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P.2WeWishYouaPleasantFlight

Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.Thisisyourcaptainspeaking.Onbehalfofthecrew,letmeextendaverywarmwelcometoallofyouwhohavechosentoflyAirChina.OurplaneisboundforNewYorkontheeastcoastoftheUnitedStates.Oursisadirectflight.ItwilltakethirteenandahalfhourstoreachourdestinationonJuly19,atl:

30p.m.localtime.

MayIdrawyourattentiontotheSafetyFlightleafletwhichyou'llfindinthepocketatthebackoftheseatinfrontofyou.'?

Wedoaskthatyoureadit.You'llalsofindanAirChinamagazinewhichyoumayfindofinterest.Forthoseofyounotfamiliarwiththistypeofaircraft,letmeinformyouthatsmokingisstrictlyprohibitedatanytimeduringtheflight.Noristheuseofmobilephoneallowedonboardofouraircraft.Wehaveaduty-freebaronboardandcigarettes,spirits,beerandmineralwaterwillbeonsaleduringtheflight.Wewillservethreemealsduringtheentireflight,lunch,dinnerandbreakfast.Forthoseofyouwhoarevegetarian,pleasecontactamemberofthecabincrewbeforehand.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedonothesitatetoaskamemberofthecabincrew.Ourplanewilltakeoffshortly.Wouldyounowpleasemakesurethatyourseatbeltsaresecurelyfastenedinpreparationfortake-off?

MayIwishyouapleasantflight!

Thankyou.

P.12ThePersonIAdmireMost

MCanyouthinkofapersonyouadmire?

WApersonIadmire?

Hmm.Yes,IthinkthepersonIadmiremostisStevenHawking.

MIsn'thetheprofessoratCambridgewithmotorneuronedisease?

WThat'sright.He'sspentmostofhislifefightingthedisease.Hefoundoutthathe'dgotitwhenhewasastudent.Hewasatthetimeonlyabout20.

MGoodness.Whatdidhedothen?

WWell,hestoppedwastingtime.Andhestartedapplyinghimselftohisstudies.Heknewthatheriskeddyingyoung,buthebecamealeadingcosmologist.

MWherehaveIheardofhim?

Iknownothingaboutcosmology.

WHewroteabookaboutitfortheaverageperson.InfactIrememberseeingitonyourbookshelves.

MOh,right.ABriefHistoryofTime,isthatit?

WYes,itwasarealbestseller,mostlytopeoplewhoputitontheirbookshelvesanddidn’treadit.

MYeah.Howoldishenow?

WHe'sinhissixties,Ithink.He'ssucceededinlivingfarlongerthananyoneexpectedhimto.

MButwhatkindoflifecanyouhavewithadiseaselikethat?

WHe'smanagedtoleadafairlynormallife.Hehasmarriedtwiceandhasthreechildrenandagrandchildnow.Ithinkheneedstouseacomputerforalmosteverythingnow,youknow,eating,speaking,writing...

MMmm.It'sverysad,isn'tit?

WWell,inaway.Heconsidershimselflucky.Yousee,despitehisdisability,heisrecognizedasoneofthegreatestmindsofourtime.

P.13Exercise2

1.aprofessor

2.fightingmotorneuronedisease

3.hewasabout20

4.ABriefHistoryofTime,averageperson,bestseller

5.twice,three,grandchild

6.acomputer,eating,speaking.writing

P.14.

Interviewwithacelebrity

WCouldyoutellusalittlebitaboutyourself?

MSure.

WFirstofall,wherewereyouborn?

MIwasborninLondon,butI'mlivinginMadridnow.

WOh,really?

Howlonghaveyoubeenthere?

MNotlong.ImovedfromLondonwithmytwodaughtersaboutsixmonthsago.

WAreyouhappythere?

MYeah,veryhappy.Welovetheoutdoorlife.Also,mymother’sSpanish.

WAndwhatdoyoudoinyourfreetime?

MIlovereading.SometimesIfeellikewantingtobuyeverybookinabookstore.I'mcrazyaboutbooks.AndI'mafastreader.

WDoyoueverfeeltheneedtotakeabreaksoyoucanrechargeyourbatteries?

（Theurgetotakesometimeofffromwhatyouaredoingsoastoregainyourstrengthandenergy,andtoimproveyourself.）

MAllthetime.There'salwayssomuchmoretolearn.Goingawayhelps.

WYou'veobviouslytraveledalot,too.What'syourfavoriteplaceintheworld?

MThat'sadifficultquestionbecauseI'vebeentosomanyamazingplaces,butIthinkHawaiiismyfavorite.Thechildrenloveittheretoo.

WAllofusareconcernedwithwhatkindofworldourkidsareliving.Howaregoingtoliveyourchildrenasemblanceofanormallife?

MBylivinganormallife.

WButasasuperstar,youliveatalevelthat'sdifferentfrommostpeople.（Yourstandardoflivingismuchhigherthanmostpeopleandthelifeyoulivecanhardlybecalledanormallife.Thecelebrityobviouslyenjoysaluxuriouslifestylethatisfarbeyondthereachofordinarypeople.）

MToadegree,yes.Butwe'veallgottofigureouthowtoraiseourkidstobehappy,responsiblepeople.

WOnelastquestion.Whatelsedoyouwanttodoinyourlife?

MOh,there'ssomuchIwanttodo.IfeelalotofpersonalresponsibilitybecauseofhowmuchI'vebeenblessed.（Thesuperstarthinksheisreallyfortunatetobesosuccessfulandhefeelshehasthepersonalresponsibilitytodosth.forsocietyinreturn.）IdovolunteerworkforChildren'sFund.Idoalotoffund-raisingeventsforthem.AndIlookforwardtocreatingopportunitiesforyoungpeople.

P.15Exercise2

Family:

normallife;happy,responsiblepeople

Socialwork:

personalresponsibility;volunteer,fund-raisingevents,creatingopportunities

Leisure:

outdoor,traveling,amazingplaces;reading,fastreader

Self-improvement:

learn,rechargehisbatteries

Unit3PartB

SuccessfulAdvertising

Oneofthekeystosuccessfuladvertisingistocatchtheinterestofreaders.Inyourbusylife,thereislittletimetoreadeverypageinfrontofyou,soyouhavetobeveryselective.Beingawareofthis,advertisersgotogreatlengthstoarouseyourcuriosityinwhattheyhavetosay.Youshouldknowwhenadertisesaretryingtocatchyourinterestsothatyoukeepinmindthattheyareattemptingtoinfluenceyou.

Advertisersalwayshaveanintendedaudiencetargetedfortheirmessages---men,women,orchildrenofspecificages,fromvariousethnicgroups,andwithcertaininterests.Itisimportantthatyouknowtowhomanadvertisementisdesignedtoappealsothatyoucandecidewhetherornotyoushouldspendyourtimegivingseriousconsiderationtowhatithastosay.

Obviouslythewholepointofagivenadvertisementistogetyoutopurchaseaproduct,takeacertainaction,orthinkinacertainway.Aneffectiveadvertisementisveryspecificaboutthebenefittoreadersasaresultoftheirbuying,doing,orthinkingwhateverisbeingurgedbytheadvertisement.Itisextremelyinportantthatyourecognizethebenefitstressedbytheadvertisementsothatyoucanmakeasounddecisionastowhetherornottofollowitsadvice.

P.22WeWereBorntoHelpYouDoItBetter

----Dad.

----Yes?

What’sthematter?

----IamwonderingifIshouldbuyapairoftennisshoes.Iamgoingtojointhetennisclubinschool.

----Whynot?

It’sgoodthatyoufinallyplaysports.

----ButI’dliketohaveAdidas.

----Adidas?

It’stooexpensive.Theyareforprofessionalathletes.

----ButalltheguysintheschooltennisteamarewearingAdidas,boysaswellasgirls.

----ButnoneofushaseverhadAdidasandweusedtoplayquiteok.

----HereisanadaboutAdidas.CanIreadittoyou?

-----Goahead.

-----“Overfifty-fiveyearsago,Adidasgavebirthtoanewideainsportsshoes.Andthepeoplewhowearourshoeshavebeenrunningandwinningeversince.Infact,Adidashashelpedthemsetover400worldrecordsintrackandfieldalone.”

-----Nonsense.Theplayershavetogothroughalotofhardtrainingandpractice.Ithasnothingtodowiththeshoes.Theymaybecomfortable,but…

-----Youareright,Dad.Theadgoesontosay,”Youareborntorun.Andwewereborntohelpyoudoitbetter.”

-----Hmn.Itmaybegoodforrunning,butyoudon’trun.

-----Listen,Dad.Theadsays,”Maythat’swhymoreandmorefootball,soccer,basketballandtennis”see?

“TennisplayersareturningtoAdidas.Theyknowthat,whatevertheirgame,theycanrelyonAdidasworkmanshipandqualityineveryproductwemake.”

-----Ok.Ok,dear.IknowAdidasisgood.Buthowmuchisapairofyourshoes?

------Youdon’thavetoworryaboutthat,Dad.IhavesavedsomemoneysincelastChristmas.Ijustwanttohearyouropinion.

------That’sgood.

Unit4P.30WhatAreGoodManners?

Peopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferentstandardsforgoodmanners.BeforeenteringahouseinsomeAsiancountriesitisnecessarytotakeoffone'sshoes.InEuropeancountrieseventhoughshoessometimesbecomeverymuddy,thisisnotdone.AguestinaChinesehouseneverfinishesadrink.Heleavesalittletoshowthathehashadenough.InaMalayhouse,aguestalwaysleavesalittlefood.InEngland,aguestalwaysfinishesadrinkoreatsuphisfoodtoshowthathehasenjoyedit.

Herearesomeexamplesofthethingsthatawell-manneredpersondoesordoesnotdonomatterwhetherheisanorientalorawesterner.

Heneverlaughsatpeoplewhentheyareintrouble.Instead,hetriestohelpthem.Heisalwayskindwhethertopeopleortoanimals.Whenheiswaitingforabus,hetakeshisturnandneverpushestothefrontoftheline.Inthebus,hegiveshisseattoanoldperson,oradisabledpersonoraladywhoisstanding.Whentalkingtopeople,henevertellsheavypeopletheyarefat,butsaysthattheyarelosingweight,forheknowseveryoneisweightconsciousandwantstobethin.Heneveraskspeople,womeninparticular,theirage.Everyonewantstobeyoung.Ifheisinvitedtoadinnerpartyatseven,heissuretobetherebyseven,knowinghowpeoplerespecttimeandexpecteveryonetobe"ontime".Ifhesmokes,heneverlightshiscigarettebeforegettingthepermissionfrompeoplearoundthem.

Hesays"Please"whenmakingareq