Five Did you tip the bellboy? 你付小费给那个服务生了吗? 1 Introduction A It is the custom to give tips to waiters in restaurants and taxi drivers. 在餐馆给服务员小费、给的士司机小费被认为是习俗。 B It is also American custom when visiting friends t

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Unit 1 Differences in Culture and Customs One You must have been here a long time already. 你肯定在这里等了很久了。 1 Introduction A Being on time is considered good manners. Its not polite to be late for classes, meetings, or appointments. When we

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Two Well just get a doggie bag. 我们就将剩菜打包。 1 Introduction A It is impolite to begin a meal until everyone is seated. It is also considered impolite to chew food with an open mouth, or to talk while chewing anything. 在他人落座之前就开始就餐

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Three Have you wrapped your Christmas presents? 你的圣诞礼物包好了吗? 1 Introduction A Whereas the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival (also known as the Chinese New Year), Americas most popular holiday is Christmas. As Chinese kids

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Four How much did this painting cost? 这幅画多少钱? 1 Introduction A Many Americans love adventures. They are often interested in exploring other cultures when they have a chance to. When they return from their vacations, they usually bring back so

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Six A shouting match? 一场争吵比赛? 1 Introduction A American humor often confuses the Chinese. The American sense of the comedic is quite different from the Chinese. When Americans tell a joke to the Chinese, the looks of puzzlement are simply gol

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016C 社会文化: 高级课程 Professor: Today we're learning some words for talking about affirmative action programs in the US. Winnie, if a college or business has an affirmative action program, that means it gives preference to minority student

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你有去美国旅游或留学的计划吗?你想抓住机会在当地好好血拼一把吗?今天潘吉和Jenny要聊聊美国人最常光顾的商店。你会了解到除了沃尔玛还有什么有名的卖场、Best Buy纵然在中国歇业,但

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Part 1 How to Tip at a Restaurant 在餐馆如何给小费 Dialogue Script1 对话原文1 Lilly: Thank you so much for taking me out to dinner. Martin: It's the least I could do. You've babysat so much for me recently. Lilly: It was my pleasure. Your baby's suc

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哈莱姆画室博物馆馆长塞尔玛金通过最近的三个展览,揭示了艺术是如何审核并重新定义文化。和她一起工作的后黑派艺术家们正在用他们的艺术引发一轮新的关于种族和文化之间的对话以及

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Like many Christmas traditions, the origin of this delicious custom lies ages ago, in solstice ritualsconducted long before Christmas became the huge commercial holiday it is today. Winter solstice festivals have been held for eons, across the world.

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In royal families, the crown goes to the oldest child. That's theheir. The spare heir is the next child who would ascend thethrone should something happen to the heir. In the UK, whenWilliam becomes King, Prince George is the heir. His brother orsist

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《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词3500》Unit84:校园里的手机文化

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The Russian Republic of Tuva, surrounded by mountains, has always been isolated from the outside world. From the 14th century, Buddhism has coexisted with shamanism as the countrys official religions. But a generation of shamans was lost after the S

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Terry: Olympics again! Been four years. May: Yes, But there are also winter Olympics, two years after the summer Olympics. Terry: I was a volunteer for 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. I came here just for the sentiment of it. May: Oh? You are from Austral

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每逢佳节聚会,英美人常欢聚一堂,频频举杯,开怀畅饮,“干杯!”、“为……干杯!”之声不绝于耳。那么英美人是如何表示的呢? 一、用(Here's)to...表示

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The Russian Republic of Tuva, surrounded by mountains, has always been isolated from the outside world. From the 14th century, Buddhism has coexisted with shamanism as the countrys official religions. But a generation of shamans was lost after the So

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When one family fights with another, it's a feud. 当一个家族与另一个家族展开斗争时,就成了一个世代的恩怨。 When lots of families fight with one another in identical little towns up and down in the same mountain range, it's

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If you're trying to land at JFK at rush hour, there is no nonverbal communication, Greenberg says. 如果你想在一小时内在肯尼迪国际机场紧急降落,就必须用语言交流。格瑞博说, It's people talking to people, so you need

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MSN和QQ签名、开心和人人的状态栏、个人博客、微博,我们忽然之间好像多了很多展示自己状态和心情的空间。某一天的某一个签名可能会招来朋友们一通狂轰滥炸,或者爱心泛滥的劝慰。这大

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