新编大学英语视听说教程第五册听力原文Unit2.docx
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新编大学英语视听说教程第五册听力原文Unit2
Unit2
Listen1-1 Ifyou'reinvitedtoanAmericanfriend'shomefordinner,keepinmindthesegeneralrulesforpolitebehavior.Firstofall,arriveapproximatelyontime(butnotearly).Americansexpectpromptness.Beingafewminuteslatemightgivethehostmoretimetogetdressedorfinishpreparingthedinner,soit'sOKtobe10or15minuteslatebutnot45minuteslate.Dinnermightbeovercookedandruinedbythen.Whenyou'reinvitedtosomeone'shomeforameal,it'spolitetobringasmallgift.Flowersorcandiesarealwaysappropriate.Ifyouhaveanattractiveitemmadeinyournativecountry,yourhostwouldcertainlyenjoyreceivingthatasagift.
Ifyouareservedsomefoodthatyoudon'tlikeorcan'teat,don'tmakeafussaboutit.Ifyourhostdoesn'tsayanythingaboutwhatyouaren'teating,thenyoushouldn't,either.Simplyeatwhatyoucanandhopethatnoonenoticeswhatyouleft.Ifyouarequestioned,youmayhavetoadmitthatyoudon'teatmeat(orwhatever),butyoucanalsosaythatyou'veenjoyedtheotherfoodsandhavehad"morethanenough"toeat.Don'tmakethehostfeelobligedtopreparesomethingelseforyou.Besuretocomplimentthehostonthefoodthatyouenjoyed.
Don'tleaveimmediatelyafterdinner,butdon'toverstayyourwelcome,either.Whenyourfriendseemstobegettingtiredandrunningoutofconversation,taketheirbehaviorasacuetoleave.Thenextday,callorwriteathank-younotetosayhowmuchyouenjoyedtheevening.
Listen2-1
Americansareusuallytolerantofnon-nativespeakerswhohavesometroubleunderstandingEnglish.Buttheybecomeannoyedwhenapersonpretendstounderstandbutdoesn'treally.Thiscreatesproblemswhenhemisunderstandswhatissaid.Noonewantssoapwhenheasksforsoup.Soifyoudon'tunderstandwhatissaidtoyou,admititandpolitelyaskthepersontorepeatorexplain.Allyouhavetosayis,"Excuseme,wouldyoumindrepeatingwhatyousaid?
Ididn'tunderstand."
Second,itisquiterudetoconversewithacompanioninyournativelanguageandleaveyourAmericanfriendsstandingtherefeelinguncomfortablebecausetheycan'tunderstandtheconversation.TheAmericansmayalsofeelthatyouaretalkingaboutthemorsayingsomethingyoudon'twantthemtohear.Ifyouhavetoswitchtoyournativelanguagetoexplainsomethingtoanon-English-speakingcompanion,thenatleasttranslateforyourAmericanfriendssotheydon'tfeelleftout.
Statements:
1.
Americanswillgetimpatientifapersoncan'tunderstandEnglish.
2.
Sometimesitiswisetopretendtounderstandwhatoneactuallydoesn'tinordertoavoidembarrassment.
3.
AskingforrepetitionorexplanationisnotconsideredgoodmannerswhentalkingwithAmericans.
4.
ItisimpoliteforpeopletotalkintheirnativelanguageinthepresenceofAmericans.
5.
Americansmayfeeluncomfortablewhentheycan'tunderstandtheconversationofnon-Englishspeakers.
Mlisten1-1
OnewinterdayinSanFrancisco,awomaninaredcardroveuptoatollbooth.ThebackseatofhercarhadapileofcolorfulChristmasgiftsonit.Shesmiledatthetollboothoperatorandsaid,"I'mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme."Shehandedtheoperatorseventollticketsanddroveon.Asthenextsixcarsarrivedatthetollbooth,theoperatortoldeachdriver,"Aladyupaheadpaidyourtoll.Haveaniceday."
Whydidtheladydothis?
Asshetoldherhusbandlater,"Ireadacardtapedonmyfriend'srefrigerator.Itsaid,'Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.'Ilikedthatphraseandcopieditformyself.PayingthetollswasalittleactofrandomkindnessIcoulddo."
NowallovertheU.S.,itisbecomingapopularphrase.Onecanseeitoncarbumperstickers,onwalls,andevenonbusinesscards.Randomactsofkindnessareeasytoperformifoneislookingforopportunities.InPortland,amanmightputacoininastranger'sparkingmeterjustintimetosavethatpersonfromgettingfinedforovertimeparking.InChicago,ateenageboymayshovelsnownotonlyfromhisdrivewaybutalsohisneighbor'sdriveway.Undoubtedlythousandsofrandomactsofkindnessoccureveryday.
Whataresomesenselessactsofbeauty?
Apersonmightplantflowersalongahighway.Anothermightcleangraffitifromacityparkbench.Yetanothermightpickuplitterfromthestreetandputitinatrashcan.
Youshouldrememberthisphraseandputitintoaction.Notonlywillyouhelpothers,butyouwillfeelbetteryourselfsinceyouhavehelpedtheworldtobecomeabetterplace.Andwhoknows?
Thepeopleyouhelpmightwellbeinspiredtohelpsomeoneelselater.It'sa"win-win"situation.
Statements:
1.
ThewomanpaidforthesixcarsbehindherasaChristmasgift.
2.
Thewomantapedacardonherrefrigeratorthatreads:
Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.
3.
Randomactsofkindnessarenotdifficulttoperform.
4.
OnecanseegraffitieverywhereintheU.S.
5.
Peoplesometimesdogoodunconsciously.
6.
Theworldcanbecomeabetterplacebecauseofthelittleactsofkindnessandbeauty.
7.
Thepeopleyouhelpmaywellhelpsomeoneelselater.
8.
Randomactsofkindnessandbeautydogoodtoallpartiesinvolved.
Mlisten2-1
Don'ttalkwithyourmouthfull.
Keepyourelbowsoffthetable.
Say"thankyou".
Anyofthosesoundfamiliar?
Chancesare,ifyouobserveaparent,heorshehasrepeatedatleastoneofthoselinesafewthousandtimes.Etiquetteexpertsandpeoplewhoworkwithchildrentendtoagreethatteachingthechildrengoodmannersismorethanworththeeffort.Goodmannerscandefinitelybeginathome.Veronicatriestoteachher5-year-oldsonMatthewabouttheimportanceoftheGoldenRuleinwordsthathecanunderstand."Youneedtotreatpeoplethewayyouwanttobetreated,"shetellsMatthew.
Accordingtoetiquetteexperts,teachingbyexampleisthebestapproach.Byusinggoodmanners,parentscanberolemodelsfortheirchildren,whooftenlearnbyimitation."At2yearsold,they'rewatching,"expertssay."Youknow,monkeysee,monkeydo."Theyalsoadviseparentstobeginintroducingtheirtoddlerstosimplewordslike"please","thankyou","excuseme",and"I'msorry".
"It'snevertoosoontostartteachingthem,"theysay."Whenthey'resittingupinthehighchair,youcanstart."
Byteachingchildrengoodmannersandthenhelpingthempractice,parentsaredoingtheirchildrenagreatservice.It'snotjustaboutbeingpoliteandwell-manneredintheshortrun.Ultimately,astheygrowandthey'rebetter-behaved,they'llgoontogreatersuccessintheirlivesandbebetterliked.
Buthomeisnottheonlyteachingenvironmentwhenitcomestomannersandetiquette.Moreandmoreschoolsarelookingforwaystoinstillgoodmannersintheirstudents.
Statements:
1.
Allparentstrytoteachtheirchildrengoodmanners.
2.
Youneedtotreatpeoplethewayyouwanttobetreated.
3.
Monkeysareespeciallygoodatimitatingsmallchildren.
4.
Parentsshouldsetanexampletotheirchildrenwhenteachingthemgoodmanners.
5.
Parentsarehelpingtheirchildreninthelongrunbyteachingthemgoodmanners.
6.
Bothparentsandteachersareresponsiblefortheteachingofetiquette.
Questions:
1.
Whatmannersdoparentsteachtheirchildren?
2.
WhatistheGoldenRule?
3.
Whatisthebestwayforparentstoteachtheirchildrengoodmanners?
4.
What'stheappropriatetimetostartteachingchildrenmanners?
5.
Whatistheultimategoalofteachingchildrengoodmanners?
Mlisten3-1
(Fourstudentsaresittinginadormlounge,casuallywatchingTV.)
Wayne:
Youknow,peoplelietousallthetime!
ThatadvertiseronTVjusttoldmethatallIhavetodotobeattractiveistodrinktherightkindofbeer.Idon'tevenlikebeer!
Celia:
AndI'veseenthesamekindofadsfordifferentclothingbrands.Idon'tseehowanyonecanbelieveallofthatstuff.
Heather:
It'snotjustTVads.Religiousleaderstellusthatifweattendtheirchurchwe'llbehappyandpoliticianstellusifwevotefortheirpartymembersthenation'sproblemswilldisappear.Nottrue!
!
Randy:
Ithinkmostofusaresmartenoughtofigureoutthatthesethingsarelies.Butitreallyirritatesmewhenpeoplehavethearrogancetostarttheirsentencestoothersbysaying"Youneedto"dosomethingwhentheyreallymean"Ineedyouto"or"Iwantyouto".That'sakindoflyingtoo.
Celia:
You'reright.Infactit'sreallyrudebecauseitimpliesthatotherpeoplelacktheintelligencetodetermineforthemselveswheretheirinterestsareandtoactaccordingly.
Heather:
Mydadhastalkedaboutapersoninhisofficewhodoesthisalot.He'screatingabadworkenvironmentandit'sobviousthattheco-workersaregettingtiredofbeingorderedaroundlikethis.Theyknowwhattheyshoulddoandwanttodoittheirway.
Wayne:
Iimaginethateventhebossshouldbecarefulinthisrespect.Ifhe'srudetohisemployeesbyimplyingtheydon'tknowwhatthey'redoing,theywon'tputforththeirbesteffort.
Celia:
Sincewestartedtalkingnow,I'vebeenthinkingaboutafriendIhadinhighschool.ShekepttellingmewhatI"needed"todo.AfterawhileIrealizeditwasherwayofgettingmetodowhatshewanted.Needlesstosay,ourfriendshipended.Anditwasakindoflyingonherpartbecauseshewasn'tsayingthatwhatI"needed"todowasreallywhatshe"wanted"metodo.Ittookmeawhiletofigurethatout.
Randy:
Iguessthereareallsortsofwaystolie.We'dbetterwatchout,right?
Others:
Right.
Mlisten4-1
(PaulandJoycearegoingtoamovie.)
Paul:
Hurryup,Joyce.Weneedtole
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