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1、CONDENSATION（缩写）熟读下列短文UnitOne:Time-consciousAmericansWe,Americans,believenoonestandsstill,thatis,wemustbeamanofenterprise.Ifyouarenotmovingahead,youarefallingbehind.Thisattituderesultsinsuchanation.Andthepeopleofthenationarecommittedtoresearch,experimentandexploration.Timeisoneoftheelements
2、thatAmericanssavecarefully.Weareslavestonothingbutclock.Weseetimeaspreciousresource・Manypeoplehavearatheracutesenseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime.Losttimenevercomesagain.Wewanteveryminutetocount.・Inourdailylife,peoplevaluetimehighly.Everyoneisinarush,racingthrougheverythingtheydo,suchasshoppi
3、ng,goingtowork,andsoon..Timeisalwaystickinginourinnerear.Sowetalkbusinesswithoutopeningexchange,ritualinteraction,leisurelybusinesschatsinarestaurantorcoffeehouse..Weassessandprobeprofessionballyrahterthansocially・Wecommunicaterapidlythroughfaxes,phonecallsoremailsinsteadofpersonalcontacts・
4、IntheUS,workingquicklyistakenasasignofskillfulneesorbeingcompetenttosolveaproblemorfulfillajobsucceessfullywithspeed..UnitTuo:LearningtheOlymlicStandardforLoveIwasapromisingamateurskier,butbynomeansthetopskierinthecountry.FathertookmetoaRussiancoachnamedNikolai.Heinvitedmeinsideandgotmetosi
5、tnexttohimonthecouch.“Youareyoung5hesaid,“ifyouliketotryforOlympicgames,youwillbeabletodothis："Yes,whynot?'，herepliedtotheshockedlookonmyface.Underhiscoachingoffiveyears,Iwentthroughcountleestrainingsessionsfullofpainandmorethanafewtears,countingonbeingencouragedbyhisamusingstoriesandsense
6、ofhumor..Hishumor,gratitude,perceptivityandsinceritysetanOlympicstandardforlove・Stillheneverbabiedme.Once,Ihadamassiveheadacheandfeltquitefatigued,IfussedaboutitwhenIcameuponhim.Buthewasindifferenttomypainandordered:“Nowmustbeski,ski,・Ski.”Onskis,IdidwhathesaidwhereasonothermattersIwasrebel
7、lious.Ononeoccasion,whenheaskedmetododishes,Isworeathim.Hedidnottakemuchnoticeofmyoutburst.Hesavedhispassionforskiing・AsaskierIlearnedtheOlympicStandforlove:dream,confidence,courage,commitment,gratitudeanddiscipline・UnitThree:MarriageAcrossNationsGailand
