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Unit1

As a foreigner doing business in the united states , i feel very rushed . i am used to friendly opening exchanges when doing business . here in C hicago , things are different . there is no time for getting to know one a nother . this does not seem appropriate (适

合)to me .There is no chance to develop a sense of trust when people m eet to talk over issues . there are no rituals（方

式） like tea or coffee before discussing business , though this is a conv ention.（习俗，约

定） in my country . when we discuss business it starts with a leisurely（悠闲地）

chat. I think that it is important for business partners to get familiar with each other first and to feel relaxed . if the exchange is too abrupt（太突然，太生硬）

, there is a risk that something will be forgotten . some possibilities go without being assessed（评估）when there is too much pressure . i don’t believe this is the best strategy for proper communication . besides , t he perception（感

觉） that they just don’t care about you as an individual here . you are basically just another means of making money.

All of this used to create a real dilemma（困境）

for me . at first , it caused me to have as little interaction（相互作用）

with American business partners as possible . gradually , though , i have come to understand the cultural differences between our two countries . this has really helped me to feel more comfortable doing business her e.

作为一个外国人在美国做生意,我觉得很匆忙。我习惯友好开放交流做生意。在芝加哥时,情况就不同了。没有时间了解彼此。这似乎并不适合我尚还未有机会开发一种信任的感觉,当人们见面讨论问题。没有仪式喜欢茶或咖啡之前讨论业务,尽管这是一个约定

在我的国家,当我们讨论业务开始悠闲地聊天。我认为这是很重要的商业伙伴先熟悉彼此,感觉轻松。如果交流太突然

,有可能会被遗忘。一些可能性不评估当有太多的压力。我不相信这是最好的策略,适当的交流。此外,认为他们只是不关心你作为一个个体,你基本上是只是一个赚钱的手段。

所有这些用于创建一个真正的两难之中。首先,它使我有尽可能少的交互与美国商业伙伴。渐渐地,不过,我终于明白我们两国之间的文化差异。这确实帮助我做生意感到更舒适。

Unit2

Bill Johnson s path to Olympic gold was different than that of most . in fact , even though he was the first American man to ever win the downhill skiing event , many rejected（拒绝）him as a true Olympic hero .

he was a rebellious kid who came from a troubled background , and he boasted too much . moreover , he only became involved（使卷入，参加）in skiing because a judge sent him to a ski school after he had stolen a car at age 17 . there was no lifelong exemplify（例证）to the sport . he did not commitment （承诺）the Olympic spirit . he did not gain distinction by continuously training or his event. Still , few failed to appreciate（欣赏）his marvelous race in the 1984 winter Olympic games in Sarajevo . he was just a natural skier and his technique was perfect for the course . And so even before the race began , he was claiming（声称）victory . " this course was made for me nothing can stop me , " he had boasted . he also caused some comments when he talked about the millions of dollars he would be able to make er he won the race . This made many skiers hostile（敌对的）toward him . that just encouraged （鼓励）him even more . then on the day of the event , he turned out the fastest . " it takes a lot of courage to throw yourself down a mountain , " Bill Johnson remarked （言辞）proudly after he won a gold medal for the united states . " Not many can do that.”

比尔约翰逊的奥运金牌之路与大多数人不同。事实上，尽管他是第一个赢得高山滑雪比赛的美国人，但许多人拒绝他成为真正的奥运英雄。他是一个叛逆的孩子，从一个麻烦的背景中走出来，他吹嘘得太多了。此外，他只参与了滑雪，因为一名法官在他17岁时偷了一辆车后，把他送到了滑雪学校。这项运动并没有终生的例证。他没有承诺奥林匹克精神。他没有通过不断的训练和他的活动来获得荣

誉。尽管如此，在1984年的萨拉热窝冬季奥运会上，很少有人能欣赏到他精彩的比赛。他只是一个天生的滑雪者，他的技术在这门课上是完美的。因此，在比赛开始前，他就宣称胜利了。“这门课是为我做的，什么都不能阻止我，”他夸口说。当他谈到他能让他赢得比赛的数百万美元时，他也发表了一些评论。这使得许多滑雪者对他怀有敌意。这就鼓励了他的更多。在比赛当天，他的成绩是最快的。比尔约翰逊在为美国赢得一枚金牌后自豪地说:“要把自己扔到山上需要很大的勇气。”“没有多少人能做到这一点。”

Unit3

At first , my dad was not in favor of me marrying Will，because Will is black . I guess my dad was a bit of a racist . unfortunately , no arguments could counter Dad's beliefs . despite his protests （抗议）though , will and I decided to go through with our wedding .On a marvelous（非凡的）June day we were married in the park . the wedding went off without any hostile（敌意的）words or embarrassing exchanges . it was actually quite beautiful . there was just one problem . many of our friends and relatives didn’t attend our wedding , I had to conclude that my dad was not the only prejudiced person we knew . other than my father , no one had come out to speak against my relationship with Will.It did not seem appropriate（合适的）for them to show their resistance to our marriage in this way.My dad had strong reservations about my marriage to will , but at least he was there . Will and I decided to overcome（克服）this

burden by showing everyone how wrong they were . we wanted not only to love one another , but also to defy（抵抗）racial hatred by loving one another . we probably weren’t being all that realistic（现实的）, but we did succeed with one person . my dad and Will have developed a amazing friendship . My dad says he has forgotten why he ever had any doubts about our marriage.

起初，我爸爸不赞成我和威尔结婚，因为威尔是黑人。我想我爸爸有点种族歧视。不幸的是，没有任何理由可以反驳父亲的信仰。尽管有他的抗议，我和威尔还是决定参加我们的婚礼。在六月的一个奇妙的日子里，我们在公园里结婚了。这场婚礼没有任何恶意的言语或尴尬的交流。它真的很漂亮。只有一个问题。我们的许多朋友和亲戚都没有参加我们的婚礼，我不得不断定，我父亲不是我们认识的唯一一个有偏见的人。除了我父亲，没有人站出来反对我和威尔的关系。对他们来说，以这种方式显示他们对我们婚姻的抵触是不合适的。我父亲对我和威尔的婚姻有强烈的保留意见，但至少他在那里。威尔和我决定通过向每个人展示他们的错误来克服这一负担。我们不仅想要彼此相爱，也想要通过彼此相爱来对抗种族仇恨。我们可能不太现实，但我们确实成功了一个人。我的父亲和他将会发展出一段奇妙的友谊。我爸爸说他已经忘记了为什么他对我们的婚姻有任何怀疑。

Unit5

My son has started to hang out with the wrong type of boys .He is fifteen years old and until recently I had always been grateful for how easy he

has been to raise . Lately , though , he has ceased（停止）to listen to what I say .he used to be such a sweet boy , but being in high school seems to have hardened him against authority figures .The change in his attitude has been very noticeable（显而易见的）even to his teachers .

The other day I asked him to come straight home after school ,but instead he rebelled（叛逆）and stayed out until ten o'clock . later i found out that he had skipped（跳过）school completely that day . I found out that he was with a bunch of （一群）boys who often cause trouble . I decided to forbid（禁止）him to do anything with those boys , but he didn't listen to me . in spite of my objections（反对）to him being with those boys , he was with them the very next day.

A friend of mine has a son who is having identical（完全相同的）problems.She decided to give him a change of environment and sent him to a private school . I’m not sure this is the best solution（解决方案）though . You can t just change a boy's behavior by changing his school every time he does something wrong . it is better to help a kid establish a good set of core values.

我的儿子已经开始和错误的男孩们一起出去玩了。他已经15岁了，直到最近，我一直都很感激他能有多轻松。最近，他已经不再听我说什么了。他曾经是一个很可爱的男孩，但是在高中的时候，他似乎已经使他对权威人物的形象更加强硬了。即使对他的老师们，他的态度也发生了很大的变化。

有一天，我让他放学后直接回家，但他却叛逆了，一直待到十点钟。后来我发现他那天完全没有上学。我发现他和一群经常惹麻烦的男孩在一起。我决定禁止他和那些男孩做任何事，但他不听我的。尽管我反对他和那些男孩在一起，但他第二天就和他们在一起了。

我的一个朋友有一个儿子，他有同样的问题。她决定给他一个环境的改变，然后送他去一所私立学校。我不确定这是不是最好的解决办法。你不能改变一个男孩的行为，每次他做错事的时候改变他的学校。最好的方法是帮助孩子建立一套良好的核心价值观。

Unit7

My family , my boss , even my doctor had told me this would happen , but I didn't listen.They said i was getting overwhelmed（使不知所措）and focusing too much on the negative （消极的）things that happened to me . " If you don't learn to control how you react（反应）to bad things that happen in your life , you are going to cause damage（损坏）to your heart,”said my doctor . “so many of the situations（情况）you complain （抱怨）about are beyond your control . Getting caught in them is very destructive（毁灭性的）for you physically and emotionally . you have to learn to let these things go and focus on things you can actually change . " I, undoubtedly, should have made his advice my number one priority （优先）right then. Unfortunately , I got caught in a traffic jam（拥堵）that

very same day while driving home from work . this was the setting for the heart tack my doctor had warned（警告）me about . instead of looking for a better outlet for my stress , I began to yell（喊叫）in the car in front of me . then the muscle fibers of my heart began beating like a bag of worms instead of pumping blood . Fortunately , it was only a mild heart attack someone came to my aid and then accompanied （陪伴）me to the hospital . i have definitely learned that life is too short to worry about things you can't control.

我的家人，我的老板，甚至我的医生都告诉过我，这种情况会发生，但我没有听。他们说，我正变得不知所措，过于关注发生在我身上的负面事情。我的医生说:“如果你不学会控制你对生活中发生的不好的事情的反应，你就会对你的心脏造成伤害。”“你抱怨的很多情况都超出了你的控制范围。”陷入其中对你的身体和情感都是毁灭性的。你必须学会放下这些事情，专注于你能真正改变的事情。“毫无疑问，我应该把他的建议告诉我的首要任务。”不幸的是，我在开车回家的路上遇到了交通堵塞。这是我的医生警告我的心脏策略的设置。我没有在寻找更好的发泄压力的途径，而是开始在我前面的车里大喊大叫。然后，我心脏的肌肉纤维开始像一袋虫子一样跳动，而不是抽血。幸运的是，这只是一次轻微的心脏病发作，有人来帮助我，然后陪我去了医院。我已经明白，生活太短暂了，不能去担心你无法控制的事情。

Unit10

Are we fated to repeat the past because our memories are too short ? wasn't world war 2 supposed to provide a resolution（解决）that would end all wars ? why are we still fighting as people around the world endure（忍受）the agonies of war , is it possible to even hope for a brighter tomorrow ?

A recent study revealed that the quantity（数量）of wars in the world is actually decreasing . I hardly believe this means we deserve（应得）historic praise for greater understanding of our fellow men . while the number of traditional wars may have declined （下降）lightly , acts of violence around the globe are on the increase .

The end of world war 2 left us with an opportunity rarely（难得）seen throughout history-to start over . But , instead of seizing that opportunity and guaranteeing（保证）the safety and well-being of all peoples , rich nations took advantage of the poor . we cannot continue with the assumption（假设）that our actions in other parts of the world are without consequences （后果）at home . If we do so , the heroic（英勇的）efforts of the soldiers of world war 2 will have been a waste . we will simply repeat the wars of the past.

我们是否注定要重复过去，因为我们的记忆太短了?难道第二次世界大战不是要为结束所有的战争提供一个解决方案吗?为什么我们仍在战斗，因为世界各地的人们都在忍受着战争的痛苦，我们是否有希望看到一个更光明的明天?

最近的一项研究显示，世界上的战争数量实际上在减少。我几乎不相信这意味着我们应该得到历史性的赞扬，因为我们更了解我们的同胞。虽然传统战争的数量可能有所下降，但全球范围内的暴力活动却在增加。

第二次世界大战的结束给我们留下了一个难得的机会。但是，富裕国家非但没有抓住这个机会，也没有保障所有人民的安全和福祉，反而利用了穷人的利益。我们不能继续这样的假设:我们在世界其他地区的行动不会在国内造成任何后果。如果我们这样做，第二次世界大战的士兵们英勇的努力将是一种浪费。我们将简单地重复过去的战争。