大学英语新视野2答案第二版Word文档格式.docx

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”ihavelivedinkorea,japan,andchina.ineachcountry,ihave,thannotandwithouthavingrequestedone,beengivenaforkonewasavailable.ihavepolitelyrefusedandsaidthatiwouldbefinewithchopsticks.sometimes,ihavetomakeexplanation.

chopsticksaremyworrieswheniameatinginanasianhomeorrestaurant.infact,learningtousechopstickstakesmeafewweeks.thisisnottosayiwasskillful,though.learninghowtousechopsticksiseasyforme,learningtheritualsandhowtomyselfatthetableisquitedifficult.timesdoihavetosay“no,thankyou”ireallymean“no,thankyou,itrulyamfull”?

howdoigetawaywithrefusingmorefoodwithoutsomeone?

ifiinsistandistillgetmore,isitappropriatejustnottoeatit?

thiswouldbewhereicomefrom.

ihaveenjoyedmanygreatmealsandmywiththepeoplehavebeengreat.iamawarethatiwillneverbeabletoasmuchasihavereceived.idon’tknowhowicaneverthankallofthepeoplewhointroducedmetoeatinginasia.

unit2

thiswaswhatallofthetrainingandpainwasabout----winning.iwatchedtvtoseetheyoungrunnerwhohadbeenundermyforthelastfewyears.iwouldhavebeenthereonthespotthetrafficproblem.icouldn’tevenonmybicycle.whileiwatchedtheyoungrunnerentertothecheersofthousandsofpeople,icouldnothelpofthepainsthathehadgonethroughinhistraining.

theyoungrunnerwashardlyconsideredtobewhenhefirstcametome.therewerecountlesstrainingfullofpainforhim.ihadseenfatiguewrittenonhisface.ihadheardhimatme.ihadbeentohisangerandpain.itwasclearthatonlyhardworkcouldhimsuccess.ihadsmiledtomyselfwhenifoundthathehadtoomuchtogiveup.andhewouldwiththetraininguntilhereachedperfection.ihadneverforgottoremindhimthatthechallengeshehadtokeeponpractice.itwasunfairthathehadnotimeforhisgirlfriend.butthatwaslifeforhim!

thethunderousshoutsandcheersdrewmebacktothetvscreen.oh,mydear,theyoungrunnerwasspeed.hewasrunningtothefinishline.hewasstrongenoughtootherrunners.hiscourage,heartanddisciplinetogetherwithhisyearsofpracticewonhimthehonor.tearsrolleddownmycheekswhenifoundonthescreentheyoungrunnerwaslookingaround.iunderstoodatoncethathewaslookingforme.foryears,hehadbecomesomypresence,successorfailure.itmusthaveseemedstrangeforhimtofindmemissing.

ididn’tmarryforallthe“rightreasons”.lovehadtodowithmarriage.and,formyhusband’spart,well,ilovewasonhismindeither.hemarriedmebecauseimadehimfeelyoung.hewassuchanordinarymangoinghisveryordinarymidlifecrisis.hewasdivorced,lookingforyoungerwomenandacareerchange.thatdidn’tme,though.hewasstillfairlycharming,prettyhandsomeandrich.imarriedformoney,andidon’thaveanyaboutit.myfriendsdon’tmydecision,buticanalsotellthattheywish,atleastalittlebit,forsomeofthesamethingsthatinowenjoy.theyalwaysprefertoalotoftimebymyswimmingpoolthanattheircommonlittlehomes.andanotherthing,theyarealwaysabouttheir“beloved”.“he’salwayswatchinghowmuchispend.”“it’sbecomemorelikeabusinessrelationshipamarriage.”

myhusband,however,doesn’thowmuchispendandourmarriageneverbecameabusinessbecauseitalreadywasone.youcouldsay,wehaveaunderstanding.weareveryaboutthewholething.itispainfulformyfriendswhentheyrealizethatloveisjusta（n）.marriageforloveneverexistedforme.and,he’llneverme.he’dlosetoomuchmoney.

unit4

loveisimportantbecausewithoutitlifehasnomeaningorpurpose.loveallowsustodomorethanwecouldaccomplishwithoutitspower.sooftenwetakegoodcareofourneeds.wemakesureourbodiesarefed,cleaned,clothed,exercisedandrested.however,wetendtothemostimportantneed-----love.ofcourse,asasociety,loveisnotoverlooked.popularmediaconstantlyplacesgreatemphasiswhatweneedtodotoattract“love”.beinglovedisnotaspowerfulanemotionalneedasthatdesiretolovesomeoneelse.

theneedtoloveandothersisbuiltintousbiologically.thisneedisallowsparentstogiveupsleepandfoodwhileraisingtheirchildren.thisneediswhatallowspeopletoputthemselvestosaveothersfromnaturalorthreats.

lovemeanstocherish,holddear,andtreasure.wedonothurt,harm,orcausepaintothosewelove;

rather,weseektotheirsuffering.it’snotaboutwantingtopossessorcontrolothers;

it’saboutwantingtosetthemfree.loveisthepowerallowsthewheeloflifetocontinueturning,forwhenwelovewelookourownneedsanddesires.weourtime,ourenergy,ourwishes,andsometimesevenourselvesbecauseoflove.itislovethatallowsemergencyservicespersonneltofacedanger.itislovethatallowssoldierstoeverything.theultimatedefinitionofloveisnotaboutfeelinggoodaboutdoinggood.

unit5

“knockitoff!

”billywouldnotbanginghisfootonthetable.mrs.stewarthadlostallintellinghimtostop.herwordswerefallingonears.shehadaskedhersonto

quitdoingsomethingthatwasbotheringhersomanytimesthatsheevenknewthewordswerecomingfromhermouth.billyhadthis.hejusthismom’sexpressionslikethese.hebangedonwithoutapause.

mrs.stewartseemstounderstandthatsheshoutsshecan’texpectbillytorespondimmediately.butshestillbelievesthattokeeponthepressuresmightworksomeday.childrenmaylearnthatarguingnolongerworksbecauseofhercontinuousshouting.

unit6

what’sinaname?

yourfatecouldhavebeendifferentifyouhadbeengivenadifferentnameatyourbirth.someofusthatournamedoesnotnecessarilyfitandstartusingadifferentnametheoneweweregiven.manyofususeourmiddlenamesowecanbetruetoourparents,andatthesametimebemoreconfident.somepeoplewhohavechangedtheirnamethattheirprofessionallivesimproved.theyfeelbetteraboutthemselvessotheyaretoachievemore.butthosewhohavechangedtheirnamesarenotjustbeingoverlysensitive.namesthemselvessomeinformationcausingotherstomakejudgmentsbasedsolelythem.hereisanexample:

amagazinetoprintawriter’snamesimplybecausetheeditorthoughtitsuitedabaseballplayeranartcritic.anotherexample:

awomanatapartybecamewhenshewantedtobeintroducedtoamanshehaddeclinedbecauseofhisname.onestudyshowedthatteachersgivedifferentgradestotheessayswrittenbyboyswithdifferentnames.,girls’popularitycanberelatedtotheirnames.

yet,whichnameworksandwhichdoesnotdependonthetimes.thegoodqualitiesofawell-likedpresidentoractorcanofteninfluenceanameisseen.butifanamebecomestoowell-known,itmightalsofalloutoffavorparentslookforsomethingalittlemoreuniquefortheirchild.

unit7

iwasinabadtemper.itwasjustlikethestressinmylifethatwasoutofcontrol.icouldprobablyittofinancialstress.mycompanywascuttingjobsandtheywereeachworker’sperformance.thiswasinthosedaysofrisingcompetitionandcompanies.thecompaniesweregettingsmallerbecauseoftheeconomicconditions.iknewiwasbeingconsideredasoneoftheworkerstheywouldletgothoughihadbeen

overworking.ormaybeitwasmyhomelife.mywifeandihadgotteninanandmy19-year-olddaughterannouncedthatshewasleavingthehousetomoveinwithherboyfriend.iamusuallynotapersonofquick,butyesterdaywasdifferent.irodemybiketowork;

it’sabout20kilometers.ihadstoppedforaredlightandthenwhenthelightturnedgreen.ihadthecarcomingfrommyrightwouldstop,itwentrightonthroughtheredlightandhitme.ihadtimetoreact.igrabbedmybikelockandthrewitathiscar,hittinghisrearwindowandmakingacrack.

thedriverstoppedandgotoutofthecar.ilaidmybikedownandpickedupthebikelockfromthegroundfor.thenhereachedforhisphonetocallthepolice.

unit8

itisstrangethatsomepeopletellustheeconomyisbadandthejobmarketischangingfortheworse,especiallyforyoungpeople.thisme.frommytheworldhasneverseensomanyopportunitiesforyoungpeopleexitingcollege.

trendstowardspecializedcareersandlowersalariesleaveeconomistsandsociologiststhatthenextgenerationofemployeeswillbetorolesthataretoonarrowandthusnotenough.manysaycorporationsaretakingofthelaborforce.,nooneisforcingouryouthintosuch.ifarewardingjobdoesnotinthecurrentsystem,they’llhavetoitforthemselves.theinternethasalreadyansweredstudents’criesformorepossibilities.thenextbreakthroughtocreatesomethingtrulycreativeistohappenanytimenow.atthesametimelet’sthatstudentsarepreparedforthedaywhentheirchancesarecoming.

bytellingouryoungpeopleeverythinghasalreadybeendoneandthatthereisnothinglefttodreamabout,wearethemoftheopportunitytocreateasystemthatisnewandexciting,outsidetheconfinesofwhatisimaginable.butthenagain,maybei’mwrong.maybeishouldn’taboutouryouthatall.theirabilitytowhatisbeforethemanddefyourunnecessaryworriesistheirgreateststrength.maybebytellingthemtheycan’t,weareencouragingthemtocreatesomethingtrulyincredible.allinall,thefuturefortheyoungpeopleisnotgloomy;

itispromising.

unit9

journalistsplayaveryimportantpartinthewaywese