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Unit1LowCarbonEconomy1.ReadingComprehensiona.Choosethesentencethatbestexpressesthemeaningofthestatementfromthetext.1.BThisisthedecisivemomentforustotakeactionstostopglobal2.Bitwouldbemuchmore...3.Abecauseclimateistheatmosphere4.Cconcludesthateconomicdamagescaused...5.Bnowwehavea..b.Fillintheblankswiththeinformationyou’velearnedinthetext.(1)accordingto..istheresultoftherapidbuildupofgreenhousegasesprimarilycausedbyhumanactivities;theglobal..unlesswebeginaconcerted,rapidshifttowardalowcarboneconomy(2)JohnHoldren..becauseclimaterepresentstheenvelopewithinwhichallournaturalsystemsoperate(3)thethreatof..whicharetheincreasedcostsofdamagefromextremeweathereventssuchasfloods,droughts,hurricanes,heatwaves,andmajorstorms;theriskthatsucheventsaffectglobalfinancialmarketsthroughhigherormorevolatileinsurancecosts;andtheriskofabruptandlargescaleclimatechange(4)Scientificanalysisofhistoricclimatedataandprojectionsoffutureconditions,andstateoftheartcomputermodelspaintastarkpictureofwhatistocomearethebasestoanswerthe...(5)accordingtheIPCC’sreport,keepingaveragetemperaturetoanincreaseintherangeof2.0℃to2.4℃2.Vocabularya.Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformofthewordsorphrasesyouhavelearnedinthetext.(1)lackofmoney..haveaadverse(2)theproblemis..andstark(3)nowthereare..couldinflict(4)Databasesused..collectedsystematically(5)France’s....monthtriggered(6)Becausemanypeople..harshandimprovident(7)Shehadincurred(8)Whentravelling..asecurealternative(9)Helostouton(10)Myparentsfinallysettledonb.Choosethewordorphrasethatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedone.(1)Breceiver(2)Cunfamiliar(3)Aextreme(4)Dworsen(5)Bunsteady(6)Cdestruction(7)Arelieve(8)Dwiththehelpof(9)Cdeath(10)Dinthefuture3.ClozeChooseanappropriatewordorphrasefromthefollowinglisttofillineachofthefollowingblanks.EachonecanbeusedonlyONCE.Changetheformwherenecessary.TheU.N-sponsoredmeetinginAccrawasoneinaseriesaimedatforgingadealtoreplace...(1)embraced(2)spedup(3)runningout(4)urgency(5)initiative(6)specific(7)designated(8)contribute(9)incorporate(10)hampering(11)reward(12)involved(13)adverse(14)adaptive(15)vulnerability(16)alternative(17)context(18)dueto(19)compensation(20)scheduled4.Translationa.ChinesetoEnglish1)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.(1)Bendingundertheweightofthepacks,sweating,theyclimbedsteadilyinthepineforestthatcoveredthemountainside.他們被背包(2)Concentratingontimepassing,aswedowhenbored,willtriggerbrainactivitywhichwillmakeitseemasthoughtheclockistickingmoreslowly.我們?cè)跓o(wú)聊的時(shí)候(3)UnemploymentshotupinFranceduringthesecondquarter,andthecountry’stopfinanceofficialsaidthesituationwillcontinuetoaggravateevenifaglobaleconomicrecoverygatherspace.ItwastheworstquarterlyunemploymentinFrancesinceearly2006.法國(guó)第二季度的(4)Associalpracticecontinuestodevelop,weshouldkeeprenewingourideasandmakeinnovationscourageouslyinlightofpracticalneeds.社會(huì)實(shí)踐是不斷發(fā)展的(5)Bicyclesareregardedasaneconomicalalternativetobuseswhosefareshaveincreased3timesinthepastfewyears.自行車(chē)被看成是比公共汽車(chē)更實(shí)惠的交通工具，因?yàn)楣财?chē)票價(jià)(6)TheU.S.governmenthascalledonpeopletosavewaterbecausethescarcityofwaterhasbecomeasourceofglobaltensionecologically,economicallyandpolitically.美國(guó)政府呼吁全國(guó)(7)Inordertobearecognizedleaderintheindustry,it’sessentialforacompanytoimproveproductionqualityandtaptheoverseasmarketthroughthehelpofstatetechnologiesandequipment.一個(gè)企業(yè)只有引進(jìn)高新技術(shù)設(shè)備，oftheart提升產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量，開(kāi)拓國(guó)際市場(chǎng)(8)IfyouarethinkingaboutcomingtoBritainforChristmas,itmightbeagoodideatothinkagain.That’sbecausethousandsofChristmastravelershavebeenstrandedintheUKasadverseweatherconditionscausedmassivedisruptiontothetransportinfrastructure.如果你打算到英國(guó)2)TranslatethefollowingparagraphsintoEnglish.Scientistssaythewarmingoftheplanetwillbegradual,butthatextremeweathereventswillincreaseinfrequencyandintensity.Theysaytheeffectsofmorestorms,floods,droughtsandheatwaveswillbeabruptandprofound.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaystheeffectsofsocalledclimatesensitivediseasesalreadyarekillingmillionsofpeople.科學(xué)家們表示Climatechangeisaglobalphenomenon.Whilenocountrywillbeexempt,shesaysitsconsequenceswillnotbeevenlydistributed.TheWHOchiefsayspoorcountriesthatalreadyarestrugglingwithhugeproblemswillbemostaffected.Fragilehealthsystemsinthedevelopingworldwillcomeunderincreasedstress.Theywillhavegreatdifficultycopingwiththeincreasedburdenofdiseaseandotherhealthproblems.氣候變化是一種全球化的現(xiàn)象。雖然每個(gè)國(guó)家都會(huì)b.EnglishtoChinese1)TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.很多權(quán)威的氣候?qū)W家們都曾發(fā)出過(guò)這樣的警告:如果我們現(xiàn)在的)的話,我們將會(huì)變得無(wú)法控制,并且造成像干旱、洪水、颶風(fēng)以及熱浪等自然災(zāi)害的逐漸惡化,造成諸如格陵蘭島或西南極洲大冰原坍塌以及伴隨的全球海平面上升等意外的災(zāi)難性變化。但是我們還依然在我們唯一的家身上不斷做著危險(xiǎn)而又不受約束的嘗試,這也是為什么越來(lái)越多的輕人開(kāi)始將氣候變化視為他們這一代人的一項(xiàng)挑戰(zhàn)。溫度超過(guò)工業(yè)化前2攝氏度(3.6華氏度邁進(jìn)一個(gè)危險(xiǎn)的未知國(guó)度。沒(méi)有人能知道到底全球變暖達(dá)到多少度會(huì)年2)ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandtranslatetheunderlinedsentencesintoChinese.(1)雙方相信,應(yīng)對(duì)氣候變化應(yīng)該尊重發(fā)展中國(guó)家把經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會(huì)發(fā)展作為優(yōu)先事項(xiàng),并相信向低碳經(jīng)濟(jì)轉(zhuǎn)型是促進(jìn)所有國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)持續(xù)增長(zhǎng)和可持續(xù)發(fā)展的機(jī)會(huì)。(2)中美雙方?jīng)Q心根據(jù)各自國(guó)情采取重要減緩行動(dòng),并認(rèn)識(shí)到兩國(guó)在促成加強(qiáng)世界應(yīng)對(duì)氣候變化能力的可持續(xù)成果方面具有重要作用。雙方?jīng)Q心支持這些承諾。(3)在此背景下,雙方致力于在哥本哈根會(huì)議達(dá)成最終的法律協(xié)議,同時(shí)相信,在共同但有區(qū)別的責(zé)任原則和各自能力的基礎(chǔ)上,達(dá)成的成果應(yīng)包括發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家的減排目標(biāo)和發(fā)展中國(guó)家的國(guó)內(nèi)適當(dāng)減緩行動(dòng)。(4)基于中美兩國(guó)在電動(dòng)汽車(chē)領(lǐng)域的巨大投資,兩國(guó)政府宣布在十幾個(gè)城市開(kāi)展聯(lián)合示范項(xiàng)目,并努力開(kāi)發(fā)共同的技術(shù)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)以推動(dòng)此產(chǎn)業(yè)規(guī)?？焖僭鲩L(zhǎng)。(5)通過(guò)該伙伴關(guān)系,兩國(guó)將就大規(guī)模利用風(fēng)能、太陽(yáng)能、先進(jìn)生物燃料和現(xiàn)代電網(wǎng)制定路線,在設(shè)計(jì)和執(zhí)行實(shí)現(xiàn)這一遠(yuǎn)景所需的政策和技術(shù)手段方面進(jìn)行合作。Unit3CultureShock1.ReadingComprehensiona.Choosethesentencethatbestexpressesthemeaningofthestatementfromthetext.(1)B...livewith..(2)Bthethick...(3)Athefinal(4)Cstudents...(5)A..find...b.Fillintheblankswiththeinformationyou’velearnedinthetext.(1)cultureshockmaybe...itisUsuallyaratherprofoundreactiontofairlysignificantotherdifferences;inthewaypeopleviewtheworld,inthewaytheythinkandwhattheyvalue;people...canoftenexperiencesignificantcultureshock;while...oftenexperiencecultureshockatasuperficiallevel(2)cultureshockusually....,namelyExcitementandEnthusiasm,Irritability,Adaptation,andBiculturalism;thejourney....movingfromethnocentrismtoenthnorelativism(3)anexample...indicatesthatpeopleareadjustingwhenthey,withoutthinking,aredoingthingswhichtheyneverthoughttheycouldbecomecomfortablewith(4)intable...representsthehighandlowfeelingsthatstudentsexperienceastheygothroughthevariousstagesofadjustmenttocultureshock;thecause...mightbedoublenegativeofcultureshockandhomesickness(5)intheprocess...stages-sciousIncompetence,ConsciousIncompetence,ConsciousCompetence,UnconsciousCompetence;whenthey..developedaneffectiveethnorelative2.Vocabularya.Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformofthewordsorphrasesyouhavelearnedinthetext.(1)Ethnocentrismisthetendency...(2)needlesstostay...usattheprospectofatlast..(3)astate..psychologicalwellbeingisbased..purpose.(4)mostanimal..andbehavioralcompetence(5)someofthesigns..moodinessorirritability(6)thetemporary..byanxiety,disorientationdelusions...(7)hisincompetencehasbrought..(8)theeconomic..willbeconfrontedwithserious....(9)iunderstandthefrustrationcaused..(10)meditationis...meditation;verilybysuch..b.Choosethewordorphrasethatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedone.(1)Adeprival(2)Bmarked(3)Cproceedquickly(4)Dblackened(5)Bareassociatedwith(6)Drearward(7)Afall(8)Crecognizable(9)Adistinct(10)Dinvolvement3.ClozeChooseanappropriatewordorphrasefromthefollowinglisttofillineachofthefollowingblanks.EachonecanbeusedonlyONCE.Changetheformwherenecessary.Manypeoplehaveheardofthetermcultureshock.....(1)but(2)discomfort(3)new(4)what(5)Forexample(6)because(7)how(8)unfamiliar(9)degree(10)although(11)Usually(12)identify(13)better(14)First(15)common(16)Inaddition(17)When(18)who(19)also(20)that4.Translationa.ChinesetoEnglish1)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1ConfucianismhasalonghistoryandaprofoundimpactonChina’spolitics,ideology,science,culture,art;itisanimportantpartoftraditionalChineseculture.儒家思想源遠(yuǎn)流長(zhǎng)2Infact,whatwehavedonewiththeproductsoverthepastforyearsandwilldointhefuturecoincidewiththerequirementofWTO.事實(shí)上，對(duì)該商品的生產(chǎn)，我們以前所做的3Religiousandculturaldiversityinaglobalizingworldneedstobeusedasthepromotionofsocialjustice,toleranceandunderstanding,aswellasinternationalpeaceandsecurity,andnotasarationaleforanewideologicalandpoliticalconfrontation.在日益全球化的世界中，4Theinitialperiodofmarriageinvolvesmorethanaccommodatingtothepresenceandhabitsofanotherperson.婚姻的最初階段所牽涉到的不僅僅是適應(yīng)另一個(gè)人的存在5Whetheryou’veusedthesoftwarebeforeornot,youmayalreadybefamiliarwithsomeofitsfeatures,butthenewversionrepresentsamajormilestoneintheprogressionofitsdevelopment.無(wú)論你是否使用過(guò)該軟件，你都可能已經(jīng)熟悉了它的某些功能6Bydefault,whenyoudeletefilesonmostWindowssystemsthefilesarenotreallydeleted,theyareinsteadmovedintotheRecycleBin,sotheystilltakeupdiskspace.在默認(rèn)狀況下，當(dāng)你7Theeffectofthepainkillerwillnaturallywearoffwithinafewhours,butitsadvantageisthatithasfewsideeffects.這種止痛片的藥效在幾個(gè)鐘頭之內(nèi)就會(huì)自然消失8Ecologicalcivilizationistheonlywaytoglobalsustainabledevelopment,thebestapproachtosavingtheearth’secosystem,andtheinevitablechoiceofhumandevelopment.生態(tài)文明是全球2)TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglish.It’smypleasuretowritethiscolumnaboutinternationalstudentsatanAmericanbusinessschool,fromtheperspectiveofanAmerican.ThoughYale,andallothertopschools,focusongrantinga‘global’MBAexperience,thestyleofinstruction,theclassroomenvironment,andthenuancesofschoolcultureareverymuchAmerican.Inspeakingtomyclassmateswhocomefromothercountries,particularlyChina,itseemsthatthreekeypillarsoftheU.S.educationexperienceactuallycomeasamajorcultureshock:loudandoftenboisterousinclassdiscussion;therelianceonteamworktocompletetasks;andtheunofficialimportanceofsocializingtobuildanetworkwithintheclass.ForsomeonewhohasgrownupintheAmericanschoolsystem,conformingtothesethreeattributeshappensalmostsubconsciously,andthinkingthatothersmayfindthemsurprisingordifficulttotacklerevealstheunintendedlimitsofmyownworldview.我很榮幸能有機(jī)會(huì)從美國(guó)人的角度來(lái)談?wù)勔凰绹?guó)商學(xué)院的國(guó)際生。b.EnglishtoChinese1)TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.盡管每個(gè)學(xué)生的經(jīng)歷是不同的,但大多數(shù)參加一年期項(xiàng)目的交換生經(jīng)歷著幾乎相同的適應(yīng)文化沖擊的過(guò)程。必須指出的是,雖然文化沖擊會(huì)令人到感不舒服,但這并不代表著它本身有什,也不代表著經(jīng)受其中的人有什么錯(cuò)。相當(dāng)普遍的情況是:學(xué)生們?cè)谶m應(yīng)文化沖擊的過(guò)程中,新的問(wèn)題層出不窮,但這對(duì)他們而言也是一種有價(jià)值的經(jīng)歷。許多人會(huì)說(shuō),只有當(dāng)經(jīng)歷了深的文化沖擊,才是最有價(jià)值的交換。么錯(cuò)層次2)ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandtranslatetheunderlinedsentencesintoChinese.(1)從問(wèn)候(2)在地中海國(guó)家,如果別人會(huì)認(rèn)為你不熱情。在韓國(guó),如果你從后面拍不是家庭成員或者好朋友的人,你會(huì)讓對(duì)方感到不舒服(3)到倫敦人家里參加宴會(huì)時(shí)脫掉鞋子的居民家中不脫鞋卻被認(rèn)為失禮。(4)許多文化依然推崇傳統(tǒng)的進(jìn)食方式——用手吃。在這種情況下,食物往往是眾人一起分享的,因此飯前洗手很重要,而且要遵守用右手西的習(xí)俗,左手往往有其他用途。(5)你是左撇子是努力讓自己的雙手都靈巧吧——在這些文化里,即使是左撇子的孩教會(huì)用右手至少吃飯前向同伴解釋一下。到飲食,稍不留神就會(huì)出差錯(cuò),不僅讓自己難堪,還有可能冒犯東道主。你和別人交談時(shí)沒(méi)有碰對(duì)方的手臂,或見(jiàn)面問(wèn)候時(shí)沒(méi)和對(duì)方親吻擁抱,。,女主人會(huì)認(rèn)為你不文明,但去亞洲、夏威夷或太平洋群島吃東嗎？還子也被吃飯——或者Unit4ArtificialIntelligence1.ReadingComprehensiona.Choosethesentencethatbestexpressesthemeaningofthestatementfromthetext.(1)B..isquite..(2)C....atoauniversal..(3)Aibelieve.thatnogood..(4)Cfurtherquestionsposed..(5)Ahumanswillplay..b.Fillintheblankswiththeinformationyou’velearnedinthetext.(1)in1950s..beabletocleanourfloors,mowourlawnsand,ingeneral,eliminatedrudgeryfromourlives(2)inpursuitof..becausethecomputerbasedartificialbrainisstillwellbelowthelevelofsophisticationneededtobuildahumanlikerobot(3)itiscontroversial..becableofthesamekindofperception,cognitionandthoughtashumans(4)generatepositiveandnegativereinforcementsignalsinpredefinedcircumstances(5)accordingto..theywillbecomequiteformidableandwilloutperformhumanbeingsinanyconceivableareaofendeavor,intellectualorphysical2.Vocabularya.Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformofthewordsorphrasesyouhavelearnedinthetext.(1)asanyonewho..canattest,much..(2)whenallofuswerecompletelydisoriented(3)forapplicationsoftware..remainedelusive(4)theburstpletelynegate(5)forthebreeder..obtainedonpreviousprogeny(6)anewreport..willoutstrip(7)timeisaversatile(8)thesenatemust..billandmeld(9)wearedoing..everycontingency(10)state-owned..arethemainstayb.Choosethewordorphrasethatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedone.(1)Awillingtoagree(2)Dcomplicated(3)Bavoid(4)Asummarize(5)Dperfect(6)Comnipresence(7)Dquestioned(8)Dclothes(9)Bauthority(10)Bcrucial3.ClozeChooseanappropriatewordorphrasefromthefollowinglisttofillineachofthefollowingblanks.EachonecanbeusedonlyONCE.Changetheformwherenecessary.Inthejournalscience,professorsharkeycallsforethicalguidelinesto...(1)cover(2)battlefield(3)deployed(4)initiating(5)aerial(6)problematic(7)arise(8)mindful(9)vital(10)goes(11)robotics(12)provided(13)collection(14)ethical(15)endowed(16)traits(17)expression(18)dumb(19)guidelines(20)stupid4.Translationa.ChinesetoEnglish1)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.(1)Itoftenhappens,however,thatthinkinglagsbehindreality;thisisbecauseman’scognitionislimitedbynumeroussocialconditions.然而思想落后于實(shí)際的事是常有的(2)Somethingbigwasintheoffing,sobigthattheworkersattheSimonsonplanthadbeenvirtuallyplacedunderarresttopreventanyinformationfromleakingout.肯定有什么重大事情(3)Onlybyunderstandingthenatureofthinkingmode,canmanbringforthnewideasinphilosophy,andthecruxofphilosophicalinnovationliesinthechangeofman’sthinkingmode.只有領(lǐng)會(huì)哲學(xué)思維方式的本質(zhì)，才能提出創(chuàng)新的哲學(xué)理念，而哲學(xué)創(chuàng)新的關(guān)鍵在于人的思維(4)Fromthenon,hestruggledinhisattemptstoovercomehishumbleoriginsandinsinuatehimselfintoupperclasssociety.從那個(gè)時(shí)候開(kāi)始，他一直不斷奮斗(5)It’safarcryfromthedayswhenIwasjustaclerkinasupermarketandnobodypaidmeanyattention.我以前只不過(guò)是一個(gè)超級(jí)市場(chǎng)的雇員(6)Theinventionofmicroprocessorssetthestageforthearrivalofthemicrocomputer,orpersonalcomputer—anaffordablemachineforthemasses.微處理器的發(fā)明給微型計(jì)算機(jī)(7)Sothere’snosuchthingasanenemyinabsoluteterms.Theenemieswefightareonlyinrelativeterms,constantlychangingwiththetimes.所以世上沒(méi)有絕對(duì)的敵人(8)Taiwan,viewedfromthehistoricalfactsandtheinternationallaw,isbeyonddisputeonepartofChinesesacredterritoryanditisaninviolablemissionoftheentireChinesepeopletoreunifythemotherland.無(wú)論是從歷史上還是從國(guó)際法的角度來(lái)看2)TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglish.Salesofprofessionalandpersonalservicerobotsworldwidewereestimatedtohavereachedabout5.5millionthisyear—andareexpectedtomorethandoubleto11.5millionby2011—yetthereislittleornocontroloverhowthesemachinesareused.Somehelpbusyprofessionalsentertainchildren;othermachinesfeedandbathetheelderlyandincapacitated.“Weneedtolookatguidelinesforacutoffsowehavealimittothecontactwithrobots”oneexpertsaid.“Somerobotsdesignedtolookafterchildrenwiththemforhours,orevendays.Attheotherendoftheagespectrumtochildcare,therelativeincreaseinmanycountriesinthepopulationoftheelderlyrelativetoavailableyoungercaregivershasspurredthedevelopmentofeldercarerobots.”據(jù)估算，全球?qū)I(yè)機(jī)器人和個(gè)人服務(wù)型機(jī)器人的銷(xiāo)量今年已近550萬(wàn)臺(tái)b.EnglishtoChinese1)TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.計(jì)算的能力當(dāng)然與生存無(wú)關(guān),然而隨著語(yǔ)言改變了人類(lèi)的文化,至少是我它能服從一系列隨意由于我們把數(shù)字看成是復(fù)雜的完成其它類(lèi)似的功能,所以我們處理數(shù)字的方式顯得非常笨拙,并們用上百億個(gè)神經(jīng)細(xì)胞花好幾分鐘進(jìn)行的運(yùn)算通過(guò)上百個(gè)計(jì)算機(jī),尤其是那些經(jīng)過(guò)重新設(shè)置用計(jì)于算的計(jì)算機(jī),可以在幾毫秒就完成。2)ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandtranslatetheunderlinedsentencesintoChinese.(1)但它們并不是用高出一籌的邏輯和力量統(tǒng)治人類(lèi),而是有可能導(dǎo)致一個(gè)與他人完全隔絕們大腦的一小部分已進(jìn)化成了一種勉強(qiáng)可以稱(chēng)為通用機(jī)器的東西。這個(gè)機(jī)器的一個(gè)特點(diǎn)就是的指令,而這些指令可以通過(guò)語(yǔ)言進(jìn)行傳遞并得以執(zhí)行。但是東西,將它們寫(xiě)下來(lái)并用以且效率不高。我的底層人群的產(chǎn)生。(2)機(jī)器人正被引入潛在的敏感情境中,這可能導(dǎo)致(被服務(wù)者)與世隔絕的狀態(tài),因?yàn)槿藗冊(cè)诮o機(jī)器人設(shè)定指令后,往往很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間不再問(wèn)津。(3)許多機(jī)器人被設(shè)計(jì)成玩具,但它們也能扮演照看孩子的角色:監(jiān)督孩子的一舉一動(dòng),通過(guò)無(wú)線電腦連接或移動(dòng)電話與另一個(gè)房間甚至另一座建筑物內(nèi)的家長(zhǎng)聯(lián)絡(luò)。(4)但是由于機(jī)器人保姆能在身體上保護(hù)孩子的安全,可能會(huì)造成孩子一天數(shù)小時(shí)或者幾天都不與人接觸,同時(shí)不同程度的與社會(huì)隔絕對(duì)孩子成長(zhǎng)可能造成的心理影響目前還不清楚。(5)護(hù)理老年人的機(jī)器人能幫助老年人在自己家中自理,但它們的存在可能會(huì)使老年人完全處機(jī)于器人照顧之下,從而面臨缺乏足夠的與人交流機(jī)會(huì)的危險(xiǎn)。Howtolivealowcarbonlife?Aseverybodyknows,toomuchcarbondioxidehascausedtheclimatechanges.Thepollutionoftheearthisbecomingmoreandmoreserious.Ouronlymotherearthisingreatdanger.Itisourlastchancetotryourbesttosaveit.Everyoneshouldwakeuptolivealow-carbonlifetoprotectourplanet.Then,howcanwelivealow-carbonlife?Firstly,weshouldknowthatlow-carbonlifeisnotonlyakindoflifestylebutalsolifeattitude.Secondly,weshoulddevelopgoodhabitsinourdailylife.Forexample，Wecansavewaterbyfixingdrippingtaps.Wecansavewaterbynotbrushingourteeth,notwashingthedishesandvegetablesunderarunningtap.WecansavewaterbyusingusedwatertowaterplantsorwashWC.Weshouldsaveelectricity.Weshouldturnoffthelightswhenweleavearoom.WeshouldturnoffthePC(personalcomputer)andTVwhentheyarenotinuse.Wealsocansavepaperbyusingbothsidesofthepaper,recyclingbooks,usinghandkerchiefsinsteadofpapernapkins.Besides,wealsoshouldtrytoreducetheemission.Whengoingtoschoolorwork,trywalkingorcyclinginsteadofdriving.Don’tsmokeorsmokeless.Don’tbuytoomanyclothes.Drinklessbeer.Plantmoretreesandsoon.Ibelieve,ifeveryonelivesalowcarbonlife,ourearthwillbecomeamuchbetterhomeland.CultureShock：AFishOutofWaterThereisnodenyingthefactthatcultureshockhasbecomeahotlydebatedtopicinthemodernworld.Cultureshockistakenasatemporarydisorientationthatresultsformbeingconfrontwithunfamiliarlanguage,differentcustoms,strangeculture,andsoon.Peoplewhotraveltoorlivinginastrangecountryusuallyoftenexperienceatleastfourdistinctstagesofcultureshock.Duringthefirstfewweeksmostind