蘇聯(lián)解體發(fā)生在1991年12月25日

Unit3SectionAMoretheSamethanDifferentPre-readingQuestionsMakealistofthethingsthataforeignvisitorfromEuropeortheUnitedStatesmightfindstrangewhenarrivinginChinaforthefirsttime,andwhatadvicecanyougivetoaforeignerinChina?

PleaseimaginewhatyoumightfindstrangeintheU.S.1(1)somanypeopleeverywhere(2)Crowdedbuses(3)Somuchliquordrinking(4)Somanyfeasts(5)Chinesefood(“Theyeatanythingwithfourlegsexceptatable〞.)

BackgroundinformationSovietUnion:afederationofcommuniststatesineasternEuropeandnorthernandcentralAsiafrom1922until1991.Moscowwasitscapital.ItsofficialnamewastheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublics(USSR).Gorbachev,thelastSovietleader.ConflictoverconstitutionalandeconomicissuesbroughttheSovietUniontothebrinkofcivilwarandprompteditsdisintegrationinto15volatilesuccessorstatesin1991.蘇聯(lián)解體發(fā)生在1991年12月25日，由蘇聯(lián)總統(tǒng)戈爾巴喬夫宣布辭職的事件作為標志，為立國七十多年的蘇聯(lián)劃上句號。當中的因由茲詳列如下：1991年8月19日，蘇共中的保守派發(fā)動了一場不成功的政變，試圖收回下放給加盟共和國的權(quán)力，同時終止不成功的經(jīng)濟改革。但是在人民、軍隊和大多數(shù)蘇共黨員的聯(lián)合反對下，政變僅僅維持3天便宣告失敗。俄羅斯總統(tǒng)葉利欽下令宣布蘇共為非法組織，并限制其在蘇聯(lián)境內(nèi)的活動。在1991年年底，他同白俄羅斯及烏克蘭的總統(tǒng)在白俄羅斯的首府明斯克簽約，成立獨立國家聯(lián)合體，從建立一個類似英聯(lián)邦的架構(gòu)來取代蘇聯(lián)。蘇聯(lián)其他加盟國紛紛響應(yīng)，離開蘇聯(lián)，蘇聯(lián)在此時已經(jīng)名存實亡。1991年12月25日，蘇聯(lián)總統(tǒng)戈爾巴喬夫宣布辭職，將國家權(quán)力移交給俄羅斯總統(tǒng)。蘇聯(lián)正式滅亡。ComprehensionoftheTextWhatdoesitmeanbymakingacirclewiththethumbandfirstfingerintheSovietUnion?.HowislifeintheUnitedStatescomparedwiththatintheSovietUnion?Whatwasthewomanspeakerinthepassagepreparingfor?Whatisshemainlytalkingabout?WhatkindofsocietyisTheFriendshipForce?Whatisthepurposeoforganizingthesociety,TheFriendshipForce?WhydoesasupperoftenlastlongintheSovietUnion?Whatconclusionshasthewriterdrawninthepassage?1Ithasadirtymeaninginthatcountrythumb2Ingeneral,lifeintheUnitedStatesiseasierandmorecomfortablethanthatintheSovietUnion.Nohotrunningwatertotakeabath(takeashower).Havetoshareabathroomwithothers3.ShewaspreparingtheAmericantravelersfortheirvoyagetotheSovietUnion.4SheismainlytalkingabouttheculturaldifferencesbetweentheSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.5Itisaninternationalsocietythatworksforworldpeace.Itorganizesexchangesofpeople.6Itistohelppeoplefromallovertheworldbecomefriends.7Becauseitoffersagoodchanceforfamilymemberstositatthetableandtalk.SovietUnion:eveningmealoftenlastsanentirehourormoreAmerica:don’ttaketimeforalongdialog.8Thewriterhasdrawntheconclusionsthatinspiteofthepoliticaldifferencesbetweentheircountries,aswellasthedifferencesinlanguageandculture,theSovietsandAmericansareabletobefriends,andthatpeopleallovertheworldaremorethesamethantheyaredifferent.NailPalmwristthumbthumbalift:askfor(andget)afreerideinamotorvehicle(bysignalingtothedriver);thumbaridethumbthrough:turnthepagesofabookquickly,aslookingforsththumbsdown:usedtoexpressdefeat,dissatisfaction,ordisapproval糟糕,差勁.(源處古羅馬搏斗表演,其間要詢問觀眾,被擊敗的搏斗士應(yīng)該處死還是生還.觀眾拇指向下表示處死,向上表示生還.)aruleofthumb:roughpracticalmethodofassessingormeasuringsth.,usubasedonpastexperienceratherthanonexactmeasurement,etc(andthereforenotcompletelyreliableineverycaseorineverydetail)e.g.:Asaruleofthumb,youshouldcookachickenfor20minutesforeachpoundthatweights.beall(fingersand)thumbs:beveryclumsy,espwhenhandingthingsE.g:Iseemtobeallthumbstoday.Preparesb./sth.forsb./sth.getormake(sb/sth)readyIamafraidyou’regoingtohavetoprepareyourselfforashock.ThecoursepreparesyoufortheCET-4.Bepreparedtodosth.:beableandwillingtodosth.Iampreparedtolendyouthemoneyifyoupromisetopayitback.exchangeN.theactofgivingandreceivinginreturnE.g.Therewasanexchangeofstudentsbetweenthetwocountries.V.giveandreceiveinreturnE.g.WherecanIexchangemypoundsfordollars?

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