The Doctrine of Mean is the core of Confucius. The so called “mean” by Confucius doesn’t mean compromise but a “moderate” and “just-right” way when understanding and handling objective things. Confucius advocated that this thought should not only be treated as a way to understand and deal with things but also be integrated into one’s daily conduct to make it a virtue through self-cultivation and training. The Doctrine of the Mean is not only the core of Confucianism but also an important component of traditional Chinese culture.
Unit Two
中国的四大名著是指《三国演义》（Romance of the Three Kingdoms）、《水浒传》（Outlaws of the Marsh）、《西游记》（Journey to the West）和《红楼梦》（A Dream of Red Mansions）四部著名小说。它们的创作时间均处于元末明初至清代期间，其内容反映了中国古代的政治和军事斗争、社会矛盾、文化信仰等各个方面。四大名著具有很高的艺术水平，代表了中国古典小说的高峰。
The four great classic Chinese novels are Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Outlaws of the Marsh, Journey to the West and A Dream of Red Mansions. All the four novels were written during the period from the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties to the Qing Dynasty. They all reflect various aspects of ancient China, including political and military strife, social conflicts and cultural beliefs. The four novels are of supreme artistic standards, representing the peak of China’s classic novels.
Unit Three
近年来，随着互联网技术的迅猛发展，互联网经济已成为一个热门话题。以蓬勃发展的电子商务为代表的互联网经济已成为经济发展的重要引擎。我国政府高度重视发展互联网经济，提出了“互联网+”的概念，以推动互联网与医疗、交通、教育、金融、公共服务等流域的结合。这将为互联网经济的发展提供极大的发展潜力和更广阔的发展空间。
In recent years, with the rapid development of Internet technology, the Internet economy has become a hot issue. As represented by the promising E-commerce, the Internet economy has become a strong driving force for the economic development. Our government attaches great importance to developing the Internet economy and proposes the concept of “Internet Plus”, aiming to integrate the Internet with other industries, such as health care, transportation, education, finance, and public service.
Unit Four
苏州园林是中国古典园林最杰出的代表，大部分为私家所有。 苏州园林始于春秋，兴于宋元，盛于明清。清末苏州已有各色园林170余处，为其赢得了“园林之城”的称号。现保存完好的园林有60多处，对外开放的有十余处。苏州园林宅园合一，可赏，可游，可居。 Suzhou gardens are the most outstanding representatives of classical Chinese gardens. Most of them were privately-owned. The gardens first appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period,
developed in the Song and Yuan dynasties, and flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties. By the late Qing Dynasty, Suzhou had got as many as over 170 gardens of diverse styles, winning it the name “The City of Gardens”, Now, over 60 gardens are kept in good condition, of which more than 10 are open to the public. Suzhou gardens are assemblies of residences and gardens, which makes them suitable places for living, visiting and appreciating.
Unit Five
中华文明曾对世界文明产生过重大影响。近年来，随着我国经济的发展和国际地位的上升 ，历史悠久的中国文化正引起世界新的关注。越来越多的中国元素为当今世界时尚、文学、影视作品等提供了创作灵感，成为热门题材。这一现象表明，世界需要中国文化。在这种 背景下，我国决定实施文化“走出去”的战略，以加强中国与世界其他各国的文化交流。 Chinese civilization once had significant influence on world civilization. With the development our country’s economy and the rise of her international status in recent years, Chinese culture, which has a long history, is once again attracting global attention. More and more Chinese cultural elements provide inspiration for and become popular subjects of fashions, literature and movies around the world. This shows that the world needs Chinese culture. It was in this context that China decided to implement the “Culture Exporting” strategy so as to enhance her cultural exchanges with the rest of the world.
Unit Six
博鳌亚洲论坛（Boao Forum for Asia）是一个非政府、非盈利性的国际组织。它是由25个亚洲国家和澳大利亚发起的，于2001年正式成立，总部位于中国的海南省博鳌镇。博鳌亚洲论坛以平等、互惠、合作和共赢为主旨，致力于推动亚洲各国之间的经济交流、协调与合作，并增强亚洲与世界其他地区的对话和联系。
Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) is a non-governmental, non-profit international organization. Initiated by 25 Asian countries and Australia, it was officially founded in 2001. The organization is headquartered in Boao Town in China’s Hainan Province. With equality, mutual benefit, cooperation and win-win as its objectives, BFA is devoted to promoting economic exchanges, coordination and cooperation between Asia countries as well as enhance dialogs and ties between Asia and other parts of the world.
Questions
1.According to the text Love and logic: The story of a fallacy, what is the deal between the narrator and his roommate, Rob? Why do they make the deal?
The deal between them is that the narrator gives Rob his leather jacket, and Rob, in exchange, gives the narrator his girlfriend. They make the deal because they want to get something from each other: Rib is crazy about fashion, and he wants to own the narrator's fashionable leather jacket; the narrator longs to have a beautiful girlfriend, and Rob's girlfriend is beautiful.
2.According to the text Love and logic: The story of a fallacy, is the narrator successful in teaching Polly logic? How do you know?
Yes. He is only too successful in teaching Polly logic because in the end when he asks
Polly to be his girlfriend, Polly refuses his request by applying all the logical fallacies he has taught her
3.According to the text The confusing pursuit of beauty, in what way do men and women evaluate their appearance differently
Men are satisfied with being average-looking, paying little attention to their looks. In contrast, women pay great attention to their body and image, considering their appearance as not good enough even if they are in fact attractive.
4 According to the text The confusing pursuit of beauty, why do women think that men are not qualified to judge whether a woman looks good or not?
Women think so because men do not even care about their own appearance. For instance,a mar often does not bother to clean the cream in his hair or ears after shaving.
5According to the text Fred Smith and FedEx: The vision that changed the world, what idea did Smith learn from his military experience? How did he relate the idea to his business later?
He learned the idea of good leadership. He later believed that good leadership has very measurable effects on a company's success.
6 According to the text Fred Smith and FedEx: The vision that changed the world, what does Smith consider as the key elements for a successful business？
There are several key elements: an appealing product or service,a compelling strategy, an efficient management system, and good leadership.
7According to the text Achieving sustainable environmentalism, on the issue of preserving the spotted owl in Oregon versus protecting the logging families there, which side does the author take? Why?
Logging families.Because human beings are more important than other creatures.
8 According to the author of the text Achieving sustainable environmentalism, under what circumstance should humanity accommodate nature? Can you give an example to illustrate this point?
When human being's health and safety is under threat, we should discipline ourselves. For example, the ozone depletion and greenhouse effects will threaten our survival, so we have to change our behavior and avoid or reduce the impact of them.
9According to the text Speaking Chinese in America, what did the author’s mother suggest as the right way for the Chinese to respond at the dinner in America?
If they want to have something, they should say directly, and they should not refuse to eat something just out of politeness.
10 According to the text Speaking Chinese in America, why did the author’s parents scold her when she answered them with a question?
In Chinese culture, if you answer parents' demands with questions, it is lack of respect.
11According to the text The weight men carry, what type of work did the author see men do in his hometown? What made the author sometimes fear growing up when he was young?
He saw men do hard physical work such as farming, mining, welding and house repair.
12 According to the text The weight men carry, what did the author think of women’s life when he was a child? What new understanding did the author gain about women’s life after he grew up?
He thought women's life was much easier and much more comtortable thanmen's.
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