文化冲击 

 said it 你说的正是 

对比手法

美国留学 

be prepare for 为什么做准备

ment后缀抽象 

present 暂时 flavorless 无味的 

less后缀表没有 sign up 参加 签约 

rather THAN 不是 与其说 不如说 

notion 概念 reflect 反应 luxury 奢侈 sacrifice 牺牲 

value 尊重 cultivate 培养 

look back(on/upon sth)回顾，回想起，回忆起

one-to-one  一对一

cultivate   培养，发展

 cultivation    

keep/bear in mind 记住、牢记

An African Student in America

What is cultural shock?

Do you sometimes find it difficult to adapt to a new enviroment?

giving and receiving gifts;

What do you do then?

You said it.

Both festivals are a time for family reunion

setting off firecrackers

decorating Christmas trees

After that ,he went to the .....

studying in American

More and more

Students from different parts of Africa may have  different kinds of first reactions

details of shock

Is it easy for him to adapt to a new enviroment?

topic sentence

New  York City

What are the problems in author's studies?

When we are abroad,we should keep in mind what the home environment is,and we should remember that we will be going back to it.

We have no vacancies now,but we will certainly bear your application in mind.

Bear in mind that petrol station/gas station /filling station /service ....

I should not be surprised about some of her comments,bearing in mind the party she belongs to.

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