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1、Unit1Therealchallengetousteacheriscombiningthebestofbothworldsintoone.Creativityandbasicskillsneedtobeconsideredintermsofbeingmeanstoan[end],ratherthansimplyasendsinthemselves.SomeChinesestudentsmaynot[perform]wellinhypotheticalsettings,butwhenitcomesto[facing]reallifechallengesand
2、issues,theyaremorethan[competent]inresolvingmostofthem,[equipped]astheyarewiththeirstrongskill.TheU.S.systemmay be[designed]toaimmoreatproducingtopofthecreamstudents,butthat[approach]maydodamagetothebigbulkofthe[rest]ofthestudentbody.TheChineseeducationsystemis[definitely]notperfec
3、t,butitdoesproducea[quality]workforce,AndItrulybelievethatsolidbasicknowledge/skillfocusisthesinglebiggestforcedrivingtheriseofChineseasacountry.翻译：1.背离传统需要极大的勇气。Ittakesanenormousamountofcouragetomakeadeparturefromthetradition.2.汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了。Tomusedtobeveryshy,butt
4、histimehewasboldenoughtogiveaperformanceinfrontofalargeaudience.3.很多教育家认为从小培养还自动创新精神是很可取的Manyeducatorsthinkitdesirabletofosterthecreativespiritinthechildatanearlyage.4.假设那幅画确实是名作，你觉得值得购买吗？Assumingthispaintingreallyisamasterpiece,doyouthinkit’sworthwhiletobuyit?20currencydeposit,wep
5、rescribeapassonaregularbasis,qilucardaccountonaregularbasis),certificatebondsandsavingsbonds(electronic);3.notdrawnonabanksavingscertificate,certificatebondsapplyformortgageloans,acceptingonlythelender1.如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那它将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题。Ifthedataisstatisticallyvalid,itwillthrowligh
6、tontheproblemweareinvestigatingUnit2Howdosespendingconnecttohappiness?Oneexplanationliesin"conspicuousconsumption".Theideaisthattherichdon'taccumulatewealthsimplyinorderto[consume]it.Rathertheyaccumulatewealthinordertodisplayit,andtheirhappinessis[fueled]bytheirneighbors'envy.Asare
7、sult,thecountryfindsitselfinthegripsofa"luxuryfever"----familieswith[annual]incomesof$50,000trytoemulatetheconsumptionofthosewith$70,000,whointurntrytoemulatethosewith$140,000,andsoan.It'sjust[plain]commonsense.It's[physically]impossibleforapieceofpaperlikemoneytomakeyouhappy.Inste
8、adwhatmakespeoplehappyisth
