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Unit1MyFatherIdontreallyknowmyfather.Heisnteasytogetonwith.Hesquiteself-__ntredandalittlebitvainIthinkandinsomewaysquiteunapproachable.Thepublicmustthinkhesveryeasy-goingbutathomehekeepshimselftohimself.Hecanth__ebeenathomemuchwhenIwasachildbecauseIdontremembermuchabouthim.Hesalwaysbeenslightlyoutoftouchwithfamilylife.Hisworkalwayscamefirstandhewasalwaysoffsomewhereactingorrehearsing.Helovesbeingaskedforhisautographhelovestoberecognised.Hehaswonseveralawardsandhesveryproudofthat.Hewas__deaMemberoftheBritishEmpireandwehadtogotoBuckinghamPala__togetthemedal.Itwasincrediblyboring.Therewerehundredsofotherpeoplegettingthesameawardsandyouhadtositthereforhours.Heshowsoffhisawardstowhoevercomestothehouse.Iwenttopublicschoolandbecauseofmytotallackofinterestandnon-attendan__Iwasaskedtole__e.Ididntwanttogothereinthefirstpla__.Iwastakenawayfromallmyfriends.Hemusth__ebeenverypleasedtogetmeintotheschoolbutintheenditwasacompletewasteofmoney.IlethimdownquitebadlyIsuppose.ItriedseveraljobsbutIcouldntsettledowninthem.ThenIrealisedthatwhatIreallywantedtodowasliveinthecountryandlookafterani__lssothatswhatInowdo.Asafamilywerenotthatcloseeitheremotionallyorgeographically.Wedontseemuchofeachotherthesedays.MyfatherandIaretotallydifferentlikechalkandcheese.Myinterestsh__ealwaysbeenthecountrybuthesintobooksmusicandabovealloperawhichIhate.Iftheydocometoseeustheyreincompletelythewrongclothesforthecountry-minkcoatsni__littleleathershoesnotexactlyidealforlongwalksacrossthefields.Hewastotallyopposedtomegetting__rried.Hewashopingwewouldbreakup.GeraldstoohumbleIsuppose.Hemusth__ewantedmeto__rrysomeonefamousbutIdidntandthatsallthereistoit.Wedontwantchildrenbutmyfatherkeepsonandontalkingaboutwantinggrandchildren.Youcant__kesomeoneh__echildrenjustbecauseyouwantgrandchildren.Ineverwatchhimontelevision.Imnotthatinterestedandanywayheusuallyforgetsto____mewhenheson.我实在不了解我的父亲,与他相处很难在我看来,他总以自我为中心,还有一点自负,在某种程度上难以接近公众一定以为他很随和,但在家里,他总是拒人于千里之外 在我小的时候,他一定很少在家,因为在我的记忆里关于他的不多他总有点冷落家庭成员工作是第一要义,他总是离家去拍戏或排练他喜欢别人索要他的亲笔签名,喜欢出风头他获得过几项大奖,并引以为荣他还被授予英国皇家成员的称号,为此我们不得不去白金汉宫__勋章授勋典礼简直无聊透顶由于有数百人获此勋章,因此你就不得不在那儿等上好几个小时只要有人来我家拜访,他总不忘向来访的每个人炫耀他的那些奖章 我上的是私立学校,由于对功课毫无兴趣,再加上无故旷课,我被勒令退学我本来就不愿去那儿上学,因为我不得不离开我所有的朋友把我送进那所学校父亲一定很满意,可到头来纯粹是在浪费钱我猜我一定让他失望至极我试过几份工作,但总无法安下心来后来,我终于意识到我真正想做的就是在乡下照料家畜,于是一直干到现在 作为一家人,我们不仅住的地方相隔不近,在情感上也不那么亲近这些天我们很少互相走动父亲和我性格迥异,或者说是貌合神离乡村是我的乐趣所在,而父亲却对书本,音乐,尤其是我最讨厌的歌剧感兴趣就算他们真的来看我,也是穿着及其不合地宜的衣服---貂皮大衣,漂亮小巧的皮鞋,根本不适合在田间远足 对于我的婚姻,他及其__,且一直希望我们分手我想是杰拉德出身太卑微了父亲一定是想让我和名人结合,但___,就这么回事我和丈夫不想要小孩,可父亲却不停地唠叨说想要个外孙但总不能因为你想要个外孙就让别人生小孩吧 我从不看他演的电视节目,不怎么想看何况他还常忘了告诉我播出的时间Unit3S__edbyhismistakesJerryCramsetouttogocoonhuntingthatgloomyafternoon.Withhimwerehisoldshepherddogandtwobeaglehoundpups.AtleasthesaidtheywerebeaglesbuthisolderbrotherBobhadroaredwithlaughteramonthearlierwhenJerryhadtoldhimtheyhadcostfivedollars.ItsanotherofyourmistakesJerry!Hesaid.AndthatswhatBobcalledthepupsMistakeNo.1andMistakeNo.2EvenJerryhadtoadmitthatthepupswerentmuchhelpforhehuntedforseveralhourswithoutanylucktillatlastheranoutofshells.Thentowardeveninghespottedaracoonhighinabeechtree.Itwasaforty-foottreeanancientonethathad___dyearsago.Thetopofitstrunkhadbeencarriedawayinsomestormandthetrunkitselfhadbeenguttedbyrotandinsects.StillJerrywentupafterthecoonintendingtocapturehimbyhand.Butheneverreachedtheani__l.Justashegotlevelwiththetopofthebrokentrunkthelimbonwhichhewasstandingcrackedominouslyunderhisfeet.Instantlyhejumpedtotherimofthetreetrunkandaton__theedgecrumbled.Downheplungedtoosuddenlyto__keasoundintothedeephollowofthedeadtree.HalfwaydownJerrysfallwasbrokenforamomentbyajuttingpie__ofwoodthatcaughthisclothing.Thenhetumbledtherestoftheway.Shakendazedbutmiraculouslyunhurthepickedhimselfup.Itwasdarkinsidethetree.Abovehimtherewasonlyapalediscofsky.Athisfeetapear-shapedholeframeda__allpatchofgreylight.HecouldhearthepupssniffingandyelpingtohimandShepbackedoffandbarkedinalarm.Jerrywasscared.Sometimepassedbeforehecalmeddownandbegantolookforawaytogetout.Therewerenohandholdsontheinsideofthetrunk;thesnagthathadslowedhimuponhiswaydownwasoutofreach.Andthoughhetrieddesperatelyhecouldntenlargetheholeathisfeetbykicking.Itwoulddonogoodtocalleither;hewasmuchtoofarfromhomeforthat.Atlasttheideacametohimofsendingthedogsforhelp.GohomeShep!Gohome!Heshouted.Thedogg__eonesharpbark.Gohome!Heshoutedagain.AndatthatShepturnedandstreakedacrossthefieldbutthetwopupsre__inedyelpingencouragementtotheir__ster.Nightcame.Astormbroke.Lightningwrithedabovehisheadandrainpouredintothehollowcylinderofthetree.TherewasjustroomforJerrytostandandhewasdrenchedbytherain.Foraminutehewonderedifhewoulddrowntherebutthewaterranoutoftheholeatthebottomasfastasitcameinatthetop.OutsideJerrycouldhearthepupswhimpering.Theywerefrightenedbythestormbuttheydidntgoaway.Insteadtheymovedclosertothetreetocomforthimandstucktheirmuzzlesthroughtheholetolickhisfeet.MeanwhileShephadrunacrossthefieldstotheCramhome.BarkingfuriouslyhegotBobtofollowhimback.Butwhentheyreachedthefen__stheolddogwhohadleapedoverthemfranticallyashecamewastootiredtojumpthemagainandintheenditwasonlythebarkingofthesad-eyedlittlepupsthatguidedBobtotherighttree.Eventhenittookarescue_____ropesandfifteenhourstogetJerryoutofhissoddenprison-wethungryandexhausted.OhgoshhesaidoverandoveraftertheyhadfinallypulledhimupIkeptthinkingthisisJerryslastmistake:Imgoingto___downhere.Butthepupsdidntgiveuphope!Shepwentforhelpandthepupsstayedwithmeallthetime!MistakeNo.1andMistakeNo.2-theys__edme!那是一个阴霾的下午,杰瑞克莱姆动身准备去猎浣熊随他同行的有他的老牧羊狗和两只猎犬幼仔至少他说他们是小猎兔犬一个月以前,当杰瑞告诉他哥哥鲍勃说他自己花了五美元买了那两只小狗,鲍勃吼笑道你又犯傻了,杰瑞!因而,鲍勃称呼两只幼仔为错误1号和错误2号 杰瑞猎捕了好几个小时,一无所获,直到最后用尽了子弹,他不得不承认这两只幼仔无多大用处临近傍晚,他在一棵山毛榉树顶发现了一只浣熊这棵树四十英尺高,极古老,数年前就枯死树干顶部被风暴卷起了,树干本身由于腐烂和虫咬被毁坏了 然而,杰瑞走到浣熊后,想用手抓它但是他从未碰过动物正当他到达残缺的树干的顶尖时,他踩的树枝在脚下不幸破裂了他马上移到树干的边缘,立刻树梢被压断了他突然跌下来了事情发生的太突然了,杰瑞没来得及喊一声,就落入了朽树的深洞里 他直摔下去,途中一根伸出的树枝挂住了他的衣服,悬空片刻,接着他又跌倒了他颤抖地茫然地爬起来,但奇怪的是没有受伤 树洞里一片漆黑他头顶上仅有圆盘大的灰蒙蒙的天空脚下梨状小孔映出一小块淡淡的光他可以听见两只幼仔朝着他叫,牧羊狗后退并且惊慌地叫着 杰瑞害怕了过了一段时间,他平静下来了,开始寻找出路树干里没有东西可以抓着爬出去;他无法抓住帮助阻止他下跌速度的那根根株他竭尽全力,却不能把脚下的那个孔踢大求救也无用,当时他离家太远最后他决定派狗去寻求帮助回家,牧羊狗,回家!他喊道牧羊狗尖叫一声回家!他又喊了一声牧羊狗转身飞快的跨过田野,但两只幼仔仍原地不动,用叫声鼓励着主人 夜幕来临暴风雨袭来闪电在尖顶上闪过,雨涌入了树中的空洞里那恰是杰瑞可以站的地方,他被雨淋透了他曾担心自己是否会淹死在那儿但是雨水从顶部流入的同时又流出了这个空洞外面,杰瑞可以听到两只幼仔在呜咽他们被暴雨吓坏了,并没有离开相反,他们更接近树了,用嘴穿过小孔去舔主人的脚以示安慰 同时牧羊狗跑过田野到了克莱姆家它猛烈地叫着,鲍勃紧跟着它但是当他们到达篱笆旁时,这只狗,正如它来的时候一样身体慌乱不稳,太累了再也不能跳过去了最后,仅靠眼睛悲伤的幼仔的叫声引导鲍勃到了那棵树前 接着是营救工作,用绳子花了15个小时把杰瑞从浸透了的囚笼里拖出来---这时杰瑞浑身湿透了,又饿又累 他们把他拖上来后,杰瑞反复唠叨哎,天哪,我一直在想我会死在这儿,这是杰瑞的最后一次错误但是幼仔没有放弃希望!牧羊狗去求助,幼仔自始至终陪着我!错误1号和错误2号---他们救了我的命Unit5LearningaLanguageWhenwetalkaboutlearningalanguagelikeEnglishJapaneseorSpanishwespeakandthinkasthoughthelanguageinquestionwereafixedunchangingthing.Weexpecttolearnitaswelearnedgeometryorhowtorideabicycle-syste__ticallyandwithclearulti__tesuc__ss.__nypeoplesubsequentlygiveupwhentheydiscoverjustwhatamiscon__ptionthisis.Theyh__einfactembarkedonanactivitythatcouldlasttherestoftheirlives.Theexperien____kesthemrealisethattheyarenotonlygoingtoh__etoworkveryhardindeediftheywanttosuc__edbutalsothattheyare-in__nycases-barely__stersofthelanguagetheycalltheirownmothertongue.Studyinganylanguageisinfactanendlessvoyage.Eachofthethousandsoflanguagescurrentlyusedintheworldisacomplexaffair.__nylanguagesdoh__eastandardform-particularlyonpaper-andthisiswhatwelearnbuttheyprobablyalsoh__eavarietyofregionaldialectsandsocialstylesand__nyaretheproductsofthehistoricalminglingofotherlanguages.TheEnglishlanguageisjustsuchahybrid.ItbeganitscareerjustundertwothousandyearsagoasaformofancientGer__ncollidedwithaspecialkindofoldFrenchwassu__ectedtoseveralw__esofLatinandafloodofGreekandsin__thenhasacquiredbitsandpie__sofeveryotherlanguagethatitsusersh__eeverbeenincontactwith.Asecondcommonmiscon__ptionaboutlanguageisthatwordsh__efixedandclearmeanings.Thisis-fortunatelyorunfortunately-farfromtrue.Takeeventheapparently______andspecificEnglishword__n.Itseemsclearenough;itreferstoan_______lehu__nbeing.Ofcourseitdoesbutjustconsiderforamomentthefollowingsenten__s:1Thereareseveralmenmissinginthatchessset.2Theboatwas__nnedentirelybywomenandchildren.Youmightarguethatthesesenten__saresomewhatunnatural;__rtainlytheydonotrepresenttheeverydaycoremeaningoftheword__n.Theyarehoweverlegiti__teextensionsofthatcoremeaningthesecondbeingespeciallyinterestingbecauseitisaverbandnotanounandsuggeststhatweexpect_______lehu__nbeingstoserveasthecrewsofshipsnotwomenand__rtainlynotchildren.Partofthepleasureandgeniusoflanguage__ywellariseoutofthisslightmisuseofwords.Afterallifyoucallapersonacatoracabbagenoliteralidentificationisintendedbutagreatdealofmeaningisneverthelessconveyed.Athirdmiscon__ptionaboutlanguageclaimsthateverylanguageis-orshouldbe-equallyusedandunderstoodbyallitspractitionerseverywhere.__rtainlyusersofthestandardformsofEnglishintheUnitedKingdomgenerallyunderstandtheirequivalentsintheUnitedStates;thedegreeofsimilaritybetweenthesetwo__jorformsofEnglishisgreat.Dialect-usersinthesecountrieshoweverh__eseriousproblemsunderstandingeachothertotheextentthatthey__ywonderiftheyareactuallyusingthesamelanguage.SomeonefromBrooklynNewYorkwillh__etroublewithaCockneyfromLondon;anold-styleBritishArmycolonelwontdowellindiscussionswithaCalifornianflower-boy.Yettheyallbelongwithinthevastcommunityof20th__nturyWorldEnglish.当我们谈到学习一门语言诸如英语、日语或西班牙语时,我们讲并且认为正在谈论中的语言是固定不变的,我们期望像学几何或学骑车一样系统学习并且最后的成功明了可见许多人发现这仅是一种误解时便放弃了实际上,他们开始了一份持续终生的工作这种经验使他们不仅意识到如果想要成功不得不努力工作,而且意识到在很多情况下,他们连自己所谓的母语也没有精通 其实,学习任何语言就像是一次永无止境的航行当今世界上使用的成千上万语言中的每一种语言都是一件复杂的事情许多语言确实有一种标准形式---特别是书面语---这就是我们要学习的,然而,他们也可能有各种各样的地区方言和社会文体,许多是历史进程中和其他语言融合的产物英语____一种混合语言大约二千年前开始演变的首先是一种古德语形式,与一种特殊的古法语发生了冲突,其后又吸取了一些拉丁语和希腊语自那以后有吸收了它的使用者所接触的其他所有语言的点点滴滴 关于语言的第二种常见误解是单词意思固定清楚这种想法---无论不幸还是有幸---是远远不正确的举个十分简单和具体的英语单词__n为例似乎足够清楚,指的是成年男子当然的确如此,但是考虑一下下列句子 1)Thereareseveralmenmissinginthatchessset. 那副象棋缺了几颗棋子 2)Theboatwas__nnedentirelybywomenandchildren. 这艘船全由妇女和小孩掌舵 你可能争论这些句子有点不自然是的,它们不是单词__n的日常用法,而是其中心意义的合理延伸尤其有趣的是在第二个句子中它作动词用而不是名词这表明我们期望成年男子做水手,而不是妇女当然更不是小孩语言中的一些乐趣和天赋很可能是由这种单词的细微差别的误用而产生的别忘了,如果你叫一个人猫或卷心菜,虽然你不是表达字面意思,但它们会被曲解成许多意思 关于语言的第三个误解是每一种语言都被--- 或者说应该被它的所有使用者到处同样地使用和理解当然,一般说来,使用英国英语标准形式的人都能理解其在美国英语中的对等词英语这两种主要形式相似程度极大这些国家的讲方言的人在互相理解对方时有严重的障碍,甚至到了怀疑他们是否真正使用同一语言的程度一个来自纽约布鲁克林的人与来自伦敦的伦敦佬交流有困难一位古板的英国上校不会和一个加里福利亚的嬉皮士谈笑风生然而他们都属于20世纪世界英语的巨大群体中的成员Unit6BargainsLetustaketheorthodoxdefinitionofthewordbargain.Itissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageouspri__.Itisanopportunitytobuysomethingatalowerpri__thanitisreallyworth.Amorere__ntdefinitionis:abargainisadirtytricktoextortmoneyfromthepocketsofsillyandinno__ntpeople.Ih__eneverattendedalargecompanysboardmeetinginmylifebutfeel__rtainthatthediscussionoftentakesthefollowinglines.Thecostofproducinganew-forexample-toothpastewould__ke80pthede__ntpri__foritsowewill__rketitat£
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20.Itisnotabadtoothpastenotspeciallygoodeitherbutnotbadandaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfadessosaleswillfall.Whenthatstartstohappenwewillredu__thepri__to£
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15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloveritwhereuponpeoplewillrushtobuyiteventhoughitstillcostsaboutforty-threeper__ntmorethanitsfairpri__.Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbut1pOFF.Whatbreathtakingimpertinen__toadvertise1pOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderordogfoodorwhatever.Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsultbuthedoesnt.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Tobeofferedagiftofonepennyislikebeinginvitedtodinnerandofferedonesinglepeatastilycookedandnothingelse.Evenifitrepresentedarealreductionitwouldbeaninsult.Stillpeoplesayonehastoh__ewashingpowderorwhateverandonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.WhenIwasaboyinHungarya__nwasaccusedofmurderingsomeoneforthesakeofonepengotheequivalentofashillingandpleadedguilty.Thejudgewasoutraged:Tokilla__nforashilling!...Whatcanyousayinyourdefen__Themurdererreplied:Ashillinghere...ashillingthere.Andthatswhattodaysshoppersaystoo:Apennyhere...apennythere.Therealdangerstartswhenutterlyunne__ssarythingsbecomebargains.Thereisahugenumberofpeoplewhojustcannotresistbargainsandsales.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearfurnituretheyh__enospa__for.Oldla___swillbuyroller-skatesandnon-__okerswillbuypipe-cleaners.AndIon__heardofa__nwhoboughtanelectriccircularsawasabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:thesawhadbeentrulycheap.Quiteafewpeopleactuallybelievethatthey__kemoneyonsuchbargains.AladyIknowotherwiseacharmingandseeminglysanegirlsometimes____smestoriessuchasthis:Ivehadaluckydaytoday.Iboughtadressfor£120redu__dfrom£
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280.ShealsofeelsIamsurethatifshehadmoretimeforshoppingshecould__kealivingoutofit.Somepeoplebuyinbulkbecauseitischeaper.Ion__knewacouplewhocouldnotresistbuyingsugarinbulk.Theythoughtitatremendousbargainnottobemissedsotheyboughtenoughsugarfortheirlifetimeandthelifetimeoftheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Whenthesugararrivedtheydidntknowwheretostoreit-untiltheyrealisedthattheirloowasaveryspaciousone.Sothatwaswheretheypileduptheirsugar.Notonlydidtheirguestsfeelratherstrangewhenevertheywereofferedsugartoputintotheircoffeebuttheloobecameextremelysticky.Toofferbargainsisacommercialtrickto__kethepoorpoorer.Whengreedyfoolsfallforthistrickitservesthemright.Allthesameifbargainswereprohibitedbylawourstandardoflivingwouldimmediatelyriseby
7.39per__nt.让我们给甩货这个词下一个传统定义,即商家推出的物美价廉的产品,也是一次机会让人们可以买到比实际__低的商品而近来又有了这样的定义甩货是商家使用的从傻子与无头脑的人们口袋中骗取钱财的伎俩 我从未参加过任何一家大型公司的董事会议,但可以肯定这样的会总是围绕以下事宜展开以牙膏为例,生产这种新产品的成本费80便士为其合理__,市场__为1英镑20便士这种牙膏不算很差(尽管没什么特别,也还过得去),加之人们乐于尝试新事物的心理,因此起初它销量会很可观但是新鲜的吸引力一过销量自会下跌,于是我们将__降到1英镑15便士,还打着甩货的幌子贴出“买一盒牙膏省五便士”的海报,人们则争先恐后地__,尽管__价比正常价位高出大约43% 有时不是省5便士,而只是省1便士而已只要您__香皂,洗衣粉,狗食或其他商品均可享受1便士的__这样的__是一种让人难以忍受的屈辱即使是最穷困的高龄养老金__者也应当认为这是一种侮辱行为,然而却没有人这样想甩货是不能错过的嘛!而这1便士的礼物就像你应邀去参加一场丰盛的晚宴却只提供一粒烹饪考究的豌豆即使1便士真实地反映了产品的降价,可它仍然是一种侮辱然而,人们会说,反正我们不能没有洗衣粉这样的东西,还是买那个能省1便士的好了记得当我在匈牙利时,还是个孩子,有一个人就因为1 pengo(等值于1先令)而被指控谋杀,并且他认了罪法官义愤填膺就为了1先令去杀人……你还要为自己辩护什么?凶手答道这儿1先令,那儿1先令……这也正是今天的商家所说这儿1便士,那儿1便士 随着那些完全没有必要东西成了“便宜货”,真正的危机也如期而至,一大群人都无法__甩卖和降价的诱惑只要他们在买甩卖品,他们就会买这辈子都不会穿的衣服,没有地方安置的家具老太太会买溜冰鞋,不吸烟的人则买烟斗通条我还听说一个人在甩卖时买了一个电动圆锯,结果第二天就割掉了两根手指,可他并不后悔这个锯子真是很便宜啊! 事实上,很多人都相信买甩货是有利可图的我认识一个楚楚动人,似乎心志很健全的女士,她常给我讲这样的故事今天太走运了,只花120英镑就买到了一件原价400的连衣裙那感觉好像是她赚了280英镑我确信她也认为如果再多花点时间购物,就可以靠此谋生了 由于商品的贱价出售,有人则大批量__我听说有一对夫妇忍不住__了大量的糖,他们认为这是万万不能错过捡大便宜的好时机,于是买足了供他们一辈子用的糖,就连他们的孩子们和子孙都够用了可当糖运到家中时,他们意识到没有地方储存,直到发现卫生间还算宽敞,糖理所当然被堆在那里每当他们往客人咖啡里加糖时,不仅客人总觉得古怪,而且连卫生间也变得粘粘糊糊的 主动甩卖是一种商业诡计,使__变得更穷如果那些贪婪的傻子上当受骗,那也是活该无论如何,如果甩卖被依法禁止的话,我们的生活标准会顺势上涨
7.39个百分点 Unit8Geniussacrifi__dforfailureDuringmyyouthinAmericasAppalachianmountainsIlearnedthatfarmerspreferredsonsoverdaughterslargelybecauseboyswerebetterathe__yfarmlabour.Withonly3%ofAmericansinagriculturetodaybrainhassupplantedbrawnyetculturalpreferen__slikebadhabitsareeasierto__kethanbreak.Buthistorywarnsrepeatedlyofthetragiccostofdi__issingtoocasuallythegiftsoftheso-calledweaker___.About150yearsagoavillagechurchvicarinYorkshireEnglandhadthreelovelyin____igentdaughtersbuthishopeshingedentirelyonthesole__leheirBranwellayouthwithre__rkabletalentinbothartandliterature.BranwellsfatherandsistershoardedtheirpenniestopackhimofftoLondonsRoyalAcademyofArtsbutifartwashiscallinghedialledawrongnumber.Withinweekshehightailedithomeapennilessfailure.HopesstillhighthefamilylandedBranwellajobasaprivatetutorhopingthiswouldfreehimtodevelophisliteratureskillsandachievethesuc__ssandfamethathedeserved.Failureagain.Foryearstheselflesssisterssquelchedtheirowngoalsfarmingthemselvesoutasteachersandgovernessesinsupportoftheirincreasinglyindebtedbrotherconvin__dthattheworldmusteventuallyrecognisehisgenius.AsfailuresmultipliedBranwellturnedtoalcoholthenopiumandeventually___dashehadlived:afailure.So___dhopeintheone__le-butwhatofthethreeanonymoussistersDuringBranwellslastyearsthegirlspublishedabookofpoetryattheirownexpenseunderapseudonymforfearofreviewersbiasagainstfe__les.EvenBranwellmighth__esnickered:theysoldonly2copies.Undauntedtheycontinuedintheirsparetimelateatnightbycandlelighttopourouttheirpent-upemotionwritingofwhattheyknewbestofwomeninconflictwiththeirnaturaldesiresandsocialcondition-inrealitylessfictionthanautobiography!And19th__nturyliteraturewastransformedbyAnnesAgnesGreyEmilysWutheringHeightsandCharlottesJaneEyre.Butyearsofsacrifi__forBranwellhadtakentheirtoll.Emilytookillatherbrothersfuneraland___dwithin3monthsaged29;Anne___d5monthslateraged30;Charlottelivedonlytoage
39.Ifonlytheyhadbeennurturedinsteadofsacrifi__d.NooneremembersBranwellsnamemuchlesshisartorliteraturebuttheBrontesisterstragicallyshortlivesteachusevenmoreoflifethanofliterature.Theirsacrifi__dgeniuscriesouttousthatinmodernsocietywemustvaluechildrennotfortheirphysicalstrengthorgenderaswewouldanymerebeastofburdenbutfortheirintegritystrengthcommitmentcourage-spiritualqualitiesabundantinbothboysandgirls.PatrickBrontefatheredBranwellbutmoreimportanthefatheredAnneEmilyandCharlotte.Werehealivetodayhewouldsurelyurgeustoputawayourpasseprejudi__sand__oidhisowntragicandirrevocableerrorofputtingallofhiseggsinone__lebasket!在当今的美国仅有3%的人口从事农业,脑力劳动取代了体力劳动然而,人们的成见已根深蒂固,就象恶习,一旦沾上就难以改掉但历史教训时刻警示着世人们不要随意否定那些所谓的性别上的弱者的能力,否则将会付出悲剧性的代价 大约在150年以前,在英国的约克郡有个乡村牧师,他有三个聪明伶俐的__,然而他却把毕生的希望全都寄托在他唯一的__勃兰威尔身上这个年轻人在艺术与文学方面有着非凡的天赋 勃兰威尔的父亲和姐妹们拿出家里所有的积蓄把他送到英国皇家艺术学校深造,但是,如果把艺术作为他人生的目标的话他显然选错了方向短短几周不到,他迅速离开学校返回家中,失败得毫无价值 家人对他依旧抱有很高的期望,他们为他找了份私人家教的工作,希望这能使他有足够自由发展的空间,提高写作技巧,最后获得他本应获得的成功和名誉但又一次以失败告终 多年来他无私的姐妹们一如既往地支持着他,为了支援她们债台高筑的兄弟,她们努力压抑自己的追求,劳累奔波做着老师和家庭女教师她们深信总有一天兄弟的才华会为世人瞩目然而她们的兄弟在经过一次又一次的失败打击后,开始酗酒,吸毒,自暴自弃,最终由于不得志抑郁而死他的去世带走了家人深厚的期望,但那同样出类拔萃的三姐妹后来怎样了呢? 在勃兰威尔最后的几年里,三姐妹自费出版了一部诗集(用的是笔名,怕引起评论家的性别歧视),但只售出了两本可能连勃兰威尔也暗地里嘲笑过此事 然而她们并没有因此而灰心丧气,在闲暇时她们仍是不停地写,时常写到深夜在微弱的烛光里不停地写,尽情地宣泄着被压抑的情感,写她们最能够体会的关于女人的东西--即女人的自然欲望与世俗的抵触与矛盾--都很现实,没有自传那么夸张,脱离实际这三姐妹的作品安的艾格尼斯格雷,爱米丽的呼啸山庄和夏洛特的简爱,在19世纪的文坛引起轩然__ 长年累月为勃兰威尔劳累奔波终于使她们付出了代价,爱米丽在他兄弟的葬礼上病倒了,三个月后去世,死时才29岁;安在五个月后也去世了,年仅30岁;而夏洛特只活了39岁要是她们也象她们的兄弟一样被呵护,培养,而不只是付出和牺牲的话,就不会出现这样的悲剧了 没人记得勃兰威尔是谁,更别提他的文学艺术成就,然而他的姐妹却留给了后人很多人生道理,其价值甚至超过文学本身她们的牺牲提醒我们在现代我们不能从体力和性别来估价孩子,因为那都只是表面肤浅的东西,我们要看中他们的诚实,坚强,专注和勇气——男孩、女孩双方的精神世界是否丰富 勃朗特培养了勃兰威尔,更重要的是他的三个__,要是今天他仍然活着的话,他一定会鼓励世人抛开腐朽观念,以免重蹈他的覆辙象他那样孤注一掷造成了无可挽回的过失Unit9BiotechnologyWhilethecomputerhashadaprofoundeffectonsocietyinso__nywaysthereareothernewtechnologiesthatarechangingorcouldchangeourlivesnolessdra__tically.Oneoftheseisthenewscien__ofbiotechnology.Virtuallyunheardofthirtyyearsagobiotechnologyisconsideredby__nytobethemostimportantdevelopmentofthelatetwentieth__ntury.Itfallsintothree__inareas:genetics;embryologyandmicrobiology.Geneticsisthestudyand__nipulationofgenesinplantsandani__ls.Fromthemomentthateachlivingthing-plantorani__l-comesintobeingitscharacteristicsarestrictlydetermined.Itsshapesizecolourin____igen__arealltheresultofasetofinstructionscontainedinevery__llofitsbody.Theseinstructionsareintheformofacodeitsgenespassedonfromparenttooffspring.ThegenesthemselvesarearrangedonalongchaininacomplexchemicalknownasDNA.TounderstandDNAistounderstandthesecretoflife;tobeabletoalterDNAisthebasisofthenewscien__ofgeneticengineering.Theimplicationsofthisaredra__tic.Usinggeneticengineeringitispossibletoprodu__plantsandani__lsthath__eparticulardesiredcharacteristics:togrowplantsforexamplethatareresistanttodiseaseorwhichyieldanextralargecroporgrowindifficultconditions;oragaintobreedani__lsthataregoodmeatormilkprodu__rs-eventobreedentirelynewani__ls.Suchplantsorani__lscanbecreatednotonlyon__butalsofromabasicgeneticmodelinendlessnumbersofidenticalunits-apro__ssknownascloning.Geneticscien__doesalsoh__earelevan__forhu__nbeings.__nydiseasesandhandicapsarehereditarythatisarepassedonfromonegenerationtothenextthroughgenes.Identifyingthepresen__ofharmfulgenesinunbornchildrenorpotentialparentsatechniqueknownasgeneticscreeningisalreadypossibleandwidelydone.Thusadoctorcannowinformparentswhoareexpectingachildthatitwillbebornhandicappedeffectivelygivingthemthechoi__ofwhethertogoaheadwiththebirthornot.Similarlyacouplethinkingof__rriagecouldbescreenedforpotentialgeneticproblems.WiththegrowingthreatofthediseaseofAIDSgeneticscreeningisbecomingmoreandmoreofadailyreality.Thesecond__jorareaofbiotechnologyisembryology.Hereonetechniqueinparticularhasattractedspecialattention:thefertilisationofhu__neggsoutsidethebody.InvitrofertilisationIVF-orinmorepopularlanguagethecon__ptionoftesttubebabies-allowsawo__nunabletogivebirthinthenor__lwaytoh__esomeofhereggsremovedfertilisedinthelaboratorybyherpartnersspermandre-implantedinheruteruswheretheywouldh__ethechan__todevelopnaturally.Itisatechniquewhichthereforeoffershopeto__nycoupleswhowouldotherwisere__inchildless.IVFandrelatedtechniqueslikeAIartificialinseminationcreatemoralandlegalproblemsbecausetheyallowwithinlimitsanyeggtobefertilisedbyanyspermandimplantedinanybody.Thusawo__nsegg__ybefertilisedbyspermotherthanherpartnersdrawnfromwhatisusuallycalledaspermbankalternativelyitispossibleforaneggotherthanawo__nsowntobeimplantedinherbody-apro__ssknownassurrogatemotherhood.Thethirdareaofbiotechnologyisthatofmicrobiologythestudyofbacteriamicrobesandinparticulartheiruseinindustrialpro__sses.Bacteriaaretinyorgani__swhichcauseunpleasantspotsonyourfa__andturnmilksour.Sofarnotveryuseful.Butthenumberandvarietyofbacteriaareenormousandusinggeneticengineeringevenmorecanbecreated.Someofthesecandothingswhichh__ethemostpositiveadvantagesto__n:therearebacteriaforexamplecapableofproducingoiloreatingtoxicwasteorhelpingto__nufactureplastic.ThecoalindustryinBritainiscurrentlylookingintomicrobesthatwillliquefycoal__kingitpossibletopumpittothesu_____insteadofminingitinthetraditionalway.Thereiseventalkofbacteriaabletoconvertsunlightintoelectrochemicalenergy;thesearecalledbiologicalsolar__lls.当计算机在社会的各个方面产生着深远影响的时候,另一些新兴技术也戏剧性地正在改变或可能已改变我们的生活其中之一就是生物工程学这一新兴学科事实上,___以前根本就没人听说过这个词因而,生物工程学被很多人奉为20世纪末期最重要的科学进步它可分为三大领域遗传学、胚胎学和微生物学 遗传学是关于植物和动物体内基因的研究和控制的科学从每个生物--植物和动物--诞生的那一刻起,它的特性就已经被严格地确定了它的形状、大小、颜色、信息都是一系列指令作用的结果这些指令蕴藏在其体内的每一个细胞中,并以__的形式存在着基因从父母遗传到子孙后代,存在于一条称之为DNA的复杂的化学物质的长链上破译了DNA也就明白了生命的奥秘是否能够改变DNA是基因工程这一新学科的基础 它的意义是激动人心的运用基因工程,生产某种所希望的特殊性能的植物和动物将成为可能就以栽培植物为例,可利用它培育抗病毒作物,高产作物或是能在恶劣环境中生长的作物而且还可以用来繁殖提供__的肉类和奶制品的动物--甚至还可以培育新的物种 这种植物或动物根据一套基本的基因不仅可以创造一个完全相同的个体,而且可以创造无数的完全相同的个体,这个过程被称为克隆 遗传科学与人类也有__许多疾病和残疾都具有遗传性,即通过基因从一代人传递给下一代人基因甄别技术可用于鉴别胎儿或潜在父母体内是否存在有害基因这项技术已被验证并得到了广泛应用这样医生就可以告诉怀孕的父母,这个孩子出生后将会是残疾,并且有效地为他们提供选择是否继续要这个孩子同样,一对考虑结婚的夫妻也可检查他们是否有基因问题随着AIDS疾病的威胁性的逐渐增长,基因甄别也开始越来越走进现实生活 生物工程学的第二大领域是胚胎学现有一项特别的技术引起了人们的热切__体外受精在试管中受精,或使用更加时尚的语言试管婴儿,让一个不能通过常规方式生育的女人受孕,即从她体内取出一些卵子,通过其配偶的__在实验室里实现受精,然后重新放回到她的__内,在那里自然地发育这项技术为许多没有子女的夫妇带来了希望 IVF及其相关技术如AI引起了伦理和法律上的问题因为在限定的范围内他们允许任何卵子与任何__受精并植入任何体内因此一个女人的卵子可以与不是她配偶的__受精,也可以从通常所说的__库中选取;或是可以将不属于这个女人的卵子植入她的体内,这个过程被称为代母 生物工程学的第三大领域是微生物学,对微生物特别是其在工业生产中的作用的科学 细菌是一种让你脸上冒出讨厌的小豆豆或是使牛奶变酸的细小的生物体目前为止,还没有多大用处,但其数量和种类是巨大的,利用基因工程甚至可以产生更多的细菌一些细菌可以产生人类极其有意的东西,例如,这些细菌可以在目前用来生产石油,处理有毒废物或是帮助制造塑料英国的煤矿企业时下正在研究利用细菌液化煤,用抽出地面的方法取代传统的采煤方式将成为可能甚至有人说细菌可以把太阳光转化成电化学能,这被称为生物学太阳能电池Unit11ThetworoadsItwasNewYearsnight.Anaged__nwasstandingatawindow.Heraisedhismournfuleyestowardsthedeepblueskywherethestarswerefloatinglikewhiteliliesonthesu_____ofaclearcalmlake.Thenhecastthemontheearthwhereafewmorehopelesspeoplebesideshimselfnowmovedtowardstheir__rtaingoal---thetomb.Hehadalreadypassedsixtyofthestagesleadingtoitandhehadbroughtfromhisjourneynothingbuterrorsandremorse.Nowhishealthwaspoorhismindvacanthisheartsorrowfulandhisoldageshortofcomforts.Thedaysofhisyouthappearedlikedreamsbeforehimandherecalledtheseriousmomentwhenhisfatherpla__dhimattheentran__ofthetworoads---oneleadingtoapea__fulsunnypla__coveredwithflowersfruitsandresoundingwithsoftsweetsongs;theotherleadingtothedeepdarkc__ewhichwasendlesswherepoisonflowedinsteadofwaterandwheredevilsandpoisonoussnakeshissedandcrawled.HelookedtowardstheskyandcriedpainfullyOyouthreturn!Omyfatherpla__meon__moreattheentran__tolifeandIllchoosethebetterway!Butbothhisfatherandthedaysofhisyouthhadpassedaway.Hesawthelightsflowingawayinthedarkness.Thesewerethedaysofhiswastedlife;hesawastarfallfromtheskyanddisappearandthiswasasymbolofhimself.Hisremorsewhichwaslikeasharparrowstruckdeeplyintohisheart.Thenherememberedhisfriendsinhischildhoodwhoenteredonlifewithhim.Buttheyhad__detheirwaytosuc__ssandwerenowhonouredandhappyonthisNewYearsnight.Theclockinthehighchurchtowerstruckandthesound__dehimrememberhisparentsearlyloveforhim.TheyhadtaughthimandprayedtoGodforhisgood.Buthechosethewrongway.Withshameandgriefhedarednolongerlooktowardsthathe__enwherehisfatherlived.Hisdarkenedeyeswerefulloftearsandwithadespairingeffortheburstoutacry:Comebackmyearlydays!Comeback!AndhisyouthdidreturnforallthiswasonlyadreamwhichhehadonNewYearsnight.Hewasstillyoungthoughhisfaultswerereal;hehadnotyetenteredthedeepdarkc__eandhewasstillfreetowalkontheroadwhichleadstothepea__fulandsunnyland.Thosewhostilllingerattheentran__oflifehesitatingtochoosethebrightroadrememberthatwhenyearsarepassedandyourfeetstumbleonthedarkmountainsyouwillcrybitterlybutinvain:Oyouthreturn!Ohgivemebackmyearlydays!那是个除夕之夜,一位老人站在窗前,举目凝视着深蓝的天空,眼中充满悲哀夜空中的星星犹如朵朵白色的百合浮在清澈宁静的湖面上他将目光缓缓移向地面,此刻,除他以外还有一些更绝望的人正走向他们确定的目标---坟墓他已经走过了人生旅程中的六十个驿站,但除了错误和悔恨,他一无所获现在的他年迈体衰,思想空虚,内心沉痛,了无慰藉 青春如梦一般呈现于眼前,他记起了那严肃的一刻,父亲把他放在两条人生道路的入口处---一条通往和平的阳光地带,那里有鲜花水果覆盖,有甜蜜婉转的歌声环绕;而另一条则通向深不可测的黑洞,那里流淌的是毒汁而不是水,魔鬼在嘶叫,毒蛇在爬行 他看着天空,痛苦的哭喊着我的青春回来啊!爸爸,给我一次机会重新回到人生的路口,我会选择那条更好的路!但是父亲已逝,青春已逝 他看到黑暗中泛起的灯,那就像他生命中浪费的日子;他看到一颗流星划过天际,继而消逝,那就是自己的象征悔恨像利箭一般深深的刺向他的心,那一刻,他想起儿时的伙伴,是他们与他一起开始人生但是,现在他们已经步向成功,在这个除夕之夜正享受着荣誉和幸福 高高的教堂塔楼上,钟声响起,他想起了父母对他的爱、他们的谆谆教导和为他向上帝作的祈祷但是他还是走上了错误之路由于羞耻和悲伤,他再也没敢看父亲所在的天堂他那阴郁的眼中充满泪水,在一阵绝望中他怒喊道回来啊,青春!回来吧! 他的青春确实回来了,所有一切都在那个除夕之夜他的梦中发生,即使错误是真的,他还年轻,他没有走向那深黑的洞穴,他现在仍可以选择通往和平与阳光的大道 那些仍在人生歧路徘徊、对选择光明道路犹豫不决的人们啊,要记住,当岁月已逝,而你仍在无知的山峰上蹒跚时,你将会痛苦地哭喊啊,青春,回来啊!把青春还给我吧!但这一切已为时已晚,无济于事了!Unit13CreatingaCaribbeanSpringFestivalIrememberwhenIwaslittlerightbeforetheLunarNewYearwed__keanofferingtotheKitchenGod.Momalwaystoldusnottojabberandthatweshouldeatsomesweetssoastospeaksomesweetwords.Thereshouldbenofightingordisturban__ssoasnottocausetheKitchenGodtoreportunf__ourablyonourfamilytotheJadeEmperorinHe__en.BeforeNewYearsEveMomhadalreadystartedthebusypro__ssof__kingNewYearfoodslikesteamedbunsbothstuffedandplain.MeanwhileDadpreparedtheNewYearcouplet.ThewholefamilytookpartinabigNewYearhousecleaning.Thefamilywasasbusyascouldbe.Thebigstreetsandhiddenalleysofmyhometownwereswarmingwithpeopleatthistimeoftheyear.ShopfrontswerepiledupwithallsortsoffoodsandgiftsappropriatefortheNewYearsholiday.LastbutnotleastoneofmyhappiestmemorieswasoftheNewYearsdinnerandespeciallyofthemoneyhandedouttouskidsinredenvelopes.AsakidtheNewYearwasajoyoustimewithallsortsoftreats.IleftmyhometownwhenIwastwelveyearsoldandinaflashmorethantwentyyearsh__epassed.Mymemorieshowevernotonlyh__enotdiminishedtheyveactuallygotfresher.LastyearIfollowedmyhu__andtotheCaribbeanislandofFrenchGuadeloupe.Ithasapopulationof390000peopleandanareaof1200squarekilometres.Itwasherethatmyhu__andandIspentthemostmiserableNewYearofourlifeeatingsausagesentfromMomandDadthathadmildewedafterbeingdetainedincustomsfortoolong.Wecriedineachothersarms.ThisyearIsuddenlyhadabrainstorm.WhycouldntIinthispla__devoidofChinesepeoplefoodsandthustheNewYearspiritrecreatetheNewYearofmyyouthTakingadvantageofabusinesstripwithmyhu__andsIwenttoFrenchGuineawhereIwasabletopickupafewChinesefoodsandIndianspi__s.AfterwardsIwenttooneofGuadeloupesstationerystoreswhereIpurchasedthelasttwosheetsofredpaper.Ithenwenttoraiseanarmysendinginvitationsouttoallourfriendsandaskingthosewhocould__keChinesefoodtoprovideadishortwo.IborrowedcalligraphyinkfromoneofmyJapanesefriendsandusingabrushthatMomg__emelastyearwroteoutaNewYearcouplet.AsIwasafraidImightnoth__etimetoexplainthecouplettomyfriendsIalsowroteatranslationinFrench.IalsoaskedanEnglishfriendofminetofoldtheredpaperintoenvelopestopreparetheLunarNewYearmoneyforthechildren.Thedaywehadbeenwaitingforfinallyarrived.OnthethirddayoftheNewYearaSundayagroupofover60_____sandchildrengottogetherto__lebratetheYearoftheOx.ForagatheringofpeoplefromaroundtheworldwelaidoutquiteasurprisingspreadofChinesedishes.I__deAntsonaHillatwistedsteamedbreadcalledhua-juan__deforthefirsttimeinmylife.TheylookedstrangeandIdoubtarealChinesewouldh__eeatenthemandboiledsaltedchicken.OurFrenchfriendsprovidedkung-paochickenstewedporkinbrownsau__andCantonesefriedri__.OurJapanesefriendsbroughtsushiandarawfishsalad.OurIndianfriendsprovidedfive-spi__spareribsandoystersau__beef.OurVietnamesefriendsprovidedVietnamesesausageand__allmooncakeswhileourEnglishfriendsprovidedallsortsofdeliciouscakes.ThosewhodidntknowhowtocookChinesedishesbroughtFrenchredwineandchampagne.WespeciallypreparedsomeredcardstoidentifyinChineseandFrencheverydishonthetable.Myfriendsdiscoveredthatthenameofthetraditionalantsonahillisjustafancifulone.Thedisheswehadlabouredoverdisappearinlessthanahalfhour.Afterdinnerweannoun__dthatitwastimetogiveouttheredenvelopesandexplainedthatwhenonesmotherandfatherhandsthemtooneoneshouldalwayskneeldownandkow-tow.Whowouldh__eguessedthatwhenIbroughtoutaplatterofredenvelopesthechildrenwouldkneelandkow-towtomeIpulledthemupquicklyandexplainedagainthattheyneededtokneeltotheirownparents.Myhu__andcommentedthatitwasthefirsttimehehadseenwithhisowneyesthepoweroftheRedEnvelope.OnGuadeloupegettingthingsdonetakestimebutnewstr__elsfast.AfterourNewYear__lebrationvariousorganisationsontheislandapproachedusoneafteranothertorequestourhu__andandwifeassociationtogiveatalkonChinesecultureinadiscussiongroup.WewhohadlivedoutsideChinaforso__nyyearsfeltthatourshakyknowledgeofChineseculturewouldshowusupforfakeChinese.SowestartedreadingChinesenewspapersand__gazinesinordertocatchuponourmotherland. 记得在孩提时代,过年前我们都要供奉灶神妈妈常常告诉我们不要唧唧喳喳,吵个不休,还叫我们吃点糖,说这样就能讲出些好话来这时我们不能打闹,也不能惊扰灶神,以免灶神在玉皇大帝面前道我们家的不是除夕未到,妈妈已经开始忙着准备诸如包子、馒头之类的应节食品了而这时,爸爸就在写春联全家老小会搞一次大扫除,大家忙得不亦乐乎每年的这个时候,家乡的大街小巷里都会挤满熙熙攘攘的人群;商店门口都会摆满林林总总的应节食物和礼品最后,除夕的年夜饭,还有那些装在红包里发给小孩子们的压岁钱,也是我最快乐的回忆之一对一个小孩来说,过年是欢天喜地的日子,充满着各种各样的乐趣我12岁就离开了家乡,转眼间20多年过去了,但是这些记忆不但没有消减,反倒愈加鲜明了 去年,我跟随丈夫到了加勒比海上的法属瓜德罗普岛这个小岛方圆1200平方千米,人口390000人也就是在这里,我和丈夫度过了一生中最痛苦的一个春节吃的是爸妈寄来的香肠,因为在海关里被扣押太久,这些香肠发了霉,对此,我们只有相拥而泣今年,我突然心血来潮,灵机一动在这个没有华人,没有中式食品,因此也没有节日气氛的地方,____不再过一次那记忆中的春节呢? 乘着我与丈夫去法属几内亚作商务旅行的便利,我可以买到些中式食品和印度调料然后,在瓜德罗普的一个文具店里,我有幸买到最后的两张红纸然后,我竭尽所能,邀请我所有朋友,还让那些能做中国菜的朋友都一展身手我向一个__朋友借来墨水,用妈妈去年给我的一杆毛笔,挥毫写出一副春联因为怕到时无暇向朋友们解释对联的意思,所以我还写出了它的法语译文我还让一个英国朋友帮我把买来的红纸折成红包,以备装压岁钱之用 我们盼望的日子终于来临了大年初三是星期天,家里来了六十多位客人,老老小小聚在一起,共庆中国牛年的到来对于来自全球各地的朋友来说,我们确实做出一道道另人惊讶的菜式我做了蚂蚁上树,一种叫花卷的螺旋状的馒头(我第一次做,它们看起来很奇怪,于是我拿不准一个真正的中国人看到了会不会吃),还有盐水鸡法国朋友们准备了宫堡鸡丁,红烧肉和广式炒饭;__朋友们带来了寿司和鱼生沙拉;印度朋友们做了五香排骨和蚝油牛肉;越南朋友们准备了越南香肠和小月饼;而英国朋友们则带来了各种各样的美味糕点那些不会做中国菜的朋友们就带来法国红酒和香槟我们还特别准备了一些红卡片放到桌上,写上各个菜式中文和法语名字,让大家易于辨认对于传统菜式蚂蚁上树这个名字,朋友们发现它只是一个奇妙的想象而已不到半个小时,我们费了九牛二虎之力做出来的菜就被一扫而光了 年夜饭后,我们宣布发红包的时候到了,又向朋友们介绍说如果父母给小孩压岁钱,小孩就要跪下叩头可是想不到的是当我端出满是红包的托盘时,小孩子们都跪下来向我叩头我连忙扶起他们,再告诉他们只需要给自己的父母叩头丈夫说这是他第一次见识到红包有如此大的威力 在瓜德罗普岛,干事很费时间,但是消息却传得很快我们庆祝完春节后,岛上五花八门的社团纷纷闻讯赶来,请我们这对夫妻档到他们的讨论节目中谈一谈中华文化侨居海外多年,我们觉得自己对中华文化知之甚少,会让人觉得我们____人徒有虚名于是,我们就开始阅读中文的报刊__,来弥补我们对祖国的无知。