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1、Unit4CreativityPartIListening1InChina,educationisconsideredarace.Studentshavetobeginasearlyaspossibleandhavetoproceedasquicklyaspossiblearoundthetrack.Successismeasuredbyhowmanystudentscrossthefinishlineintheshorttime.InAmerica,werecognizetheracetoo,butwefeelthatthestudentshaveachancetoex
2、plorethingsforthemselves,evenifnotallofthemreachthefinishline.Asaresultoftheirexploring,someoftheparticipantsmayhavemoretoofferbytheendoftherace.TheadvantageoftheChinesewayisthatmorestudentsbecomeproficientandreachthefinishline.Thedisadvantageisthattheymayhavelesstosayortoshowoncetheygett
3、here.ThedisadvantageoftheAmericanwayisthatsomestudentsneverfinishtherace.Theadvantage,however,isthatsomewhodogo"alltheway"haveveryinterestingandoriginalthingstosaywhentheygetthere.1.FTTTFF2.1)race2)race3)proceed4)explorethingsforthemselves5)proficient6)interesting7)original8)less9)finisht
4、heraceListeningIIOnceWealthandPovertyapproachedamerchantandintroducedthemselvesasGoddesses.Themerchantgreetedbothofthemandsaid,"MayIaskwhyyouhavecometomyhumblehome?"TheGoddessofWealthsaid,"Wewantyoutojudgebetweenuswhoisthemostbeautiful."Themerchantdidnotknowwhattosay.Heknewhewasbetweenthe
5、devilandthedeepbluesea.IfhesaidthatWealthwasmorebeautifulthanPoverty,Povertywouldcursehim.IfhesaidthatPovertywasmorebeautifulthanWealth,Wealthwouldabandonhim.However,hebecamecalmandsaid,"Ihavegreatrespectforyouboth.WouldyoupleasedowhatIaskofyou?ItistheonlywayIcanjudgeproperly."TheGoddesse
6、sagreed.Hesaid,"MotherWealth,wouldyoupleasewalktowardsmyhouse?MotherPoverty,Wouldyoupleasewalkawayfrommyhouse?ThiswayIcanseeyoubothbetter,fromnearandfar."ThetwoGoddessesdidwhatthemerchanthadaskedthemtodo.Thenthemerchantconfidentlydeclared,"MotherWealth!Youappearmostbeautifulwhenyouarenear
7、estmyhouse.MotherPoverty!Youlookmostbeautifulwhenyouarefarthestfrommyhouse."TheGoddessesappreciatedthewitandwisdomofthemerchant.TheGoddessofWealthhappilystayedinhishousewhiletheGoddessofPovertycheerfullydeparted.Wheneverwehaveaseriousproblem,ifwelookwithinandthinkca
