新视野大学英语第二版体验英语第四册听力原文大二网教专用315单元.docx
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A:
ThisisTinaLinfromHTNnews,andwearewithRachelWutoday,astudentofFeministStudies.Rachel,wouldyousaythatthereistrueequalityinoursocietybetweenmenandwomen?
B:
That’sagoodquestion.Onthewhole,inmostareas,Ibelievewecanspeakaboutrealequalitybetweenmenandwomen,andthatisaveryclearsignofsocialprogress.However,thewagegapisstillasignificantproblem:
womenstillearnalotlessmoneythanmenwhohavethesamejobs
A:
Canyougiveusaspecificexampleofdiscriminatorywagepracticesbasedonsex?
B:
Mostcertainly.Researchshowsthatmalehealthprofessionals,suchasdoctorsandadministrators,earntwiceasmuchasfemaleworkersdoingthesamejobsfull-time.
A:
Twiceasmuch!
Thatmustbeanextremecase.
B:
Yes,onaverage,thepaygapisjustunder10%.Anexampleofsuchagapwouldbehotelmanagement.Malehotelmanagersgenerallyearn9.8%morethantheirfemalecounterparts.
A:
Isthereanyreasontobelievethingswillimprove?
B:
Yes,thereis.Infact,thesituationisgettingbetteraswespeak.10yearsago,thepaygapwas16.2%.Sointhelastdecade,therehasbeenanimprovementofover6%--thisshowsthatoursocietyisheadedintherightdirection.
A:
Rachel,thankyouforspeakingwithustoday.
B:
You’reverywelcome.
A:
Iamreadingacompellingbookrightnow.It’scalledFirewithFire.
Neverheardofher.
A:
NaomiWolf.
B:
Really?
Inwhatway?
A:
Sheisafeministwriter.Femaleempowermentisoneofthemajorthemesofthebook.
B:
Howaboutyou:
areyouafeminist?
A:
Shewantsallwomentohaveavoicethatisheard.Likemostfeminists,shebelievesingenderequalityandequalopportunitiesforwomen.
B:
Languagediscriminates?
B:
What’swrongwiththat?
A:
Itsuggeststhatwomencan’tdothesejobs.Non-discriminatorylanguagewouldbetermslike:
“businessperson”,“policeofficer”or“salesrepresentative”
B:
Yes,Isee.Thatlanguageismuchmoregenderneutral.
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A:
Ijusthadatiffwithmyfather.
B:
Cindy,I’msorrytohearthat.Whatwasitabout?
A:
HewasaskingmeaboutmycareerplansandItoldhimthatIwanttobeahousewife.
B:
Ahousewife?
I’msomewhatsurprisedtohearyousaythat.Imean…whywouldyouwanttobeahousewife?
A:
BecauseIvaluefamilymorethananythingelse.IguessIjustwanttospendmyadultlifemakingawarmandlovingfamilyhome.
B:
Sowhatwasyourfather’sreaction?
A:
Hegotangry.Hesaidhewaswastinghismoneysendingmetouniversityifmyintentionisonlytobecomeahousewife.
B:
Doyouthinkhehasapoint?
A:
No,notintheleast!
Imean,Iamextremelygratefulthatheispayingformystudies,butknowledgeispriceless–it’sthekeytounderstandingtheworldaroundus.Besides,ifIhavechildren,Iwanttohelpeducatethemandgetinvolvedwiththeirschooling.Andwhoknows,maybeoneday,ImightdecidethatIwanttoworkoutsidethehomeandI’llneedadegreetoshowthatI’mqualified.
B:
Well,ifit'sworthanything,Isupportyouinyourdecision.Myfeelingisthatpeopleneedtotakeonresponsibilitiesthatgivemeaningtotheirlives.Becomingahousewifewilldefinitelygiveyouthissenseofpurpose.
A:
ThanksJane.Thatmeansalottome.You’reagoodfriend.
A:
Didyourealizethatthereisameetingscheduledfor3:
30thisafternoon?
B:
Thatshouldbeinteresting.Ourdepartmentismadeupofsevenmenandeightwomen.Myguessisthatitwillbehardforustoachieveaconsensusbecausemenandwomendefinesuccessverydifferently.
A:
Elsawantstoseewhatwecandotorunamoresuccessfuldepartment.
B:
NotaccordingtoanarticleIjustread.Itsaysthatwomenseebeingsuccessfulatworkasbeingagoodteamplayerandcollaborator.
A:
Isn’ttheideaofsuccessmoreorlessthesameforeverybody?
B:
Well,youareawoman!
A:
Iwouldagree.
B:
Men,ontheotherhand,definebeingsuccessfulatworkasbeingself-sufficientandachievingtargets.
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A:
Julie’saskedmetogotoherwedding–Iamsoexcited!
B:
Julieisgettingmarried–that’sgreatnews!
Pleasecongratulateheronmybehalf.Whatwillyouwear?
A:
NoideaIcan'tfitintoanyofmyfancyclothes.Ineedtoloseweightimmediately.Anysuggestions?
B:
Therecipeforweightlossissimple:
exerciseandahealthydiet.
A:
ButIcan’tstandexercise!
WheneverIgojoggingIgetboredafter5minutes.
B:
Well,trytodofunthings.Therearemanyotherwaystoburnofffat.Getinvolvedinteamsports,likevolleyball,orgroupexercise,likeaerobicsorevensomethinglikeyoga.
A:
IsupposeIcouldtry.
B:
Iguessitdependsonhowmuchyouwanttofitintoanicedress!
A:
Alright.I’lldosomeexercise,butadiet,noway!
IneedmychocolatChocolateicecream,chocolatecake,chocolatebrownies–it’sallsoscrumptious!
Theideaofadietdepressesme.
B:
Youdon’thavetogiveupchocolatecompletely-justdon’toverdoit.Whenyougetacraving,eatsomefruitorhaveasalad.You’llfeelrefreshed!
A:
Easyforyoutosay.You’renotachocoholic!
A:
Bob,you’relookinggood.Haveyoubeenworkingout?
B:
Yeah,I’vestartedthisawesomeexerciseroutine.Ifeelgreat!
A:
Well,youcertainlylooktrimandfit.What’sthesecret?
B:
Disciplineanddedication.ImakesureIsticktoaroutine.
A:
Canyouwalkmethroughit?
B:
Wouldloveto.Everymorning,beforebreakfast,IdosomestretchingtoloosenupandmakesurethatIdon’tpullanymusclesduringtheday.ThenIgofora30-minutejog.
A:
Iseewhatyoumeanbydedication.Ican’tdoanythingbeforebreakfast.
B:
Then,beforelunch,Ihitthegymanddosomeweighttrainingandcardiowork.It’snormallya40-minutesession.
A:
Youmustworkupquiteanappetite!
B:
Icertainlydo.Then,onmywayhomefromwork,Istopbythepoolandgofora1000-meterswim.Swimmingistrulythebestexercise:
itworkseverymuscle,includingtheheart,andisnothardonthejoints.
A:
Well,yourroutineisimpressive.Infact,ifyoukeepitup,youcouldprobablycompleteatriathlon.
B:
That’smygoal!
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A:
What’sinthatbag?
B:
Atent!
IjustboughtitIamgoingcampingnextmonth!
A:
Wow,howexciting!
Whereto?
B:
TheAmazon.MarkandIareplanninga6-dayhikethroughtherainforest.We’llsleepinthistenteverynight,withthesoundsofthejungleasbackgroundmusic.、
A:
Thathasgottobethecoolestcampingtripever:
I’vealwayswantedtoexplorethejungle!
You’llseefascinatingbirds,reptilesandamphibians!
B:
Iknow.I’mactuallyafraidofsnakessohopefullywewon’tcomeacrosstoomanyofthem!
Iamhopingwe’llseeriverdolphinsfromtheshoresoftheAmazon.
A:
Ohyes!
PinkAmazonriverdolphins–thoseareincredible!
Besuretobringacamera.
B:
Iwill.I’veactuallyboughtatripodsothatIcantakegoodwildlifepictures.
A:
Greatidea.Pleasedoshowmeyourshotswhenyougetback.
B:
Iwill.I’llmakeaslideshowandinviteyouoverforaviewingand,hopefully,somegreatstorytelling!
A:
Ilookforwardtoit!
A:
Whatexactlyisecotourism?
Itseemstobethelatesttravelbuzzword.
B:
Well,letmebeginwithaquestion.Inyourview,whataresomeofthenegativeeffectsoftourismontraveldestinations?
A:
Sopleasetellmeaboutit:
I’mallears!
A:
Hmm.Iguesstherearetwomaindrawbacks.Thefirstthingisthattourismpollutes:
Irecentlywenttotheseasidefortheweekend,andcouldn’tbelievehowmuchrubbishfromtravelerslitteredthebeachesandsea...Thesecondthingisthattourismsometimesdisruptsthelocalculturesandpractices.
B:
Thesetwodrawbacksarepreciselywhatecotourismwantstoavoid.Forexample,TIES–TheInternationalEcotourismSociety–promotesresponsibletraveltotouristareas.TIESwantstraveltobeenvironmentallyfriendlyandhelpimprovethewell-beingoflocalpeople.
A:
Howcantheseimprovementsbemade?
B:
Byprovidingfinancialbenefitsandempowermentforlocalpeople,andbyraisingawarenessonenvironmentalandculturalissuesthatareimportanttothem.
A:
Ithinkthat’scommendable.Fromnowon,Iwillbeanecotourist!
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A:
Dr.Wang,doyouhaveamoment?
Iwouldliketoaskyouforsomeadvice.
B:
Ofcourse,Cindy,whatcanIdoforyou?
A:
Iwantedtoaskyouaboutidioms.IhaveanIELTStestnextmonthandthepublicIELTSdescriptorsshowthatIcangetahigherscoreonthespeakingtestifIuseidiomaticvocabulary.
B:
Well,usingidiomsisn’talwayseasy.ButIcouldgiveyouoneortwothatmightbehelpful.
A:
I’dappreciatethat.
B:
Hmm,let’ssee…Ifyou’reaskedtodescribeyourself,youcouldanswerthatyou’reapersonwhodoesn’tliketocauseproblemsbysayingyoudon’tliketorocktheboat.
A:
Sure,Icanrememberthat.Thankyou...Doyouhavesomeothersuggestions?
B:
Well,letmethink.Ifyoufindsomethingtobeeasytodo,youcansay:
it’sapieceofcake.
A:
Ohyeah,I’veheardthatbefore.I’lltrytousethatidiomduringmytest.Icouldsay:
speakingEnglishisapieceofcake!
Ha,ha!
B:
Ha!
Yes,that’sfine.Domakesurethatyouusetheseidiomsintheappropriatecontextortheywillnotmakesense.
A:
Iunderstand.I’llpracticelotsduringthenextfewweekssothatIgetthehangofit!
A:
IamthinkingoflearningFrench.
B:
AhFrench,thelanguageofromanceandpoetry...
A:
Yes,itisabeautifullanguageindeed.ButIdon’twanttobecomeaFrenchpoet!
IplantolearnFrenchtoincreasemyjobprospects.
B:
Idon’tfollowyou.
A:
Well,IamveryproudtosaythatIambilingual.IspeakChineseandEnglish.Butintoday’sworld,tofindagoodjob,it’sbettertobetrilingual.
B:
Trilingual?
Youmean,speakthreelanguages.
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A:
HeyDan,thanksforfreeinguptimetohelpme.
B:
Don’tmentionitJane,it’snoproblematall...Sowhat’sup?
A:
MysisterwantstostudyinAmericanextyearbutdoesn
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