内容正文:
Unit 2 Culture shock
Unit2
话题
文化冲突
词汇
1. camp n.度假营
2. international adj.国际的
3. admit v.(常指勉强)承认
4. spare adj.空余的,空闲的
5. fail v.失败,未能(做到)
6. manage v.完成(困难的事),勉力完成
7. everyday adj.每天的,日常的
8. whatever pron.任何事物,一切事物
9. anyway adv.无论如何,反正
10. especially adv.尤其,特别
短语
1. set off 使(炸弹等)爆炸;出发;动身
2. take off 脱下(衣服等);(飞机)起飞)
3. in one’s spare time = in one’s free time
在空闲时间
4. to a certain degree=in a way在某种程度上
5. get/be used to sth. / doing sth. 习惯于;适应
6. under the weather 略有不适;不得劲
7. rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨
8. feel lonely 感到孤独
9. fail to do sth. 未能做到…
10. manage to do sth.= succeed in doing sth 成功完成某事
11. require sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事
12. dress as… 装扮成……
13. be different from 与…不同
14. come out 出来;出版;上市
15.make a good impression on sb.
给某人留好印象
16. either…or… 要么…要么;不是…就是…
17. divide…into… 把…分成…
18. last from…to… 从…持续到
19.have a big dinner 吃大餐
20.in some ways 在某些方面
句型
1. I must admit that at first America was a big culture shock for me.
我必须承认起初美国(文化)对我来说是一个大的文化冲击。
2. They organized a lot of activities for me in my spare time so that I wouldn’t feel lonely.
他们在空余时间为我组织了很多活动,以便我不会感到孤独。
3. To a certain degree, life in the US was hard for me to get used to.
在某种程度上,美国的生活对我来说是很难适应的。
4. Their everyday English is very different from what we learn in China.
他们的日常英语和我们在中国所学的是很不同的。
5. I failed to understand much in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so fast.
在最开始的几周我很多都理解不了,因为每个人都讲得如此快。
6. Though I soon managed to get used to it, I still had problems because they used a lot of idioms.尽管我很快就适应了(美国的生活),但依然存在问题,因为他们使用很多习语。
7. They do not require students to wear uniforms, so students can wear almost whatever they like. 他们不要求学生穿校服,因此学生可以穿他们喜欢的几乎任何衣服。
8. Anyway, I have many great memories of that year, especially playing in the snow in winter, and playing baseball.
不管怎样,我有很多那一年的美好回忆,特别是冬天在雪地里玩并且打棒球。
9. It was an exciting year, and it was a valuabl