【正文】
and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, 46. who are now young adults must, be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are 2006年12月You probably have noticed that people express similar ideas in different ways depending on the situation they are in. This is very 36. natural. All languages have two general levels of : a formal level and an informal level. English is no The difference in these two levels is the situation in which you use a language is the kind of language you find in textbooks, and in business letters. You would also use formal English in positions and 41. essays that you write in school. Informal language is used in conversation family members and friends, and when we write notes or letters to close language is different from informal language in several ways. First, formal language tends to be more polite. we may find interesting is that it usually takes more words to be polite For example, I might say to a friend or a family member “Close the door, please,” 45. but to a stranger, I probably would say “would you mind closing the door?”Another difference between formal and informal language is some of the vocabulary. are bound to be some words and phrases that belong in formal language and others that are informal. Let’s say that I really like soccer. If I am talking to my friend I might say “I am just crazy about soccer!” But if I were talking to my boss, I would probably say “I really enjoy soccer.”2006年6月For Americans, time is money. They say, You only get so much time in this life。d better use it wisely. The (36) future will not be better than the past or present, as Americans are (37) trained to see things, unless people use their time for constructive activity. Thus Americans (38) admire a wellorganized person, one who has a written list of things to do and a (39) schedule for doing them. The ideal person is punctual and is (40) considerate of other people39。s time with conversation or other activity that has no (42) visible beneficial American attitude toward time is not (43) necessarily shared by others, especially nonEuropeans. They are more likely to regard time as (44) something that is simply there around them, not something they can use. One of the more difficult things many students must adjust to in the states is the notion that time must be saved whenever possible and used wisely every the contest (45) the fast food industry can be seen as a clear example of American cultural product. McDonald39。s restaurants (46) spread around the world, they have been viewed as symbols of American society and culture, bringing not just hamburgers but an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cleanlines