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Unit1R1Inthefallofourfinalyear,ourmoodchanged.Therelaxedatmospherehaddisappeared,andthepeergrouppressuretoworkhardwasstrong.Meanwhile,atthebackofeverymindwaswhatwewoulddonextaftergraduation.Asforme,Iwantedtotravel,andIwantedtobeawriter.Ibracedmyselfforsomeresistancetotheideafrommyfather,whowantedmetogotolawschool,andfollowhispaththroughthelife.However,hesupportedwhatIwantedbutmademethinkaboutitbywatchthecrabs.Thecagewasfullofcrabs.Oneofthemwastryingtoescape,buteachtimeitreachedthetoptheothercrabspulleditback.Intheenditgaveuplengthystruggletoescapeandstartedtopreventothercrabsfromescaping.Bywatchingcrabsmyfathertoldmenottobepulledbackbyothers,andtogettoknowhimselfbetter.Unit1R2Lifeisshort.Weneverquiteknowwhenwebecomecoffindwellerortrampledashinrosegardenofsomelocalcemetery.Sothere’snopointinputtingourdreamsonthebackofburneruntiltherighttimearrives.Nowisthetimetodowhatwewanttodo.Makethebestofourshortstayandfillourlifewiththerichesonoffersothatwhenthereaperarriveswe’vehaveachievedmuchinsteadofregrets.Unit2R1TheextractfromJohnnyPanicandtheBibleofDreamsbySylviaPlathisacombinationofherreallifeandimaginarylifeinherchildhood.Inthereallife,PlathwasawinneroftheprizefordrawingthebestCivilDefensesigns,livedbyanairportandhadanUnclewhoboreresemblancetoSuperman.Inherimagination,theairportwasherMeccaandJerusalembecauseofherflyingdreams.Supermanfulfilledherdreamatthemoment.DavidStirling,abookishboy,alsoworshipSuperman.Duringtherecessatschool,heandtheauthorplayedSupermangames.Comparedwiththeirschool-mateswhoplayedtheroutinegames,theyfelttheywereoutlawsbuthadasenseofwindysuperiority.Theyalsofoundastand-in,SheldonFein,wholaterinventedtortures.Unit2R2Historically,childhoodhasundergoneenormoustransformationsintermsofchildren’sresponsibilitiesandparentalexpectations.Culturally,childhoodissociallyconstructed.Theinterplayofhistoryandcultureleadstodifferentunderstandingofchildhood,consequentlyitisadvisablenottoimposeideasfromoneculturetounderstandchildhoodinanotherculture.Unit3R1Forthesakeofclarity,wesplituptheprocessoflisteningtomusicintothreehypotheticalplanes.Firstly,thesensuousplane.It’sakindofbrainlessbutattractivestateofmindengenderedbythemeresoundappealofthemusic.Secondly,theexpressiveplane.It’swhenwebelieveeachpieceofmusichasatheme,whichmirrorsadifferentworldoffeeling,suchasgaiety,sadness.Thirdly,themusicalplan.It’stheabilitytoexperiencedifferentmusicalelements,suchasmelodies,therhythms,theharmonies,thetonecolors,etc.Weusuallylistentomusiconallthreeplanes.Unit3R2ThepaintingGirlwithaPearlEarringisoneofDutchpainterJohannesVermeer’smasterworks.Itshowsastrikingyoungwomanwearinganexoticcostumeandaturban,peeringoverhershoulderstraightoutattheviewer.Asthenameimplies,itusesapearlearringforafocalpoint.IthasbeenreferredtoastheMonaLisaofthenorth,because,likeLeonardodaVinci’spainting,itappearstobeasimplelikenessofawomanwithanenigmaticsmile,yetwhichcontainslevelsofmeaningsandquestions.Somuchmysteryinthepaintingcontributestoitsworldwidepopularityandgeneratesathoroughlyrewardingnovelandawell-composedfilm.Unit4R1Intoday’sAmericanjobsarenotwhattheyusedtobe.Notlongago,whenafatherwasaskedabouthisjobhecouldanswerintermsthatachildcouldcometogripswith.Nowadays,whentheparenttakehisoffspringtohisplaceofbusinessinglassbuildingsthatarereallyincomprehensivetochildren.What’smore,It’ssafebetthatevengrownmenhavetroublevisualizingwhatothermendoesintheirjobswithhisday.Therefore,it’snotdifficulttoimagineapoorchildmayanswer”mullingover”afteritbeatsmethemysteriesofwork,whenhisfriendaskshimofhisfather’sjob.Unit4R2Livinginaworldofunprecedented/dazzlingchange.Therehasneverbeenanythingquitelikeit.However,wearejustignorantof/aboutdeeperhistoricalpatterns,takeglobalizationforexample,fromhistoricalcontextpointofview,theworldisalmostmeaningless.Wesimplydonotliveinaageofgreattechnologicalinnovationforallourenthusiasmaboutinternetandipod.Withstaggering90percentofallwebtrafficislocal,wearealwaysbetheinternethasopeneduptheworld.AstheChinesecurseruns“Mayyouliveininterestingtime“,itcanbringchaosandanxietyinthewakeUnit5R1Whenayoungblackmanarrivesinacrowedandexpensiverestaurant,theheadwaitermakeshimsitintheleastcomfortableplace,eventhoughatablehasbeenbookedforhimanda“MsRogers”.WhenMsRogersarrives,thewaiterrealizesthatsheisawell-knownsenator;andMsRogersrealizesthatherfriendhasbeentreatedbadlybecauseofthecolorofhisskin.Thewaiterrealizeshismistaketoo,andtriestomakeupforit,butitistoolateUnit5R2ThewriterusesstoriesaboutdoingbusinessbetweenSwedesandSaudistoillustratethedifferencesbetweenanindividualistandacollectivistapproachthebusiness.Theyhavedifferentconceptsoftheroleofpersonalrelationshipinbusiness.TheSwedesbelievethebusinessisdonewithacompanywhiletheSaudisthinkitshouldbedonewithapersontheyknowandtrust.Thenthewritercomparesthecharacteristicsofthecollectivistandthoseoftheindividualist.Inmostcollectivistsocieties,thefamiliesareusuallyextendedfamilieswhileintheindividualistsocieties,nuclearfamiliesareprevalent.Peopleconsiderthemselvesaspartofa“we”grouporin-groupinthecollectivists