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Unit3 Diverse Cultures Calling it an "awakening of youth and passion," Chinese fans of Slam Dunk, a Japanese sports manga series, flooded into cinemas on Thursday at midnight.The series' film version has become the top-grossing imported animation film in Chinese cinemas, as seen from pre-sales. 日本体育动漫《灌篮高手》的中国粉丝称这是“青春与激情的觉醒”。周四午夜时分,人们蜂拥进入电影院。从预售来看,该系列的电影版本已经成为中国影院最卖座的进口动画片。 Frequent cultural exchanges are playing an important role in bringing Asia's two biggest economies closer,but as relations down to the "most severe" point in decades, how big a role such exchanges can play remains a question. 频繁的文化交流在拉近亚洲两个最大经济体的距离方面发挥了重要作用,但随着两国关系跌至数十年来的“最严峻”的境地,这种交流能发挥多大作用仍是个问题。 "The Slam Dunk manga dominated my childhood, it can be called the memory of our generation," Wan Ming, 32, a Chongqing office worker, told the Global Times. 32岁的万明(音译)是重庆的一名上班族,他在接受《环球时报》采访时表示:“《灌篮高手》漫画主宰了我的童年,堪称我们这一代人的记忆。” The original series, which illustrated the personal growth of several high school basketball players,inspired numerous Chinese boys and girls to go into basketball.Inoue,the author, expressed his gratitude on Twitter on Thursday. 原创系列描绘了几名高中篮球运动员的个人成长,激励了无数中国男孩和女孩投身篮球。周四,井上在推特上表达了他对中国粉丝的感激之情。 Word study 1.diverse 2.diversity 3.fortune 4.fortunecookie 5.gumbo 6.nachos 7.chip 8.cheese 9.spicy 10.ethnic 1.adj.不同的;多种多样的 2.n.差异(性);不同(点);多样性 3.n.机会;运气 4.幸运曲奇 5.n.秋葵汤 6.n.[pl.]墨西哥玉米片 7.n.(英)炸土豆条;(美)炸薯片;芯片;碎片 8.n.干酪;奶酪 9.adj.加有香料的;辛辣的 10.adj.具有民族特色的;异国风味的;民族的;种族的 1.diverse diversity n.差异(性);不同(点);多样性 diversely adv.不同地;各色各样地 2.fortune fortunate adj.幸运的;侥幸的(=lucky) fortunately adv.幸运地(=luckily) unfortunate adj. 不幸的(=unlucky) unfortunately adv.不幸地 misfortune n.不幸;厄运;不幸的事;灾难 fortune-teller占卜师 3.spicy spice n.香料;情趣;调味品;少许 vt.加香料于…;使…增添趣味 4.ethnic ethic n.道德规范;道德标准;伦理学 ethnically adv. 人种上;民族上 11.admit 12.definitely 13.occur 14.downtown 15.mission 16.district 17.graffiti 18.comic 19.afterwards 20.head to 11.vi.&vt.承认vt.准许进入 12.adv.肯定;确实 13.vi.发生;出现 14.adv.在市中心;往市中心 15.n.传教(区);重要任务;使命 16.n.地区;区域 17.