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1、Unit5 WhatAreOurRealValues?TextExplanationPartIAbouttheAuthorNicolsFox:Anindependentjournalistandatelevisioncommentator.AgraduateofMaryBaldwinCollegeinStaunton,Virginia,FoxreceivedanMFAincreativewritingandliteraturefromBenningtonCollegein1999.BorninVirginia,shenowlivesonthecoas
2、tofMaine.TextStructureSection1:Paragraph1-3Section2:Paragraph4-5Section3:Paragraph6-7Section4:Paragraph8-10Section5:Paragraphs11TextAnalysisTheauthorfirstlypointsoutthatthepopularlyassumedAmericanvaluesare"fantasies."ThenshepresentsaperfectpictureofidealizedAmericanvaluesandpro
3、besitsnature,pointingoutthatAmericanvaluesarenotwhatwewishforbutwhatwereallydo.Andthensheelaboratesonthediscrepanciesbetween"whatwesaywewishfor"and"whatwereallydo",looksintotherootoftheproblem,leavingthereaderstothinkabouttheanswer.Paragraph1Therecentpresidentialelection,accord
4、ingtothechorusofpoliticalpunditsonbothsides,wasareferendumonAmericanvalues.Theywouldappeartobethesamefantasiesweusetosellsoftdrinks,phoneservicesandcolorfilm--andtheyhaveprovedequallyadaptabletosellingpresidents.chorus(n.)anyutteranceproducedsimultaneouslybyagroup;agroupofpeopl
5、eassembledtosingtogether;(v.)utterinunison;singinachoirchoir:(n.)achorusthatsingsaspartofareligiousceremonyPleaseanswermyquestioninchorus.请大家一起回答我的问题。punditsomeonewhohasbeenadmittedtomembershipinascholarlyfieldOntheplusside,yourworkasapunditforBBCseemstobegoingwell.从积极的方面看，你如果作
6、为BBC的评论员应该会更好吧?HereinGermanyasaTVpundit,he'sbeendelightedwithEcuadorprogress.目前，他在德国作为一个电视足球专家，评论比赛，他对于厄瓜多尔取得的进步很满意。ThepoliticalpunditappearedonthreeTVshowscriticizingthepresident'spolicies.该名政治学专家上了三个电视节目批评总统的政策。referendum(n.)alegislativeactthatisreferredforfinalapprovaltoapop
7、ularvotebytheelectorate公民复决投票,全民公决投票Ifanyonehasdoubtofsuch,whodarestocallareferendum?如果有任何人对此表示疑虑，谁敢来推动一场公投？Onthisdayin1946,Italyheldareferendumtodecidethestategovernment.1946年的这一天，意大利全国举行公民投票，决定国家政体。Thevotershowtheiroppositiontothegovernmentbyvotingagainsttheproposalintherefer
8、endum.投票人用在公民投票中投票反对该建议的方法表示他们对政府的反对。candidateapolitic
