研究生英语口语交流课程学习材料 1Word文档格式.docx
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请问卫生间在哪?
5.Whereareyouheaded?
你要去哪?
6.Iwasn’tbornyesterday.我又不是三岁小孩。
7.Whatdoyoudoforrelaxation?
你做什么消遣?
8.It’sasmallworld.这世界真小。
9.It’smytreatthistime.这次我请客。
10.Whenisthemostconvenienttimeforyou?
你何时最方便?
III.Groupdiscussion
Topic1:
PhysicalAttractiveness
Ithasbecomeaself-fulfillingprophecy.ThepopulartelevisionseriesFriendsplayedonanorexicchicinanadwhichwassoonpulled.
Insomeways,weallhavedistortedviewsofwhatisbeautiful.Andtherepeatedexposuretoaparticularimageteachesyoutolikethatparticularimage.Andwehavebecomesousedtoseeingextremelythinwomenthatwehavelearnedtothinkthatthisiswhatisbeautiful.
ThemystiqueofthinbeganwiththearrivaloftheBritishmodelTwiggyinthelate1960s.Standingfivefeetsixinchestall,sheweighedonly91poundsandwasdubbedBritain’stopminimodel.Sincethen,fashionmodelshavebecomeincreasinglythinner,withbodyweightsnearly25percentlessthantheaverageAmericanwomanwhoweighs140pounds.
Ithinktherearetwoprimarythingsgoingonrightnowwiththeculturalavailabilityofeatingdisorders.First,thewholesocietyisinvolvedintheperfectiongame,alright,thatweallcanfixourbodies,makeourbodiesover.Andthen,Ithink,amongyoungwomen,theyareincreasinglytunedintoacelebrityculturewherethemodels’andactresses’bodiesareconsiderablythinnerthantheyhaveeverbeeninthepast.Thisisveryseductiveandhardforyounggirlstoresist.Thisisnotaboutillness.Thisisaboutidealizedbeautyandperfectionofacertaintype.
Theseplus-sizemodelsareboldlychallengingcontemporaryidealsofbeauty.Rangingfromsize12to18theyaremuchmoreintunewiththeaverageAmericanwoman.Nowaplus-sizeicon,KateDillonstartedoutasaskinnymodel.
Ithinkithappenstoeverybodyatsomepointwhereyoufeelonewayaboutyourself.Andthatyourinitial,yourintuitionaboutwhoyouareisthatyou’reagoodperson,thatyou’rebeautiful,thatyou’restrong,thatyou’recapable.Andthenatsomepointit’smetwithanoutsideforcethat’stellingyou,“no,you’renoneofthosethings.”
IremembergettingreadyformyfirstdayofJuniorHigh.AndIwassittingatmymirror,puttingonmyelectricbluemascaraandmyfrostedpinklipstick.AndIwasthinkingIwaslike,“yeah,I’mfine.I’mlookinggood.”Youknow?
AndwhenIgottoschool,itwasjust,theywerejusthorribletome,tellingmeIwasfat.AndwhetheritwasinPEorcominghomeonthebuseveryday,they’dstandup,andtheywouldjumpupanddown,andtheywouldchant,“overweightKate,overweightKate”.AndIrememberjustlike,youknow,I’mlikesittinginthefrontseat.Iwouldalwayswearthesemassivesweaters,andIwassittinginthefrontseat,andjustliketryingsohardnottocry,becauseIwassoembarrassedandhorrified.
Topic2:
InnerBeauty
Ibelieveinmystery.
Ibelieveinfamily.
IbelieveinbeingwhoIam.
Ibelieveinthepoweroffailure.
AndIbelievenormallifeisextraordinary.
ThisIbelieve.I’mJayAllisonforThisIBelieve.OuressaythisweekcomesfromourcollaborationwithUSAWeekendfromtheircall-outtoreaderstosubmitstatementsoftheircorebeliefs.
LisaSandinlivesinBigRabbitsMichiganwheresheisraisingherkids.Andwhenshereadaboutourproject,sheimmediatelybegantowriteofherbeliefthatstartedtodevelopthedayshewasborn.Here’sLisaSandiwithheressayforThisIBelieve.
IbelieveIamnotmybody.Everydayweseeimagesofperfectbodieswecanneverhave.Andwebecomeconvincedourbodiesarewhoweare.Passingthroughpubertyintoadulthoodandnowintomiddleage,I’vewastedalotoftimelamentingthesizeofmyhips,thegrayinmyhairandthelinesinmyface.FinallyasIapproachmyfifties,Ibelievemyparentswererightallalong.Iamnotmybody.
Iwasbornin1959atthetail-endofthebabyboom.Unfortunately,Iarrivedwithoutallmybodypartsfullyintact.Myleftarmisashortstubwithasmallhandandthreefingersreminiscentofathalidomidedefect.Tomygoodfortune,Ihadsuperbparents.Theywerefighterswhostruck“Ican’t”frommyvocabularyandreplaceitwith“Iwillfindaway”.Theybelievedthedevelopmentofthemind,heartandsouldeterminedwhoyouareandwhoyouwillbecome.Mybodywasnottobeusedasanexcuse.Instead,itwasacatalyst.
Mybodywasnotneglectedthough.Itenduredsurgery;
itwasdraggedtophysicaltherapyandtoswimmingandfinallytoYoga.Butitwasnotthefocusofmylife.Iwastaughttorespectmybodybuttorememberitwasonlyavehiclethatcarriedtheimportantthings,mybrainandsoul.Moreover,Iwastaughtthatthebodiescomeinallshapes,colorsandsizesandthateveryonewasstrugglinginsomewaywiththeirphysicalinadequacies.InfomercialshaveconvincedmethismustbetruealthoughthroughadolescenceIfounditdifficulttobelievethecheerleadingsquadhadanyself-doubts.
Inmyalternativelyformedbodies,Ihavelearnedlessonsaboutpatience,determination,frustrationandsuccess.Thisbodycan’tplaythepianoorclimbrockwalls.Butittaughtalltheneighborhoodkidstoeatwiththeirfeet,askillitlearnedinthechildren’shospital.EventuallyIlearnedtotieshoes,crossedthestagetopickupacollegediploma,backpackedthroughEuropeandchangedmybaby’sdiapers.SomepeoplethinkIammybodyandtreatmewithprejudiceorpity.Somearejustcurious.IttookyearsbutIhavelearnedtoignorethestaresandjustsmileback.Mybodyhastaughtmetorespectmyfellowhumans,eventhethinable-bodiedbeautifulones.Iammywords,myideasandmyactions.Iamfilledwithlove,humor,ambitionandintelligence.ThisIbelieve.Iamyourfellowhumanbeingand,likeyou,Iamsomuchmorethanabody.
Exercise:
Discussthefollowingquestions.
1.Describeastereotypicalbeautifulpersoninyourculture.Inwhatwaysdoyouthinkdifferentculturescanaffectpeople’sunderstandingofbeauty?
2.Isitbettertobephysicallyattractiveorintelligent?
Isitbettertobephysicallyattractiveorwealthy?
Doesbeautyaffectone'
ssuccessinlife?
3.Whatpersonalitytraitisthemostimportantforinnerbeauty?
Howdoyoudefinebeauty,usingyourownwords?
Unit2Biodiversity
1.Takeyourtime.慢慢来,别着急。
2.I’mcrazyaboutBruceLee/rockmusic.我迷死李小龙/摇滚乐了。
3.HowdoIaddressyou?
我怎么称呼你?
4.Whatwasyournameagain?
请再说一遍名字好吗?
5.Wouldyoucareforacupofcoffee?
要杯咖啡吗?
6.Sofarsogood.到目前为止都好。
7.Itdrivesmecrazy.它让我疯了。
8.Shenevershowedup.她一直没有出现。
9.That’snotlikehim.那不像是他的风格。
10.Icouldn’tgetthrough.电话打不通。
EndangeredSpecies
Climatechangeisnormallybadnewsforendangeredspecies,butinthecaseofAustralia’sGreyNurseShark,somescientistssuggestitmightactuallyhelptheirfightforsurvival.
TheGreyNurseSharkisoneofAustralia’smostcriticallyendangeredspecies.Asurveyin2002estimatedtherewerefewerthan500inthecriticallyendangeredpopulationlivingoffthecountry'
seastcoast.Onthewestcoast,theyarevulnerablebutnotyetendangered.Australia’stwoGreyNurseSharkpopulationshavebeenisolatedfromeachotherformorethan100,000years.Untilnowthewatersseparatingthetwopopulationshavebeentoocoldforthesharkstocomeintocontactwitheachother.Butastemperaturesriseduetoglobalwarming,warmerwaterscouldresultinthesharksinhabitingthesameareas.Ifthesharkpopulationsunite,theextinctionriskmaybereduced.
ConservationofBiodiversity
The22researchersthatcreatedthesurveyarehopingitwillhelpwiththeconservationofmorethan2,300speciesofplantsandanimalsthatarefoundonlyinMadagascar.
Only587,000squarekilometersinsize,Madagascarisconsideredoneofthemostsignificantoftheso-calledbiodiversity“hotspots,”threatenedareasoftheworldthatareamongthemostbiologicallyrich.
“Wehadalotofspeciesandwewantedtousethedataatthefinestscalethatwepossiblycould,atthemostprecisescaleandthemostdetailedscale,”shesaid.“Andthatmeansthatthecomputationalproblembecomesverylarge.Andthatwhyoneofthebigadvanceswastheavailabilityofanewpieceofsoftwarethatallowedustotacklesomanyspeciesoversuchalargeareaandwithsomuchdetailoratsuchafineresolution.”
Topic3:
Health
AccountantSydneyBrookmanlovestwothings,working,whichhe’sbeendoingsince1937.“Idon’twannaretire;
IwannakeepworkingaslongasIcanlive.”Andtellingjokes.“Icanrattleoff100jokes,50Icantell,justbymemory.”
Heis97yearsold.“AndIfeelfine.PhysicallyIfeelgreat.Mysexualdemandsmaybealittleless,butIcan’thelpthat.”
HeisayoungstercomparedtoRheaTauber,aformerschoolteacher.Shewritesaweeklycolumnforherlocalpaperandisworkingonherautobiography.Sherecentlyturned100.
“Theyheldabigpartyformeonmy100birthdayandeverybodyinthewholecountycamedown.Becausethey’veneverheardofanybodywhois100yearsoldstillworking.”
Forthelast35years,she’sbeenlivingonherownandsaidshe’shappythatway.Itkeepsheronhertoes.
“WhenIwas100yearsold,theysaid,‘Youshouldn’tbelivingalone.Yougetallstepstoclimbup.’Butthat’sgoodforme.It’smyexercise:
upanddownthesteps.”
AtatimewhentheAmericanlifeexpectancyis78years,thereisnoobviousreasonwhyRheaandSy
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