Unit3TextALanguagefocusWordsinuse3.1.peculiar;2.radical;3.phase;4.sensible;5.predict;6.labeled;7.resent;8.witnessed;9.equivalent;10.parallels;Wordbuilding51.journal;2.chaotic;3.cooperate;4.erosion;5.dramatic;6.confuse;7.academy;8.rightists;9.depression;10.dictate;11.detection;12.classificationBankedcloze61.K2.E3.A4.C5.L6.I7.G8.N9.H10.OExpressionsinuse71.saddledwith;2.backoff;3.giveswayto;4.resortedto5.makeallowancesfor;6.wonderat;7.priorto;8.basedupon/onStructureanalysisandwritingStructuredwriting8TheOdysseyyearsarecertainlyaverycomplicatedphaseoflifeforyoungpeople.Notonlydotheseyoungpeopleneedtoovercomemanydifficulties,theyalsohavetofacemanychallengesformtheirparents.Thedifferencesbetweenparentsandchildrencanbewellobservedintheircompletelydifferentattitudesandviews.First,theydifferintheirattitudetowardlife.Parentsalwayswonderwhathasgonewrongwiththenewgeneration.Theyfeelthatduringtheirtime,youngboysandgirlswerebetterbehaved,moreobedientandhadgreaterrespectforelders.Youngpeople,ontheotherhand,feelthattheyarecapableenoughtolearnontheirownratherthanleanheavilyontheoldergenerationforguidance.Youngpeopledonotliketobespoon-fedbytheirparents.Thedifferencesalsoappearinthewaythetwogenerationslookatthings.Forexample,theparents’generationneverunderstoodElvisandtheBeatles.Becausetheycouldn’tunderstandwhatwasgoingon,theywerefrequentlyopposedtothemandsawrockas“thedevil’smusic”.Youngpeople,however,arecrazyaboutthemodernmusicandwouldlovetolistentoitforahundredtimesaday.Wherevertheygo,they’llhavetheiriPodwiththem.Inconclusion,it’sverydifficultforparentsandtheiryoungsterstogetalongduetotheirdistinctiveattitudesandthewaytheyviewthings.Tofillthisgap,bothparentsandtheirgrownchildrenneedtobemoreunderstandingtoeachother.Translation9作为美国文化价值体系的一个重要组成部分，“个人主义”受到大多数美国人的推崇。美国人认为家庭作为一个群体，其主要目的是促进家庭各成员的幸福。与许多其他文化相比，美国家庭成员的主要职责，不是在社会上或经济上提高整个家庭的地位。人们通常认为，什么是对个人最好的要比什么是对家庭最好的更为重要。与自由相伴而来的是照顾自己的责任，因为所选择的自由承载了责任，即必须接受自己的选择所带来的后果。许多美国人给他们的孩子很多的自由，因为他们希望孩子们能够独立和自力更生。在美国人强调个人自由的同时，父母与孩子间平等的信念也对美国家庭产生了巨大的影响。10FilialpietyisthebasiccodeofethicsintheancientChinesesociety.Chinesepeopleconsiderfilialpietyastheessenceofaperson’sintegrity,familyharmony,andthenation’swell-being.WithfilialpietybeingthecoreofConfucianethics,ithasbeenthemoralstandardfortheChinesesocietytomaintainthefamilyrelationshipforthousandsofyears.It’sundoubtedlyatraditionalChinesevirtue.Thecultureoffilialpietyisacomplexconcept,richincontentandwideinrange.Itincludesnotonlyculturalideasbutalsoinstitutionaletiquettes.Generallyspeaking,itreferstotheobligationofchildrentotheirparentsrequiredbythesociety,includingrespect,care,supportfortheelderlyandsoforth.Filialpietyisfundamentaltotheancient“Orientalcivilization”.TextBUnderstandingthetext21.A2.C3.D4.A5.B6.D7.D8.CLanguagefocusWordsinuse41.hollow;2.restless;3.demonstrate4.exiled5.miserable6.commercial7.hesitated8.erupt9.refine10.feasibleExpressionsinuse51.aretiredof2.fallinto3.bestrictwith4.notamounttomuch5.driftedoff6.bondedwith7.resignhimselfto8.surrenderthemselvestoSentencestructure61.Themanwalkedslowly,withonehandpullingwitheffortathiscoatandtheotherholdingtightlyontohistrousers.2.Withmoreandmorestudentsjoiningit,thenewclubsoonexpandedandbecamethelargestoneonthecampus.3.WiththeInternetbecomingincreasinglypopularforyoungpeopletoconnectwiththeirfriends,letterwritingisbecominglessandlesscommon.71.Withthetraditionalvaluesintheirheads,mostparentsfoundithardtoaccepttheirchildren’sthinking.2.Withthiskindofjeansoutoffashion,youngpeopledonotliketowearthemanymorenow.3.Withthedifferencesintheirskillsandabilities,theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds.CollocationWarm-up1.fluidjourney2.enormouspressure3.contemporarygeneration4.rebelliousattitude5.peculiarchallenge6.equivalentneed7.radicalchange8.traditionalaspirations81.fluid2.contemporary3.radical4.enormous5.prideful6.competitive7.rebellious8.transition9.unavoidable10.traditional11.unique12.peculiar
