大学体验英语听说教程4unit1unit8视频原文Word格式.docx
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Ohmy!
Thepoortourist!
What’shegoingtodo?
Well,hecan’ttravelhome.Infact,hewillnowhavetospendanextrasixweeksinNewZealand.
Sixweeks?
Yeah.Thearticlesaysthat’showlongitwilltakehimtogethispassportrenewed.
Howinconvenient!
Indeed.That’swhy,whenItravel,Ialwayskeepimportantdocumentsinasafeinmyhotelroom.IwouldneverloseanIDcardorpassport!
Tina,Iaminapanic.Ican’tfindmyIDcard.I’velostit!
Tina:
It’sprobablyjustmisplaced.Iamsureitwillturnup.
Noitwon’t.I’velookedeverywhereforit.it’snowheretobefound.IthinkIsomehowthrewthecardoutwiththerubbish.IdidabighousecleanonSundayandmayhavegottenabitcareless.
Ohmy,whathaveIdone?
Lisa,takeiteasy.it’snottheendoftheworld!
You’lljusthavetogetitreplaced.
How?
WillIbefined?
No,ofcoursenot.It’sasimpletwo-stepprocess.Ihadtodoitlastyear.Thefirstthingistoreportthecardlostorstolentoyourlocalpolicestation.
That’sfairlystraightforward.Thenwhat?
TakeacopyofthepolicereporttothePublicSecurityBureauoppositetheNationalLibrary.Theywillissueanewcardimmediately.
That’sit?
That’sit.
SoI’llhaveanewcardbytheendoftheweek?
Yep.It’snobigdeal,really.
You’reastar.Thanksforthehelp!
Noworries.
Unit2
Jack:
Eric,IhopeImeetthewomanofmydreamssoonerratherthanlater.IwanttosettledownandhaveafamilybeforeIamthirty.
Eric:
Well,I’vealwaysthoughtthatyouandRachelwouldmakeawonderfulcouple!
Rachel?
She’dnevergoforme.
Iwouldn’tbesosure.Youshouldseethewayshelooksatyou.
Whatyearwereyoubornin?
WhatyearwasIbornin?
What’sthatgottodowithanything?
Lots.Theyearyouwerebornsaysagreatdealaboutyourpersonalityandwhoyouwouldbecompatiblewithasamate.
You’rekidding,right?
No.Iamperfectlyserious.
Iwasbornin1985.
That’stheyearoftheox.Thatmakessense,becauseyou’redowntoearth,caringandloyal,justlikeoxpeople.AreyouawarethatRachelwasbornin1987?
Yes,Iam,butwhat’syourpoint?
That’stheyearoftherabbit.Rabbitpeopleareusuallysweetnatured,sociableandromantic.
JustlikeRachel…
Youknow,itissaidthatanidealmatchforarabbitisanox…
Cindy:
Lisa,you’resuchanextrovertedperson,whileIammuchmoreintroverted.You’reoutgoing,whereasIamsoftspoken.You’reverysocial,whileIamveryreserved.Whatdoyouthinkitisthatmakesourpersonalitiessodifferent?
Afterall,we’resisters!
Ithinkitallhastodowiththenatureversusnurturedebate?
Natureversusnurture?
Yes,somescientiststhinkthatpeoplearebornwiththeirpersonalities.That’sthe“nature”theoryofhumanbehavior.Otherscientistsclaimthattheenvironmentpeoplegrowupinshapestheirpersonalities.That’sthe“nurture”theoryofhumanbehavior.
Hm.Interesting.Itendtothinkthattheenvironmentdeterminesaperson’scharacter.IguessthatmeansIsubscribetothe“nurture”theory.
Metoo.Isupposethat’swhywearesodifferent.Wewenttodifferentschools,youplayedsportswhileIstudiedmusic,andwehungoutwithdifferenttypesoffriends.
Nonetheless,Idothinknatureplaysaroleinshapingpersonalitytoo.Afterall,we’rebothintelligent,talentedinwhatwedoandverycaringtowardsothers.Theseareprobablyalltraitsthatweinherited.
Maybe.Iamnoexpert.Theimportantthingtomeisthatwegetalongsowell,enjoybeingtogetherandloveeachother.
You’reright.Icouldn’taskforabettersister!
Unit3
ThisisTinaLinfromHTNnews,andwearewithRachelWutoday,astudentofFeministStudies.Rachel,wouldyousaythatthereistrueequalityinoursocietybetweenmenandwomen?
Rachel:
That'
sagoodquestion.Onthewhole,inmostareas,Ibelievewecanspeakaboutrealequalitybetweenmenandwomen,andthatisaveryclearsignofsocialprogress.However,thewagegapisstillasignificantproblemwomenstillearnalotlessmoneythanmenwhohavethesamejobs.
Canyougiveusaspecificexampleofdiscriminatorywagepracticesbasedonsex?
Mostcertainly.Researchshowsthatmalehealthprofessionals,suchasdoctorsandadministrators,earntwiceasmuchasfemaleworkersdoingthesamejobsfull-time.
Twiceasmuch!
Thatmustbeanextremecase.
Yes,onaverage,thepaygapisjustunder10%.Anexampleofsuchagapwouldbehotelmanagement.Malehotelmanagersgenerallyearn9.8%morethantheirfemalecounterparts.
Isthereanyreasontobelievethingswillimprove?
Yes,thereis.Infact,thesituationisgettingbetteraswespeak.10yearsago,thepaygapwas16.2%.Sointhelastdecade,therehasbeenanimprovementofover6%'
thisshowsthatoursocietyisheadedintherightdirection.
Rachel,thankyouforspeakingwithustoday.
You'
reverywelcome.
Mary:
Iamreadingacompellingbookrightnow.It'
scalledFirewithFire.
Dan:
Who'
stheauthor?
NaomiWolf.
Neverheardofher.
Sheisafeministwriter.Femaleempowermentisoneofthemajorthemesofthebook.
Really?
Inwhatway?
Shewantsallwomentohaveavoicethatisheard.Likemostfeminists,shebelievesingenderequalityandequalopportunitiesforwomen.
Howaboutyou:
areyouafeminist?
IaminthesensethatIsupporttheideaofmenandwomenhavingequalrights.Iamalsosensitivetohowlanguagesometimesdiscriminatesagainstwomen.
Languagediscriminates?
Yes,youknow,peopleoftenusetermslikebusinessman,policemanorsalesman'
.
What'
swrongwiththat?
Itsuggeststhatwomencan'
tdothesejobs.Nondiscriminatorylanguagewouldbetermslikebusinessperson,policeofficerorsalesrepresentative'
Yes,Isee.Thatlanguageismuchmoregenderneutral.
Unit4
Ijusthadatiffwithmyfather.
Jane:
Cindy,I'
msorrytohearthat.Whatwasitabout?
HewasaskingmeaboutmycareerplansandItoldhimthatIwanttobeahousewife.
Ahousewife?
I'
msomewhatsurprisedtohearyousaythat.
Imean…whywouldyouwanttobeahousewife?
BecauseIvaluefamilymorethananythingelse.IguessIjustwanttospendmyadultlifemakingawarmandlovingfamilyhome.
Sowhatwasyourfather'
sreaction?
Hegotangry.Hesaidhewaswastinghismoneysendingmetouniversityifmyintentionisonlytobecomeahousewife.
Doyouthinkhehasapoint?
No,notintheleast!
Imean,Iamextremelygratefulthatheispayingformystudies,butknowledgeispriceless,it'
sthekeytounderstandingtheworldaroundus.Besides,ifIhavechildren,Iwanttohelpeducatethemandgetinvolvedwiththeirschooling.Andwhoknows,maybeoneday,ImightdecidethatIwanttoworkoutsidethehomeandI'
llneedadegreetoshowthatI'
mqualified.
Well,ifit'
sworthanything,Isupportyouinyourdecision.Myfeelingisthatpeopleneedtotakeonresponsibilitiesthatgivemeaningtotheirlives.Becomingahousewifewilldefinitelygiveyouthissenseofpurpose.
ThanksJane.Thatmeansalottome.You'
reagoodfriend.
Didyourealizethatthereisameetingscheduledfor3:
30thisafternoon?
Tim:
No,Ididn'
t.Anyreasongivenforthemeeting?
Elsawantstoseewhatwecandotorunamoresuccessfuldepartment.
Thatshouldbeinteresting.Ourdepartmentismadeupofsevenmenandeightwomen.Myguessisthatitwillbehardforustoachieveaconsensusbecausemenandwomendefinesuccessverydifferently.
Isn'
ttheideaofsuccessmoreorlessthesameforeverybody?
NotaccordingtoanarticleIjustread.Itsaysthatwomenseebeingsuccessfulatworkasbeingagoodteamplayerandcollaborator.
Iwouldagree.
Well,youareawoman!
Tellmeaboutmenthen.
Men,ontheotherhand,definebeingsuccessfulatworkasbeingself-sufficientandachievingtargets.
Iwouldagreewiththattooanemployeeneedstobeabletotakeinitiativewithoutalwaysbeingtoldwhattodo.Atthemeeting,Ithinkweneedtoaimtocreateabalancebetweenmenandwomen'
sviewsofsuccess.
Unit5
Julie’saskedmetogotoherwedding—Iamsoexcited!
Julieisgettingmarried—that’sgreatnews!
Pleasecongratulateheronmybehalf.Whatwillyouwear?
Noidea:
Ican’tfitintoanyofmyfancyclothes.Ineedtoloseweightimmediately.Anysuggestions?
Therecipeforweightlossissimple:
exerciseandahealthydiet.
ButIcan’tstandexercise!
WheneverIgojoggingIgetboredafter5minutes.
Well,trytodofunthings.Therearemanyotherwaystoburnofffat.Getinvolvedinteamsports,likevolleyball,orgroupexercise,likeaerobicsorevensomethinglikeyoga.
IsupposeIcouldtry.
Iguessitdependsonhowmuchyouwanttofitintoan
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