《2025年初中英语拓展听力与阅读课堂突破九年级英语全一册译林版》

As we all know，saying "no" to others is not easy at all. But sometimes we have to learn to say "no". 1 Below are common reasons why people find it hard to say "no"：
• 2 You are a kind soul at heart. You don't want to turn the person away and you want to help when possible，even if it may eat into your time.
• Afraid of being rude. I was brought up under the idea that saying "no"，especially to people who are older，is rude. This thinking is common in Asian culture，where face saving is important. 3
• Wanting to be agreeable. You don't want to alienate(疏远) yourself from the group because you're not in agreement. So you agree to others' requests.
• Fear of conflict. 4 This might lead to an ugly confrontation(面对). Even if there isn't，there might be disagreement that might lead to bad effects in the future.
• 5 Perhaps you are worried saying "no" means closing doors. For example，one of my friends' wives was asked to work in another department in her company. Since she liked her team，she didn't want to go. However，she didn't want to say "no" as she felt it would affect her promotion chances in the future.
A. Wanting to help others.
B. Fear of losing chances.
C. Wanting to keep a good relationship.
D. I slowly realized I needed to learn to say "no".
E. You are afraid the person might be angry if you refuse him/her.
F. It means not making others look bad or lose face.
G. To learn to say "no"，we have to first understand what's stopping us from it.

答案： 1. G
解析：前句说“但有时我们必须学会说‘不’”，后句引出“人们发现很难说‘不’的常见原因”，G选项“要学会说‘不’，我们必须首先明白是什么阻止了我们”起到承上启下的作用，所以选G。
2. A
解析：该空是一个原因，后面内容“你内心善良，不想拒绝别人，想在可能时帮助别人”，A选项“想要帮助别人”符合，所以选A。
3. F
解析：前句提到“在亚洲文化中，保全面子很重要”，F选项“这意味着不让别人难堪或丢脸”解释了“face saving”的含义，所以选F。
4. E
解析：该原因是“Fear of conflict（害怕冲突）”，E选项“你害怕如果你拒绝他/她，那个人可能会生气”是害怕冲突的一种表现，所以选E。
5. B
解析：后面例子说“担心说‘不’会影响未来的晋升机会”，即害怕失去机会，B选项“害怕失去机会”符合，所以选B。