13新编大学英语视听说unit16听力原文.docx
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13新编大学英语视听说unit16听力原文
Unit1
【1】
Interviewer:
Angela,youwereborninKoreabutyou'vebeenlivinginCanadaforalongtime,haven'tyou?
Angela:
Yes,Iwas10yearsoldwhenmyparentsimmigratedtoCanadaandI'vebeenlivingherefor20yearsnow.
Interviewer:
Doyouthinkthatbelongingtotwodifferentcultureshasaffectedyourpersonality?
Angela:
Yes,definitely.TherearetimeswhenIthinkthatIhavetwopersonalities.DependingonwhereIamandwhoI'mwith,I'mKoreanorI'mCanadian.
Interviewer:
Thatsoundscomplicated.Couldyouexplainwhatyoumean?
Angela:
Well,growingupinCanadawhenIwasgoingtohighschool,forexample,IwasknownasAngelatotheoutsideworld,andasSun-Kyungathome.Iwouldwavehellotomyteachers,butbowtomyparents'Koreanfriendswhentheyvisitedourhome.
Interviewer:
Dodifferentcultureshavedifferentideasastowhatispolite?
Angela:
Yes,definitely.Inhighschool,Iwasexpectedtolookstraightintheeyesofmyteachersandtotalkopenlywiththem.ButwhenKoreansspoketome,Iwasexpectedtolookatmyfeetandtobeshyandsilent.
Interviewer:
Doyouthinkthathavingtwopersonalitiesmakesyouaricherperson?
Angela:
Yes,butsometimesIdon'tknowwhoIam.
【2】
Iamaverysensitiveperson,andthat'sgoodtoapoint.Ifeeleveryoneshouldbeabletofeelorunderstandwhatothersaregoingthrough.Butwhenyouhurt,cry,orareunhappyforpeopleyoudon'tknow,orforamoviethatisnotreal,thenIthinkthat'salittletoosensitive.That'sthewayIam.
Iamaveryindependentperson.Imustdothingsformyself.Idon'tlikepeopledoingthingsforme,orhelpingme,orgivingmethings.It'snotthatIdon'tappreciateit,becauseIdo.Ijustfeelthatwhensomeonedoessomethingforyou,youowethem,andifthereisonethingIdon'tliketofeel,it'sthatIoweanyoneanything.
IthinkIwouldbeagoodfriend.IwoulddoalmostanythingforsomeoneIlike,andwouldshareorgiveanythingIhave.I'mverycaringandunderstanding.Peopletrustmewiththeirsecrets,andthey'rerightfordoingsobecauseInevertellanysecretthatistoldtome.I'malwaystheretohelpinanywaythatIcan.Allyouhavetodoisask.
Ienjoylifeandpeople,whichmakesmefeelgood.IfindfuninalmosteverythingIdo(excepthousework).Iliketowatchpeople,talktothem,andbearoundthem.ItmakesnodifferencewhetherIagreeordisagreewithwhattheyfeel,orhowtheylive,orwhattheylooklike,orwhatagetheyare.Ijustenjoylearningandbeingawareofeverythingandeveryonearoundme.
Part3
【4】
AnumberofvisitorstotheUK,whohadtraveledthroughouttheBritishIsles,wereaskedbyanewspaperreporterwhattheirimpressionsoftheBritishpeoplewere.Here'sabriefsummaryofwhattheythought.
Thereweremanydifferentopinionsamongthoseinterviewed:
Somewereveryflattering,othersverycritical.ThedistinctionbetweentheEnglishandtheBritishwasn'talwaysunderstood,but,onthewhole,itseemedthattheScotswereverypopularwithvisitors.Theywerethoughttobeveryfriendly,eventhoughoneDutchvisitorconfessedshe'dfoundithardtounderstandtheirEnglish.
AgreatnumberfoundtheBritishgenerallyreserved,particularlytheEnglish,althoughoneAustralianvisitorcalledtheEnglish"thefriendliestpeopleintheworldandmosthospitable".Butshedidadmitthatspeakingthesamelanguagewasagreathelp.
SomeAsianbusinessmen,whohadtraveledwidelythroughoutEngland,saidquiteopenlythattheyfoundNorthcountrypeople"muchnicer"thanpeopleintheSouth.Whenaskedwhatexactlytheymeantby"muchnicer",oneofthemsaid,withaplayfulsmileonhisface,"BymuchnicerImeanmuchmorelikeus!
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Afewcontinentalspraised"Englishcourtesy",butthemajorityfounditdishonestanddull."You'reforeversaying'please'and'sorry'whenyoudon'tfeelpleasedorsorry,"oneexplained.
AyoungstudentfromSouthAfricahadnoviewsonthematter.Hehadn'tmetanyEnglishmen,hesaid.Thecountryappearedtobefullofforeignerslikehimself.
Part4
【1】
Oneday,whenMr.Smithcamehomefromwork,hefoundhiswifeveryupsetaboutsomething.Mr.Smithalwaysthoughtthathewasmoresensiblethanhiswife,sohestartedtogiveheralectureontheimportanceofalwaysremainingcalm.
Finallyhesaid,"It'sawasteofyourstrengthtogetexcitedaboutsmallthings.Trainyourselftobepatient,likeme.Now,lookattheflythathasjustlandedonmynose.AmIgettingexcitedorannoyed?
AmIswearingorwavingmyarmsaround?
No.I'mnot.I'mperfectlycalm."
Justashehadsaidthis,Mr.Smithstartedshouting.Hejumpedupandbegantowavehisarmsaroundwildlyandswearterribly.Hecouldn'tspeakforsometime,butatlasthewasabletotellhiswife:
Thethingonhisnosewasnotafly,butabee.
【3】
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