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1、Unit13ReadingReceivingmoneymakesmeuncomfortable.A:xxxstolethecookiefromthecookiejar.B:Whome?A:Yes!You!B:Couldn’tbe!A:Thenwho?cookiejarcookieWhostolethefromthe?1.WhatgiftdidGuoXiaojingget?2.Howdidshefeel?Apurplepurse.Embarrassed.GuoXiaojing“IrememberwhenIwasabouttwelveyearsol
2、d,myparentsboughtmeapurplepurse,”laughtsGuoXiaojing.“Itreallymademefeelembarrassed,becausetobehonest,Ithoughtthepursewasreallyugly!StillIpretendedthatIlikeditbecauseIknewitwouldmakemyparentshappy!”Whatdidshedoatlast?HanLingagrees.“Thatsoundslikemygrandparents!Afewyearsago,my
3、grandparentsgavemeanorangesweaterformybirthday.IusedtoweariteverytimeIvisitedthem,butwhenIlefttheirhouse,Itookitoff!Ofcourse,thismademefeelguilty.Itwasaverynicethought,butmygrandparentsandIhavedifferenttastes!Ithinkit’shardtobuyclothesandotherpersonalthingsforpeople.”HanLing
4、Matchthetwoparts:HanLing’sA.differenttastesgrandparentsgaveher2.TheylikedifferentB.anorangecolorsbecausetheyhavesweater3.ShepretendedtolikeC.guiltythesweaterinorderto4.AfterpretendingtodoD.makeothersso,shefelthappy品位/’gilti/内疚的Theartofreceiving(收礼物的艺术)Whetheryoulikethegiftor
5、not,be.HAPPYTheydidn’tlikethegifts.Whatdidtheydo?Ifsomeonegaveyoumoney,whatwouldyoufeel?JohnWilsonTomakethingseasier,somepeoplewouldratherjustgivemoney.Insomecultures,however,receivingmoneycanmakepeopleuncomfortable.“Whensomeonegivesmemoney,itjustmakesmethinkthey’rebeinglazy
6、,”saysJohnWilson.“InEngland,wehaveasaying:It’sthethoughtthatcounts.Whensomeonegivesmemoney,Ifeeltheydidn’tthinkatall.Iprefertoreceiveagiftthathassomethoughtbehindit.Idon’tmindifit’ssomethingIdon’tneed.Ifsomeonehasthoughtaboutagiftforme,italwaysmakesmehappy.”JohnWilsonHowwoul
7、dhefeel?Comfortableoruncomfortable?Uncomfortable.Tomakethingseasier,somepeoplewouldratherjustgivemoney.Insomecultures,however,receivingmoneycanmakepeople_____________.“Whensomeonegivesmemoney,itjustmakesmethinkthey’rebeinglazy,”saysJohnWilson.“InEngland,wehavea________:It’st
8、hethoughtthat_______.Whensomeonegivesmemoney,Ifeeltheydidn’tthinkatall.Ipre
