Unit 4Studying AbroadⅠAbstractTraveling to another country is often a welcome adventure. In this unit, however, we meet people who take up the challenge of leaving home to live in another country. These students may be faced with all kinds of difficulties. Finding a host family is the first challenge. But Gloria is an exception because she has made adequate preparation for that. Another big challenge is to cover various expenses. Students also have to learn to take care of themselves because they will no longer under the protection of their parents. Saying good-bye to their parents and friends may be an unusual experience for them because from the moment on they have really to rely on themselves. And they are not sure whether they can adapt themselves to the new culture. Two new problems facing them upon their arrival in America would involve getting used to the local food and getting over their homesickness. Some students find trouble adjusting to the schedule of their new family. Some students who are not fluent in English have to go to private lessons, with the result that their total costs might be increased.ⅡCulture Notes1.Host family is the family that provides “board and room”,food, etc. for overseas visitors or students.2.Christians are followers of Jesus with whom they have apersonal relationship and whom they accept into their lives as God’s son and the way to heaven. They believe that there is one God. Most Christians are members of oneof three major groups—Roman Catholic, protestant, or Eastern Orthodox. Christianity has had an enormous influence on Western civilization, especially on art, business, government, and social relations.3.Income tax is one of the taxations on individuals andcompanies. In many countries or regions such as the US and Western Europe income tax is one of the major financial resources of the government. It first appeared in France in 1793.4.Health insurance is a system for the advance financing ofmedical expenses by means of fees or taxes paid into a common fund to pay for all or part of health services specified in an insurance policy or law. Health insurance may apply to a limited or broad range of medical services and may provide for full or partial costs of specific services.ⅢLanguage Points:1.departure: n. ①离去；离开eg. The departure of the train was delayed. 火车开出的时间推迟了。

eg. His departure was quite unexpected. 他的离去出人意料。

②（常与from连用）背离，违反eg. There can be no departure from the rules. 不能允许违反规则。

③死亡；逝世；辞世(短语) a new departure 新起点, 新方案, 新政策take one's departure 动身, 离开depart vi. 离开，启程，开出eg. The train will depart from Platform 2. 列车将从第二站台开出。

（搭配）动身去…(误) depart to (正) depart for2.routine adj. 例行的；常规的a routine medical examination 常规的体检n.例行公事，常规，程序eg. She found it difficult to set up a new routine after the end of hercareer. 她发现退休后很难建立起新的生活规律。

(短语) go into one's routine 说自己照例要说的话; 做自己照例要做的事3.abroad adv. ①到国外；在国外eg. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.我弟弟以前从未出过国,所以他觉得这次旅行十分令人兴奋。

②遍布; 流行; 到处传播eg. It is abroad that she plans to leave the company.prep. / adv. 在（到）船（车，飞机）上4.fluent adj. 流畅的；流利的eg. He is fluent in five languages. 他能流利地说五种语言。

fluently adv. 流利地，通畅地fluentness n.5.authority: n ①.掌权的人，当局local authorities (市镇、郡、区等的) 地方当局②权威eg. He is a famous international authority on shipbuilding.他是国际著名的造船权威③权力权势eg. The police had the authority to do a search. 警方有权进行搜查。

(短语)6．grant: vt 同意, 准予eg. The US agreed to grant the new state diplomatic recognition.美国同意给予这个新建立国家以外交承认。

n.[C] 授予之物eg. You can get a grant to repair your house.你可以得到一笔修房补助金(短语) take it for granted 认为理所当然grant(ing) that ...(=granted that ...) 假定..., 即使...7．Certificate n. 证书；凭证；执照a birth certificate 出生证graduate certificate 毕业证书8．Conductor n. ①指挥家；指导者②售票员③导体；导线eg. Metal is a good conductor of electricity.金属是很好的导电体。

9．specify: vt 明确说明，具体指定eg. The designer specified the size of bricks to be used.设计师具体说明了所需砖头的尺寸。

eg. He hasn’t specified what action he would take in response to their behavior.他还没有说明会对他们的行为采取什么应对措施。

specific: adj ①特定的②具体的，明确的specification: n 明确说明10．Overseas：adj.外国的, 海外的eg. We are trying to build up overseas markets for our cars.我们正设法为我们的汽车开拓海外市场。

adv.向海外；在海外；在国外eg. My brother lives overseas. 我兄弟住在国外。

11．deduction n.减除, 扣除, 减除额, 推论, 演绎eg. Deductions of points will be made if those who compete do notfollow the rules.如果选手不遵守规则将被扣分。

eg. He arrived at the solution by a simple process of deduction.他通过一番简单的推理得出了解决问题的方法。