自考英语二第二单元讲义.doc

Unit 2Text Asalesgirl n.女售货员couple n.几个，一对glance vi.看一下瞥一眼He glanced nervously at his watch when he was waiting for the bus.uncomfortable a.不舒服的，不自在的behave vi 举止desire vt.想望, 期望, 希望, 请求(官方丈礼)n.愿望, 心愿, 要求v.要求 They showed a desire to improve relations.She desires that he (should) do it at once.distant a.在远处的，疏远的outsider n.外人，局外人，门外汉feature n.特征，特色mark n.标志, 分数, 痕迹, 记号You’d better make some marks while reading.vt.做标记于, 打分数, 标志vi.作记号Please mark all of the large cities on this map.adapt vt.使适应, 改编Can you adapt your way of thinking to the new life-style?adopt vt.采用, 收养 They were trying to persuade the UN to adopt an aggressivenly anti-American resolution.accent n.重音, 口音, 重音符belong vi.属于, 住 belong to 属于remain vi.保持, 逗留, 剩余, 残存raise n.上升, 高地, 提出vt.升起, 唤起, 提高, 使出现, 解除, 饲养, 筹集, 使复活concern vt.涉及, 关系到n.(利害)关系, 关心, 关注, 关注, 所关心的是in honor of 向···表示敬意，祝贺There were a monument in honor of those who died for their country.as to 关于，至于As to correcting our homework, the teacher always makes us do it ourselves.cut short 缩短Caught Between Two Cultures夹在两种文化之间I was born and raised in Hong Kong.我是土生土长的香港人。

For the pastsix years I’ve been living in the United States．六年来一直生活在美国，I work as a salesgirl in a large department store. 是一家大百货商店的女售货员。

Right now I’m going through a difficult period of my life which is hard for me to talk about．目前我正经历人生中一段痛苦，自己也很难讲述。

A few months ago 1 went to Hong Kong for a visit．几个月前，我回香港探亲，It was the first time I’d gone back there s ince coming to the United States．这也是我到美国后第一次回家探亲。

I was eager to see my parents，my brothers and sisters，and my friends．我期待着见到我的父母、兄弟姐妹和我的朋友。

I really got a shock when I arrived．到达时，我确实大吃一惊。

Hong Kong was not the same city that I left six years ago．香港已经不是六年前我离开时的那座城市了。

Things had changed so much that I didn’t recognize parts of it．这儿发生了巨大的变化，一些地方都认不出来了。

My elementary school was gone．我读书的那所小学已经不复存在。

The houses on the street where I used to live had been torn down and replaced by office buildings．曾经住过的那条街上的房子已被拆掉，代之而起的是办公大楼。

The shock from the physical changes in the city，however，was nothing compared to the confusion and hurt I soon began to feel in my parents’home．但是，我到了父母亲家里不久，就发现了一些令我想不通的问题，情感上也受到了挫伤。

与之相比，香港外观上的变化给我的震惊算不得什么。

My family greeted me warmly when I arrived．我的家人热情地迎接我回家。

While my mother was busy preparing a special dinner in my honor，我母亲忙着备饭为我接风，the rest of the family eagerly asked me questions about my life in the United States．家里其余的人迫不及待地问我在美国的生活。

I felt happy that day and for a couple of days after，那天和之后的几天我都非常高兴。

but then I began to feel that something was wrong．但是不久我就开始感觉到事情有些不对劲儿。

I noticed that my family，especially my mother, would sometimes glance at me in a strange way when I was speaking．我注意到，在我讲话的时候，我的家人，尤其是我母亲，会以一种奇怪的目光看我。

They gradually became less warm and friendly toward me，渐渐地，大家对我疏远起来，不像开始时那么热情、友好了。

and I became uncomfortable and confused as to（至于） why they were behaving that way.我感到不舒服，弄不明白他们为什么这样对待我。

I decided to talk to my mother．我决定和母亲谈一谈。

She asked me，“Have you forgotten your Chinese way?”她问我：“你忘了中国的规矩了吗?”I asked her what she meant．我问她指的是什么。

She said．“You’ve fo rgotten the place of women in a Chinese home．她回答说：“你忘了中国家庭里女人的地位了。

You talk when you should remain silent．应该保持沉默的时候，你却在讲话。

You speak on matter s that are of concern only to men．你就那些只与男人有关的事情发表见解。

You speak openly of your inner feelings and desires．你直言不讳你的内心感受和愿望，That’s not the way of a Chinese woman．这不是中国女人的做法。

We k e e p our thoughts and feelings to ourselves．”我们的想法和感情都不说出来。

”As my mother spoke，听着母亲这样讲，I realized what had happened to me．我意识到了是怎么回事。

American including American women，美国人，包括美国女性，are much freer in expressing their thoughts and feelings．都非常自由地表达自己的思想和感情。

Also American women feel as free as men to speak or give an opinion about any subject．美国男女一样，对任何问题都自由地发表见解。

They don’t take a silent back seat during a discussion．在讨论中，她们不会做一个沉默的旁观者。

I guessed that through my association with Americans during the past six years，我想，过去六年和美国人的交往中，I had graduallyadopted some of their ways．我渐渐学了他们的一些做法。

During the next few days I tried to be a Chinese woman．接下来的几天，我尽力作一名中国女性，But it didn’t work．可是没用。

My family remaine d distant from me．家人和我疏远。

They could no longer accept me fully as on e of them．他们无法完全把我当作自己人。

I became more uncomfortable and hurt as things were said and done that made me feel that I was an outsider,a stranger in my own country．身在家乡却被视为外人，这使我更加不自在，感觉受到了深深的伤害。

I cut my visit short by three weeks and came back to the United States．我提前三周结束了这次探亲，回到美国。