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Unit1ThereasonsforshynessandthewaystoovercomeitA:Well,manypeopleareshy.Ifyouareashyperson,don’tworry,wewilldiscussthereasonsforshynessandthewaystoovercomeit.B:Somepeopleareshybecausetheyseldomtakepartinsocialactivities,theyprefertostayatalone,thusarenotwilingtocommunicatewithothers.Otherpeopleareshybecausetheyarenotconfidentinthemselves.C:Iagreewithyou.Theyregardthemselvesasshort,shy,ugly,fat,ordull;therefore,theyareafraidofbeinglaughedatanddarenotbravelyexpresstheiropinions.D:Yes,andwhat’smore,stillothersareshybecauseofcertainexperienceoffailureinlife,theycannotovercomethesenseoffailurethereforedarenotdothethingsintheirownways.B:OK,wehavetalkedaboutthereasonsforshyness.Andhowaboutthewaystoovercomeit?AsfarasI’mconcerned,formanypeople,thekeytoovercomeshynessistobuildupself-confidence.A:Letmegiveyousomeadvice.Rememberthateveryonehasweaknessesandeveryoneexperiencessomefailures,therefore,weshouldrecognizeourstrengthsandtryourbesttoovercomeshyness.Forthosewhoprefertostayaloneanddarenotcommunicatewithothers,encourageyourselftotakepartinmoresocialactivitiesandtrytomakeoneortwofriendseachtime.D:Em,Ialsothinkthemosteffectivewaysarenotmakingnegativecommentsaboutyourselfandrememberingthateveryoneexperiencessomefailuresanddisappointments,becausetheyarethekeystoachievesuccess.C:First,youshouldbelieveinyourself.Youhavetheabilitytosolvetheproblemandthentryyourbesttodoit.D:Andifyoufail,regarditaslearningexperienceandstepping-stonetosuccess,donotblametoomuchonyourself,becausemanyfactorsmayleadtothefailure,it’snotyourownfaultanddoesnotshowyourincompetence.C:Ifullyagreewithyou,youradviceisacceptableandhelpful.Onemorething,therearegreatdifferencebetweenmodestyandshyness.Modestyisagoodvirtuethatischerishedbymanypeople.B:Whileshynessisanuncomfortableorevendestructivefeelingonehasincompanyofothers.Shypeoplearealwayslackofself-confidence.Theyarereluctanttocommunicatewithstrangersordarenorexpresstheiropinionsbravely.Therefore,modestyisagoodpersonalitywhileshynessisnotdesirableinmanycases.A:Dearfriends,wehavediscussedsomuchaboutthereasonsforshynessandthewaystoovercomeit.Comeon,please.Don’tbeshy.Let’sbesunshineboysandgirls.Whataretheimportantfactorsinshapingone’spersonality?A:Doyouthinkthatboyistooshy?Andhertemperissstrange!Shehasneverplayedwithus.B:Inmyeyes,one’sgrowthenvironmentgreatlycontributestoshapingone’spersonality.Forexample,ifhealwayswatchestheviolentmovies,hemaybeaggressive.Ifhelikestocomparewithclassmates,hemaybevain.Additionally,ifhisparentsarealllearned,hemaybepolite.C:Becausesheisquitshy.Andsheisafraidoftalkingwithothers.Itseemsthatsheislikelytobealone,soshehasnofriendshere.D:So,whataretheimportantfactorsofshapingone’spersonality?A:Ithinkfamilybackgroundmaybethemostimportantfactorthatshapingone’spersonality.Ifone’sfamilyispoor,maybethechildrenofthatfamilywillfeelinferior,theydon’twanttotalkorplaywithotherpeople,especiallytherichpeople.Orifonefamilyisrich,theirchildrencanalsohavestrangetemper,becausetheirparentswillbeverystrictwiththem.Thechildrenmayfeelmorepressure.B:Butone’spersonalitiescanalsochangejustwithtimegoes.C:Ican’tmoreagreewithyou.InAddition,thedegreeofeducationhasagreatinfluenceonperson’spersonality.Forinstance,therearemanydifferencesbetweenilliterateandlearnedpeople.Suchasthewaytheydealwiththesameproblem.D:Acommentsayingisthatourparentsareourfirstteachers.Theirbehaviorandthoughtsaffectourpersonality.Ifyourparentsareoptimists,thatwillsharpyoutobeoptimistic.Evenwhenyoufaceagreatsetback,youwillansweritwithsmile.Sometimes,youmaybehavelikeyourfatheroryourmother,becauseyouaretheirfriends.A:kidstouchmoreistheirparentsandtheirteachers,surethattheywillbeaffectbythem.Unit23.Shareyourfavoritemythorlegendwiththeothermembersinyourgroup.A:Thelegendsaresopopularthatallofthechildrenlikethem.Andwhatisyourfavoritemythorlegend?B:Ilovethefamousmyth“thejourneytothewest”.It’sbasedonthewell-knownsame-titlenovel.It’sawonderfulmythwithnumbersofbravefigures.Wecanlearnmuchfromit.Forexample,trytobebravewhenfacingdifficultiesandbefaithinthepeoplewhoisreallyimportantforyou,justlikethemonkeySun.C:Ilikezhubajieverymuch,becauseheisverykindandamicable,andheisverybraveandcute.Hecancompeteagainstthemanwhoisstrongerthanhim.Althoughsometimesheisverygreedy,Istilllikehimverymuch.D:Yes!Ithinkso.What’smore,themonkeykingisanexcellentcharacter.HeisaheroinJourneytotheWest.Anddoyouhaveanyotherstosharewithus?A:Myfavoritelegendislittleneza,IknowhimwhenIwasstillveryyoung,hehasbeenputonTVearlybrave,cleverandpowerful,hedaretostrugglewithtreacherouscourtofficialandhaddefeatthem.Hewasourlittleheroandhealwaysencouragedusdon’tfearstrengthenandtofacethedifficultyinourlifebravely.B:Thetwofiguresarebothattractive.Butmaybe“thejourneytothewest”ismoreexcellent.IttoldthathowthemonkeySunhelpshisshifupassallthedifficulties.C:yes,inmyopinion,Ialsolikethemotherofneza,becausesheisverypatient.Nezaisverynaughty,butthroughhismother’seducation,hefinallybecomingasucceedman.D:Perfect!IknowNeZaisactuallyabravechild.Ilikehimaswell.Asweallknow,thistypicalcharacterscomefromthemyth.