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If you're invited to an American friend's home for dinner,keep in mind these general rules for polite behavior.First of all,arrive approximately on time(but not early).Americans expect promptness. Being a few minutes late might give the host more time to get dressed or finish preparing the dinner,so it's OK to be10 or15minutes late but not45minutes late. Dinner might be overcooked and ruined by then.When you're invited to someone's home for a meal,it's polite to bring a small gift.Flowers or candies are always appropriate.If you have an attractive item made in your native country,your host would certainly enjoy receiving that as a gift.

If you are served some food that you don't like or can't eat,don't make a fuss about it.If your host doesn't say anything about what you aren't eating,then you shouldn't,either.Simply eat what you can and hope that no one notices what you left. If you are questioned,you may have to admit that you don't eat meat(or whatever),but you can also say that you've enjoyed the other foods and have had"more than enough"to eat.Don't make the host feel obliged to prepare something else for you.Be sure to compliment the host on the food that you enjoyed.

Don't leave immediately after dinner,but don't overstay your welcome,either. When your friend seems to be getting tired and running out of conversation,take their behavior as a cue to leave.The next day,call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.如果你被邀请到美国朋友的家里吃饭，请记住这些一般的礼貌行为准则。

首先，准时到达(但不是提前)。美国人期望迅速。

迟到几分钟可能会让主人有更多的时间穿衣服或准备晚饭，所以迟到10或15分钟是可以的，但迟到45分钟是不可能的。

晚餐可能会被煮过头，然后就被毁了。

当你被邀请到某人家里吃饭时，带一份小礼物是有礼貌的。鲜花或糖果总是合适的。

如果你在你的祖国有一个很有吸引力的东西，你的主人一定会很乐意接受它作为礼物。

如果你吃了一些你不喜欢或不能吃的食物，不要对此大惊小怪。

如果你的主人没有对你不吃的东西说什么，那你也不应该。

只吃你能吃的，希望没人注意到你留下的东西。如果你受到了质疑，你可能不得不承认你不吃肉(或别的什么)，但你也可以说，你喜欢其他食物，而且吃得“足够多”。

不要让主人觉得有必要为你准备其他的东西。一定要称赞主人所吃的食物。

不要在晚饭后马上离开，但也不要太过欢迎你的到来。

当你的朋友看起来很疲倦，没有谈话的时候，把他们的行为当做离开的暗示。

第二天，打电话或写一封感谢信，告诉你晚上过得有多开心。

Americans are usually tolerant of non-native speakers who have some trouble understanding English.But they become annoyed when a person pretends to understand but doesn't really.This creates problems when he misunderstands what is said.No one wants soap when he asks for soup.So if you don't understand what is said to you,admit it and politely ask the person to repeat or explain.All you have to say is,"Excuse me,would you mind repeating what you said?I didn't understand."

Second,it is quite rude to converse with a companion in your native language and leave your American friends standing there feeling uncomfortable because they can't understand the conversation.The Americans may also feel that you are talking about them or saying something you don't want them to hear.If you have to switch to your native language to explain something to a non-English-speaking companion,then at least translate for your American friends so they don't feel left out. Statements：

1.Americans will get impatient if a person can't understand English.

2.Sometimes it is wise to pretend to understand what one actually doesn't in order to avoid embarrassment.

3.Asking for repetition or explanation is not considered good manners when talking with Americans.

4.It is impolite for people to talk in their native language in the presence of Americans.

5.Americans may feel uncomfortable when they can't understand the conversation of non-English speakers.美国人通常会容忍那些对英语有困难的非母语人士。

但是，当一个人假装理解但实际上并不是这样的时候，他们就会变得恼怒。

当他误解了所讲的内容时，就会产生问题。

当他要汤时，没有人想要肥皂。

所以，如果你不明白别人对你说了什么，你就得承认，并礼貌地要求对方重复或解释。

你只能说，“对不起，你介意重复一下你说的话吗?”

我不明白。”

第二，用母语和同伴交谈是很不礼貌的，让你的美国朋友站在那里感觉不舒服，因为他们无法理解对话。

美国人可能也会觉得你在谈论他们，或者说一些你不想听的东西。

如果你不得不切换到你的母语，向非英语的同伴解释一些事情，那么至少可以翻译一下你的美国朋友，这样他们就不会觉得被冷落了。

声明:

1．如果一个人不懂英语，美国人就会不耐烦。

2．有时候，为了避免尴尬，假装理解一个人实际上不理解的事情是明智的。

3．在与美国人交谈时，要求重复或解释是不礼貌的。

4．在美国人面前，用母语说话是不礼貌的。

5．当美国人无法理解非英语国家的人的谈话时，他们可能会感到不舒服。

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One winter day in San Francisco,a woman in a red car drove up to a tollbooth.The back seat of her car had a pile of colorful Christmas gifts on it.She smiled at the tollbooth operator and said,"I'm paying for myself,and for the six cars behind me."She handed the operator seven toll tickets and drove on.As the next six cars arrived at the tollbooth,the operator told each driver,"A lady up ahead paid your toll. Have a nice day."

Why did the lady do this?As she told her husband later,"I read a card taped on my friend's refrigerator.It said, 'Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.'I liked that phrase and copied it for myself.Paying the tolls was a little act of random kindness I could do."

Now all over the U.S.,it is becoming a popular phrase.One can see it on car bumper stickers,on walls,and even on business cards.Random acts of kindness are easy to perform if one is looking for opportunities.In Portland,a man might put a coin in a stranger's parking meter just in time to save that person from getting fined for overtime parking.In Chicago,a teenage boy may shovel snow not only from his driveway but also his neighbor's driveway.Undoubtedly thousands of random acts of kindness occur every day.

What are some senseless acts of beauty?A person might plant flowers along a highway.Another might clean graffiti from a city park bench.Yet another might pick up litter from the street and put it in a trash can.在旧金山的一个冬天，一名妇女开着一辆红色的车，开到一个收费亭。

她的车后座上有一堆五颜六色的圣诞礼物。

她对收费站的接线员微笑着说:“我要为自己和身后的六辆车付钱。

她递给接线员7张收费票，然后继续开车。当接下来的六辆车到达收费站时，接线员对每位司机说:“前面的女士付了你的钱。祝你有美好的一天。

为什么女士要这样做?

后来她对丈夫说:“我在朋友的冰箱上贴了一张卡片。

它说，“随心随意求美,无来无由行善.。”“我喜欢这句话，并把它复制了出来。”付过路费是我所能做的一件小小的善事。

现在在美国各地它正成为一个流行的短语。人们可以在汽车保险杠贴纸、墙上甚至名片上看到它。

如果一个人在寻找机会，那么随机的善良行为很容易表现。

在波特兰，一个人可能会在一个陌生人的停车计时器上放一枚硬币，以节省这个人因超时停车而被罚款。

在芝加哥，一个十几岁的男孩不仅可以从自家的车道上铲雪，还可以在邻居的车道上铲雪。毫无疑问，每天都有成千上万的随机事件发生。

什么是随心随意求美?

一个人可能在高速公路上种花。

另一个可能清理城市公园长椅上的涂鸦。然而，另一个人可能会从街上捡垃圾，扔进垃圾桶里。

You should remember this phrase and put it into action.Not only will you help others, but you will feel better yourself since you have helped the world to become a better place.And who knows?The people you help might well be inspired to help someone else later.It's a"win-win"situation. Statements：

1.The woman paid for the six cars behind her as a Christmas gift.

2.The woman taped a card on her refrigerator that reads:Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.

3.Random acts of kindness are not difficult to perform.

4.One can see graffiti everywhere in the U.S.

5.People sometimes do good unconsciously.

6.The world can become a better place because of the little acts of kindness and beauty.

7.The people you help may well help someone else later.

8.Random acts of kindness and beauty do good to all parties involved.

你应该记住这个短语并把它付诸行动。

你不仅会帮助别人，而且会让你自我感觉

更好，因为你已经帮助世界变得更美好了。

谁知道呢?

你帮助的人很有可能会在以后帮助别人。

这是一个“双赢”的局面。

1这个女人为她买了六辆车作为圣诞礼物。

2这个女人在她的冰箱上贴了一张卡片，上面写着:练习随机的善良和毫无意义的美丽。

3随机的善良行为并不难执行。

4在美国随处可见涂鸦。

5人们有时会无意识地做好事。

6世界可以变得更美好，因为善良和美丽的小举动。

7你帮助的人以后可能会帮助别人。

8善意和美丽的随机行为对各方都有好处。

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Don't talk with your mouth full.

Keep your elbows off the table.

Say"thank you".

Any of those sound familiar?

Chances are,if you observe a parent, he or she has repeated at least one of those lines a few thousand times. Etiquette experts and people who work with children tend to agree that teaching the children good manners is more than worth the effort.Good manners can definitely begin at home.Veronica tries to teach her5-year-old son Matthew about the importance of the Golden Rule in words that he can understand."You need to treat people the way you want to be treated,"she tells Matthew.

According to etiquette experts, teaching by example is the best approach. By using good manners,parents can be role models for their children,who often learn by imitation."At2years old,they're watching,"experts say."You know,monkey see,monkey do."They also advise parents to begin introducing their toddlers to simple words like"please","thank you", "excuse me",and"I'm sorry".

"It's never too soon to start teaching them,"they say."When they're sitting up in the high chair,you can start."

By teaching children good manners and then helping them practice,parents are doing their children a great service. It's not just about being polite and well-mannered in the short run.Ultimately, as they grow and they're better-behaved, they'll go on to greater success in their lives and be better liked.

这些听起来很熟悉吗?

如果你观察一个父母，他或她至少重复了几千次以上的一条。

礼仪专家和与孩子们一起工作的人往往认为，教导孩子们良好的举止是不值得的。

礼貌可以从家里开始。

Veronica试图教她5岁的儿子马修，用他能理解的词语来教导他的“黄金法则”的重要性。

“你需要像你想要被对待的那样对待别人，”她对马修说。

按照礼仪专家的说法，以身作则是最好的方法。

通过良好的举止，父母可以成为孩子的榜样，他们经常通过模仿来学习。

“两岁的时候，他们在看，”专家说。

“你知道，猴子看，猴子做。”

他们还建议家长们开始向他们的孩子介绍一些简单的词，比如“请”、“谢谢”、“对不起”、“对不起”。

他们说:“开始教他们永远不会太早。”

“当他们坐在高高的椅子上时，你可能已经开始了。”

通过教导孩子们良好的举止，然后帮助他们练习，家长们正在为孩子们做一项伟大的服务。

这不仅仅是在短期内保持礼貌和彬彬有礼。最终，随着他们的成长，他们表现得更好，他们将会在生活中取得更大的成功，

并得到更好的喜爱。

But home is not the only teaching environment when it comes to manners and etiquette.More and more schools are looking for ways to instill good manners in their students.

1.All parents try to teach their children good manners.

2.You need to treat people the way you want to be treated.

3.Monkeys are especially good at imitating small children.

4.Parents should set an example to their children when teaching them good manners.

5.Parents are helping their children in the long run by teaching them good manners.

6.Both parents and teachers are responsible for the teaching of etiquette.

1.What manners do parents teach their children?

2.What is the Golden Rule?

3.What is the best way for parents to teach their children good manners?

4.What's the appropriate time to start teaching children manners?

5.What is the ultimate goal of teaching children good manners?

但在礼仪和礼仪方面，家庭并不是唯一的教学环境。

越来越多的学校正在想方设法向学生灌输良好的礼仪。

1所有的父母都试图教导他们的孩子良好的举止。

2你需要以你想要的方式对待别人。

3猴子特别擅长模仿小孩子。

4父母应该给他们的孩子树立榜样，教导他们良好的举止。

5长期以来，父母通过教导他们良好的举止来帮助他们的孩子。

6父母和老师都要对礼仪教学负责。

1父母教他们的孩子什么礼貌?

2什么是黄金法则?

3父母教孩子礼貌的最好方法是什么?

4什么时候开始教孩子礼仪呢?

5教孩子良好的礼仪是什么终极目标?

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(Four students are sitting in a dorm lounge,casually watching TV.) Wayne:You know,people lie to us all the time!That advertiser on TV just told me that all I have to do to be attractive is to drink the right kind of beer.I don't even like beer!

Celia:And I've seen the same kind of ads for different clothing brands.I don't see how anyone can believe all of that stuff. Heather:It's not just TV ads.Religious leaders tell us that if we attend their church we'll be happy and politicians tell us if we vote for their party members the nation's problems will disappear.Not true!!

Randy:I think most of us are smart enough to figure out that these things are lies.But it really irritates me when people have the arrogance to start their sentences to others by saying"You need to"do something when they really mean"I need you to"or"I want you to".That's a kind of lying too.

Celia:You're right.In fact it's really rude because it implies that other people lack the intelligence to determine for themselves where their interests are and to act accordingly.

Heather:My dad has talked about a person in his office who does this a lot. He's creating a bad work environment and it's obvious that the co-workers are getting tired of being ordered around like this.They know what they should do and want to do it their way.

Wayne:I imagine that even the boss should be careful in this respect.If he's rude to his employees by implying they don't know what they're doing,they won't put forth their best effort.

(四个学生坐在宿舍的休息室里，随便看电视。)

韦恩:你知道，人们总是对我们撒谎！

电视上的广告人告诉我，我所要做的一切就是为了吸引人，就是要喝一种合适

的啤酒。

我甚至不喜欢啤酒！

Celia:我也看到了不同的服装品牌的广告。

我看不出有谁能相信这一切。

希瑟:这不仅仅是电视广告。宗教领袖告诉我们，如果我们参加他们的教堂，

我们会很高兴，政客们告诉我们，如果我

们投票给他们的政党成员，这个国家的问

题就会消失。

不是真的!!

蓝迪:我想我们大多数人都很聪明，能搞清楚这些东西都是谎言。

但当人们有傲慢的态度来对别人说“我需要你”或“我需要你”时，他们会

说“你需要”做一些事情，这真的让我很

生气。

这也是一种谎言。

西莉亚:你是对的。

事实上，这是很粗鲁的，因为它暗示着其他人缺乏智慧来决定自己的利益所

在，并据此采取行动。

希瑟:我爸爸说过他办公室里的一个人经常这样做。他创造了一个糟糕的工作

环境，很明显，同事们已经厌倦了这样的

安排。

他们知道自己应该做什么，并且想要以自己的方式去做。

韦恩:我想，在这方面，连老板都要小心。

如果他对员工表现出粗鲁的态度，暗示他们不知道自己在做什么，他们就不会付出最大的努力。

Celia:Since we started talking now,I've been thinking about a friend I had in high school.She kept telling me what I "needed"to do.After a while I realized it was her way of getting me to do what she wanted.Needless to say,our friendship ended.And it was a kind of lying on her part because she wasn't saying that what I"needed"to do was really what she "wanted"me to do.It took me a while to figure that out.

Randy:I guess there are all sorts of ways to lie.We'd better watch out,right? Others:Right.

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(Paul and Joyce are going to a movie.) Paul:Hurry up,Joyce.We need to leave now if we're going to get to the theater a half hour before the feature begins. Joyce:Why on earth do we need to be there that early?The theater is never even half full.I've also been wondering if we should take the kids with us,even though Mom is here with them.

Paul:Leave the kids at home.We're not going to a kid's movie like Harry Potter. When I went to the movies that night you went to play bridge it looked like a day care center in the theater.Strollers were flying down the aisle,kids were restless and obviously bored,so started whining for candy,and there was even a fight. Joyce:My goodness!What happened? Paul:One other patron who was trying to enjoy the movie told the parents of some noisy children behind him to shut their kids up.The father of the noisy kids hit the complainer and that led to a fight.The police had to be brought in.西莉亚:自从我们开始说话以来，我一直在想我高中的一个朋友。

她不停地告诉我我“需要”做什么。

过了一会儿，我意识到这是她让我做她想做的事情的方式。

不用说，我们的友谊结束了。

这是对她的一种欺骗，因为她并没有说我“需要”做的是她“想让我做的”。

我花了一段时间才明白这一点。

蓝迪:我想有各种各样的方法可以说谎。

我们最好小心点，对吗?

其他:对。

保罗:快点,乔伊斯。

如果我们要在演出开始前半小时到达剧院，我们现在就得离开了。

乔伊斯:我们为什么要早点到那里?

剧院甚至连一半都没有。

我也一直在想，我们是否应该带着孩子们一起去，尽管妈妈和他们在一起。

保罗:把孩子们留在家里吧。

我们不会去看像哈利波特那样的孩子的电影。当我晚上去看电影的时候，你去玩桥牌，它看起来就像是剧院里的日托中心。

孩子们在过道里飞来飞去，孩子们焦躁不安，显然很无聊，于是开始为糖果而抱怨，甚至还吵了一架。

乔伊斯:我的天哪!发生了什么事?

保罗:另一位想要享受这部电影的赞助人告诉他的父母，他身后有一些吵闹的孩子，要把孩子关起来。

吵闹的孩子的父亲打了一个抱怨者，这导致了一场争吵。警察不得不被带进来。

Joyce:I'm ready to go,but you still haven't told me why we need to be so early.

Paul:Actually I like to watch the people.For some just choosing a seat is a major decision.They stand in the middle of the aisle juggling coats,popcorn and Cokes,almost overwhelmed by having to choose.You can almost read their thoughts.Should I sit down in front,or will that be too close?Is this too far back? That man is tall.I won't be able to see the movie if I sit behind him.I'd love to sit close to the middle,but then I'd have to sit close to that big group of teenagers. Oh,dear!The lights are dimming and I haven't made up my mind.I won't be able to see where I'm going.

Joyce:You aren't the only one to notice such things.Many people choose their seats,find they are unsatisfied,so move. I've watched a few couples go from one spot to another four or five times before settling down.

Paul:While we're on the topic,my other pet peeve is people who won't be quiet during the movie.They comment on everything."What a cute puppy,"they say when they see a dog appear."I have a lamp like that at home but mine's red."And on it goes.

Joyce:I don't like the people behind me to sit and chew popcorn noisily.It's possible to be quiet but they don't try. They just keep on chewing and then start on a big box of candy.

Paul:So let's go!We'll try to find a good seat,look around us a bit,and then we'll sit down and shut up.乔伊斯:我已经准备好了，但是你还没有告诉我为什么我们要这么早。

保罗:实际上我喜欢看那些人。

对于一些人来说，选择一个座位是一个重要的决定。

他们站在过道中间，用大衣，爆米花和可乐，几乎要被他们的选择所压倒。

你几乎可以读到他们的想法。

我应该坐在前面，还是太近了?

这是不是太远了?

那个人是高。如果我坐在他后面，我就看不出那部电影了。

我喜欢坐在中间，但我得和那群年轻人坐在一起。

哦,天哪!灯光变暗了，我还没有决定。

我看不出我要去哪里。

乔伊斯:你不是唯一注意到这类事情的人。

很多人选择自己的座位，发现自己不满意，所以要搬家。

我观察过一些夫妻在安定下来之前，从一个地方到另一个地方去了四到五次。

保罗:当我们讨论这个话题的时候，我的另一个宠物是那些在电影里不会安静的人。

他们评论一切。

当他们看到一只狗出现时，他们说:“多么可爱的小狗啊！”

“我家里有盏灯，但我的灯是红色的。”

然后就开始了。

乔伊斯:我不喜欢坐在我后面的人，大声地嚼爆米花。

有可能保持安静，但他们不会尝试。

他们只是不停地咀嚼，然后开始吃一盒糖果。

保罗:所以我们走吧!

我们会试着找个好座位，看看周围的人，然后坐下来，闭上嘴。

Questions:

1.Why does Paul decide not to take kids to the movie?

2.Why was there a fight the other night?

3.Why do some people find it difficult to decide which seat to take?

4.What problem troubles the couple at the theater?

5.Which of the following is true according to the dialog?

Quiz1-1

China is known as a state of etiquette and ceremonies.Many proverbs have been passed down from generation to generation such as"Civility costs nothing" or"Courtesy demands reciprocity"and so on.For instance,there is an interesting short story.Once upon a time,a man went on a long tour to visit his friend with a swan as a gift.But it escaped from the cage on the way and in his effort to catch it,he got hold of nothing but a feather. Instead of returning home,he continued his journey with the swan feather.When his friend received this unexpected gift, he was deeply moved by the story as well as the sincerity.And the saying"The gift is nothing much,but it's the thought that counts"was spread far and wide. Chinese used to cup one hand in the other before the chest as a salute.This tradition has a history of more than2,000 years and nowadays it is seldom used except in the Spring Festival.And shaking hands is more popular and appropriate on some formal occasions.Bowing,to convey respect to the higher level,was often used by the lower like subordinates and attendants.But at present,things are quite different.Chinese youngsters tend to simply nod as a greeting.To some extent this evolution reflects the ever-increasing pace of modern life.

问题:

1。为什么保罗决定不带孩子去看电影?

2。为什么那天晚上有一场打斗?

3。为什么有些人觉得很难决定哪一个座位

4。在剧院里有什么问题困扰着这对夫妇?

5。根据对话，下列哪个选项是正确的?

中国被称为礼节和仪式的国度。

许多谚语已代代相传，如“礼貌不费什么”或“礼貌要求互惠”等等。

例如，有一个有趣的短篇故事。

很久很久以前，有一个人带着天鹅作为礼物去拜访他的朋友。

但是它从笼子里逃了出来，为了抓住它，他什么也没拿，只剩下一根羽毛。

他没有回家，而是用天鹅羽毛继续他的旅程。当他的朋友收到这个意想不到的礼物时，他被这个故事深深地打动了，也被他的真诚打动了。这句话的意思是“礼物没什么，但重要的是它的价值”，它的传播范围很广。

中国人过去常常在胸前拿一只手放在胸前，作为敬礼。

这一传统有两千多年的历史，现在除了春节，它很少被使用。

在一些正式场合握手更受欢迎，也更合适。

鞠躬，是为了表达对上级的尊重，通常被下级和下级所使用。

但目前，情况大不相同。

中国的年轻人往往只是点头表示问候。

从某种程度上来说，这种进化反映了现代生活节奏的不断增加。

Quiz2-1

Writing a thank-you letter after an interview doesn't just show a candidate's manners—it can also make or break their chances of landing a job.Nearly15 percent of hiring managers say they would not hire someone who failed to send a thank-you letter after the interview.32 percent say they would still consider the candidate,but would think less of him or her,according to a recent survey.The survey,"How to Get in the Front Door", included more than650hiring managers.

Although most hiring managers expect to receive a thank-you note,format preferences differ.One-in-four hiring managers prefer to receive a thank-you note in e-mail form only,19percent want the e-mail followed up with a hard copy,21 percent want a typed hard copy only and 23percent prefer just a handwritten note.

According to the survey,no matter which format you choose,it's crucial to act quickly when sending a thank-you letter to your interviewer.26percent of hiring managers expect to have the letter in hand two days after the interview,and 36percent to have it within three to five days.Sending the letter quickly reinforces your enthusiasm for the job, and helps keep you top-of-mind for the interviewer.

1.Sending a thank-you letter after the interview adds to one's chances of getting a job.

2.32percent of hiring managers would not consider the applicant who does not write a thank-you letter.

3.650hiring managers advise people on how to climb up the ladder in their career.

在面试结束后写一封感谢信不仅能显示应聘者的礼貌，还能让他们找到工作的机会。

近15%的招聘经理表示，他们不会聘用那些在面试后没有发送感谢信的人。

根据最近的一项调查，32%的人说他们仍会考虑这个候选人，但会更少考虑他或她。

这项调查“如何进入前门”，包括了650多名招聘经理。

尽管大多数招聘经理都希望收到一封感谢信，但格式偏好有所不同。

四分之一的招聘经理更喜欢用电子邮件形式收到一封感谢信，19%的人希望收到一封硬拷贝后的电子邮件，21%的人想要一份打印的硬拷贝，23%的人更喜欢手写的便条。

根据调查，无论你选择何种格式，在向面试官发送一封感谢信时，迅速采取行动是至关重要的。

26%的招聘经理希望在面试后两天内将这封信交在手中，36%的人在3-5天内就能得到。寄出这封信会迅速地增强你对这份工作的热情，并帮助你保持对面试官的最高头脑。

1。面试后写一封感谢信会增加你找到工作的机会。

2。32%的招聘经理不会考虑没有写感谢信的应聘者。

3．650名招聘经理建议人们如何在职业生涯中爬上阶梯。

4.As to the format of the thank-you note,most hiring managers prefer an e-mail.

5.19percent of hiring managers want a thank-you note in e-mail form followed up with a hard copy.

6.Sending a thank-you letter to the interviewer promptly is of vital importance.

Quiz2-1

One day many years ago,Swift Eagle visited some friends on an Indian reservation in central New York.While he was out walking,he heard sounds of boys playing in the bushes.

"There's another one.Shoot it!"said one of the boys.

When he pushed through the bush to see what was happening,he found that they had been shooting small birds with a gun.They had already killed three.The boys looked up at him,uncertain what he was going to do or say.

As an Indian bird lover,Swift Eagle might have given a stern lecture on the evil of killing birds or threatened to tell the boys'parents about their wrongdoing. However,he did something else.

Ah,he said,I see you have been hunting. Pick up your game and come with me.

He led the boys to a place where they could make a fire and cook the birds.He made sure they said a thank-you to the spirits of the birds before eating them, and as they ate he told stories.It was important,he said,to be thankful to the birds for the gifts of their songs,their feathers,and their bodies as food.The last thing he said to them they never forgot—for it was one of those boys who told me this story many years later."You know,our Creator gave the gift of life to everything that is alive.Life is a very sacred thing.

4。至于感谢信的格式，大多数招聘经理更喜欢用电子邮件。

5。19%的招聘经理想要一封电子邮件形式的感谢信，然后是一份硬拷贝。

6．及时向面试官发送一封感谢信是至关重要的

多年前的一天，斯威夫特在纽约市中心的印第安人保留地拜访了一些朋友。

当他出去散步时，他听到了男孩在灌木丛中玩耍的声音。

“还有另一个。开枪吧!

其中一个男孩说。

当他穿过灌木丛，想看看发生了什么事时，他发现他们用枪射击小鸟。

他们已经杀了三个人。男孩们抬头看着他，不确定他要做什么或说什么。

作为一名印度鸟类爱好者，斯威夫特可能会对杀死鸟类的恶行进行严厉的说教，或者威胁要告诉这些孩子的父母他们的错误行为。

然而，他做了其他的事情。

“啊，”他说，“我看见你一直在打猎。

拿起你的游戏，和我一起来。”

他把孩子们带到了一个地方，在那里他们可以生火做饭。他确保他们在吃这些鸟之前对鸟的精神表示感谢，当他们吃的时候，他讲了故事。他说，很重要的是，要感谢这些鸟儿为它们的歌声、羽毛和它们的身体作为食物的礼物。

他对他们说的最后一件事是他们永远不会放弃的——这是多年后他告诉我这个故事的一个男孩。

“你知道，我们的造物主把生命的礼物送给了活着的每一个人。

生活是一件非常神圣的事情。

But our Creator knows that we have to eat to stay alive.That is why it is permitted to hunt to feed ourselves and our people.So I understand that you boys must have been very,very hungry to kill those little birds..."

Thus children were taught the values of their culture through example and stories. Instead of scolding or lecturing them, Swift Eagle showed the boys how to build a fire and cook the game they had shot, giving the birds the same respect he would have given a rabbit or deer.He told stories that pointed out the value of those birds as living beings.What he did taught the boys more than a hundred lectures would have done,and the lesson stayed with them all their lives.

1.What is true about Swift Eagle?

2.What did he do when he found the boys killing birds?

3.What did the boys do afterwards?

4.What did Swift Eagle tell the boys to do?

5.What lessons did the boys learn from this experience?但我们的造物主知道，我们必须吃东西才能活下去。

这就是为什么它被允许打猎来养活我们自己和我们的人民。所以我明白你们的孩子一定是非常非常饿，要杀死那些小鸟。”

因此，孩子们通过榜样和故事来教导他们的文化价值观。

斯威夫特没有责骂他们，也没有训斥他们，而是向他们展示了如何生火，如何做他们射击的游戏，给了他们同样的尊重，就像他给了一只兔子或鹿一样。

他讲了一些故事，指出这些鸟作为生命存在的价值。

他所做的事教会了孩子们一百多堂课，而这一课却一直陪伴着他们。

1。斯威夫特的真实情况是什么?

2。当他发现这些男孩杀死鸟时，他做了什么? 3。男孩们后来做了什么?

4。斯威夫特告诉孩子们要做什么?

5。男孩们从这次经历中学到了什么?

新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说学生用书听力原文及答案上

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2012-6 研究生学位英语听力原文

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研究生学位英语19

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Table of Contents LESSON ONE Resources and Energy (5) PART A (5) PART B (6) Passage I: (6) Passage II: (7) Part D (8) Lesson Two Crime and Punishment (8) Part A (8) Part B (9) Passage I (9) Passage II (10) Passage III. (11) Part D (12) Lesson Three Computers and the Internet (12) Part A (12) Part B (13) Passage I (13) Passage II (14) Passage III (15) Part D (16) LESSON FOUR Finance (16) PART A (16) Part B (17) Passage I (17) Passage II. Functions of Money (18) Passage III Credit Cards (19) Part D (20) LESSON FIVE Places to See in Britain (20) Part A (20) Part B (21) Passage I: (21) Passage Ⅱ: (22) Part D (23) LESSON SIX Education (23) Part A (23) Part B (24) Passage I SAT Examination (24) PART II Medical Education (25) LESSON SEVEN Business (26) Part A (26) Part B (28) Passage I How to Increase Business Profits (28)

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