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Lesson31.Yetglobalization…“isareality,notachoice”.Yetglobalizationisnotsomethingthatyoucanacceptorreject,itisalreadyamatteroflifewhichyouwillencounterandhavetorespondtoeveryday.2.Popularfactionssprouttoexploitnationalistanxieties.Politicalgroupswithbroadsupporthavecomeintobeingtotakeadvantageofexistingworriesanduneasinessamongthepeopleaboutforeign“culturalassault”.3.…wherexenophobiaandeconomicambitionhaveoftenstruggledfortheupperhand……inChina,thetwotrendsofclosed—doorandopen—doorpolicieshavelongbeenstrugglingfordominance.4.Thosepeopleoutthereshouldcontinuetoliveinamuseumwhilewewillhaveshowersthatwork.TheChinesepeopleshouldcontinuetoliveabackwardlifewhilewelivecomfortablywithallmodernconveniences.5.Westernization…isaphenomenonshotwithinconsistenciesandpopulatedbyverystrangebedfellows.…westernizationisaconceptfullofself—contradictionandheldbypeopleofverydifferentbackgroundsorviews.6.Youdon’thavetobecooltodoit;youjusthavetohavetheeye.Intryingtofindoutwhatwillbethefuturetrend,youdonotneedtobefashionableyourself.Allyouneedisawareness,thatistosay,youneedtobeonthealert,tobeobservant.7.He…wasupinthecyberspherefarabovetheleveloftimezones.Hewasmovingaround,playingagamethroughtheInternetwithpeoplelivingindifferenttimezones,thustheiractivityonthecomputerbrokedowntimezonelimit.8.InthefirsttwoweeksofbusinesstheGucciStoretookinasurprising＄100,000.TheGuccistoredidnotexpectthatinthefirsttwoweeksofitsopeninginShanghaibusinesscouldbesogood.9.EarlyonIrealizedthatIwasgoingtoneedsometypeofcompasstoguidemethroughthewildsofglobalculture.FromtheverybeginningIknowIneedsometheoryasguidelinetohelpmeinmystudyofglobalculturesasglobalization,toguidemethroughsuchavarietyofculturalphenomena.10.ThepenitencemayhavebeenJewish,buttheaspirationwasuniversal.ThewayofshowingrepentancemightbepeculiartotheJews,butthestrongdesireofgainingforgivenessfromGodiscommon,sharedbyall.Lesson31.Todayweareinthethroesofaworldwidereformationofcultures,atectonicshiftofhabitsanddreamscalled,inthecuriousvocabularyofsocialscientists,“globalization”.今天我们正经历着一种世界范围文化剧变的阵痛，一种习俗与追求的结构性变化，用社会科学家奇特的词汇来称呼这种变化，就叫“全球化”。2.Whatevertheirbackgroundsoragendas,thesecriticsareconvincedthatWestern—oftenequatedwithAmerican—influenceswillflatteneveryculturalcrease,producing,asoneobservertermsit,onebig“McWorld”.不管他们的背景和纲领如何，这些对全球化持反对态度的人深信西方的影响——往往等同于美国的影响——会把所有文化上的差异一一压平，就像一位观察家所说的，最终产生一个麦当劳世界，一个充斥美国货和美国价值观的世界。3.ButIalsodiscoveredthatculturesareasresourceful,resilient,andunpredictableasthepeoplewhocomposethem.不过我也发现文化就如同构成文化的民族一样，善于随机应变，富有弹性而且不可预测。4.It’sreallyhardtobeoriginalthesedays,sotheeasiestwaytocomeupwithnewstuffistomixthingsthatalreadyexist.现今原创极为困难。因此，最容易的办法就是把现存的东西组合在一起，拿出一个新玩意儿来。5.TheCosmopolitan,plungingnecklinesandall,isreadby260,000Chinesewomeneverymonth.26万中国妇女每个月都在阅读《时尚》杂志，那些开领低胸的画页及其他内容。6.Thelightswentout,andforamomenttheonlysoundinthedarknesswasthewhirringofanexpensivecameraonauto-rewind.灯光熄灭，有一阵子，黑暗中唯一的声音就是一部价格按贵的照相机自动倒卷时发出的声音。7.Theyreceivedalotfromlocalcultures,buttheyalsokepttheirownidentity.他们从当地文化吸收了不少东西，但仍然保持了自己的本色。8.Linkinghumanity’snaturalimpulse,itscommondestiny。相互联系是人类自有的欲望，是其共同的命运。9.Theyarethepowerfulcordsoftheheart.这种连接靠的是强有力的心灵的纽带Lesson5LoveIsaFallacy1.Ibelievefollowingpassingcrazesshowsacompletelackofsoundjudgment.2.Oneafternoon,whenIwentbacktomydorm,Peteywaslyingonhisbed.HeworesuchadepressedlookthatIcametotheconclusionatoncethathewassufferingfromappendicitis.3.Mybrain,whichisaspreciseasachemist'sscales,begantoworkathighspeed.4.Shewasbeautifulandattractiveenoughtoarousethedesiresandpassionsofmen,but1wouldnotletfeelingsoremotionsgettheupperhandofreasonorgoodsense.5.Shewasnotyetfullydevelopedlikepin-upgirlsbut1feltst,rethat,giventime,shewouldfillupandbecomejustasglamorous.6.Infact,shewentintheoppositedirection.Thisisasarcasticwayofsayingthatshewasratherstupid.7.Ifyou'renolongerinvolvedwithher(ifyoustopdatingher)otherswouldbefreetocompeteforherfriendship.8.Hisheadturnedhackandforth(lookingatthecoatthenlookingawayfromthecoat).Everytimehelooked,hisdesireforthecoatgrewstrongerandhisresolutionnottogiveawayPollybecameweaker.9.Toteachhertothinkappearedtobeaverybigtask,andatfirstIeventhoughtofgivingherbacktoPetey.10.Thereisalimittowhatanyhumanbeingcanbear.B.Sentences1.像查尔斯兰姆这样快乐和富有创新精神的人物并不常见，他写了《古瓷》和《梦中的孩子》两篇文章，这两篇文章可以说解放了散文。2.那么，就读读下面这篇文章吧，它将向我们展示逻辑并不是一门枯燥乏味、迂腐不堪的学科；恰恰相反，逻辑是一个活生生的事物，充满美丽、激情和心灵的创伤。3.我的头脑和发电机一样的强大，和药剂师的天平一样精确，和手术刀一样锐利。4.她亭亭玉立、体态优雅，这一切表明她出身高贵。5.我一下子打开了手提箱，露出气味刺鼻的一团毛乎乎的东西。6.这么可爱的人可不容易找。7.我要是意志不坚定，我就不是我了。8.我皱了一下眉头，但鼓足勇气地继续往下讲。9.也许，在她死火山般的脑袋里，还有一点余火仍在闪烁冒烟。10.这回菠莉该动心了（应该能达到我的目的了），我双臂交叉在胸前想道。