ReferenceforTeaching一、异域风情HowtoMakeFriendswithForeigners—AlexWilliams(澳)Justtheotherday,IwasinabookshopandcameacrossabooknamedHowtoMakeFriendswithForeignersbyLiYangofCrazyEnglish.Naturally,asaforeignerwhohasbeenlivinginChinaforayear.IwascurioustoseewhatkindofadviceeaChinesewriterwasgivingonthismatter.Onepieceofadvicereallygrabbed(吸引)myattentionand,Imustsay,mademefeelquiteunhappy.InLi’sopinion,foreignersarean“opportunity”toimproveyouroralEnglish;wheneveryouseeaforeigner,youshouldpracticespeakingEnglishwithhim/her.IthinkthisadviceisnotonlyincorrectbutalsoharmfultorelationsbetweenChineseandforeignersinChina.Likemostother"laowai"livinginChina,Iknowhowisolatedonecansometimesfeellivingwithacultureverydifferentfromourownfamiliarways.However,mostofthetimethisculturalisolationissomethingIsimplyacceptaspartofbeinghere.Iam,afterall,heretolearnaboutthepeopleandthelanguageofChinaandifIreallyhatedthisplacethenIwouldgohome!SofarmytimeinChinahasbeenveryrewarding(有价值的).IhaveimprovedmyChineselanguageskills,learntaboutoneofthemostsurprising,quicklydevelopingcountriesintheworldtodayandmadesomeverycloseChinesefriends.Unluckily,IhavealsocomeacrossmanyChinesepeoplewhoviewmepurelyasan“opportunity”toimprovetheiroralEnglishinthenameofmakingfriends.IhaveexperiencedpeoplefollowingmehomefromtowntomycollegeflatandthenaskingmetoteachthemEnglishorpracticeEnglishwiththem.Ihavehadcompletestrangersthrusting(猛塞)articles,manualsandspeechesinmyhands,insistingthatIhelpthemwiththeEnglishtranslation.Ihavehadpeopleaskingmetohelpwithimmigrationapplicationstoothercountries.Allofthesepeoplehaveclaimedatthetimethatwhattheymainlywantedwastomakefriendswithme.TherewasevenonepersonattheweeklyEnglishCornerthatIrunatcollegewho,afteraskingmenon-stopquestionsforhalfanhour,becameveryangrywhenIpolitelyaskedhimtogiveotherpeopleachancetospeak.Hepuffedhimselfup（骄傲十足）likeapeacockandtoldmethathewassimplytryingtobemyfriend.Hemaywellhavethoughthewastryingtobemyfriend,butcertainlyyoudon’tbuildfriendshipsbypestering(纠缠)anotherperson.Friendshipforalotofwesternersisaboutspendingtimewithsomeoneyouenjoybeingwith.It'snotabout“opportunities”orpersonaladvantages.TheChinesefriendsIhavemadewhilelivingherehavebeentruefriendstome;wejustenjoybeingwitheachother.Inthisway,we'venotonlylearntagooddealabouteachother'sculturebutalsoabouteachotherasindividuals.I’mnotsayingthatyoushouldn’tapproachforeignersatall.However,Idothinkthatit’simportanttoquestionyourownmotives(动机).Ifyoutrulywanttomakefriendswithsomeonefromadifferentcountry,whocouldpossiblysayno?()ntheotherhand，ifyouronlymotiveisto“use”theforeignerasawayofimprovingyourEnglish,thenit'squitelikelythattheforeignerwillbeabletoseethroughyou—andwillcertainlynotwanttospendtimewithyou．Soifthereisanyadvicetogiveonmakingandkeepingfriendshipswithforeigners．Iwould用心爱心专心saythatitisthis：Treatforeignersaspeople，notopportunities．Expecttobuildupfriendshipsgradually，overaperiodoftime,notnow．Finally，Iwouldsuggestthatifyoureallywanttomakefriendswithaforeigner，thenyoudosobecauseyouaretrulyinterestedintheperson．Wea11knowthattruefriendshipsstandthetestoftime.IfyouronlyreasonformakingfriendswithaforeigneristomakeyourEnglishbetter，thenyouwillprobablyfindthatyoudon'thaveaforeignfriendforlong!Ⅱ、知识归纳1.admit作及物动词讲，常见用法归纳1.承认(事实、错误等)①admit+...
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