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1、Eight:TwoBoatsintheYangtzeRiverA:ANorwegianwastoldbyhisChinesefriendthat，figuratively，theYangtzeRiverhastwoboats,onecalled“fame”,andtheother，“wealth”.HesaidthatChinesestudentsareinabusypursuitoffameandwealth,whiletheirwesterncounterpartsaremoreinterestedin“anordinarylife”.B:Although
2、manywesternersarecriticaloftheobsessionwithfameandwealthbyyoungChinesepeople,fewwesternersunderstandthereasonbehindit.IntraditionalChineseculture,fameandwealthweretwoindicatorsofafamily'sglory.Everymanhadanobligationtoboththeirimmediateandextendedfamiliesaswellastotheentirevillage.H
3、isactionswouldeitherglorifyordefamehisfamily.A:Whyisthat?B:Well,Chinaisadevelopingcountrywithscarceresourcesandopportunities,whichmeansthatonehastobeverysuccessfulinordertoliveaqualitylife.Forexample,intheruralareasinorderforsomeoneinthefamilytogotouniversity,hisbrothersandsistersma
4、yhavetodropoutofschooltosavecosts.Aftergraduation,thisstudentwilldoeverythinghecantogainfameandwealth,inthehopeofliftinghisfamilyoutofpoverty.Suchisapopularstorylineofanumberofmovies,butGaoJianlinina1980smoviecalled"Life"isprobablythemostwell-known.Hehastodoeverythinghecaninordertol
5、iveinacity,eventhoughitisachievedattheexpenseofgivinguphishometownsweetheart.A:Tobefairthough,therearealsomanyyoungChinesepeoplewhoarelessinterestedinfameandwealth,andaremorefocusedonalifestyletheycanenjoy.B:Correct.China’seconomicprogresshasmadeitpossiblefortheseyoungpeopletochoose
6、thatsortoflifestyle.Youngpeopleofdifferenttimeperiodshavedifferentpursuits.Inthe1950sand1960s,shortlyafterthePeople'sRepublicwasfounded,peopletrulybelievedtherewouldn'tbeanypersonalwealthwithoutbuildingaprosperouscountryinthefirstplace.SotheydevotedthemselvestotheconstructionofanewC
7、hina.Theeconomicreformsinthe1980sand1990sgavepeopleanopportunitytofocusontheirpersonalpursuits.Today,thankstoincreaseddisposableincome,peopleareabletoconstantlyupgradetheirlifestyle.However,manypeoplehavebeguntoworryaboutChina'sfuture,becausetheyseeadiminishingsenseoffamilyandsocial
8、responsibilityamong
