1、Exercise,Unit 6,1)Students from countries such as China, which has a drastically different culture and language from the US, have to absorb a great deal of cultural/culture shock when they first arrive.drastically Adv. 彻底地； 激烈地 n.文化冲击那些来自其他国家，例如中国的学生，由于其截然不同的文化和语言背景，初到美国的时候会承受很多文化冲击。,2)Persist（持续的）h
2、eadache can be a(n) indication of a serious problem, so do not hesitate to contact your doctor.持续的头疼或许是严重问题的迹象，所以联系你的医生，不要犹豫。3)A miniature garden takes little space but adds much beauty to the landscape. Landscape:风景，风光一个微型花园占地不大，却能为风景增加不少美丽。,4)It is more than a little ironic that some insurance com
3、panies cant even ensure their own survival. More than a little 非常非常讽刺的是，有些保险公司连自身的生存都无法保证。5)This former chemistry student stumbled into the baking business when he took a part-time job at a bakery and learned the art of bread making in the summer time. 这个曾经化学专业的高材生，夏天在一家面包店做兼职的时候学会了烤面包，他正是从此步入了烘焙行业。
4、,6)Ill buy whichever decent car model that comes first for a good price.7)Help! A bee is buzzing in my ear! 救命啊！一个蜜蜂在我耳朵里嗡嗡叫个不停。,8)some experts say the abnormal weather recently experienced by China was caused by El Nino. El Nino 一些专家说中国最近经历的天气状况是有艾尔尼诺现象引起的。,9)The spokesperson read the statement by
5、the white house in a dry mechanical tone.发言人用生硬呆板的语气宣读白宫的声明。10)Shuddering in the cold darkness I hoped my husband would come for me soon.我在冰冷黑暗的世界里战栗，那个时候我希望我的丈夫来到我身边。,11)Mary did not actually say that she was going abroad, but she certainly implied that she was. 玛丽并没有明说自己要去国外，但是她暗示了自己要出国。12)Bob kno
6、ws little about European art and he is a prudent(谨慎的)guy. I dont think he is going to take a leap in the dark.鲍勃对欧洲艺术知之甚少， 而且他一向是个谨慎的人，所以我认为他不会盲目冒险一试。,Translation,1)他这人话不多，但要说玩电脑那他就太机灵了，同学们都不是他的对手。 He is a man of few words, but when it comes to playing computer games, he is far too clever for his cl
7、assmates.2)无知的孩子们可能认为这些动物很可爱并开始跟他们玩起来。 Children who dont know any better may think these animals are pretty cute and start playing with them. 用定语从句修饰children,3)没有办法获得贷款，所以，要够的新设备，我只得咬紧牙关，卖掉我的混合型动力汽车。 There is no way to obtain a loan, so to buy the new equipment, Ill just have to grit my teeth and se
8、ll my hybrid car.4)如果猎人没有看到一群象朝他的营地走来，他就不会开枪。 he hunter would not have fired the shots if he had not seen a herd of elephants coming towards his campsite. 虚拟语气,5)我觉得具有讽刺意味的是汤姆的记忆是有选择性的，他好像不记得过去痛苦的经历，特别是那些由他自己造成的痛苦经历。 I find it ironic that Tom has a selective memory-he does not seem to remember painf
9、ul experiences in the past, particularly those of his own doing. I find it ironic that 我觉得什么事是具有讽刺意味的,Word and Phrases to Drill,Dictation,word,sentence,1. 2. 3. 4. 5.,I cant help 6 _when I hear about studies that show that women are 7 _. They imply that I am somehow abnormal. Im not, but I do know t
10、hat 9 8_.,When I was growing up I was told, as many students are, to do what I am best at. But I didnt know what that was. Most people think that when you are good at something, it comes easily to you. But this is what I discovered: just because a subject is difficult to learn, it does not mean you
11、are not good at it. You just have to 9_ and work harder to get good at it. 10_.,Cloze,Isnt it strange how chance can play such a large part in what we become? If Carolyn hadnt stumbled into that engineering course, she would never have become an engineer. At the time she did not know the first thing
12、 about anything mechanical. But when it comes to hard work, she is no slacker. She threw herself into study and joined in the project to make a hybrid vehicle. She admits that she often found studying math difficult, but she gritted her teeth and got on with it, working on the premise that math is a
13、 hard subject for most people. Girls, she argues, are no more at a disadvantage in this respect than boys. Nonetheless, she still had moments of panic when she found making progress particularly difficult. Carolyn concludes that we should not allow cultural expectations to limit our horizons, for we
14、 are far more flexible in what we can achieve than they would imply.,Cloze,我们会成为什么样的人，机会会占很大的比例，这不是很奇怪么？如果 Carolyn 没有偶然进入到机械课程，她就永远不会成为工程师。那时，她根本不知道有关机械的事，但是当需要努力工作的时候，她没有放松。她全心投入学习，加入了混合动力汽车的课题。她承认，她时常发现学习数学很难，但是她带着认为数学对所有的人都很难的假设，咬着牙继续工作。她说，与男孩相比，女孩在这个方面不再是一个弱点。尽管如此，她还是会在发现进步很难的时候，有片刻的恐慌。 Carolyn 总结说，她不会允许文化的期盼来限制我们的期盼，因为我们会取得东西里，我们比他们暗示的会更灵活的多。,感谢您的关注,
