外語教學(xué)與研究出版社江南大學(xué)CONTENTS1Reading3Sharingyourideas2BuildingyourlanguageUNIT2StructureTextreadingTextunderstandingReadingUNIT2ReadingWhatistheLet’sTalkprojectabout?Whatisitssignificance?Readthetextandcompletetheoutline.UNIT21Introduction(Paras.1-3)Aftergraduation,ChrisAndrewswill1)____________theU.S.tosparkanationalconversationabout2)______________.

runacrossconversationStructureReadingUNIT2?Chrisrealizesthatthewaywecommunicatehaschangedandthereissomelackof3)__________whenwearerelyingondigitalcommunication.?Thepurposeofthisprojectistohighlightthe4)_________offace-to-facecommunicationandtofindthe5)__________betweendigitalandin-personcommunication.

empathybalancepowerPhilosophyandpurpose(Paras.4-8)Reactionsandresponses(Paras.9-12)?HypocrisyChrisistryingtoshowhowtousetechnologyin6)_________________.?DisbeliefTheprojectisalsomotivatedbythedesiretocreatea7)__________ofAmerica.?StrangecombinationThecombinationofrunningandconversationmakessensefroma8)_______________________.

therightwayportraitpracticalperspectiveStructureReadingUNIT2?Chrisencourageseveryonetojointhisprojectandwillinvite9)_______________________torunwithhim.?Face-to-facecommunicationpaysincredibledividendsinunderstanding10)____________________.

studentsandteachersApproachandsignificance(Paras.13-14)yourselfandothersStructureReadingTextreadingCROSS-COUNTRYCONVERSATIONUNIT2ReadingReadingWesatdownwithChrisAndrewstolearnabouthisLet’sTalkproject,whichcelebratesthepowerofface-to-facecommunication.1TextreadingUNIT2Hisstartingsentence–“WhenIgraduate,I’mnotgoingtobegettingajoborgoingtogradschool;I’mgoingtoberunningacrosstheUnitedStates”–isnotsomethingyouheareveryday.2ReadingReadingChrisAndrews’plansforaftergraduationareaschallengingastheyareunconventional.ThisAugust,Mr.AndrewswilltraveltoWashington,D.C.Oncethere,hewillembarkona3,200-milejourneyacrossAmerica,reachingLosAngeleseighttoninemonthslater.Alongtheway,heaimsto“sparkanationalconversationaboutconversation.”Bytalkingtoasmanypeopleaspossible,Mr.Andrewsstrivestoemphasizethebenefitsandjoysofface-to-faceconversationsand,ultimately,toinspirepeopletothinkagainabouthowtheycommunicate.3TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingMr.Andrewsexplainedthatthegermoftheideastemmedfromhisrealizationthatthewaywecommunicateashumanshaschangedmoreinthelast20yearsthananytimeeverbefore.Headdedthatwhilethedigitalagehascertainlyseengreatadvancesincommunication,hestartedtoaskwhathappenswhenwestarttoputface-to-faceconversationonthebackburner.4TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingRecentstudiesabouttheeffectofdigitalcommunicationonthedevelopmentofsocialskillsmakeforworryingreading.ResearchersattheUniversityofMichiganreportedastartlingfindinginanarticle:TherehasbeenasignificantdeclineinempathyamongAmericancollegestudents.Thisdecline,thebulkofwhichhasoccurredsince2000,seemstohaveaccompaniedtheriseinusageofdigitalcommunication.5TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingMr.Andrewsconcurs.Althoughheremainsuncertainabouttheextenttowhichoursocialskillshavebeenimpacted,hesays,“Iamconcernedthatthereissomelackofempathywhenwe’rerelyingondigitalcommunication.”Inparticular,Mr.Andrewsworriesabouttheunconsciouseffectofdetachingourselvesfromthehumanontheotherendofthemessage.6TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingHowever,insteadofconcludingthatweshouldallthrowourphonesintothesea,Mr.Andrewsarguesthatacknowledgingthebenefitsofface-to-faceconversationneednotmeangivingupouruseofsocialmedia.“It’snotatallthatIcondemndigitalcommunication,”hesaid.“Iamfullybehinddigitalcommunication.It’saboutfindingthatbalanceandabouthighlightingthepowerofface-to-faceconversationtoday.Idon’twantthistriptobeaboutbashingtechnology.Imorewanttocelebratetheincrediblethingthatisface-to-faceconversation.”7TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingWhatarethebenefitsofface-to-faceconversations?Mr.Andrewssaid,“It’saboutbodylanguage.It’saboutfacialexpressions.”Headdedthatbusinessesnowrecognizethepowerofface-to-facecommunicationinestablishingapersonalconnectionwithcustomers,leadingtoincreasedeffectiveness.8TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingTheLet’sTalkproject’suseofsocialmediatospreaditsmessagehascausedmanytoaccuseMr.Andrewsofhypocrisy.Headmittedthatitisa“paradox”butadded,“We’renotcondemningtechnology.It’smoreaboutusingitintherightwayandofferingsomethingthatwasproducedbyface-to-faceconversations.”9TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingAnothercommonresponsetoMr.Andrews’projectisdisbelief.Headmitted,“Idon’tthinkI’vemetasinglepersonwhothinkswecandoit.”However,theobjectiveoftheprojectextendsbeyondthelengthofthetrek.Mr.Andrewssaidtheprojectwasalsomotivatedbythedesiretocreate“aportraitofAmericawiththousandsofface-to-faceinteractions.”10TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingThecombinationofrunningandconversationsmaynotseemimmediatelyobvioustoanyonewhosememoriesofcross-countryincludemorewheezingthanchit-chat.However,Mr.AndrewsexplainedthattheideaofrunningacrosstheUSAcamealongbecausehewantedtoreturntothemostbasicformoftransportationpairedwiththemostbasicformofcommunication.11TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingMr.Andrewspointedoutthatthedecisiontorunalsomakessensefromapracticalperspective.ItismuchmoredifficulttopulloveravehicletotalktosomeoneifheweretohavechosentocycleordriveacrossAmerica.Instead,hewillbepushingalongahandcartwithhistent,sleepingbag,andwater.12TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingTheLet’sTalkprojectaimstogetasmanypeopleinvolvedaspossiblebyencouragingthemtojoinMr.Andrewsonhisrun.Ontheproject’swebsite,Mr.Andrewsstatesthattheprojectisopentoanyonewhoisinterestedinsharingtheexperience.Hewillalsocontactlocalschoolstoinvitestudentsandteacherstorunwithhimbecauseyoungkids,atechnology-dependentgeneration,shouldrecognizehowcrucialaskillface-to-facecommunicationis.13TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingAtitsheart,Mr.AndrewsclaimsthemessageofLet’sTalkissimple.“Iwanttopromiseeveryonethatgoingoutthereandspeakingtosomeonepaysincredibledividendsinthewayyoufeel,inthewaythatyouunderstandyourselfandothers,”hesaid.14TextreadingUNIT2ReadingUNIT2TextreadingWashingtonD.C.WashingtonD.C.isthecapitalcityoftheUnitedStates.ItislocatedinthenortheasternU.S.KnownforiconiclandmarksliketheLincolnMemorial,itisahubforpolitics,history,andculture,attractingtouristsandpolicymakersfromallovertheworld.CulturenotesReadingUNIT2TextreadingLosAngelesLosAngelesisamajorcityonthePacificcoastofSouthernCalifornia.ItisthesecondlargestcityintheU.S.andoneofitsmajorcentersofcommerce,industry,internationaltrade,education,science,andentertainmentandsports.CulturenotesReadingUNIT2TextreadingUniversityofMichiganTheUniversityofMichiganisatoppublicresearchuniversityintheU.S.,foundedin1817.Itoffersmorethan275degreeprogramsacross19schoolsandcolleges,includingtop-rankedprogramsinengineering,business,medicine,law,andthehumanities.Itisaleaderinhighereducation,consistentlyrankedamongthetoppublicuniversitiesintheU.S.andglobally.CulturenotesReadingWorkinpairstocreateandperformamockinterviewthatshowsyourcomprehensionofChrisAndrews’motivationsandthedetailsofhisproject.Step1:WorkinpairsanddecidewhoisgoingtobethejournalistandwhoisgoingtobeChrisAndrews.Step2:TheinterviewerasksfivequestionsabouttheLet’sTalkproject,andtheintervieweerespondsbasedonthetextcontentandtheirownunderstanding.Step3:Pairspracticetheinterviews.Afterwards,oneortwopairscanpresentinfrontoftheclass.

UNIT2TextreadingTextreadingRole-playinterviewReadingUNIT2TextreadingQ:WhatinspiredyoutoembarkonthisambitiousjourneyacrosstheUnitedStates?A:Iwasinspiredbytherealizationthatourwayofcommunicatinghaschangedgreatlyinthelast20years.Iwantedtosparkanationalconversationabouttheimportanceofface-to-faceinteractionsandtheirimpactonoursocialskillsandempathy.AnotherreasonwasthatIwantedtocreateaportraitofAmericathroughthousandsofface-to-faceinteractions.(Paras.4,6,10)ReadingUNIT2TextreadingQ:Canyousharesomespecificexamplesofhowface-to-faceconversationscanimprovesocialskillsorempathy,asthesearesomeofthebenefitsyoumentioninyourproject?A:Face-to-faceconversationsenableustoreadbodylanguageandfacialexpressions,whichhelpsbuildempathyanddeeperconnections.Forexample,businessesfindthatface-to-faceinteractionswithcustomersleadtostrongerrelationshipsandincreasedeffectiveness.(Para.8)ReadingUNIT2TextreadingQ:Howdoyourespondtoaccusationsofhypocrisyforusingsocialmediatoadvocateface-to-facecommunication?A:Iunderstandthatitmightseemparadoxical,butwe’renotcondemningtechnology.It’saboutusingitintherightwayandhelpingpeoplerealizetheimportanceofface-to-facecommunicationagain.Weusesocialmediatospreadthemessageofthepowerofface-to-faceconversationsandtooffersomethingcreatedthroughthoseinteractions.(Para.9)ReadingUNIT2TextreadingQ:Whydidyouchooserunninginsteadofothermeansofgettingaround?A:Ichoserunningbecauseitrepresentsthemostbasicformoftransportationpairedwiththemostbasicformofcommunication.Italsoallowsformorespontaneousinteractionswithpeoplealongtheway,asopposedtocyclingordriving,whereit’shardertopulloverandtalk.(Paras.11-12)ReadingUNIT2TextreadingQ:Whatpracticalchallengesdoyouforeseeduringyour3,200-milejourney?A:Runningsuchalongdistancerequiresahighlevelofphysicalfitness.Afterall,I’mplanningtorunacrosstheentireUnitedStates.Besides,managinglogisticslikecarryingahandcartwithsuppliesandfindingplacestorestandsleepalongthejourneymayalsopresentchallengesforme.(Para.12)ReadingUNIT2TextreadingQ:Howwillinvolvingteachersandstudentshelpyounggenerationsvalueface-to-faceinteraction?A:Ithelpsyounggenerationsvalueface-to-faceinteractionbyexposingthemtotheimportanceofthisskillthroughdirectparticipation.Itwillshowthemthepleasuresandbenefitsoftalkinginperson,whichiscrucialforthedevelopmentofatechnology-dependentgeneration.(Para.13)ReadingTextunderstandingSummarizethepurpose,methods,andsignificanceofChrisAndrews’Let’sTalkprojectbasedonthetext.Fillintheblankswiththecorrectwordsorphrasesfromthetext.UNIT21A.bodylanguageB.aportraitofAmericaC.digitalcommunicationD.3,200-milejourneyE.face-to-facecommunicationF.basicformoftransportationG.technology-dependentgenerationH.empathyamongAmericancollegestudentsChrisAndrews’Let’sTalkprojectaimstocelebratethepowerof(1)__________andinspirepeopletorethinkhowtheycommunicateinthedigitalage.Whileacknowledgingthebenefitsof(2)__________,theprojectemphasizestheimportanceofdirecthumaninteraction.ECReadingTextunderstandingUNIT21A.bodylanguageB.aportraitofAmericaC.digitalcommunicationD.3,200-milejourneyE.face-to-facecommunicationF.basicformoftransportationG.technology-dependentgenerationH.empathyamongAmericancollegestudentsAndrewsplanstoembarkona(3)__________acrosstheUnitedStatestosparkconversationswithpeopleandhighlightthesignificanceofsocialskills.Studieshaveshownadeclinein(4)__________,whichAndrewsattributesinparttotheriseofdigitalcommunication.Hestressestheimportanceof(5)__________andfacialexpressionsinbuildingpersonalconnections.Throughthisjourney,Andrewsseekstocreate(6)__________andremindpeopleofthevalueoftraditionalcommunication.Bychoosingrunningasa(7)__________andinvitinga(8)__________toparticipate,theprojectcombinessimplicitywithinclusivitytospreaditsmessage.DHABFGReadingTextunderstandingReadthetextandidentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationineachstatementisderived.Someparagraphscanbechosenmorethanonce.1

ChrisAndrewshasambitiousandunusualplansforaftergraduation.2ManypeoplehaveshowndisbelieftowardChrisAndrews’project.3ChrisAndrewswantstoemphasizethebenefitsandjoysofface-to-facecommunicationthroughhisproject.4Callingforface-to-facecommunicationdoesn’tmeantogiveupusingsocialmedia.

UNIT2Para.3Para.10Para.3Para.72ReadingTextunderstanding5ChrisAndrewsbelievesthatyoungkidsshouldknowface-to-facecommunicationisanimportantskill.6ChrisAndrews’planoriginatedfromhisconcernaboutthechangeinhumancommunication.7ChrisAndrewschoosestorunacrossthecountrybecauserunningisthemostbasicformoftransportation.

UNIT2Para.13Para.4Para.11ReadingReading

ChrisAndrews’plansforaftergraduationareaschallengingastheyareunconventional.(Para.3)1)unconventional

adj.verydifferentfromthewaypeopleusu.behave,thinkanddress,etc.非常規(guī)的；不落俗套的

e.g.Herunconventionalteachingmethodsinspiredstudentstothinkcreatively.2)“aschallengingastheyare

unconventional”這里as+形容詞+as+從句（表語從句），描述了事物的雙重屬性、突出矛盾或反差。類似的例子有：

e.g.Theprojectisasambitiousasitisrisky.

e.g.Herdesignisasbeautifulasitisimpractical.

1LanguagepointsUNIT2ReadingLanguagepointsUNIT2ParaphraseChrisAndrews’post-graduationplansarebothchallengingandunconventional.ReadingReading

Oncethere,hewillembarkona3,200-milejourneyacrossAmerica,reachingLosAngeleseighttoninemonthslater.(Para.3)

embarkon/upon

tostartsth.,esp.sth.new,difficult,orexciting開始，著手（尤指新的、困難的或令人激動的事）

e.g.Lastyear,heembarkedonanewcareerasateacher.

2LanguagepointsUNIT2ReadingReading

Alongtheway,heaimsto“sparkanationalconversationaboutconversation.”(Para.3)1)Here“tosparkaconversation”isametaphor,whichcomparestheactofinitiatingadialoguetoaspark.Thisimpliesthatthediscussionmighttriggerachainreaction,muchlikeasparkignitingaflamethatspreadsprogressively.

2)Byrepeating“conversation”twice,thespeakerhighlightsthatthediscussionaimsto

reflectondialogue’sessence,notjustexchangeinformation.Thissignalsacritiqueofsuperficialcommunicationandacallfordeeper,moreintentionalinteraction.

3LanguagepointsUNIT2ReadingReading

Mr.Andrewsexplainedthatthegermoftheideastemmedfromhisrealizationthatthewaywecommunicateashumanshaschangedmoreinthelast20yearsthananytimeeverbefore.(Para.4)1)germ

n.[C] (the~ofanidea/theory/feeling,etc.)theearlystageofanidea,theory,feeling,etc.thatmaydevelopintosth.biggerandmoreimportant觀念/理論/感情等的萌芽

e.g.Thegermofabrilliantideabegantoforminherhead.

4LanguagepointsUNIT2Reading2)stemfromsth.

tobecausedbysth.源于；是…的緣故e.g.Herconfidencestemsfromyearsofhardworkanddedicationtohercraft.

LanguagepointsUNIT2ParaphraseMr.Andrewssaidtheideacametohimwhenherealizedthatinthelasttwentyyearstherehavebeengreaterchangesinthewayswecommunicatethaninanyotherperiodinhistory.ReadingReading

Headdedthatwhilethedigitalagehascertainlyseengreatadvancesincommunication,hestartedtoaskwhathappenswhenwestarttoputface-to-faceconversationonthebackburner.(Para.4)1)put/leavesth.onthebackburner

(infml.)

todelaydoingsth.untilalatertime推遲做某事；把某事往后擱

e.g.Theseprojectswereputonthebackburnertoavoidinconveniencetocitizens,especiallyintrafficflow.

5LanguagepointsUNIT2Reading2)HereMr.Andrewsissayingthateventhoughtechnologyhasmadeitmucheasierforustocommunicate,hewonderswhatmighthappenifwestarttoignoreorneglecttalkingtoeachotherinperson.LanguagepointsReadingUNIT2ReadingReading

Thisdecline,thebulkofwhichhasoccurredsince2000,seemstohaveaccompaniedtherisein

usage

ofdigitalcommunication.(Para.5)

accompany

vt.togosomewherewithsomeoneortobepresentwithsomething伴隨；陪同

e.g.Shewasaccompaniedbyherparentstotheconcert.

Economicgrowthisoftenaccompaniedbyenvironmentalproblems.

6LanguagepointsUNIT2Thisdownwardtrend,mostofwhichtookplaceafter2000,seemstohavefollowedtheriseindigitalcommunicationadoption.ParaphraseReadingReading

Inparticular,Mr.Andrewsworriesabouttheunconsciouseffectofdetachingourselvesfromthehumanontheotherendofthemessage.(Para.6)1)detachvt.

toremovesth.fromsth.larger;tobecomeseparatedfromsth.（使）分開；脫離

e.g.Theartistdetachesemotionfromhispaintingstocreateaminimaliststyle.

detachoneselffromsth.：使自己脫離某物（尤指情感、觀念）

e.g.It’simportanttodetachyourselffrombiasedopinionswhenmakingdecisions.

7LanguagepointsUNIT2ReadingReading2)Hereinthecontextofdigitalcommunication,thephrase“detachourselvesfromthehuman”metaphoricallyreferstohowpeopleunconsciously

depersonalize

therecipientsoftheirmessages.Insteadofrecognizingthemasrealhumanbeingswithemotionsandthoughts,sendersmaytreatthemasabstractentities(e.g.,avatars,usernames,ormere“receivers”ofinformation).Thisdetachmentoccurssubtly---peopleoftendon’trealizethey’redoingit---yetitimpactsthequalityofcommunication.LanguagepointsUNIT2ReadingReading

Iamfullybehinddigitalcommunication.

It’saboutfindingthatbalanceandabouthighlightingthepowerofface-to-faceconversationtoday.(Para.7)

It’sabout…andabout…這個并列結(jié)構(gòu)通過強調(diào)兩個核心要點，形成“既…又…”的語義平衡。這樣既強化“平衡”與“凸顯”的雙重主張，便于讀者記憶；兩個“about”的重復(fù)使用，使句子節(jié)奏均勻，增強論述的條理性。

8LanguagepointsUNIT2ParaphraseIcompletelysupportdigitalcommunication.Thekeyistostrikeabalanceandemphasizethevalueofface-to-faceinteractionintoday’sworld.ReadingReading9LanguagepointsUNIT2

TheLet’sTalkproject’suseofsocialmediatospreaditsmessagehascausedmanytoaccuseMr.Andrewsof

hypocrisy.(Para.9)

1)hypocrisy

n.[U]whensb.pretendstohavecertainbeliefsoropinionsthattheydonotreallyhave偽善；虛偽

e.g.Iamshockedbyhishypocrisy–hesaysthatweshouldhelpthoseinneed,butheneverdoes.Reading2)Theproject’suseofsocialmediatopromotetheideaof“valuingface-to-facecommunication”hassparkedpubliccriticismthatMr.Andrewsis“actingcontradictorily”---employingdigitaltoolstoadvocateagainstdigitaldependency,whichcreatesalogicalinconsistency.LanguagepointsReadingUNIT2ReadingReading

Headmittedthatitisa“paradox”butadded,“We’renotcondemningtechnology.It’smoreaboutusingitintherightwayandofferingsomethingthatwasproducedbyface-to-faceconversations.”(Para.9)

paradox

n.[C]asituationthatseemsstrangebecauseitinvolvestwoideasorqualitiesthatareoppositetoeachother自相矛盾（的情況）

e.g.Theparadoxoftechnologyisthatwhileitconnectsusglobally,itoftenisolatesusfromthoseclosesttous.

10LanguagepointsUNIT2ReadingLanguagepointsUNIT2ParaphraseMr.AndrewsadmittedthatitseemstobeacontradictorythingtousesocialmediatospreadthemessageoftheLet’sTalkproject,whichaimstohighlighttheimportanceofface-to-facecommunicationandgetpeopletotalk.Buthesaysthattheprojectdoesnotcompletelydenytheroleoftechnology.Hethinksthatsocialmediacanbeusedproperlyasameanstospreadthebenefitsofface-to-faceconversations.ReadingReading

However,theobjectiveoftheprojectextendsbeyondthelengthofthe

trek.(Para.10)

Here“beyondthelengthofthetrek”referstotheproject’sobjectivestranscendingtheconcreteactionsthemselves,pointingtodeepervaluessuchassocialsignificanceandideologicaldissemination,etc..

11LanguagepointsUNIT2Nevertheless,theLet’sTalkprojectaimstoachievemorethanjustcompletingthetrek.ParaphraseReadingReading

Thecombinationofrunningandconversationsmaynotseemimmediatelyobvioustoanyonewhosememoriesofcross-countryincludemorewheezingthanchit-chat.(Para.11)1)wheezevi.

tobreathewithdifficulty,makinganoiseinyourthroatorchest氣喘吁吁；呼呼地喘氣

e.g.Jackwastryingtosaysomething,buthewasjustwheezingafterrunningtous.

12LanguagepointsUNIT2Reading

2)chit-chat

n.[U](infml.)conversationaboutthingsthatarenotveryimportant聊天；閑談

e.g.“Whatdidyoutalkabout?”“Oh,justchit-chat.”3)Heretheauthorwantstosaythatrunningandtalkingatthesametimemightnotmakesensetosomeonewhorememberscross-countryasbeingmoreaboutstrugglingtobreathethanchattingleisurely.LanguagepointsReadingUNIT2ReadingReading

However,Mr.AndrewsexplainedthattheideaofrunningacrosstheUSAcamealongbecausehewantedtoreturntothemostbasicformoftransportationpairedwiththemostbasicformofcommunication.(Para.11)

comealongtoappearorarrive出現(xiàn)；來到e.g.HenrywenttoPariswheneverthechancecamealong.

13LanguagepointsUNIT2ReadingReading

ItismuchmoredifficulttopulloveravehicletotalktosomeoneifheweretohavechosentocycleordriveacrossAmerica.(Para.12)1)pullover

todrivetothesideoftheroadandstopyourcar,ortomakesb.elsedothis使（車輛）?？吭诼愤卐.g.Unabletodriveproperlywhilelaughing,Derekpulledovertothesideoftheroadtocalmdown.

14LanguagepointsUNIT2ReadingReading2)heweretohavechosen為虛擬語氣用法，這句話的意思是“比起跑步穿越美國，如果選擇騎行或開車，要?？柯愤呎胰肆奶鞎y”?！癐f…wereto…”句型引導(dǎo)的虛擬語氣用于表示一種假設(shè)的、不真實的或未來可能發(fā)生的情況。需要注意的是，在該句型中，不論主語是單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)，be動詞始終用were。LanguagepointsUNIT2ReadingReading

“Iwanttopromiseeveryonethatgoingoutthereandspeakingtosomeonepaysincredibledividendsinthewayyoufeel,inthewaythatyouunderstandyourselfandothers,”hesaid.(Para.14)

dividend

n.[C]

?(pay

/bring

~s)tobeveryusefulandbringalotofadvantages,esp.laterinthefuture有好結(jié)果；有回報

e.g.Mostexpertsagreethatexercisingregularlywillpaydividendsintheend.

15LanguagepointsUNIT2ReadingReadingLanguagepointsUNIT2

?apartofacompany’sprofitthatisdividedamongthepeoplewithsharesinthecompany股息；紅利

e.g.Thecompanyannouncedthatitwouldpayahigherdividendthisyearduetorecordprofits.

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我們坐下來向克里斯·安德魯斯了解他的“讓我們聊一聊”（Let’sTalk）項目，這個項目旨在頌揚面對面交流的力量。

1Translationofthetexts橫跨美國的對談UNIT2

安德魯斯的開場白——“畢業(yè)時，我不會去找工作或者讀研究生，我想用雙腳穿越美國”——并不是你日常會聽到的話。

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克里斯·安德魯斯畢業(yè)后的計劃既具有挑戰(zhàn)性，也十分不同尋常。今年八月，他將前往華盛頓特區(qū)。抵達(dá)那里之后，他將踏上長達(dá)3,200英里（1英里≈1.6千米）的穿越美國的旅程，預(yù)計在八到九個月之后抵達(dá)洛杉磯。在路途中，他計劃要“在全國發(fā)起一場關(guān)于交流的談話”。通過與盡可能多的人聊天，安德魯斯致力于強調(diào)面對面交流的價值與樂趣，最終激勵大家重新思考交流方式。

3TranslationofthetextsUNIT2ReadingReading

安德魯斯解釋說，他之所以有這個想法，是因為他意識到，在過去20年里，人類的交流方式發(fā)生了比以往任何時候都更為巨大的變化。他表示，數(shù)字時代確實見證了溝通方面的巨大進步，但他想問，如果人們開始不在意面對面談話，會發(fā)生什么。

4TranslationofthetextsUNIT2ReadingReading

最近有幾篇研究報告讀起來讓人擔(dān)憂，主題是數(shù)字通信對社交技能發(fā)展的影響。在一篇文章里，密歇根大學(xué)的研究人員報告了一個令人吃驚的發(fā)現(xiàn)：美國大學(xué)生的同理心出現(xiàn)顯著下降。這一下降趨勢主要是從2000年開始出現(xiàn)的，與此相隨的似乎是數(shù)字通信使用率的上升。

5TranslationofthetextsUNIT2

安德魯斯對此表示同意。盡管他并不確定我們的社交技能在多大程度上受到了影響，但是他說：“我擔(dān)心當(dāng)我們依賴數(shù)字通信時，情感共鳴會有所缺失?！彼绕鋼?dān)心的是，我們在發(fā)送信息時，不知不覺地與屏幕另一端的人產(chǎn)生了疏離感，這種影響往往是無意識的。

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然而，安德魯斯并不是要就此下結(jié)論，認(rèn)為我們都應(yīng)該把手機扔到海里去。他認(rèn)為承認(rèn)面對面交流的好處并不意味著要放棄使用社交媒體?！拔彝耆珱]有譴責(zé)數(shù)字通信的意思，”他說，“我完全贊成數(shù)字通信。重點是要找到（二者的）平衡點，強調(diào)數(shù)字時代面對面交流的力量。我不想讓這次旅行變成對科技的抨擊，而是更想要提倡面對面交流這個非常好的方式。”7TranslationofthetextsUNIT2

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面對面交流有哪些好處呢？安德魯斯表示：“肢體語言和面部表情就是面對面交流的好處?！彼€表示，如今許多商家逐漸認(rèn)識到面對面交流在與客戶建立個人聯(lián)系方面的力量，這能讓溝通更加高效。

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“讓我們聊一聊”項目利用社交媒體來宣傳的這一點讓很多人指責(zé)安德魯斯虛偽。他承認(rèn)這確實是一個“自相矛盾的情況”，但同時也補充道：“我們并沒有指責(zé)科技，這個項目更多的是關(guān)于如何正確使用科技，并把面對面交流的好處帶給人們?！?TranslationofthetextsUNIT2

對安德魯斯的項目的另一個普遍反應(yīng)是懷疑。安德魯斯承認(rèn)：“我從來沒有遇到一個認(rèn)為我們能夠成功的人?！钡?，這個項目的目標(biāo)比這場旅程的長度還要長遠(yuǎn)。安德魯斯說，項目的另一個動機在于，通過成千上萬次面對面交流“描繪出一幅美國的全景圖”。10ReadingReading

將跑步與聊天相結(jié)合似乎不是一個讓人能立即想象到的畫面，畢竟人們關(guān)于越野跑的記憶更多的是氣喘吁吁而不是輕松閑聊。但是安德魯斯解釋道，之所以產(chǎn)生跑步跨越美國這個想法，是因為他們想要回歸最基本的交通方式和最基本的交流方式。11TranslationofthetextsUNIT2

安德魯斯指出，跑步這個決定從可行性角度來看也是合理的。如果選擇騎自行車或者駕車穿越美國的話，與人交談就需要靠邊停車，這非常困難。相反，他將推著一個手推車，裝著他的帳篷、睡袋和水，一邊跑一邊找機會與人談話。12ReadingReadingTranslationofthetextsUNIT2

“讓我們聊一聊”項目想讓盡可能多的人參與進來，方法是鼓勵人們加入安德魯斯的越野跑。在這個項目的網(wǎng)站上，安德魯斯寫道，這項活動歡迎任何愿意分享這一經(jīng)歷的人。他也會聯(lián)系各地學(xué)校，邀請學(xué)生和老師和他一起跑。因為他認(rèn)為嚴(yán)重依賴科技的年輕一代應(yīng)該認(rèn)識到面對面交流的技能有多么重要。13

安德魯斯認(rèn)為“讓我們聊一聊”所包含的核心信息很簡單，他說：“我想向每個人保證，出去走一走，與人聊一聊，你對自己的感受、對他人和自我的理解，都會有意外收獲?！?4BuildingyourlanguageWordsandexpressionsReplacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsbelow.Youmayneedtomakeotherchanges.1Lotsofpeopleexpressverystrongdisapprovaloftheabuseofsocialmediaasitmaymisleadpeoplewithlowjudgment.2Itisverysurprisinghowquicklymisunderstandingcancauseconflicts,indicatingtheimportanceofclearandeffectivecommunication.3Goodcommunicationcaninspireteammembers,lifttheirspirits,andcreateapositiveworkenvironment.UNIT2condemnstartling condemnhighlightmotivatesparkstartling1mot