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1、大学英语2课程讲稿UnitOneSectionATime-ConsciousAmericansI.PreparingforreadingWarmingupactivitiesSayingsabouttimeTimeworkswonders./Timetriestruth/Timeisthebesthealer.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.时间不等人。（时不我待）Alltimeisnotimewhenitispast.机不可失，时不再来VideoclipaboutfastfoodinUSAandrelated
2、questionsfordiscussion1.WhydoAmericanslikevisitingfast-foodrestaurants?2. Doyoulikefast-food?Ifyoudo,what'sthereasonforthisliking?3. Areyoutime-conscious?Stateyourideaontime.4.Lifeisfast-pacedtoday.Besideseatingfast-food,peoplealsousedifferentkindsoftime-savingdevic
3、es,suchas:fax,e-mailandmobilephone.Whatdoyouthinkofthesetime-savingdevices?Americanshaveasaying“Timeismoney.”Howdoyouunderstandit?Timeisapreciousresource.Timecanbringprofits.Ifwemakegooduseoftimeandworkefficiently,wemayexpectgoodresultsandbigprofits.Onthecontrary,if
4、weworkwithtardiness,we'llwasteourprecioustimeandgainlessthanweshouldgain.Therefore,timeisreallymoneyandsavingtimeisjustlikesavingmoney.Asindividuals,weshouldtreasureourlimitedtimeandleteveryminutecount.InAmerica,there'sanothersayingabouttime:“Weareslavestonothingbut
5、theclock.”Howdoyouunderstandthissaying?Americancultureisatime-consciouscultureandpeoplevaluetimehighly.Timeistreatedasifitweresomethingalmostreal.Manypeoplehavearatheracutesenseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime.Timeisalwaystickingintheirinnerear.Asaresult,sometimespeople
6、justfeelhelplessinfrontoftime.Theyareundercontroloftimeandareslavestotheclock.II.BackgroundInformationculturalconflicts:eachnationhasitsownconventions.Differentnationshavedifferentcultures.Whentwoculturesclash,problemincommunicationmayoccur.Whichsideshouldcompromise
7、whenthereareculturalconflicts?Infact,knowingandunderstandingtheother’scultureistheresponsibilityofbothsides,andbothsidesshouldbewillingtocompromise.Educating,ratherthancomplainingandblaming,isthebestsolutiontoculturalconflicts.III.TextAnalysisSummaryAmericansregardt
8、imeasapreciousresourceandworkhardtosavetime:usinglabor-savingdevicesandmoderncommunications.Itisregardedasasignof第16页，共90页大学英语2课程讲稿skillfu
