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1、Unit1Passage1第1页到第3页DifferencesBetweenTwoKindsofYouth原版:ThetriptotheUnitedStateopenedmyeyestothefactthattherearealotofsimilaritiesaswellasdifferencesbetweenAmericanyouthandFrenchyouth.NowIwilltalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenthem.Thefirstdifferenceisinappearance.GoingaroundintheU.S.,IfoundthatAmeric
2、anyouthdonotreallycareabouttheirappearance.Inthemorning,theychoosesomethingintheirclosetandwearitwithanotherthing,oftenofdifferentcolorsandstyles,withoutwonderingwhethertheirchoicesmakethemlookstrange.Thereasonbehindthisisthattheydon'tcarewhatpeoplelooklike,butarejustinterestedintheirideas.Ithink
3、it'sgreat,butitalsocausesproblems.Sincetheydon'tcareabouttheirappearance,theydon'treallycareabouttheirweight.Oftentheygetfatwithoutrealizingit.Therearedifferencesinrelationshipstoo.WhentheAmericanyouthfallinlove,theydon'treallythinkofthefuture.Also,therearedifferencesintherulesconcerningbehaviort
4、hatisallowed.Insomerespects,theFrencharemoreaccepting.Forexample,inAmericaitisgenerallyunacceptabletomakephysicaldisplayoflove.Lovers,actually,can'tkissorholdeachothereverywheretheywant.Peoplethinkthatnotshowingloveinpublicplacesisawaytorespectothers.Onthecontrary,theFrenchyouthcandoalmosteveryth
5、ingtheywant,andtheyareusuallymoreconcernedaboutthefutureoftherelationshipthanAmericanyouth.Withregardtoothettypesofrelationships,therearealsobigdifferences.AmericansactdifferentlyfromFrenchpeopleinfrontofunknownpeople.WhenanAmericangirl,forexample,arrivesinfrontofpeopleshehasnevermetbefore,shewil
6、ltalkwiththem,tryingtocreateakindoftiebetweenherandthisnewcircleofpeople.TheFrenchgirlswilljustthinkaboutratherthanreallydothiskindofthingbecausetheyaretooshyandlackinginself-confidence.Tofinish,InoticedthatinAmericanclasses,whenpupilswanttosayorasksomething,theyjustdoit.Ingeneral,theydon'treally
7、carehowtheotherswilljudgethem.InFrance,it'snotthesamecase.Ifsomebodywantstoasksomething,he/shewillthinkaboutitbeforespeakingup.IappreciatethefreedominAmericans'behavior,ideas,andwaysofexpressingthemselves.1、Inthisartic