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Language Points for Unit 6 I. Difficult Sentences 1. Like most ailments it has its own cause, symptoms, and cure. What does “it” refer to in this sentence? (= “It” refers to culture shock.) In the previous sentence, the author uses the word “disease”, but here the word “ailments” is used. What is the difference between these two words? (=Disease is a general term referring to an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant. Ailment refers to an illness that is not very serious. Obviously, culture shock is not a serious physical disease that is affecting one’s body. It is just a kind of emotional discomfort usually found in somebody who has been suddenly transplanted abroad. ) Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=和大部分疾病一样，这种病有其独特的起因、症状和疗法。) 2. … when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to give orders to servants, how to make purchases, when to accept and when to refuse invitations, when to take statements seriously and when not. (1) Say something more about the usage of “when/what/how/ + infinitive” structure. (=There are three points to remember when you use this kind of structure: First, this structure is used only after such English verbs as ask, decide, discover, find out, forget, know, learn, remember, see (=understand/perceive), and wonder, etc.; Second, besides “when/what/how”, words like “where/which/whether” can also be used in this structure; Third, the structure “whether + infinitive” is usually used after “want to know” or “wonder.” ) More examples: *I found out where to buy fruit cheaply. *I didn’t know when to switch the machine off. *I wondered whether to write or phone. (2) Paraphrase “when to take statements seriously and when not.” (=when we should believe that these statements are worth our attention and when we needn’t pay attention to them) 3. These cues which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, customs, or norms are acquired by all of us in the course of growing up and are