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Unit 1
I
am
frequently
asked
the
question,
”
Can
you
use
chopsticks?
”
I
have lived in Korea,
Japan, and China. In each country, I have,
more
often
than
not and without having requested one, been given a
fork
when
one was
available. I have politely refused and said that I
wound
be
fine
with
chopsticks.
Sometime,
I
have
to
make
further
explanation.
Chopsticks
are
the
least
of
my
worries
when
I
am
eating
in
an
Asian
home
or
restaurant.
In
fact,
learning
how
to
use
chopsticks
takes
me
nothing
but
a
few
weeks.
This
is
not
to
say
I was
skillful,
though.
Learning
how
to
use
chopsticks
is
easy
for
me,
whereas
learning
the
rituals
and how
to
conduct
myself at
the
table is
quite
difficult.
Just how
many
times do I have to say
“
no, thank
you
”
when
I really
mean
“
no, thank you, I truly
am full
”
? How do I get away
with refusing more food without
offending
someone? If I
insist and I
still
get
more,
is
it
appropriate
just
not
to
eat
it?
This
wound
be
impolite
where I come from.
I
have
enjoyed
many
great
meals
and
my
interactions
with
the
people
have been great. I am
increasingly
aware that I
will never be
able to
give
back
as much as I have received. I
don
’
t know how I can
ever thank all of the people who
introduced me to eating in Asia
Unit2
This
was
what
all
of
the
training
and
pain
was
about---
wining.
I
watched TV to see
the young runner who had been under my
coaching
for
a
few years. I wound have been there on the
spot
had it not been for
the
traffic problem. I
couldn
’
t make it even on my
bicycle. While I watched
the younger
runner enter to the cheers of thousands of people
I could not
help
thinking
of the pains that
he had gone through in his training.
The young runner was hardly
considered to be
promising
when he first
came to me. There were
countless training
sessions
full of pain for him. I
had seen
fatigue written on his face. I had heard him
swear
at me. I had
been
indifferent
to his anger and pain. It was clear that only hard
work
could
earn
him success. I had smiled to myself when I found
that he had
too much
passion
to give up. And he
would
persist
with the
training until
he reached perfection. I
had never forgot to remind him that
despite
the
challenges he had to keep on practice.
I was unfair that he had no time for
his girlfriend. But that was life for
him!
The
thunderous shouts and
cheers drew
me
back to
TV
screen.
Oh,
my
dear,
the
young
runner
was
gaining
speed.
He
was
running
to
the
finish
line.
He
was
strong
enough
to
beat
other
runners.
His
courage,
heart and
discipline together with his years of practice won
him the honor.
Tears
rolled
down
my
cheeks
when
I
found
on
the
screen
the
young
runner
was looking around. I understood at once that he
was looking for
me. For years, he had
become so
used to
my
presence, success or failure.
It must
have seemed strange for him to find me missing.
Unit 3
I didn
’
t marry
for all the
“
right
reasons
”
. Love
had
nothing
to do with
marriage.
And,
for
my
husband
’
s
part,
well,
I
suspect
love
was
on
his
mind
either. He married me because I made him feel
young. He was such
an ordinary man
going
through
his change.
That didn
’
t
bother
me, though.
He
was
still
fairly
charming,
pretty
handsome
and
above
all
rich.
I
married
for money, and I don
’
t have
any
doubt
about it. My
friends don
’
t
applaud
my decision, but I
can also tell that they wish, at least a little
bit,
for some of the same things that I
now enjoy. They always prefer to
spend
a lot of time by
my
swimming pool than at their common
little homes.
And another thing, they
are always
complaining
about
their
“
beloved
”
.
“
He
’
s
always
watching
how
much
I
spend.
”
“
It
’
s
become
more
like
a
business relationship
than
a marriage.
My
husband,
however,
doesn
’
t
care
how
much
I
spend
and
our
marriage
never became a business because it already was
one. You could
say,
we
have
a
mutual
understanding.
We
are
very
realistic
about
the
whole thing. It is
painful for my friends when they realize that love
is just
an
explosion.
Marriage
for
love
never
existed
for
me.
And,
he
’
ll
never
divorce
me.
He
’
d lose too much money.
Unit 4
Love is important because without it
life has no meaning or purpose.
Love
allows
us
to
do
more
than
we
could
ever
accomplish
without
its
power. So often we take good care of
our
physical
needs . We make
sure
our bodies are fed, cleaned,
clothed, exercised and
rested. However,
we
tend to
overlook
the most important
need---love. Of course, as a society,
love is not overlooked. Popular media
constantly places great emphasis
on
what we need to do
attract
“
love
”
.
But
being loved is
not as powerful
an emotional need as
that desire to love someone else.
The need to love and
care for
others is built
into us biologically. This
need is
what
allows parents to give
up sleep and food while raising their
children. This need is what allows
people to put themselves
at risk
to save
others form natural
disasters
or threats.
Love means to
cherish, hold dear, and treasure. We do not hurt,
harm,
or cause pain to those we love;
rather, we seek to
alleviate
（减轻）
their
suffering.
It
’
s
not
about
wanting
to
possess
or
control
others;
it
’
s
about
wanting to set them
free. Love is the power
that
allows the wheel of life
to
continue turning, for when we love we look
beyond
our own needs and
desires.
We
sacrifice
(
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)our
time,
our
energy,
our
wishes,
and
sometimes
even
ourselves
because
of
love.
It
is
love
that
allows