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1KeytoExercisesOpenerSuggestedanswersforreference: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.2PartSixParas.14-16TheauthorfinallyunderstoodtheChinesewayofraisingachild,butsheisunlikelytochangediapersforhermother-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&Expressions31.11.InaTVinterviewaftertheelection,theelectedcongresswomansaidrepeatedlyhowgratefulshewastoallhersupporters.2.Moreandmorepeoplenowunderstandtheimportanceofstrikingabalancebetweenworkandfamily.3.Lotsofpeopleenjoycookingyethatetowashup.4.Intheplanecrashovertheweekend,thesolesurvivorwasababytravelingwithitsparents.5.Moreandmorepeoplearebecomingincreasinglyawarethatclimatechangeaffectseveryaspectofourlives.6.Heusedtoenjoygoingouttodinewithfriends,buthestartedspendingmoretimewithfamilyafterhiswifegavebirthtotheirbabydaughter.7.ItisatraditionofAmericanuniversitiestoinviteprominentpeoplefromvariousfieldstodeliveraspeechattheircommencement/graduationceremony.8.Apartfromoccasionalvisitstolocalplacesofinterest,suchasartgalleries,exhibitionsandshoppingcentres,theoldcouplegenerallystayedathome.9.Theeldergentlemanlookedoverhisshoulderbeforeenteringthebuilding,makingsurenobodywasfollowinghim.10.Thenewproductwasdevelopedinresponsetocustomerdemand.11.Theyoungmandranktoomuchatthepartyandcouldbarelyrememberanythingwhenhefoundhimselfinthehospitalnextmorning.12.Studentsshouldbeencouragedtoadoptdifferentapproachestoproblems.13.Politiciansalwaystrytoavoidexpressinginpublicopinionsthatareconsideredextremeorunpopular.14.Ilovethejob,andit'sanaddedbonusthatit'ssoclosetohome.15.Itseemedthattheemploymentopportunitiesavailablefellshortofwhatpeoplehopedforthatyear.16.Assomeoftheissuessurroundingclimatechangeareverycomplex,itwilltakealongtimefortheinternationalcommunitytoreachconsensus.41.21.negotiation2.hono(u)r3.phase4.maintain5.intheeyesof6.leavingbehind7.relievemeof8.workout1.31.TheprimeministerintheUnitedKingdomisroughlyequivalenttothepresidentoftheUnitedStates.2.Thelawrequiresthatacontracthastobesignedinthepresenceofawitness.3.Thecouplewiththenew-bornbabywaslookingforsomeonetohelpmanagethehousehold.4.Childrencanexperiencemuchpressuretoliveuptotheexpectationsoftheirparents.5.Growingupmeansapersonlearnstotakefullresponsibilityformakingtheirowndecisions.6.Chineseparentsareknowntomakehugesacrificestoensureagoodeducationfortheirchildren.7.Acrimeisacrime.Youdon'thaveachanceofgettingawaywithit.8.Youranalysisputmyproblemsintoperspective.2.Usage1.a2.c3.c4.a5.b6.b7.c8.b3.SentencePatterns1.AsIseeit,thosethreatenedthemostbydigitaltechnologyshouldlearntoadaptandmakealivingoutofit,ratherthanconstantlycomplain.2.It'struemywifeisn'tanexcellentcook,butmycookingskillisevenworse,soIdidn'tdare(to)makeanycommentsaboutwhatshecook