听力练习:
All societies have ways of encouraging and enforcing what they view as appropriate behaviour while discouraging and punishing what they consider to be improper conducts.
所有的社会都有一些方式去鼓励和实施他们认为的适当行为，同时阻止和惩罚他们认为不当的行为。
Use common sense. Respect other road users and adhere to the laws of the road.
使用常识。尊重其他道路使用者并遵守法规。
The high regard for education, and the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement, are other noteworthy characteristics of theirs.
高度重视教育并愿意努力工作以得到发展，是他们具有的其他显著特征。
The larger world discovered through travel and exploration was a great stimulus to culture and language.
通过旅行和探索发现的更大的世界，对于文化和语言来说是极大的刺激。
People in a culture normally follow its norms, but acceptance of norms differs in different situations and social conditions.
处于一种文化中的人们通常遵循其规范，但是对规范的接受程度因情况和社会环境而不同。
Bowing deeply to each other when meeting and saying good-bye to people is a norm practised in Japan.
在日本，跟人见面和分别时相互深深鞠躬是一种惯例。
Studies show that both parents are now spending less time with their children, due to work habits and a busy lifestyle.
研究表明，因工作习惯和生活繁忙，现在父母双方陪孩子的时间更少。
Most psychologists are finding that a good exercise program, good nutrition, decreases the amount of stress, or the effect of stress on the body or in the mind.
大多心理学家发现，合适的锻炼计划与良好的营养可以缓解压力，或者减少压力对身心的影响
This morning I'd like to tell you something about the structure of the university and about some of the requirements of the degree that you're about to enter.
今天早上，我想给你说说关于大学组织结构和你将攻读学位的要求。
They want to make independent decisions and not be told what to do by grandparents or uncles or aunts.
他们希望独立做决定，而不是由爷爷奶奶或叔叔阿姨告诉他们该怎么做。
Americans view the family as a group whose primary purpose is to advance the happiness of individual members.
美国人把家庭视为一个团体，其主要目的是促进各成员的幸福。
A new form of treating grief following the death of a loved one has been found to be more successful than conventional psychotherapy in some patients.
人们发现，对于一些因挚爱去世而悲伤的病人，一种新型的治疗方式比常规的心理治疗更加有效。
The ideal of the American family is group cooperation to help achieve the fulfillment of each individual member, and shared affection to renew each member's emotional strength.
Well, for anyone who is considering going on a tour, the first thing to consider is safety.
What is important is not to try to ride too far, too quickly. Take your time, and if you feel tired, stop and rest.
If Americans are asked to name the members of their families, family structure becomes clear.
如果美国人被问到家庭成员，家庭的结构会很清晰。
From a very young age children are taught with the old values and attitudes, including respect for their elders and a feeling of responsibility to the family.
孩子非常小的时候，就被教导旧的价值观和态度，包括尊重长辈和对家庭的责任感。
They come from China's former upper class and they represent its high cultural traditions.
他们来自中国昔日的上层阶级，代表着高等文化传统。
Traditionally, the American family has been a nuclear family, consisting of a husband, wife and their children, and living in a house or apartment.
India's textile exports to Western countries have surged following the abolition of global quotas earlier this year.
今年早些时候全球配额废除后，出口到西方国家的印度纺织品数量飙升。