新编大学英语-浙江大学第二册答案

新编大学英语-浙江大学第二册答案

Unit1

PartTwoReadingcenteredactivities

Pre-reading

ReadingComprehension

1.Understandingthestructureofthepassage

Para.1-4cpara.5-7apara.8-11bpara.12-13d

2.1)Theywouldstareatthem.

2)Hefeltembarrassed/ashamed

3)Heneverleton.

4)Heusuallywalkedtherewiththehelpofhisson

5)Hewaspulledonachild'ssleightothesubwaystation

6)Helikebasketball,dances,andparties

7)Heaskedthemtositdownandfightwithhim.

8)Hewasproudofhisson

9)Hemissedhimverymuchandwassorryforwhathehadthoughtabouthim.

10)Helearnedtohaveagoodheartfromhisfather.

3.1)C2)A3)C4)B5)D6)A7)B8)C9)D

4.UnderstandingthereferenceWords.

1)thedifficultyincoordinationthesteps

2)whetherapersonhasagoodheart

3)agoodheart

4)thebaseballteam

5)satdowntofight

6)whatthesonhasachieved

7)sensed

8)thereluctancetowalkwithhim

Vocabulary

1.1)urged

2)halted

3)bother

4)embarrassed

5)adjusted

6)complain

7)kid

8)engage

9)subject

10)sawtoitthat

11)coordinate10)A12)participate

2.Word-building

patience

bitterness

fortune

knowledgeable

reluctant

entrance

complaint

envious

memorable

frustration

1)bitter

2)fortunate

3)patience

4)memorable

5)reluctant

6)entrance

7)complaints

8)envious

9)knowledgeable

10)frustration

Translation

1.Hewalksslowlybecauseofhisbadleg.

2.Hecametothemeetingdespitehisseriousillness.

3.Hesawtoitthatthesamemistakedidn,thappenagain.

4.Nowthatthey'vegottoknoweachotheralittlebetter,thegetalong

justfine.

5.ThenIfoundmyselfsurroundedbyhalfadozenboys.

6.Isendyoumybestwishesonthishappyoccasion.

PartThreeFurtherdevelopment

3.Whatislove?

1)causes

2)offers

3)to

4)not

5)tell

6)calls

7)attracted

8)discovers

9)weak

10)disappointed

11)distance⑵out

PartFourWritingandTranslation

2.TranslationPractice

1.FromChineseintoEnglish

1)supportabigfamily

2)careforherchildrenandparents

3)payforhischildren,seducation

4)afteryearsofdiligentresearch

5)thefinancialburdenonhisshoulders

6)Shehasagoldenheart/aheartofgoldandlovespeoplearoundher.

7)Myfatherhasneverboughtanytoysandcandiesformyyoungerbrother

andme,butI

knowhelovesus.

8)Myparentsdotheirbesttomeetourneedsandalwayskeeptheirpromises.

2.FromEnglishintoChinese

1）他从来不感到疲劳，非常喜欢干活,而且说话不多。

2）有她陪在身边我很高兴并感到安全,尤其是在天气不好的时候。

3）从他那里得到的一切我们都很感激,而且下决心要努力学习来报答他。

4）她常常给我们讲一些很有趣的故事,而且从这些故事中我能能够知道自己该什么,

不该做什么。

Unit2

PartTwoReadingcenteredactivities

Pre-reading

ReadingComprehension

1.Understandingthemainideaofthepassage

1)different

2)problems

3)communication

4)translator

5)trust

6)acceptance

7)exaggerate

8)superlatives

9)metaphors

10)genera1izations

11)unsupportive

12)literally

13)rethink

14)translate

2.UnderstandingSpecificInformation

1)F2)T

Vocabulary

1.1)mess3)F4)T5)T6)F7)T8)T9)T10)T2)repeat

3)mislead

4)intends

5)tend

6)exaggerates

7)frustrating

8)misinterpreted

9)acceptance

10)trust

2.StepOne

1)f2)c3)a4)k5)I6)e7)h8)j9)g10)b11)dStepTwo

1)conveyed/conveyed

2)assistance

3)encounter

4)conflict

5)emphasis

6)reacted

7)recognize

8)manner

9)assumed/assume

10)emerged/emerges

11)ignore

3.1)out2)on3)with4)of5)In6)in7)to8)on9)AtTranslation

1.Iwenttothedentistyesterdaytohaveabad/decayedtoothpulledout.

2.Thedevelopmentofthingsdependsfundamentallyoninternalcauses.

3.AllroadsleadtoRome.

4.Imeant/intendedtogiveyouthatbooktoday,butIforgottobringit

withme.

5.Iwasonthevergeofacceptinghisadvice.

6.Divorceisnotamatteryoucanaffordtotakelightly.

PartThreeFurtherdevelopment

4.ALetterforJames

DearJames,

Howareyou?

verybusy

togetready

play

friends

won

great

gotme

mobilephone10)ofgottago

Pleasewriteback.

PartFourWritingandTranslation

4.TranslationPractice

1)Misunderstandingsareverycommoninourdailylives.

Theywillcauseproblemsandunnecessarytrouble:ruinfriendships,bring

misery.

2)Therearemanywaystoavoidmisunderstandings

1.Donotusewordsthatmayhavedoublemeanings.

2.Expressideasandpronouncewordsclearly.

3.Emphasizethemainpoints.

4.Don'tpretendtounderstandwhenyoudon't.

5.Askforclarificationwhennotclearaboutthemeaning.

6.Beawareofthegenderdifferencesincommunication.

3)Manymisunderstandingscanbeavoidedifwearecarefulenough.Life

without

misunderstandingswillbebetterandhappier.

Unit3

PartTwo

Post-reading

ReadingComprehension

1.UnderstandingtheOrganizationoftheText

1)Introduction(para.1)

Eachpersonhasthepotentialtowininhisownway.

2)Themeaningof"winner"and"loser”(Par.2)

Awinterisonewhorespondsgenuinelybybeingtrustworthyandresponsive

Aloserisonewhofailstorespondgenuinely

3)Fewpeoplearewinnersandlosersallthetime.(Par.3)

4)Winners(Par.4-7)

Characteristicsofawinner:

A.Awinterisgenuine

B.Awinnerisnotafraidtodohisownthinkingandtousehisown

knowledge.

C.Awinnerisflexible.

D.Awinnerhasaloveforlife.

E.Awinnercaresabouttheworldanditspeople.

5)Losers(Para.8-10)

Possiblecauses:Poornutrition,cruelty,unhappyrelationship,disease,

continuing

disappointments,andinadequatephysicalcare.

Characteristicsofaloser:

A.Aloserlacksanabilitytoappropriatelyexpresshimselfthroughafull

rangeof

possiblebehavior.

B.Aloserhasdifficultygivingandreceivinglove.

2.UnderstandingSpecificInformation!)C2)D3)A4)B5)C

Vocabulary

1.

1)appreciate

A.感激

B.欣赏，赏识

2)Capacity

A.容量，容积，容纳力

B.能力，力量，才能

3)channel

A.频道

B.把---导向，引导，集中

4)contribute

A.捐献，捐赠，贡献出

B.有助于，促成

5)flexible

A.有弹性的，柔韧的

B.灵活的，可变通的

6)guilt

A.罪，罪行

B.内疚，自责，悔恨

7)potential

A.潜在的，可能的

B.潜力，潜能

8)rigid

A.硬的，不易弯曲的

B.严格的，刻板的

2.achieve—achievement

depend—dependence

cruel---cruelty

genuine---genuineness

aware---awareness

capable—capability

expect---expectation

1imit---limitation

unique—uniqueness

respond—response

disappoint---disappointment

behave—behavior

1)expectation2)limitations3)capability4)achievement5)response

6)awareness

3.1)enteredinto

4)unawareof7)behavior8)disappointment9)cruelty2)channeled--into

3)holds/heldback5)separates--from6)referredto---as10)dependence?)

livedupto8)callsfor9)contributesto10)sees/saw---asTranslation

1.Lackofconfidencecontributedtohisfailure.

2.Shehasshowngreatcourageinthefaceofherseriousillness.

3.Wecametotheconclusionthatshewastellingthetruth.

4.Hissecretaryfailedtotellhimaboutthemeeting.

5.Learninglanguagesisn'tjustamatterofmemorizingwords.

6.Onceshehasmadeherdecision,noonecanholdherback.

7.It'11bedifficulttoliveuptothestandardssetbyourcaptain.

8.Thescientistreferredtothisdiscoveryasthemostexcitingnew

developmentinthisfield.

PartFour

WritingandTranslation

2.TranslationPractice

1)Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

2)Anymanwhoisafraidoffailurewill/canneverwin.

3)Successmeansthatyouenjoy/loveandaregoodatdoingwhatyouare

doingnow.

4)Onewhoiseagertowinwillnotnecessarilywinquickly.

5)Asuccessfulpersondoesn,taskforthingsfromothers.Onthecontrary/

Instead,hewillask

himself:"WhatcanIleavetothisworld?”

6)Arealwinnerissomeonewhomakesthegreatestcontributionstothe

society,nottheonewho

istherichest,orthemostfamous.

3.Writing

Somepeoplesaythatwinningmeansbeingrich,somesaywinningmeansbeing

powerful,andotherthinkwinningmeansbeinghappy.Ithinkwinningmeans

doingwhatyoushoulddoandbeinggoodatit.Mostofuscanonlylivein

thisworldfornomorethan70or80years.Weshouldn'tthinktoomuchabout

whatwecangetformthisworld.Instead,weshouldthinkaboutwhatwecan

leaveinthisworld.Theonewhocanmakemorecontributionstotheworldisa

realwinner.Forexample,cleaningthestreetisahumblejobinmany

people'seyes,butinmyopinion,streetcleanerscanalsobegreatwinners.

Theymakeourcitymorebeautiful.Theygiveusabetterenvironmentand

consequentlyabetter1ife.But,onthecontrary,somepeoplemakemoneyat

thecostoftheenvironment.Someareevenworse:theycheatorkillothersin

ordertogainpowerorearnmoney.Winnersorlosers?It'stimetogiveita

secondthought.

Unit4

PartTwo

Post-Reading

ReadingComprehension

1.UnderstandingtheOrganizationoftheTextl)Introduction(Para.1-2)2)

Thestudyoftheplacebo(Para.3-7)ii)Theplacebomakesthewishtogetbetter

becomereality,only25percentofthepeople

3)Thefirstgroupshowednochangesfromthewayoldpeopleinthatvillage

hadalwaysbeen.4)iftheplacebocanhavebadeffectsitshouldneverbe

used.

2.UnderstandingSpecificInformation

1)Yes2)No3)Maybe4)Yes

Vocabulary

1.

1)A.asubstanceusedfortreatingillness,especiallyaliquidyoudrink

B.thetreatmentandstudyofillnessandinjuries

2)A.anactoffiringagun

B.aninjectionofadrug

3)A.thepartofaspacecraftinwhichastronautsliveandwork

Baplasticcontainershapedlikeaverysmalltubewithmedicineinside

4)A.becomewholeandsound,returntohealth

B.causetobecomementallyoremotionallystrongagainafterabad

experience

5)A.a.particularwayofbehavingtowardssomeoneorofdealingwiththem.

B.amethodthatisintendedtocureaninjuryorillness.

6)A.theprocessofcuttingintosomeoneysbodytorepairorremoveapart

thatisdamaged

B.theprocessofmakingamachineorsystemwork

7)A.apersonortheirparticularproblemthatadoctorisdealingwith

B.asituationthatexists,especiallyasitaffectsaparticularpersonor

group

8)A.makesomeonethinkthataparticularthingistrue;indicate

B.tellsomeoneyourideasaboutwhattheyshoulddo,wheretheyshouldgo,

etc.

2.1)a2)e3)f4)d5)g6)h7)c8)b

Translation

1)AllIcansayisthatweareextremelysorry.

2)Inmanycasesregulationsalonewillnotwork.

3)Heishighlylikelytosucceedbecauseofhisintelligenceanddiligence.

4)ShestaredatmeasifIwereastranger.

5)Itisreportedthatthreepeoplewereinjuredinthetrafficaccident

yesterday.

6)Ifeelangryatthewayhe(has)treatedme.5)Yes6)No7)Yes8)

Maybe7)Thepatientismuchthesamethismorningashewasyesterday.

8)I'dliketostay(at)homethiseveningratherthangoout.

PartFour

WritingAndTranslation

2)Translationpractice

A:Whatareyoudoing?

B:I'mreadingamagazine,Psychology.

A:Well,itmustbefuntolearnsomethingaboutpsychology.

B:Youbet.Psychologyhasbroadapplicationsinourdailylife.

A:Forexample***?

B.Forexample,peoplecan,tresistthetemptationtobuyclothesonsale;

patientsfeelmuchbetterafterthey'vetakensomeplacebos.

A.Wait,•••wait.Idon'tthinkithasanythingtodowithpsychology.

B.Itdoeshavesomethingtodowithpsychology.Peoplecan,thelpbuying

clothesonsale

becausetheyhaveaverypowerfulpsychologicalneedthattheyfeelthey

mustsatisfy.Patientswhohavetakensomeplacebosfeelmuchbetterbecause

theyconstantlytellthemselvesthattheywillbecomebetter,andtheirstrong

willmakesthewishtogetbetterbecomereality.

A:Oh,Isee.Doespsychologyalsoplayaroleinsuchcasesastalkingwith

friendsandlisteningtofastmusic?

B.Yes,talkingwithfriendscanberelaxing,andlisteningtofastmusic

canmakepeople

energeticordynamic.Accordingtopsychology,thesearegodwaysofkeeping

adistancefromdepressionandpressure.

3.Writing

Sample1

Psychologyplaysanimportantroleinourdailylife.Ourfeelingand

attitudescolorthewaywebehave.Confidenceisagoodexample.

Inreality,agreatnumberofpeoplecomplainthattheyarenotabletodo

somethingorthattheirdifficultiesaretoogreattoovercome.Insomecases,

thismaybetrue.Butinothercases,itmeansthatthesepeopleallow

themselvestogetdiscouraged.

Forexample,aconfidentmancanaccomplishmanythings.Ifyouhave

confidence,youbelieveyoucandothingswell.Youmightnotalwaysdoas

wellasyouhope,butyouwilltryharderthenexttime.Amanwholacksself­

confidencemightnotbeabletocompletesimpletasks.Withoutconfidenceyou

arelikelytobenervous,unsureofyourselfandconfusedaboutwhattodoand

howtodoit.Youmaythinkyouwillfail,soasaresultyouwillnottry

hardenough.

Astheoldsayinggoes,whereisawill,thereisaway.Inotherwords,if

youhavethewillorthedeterminationtodosomething,youwillalwaysfinda

waytodoit.Havingconfidenceisanimportantpartofourlife.

Sample2

Inourdailylife,weoftenhavetobuythings.Mostofuscannotreally

distinguishgoodqualityformbadquality.Obviouslywecanseeifanappleis

rotten,butwecannotalwaysseeifsomethingiswellmade.Whatthoughtsmake

usbuythings?Awomenmaydecidetobuyaparticularstyleofdressbecause

severalofherfriendschoosethatstyle.Shewantstobelikeherfriends.A

manmightdecidetobuyaparticularcoatbecauseitisexpensive.Hethinks

thatsinceitisexpensiveitmustbeofgoodquality.Astudentwhohasalot

ofmoneymightdecidetobuyajacketbecauseitwasdesignedbyawell-known

designer.Wearingajacketwiththedesigner,snameonitmakeshimfeel

important.

Thesearenotthelogicalreasonsforbuythings,buttheyexplainthe

motivationbehindpeople?sactionsorbehavior.Itmeansthatpsychologyor

ourmentalstateplaysanimportantroleinmanyaspectsofourdailylife.

Unit5

PartTwo

Post-Reading

ReadingComprehension

1.UnderstandingtheOrganizationoftheText

IIntroduction:Questionsconcerningdreamshavepuzzledhumanbeings,

(para.1)

TIDreamingandsleeping(para.2-3)

1)Whendoesdreamingoccur?

2)Whatarethemainpurposesofsleeping?Togiveusrestandtoallowus

todream.

IllPossiblecausesofdreams(para.4-6)

1)Example:Sleepingwithone'sfeettooclosetoaheatermaycauseoneto

dreamofwalkingonhotcoals.

2)Reflectionofinnerfears

Example:Worryingaboutlosingone,sjobmaycauseonetodreamoflosing

one,sjob.

IVDreaminginterpretation(para.7-9)

1)Theearliestdreamdictionaryincludedsymbolssuchasdrinkingwineto

indicateashortlife2)Artemidorus,dictionaryincludessymbolssuchas

righthand(father),lefthand(mother)and

2UnderstandingSpecificInformation

1)T2)T3)T4)T5)F6)T7)T8)T9)F10)F

Vocabulary

11)explanation2)enthusiasts3)frustrating4)popularity5)unconscious

6)electrical7)movements8)recognizable9)interpretation10)countless2

TaskAl)asleep2)sleepless3)sleep4)sleepy5)asleep6)slept7)sleeping,

sleep

8)sleeper

TaskB

1)submerged:(causeto)gobelowthesurfaceofthesea,riverorlake

(使)浸没，淹没

2)subculture:thebehavior,practices,etc.associatedwithagroupwithin

asociety亚文化

3)submarine:aspecialtypeofshipwhichcantravelunderwater潜水艇

4)subway:(BrE)apathforpeopletowalkunderaroadorrailway地下通道；

(AmE)arailway

thatrunsundertheground地铁

5)subzero:(oftemperatures)belowzero零度以下的

6)Subtropical:relatedtoanareaneartoatropicalarea,ortypicalof

thatarea副热带的，亚热带

的

7)subspecies:asubdivisionofaspecies(物种的)亚种

8)subnormal:belowanaverageorexpectedstandard,especiallyof

intelligence低于正常的

3.1)progressed2)puzzled3)process4)reflected5)predict6)advances7)

symbol8)ancient9)error10)conscious11)analysis12)inner

Translation

1YouwillseethatwhatIamsayingnowwillcometrue.

2Thelecturewassoboringthathalf(of)thestudentsfellasleep.

3Theproblemofunemploymentistiedupwiththedevelopmentofnew

technology.

4Hisappearancehaschangedsomuchthatyoumaywellnotrecognizehim.

5Thecastledatesbacktothe14thcentury.

6Shehasneverdoneanythingforthem,whereastheyhavedoneeverything

theycanforhim.

PartThreeFurtherDevelopment

1VocabularyReview

1)Anatural:notinvolvinganythingmadebypeople天然的，自然的

Bneutral:(ofcolors)notverystrongorbright不鲜艳的，暗淡的

Cnatural:normal;usual正常的，惯常的

Dneutral:notsayingordoinganythingthatwouldencourageorhelpanyof

thegroupsinvolvedinanargumentorwar.中立的，不偏不倚的

2）Ashattered:（causeto）breaksuddenlyintoverysmallpieces（使）粉碎

Bcrashing:hitsomethingorsomeoneextremelyhardwhilemoving,inaway

thatcausesalotofdamageormakesalotofnoise撞击

Ccracked:dosomethingwithasuddensharpnoise劈啪地响

Dcrashed:aviolentaccidentinvolvingoneormorevehicles（汽车的）撞车事

故；（飞机的）失事

Ecrack:（causeto）breakwithoutdividingintoseparateparts（使）开裂

3）Aancient:oforfromalongtimeago,havinglastedforaverylongtime,

orveryold古代的，远古的，古老的

Bearly:nearthebeginningof（aperiodoftime）,orbeforetheusual,

expectedorplannedtime早的，早期的Cprevious:happeningorexistingbefore

theonementioned先前的，以前的

4）Asign:somethingwhichshowsthatsomethingexistsorishapping迹象

Bsymbols:ashapeordesignthatisusedtorepresentsomethingsuchasan

idea象征

Csignal:asoundoractionthatyoumakeinordertogiveinformationto

someoneortellthem

todosomething信号

Dsigns/symbols:astandardmarkthatisusedtorepresentsomething符号，记

号

5）Aview:stateofseeingorbeingseenfromaparticularplace视野，视域

Bvision:powerofseeing;sight视力

Cvision:apictureinone'smindofapossiblesituationorscene（对•可

能情况或场景的）构想，设想；念头

Doutlook:yourgeneralattitudetolifeandtheworld（对生活、世界的）观

点，见解Eview:personalopinionorattitude观点，看法

6）Aerrors/mistakes:thingsdoneincorrectlythroughignoranceorwrong

judgment错误，失误

Bfault:ifsomethingbadthathashappenedisyourfault,youshouldbe

blamedforit过错

Cerror:amoralwrong道德上的错误

Dfault:somethingthatiswrongwithamachine,system,design,etc.,which

preventsitfromworkingproperly故障

Emistake:(bymistake)ifyoudosomethingbymistake,youdoitwithout

intendingto错误地，(并非故意)

7)Aconfused:unabletothinkclearly迷惑的，糊涂的

Bconfusing:difficulttounderstand,puzzling令人迷惑的

8)Aconscious:noticingtheexistenceorpresenceofsomethingparticular意

识到的，知道的

Bunconscious:inthestateofhavinglostconsciousness失去知觉的

Csubconscious:presentatahiddenlevelofthemind潜意识的，下意识的

Dconsciousness:thestateofbeingawake,thinkingandawareofwhatis

happeningaroundyou意识，神志清醒

2MatchingSymbolswithInterpretations

l)d2)k3)a4)j5)G6)h7)c8)19)e10)f11)I12)b

13)Fallingdownfromahighplace:Itmaypredictaheartattack.

14)Eatingspoiled(馔的)food:Itmaypredictastomachproblem.

15)Choking(窒息):Itmaybecausedbyusingaquiltthatistooheavy.

Moresymbolsandtheirinterpretations:

Beingdead:Thedreamermayexperienceanewstartinlife.

Gettinglostonajourney:Thedreamerisunabletoseethefuture.

Findingalotofmoney:Thedreamerisabouttofindoutsomethinghidden

abouthimself.

Wildanimals:Thedreamerfeelsattackedandwantsachancetoshowhisreal

powerandstrength.

PartFourWritingandTranslation

2TranslationPractice

梦是心灵的谈话

人类至今尚未开启通往梦的世界的大门。尽管我们很多人意识到做梦的价值，希望了

解我们在梦中的活动，但大多数人在睡眠中仍觉得像进入梦幻世界一样。有些人认为梦

中的生活跟醒着的生活一样真实，而且在积极寻找方法控制睡眠时的思维活动，然而很

少有人会将清醒时发生的事情跟梦中发生的事情联系在一起。

心理学家和心理玄学家在20世纪90年代普遍认为，我们的梦境包含着日常生活的内

容。因此，学习记住并“挖掘”梦境是非常有用的。纵观历史，土著居民们就曾特意集

体漫游梦境以解决问题，或根据部落所梦见的未来生活设定方向。许多重要的科学发现

就来源于梦境中发生的事件。

3Writing

Sample

ANightmare

Igrewupinthecountryandlifewashardatthattime.Iusedtosharea

bedwithmyyoungerbrother.Wewouldoftenfightforspace.

Onenight,Ihadaterribledream.Inthedream,ourvillagewasoccupiedby

foreigninvaders.Theinvadersweretakingawaypropertyandchildrenfrom

households.Theysethousesonfireandkilledanyonewhodidnotobeythem.I

managedtohideinapileofhay.IcouldhearmyheartthumpingwhenIsaw

someforeignsoldierscomingtowardourhouse.Icouldn,tseethemclearly

becausemyeyeswerecoveredwithhay.Icouldhearthemcomingnearerand

talkingangrily.ButIdidn,tunderstandanythingthattheysaid.Justthen,

Irealizedthatoneofmyarmswasnotfullycovered.Iwantedtohideitbut

Idarednotmove.Thenoneofthesoldiersdiscoveredme.Iwasalmostscared

todeath.ButstillIdidn,tmove.ThenIfeltaseverepainonmyleftarm/

Iwaswoundedbyasoldierwithasword.

TwokeupandrealizedthatIhadjusthadanightmare.Butmyleftarmwas

hurting.Mybrother?sleghadbeenpressingonmyarm.

(210words)

Unit6

PartTwo

In-ClassReading

Pre-reading

Samples

1.Ilikefreshfruit,vegetables,pork,seafood,allkindsofnuts,

etc.Idon'tlikebeef,lamb,

chickenandpickles.

__AlthoughI'mnotavegetarian,Ilikevegetablesandfruitmost.I

eatalotofthem.IalsolikeseafoodbecauseIwasborninacityonthe

coast.I'vebeenexposedtoseafoodeversincemychildhood.Idon,teat

meat,anykindofmeat.

2.ThereasonwhyIeatcertainfoodsordon,teatcertainfoodsis

simple:taste.Inother

words,Ieatwhattastesgood,anddon'teatwhatdoesn*t.Butthereis

oneexception.I'venevertriedsnakebecauseVmscaredbythecreature.

Themerementionoftheword“snake“makesmyskincrawl.

Ithinkoureatinghabitswereformedathomewhenwewereveryyoung.

Forexample,mymotherisanexcellentcook,especiallygoodatcooking

seafoodandvegetables.Iatealotofthemathome.GraduallyI'vebecome

usedtothisdiet.

3.Yes.PeopleinGuangzhoueatrats,snakesandmanyotherbirdsoranimals.

Itissaidthatthey

eatanythingwith2legsexcepthumanbeingsandanythingwith4legsexcept

tables.Althoughitisanexaggeration,itshowstheyreallyeatawiderange

ofthings.Manypeoplethinkthat'sstrangebecauseratsandsnakesare

nauseating.Ialsofindeatingrawfishstrange,becauseIthinkrawfish

containsalotofbacteria.

Post-reading

1.FindingFoodTaboos

IndiaTheunitedStates2)Dogsserveasprotectionagainstthieves.

AncientEgypt&Israel2.UnderstandingtheDetails

1)nutrition,religion,thewaysofdifferentpeople

2)butterflies,rats,termites

3)calories,protein

4)thereisplentyoflandforraisingcattleandtheirmeatcanbeshipped

cheaplyforlong

distancesbyrailroads.

5)Theygowherevertheywanttointhestreets;theycaneatanythingfrom

thesuppliesof

thefoodsellersonthestreets

3Discussion

Samples

1)Differences:

_PeopleinNorthernChinalikenoodles,jiaozi,steamedrolls,etc.,

whilepeopleinSouthernchinapreferrice.

PeopleinNorthernChinaeatalotofChinesecabbage(大白菜)，while

peopleinSouthernChinaeatalotofothervegetables.

_PeopleinEastChinaeatalotofseafood,whilepeopleinWestChina

eatalotofbeefandlamb.

_Peopleinsomeprovinces,suchasSichuan,HunanandHubei,likefood

thattasteshot,whilepeopleinsomeotherplacesinJiangsuandZhejiang

enjoyfoodthattastesalittlebitsweet.

Reasons:

Ithinkthedifferencesarerelatedtopeople'stastes,theavailabilityof

foods,weather,soilandgeographicalconditions,etc.

2)WhenIseepeopleeatthingsIdon'tlike,myfirstreactionis

disgust.Ijustcan't

understandhowpeoplecaneatsuchnauseatingthings.SometimesIfeelthat

peoplearecruelwhentheyeatsomeanimalswhichareahelptohumanbeings.

Idon,tmindwhatotherpeopleprefereating.P