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第一講說明文閱讀I課堂摘要

本講重點內(nèi)容:

聽力訓(xùn)練

短文理解。根據(jù)你所聽到的短文的內(nèi)容及問題選擇正確答案,短文讀兩遍。

1.Whatdoesthemotherdo?

A.Ateacher.B.Afarmer.C.Aworker.

2.Whatisthemotherlike?

A.Sheistallandbeautiful.B.Sheistallandfat.C.Herhairisbrown.

3.Whatdoesthemotherlikedoing?

A.Fishing.B.Swimming.C.Plantingflowers.

4.Whodoessheoftengiveflowersto?

A.Herfriends.B.Theteache匚C.Thefather.

5.Whatisimportanttoastudentfromthepassage?

A.Playing.B.Studying.C.SurfingtheInternet.

范文解析詞匯摘記:

Millionsofmeat-eatershavemadethepersonaldecisiontostopeatingthefleshofother

creatures.Herearesomemajorreasonsforsuchadecision.

l.Thehealthreason

Medicalstudiesprovethatavegetariandietiseasiertodigest,providesawiderrangeof

nutrientsandhasfewerburdensonthebody.Vegetariansarelessinfluencedbyallthemajor

diseases,andthuslivelonger,healthier,moreproductivelives.Theyhavefewerphysical

complaints,lessfrequentvisitstothedoctor,andsmallermedicalbills.

Inaword,theyareinthemostnaturalconditionsoflife.

2._________________

Planetearthissuffering.Inlargemeasure,thegreatlossofspecies,destructionof

ancientrainforeststocreatelandswhereanimalscanfeedongrass,lossoftopsoils,andthe

increaseofwaterimpurities(雜質(zhì))andairpollutionhaveacommoncausewhichisthe

singlefactofmeatinthehumandiet.Nosingledecisionthatwecanmakeasindividualsor

asaracecanhavesuchadramaticeffectontheimprovementofourplanetaryecology(生態(tài))

asthedecisionnottoeatmeat.Manyseekingtosavetheplanetforfuturegenerationshave

madethisdecisionforthisreasonandthisreasonalone.詞匯摘記:

3.Theeconomicreason

Thesimplefactisthattoproduce1kilogramofmeat,itrequiresover16kilogramsof

grainandmuchmorewater.Millionsofanimalsarcbredfbrmeatproduction.Iftheywere

notbred,thevegetationwouldbeusedtofeedpeople.Andmorepeopleinhungerwould

havetheirfood.

小試牛刀

(一)難度等級★★★

Hip-hopdancingispopularwithmanyyoungpeopletoday.Theylikeitbecausetheycan

inventtheirownmoves.Theyusethisdancetoshowtheirlovefbrlife.Italsoshowsthat

theyfeelgoodaboutlife,thattheyjustwanttobethemselvesandenjoylife,andthatthey

arenotafraidofproblems.

Hip-hopdancinghasahistoryofmorethan20years.Itfirstbeganinthe1980sinthe

US.Inearlytimes,itwasseeninNewYorkandLosAngles.Atthattime,manyyoungblack

peopleoftendancedtothemusicinthestreets.Theyusedtheirlegs,arms,headsandeven

shoulderstodance.Manyyoungpeoplestillusemostofthesemovestoday.

Hip-hopdancingbecamepopularallovertheworldbecauseofthe1983movie

Flashdance.SomepeopleperfbnnedHip-hopdancinginthemovie.Peopleenjoyedtheir

performance.Theybegantodancelikethem.Thenitbecamepopular.Therearetwokindsof

Hip-hopdancing:newschoolandoldschool.Moreandmoreyoungpeoplearelearning

Hip-hopdancing.Peoplebelievethatitisagoodwaytoexercisetheirbodies,andthatitis

goodfbrtheirhealth.

1.YoungpeoplelikeHip-hopdancingbecause.

A.ithasahistoryofmorethan20years

B.itfirstbeganintheUS

C.theycaninventtheirownmoves

D.manyyoungblackpeopleoftendanceit

2.AtfirstHip-hopdancingwasseen.

A.inthemoviesB.inthestreets

C.intheoldschoolsD.inthenewschools

3.Theyoungblackpeopleusedtheirtodanceatthattime.

A.legsB.headsC.armsandshouldersD.A,BandC

4.Hip-hopdancingbecamepopularallovertheworld.

A.inthe1980sB.in1983C.20yearsagoD.inearlytimes

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutHip-hopdancing?

A.It'snotagoodwaytoexercise.

B.Itshowsthatyoungpeoplefeelbadaboutlife.

C.Youngpeopleusethisdancetoshowtheirloveforlife.

D.Itshowsthatyoungpeopleareafraidofproblems.

詞匯摘記:

(二)難度等級****

Itissaidthatalldreamsserveapurpose.Whilethereisnoagreementamongscientists

aboutwhywedream,therearemanyideasaboutthedifferentkindsofdreamswehave.

Onecommonkindofdreamistherepeatingdream,inwhichthesamestoryisrepeated

againandagain,oftenformanymonthsorevenyears.Somebelievetheseareasignpeople

haveaproblem,intheirlifeandoncethatproblemisgonethenthedreamwillstop.Others

thinktheyareawaytohelppeopleremembersomethingveryImportant.

Anotherwell-knownkindofdreamisthenightmare.Thepicturesandstoriesinsuch

dreamsmakepeopleveryafraidanddreamersusuallyrememberthemfarmoreclearlythan

normaldreams.Thecauseofsuchdreamsmaybeseeingsomethingterrifyingsuchasacar

accidentorsomedeadlysnakes.Othersthinksuchdrcamsmaybetryingtomakeaperson

payattentiontosomethingthatisdangerousintheirlife.

Daydreamshappenduringwake-timewhenweforgetwhereweareorwhatweare

doingandfindourselvesinamade-upstoryorunrealworld.Weoftendaydreamwhenwe

aredoingsomethingthatisnotinterestingorexciting.Theyhelpusthinkaboutourfuture.

Luciddreamsarethemostfun.Thesehappenwhendreamerssuddenlyunderstandthat

theyarcdreaming.Insteadofwakingup,theystayinthedreamandareabletocontrolwhat

happensinthedreamasiftheyaremakingamovie.

l.Theunderlinedword"they"(inparagraph2)refersto”

A.dreamsB.problemsC.dreamersD.scientists

2.Theunderlinedwordctterrifying,,(inparagraph3)isclosestinmeaningto””

A.frighteningB.interestingC.disappointingD.amazing

3.Whenmightapersondaydream?

A.Duringaveryinterestingmovie.B.Whileplayingatafunpark.

C.Whilelisteningtoanuninterestingtalk.D.Whenmakingamovie.

4.Howdoweknowifweareluciddreaming?練習(xí)用時:

A.Wecanrememberthedreamveryclearly.

B.Wecancontrolwhathappensinthedream.分秒

C.Wethinkthatthedreamislikeamovie.

D.Wefeelverynervousafterwewakeup.練習(xí)得分:

5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.DaydreamingofYouB.EnjoyYourDream__________分

C.WhatDreamsMeanD.WhereDreamsGo

Homework

(一)難度等級★★★

Thecustomsindifferentcountriesareratherdifferent.IfIhaveadinnerwithaChinesehost,

healwaysputsmorefoodontomyplateassoonasIhaveemptiedit.Thatoftendiscomforts

megreatly.IhavetoeatthefoodevenifIdonotwanttobecauseitisconsideredbad詞匯摘記:

mannersintheWesttoleaveone'sfoodontheplate.IhavealsonoticedthatwhenaChinese

sitsatanAmerican'sdinnerparty,heoftenrefusestheofferoffoodordrinkthoughhe'sin

factstillhungryorthirsty.ThismightbegoodmannersinChinabutisnotintheWestatall.

IntheUnitedStates,itisimpolitetokeepaskingsomeoneagainandagainorinsistonhis

acceptingsomething.Americanshaveadirectwayofspeaking.Iftheywantsomething,they

willaskforit.Ifnot,theywillsay,“No,thanks."WhenanAmericanisservedwithbeerby

thehost,forexample,hemightsay,t4No,thanks.Filtakesomeorangejuiceifyouhaveit.”

ThatiswhatanAmericanwilldo.SowhenyougototheUnitedStates,you'dbetter

rememberthefamoussaying,"WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.”

1.Fromthispassagewecanseethatthewriteris.

A.ChineseB.RomanC.AmericanD.European

2.WhenaChinesehostkeptputtingmorefoodontotheplate,thewriterfelt.

A.happyB.sadC.angryD.uncomfortable

3.IntheWest,peopleconsideritbadmanners.

A.torefuseanofferB.tokeepaskingsomeonetoacceptsomething

C.toeatmuchatadinnerpartyD.toaskforsomethingdirectly

4.AguestatanAmerican'sdinnerpartyshouldshowhispolitenessby.

A.noteatingupallthefoodoffered

B.puttingmorefoodontohisplateassoonasheemptiedit

C.refiisingtheofferoffoodordrinkthoughheisstillhungryorthirsty

D.askingforthingsdirectlyifhewantsthem

5."WheninRome,doasRomansdo^means.

A.theRomansarepeopleofgoodmanners

B.AmericansalwaysdothesamethingsastheRomansdo

C.youshouldgetusedtothelocalcustomswhereveryougo

D.youshouldlearntodoasRomanswheninRome

(二)難度等級****

TibetisamongthemostpopularplacesforChinesetourists.Thenumberoftravelersto

Tibethasgrownby10%everyyearforafewyears.SinceJuly1,2006,whenthefirsttrainran

1956kilometersfromXiningtoLhasa,moreandmorepeoplehavebeengoingtoTibet.

Thetrainstopsatseveralfamousplacesalongtheway,suchasQinghaiLake,Kunlun

Mountain,andthePotalaPalace.Passengerscanalsoenjoymanyactivitiesduringthe

journey,likeTibetandancingandKaraoke.

Onthetrain,passengerscanhavetea,eggsandnoodlesforbreakfast,andfried

chickenandgreenvegetablesforlunchanddinner.UnlikemostChinesetrainswhichhave

open—holetoilets,thisonehasspecialtoiletswhichcancollectthewaste.Thereisalsoa

specialrubbishsysteminthetrainthatkeepstheenvironmentclean.Allthewindowsonthe

traincanprotectpeoplefromthebrightsunlight.TVandelectricalsocketsfbrcomputersand

mobilephonescanbefoundonthetrain.

Becausethereisn'tmuchoxygenthere,trainswillhaveoxygenmasksfbrthosewho

needthem.Itmakespassengersfeelmorecomfortablewhentheyhaveenoughoxygenon

thefamousi4roofoftheworld”.Therearealsodoctorsonthetraintomakesurethatallofthe

travelersaresafe.

1.Whichofthefollowingisnotamongtheplacesofinterest?

A.QinghaiLakeB.Karaoke

C.KunlunMountainD.ThePotalaPalace

2.ThetrainisunlikemostChinesetrainsexceptits.

A.windowsB.toiletsC.socketsD.rubbish

3.Theunderlinedword"them"inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.oxygenmasksB.doctorsC.oxygenD.passengers作業(yè)用時:

4.Wccanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.flyingtoTibetisimpossible分秒

B.traintoLhasaistoocleantotake

C.traintriptoTibetispopularwithtravelers作業(yè)得分:

D.takingtraintoLhasacausesalotoftrouble

5.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?__________分

A.Tibet-roofoftheworldB.MagictraintomagicTibet

C.BeautifiilviewsinTibetD.AcomfortabletriptoTibet

第二講說明文閱讀II

課堂摘要

本講重點內(nèi)容:

聽力訓(xùn)練

短文理解。根據(jù)你所聽到的短文的內(nèi)容及問題選擇正確答案,短文和問題讀兩遍。

1.WheredoesBillygoearlyeverymorning?

A.Toashop.B.Tothepostoffice.C.Toapark

2.WhatdoesBillybringbackhome?

A.Apieceofmeat.B.Anewspaper.C.Aletter.

3.Whatdoesthespeakerdobeforegettingup?

A.Roadsletters.B.ReadsEnglish.C.Readsnewspapers.

4.WhatdoesBillydowhenheseesthebuscoming?

A.Hebarks.B.Herunsinsidethehouse.C.Herunstothebus.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Billyisahelpfulpetdog.

B.Thespeakermissesthebussometimes.

C.Thespeakergetsupearlyeveryday.

拓展閱讀(文化篇)

(一)難度等級★★★

Idiomsarephrasesandsentencesthatdonotmeanexactlywhattheysay.Evenifyou詞匯摘記:

knowthemeaningofeachwordyouseeorhear,youmaynotunderstandtheidiombecause

youdon*tunderstandtheculturebehindit.

Forexample,ifanAmericanboyaskshismotherwhafsfordinnertomorrow,shemay

say'Tilplayitbyear",thatmeansshedoesn*thaveplansfordinnerandshewilldecidelater.

“Playbyear“usedtomeanplayingmusicusingthesheetmusic,butnowpeopleoftenuseit

whenthey'renottalkingaboutmusic.

There'remanyidiomsinEnglish.Ifyoulearntousethem,yourEnglishwillbemore

vividandcolorful.EnglishidiomsaremorecommoninspokenEnglish.Theycanbe

difficulttoremembersometimes.Nexttimewhenyouhearsomebodysayingtoyou/Give

meahand”,youdon'tnecessarilystretchoutyourhandtohim/her,butyoudoneedtobe

helpful.Andwhenthesituationisoutofhand,youusuallycandoverylittletomanageall

that.Whataboutagreenhand?It'snotaboutthecolorofyourhand!You'reagreenhandwhen

youareverynewatyourworkanddon'thavemuchexperience.Ifyouandyourpartner

alwaysworktogetherhandinglove,youtwodefinitelyworktogetherverywell.

CanyouguessthemeaningsofsomecommonEnglishidiomstodowithpartsofyour

body?

1.Anidiomis.

A.aphraseorasentencethatmeansexactlywhatthewordssay詞匯摘記:

B.aphraseorasentencethatdoesn'tmeanexactlywhateverywordsays

C.sodifficultthatnobodycanunderstand

D.somethingtodowithpartsofyourbody

2.Ifamothersays'Tilplayitbyear”totalkaboutthedinner,shemeans.

A.shewillcookdinnerwhilelisteningtomusicatthesametime

B.shedoesn*thearwhatothersaretalkingabout.

C.shewillplaymusicusingthesheetmusicinsteadofcookingdinner

D.Shedoesn'thaveplansfbrdinnerandwilldecidelater

3.Whenonesays“Canyougivemeahand?"hemeans.

A.heneedstoholdyourhand.B.heworkswellwithyou

C.heneedsyourhelpD.heisanewcomerandcan*thelpwiththesituation

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.PeopleuseEnglishidiomsmoreinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglish.

B.Tounderstandtheculturebehindanidiomisimportantinunderstandingtheidiom.

C.IdiomsmakeyourEnglishmorevividandcolorfulsotheyareeasytoremember.

D.Youmaynotunderstandanidiomeventhoughyouknowthemeaningofeachword.

5.Hereare4commonEnglishidiomstodowithpartsofyourbodyandtheirmeanings.Can

youmatchthem?

1)tolearnsomethingbyhearta.todependononeself

2)tohavestickyfingersb.toknowsomethingverywell

3)tostandonone'sownfeetc.todosomethingsecretly

4)togobehindsomeone'sbackd.tohavethehabitofstealing

A.badcB.bdacC.cbadD.cdba

(二)難度等級****

AlfredNobel,thegreatSwedishinventorandindustrialist,wasbominStockholmon

October21,1833,butmovedtoRussiawithhisparentsin1842,wherehisfather,Immanuel,

madeastrongpositionfbrhimselfintheengineeringindustry.ImmanuelNobelinvented

landmineandmadealotofmoneyfromthegovernmentduringtheCrimeanWar,butwent

bankruptsoonafter.Then,thefamilyreturnedtoSwedenin1859,whereAlfredbeganhis

ownstudyofexplosivesinhisfather'slab.Hehadneverbeentoschooloruniversitybuthad

taughthimself;andbythetimehewastwenty,hebecameaskillfulchemistandexcellent

linguist,speakingSwedish,Russian,German,FrenchandEnglish.Hebuiltupover80

companiesin20differentcountries.Hewasalwayssearchingfbrameaningtolife.Hespent

muchtimeandmoneyworkingonhowtoendthewars,andthepeacebetweennations,until

hisdeathinItalyin1896.Hisfamouslastwill,inwhichheleftmoneytoprovideprizesfbr

outstandingworkinphysics,chemistry,physiology,medicine,literatureandpeace,isa

memorialtohisinterestsandideas.Andso,themanisrememberedandrespectedlongafter

hisdeath.

1.WherewasAlfredNobelbom?Hewasbomin.

A.SwedenB.StockholmC.RussiaD.Moscow

2.WhatdidImmanuelNobelinventedduringtheCrimeanWar?

A.Theengineeringindustry.B.Astrongposition.練習(xí)用時:

C.Landmine.D.Studyofexplosives.

3.WhydidAlfredNobelreturntoSweden?Becausehisfather.分秒

A.wentbankruptB.wasputinprison

C.wasillD.died

4.HowmanycompaniesdidAlfredNobelbuildup?Hebuiltupcompaniesin練習(xí)得分:

differentcountries.

A.20B.40C.60D.80__________分

5.WhatwasAlfredNobelalwayssearingfor?.

A.MoretimeandmoremoneyB.Ameaningtolife

C.HowtoendthewarD.Thepeacebetweennations

Homework

(一)難度等級★★★

IntheUS,peoplepreferwaitingfbratabletosittingwithpeopletheydon'tknow.This詞匯摘記:

meansahostessmaynotseatasmallgroupuntilasmalltableisavailable,evenifalargeone

is.Ifyouaresittingatatablewithpeopleyoudon'tknow,itisimpolitetolightupacigarette

withoutaskingifitwilldisturbthem.

AtAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshopsyouareusuallyservedtapwaterbeforeyou

order.Youmayfindthebreadandbutterisfree,andifyouordercoffee,youmaygetafree

refill.

Mostcitiesandtownshavenorulesaboutopeningandclosingtimefbrstoresor

restaurants,thoughtheyusuallydomakerulesfbrbars.Especiallyinlargecities,storesmay

beopen24hoursaday.

Servinginrestaurantsisoftenlarge;toolargefbrmanypeople.Ifyoucan'tfinishyour

mealbutwouldliketoenjoythefoodlater,askyourwaitressorwaiterfbra“doggiebag”.It

mayhaveapictureofadogonit,buteverybodyknowsyou'retakingthefoodforyourself.

Supperanddinnerarebothwordsfbrtheeveningmeal.Somepeoplehave“Sundaydinner”.

Thisisanespeciallybignoonmeal.

Tipsarenotusuallyaddedtothecheck.Theyarenotincludedinthepriceofthemeal,

either.Atipofabout15%isexpectedandyoushouldleaveitonthetablewhenyouleave.In

somerestaurants,acheckisbroughtonaplateandyouputyourmoneythere.Thenthe

waiterorwaitressbringsyouyourchange.

I.Whichstatementistrue?

A.Americanpeoplelikesittingwithpeopletheydon'tknow.

B.Ahostessalwaysseatsasmallgroupatalargetable.

C.Americanpeopleneversitwithpeopletheydon'tknow.

D.Americanpeoplewouldnotlightacigaretteifthepeoplewhositatthesametablemind

theirsmoking.詞匯摘記:

2.Whatisservedbeforeyouorder?

A.breadB.butterC.coffeeD.coldwater

3.WhatdoAmericanpeoplealwaysdowhenservingsaretoolargeforthem?

A.Theytakethefoodhomewithadoggiebagfortheirdogs.

B.Theyleavethefoodonthetableandgoaway.

C.Theytakethefoodhomewithadoggiebagandenjoythefoodlater.

D.Theyaskthewaitressorwaitertokeepthefoodforthem.

4.Sundaydinneris.

A.adinnerintheeveningB.Abignoonmeal

C.abiglunchonSundayD.AsupperonSunday

(二)難度等級****

Birthdaysarecelebratedallovertheworld.Sometraditionsarerathersimilarfrom

countrytocountry:candles,cakes,andbirthdaywishes.Buttherearealsodifferentwaysto

celebratebirthdays.Hereareafew.

Argentina—InArgentina,asinmanyLatinAmericancountries,oneofthemost

importantbirthdaypartiesisagirfsfifteenth.Whengirlsturn15theyhaveahugepartyand

dancefirstwiththeirfather,andthentheboysattheparty.

China—Thebirthdaychildreceivespresentsfromtheparents.Friendsandfamily

membersareinvitedtodinner,andnoodlesareservedtowishthebirthdaychildalonglife.

Denmark—Aflagisflownoutsideawindowtoshowthatsomeonewholivesinthat

houseishavingabirthday.Presentsareplacedaroundthechild'sbedwhileheissleepingso

hewillseethemimmediatelywhenhewakesup.

Holland—Thebirthdaychildreceivesanespeciallylargepresent.Thefamilyalsoput

flowersorballoonsonthebirthdaychild'schairtomakeitbeautiful.

India—UsuallyIndianchildrenwearwhitetoschool.However,ontheirbirthday

childrenwearcolouredclothestoschoolandgiveoutchocolatestoeveryoneintheclass.

Theirbestfriendhelpsthemtodothis.

Japan-Thebirthdaychildwearsnewclothestomarkthespecialtime.Certain

birthdaysaremoreimportantthanothersandthesearecelebratedwithavisittotheshrine[神

殿].Thesearethethirdandseventhbirthdaysforgirlsandthefifthforboys.

1.AbirthdaychildcanseethepresentsinDenmark.

A.outsideawindowB.attheparty

C.aroundthebedD.intheclass

2.Inflowersareputonthechairofthebirthdaychild.

A.JapanB.DenmarkC.IndiaD.Holland

3.In,onlybirthdaychildrenwearcolouredclothestoschool.

A.IndiaB.JapanC.ChinaD.Argentina

4.InJapan,thebirthdayismoreimportantforboys.

A.fifteenthB.seventhC.fifthD.third

5.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.theimportanceofchildren'sbirthdays作業(yè)用時:

B.birthdaytraditionsindifferentcountries

C.children'sbirthdaysinwesterncountries分秒

D.similarbirthdaytraditionsinsomecountries

作業(yè)得分:

__________分

第三講記敘文閱讀I課堂摘要

聽力訓(xùn)練本講重點內(nèi)容:

短文理解。根據(jù)你所聽到的短文的內(nèi)容及問題選擇正確答案,短文讀兩遍。

I.Whyisitdifficultforstudentstogetenoughrest?

A.Becausetheyhavesomuchhomeworktodo

B.Becausetheyplaysportssomuch

C.BecausetheyspendtoomuchtimeontheInternet

2.Howmanyhoursofsleepdoteenagersneed?

A.Lessthan8hours

B.Morethan9hours

C.Morethan12hours

3.Howwillpeoplebecomeiftheydon'tgetenoughsleep?

A.TiredB.RelaxedC.Angry

4.Whodidasurveyofkidsagedbetween8and13?

A.TheEnglishteachers.

B.TheChinesescientists

C.TheAmericanscientists

5.Whatshouldn'tteenagersbeallowedtodo?

A.EattoomuchjunkfoodB.DomuchhomeworkC.Loseweight

范文解析

MartinLynch,anAmericanbusinessman,hadbeengoingonvacationtoasmallMexican詞匯摘記:

fishingvillageforanumberofyears.Onemorningwhilegoingforawalkalongthebeach,

hesawhisfriendPabloPerez,alocalfisherman.MartinwatchedPablounloadhisboatand

packthefishinabox.

MartinnoticedPablowassmilingandlookedveryhappy.Hecouldalsoseeseverallarge

fishintheboat.MartingreetedPabloandaskedhowlongittooktocatchthefish."Justafew

hours,nrepliedPablo.Martinasked,"Whydidn'tyoustaylongerandcatchmorefish?”"I

haveenoughformyfamily,Pablosaid.4tAndwhatdoyoudowiththerestofyourday?”

askedMartin.takeanap,playwithmychildren,spendtimewithmywife,andgointothe

villagetoseemyfriendsandplaycards,IhaveafullandbusyMartinexplainedthatif

Pabloworkedlongerhoursandcaughtmorefish,hecouldmakemoremoney.Withtheextra

money,Pablocouldbuymoreboatsandcatchmorefish.Bysellingthefish,Pablocould

openhisownfactoryandselldirecttosupermarkets.

“Thenwhat?”askedPablo."WellyouwouldprobablyhavetomovetoMexicoCityto

runthebusiness.Finally,youwouldbeabletosellyourbusinessandmakemillionsof詞匯摘記:

dollars,nrepliedMartin.t6Howlongwillthattake?”askedPablo.

Martinthoughtfbrawhileandsaiditwouldprobablytakeatleast15years.

“Andthenwhat”askedPablo.

“Well,thafsthebestpartJMartinsaid.“Youwillbeabletoretire,buyahousenearthe

ocean,sleeplonger,playwithyourchildren,spendmoretimewithyourwife,seeyour

friends,andplaycards.”

小試牛刀

(一)難度等級★★★

IrememberatimeIwentshoppingonmyfirstvisittoHongKong.Comingfromcold

andcloudyEngland.IwaspreparedforthesunanddressedinaT-shirtandashortskirt.Not

havingmuchchancetoenjoythesunintheUKandhavingnaturallyfairskin,mylegswere

verywhite.IntheUKthisisnotafashionablelookatall.Mostwomenspendeverysunny

dayoutinthesuntryingtogetdarkerskin.Thedarkertheskin,thebetterthelook.Ihave

triedtogetdarkerbutnothingworksforme!

AsIwalkedaroundoneshop,twoshopgirlsdidn'ttaketheireyesoffmethewhole

time,talkingquietlytoeachotherinChinese.Ibegantofeeluncomfortableandaskedmy

friendifwecouldleave.Afterwelefttheshop,sheaskedmewhatwaswrong.Icomplained

abouttheshopgirlsbeingveryrudeandalwayslookingatmylegs.Iwasembarrassedthat

theyweretalkingaboutmywhiteskin.Myfriendlaughed."Theyweren'tlaughingat

you.Theyweresayinghowniceyourlegsare.ManyChinesewomenwanttohavewhiteskin

likeyours.Infact,therearemanybeautyproductsintheshopstomakeskinwhiterandalot

ofmoneyisspentonthem.^^

Itjustgoestoshowthatweareneverhappywithwhatwehave.Thegrassisalways

greenerontheotherside.IfthewomenoftheWestandEastthoughtthesameway,western

womenwouldn'tsp

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