Unit 1 The real challenge to us teacher is combining the best of both worlds into one . Creativity and basic skills need to be considered in terms of being means to an end, rather than simply as ends in themselves . Some Chinese students may not perform well in hypothetical settings ,but when it comes to facing real life challenges and issues ,they are more than competent in resolving most of them, equipped as they are with their strong skill .The U.S. system may be designed to aim more at producing top of the cream students ,but that approach may do damage to the big bulk of the rest of the student body .The Chinese education system is definitely not perfect ,but it does produce a quality workforce ,And I truly believe that solid basic knowledge/skill focus is the single biggest force driving the rise of Chinese as a country .翻译：真正的挑战是我们老师结合最好的两个世界成一个。创造力和基本技能需要在被指一个结束 来考虑，而不是简单地作为自己的目标。一些中国学生可能不假设设置执行 好，但说到面临现实生活中的挑战和问题，他们更比 解决他们大多数主管 设置，因为他们与他们的技能强。美国的制度可能是设计目的地生产极品学生，但 方法可能会损害学生的身体其它的体积大。中国的教育体系是肯定 不完美，但它会产生一个质量 的劳动力，而且我真的相信，扎实的基础知识和技能的重点是单最大的驱动力的中国作为一个崛起的国家。1. 背离传统需要极大的勇气。It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.2. 汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了。Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.3. 很多教育家认为从小培养还自动创新精神是很可取的Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.4. 假设那幅画确实是名作，你觉得值得购买吗？Assuming this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think its worthwhile to buy it?5. 如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那它将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题。If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigatingUnit 2How dose spending connect to happiness?One explanation lies in conspicuous consumption . The idea is that the rich dont accumulate wealth simply in order to consume it . Rather they accumulate wealth in order to display it , and their happiness is fueled by their neighbors envy . As a result ,the country finds itself in the grips of a luxury fever -families with annual incomes of $50,000 try to emulate the consumption of those with $70,000 , who in turn try to emulate those with $140,000 ,and so an .Its just plain common sense . Its physically impossible for a piece of paper like money to make you happy . Instead what makes people happy is the feeling of security or power money bring .A recent survey indicates that those from the Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans sand the Maasai of East Africa are almost equally satisfied . The Maasai are a traditional herding people who have to no electricity or running water and live in huts made of mud .It follows that economic development and personal income cannot account for the happiness that they are so often linked to . 翻译：如何连接到幸福的花？一种解释是“炫耀性消费” 。的想法是，富人不积累财富只为了 它消耗。而他们积累财富，为了显示它，和他们的幸福是燃料的邻居们的羡慕。作为一个结果，该国发现自己在一个“豪华热”-家庭年收入 50000 美元的试图仿效那些 70000 美元的消费的握把，又试图仿效那些 140000 美元，因此。这是平常识。这是物理不可能一张纸一样的钱让你快乐。而不是什么让人高兴的是感情的【安全】或功率的钱带。最近的一项调查表明，那些来自 福布斯美国富豪榜 400 强在砂东非的马赛是几乎同样的满意 。马赛是一个传统羊群谁也没有电力或自来水的人和住在泥屋。它以下，经济的发展和个人收入不能解释的幸福，他们常常与。1. 该公司否认其捐款又商业目的。The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.2. 每当他生气的时候，他说话就有一点结巴。Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.3. 教育是我们家庭最看重的传统，这就是为什么我父母从不带我到昂贵的饭店吃饭，却送我到最好的私立学校上学。Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. Thats why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.4. 手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生的又一个困难阶段。Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.5. 与我们富裕的邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但是他们这是努力满足我们最起码的需求。In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.Unit 3A new research study has found that, .1.despite what parents might believe, there is an enormous gap between what they think their children are doing online and what is .2.really happening .In one part of the study, over 500 children form a variety of ages and backgeounds were asked if they gave out personal information online. 73% said that they did. The parents of the .3.same children believed that only 4% of their children did so.The children were also asked if they had made face-to-face .4.contact with strangers that they had met online.36% from the high school group admitted to meeting with a stranger they had met online. Nearly 40% of these children.5.admitted to speaking with stranger regularly. Fewer than 9% of the paeents knew that their children had been meeting with strangers.Another part of the study found that 30% of children between the ages of 9 and 18 delete the search history form their browsers in an.6. attempt to protect their privacy form their parents. Common filtering software may.7. not be effective, since children will access what they are looking for elsewhe