新編大學(xué)英語(yǔ)-浙江大學(xué)第二冊(cè)答案

新編大學(xué)英語(yǔ)-浙江大學(xué)第二冊(cè)答案

Unit1

PartTwoReadingcenteredactivities

Pre-reading

ReadingComprehension

1.Understandingthestructureofthepassage

Para.1-4cpara.5-7apara.8-11bpara.12-13d

2.1)Theywouldstareatthem.

2)Hefeltembarrassed/ashamed

3)Heneverleton.

4)Heusuallywalkedtherewiththehelpofhisson

5)Hewaspulledonachild'ssleightothesubwaystation

6)Helikebasketball,dances,andparties

7)Heaskedthemtositdownandfightwithhim.

8)Hewasproudofhisson

9)Hemissedhimverymuchandwassorryforwhathehadthoughtabouthim.

10)Helearnedtohaveagoodheartfromhisfather.

3.1)C2)A3)C4)B5)D6)A7)B8)C9)D

4.UnderstandingthereferenceWords.

1)thedifficultyincoordinationthesteps

2)whetherapersonhasagoodheart

3)agoodheart

4)thebaseballteam

5)satdowntofight

6)whatthesonhasachieved

7)sensed

8)thereluctancetowalkwithhim

Vocabulary

1.1)urged

2)halted

3)bother

4)embarrassed

5)adjusted

6)complain

7)kid

8)engage

9)subject

10)sawtoitthat

11)coordinate10)A12)participate

2.Word-building

patience

bitterness

fortune

knowledgeable

reluctant

entrance

complaint

envious

memorable

frustration

1)bitter

2)fortunate

3)patience

4)memorable

5)reluctant

6)entrance

7)complaints

8)envious

9)knowledgeable

10)frustration

Translation

1.Hewalksslowlybecauseofhisbadleg.

2.Hecametothemeetingdespitehisseriousillness.

3.Hesawtoitthatthesamemistakedidn,thappenagain.

4.Nowthatthey'vegottoknoweachotheralittlebetter,thegetalong

justfine.

5.ThenIfoundmyselfsurroundedbyhalfadozenboys.

6.Isendyoumybestwishesonthishappyoccasion.

PartThreeFurtherdevelopment

3.Whatislove?

1)causes

2)offers

3)to

4)not

5)tell

6)calls

7)attracted

8)discovers

9)weak

10)disappointed

11)distance⑵out

PartFourWritingandTranslation

2.TranslationPractice

1.FromChineseintoEnglish

1)supportabigfamily

2)careforherchildrenandparents

3)payforhischildren,seducation

4)afteryearsofdiligentresearch

5)thefinancialburdenonhisshoulders

6)Shehasagoldenheart/aheartofgoldandlovespeoplearoundher.

7)Myfatherhasneverboughtanytoysandcandiesformyyoungerbrother

andme,butI

knowhelovesus.

8)Myparentsdotheirbesttomeetourneedsandalwayskeeptheirpromises.

2.FromEnglishintoChinese

1）他從來(lái)不感到疲勞，非常喜歡干活,而且說(shuō)話不多。

2）有她陪在身邊我很高興并感到安全,尤其是在天氣不好的時(shí)候。

3）從他那里得到的一切我們都很感激,而且下決心要努力學(xué)習(xí)來(lái)報(bào)答他。

4）她常常給我們講一些很有趣的故事,而且從這些故事中我能能夠知道自己該什么,

不該做什么。

Unit2

PartTwoReadingcenteredactivities

Pre-reading

ReadingComprehension

1.Understandingthemainideaofthepassage

1)different

2)problems

3)communication

4)translator

5)trust

6)acceptance

7)exaggerate

8)superlatives

9)metaphors

10)genera1izations

11)unsupportive

12)literally

13)rethink

14)translate

2.UnderstandingSpecificInformation

1)F2)T

Vocabulary

1.1)mess3)F4)T5)T6)F7)T8)T9)T10)T2)repeat

3)mislead

4)intends

5)tend

6)exaggerates

7)frustrating

8)misinterpreted

9)acceptance

10)trust

2.StepOne

1)f2)c3)a4)k5)I6)e7)h8)j9)g10)b11)dStepTwo

1)conveyed/conveyed

2)assistance

3)encounter

4)conflict

5)emphasis

6)reacted

7)recognize

8)manner

9)assumed/assume

10)emerged/emerges

11)ignore

3.1)out2)on3)with4)of5)In6)in7)to8)on9)AtTranslation

1.Iwenttothedentistyesterdaytohaveabad/decayedtoothpulledout.

2.Thedevelopmentofthingsdependsfundamentallyoninternalcauses.

3.AllroadsleadtoRome.

4.Imeant/intendedtogiveyouthatbooktoday,butIforgottobringit

withme.

5.Iwasonthevergeofacceptinghisadvice.

6.Divorceisnotamatteryoucanaffordtotakelightly.

PartThreeFurtherdevelopment

4.ALetterforJames

DearJames,

Howareyou?

verybusy

togetready

play

friends

won

great

gotme

mobilephone10)ofgottago

Pleasewriteback.

PartFourWritingandTranslation

4.TranslationPractice

1)Misunderstandingsareverycommoninourdailylives.

Theywillcauseproblemsandunnecessarytrouble:ruinfriendships,bring

misery.

2)Therearemanywaystoavoidmisunderstandings

1.Donotusewordsthatmayhavedoublemeanings.

2.Expressideasandpronouncewordsclearly.

3.Emphasizethemainpoints.

4.Don'tpretendtounderstandwhenyoudon't.

5.Askforclarificationwhennotclearaboutthemeaning.

6.Beawareofthegenderdifferencesincommunication.

3)Manymisunderstandingscanbeavoidedifwearecarefulenough.Life

without

misunderstandingswillbebetterandhappier.

Unit3

PartTwo

Post-reading

ReadingComprehension

1.UnderstandingtheOrganizationoftheText

1)Introduction(para.1)

Eachpersonhasthepotentialtowininhisownway.

2)Themeaningof"winner"and"loser”(Par.2)

Awinterisonewhorespondsgenuinelybybeingtrustworthyandresponsive

Aloserisonewhofailstorespondgenuinely

3)Fewpeoplearewinnersandlosersallthetime.(Par.3)

4)Winners(Par.4-7)

Characteristicsofawinner:

A.Awinterisgenuine

B.Awinnerisnotafraidtodohisownthinkingandtousehisown

knowledge.

C.Awinnerisflexible.

D.Awinnerhasaloveforlife.

E.Awinnercaresabouttheworldanditspeople.

5)Losers(Para.8-10)

Possiblecauses:Poornutrition,cruelty,unhappyrelationship,disease,

continuing

disappointments,andinadequatephysicalcare.

Characteristicsofaloser:

A.Aloserlacksanabilitytoappropriatelyexpresshimselfthroughafull

rangeof

possiblebehavior.

B.Aloserhasdifficultygivingandreceivinglove.

2.UnderstandingSpecificInformation!)C2)D3)A4)B5)C

Vocabulary

1.

1)appreciate

A.感激

B.欣賞，賞識(shí)

2)Capacity

A.容量，容積，容納力

B.能力，力量，才能

3)channel

A.頻道

B.把---導(dǎo)向，引導(dǎo)，集中

4)contribute

A.捐獻(xiàn)，捐贈(zèng)，貢獻(xiàn)出

B.有助于，促成

5)flexible

A.有彈性的，柔韌的

B.靈活的，可變通的

6)guilt

A.罪，罪行

B.內(nèi)疚，自責(zé)，悔恨

7)potential

A.潛在的，可能的

B.潛力，潛能

8)rigid

A.硬的，不易彎曲的

B.嚴(yán)格的，刻板的

2.achieve—achievement

depend—dependence

cruel---cruelty

genuine---genuineness

aware---awareness

capable—capability

expect---expectation

1imit---limitation

unique—uniqueness

respond—response

disappoint---disappointment

behave—behavior

1)expectation2)limitations3)capability4)achievement5)response

6)awareness

3.1)enteredinto

4)unawareof7)behavior8)disappointment9)cruelty2)channeled--into

3)holds/heldback5)separates--from6)referredto---as10)dependence?)

livedupto8)callsfor9)contributesto10)sees/saw---asTranslation

1.Lackofconfidencecontributedtohisfailure.

2.Shehasshowngreatcourageinthefaceofherseriousillness.

3.Wecametotheconclusionthatshewastellingthetruth.

4.Hissecretaryfailedtotellhimaboutthemeeting.

5.Learninglanguagesisn'tjustamatterofmemorizingwords.

6.Onceshehasmadeherdecision,noonecanholdherback.

7.It'11bedifficulttoliveuptothestandardssetbyourcaptain.

8.Thescientistreferredtothisdiscoveryasthemostexcitingnew

developmentinthisfield.

PartFour

WritingandTranslation

2.TranslationPractice

1)Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

2)Anymanwhoisafraidoffailurewill/canneverwin.

3)Successmeansthatyouenjoy/loveandaregoodatdoingwhatyouare

doingnow.

4)Onewhoiseagertowinwillnotnecessarilywinquickly.

5)Asuccessfulpersondoesn,taskforthingsfromothers.Onthecontrary/

Instead,hewillask

himself:"WhatcanIleavetothisworld?”

6)Arealwinnerissomeonewhomakesthegreatestcontributionstothe

society,nottheonewho

istherichest,orthemostfamous.

3.Writing

Somepeoplesaythatwinningmeansbeingrich,somesaywinningmeansbeing

powerful,andotherthinkwinningmeansbeinghappy.Ithinkwinningmeans

doingwhatyoushoulddoandbeinggoodatit.Mostofuscanonlylivein

thisworldfornomorethan70or80years.Weshouldn'tthinktoomuchabout

whatwecangetformthisworld.Instead,weshouldthinkaboutwhatwecan

leaveinthisworld.Theonewhocanmakemorecontributionstotheworldisa

realwinner.Forexample,cleaningthestreetisahumblejobinmany

people'seyes,butinmyopinion,streetcleanerscanalsobegreatwinners.

Theymakeourcitymorebeautiful.Theygiveusabetterenvironmentand

consequentlyabetter1ife.But,onthecontrary,somepeoplemakemoneyat

thecostoftheenvironment.Someareevenworse:theycheatorkillothersin

ordertogainpowerorearnmoney.Winnersorlosers?It'stimetogiveita

secondthought.

Unit4

PartTwo

Post-Reading

ReadingComprehension

1.UnderstandingtheOrganizationoftheTextl)Introduction(Para.1-2)2)

Thestudyoftheplacebo(Para.3-7)ii)Theplacebomakesthewishtogetbetter

becomereality,only25percentofthepeople

3)Thefirstgroupshowednochangesfromthewayoldpeopleinthatvillage

hadalwaysbeen.4)iftheplacebocanhavebadeffectsitshouldneverbe

used.

2.UnderstandingSpecificInformation

1)Yes2)No3)Maybe4)Yes

Vocabulary

1.

1)A.asubstanceusedfortreatingillness,especiallyaliquidyoudrink

B.thetreatmentandstudyofillnessandinjuries

2)A.anactoffiringagun

B.aninjectionofadrug

3)A.thepartofaspacecraftinwhichastronautsliveandwork

Baplasticcontainershapedlikeaverysmalltubewithmedicineinside

4)A.becomewholeandsound,returntohealth

B.causetobecomementallyoremotionallystrongagainafterabad

experience

5)A.a.particularwayofbehavingtowardssomeoneorofdealingwiththem.

B.amethodthatisintendedtocureaninjuryorillness.

6)A.theprocessofcuttingintosomeoneysbodytorepairorremoveapart

thatisdamaged

B.theprocessofmakingamachineorsystemwork

7)A.apersonortheirparticularproblemthatadoctorisdealingwith

B.asituationthatexists,especiallyasitaffectsaparticularpersonor

group

8)A.makesomeonethinkthataparticularthingistrue;indicate

B.tellsomeoneyourideasaboutwhattheyshoulddo,wheretheyshouldgo,

etc.

2.1)a2)e3)f4)d5)g6)h7)c8)b

Translation

1)AllIcansayisthatweareextremelysorry.

2)Inmanycasesregulationsalonewillnotwork.

3)Heishighlylikelytosucceedbecauseofhisintelligenceanddiligence.

4)ShestaredatmeasifIwereastranger.

5)Itisreportedthatthreepeoplewereinjuredinthetrafficaccident

yesterday.

6)Ifeelangryatthewayhe(has)treatedme.5)Yes6)No7)Yes8)

Maybe7)Thepatientismuchthesamethismorningashewasyesterday.

8)I'dliketostay(at)homethiseveningratherthangoout.

PartFour

WritingAndTranslation

2)Translationpractice

A:Whatareyoudoing?

B:I'mreadingamagazine,Psychology.

A:Well,itmustbefuntolearnsomethingaboutpsychology.

B:Youbet.Psychologyhasbroadapplicationsinourdailylife.

A:Forexample***?

B.Forexample,peoplecan,tresistthetemptationtobuyclothesonsale;

patientsfeelmuchbetterafterthey'vetakensomeplacebos.

A.Wait,???wait.Idon'tthinkithasanythingtodowithpsychology.

B.Itdoeshavesomethingtodowithpsychology.Peoplecan,thelpbuying

clothesonsale

becausetheyhaveaverypowerfulpsychologicalneedthattheyfeelthey

mustsatisfy.Patientswhohavetakensomeplacebosfeelmuchbetterbecause

theyconstantlytellthemselvesthattheywillbecomebetter,andtheirstrong

willmakesthewishtogetbetterbecomereality.

A:Oh,Isee.Doespsychologyalsoplayaroleinsuchcasesastalkingwith

friendsandlisteningtofastmusic?

B.Yes,talkingwithfriendscanberelaxing,andlisteningtofastmusic

canmakepeople

energeticordynamic.Accordingtopsychology,thesearegodwaysofkeeping

adistancefromdepressionandpressure.

3.Writing

Sample1

Psychologyplaysanimportantroleinourdailylife.Ourfeelingand

attitudescolorthewaywebehave.Confidenceisagoodexample.

Inreality,agreatnumberofpeoplecomplainthattheyarenotabletodo

somethingorthattheirdifficultiesaretoogreattoovercome.Insomecases,

thismaybetrue.Butinothercases,itmeansthatthesepeopleallow

themselvestogetdiscouraged.

Forexample,aconfidentmancanaccomplishmanythings.Ifyouhave

confidence,youbelieveyoucandothingswell.Youmightnotalwaysdoas

wellasyouhope,butyouwilltryharderthenexttime.Amanwholacksself-

confidencemightnotbeabletocompletesimpletasks.Withoutconfidenceyou

arelikelytobenervous,unsureofyourselfandconfusedaboutwhattodoand

howtodoit.Youmaythinkyouwillfail,soasaresultyouwillnottry

hardenough.

Astheoldsayinggoes,whereisawill,thereisaway.Inotherwords,if

youhavethewillorthedeterminationtodosomething,youwillalwaysfinda

waytodoit.Havingconfidenceisanimportantpartofourlife.

Sample2

Inourdailylife,weoftenhavetobuythings.Mostofuscannotreally

distinguishgoodqualityformbadquality.Obviouslywecanseeifanappleis

rotten,butwecannotalwaysseeifsomethingiswellmade.Whatthoughtsmake

usbuythings?Awomenmaydecidetobuyaparticularstyleofdressbecause

severalofherfriendschoosethatstyle.Shewantstobelikeherfriends.A

manmightdecidetobuyaparticularcoatbecauseitisexpensive.Hethinks

thatsinceitisexpensiveitmustbeofgoodquality.Astudentwhohasalot

ofmoneymightdecidetobuyajacketbecauseitwasdesignedbyawell-known

designer.Wearingajacketwiththedesigner,snameonitmakeshimfeel

important.

Thesearenotthelogicalreasonsforbuythings,buttheyexplainthe

motivationbehindpeople?sactionsorbehavior.Itmeansthatpsychologyor

ourmentalstateplaysanimportantroleinmanyaspectsofourdailylife.

Unit5

PartTwo

Post-Reading

ReadingComprehension

1.UnderstandingtheOrganizationoftheText

IIntroduction:Questionsconcerningdreamshavepuzzledhumanbeings,

(para.1)

TIDreamingandsleeping(para.2-3)

1)Whendoesdreamingoccur?

2)Whatarethemainpurposesofsleeping?Togiveusrestandtoallowus

todream.

IllPossiblecausesofdreams(para.4-6)

1)Example:Sleepingwithone'sfeettooclosetoaheatermaycauseoneto

dreamofwalkingonhotcoals.

2)Reflectionofinnerfears

Example:Worryingaboutlosingone,sjobmaycauseonetodreamoflosing

one,sjob.

IVDreaminginterpretation(para.7-9)

1)Theearliestdreamdictionaryincludedsymbolssuchasdrinkingwineto

indicateashortlife2)Artemidorus,dictionaryincludessymbolssuchas

righthand(father),lefthand(mother)and

2UnderstandingSpecificInformation

1)T2)T3)T4)T5)F6)T7)T8)T9)F10)F

Vocabulary

11)explanation2)enthusiasts3)frustrating4)popularity5)unconscious

6)electrical7)movements8)recognizable9)interpretation10)countless2

TaskAl)asleep2)sleepless3)sleep4)sleepy5)asleep6)slept7)sleeping,

sleep

8)sleeper

TaskB

1)submerged:(causeto)gobelowthesurfaceofthesea,riverorlake

(使)浸沒(méi)，淹沒(méi)

2)subculture:thebehavior,practices,etc.associatedwithagroupwithin

asociety亞文化

3)submarine:aspecialtypeofshipwhichcantravelunderwater潛水艇

4)subway:(BrE)apathforpeopletowalkunderaroadorrailway地下通道；

(AmE)arailway

thatrunsundertheground地鐵

5)subzero:(oftemperatures)belowzero零度以下的

6)Subtropical:relatedtoanareaneartoatropicalarea,ortypicalof

thatarea副熱帶的，亞熱帶

的

7)subspecies:asubdivisionofaspecies(物種的)亞種

8)subnormal:belowanaverageorexpectedstandard,especiallyof

intelligence低于正常的

3.1)progressed2)puzzled3)process4)reflected5)predict6)advances7)

symbol8)ancient9)error10)conscious11)analysis12)inner

Translation

1YouwillseethatwhatIamsayingnowwillcometrue.

2Thelecturewassoboringthathalf(of)thestudentsfellasleep.

3Theproblemofunemploymentistiedupwiththedevelopmentofnew

technology.

4Hisappearancehaschangedsomuchthatyoumaywellnotrecognizehim.

5Thecastledatesbacktothe14thcentury.

6Shehasneverdoneanythingforthem,whereastheyhavedoneeverything

theycanforhim.

PartThreeFurtherDevelopment

1VocabularyReview

1)Anatural:notinvolvinganythingmadebypeople天然的，自然的

Bneutral:(ofcolors)notverystrongorbright不鮮艷的，暗淡的

Cnatural:normal;usual正常的，慣常的

Dneutral:notsayingordoinganythingthatwouldencourageorhelpanyof

thegroupsinvolvedinanargumentorwar.中立的，不偏不倚的

2）Ashattered:（causeto）breaksuddenlyintoverysmallpieces（使）粉碎

Bcrashing:hitsomethingorsomeoneextremelyhardwhilemoving,inaway

thatcausesalotofdamageormakesalotofnoise撞擊

Ccracked:dosomethingwithasuddensharpnoise劈啪地響

Dcrashed:aviolentaccidentinvolvingoneormorevehicles（汽車的）撞車事

故；（飛機(jī)的）失事

Ecrack:（causeto）breakwithoutdividingintoseparateparts（使）開(kāi)裂

3）Aancient:oforfromalongtimeago,havinglastedforaverylongtime,

orveryold古代的，遠(yuǎn)古的，古老的

Bearly:nearthebeginningof（aperiodoftime）,orbeforetheusual,

expectedorplannedtime早的，早期的Cprevious:happeningorexistingbefore

theonementioned先前的，以前的

4）Asign:somethingwhichshowsthatsomethingexistsorishapping跡象

Bsymbols:ashapeordesignthatisusedtorepresentsomethingsuchasan

idea象征

Csignal:asoundoractionthatyoumakeinordertogiveinformationto

someoneortellthem

todosomething信號(hào)

Dsigns/symbols:astandardmarkthatisusedtorepresentsomething符號(hào)，記

號(hào)

5）Aview:stateofseeingorbeingseenfromaparticularplace視野，視域

Bvision:powerofseeing;sight視力

Cvision:apictureinone'smindofapossiblesituationorscene（對(duì)?可

能情況或場(chǎng)景的）構(gòu)想，設(shè)想；念頭

Doutlook:yourgeneralattitudetolifeandtheworld（對(duì)生活、世界的）觀

點(diǎn)，見(jiàn)解Eview:personalopinionorattitude觀點(diǎn)，看法

6）Aerrors/mistakes:thingsdoneincorrectlythroughignoranceorwrong

judgment錯(cuò)誤，失誤

Bfault:ifsomethingbadthathashappenedisyourfault,youshouldbe

blamedforit過(guò)錯(cuò)

Cerror:amoralwrong道德上的錯(cuò)誤

Dfault:somethingthatiswrongwithamachine,system,design,etc.,which

preventsitfromworkingproperly故障

Emistake:(bymistake)ifyoudosomethingbymistake,youdoitwithout

intendingto錯(cuò)誤地，(并非故意)

7)Aconfused:unabletothinkclearly迷惑的，糊涂的

Bconfusing:difficulttounderstand,puzzling令人迷惑的

8)Aconscious:noticingtheexistenceorpresenceofsomethingparticular意

識(shí)到的，知道的

Bunconscious:inthestateofhavinglostconsciousness失去知覺(jué)的

Csubconscious:presentatahiddenlevelofthemind潛意識(shí)的，下意識(shí)的

Dconsciousness:thestateofbeingawake,thinkingandawareofwhatis

happeningaroundyou意識(shí)，神志清醒

2MatchingSymbolswithInterpretations

l)d2)k3)a4)j5)G6)h7)c8)19)e10)f11)I12)b

13)Fallingdownfromahighplace:Itmaypredictaheartattack.

14)Eatingspoiled(饌的)food:Itmaypredictastomachproblem.

15)Choking(窒息):Itmaybecausedbyusingaquiltthatistooheavy.

Moresymbolsandtheirinterpretations:

Beingdead:Thedreamermayexperienceanewstartinlife.

Gettinglostonajourney:Thedreamerisunabletoseethefuture.

Findingalotofmoney:Thedreamerisabouttofindoutsomethinghidden

abouthimself.

Wildanimals:Thedreamerfeelsattackedandwantsachancetoshowhisreal

powerandstrength.

PartFourWritingandTranslation

2TranslationPractice

夢(mèng)是心靈的談話

人類至今尚未開(kāi)啟通往夢(mèng)的世界的大門。盡管我們很多人意識(shí)到做夢(mèng)的價(jià)值，希望了

解我們?cè)趬?mèng)中的活動(dòng)，但大多數(shù)人在睡眠中仍覺(jué)得像進(jìn)入夢(mèng)幻世界一樣。有些人認(rèn)為夢(mèng)

中的生活跟醒著的生活一樣真實(shí)，而且在積極尋找方法控制睡眠時(shí)的思維活動(dòng)，然而很

少有人會(huì)將清醒時(shí)發(fā)生的事情跟夢(mèng)中發(fā)生的事情聯(lián)系在一起。

心理學(xué)家和心理玄學(xué)家在20世紀(jì)90年代普遍認(rèn)為，我們的夢(mèng)境包含著日常生活的內(nèi)

容。因此，學(xué)習(xí)記住并“挖掘”夢(mèng)境是非常有用的?？v觀歷史，土著居民們就曾特意集

體漫游夢(mèng)境以解決問(wèn)題，或根據(jù)部落所夢(mèng)見(jiàn)的未來(lái)生活設(shè)定方向。許多重要的科學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)

就來(lái)源于夢(mèng)境中發(fā)生的事件。

3Writing

Sample

ANightmare

Igrewupinthecountryandlifewashardatthattime.Iusedtosharea

bedwithmyyoungerbrother.Wewouldoftenfightforspace.

Onenight,Ihadaterribledream.Inthedream,ourvillagewasoccupiedby

foreigninvaders.Theinvadersweretakingawaypropertyandchildrenfrom

households.Theysethousesonfireandkilledanyonewhodidnotobeythem.I

managedtohideinapileofhay.IcouldhearmyheartthumpingwhenIsaw

someforeignsoldierscomingtowardourhouse.Icouldn,tseethemclearly

becausemyeyeswerecoveredwithhay.Icouldhearthemcomingnearerand

talkingangrily.ButIdidn,tunderstandanythingthattheysaid.Justthen,

Irealizedthatoneofmyarmswasnotfullycovered.Iwantedtohideitbut

Idarednotmove.Thenoneofthesoldiersdiscoveredme.Iwasalmostscared

todeath.ButstillIdidn,tmove.ThenIfeltaseverepainonmyleftarm/

Iwaswoundedbyasoldierwithasword.

TwokeupandrealizedthatIhadjusthadanightmare.Butmyleftarmwas

hurting.Mybrother?sleghadbeenpressingonmyarm.

(210words)

Unit6

PartTwo

In-ClassReading

Pre-reading

Samples

1.Ilikefreshfruit,vegetables,pork,seafood,allkindsofnuts,

etc.Idon'tlikebeef,lamb,

chickenandpickles.

__AlthoughI'mnotavegetarian,Ilikevegetablesandfruitmost.I

eatalotofthem.IalsolikeseafoodbecauseIwasborninacityonthe

coast.I'vebeenexposedtoseafoodeversincemychildhood.Idon,teat

meat,anykindofmeat.

2.ThereasonwhyIeatcertainfoodsordon,teatcertainfoodsis

simple:taste.Inother

words,Ieatwhattastesgood,anddon'teatwhatdoesn*t.Butthereis

oneexception.I'venevertriedsnakebecauseVmscaredbythecreature.

Themerementionoftheword“snake“makesmyskincrawl.

Ithinkoureatinghabitswereformedathomewhenwewereveryyoung.

Forexample,mymotherisanexcellentcook,especiallygoodatcooking

seafoodandvegetables.Iatealotofthemathome.GraduallyI'vebecome

usedtothisdiet.

3.Yes.PeopleinGuangzhoueatrats,snakesandmanyotherbirdsoranimals.

Itissaidthatthey

eatanythingwith2legsexcepthumanbeingsandanythingwith4legsexcept

tables.Althoughitisanexaggeration,itshowstheyreallyeatawiderange

ofthings.Manypeoplethinkthat'sstrangebecauseratsandsnakesare

nauseating.Ialsofindeatingrawfishstrange,becauseIthinkrawfish

containsalotofbacteria.

Post-reading

1.FindingFoodTaboos

IndiaTheunitedStates2)Dogsserveasprotectionagainstthieves.

AncientEgypt&Israel2.UnderstandingtheDetails

1)nutrition,religion,thewaysofdifferentpeople

2)butterflies,rats,termites

3)calories,protein

4)thereisplentyoflandforraisingcattleandtheirmeatcanbeshipped

cheaplyforlong

distancesbyrailroads.

5)Theygowherevertheywanttointhestreets;theycaneatanythingfrom

thesuppliesof

thefoodsellersonthestreets

3Discussion

Samples

1)Differences:

_PeopleinNorthernChinalikenoodles,jiaozi,steamedrolls,etc.,

whilepeopleinSouthernchinapreferrice.

PeopleinNorthernChinaeatalotofChinesecabbage(大白菜)，while

peopleinSouthernChinaeatalotofothervegetables.

_PeopleinEastChinaeatalotofseafood,whilepeopleinWestChina

eatalotofbeefandlamb.

_Peopleinsomeprovinces,suchasSichuan,HunanandHubei,likefood

thattasteshot,whilepeopleinsomeotherplacesinJiangsuandZhejiang

enjoyfoodthattastesalittlebitsweet.

Reasons:

Ithinkthedifferencesarerelatedtopeople'stastes,theavailabilityof

foods,weather,soilandgeographicalconditions,etc.

2)WhenIseepeopleeatthingsIdon'tlike,myfirstreactionis

disgust.Ijustcan't

understandhowpeoplecaneatsuchnauseatingthings.SometimesIfeelthat

peoplearecruelwhentheyeatsomeanimalswhichareahelptohumanbeings.

Idon,tmindwhatotherpeopleprefereating.P