现代大学英语听力2Unit 9Word格式文档下载.docx
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Student:
IguessbecausetheclassstartedbeforeIgothere.
3)Woman:
Doctor,youhavetocomeimmediately—mybabyswallowedsomecamerafilm!
Doctor:
Justcalmyourself,nothingwilldevelop.
4)Customer:
Waiter,thiswateriscloudy.
Waiter:
Thewater'
sokay,madam.It'
sjustthattheglassisalittledirty.
5)Woman:
Thebridewearswhiteonherweddingdayasasymbolofhappiness,forthisisthemostjoyousdayinherentirelife.
Whydoesthegroomwearblack?
Task2
Catherine:
IthinkfirstlyIfindtheFrenchlanguage,verymelodictolistento.It'
sveryeasyontheear,anditalmostsoundspoetic.Nomatterwhatkindofmoodtheindividualisin,who'
stalking,orwhatthey'
retalkingabout,thereseemstobearhythmtothelanguage.Andit'
srounded;
therearenosharp,jaggededgestothelanguage,soit'
sverypleasingtotheear.
Chris:
IthinktheaccentIreallylikeistheDanespeakingEnglish.TheysoundawfulwhentheyspeakDanish,butwhentheyspeakEnglishthere'
sabeautiful,low,sensitive,verysoftqualityaboutit.
Donald:
IlikethewaytheybringtheirFrenchpronunciationintoEnglish.Theycan'
tpronounce"
h"
sandtheycan'
th"
properly.AndIthinkthatactuallysoundsverynice.AlsoIliketherhythmtheybringFrenchrhythmsintoEnglish—nice,steadyrhythmsandIlikethattoo.It'
sjustit,it...wheneverIhearaFrenchpersonspeakingEnglishitsoundsmoregentleandmorelyrical.
Lesley:
IthinkthemostattractiveforeignaccentsformeareMediterraneanaccentsbecausethey,ifyoulike,importtheirowncultureintotheEnglishaccentandgiveitalotoflifethatsometimes,thatkindof—thegesturesandeverythingthattheEnglishpeopledon'
thave,soyougetabeautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropeantogether.
Susan:
IliketheSwedishaccentbecauseit,itmakesmesmileandthewayit'
sspokenissosing-songythatyoucan'
thelpbutsmilewhenotherpeopleactuallyspeakit.Anditalwaysmakesyouwanttotryandputtheaccentonyourself.
Task3
Thespellingandmeaningofwordsareveryinteresting.Butwhat'
smoreinterestingisthehistoryofaword,orwhereitcamefrom.Let'
sexaminesomeofthewordsandseehowtheygotintoourlanguage.
LUNCHLunchperhapscomesfromanoldSpanishwordlonje,aslabofham.Wemayalsogetourwordfromaformoflump,maybealumpofbread,butwhetherlunchcomesfromhamorbread,itmeantahunkofsomethingtoeat.
ATLASAnatlasisastrongman,andalsoabookofmaps.ThestoryofthiswordbeginsalongtimeagoinGreece.TheancientGreeksbelievedthattheirgodshadoncebeenaraceofgiantscalledTitans.TheTitansfoughtwithanothergroupofgodscalledOlympians,andtheOlympianswon.AtlaswasaTitan.Hewaspunishedforfightingbyhavingtostandatthewesternedgeoftheworld,holdingtheskyonhisheadandhands,sothatitwouldnotfallontheworldandsmashanything.
AftertheancientGreekreligiondiedout,theideaofAtlaschanged.Fromholdinguptheskywithhisheadandhands,hecametobethoughtofasholdingtheworldonhisshoulders.Mercator,amapmakerofthesixteenthcentury,usedapictureofAtlasonthecoverofabookofmaps,soabookofmapscametobecalledanatlas.
Thewordhasstillanothermeaning.Thetopboneoftheneckiscalledatlasbecauseitsupportsthehead.
GOOD-BYEGood-byeisablessing;
originallyitwasGodbewithye,andinthecourseoftimeitbecameoneword.Manyofourgreetingsaregoodwishes,butwesaythemwithsolittlethoughtthatweforgetthis.Whenwesaygoodmorning,goodevening,goodnight,andsoon,whatwearereallysayingis,"
Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodmorning(orevening,ornight)."
DAISYThedaisyhasalittlegoldeneye,likeatinysun.PerhapsthisisthereasontheEnglishpeoplenameditday'
seye,orperhapstheychosethenamebecausetheEnglishdaisyclosesatnight.TheEnglishlovedtheirdaisies,whichwerepinkandred,aswellaswhite.Sixhundredyearsorsoago,theEnglishpoetChaucersaid:
Thedaisy,orelsetheeyeoftheday,
Thequeen,andprettiestflowerofall.
Task4
Mathew:
Chris,whyisitthattherearesomanydifferentlanguages,andthatinEuropecertainlyifyoutravelmorethanahundredmiles,you'
relikelytofindpeoplespeakingacompletelydifferentlanguagetoyourown.
Well,it'
struetosaythattherearehundredsandhundredsofdifferentlanguages.It'
sperhaps...however,moreinterestingandmoreinformativetosaythatthereareseveraldifferentgroupsoflanguages.MostEuropeanlanguages,withtheexceptionofIthinkFinnishandBasqueandHungarian,Ibelieve,belongtotheIndo-Europeangroupoflanguages.I'
mnotsoverysuremyselfoftheactualdetailsofthehistoryoftheselanguages,butyoucanbeverysurethatmostoftheselanguages,say,LatinandGreekandourownlanguageandGermanandFrenchandalltheothers,areconnected.ThereasonwhyyoucantravelfromonevillagetoanotherinSwitzerlandandfromoneareatoanotherinEnglandandfinddifferentdialects,ifnotdifferentlanguagesspoken,isthatseveralhundredyearsagocommunicationwasbywordofmouth.Wordofmouthmeantthatpeoplehadtomove;
ifpeopleweretomovetheyneededroadsandtherewerenoroads.
DoyouseeanychanceforauniversallanguagelikeEsperanto?
Notforanartificiallanguage,no.IsupposetheRomanCatholicChurchusedLatin,butLatinhadaparticularreligiousbasisandthisisprobablywhyitwasthereforechosen.Idon'
tseeverymuchchanceforEsperanto;
Ithinkit'
sanawfullygoodideabutIdon'
tbelievethatlanguageworkslikethat.Ithinkpeoplewillprobablyworktowardsthemostconvenientlanguagetouse.Theywillnotsetouttolearnanewlanguage.Itseemstomethatwe,eitherEnglish,RussianorChinese,perhapsJapanese,willbethelanguagesofthefuture.Mybet'
sonEnglish.
Maggie,whydoyouthinkitisthatsofewEnglishpeoplespeakasecondlanguage?
Maggie:
Ithinkwhenyoulearnalanguageatschool,ittendstoberatheradeadoccupation,andit'
sverydifficulttostimulateanyinterestamongschoolchildren.Butwhenyouactuallygotothecountryandyouspend,sayamonthwheninanexchangevisitwhenyou'
reaschoolgirl,oraschoolboy,thenyousuddenlybecomemoreinterestedbecauseyouwanttocommunicatewithpeoplewhenyou'
reactuallyabroad,andit'
snotsafetorelyonthefactthatmostpeoplespeakEnglishwheninforeigncountries.IthinkEnglishpeopletraditionallythoughtthatforeignersalwaysspokeEnglish,andalotofforeignersdo,buttherearepeoplethatyoumeetinthestreetoryouwanttotakeabussomewhere,thenyoufindthatyouneedtospeakthelanguageandit'
sveryunnervingtobeinasituationwhereyoucan'
tcommunicatewithpeoplewhenyoudowanttotravelaround.
Haveyouevergoneabroadandlearntalanguageinthecountry?
Yes,wellwhenIwasasecretaryIwentandlivedinGenevafortwoyears.AndIlearntFrenchatschoolbutIreallydidn'
tspeakitatall.IknewittheoreticallybutIwasn'
tabletocommunicatewithpeople.ButIwasinasituationwhereifIdidn'
tspeakFrench,thenIwouldnothavebeenabletodomyshoppingandbuyfood,andsoIpickedthelanguageupandImadefriendswithFrenchpeople—SwissFrenchpeople,andIfoundthatifIwantedtocommunicatewithallthepeoplethatImet,thenIhadtolearnFrench,andIthinkit'
sthebestmethodoflearningbecauseyou'
reinthesituation.It'
sveryhardattimes—youcansitthroughdinnerpartiesandnotunderstandwhat...what'
sgoingonandyouthinkeverybodythinksyou'
restupidbecauseyoucan'
tcommunicatewiththem,butit'
sthehardwaybutIthinkit'
sthebestwaytolearn.
Elfriede,youcomefromAustriaandyetyou'
vebeenlivinginEnglandnowforthelastthreeyears.Hashavingtolearnandspeakanotherlanguagecreatedgreatproblems?
Elfriede:
Atthebeginningyes,itwasratherdifficultformetogettherightjob.Afteryou'
velivedhereforoneortwoyearsyougettoknowthesystemandthenthat'
squitegood.Youknowhowtouselibrariesandyougettoknowwheretocallinemergencies.Yougettoknow...tryingtogetaradioandunderstandtheradioandalltheprogrammestheyhaveandwhenthey'
reonandthelittlestories.
WhataboutEnglishhumourontheradio?
Ithinkthattakesavery,verylongtimetounderstandand,I'
msorrytosaythatIhaven'
tmanagedyettounderstanditcompletely,butIfinditveryinterestingtospeakotherlanguagesbecauseEnglishpeoplehavedifferent...haveadifferentmentality,andhaveaverydifferentcharacterandadifferenttemperamentanditisfascinatingformetotalktothem,andalsoformyselftobeabletoexpressmyselfinadifferentlanguageandtocommunicatewiththem.
Task5
Number1
Fiona:
Okay,Deek,I'
moffnow.[Okay.]Everything'
sokay,isit?
Deek:
Yes,Ithinkso.Theonlythingis...isshelikelytowakeup?
No,Idon'
tthinkso.Shedoesn'
tusually,but...
Whatifshedoes?
Well,yes.Don'
tworryaboutit.Herdummy'
sbythebed,soifyoujustpickherup,giveherthedummy,giveheralittlebitofacuddle;
[Yes.]singtoherifyoulike.
ShallIreadherastoryorsomething?
Yes,anythinglikethat.[Yes.]Thensheshouldjustgobacktosleepagainquitehappily.
Okay.
Oh!
AndI
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