1. Culture shock ulture shock: a term meaning strong feelings of discomfort, fear, or anxiety, which people may have when they enter another culture. Usually when a person moves to live in a foreign country, she/he may experience a period of culture shock until she/he becomes familiar with the new culture 2. Origin of the Honeymoon Tradition There are a number of theories about the origin of the "honey Ancient Babylon drinking mead, a honey-based alcoholic drink, for a lunar month after a manage, e Some believe that the honeymoon originated as an ancient" Babylonian practice that involved Literature The first literary reference to the word honeymoon was in 1552 in Richard Huloet's Abecedarium Anglico Latinum. It held that the word honeymoon"was a sardonic reference to the inevitable waning of love like a phase of the moon Others claim that the word honeymoon, is actually,a vulgarization of the Norse word hjunottsmanathr. After kidnapping ones bride, she was kept hidden away until pregnant or her family stopped looking for her, and then was brought back to formalize the wedding Honeymoons Today Regardless of its origin-today the honeymoon is a time for a couple to celebrate their marriage and new life together and their love for one another that made it possible Today, the tradition of a honeymoon following nuptials has, long way from its original meaning Today' s"happy ending"to the wedding event is a far cry from its much different beginnings. The word honeymoon has its roots in the Norse word"hjunottsmanathr"which was anything but blissful Northern European history describes the abduction of a bride from neighboring village. It was imperative, that the abductor, the husband to be, take his bride to be into hiding for period of time His friends assured his and her safe keeping and kept their whereabouts unknown. Once the bride's family gave up their search, the bride groom returned to his people. This folkloric explanation presumably is the origin of today's honeymoon, for its original meaning meant hiding The Scandinavian word for honeymoon is derived, in part, from an ancient Northern European custom in which newlyweds, for the first month of their married life, drank a daily cup of honeyed wine called mead. The ancient practices of kidnaping of bride and drinking the honeyed wine date back to the history of Atilla, king of the Asiatic Huns from A D. 433 to A D. 453 So that leaves us with the question of where the"moon"in the word"honeymoon"originates piece of folklore relates that the origin of the word moon comes from a cynical inference. To Northern Europeans the terms referred to the body s monthly cycle and, its combination with honey, suggested that not all moons of married life were as sweet as the first. British prose writers and poets, in the 16th and 17th centuries, often made use of the nordic interpretation of honeymoon as a waxing and waning of marital affection Certainly we have long way and there is a vast difference between the original meaning of honeymoon and its present-day connotation. The newer version is, of course, the more pleasant one II. Language points 1)desirable(L.3) For this job it is desirable to know something about medicine.(a.令人向往的,合意的,值得 有的)干这项工作最好懂点医学 Notice: In the structure "It is desirable that ." the verb in the that-clause is usually in the subjunctive form or"should"is used before the main verb. 他要是能参加此次会议,是最好不过的了1. Culture Shock culture shock: a term meaning strong feelings of discomfort, fear, or anxiety, which people may have when they enter another culture. Usually when a person moves to live in a foreign country, she/he may experience a period of culture shock until she/he becomes familiar with the new culture. 2. Origin of the Honeymoon Tradition There are a number of theories about the origin of the “honeymoon.” Ancient Babylon Some believe that the honeymoon originated as an ancient “Babylonian practice that involved drinking mead, a honey-based alcoholic drink, for a lunar month after a marriage.” Literature The first literary reference to the word honeymoon was in 1552 in Richard Huloet's Abecedarium Anglico Latinum. It held that the word honeymoon “was a sardonic reference to the inevitable waning of love like a phase of the moon.” Norse Others claim that the word honeymoon, is actually, “a vulgarization of the Norse word hjunottsmanathr. After kidnapping one's bride, she was kept hidden away until pregnant or her family stopped looking for her, and then was brought back to formalize the wedding.” Honeymoons Today Regardless of its origin—today the honeymoon is a time for a couple to celebrate their marriage and new life together and their love for one another that made it possible. Today, the tradition of a honeymoon following nuptials has, long way from its original meaning. Today's "happy ending" to the wedding event is a far cry from its much different beginnings. The word honeymoon has its roots in the Norse word "hjunottsmanathr" which was anything but blissful. Northern European history describes the abduction of a bride from neighboring village. It was imperative, that the abductor, the husband to be, take his bride to be into hiding for period of time. His friends assured his and her safe keeping and kept their whereabouts unknown. Once the bride's family gave up their search, the bride groom returned to his people. This folkloric explanation presumably is the origin of today's honeymoon, for its original meaning meant hiding. The Scandinavian word for honeymoon is derived, in part, from an ancient Northern European custom in which newlyweds, for the first month of their married life, drank a daily cup of honeyed wine called mead. The ancient practices of kidnaping of bride and drinking the honeyed wine date back to the history of Atilla, king of the Asiatic Huns from A.D. 433 to A.D. 453. So that leaves us with the question of where the "moon" in the word "honeymoon" originates. One piece of folklore relates that the origin of the word moon comes from a cynical inference. To the Northern Europeans the terms referred to the body's monthly cycle and, its combination with honey, suggested that not all moon's of married life were as sweet as the first. British prose writers and poets, in the 16th and 17th centuries, often made use of the Nordic interpretation of honeymoon as a waxing and waning of marital affection. Certainly we have, long way and there is a vast difference between the original meaning of honeymoon and its present-day connotation. The newer version is, of course, the more pleasant one! II. Language Points 1) desirable (L.3) For this job it is desirable to know something about medicine. (a. 令人向往的，合意的，值得 有的)干这项工作最好懂点医学。 Notice: In the structure “It is desirable that ...”, the verb in the that-clause is usually in the subjunctive form or “should” is used before the main verb. 他要是能参加此次会议，是最好不过的了