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激起了我的兴趣 1. arouse my interest 14.听起来太美国化了 14. sound very American * Thank You for Inviting Us, When Can We Leave? Unit Four Person to Person Preparation Don’t give clock as a present to Chinese people, especially older ones, because it has funeral connotation. The word for “clock” has the same pronunciation as the Chinese word “zhong”, meaning “the end of one’s life”. Chinese taboos Avoid the number “four” because the pronunciation of the word “four” is “si”, the same as the word for death. ﹦ Death? Never bring chrysanthemums when you pay a visit to a Chinese family because they are a symbol of death. ﹦ Preparation Chinese taboos On the eve of the Spring Festival, Chinese people don’t entirely finish eating fish. The pronunciation of the word for “fish” is “yu”, and Chinese would like to say “niannianyouyu”, meaning “one must leave something for the next year”, indicating good luck for the coming year. Preparation Chinese taboos Don’t unwrap a present in front of the person who gives it to you. If you are invited to a Chinese home for dinner, don’t arrive exactly on time because the hosts may think you’ve only come for the dinner alone. You should arrive several minutes earlier. In contrast, the Americans unwrap a present in front of the giver to show their gratitude and appreciation right away. Preparation Chinese taboos What else do you know about Chinese taboos? cutting the pear into half ﹦ separation? Don’t insert chopsticks vertically into the food because Chinese people do this only when they burn incense to sacrifice the dead. Preparation Chinese taboos Text Organization occasion n. on occasion: now and then 不时 on the occasion of sth.: at the time of a certain event 在某事件的时候 occasional: adj. happening from time to time 偶然的，偶尔的 Words Phrases arise vi. (arose, arisen) become evident, appear arise out of/ from sth. : follow as a result of sth. arouse vt. wake sb. from sleep cause sth. to appear, awaken arouse sb. ( from / out of sth.) arouse v. Words