大学体验英语听说教程4unit1unit8视频原文.docx
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Unit1
Dr.Zhang:
What’ssofunnyLisa
Lisa:
Ha,ha!
I’vejustreadanarticleaboutaScottishtourist
whohadhispassportstoleninNewZealand,byaparrot.
Dr.Zhang:
AparrotAbirdThat’simpossible!
Areyoupullingmyleg
Lisa:
No,Iamdeadserious:
it’satruestory!
Dr.Zhang:
Whathappened
Lisa:
Accordingtothearticle,theScottishtouristhadputhispassportinalittlebrightbag.Butthebrightnessofthebagdrewtheattentionofaparrot,whichswoopeddown,grabbedit,andflewaway!
Dr.Zhang:
Ohmy!
Thepoortourist!
What’shegoingtodo
Lisa:
Well,hecan’ttravelhome.Infact,hewillnowhavetospendanextrasixweeksinNewZealand.
Dr.Zhang:
Sixweeks
Lisa:
Yeah.Thearticlesaysthat’showlongitwilltakehimtogethispassportrenewed.
Dr.Zhang:
Howinconvenient!
Lisa:
Indeed.That’swhy,whenItravel,Ialwayskeepimportantdocumentsinasafeinmyhotelroom.IwouldneverloseanIDcardorpassport!
Lisa:
Tina,Iaminapanic.Ican’tfindmyIDcard.I’velostit!
Tina:
It’sprobablyjustmisplaced.Iamsureitwillturnup.
Lisa:
Noitwon’t.I’velookedeverywhereforit.it’snowheretobefound.IthinkIsomehowthrewthecardoutwiththerubbish.IdidabighousecleanonSundayandmayhavegottenabitcareless.
Ohmy,whathaveIdone
Tina:
Lisa,takeiteasy.it’snottheendoftheworld!
You’lljusthavetogetitreplaced.
Lisa:
HowWillIbefined
Tina:
No,ofcoursenot.It’sasimpletwo-stepprocess.Ihadtodoitlastyear.Thefirstthingistoreportthecardlostorstolentoyourlocalpolicestation.
Lisa:
That’sfairlystraightforward.Thenwhat
Tina:
TakeacopyofthepolicereporttothePublicSecurityBureauoppositetheNationalLibrary.Theywillissueanewcardimmediately.
Lisa:
That’sit
Tina:
That’sit.
Lisa:
SoI’llhaveanewcardbytheendoftheweek
Tina:
Yep.It’snobigdeal,really.
Lisa:
You’reastar.Thanksforthehelp!
Tina:
Noworries.
Unit2
Jack:
Eric,IhopeImeetthewomanofmydreamssoonerratherthanlater.IwanttosettledownandhaveafamilybeforeIamthirty.
Eric:
Well,I’vealwaysthoughtthatyouandRachelwouldmakeawonderfulcouple!
Jack:
RachelShe’dnevergoforme.
Eric:
Iwouldn’tbesosure.Youshouldseethewayshelooksatyou.
Whatyearwereyoubornin
Jack:
WhatyearwasIborninWhat’sthatgottodowithanything
Eric:
Lots.Theyearyouwerebornsaysagreatdealaboutyourpersonalityandwhoyouwouldbecompatiblewithasamate.
Jack:
You’rekidding,right
Eric:
No.Iamperfectlyserious.
Jack:
Iwasbornin1985.
Eric:
That’stheyearoftheox.Thatmakessense,becauseyou’redowntoearth,caringandloyal,justlikeoxpeople.AreyouawarethatRachelwasbornin1987
Jack:
Yes,Iam,butwhat’syourpoint
Eric:
That’stheyearofthepeopleareusuallysweetnatured,sociableandromantic.
Jack:
JustlikeRachel…
Eric:
Youknow,itissaidthatanidealmatchforarabbitisanox…
Cindy:
Lisa,you’resuchanextrovertedperson,whileIammuchmoreintroverted.You’reoutgoing,whereasIamsoftspoken.You’reverysocial,whileIamveryreserved.WhatdoyouthinkitisthatmakesourpersonalitiessodifferentAfterall,we’resisters!
Lisa:
Ithinkitallhastodowiththenatureversusnurturedebate
Cindy:
Natureversusnurture
Lisa:
Yes,somescientiststhinkthatpeoplearebornwiththeirpersonalities.That’sthe“nature”theoryofhumanbehavior.Otherscientistsclaimthattheenvironmentpeoplegrowupinshapestheirpersonalities.That’sthe“nurture”theoryofhumanbehavior.
Cindy:
Hm.Interesting.Itendtothinkthattheenvironmentdeterminesaperson’scharacter.IguessthatmeansIsubscribetothe“nurture”theory.
Lisa:
Metoo.Isupposethat’swhywearesodifferent.Wewenttodifferentschools,youplayedsportswhileIstudiedmusic,andwehungoutwithdifferenttypesoffriends.
Cindy:
Nonetheless,Idothinknatureplaysaroleinshapingpersonalitytoo.Afterall,we’rebothintelligent,talentedinwhatwedoandverycaringtowardsothers.Theseareprobablyalltraitsthatweinherited.
Lisa:
Maybe.Iamnoexpert.Theimportantthingtomeisthatwegetalongsowell,enjoybeingtogetherandloveeachother.
Cindy:
You’reright.Icouldn’taskforabettersister!
Unit3
Tina:
ThisisTinaLinfromHTNnews,andwearewithRachelWutoday,astudentofFeministStudies.Rachel,wouldyousaythatthereistrueequalityinoursocietybetweenmenandwomen
Rachel:
That'sagoodquestion.Onthewhole,inmostareas,Ibelievewecanspeakaboutrealequalitybetweenmenandwomen,andthatisaveryclearsignofsocialprogress.However,thewagegapisstillasignificantproblemwomenstillearnalotlessmoneythanmenwhohavethesamejobs.
Tina:
Canyougiveusaspecificexampleofdiscriminatorywagepracticesbasedonsex
Rachel:
Mostcertainly.Researchshowsthatmalehealthprofessionals,suchasdoctorsandadministrators,earntwiceasmuchasfemaleworkersdoingthesamejobsfull-time.
Tina:
Twiceasmuch!
Thatmustbeanextremecase.
Rachel:
Yes,onaverage,thepaygapisjustunder10%.Anexampleofsuchagapwouldbehotelmanagement.Malehotelmanagersgenerallyearn%morethantheirfemalecounterparts.
Tina:
Isthereanyreasontobelievethingswillimprove
Rachel:
Yes,thereis.Infact,thesituationisgettingbetteraswespeak.10yearsago,thepaygapwas%.Sointhelastdecade,therehasbeenanimprovementofover6%'thisshowsthatoursocietyisheadedintherightdirection.
Tina:
Rachel,thankyouforspeakingwithustoday.
Rachel:
You'reverywelcome.
Mary:
Iamreadingacompellingbookrightnow.It'scalledFirewithFire.
Dan:
Who'stheauthor
Mary:
NaomiWolf.
Dan:
Neverheardofher.
Mary:
Sheisafeministwriter.Femaleempowermentisoneofthemajorthemesofthebook.
Dan:
ReallyInwhatway
Mary:
Shewantsallwomentohaveavoicethatisheard.Likemostfeminists,shebelievesingenderequalityandequalopportunitiesforwomen.
Dan:
Howaboutyou:
areyouafeminist
Mary:
IaminthesensethatIsupporttheideaofmenandwomenhavingequalrights.Iamalsosensitivetohowlanguagesometimesdiscriminatesagainstwomen.
Dan:
Languagediscriminates
Mary:
Yes,youknow,peopleoftenusetermslikebusinessman,policemanorsalesman'.
Dan:
What'swrongwiththat
Mary:
Itsuggeststhatwomencan'tdothesejobs.Nondiscriminatorylanguagewouldbetermslikebusinessperson,policeofficerorsalesrepresentative'.
Dan:
Yes,Isee.Thatlanguageismuchmoregenderneutral.
Unit4
Cindy:
Ijusthadatiffwithmyfather.
Jane:
Cindy,I'msorrytohearthat.Whatwasitabout
Cindy:
HewasaskingmeaboutmycareerplansandItoldhimthatIwanttobeahousewife.
Jane:
AhousewifeI'msomewhatsurprisedtohearyousaythat.
Imean…whywouldyouwanttobeahousewife
Cindy:
BecauseIvaluefamilymorethananythingelse.IguessIjustwanttospendmyadultlifemakingawarmandlovingfamilyhome.
Jane:
Sowhatwasyourfather'sreaction
Cindy:
Hegotangry.Hesaidhewaswastinghismoneysendingmetouniversityifmyintentionisonlytobecomeahousewife.
Jane:
Doyouthinkhehasapoint
Cindy:
No,notintheleast!
Imean,Iamextremelygratefulthatheispayingformystudies,butknowledgeispriceless,it'sthekeytounderstandingtheworldaroundus.Besides,ifIhavechildren,Iwanttohelpeducatethemandgetinvolvedwiththeirschooling.Andwhoknows,maybeoneday,ImightdecidethatIwanttoworkoutsidethehomeandI'llneedadegreetoshowthatI'mqualified.
Jane:
Well,ifit'sworthanything,Isupportyouinyourdecision.Myfeelingisthatpeopleneedtotakeonresponsibilitiesthatgivemeaningtotheirlives.Becomingahousewifewilldefinitelygiveyouthissenseofpurpose.
Cindy:
ThanksJane.Thatmeansalottome.You'reagoodfriend.
Lisa:
Didyourealizethatthereisameetingscheduledfor3:
30thisafternoon
Tim:
No,Ididn't.Anyreasongivenforthemeeting
Lisa:
Elsawantstoseewhatwecandotorunamoresuccessfuldepartment.
Tim:
Thatshouldbeinteresting.Ourdepartmentismadeupofsevenmenandeightwomen.Myguessisthatitwillbehardforustoachieveaconsensusbecausemenandwomendefinesuccessverydifferently.
Lisa:
Isn'ttheideaofsuccessmoreorlessthesameforeverybody
Tim:
NotaccordingtoanarticleIjustread.Itsaysthatwomenseebeingsuccessfulatworkasbeingagoodteamplayerandcollaborator.
Lisa:
Iwouldagree.
Tim:
Well,youareawoman!
Lisa:
Tellmeaboutmenthen.
Tim:
Men,ontheotherhand,definebeingsuccessfulatworkasbeingself-sufficientandachievingtargets.
Lisa:
Iwouldagreewiththattooanemployeeneedstobeabletotakeinitiativewithoutalwaysbeingtoldwhattodo.Atthemeeting,Ithinkweneedtoaimtocreateabalancebetweenmenandwomen'sviewsofsuccess.
Unit5
Cindy:
Julie’saskedmetogotoherwedding—Iamsoexcited!
Jane:
Julieisgettingmarried—that’sgreatnews!
Pleasecongratulateheronmybehalf.Whatwillyouwear
Cindy:
Noidea:
Ican’tfitintoanyofmyfancyclothes.Ineedtoloseweightimmediately.Anysuggestions
Jane:
Therecipeforweightlossissimple:
exerciseandahealthydiet.
Cindy:
ButIcan’tstandexercise!
WheneverIgojoggingIgetboredafter5minutes.
Jane:
Well,trytodofunthings.Therearemanyotherwaystoburnofffat.Getinvolvedinteamsports,likevolleyball,orgroupexercise,likeaerobicsorevensomethinglikeyoga.
Cindy:
IsupposeIcouldtry.
Jane:
Iguessitdependsonhowmuchyouwanttofitintoanicedress!
Cindy:
Alright.I’lldosomeexercise,butadiet,
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