新编大学英语 文化阅读教程1教师用书Unit_8.pdfVIP

志不强者智不达，言不信者行不果。——墨翟

新编大学英语文化阅读教程1教师用书

Unit8

Warm-up

Step1Talkaboutthepictures

TaiChiisaformofexercisethatbeganasaChinesetradition.It’sbasedon

martialarts,andinvolvesslowmovementsanddeepbreaths.TaiChihasmany

physicalandemotionalbenefits.SomeofthebenefitsofTaiChiincludereducing

anxietyandimprovingcognition.Itmayalsohelpyoumanagesymptomsofsome

chronicconditions,suchasbreastcancerorheartfailure.

Tea,forthousandsofyearsintheEast,isregardedaskeytokeepinghealthy,

happiness,andwisdom.Studieshavefoundthatdrinkingteamayhelpwith

cancer,heartdisease,anddiabetes;encourageweightloss;lowercholesterol.Tea

alsoappearstohaveanti-inflammatoryeffects.

Step2Sharingyourideas

TherearesomecommonWesternwaysofstayinghealthythatarenotthatpopular

amongChinesepeople.Somewesternpeopleliketogotogymandbuildmuscles

withhigh-intensitytrainingandhigh-proteindietplan,andsomeotherslike

sunbathing,swimmingandjogging.TheyalsosharesomeofChineseviewson

howtostayhealthy,suchas“don’tsmoke”and“exerciseregularly”.

Reading1

志不强者智不达，言不信者行不果。——墨翟

Languagefocus

1.hauled

2.boastful

3.pores

4.sensible

5.mania

6.germs

7.thump

8.Starch

Globalunderstanding

1)pores

2)expandhislungs

3)makehisbrainclear

4)dead

5)track

6)sensible

7)germsandbacilli

8)fres