美英报刊阅读lesson 2.ppt

Uncle Sam The lyrics as a whole clearly deride the military efforts of the young nation, besieging the British at Boston. The 13th stanza is: Old Uncle Sam come there to change Some pancakes and some onions, For’lasses cakes, to carry home To give his wife and young ones. PART THREE Several of these points address the fact that “federal agencies, educational institutions and corporations in the United States are suffering from a shortage of professionals with international knowledge and foreign skills.” ■ Understanding self Perhaps most importantly, study abroad offers a chance to understand another culture, and to better understand your own culture. Resolution 308 agrees that study abroad programs “empower students to better understand themselves and others through a comparison of cultural values and ways of life.” Much of what people consider to be “self” is simply a set of beliefs and assumptions about life that are the products of factors such as social group, economic class, family background and national culture. Foreign experience allows students to recognize these assumptions in both their host culture and their own. Several of these points address the fact that “federal agencies, educational institutions and corporations in the United States are suffering from a shortage of professionals with international knowledge and foreign skills.” 其中几条谈到，美国联邦政府的各事务处，教育机构以及各大公司都很缺乏具有国际相关知识与技能的专业人才。 a. address—deal with or discuss b. a shortage of—a condition of having less than is needed; an amount lacking (缺乏；短缺，不足) Much of what people consider to be “self” is simply a set of beliefs and assumptions about life that are the products of factors such as social group, economic class, family background and national culture 许多人们认为是“自我”的东西仅仅是一系列关于生活的信念和设想，并很大程度受到社会环境、经济状况、家庭背景和民族文化等因素的影响。 PART THREE Aside from a foreign cultural 12experience, students are able to re-examine the assumptions of their own lives and the assumptions of t