《跨文化英语报刊选读》课件 第九单元 Hugging、第十单元 Critical Thinking

Unit9HuggingReadthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.性相近也，习相远也。——孔子（公元前551年—公元前479年，思想家、教育家、儒家学派创始人）Bynature,humansaresimilar;throughhabitualconduct,theydivergewidely.——Confucius(551–479BCE,thinker,educator,founderofConfucianSchool)Anunfortunatethingaboutthisworldisthatthegoodhabitsaremucheasiertogiveupthanthebadones.——WilliamSomersetMaugham(1874–1965,Britishnovelist,playwright)放弃好习惯要比改掉坏习惯容易得多，这是非常不幸的事情。——威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆（1874—1965，英国小说家、剧作家）TextA:WhyChineseHaveBeenSlowtoEmbraceHugging?1).WhatdoyouthinkoftheHuggingPhenomenon/Culture?2).Whatdoes“Embrace”meanhere?Hereitmeanstoacceptanidea,aproposal,asetofbeliefs,etc.,especiallywhenitisdonewithenthusiasm.E.g.:toembracedemocracy/feminism.1.ReadTextAandthenanswerfollowingquestions.1).Doyouagreewiththeauthor’sobservationthathuggingstillremainsa“discomforting”behaviorinChina?(para.1)2).Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthedifferencebeforeandafterpeopleinChinagetmarried?(para.2)3).Whatpointistheauthortryingtoillustratebycitingherownexperienceofhesitantlyhuggingherparents?(para.3)4).WhatdoesLuMing,aChineseauthor,argueinhisbookChineseLackHugs?(para.4)5).Besidestheexamplesgivenbytheauthor,canyoulistmore“physicalexpressions”thatarerelatedtotraditionalChineseetiquette?(para.5-6)1.ReadTextAandthenanswerfollowingquestions.6).Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“maintaineddistanceoftenfailstoproduceitsintendedeffect”?(para.8-9)7).Accordingtotheauthor,whyisithardertomodernizebeliefsandideasthantomodernizetechnologyandmaterialgoods?(para.10-11)8).Whatgainscanpeopleachievewhentheyopenuptheirmindsandtrytoembracehugging?(para.12-14)2.Detailsofthetext.1).WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestreflectsthetraditionalChineseviewonhugs?A.HuggingisacommonwayofgreetinginChineseculture.B.Huggingisreservedforclosefamilymembersandlovedones.C.Huggingisgenerallyconsidereduncomfortableandavoidedinpublic.D.Huggingisencouragedasaformofphysicalexercise.2).Accordingtothetext,whatistheauthor’smainargumentregardingthelossofemotionalfeelinginmarriedcouples?A.Itisanaturalconsequenceofdailylife’smonotony.B.Itresultsfromalackofphysicalcontactandintimacy.C.ItiscausedbytraditionalChineseetiquetteandvalues.D.Itstemsfromageneraldisinterestinexpressingaffection.2.Detailsofthetext.3).Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthelackofhugginginhisownlifeexperience?A.Hefindsitliberatingandprefersittomoreaffectionatecultures.B.Heregretsneverhavinghadthechancetohughisfather.C.Heisindifferenttoitandseesitasaculturalnorm.D.Hebelievesithashelpedhimdevelopastrongsenseofindependence.4).WhatdoesLuMingbelievetobethereasonfortheChinese“lackofhugs”?A.HeattributesittothereservednatureofChineseculture.B.Hethinksitstemsfromafearofintimacyandvulnerability.C.HebelievesChinesepeoplelacktheabilitytoexpresstheiremotionsphysically.D.HearguesthattraditionalChineseetiquetteforbidssuchdisplaysofaffection.

2.Detailsofthetext.5).Whatdoesthephrase'ingrainedprejudice'suggestaboutsocietalviews?A.TheyareeasilychangedB.TheyaredeeplyrootedC.TheyarebasedonrecenttrendsD.Theyareuniversallyaccepted6).Whatcanbeinferredabout'antiquatedrules'mentionedinthetext?A.Therulesaremodernandup-to-dateB.TherulesarehelpfulforsocialinteractionsC.Therulesnolongerapplyandareout-of-dateD.Therulesaredecidedbytheyoungergeneration2.Detailsofthetext.7).Basedonthetext,whatisalikelyconsequenceof'ingrainedprejudice'and'antiquatedrules'onmenandwomeninChina?A.ImprovedcommunicationbetweengendersB.EqualopportunitiesintheworkenvironmentC.ChallengesinsocialinteractionsbetweenmenandwomenD.RapidchangesinsocietalnormsKeys:1-7:CBBABCC3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1).traditionalChineseetiquette;theoppositesex;fallunder(para.1)2).bewarmingtotheidea;beshelvedalongwith;otherthan;theclangingofpotsandpans(para.2)3).physicalcontact;workupthecourageto;(para.3)4).outoftouchwithreality;passdown;asetofrichlycomplexrules(para.5)5).

maintainadistancefrom(para.6)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.6).performthebowstoheavenandearth;bycustom;regardlessof(para.7)7).thatsaid;cultivatemutualcourtesyandrespect;onthecontrary;driftapart(para.8)8).attherootof(para.0)9).ingrainedprejudice;antiquatedrule;castashadow(para.11)10).aftermultipleattempts;insiston(para.13)11).atransformationofvaluesandphysicalbehaviors(para.14)TextBChineseEmbraceHugging,butAmericansAreWaryofthe“AwkwardEmbrace”1).InthepastperhapsnoonewouldthinkAmericansarereluctanttohugeachotherorotherpeople,butitseemsquitetruenowadaysintheUS.Canyouguesswhatreasonsarebehindthisphenomenon?2).Thefollowingtextwillbetterexplainwhythisstrangebutunderstandablesocialphenomenonoccurs.1.ReadTextBandthenanswerfollowingquestions.1).Whenyoudecidetohugpeople,whataretheconsequencesifyouarenotfollowingcertainhuggingrulesthereinAmerica?2).WhydoAmericansnowfeelawkwardwhenitcomestohugging?2.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1).emulatethephysicalwarmth;emotionalintelligence(para.1)2).thepolicyofreformandopeningup;physicallyrestrained(para.2)3).foistphysicalaffection;turnthetables;(para.3)4).face-to-faceinteraction(para.17)5).backawayfrom(para.21)6).viceversa;thatbeingsaid(para.25)Questionstoreflectuponaftercoveringthisunit.Afterreadingtwopassages,whatdoyouthinkofthehuggingculture?Doyouwanttoembracehuggingnow?Atpresent,doChinesepeoplealsoencounterthesameawkwardnessthatisexperiencedbypeopleintheUSwhentheyhugpeople?Doyouagreewiththeanalysesofthetwoauthors?FindoutsomepropositionsthatyouconsiderinaccuratefromthetextsandgiveyourreasonsUnit10CriticalThinkingReadthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.博学而笃志，切问而近思，仁在其中矣。

——子夏（公元前507年—公元前400）Learningbroadlyandhavingafirmaspiration,inquiringearnestlyandreflectingonthethingsnearbyhumanheartednessisinsuchacourse.

——Zixia（507--400BCE）

Ideasmustworkthroughthebrainsandthearmsofgoodandbravemen,ortheyarenobetterthandreams.

——RalphWaldoEmerson（1803--1822）想法必须历经善良、勇敢人们的脑袋和胸怀，否则与妄想无异。

——拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生（1803—1822）TextA:StudyFindsChineseStudentsExcelinCriticalThinking1).Uponreadingthistitle,whatdoyouexpecttofindinthefollowingpassage?Takeawildguess!2).Whatdoes“Excel”mean?Tobegoodat,todistinguishoneselfe.g.excelothersinstrength;excelasanorator;excelinmathematics1.ReadTextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1).WhatisthetraditionalassumptionforChineseprimaryandsecondaryschools?(para.1)2).Whatdoesthenewstudyshow?(para.2)3).WhatdoesthenewstudyfromStanfordUniversityfind?(para.4)4).Accordingtoparagraph5,whatdocriticalthinkingskillsinclude?(para.5)5).DoyouagreewiththestatementfromPrashantLoyalka?WhyorWhynot?(para.7)1.ReadTextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.6).Accordingtothewriter,whatmightbethereasonsleadingtothedecliningabilityofChinesestudentsincriticalthinking?(para.9-13)7).WhatisattitudefromObamaadministrationtowardstheperformanceofChinesehighschoolstudents?Andwhataboutthecritics?(para.14-15)8).WhatdoesthecomparisonbetweenChinesestudentsandtheRussiancounterpartsshow?(para.18-19)1.ReadTextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.9).WhatmightbeoneofthemostimportantfactorsaccordingtotheStanfordresearchers?(para.20)10).WhatdoestheChinesegovernmentaimat?(para.22)11).DoyouragreewiththecommonnarrativeofChineseeducationalsystem?WhyorWhynot?(para.24)12).WhatdoyouthinkofChinesecollegeeducationsystem?Ifyouareinvitedtogivesomesuggestions,whataretheymightbe?(para.25-28)2.Detailsofthetext.1)WhymightthedebateovertheeducationqualitybetweenChineseandAmericanschoolsbeinfluencedbytheunexpectedfinding?

A.Chinesestudentsarelesscreative

B.Thefindingcontradictspreviousstudies

C.Chinesestudentsexcelincriticalthinkingonlyatthestartofcollege

D.Thefindingsupportspreviousstudies2)WhatdotheChinesefreshmen'scriticalthinkingskillsinclude?

A.Proofoftheirglobalexcellenceinmathonly

B.Proofoftheirabilitytodebate

C.Evidenceoftheiradvancedproblem-solvingabilities

D.Theiraptitudeforidentifyingassumptionsandtestinghypotheses2.Detailsofthetext.3)HowfaraheadareChinesefreshmenincriticalthinkingcomparedtotheirpeersfromtheUnitedStatesandRussiaaccordingtothestudy?

A.Oneyear

B.Twotothreeyears

C.Sixmonths

D.Fouryears4)WhatisthepurposeofChina'srapidlyexpandinguniversitysystemaccordingtothetext?

A.Tocontinuepoliticalindoctrination

B.Toslowdownthegrowthoftheeconomy

C.Toemphasizetraditionallearningmethods

D.Toaidinpromotinggrowthastheeconomyweakens2.Detailsofthetext.5)WhatdoesthestudysuggestaboutChinesestudents'advantageincriticalthinkingduringtheircollegeeducation?

A.Theymaintainitthroughoutcollege

B.Theyloseitbeforestartingcollege

C.Theyfurtherdevelopitincollege

D.Theyloseitastheyprogressthroughcollege6)WhatindicationdoesthenewstudyofferregardingChina'seducationalsystem?

A.Itshowsadeclineintechnicalskills

B.Itpointsoutgapsinthevocationaltrainingsystem

C.Itsignalsissueswithcriticalthinkingskillsattheuniversitylevel

D.ItpromotesthesuperiorityoftheChineseuniversitysystemKeys:1-5:CDBDDC3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1).bederidedas;churnout(para.1)2).recastthedebateover(para.3)3).loseone’sadvantagein;beton;(para.4)4).testhypotheses(para.5)5).

makeobviousstrides;(para.6)6).it’sastoundingthat…;beincentivizedto;(para.7)7).Serveasanantidoteto…;(para.8)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.8).meetsoaringdemandfor(para.9)9).asmallproportionof;beaccustomedto(para.10)10).bestrugglingtodo;appealto(para.11)11).alackofmotivation;admissiontouniversities;(para.12)12).toacertainextent(para.13)13).placeemphasison;rotememorization;attheexpenseof;exclude…from(para.15)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.14).accountfor;alargeswathof;offerinsightinto(para.16)15).superiorto(para.18)16).makesubstantialprogress;catchup(para.19)17).takeonnewurgency;navigateatransitionfrom…to(para.22)18).venturecapitalist(para.23)19).commonnarrative;entrepreneurialsociety(para.24)20).remainunemployed;settleintolow-payingjobs(para.25)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.21).aimat(para.27)22).makeupfor;furtherone’sstudy(para.28)TextBCollegeStudentsLackCriticalThinkingSkills,ButWho’sToBlame?1).Afterreadingthistitle,whichcountrycanyouguessthecollegestudentswhomthewritermentionsarefrom?2).