Unit+2+Bridging+Cultures+Reading+and+Thinking高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit2BRIDGINGCULTURES—ReadingandThinking

Ifyouhaveachance机会tobeanexchange交换studentinHarvard哈佛University大学,

howwillyoufeel?Lead-inexcited兴奋的curious好奇的

ambitious雄心勃勃的hopeful有希望的anxious焦虑的puzzled/confused困惑的lonely孤独的homesick思乡的Language语言barrier障碍Academic学术的difficulties困惑Different不同的diets饮食Culture文化differences差异Loneliness孤独Homesickness思乡情Whatproblems问题mayyouface面对?Let’sreadapassageaboutanexchangestudentandseewhathappenedtoher.Lead-inPara.1A.HerpurposesofcomingtotheUK她来英国的目的Para.2B.ComingtostudyinLondon来伦敦学习Para.3C.Benefitsoflivingwithahostfamily和寄宿家庭居住的好处Para.4D.Theacademicchallengesforher她的学术挑战Para.5E.Herdifficultyinadaptingtoanewwayoflife

她难以适应的新的生活方式Para.6F.Theeditors’bestwishes

编辑们的祝福Para.7G.Herparticipationinclass她在课堂上的参与Para.8H.Herparticipationinsocialactivities她参与社会活动ReadformainideasSkimandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.adaptation适应toawholenewlifelearntto_______________________;learntto_________________________

;askedfor_

__________________

loneliness孤独livedwith

__________

__.和一个寄宿家庭生活Dailylife(P3-4)

Challenges挑战WhatXieLeididusepublictransport学会使用公共交通helpwhenshegotlost迷路时向路人求助askforthingsshedidn’tknowtheEnglishnamesfor要到那些我不知道英文名称的东西ahostfamilylanguagebarrier语言障碍homesick-ness思乡情Readfordetails1.Readpart2andfillinthetableculturedifferences文化差异

gothelpfrom___________;_______alottoprepare准备participating参加in______andgiving_____________

gavepresentation演示on__________________________Academic学术requirements要求(P5-6)

ChallengesWhatXieLeididhertutor导师readtraditionalChineseartpresentations展示classwritinganessay文章

para1:

Sixmonthsago，19-year-oldXieLeisaidgoodbyetoherfamilyandfriendsandboardedaplaneforLondon.ItwasthefirsttimethatshehadleftChina.“Iwasveryexcitedbutalsoquitenervous.Ididn’tknowwhattoexpect,”XieLeirecalled.半年前，19岁的谢蕾告别家人和朋友，登上了飞往伦敦的班机。这是她第一次离开中国。“我很激动，也很紧张，不知道会发生什么。”谢蕾回忆道。1.saygoodbyetosb.跟某人说再见2.board.v.登机，上船3.Itwasthefirsttimethat+从句（现完\过完）这是某人第一次做某事（注：havedone现完haddone过完）4.neverousadj.紧张的,不安的

5.expectv.期待WELCOME，XIELEI欢迎谢蕾BUSINESSSTUDENTBUILDINGBRIDGES商科学生搭建文化交流的桥梁XieLeiisstudyingforabusinessqualificationatauniversityinChinaandhascometoouruniversityonayear-long

exchangeprogramme."IchosetheexchangeprogrammebecauseIwantedtolearnaboutglobalbusinessandimprovemyEnglish.MyambitionistosetupabusinessinChinaafter,"sheexplained.谢蕾在中国一所大学攻读商科，来我校参加为期一年的交流项目。“之所以选择这个交流项目，是因为我想了解全球商务，并提高我的英语水平。我的志向是毕业后在中国创办一家企业。”她解释道。1.qualification.n.资格，学历2.ayear-long为期一年的3.exchangeprogramme交流项目4.wanttodosth.想做某事5.globaladj.全球的6.global

business

全球商务7.ambitionn.志向，抱负8.setup成立9.

graduation毕业Atfirst,XieLeihadtoadapttolifeinadifferentcountry.“Youhavetogetusedtoawholenewlife.”shesaid.IhadtolearnhowtousepublictransportandhowtoaskforthingsIdidn’tknowtheEnglishnamesfor.WhenIgotlost,Ihadtoask

passers-by

forhelp,butpeopleherespeakfastandusewordsI’mnotfamiliarwith.Iaskthemtorepeatthemselvesalot!”起初，谢蕾不得不去适应异国他乡的生活。“你必须习惯种全新的生活。”她说，“我得学会使用公共交通，学会要到我不知道英文名称的东西。迷路时，我得向路人求助但是这里的人讲话语速很快，而且使用的是我不熟悉的单词。我老是让他们重复!”1.adaptto适应2.getusedto（doing）sth.习惯于某事3.publictransport公共交通4.gotlost迷路5.passers-by

路人6.asksb.forhelp向某人求助7.befamiliarwithsth.熟悉...8.repeatv.重复

Althoughsomeforeignstudentsliveincampusaccommodation,XieLeichosetolivewithahostfamily，whocanhelpwithheradaptationtothenewculture.WhenImisshome,Ifeelcomfortedtohaveasecondfamily，XieLeisaid“Whenthere’ssomethingIdon’tknoworunderstandIcanaskthem.

虽然一些留学生住在学校里，但是谢蕾选择住在寄宿家庭有助于她适应异国文化。“有第二个家，想家时我会得到些安慰。”谢蕾说。“当我有不知道或不理解的事情时，我可以咨询他们。1.campusn.校园accommodationn.住宿campusaccommodation校园住宿2.chosetodosth.选择做某事3.adaptationto适应4.comfortedadj.舒适的，欣慰的TheyarealsokeentolearnaboutChina.Laura,thedaughterofmyhostfamily,wantstostudyinChinainthefuture.Wetaketurnstocookeachevening.Theyreallylovemystir-friedtomatoesandeggs!Laurasaysshealwaysfeelshungrywhenshesmellsit,soItaughtherhowtocookit,too.他们对中国也很感兴趣，我房东的女儿劳拉将来想到中国求学。我们每晚轮流做饭，他们真的很爱吃我做的番茄炒蛋!劳拉说，每次闻到香味，她就感到饥肠辘辘，于是我教她做这道菜。1.bekeentodosth.渴望做某事2.taketurnstodosth.轮流做某事3.stir-fried炒的AnotherchallengeforXieLeiistheacademicrequirements.Thefirsttimethatshehadtowriteanessay,hertutorexplainedthatshemustacknowledgewhatotherpeoplehadsaidifshecitedtheirideas,butthathemainlywantedtoknowwhatshethought!XieLeiwasconfusedbecauseshethoughtsheknewlessthanotherpeople.Hertutoradvisedhertoreadlotsofinformationinordertoformawiseopinionofherown.

谢蕾面临的另一个挑战是学业要求。她第一次写论文时，导师跟她解释说，如果引用别人的观点就一定要注明，不过他主要还是想了解她本人的观点!谢蕾困惑不解，因为她觉得自己懂得没有别人多。她的导师建议她广泛阅读文献，形成自己睿智的观点。1.challenge

n.挑战2.academicrequirements学业要求3.essayn.文章,论文4.tutorn.导师5.acknowledgev.承认，

认可6.citev.引用7.thoughtn.想法8.confusedadj.困惑的9.lessthan少于10.advisesb.todosth.建议某人做某事11.

inorderto为了XieLeialsofoundmanycoursesincludedstudents’participationinclassaspartofthefinalresult,aswellasgivepresentations.Studentsneedtogenerateideas,offerexamples,applyconcepts,andraisequestion.Atfirst,XieLeihadnoideawhatsheshouldsay,butwhatsurprisedherwasthatshefoundherselfspeakingupinclassafterjustafewweeks.

此外，谢蕾发现很多课程的最终成绩都包含学生的课堂参与。学生需要形成观点、提供例子、运用概念、提出问题并且还要进行展示。刚开始的时候，谢蕾不知道该说些什么。但令她惊喜的是，仅仅几周时间，她就能在课堂上大胆发言了

1.includev.包含，包括2.aswellas也,还3.generatev.形成，产生4.raisev.提出,提升5.speakup大声说，明确表态“MypresentationontraditionalChineseartwasagreatsuccess,whichboostedmyconfidence,”shesaid.“I’llusetheseskillsbackhomeforpresentations.They'llhelpmebuildastrongbusinessinthefuture.”“我的中国传统艺术展示非常成功，提升了我的自信心。”她说，“回国后，我会将这些技能运用到展示中，帮助我未来打造一家强大的企业。”

1.boostv.增长，提升2.helpsb,dosth.帮助某人做某事Nowhalfwaythroughherexchangeyear,XieLeifeels

muchmoreathomeintheUK.Whatseemedstrangebeforenowappearsquitenormaltoher."EngaginginBritishculturehashelped,shesaid."Aswellasstudyinghard,I'vebeeninvolvedinsocialactivities.

一年的交换生生涯现已过半，谢蕾感觉在英国过得轻松自如多了。以前看似奇怪的事情现在对她来说显得十分平常。融入英国文化使我受益匪浅。”她说，“努力学习之余我还参加了一些社交活动。Britishpeoplearefascinatedbyourcultureandeagertolearnmoreaboutit,soI’mkeentosharemyculturewiththem.WhileI‘mlearningaboutbusinessI'malsoactingasacultural

messengerbuildingabridgebetweenus.英国人对我们的文化十分着迷渴望了解更多中国文化，因此我也乐于同他们分享。攻读商科的同时，我也扮演着文化使者的角色，在中外文化之间架起一座桥梁。1.befascinatedbysth.被....所着迷2.eagertodosth.渴望做某事3.sharesth.withsb.与某人分享某物4.actas充当，扮演5.culturalmessenger文化使者WewillfollowXieLei’sprogressinlatereditions,butfornowwewishherallthebest.我们会在随后的几期中跟踪报道谢蕾的进展情况，但现在我们祝她一切顺利。1.followv.追随，

跟踪

2.wishsb.allthebest.祝某人一切顺利timefeelingssixmonthsagoatfirstthefirsttimetowriteanessayafterafewweekshalfwaythroughherexchangeyearfindoutthereasonsandmakesentencesbyusingexcited&nervoussurprisedcomforted

feelathomeconfused(Shefelt...because...)confidentbecausesheleftChinaforthefirsttimebecauseshehadasecondfamilyintheUKbecauseshethoughtsheknewlessthanotherpeoplebecauseshecouldspeakupinclassafterjustafewweeksbecauseherpresentationontraditionalChineseartwasagreatsuccessbecausewhat