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Followup研究生英语综合教程上

Unit1Follow-up

1

W:

Doyouhaveahobby,Kevin?

M:

Yes.Sure.Ihavemorethanonehobby.

W:

Anddoyouagreethatsomehobbiesaregoodwhilesomearebad?

M:

Well,inmyopinion,yes.Goodhobbiesarethosethatgiveyoutheopportunitytodevelopnewskills.Badhobbies,ontheotherhand,mayresultinbadhabits.

W:

Wow,Stephen,yourcollectionofcoinsisreallyamazing.Youmustbeproudofit.

M:

Yes.Theyaremybabies.Collectingthesehastaughtmealot.Itteachesmetobesystematicandcareful,becauseIneedtosortthecoinsaccordingtotheirvalueanddates.

W:

Andthat'swhyyou'reagoodaccountant.

Q:

WhatcanyoulearnaboutStephen?

W:

Didyougofishingtoday?

M:

Yesythelake,allbymyself.

W:

But,Roy,everytimeyougooutfishing,youcomebackwithanemptybag.Whynotgiveituportrysomethingelse,likebasketball?

M:

No.Carol,youdontunderstand.Fishingmakesmehappy,becauseIlovesittingaloneanddoingnothingatall.

W:

Harry,haveyouheardabouta44-year-oldfarmerfromthevillage

whosehobbyistomakemachines?

M:

Yes,Tina.Iknowheistheinventorandthe"father"oftherobotsinhisvillage.Hishigh-techproductsreallybringlotsofbenefitstohisfamilyandneighbours.

W:

Themostimpressivethingis,whilemakingrobots,hehassufferedtwomajordisasters.Oneexplosionnearlydestroyedhistwofingers,andafireburntallhisbelongings.

M:

Andtheideaofgivingupneveroccurstohim.Actually,that'sthepartthattouchesmemost.

M:

Marilyn,haveyouthoughtaboutthisquestion?

Amongalltheeviladdictions,whichistheworst?

W:

Addictionisaddiction,nomatterwhatitis.Drugs,alcohol,smoking,orgambling.AnddontforgettheInternet.Anyaddictioncomeswithpainandsadness.Somyanswertoyourquestionis,allofthem.

M:

Ican'tagree.Yousee,drugaddictsdontgetmuchsympathy.Drugsdestroyhealth,family,feelings,andfriendships.Itmakesyouliveliketrash.That'stheworst.

W:

Daniel,anyaddictionmayleadtothat.

Q:

What'sMarilyn'sattitudetowardsvariousaddictions?

2

DoesGamingAddictionMatter?

Gloria:

Ron,doyouknowanyonewhohasaseriousaddictiontogames?

Ron:

Me.Ilovegames.PCgames,likeDarkAgeofCameiot.

Gloria:

No,Ron.I'mtalkingaboutsomeonewhowillsitatapokertableorinfrontofacomputerfromthetimehewakesuptill3or4a.m.,andonlygetsuptogotothebathroomorgetsomethingtoeat.

Ron:

Well,that'snotme,fortunately.ButmyuncleMarkisone.OnceIwenttohishouse,hewasplayingonlinegamesandthekidswererunningaroundbehindhim.Stephanie,theyoungestkid,fellandscreamedinpain.Buthepaidnoattentiontothekidandcontinuedthatgame,WorldofWareraft.

Gloria:

Howcanhisfamilybearit?

That'sahobbythathascrossedtheline.Whydoesn'thestop?

Ron:

UncleMarkhastriedtokickitmanytimes,butalwaysfailed.Nowhesaysit'snobigdeal.Hecanexperiencethebeautifulscenery,makefriends,andlearnwhatteamworkisfromthegames.

Gloria:

Youseemtobeonhisside.

Ron:

Well,notexactly.Anyway,heisgaming,notgambling.Werelategameplayerswithgamblers,butmyuncleplaysforfun.Ithinkplayinggamesformoneyisharmful.

Gloria:

Mostpeopleentercasinosforfunandwalkoutasgamblers.Peopleareattractedbygamesites,which,asamatteroffact,preyongamblers.Haveyouheardthatsomehousewivesandprofessionalsareaddictedtoonlinepokergames?

Andalmost80%ofthemaregambling.

Ron:

Womenasgameaddicts?

Areyoukidding?

Gloria:

Hey,gameaddictioniseverywhere,formenandwomen.Ifyouruncleisresponsibletowardshimselfandhisfamily,thenheshouldrealizeit'stimehecontrolledhimself.

Ron:

Youareright.Maybethetemporarysolutionforhimisjusttostayawayfromthecomputer.

Gloria:

Ihopethatworksforhim.

Questions:

1.WhatisUncleMarkinterestedin?

2.WhatcanyouinferaboutRon?

3.WhatisGloria'sattitudetowardsUncleMark'saddictiontogames?

4.WhatdoesRonthinkofplayinggames?

5.Accordingtothetalk,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutgaming

addicts?

DCCAA

3

CanYourHobbyMakeMoneyforYou?

Nearlyeveryonehasahobby.Ourhobbieshelpusrelaxandforgetoureverydayproblemsandtroubles.Tosomepeople,hobbiesmeanmore.Ihaveafriendwholikestotravel.Onedayhediscoveredthathecouldpayforhistripsbywritingabouttheplaceshevisits,andbytakingphotographs.Noweverycoupleofyearshetakesanall-expenses-paidvacation.He'sdoingsomethinghe'ddoanyhow,anditdoesn'tcosthimadime.Hehasturnedhishobbyintoamoney-makingbusinesswhileenjoyingitatthesametime.

Sowouldnotitbegreatifyoucouldhaveamoneymakinghobby?

Youcouldgetinvolvedevenmorewithwhatyoualreadylovetodo;youcouldtreatyourfamilyandfriendswiththeextracash.Andyoucanevenquityourcurrentjob,whichyouprobablyhate.

Earningmoneyfromahobbyisanicewaytogetpaidfordoingsomethingyouwoulddoanyhow.Whetheryouknit,orwrite,orplaygames,orgrowavegetablegarden,orcollectancientcoins-youcanmakeitasideincome.Investigatethepossibilities,calculatethecosts,analyzethemarket,andmoveforwardwithyourplanofaction.Justgetcreativeinyourthinking.Findsomethingthatyoucandothatmostotherscannot,somethingforwhichotherpeoplemightbewillingtopay.

Notethatthisisnota"getrichquick"scheme.Itwillrequirelotsofyourenergy,workandtime.Thebottomlineisthat,whetherornotyoumakemoneyfromyourhobby,enjoythetimeyouspendwithit!

DaleCarnegieoncesaid:

"Getinterestedinsomething.Shakeyourselfawake.Developahobby.Letthewindsofenthusiasmsweepthroughyou."Well,it'sgreattodevelopaninterestinghobby.It'sevenmoreexcitingandfinanciallyrewardingtoturnyourspecialtalentsintoasuccessfulhome-basedbusiness.

FTTFFTFT

UnittwoFollow-up

1、W:

Canwereallyaffordaholiday?

We'repayingforthishouseandwehavealoanforthefurniture.

M:

Listen.YouworkhardandIworkhard.We'renottalkingaboutwhetherwecanhaveavacation.We'retalkingaboutwhereandwhen.

W:

Youlooktired.Whynottakeavacationforachange?

M:

Avacationforachange?

Don'tyouknow"nomanneedsavacationsomuchasthemanwhohasjusthadone"?

W:

IVepackedclothes,toiletries,asleepmaskandacamera.IsthereanythingspecialIhavetotake?

M:

Oh,l_llgiveyoualistofnecessitiestotake.Ofcourse,thecoachspaceislimited.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

W:

Whatkindofholidayhaveyouhad?

M:

Terrible.Quite,quiteterrible.Wecertainlywontgoonabustouragain.

W-Whatexactlywasthematter?

M:

Thebusitselfforastart.Itwassooldandbattered.Theonlyplaceitwasfitforwasamuseum.

W:

What'sthetimeforyourflight?

M:

IwillleaveTokyoonMay21at5:

30p.m.onNorthwestAirlinesFlight255.ItwillarriveinHongKongSARat8.35p.m.

W:

I'llmeetyouattheairport.

Q:

HowlongistheflightfromTokyotoHongKongSAR?

ADDBA

2、CampingatYellowstone

BartandJanetarefatheranddaughter.AfterseeingaprogrammeaboutYellowstoneNationalPark,theydecidedtospendtheirvacationtherethisyear.Theyboughtalargetentandotherequipment,anddrovetoacampingareaonthebankoftheYellowstoneRiver.Aftersupper,theysataroundacampfireandtalked.

Janet:

Thisplaceissopeaceful!

Lookatallthosestars!

BartYeah,whenyougetawayfromallofthenoiseandpollutioninthecity,youfeelalotclosertonature,dontyou?

Janet:

That'sforsure!

IVeneverseensomanydifferentkindsofanimals.IwishIcouldtakealittlebearcubhome.Theonethatatepartofmyhamburgerwassocute!

Weshouldatleasthavetakenitspicture

Bart:

Fortunately,you'renotallowedtotakethemoutofthepark,andyou'renotsupposedtofeedthemeither,Janet.Youshouldn'thavegiventhatbearfood.Rememberwhattheparkrangertoldusthismorning:

thebearsherearewildanimalsandcanbeverydangerous-itmighthavebittenyourhand

insteadofyourhamburger.DonldoitagairilImeanitlJanet:

OK.Iwontdoitagain.Whatarewegoingtodotomorrow?

Howabouthikinginthewoods?

Bart:

Hikingwouldbegood,butwouldyouliketogofishingatthelake?

Janet:

I'drathergosightseeingagain.Wehaven'tseenOldFaithfulyet•丨wonderifitreallyshootshotwateratregularintervals.Bart:

Inthatcase,maybewecangohorse-riding.Thatwaywecanseelotsofthings.

Janet:

That'sagreatidea!

Ilovehorses!

Bart.Well,we'dbettergetsomesleep.Thefireisalmostoutandtobesafe.I'llthrowsomewateronit.Wedontwanttostartaforestfire.

Questions:

WhatcanbeinferredaboutYellowstoneNationalPark?

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthewildanimalsthere?

Whataretheygoingtodothene«tday?

4WhatdoyouthinkisOldFaithful?

5.What'sthelastthingtheydobeforegoingtosleep?

BDDDB

3A

SpaniardsHavePost-vacationBluesPost-vacationbluesaffects35percentofSpain'syoungerworkers,withsymptomsincludingsleeplessness,lossofappetite,irregularheartbeatandfeelingsofdespair,researchersreported.Astheirsummervacationscometoanend,Spanishworkersofallageswouldfallintoadepression,butthemostvulnerablearethoseagedbetween25and40.Theytendtogorightbacktoworkafterreturningfromtheirholiday,withnotransitionperiod,accordingtotheexperts.AsmostSpaniardsgetamonthoffperyear,onetrickistospacethattimeoutoverthecourseoftheyearratherthanblowitallatonceinthesummer,thestudysaid.Also,besidesspendingafewdaysathomebeforegoingbacktowork,itisagoodideato