1、最新 料推荐Key to ExercisesOpenerSuggested answers for reference:1. In China it is a familiar scene that grandparents take their grandchildren to or from school every day, which, however, seldom happens in the West. There parenting responsibility mainly rests with the parents rather than others.2. In gen
2、eral there is not much difference between Western and Chinese tourists. If any, it seems that Chinese like to pose for photos with the scenery as the background, whereas Westerners often just shoot pictures of scenic spots.3. Well, its true that many Western employees see them and their boss as equa
3、ls, but anywhere, anytime, you and your boss are never equals in its truest sense. There always exists a gap in between. Compared with Westerners, Chinese employees might tend to be more forbearing(克制 ) towards their boss and seldom air their grievances publicly.Reading & InteractingI. Understanding
4、 the Text1. Text OrganizationPartsParagraphsMain IdeasPart OneParas. 1-2The fulltimepresence of theauthorsmother-in-law afterthebabys birth skewed the balance in the family.Part TwoParas. 3-5Her mother-in-lawssacrifice made hergratefulbutuneasy, evensuspicious at times.The author and her husband exp
5、erienced conflict because of theirPart ThreeParas. 6-7completelydifferentviews onfamilyrelationshipandgenderequity.Her mother-in-lawsexplanationofherrole inthefamilywas aPart FourParas. 8-10complete cultural shock, becausetheauthor,broughtupinCanadian culture, prefers greater involvement from her hu
6、sband inraising their daughter.Part FiveParas. 11-13The women at the dinner table helped put things in perspective forthe author.1最新 料推荐The author finally understood the Chinese way of raising a child,Part SixParas. 14-16but she is unlikely to change diapers for her mother-in-lawin thefuture.2. Comp
7、rehension Check2.1 Digging into detail1. The fact that he wasnt taking on half of the childcare duties, and he thought it was more important to spend time on his work than on his daughter, and his expectation that his mother would do all the housework he was supposed to do.2. Her mother-in-law expla
8、ined that her role in the family was to lighten the burden of her son, allowing him to keep his former way of life, and to help her daughter-in-law out with parenting and household management.3. She thought it was absolutely unacceptable, because, in her view, her husband is one of two parents, and
9、therefore their daughter should be half his responsibility; and she married her husband, not her mother-in-law.4. He obviously believed that mothers are the primary caregiver of children and this was the normal difference between mothers and fathers.5. She totally rejected the idea, because she thou
10、ght what her mother-in-law did was fulfillingthe parenting responsibilityof her husband, therefore itwas her husbands responsibilitytotake care of his own mother when she was old.2.2 Understanding difficult sentences1. B2. B3. A4. A5. BII. Focusing on Language in Context1. Key Words & Expressions2最新
11、 料推荐1.11. In a TV interview after the election, the elected congresswoman said repeatedly how gratefulshe was to all her supporters.2. More and more people now understand the importance ofstriking a balance between workand family.3. Lots of people enjoy cooking yet hate to wash up.4. In the plane cr
12、ash over the weekend, the sole survivor was a baby traveling with its parents.5. More and more people are becoming increasingly aware that climate change affects every aspect of our lives.6. He used to enjoy going out to dine with friends, but he started spending more time with family after his wife
13、 gave birth to their baby daughter.7. It is a tradition of American universities to invite prominent people from various fields to deliver a speech at their commencement/graduation ceremony.8. Apart from occasional visits to local places of interest, such as art galleries, exhibitions and shopping c
14、entres, the old couple generally stayed at home.9. The elder gentleman looked over his shoulder before entering the building, making sure nobody was following him.10. The new product was developed in response to customer demand.11. The young man drank too much at the party and could barely remember
15、anything when he found himself in the hospital next morning.12. Students should be encouraged to adopt different approaches to problems.13. Politicians always try to avoid expressing in public opinions that are considered extreme or unpopular.14. I love the job, and its an added bonus that its so cl
16、ose to home.15. It seemed that the employment opportunities available fell short of what people hoped forthat year.16. As some of the issues surrounding climate change are very complex, it will take a long time for the international community to reach consensus.3最新 料推荐1.21. negotiation2. hono(u)r3.
17、phase4. maintain5. in the eyes of6. leaving behind7. relieve me of8. work out1.31. The prime minister in the United Kingdom is roughly equivalent to the president of the United States.2. The law requires that a contract has to be signed in the presence of a witness.3. The couple with the new-born ba
18、by was looking for someone to help manage the household.4. Children can experience much pressure to live up to the expectations of their parents.5. Growing up means a person learns to take full responsibility for making their own decisions.6. Chinese parents are known to make huge sacrifices to ensu
19、re a good education for their children.7. A crime is a crime. You dont have a chance of getting away with it.8. Your analysis put my problems into perspective.2. Usage1. a2. c3. c4. a5. b6. b7. c8. b3. Sentence Patterns1. As I see it, those threatened the most by digital technology should learn to a
20、dapt and make a living out of it, rather than constantly complain.2. Its true my wife isnt an excellent cook, but my cooking skill is even worse, so I didnt dare (to) make any comments about what she cooks.3. My girlfriend was seriously ill then, but she didnt dare (to) tell her parents about it.4.
21、Its true that I experienced culture shock when I first worked in a different country, but I gradually learned to appreciate the differences rather than feel angry at them.5. Having worked in a different city for 18 months, the young man was proud of himself for embracing the unknown and making new f
22、riends rather than hiding himself in his comfort4最新 料推荐zone as he used to.6. The job market is at its worst and I consider myself lucky to find a well-paid job, therefore I dont dare (to) ask for more.4. Comprehensive Practice4.1It is easy to get things wrong if you move to live in a new country wit
23、h a different culturefrom your own. You may find yourself facing a whole new set of expectations about the properway to behave. Go out to dine with your new friends and you may find yourself having to adopt awhole new set of table manners. Then there is the problem of who is responsible for paying f
24、orthe meal. This may not be immediately apparent. In some cultures friends share the cost equallyat the end of the meal, in others the preference is for friends to take turns, repaying one mealwith another at a later date. Working out the details of local customs like these may take time,but, in my
25、view, it is well worth the effort if you want to avoid misunderstandings.4.2To be a grandparent is a big deal in China. Chinese grandparents are widely known for theirdevotion to the responsibilities of taking care of the third generation. This, however, is a primarycause of the conflictbetweenparen
26、ts and theiradultchildren,forthereexist apparentdifferences in aspects like lifestyle and parenting approaches between the two generations. Youcan expect parents to help you manage your householdand take on childcare duties, thusrelieving you of your burden as a parent, but you must know, very often
27、, you have to leave yourown parenting ideas behind. Meanwhile, the adult child simply cant take the kindness of his/herparents for granted. As your parents helped you out when you struggled to balance family andcareer, you are certainly expected to repay their kindness by taking care of them when th
28、ey getold.Reading & ComprehendingReading 15最新 料推荐1.Comprehension Check for Reading 11.T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. F 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. F2. Translation1. 我妈常说，一个孩子挨一次批评就需要5 次表扬，在这一点上她也一直身体力行。不是说我从来不挨批评、有错也没人指出。也不是说不该表扬的地方也表扬。2. 他要是称赞我漂亮，我也许会觉得不必再去减掉那几斤赘肉。他乒乓训练时表现错如果受到表扬，那下次比赛就不会有进步。这种观念对我来说匪夷所思。3. 他对我说他
29、爱我，由于不是天天说，我常常觉得自己是做出某种努力才换来他这么说的。4. 我觉得陌生的事， 老公 R很看重。 现在我们有了孩子要一起抚养， 希望我们的孩子 Z能收获两个世界的文化精粹。Reading 2Comprehension Check for Reading 21. She lacks speaking skills and she doesnt read Chinese at all. She blames that on three reasons: her companies always failed to provide her with Chinese language co
30、urses, she was not taught Chinese in the right way, and mandarin tones are crazy.2. She cant hear the difference in tones.3. She found out that she can learn pronunciation and vocabulary in the way children learn English, that is, by means of rhyme, songs, etc., for rhyming and singing tones is much
31、 easier to memorize.4. Because singing pop songs is a great way to learn Chinese, and as a bonus, she can impress Chinese friends at KTV.Integrated Skills PracticingI. Viewing & ListeningCultural differenceIn ChinaIn the U.S.FriendshipA lot of people dont have big groupsA lot of people in America ha
32、ve6最新 料推荐of friends, but a very small group offriends,withwhomtheyareextremelycloseandshareeverything.People tend to do things with theconsiderations of others in mind first.Collectivismvs. Theyll get the opinion of othersindividualismbeforetheydecide on doingsomething. Others are at least asimporta
33、nt as themselves.TakingPeopledontliketotakecomplimentscompliments.People are a littlemorelax. TheySensitivity to timedont tend to plan things well.many friends, but they may not be close, or they are close with just one or two.Americans are very individualistic. What I want is definitely higher than
34、 what anyone else wants.People are glad to hear compliments.People are very punctual. They always look at their watch or phone to figure out what time it is.They like to set and meet deadlines. Being late is not OK.Transcript:Hey guys, this video is about cultural differences between America and Chi
35、na. I just happento be from America but Im sure a lot of you guys who are not from America, you know, just fromthe West in general, maybe Europe or something, this could probably apply to your country aswell.One thing I have noticed that is different culturally is friendship. Friendship is a little
36、itseems to be a little bit different here. In America we just kind of casually just say, oh yeah thatguy is my friend, that guy is my friend, oh she is my friend, totally, like, so I have like 500 friendsin America. And but Im not really close with any of them. Maybe this is just my fault orsomethin
37、g. But in, and Ive just noticed that, like, a lot of people in America have their friends,but theyre not terribly close with a lot of them. Maybe one, or two. But Ive noticed in China thata lot of people dont have big groups of friends. They dont casually just say, oh that guys myfriend, that guys m
38、y friend, that guy is my friend, shes my friend. They dont do that with theirfriendships. Theyll have, you know, a very, very small group of friends, but those friends that7最新 料推荐they have will be extremely, extremely close, that they will share everything with. Ahmn, so yeah,there is a less casual
39、way of approaching friendship in China that Ive noticed.One thingthatIve noticedthat is really differentbetweenChina and America is thedifference between individualism and collectivism and or like duty to the family, or somethinglike that. And in America we are very individualistic. We say, I want t
40、o do this and I want to dothat. Im going to do this, Im going to do that,cause itll make me happy, thats what I want to do.But in China, people tend to do things with the considerations of others in mind first. Theyll getthe opinion of others before they decide on doing something, and theyll say, yo
41、u know, is thisgood for my family, is this good for other people. And so Chinese people it seem. they thinkabout others more than themselves. Or others are at least as important as themselves. So its abig difference.Anotherlittleculturaldifference thatIve noticedin China is very small, its not thati
42、mportant, but, it is there. Its the nature of taking compliments. In China, people dont really takecompliments. If you say to eh. somebody, hey, your English is so good, or youre you look sonice today, or something like that, theyll, theyll, kind of, theyll go, um, well, my English is, thatsOK, or,
43、theyd say, oh its an old dress, these are old clothes. You know, Chinese people dont liketo take compliments.Theyll say, if you are speaking in Chinese, theyll say, 哪里哪里 , whichmeans like, where, where, like where is this person youre talking about. So, but in America, andin the West, if you say, oh man, you look really nice these
