SectionⅢLesson2&Lesson3—Pre-reading[原文呈现]WhenIfirstarrivedinSanFrancisco,Ihadadifficulttimeunderstanding①certainaspects②oftheAmericanwayofdoingthings
Once③IwenttovisitanAmericanfriend
Afterasplendid④evening,Ifinishedmycocoa⑤andgotreadytoleave
Assoonas⑥wesaidgoodbye,myfriendwentbacktohisroomclosingthedoorbehindhim⑦
ItmademefeelthatIwasnotreallywelcome
JinLiI’vealwaysbeenoutgoing⑧butsinceanembarrassingexperienceinaNewYorkrestaurantI’vebeenmuchmorecautious⑨
Iwasenjoyingmydessert⑩andtalkingtomyAmericanfriendJaniceatthetablewhenInoticedpeoplestaring⑪atus⑫
IaskedJanicewhatwaswrongandshetoldmethatIwastalkingtooloudly
ShesaidthattosomeAmericanpeople,itsoundedlikeIwasshouting
Iwhispered⑬fortherestoftheevening
WangLei[读文清障]①haveadifficulttimedoingsth
做某事很艰难havedifficulty/trouble/problems(in)doingsth