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Unit11.BankedclozeHaveyoueverheardpeoplesaythattheytendtobemoreofaright-brainorleft-brainthinker?Frombookstotelevisionprograms,youhaveprobablyheardthetermmentionednumeroustimes,orperhapsyouhaveeventakenanonlinetesttodeterminewhichtypebestdescribesyou.Dodifferentpartsofthebrainreallycontroldifferentbodilyandmentalfunctions?Overtheyears,atheorythathasgainedinpopularityisthattherightbrainandtheleftbrainareresponsiblefordifferentmodesofthoughtandthatthewayinwhichapersonthinkswilldependonwhichsideofhisbrainworksmoreactively.Peoplewhorelymoreheavilyontherighthalfoftheirbraintendtobemoreimaginativeandspontaneous.Theyareinterestedinpatterns,shapesandsizes,fortherightbrainisassociatedwithartisticabilitylikesinging,painting,Writingpoetry,etc.Left-braindominatedpeoplearequiteoppositeinthewaytheythink.Theytendtobemorelogicalandanalyticalintheirthinkingandusuallystandoutinmathematicsandwordskills.Whilethedifferentfunctionsofthetwobrainpartsmayhavebeendistortedandexaggeratedbypopularpsychology,understandingyoustrengthsandweaknessesincertainareascanhelpyoudevelopbetterwaystolearnandstudy.Forexample,ifyouareusuallystumpedintryingtofollowverbalinstructions,anactivityoftencitedasaright-braincharacteristic,youcanbenefitfromwritingdowndirectionsanddevelopingbetterorganizationalskills.2.中庸思想（DoctrineoftheMean）是儒家思想的核心内容。TheDoctrineoftheMeanisthecoreofConfucianism.孔子所谓的“中”不是指“折中”，而是指在认识和处理客观事物时的一种“适度”和“恰如其分”的方法。Theso-called“mean”byConfuciusdoesn’tmean“compromise”buta“moderate”and“Justright”waywhenunderstandingandhandlingobjectivethings.孔子主张不仅要把这种思想作为一种认识和处理事物的方法来看待，而且还应该通过自身修养和锻炼，把它融入自己的日常行为当中，使之成为一种美德。Confuciusadvocatedthatthisthoughtshouldnotonlybetreatedasawaytounderstandanddealwiththingsbutalsobeintegratedintoone’sdailyconducttomakeitavirtuethroughself-cultivationandtraining.中庸思想是儒家思想的核心，也是中国传统文化的重要组成部分。TheDoctrineoftheMeanisnotonlythecoreofConfucianismbutalsoanimportantcomponentoftraditionalChineseculture.从它的形成到现在，一直为民族精神的构建、民族智慧的传播、民族文化的发展发挥着不可估量的作用。Fromthetimeitcameintobeingtothepresent,ithasplayedaninvaluableroleintheconstructionofnationspirit,thetransmissionofnationalwisdom,andthedevelopmentofnationalculture.Unit21.BankedclozeIwasonceinarelationshipwithawomanwhowasthemostbrilliant,creativeanddrivenpersonI’deverknown.Itoldherthesethingsoftenbecauseshedidn’tseeherselfthisway,despiteachievinggreatsuccessandacclaim(称赞)inherprofessionalfield.Shewasalsogorgeousandsexy,thoughtsheseemednottorealizethiseither,soItoldherthesethingstoo.ButwhileIthoughtitwasmoreimportanttopraiseherbrilliance,itseemedtomeanmoretoherthatshewasconsideredattractive.Myexperiencewiththisgirlfriendexemplifiesacommonphenomenoninlife-whenitcomestocomplimentingawoman,menoftenwalkaverydifficultline.Ofcourse,contextmatters.Inaprofessionalsetting,talkingaboutappearanceisofteninappropriate,butatasinglesclub,itmaybeimportant.Shewillbeverypleasedifamanthinksherclothsandaccessoriesarepretty,orherhairlookswonderful.However,thingsinbetweenthesetwocasesareunclear.Womenhaveeveryrighttoberecognizedandappreciatedortheirintelligenceandcreativity.Butatthesametime,theywanttobeadmiredfortheirlooksaswell,forexample,theirperfectskincomplexionandelegantoutfits.Unfortunately,mostguysdon’tunderstandthis.Ifwereceivecomplimentsfromwomen,they’reusuallyaboutourachievements,notourlooks.Mostofusdon’texpectawomantotellushowhandsomeorsexyweare,andsomeofuswouldfindithardtoregardsucha(an)commentassincere.I’mnotsayingit’sveryhardtobeaguythesedays.Itisimportantforeverymantounderstandhowtotreatwomenwithbothrespectandadmiration.Butasfarastherightbalanceofthesetwoisconcerned,wereallyhavenoframeofreference,especiallywhenitcomestolooks.2.中国的四大名著是指《三国演义》（RomanceoftheThreeKingdoms）、《水浒传》（OutlawsoftheMarsh）、《西游记》（JourneytotheWest）和《红楼梦》（ADreamofRedMansions）四部著名小说。ThefourgreatclassicChinesenovelsareRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms,OutlawsoftheMarsh,JourneytotheWestandADreamofRedMansions.它们的创作时间均处于元末明初至清代期间，AllthefournovelswerewrittenduringtheperiodfromthelateYuanandearlyMingdynastiestotheQingDynasty.其内容反映了中国古代的政治和军事斗争、社会矛盾、文化信仰等各个方面。TheyallreflectvariousaspectsofancientChina,includingpoliticalandmilitarystrife,socialconflictsandculturalbeliefs.四大名著具有很高的艺术水平，代表了中国古典小说的高峰。Thefournovelsareofsupremeartisticstandards,representingthepeakofChina’sclassicnovels.书中的许多人物和场景在中国家喻户晓，并且已经深深地影响了整个民族的思想观念和价值取向。Lotsofthecharactersandscenesinthebooksarewell-knowninChinaandhaveexertedprofoundinfluencesontheideologyandvaluesoftheentirenation.四本著作在中国古代民俗、封建制度、社会生活等多个领域皆有巨大的研究价值，是中国乃至全人类的宝贵文化遗产。HighlyvaluablefortheresearchofChina’sancientcustoms,feudalsystem,andsociallife,thefourclassicnovelsarepreciousculturalrelicsofChinaaswellasthehumansocietyasawhole.Unit31.BankedclozeInsomeurbancenters,workaholism(工作狂)issocommonthatpeopledunotconsideritunusual:Theyacceptthelifestyleasnormal.GovernmentworkersinWashingtonD.C.,forexample,frequentlywork60to70hoursaweek.Theydon’tdothisbecausetheyhavedo;theydoitbecausetheywantto.Workaholismcanbeaseriousproblem.Trueworkaholics,beingdeeplyimmersedintheirwork,allowthemselveslittleornotimetotakebrea