College English Listening and Speaking Course 4 Text fileUnit 14听力原文完整版.docx
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Unit14That’sLife
PartAPre-listeningTask
Additionalquestionsfordiscussion
1.Howimportantisanynormaldaytoyou?
Everysingledayisanimportantdaytomebecauseitispartofmylife.WhenIcountthenumberofdaysIexpecttolive,itisamazingthatthenumberisnotthatbigatall.AndIoftentellmyselfthatthatnumbermightbegreatlyreducedifsomethingbadhappenedtome.That'swhyImusttreasureeachday,eachhourwithinthatday,andeachminutewithinthathour,andtrytogetthemostoutofit.Justassomebodysaid,liveeachdayasifitwerethelastdayofyourlife.
2.Howcolorfulisyourlife?
Describeaparticulareventinyourlifethathasamusedyou.
Sofar,mylifeisnotextremelycolorfulyet.However,thereareafewthingsthatareamusingandworthtalkingabout.Lastsummer,Itraveledbyplaneforthefirsttimeinmylife.Theflightwasextremelybumpy(颠簸的)attimesbecausetheweatherwasverybad.Totellyouthetruth,Ithoughtofplanecrashesanddeath.WhenIlookedaround,Isawmanyfacesturnwhite.Whentheplanefinallylanded,IwassohappyIwasstillalive.Ioverheardseveralpeoplesaytheywerescaredtodeath.ThenIfeltalittlebetterasIwasnotaloneinmyfear.Doyouthinkthatwasamusing?
3.Youmusthaveexperiencedalotinyourlife.Haveyoueverconsideredawaytorecordyourexperienceoflifeandyourfeelingsaboutit?
Forthetimebeing,I'mkeepingadiarysothatIcanrecordmyactivities,experiences,feelings,andallotherthingsthatareworthrecording.Inthelongrun,Imaydecidetowriteanautobiography(自传)orwriteitinseveralparts,say,onepartforeverytenyearsofmylife.Iwilldoitformyselfandformychildren,andformychildren'schildren.Itmaynotbesocolorfulorexcitingasthebiographiesoffamouspeople.ButIthinkitwillhaveitsplaceinhistory.Itwillbepartofthehistoryofordinarypeople.
PartBListeningTasksI
LanguageandCulture:
1.Backgroundinformation:
Thestrengthofacountry'scurrencydependsonthestrengthofthatcountry'seconomy.Andtheexchangeratebetweencurrenciescanberatherunfair.Thereforeitcanbeunderstoodwhythespeaker,wholivesinSouthAfrica,wassonervousaboutpayingforadinnerinaposhrestaurantinLondon.ItwouldbeahugesumwhenconvertedintoSouthAfricanrands.Theunfairexchangerateusuallykillsone'sdesiretobuythingsinacountrywherethecurrencyisverystrong.
2.Ifindmyselfsittingboltuprightinbedjustthinkingaboutit.
ThethoughtthatImighthavetopayforarestaurantbillinLondonwouldbesofrighteningastomakemesitupstraightinbedworryingaboutit.
3....would,ifconvertedintorands,costsomethingapproximatingthenationaldebtoftheDominicanRepublic.
...ifcalculatedinSouthAfricanrands,thesumwouldbesohugethatitwouldalmostbeequaltothenationaldebtoftheDominicanRepublic,acountryinLatinAmerica,knowntobeheavilyindebt.Anexaggerationofcourse.
4.Thenthetrickypart.
Thenwouldcomeasituationdifficultformetohandle.
5.Onecannotcapitulatetooquickly...
Onecannotwithdrawone'soffertopaytooquickly.Eventhoughthespeakerisunwillingtopay,hisgentleman'supbringingrequireshimtoatleastpretendthatheiswillingtopay.
6....onemustnotbetooinsistent.
...onemustnotoverdoone'sresistance,asthismaymaketheotherfeelthatoneisreallyeagertopay.
7.Undernormalcircumstances,whenit'smyturntopayforaseriousdinner,Icannotforthelifeofmeremainindifferent.
EveninSouthAfrica,wherethereisnoproblemofanunfairexchangerate,italwaysbothersmewhenit'smyturntopayforanexpensivedinner.Ican'tfeelasifIdon'tcareatallaboutthecost.
8.thatlittlepieceofpaperstickingoutfromtheleathercover:
thebillthatsticksoutfromtheleatherfolder.InagoodWesternrestaurant,thebillisputinsidealeatherfolder.
9.Thebillbegantoobsessme.
ThebilloccupiedallmymindandIcouldn'tthinkofanythingelse.
10.ItrustyouacceptCentralAfricanwaginkas?
Thewaginkaisanimaginarykindofmoney,aninventionofthewriter.Heconsidersmakingtheofferintheexpectationthattherestaurantwouldrefuse,thusleavingittohisbrother-in-lawtotakecareofthebill.
11....,ascasuallyasIcould,unfoldthebill.
...,ItriedmybesttolookcalmwhenIopenedthefolder.
12.Myshoesfelloffjustliketheydowhenapersonishitbyabus.
Onseeinghowexpensivethemealwas,IwassoshockedthatIfeltasifIwerehitbyabus.
randn.兰特(南非货币单位)
counter-offern.反提议
capitulatev.屈从,不再反对
meana.吝啬的
insistenta.坚持的
claretn.红葡萄酒,红酒(尤指法国波尔多生产的红葡萄酒)
snatchv.抢,强夺
tacticala.战术上的
upbringingn.教养,养育
precludev.阻止
obsessv.困扰
nudgev.(通常用肘)轻推
assertivelyad.武断地,肯定地
waginka(文中人物随便编造的一种货币名,实际上并没有这个单词。
)
boltupright笔直地
theDominicanRepublic多米尼加共和国(拉丁美洲)
forthelifeofone无论如何
UnfairExchange
TheexchangeratebetweenSouthAfrica'scurrency,therand,andmanyWesterncurrenciesisquiteunfair.OnerandwillbuyfewerthantenUScents.AsaSouthAfrican,whenI'minLondonmygreatfearisbeingleftholdingarestaurantbill.Ifindmyselfsittingboltuprightinbedjustthinkingaboutit.
IrecentlyvisitedEngland,whereIwasbroughtup.Istayedwithmysisterandherhusband,andoneeveningtheysuggestedweeatout.
Iknewthatthecostofdiningatthesortofrestauranttheywantedtogotowould,convertedintorands,besomethingapproximatingthenationaldebtoftheDominicanRepublic.
ObviouslyIwouldhavetooffertopay.Mybrother-in-lawwouldthen,hopefully,makeacounter-offer(还价).Thenthetricky((形势、工作等)复杂的)part.Onecannotcapitulate(让步)tooquicklyandappearmean.Ontheotherhand,onemustnotbetooinsistent.
Undernormalcircumstances,whenit'smyturntopayforaseriousdinner,Icannotforthelifeofmeremainindifferent.Icannotkeepmyeyesawayfromthatlittlepieceofpaperstickingoutfromtheleathercover.EventhoughItrytoconcentrateontheconversation,mymindisonwhatIcouldhavedonewithallthemoneyIamabouttopayforthedinner.
Halfwaythroughthemaincoursemybrother-in-lawsuggestedasecondbottleofFrenchclaret.Aaaaaaaaaaaargh!
When,inevitably(不可避免),thebillarrived,itwasplacedbetweenus.Webothignoredit.Iwashopingmybrother-in-lawwouldsnatch(攫取)it.Thiswouldbeatactical(战术的)advantageforme.Myownupbringing(教养)precludes(阻止)mefromsnatchingjustasitprecludesmefromturningmyforkovertopickuppeas.
Thebillbegantoobsess(迷住,使困扰)me.Itwouldbeatleast200pounds.InSouthAfrica,thiswouldallowmetodineoutforaweek.
Irealizedthatifthebillwerenearertomybrother-in-law,hewouldfeelsomeobligationtopickitup.Perhapsbyplacingmyelbows(肘)onthetable,Icouldsecretlynudge(用肘轻推,轻推为引起注意)itclosertohim.MaybeIshouldsay,"I'llhandlethis,ifyoudon'tmind,"andthensayassertively(断言地,独断地),"Waiter!
ItrustyouacceptCentralAfricanwaginkas?
Thepresentexchangerateisninemilliontothepound."
Mybrother-in-lawthenmadeanunexpectedmove.Heleftthetable.
Ihadnochoicebuttoreachforwardand,ascasuallyasIcould,unfold(打开)thebill.Itwasfor226pounds.
Myshoesfelloffjustliketheydowhenapersonishitbyabus.
Mysistersaid,"Don'tworryaboutthebill.Theownerisabusinesspartnerofours--weeatherefree."
IfI'dknownthat,Iwouldhaveorderedlobster(龙虾).
Listentothestoryandwritedowntheanswerstothequestionsyouhear.
Questions:
1.Wheredidthestorytakeplace?
-----InanexpensiverestaurantinLondon.
2.IsthespeakeranativeofSouthAfrica?
-----No,hewasbroughtupinEnglandbutnowlivesinSouthAfrica.
3.Withwhomdidhedineoutthatevening?
-----Withhissisterandbrother-in-law.
4.WhatbothershimwheneverheisinLondon?
Why?
-----Thathewouldbeleftholdingarestaurantbill,becauseforsomeonewhoearnsSouthAfricanrands,amealinLondonisjusttooexpensive.
5.Whycouldhehaveorderedlobsterthatevening?
-----Becauseevenifhehadorderedlobster,averyexpensivedish,itwouldhavecosthimnothing,astheowneroftherestaurantwasabusinesspartnerofhissisterandbrother-in-law'sandtheyatethereforfree.
Listentothestoryagainandchoosetherightanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.
1.ThespeakerconsideredtheexchangeratebetweenSouthAfrica'scurrencyandsomeWesterncurrenciesunfairbecause__________.
A.therandisasstrongastheUSdollarortheBritishpound
B.therandisonlyslightlyweakerthanthedollarorthepound
C.onerandamountstolessthantenUScents
D.onerandisequaltoonlyoneBritishpenny
正确答案:
onerandamountstolessthantenUScents
2.Itcanbeinferredthat__________.
A.thespeakerdidnotwanttowastemoney
B.thespeakerdidnotwanttoeatoutwithhissisterandbrother-in-law
C.thespeakerwasn'tongoodtermswithhisbrother-in-law
D.thespeakerwasmiserlybynature
正确答案:
thespeakerdidnotwanttowastemoney
3.Thespeakersaid,"...onemustnotbetooinsistent."Whathemeantwasthatheshouldnotinsiston__________.
A.orderingwhatheliked
B.lettinghisbrother-in-lawpayforthedinner
C.payingforthedinner
D.goingtoaninexpensiverestaurant
正确答案:
payingforthedinner
4.Onlearningthatthemealwasfree,thespeakerwas__________.
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