新视野大学英语2_选词填空原文、答案及翻译[1]

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1、Unit1AsaforeignerdoingbusinessintheUnitedStates,Ifeelveryrushed.Iamusedtofriendlyopeningexchangeswhendoingbusiness.HereinChicago,thingsaredifferent.Thereisnotimeforgettingtoknowoneanother.Thisdoesnotseemappropriatetome.Thereisnochancetodevelopasenseoftrust

2、whenpeoplemeettotalkoverissues.Therearenoritualsliketeaorcoffeebeforediscussingbusiness,thoughthisisa(n)conventioninmycountry.Whenwediscussbusinessitstartswitha(n)leisurelychat.Ithinkthatitisimportantforbusinesspartnerstogetfamiliarwitheachotherfirstandtof

3、eelrelaxed.Iftheexchangeistooabrupt,thereisariskthatsomethingwillbeforgotten.Somepossibilitiesgowithoutbeingassessedwhenthereistoomuchpressure.Idon'tbelievethisisthebeststrategyforpropercommunication.Besides,theperceptionisthattheyjustdon'tcareaboutyouasan

4、individualhere.Youarebasicallyjustanothermeansofmakingmoney.Allofthisusedtocreatearealdilemmaforme.Atfirst,itcausedmetohaveaslittleinteractionwithAmericanbusinesspartnersaspossible.Gradually,though,Ihavecometounderstandtheculturaldifferencesbetweenourtwoco

5、untries.Thishasreallyhelpedmetofeelmorecomfortabledoingbusinesshere.Unit2BillJohnson'spathtoOlympicgoldwasdifferentthanthatofmost.Infact,eventhoughhewasthefirstAmericanmantoeverwinthedownhillskiingevent,manyrejectedhimasatrueOlympichero.Hewasarebelliouskid

6、whocamefromatroubledbackground,andheboastedtoomuch.Moreover,heonlybecameinvolvedinskiingbecauseajudgesenthimtoaskischoolafterhehadstolenacaratage17.Therewasnolifelongcommitmenttothesport.HedidnotexemplifytheOlympicspirit.Hedidnotgaindistinctionbycontinuous

7、lytrainingforhisevent.Still,fewfailedtoappreciatehismarvelousraceinthe1984WinterOlympicGamesinSarajevo.Hewasjustanaturalskierandhistechniquewasperfectforthecourse.Andsoevenbeforetheracebegan,hewasclaimingvictory."Thiscoursewasmadeforme.Nothingcanstopme,"he

8、hadboasted.Healsocausedsomecommentswhenhetalkedaboutthemillionsofdollarshewouldbeabletomakeafterhewontherace.Thismademanyskiershostiletowardhim.Thatjustencouragedhimevenmore.Thenonthedayoftheevent,heturnedout