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.做某事有困难②aspect/'æspekt/n.方面③onceadv.一次;曾经,一度④splendid/'splendId/adj.极佳的,非常好的;壮观的⑤cocoa/'kk/əʊəʊn.可可饮料,可可粉⑥assoonas“一……就……”,引导时间状语从句。⑦closingthedoorbehindhim是现在分词短语作伴随状语。⑧outgoing/'at'ɡI/ʊəʊŋadj.友好的,乐于交友的⑨cautious/'ks/ɔːʃəadj.小心翼翼的,谨慎的becautiousabout对……谨慎⑩dessert/dI'zt/ɜːn.(正餐最后的)甜食,甜点心desertn.沙漠;v.抛弃⑪stare/ste/əvi.盯着看,凝视stareat凝视⑫Sb.bedoingsth.when...某人正在做某事,这时……noticesb.doingsth.“注意到某人在做某事”,staringatus为现在分词作宾语补足语。⑬whisper/'wIsp/əvi.低语,耳语whispertosb.低声跟某人说话inawhisper=inwhispers低声地金丽:刚到旧金山时,有一段时间我很难理解美国人的某些处事方式。一次,我去拜访一位美国朋友。过了一个美好的夜晚后,我喝完可可饮料,准备离开。我们刚互致完再见,我的朋友转身回到房间就关上了门。这使我感到自己确实不是很受欢迎。王蕾:我一直是一个外向的人,但是自从在纽约的一家饭店有过一次尴尬的经历后,我就更小心了。我和我的美国朋友贾尼丝正在餐桌前边吃甜点边聊天,突然我发现人们在注视着我们。我问贾尼丝出什么事了,她告诉我说是因为我说话声音太大了。她说,在某些美国人看来,我说话的声音听起来就像在大喊。那天晚上其余的时间,我一直小声说话。WhatdidIlearnaboutChinesecustoms⑭frommyexcitingexchangetoChina?Well,theChineseareextremelywelcoming.Oneevening,IwasinvitedtoaChinesefamilydinner⑮.Ihadagoodappetite⑯andthefoodwasyummy⑰.Butmyhostkeptonputting⑱morefoodinmyricebowl.Theydidn’tseemtohearmesaying“No,thankyou”in⑲mypoorspoken⑳Chinese.ThiswasaveryspecialexperienceIhadinChina.Inmyculture○,youdon’tgetmorefoodifyoudon’taskformore.Martin⑭custom/'kstm/ʌən.习俗,风俗custom指整个社会长期形成的习俗。⑮invitesb.todinner请某人吃晚饭⑯appetite/'æpItaIt/n.食欲,胃口haveanappetiteforknowledge渴求知识⑰yummy/'jmi/ʌadj.美味的⑱keepondoingsth.反复做某事keepdoingsth.强调动作或状态的持续。⑲表示“用……语言/材料”常用介词in。⑳spoken/'spkn/əʊəadj.口头的○culture原意为“文化,文明”,在此处引申为“国家”。马丁:我从令人兴奋的中国文化交流中学到了哪些中国习俗呢?嗯,中国人特别好客。有一天晚上,我被邀请去一个中国家庭吃晚餐。我胃口很好,食物也很可口。但是主人还是不停地往我碗里夹更多的菜,他们好像根本没听到我用蹩脚的中文说“不用了,谢谢”这是我在中国的一次特殊的经历。在我们国家,如果你不想再要的话,你就不会得到更多的食物。Ihadasimilar○experiencethelasttimeIvisitedChina○.TheChinesearethefriendliestpeopleIhaveevermet.AftermyvisittoaChinesefamily,myfriend’sgrandfatherwouldn’tletmegotothebusstationalone.Heinsi...