1、名言潮语1.Road is stepped out，history is written.Every step of man is writing his own history.路是脚踏出来的，历史是人写出来的。人类的每一步都在书写自己的历史。2.Few will have the greatness to bend history itself；but each of us can work to change a small portion of events，and in the total；of all those acts will be written the history o
2、f this generation.很少有人能够改变历史本身，但我们每个人都能努力改变一小部分事件，而且总的来说，所有这些行为都将被书写成这一代人的历史。3.History，showing us the life of nations，has nothing to record save wars and revolutions：the peaceful years appear only as brief pauses or interludes，scattered here and there. Schopenhauer历史告诉我们一些国家的生活，它除了记载战争和革命之外别无其他。和平年代
3、仅是出现在各地的短暂间歇。 叔本华4.The value of culture is its effect on character.It avails nothing unless it ennobles and strengthens that.Its use is for life.Its aim is not beauty but goodness.(Somerset Maugham，British novelist and dramatist)文化的价值在于它对人类品性的影响。它一无是处，除非文化能使品性变为高尚、有力。文化的作用在于裨益人生，它的目标不是美，而是善。(英国小说家和戏
4、剧家毛姆)5.The triumph of culture is to overpower nationality.Emerson文化的胜利在于超越了国籍。 爱默生诗歌赏读On changesIrene DunlapChange is the only absolutein the world，the only thingthat you can depend on.Nothing stays the same.Tomorrow will come，bringing with itnew beginnings and sometimesunexpected endings.You can ho
5、ld on to the pastand get left in the dust；or，you can choose tojump on the ride of lifeand live a new adventurewith perseveranceand an open mind.论变化艾琳邓莱普变化是世界上唯一绝对的东西，是唯一你能相信的事情。没有什么能一成不变，明天将来临，它会带来新的开始，并且有时还会带来意想不到的结局。你可以抓住过去，蒙受遗弃；或者，你可以选择跃上生命之车进行一次新的冒险，凭借坚持不懈和广阔的胸怀。美文欣赏The Polish take great pride i
6、n their culture.Our culture has many different customs and traditions.I will discuss three of these traditions and customs.The Polish will say“Dziekuje”(“thank you”)only after receiving their change.What I mean by this is that when you are in Poland，you should wait to say“thank you”until after you h
7、ave been given your change back.If you do not，you are telling cashiers(收银员)that they can “keep the change”Often，people visiting Poland will feel that things are very expensive，until they learn that they are giving the store clerk permission to keep the money that would have been given back.Polish pe
8、ople break“bread”with their families during their Christmas Eve meal.The Christmas Eve celebration starts with the breaking of the Oplatek，which is a thin piece of“bread”In my family，the eldest in the family (my grandfather)takes the big Oplatek and breaks it into large pieces that he then hands dow
9、n to each of his four children (my aunt，uncles，and father).Then，these family members break their pieces into smaller sizes and pass them out to their own children.Once the last piece is passed down to the youngest，we say a prayer(做祷告)and eat the piece of thin bread.Polish people celebrate“Imieniny”，
10、or Names Day.This day is more important than ones birthday.They often name their children after a saint(圣徒)whose day is closest to the date that they were born on.Then their saints day that they were named after becomes their“new”birthday.On Names Day，families and friends gather together and enjoy a
11、 variety of food，drinking，and dancing.As you can see，Poland has a few very unique traditions and customs.I honor my Polish culture and will pass it on to my own children because it is important to know ones own culture.探索发现1.Find out the main idea of the passage. 2.Find out who will give author “bread” 3.Find out what the author thinks of Polish traditions and customs. 答案1.Three traditions and customs of Poland.2.His father.3.He feels proud of them.
