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Unit 4
[Part One] Text
Cultural diversity is being practiced by people and organizations all over the world. What does cultural diversity mean to you ? Let’s read these different opinions from people around the world.
Li Hua, a Chinese high school student
China has its own unique cultural diversity. In our country, we have 56 different nationalities, so there is plenty of variety and diversity. However, many traditions and attitudes towards life are shared by all the nationalities. We are all more similar than we are different. Under all the differences, there is an understanding that balance is very important in life. In other countries around the world, this is not the case. There are often dramatic differences among cultures because the cultures come from every corner of the Earth. I think this is exciting. I would like to travel abroad and see other cultures so that I can learn more about what makes us the same and what makes us unique. I would love to attend an international conference to interact with people of many different nationalities at once.
Ms. Peters, a school librarian in the U.S.
I enjoy working in my high school. We have at least ten international students coming to study here every year, and of course we have students of many different nationalities who were born or have moved here. I have really appreciated learning about other cultures and their traditions. Even our teachers are multicultural. One of our math teachers is from India. When his daughter got married, he invited all of us to the wedding. It was a fantastic experience to toast the bride and bridegroom ! It was the first time that I had been invited to a foreign wedding ceremony. I think it is good when we can learn about other customs and attitudes. That way, we understand and appreciate other cultures better.
Dong Qian, a Chinese student studying in Canada
I was very surprised when I arrived in Canada to study. On campus, I saw so many Chinese students. It seemed that there were as many Asians as there were Canadians. I also noticed many other races and nationalities all studying at this university. It was amazing. I felt the world was very small ! This situation caused a little bit of a problem for me, though. Even though I was new to this university and nervous about my English, many people assumed I was Chinese-Canadian. I did not seem unusual to them. Once my classmates found out that I was a foreign student, they were very friendly and helpful. Much to my relief, now I am treated like just another international student. A merry expression returned to my face.
With the increase in business, cultural differences between nations can complicate international interactions. Cultural diversity is a driving force of development, not only with respect to economic growth, but also when it comes to leading a more fulfilling and spiritual life.
[Part Two] Vocabulary
1. organization n. 组织;安排
[词形转换]
❶ organize v. 组织
❷ organized adj. 有组织的;有条理的
❸ organizer n. 组织者
2. opinion n. 观点;意见
in one’s opinion 在某人看来
3. unique adj. 独特的
be unique to… 为…所特有
4. nationality n. 国籍
[词形转换]
❶ nation n. 民族;国家
❷ national adj. 民族的
5. tradition n. 传统
[词形转换] traditional adj. 传统的
6. balance n. 平衡 v. 使平衡
keep one’s balance 保持平衡
lose one’s balance 失去平衡(动作)
out of balance 失去平衡(状态)
balance…against… 权衡…与…
[词形转换] balanced adj. 均衡的
7. conference n. 会议
[词形转换] confer v. 协商
confer (with sb.) (on/ about sth.)(就某事与某人)协商
confer sth. (on/ upon sb.) 授予某人某物
8. wedding n. 婚礼
9. bride n. 新娘
10. bridegroom n. 新郎
11. custom n. 风俗
12. campus n. 校园
on campus 在校园
13. assume v. 假设;承担
It is (generally) assumed that…(普遍)认为…
[词形转换]
❶ assumption n. 假设 make an assumption 做出假设
on the assumption that… 假定…
❷ assuming conj. 假设
14. relief n. 宽慰;轻松
in/ with relief 如释重负
to one’s relief 使某人欣慰的是
It is a relief to… …是让人欣慰的事
[词形转换]
❶ relieved adj. 感到宽慰的;放心的
❷ relieve v. 减轻;解除
15. merry adj. 愉快的
16. nation n. 国家;民族
17. minority n. 少数
18. ethnic adj. 民族的;种族的
19. pork n. 猪肉
20. favor v. 喜欢 n. 赞同;帮助
favor (sb.) doing 喜欢(某人)做…
do sb. a favor 帮助某人
in favor (of…) 赞同;支持
in one’s favor 有利于某人
21. sour adj. 酸的
22. flavor n. 味道;特点
23. rectangular adj. 矩形的
24. living adj. 活着的 n. 生活
25. occur v. 发生
sth. occurs to sb.(想法等)浮现在某人脑海中
[词形转换] occurrence n. 发生
26. event n. 公开活动
27. calligraphy n. 书法
28. slab n. 厚板
29. eve n. 前夕
30. turkey n. 火鸡
31. pudding n. 甜食;甜点
32. yoghurt n. 酸奶
33. wine n. 葡萄酒
34. factor n. 因素
35. individual n. 个人 adj. 单独的
36. pattern n. 模式
37. characteristic n. 特点
38. amount n. 数量;金额
a large/ small amount of… 许多/少量的
the amount of… …的数量
amount to 总计,等于
39. style n. 方式;样式
40. inch n. 英寸
41. consist v. 由…组成
[词形转换]
❶ consistent adj. 一致的;符合的 be consistent with… 与…一致
❷ consistency n. 连贯性
42. consist of 由…组成
43. addition n. 增加物
in addition (to…) 除了…
[词形转换]
❶ add v. 添加;补充道 add to 增加,增添
add up to 总计达;结果是
add…to… 把…加到…里
❷ additional adj. 附加的;额外的
44. contribution n. 贡献;捐款
make a contribution to… 向…捐款;对…作出贡献
[词形转换] contribute v. 捐献;促成 contribute to… 有助于…
45. potential n. 潜力
have the potential to do 有做某事的潜力
46. error n. 错误
47. bite v. 咬;叮 n. 咬
bite one’s tongue 强忍住不说
take/ have a bite of… 咬一口…
48. tadpole n. 蝌蚪
49. vehicle n. 车辆
50. ad n. 广告
51. leak v. 渗漏
52. pregnant adj. 怀孕的;饱含
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Unit 4
[Part One] Text
Cultural diversity is being practiced by people and organizations all over the world. What does cultural diversity mean to you ? Let’s read these different opinions from people around the world.
Li Hua, a Chinese high school student
China has its own unique cultural diversity. In our country, we have 56 different nationalities, so there is plenty of variety and diversity. However, many traditions and attitudes towards life are shared by all the nationalities. We are all more similar than we are different. Under all the differences, there is an understanding that balance is very important in life. In other countries around the world, this is not the case. There are often dramatic differences among cultures because the cultures come from every corner of the Earth. I think this is exciting. I would like to travel abroad and see other cultures so that I can learn more about what makes us the same and what makes us unique. I would love to attend an international conference to interact with people of many different nationalities at once.
Ms. Peters, a school librarian in the U.S.
I enjoy working in my high school. We have at least ten international students coming to study here every year, and of course we have students of many different nationalities who were born or have moved here. I have really appreciated learning about other cultures and their traditions. Even our teachers are multicultural. One of our math teachers is from India. When his daughter got married, he invited all of us to the wedding. It was a fantastic experience to toast the bride and bridegroom ! It was the first time that I had been invited to a foreign wedding ceremony. I think it is good when we can learn about other customs and attitudes. That way, we understand and appreciate other cultures better.
Dong Qian, a Chinese student studying in Canada
I was very surprised when I arrived in Canada to study. On campus, I saw so many Chinese students. It seemed that there were as many Asians as there were Canadians. I also noticed many other races and nationalities all studying at this university. It was amazing. I felt the world was very small ! This situation caused a little bit of a problem for me, though. Even though I was new to this university and nervous about my English, many people assumed I was Chinese-Canadian. I did not seem unusual to them. Once my classmates found out that I was a foreign student, they were very friendly and helpful. Much to my relief, now I am treated like just another international student. A merry expression returned to my face.
With the increase in business, cultural differences between nations can complicate international interactions. Cultural diversity is a driving force of development, not only with respect to economic growth, but also when it comes to leading a more fulfilling and spiritual life.
[Part Two] Vocabulary
1. organization n. 组织;安排
[词形转换]
❶ _______________ v. 组织
❷ _______________ adj. 有组织的;有条理的
❸ _______________ n. 组织者
2. opinion n. 观点;意见
_______________ 在某人看来
3. unique adj. 独特的
_______________ 为…所特有
4. nationality n. 国籍
[词形转换]
❶ _______________ n. 民族;国家
❷ _______________ adj. 民族的
5. tradition n. 传统
[词形转换] _______________ adj. 传统的
6. balance n. 平衡 v. 使平衡
_______________ 保持平衡
_______________ 失去平衡(动作)
_______________ 失去平衡(状态)
_______________ 权衡…与…
[词形转换] _______________ adj. 均衡的
7. conference n. 会议
[词形转换] _______________ v. 协商
_______________(就某事与某人)协商
_______________ 授予某人某物
8. wedding n. 婚礼
9. bride n. 新娘
10. bridegroom n. 新郎
11. custom n. 风俗
12. campus n. 校园
_______________ 在校园
13. assume v. 假设;承担
_______________(普遍)认为…
[词形转换]
❶ _______________ n. 假设 _______________ 做出假设
_______________ 假定…
❷ _______________ conj. 假设
14. relief n. 宽慰;轻松
_______________ 如释重负
_______________ 使某人欣慰的是
_______________ …是让人欣慰的事
[词形转换]
❶ _______________ adj. 感到宽慰的;放心的
❷ _______________ v. 减轻;解除
15. merry adj. 愉快的
16. nation n. 国家;民族
17. minority n. 少数
18. ethnic adj. 民族的;种族的
19. pork n. 猪肉
20. favor v. 喜欢 n. 赞同;帮助
_______________ 喜欢(某人)做…
_______________ 帮助某人
_______________ 赞同;支持
_______________ 有利于某人
21. sour adj. 酸的
22. flavor n. 味道;特点
23. rectangular adj. 矩形的
24. living adj. 活着的 n. 生活
25. occur v. 发生
_______________(想法等)浮现在某人脑海中
[词形转换] _______________ n. 发生
26. event n. 公开活动
27. calligraphy n. 书法
28. slab n. 厚板
29. eve n. 前夕
30. turkey n. 火鸡
31. pudding n. 甜食;甜点
32. yoghurt n. 酸奶
33. wine n. 葡萄酒
34. factor n. 因素
35. individual n. 个人 adj. 单独的
36. pattern n. 模式
37. characteristic n. 特点
38. amount n. 数量;金额
_______________ 许多/少量的
_______________ …的数量
_______________ 总计,等于
39. style n. 方式;样式
40. inch n. 英寸
41. consist v. 由…组成
[词形转换]
❶ _______________ adj. 一致的;符合的 _______________ 与…一致
❷ _______________ n. 连贯性
42. consist of 由…组成
43. addition n. 增加物
_______________ 除了…
[词形转换]
❶ _______________ v. 添加;补充道 _______________ 增加,增添
_______________ 总计达;结果是
_______________ 把…加到…里
❷ _______________ adj. 附加的;额外的
44. contribution n. 贡献;捐款
_______________ 向…捐款;对…作出贡献
[词形转换] _______________ v. 捐献;促成 _______________ 有助于…
45. potential n. 潜力
_______________ 有做某事的潜力
46. error n. 错误
47. bite v. 咬;叮 n. 咬
_______________ 强忍住不说
_______________ 咬一口…
48. tadpole n. 蝌蚪
49. vehicle n. 车辆
50. ad n. 广告
51. leak v. 渗漏
52. pregnant adj. 怀孕的;饱含
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