2020-2021学年高中英语Unit2BridgingCultures导读话题妙切入教师用书新人教版选择性必修第二册

Unit2BridgingCulturesUnit2BridgingCulturesWeneedculture，likeneedair.我们需要文化，就像需要空气一样。—KalininCultureis“toknowthebestthathasbeensaidandthoughtintheworld”．文化就是“了解世界上人们说过的最好的话和有过的最好的思想”。—ArnoldKnowledgeisthecrystallizationofpreciousstones，andcultureisthebrillianceofgemstones.知识是珍贵宝石的结晶，文化是宝石放出的光泽。—TagoreCultureispassedonfromthehabitofcumulativeprecipitationandconviction，penetrationinthepracticeoflife.文化就是代代累积沉淀的习惯和信念，渗透在生活的实践中。Culturewon'tbecauseofthepovertyofacountry，andlostitsvalue.文化不会因为一个国家的贫穷，而失掉它的价值。Peopleofoneculturewhomovetoacountrywhereanotherculturedominatesmayfeelconfusedwhentheydealwithpeoplethere.Thiskindofculturalshockusuallypassesifapersonstaysinanewculturelongenoughtounderstanditandgetusedtoitsways.Amulticulturalsociety，ontheotherhand，supportstheviewthatmanydistinctculturesaregoodanddesirable.IntheUnitedStates，forinstance，millionsofpeoplespeakbothEnglishandthelanguageoftheirownculture.TheyeatbothAmericanfoods，suchasapplepieandethnicfood.InChinesecommunitiesacrosstheUnitedS