十五选十英文阅读版

Unit 1
As a foreigner doing business in the United States, I feel very rushed. I am used to friendly opening exchanges when doing business. Here in Chicago, things are different. There is no time for getting to know one another. This does not seem appropriate to me. There are no rituals like tea or coffee before discussing business, though this is a convention in my country. When we discuss business it it starts with a leisurely chat. I think that it is important for business partners to get familiar with each other first and to feel relaxed. If the exchange is too abrupt ,there is a risk that something will be forgotten. Some possibilities go without being assessed when there is too much pressure. I don’t believe this is the best strategy for proper communication. Besides, the perception is that they just don’t care about you as an individual here. You are basically just another means of making money.
All of this used to create a real dilemma for me. At first, it caused me to have as little interaction with American business partners as possible. Gradually, though, I have come to understand the cultural differences between our two countries. This has really helps me to feel more comfortable business here.
Unit 4
What do we know about love? Is it, as some people would suggest, a mysterious force? Or can it be explained and possibly even created? Well, even in this scientific and reason-driven age, love seems still to defy total understanding. We can, however, know something about love and make stronger connections between individuals.
One thing that seems to affect love is distance. The common idea is that the love between people grows as they are separated. Sometimes it is true that longing for someone who has gone overseas becomes more intense.
Something that nourishes love is danger. Send both lovers to dangerous places and they will end up loving each other more. This could be caused by the worry it develops. It could also be that feelings of uncertainty of need transform into love with time.
Love gives us warmth, courage, and a feeling of being safe, but it also demands selfless devotion and sacrifice. If you are truly committed to finding true love, you should make yourself more interesting. Do things that you enjoy and try to meet people who share identical interests.
Unit 5
My son has started to hang out with the wrong type of boys. He is fifteen years old and until recently I had always been grateful for how easy he has been to raise. Lately, though, he has ceased to listen to what I say. He used to be such a sweet boy, but being in high school seems to have hardened him against authority figures. The change in his attitude has been very noticeable even to his teachers.
The other day I ask him to come straight home after school, but instead he rebelled and stayed out until ten o’clock. Later I found out that he had skipped school completely that day. I

found out that he was with a bunch of boys who often cause trouble. I decided to forbid him to do anything with those boys, but he didn’t listen to me. In spite of my objections to him being with those boys, he was with them the very next day
A friend of mine has a son who is having identical problems. She decided to give in a chance of environment and sent him to a private school. I’m not sure this is the best solution,though. You can’t just change a boy’s behavior by changing his school every time he does something wrong. It is better to help a kid establish a good set of core values.
Unit 6
My name, Bobby, is used both for boys and girls. Girls spell it “Bobbie”. It is characteristic for little boys to be given a name with a “y” sound at the end. For example, I often had a Jimmy, Johnny or Billy in my classes. In my second grade, I also had a Bobbie. In order not to confuse us when she called our names, our teachers assigned us the names “Bobbie girl” and “Bobby Boy”. This caused me a lot of trouble on the playground. There, my friends labeled me “Bobbie Girl”. For my friends, the apparent contrast between my name and my sex was the source of much laughter. The fact that they labeled me as a girl was very embarrassing I had a tendency to compensate for my name by acting more like a boy than I might have otherwise. I threw more rocks and yelled louder than the sum of all of the other boys added together. The real “ Bobbie Girl”, conversely, acted more like a girl. When my teacher realized she had made a mistake, she stopped calling us “Bobbie Girl” and “Bobby boy”. Unfortunately, my friends never forgot or ceased calling me “Bobbie Girl”. Third grade was an improvement; the original “Bobbie Girl” was in different class. Also, I requested the teacher just call me “Bob”.
Unit 7
My family, my boss, even my doctor had told me this would happen, but I didn’t listen. They said I was getting overwhelmed and focusing too much on the negative things that happened to me. “ If you don’t learn to control how you react to bad things that happen in your life, you are going to cause damage to your heart.” said my doctor.” So many of the situations you complain about are beyond your control, Getting caught in them is very destructive for you physically and emotionally. You have to learn to let these things go and focus on things you can actually change,” I, undoubtedly, should have made his advice my number one priority right then. Unfortunately, I got caught in a traffic jam that very same day while driving home from work. This was the setting for the heart attack my doctor had warned me about .Instead of looking for a better outlet for my stress, I began to yell at the car in front of worms instead of pumping blood. Fortunately, it was only a mild heart attack. Someone came to my aid and then accompanied me to the hospital. I h

ave definitely learned that life is too short to worry about things you can’t control.
Unit 8
Having a lot of money is useless without a good education . Life isn't simply about consumption and having a good time when you're not at work. Money will only cause you grief unless you use it for the welfare of the world. That's why I believe that a good education is indispensable A formal education with emphasis on history literature, and culture helps a person learn how to distinguish from wrong. Education that only teaches skills specific to a Job can only render skills for performing a task. It doesn't teach you how to make important decisions. Employers tend to demand more from their employees than the ability to perform a task. Our world needs workers who pay constant attention to high standards for their performance. It is evident that far too many people today are focusing on making money and not on improving themselves. What puzzles me is why people should ignore contributions to the good of humanity while making money. It is only rational that a person who gives to the world enjoys the benefits. After all, our civilization simply can't be built on the principle of making money alone.
In summary, we must educate our young people to understand and love the world around them. This is the only way to ensure a better tomorrow.