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1、11UnitOneCulturalShockEducationisaprogressivediscoveryofourownignorance.教育是一个逐步发现自己无知的过程。Geniusmeanshardworkallone’slife.天才意味着终生不懈的努力。UnitOneCulturalShockFastReading1EastandWestLengthofText:358wordsTargetTime:6minutesOnMyTravelByCatharineWangJune1st20041.ThisplaneisheadingtowardaplaceIhaven’tvisit
2、edforages－China,therootofmyroot.Ahyes,I’mheadingEast.I’mgoingtomingle(/5miN^l/v.(使)混合)withtheculture,andIwillpushmylimitsandreapmyrewards,Ha-ha…June4th20042.IthinkIamgoingtodieinthosetaxis.Theyracearound,seeminglyrunningoverpedestrians(/pE5destriEn/n.步行者，行人)andbicyclers.AndI’veneverseensomanypeopl
3、einlife.Thealwaysfestive(/5festiv/adj.庆祝的,喜庆的)andbusyairtothecityisintriguing(/in5tri:^iN/adj.迷人的,有迷惑力的).Itseemslikeeveryoneknowswherethey’regoing.Thesubwaysarejammedandthestreetsarepacked.Everyoneshoutstotalk.3.Thepeoplehereenjoystaringatmyfriend.AndthenwhentheyrealizeI’mwithher,theystareatme.Ove
4、rall,Ithinkit’snaturalforpeopletostareatus;atmyfriendbecauseshe’sobviouslynotAsian;atmebecauseIspeakfluentEnglishandIamAsian.June8th,20044.Peopleherereallyliketouseumbrellas.Agreatmajorityofthewomenhereholdtheselittlecoloredumbrellasinfearofdarkeningtheskin.Ifeelsooutofplace.I’mreallytanned(/tAnd/
5、adj.棕褐色的,晒黑的).Mymomcallsmeablackcat.OnethingIcan’tgetusedtoispeoplesmokingintherestaurantsandstores.SmokingisforbiddeninmostbuildingsinAmericaunlessthereisaspecifiedarea.Thefood,however,isreallygood.Salivating(/5sAliveit/v.分泌唾液，流口水)becomescommon.11UnitOneCulturalShock5.IheardthattheNationalEntranc
6、eExamendedtodayoryesterday.I’mstillshockedattheideaofhavingsomanyexamscrammedintotwodays.Thankfully,wedidn’thavetogothroughwithit.Instead,wehadtodealwiththeSATs.Ihavethechancetotalkwithafewstudentsofmyage.Ireallyadmirethesestudents.Theyknowtheessence(/5esns/n.基本,本质)of“endurance”(/in5djurEns/n.忍耐力,
7、持久力).June24th,20046.I’mbackintheUS.Home,sweethome.IhuggedmybedwhenIgotback.ThebedinChinaallfeellikeapieceofrock.Ikissedmylaptopwithtearsofhappinesswellinginmyeyes.Butyouknowwhat?IkindofmisstheorganizedchaosofChin
