Unit2WishyouwerehereTravellingismoreimportantthanreadingbookstounderstandpeopleandtheworld
Abookaboutanothercountrytellsyouaboutthingssuchasthecountry’shistory,itspeopleanditscultureinaverygeneralway
Whenmeetingforeigners,Ifoundthatbookscan’tbetrustedwholly
Forexample,whenIwasvisitingWisconsinUniversity,manypeoplethereknewChinathroughbooks
TheythoughtChinesepeoplewerenotactive,uneducated,hadnosenseofhumor,andallworebluesuits
Throughthevideotapesshownbyme,theyweresurprisedtofindthatthesefactswerenottrueatallandtheChinesepeopleareoutgoingandhavegreatintelligence(才能),dresswellandhaveanequallystrongsenseofhumor
Readingabookaboutanothercountrymakesmeinterestedintravelling
ThenImakeplanstogoandseewhatIhavereadabout
Inaddition,peoplewhogooutandgothroughthingsthemselvesarelikelytobeopenminded,anda