinblanks8-10.1)Para.______ CulturalUnderstanding2)Para.______ PersonalSpaceinItaly3)Para.______ Responsesto“ThankYou”4)Para.______ TheKissCultureinFrance5)Para.______ Cross-CulturalAwareness6)Para.______ FirstCulturalShock7)Para._____ ThePracticeofSaying“ThankYou”6352714ReadingStructureUNIT38)Paras.(Para.)_____ PartOne IntroductiontoCulturalDifference9)Paras._______PartTwo Body:DifferentCulturalPractices10)Paras._______PartThree Conclusion:TrueCulturalUnderstandingandApplicationofCulturalAwareness12-56-7ReadingTextreadingNavigatingNewworldsUNIT3ReadingReadingMyfirstexperienceofdifferentculturescamewhenIwenttoliveinLyon,France.IspokereasonableFrench,butwhatIespeciallylikedaboutFrancewasthatpeoplekissyoualot.InLyon,theykissyoutwice,onceoneachcheek.ThiswasanewexperienceforayoungEnglishman,andIquiteenjoyedit.1TextreadingUNIT3ReadingReadingOnedayIwenttoAuxerre,Igreetedmyfriend,alocalwoman,andwekissedonbothcheeks.Butonthisoccasion,Ihadafeelingthatsomehowshewantedmore…Andindeed,inAuxerre,peoplekisseachotherfourtimes!Nowthisleadsmetowonder:Ifit’stwiceinLyonandfourtimesinAuxerre,whathappensinDijon,midwaybetweenthetwocities?Isitthreetimes?AndwhataboutLilleinthenorth?Isitsixtimes?ThissubjectofresearcharousedmyinterestandtookmeacrossthelengthandbreadthofFrance.Myfindingscametonoconclusion,butIhadagreattime!2TextreadingUNIT3ReadingReadingAnotherfriendofmine,anotherEnglishman,wenttoliveinItaly.Afewmonthsafterhehadarrived,Iaskedhimhowhewasgettingon.Hereplied,“Well,IlikeItaly,andIlovetheItalians,butthetroublewas,forthefirstfewweeks,IhadtheimpressionthatIwaswalkingbackwardsallthetime.”Ifeltpuzzled.Heexplained,“Thethingis,theItaliansstandalittleclosertoeachotherthanyouorIdoinEngland.SoIfeelabitcrowdedandtakeastepbackwards.ButtheproblemisthattheItaliansaresuchnicepeoplethattheytakeastepforwards,andthisgoeson,withmebackingawayallthetime.”3TextreadingUNIT3ReadingReadingWordscanalsogetyouintotrouble.ASpanishstudentreferredtosomethingthatmadehimuneasy.“YouEnglishareweird!Youthankthebusdriverwhenyoubuyaticket,andyouthanktheshopassistantwhenyoubuyapacketofcigarettes.Youthankpeopleallthetime,evenwhenit’squiteunnecessary.”Whathedidn’tunderstandwasthatbynotsaying“thankyou”sooften,hewasoftenperceivedtoberudebyhisEnglishhosts.4TextreadingUNIT3ReadingReadingInEnglishthere’snoresponsewhensomeonesays“thankyou.”“Don’tmentionit”doesn’tsoundright,nordoes“You’rewelcome,”whichsoundslikesomethingawaiterwouldsay.“Haveaniceday”isanothercommonexpression,butitsoundsveryAmericantome.TheEnglishdon’twanttobetoldtohaveaniceday.Wereservetherighttohaveamiserabledayifwechoose.There’sastoryofanEnglishmanwhowasgettingtiredofbeingtold,“Haveaniceday!”So,heturnedroundandreplied,“I’msorry,I’vemadeotherarrangements!”5TextreadingUNIT3ReadingReadingCulturalunderstandingisfarfromjustknowingalltheconventionsandritualsindifferentcultures.Besides,itisimpossibletocollectalltheinformationyoumightneedtoberelaxedinthemanydifferentculturesaroundtheworld.Sometimesallthat’sneededistoleranceifthingsmightbedifferent,andawarenessthatbehaviouracceptableinyourownculturemaynotbesuitableinanother.6TextreadingUNIT3ReadingReadingAcolleagueonceinvitedsomeChinesevisitorstoherhome.Laterinthevisit,theleaderofthegroupshowedcross-culturalunderstandingbysaying,“Thankyouforinvitingus.Canyoutellmewhenwecanleave?”InChina,theendofthemealisoftenasignalthatit’stimetoleave,whereasintheWest,peopleoftensitroundthetable,chattinguntillate.Infact,thereisasignthatthedinneriscomingtoanend–notwhenthehostscomedownindressinggowns,butwhencoffeeisserved.Theruleis:Youcanacceptasmanycupsofcoffeeasyouwish,butwhenyouhaverefusedyourlastcup…youhaveabout15minutestoleave!7TextreadingUNIT3ReadingTextunderstandingWhatculturaldifferencesarediscussedinthetext?Whatdoestheauthorbelieveisneededforeffectivecross-culturalcommunication?Readthetextandcompletethediagram.1UNIT3CulturaldifferencesinusingbodylanguageCulturaldifferencesinusingwords?InFrance,asagreeting,people1)_______friendsonthecheek.ThisisnewtoanEnglishman.?Englishpeoplesay“3)______________”veryoften,whichseemed4)_________toaSpanishstudent.kissweirdthankyouReadingTextunderstandingUNIT3?TheItaliansstand2)_______________toeachotherthanpeopledoinEngland.?InEnglishthere’s5)______________whensomeonesays“thankyou.”?Theexpression“6)________________”isnotcommontotheEnglish.WhatpeopleshoulddotofeelrelaxedindifferentculturesSometimesallthat’sneededis7)_____________ifthingsmightbedifferent,and8)_______________thatbehaviouracceptableinyourownculturemaynotbesuitableinanother.alittleclosernoresponsehaveanicedaytoleranceawarenessReadingTextunderstandingDecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothetext.21

TheauthorenjoyedhisexperiencesinFrance,wherepeoplegreeteachotherbykissingoncheeks.2InmanyplacesinFrancelikeAuxerre,peoplekisseachothertwicewhengreeting.3Theauthor’sEnglishfrienddidn’tlikelivinginItalybecausehewasnotusedtohowcloseItaliansstandtoeachother.4Notsaying“thankyou”sooftenmadetheSpanishstudentappearrudetohisEnglishhosts.UNIT3TFFTReadingTextunderstandingDecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothetext.25Tofeelcomfortableindifferentcultures,weshouldtrytolearnaboutalltheritualsindifferentcultures.6TheChineseguestswereawareofculturaldifferenceswhentheyaskedaboutwhentheyshouldleave.7IntheWest,theendofthemealisthesignalthattheguestshouldleave.UNIT3FTFReadingTextunderstandingReadthetextandidentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationineachstatementisderived.Someparagraphscanbechosenmorethanonce.31

IntheWest,servingcoffeeafterdinnerisasignthattheeveningiscomingtoanend.2TheEnglishmayfeeltiredorevenannoyedtohearotherssay“Haveaniceday”tothem.3TheauthormadeastudyonhowmanykissestheFrenchgivewhilegreetingbutcametonosolidconclusion.4TheSpanishstudentfounditweirdthatinBritainpeoplesaid“thankyou”moreoftenthanwasnecessary.UNIT3Para.7Para.5Para.2Para.4ReadingTextunderstandingReadthetextandidentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationineachstatementisderived.Someparagraphscanbechosenmorethanonce.35TheEnglishhaveastrictersenseofpersonalspacethantheItalians;inotherwords,theItaliansprefertostandclosertoeachother.6Youarenotsupposedtostaylongerthan15minutesafteryourefuseyourlastcupofafter-dinnercoffee.7TotheEnglishpeople,“You’rewelcome”doesn’tsoundrightasaresponseto“Thankyou,”unlessyouareawaiter.UNIT3Para.3Para.7Para.5Vocabulary★greetvt.tosayhellotosb.orwelcomethem問候；迎接；招呼e.g.Natalierushedtoopenthedoorandgreetedtheguests.ReadingUNIT3Wordtransformationgreetingn.apolitewordorsignofwelcomeorrecognition表示歡迎或認可的禮貌用語或動作e.g.ThetraditionalgreetinginJapanistobow.ExerciseTranslatetheChineseexpressioninbrackets

intoEnglish.Whenwearrived,wereceived___________________________(主人的熱情歡迎).awarmgreetingfromourhostsVocabulary★midwayad.inthemiddleofaperiodoftime;betweentwoplaces在（時間的）中途；在兩地之間e.g.Westoppedmidwaythroughthewalktoenjoytheview.ReadingUNIT3Synonyms?halfwayad.atortoapointthatishalfthewayfromoneplaceortimetoanother在從一個地方或時間到另一個地方或時間的中點e.g.Shestoppedhalfwayupthestairstocatchherbreath.用法：更強調具體的、精確的一半位置或時間VocabularyReadingUNIT3?centrala.relatingtooratthecenter與中心有關的e.g.Thecentralpartofthecityisalwayscrowded.用法：常用于描述位置的中心性或重要性?mida.inthemiddleofsth.在某物的中間e.g.Themidpartofthelecturewasthemostinteresting.用法：常用于描述位置或時間的中間部分，但不一定是一個具體的中點。它可以用于更廣泛的情境，包括抽象的概念。VocabularyReadingUNIT3ExerciseChoosethebestanswers.Westoppedatarestarea______throughthejourneytohaveabreak.A.halfwayB.centralC.midwayD.mid√√Vocabulary★breadthn.[C,U]thedistancefromonesideofsth.totheother寬度；闊度e.g.Herresearchformineralresourcestookheracrossthefullbreadthofthecountry.ReadingUNIT3Wordtransformationbroada.wideinextentorscope寬闊的，寬廣的

e.g.Theriveristoobroadtocross.VocabularyReadingUNIT3Writedownthenounoradjectiveofthecorrespondingword.1)length______2)______wide3)______deep4)strength______5)________warmlongExercisewidthdepthstrongwarmthVocabulary★findingn.[C,usu.pl.]theinformationthatsb.hasdiscoveredasaresultoftheirstudy,work,etc.研究的結果；發現e.g.Theresearchfindingsshowthatcollegestudentshaveahighlevelofcreativity.ReadingUNIT3Collocation?keyfindings主要發現

e.g.Thekeyfindingsofthereporthighlighttheneedforimmediateaction.?preliminaryfindings初步發現e.g.Thepreliminaryfindingsoftheexperimentsuggestthatfurtherresearchisneeded.VocabularyReadingUNIT3?unexpectedfindings意外發現e.g.Theresearchersweresurprisedbysomeoftheunexpectedfindings.ExerciseTranslatetheChineseexpressionsinbracketsintoEnglish.1)_________________________(調查的主要發現)indicateasignificantchangeinpublicopinion.2)_____________________(初步發現)suggestthattheprojectisontherighttrack.ThekeyfindingsofthesurveyThepreliminaryfindingsVocabulary★conclusionn[C]sth.youdecideafterconsideringalltheinformationyouhave結論e.g.Thedoctor’sconclusionwasthathersituationwasimproving.ReadingUNIT3Collocation?cometoaconclusion得出結論

（較常用）e.g.Theresearcherscametoaconclusionthattheprojectneededmorefunding.?reachaconclusion達成結論

（較正式）e.g.Thecommitteefinallyreachedaconclusionafterweeksofdiscussion.?inconclusion最后，總之e.g.Inconclusion,webelievethatthenewpolicywillbenefiteveryone.VocabularyReadingUNIT3TranslatetheChineseexpressionsinbracketsintoEnglish.1)___________________________(會議的結束)wasmarkedbyasummaryofthemainpointsdiscussed.2)__________________________________(總之，調查的發現)indicateastrongdemandforadditionaltrainingprograms.TheconclusionofthemeetingExerciseInconclusion,thefindingsofthesurveyVocabulary★puzzleda.confusedandunabletounderstandsth.困惑的；無法理解e.g.Inoticedherstaringatmewithapuzzledlook.ReadingUNIT3Wordtransformation?puzzlinga.

causingconfusionoruncertainty;difficulttounderstandorexplain令人困惑的；難以理解或解釋的e.g.Shefoundthepuzzlingmathproblemverychallenging.?puzzlev.toconfuseorperplexsomeone使某人困惑或迷惑VocabularyReadingUNIT3e.g.Thestrangebehavioroftheanimalpuzzledthescientists.?puzzlen.agame,toy,orproblemdesignedtotestingenuityorknowledge一種設計用來測試智力或知識的游戲、玩具或問題e.g.Hespenttheafternoonworkingonacrosswordpuzzle.ExerciseFillintheblankswithproperformsoftheword“puzzle”.1)Sheenjoyedsolving________onrainyafternoons.2)Helooked________whenhecouldn’tfindhiskeys.3)The________behaviorofthecomputermadeitdifficulttodiagnosetheproblem.puzzlespuzzledpuzzlingVocabulary★crowdeda.toofullofpeopleorthings擠滿人（或物）的；擁擠的e.g.Thebeachwascrowdedwithtouristsenjoyingthesummersun.ReadingUNIT3ExerciseTranslatethesentenceintoEnglishwith“crowded”.圖書館里擠滿了準備考試的學生。Thelibrarywascrowdedwithstudentspreparingfortheirexams.Vocabulary★weirda.(infml.)verystrangeandunusual,anddifficulttounderstandorexplain古怪的；奇異的e.g.Hehadaweirddreamaboutflyingcarsandtalkinganimals.ReadingUNIT3ExerciseTranslatetheChineseexpressioninbracketsintoEnglish._______________________(他有一些奇怪的想法)abouthowtosolvetheproblem.HehassomeweirdideasVocabulary★packetn.[C](BrE)acontainermadeofpaper,plastic,orcardboardthatsth.issoldin（裝商品的）小包，小盒，小袋e.g.Heopenedapacketofcrispstosharewithhisfriends.ReadingUNIT3ExerciseTranslatethesentenceintoChinese.Thepacketofcookieswasalreadyhalf-empty.___________________________這包餅干已經吃掉了一半。Vocabulary★conventionn.[C,U]thewayinwhichsth.isdonethatmostpeopleinasocietyexpectandconsidertobepoliteortherightwaytodoit習俗；常規；慣例e.g.Sheoftenstickstoherownideas,anddoesn’talwaysfollowsocialconventions.ReadingUNIT3ExerciseChoosethebestanswer.The________ofaddressingelderswithrespectisdeeplyrootedinmanycultures.A.habitB.conventionC.beliefD.routine√Vocabulary★tolerancen.[U]willingnesstoallowpeopletodo,say,orbelievewhattheywantwithoutcriticizingorpunishingthem忍受；容忍；寬容e.g.Toleranceforpeoplewithdifferentviewshelpspreventconflictsandpromoteunderstanding.ReadingUNIT3Wordtransformation?toleranta.willingtotolerateoracceptopinionsorbehaviorthatdifferfromone’sown愿意容忍或接受與自己不同的意見或行為VocabularyReadingUNIT3?toleratev.allowtheexistence,occurrence,orpracticeofsomethingthatonedislikesordisagreeswith,withoutinterference允許存在、發生或實踐某件自己不喜歡或不同意的事情，而不進行干預ExerciseChoosethebestanswer.Ina________society,peoplearewillingtoacceptandrespectdifferentculturesandbeliefs.A.toleranceB.tolerantC.tolerateD.tolerating√Vocabulary★suitablea.havingtherightqualitiesforaparticularperson,purpose,orsituation合適的；適合的；適宜的e.g.ThisTVshowisnotsuitableforyoungchildrenduetothelargeamountofviolence.ReadingUNIT3ExerciseChoosethebestanswer.Thisdressisnot________aformalevent.A.suitableofB.suitabletoC.suitableforD.suitablewith√Vocabulary★chatvi.(also~away)(esp.BrE)totalkinafriendlyinformalwaytosb.閑聊；閑談；聊天e.g.Theyspenthourschattingabouttheirfavoritebooks.ReadingUNIT3ExerciseTranslatethesentenceintoEnglishwith“chat”.他們聊了幾個小時的童年回憶。________________________________________________Theychattedforhoursabouttheirchildhoodmemories.Vocabulary★geton(BrE)usedforaskingortalkingabouthowwellsb.hasdoneaparticularactivity（用于詢問）進展如何，干得怎么樣e.g.Howareyougettingonwithyournewproject?ReadingUNIT3ExerciseChoosethebestanswer.Ihopeyouandyournewroommatewill________welltogether.A.getoffB.getinC.getonD.getout√Vocabulary★cometoanendtofinish結束e.g.It’sreallygoodnewsthatthelongwaithascometoanend.ReadingUNIT3ExerciseTranslatetheChineseexpressioninbracketsintoEnglish._________________________(她的耐心終于耗盡了)whenhedidn’tshowupontime.HerpatiencecametoanendReading

IspokereasonableFrench,butwhatIespeciallylikedaboutFrancewasthatpeoplekissyoualot.(Para.1)1)reasonable

a.fairlygood,butnotesp.good還算好的；不錯的e.g.

Themealinthisrestaurantisreasonableandthepriceisnottooexpensive.2)句中whatIespeciallylikedaboutFrance是主語從句。1LanguagepointsReadingUNIT3ReadingReading

Butonthisoccasion,Ihadafeelingthatsomehowshewantedmore…(Para.2)1)onthisoccasionatthistime;inthissituation這一次

e.g.Onthisoccasion,I’dliketoextendmysinceregratitudetomyprofessors.★on…occasions,onoccasion

e.g.

Onrareoccasions,heforgetstosethisalarm.

Onoccasion,Marywouldwalkherdogthroughthepark.2LanguagepointsUNIT3ReadingReading2)have/getthefeeling(that)tobeconsciousofsth.,butnotcertainaboutit有（…的）感覺；感覺到（…）

e.g.Ihadthefeelingthatshewaswatchingme.Igotthefeelingthatyoumightbedroppingbythisafternoon.LanguagepointsUNIT3ReadingReading

ThissubjectofresearcharousedmyinterestandtookmeacrossthelengthandbreadthofFrance.(Para.2)1)arouseinterest/expectations,etc.tomakeonebecomeinterested,ormakeoneexpectsth.,etc.引起興趣/期望等

e.g.MoviesaboutthefutureofAIcanalwaysarousemyinterest.

2)thelengthandbreadthofinortoallpartsofaplace到處；處處；各地

e.g.MarkspentmostofhischildhoodinZhejiangProvince,andhevisitedthelengthandbreadthofthatregion.

3LanguagepointsUNIT3ReadingReadingLanguagepointsUNIT3ParaphraseIwassointerestedinthistopicthatItraveledalloverFrancetolearnmoreaboutit.Reading

Hereplied,“Well,IlikeItaly,andIlovetheItalians,butthetroublewas,forthefirstfewweeks,IhadtheimpressionthatIwaswalkingbackwardsallthetime.”(Para.3)1)backwards

ad.inthedirectionthatisbehindyou向后；朝后e.g.Takeastepbackwards,andyouwillgetabetterviewofthepainting.2)句中thatIwaswalkingbackwardsallthetime是同位語從句，用來解釋impression。4LanguagepointsReadingUNIT3Reading

Thethingis,theItaliansstandalittleclosertoeachotherthanyouorIdoinEngland.(Para.3)1)thethingis(infml.)usedtointroduceanimportantfact,reasonorexplanation事實是；主要原因是

e.g.Ilovetheplace,butthethingis,manypopularplacesofinteresttendtobeovercrowded.2)句中，do用作替代動詞，以避免重復使用動詞stand。5LanguagepointsReadingUNIT3Reading

ButtheproblemisthattheItaliansaresuchnicepeoplethattheytakeastepforward,andthisgoeson,withmebackingawayallthetime.(Para.3)1)goon

?tocontinuewithoutstopping持續

e.g.Ourconversationwenton,withmeeithernoddingorshakingmyhead.

?tocontinuedoingsth.orbeinginasituation繼續做；繼續下去

e.g.Hesaidnothingandjustwentonworking.2)backawaytomovebackwardawayfromsth.orsb.后退e.g.Hehadtobackawayfromtheedgeoftheclifftoavoidfalling.

6LanguagepointsReadingUNIT3Reading

3)allthetime(also

thewholetime)continuouslyorveryoften一直；始終；經常

e.g.Humans’understandingofnatureisdevelopingallthetime;itneverstaysatthesamelevel.4)such…that…是英文中的常用結構，引導結果狀語從句，表示“如此…以至于…”。這個結構一般有以下三種形式：

?sucha/an+a.+單數可數名詞+that…e.g.Heissuchacuteboythateveryonelikeshim.LanguagepointsReadingUNIT3Reading?such+a.+復數可數名詞+that…e.g.TheyaresuchinterestingnovelsthatIsimplycannottearmyselfawayfromthem.?such+a.+不可數名詞+that…e.g.Hehasmadesuchgreatprogressthateverystudentinhisclassadmireshim.

5)句中，“with”引導了一個伴隨狀語（withmebackingawayallthetime），描述與主句動作（thisgoeson）同時發生的情境。LanguagepointsReadingUNIT3Reading

ASpanish

studentreferredtosomethingthatmadehimuneasy.(Para.4)1)refertotomentionorspeakaboutsb.orsth.提到；談到

e.g.HeconstantlyreferredtohisfirstvisittoItalywhenrecallinghisearlyyears.2)uneasy

a.

?notcomfortable,peaceful,orrelaxed不舒服的；不踏實的；不安的

e.g.Therewasanuneasycalmintheair,asifsomethingterriblewasabouttohappen.7LanguagepointsReadingUNIT3Reading

?worriedorslightlyafraidbecauseyouthinkthatsth.badmighthappen心神不安的；不自在的；憂慮的e.g.Hefeltuneasyaboutthedecision,unsureifhehadmadetherightchoice.LanguagepointsReadingUNIT3ReadingReading

Whathedidn’