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1、UnitTwoTextAAlltheCabbieHadWasaLetterTextAPartⅠPre-readingTaskPartⅡComprehensionquestionsPartⅢLanguagePointsPartⅣPost-questionsPartVTextStructurePartⅥTranslationPre-readingtaskOnedayChenandIwentdowntown.Iwantedtobuysomesupplies.Hehatesshoppingbutcamealongsincehes
2、peaksbetterChinesethanme.Also,heisabetterbargainer.Forthesegoodreasonsheofferstohelpeventhoughit’sboring,sinceotherwiseIwouldbuythewrongthing.Wehelpeachotherbecausewearefriends.Westartedbeingfriendsbyhelpingeachother.“IsitpossibleforChineseandforeignerstobecomefr
3、iends?”I’vebeenaskedthismanytimes.WhenIfirstarrivedfrommulticulturalCanada,Ireplied,“Ofcourse!”ButnowI’mnotsosure.Forme,Chinaseems“reversed”.Relationshipsseemmoreimportantthantheindividualsinvolved.InNorthAmerica,anindividualismoreimportantthanrelationshipsorrole
4、s.Thesetwooppositestartingpointsshaperealityandexpectations.Manysaytome,“Ihopewecanbefriends.”AndwhatheorshewantsistopracticeEnglish.OtherswanttobemyfriendbecauseIamaforeignerandtheythinkthismakesthemlookgood.ThishurtsmesinceIamalonghereandmakingfriendsiswhatIwan
5、t,notteachingEnglisheveryhourofthedayornight,orbeingaprize.Ifeelused.ButforChinese,“using”ispartoffriendship.HowdidChenandIbecomefriends?WhenIfirstarrivedhehelpedmebuywhatIneeded,hiswayofstartingafriendship.Ithankedhimbytakinghimoutforlunchanddiscoveredweshareman
6、yattitudesandinterests---mywayoffindingafriend.Isawthathedidn’tjustspendtimewithmetoimprovehisEnglishorbeseenwithaforeigner.Hecaresaboutme,andIcareabouthim.SoIcallhim“friend”,butlaterthanhecalledme“friend”.Chinesefriendsshare“thingsincommon”:atask,aclass,ahometow
7、n.Youmayormaynotliketheperson,butifheorshecandosomethingforyoubecauseofhisorherpositionorjob,youaskwithouttheshynessaforeignerfeels,enlargingfriendshipbeyondwhataNorthAmericanusuallymeans.Forus,friendshipcanbecut,ordiefromseparation.Chinesearefriendseveniftheyhav
8、en’tspokenfor20years.Ifyousharedsomethingatonetime,thenallyourlifeyouarefriends.Thisisthebestof“guanxi”,“relationship”,theWideWebthatconnectsChinesethroughtime