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Unit1P33aHowILearnedtoLearnEnglish
Lastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.Theteacherspoketooquickly.ButIwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecausemypronunciationwasverybad.SoIjusthidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.
ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!SothenIbegantowatchotherEnglishmoviestoo.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetthemeaningbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationalsoimprovedbylisteningtotheinterestingconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethingyouareinterestedinisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“Itservesyouright.”Ididnotunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedupthewordsinadictionary.
NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.Iwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammar.ThenIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovie.
Unit1P62bHowCanYouBecomeaSuccessfulLearner?
Everyoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.Butwhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.
Creatinganinterestinwhattheyshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethingtheyareinterestedin.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnotgetbored.
Practicingandlearningfrommistakes.Goodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,“useitorloseit”!Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.Practicemakesperfect.Goodlearnersarealsonotafraidofmakingmistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventthetelephoneovernight.Hesucceededbytryingmanytimesandlearningfromhismistakes.
Developingtheirstudyisnotenoughtojuststudyhard.Youhavetoknowhowtostudy.Goodlearnersfindoutthebestwaystolearnwell.Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Goodlearnersalsolookforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorbyexplainingtheinformationtoanotherstudent.
Askinglearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindouttheanswers.Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.Learningisalife-longjourneybecauseeverydaybringssomethingnew.Everythingthatyoulearnbecomesapartofyouandchangesyou,solearnwiselyandlearnwell.
Unit1P8selfcheck1
Areyoustressedouteachtimeyouhaveatest?Youdon’thavetobeifyoudevelopsmartstudyskills.Remembertotakenotesnotesinclassandreviewthemonyourownorwithfriendsafterclass.Thenwhatyoulearnedbydoingexercises.Trytostudyandinformationbitbybitinsteadofwaitinguntilthelastminutetostudyeverythingatonce.Ifyoupreparewellforatest,thenthere’snothingtoworryabout!
Unit2P113aFullMoon,FullFeelings
ChinesepeoplehavebeencelebratingMid-AutumnFestivalandenjoyingmooncakesforcenturies.Mooncakeshavetheshapeofafullmoononthemid-autumnnight.Theycarrypeople’swishestothefamiliestheyloveandmiss.
Therearemanytraditionalfolkstoriesaboutthisfestival.However,mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryofChang’eisthemosttouching.Chang’ewasHouYi’sbeautifulwife.AfterHouYishotdowntheninesuns,agoddessgavehimamagicmedicinetothankhim.Whoeverdrankthiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplannedtodrinkitwithChang’e.However,abadman,PengMeng,triedtostealthemedicinewhenHouYiwasnothome.Chang’erefusedtogiveittohimanddrankitall.Shebecameverylightandflewuptothemoon.HouYiwassosadthathecalledouthernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwassobrightandroundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequicklylaidoutherfavoritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.HowhewishedthatChang’ecouldcomeback!
Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditionofadmiringthemoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamilies.
Unit2P124b
DearXiaYu,DoyouknowthattherearetwospecialdaysforparentsinAmerica?OneisMother’sDayonthesecondSundayofMayandtheotherisFather’sDayonthethirdSundayofJune.Onthesetwodays,Americanchildrenoftengivegiftstotheirparentsortakethemoutforlunchordinner.Commongiftsareflowersandcardsformothersandshirtsortiesforfathers.IheardthatitisbecomingmoreandmorepopulartocelebrateMother’sDayandFather’sDayinChina.Iwonderifchildrenovertherealsogivesimilargiftstotheirparents.Ibelievethattherearemanywaystoshowourlove.Actually,wedon’thavetospendalotofmoney.Itisalsoagoodideatohelpparentstodosomethinginstead.June
Unit2P142bThespiritofChristmas
ManywouldagreethatwhenwethinkofChristmas,weprobablythinkofgifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.ButbehindallthesethingsliesthetruemeaningofChristmas:theimportanceofsharingandisperhapsthebestexampleofthis.
AChristmasCarolisafamousnovelwrittenbyCharlesDickens.ItisaboutanoldmannamedScroogewhoneverlaughsorsmiles.Heismeanandonlythinksabouthimself,anddoesn’ttreatothersnicely.Hejustcaresaboutwhetherhecanmakemoremoney.AndhehatesChristmas.OneChristmasEve,ScroogeseestheghostofJacobMarley,hisdeadbusinesspartner.MarleyusedtobejustlikeScrooge,sohewaspunishedafterhedied.HewarnsScroogetochangehiswaysifhedoesn’twanttoenduplikehim.HealsotellsScroogetoexpectthreespiritstovisithim.
Thatnight,threeghostsvisitScrooge.First,theGhostofChristmasPasttakeshimbacktohischildhoodandremindsScroogeofhishappierdaysasachild.Thenthesecondspirit,theGhostofChristmasPresent,takeshimtoseehowothersarespendingChristmasthisyear.Everyoneishappy,evenpoorpeople.Thelastone,theGhostofChristmasYettoCome,takeshimtothefuture.Heseesthatheisdeadbutnobodycares.ScroogeissoscaredthathewakesupinhisbedandfindsoutitisalreadythenextmorningonChristmasDay!
Hedecidestochangehislifeandpromisestobeabetterperson.HehappilycelebratesChristmaswithhisrelatives.Healsogivesgiftstopeopleinneed.Henowtreatseveryonewithkindnessandwarmth,spreadingloveandjoyeverywherehegoes.AndthatisthetruespiritofChristmas!
Unit2P16selfcheck1
ManyWesterncountriescelebrateEaster.ThisholidayisalwaysonaSundaybetweenMarch22ndandApril25th.Itcelebratesthebirthofnewlife.Henslayeggs,givingbirthtolife.Soaneggisasymbolofnewlife.ApopularactivityduringEasteristohideeggsaroundyourhomeorgardenforfriendsorrelativestofind.Thesecanberealeggs,buttheyaremoreoftenchocolateeggs.Notonlydopeoplespreadthemaroundindifferenthidingplacesforanegghunt,buttheyalsogiveoutthesetreatsasgifts.SojustlikeChristmas,Eastercreatesgoodbusinessforsupermarketsandchocolatestores.
Unit3P193aFunTimesPark—AlwaysaFunTime!
[AliceandHeWeiareinSpaceWorld]
Alice:Iwonderwhereweshouldgonext.
HeWei:Howaboutthatnewrideoverthere?
Alice:Oh...itlooksprettyscary.
HeWei:Comeon!Ipromiseit’llbefun!Ifyou’reafraid,justshoutorholdmyhand.
[Aftertheride]
Alice:Youwereright,thatwasfun!Iwasscaredatfirst,butshoutingreallydidhelp.
HeWei:See,thatwasn’tsobad,right?Youneverknowuntilyoutrysomething.
Alice:Yes,I’msogladItriedit.NowIknowIcandoitandit’sactuallyfun!
HeWei:DoyouwanttogotoWaterWorldnow?
Alice:Sure,butI’mreallyhungry.Doyouknowwherewecangetsomegoodfoodquickly?
HeWei:Ofcourse!IsuggestWaterCityRestaurantinWaterWorld.It’safastfoodplace.Itservesdelicioushamburgersandhotdogs.
Alice:Thatsoundsperfect!
[OntheirwaytoWaterCityRestaurant,AliceandHeWeipassbyUncleBob’s.]
Alice:Oh,look!Thisrestaurantlooksinteresting.Itseemsarockbandplaysthereeveryevening.
HeWei:Maybewecancomeherefordinnerlater.Let’saskwhattimethebandstarts.
[AliceandHeWeiwalkuptoastaffpersonatthedoor.]
HeWei:Excuseme,couldyoutelluswhenthebandstartsplayingthisevening?
Staff:Eighto’clock.It’salwaysbusy,socomealittleearliertogetatable.
HeWei:OK,thanks!
Unit3P222b.CouldYouPlease...?
Whenyouvisitaforeigncountry,itisimportanttoknowhowtoaskforhelppolitely.Forexample,“Wherearetherestrooms?”or“Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?”aresimilarrequestsfordirectionstoaplace.BotharecorrectEnglish,butthefirstonesoundslesspolite.Thatisbecauseitisaverydirectquestion.Itisnotenoughtojustaskaquestioncorrectly.Wealsoneedtolearnhowtobepolitebybeinglessdirect—ormoreindirect—whenweaskforhelp.
InEnglish,asinChinese,wechangethewaywespeakwhenwetalkwithdifferentpeople.Theexpressionsyouusemightdependonwhomyouarespeakingtoorhowwellyouknowthem.Ifyousaytoyourteacher,“Whenistheschooltrip.’’,thismightsoundimpolite.Butifyousay,“Excuseme,Mr.West.Doyouknowwhentheschooltripis?’’,thiswillsoundmuchmorepolite.However,itisallrighttoaskdirectquestionsinsomesituations,likewithyourclassmates.
Usuallypolitequestionsarelongerandincludemorelanguagesuchas“Couldyouplease...?”or“CanIask...?”Itsoundsmorepolitetosay,“Peter,couldyoupleasetellmeyoure-mailaddress?”than“Peter,tellmeyoure-mailaddress.”Sometimesweevenneedtospendtimeleadingintoarequest.Forexample,withastrangeronthestreet,wemightfirstsay,“Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme”or“I’msorrytotroubleyou,but...”beforeaskingforhelp.
Itmightseemmoredifficulttospeakpolitelythanbedirect.However,itisimportanttolearnhowtouseproperlanguage.ThiswillalsohelpyoubecomebetteratEnglish,oranyotherlanguageyouwishtospeak.
Unit4P263aFromShyGirltoPopStar
1 Forthismonth’sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedaredtosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshe’snotshyanymoreandlovessinginginfrontofcrowds.
2 IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.“Ididn’tusetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.”However,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappeartoothersandIhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhatIsayordo.AndIdon’thavemuchprivatetimeanymore.Hangingoutwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenowbecausetherearealwaysguardsaroundme.”
3 WhatdoesCandyhavetosaytoallthoseyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomefamous?“Well,”shebeginsslowly,youhavetobepreparedtogiveupyournormallife.Youcanneverimaginehowdifficulttheroadtosuccessis.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgivingup,butIfoughton.Youreallyrequirealotoftalentandhardworktosucceed.Onlyaverysmallnumberofpeoplemakeittothetop.”
Unit4P302bHestudiesharderthanheusedto
LiWenisanormal15-year-oldboywhoworkshardinschoolandgetsgoodgrades.Itishardtobelievethatheusedtobea“problemchild”untilaconversationwithhisparentsinfluencedhiswayofthinking.LiWenlivesintheSichuancountryside.Asasmallchild,heseldomgavehisparentsanyproblems,andtheywereproudofhim.However,thingsbegantochangeafewyearsago,theboy’slifebecamemoredifficult.Hehadtomoveinwithhisgrandmother.
LiWenbegantocauseproblemsforhimselfandhisfamily.Hewasnolongerinterestedinstudying.Hewasoftenabsentfromclasses,andhefailedhisexaminations.Finally,hisparentsmadeadecisiontosendhimtoaboardingschool.LiWennolongerlivedwithhisgrandmother.Hestudied,ateandsleptattheschool,andhehatedit.Thereweresomanyrules,andheusedtokeepbreakingthem.Oneday,hetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.Histeacherwasworriedabouthim.
Theheadteacheradvisedhisparentstotalkwiththeirsoninperson.Hisparentstooka40-hourtrainrideandafive-hourbusridetogobacktotheirhometown.ToLiWen’ssurprise,theirconversationchangedhislife.“ItwasexactlywhatIneeded,”hesaid.“Myparentshelpedmetounderstandhowmuchtheyhadgivenme.Theyalsotoldmethateventhoughtheycouldn’tbetheretotakecareofme,theywerealwaysthinkingofmeandwouldtakeprideineverythinggoodthatIdid.Theyhadalongtalk.Irealizedthatsincemyparentsmovedaway,I’vebeenafraidofbeingalone,andhavetriedtomakemyparentspaymoreattentiontome.”
NowLiWenhasreallychanged.Hehasbeenworkinghardandisnowoneofthebeststudentsinhisclass.Hisparents’lovehasmadehimfeelgoodabouthimself.“It’sveryimportantforparentstobetherefortheirchildren,”saysLiWen.
Unit4P312e
LiWenisa15-year-oldboy.Heworkshardanddoeswellinschool.Itishardtobelievethatheusedtohavedifficultiesinschool.Whenhisparentsmovedtothecitytowork,theycouldnotbeathometotakecareofhim.Sohebecamelessinterestedinstudyingandmissedclasses.Thenhisparentsdecidedtosendhimtoaboardingschool.Hefoundlifetheredifficult.Onedayheaskedhisteachertoleavehimalone.Histeacheradvisedhisparentstotalkwiththeirsoninperson.Thisconversationchangedhislife.Herealizedthathisparentswouldalwayslovehim,andtheywouldbeproudofeverythinggoodthathedid.Nowheismuchhappierandmoreoutgoingthanheusedtobe.
Unit5P353aTheDifficultSearchforAmericanGoodsintheUS
Ifyougotoanothercountry,whatkindsofthingswouldyoubuy?WouldyoubuyacamerainJapan,somebeautifulclothesinFrance,orawatchinSwitzerland?Nomatterwhatyoumaybuy,youmightprobablythinkthoseproductsweremadeinthosecountries.However,youcouldbewrong.KangJianisa17-year-oldstudentfromShanghai.LastyearhewenttovisithisauntanduncleinSanFrancisco.HefounditinterestingthatsomanyproductsinthelocalshopsweremadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhoughmostofthetoyshadAmericanbrands,theyweremadeinChina.”
ToysarenottheonlythingsmadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyapairofbasketballshoes,”heexplains.“ButIhadtovisitfiveorsixstoresbeforefindingapairmadeinAmerica!”HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardlyavoidbuyingproductsmadeinChina.“Infact,”hecontinues,“therearesomanythingsmadeinChina—footballs,handbags,petfood,mobilephones.EvenAmericanflagsaremadein
China!”KangJianthinksit’sgreatthatChinaissogoodatmakingtheseeverydaythings.However,hewishesthatinthefutureChinawillalsogetbetteratmakinghigh-technologyproductsthatpeoplecanbuyinallpartsoftheworld.
Unit5P382bBeautyinCommonThings
EachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.Theseusuallytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlifesuchaslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.
AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.Hesentthemouttoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Today,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandothercelebrations.Theyaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Theyareseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.
Papercuttinghasbeenaroundforover1,500years.Papercuttingsoundsveryeasybutitcanbedifficulttodo.Thepaper,usuallyred,isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.Themostcommonpicturesareflowers,fish,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.DuringtheSpringFestival,theyareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.
Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.ThepiecesareusuallycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfromaChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstory.Thepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.Finally,materialssuchaswoodorpaperareaddedtomakedifferentthings.Ittakesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.ThesesmallpiecesofclayartshowthelovethatallChinesepeoplehaveforlifeandbeauty.
Unit6P433aAnAccidentalInvention
Didyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunknearly5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongfirstdiscoveredteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwateranyway.Itwasquitedelicious.Inthisway,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.
Morethan4,000yearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.
ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn’tappearuntilaround1660,butlessthan100yearslater,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.
Unit6P444c.
ThetelephoneinventedbyAlexanderGrahamBell.Hewasbornin1847.AlexanderworkedontheinventionofthetelephonewithThomasWatson.In1875,Alexanderlearnttosendmusicalnotesthroughaninstrumentsimilartoatelephone.Finally,thetelephonewasinventedin1876.ThefirstsentencethatwassaidonthetelephonebyAlexanderwas“Mr.Watson,comehere;Iwanttoseeyou.”Todaythetelephoneisusedaroundtheworld.
Unit6P451dTheHistoryofPotatoChips
Doyouknowthatpotatochipswereinventedbymistake?PotatochipswereinventedbyacookcalledGeorgeCrum.Theywereinventedin1853.GeorgeCrumcutthepotatoesreally,reallythinandthencookedthemforalongtimeuntiltheywerecrispy.Finallyheputlotsofsaltonthemsotheywerereallysalty.
Unit6P462bDoYouKnowWhenBasketballWasInvented?
Basketballisamuch-lovedandactivesportmorethan100millionpeopleinover200countries.InChina,youcansometimesseepeopleplayingbasketballinparks,schoolsandeveninfactories.
BasketballwasinventedbyaCanadiandoctornamedJamesNaismith,whowasbornin1861.Whenhewasatcollege,histeacheraskedtheclasstothinkofagamethatcanbeplayedinthewinter.Dr.Naismithcreatedagametobeplayedinsideonahardfloor.Dr.Naismithdividedthemeninhisclassintotwoteamsandtaughtthemtoplayhisnewgame.Thepurposeofthegameisforplayerstogetaballintothe“basket”.Playersonthesameteammustworktogethertohelpeachothergettheballintheotherteam’sbasket.Atthesametime,theyneedtostopthecompetingteamfromgettingtheballintotheirownbasket.
ItisbelievedthatonDecember21,1891,thefirstbasketballgameinhistorywasplayed.Thenin1936inBerlin,itbecameaneventattheOlympics.Today,thepopularityofbasketballhasrisenaroundtheworld,withmanyyoungpeopledreamingofbecomingfamousplayers.Basketballhasnotonlybecomeapopularsporttoplay,ithasalsobecomeamorepopularsporttowatch.
AlthoughAmerica’sNBAgamesarethemostfamous,theCBAgamesarebecomingpopularinChina.Thenumberofforeignplayers,includingChineseplayers,intheNBAhasincreased.AndtherearealsomoreandmoreforeignplayersintheCBA.Manyyoungpeoplelookuptothesebasketballheroesandwanttobecomelikethem.Thesestarsencourageyoungpeopletoworkhardtoachievetheirdreams.
Unit6P48SelfCheck1
Itisoftendifficulttodecideontheinventorofcertaininventions.Thisisbecausesometimesafewpeoplemayinventthingswhicharenearlythesame.It’shardtotellwhocameupwiththefirstidea.Someinventionscanalsoleadtootherinventionsallofasudden.Sosomepeopledoubtwhethertheinventorcameupwiththeideahimselforherself.Theythinkthattheinventorusedsomeoneelse’sideatocreatehisorherinvention.Thatiswhybooksorwebsitesusuallymentionmorethanoneinventorwhengivinginformationaboutinventions.
Unit7P513aMomKnowsBest
WhenIwasatinybabycryingallnight,mymomsangtomeandstayedbymyside
WhenIwastiredandhungry,shegavemefoodandwarmarmstosleepin
WhenIwastworunningthroughthefield,shemadesureIwassafeandkeptmefromdanger
WhenIfellandhurtmyself,shegavemeahugandliftedmeup
WhenIwassevencoughingbadly,shesaidnoice-creamforme
ButItalkedbackloudly,“Ishouldbeallowedtoeatsome!Giveittomenow!”
WhenIwasninewatchingscarymovies,shesaidit’dgivemeawfuldreams
ButIshoutedbackangrily,“Ishouldbeallowedtowatchit!I’mnotababy!”
WhenIwasateengoingoutwithfriends,shesaid,“Pleasebebackbyten!”
ButItalkedbackagain—“Ishouldnotbetoldwhattodo!I’mseventeennow!”
NowI’manadult,thinkingbacktothosetimes
Icoughedfordaysaftereatingthatice-cream
Andhadscarydreamsafterwatchingthatfilm
Iwaslateforschoolfromstayingoutpastten
Iregrettalkingback,notlisteningtoMom
Momknowsbest,andformeshewantedonlythebest!
Unit7P524b
Shouldteenagersbeaskedtomoveoutwhentheystartworking?InmanyWesterncountries,teenagersareallowedtomoveoutatsixteenorseventeen.Theirparentsbelievethattheyshouldbeeducatetotakecareofthemselvesfromayoungage.Thisway,whentheystartworkingtheycanmanagetheirownlives.However,inmostAsiansocieties,thefamilyunitisespeciallystrong.Soitisnotcommonforteenagerstomoveout.Chineseparentsbelievethatitisbetterforchildrentolivewithparentswhocantakecareofthem.Buttheyoungshouldthenlookaftertheirparentsastheygetolder.ThatiswhymanyChineseadultscontinuetolivewiththeirparents.
Unit7P542b
ShouldIBeAllowedtoMakeMyOwnDecisions?
Manyteenagershavehobbies.Butsometimesthesecangetinthewayoftheirschoolwork,andparentsmightworryabouttheirsuccessatschool.Teenagersoftenthinktheyshouldbeallowedtopracticetheirhobbiesasmuchastheywant.Doyouagree?
LiuYu,afifteen-year-oldboyfromShandong,isarunningstar.Heisonhisschoolteamandhasalwayswantedtobeaprofessionalrunnerwhenhegrowsup.However,hisparentswon’tallowhimtotrainsomuch.“Ofcoursewewanttoseehimachievehisdreams,”saysMr.Liu.“Andweknowhowmuchhelovesrunning.MywifeandIhavesupportedeveryoneofhisraces.Wehavenothingagainstrunning!Butwethinkoursonneedstothinkaboutotherpossiblejobs.He’sgettingoldernow,soheneedstothinkaboutwhatwillhappenifhedoesn’tendupaprofessionalrunner.”
LiuYudoesn’treallyagree.“Well,IthinkIshouldbeallowedtodecideformyself,”hesays.“Myparentshavealwaystaughtmehowimportantitistoworkhardatschoolandenteruniversity.Iunderstandthis,butI’mseriousaboutrunning.It’stheonlythingI’veeverwantedtodo.”
HisparentsbelievethatLiuYushouldstudyhardintheeveningssotheydon’tallowhimtopracticerunningatnight.“Maybehethinksit’stoostrictorunfair,”saysMrs.Liu.“Butwethinkwe’redoingtherightthing.Heneedstospendmoretimeonhishomeworkbecausebecomingaprofessionalsportsstarisadifficultdream.”
ButLiuYustilldisagrees.“Iknowmyparentscareaboutme.TheyalwaystalkaboutwhatwillhappenifIdon’tsucceed.ButIwill!I’maquickrunner!IthinkIshouldbeallowedtomakethischoicemyself.OnlythenwillIhaveachancetoachievemydream.”
Unit8P593a
Weliveinasmalltownandalmosteveryoneknowseachother.Itusedtobeveryquietandnothingmucheverhappenedaroundhere.However,thesedays,somethingunusualishappeninginourtown.Victor,ateacheratmyschool,isreallynervous.Whenhewasinterviewedbythetownnewspaper,hesaid,“Everynightwehearstrangenoisesoutsideourwindow.Mywifethinksthatitcouldbeananimal,butmyfriendsandIthinkitmustbeteenagershavingfun.Myparentscalledthepolicemen,buttheycouldn’tfindanythingstrange.Theythinkitmightbethewind.Idon’tthinkso!”
Victor’snext-doorneighborHelenisworried,too.“Atfirst,Ithoughtthatitmightbeadog,butIcouldn’tseeadog,oranythingelse,either.SoIguessitcan’tbeadog.Butthen,whatcoulditbe?”O(jiān)newomanintheareasawsomethingrunningaway,butitwasdarksosheisnotsure.“Ithinkitwastoobigtobeadog,”shesaid.“Maybeitwasabearorawolf.”
Everyoneinourtownisfeelinguneasy,andeveryonehashisorherownideas.Theremustbe
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