新编大学英语视听说教程第二册unit16原文.docx
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新编大学英语视听说教程第二册
UnitOne
PartThreeMoreListening
PracticeOne
AMother'sLove
Youcanseeitinhereyes—
inhergazeandinhersighs.
Itisamother'slove.
Youcanfeelitinhertouch—
inhertenderhugsandsuch.
Itisamother'slove.
Youcanhearitinherwords—
inherpraisesandbywords.
Itisamother'slove.
Shecares.Sheunderstands.
Shelendsanearandholdsourhands.
Shegivesusamother'slove.
PracticeTwo
Myson'sprimaryschoolcelebratesValentine'sDayinawonderfulway.EachdaythroughoutthemonthofFebruary,theschoolhonorseachstudentininformalceremonies.Attheceremony,classmates,teachersandparentsgettogethertodelivercomplimentstothatparticularchild.Theybelievethatachild'semotionalandsocialskillsshouldbedevelopedalongsidetheirintellectualskills.Learningtoacknowledgequalitiesandstrengthsinothers—andreceivingthatacknowledgmentgracefully—isaveryimportantlearninglesson.
IknowIcomplimentmysonfrequently,andcertainlytrytomakesureheknowsheisloved.ButIrealizethatIhaveneveractuallypointedout,onebyone,specificqualitiesthatmakehimuniqueandsospecialtome.Andhowinfrequentlywereallypointoutwhatisspecialinothers.Sure,wesay“Iloveyou”or“thanks”regularly,butwhendowetaketheopportunitytoreallyandtrulyexaminewhatmakesapersonspecial?
Whatisuniqueanddifferentaboutthem?
Thisyear,thetimewasscheduledformysontoreceivemorethan40complimentsfromhispeers,teachers,parents,andhimself.Eachchildhadtheirdayatthecenterofthecircle,theirfriendscominguponebyonetogiveagiftofpowerfulwords.Thisyear,mysonheardthathisthoughtfulnesswasappreciated,hisideasimportant,hisexpressionsinspiring.Hewasalsoexpectedtowriteanddeliveracomplimenttoeachofhisclassmates.
PracticeThree
Intheend,IhadtoaskmyhusbandtoreadmyValentinecomplimenttoourson.Iwassimplycryingtoohardtogetthewordsout.Witnessingthetendernessofschool-agechildrensayingwhattheythoughtwasspecialaboutmylittleboyprovedtoomuchforme.ButIwasnotalone.WhenIwarnedmysonImightgetemotional,hesaid,“That'sOK.Lotsofparentscry.”Hewasright.
Thisiswhatmyhusbandreadtooursononmybehalf:
DearCole:
Yourloveoflanguageandinformationhasalwaysamazedme.Ilovelearningfromyouandwithyou.Iadmirehownewwordsaresoeasilyincorporatedintoyourvocabulary.Ithinkyouarefreshandeagerandloving.
Iadmirethatrelationshipsareimportanttoyou.Iliketolistentotheconnectionsyoumakewithpastexperiences.Ithinkyouaregoodatremembering.
Ilovehowyouareproudofyourselfwhenyoutrysomethingnew.Ifeelproud,too.
Ilikehowyourwholebodytellsastory,andyourexpressionsmakemefeelgood.Iamproudofyourwillingnesstoexpressyourfearsandappreciatethereminderthatyouwillgrowatthepacethatsuitsyoubest.Iloveyourjokesandyourfondnessfortellingthemoverandover—soIwilllaugh.Ithinkyouarefuntobewith.
Ilovethatyouaremyson.
Iamreallygratefultothisschoolforcreatingalearningenvironment.Theseexercisesbenefittheparentsaswellasthekids.That,tome,isaValentineworthgiving.
PracticeFour
Igrewupinafamilywithsixsisters.InmylifetimeIhaveseenallofthemabusedbyvariousmenintheirlives.Evenmymotherhasthescarsfromtwounsuccessfulmarriages.
WhenIwasateenager,mymothersharedsomeinsightsintoalloftheirfailedrelationships.Sheexplainedthattheyreallyweren'texpectingtobetreatedasqueens,buttheydiddesiretwothingsfromthemenintheirlives:
tobetoldfrequentlythattheyarelovedandtobeshownoftenthattheyarespecial.ItwasatthatpointthatIdecidedIwouldbethesortofhusbandmymomandsistershaddreamedofbutneverhad.
WhenIwasdatingmywife-to-beIrememberedthosetwopointsmymothersharedwithmeyearsearlier.IadmitthatIstruggledtryingtobeabletoexpressmyloveinwordsandinaction.Formostmen,itisn'tnaturalforustoberomantics.Butthenagain,itisn'tnaturalforustobemillionairesorsportssuperstars.Itdoestakeeffort,practiceanddiligence.Buttherewardsarethere.
Nowwe'vebeenmarriedfornineyears.Ireally,truly,deeplylovemywifeandletherknowiteverydaybywhatIsayandwhatIdo.Ourfriendsandfamilymembersalladmireusandwanttoknowoursecret.
PartFourTestingYourself
SectionI
Lifewasverydifferentinthe1950sthanitistoday.Divorcewasnotcommon.Husbandswentouttoworktosupportthewholefamily.Mostwomendidn'tworkanddependedontheirhusbands'incomesforliving.Childrendidn'tcomehomeafterschooltoanemptyhouseasmanydotoday.Familiesdidmorethingstogether.Oneofthefavoritefamilypastimeswasadriveinthecountry.Gaswascheap.Peoplehadbigcars,andthewholefamilycouldridecomfortably.BeforeTVbecamepopular,peopletalkedtoeachothermore.Childrendidn'thaveasmanytoys,andtheyplayedmoregamestogether.OnSaturdaystheneighborhoodtheatershadspecialmoviesforchildren.Theshowscostonly25cents.
Peoplestayedatonejobformostoftheirlives.Theydidn'tchangejobseveryyearliketheydotoday.Theyalsolivedinthesamehouseforalongtime.Theydidn'tmoveasmuch.
Serviceswerebetterinthe1950s.Doctorsoftencametoasickperson'shouse,especiallyifyouwere“sickinbed”.Milkmendeliveredfreshdairyproductsdailytohomes.Therewerenoself-servicegasstations,andattendantsusedtowashyourcarwindowsandcheckyouroilfreeofcharge.
SectionII
HishamandIwillhavebeenmarriedfortwentyyearsthisFebruary.Everybodysaiditwouldnotwork.HeisJordanian,Muslim,andIamItalian,Catholic.WemetinFloridatwenty-twoyearsago.Whatwehadincommonwasnothingexceptyouth.HecouldbarelyspeaktheEnglishlanguage,andIthoughtArabswerefromIndia.WithinayearIfoundoutwhereJordanwasexactlyandhecouldsay“Iloveyou”inbrokenEnglish.
Whenwegotmarriedpeopleactuallyplacedbetsatoursmallweddinginmyfamily'sdiningroom.Theythoughtourrelationshipwouldnotlastayear.Hishamdidnottellhisparentshewasmarriedforalmostfiveyears.Hefeltthatifhefailedatschoolhisfamilywouldblamethemarriage.Ofcourseeverybody,fromArabstoAmericans,thoughthemarriedmetogetagreencard.Iknewhedidn't.
Ilivedinhiscountryforsixyearsaftergraduationandhadasonthere.ThroughHisham'seyesIsawthebeautyofhiscultureandreligionandthesimplewaysofhispeople.BeingfromNewYorkandlivinginAmman,Jordan,IstillhadmyChristmastreeeachyear,myEastereggsandevenaHalloweenpumpkininthewindow.Ialsotooksomeoftheirways—cooking,methodsofmothering,socializing—anditenhancedmyowncharacterinthelongrun.
Throughouttheyears,IwasnottheItaliangirlfromNewYork,nottheAmericanmarriedtotheArab;Iwasabeautifulblendedpersonwithtwochildrenandamanwholovesme.
SectionIII
Amanhadtwolargepotsforcarryingwater.Onepothadacrackinit,whiletheotherwasperfect.Attheendofthelongwalkfromthestreamtohishouse,thecrackedpotarrivedonlyhalffull.Fortwoyearsthemanhadbeendeliveringonlyoneandahalfpotsfullofwatereverydaytohishouse.Ofcourse,theperfectpotwasproudofitself.Andthecrackedpotfeltashamedandmiserablebecauseitwasabletodoonlyhalfofthework.Aftertwoyearsoffailure,itspoketothemanoneday.
“Iamashamedofmyself,andIwanttoapologizetoyou.Ihavebeenabletodeliveronlyhalfmyloadbecauseofthiscrackinmyside,”thepotsaid.Themanfeltsorryforitandsaid,“Aswereturntothehouse,Iwantyoutolookatthebeautifulflowersalongthepath.”Indeed,astheywentupthehill,thecrackedpotsawthesunwarmingthebeautifulflowersonthesideofthepath.Butitstillfeltbadbecausehalfofthewaterhadrunaway,andagainitapologized.
Thenthemansaidtothepot,“Didyouseethattherewereflowersonlyonyoursideofthepath,butnotontheotherpot'sside?
That'sbecauseIhavealwaysknownaboutyouandplantedflowerseedsonyoursideofthepath,andeverydayyou'vewateredthem.FortwoyearsIhavebeenabletopickthesebeautifulflowerstodecoratethehouse.Withoutyou,thehousewouldnotlooksobeautiful.”
UnitTwo
PartThreeMoreListening
PracticeOne
Walkingdownthestreet,adogsawanadinanofficewindow.“Helpwanted.Musttype70wordsaminute.Mustbecomputerliterate.Mustbebilingual.Anequal-opportunityemployer.”
Thedogappliedfortheposition,buthewasquicklyrefused.“Ican'thireadogforthisjob,”theofficemanagersaid.Butwhenthedogpointedtothelinethatread“Anequal-opportunityemployer”,theofficemanagersighedandasked,“Canyoutype?
”Silently,thedogwalkedovertoatypewriterandtypedaletterwithoutamistake.“Canyouoperateacomputer?
”themanagerinquired.Thedogthensatdownatacomputer,wroteaprogramandranitperfectly.
“Look,Istillcan'thireadogforthisposition,”saidtheofficemanager.“Youhavefineskills,butIneedsomeonewho'sbilingual.Itsayssorightinthead.”
Thedoglookedupatthemanagerandsaid,“Meow.”
PracticeTwo
Thereareabout5,000languagesintheworld,andtheonewiththemostnumberofspeakersisMandarin,withabout650,000,000nativespeakers.Englishhasaround350,000,000nativespeakers.
OneofthemostcommonsurnamesintheworldisZhang:
Thereareabout350,000,000.SmithisthemostcommonEnglishsu
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