Hourglass: n. a glass container holding sand for measuring time, which is narrow in the middle like a figure 8 so that the sand inside can run slowly from the top half to the bottom taking exactly count: vi. Important or valuable She ' s the only person that really counts around here Para 3. What is a foreigner's first impression of the U.s.? Why do Americans make such an impression upon foreigners? Structure analysis: p. 12 elbow: vt Push others out of the way using elbows She elbowed her way through the crowd race through: do sth in a hurry He raced through his homework in order to watch the football match 3. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small exchanges with strangers. Meaning: Smiles, short conversations, and small exchanges with strangers are common in daily life in your own country, but not in the United States. So if you visit this country you will feel sad because you will no longer experience or have them Take.personally: If you take someone's remarks personally, you are upset because you think that they are being critical about you in particular. You mustnt take her negative comments of your plan personally你不应把她对你计划的批评 当作对你个人的攻击 Para 4: Why do new arrivals to the U.S. miss many social behaviors during a business call? go with: exist or take place at the same time, be found together Responsibility goes with becoming a father Disease often goes with poverty extended: lasting for a long period of time The child has received formal education over an extended much less: still less: and even less likely, let alone(p. 10) --He's too shy to ask a stranger the time, still less speak to a room full of people They are al ways short of water to drink, much less to bathe in Para 5 How do americans save time? Save: V. prevent or escape the waste of (money, etc) It is prudent to save储蓄是有远见的 Don't eat all the cake now save some for tomorrow. Save your strength for hard work you'll have to do later 4. We produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices; Meaning: The things we produce for particular purposes are like a continuous river and they can help reduce the amount of effort needed; given: prep. Taking into account Given her interest in children, teaching should be the right career for her Given that you were hard-working, you did well Para 6. How do Americans view the impersonality of electronic communication? 5. To us the impersonality of electronic communication has little or no relation to the6 run through: read and examine quickly Hourglass: n. A glass container holding sand for measuring time, which is narrow in the middle like a figure 8 so that the sand inside can run slowly from the top half to the bottom taking exactly one hour. count: vi. Important or valuable --She ‘s the only person that really counts around here. Para 3.What is a foreigner’s first impression of the U.S.? Why do Americans make such an impression upon foreigners? Structure analysis: p. 12 elbow: vt. Push others out of the way using elbows --She elbowed her way through the crowd. race through: do sth in a hurry --He raced through his homework in order to watch the football match. 3. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small exchanges with strangers. Meaning: Smiles, short conversations, and small exchanges with strangers are common in daily life in your own country, but not in the United States. So if you visit this country you will feel sad because you will no longer experience or have them. Take…personally: If you take someone’s remarks personally, you are upset because you think that they are being critical about you in particular. --You mustn’t take her negative comments of your plan personally.你不应把她对你计划的批评 当作对你个人的攻击。 Para 4: Why do new arrivals to the U.S. miss many social behaviors during a business call? go with: exist or take place at the same time, be found together --Responsibility goes with becoming a father. --Disease often goes with poverty. extended: lasting for a long period of time --The child has received formal education over an extended period. much less: still less: and even less likely, let alone (p. 10) --He’s too shy to ask a stranger the time, still less speak to a room full of people. --They are always short of water to drink, much less to bathe in. Para 5.How do Americans save time? Save: v. prevent or escape the waste of (money, etc) --It is prudent to save.储蓄是有远见的。 --Don’t eat all the cake now; save some for tomorrow. --Save your strength for hard work you’ll have to do later. 4.We produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices; Meaning: The things we produce for particular purposes are like a continuous river and they can help reduce the amount of effort needed;… given: prep. Taking into account --Given her interest in children, teaching should be the right career for her. --Given your hard work, you did well. -- Given that you were hard-working, you did well. Para 6.How do Americans view the impersonality of electronic communication? 5. To us the impersonality of electronic communication has little or no relation to the