【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 festivals and many other aspects. / We should protect and respect not only our culture, but also all cultures in the world. I will respond with “thank you./ It is very nice of you to say so.” 18 In general, Americans don’t care very much whether the gift is expensive or not. / The plimentary words on the gift cards seem to matter a great deal more. “Going Dutch” means “pay one‘s own expenses on a date or outing”. Chinese young people start to accept it gradually. Family life plays an important role in Chinese culture as they live in large family units. But in the past two decades the old values have started to be replaced by the new ones. However they continue to emphasize the values of family and maintain close family ties. 19 Listen and Number Listen and number the pictures from 14. 2 4 3 1 20 Script: Karina ： Hi Cynthia. Merry Christmas! Cynthia ： Hi Karina. Merry Christmas! Karina ： What are you doing? Cynthia ： I’m busy making a birthday cake as a gift for my little brother Tom. Karina ： Oh, how beautiful the cake is! How old is Tom? Cynthia ： Six years old. This is his photo. Karina ： How cute the boy is! He will surely like his gift very much. Speaking of gifts, what did you get for Lucy, your Chinese friend? 21 Script: Cynthia ： I decided not to buy her anything. Karina ： What? After all she39。s done a lot to help you get settled in Tianjin. Cynthia ： Of course I39。m going to give her a present, but I should be something I make myself. Karina ： Cynthia, that39。s beautiful! Did you have her sit for the painting? Cynthia ： No, I based it on a photo I took of her. Karina ： That39。s really wonderful. I39。m sure Lucy will be touched that you took the time to make such a delightful present. 22 Listen and Number Listen and number the pictures from 14. 4 3 2 23 Script: Maria: Happy New Year! Jim: Happy new year! Uh...I39。m a bit confused。 New Year39。s Day was over weeks ago. Maria: You must be kidding! It is Chinese New Year! Jim: Oh right, I fot it. Why do you celebrate two New Years? Maria: Chinese New Year is celebrated according to the lunar calendar. We Chinese have been celebrating the lunar New Year for thousands of years. Jim: I noticed that the pany was nearly empty during the past couple of days. 24 Script: Maria: That is because we are on the New Year Holiday and everyone goes back home for the Chinese New Year reunion. It is a family holiday. Would you like to e to my home for the New Year Eve39。s Dinner? Jim: Of course. Thank you. Will you set off firecrackers? Maria: Yes, of course, but the most important thing that we do during the New Year holiday is to eat delicious food! So make sure to bring your appetite! Jim: Sounds so appetizing! I can’t wait. 25 Listen and plete Ways of responding to pliments When we Chinese hear a 1 ， we seldom accept it. For instance, if someone says your English is very good, the most 2 reply to it is “No, no, my English is very poor”, a statement to show our 3 , even when we don’t really feel our English is that poor. This is because in our 4 , to accept a pliment may 5 a kind of overconfidence. pliment mon modesty culture suggest Listen to a passage and fill in the blanks. 26 However, the ways of responding to pliments in English are many and varied, and different from Chinese ways. On most 6 , people respond to pliments by simply saying “thank you”. For example, if the guest pliments the 7 in the food, she will most probably