大学英语第四册听力教程听力原文.docx
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Unit1----PartB--TheHospitalWindow
JackandBen,bothseriouslyill,occupiedthesamehospitalroom.Jack,whosebedwasnexttotheroom'sonlywindow,wasallowedtositupinhisbedforanhoureachafternoontohelpdrainthefluidfromhislungs.ButBenhadtospendalldayandnightflatonhisbed.Tokilltimethetwomenbegantotalk.Theytalkedforhoursabouttheirwives,families,theirhomes,theirjobs,theirinvolvementinthemilitaryservice,andwheretheyhadbeenonvacation.Asdayswentby,adeepfriendshipbegantodevelopbetweenthem.
EveryafternoonwhenJackcouldsitup,hewouldpassthetimebydescribingtoBenallthethingshecouldseeoutsidethewindow.AndBenbegantoliveforthoseone-hourperiodswherehisworldwouldbebroadenedandenlivenedbyalltheactivityandcoloroftheworldoutside.
Thewindowoverlookedaparkwithalovelylake.Ducksandswansplayedonthewaterwhilechildrensailedtheirmodelboats.Youngloverswalkedarminarmamidflowersofeverycoloroftherainbow.Grandoldtreesbeautifiedthelandscape,andafineviewofthecityskylinecouldbeseeninthedistance.
AsJackdescribedallthisinexquisitedetail,Benwouldclosehiseyesandimaginethepicturesquescenes.
OnewarmafternoonJackdescribedaparadepassingby.AlthoughBencouldn'theartheband--hecouldseeitinhismind'seyeasJackportrayeditwithdescriptivewords.
Daysandweekspassed.OnemorningthedaynursearrivedtobringwaterfortheirbathsonlytofindthelifelessbodyofJack,whohaddiedpeacefullyinhissleep.Shewassaddenedandcalledthehospitalattendantstotakethebodyaway.
Benwasheartbroken.LifewithoutJackwasevenmoreunbearable.HowhelongedtohearJack'svoiceandhismelodiousdescriptionsoftheoutsideworld!
Ashelookedatthewindow,anideasuddenlyoccurredtohim.Perhapshecouldseeforhimselfwhatitwaslikeoutside.Assoonasitseemedappropriate,Benaskedifhecouldbemovednexttothewindow.Thenursewashappytomaketheswitch,andaftermakingsurehewascomfortable,shelefthimalone.
Slowly,painfully,heproppedhimselfupononeelbowtotakehisfirstlookattheworldoutside.Finally,hewouldhavethejoyofseeingitforhimself!
Hestrainedtoslowlyturntolookoutthewindowbesidethebed.Itfacedablankwall!
'Whatcouldhavecompelledmyroommatetodescribesuchwonderfulthingsoutsidethiswindow?
'Benaskedthenursewhenshereturned.
'Perhapshejustwantedtoencourageyoutoliveon,'shesaid.'Youknow,hewasblindandcouldnotevenseethewall.'
Questions:
1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?
2.WhichofthefollowingadjectivescanbestdescribeJack?
3.WhatdidJackdescribetoBenaccordingtothestory?
PartC--AdditionalListening--ShortConversations
Conversation1:
M:
Howdoyoulikeyourroommate,Debby?
W:
Eversincewemetonthefirstdayofcollege,we'vebeeninseparable.
Q:
WhatdoyouknowaboutDebbyandherroommate?
Conversation2:
M:
HaveyouheardfromLindalately?
Youtwoweresointimateincollege.
W:
Well,honestly,Ihaven'theardfromherasmuchasIusedtosinceshemovedtotheeastcoasttwomonthsago.ButI'msurethefriendshipbetweenusisasstrongasitwasbefore.
Q:
Whatcanyouinferfromthewoman’sresponse?
Conversation3:
W:
Doyoukeepintouchwithyouroldfriendsbackhomenowthatyoudon'tseethemregularly?
M:
Frankly,afterImovedtothiscity,I'moutoftouchwithmostofthemexceptafewcloseones.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
Conversation4:
W:
It'spolitetocallafriendbeforewevisit,isn'tit?
M:
You'reright.Peopleusuallydon'tlikesurprisevisits.Butclosefriendsoftendropinoneachother.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
Conversation5:
M:
Cathy,itseemsthatyouandSallydoalmosteverythingtogether.
W:
That'strue.Yousee,wewerebornonthesameday.Webothmajoredinfashiondesigning.Andweevenhavethesameloveforusingbright-coloredmaterialinourdesigns.Isn'titamazing!
Q:
Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
Unit2----PartB--EmbarrassingExperiences(PartOne)
Interviewer:
Rob,youwenttoBrazil,didn'tyou?
Rob:
Yes,Idid.
Interviewer:
So,whathappened?
Rob:
Well,Iwentintothismeetingandtherewereabout,er...sevenoreightpeopleinthereandIjustsaid'Hello'toeverybodyandsatdown.Apparently,whatIshouldhavedoneistogoroundtheroomshakinghandswitheveryoneindividually.Well,youknow,it'ssillyofmebecauseIfoundoutlateritupseteveryone.Imean,IthinktheyfeltIwastakingthemforgranted.
Kate:
Well,IknowthatbecausewhenIwasinFrancethefirsttime,Ifinishedameeting,with'Goodbye,everyone!
'toallthepeopleintheroom.TherewereabouthalfadozenpeopletherebutIwasinahurrytoleave,soIjustsaidthatandleft.Well,IlaterfoundoutthatwhatIshouldhavedoneisshakehandswitheveryoneinthegroupbeforeleaving.Now,apparently,it'sthepolitethingtodo.
Interviewer:
Well,peopleshakehandsindifferentways,don'tthey?
Rob:
Oh,yes,that'sright,theydo.See,normallyIshakehandsquitegentlywhenImeetsomeone.SowhenIwenttotheUSforthefirsttime,Ithinkpeopletherethoughtmyweakhandshakewasasignofweakness.Apparently,peopletheretendtoshakehandsquitefirmly.
Kate:
Oh,gosh,youknow,thatremindsme:
onmyfirsttriptoGermany,itwasalongtimeago,Iwasintroducedtothebossinthecompanywhenhepassedusinthecorridor.Well,Iwasn'tprepared,andImean,Ihadmylefthandinmypocket.AndwhenweshookhandsIrealizedmylefthandwasstillinmypocket.Well,thatwas,youknow,verybadmannersandIwasquiteembarrassed.
Interviewer:
Andhowaboutusingfirstnames?
Haveyoumadeanymistakesthere?
Rob:
Oh,yes,Ihave!
WhenIfirstwenttoItalyIthoughtitwasOKtouseeveryone'sfirstnamesoastoseemfriendly.AndIlaterdiscoveredthatinbusinessyoushouldn'tusesomeone'sfirstnameunlessyouareinvitedto.Oh,andyoushouldalwaysusetheirtitleaswell.
Kate:
Hm,yeah,well,whenImetpeopleinRussia,youknow,theyseemedtobepuzzledwhenIshookhandswiththemandsaid'Howdoyoudo?
'Well,whattheydowhentheygreetastrangeristosaytheirownnames,soIhadthatallwrong!
Rob:
Oh,yes,Iagreewiththat.Rememberingnamesisveryimportant.
Interviewer:
Shallwetakeabreak?
Whenwecomebackwe'llmoveontoournexttopic.
Kate&Rob:
OK.
Questions:
1.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?
2.WhomightbethepeopleRobandKatemetinvariouscountries?
3.WhatcanweinferaboutKateandRobfromtheconversation?
4.WhichcountrieshasKatevisited,accordingtotheconversation?
5.WhichcountrieshasRobvisited,accordingtotheconversation?
6.Whatisthemainmessagethatthespeakerswanttotellus?
PartC--AdditionalListening--AmericanParties
Asyouwouldimagine,Americansmoveaboutagreatdealatparties.Atsmallgatheringstheymaysitdown,butassoonastherearemorepeoplethanchairsinaroom-alittlebeforethispoint-youwillseefirstoneandthenanothermakesomeexcusetogettohisfeettofetchadrinkorgreetafriendoropenawindowuntilsooneveryoneisstanding,movingaround,chattingwithonegroupandthenanother.Sittingbecomesstaticbeyondacertainpoint.Weexpectpeopletomoveaboutandbe"self-starters".ItisquitenormalforAmericanstointroducethemselves;theywilldriftaroundaroom,stoppingtotalkwherevertheylike,introducingthemselvesandtheircompanions.Ifthishappens,youareexpectedtoreplybygivingyournameandintroducingthepersonwithyou;thenatleastthemengenerallyshakehands.Sometimesthewomendosoaswell,butoftentheymerelynodandsmile.Amanusuallyshakesawoman'shandonlyifsheextendsit.Otherwisehetoojustnodsandgreetsher.
Statements:
1.Wecan'timaginethatAmericansdonotlikebigpartiesandtheyprefergoingaroundatparties.
2.Atsmallpartiestheymaysitdown,butasmorepeoplecome,theywouldstandupandmoveabout.
3.ThereasonwhyAmericansliketostandisthattheylikethefreeatmosphereoftheparty.
4.Themeaningof"self-starters"isthatAmericanshelpthemselvestodrinksduringtheparties.
5.Americansaremoreopen-mindedthanBritishpeopleaccordingtothepassage.
6.Ifawomandoesn'textendherhandtoamanattheparty,heshouldnotshakeshandswiththewoman.
7.ThepassageshowsauniqueaspectofAmericanculture.
Unit3----PartB--BirthdayCelebrationsAroundtheWorld
Chairman:
WelcometothisspecialbirthdayeditionofOneWorld.Yes,folks,we'vebeenontheairforexactlyoneyearnow,andwethoughtitwouldbeaniceideatohaveaspecialprogramdedicatedtobirthdaycelebrationsaroundtheworld.WithusinthestudiotonightwehaveShaheenHagandPatCane,whohaveaweeklycolumnonbirthdaysintheTorontoDailyStar.
Shaheen:
Goodevening.
Pat:
Goodevening.
Chairman:
Shaheen,perhapswecouldbeginwithyou.HowarebirthdayscelebratedinIndia?
Shaheen:
Well,perhapswe'reallassumingthateveryoneintheworldcelebratestheirbirthday.Thisjustisn'tthecase.Low-incomefamiliesinIndia,forinstance,simplycan'taffordanyfestivities.AndmostMuslimsdon'tcelebratetheirbirthdays.
Pat:
IthinkShaheenhasraisedaninterestingpointhere.TheChristianchurch,too,wasactivelyagainstcelebratingbirthdays,andinanycasemostpeople,untilacoupleofhundredyearsago,couldn'tevenreadandwouldn'thaveevenbeenabletospottheirbirthdayonacalendaranyway.
Shaheen:
OfcoursesomeMuslimsdocelebratetheirbirthdays.InEgypt,TurkeyandIndonesia,forexample,theri
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