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1、学 海 无 涯 UNIT 1 I am frequently asked the question Can you use chopsticks I have lived in Korea Japan and China In each country I have more often than not and without having requested one been given a fork when one was available I have politely refused and said that I would be fine with chopsticks So
2、metime I have to make further explanation Chopsticks are the least of my worries when I am eating in an Asian home or restaurant In fact learning how to use chopsticks takes me nothing but a few weeks This is not to say I was skillful though Learning how to use chopsticks is easy for me whereas lear
3、ning the rituals and how to conduct myself at the table is quite difficult Just how many times do I have to say no thank you when I really mean no thank you I truly am full How do I get away with refusing more food without offending someone If I insist and I still get more is it appropriate just not
4、 to eat it This would be impolite where I come from I have enjoyed many great meals and my interactions with the people have been great I am increasingly aware that I will never be able to give back as much as I have received I don t know how I can ever thank all of the people who introduced me to e
5、ating in Asia UNIT 2 This was what all of the training and pain was about winning I watched TV to see the young runner who had been under my coaching for the last 学 海 无 涯 few years I would have been there on the spot had it not been for the traffic problem I couldn t make it even on my bicycle While
6、 I watched the young runner enter to the cheers of thousands of people I could not help thinking of the pains that he had gone through in his training The young runner was hardly considered to be promising when he first came to me There were countless training sessions full of pain for him I had see
7、n fatigue written on his face I had heard him swear at me I had been indifferent to his anger and pain It was clear that only hard work could earn him success I had smiled to myself when I found that he had too much passion to give up And he would persist with the training until he reached perfectio
8、n I had never forgot to remind him that despite the challenges he had to keep on practice It was unfair that he had no time for his G F But that was life for him The thunderous shouts and cheers drew me back to the TV screen Oh my dear the young runner was gaining speed He was running to the finish
9、line He was strong enough to beat other runners His courage heart and discipline together with his years of practice won him the honor Tears rolled down my cheeks when I found on the screen the young runner was looking around I understood at once that he was looking for me For year he had become so
10、used to my presence success or failure It must have seemed strange for him to find me missing 学 海 无 涯 UNIT 3 I didn t marry for all the right reasons Love had nothing to do with marriage And for my husband s part well I suspect love was on his mind either He married me because I made him feel young
11、He was such an ordinary man going around his very ordinary midlife crisis He was divorced looking for younger women and a career change That didn t bother me though He was still fairly charming pretty handsome and above all rich I married for money and I don t have any doubt about it My friends don
12、t applaud my decision but I can also tell that they wish at least a little bit for some of the same things that I now enjoy They always prefer to speed a lot of time by my swimming pool than at their common little homes And another thing they are always complaining about their beloved He s always wa
13、tching how much I spend It s become more like a business relationship than a marriage My husband however doesn t care how much I spend and our marriage never become a business because it already was one You could say we have a mutual understanding We are very realistic about the whole thing It is pa
14、inful for my friends when they realize that love is just an illusion Marriage for love never existed for me And he ll never divorce me He d lose too much money UNIT 4 Love is important because without it life has no meaning or 学 海 无 涯 purpose ILove allows us to do more than we could ever accomplish
15、without its power So often we take good care of our physical needs We make sure our bodies are fed cleaned clothed exercised and rested However we tend to overlook the most important need love Of course as a society love is not overlooked Popular media constantly places great emphasis on what we nee
16、d to do to attract love But being loved is not as powerful an emotional need as that desire to love someone else The need to love and care for other is built into us biologically This need is what allows parents to give up sleep and food while raising their children This need is what allows people to put themselves at risk to save other from natural disasters or threats Love means to cherish hold dear and treasure We do not hurt harm or cause pain to those we love rather we seek to alleviate the
