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Time-Conscious Americans
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I. proverbs
II. Watch and Discuss 
III. Culture differences 
IV. Fun Time 
V. Listen and answer 
VI. Text
VII. Compound Dictation 
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Proverbs：do you know some proverbs
related to time?
1) Time is money.
时间就是金钱。/一寸光阴一寸金。
2) Time is life and when the idle
man kills time, he kills himself.
时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。
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3) Time flies like an arrow, and time lost never returns
光阴似箭，一去不返。
4) Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月不等人。
5) Time heals all wounds.
时间能够治疗一切创伤。
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6) Time tries truth.
时间检验真理。
7) Time works wonders.
时间可以创造奇迹。
8) Time is like the water sucked in sponge: if you
squeeze, you can always get some.
时间像海绵里的水，只要去挤总会有的。
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Watch and Discuss
Directions: Watch this film clip and then
answer the following questions.
1. What does time mean to us? key
2. What should we do with time? key
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III.
Culture differences
Situation 1 – an appointment
Situation 2 – home visit
Situation 3 – to a party
How to
Manage the
Following
Situations?
Situation 4 – being invited to dinner
Situation 5 – an interview
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Situation 1: Dr. Tom McDivern from NY is
practicing medicine in a rural area in Saudi
Arabia. His opening day was booked fully a
week ago. But half an hour passed, neither of
his first two patients arrived.
Why?
Why?
Why?
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punctual
Americans tend to be _________.
half an hour
To the Arabians, _________
or 40 minutes late
________________ is acceptable.
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Situation 2: On your way home, it occurred to you that your
American friend Mary had invited you to visit her when you
were free. Then you dropped in on her house.
But when you knocked at the door …
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In China, it’s OK
to visit friends
without calling
ahead of time.
While in the U.S.,
it’s impolite to do
so.
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What is the polite way in the U.S.?
Calling ahead of time.
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Situation 3: Your American friend invited
you to her party tonight at 7:30. When are you supposed to
get there? Why?
A. Before 7:00,
to help her to prepare.
B. 5’－10’ late,
not to be the first guest.
C. After 8:00, I’m the VIP.
D. 5’－10’ earlier,
it’s a polite way to show
my respect for her.
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In the U.S.,
people tend to be
_____________.
5’－10’ late (B)
In China,
close friends tend to arrive _______________，
before 7:00 (A)
but acquaintances tend to arrive
5’－10’ earlier (D)
_______________.
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Situation 4: Your American friend invited
you to her house for dinner at 6:30.
When are you supposed to get there?
A. Right on time.
B. Be fashionably
late.
C. Half an hour late.
D. About 5’－10’
earlier.
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To Visit Friends in the U.S.
Before you go, it’s always best to
1. ________________
give them a phone.
them Listen
a letter. to the recording
2. send
________________
3. send
________________
fill in the blanks.
them and
an e-mail.
fashionably late
When you go to a party, you’d be ______________.
When you go to somebody’s house for dinner, you’d
late
be _________,
i.e. not to be ______,
not to be
punctual
early just right
on time
_____,
____________.
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Situation 5:
During an interview, the American
boss asks about your idea on salary
as a secretary, which answer will
be good for you?
Guess
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1. Any sum of
money is OK for
me.
2. At least $2500,
I’m the best.
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3. $1,000 a
month.
I can make it.
4. Oh, money is not
important to me.
I don’t come here
simply for money.
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Tips
In America, a person’s success is based on how
much money he makes. And Americans are not
afraid of showing their confidence.
To most Chinese, it’d be the responsibility of
the company to decide the salary according to
the employee’s performance.
THIS MAY BE DUE TO
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
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Cultural differences
exist in the ways of …
1. greetings
2. thinking
3. expressing ideas
4. educating
5. parenting
6. responding to compliments & praise …
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Suggestions
Learning a foreign
language well means more
than mastering the
pronunciation, grammar
and expressions. It also
means learning its culture.
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A Song—Today
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“Today is my moment and now
is my story.”——the song Today
aims at urging young people to
cherish the present day moment.
Enjoy the song and think it over
that how you enjoy “today”.
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Today
Today while the blossoms
still cling to the vine,
I’ll taste your strawberries,
Fillyour
in the
I’ll drink
sweetblanks
wine. while
A million tomorrows
shall all
passalong.
away
________________________________
listening
and then
sing
ere I forget all the joy that is mine today.
I’ll be a dandy and I’ll be a rover.
You’ll know who I am by ________________.
the song that I sing
I’ll feast at your table;
I’ll sleep in your clover.
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Who
cares what the ’morrow shall bring
__________________________________
Today while the blossoms
still cling to the vine,
I’ll_______________________,
taste your strawberries
I’ll drink your sweet wine.
I can’t be contented with yesterday’s glory.
I can’t live on promises winter to spring.
Today
is my moment and now is my story
_________________________________.
I’ll laugh and I’ll cry and I’ll sing.
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Listen and Answer
Directions: Listen to a passage about people’s
attitude toward time in the US and answer the
following questions according to what you hear.
1. What precious resource do
Americans value?
2. What is considered to be a waste of
time in the US?
3. What do you think of time-conscious
Americans? (open-ended)
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Time is the same in all places, but people’s
relationship with time is different from country to
country. In the United States, time is a real,
precious resource, and every minute counts. People
here are always in a rush and under pressure.
There are no short conversations or small
exchanges with strangers because people think it is
a waste of time. Does this sound like your country?
If it does not, and if you don’t think you would like
such a place, you would most likely be unhappy in
the United States, where doing things quickly is
seen as a skill.
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Time-Conscious Americans
Para. 1 Americans believe no one
stands still. If you are not moving
ahead, you are falling behind. This
attitude results in a nation of people
committed to researching, experimenting
and exploring. Time is one of the two
elements that Americans save carefully,
the other being labor.
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Para. 2 “We are slaves to nothing but the
clock, ” it has been said. Time is treated as if it
were something almost real. We budget it, save
it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it;
we also charge for it. It is a precious resource.
Many people have a rather acute sense of the
shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands have
run out of a person’s hourglass, they cannot be
replaced. We want every minute to count.
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Para. 3a A foreigner’s first impression of the
US is likely to be that everyone is in a rush —
often under pressure. City people always
appear to be hurrying to get where they are
going, restlessly seeking attention in a store,
or elbowing others as they try to complete
their shopping. 句型 Racing through daytime
meals is part of the pace of life in this country.
Working time is considered precious.
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Para. 3b Others in public eating-places are
waiting for you to finish so they, too, can be
served and get back to work within the time
allowed. You also find drivers will be abrupt
and people will push past you. You will miss
smiles, brief conversations, and small exchanges
with strangers. Don’t take it personally. This is
because people value time highly, and they
resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a
certain appropriate point.
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Para. 4a Many new arrivals in
the States will miss the opening
exchanges of a business call, for
example. They will miss the ritual
interaction that goes with a
welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be a
convention in their own country. They may
miss leisurely business chats in a restaurant or
coffee house.
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Para. 4b Normally, Americans do not assess
their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over
extended small talk; much less do they take
them out for dinner, or around on the
golf course while they develop a sense
of trust. 句型 Since we generally assess
and probe professionally rather than
socially, we start talking business very
quickly. Time is, therefore, always ticking
in our inner ear.
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Para. 5 Consequently, we work hard at the
task of saving time. We produce a steady flow
of labor-saving devices; we communicate
rapidly through faxes, phone calls or emails
rather than through personal contacts, which
though pleasant, take longer—especially given
our traffic-filled streets.句型 We, therefore, save
most personal visiting for after-work hours or
for social weekend gatherings.
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Para. 6a To us the impersonality of
electronic communication has little or no
relation to the significance of the matter
at hand. In some countries no major
business is conducted without eye contact,
requiring face-to-face conversation. 句型幻灯片 79
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Para. 6b In America, too, a final
agreement will normally be signed
in person. However, people are
meeting increasingly on television
screens, conducting
“teleconferences” to settle
problems not only in this country
but also—by satellite—
internationally.
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Para. 7 The US is definitely a telephone
country. Almost everyone uses the
telephone to conduct business, to chat
with friends, to make or break social
appointments, to say “Thank you”, to
shop and to obtain all kinds of
information. Telephones save the feet and
endless amounts of time. This is due
partly to the fact that the telephone
service is superb here, whereas the postal
service is less efficient. 句型
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Para. 8a Some new arrivals will come
from cultures where it is considered
impolite to work too quickly. Unless a
certain amount of time is allowed to
elapse, it seems in their eyes as if the
task being considered were
insignificant, not worthy of proper
respect.句型 Assignments are,
consequently, given added weight by
the passage of time.
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Para. 8b In the US, however, it is
taken as a sign of skillfulness or
being competent to solve a problem,
or fulfill a job successfully, with
speed. Usually, the more important
a task is, the more capital, energy,
and attention will be poured into it
in order to “get it moving”.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
budget
charge
acute
hourglass
restless
restlessly
6. elbow
7. abrupt
8. opening
v./vi./n.
v.
a.
n.
a.
ad.
vt./n.
a.
a./n.
制定预算；[C] 预算
向······收费，要价
敏感的，敏锐的；严重的
[C]（计时用的）沙漏
烦躁的；不安静的
烦躁地；不安静地
用肘推（或撞）人；[C]肘
粗鲁的，无礼的；突然的
开始的；开业典礼；空缺职位
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9. ritual
10. interaction
11. convention
12. leisure
leisurely
13. assess
14. surroundings
15. probe
16. social
a./n.
n.
n.
n.
a.
vt.
n.
v./n.
a.
例行的；[C, U]惯例
[C, U] 交流；相互作用
[C, U]习俗，惯例；[C]会议
[U] 空闲；[U]悠闲，安逸
从容的；不匆忙的
评价，评估
(pl.)周围的事物；环境
调查，探究；[C] 探针
社会的；社交的
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17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
socially
ad.
与社会 (或社交) 相关地
tick
consequently
device
fax
email
given
gathering
impersonality
vi./n.
ad.
n.
n.
n.
prep.
n.
n.
滴答响；[sing.] 滴答声
因此，所以
[C] 装置；方法，手段
[C] 传真；传真机
[C, U] 电子邮件
如果考虑到
[C]集会，聚会
[U] 无人情味
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25. electronic
26. significance
27. conduct
28. increasingly
29. conference
teleconference
30. obtain
31. superb
32. whereas
a.
n.
vt./n.
ad.
n.
n.
vt.
a.
conj.
使用电子设备的；电子的
[sing.,U]重要性；重要意义
实施；传导；[U]行为，举止
日益；愈加
[C]（正式）会议
[C] 远程会议
获得，得到
极好的
然而；但是
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33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
postal
efficient
impolite
elapse
skillful
skillfulness
38. competent
39. fulfill
40. capital
a.
a.
a.
vi.
a.
n.
a.
vt.
n.
邮政的；邮寄的
效率高的
无礼的，失礼的
（时间）过去，逝去
熟练的；有技巧的
[U] 熟练；技巧
有能力的；能干的；胜任的
履行；执行；实现；完成
[sing., U]资本；资金
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fall behind
result in
run out
in a rush
go with
work at
in person
due to
pour into
落在······后面
导致；造成······的结果
用完；耗尽
匆忙地
同时发生；伴随
致力于；从事于
亲身；亲自
由于
大量投入（精力或金钱等）
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时间观念强的美国人
Para. 1 美国人认为没有人能停止不前。
如果你不求进取，你就会落伍。这种态
度造就了一个投身于研究、实验和探索
的民族。时间是美国人注意节约的两个
要素之一，另一个是劳力。
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Para. 2 人们一直说：“只有时间才能支
配我们。”人们似乎是把时间当作一个
差不多是实实在在的东西来对待的。我
们安排时间、节约时间、浪费时间、挤
抢时间、消磨时间、缩减时间、对时间
的利用作出解释；我们还要因付出时间
而收取费用。时间是一种宝贵的资源，
许多人都深感人生的短暂。时光一去不
复返。我们应当让每一分钟都过得有意
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Para. 3a 外国人对美国的第一印象很可
能是：每个人都匆匆忙忙——常常处于
压力之下。城里人看上去总是在匆匆地
赶往他们要去的地方，在商店里他们焦
躁不安地指望店员能马上来为他们服务，
或者为了赶快买完东西，用肘来推搡他
人。白天吃饭时人们也都匆匆忙忙，这
部分地反映出这个国家的生活节奏。工
作时间被认为是宝贵的。
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Para. 3b 在公共用餐场所，人们都等
着别人吃完后用餐，以便按时赶回去工
作。你还会发现司机开车很鲁莽，人们
推搡着在你身边过去。你会怀念微笑、
简短的交谈以及与陌生人的随意闲聊。
不要觉得这是针对你个人的，这是因为
人们非常珍惜时间，而且也不喜欢他人
“浪费”时间到不恰当的地步。
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Para. 4a 许多刚到美国的人会怀念诸
如商务拜访等场合开始时的寒暄。他
们也会怀念那种一边喝茶或咖啡一边
进行的礼节性交流，这也许是他们自
己国家的一种习俗。他们也许还会怀
念在饭店或咖啡馆里谈生意时的那种
轻松悠闲的交谈。
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Para. 4b 一般说来，美国人是不会在如此
轻松的环境里通过长时间的闲聊来评价他
们的客人的，更不用说会在增进相互间信
任的过程中带他们出去吃饭，或带他们去
打高尔夫球。既然我们通常是通过工作而
不是社交来评估和了解他人，我们就开门
见山地谈正事。因此，时间老是在我们心
中的耳朵里滴滴答答地响着。
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Para. 5 因此，我们千方百计地节约
时间。我们发明了一系列节省劳力的
装置；我们通过发传真、打电话或发
电子邮件与他人迅速地进行交流，而
不是通过直接接触。虽然面对面接触
令人愉快，但却要花更多的时间, 尤
其是在马路上交通拥挤的时候。因此，
我们把大多数个人拜访安排在下班以
后的时间里或周末的社交聚会上。
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Para. 6a 就我们而言，电子交
流的缺乏人情味与我们手头上
事情的重要性之间很少有或完
全没有关系。在有些国家, 如
果没有目光接触，就做不成大
生意，这需要面对面的交谈。
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Para. 6b 在美国，最后协议
通常也需要本人签字。然而
现在人们越来越多地在电视
屏幕上见面，开远程会议不
仅能解决本国的问题，而且
还能通过卫星解决国际问题。
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Para. 7 美国无疑是一个电话王国。几
乎每个人都在用电话做生意、与朋友
聊天、安排或取消社交约会、表达谢
意、 购物和获得各种信息。电话不但
能免去走路之劳，而且还能节约大量
时间。其部分原因在于这样一个事实：
美国的电话服务是一流的，而邮政服
务的效率则差一些。
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Para. 8a 有些初来美国的人来自其
他文化背景不同的国家，在他们的
国家，人们认为工作太快是一种失
礼。在他们看来，如果不花一定时
间来处理某件事的话，那么这件事
就好像是无足轻重的，不值得给予
适当的重视。因此, 人们觉得用的
时间长会增加所做事情的重要性。
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Para. 8b 但在美国，能迅速而又
成功地解决问题或完成工作则被
视为是有水平、有能力的标志。
通常，工作越重要，投入的资金、
精力和注意力就越多，其目的是
“使工作开展起来”。
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落后；跟不上
to fall behind
不怕落后有多远，就
怕失去前进的勇气。
However far you fall behind, it is better than
losing the courage to move ahead.
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是······的奴隶，
受······支配
be a slave to
他作为金钱的奴隶，
除了赚钱，对任何别
的事情都不感兴趣。
Being a slave to money, he takes no interest
in anything other than making money.
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深刻感受到
to have a rather
acute sense of
深感知识匮乏的人，
往往会有更大的动力
去学习。
He who has a rather acute sense of lack of
knowledge tends to have a greater motive
to learn.
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处于压力之下
under pressure
王进喜生前常说，井
没压力不出油；人没
压力轻飘飘。
During his lifetime, Wang Jin-xi used
to say, “A well, under no pressure,
does not produce oil, while a man,
under no stress, grows light-headed.”
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匆匆完成
to race through
由于急着去赴约，
她匆匆忙完手头的
事情。
Eager to fulfill an appointment, she raced
through the matter at hand.
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不得当地，不得体地
beyond a certain
appropriate point
就此事而言，不宜矫
枉过正。
As far as the matter is concerned, it is no
good righting it beyond a certain appropriate
point.
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一系列的/······的稳
定流动
a steady flow of
常发短信被视为增进
友谊的流行方式。
A constant flow of short messages is taken as
a popular way of enriching friendship.
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与······关系不大或
没关系
to have little or no
relation to
他学习差与其智力
无关，但与其懒惰
有很大关系。
His poor performance in study has no
relation to his intelligence, but has much to
do with his laziness.
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更加重视······
在一些女孩看来，她
们对男友的冷淡会使
自己在爱情游戏中的
身价进一步加码。
to give added weight
to
In the eyes of some girls, their indifference to
their boyfriends will give added weight to
their status in the game of love.
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被视为······的标志
to be taken as a sign of
现如今，玩不转人际
关系就被视为是无能
的表现。
Nowadays, one’s failure to handle
interpersonal relations well is taken as a sign
of being incompetent.
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城里人看上去总是在匆匆地赶往他们要去的地方，
在商店里他们焦躁不安地指望店员能马上来为他们
服务，或者为了赶快买完东西，用肘推搡他人。
City people always appear to be hurrying to
get where they are going, restlessly seeking
attention in a store, or elbowing others as they
try to complete their shopping.
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Sb. does sth., doing … and doing … (渐进句) 某人
做某事，做······，做······
用于描述“某人做事的细节”。
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他热衷于邪门歪道，
不停地拉关系，走
后门。
He takes great pleasure in dishonest practices,
never ceasing to establish underhand
connections and exploit them for personal
gains.
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一般说来，美国人是不会在如此轻松的环境里通
过长时间的闲聊来评价他们的客人的，更不用说
会在增进相互间信任的过程中带他们出去吃饭，
或带他们去打高尔夫球。
Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors
in such relaxed surroundings over extended
small talk; much less do they take them out for
dinner, or around on the golf course while they
develop a sense of trust.
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Sb. do not do sth., much less do sb. do sth.
else. 某人不做某事， 更不用说做其他事。
用于强调“某人绝不会做某事”。
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她从不讨好别人，更
不会委身事人。
She never seeks favor with others, much less
does she submit herself to the service of
others.
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我们通过发传真、打电话或发电子邮件与他人迅
速地进行交流，而不是通过直接接触。虽然面对
面接触令人愉快，但却要花更多的时间, 尤其是
在马路上交通拥挤的时候。
…we communicate rapidly through faxes,
phone calls or emails rather than through
personal contacts, which though pleasant,
take longer—especially given our trafficfilled streets.
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Sb. do sth. by / through … rather than by /
through …, which, though …, … —
especially given … 某人是通过······而不是通
过······做某事。虽然后者······, 但却······，尤其是
考虑到······。
用于强调“对某人做事的辩证分析”。
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在这种下雪天，我宁愿乘公
交, 也不愿自己开车去上班。
虽然自己开车自在，但更加
危险，特别是考虑到我糟糕
的驾驶技术。
On such a snowy day, I would go to work by
bus rather than by driving my car, which,
though comfortable, is more dangerous, —
especially given my poor skills in driving.
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就我们而言，电子交流的缺乏人情味与我们手头
的事情的重要性之间很少有或完全没有关系。在
有些国家, 如果没有目光接触，就做不成大生意，
这需要面对面的交谈。
To us the impersonality of electronic
communication has little or no relation to the
significance of the matter at hand. In some
countries no major business is conducted
without eye contact, requiring face-to-face
conversation.
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To some, sth. have little relation to sth. else.
To others, nothing can be done without
(doing) sth. else. 在一些人看来，某事与他事无
关； 然而对另一些人而言，没有(做)他事什么都
做不成。
用于表述“两种人在事物认识上的鲜明反差”。
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对于美国人，买卖成功与宴请
无关。而对于中国人，无一连
串宴请则无法成交。
To Americans, success in a deal has no
relation to feasts. To Chinese, no deal can be
made without a steady flow of feasts.
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其部分原因在于这样一个事实：美国的电话服务
是一流的，而邮政服务的效率则差一些。
This is due partly to the fact that the
telephone service is superb here, whereas
the postal service is less efficient.
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Sb./Sth. does ／is sth., whereas/while sb./sth.
else does ／is sth. else 某人/某物 ······，然而
另一人/物却 ······
用于表述“两事物之间的反差”。
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人的生命是有限的，
而其对生命的热情却
是无限的。
One’s life is finite, whereas one’s passion for
life is infinite.
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在他们看来，如果不花一定时间来处理某件事情，
那么这件事就好像是无足轻重的，不值得给予适
当的重视。
Unless a certain amount of time is allowed to
elapse, it seems in their eyes as if the task
being considered were insignificant, not
worthy of proper respect.
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Unless …, it seems in one’s eyes (to one’s
mind) as if … 如果不是······，则某人就觉得好
像是······
用于表述“某人对某事的感受”。
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如果没为孩子提供力所能
及的一切，中国父母就觉
得好像对孩子关照不够。
Unless they provide everything within their
power for their child, it seems in the eyes of
Chinese parents as if they did not care
enough for him / her.
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English Equivalents of Chinese
1. 停止不前
2. 致力于
3. 造成······的结果
4. 说明；解释
5. 宝贵资源
6. 想使每分钟有意义
7. 想引起别人注意
8. 生活的节奏
9. 在允许的时间内
10. 与陌生人闲聊
to stand still
to be committed to
result in
to account for
precious resource
to want every minute to count
to seek attention
the pace of life
within the time allowed
small exchanges with a stranger
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11. 同时发生；伴随
12. 在轻松的环境里
13. 增进信任·······
14. 千方百计地做
15. 在手边
16. 亲身；亲自
17. 部分由于
18. 在······眼里
19. 随着时间流逝
20. 使工作开展起来
to go with
in relaxed surroundings
to develop a sense of trust
to work hard at the task of
at hand
in person
to be due partly to
in one’s eyes
by the passage of time
to get things moving
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Writing
写作模式
写作实践
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General statement : A general statement
is presented at the beginning of the
paragraph.
Specific details: Next come the details to
illustrate the general point of view.
Reason: The reason for the viewpoint is
presented.
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Example:
The US is definitely a telephone
country. (General statement)
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Almost everyone uses the telephone to
conduct business, to chat with friends,
to make or break social appointments,
to say “Thank you”, to shop and to
obtain all kinds of information.
(Specific details)
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Telephones save the feet and endless
amounts of time. This is due partly
to the fact that the telephone service
is superb here, whereas the postal
service is less efficient. (Reason)
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写作实践
Directions: Have a look at the
outline and the sample paragraph
that has been written in the same
text structure as you have
analyzed.
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General statement: Computers will play an
increasingly important role in our daily life.
Specific details:
● measure brain activity
● evaluate and treat sickness
● show routes, take money from our bank
accounts
● take care of regular duties in the home
Reason: Computers work efficiently.
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[Sample Composition]
Computers will play an increasingly
important role in our daily life. (General
statement) Computers can measure brain
activity to determine the quality of our
work. (Detail 1) Doctors will use computers
to evaluate and treat sickness. (Detail 2)
Computers in cars will show our routes,
take money from our bank accounts,
identify motor problems, figure out repair
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costs and locate repair shops. (Detail 3)
Home computers will take care of regular
duties in the home, help with homework,
and order food. (Detail 4) This is because
computers can work more efficiently.
(Reason)
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Text Understanding
Questions:
1. What are the two things America
try to save?
Time and labor.
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2. The ways Americans save time include:
a. They treat time seriously.
b. They do everything in a hurry.
c. They start talking business quickly.
d. They use modern devices to
communicate with each other
efficiently.
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3.Conclusion: different ideas
To successfully solve a problem
and to fulfill a job with speed
is taken by ________ as a sign of
The _________ consider it
proper to _________________
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Compound Dictation
Directions: You will hear a
passage three times. When
the passage is read for the
second time, you are required
to fill in the blanks numbered
from S1 to S8 with the exact
words you have just heard. For
blanks numbered S9 to S11 you
are required to fill in missing
information. For these blanks,
you can either use the exact
words you have just heard or
write down the main points in
your own words. Now listen to
the passage.
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Compound Dictation
To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing
respect for other people’s time. Being more than
10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls
apology and maybe an explanation.
for an [S01] _______,
People who are running late often call ahead to
delay
let others know of the [S02] _____.
lifestyles show how much
American [S03] ________
people respect the time of others. When people
plan an event, they often set the time days or
weeks in [S04] advance
_______.
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Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an [S05]
emergency to change it. If people want to come to
_________
your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call
convenient Only very
first to make sure it is [S06] __________.
close friends will just “drop by” unannounced. Also,
people [S07] _______
hesitate to call others late at night for
vary
fear they might be in bed. The time may [S08] _____,
but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00
p.m. To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock.
[S09] ______________________________________
People in other cultures value relationships
__________________.
more than schedules
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In these societies, people don’t try to control
Many Eastern
time, but to experience it. [S10] _____________
cultures, for example, view time as a cycle The
____________________________________.
rhythm of nature—from the passing of the
seasons to the monthly cycle of the moon —
shapes their view of events. People learn to
As a
respond to their environment. [S11] ________
result,
they find it easier to “go with the flow”
_________________________________________
than
Americans, who like plans to be fixed and
_________________________________________
unchangeable
____________.
What does time mean to us?
When asked what time really means, different
people may come up with distinctive replies. A
man of practical mind would say time is
money, while a man of wisdom would say time
is life.
A western philosopher used to say “The
greatest sacrifice is the sacrifice of time.”
whereas we have an old Chinese saying “An
inch of time cannot be bought by an inch of
gold”. Clearly, although people are different in
approach, they all agree that time is precious.
Despite the fact that time is valuable, people
deal with time in different ways. For example,
Americans value time as something
irrecoverable while Chinese treat time as
something enjoyable. Besides, to the American
businessmen, time signifies money.
They seize every golden minute to make money.
By contrast, to the Chinese businessmen, time
means an interpersonal network. They seize
every occasion to get it into shape.
What should we do with time?
Just as we have seen, time is indeed a precious
resource as every one of us is endowed with
lifetime only once. As the saying goes, “All time
is no time when it is past.”(光阴一去不复返)
As new hopes for the rise of China, we college
students have an obligation to treasure our
time and work hard at the task of saving time.
The waste of time in our eyes should be the
equivalent of killing one’s life, while the awareness
of time should be equal to cherishing one’s life.
Therefore, we should make best of our time,
devoting all our time, energy and attention to
what counts much to our life.
Only when we pour our lifetime into the
valuable things will we never feel guilty of the
life we have spent. And on our deathbeds we
will not be cursed with the idea that we have
idled away our life.
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