2. no matter where you travel, you can always find someone to communicate with in english since english is an important language.

3. no matter what work a person is doing, if he gives it his best each day, he creates lots of happiness for himself. ex.7

1. although the number of applications is small, there is little doubt that the program will help the students who really need financial aid.

2. there is no doubt that computer crime is a very serious problem, so people think that all hackers need to be punished for their actions.

3. though the boy worked very hard and finally successfully passed the exam, there is no doubt that overwork and too much worry caused his illness. ex.8

1 promising 2 worsens 3 shrinking 4 dominant 5 land 6 great

7 well-rounded 8 creative 9 elegant 10 constructive 11 skills 12 make

unit 3 discovery of a new life stage text a ex.1

1. because people in different life stages are confronted with different problems and setbacks and each group of people in a particular time period have their particular worries and pains. 2.the norm refers to the general consensus that as soon as students graduated from college, they would enter adulthood and be able to find an ideal job leading to their career.

3. they are recognized as a new life stage that comes after high school graduation, continues through college and leads to starting a family and having a career.

4. because nowadays so many young people are following this new lifestyle that it has become a trend. as long as the economic situation continues its long slide, this new stage is unavoidable.

5. unlike their parents, a large number of young people are now delaying marriage, child bearing, and even employment during their odyssey years.

6. they often resent the pressure they’re feeling and keep a distance from their parents or even run away from home. many also resort to computer games, ipods, iphones, or ipads. 7. their parents feel more anxious and upset seeing their children’s odyssey years continue to stretch without a clear direction.

8. the author thinks as people are getting to know the odyssey years better, both parents and their children can tackle this phase better. for parents, they can understand their children more; for children, they can explore and discover themselves with a positive attitude. ex.3

1. peculiar 2. radical 3. phase 4. sensible5. predict

6. labeled 7. resent 8. witnessed 9. equivalent 10. parallels ex.4 -ic

chaotic dramatic academy -ion

depression detection erosion

classificationconfusecooperate dictateist rightist journal ex.5

1. journal 2. chaotic 3. cooperate 4. erosion5. dramatic 6. confuse

7. academy8. rightists9. depression 10. dictate 11. detection 12. classification ex. 6

k e a c li g n h o ex.7

1. saddled with 2. back off 3. gives way to 4. resorted to 5. make allowances for6. wonder at 7. prior to8. based upon/on ex.8

the odyssey years are certainly a very complicated phase of life for young people. not only do these young people need to overcome many difficulties, they also have to face many

challenges from their parents. the differences between parents and children can be well observed in their completely different attitudes and views.

first, they differ in their attitude toward life. parents always wonder what has gone wrong with the new generation. they feel that during their time, young boys and girls were better behaved, more obedient and had greater respect for elders. young people, on the other hand, feel that they are capable enough to learn on their own rather than lean heavily on the older generation for guidance. young people do not like to be spoon-fed by their parents.

the differences also appear in the way the two generations look at things. for example, the parents’ generation never understood elvis and the beatles. because they couldn’t

understand what was going on, they were frequently opposed to them and saw rock as “the devil’s music”. young people, however, are crazy about the modern music and would love to listen to it for a hundred times a day. wherever they go, they’ll have their ipod with them.

in conclusion, it’s very difficult for parents and their

youngsters to get along due to their distinctive attitudes and the way they view things. to fill this gap, both parents and their grown children need to be more understanding to each other. ex.9

作为美国文化价值体系的一个重要组成部分，“个人主义”受到大多数美国人的推崇。美国人认为家庭作为一个群体，其主要目的是促进家庭各成员的幸福。与许多其他文化相比，美国家庭成员的主要职责，不是在社会上或经济上提高整个家庭的地位。人们通常认为，什么是对个人最好的要比什么是对家庭最好的更为重要。与自由相伴而来的是照顾自己的责任，因为所选择的自由承载了责任，即必须接受自己的选择所带来的后果。许多美国人给他们的孩子很多的自由，因为他们希望孩子们能够独立和自力更生。在美国人强调个人自由的同时，父母与孩子间平等的信念也对美国家庭产生了巨大的影响。 ex. 10

filial piety is the basic code of ethics in the ancient chinese society. chinese people consider filial piety as the essence of a person’s integrity, family harmony, and the nation’s well-being. with filial piety being the core of confucian ethics, it has been the moral standard for the chinese society to maintain the family relationship for thousands of years. it’s undoubtedly a traditional chinese virtue. the culture of filial piety is a complex

concept, rich in content and wide in range. it concludes not only cultural ideas but also institutional etiquettes. generally speaking, it refers to the obligation of children to their parents required by the society, including respect, care, support for the elderly and so forth. filial piety is fundamental to the ancient “oriental civilization”. keys to unit 3 text b

understanding the text 2

1. a 2. c 3. d 4. a 5. b 6. d 7. d 8. c words in use 4