新视野大学英语4背诵段落.docx

新视野大学英语4背诵段落Unit1(910)Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush—oftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoing,restlesslyseekingattentioninastore,orelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirshopping.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceating-placesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothey,too,canbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Youalsofinddriverspushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallexchangeswithstrangers.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertainappropriatepoint.外国人对美国的第一印象很可能就是：每个人都显得匆匆忙忙城里人看上去总是在匆匆地赶往他们要去的地方，在商店里他们焦躁不安地指望店员能马上来为他们服务，或者为了想赶快买完东西，用肘来推搡他人。部分地体现了这个国家的生活节奏。工作时间被认为是宝贵的。着别人吃完，这样可以轮到他们，以按时赶回去工作。你还会发现汽车司机开车很鲁莽们推搡着在你身边过去。你会怀念微笑、简短的交谈及与陌生人的随意闲聊。是针对你个人的，这是因为人们非常珍惜时间，而且也不喜欢他人不得当地新视野大学英语4背诵段落大全Unit3(34)GailandIhadnoillusionsaboutwhatthefutureheldforusasamarried,mixedcoupleinAmerica.Thecontinualsourceofourstrengthwasourmutualtrustandrespect.Wewantedtoavoidthemistakemadebymanycouplesofandonlyfindingoutten,twenty,orthirtyyearslaterthattheywerethattheyhardlytookthetimetoknoweachother,thattheyoverlookedseriouspersonalityconflictsintheexpectationthatmarriagewasanautomaticwaytomakeeverythingworkoutright.ThatpointwasemphasizedbythefactthatGail’sparents,afterthatofmarriage,weregoingthroughabitterandpainfuldivorce,whichhaddestroyedGailandforatimehadanegativeeffectonourbuddingrelationship.作为一对居住在美国、异族通婚的夫妻，我和盖尔对未来不抱丝毫幻想。相互信任和尊重是我们俩永不枯竭的力量源泉。许多夫妻因为错误的理由结了婚，结果在10年、20年或来的，他们在婚前几乎没有花时间去了解彼此，他们忽视了严重的性格差异，指望婚姻会自然而然地解决各种问题。我们希望避免重蹈覆辙.下列事实强调了这样一点：已经结婚的盖尔父母正经历着一场充满怨恨、令人痛苦的婚变，这件事给了盖尔以毁灭性的打击、一度给我们正处于萌芽状态的关系带来了负面的影响。新视野大学英语4背诵段落汇总Myfatherdiedfrom“thepoorman’sfriend”,pneumonia,onehardwinterwhenhislungillnesseshadlefthimlow.Idoubthehadmuchlungleftatall,aftercoughingforsomanyyears.Hehadsolittlebreaththat,duringhislastyears,hewasalwaysleaningonsomething.Irememberedonce,atafamilyreuni