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Unit3SavingHabitsReadthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.奢則不孫,儉則固。與其不孫也,寧固?!鬃樱ü?51年—公元前479年)
Ifluxuryentailsimmodesty...andthriftentailsausterity,Iwillchooseausterityoverimmodesty.
——Confucius(551—479BCE)Povertyoftendeprivesamanofallspiritandvirtue.Itishardforanemptybagtostandupright.
——BenjaminFranklin(1706-1790)貧困往往會(huì)剝奪一個(gè)人的所有精神和品格,口袋空空是很難站立的?!窘苊鳌じ惶m克林(1706—1790)TextA:TheChineseCan’tKickTheirSavingsHabit1).Uponreadingthistitle,whatdoyouexpecttofindinthefollowingpassage?Takeawildguess!2).Whatdoes“kick”meanhere?Tofreeoneselfof(suchas,anaddiction)e.g.kickthehabitofbeingstingy.1.ReadtextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions1).HowmuchdoNieshaveleftover?(para.1)2).Whydon’tNieseatoutorplanavacation?(para.2)3).Whatdoesthenormreferto?What’sthedownsideofsavingtoomuchinChina?(para.3)4).Accordingtoparagraph4,whydotheChinesekeepsaving?(para.4)5).DoyouagreewiththestatementthattherapidgrowthofChina’seconomyoffersanexplanationforthepersistenceofsavings?Why?(para.6)1.ReadtextAandthenanswerfollowingquestions6).WhydosomepeopleinChinaplantofundtheirownretirement?(para.7)7).WhatisChina’sGiniCoefficientaccordingtopara.8?Doyoubelieveit?(para.8)8).Whatdoesthecommonprosperityreferto?Couldyouexplainitinownwords?(para.11)1.ReadtextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions6).WhydosomepeopleinChinaplantofundtheirownretirement?(para.7)7).WhatisChina’sGiniCoefficientaccordingtopara.8?Doyoubelieveit?(para.8)8).Whatdoesthecommonprosperityreferto?Couldyouexplainitinownwords?(para.11)2.Detailsofthetext1).Whydoestheteacher(Nie)claimtheyarenoteatingoutorplanningvacations?
A.Becausetheyprefertocookathome.
B.Becausetheyaretryingtosaveatleasthalfoftheirincome.C.Becausetheyhavetopaythemortgageandkindergartenfees.
D.Becausethegovernmentpoliciesarereliableinthelongterm.2).Whatisthereasonbehindthecouple'sdesiretosavemoney?
A.Theyarenotsureaboutlong-termgovernmentpolicies.
B.Theyearnlessthantheirexpenses.
C.Theyhavenootherfinancialresponsibilities.
D.Investinginrealestateistheirpriority.2.Detailsofthetext3).Whatdoesthecouple'sincomeprimarilygotowardsafterpayingfortheirnecessaryexpenses?
A.Luxuriesandentertainment.
B.Medicalorotherneedsforhisparents,retirement,andtheirdaughter'seducation.
C.PurchasinganotherapartmentinBeijing.
D.Theteacher’sprofessionaldevelopment.4)WhywasbuyinganapartmentpossiblefortheNiesin2009?
A.Becausetheyreceivedafamilyinheritance.
B.Becausetheywonalottery.
C.Becauserealestatewasrelativelycheap.
D.Becausetheyhadnootherexpenditures.
2.Detailsofthetext5).HowdotheNiesfeelaboutthepossibilityofgovernmentalsupportinthelongrun?
A.Theyarehighlydependentonit.
B.Theybelieveitisstableandreliable.
C.Theyarebuildingarelationshipwithpolicymakers.
D.Theyfeelinsecureaboutit.Keys:1-5:BABCD3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1).bemoreaffordable;householdnecessities(para.1)2).Putaside;putaway;stickwiththeplantodosth;feelinsecure(para.2)3).rebalancetoamoreconsumption-driveneconomy;sockaway;disposableincome;grossdomesticproduct;makeup;accountfor(para.3)4).precautionarysavings;launchreforms;fromcradletograve(para.4)5).
growatneardouble-digits;similarspikesinhouseholdsavings;duringtheirhigh-growthyears(para.6)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.6).adheretotheone-childpolicy;fundtheirownretirement(para.7)7).Toooldtofarm;afractionofsth;bestingy(para.8)8).povertyisnotsocialism,norissocioeconomicpolarization;onlycommonprosperitytakestheessenceofsocialism(para.10)9).apolarizedsociety;allowingsomepeopleandsomeregionstogetrichfirstistheinevitableprocess(para.11)TextB:WhyDon’tAmericansSaveMoreMoney1).Afterreadingthistitle,doyoufeelconfused?Perhapspeopletendtoassumethatindividualslivingintheonlysuperpowernationareextremelywealthy,possessingimmenseamountsofmoney.2).ThefollowingtextwillmakeitcrystalclearwhyAmericanstendtospendmoreandsaveless.1.ReadtextBandthenanswerthefollowingquestions1).HowmanytheorieswereputforwardtoaccountforAmericanlowsavingrateintextBandwhatarethey?2).“DoyouknowanythingaboutAmericanexceptionalism,andcouldyoupossiblytranslateitintoChinese?Also,doyoubelieveittobeamythorafact?2.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1).behavioralpsychology;ausefulscapegoatforsomething(para.1)2).financialsecurity;beill-preparedforsth(para.3)3).besusceptibletoconspicuousconsumption;betheculpritofsthpara.12,13)4).inaworld
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