英语时文泛读Current News Articles for Extensive ReadingBOOK IIUnit EightChinas “Growing Pains” Unit EightI. Overview This unit gives a glimpse of some growing pains that China is undergoing in its rapid development. Unit EightStructure All three articles are about some challenges facing China during its emergence as a great power. Such growing pains of our nation can be internal problems and difficulties, but they can also come in the form of external pressures and prejudices. Unit EightText AChina Food Scare: A Dash of Racism The biased American media coverage of Chinese food-safety scandals has negatively impacted the Asian American community as a whole.Unit EightText B The current Chinese food scare in the U.S. is rather overdone and is simply another manifestation of the deep-rooted racism against the Chinese. A Taste of Racism in the Chinese Food Scare Unit EightText C To improve its image as a cosmopolitan city, Beijing launched a campaign to get rid of the bad English translations on public signs before the Olympic Games. Tired of Laughter, Beijing Gets Rid of Bad TranslationsUnit EightFocus of this sessionUnit EightII. Text AChina Food Scare: A Dash of Racism Main Idea of the Text The one-sided coverage of the Chinese food- safety problems by the American media has aroused and reinforced irrational fears about Chinese food or even Asian food. This Chinese food scare fits into the long-standing racist stereotype that the Chinese or even Asians as a whole are rather inferior Unit Eight Background InformationAuthor Imaeyen Ibanga, Manship alumna (2002), associate producer at ABC News in New York City, was the keynote speaker Oct. 3 at the conference of the Louisiana Scholastic Press Association. She also spoke to classes Oct. 4-5. “She is a true example of a successful practitioner of convergence,” said Professional-in-Residence Larry Snipes. “She emphasized broadcasting as an undergraduate and earned a masters degree from Emerson College in Boston.” As part of ABC News digital unit, Ibanga writes original stories for abcnews.com and maintains the Website for “Good Morning America.Unit EightBackground InformationSourceABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. Its current president is David Westin. ABC NewsOne is ABC Newss affiliate news service. It gathers and feeds regional, national and international news material to ABC affiliates around the country and foreign networks. ABC News Now is the ABCs 24/7 news channel available online and other sources such as mobile phones.Unit EightCultural Notes China 1 Restaurant considering sth 鉴于某事物；考虑到某事物 e.g. review the proposals in the light of past experience（照老经验来评论那些建议） e.g. In light of this tragic event, they have cancelled all the celebrations.（ 鉴于这一悲剧性事件，他们取消了所有庆祝活动。 ）Unit EightLanguage Points It behooves sb to be/do sth (para. 19): also behove (BrE) It is right or necessary for sb to be/do sth 对某人来说理应或必须 （dated or fml） e.g. It behooves you to be courteous at all times.（你应当时时刻刻注意礼节。 ） e.g. It ill behooves Ann to speak thus of her benefactor. （安不应该这样谈论她的恩人。）Unit EightLanguage Points keep sth in perspective (para. 25): judge the importance of sth correctly 正确地对待/看待某事物 e.g. It will help to keep in perspective the vast gulf that separates existing groups.正确看待将现有群体分隔开来的巨大鸿沟，将 有助于（问题的解决/清晰地认识问题）。Unit EightLanguage PointsDifficult Sentences But the large aquatic tank with Chinese fish, intricate woodwork and sheer drapes covering the hidden nooks may not soothe patrons fears (para.2) 然而，（饭店里）养着中国鱼的大水箱、做工精 细的木制品以及那遮挡着一处处幽僻角落的轻薄 帘幕，也许都无法减轻食客们心中的恐惧感Unit EightLanguage Points “The Chinese food scare fits into the stereotype that we are substandard and just not good enough,” she said. (para.12) fit into (sth) 基本意思为 (of sth) can be put into (a category, place, system, etc) and to be the right size and shape; 此处大意为：这种害怕中国食品 的恐慌正好暗合了认为华人够不上标准、就是不 够好的刻板印象。C1z-w&t!qYmVjRgOdL9I6F3B0y(v%s#oXlUiQfNbK8H5D2A+x*u$qZnWkShPeMaJ7G4C1z)w&t!pYmVjRgOcL9I6E3B0y(v%r#oXlTiQfNbK8G5D2A-x*u$qZnVkShPdMaJ7F4C0z)w&s!pYmUjRfOcL9H6E3B+y(v%r#oWlTiQeNbK8G5D1A-x*t$qZnVkSgPdMaI7F4C0z)v&s!pXmUjRfOcK9H6E2B+y(u%rZoWlThQeNbJ8G4D1A-w*t$qYnVjSgPdLaI7F3C0z)v&s#pXmUiRfOcK9H5E2B+x(u%rZoWkThQeMbJ8G4D1z-w*t!qYnVjSgOdLaI6F3C0y)v%s#pXlUiRfNcK8H5E2A+x(u$rZoWkThPeMbJ7G4D1z- w&t!qYmVjSgOdL9I6F3B0y)v%s#oXlUiQfNcK8H5D2A+x*u$rZnWkShPeMaJ7G4C1z)w&t!pYmVjRgOcL9I6E3B0y(v%s#oXlTiQfNbK8H5D2A-x*u$qZnWkShPdMaMaJ7F4C1z)w&s!pYmUjRgOcL9H6E3B+y(v%r#oWlTiQeNbK8G5D1A-x*t$qZnVkSgPdMaI7F4C0z)w&s!pXmUjRfOcL9H6E2B+y(u%r#oWlThQeNbJ8G5D1A-w*t$qYnVkSgPdLaI7F3C0z)v&s#pXmUiRfOcK9H5E2B+x(u%rZoWkThQeMbJ8G4D1A-w*t!qYnVjSgPdLaI6F3C0y)v&s#pXlUiRfNcK9H5E2A+x(u$rZoWkThPeMbJ7G4D1z- w&t!qYmVjSgOdL9I6F3B0y)v%s#pXlUiQfNcK8H5E2A+x*u$rZnWkThPeMaJ7G4C1z-w&t!pYmVjRgOdL9I6E3B0y(v%s#oXlTiQfNbK8H5D2A-x*u$qZnWkShPeMaJ7F4C1z)w&t!pYmUjRgOcL9I6E3B+y(v%r#oXlTiQeNbK8G5D2A-x*t$qZnVkShP