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Unit1-1Doyouagreewiththeauthorsaboutthemeaningofauthenticlove?whichelementsdoyouthinkareessential?A:morningeveryone,ourtopicistheessentialelementsoflove.B:helloA,afterfinishreadingSomeMeaningsOfAuthentic（真正的）Love,doyouagreewiththeauthorsaboutthemeaningsofauthenticlove?A:OfcourseIdo,andIguessthatwesternpeoplearemorerational（理性的，合理的）thanuswhentheywereinlove.B:maybe.Butwhichelements（基础，条件）doyouthinkareessential?A:IthinktheresponsibilitytowardthepersonIloveismoreimportant.Becauseweneedresponsivetomajorneedsofthepersonwelove,weshouldpromisesomethingtoherinorderthatshecantrustofstayingwithme.B:eh!that’sright,butsometimeswehurtourloverbecauseofexcessive（过多的，过分的）regard,andwemayfeeltieldofresponsibility.whatdoyouthinkaboutthat?A:Ithinktheresponsibilitydoesnotmeanwehavetodoeverythingwhatshearecapableofdoingforherself,justmeansthathelpyouwhenyouneedandstaywithyoutofacethedifficultiestogether.loveisfreeing,loveisfreelygivensoIdon’tthinktheresponsibilityasacloth-wrappers.B:excellently.youareamasteroflove.butIthinkweneedtolerateimperfectionandtrustthepersonIlove.A:Yes,Ofcause,youareananothermastertoo.weneedcomparenoteseachotherasusually.B:Mypleasure.thanksforyourcooperrtion.Together:that’sall,thankyou.\o"添加到单词本"Unit1-3.Whatseemstobetheonlyoneadequatewaytoovercomethefailureoflove?A:Helloeveryone,mynameis××.B:Mynameis××,ourtopicisWhatseemstobetheonlyoneadequatewaytoovercomethefailureoflove?A:Hi,××,haveyoueverexperiencethefailureoflove?B:Yes,Ihave!A:Howdoyoufeellikeaboutit？B：IfindIt’saterriblethingtoexperiencethefailureoflove.Ican’tdescribemyfeeling.Myheartwasbrokeninthattimes！A:oh，really?Itseemsthatyouareveryhappyeverydaynow.Iwonderhowyouovercomethefailureoflove？B:Youareacleverboy，yes，Ihaveovercomeit.Ithinkitisveryimportanttoestablishyourconfidence.Therearevariousways,hereIsuggestthatyoushoulddosomethingyouaregoodateitherinworkorinstudy.Divert（转移，使··转向）youmindonit,workhardandfinallygetyoursuccess.A:Oh,Iknow！Whensomeoneexperiencethefailureoflove！hecandosomethinginterestingtodiverthisattention。B:Yes,onceyouaresuccessful,youfindakindofpeaceaswellasproudinyourheart.Thiswillbeimportantforyouinfuturetimes.Aslongasyoucarryon,youwillcomeacrosssomeoneyoureallyloveatlast.A:××，Ifindyouareanexpertonlove！Ithinkallofusneedtolearnfromyouattheseaspects！Myclassmate，ifsomeoneexperiencethefailureoflove！Welcometoaskquestionwith××！Thankyou！That'sall！Unit1-4doyousharethebeliefthatloveonlyprofitsthesoul,butisprofitlessinthemodernsense?Explainyourideas.A:Helloeveryone,mynameis××.B:Mynameis××,ourtopicisdoyousharethebeliefthatloveonlyprofitsthesoul,butisprofitlessinthemodernsense?ExplainyourideasA:Hi,××,doyousharethebeliefthatloveonlyprofitsthesoul,butisprofitlessinthemodernsense?Explainyourideas.B:Idonotagreewiththisview.Ithinkweshouldnotcontactlovewithprofit.Ithinkloveprofitthesoul,butnotonly!Alsoitprofitusinthemodernsense!A:Canyoutellmewhy?B:Thefirstthingwehavetolearnisthatloveisanart,justaslivingisanart.Matureloveisunionundertheconditionofpreservingone'sintegrity,one'sindividuality.Loveisanactivepowerinman,lovemakesusovercomethesenseofisolationandsepateness.Inmoderntimes,withoutlove,oursoulwillbecomeemptyandthehumansensewillnotkeepaliveandcolorful.sowemusttrustloveisexsitingandpriceless.Weshouldspendourenergyrunningafterlove.A:Bravo!Youropinionaboutloveisveryreasonables.ok,that’sall.Thankyou!Uint2-1.Theauthorsuggeststhatthefuture"willnotbeunrecognizablyexotic"becausehumannatureremainsconstant.Doyouagreethathumannaturewillremainconstant?Andisthefutureworldimaginable?Supportyourideaswithexamples.A: Hey!Ihavebeenwaitingforyoufortenminutes!B: Oh.Iamsorry.RightnowIamreadingaessayabouthowthefuturelifeof humanlookslike.A: Soundinteresting.Itmustbeanunimaginablefutureandmoreexcitingt hanwehavenow.B: Ithinkyoumayfeeldisappointedabouttheessay.Theauthorsuggestthatthe futurewillnotbeunrecognizablyexoticbecausehumannatureremains constant.A: It'sridiculous!Humannature?Yes,HumannaturemayberemainconstantI think.Butwhatisthenatureofhuman?Itdoesn'tmeantogetinagroove.B: Yah...Isay,metoo.Thehumanbeingskeepchasingfaster,higherandstronger. Wholegenerationsarekeepingexploreandpracticeconstantly,making continuousprogressofhumancivilization.A: Sure.Wehavecomputer,cellphone,spaceshipandsoon.Doesthepeople1000yearsagecanimagethem?No!Justlikeit.Thefutureworldisunimaginable. It's clearly.B: ButIcanimageonethings.A: What?B: Ourdescendantsmustbehavingabetterworldthanour.Don'tyouthinkwe are enjoyingamorecomfortablelifethanourancestors?A: Ha-ha.Yes,itdoes!Justforexample,theyhadneverwatcheda3Dmovie. Look!Ihavetwotickets.Gowithme?B: Ofcourse!Ilikewatchingmoving.Let'sgo!Unit2-2Asforeducation,whatchangesdoyouexpect?Why?A:IncurrentChina,manypeoplequestionedoureducationsystem.MostpeoplebelievethattherearetoomanyshortcomingsinChineseeducationsystem,what'syouropinion?B:Inmyopinion,comparedwiththeWesterneducationsystem,Chineseeducationsystemistoorigid.InChina,educationdoesnotpayenoughattentiontothecultivationofinterest,studentoftenchoosethemajorwhichheisnotinterestedin.Atthesametime,ourtraditionalcultureisdisappearing.A:Yeah,Theseproblemswhichyoumentionedisreallyexist.Ifyouwanttoimproveoureducationsystem,whatchangesdoyouexpect?B:AsIsaidbefore,WeshouldfollowtheexampleoftheWesterneducationsystemandnotonlyconcernedaboutthestudent'sAchievementofthecurriculumbutalsopayingourattentiontothepursuitofknowledge.A:Inasense,thecreditcanreflectpartlythelevelofknowledge,itisnotthekey.Schoolsshouldtakeadvantageofthecharacteristicsofeverystudent,useindividualizedwaytoteachdifferentstudents.Howtoimprovethegeneralqualityofstudentshasbecomeanimportantissue.B:Yeah,thepurposeofeducationistoimprovethelevelofthepublicandthentopromotesocialprogress.Chinaisinaperiodofreform,Ithinkoureducationsystemhasabrightfuture.A:whatthefutureofeducationinChinawillbelike,Iagreewithyou.Unit2-3It’struethatcomputershaveinfiltratedourlives.Inwhatwayhavecomputerschangedourlife?Citeexamplestosupportyourideas.A:Hi,B.Haveyoureadthebookcalledlifeinthefourthmillennium(千年期)?B:Yes,Ihave.it'sareallygoodbook!And,Ifindthefutureisreallyunimaginable!A:Iagreewithyou,justlikethecomputer!Inrecentyears,computershaveincreasinglyinfiltratedourlivesandatthesametimeourliveshavechangedsignificantly.Canyoulistexampleofthis?B:Asweallknow.Therearemultiplewaysthatthecomputerschangeourlives,butIthinkthemostimportantwayistheinformationtransmission.Fastinformationtransmissionmakesourlivesmorefacilitated.Forexample,whenyouwanttobuysomething,youcanlookforthemerchandiseonline,whatismore,youcanorderthemerchandisestraightonline.Toyoursurprise,themerchandisecanbesenttoyourhomedirectly,thatistosay,youstayathome,andcangetthemerchandiseyouwant.A:Yes,youareright!Nowadays,thecomputerisplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleinpeople’sdailylife.Computersreallyhavealotofadvantages.Thereisanotherexample.Youmayfindajobthroughthenetworkaslongasyousendyourresumetotheenterpriseswhichwanttoemploynewworkers.And,nowadayseducationhasbeenplayedaveryimportantroleinthedevelopmentofyoungpeopleandthenation.WecanreceiveeducationfromtheInternet.Thereisalotofnet-schoolonline.B:Asyousaid,It'struethatcomputersmakeourlifeconvenientinsomeways,butitstillbringsomebadimpacttoourlives.soweneedtreatcomputerscarefully.Unit2-4Whatdoyouthinkmayinfluencethequalityoflife?Doyoupreferthegovernmentoflawsormen?Why?A:hi,B,longtimenosee.Youhavetobuyanewmobilephone?B:yes,thisisiphone8,theAPPLE’slatestproducts.A:osocool.B:,youknow,Ican'tleavemymobilephone.A:Isee,whatdoyouthinkmayinfluencethequalityoflife?Yourphone.B:Ithink,Threepointsaffectthequalityoflifealot.Theyareeducationlevel,relationshipwithcommunity,technology.Inparticular,technologyhasshrunktheglobeandstretchedourlivesandourminds.Likeiphone(hahha..)whataboutyou?A:Ithinkthehumanrelationshipsareveryimportant.Manyleapsinourqualityoflifecamefromtherecognitionofuniversalhumanneeds,suchaslife,libertyandtheofhappiness.B:so,youpreferthegovernmentoflawsormen?A:yes,whataboutyou?B:Iagreewithyou,Ithinktechnologywillenrichratherthandominatehumanlives.Unit3-1A:Hi,man,theunittwoisfinished,Whatisyouropinionabouthigh-techfarming?B:Ithinkhigh-techfarminghasitsmeritsanddemerits.A:Really?Tellmemore.B:ok!Youknow,machineandtechnologyareappliedtofactoryfarmingwidely.so,itcangetmanydifferentkindsofproductswithhighefficiency.whichisitsfeature.Itimprovespeopleslivestandard.AndthatiswhatIthinkismerits.A:yes,you’reright,high-techfarmingmakesushavemorechoicestochoose,makesourlifemorecolorful,itisgreat.B:EspeciallyinChina,therearesomanymouthsfeeding,andweneedfoodasmuchaspossible,actually,withoutdevelopinghigh-techfarming,wewillbehardtosatisfytheneedsofpeople.A:thatisthereality.Evensotherearemanydisadvantages.B:yeah,itissocrueltoanimals,youknow?Infactoryfarming,avealcalfwillspendits16weeksoflifeinadarkenedstall24inchesaround，Unableeventoturnaround.A:Yes,Ialsohearthatlayinghensarekeptbright18to20hoursadayjusttopreventdozing.Theyproduceaneggevery32hourswithnotimeouttositonthem.Howhorrible,howinhumane.B:maybeitisdangeroustopeoplehealthatthesametime.A:why?B:Fully80percentofpenicillin（盘尼西林）,tetracycline（四环素）andotherwonderdrugsarenotadministeredtohumansbutaremixedwithanimalfeed----bothtopreventdiseaseandtoacceleratelivestockgrowth.Thenumberofproductsisgettingmore,butthequalityisworse.A:oh,Igetit,youmeanthatdrugsabusemakesabadresult.Becauseithasmadethedevelopmentofbacteriaresistanttomanyoftheantibiotics.Andanimalshavebecomevulnerabletobacteriaonceeasilycontrolled,and,thehumanswhoeatthesemaygetdiseasesmoreeasily,so,thatistosay,itisbadforpeople’shealth.amIright?B:Ican’tagreewithyoumore,didyoutastethechickenproducedbyfactoryfarming?A:ofcourse,itistasteless,butcheap,soweseeiteverywhere,theproductproducedbytraditionalfarmingistoodeartous.wearediaosi.wedon’thaveenoughmoneytoleadawonderfullife.B:greatmindsthinkalike.A:actually,nowthegovernmenthasrealizedthathigh-techfarmingisdevelopedtoofasttohurttheenvironmentandpeople’shealth.Theychangetheirpoliciestoguideitsdevelopmenttorightdirection.Maybetherewillbebettersoon.Ihope.A:Ihopetoo.Unit3-2A:Hi,Doyouhavetime?B:Yes,What’swrong?A:Iwanttoaskyousomequestions.Asweallknow,Chinaisalargeagriculturalnation,howmuchdoyouknowaboutthegovernment’spoliciesinagriculture?B:Agriculturalproblemsismainlytheproblemoftheindustrializationofagriculture.Doyouknowagriculturalsubsidies(农业补贴)?A:Yes,Iknowalittle.Governmentiscouragingfarmerstofarm.Inmyhometown,Aslongasyoufarm,youwillgetthecorrespondingsubsidies.B:Oh,good!Thisisagoodpolicy.Afewyearsago,therearemanylandswasted.Nowadays,Landsarebasicallygotthefulluse.Unit3-3A:hello,B!B:hi,whatareyoudoingthesedays?A:oh,noting.youkonw,butrecently,isearchsomenewsontheintenet.whatsurprisedmeisthatsomefood-bornediseasesaregettingmoredifficulttotreat.sodoyouknowthereason?B:yeah,ialsoseethesenews,asikonwsomeexpertssayitisbeacausethatpepleusingtoomuchantibioticsinfarming.A:oh,thisistrue.andtheyusethemnottopretectagainstdiseasebutasacheapandeasywaytospeedupanimalgrowth.sowhatisyouopinionaboutthis?B:ithinkitisinhumananddangerous.notonlytotheanimalsbutalsopeoplewhohaveeatentheseanimalsfeedwithantibiotics.A:metoo.ithinkpeoplearecreatingasituationwhere,inacoupleofdecades.noneoftheseantibioticswillbeeffectiveforhumantherapy.B:thatsoundsreallyterible.weshoulddosthtoavoidit,ifso,maybefoodpoisoningalsobehardtocontrolandhappeneasily.A:iagreewithyou.ourhumansshouldrealizetheimportance,thismaybeharmfultoeveryone,evencausethedeathofpeople.B:yeah,justlikeUS,theyhavebannedtheuseofantibioticsneededinhumanmedicineinfarming.thispolicycanensureourfoodhealthyonsomedegree.A:butitcannotbebannedalltheway,wecanalsouseantibioticsinfarmingincontrolnotoveruse.beacauseantibioticscanpreventsomediseasesthatmayhaveontheanimals.B:youareright,itshouldbeusedundertheguidanceofveterinary.A:inthiscase,maybewecanliveinaheathyfoodsupplyagain.B:ihopeso.andthegovernmentshouldtakesomemeasurestohelpthefarmerstoimproveanimals'feedingenvironments.A:Protectionofanimalrightsisimporment.B:sowemustrespectthem,treatthembetter.A:yes,let'sdoourbesttoadvertisetheimportanceofantibioticsB:andpotentialdangerousofoverusePotentialdangerinfarming?A:makeitisReasonableonusingofantibiotics.B:yeah,wehopeso.havehopeofit!Unit4-1Whatarethechieftasksofeducation?A:HaveyoureadthereportsthatalargenumberofseniorhighschoolstudentsgiveuptheCollegeentranceexaminationinourcountry?B:YES,iHave.it'sareallydifferentfromdaysofours.IrememberwewereScramblingfortheexamtogetaopportunitytotheUniversity.Butnowistotallydifferent！A:soyouthinkwhatbringsaboutthisPhenomenon?Thefutureorsomenewchoices?B:Maybe,both.Theycouldfindmanynewmethodstobringup,suchasStudyabroadortoworkwithoutthecollegelife.Theythinkotherwayismoreeasymaketheirdreamcometrue,sotheychoosethedifferentroad.A;itssoundreasonable.Ithinkthereisanotherreasonthatsomestudentsinruraldon’twanttooffertheprettyexpensivefeetoaccomplishthecollage,andatlasttheydidn’tfindasatisfiedwork.TheUniversityisdifferentthanonebefore.IwanttoaskyouWhatarethechieftasksofeducation?B:um,IthinkItisthejobofeducationtohelppeopletounderstandthemselvesandothersbetterbygivingthemabetterunderstandingoftheworld.A:yeah,Iagreewithyou.Itstellushowtolivebetter.Thechieftasksofeducationistomakeuslearnedbutnottomakeusgoodandwisebeforecollege.Findogoodjobaftercollegeisaprettygood.B:Acquiringknowledgerepresentsthefirststeptowardsbetterunderstandofthecomplexworld.Thenextstepislearninghowtoputfactsintotherightcontext.A:Infact,Educationismoreirreplaceablethaneverbefore.Question:1,Didyouthinkyougetmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages?takesomereason.2,youwillhandyoursonordaughtertotheChinesetraditionaleducationsystem?Unit4-2whatisyourunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenscienceandhumanity?A:Hi,A,longtimenosee!B:Hi,B,nicetomeetyou.A:Firstly,Iwanttoaskyouaquestion.Scienceandhumanity,whichdoyouprefer?B:IthinkIlikesciencebetter,becausesciencehaschangedtheworldandchangedourwayoflife.Butitdoesn'tmeansthatIdon'tlikehumanity.Asweallknow,humanityisawaytoexpressfeelings.A:Yes,Iagreedwithyou,thesciencehasbeentoosuccessfultoday.Sciencecanmakeyourcarwork,fixyourliver,turnsunlightintoelectricity,orevensendspaceshipstoMars,.Buthumanityisinaawkwardsituation.B:Intoday'suniversity,peoplewhostudysciencearefarmorethanthehumanity.Theythoughtsciencearemoreusefulthanhumanityandtheycangetabetterjobsbystudyingscience.A:Youareright,butIdon'tthinkhumanityisuseless.Althoughhumanitymakesnothinghappen,itisthenatureofhuman.Ifoneday,welostscience,wecanstillsurvive.Butifwelosthumanity,althoughwestillsurvive,wearethewalkingdead.B:Yougotagoodpoint.SoIthinkscienceandhumanityarebothimportant.Ifwedon'thavescience,evenwecansurvive,wearejustlikeanimal,surviveinaveryprimitiveway.SoIthinktherelationshipbetweenscienceandhumanityarejustlikelockandkey,theyarecomplementeachother.A:Year,frompasttonowhumanitytopromotepeopletothehigherdevelopment,butscienceistomakepeoplemoreprogress.sohumanitymakescienceinitiative,scienceistheproductofhumanity.Bothofthemaremutualandindispensable.Unit4-3Byyourobservation,arestudentsofartsfacingtheawkwardsituationastheauthordescribesayoungacademicwhohasjustcompletedadoctorateonBiblicalreferencesinPercyByssheShelley’slaterverse?A:，haveyoureadthebookcalledreclaimingtheintellectualforposterity？B:YES,iHave.it'sareallygoodbook！Ittellsusthechieftasksofcurrenteducationistomakeuslearnedbutnottomakeusgoodandwise.A:asastudentmajoredcomputerscience,doyouworryaboutyourfuturejob?B:OFcoursenot,asaMasterofScience.itiseasytofindajob.A:Byyourobservation,doyouthinkstudentsofartsfacingtheawkwardsituationincurrentsociety,anddoyouthinkstudentsofsciencehavesomeCompetitiveAdvantagethanthestudentofarts?B:idon'tthinkso,onthecontraryithinkstudentsofsciencearefacingtheawkwardsituationincurrentsociety.itistruethatstudentsofscienceiseasytofindajobthanthestudentsofarts!butaswecanseeinourschooljobfair,thesalaryforthestudentofartsismorethanus.A:Iamagreewithyou,foronethingwecanseethatstudentsofartsusuallybeawhitecollarworkeroragoldencollar,butforourstudentofscienceusuallybeabluecollarworker.Foranotherthingtheenvironmentofourworkplaceismuchmoreseverethanthestudentsofarts.B:inmyopinion,justlikeeverythinghasitstwosides,bothhaveadvantageanddisadvantage.So,wecan'tsaywhichsubjectdisciplinesisfacingtheawkwardsituation.A:EN,ITsoundsreasonable.so,iadvisemyclassmate,wejustneedtodoourbestinourdailylife,butnotcomplainwhatadisadvantageoussituationweface.Unit4-4WhatisyourcommentonAuden'sideathat"poetrymakesnothinghappen"?A:HiB,howareyoudoing?B:Fine,thanks.recentlyI'mreadingsomeEnglishcollectionofpoemsaboutAuden.Doyourememberhisdefiantwords"poetrymakesnothinghappen"?A:Yeah,Iheardaboutit.B:Sodoyouagreehisopinion?Pleasecommentonit.A:Asancomputersciencestudent,Idon'tthinkliteraturesuchaspoetryismoreimportancethanscience.Scienceconfershugepowertochangetheworld,andtransformedthelivesofmillionsofpeople.Butapparentlywecanliveverywellwithoutpoetry.B:Howcanyousaythat?Franklyspeaking,Idon'tagreewithyou.A:I'mallears.B:Inmyopinion,poetryistherecordofthebestandhappiestmomentsofthehappiestandbestminds.Andweuseitasanalternativeformtocommunicatewithotherpeople.Withoutit,humansliteraryhistorywillbeovershadowedembellishment.A:Ithinkyoumightberightinaway,butitisn'tindispensable,isit?B:Maybeistrue.Butanyonecouldnotundervaluepoetry,too.A:Yeah,Iknowwhatyoumeannow.wecandiscussthistopicinnexttime.B:OK,Bye.Unit5-1WhatdoyouknowaboutAmericanindividualismandJapanesecollectivism?Whatrolesdoindividualismandcollectivismplayinmodernsociety?A:Hey,B.Youknowwe’vejustlearnedaarticleaboutthetwocastsofmindinJapaneseandAmericanworks.I’dliketodiscussAmericanindividualismandJapanesecollectivismwithyou.B:OK.SotellmeaboutyouunderstandingaboutAmericanindividualism.andI’lltellyoumyunderstandingaboutJapanesecollectivism.A:Wow,IthinkindividualismistheverycoreofAmericancultureandthemainvalueinAmerica.Wecansaythatindividualismhasbeeninfluencingallthefieldsofpolitics,ecomicsandsociety.Theself-reliance.individualfreedom,equalcompetionareemphasizedinAmericanindividualism.B:Yeah.It’strue.ButJapanesecollectivismisquitedifferent.Japanesecollectivismisco-operativecollectiveconsciousness.Thisisakindofcollectiveconsciousnessthatthegroupmemberscollaboratewitheachothertomakecollectivebenefitandtherebyenableindividualstoobtainthecorrespondinginterests.A:Oh,Isee.Theyarebothveryimportantintheircountries.InAmerica,individualismsuppliedthenationwitharationalizationofitscharacteristicattitude,behaviorpatternsandaspiration.Iturgespeoplecareabouttheirpersonalinterests.Soitcanencouragetheworkers’workincentives.ItplayedanimportantroleinAmerica’seconomydevelopment.B:Yeah,Ithinkyouareright.Whilecollectivismissodifferentfromindividualism.itplayedaverysimilarroleinJapanasindividualisminAmerica.InpastgenerationstheJapanesepeoplehavelongbeenacollectivistculture,andareverygroupminded,sociable,andplaceagreatdealofimportanceupontheopinionsoftheirpeers.Nobodycanmakeanyachievementwithoutthecooperationwithothers.Collectivismteachestheworkerstoworkinamoreefficaciousway.A:It’ssonicetotalkwith.IthinkIhaveadeeperunderstandingaboutthesetwocastsofmindnow.B:Metoo.Unit5(1)A：hi，B.Asweallknow,AmericaandJapanareboththemostdevelopedcountries.Butthereisalotofdifferencebetweenthem.B：Yeah.EspeciallyintheaspectofAmericanindividualismandJapanesecollectivism.Manyotherdifferencescanbeexplainedbythis.A:Right.First,Ithink,weshouldmakeclearthatwhatisindividualismandcollectivism.Indivisualismisnotequaltoselfishness,andcollectivismdoesn’tmeanself-sacrifice(自我牺牲).B:yeah，somepeoplejusthavewrongunderstandinginit.Inmyopinion,individualismmeansthatindividualistheunitofsociety,anditisthestandardofvaluejudgement.A:Incontrast,collectivismmeansthatgroupistheunitofsociety,andindividualmustobeytothebenefitofthegroup.Ithinkthisattributestothedifferentcultureofthetwocountries.B:Americansbelieveinfreedom,advocatepersonalrights.Theydon’twanttobelimitedbyothers,justliketheircountry.So,individualismispopolularinAmerica. A:Tohearyousaythis,IcananalysizetheJapanesecollectivism.BeingsimilartoChina,Japanhasalonghistoryoftraditionalculture,thepeopletakerespectingelder、mutualhelpandavoidingconflictforgranted. B:Youareright,wecanusemodesty(谦逊)todescribeit.Besides,Japanhaslimitedland,onlycoorperatingwitheachother,thepeoplecanhaveabetterlife. A:InChina,therearealsomanyproverbstoopposeindividualism,justlike”Cutdownthetallpoppies”and”talltreescatchmuchwind”. B:Yeah,wecanseethedifferentculturebetweenAmericaandJapanthroughthistwovalues. A:Thistwovaluesreallybringdifferentinfluencesandplaydifferentrolesinmodernsociety.Doyouthinkso? B:Yeah,takingmanufactureforexample,Americansaregoodatdevelopingnewproducts,butJapanesedowellintheimprovementofproducts’performance. A:Wecanseethatbothof