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Unit1 Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeThe passage mainly talked about the dream life of the author with his family on a farm, where the author could write and live. The author viewed his life in the country as a self-reliant and satisfying one, but sometimes the good life would get very hard. On the first winter, the author was fond of every minute instead with his family, which they would never forget, while the follow spring brought two floods, which made them amazed. After quitting his job, the author’s income was reduced, but he and his family were able to manage to get by. Besides, he ran a farm and benefited more from it. A tolerance for solitude and a lot of energy had made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the country. What’s more, they also had found the lifestyle that they preferred in this place.Unit 2 The Freedom GiversThe passage mainly talked about three persons, Josiah Henson, John Parker and Levi Coffin, who were the givers of freedom for black slaves in the American history. Besides, the author praised the exploits of civil-rights heroes who helped slaves travel the Underground Railroad to freedom by citing more examples. What’s more, it was high time to honor the heroes who helped liberate slaves by forging the Underground Railroad in the early civil-rights struggles in America. After winning his own freedom from slavery, John Parker helped other slaves to escape north to Canada and freedom. Supported by a strong religious conviction, the white man Levi Coffin risked himself to help many black slaves to escape. At last, by traveling the Underground Railroad, Josiah Henson reached his destination and became free.Unit 3 The Land of the LockThe passage mainly talked about the land of lock, which happened in American. When the author was young, it was the local custom for people to leave the front door at night but didn’t close it, and none of them carried keys. However, nowadays those days were over, and the era of leaving the front door on the latch has drawn to a close. What a great change was that no locking had been replaced by dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems and so on. Therefore, the lock became the new symbol of America. What’s more, a new atmosphere of fear and distrust had crept into every aspect of daily life. As a result, security devices, in varied forms, were put to use. In locking their fears out, they became prisoners of their own making.Unit 4 Was Einstein a Space AlienThe passage mainly talked about Albert Einstein, who was a young husband and father with a bushy hair. In order to support his young family, with a poor sleep, he had to work hard at the Patent Office so that he was very tired. For which, he felt all the pressure and responsibility. However, aiming to relax himself, he made astonishing achievements in physics and thus revolutionized the field with five papers about spare time, which were of great impact on all over the world. Because of his supper intelligence and the contribution to the society, the United Nations declared 2005 as his miracle year. What’s more, his discoveries were attributable to his imagination, questioning, disregard constantly for authority, powers of concentration, and interest in science. In fact, he was not a space alien, but just a common person.Unit 5 Three Thank-You LettersThe passage mainly talked about the author’s three special letters, by which he wanted to celebrate the true meaning of Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving Day 1943, as a young coastguardsman at sea, he worked as a cook. While he was going to think about Thanksgiving, he came up with the idea of expressing his gratitude to people who had helped him before. Therefore, he wrote three thank-you letters to three persons, his father, the Rev. Nelson and his grandmother. At a mail call, he got three letters in reply, which drove him to think deeply. After he retired from the Coast Guard, he still never forgot these letters which gave him an insight into expressing appreciation for one’s efforts. Furthermore, he wished everyone to find the good and then praise it.Unit 6 The Last LeafThe passage mainly talked about the last leaf, which Johnsy gave a sight to after she got the pneumonia and lived in the hospital. She looked out the window and counted the leaves on an old ivy vine. Furthermore, she made up her mind to end her life when the last leaf fell. When she saw the last leaf still cling to the vine after two nights’ rain and wind, she decided not to give up her life. In fact, the last leaf, called a masterpiece by Behrman who risked his life painting it there the night that the last leaf fell, was actually painted onto the wall. However, because it looked so real that she could have never imagined that it was faked. In a deeper sense, it saved her life.unit 1 Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeIn America many people have a romantic idea of life in the countryside. Many living in towns dream of starting up their own farm, of living off the land. Few get round to putting their dreams into practice. This is perhaps just as well, as the life of a farmer is far from easy, as Jim Doherty discovered when he set out to combine being a writer with running a farm. Nevertheless, as he explains, he has no regrets and remains enthusiastic about his decision to change his way of life.在美国，不少人对乡村生活怀有浪漫的情感。
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U1 A1 Catching CrabsWith the terminal of school life coming, the author’s classmates had nothing to do but get their life mapped out. Their ideas about the future vary from person to person.Ambitious as some students were, the majority of them tended to choose a comfortable job and became an ordinary person. Instead of the high flyers with good grades, it was always the quieter, less impressive students who had the next stages of their life mapped out.The author was longing to travel and become a writer. His father who was a lawyer didn’t object him but brought him to a lake to chat with him, which surprised him very much.In that morning, his father inspired him through the crabs which could be bothered to escape. He also asked him to figure out what he really want and was really significative to him. And only when he get the answer would he be happy.U1 A2 We are all dyingIn this article, the author brings us some good news and some bad news. The bad news, as the author double-and triple-checked out, is that we are all dying. We are all going to be either coffin dwellers or trampled ash in the rose garden of some local cemetery.The good news is that knowing that we are all budding, crypt-kickers takes away all the uncertainty of life. All that matters is the middle bit and that’s down to us.It’s typical that we all have the great things we’re going to do with our life “when the time is right”. The novel that we want to write, the trip to the Grand Canyon we’ve always planned to take, the West End play w e want to direct. It’s essential that we should do them now on account of that the time is never quite right. We can’t count on tomorrow because tomorrow is just another version of now.When we go to a buffet, they give us a bowl the size of a saucer, life is like that bowl. We can cram as much into that tiny bowl as we can carry but we only have one shot at it. So let’s make the best of our short stay.We all have the same amount of minutes. It’s just what we do with our time, how we invest it, that determines where our lives may lead. We areall dying and our allotted time is finite, don’t be something that you patently do not want to be. And the right time never arrives, why the hell aren’t we doing all the things we want to do now?U2 A1 SupermanThe year the war began, the author was in the fifth grade at a Grammar School in Winthrop. He can still recall the changing color of those days although 13 years passed.The author’s home was on the bay side of town, opposite to an airport.. He was always fascinated by the beauteous sceneries out of the window. He always dreamed of flying, dreamed about the Superman. He shared his love for the sheer poetry of flight with his fellow named David.The author, David and Sheldon always played the Superman games together. They had a very good time in campus.In addition, the author found his uncle Frank bore an extraordinary resemblance to Superman incognito.13 years lapsed, he still remember all that details. He did have a dreamlike childhood.U2 A2 Cultural childhoodsAs the famous sentence goes:” The past is a foreign country: They do things differently there.”There are vast differences between contemporary and historical childhoods. Today, children have few responsibilities, their lives are characterized by play not work, school not paid labour, family rather than public life. Today, a four year old who can tie his or her shoes is impressive, however, in colonial times, four-year-old girls can contribute to the family economy.Childhood is a “social construction”. W hile all societies acknowledge that children are different from adults, how they are different and what expectations are placed on them, change according to the society in which they live.For instance, the Inuit of Canadian Artic treat their children with a great deal of tolerance leniency. In contrast, children on the Pacific island of Tonga are regularly beaten by their parents and older siblings on account of that they are seen as being closer to mad people than adults. The Beng, a small ethnic group in West Africa, believe in a spirit world where children live before they are born. And they maydecide to return there if they are not properly looked after. So parents treat young children carefully. In the UK, and the Western world in general, people view children as incompetent and dependent. While the Yanamamo girls are expected to help their mothers from a young age.In general, though people take different attitudes on children, all societies recognize that children are different to adults and have particular qualities and needs. And we should not interfere in or criticize people whose lives and understandings of the world are different to ours.U3 A1 How we listenWhen it comes to listening to music, I’d like to say we all listen to music on three planes.The first plane, which is also the simplest way of music listening is to listen for the sheer pleasure of the musical sound without thinking, without considering it in any way. For example, one may go a concert in order to lose himself.The second plane is what the author called expressive one. Music always express itself through its melodies, rhythms, harmonies and tone colors. However, It’s typical that people read different meanings into music. The last plane is sheerly musical plane. We do need to admire absolute music on account of that it’s of great significance. People usually find a psychedelic world through listening to absolute music.To make a summary, we divide music listening into three planes. We simultaneously and without thinking listen on all three planes.U3 A2 The mystery of Girl with a Pearl EarringThe painting Girl with a Peal Earring, which is one of the greatest works of Johannes, Vermeer poses some fascinating questions. Who is the young woman? What is she thinking as she stare out at us etc.Firstly, very little is known about Vermeer. One important information we know is that he married a Catholic girl, who insisted that he convert to Catholicism. It remains a mystery why the girl was painted like this-a portrait tend to sell better at that time.In addition, this painting has been the theme of a novel which imagined her as a poor, but hardworking maid who attracted the painter despite their different backgrounds and class. Then this painting was made in afilm. Both the novel and the film attempted to answer some of the mysteries.This wonderful work has been described as the Mona Lisa of the north cause it appears to be a portrait of a girl with an mysterious smile.U4 A1 Work in corporate AmericaCompared with jobs in the past, jobs today are quite different.Firstly, jobs today are absolutely incomprehensible to children. In the past, when questioned “What’s your job?” a father may reply to his children” I fix steam engines” But today he may answer” I sell space” And it’s typica l that even grown people only know about there own jobs, they know little about others’ jobs.Secondly, today people’s work is to make junk. How to say that? People use machines to process products. Once the products break down, they are likely to be disgored and become junk. So it is with people in glass buildings who are coping with piles of paper. Some people sign in the paper, some people deliver the paper, some people talk about the paper but one day the paper will have to become useless junk. So we say people’s work is something that has to do with making junk.Thus, jobs today are no longer like the past.U4 A2 Our supposedly exciting times are really rather dullWe live in a world of unprecedented, dazzling change. However, our supposedly exciting times are really dull. We do not, in fact, live in very interesting times at all.For example, Tomas Friedman regard globalization as a new “international system”. However, in a historical context, the word is almost entirely meaningless. Roman Empire is a multicultural country. Romans even trade with foreign countries, though we tend to boost of our modernity. There aren’t many great changes in the last few decades. We do not live in an age of great technological innovation. As a matter of fact, most of the technologies we use everyday-toasters and kettles, planes and trains and automobiles etc-were invented decades ago. The pace of change looks even slower when we compare it with typical expectations only a few decades ago. People in the 1960s imagined that human would be catching. Pan-Am flights to space stations, talking to sentient computers, and living on Moon.In a word, although the baby-boom generation like to brag that they have experienced greater change than any other.U5 A1 Dinner at Joanne’sJoann e’s is very famous in America, neither because of its food, which had often been maligned, nor because of its jazz orchestra, which had a guest slot for a well-known movie director, but because of the stellar quality of its sophisticated guests. Josh Lester, who is a black man with highly competent, fancy degree and work experience, was going to Joanne’s to date with a senator named Jo Rogers on one snowy Christmas Eve. Josh Lester got to Joanne’s before Rogers. He asked the waiter for his reserved sets but was looked down upon.. He finally was leaded to a table close to a bathroom. And what is more annoying is that the head waiter didn’t cope with Josh’s request on account of that there are many other guests who had higher status. However, when his date, the well-known senator reached and talked with Josh, things completely changed. People in Joanne’s focused on them. One person even offered to pay their bill but was refused by Rogers. After knowing that Josh was going to be the new deputy campaign manager of Rogers, and may become the Chief of Staff, the lead waiter showed his flattery to Rogers and Josh, and showed his eager that they could be there again. But Rogers said they won’t be there any more.U5 A2 I, we, theyA Swedish corporation was approached by a compatriot. An engineer, whom the author called Johannesson was sent to Riyadh where he was introduced to a small Saudi engineering firm on behalf of the corporation. After 6 meetings over a period of two years, the Saudi firm at last made a contract w ith Johannesson’s company and the intermediary was not needed on account of that, he was promoted. Soon another engineer took the place of Johannesson. However, a few weeks later, the Saudi firm threatened to conceal the contract because of a minor conflict only if Johannesson become the representative of his corporation again.This story reflected the different concepts of the role of personal relationships in business of the Swedes and the Saudis. For the Swedes, business is done with a company; for the Saudis ,with a person whom one has learned to know and trust.Generally speaking, there are two kinds of societies. The author called the societies in which the interest of the group previous over the interests of the individual collectivist, which refers to the power of the group. In these societies, between the person and the in-group a dependence relationship develops which is both practical and psychological.In addition, a minority of people live in societies in which the interests of the individual prevail over the interests of the group. These societies was called individualist. In these societies, children are expected to leave the parental home as soon as this has been achieved. And after having left home, children tend to reduce the relationships with their parents. In this type of society, a healthy person won’t depend on a group practically or psychologically.U6 A1 Last man down: the fireman’s story11 September 2001 9:59AM. Pitch with about two dozen people-including his 7 companies of firefighters were on the 35th floor of the north tower of the world Trade Center. They were in various stages of exhaustion. They had been at a hard thing for almost an hour. They were all confused. Abruptly, with a noise starting, the building began to tremble. They all froze, having no idea what they should do. At that moment, Pitch’s thoughts were all over the place. Every possible worst-case scenario, the rumble struck him still with fear, the sheer volume of it, like a thousand runaway trains speeding towards him.It seemed that there should be no time to think. But Pitch did think about his official carrier, his colleagues, the bagels which he left on the kitchen counter and he thought it must be the biggest fire in both his and his colleagues’ lives. All these thoughts were landing in his brain in a kind of flashpoint.This story comes from Pitch’s book “Last Man Down” which gives the reader an idea of the nightmare and the chaotic confusion of one of the darkest days in the history of America.On 9:59, the north tower collapsed, at that moment, Pitch gave the order to evacuate, and on the 12 floor they found 50 people trapped. They helped them downstairs but the tower fell when they reached the 7th floor. Though he was buried, he come round four hours later, leading his men to safety.U6 A2 Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the WorldAs a young woman, Roosevelt did volunteer work for organizations like the Red Cross and the Junior League of NY. She was a high society lady with a big heart. Born In a society dominated by men, she fighted for the power of the women. And she was coming into her own when moved to the White House.Roosevelt was the first First lady to hold a press conference. She became involved with New Deal project because her disabled husband counte d on her very much. She was the White House’s chief advocate for the rights of women and African-Americans.In 1945, after his husband passed by, she was invited to serve as a US delegate .Roosevelt soon became the leader of the 17 women delegates and advisers to the first United Nations, and she did a good job. When she resigned years later, she visited India, where she was warmly welcomed, as is often the case for her.Roosevelt devote all his life into politics. “Life” magazine consider her as a hero.文档已经阅读完毕，请返回上一页！。
新视野大学英语第三册读写教程第六单元summary
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新标准大学英语综合教程3课文summary.pptx
3.2the mystery of Girl with a Pearl Earring The painting Girl with a Pearl Earring is one of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s masterworks.It shows a striking young woman wearing an exotic costume and a turban,peering over her shoulder straight out at the viewer.As the name implies,it uses a pearl earring for a focal point.It has been referred to as the Mona Lisa of the north,because,like Leonardo da Vinci’s painting,it appears to be a simple likeness of a woman with an enigmatic smile,yet which contains levels of meanings and questions.So much mystery in the painting contributes to its worldwide popularity and generates a thoroughly rewarding novel and a well-composed film.
大学英语综合教程3summary
Active reading 1: Destination
Summarise the text by filling the blanks.
split up the process For the sake of clarity, we 1) __________ of listening to music into three hypothetical planes. sensuous plane It is a kind of 3) Firstly, 2) the ____________________. brainless but attractive state of mind engendered by ______________________________________ sound appeal of the music. Secondly, the mere 4) ______________ the expressive plane 5)__________ ________________. It is when we believe each piece of music has a theme, which 6) mirrors a different world __________, of feeling such as gaiety, _______________________ the musical plane sadness. Thirdly, 7) ________ ______________. It is the musical ability to experience different 8)elements _________________, such as melodies, the rhythms, the harmonies, the tone colors etc. We usually listen to music on all three planes.
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大学英语3 第二版summaryU1 Active reading(1）In the fall of our final year， our mood changed。
The relaxed atmosp here had disappeared， and the peer group pressure to work hard was stro ng. Meanwhile, at the back of everyone's mind was what we would do ne xt after graduation. As for me， I wanted to travel, and I wanted to be a writer。
I braced myself for some resistance to the idea from my father, who wanted me to go to law school, and follow his path through life。
However, he supported what I wanted but he made me think about it b y watching the crabs. The cage was full of crabs。
One of them was tryin g to escape， but each time it reached the top the other crabs pulled it bac k. In the end it gave up lengthy struggle to escape and started to prevent o ther crabs from escaping. By watching crabs, my father told me not to be pulled back by others, and to get to know oneself better.U1 Active reading(2）Life is short。
大英3课文Summary
大英3课文SummaryUNIT 11.1 catching crabsIn the fall of our final year,our mood changed.The relaxed atmosphere had disappeared, and peer group pressure to work hard was strong. Meanwhile,at the back of everyone’s mind was what we would do next after graduation. As for me,I wanted to travelandto be a writer.Though my fatherwanted me to go to law school,and follow his path,he finally supported what I wanted .Then by watching crabs,my father told me not to be pulled back by others.1.2We are all dyingLife is short.We never quite know when we will died.So there’s no need to putour dreams aside until the right time arrives.Now is the time to do what we want to do. Make the best of our short stay and fill our life with the riches on offer so that when the r eaper arrives,we’ve achieved much instead of regrets.UNIT 22.1supermanThe extract from Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreamsis a combination of Sylvia Plath’s real life and imaginary life in her childhood.In the real life,Plath was a winner of the prize for drawing the best signs,lived by an airport and had an Uncle who bore resemblance to Superman.In herimagination,the airport was her Mecca and Jerusalem because of her flying dreams.Superman fulfilled her dream.David Stirling,a bookish boy,also worship Superman.During the recess He and the author played Superman games during the spare time and they have a sense of superiority.And they also found a stand-in.2.2cultual childhoodsHistorically,childhood has undergone enormous transformations in children’s responsibilities and parental expectations.Culturally,childhood is socially constructed.The interplay of history and cultural leads to different understanding of childhood,therefore, it is advisable not to impose ideas from one culture to understand childhood in another culture. UNIT 33.1how we listenFor the sake of clarify,we divide the process of listening to music into three planes.Firstly,the sensuous plane.It is a kind of brainless but attractive state of mind engendered by the the pure music.Secondly,the expressive plane.It is when we believe each piece of music has a theme,which mirrors a different world of feeling.Thirdly,the musical plane.It is the ability to experience different musical elements,such as melodies,the rhythms,the harmonies,the tone colors etc.We usually listen to music on all three planes.3.2the mystery of Girl with a Pearl EarringThe painting Girl with a Pearl Earring is one of Dutch painter Johannes Verme er’s masterworks.It shows a young woman,peering over her shoulder straight out at the viewer.As the name implies,it uses a pearl earring for a focal point.It has been referred to as the Mona Lisa of the north,it appears to be a simple likeness of a woman with an mysterious smile.So much mystery in the painting contributes to its worldwide popularity and generates anovel and film.UNIT 44.1work in corporate AmericaIn today’s American jobs are not what they used to be.Not long ago,whena father was asked about his job he could answer,While nowadaysthe parent are really incomprehensive.What’s more,even grown men have trouble visualizing what other men does in their jobs.Therefore,it’s easy to imagine a child may confused when his friends asks him of his father’s job.4.2our supposedly exciting times are really rather dullLiving in a world of unprecedented and dazzling change,there are never been anything quite like it.However,we are just ignorant of/about deeper historical patterns,take globalization for example,from historical context point of view,the world is almost meaningless.We simply do not live in aage of great technological innovation for all our enthusiasm about internet and iPod.With staggering 90 percent of all web traffic is local,we are always b e told the Internet has “opened up”the world.As the Chinese curse runs “May you live in interesting times”,it can bring chaos and anxiety in the in the wake.UNIT 55.1dinner at Joanne’sWhen a young black man arrives in a crowded and expensive restaurant,the head waiter makes him sit in the least comfortable place,even though a table has been booked for him and a “Ms Rogers”. When Ms Rogers arrives,the waiter realizes that she is a well-known Senator; and Ms Roger realizes that her friend has been treated badly because of the color of his skin.The waiter realizes his mistake too,and tries to make up for it,but it’s too late.5.2we theyThe writer uses stories about doing business between Swedes and Saudis to illustrate the differences between an individualist and a collectivist approach to business. They have different concepts of the role of personal relationships in business. The Swedes believe the business is done with a company while the Saudis think it should be done with a person they know and trust.Then the writer compares the characteristics of the collectivist and those of the individualist.In the most collectivist societies,the families are usually extended families while in the individualist societies,nuclear families are prevalent. Peo ple consider themselves as part of a “we”group or in-group in the collectivist societies.In contrast, the individualist think of themselves as “I”,their personal identity which is distinct from other people’s. A practical and psychological dependence relationship develops between the person and the in-group in the collectivist societies. However, rarely do people depend on a group in the individualist societies.UNIT 66.1 Last man downThe text from Last Ma Down offers an eyewitness account of defining historical event of 9/11 attack from the perspective of Richard Picciotto, a firefighter; his story is that of a man, a hero,and a tragic event that inspired the nation. His recount isn’t one of death and destruction, but a celebration of life and it’s unpred ictable nature.6.2 Eleanor RooseveltThe passage offers a hero who contrasts with brave firefighters. This time she is a woman of power and previlege who still wanted to devote herself to the success she believed in.Living in a male-dominated world, Eleanor Roosevelt showed growing concern for women’s issues, along with those for labor issues,youth and civil rights issues.Eleanor created new First Lady profile. She held a press conference for the female only. She was a great supporter for FDR, her wheel-bound husband, whose career as the US president offered her opportunity to come into her own.After FDR’s departure, she still held public posts to use her power to her beliefs.Anna Eleanor Roosevelt never ran on a par with men, she set the place.。
大学英语综合教程3summary PPT
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大英三summaryU1Active reading（1）In the fall of our final year,our mood changed.The relaxed atmosphere had disappeared,and the peer group pressure to work hard was strong.Meanwhile, at the back of everyone's mind was what we would do next after graduation. As for me,I wanted to travel,and I wanted to be a writer.I braced myself for some resistance to the idea from my father,who wanted me to go to law scho ol,and follow his path through life.However,he supported what I wanted but he made me think about it by watching the crabs.The cage was full of crabs.One of them was trying to esca pe,but each time it reached the top the other crabs pulled it back.In the end i t gave up lengthy struggle to escape and started to prevent other crabs from es caping.By watching crabs,my father told me not to be pulled back by others,a nd to get to know oneself better.U1Active reading（2）Life is short.We never quite know when we become coffin dwellers or tram pled ash in the rose garden of some local cemetery.So there’s no point in putti ng our dreams on the back burner until the right time arrives.Now is the time to do what we want to do.Make the best of our short stay and6)fill our life with the riches on offer so that when the reaper arrives,we’ve achieved much i nstead of regrets.U2Active reading（1）The author’s family never believed in Santa myth,as her parents could not afford expensive gifts.In her mother’s view,the children have been brainwashe d into believing the silly myth.So their family celebrated Christmas about a wee k after Dec.25and the kids got their gifts from after-Christmas sale.On that year,the father lost his job and they had no money for Christmas. On Christmas Eve,the father took each of the kids out into the desert night o ne by one and asked them to pick out a star as their Christmas gift.The author claimed Venus and when the sun starts to burn out and Earth turns cold,ever y one here might want to move to Venus to get warm.And they'll have to get permission from your descendants first.The father’s imagination lead to a uniqu e Christmas.U2Active reading（2）Historically,childhood has undergone enormous transformations in terms of c hildren’s responsibilities and parental expectations.Culturally,childhood is sociall y constructed.The interplay of history and culture leads to different understandi ng of childhood,consequently,it is advisable not to impose ideas from one cult ure to understand childhood in another culture.U3Active reading（1）For the sake of clarity,we split up the process of listening to music into th ree hypothetical planes.Firstly,the sensuous plane.It is a kind of brainless but a ttractive state of mind engendered by the meresound appeal of the music.Secondly,the expressive plane.It is when we belie ve each piece of music has a theme,which mirrors a different world of feeling, such as gaiety,sadness.Thirdly,the musical plane.It is the ability to experienc e different musical elements,such as melodies,the rhythms,the harmonies,the tone colors etc.We usually listen to music on all three planes.U3Active reading（2）V-J Day in Times Square is a photograph by a prominent photographer tha t portrays an American sailor kissing a woman in a white dress on Victory over Japan Day in Times Square in New York City,on August14.Since its publication ,it has commanded the world’s attention.It brims with perceived uncontrolled 4)passion and sexual tension.Also,it ignites the imagination of people,who de vised story lines about what ever happened to the couple.Most important of all,it sketches for people a beautiful vision of life after the Second World War,with a sprint towards a more prosperous standard of li ving and inventive ideal family life.Though the years pass,the photo will never fade and remind people of the fond memory they have had.U4Active reading（1）I can still remember the men who built the house.The master from the ma nor house found a clearing in the huge orchard which ran up and down the hill s.I only see my neighbour side-on.I’ve never seen him from the front.Apart fr om the autumn,the groundsman brought a young woman home.I was filled wi th the sound of conversation and laughter.The woman looked after the gardenaround me,there was a riot of colours.With time going by,they had children a nd then grew up.But one day,I saw a postman arrive with a bundle of letters, the woman cried out and fainted.Years later,they left without saying goodbye to me.Two middle-aged women spent several years here.I like them because they kept everything spick and span.The last person lived with me working at home assembling furniture.We just kept each other company.He walked very slowly using his hands to steady himself.As time passed,there are traces of everyone who has lived with me.Howev er,there are my golden memories.But in fact,I look and feel my age.U4Active reading（2）•Homesickness was traditionally experienced by American children duri ng the long summer vacation when they received convenient childcare w hich was idealized by the parents as being great“fun”,while British chil dren experienced homesickness at an even earlier age,when sons of thearistocracy were sent to boarding school at the age of seven.Nowadays, homesickness is usually first experienced by teenagers who leave homeand go to college.•Then,what is homesickness?Is homesickness just associated with a la ck of maturity?Actually,the modern term“homesickness”was coined in the17th century to describe the feelings of Swiss mercenaries who miss ed their homeland while fighting elsewhere in Europe.In the18th and19th century,people especially women who missed their home were evenconsidered virtuous.•British actors in Hollywood,sportsmen on long tours abroad,soldiersserving in foreign wars,business travellers and as well as the author all a dmit how they suffer from and deal with extreme homesickness.In the r ecent years,people are more willing to talk about homesickness and it isbelieved that acknowledging homesickness may help avoid the risk of an xiety and depression.Therefore,instead of being immature or somethingto be ashamed of,homesickness is both a painful longing to be back ho me,and an extremely common occurrence.U5Active reading（1）When a young black man arrives in a crowded andexpensive restaurant,the head waiter makes him sit in the least comfortable place,even though a table has been booked for him and a“Ms Rogers”.When Ms Rogers arrives,the waiter realizes that she is a well-known Senato r;and Ms Rogers realizes that her friend has been treated badly because of the colour of his skin.The waiter realizes his mistake too,and tries to make up for it,but it is too late.U5Active reading（2）The writer uses stories about doing business between Swedes and Saudis to illustrate the differences between an individualist and a collectivist approach to business.They have different concepts of the role of personal relationships in business.The Swedes believe the business is done with a company while the Sau dis think it should be done with a person they know and trust.Then the writer compares the characteristics of the collectivist and those of the individualist.In most collectivist societies,the families are usually extended families while in the individualist societies,nuclear families are prevalent.People consider the mselves as part of a“we”group or in-group in the collectivist societies.In cont rast,the individualists think of themselves as“I”,their personal identity which i s distinct from other peoples’.A practical and psychological dependence relation ship develops between the person and the in-group in the collectivist societies. However,rarely do people depend on a group in the individualist societies.U6Active reading（1）As a young boy,the writer overheard his parents talking about helping his f ather do the milking early every morning.He realized that he had taken his fath er’s love for granted so on Christmas morning he rose very early and crept dow nstairs and did the milking all alone.When his father discovered what he had d one,he clutched the boy in his arms.Now,as an older man,he decides to trim med the Christmas tree and tie his present and letter to his beloved wife befor e she gets up.U6Active reading（2）There is concern among the Chinese scholars and students that Christmas ha s an increasing impact on the Chinese culture.Due to the changes in the past two decades,we Chinese do seem to attach a lot more attention to Christmas t oday than we did in the past.In fact,be it in China or in the West,a festival carries the same meaning fe atured by celebrations,a feast or humble meal,relaxation and a break from th e skulduggery or the mundane affairs.However,no one can be left untouched by the festivals in the Gregorian ca lendar though we follow the lunar calendar.The festive spirit of the West has i nfluenced us.The fear of the impact of the decadence of the West on the Chinese culture is not well grounded,as no culture in the world is free of decadence.Consequ ently,we Chinese should not follow the West blindly,but accept the goodness t he Western festivals offer and practice what they stand for.。