KeytoExercisesOpenerSuggestedanswersforreference:1.InChinaitisafamiliarscenethatgrandparentstaketheirgrandchildrentoorfromschooleveryday,which,however,seldomhappensintheWest.Thereparentingresponsibilitymainlyrestswiththeparentsratherthanothers.2.IngeneralthereisnotmuchdifferencebetweenWesternandChinesetourists.Ifany,itseemsthatChineseliketoposeforphotoswiththesceneryasthebackground,whereasWesternersoftenjustshootpicturesofscenicspots.3.Well,it'struethatmanyWesternemployeesseethemandtheirbossasequals,butanywhere,anytime,youandyourbossareneverequalsinitstruestsense.Therealwaysexistsagapinbetween.ComparedwithWesterners,Chineseemployeesmighttendtobemoreforbearing(克制)towardstheirbossandseldomairtheirgrievancespublicly.Reading&InteractingI.UnderstandingtheText1.TextOrganizationPartsParagraphsMainIdeasPartOneParas.1-2Thefulltimepresenceoftheauthor'smother-in-lawafterthebaby'sbirthskewedthebalanceinthefamily.PartTwoParas.3-5Hermother-in-law'ssacrificemadehergratefulbutuneasy,evensuspiciousattimes.PartThreeParas.6-7Theauthorandherhusbandexperiencedconflictbecauseoftheircompletelydifferentviewsonfamilyrelationshipandgenderequity.PartFourParas.8-10Hermother-in-law'sexplanationofherroleinthefamilywasacompleteculturalshock,becausetheauthor,broughtupinCanadianculture,prefersgreaterinvolvementfromherhusbandinraisingtheirdaughter.PartFiveParas.11-13Thewomenatthedinnertablehelpedputthingsinperspectivefortheauthor.PartSixParas.14-16TheauthorfinallyunderstoodtheChinesewayofraisingachild,1butsheisunlikelytochangediapersforhermother-in-lawinthefuture.2.ComprehensionCheck2.1Diggingintodetail1.Thefactthathewasn'ttakingonhalfofthechildcareduties,andhethoughtitwasmoreimportanttospendtimeonhisworkthanonhisdaughter,andhisexpectationthathismotherwoulddoallthehouseworkhewassupposedtodo.2.Hermother-in-lawexplainedthatherroleinthefamilywastolightentheburdenofherson,allowinghimtokeephisformerwayoflife,andtohelpherdaughter-in-lawoutwithparentingandhouseholdmanagement.3.Shethoughtitwasabsolutelyunacceptable,because,inherview,herhusbandisoneoftwoparents,andthereforetheirdaughtershouldbehalfhisresponsibility;andshemarriedherhusband,nothermother-in-law.4.Heobviouslybelievedthatmothersaretheprimarycaregiverofchildrenandthiswasthenormaldifferencebetweenmothersandfathers.5.Shetotallyrejectedtheidea,becauseshethoughtwhathermother-in-lawdidwasfulfillingtheparentingresponsibilityofherhusband,thereforeitwasherhusband'sresponsibilitytotakecareofhisownmotherwhenshewasold.2.2Understandingdifficultsentences1.B2.B3.A4.A5.BII.FocusingonLanguageinContext1.KeyWords&Expressions21.11.InaTVinterviewaftertheelection,theelectedcongresswomansaidrepeatedlyhowgratefulshewastoallhersupporters.2.Moreandmorepeoplenowunderstandtheimportanceofstrikingabalancebetweenworkandfamily.3.Lotsofpeopleenjoycookingyethatetowashup.4.Intheplanecrashovertheweekend,thesolesurvivorwasababytravelingwithitsparents.5.Moreandmorepeoplearebecomingincreasinglyawarethatclimatechangeaffectseveryaspectofourlives.6.Heusedtoenjoygoingouttodinewithfriends,buthestartedspendingmoretimewithfamilyafterhiswifegavebirthtotheirbabydaughter.7.ItisatraditionofAmericanuniversitiestoinviteprominentpeoplefromvariousfieldstodeliveraspeechattheircommencement/graduationceremony.8.Apartfromoccasionalvisitstolocalplacesofinterest,suchasartgalleries,exhibitionsandshoppingcent...
