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.Thereisnochancetodevelopasenseoftrustwhenpeoplemeettotalkoverissu

2、es.Therearenoritualsliketeaorcoffeebeforediscussingbusiness,thoughthisisa(n)conventioninmycountry.Whenwediscussbusinessitstartswitha(n)leisurelychat.Ithinkthatitisimportantforbusinesspartnerstogetfamiliarwitheachotherfirstandtofeelrelaxed.Iftheexchangeistooabrupt,thereisariskthatsome

3、thingwillbeforgotten.Somepossibilitiesgowithoutbeingassessedwhenthereistoomuchpressure.Idon'tbelievethisisthebeststrategyforpropercommunication.Besides,theperceptionisthattheyjustdon'tcareaboutyouasanindividualhere.Youarebasicallyjustanothermeansofmakingmoney.Allofthisusedtocreateare

4、aldilemmaforme.Atfirst,itcausedmetohaveaslittleinteractionwithAmericanbusinesspartnersaspossible.Gradually,though,Ihavecometounderstandtheculturaldifferencesbetweenourtwocountries.Thishasreallyhelpedmetofeelmorecomfortabledoingbusinesshere.Unit2BillJohnson'spathtoOlympicgoldwasdiffer

5、entthanthatofmost.Infact,eventhoughhewasthefirstAmericanmantoeverwinthedownhillskiingevent,manyrejectedhimasatrueOlympichero.Hewasarebelliouskidwhocamefromatroubledbackground,andheboastedtoomuch.Moreover,heonlybecameinvolvedinskiingbecauseajudgesenthimtoaskischoolafterhehadstolenacar

6、atage17.Therewasnolifelongcommitmenttothesport.HedidnotexemplifytheOlympicspirit.Hedidnotgaindistinctionbycontinuouslytrainingforhisevent.Still,fewfailedtoappreciatehismarvelousraceinthe1984WinterOlympicGamesinSarajevo.Hewasjustanaturalskierandhistechniquewasperfectforthecourse.Andso

7、evenbeforetheracebegan,hewasclaimingvictory."Thiscoursewasmadeforme.Nothingcanstopme,"hehadboasted.Healsocausedsomecommentswhenhetalkedaboutthemillionsofdollarshewouldbeabletomakeafterhewontherace.Thismademanyskiershostiletowardhim.Thatjustencouragedhimevenmore.Thenonthedayoftheevent

8、,heturnedout