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1、高考英语《流行话题语境识词4500》Unit96 AGlimpseofUSStudents'SocialLife素材Unit96 AGlimpseofUSStudents'SocialLife FunandAlcoholic TheunstatedpurposeofmostAmericanstudents'sociallifeistohave"fun".Forthem,sociallifeentailsgoingsomewhereoutsidetheirhouseorapartmentand"doingsomething",suchasdrinkinginabarorataparty,p
2、articipatinginsomesportorrecreationalactivity(ToAmericans,theword"drinking"referstoconsumingalcoholicbeverages.),havingapicnic,goingtoaconcert,oratleasttakingawalk."Juststayinghome"and"visiting"or"playinggames"wouldbthelastresortofmostAmericanswhowanttosocialize.AlargeamountofsocializingamongAmerica
3、nstudentstakesplaceinbars.Othercommongatheringplacesarerecreationfacilities,parks,andplacestoeat. Studentsfromothercountriesgenerallyseemfarlessinterestedindrinking,atleastinpublicplaces.ThisfacterectsasignificantbarriertosocializingbetweenAmericanandforeignstudents,andservestodriveforeignstudentst
4、owardeachotherforsocialactivities. ChinesestudentswhowanttosocializewithAmericansbutwhodonotwanttodrinkalcoholcangtobarsforconversation(althoughthenoiselevelcanmakeitdifficulttobearotherstalkingandthecigarettesmokecanbeirritating).Theycandrinksomethingnon-alcoholicornotdrinkanything.Agoodstrategyis
5、toorderaclubsodawithalimetwist,whichlookslikeanalcoholicdrink,calledaginandtonic,andwillgivetheappearancethatyouaredrinkingalcohol.Peoplewhoaredrinkingoftenfeelmorerelaxedtalkingwithotherpeoplewhotheythinkarealsodrinking. GayLife "Gay"isacolloquialismforhomosexual,apersonwhosefeelingsofsexualattra
6、ctionaretowardmembersoftheirownsex.A"lesbian"isahomosexualwoman.A"bisexual"isapersonwhofeelsattractiontowardmembersofbothsexes.OnmanyAmericancampusesgaystudentsarebecomingmoreopenandvisible.Soaregayfacultyandstaffmembers. OrganizedGroupActivities Manyfreeorlow-costactivitiestakeplaceonAmericancamp
7、uses,andparticipatinginthemcanleadtoconversationswithAmericans.Theseincludelectures,filmshowings,readingsofliteratureorpoetry,musicalperformances,andsports.Studentorganizationsformaroundawidearrayofin
