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1 What are the traditions of birthday celebration in some english-speaking countries? How do they differ from the Chinese ones? (unit 1) D: Most people in the word hold a wedding ceremony when they get married. However, like wedding celebrations, birthday parties are different too, which conducted in different ways, depending on where you live, which religion you believe in, and the important is the tradition in your country. A: yes, for example，the birthday party is very different between China and west countries，and I think we should know the conditions about the birthday party hold in west countries. Do you know about that? C: Ok, let me talk about that, in west countries a birthday party is important. Guests bringing some gifts to the birthday person and the birthday person opening the gifts before the guests, and expressing thanks, oh, a birthday cake with lit candles B: and guests singing “happy birthday to you”, D: the birthday person blowing out the candles and making a wish. C: yes that’s right. A: so, we know the west countries, how about that in China. B: let me say this, in china a person may dressing up for one’s birthday, no matter the birthday person or the guests, the birthday person receiving red envelopes with money in them from parents although I haven’t got the money for many years, but west person have no money, is it right? C: yes, they usually accept gifts except money. A: that’s a difference. B: and we will not opening the birthday gifts before guests. C:yes, we will open the gift after the guests leave, before that it’s usually a secret to the birthday person. A: it’s a different ,too D: I think the reason is that Chinese is very implicit[英] [?mpl?s?t] 含蓄 B: yes, I believe it and Chinese usually eat noodles, a symbol of longevity, which west persons don’t do. D: en, we find the reason now. 2 How Harmful is smoking to smokers? What do you suggest we should do to stop people from smoking? (unit 2) D: I think it is very suitable to talk about