苏联解体发生在1991年12月25日

Unit3SectionAMoretheSamethanDifferentPre-readingQuestionsMakealistofthethingsthataforeignvisitorfromEuropeortheUnitedStatesmightfindstrangewhenarrivinginChinaforthefirsttime,andwhatadvicecanyougivetoaforeignerinChina?

PleaseimaginewhatyoumightfindstrangeintheU.S.1(1)somanypeopleeverywhere(2)Crowdedbuses(3)Somuchliquordrinking(4)Somanyfeasts(5)Chinesefood(“Theyeatanythingwithfourlegsexceptatable”.)

BackgroundinformationSovietUnion:afederationofcommuniststatesineasternEuropeandnorthernandcentralAsiafrom1922until1991.Moscowwasitscapital.ItsofficialnamewastheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublics(USSR).Gorbachev,thelastSovietleader.ConflictoverconstitutionalandeconomicissuesbroughttheSovietUniontothebrinkofcivilwarandprompteditsdisintegrationinto15volatilesuccessorstatesin1991.ComprehensionoftheTextWhatdoesitmeanbymakingacirclewiththethumbandfirstfingerintheSovietUnion?.HowislifeintheUnitedStatescomparedwiththatintheSovietUnion?Whatwasthewomanspeakerinthepassagepreparingfor?Whatisshemainlytalkingabout?WhatkindofsocietyisTheFriendshipForce?Whatisthepurposeoforganizingthesociety,TheFriendshipForce?WhydoesasupperoftenlastlongintheSovietUnion?Whatconclusionshasthewriterdrawninthepassage?1Ithasadirtymeaninginthatcountrythumb2Ingeneral,lifeintheUnitedStatesiseasierandmorecomfortablethanthatintheSovietUnion.Nohotrunningwatertotakeabath(takeashower).Havetoshareabathroomwithothers3.ShewaspreparingtheAmericantravelersfortheirvoyagetotheSovietUnion.4SheismainlytalkingabouttheculturaldifferencesbetweentheSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.5Itisaninternationalsocietythatworksforworldpeace.Itorganizesexchangesofpeople.6Itistohelppeoplefromallovertheworldbecomefriends.7Becauseitoffersagoodchanceforfamilymemberstositatthetableandtalk.SovietUnion:eveningmealoftenlastsanentirehourormoreAmerica:don’ttaketimeforalongdialog.8Thewriterhasdrawntheconclusionsthatinspiteofthepoliticaldifferencesbetweentheircountries,aswellasthedifferencesinlanguageandculture,theSovietsandAmericansareabletobefriends,andthatpeopleallovertheworldaremorethesamethantheyaredifferent.NailPalmwristthumbthumbalift:askfor(andget)afreerideinamotorvehicle(bysignalingtothedriver);thumbaridethumbthrough:turnthepagesofabookquickly,aslookingforsththumbsdown:usedtoexpressdefeat,dissatisfaction,ordisapproval糟糕,差劲.(源处古罗马格斗表演,其间要询问观众,被击败的格斗士应该处死还是生还.观众拇指向下表示处死,向上表示生还.)aruleofthumb:roughpracticalmethodofassessingormeasuringsth.,usubasedonpastexperienceratherthanonexactmeasurement,etc(andthereforenotcompletelyreliableineverycaseorineverydetail)e.g.:Asaruleofthumb,youshouldcookachickenfor20minutesforeachpoundthatweights.beall(fingersand)thumbs:beveryclumsy,espwhenhandingthingsE.g:Iseemtobeallthumbstoday.Preparesb./sth.forsb./sth.getormake(sb/sth)readyIamafraidyou’regoingtohavetoprepareyourselfforashock.ThecoursepreparesyoufortheCET-4.Bepreparedtodosth.:beableandwillingtodosth.Iampreparedtolendyouthemoneyifyoupromisetopayitback.exchangeN.theactofgivingandreceivinginreturnE.g.Therewasanexchangeofstudentsbetweenthetwocountries.V.giveandreceiveinreturnE.g.WherecanIexchangemypoundsfordollars?

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