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FeelingsandRelationships实践课听力文本
I.UnderstandingLongConversations
Conversation1
W:
Thoughmanypeoplewanttohaveahappyfamilyandmarriage,theresultisfarfromsatisfactory.Asanexpertonmarriage,howdoyouseeit?
M:
Anauthoroncesaid"Peoplegetsocaughtupincareers,raisingkidsandsatisfyingtheirownsouls,thattheyforgetthattheirmarriageneedstobefedtoo".
W:
Couldyougiveussomeadviceonhowtoimproveourmaritalrelationship?
M:
Thefirstpieceofadvicefrommeistobeyourspouse'sbiggestfan.
W:
Whatdoyoumeanbythat?
M:
Letmegiveyouanexample.Atadinnerparty,amansaid,"Mywifehasagreateyeforcolor.Sheissoartistic."Thewomenatthetableglancedenviouslyathiswife,whowasbeamingattheunexpectedpraise.Wordsofpraisearesoimportant.Unfortunately,mostofusaremorelikelytocriticizeourspouseinpublic.
W:
Whatisthesecondpieceofadvice?
M:
Spendsometimeapart.
W:
Youmeanthattimeapartcanactuallybringyouclosertogether?
M:
Yes.Whenahairdresserexpressedaninterestincycling,hiswifedidn'tcomplain.Instead,sheagreedtomindthechildrenforthreehourseveryotherSaturdaymorningsothathecouldjoinalocalbikeclub.Withinafewmonthsthehairdresserwasfitter,happierandalotmorepleasanttobearound."Imaynotbeoutthereridingwithhim,"hiswifesays,"butI'mdefinitelyreapingthebenefits."
W:
Whatisyourthirdpieceofadvice?
M:
Youshouldtrytoaddresstheneedsofyourspouse.
W:
Inmarriagethereshouldbepleasingofeachother.
M:
Sure.Ihavecomeacrossacouple.Theytoldmethis.Havingheardherhusbandcomplainaboutallthetoysspreadingacrosstheirhome,thewifeboughtsomeshelvesanddidsomesortingandorganizing.Whenthehusbandcamehome,hewasveryhappy.
W:
Thankyouforyouradvice.
M:
Mypleasure.
1.Whatisthemaintopicofthisconversation?
2.Accordingtothepassage,whathasbeenneglected?
3.Afterafewmonthsinthecyclingclub,howwasthehairdresser?
Conversation2
M:
Itseemsthatwehavequitedifferentviewsastowhetheracoupleshouldsignanagreementontheirbelongingsbeforeandduringthemarriage.
W:
Yes,you'reright.
M:
Ithinkthatit'srational.Marriageisanadvancedformoflove,andlegallycertifyingownershipofwealthbeforegettingmarriedrepresentsahighdegreeofrationalityonthepartofthosegettingmarried.
W:
Butitdesecrateslove.Acouplegetsmarriedinordertohelpeachotherthroughthickandthin.Iftheymakeexitplansbeforehand,itonlyshowsthattheyreallylackmutualtrustandcommitment.
M:
YoumentionedjustnowthatsuchprenuptialagreementsarecommoninWesterncountriesandineconomicallydevelopedregions.
W:
Yes.
M:
IhaveafriendwhoisfromtheLiaoningProvincialWomen'sFederation.TheFederationsupportslegallycertifyingownershipofwealthbeforegettingmarried,forithasreceivedmanycomplaintsrelatedtodivorce,mostofwhichareassociatedwithfinancialdisputes.Suchdisputeshavedelayeddivorcesandforcepeopletolivetogetherthoughtheyhavealreadybecomestrangers.Thatiswhymanypeoplesaythatitisexhaustingtogetdivorced.Ifthereisanotarizationofwealth,thedivorceprocesswillbecomemuchsmootherandfaster.
W:
Legallycertifyingtheownershipofwealthbeforegettingmarriedwillhurtthefeelingsofbothsidesbecauseitisvirtuallynothingmorethanashelterforfailedloveandtoprotectpersonalinterests.
M:
Somepeoplemighthavedifficultyacceptingtheidea,butthisshouldnotbeanobstacleforlegislatingforthepractice.
W:
Iflegallycertifyingtheownershipofwealthprovidescertainguaranteestomarriages,shallwealsodothesamewithlove?
1.What'sthetopicofthispassage?
2.Whyaresomepeopleforthepracticeofsigningprenuptialagreement?
3.Whatcanyousayabouttheconversation?
Conversation3
M:
Youknow,I'veheardmanypeoplesaythat"Ashisnameis,soishe,"and"Youbecomewhatyouwear,"andIthinkitisverytrue.
W:
Oh?
Whydoyouthinkso?
M:
Well,naturally,peoplewouldliketojudgeothersfromthewaytheylook,andalsobyhowtheirnamessound.
W:
Well,Iconfess.Imightagreewithwhatyousay,butcouldyoubealittlemorespecific?
M:
Let'ssay,forexample,thatyouareanartcritic,ormaybehavesomeothergreattalent.
W:
OK.
M:
Then,let'ssaythat,eventhoughyouaretalented,youdon'talwaysshowthecharacteristicsofthatparticularkindofperson.
W:
OK…and?
M:
And,well,ifyoudon'tshowcertaincharacteristics,peoplemaynotawardyoutherespectyoumerit.Theymightevendisapproveofyou.
W:
Disapprove?
Now,whywouldtheydothat?
M:
Well,maybeyouarenotelegantenoughtomatchtheirdefinitionofthatkindofpersoninthewayyoulookoract.Ifyoudresslikeabagladyorastreetperson,forexample,nooneisgoingtothinkthatyou'reatalent,willthey?
W:
Sowhat?
Ifyouhavethetalentandtheposition,whocareswhatotherpeoplethink?
Itdoesn'tmatter,right?
M:
No,you'rewrong.
W:
Why?
M:
Becauseyourname,yourclothes,otherpeople'sapproval,ordisapproval,andevenmorecanallaffectyourself-confidence.
W:
Well,yeah,Iguessconfidenceisimportant.
M:
Ofcourseitis.
W:
So,areyousayingthatweshouldalwayslookandacthowotherpeoplewantusto?
M:
No,notreally.Justbeawareofthestereotypesthatpeoplecansometimesmake.
W:
Yeah,OK,Igetit.Itisinterestinghowpeoplelookatothers.
1.Howdopeoplejudgeothersaccordingtotheman?
2.Whatistheman'sattitudetowardsnamesorclothes?
3.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewomanthinkisworthherattention?
4.Whatisthewoman'sattitudetowardstheman'spointaboutone'sappearance?
Conversation4
W:
So,Tom,areyougoingtogetmarriedornot?
M:
Yeah,yeah,butRosa'safraid.She'snotsureshewantstogetmarriedrightnow.Shecan'tdecide.
W:
Whynot?
Whycan'tshedecide?
M:
Well,we'rebothyoung,andshelikesherjob.And,ofcourse,ifwehavechildren,she'llhavetoquitherjob.
W:
Why?
Alotofwomenhavekidsbutdon'tquittheirjobs.
M:
True,butIdon'twantRosatowork.
W:
Oh.Sowhenwillshegiveyouananswer?
M:
I'mgoingtoherhousefordinnerSaturdaynight.She'lltellmethen.
W:
Well,goodluck.
M:
Thanks.What'reyougoingtodothisweekend,Mary?
W:
I'mgoingfishingwithmydad.We'llprobablyleaveearlySaturdaymorningandcomebackSaturdaynight.
M:
Whattimewillyougethome?
W:
Around7:
00.Ihaveadatewithmyboyfriendat8:
00.
M:
MayIseeyouandyourboyfriendonSunday?
W:
Yeah.Infact,whydon'twealldosomething?
M:
OK.What?
W:
Oh,Idon'tknow.WecangoonapicniconSunday.
M:
Fine.
1.Whycan'tRosadecidetomarryTom?
2.WhatdoesTomwishRosatodoiftheygetmarried?
3.What'sMarygoingtodoonSaturdaymorning?
4.WhathaveTomandMaryagreedtodoonSunday?
Conversation5
W:
Jack,I’mgladIranintoyou.I’vebeentryingtocallyoubutyou’reneverhome.Wherehaveyoubeenhidinglately?
M:
ActuallyI’vebeenverybusyrecently.I’mgettingreadytogototheStatesforChristmasandIhaveamillionthingstodo.
W:
Sinceyouareleaving,weshouldgettogetherandhaveapartybeforeyougo.Icancallsomepeople…maybeFridaynight,okay?
M:
Actually,I’mtryingtoavoidthatsortofthing.IwouldliketoseeeveryonebeforeIgo,butIreallydon’tthinkIhavetime.
W:
Bytheway,whatdoyouplantodowhenyougoback?
M:
Well,bythetimeIleaveHongKongI’llbebroke,soI’llprobablyhavetolookforsomeworkwhenIgethome.I’llalsobehangingoutwitholdfriends.ImaytakeatriptoNewYork.
W:
Doyouthinkyou’llcomebacktoGuangzhou?
M:
IplantocomebackinFebruary,unlesssomeoneoffersmeagreatjob.Thatisunlikelytohappen,soI’llprobablybeback.
W:
OK,I’mgettingoffthisshop.Whydon’tyougivemeabuzzonThursdayandwe’llhavedinnerbeforeyougo.
M:
Excellent.I’lldefinitelydothat.Seeyoulater.
Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.Wherehasthemanbeenrecently?
2.Whatisthemanbusywith?
3.Whichofthefollowingisnottheman’splanwhenhecomesback?
4.WhendoesthemanplantocomebacktoGuangzhou?
5.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?
Conversation6
M:
Betty,whatyou’resayingreallyworriesme.Youhaven’ttoldmeaboutMarkbefore!
W:
Dad,wewerejustonlinefriends.Ididn’tthinkourrelationshipwasabigdeal.Ichatwithlotsofpeopleonline.
M:
Haveyougivenpersonalinformationtoanyofthem?
W:
No.Remember?
Wetalkedaboutcriminalswhousechatroomstofindtheirvictims.
M:
WhatifMarkwereoneofthem?
W:
Dad!
Mark’snotacriminal…,still,afterreadinghisblog,I’mnotsurewhoheis.Inallhisemails,Mark’ssoeasygoing.Butonhisblog,heseemslikeadifferentperson.
M:
Doyoumeanheseemstohavetwodifferentpersonalities?
W:
Idon’tknow…maybeMarkwritesonhisblogwhenhefeelsfrustrated.Sohecomesacrossasnegative.
M:
ThenhowdoyouknowwhoMarkreallyis?
Isheaniceguy,likeinhisemails?
Orishebitter,likehisblog?
W:
Idon’tknow,Dad.
M:
I’mnotcomfortablewithyoumeetingthisguyinperson.
W:
I’mnervoustoo.It’sjust...IreallylikedMark—atleast,Ilikedhise-mails.
M:
Ithinkyouknowtherightthingtodo.
W:
Yes.I’llstope-mailinghim.
M:
That’smygirl!
Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.Whomdothefatherandhisdaughtertalkabout?
2.What’stherelationshipbetweenBettyandMark?
3.HowdoesBettyfeelaboutMark?
4.Accordingtotheconversation,whichofthefollowingsisNOTtrue?
5.WhatwillBet
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