UnitOneChangesintheWayWeLiveWhatare:AmericanAttitudesTowardsChanges?ChineseAttitudesTowardsChanges?AmericanAttitudesTowardsChangesAmericansmightbeanationmostusedtochangeswhobelievenoonestandsstill.Ifyouarenotmovingahead,you’refallingbehind.Traditionscanbeaguide,butnotnecessarilysuperior.Betterwayscanbefound.Lifeisinconstantchange.AmericanAttitudesTowardsChangesIt’sneitherthestrongestnorthemostintelligentofaspeciesthatwillsurvive,itisthosewhoaremostadaptabletochanges.ThispursuitofperfectionleadstoAmerican’spositiveattitudetowardschangeandresultsinanationofpeoplecommittedtoresearching,experimenting,andexploring.Americaisanationonthewheel.Mobile——MobilityCanyoutell:What’stheChineseAttitudesTowardsChanges?•Generallyspeaking,Chinaisasocietysearchingforquietnessandstability.Unityandstabilityarethetopprioritiesofeverydynastyandtheguaranteeofsocialdevelopment.Canyoutell:What’stheChineseAttitudesTowardsChanges?•Forthousandsofyears,Chinesecivilizationhasbeenbuiltonagriculture,andgenerationsofpeasantsweretiedtothelandonwhichtheylivedandworked.ThisagrarianlifestylehelpsexplainanumberofChineseculturaltraitsandvalues.•安土重迁•裸婚:nakedmarriagepursuitofstability.Changeyourcollegelife•LOL&WOW——theonlyEnglishwordsIcanrememberWhatifthereisnonetbar?www.themegallery.comThecanteenistoofaraway.www.themegallery.comSolucky!HereIam!www.themegallery.comShi!www.themegallery.comFlunkinthefinalexamwww.themegallery.comFailtopassCET-4www.themegallery.comIt’shardtoforgetsomeone,whileeasytoforgetlanguagepoints.www.themegallery.comTextATextAMr.DohertyBuildsHisDreamLifeMr.DohertyBuildsHisDreamLifeScanthetextandanswerthequestions•1.Whoistheauthorofthistext?•2.Doeshelikelivinginacity?•3.Whatdoesheexpecttohavewhenlivingonafarm?•4.Howdoestheauthorenjoythelifeinthecountry?•5.Isthecountrylifealwaysashappyasitisthoughttobe?1.Whoistheauthorofthistext?Afatheroffourchildren…2.Doeshelikelivinginacity?No,hefeelsfrustratedtoliveinthecity.3.Whatdoesheexpecttohavewhenlivingonafarm?Toenjoyapeacefullifeandnature…Tohaveaself-reliantsortoflife…4.Howdoestheauthorenjoythelifeinthecountry?1)Growingfruitsandvegetables2)Breedinghensforeggs,andbeesforhoney3)Canoeingontheriver4)Picnickinginthewoods5)Bicycleriding6)Skiingandskating…5.Isthecountrylifealwaysashappyasitisthoughttobe?No,absolutelynot.Therearecasesinwhichhumanbeingssufferfromnaturaldisasters…Therearecasesthatpeoplehavetoworkhardinordertosupporttheirliving.Lifeistoughonfarmsometimes.Hardships1)workinghardbothinwinterandinsummer2)harshenvironmentandweathercondition3)anxiousmomentsafterthewriterquithisjob4)cuttingbackonthedailyexpenses5)solitudeTextOrganization(P11)Partone(Paras.1-3):Romanticdescriptionofcountrylifeself-reliantsatisfyingPara1E.B.White:ElwynBrooksWhite(11/7/1899–1/10/1985)Americanwriter,bestknownastheauthorofchildren'sbooksCharlotte'sWebandStuartLittleNoImageNoImagepara1:(Line4)synonymsclass:socialclass/rulingclassinthesameleagueas...e.g.TheirrecordsaleswouldputtheminthesameleagueasTheRollingStones.他们的唱片销量可与“滚石”乐队比肩。para1:getby(Line4)1)Itisabithardfortheoldcoupletogetbyonasmallamountofpension.2)如果我们坚持到底,我们就能熬过难关。We’llgetbyifweholdontotheend.para1:getroundto:finallydosth.afterdealingwithothermattersgetacross:beunderstoodgetawaywith:runawaywithoutbeinggetthrough(Line45):comesuccessfull...