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Theexpressionwithmuchcursingandclatteringofpansmeanswithalotofswearingandbanging

about–astheywerenotusedtodoingit,theymademanymistakes.

4ASovietwoman’sdaysareusuallytakenupwith…nippingoutofworkatlunchtimetobuy

somethingfordinner…（Para3）

Tonipoutmeanstogooutforaveryshorttimeprobablyunofficially.Itisaslangandissimilartothe

expressionspopoutandsneakout.

5Theirhusbands…bydrinkingthemselvesintoastuporwithtoasts“toourbelovedladies…”

（Para4）

Stuporisastateinwhichyoucannotthink,speak,see,orhearclearly,usuallybecauseyouhavedrunk

toomuchalcohol.Sadly,Russiadoeshaveaseriousalcoholismproblemandearlydeathfromoverconsumption

ofvodkaisfartoocommon.

6“Icertainlywill,”saidYakov,squeezinginbetweenLizaMinelliandKatyaanddrapinganarm

aroundeachofthem.（Para10）

YakovfitinbetweenLizaMinelliandKatyaalthoughtheyweresittingclosetogether,andputanarm

aroundeachgirl.

7YuriandEmilyarrivedandwecoveredbliniswiththicksourcreamandredcaviaranddrank

champagne,asfamiliesdidalloverVoronezh.（Para13）

Sourcreamisfermentedcream,whichissmootherandthicker.EasternEuropeanfoodisnotedforitssour

flavours.

Caviarusuallyreferstotheroeoreggsofthesturgeon,alargefish,andisaveryexpensivespecialfood.

Itcanalsorefertoothercommonerfishroes.

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Readingandunderstanding

4Answerthequestions.

1HowwelldoesthewriterknowtheSovietUnion?

Notverywell.TheothershavetoexplainthetraditionofInternationalWomen’sDaytothewriter.

2WhatwasYakovdoingwhenthewritermethim?

Hewasbuyingroses.

3Wheredoesthewriterlive?

Room99ofahostel.

4WhatdotheRussianmendoonInternationalWomen’sDay?

Theybuyflowersforthewomenintheirlifeanddosomehousechoresforthem.

5WhatkindofdailylifedoRussianwomenusuallyhave?

Theyhaveaverybusylifewithlotsofchorestodo.

6WhatdotheRussianmendoafterthey’vepreparedbreakfastfortheirwives?

Theymeetupwithfriendsanddrinkthemselvesintoastupor.

7WhatistheusualnumberofflowerstobuyinRussia?

Anoddnumber.

8WhydidYakovbuy14flowers?

HeplannedtogiveKatyafiveflowersandthegirlsinRoom99threeforeach.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1toputsomethingsomewhereinacarelessway,especiallysomethingthatisheavy（dump）

2tolie,sit,orleaninarelaxedorlazyway（lounge）

3lovedverymuchbysomeone（beloved）

4tomovesomewherequietlyandsecretlysothatnoonecanseeyouorhearyou（sneak）

5afeelingofverystrongangerthatusuallydoesnotlastverylong（fury）

6totalkaboutotherpeopleoraboutthingsthatarenotimportant（gossip）

6Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsandexpressionsinthebox.

1Iunexpectedlymetanoldfriendintheshoppingmallyesterday.（bumpedinto）

2Themendemonstratehowtrueandhonesttheirlovefortheirwivesisbydrinkingalot.（sincere）

3Whilethemenaredoingtheshopping,thewomenwillcleanthecarpets,anddusttheroom.（vacuum）

4Pleaseremainhereandwaitforawhile–shewillcomebacksoon.（stickaround）

5Ithinkitisagoodideatosoakclothesbeforewashingthem.（advisable）

6Afterhearingwhathehadbeenthrough,hereyeswerefulloftears.（filledupwith）

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7Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.

1Ifsomeoneisdewy-eyed,aretheylikelyto（a）lackexperienceaboutlife,or（b）beinlove?

2Ifsomeoneacceptsyouonyourownreckoning,dothey（a）acceptyouwithoutconsideringifyouare

whatyouclaimtobe,or（b）haveaclearideaofyourrealcharacter?

3Ifyoubaskinyourfame,doyou（a）feelbothered,or（b）enjoybeingfamous?

4Doescharredmean（a）blackandburnt,or（b）cookedperfectly?

5Ifsomethingshrivelsinthesummerheat,doesit（a）growrapidly,or（b）becomesmallerandnotfresh?

6Ifsomeone’sfaceturnsscarlet,isitbecausetheyfeel（a）embarrassedorangry,or（b）tiredandhungry?

7Ifyougotobedonthedotof11pm,doyousleep（a）atexactly11pm,or（b）around11pm?

8Ifyoupopintosomewhere,doyou（a）gothereonlyforashorttime,or（b）staythereforalongtime?

9Ifsomeoneisinastupor,aretheyunabletothinkoractnormallybecausethey’re（a）toosleepy,orunabletothinkoractnormallybecausethey’re（a）toosleepy,or

（b）notcompletelyconscious?

Activereading

（2）

ChineseorWestern,it’satimetorelax

1Theirfearsmaybejustifiedtoacertainextent.（Para4）

Thewordjustifiedmeanshavinganacceptableexplanationorreason.Thewriterthengivesthe

explanationinthefollowingsentence.

2Forgoodorbad,theworldhaspossiblyundergonemorechanges…（Para5）

Thewriterdoesnotwanttogetintothequestionofwhetherwhathashappenedhasbeengoodorbad.The

pointistoagreethattherehasbeenchangeandithasconsequences.

3Television,wethought,wasthelastunitingfactortillwegotafeelfortheInternet.（Para5）

Theexpressiongetafeelforsomethingmeanstobeaccustomedtosomethingortohaveordevelopan

understandingofsomethingandskillindoingit.

4Nothingcomeswithoutariderinthisglobalmarket.（Para6）

AriderisanAmericanexpressionforaclauseaddedtoalaworlegaldocument,oftensettinganextra

condition.

Thesentencemeansnothinginthemodernworldcomeswithoutsomeunexpectedorunwanted

consequences.

5BeitonthemainlandorinthehighlydevelopedWestorinthepoorestofsocieties,afestivalcarries

thesamemeaning.（Para7）

ThesentencemeansfestivalshavethesamemeaningwhetherinChina,theadvancedeconomiesofthe

Westortheleastdevelopednations.

3Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.

1ThewriterthinkstheChinesecelebrateChristmasbecause（d）.

（a）it’saWesternfestival

（b）theworldhasundergoneagreatdealofchange

（c）it’safestivalwhichcarriesthesamemeaninginboththeEastandtheWest

（d）ithasbecomeafestivalwhichiscelebratedaroundtheworld,andeveryonecanrelaxduringthat

time

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2SomescholarsfearthatcelebratingChristmasinChina（a）.

（a）maythreatenChineseculture

（b）meansthattheChineseblindlyfollowtheWestineveryway

（c）causesChinesefestivalstolosetheircharm

（d）isagoodexampleofWesterndecadence

3TheChineseattachmoreimportancetoChristmasthanacoupleofdecadesagobecause（b）.

（a）televisionandtheInternethavebecomeunitingfactors

（b）changesthroughouttheworldmakethemlookdifferentlyattheworldandatChina’splaceinit

（c）webelongtoaglobalvillage

（d）mostoftheworldfollowstheGregoriancalendar

4EnjoyingaWesternfestivaldoesn’tmeanthat（c）.

（a）theChineseapproveofWesterndecadence

（b）theChineseareleftuntouchedbythefestiveseason

（c）theChinesefollowtheWestwithoutthinking

（d）theChinesecultureisfreeofdecadence

5Thewriterbelievesthatthescholarsandstudents（b）.

（a）cansavesocietyfromtheinfluenceofaworldwhichisgettingsmaller

（b）haveapointofviewwhichshouldnotberejected

（c）arewhatarereferredtoasconservatives

（d）arerightinthinkingChinesefestivalshavelosttheircharm

6ThebasicmessageofChristmas（d）.

（a）issimilartoEasternprinciplesofhelpingothers

（b）hasthesamecharmasChinesefestivals

（c）isoneofWesternculture,whichattractsyoungstersmorethanotherChinese

（d）isoneofgoodness,loveofmankindandhelpforthepoorwhichisrelevanttoeveryone

4Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1simple（humble）

2toshowthatthereisagoodreasonforsomething,especiallysomethingthatotherpeoplethinkiswrong

（justify）

3toexperiencesomething,especiallysomethingthatisunpleasantbutnecessary（undergo）

4alargemealforalotofpeople,usuallyinordertocelebratesomething（feast）

5asystemformeasuringthelengthofayearanddividingitintoperiodssuchasweeksandmonths

（calendar）

6achild,orayoungperson（youngster）

7pleasantorattractivequalitiesorfeatures（charm）

8thequalityofbeingmorallygood（goodness）

9toexpressastrongopinionandtrytopersuadeotherpeopletoacceptit（preach）

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5CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity4.

Thereissome

（1）justificationtoscholars’fearsthatalotofChinese

（2）youngstershaverecently

becomemoreinterestedinfestivalsfromtheWestern（3）calendar,suchasChristmaswhichImustadmit

doeshavesome（4）charm.Theworldis（5）undergoingmanychanges,andeventhoughwecomefroma

genuinelym