Unit 10 My Deep, Dark Secret（课件）- 《当代商务英语综合教程2》同步教学（华师大版·第2版）

当代商务英语综合教程 2 （第2版） Unit 10 My Deep, Dark Secret Contents 2 Text A My Deep, Dark Secret Language in Use Text B MBA Entrepreneurs Think Outside the Box for Beauty Business Warm-up Questions: 3 Warm-up Questions: 1. Have you ever had the experience of being eager to get away from your parents? Why? 2. Do you agree with the saying that distance creates beauty? Please give a comment on the saying. Pre-class Task 1 4 Pre-class Task 1 Read the text once for the main idea(s). Do not refer to the notes, the glossary or dictionaries. Text A My Deep, Dark Secret 5 Passage When I was applying to colleges as a high-school senior, I wanted nothing more than to go somewhere far, far from home. I believed, as so many young people do, that my success and maturity would be measured largely by how far away from my family.I went to attend college and, eventually, get a job. As it turned out, my parents balked at paying for me to fly home for four years of Thanksgiving, Christmas and summer vacations, so I had to look for schools within a few hours' driving distance. I applied to two schools that were in state, and two in bordering states. Not very exotic. 1 Text A My Deep, Dark Secret 6 Passage In the end, I chose the school that was just an hour away because it offered me the most scholarship money. I can remember the mother of one of my friends saying with disdain in her voice, “So,you decided to stick around here, huh?” My response — my rationalization to myself and others — was that I wouldn't have to come home, or even call, any more than if I were at a school thousands of miles away. 2 7 Passage But I did call and visit often. I justified this by telling myself I would move away after college when I would no longer be financially dependent on my parents. I also took every opportunity I had to travel as an undergraduate. I studied for six months in France and for three months in New York City, in a program for fine-arts students. I knew that my parents were telling their frie