新世纪研究生英语听说下原文LESSON 12B.docx
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新世纪研究生英语听说下原文LESSON12B
LESSONTWELVE
Culture
PARTA
1.W:
Iwanttoplaytennistomorrow,butIdidn'tbringmyracketwithmethisweekend.DoyouhaveoneIcouldborrow?
M:
Ido.Butithasabrokenstring.
Q:
Whatisthewoman’problem?
2.M:
Sorry,butIcan’tgoandhaveacupofcoffeewithyounow.I’vedoneonlyhalfofthereadingsforthephilosophyclasstomorrow.
W:
IthoughtIwasaslowreader.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
3.M:
IbrokemyanklelastTuesday,andnowIhavetobeoncrutchesforsixweeks.
W:
I'msorrytohearthat.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?
Q:
Whathappenedtotheman?
4.W:
Whydidn'tyoucallmelastnightlikeyouweresupposedto?
M:
Idid.Yourlinewasbusy.
Q:
Whatdidthemantrytodolastnight?
5.M:
Sue,wouldyoulikeasandwichorsomething?
W:
Oh,pleasedon'tbother.Icangetsomethinglater.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
6.M:
ThislookslikethewaytoSusan'shouse,butIdon'tknow.IwishI'dwrittendownthedirections.
W:
Atthisrate,we'llbeluckytogetthereintimefordessert.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
7.W:
So,didyoupickupthatorangejuiceformelikeyousaidyouwould?
M:
Imeantto,butIwasshortoncash.I'llbegoingbacklater,though,afterIstopbythebank,ifyoucanwaitthatlong.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimplyhewilldo?
8.M:
That'sagreatdress,Cindy.Idon'tthinkI'veeverseenyouwearitbefore.
W:
Oh,Ihaven't.It'sjustbeenatthebackofmycloset.MysistergaveittomeagesagoandIhadtotallyforgottenaboutit.
Q:
Whyhasn’tthewomanwornthedressbefore?
9.W:
Justlookatthisapartment,Karen.Whatamess!
Yourstuffisallover.Howdoesyourroommateputupwithit.
W:
Iknow.Ihaven'tbeendoingmysharethisweek,butIhavethreereportsdueonFridayandIhaven'tevenstartedoneofthem.
Q:
WhatcanbeinferredaboutKaren?
10.W:
Iwishwehadbetterstufftoreadforourliteratureclass.Thatnovelsheassignedusissoboring.
M:
Really?
IstartedityesterdayafternoonandIcouldn'tputitdownuntilIfinishedit.
Q:
Howdoesthemanlikethenovel?
11.W:
Wow.Youseemtobeinareallygoodmoodtoday.What'sthesecret?
M:
Don'tknow.Iguesssomemorningsyouwakeupfeelinggreat,somemorningsyoudon't.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
12.W:
Ifyou'replanningtotakethetrainwhenyouleavenextFriday,rememberthatIdriverightpastthestationonmywayhomefromcampus.
M:
Say,IthinkI'lltakeyouuponthat.
Q:
WhatwillthemanprobablydonextFriday?
13.M:
IneedtoaskJohnabouttheChemistryassignmentfortomorrow,buthisphonehasbeenbusyforthelasthourandahalf.Whocouldhebetalkingtoforsolong?
W:
Itmaynotbehim,youknow.Itcouldbeoneofhishousemates.Whydon'tyoujustgooverthereifit'simportant?
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
14.W:
Jim,Idon'tknowifyouknowthis,butI'vedecidedtorunforclasspresident,andIwaswonderingifI...,ifIcouldcountonyourvote.
M:
Oh.Maybeifyou'daskedmesoonerbutmyroommateisrunningtoo,andI'vealreadypromisedhimmysupport.
Q:
Whatwillthemanprobablydo?
15.M:
Imightarguewithsomeofthedetails,butIbasicallyagreewiththisauthor'sthesisaboutmanagingtheeconomy.
W:
Sure,itsoundsgreatintheory.Myconcerniswhetheritappliesinpractice.
Q:
Whatisthewoman’implication?
PARTB
PassageI:
Beijing’sHutongs
AhutongisanancientcityalleytypicalofBeijing.SurroundingtheForbiddenCity,manywerebuiltduringtheYuan,MingandQingdynasties.Intheprimeofthesedynastiestheemperors,inordertoestablishsupremepowerforthemselves,plannedthecityandarrangedtheresidentialareasaccordingtotheetiquettesystemsoftheZhouDynasty.ThecenterofthecityofBeijingwastheroyalpalace--theForbiddenCity.Onekindofhutong,usuallyreferredtoastheregularhutong,wasnearthepalacetotheeastandwestandarrangedinorderlyfashionalongthestreets.Mostoftheresidentsofthesehutongswereimperialkinsmenandaristocrats.Anotherkind,thesimpleandcrudehutong,wasmostlylocatedfartothenorthandsouthofthepalace.
Themainbuildingsinthehutongwerealmostallquadrangles--abuildingcomplexformedbyfourhousesaroundaquadrangularcourtyard.Thequadranglesvariedinsizeanddesignaccordingtothesocialstatusoftheresidents.Thebigquadranglesofhigh-rankingofficialsandwealthymerchantswerespeciallybuiltwithroofbeamsandpillarsallbeautifullycarvedandpainted,eachwithafrontyardandbackyard.However,theordinarypeople'squadranglesweresimplybuiltwithsmallgatesandlowhouses.Hutongs,infact,arepassagewaysformedbymanycloselyarrangedquadranglesofdifferentsizes.Thespeciallybuiltquadranglesallfacesouthforbetterlighting;asaresult,alotofhutongsrunfromeasttowest.Betweenthebigbutongsmanysmallonesgonorthandsouthforconvenientpassage.
Inrecentyears,thehousesinmanyhutongshavebeenpulleddownandreplacedbymodernbuildings.Manyhutongdwellershavemovedtonewhousing.IntheurbandistrictofBeijingtoday,housesalonghutongsstilloccupyonethirdofthetotalarea.Thehutongtodayisfadingintotheshadeforbothtouristsandinhabitants.
I
1.Howdidtheemperorsplanthecityandarrangetheresidentialareas?
2.Wholivednearthepalacetotheeastandwest?
3.Whereweresimpleandcrudehutongsmostlylocated?
4.Whatdoyouknowabouttheordinarypeople'squadrangles?
5.WhatisthepercentageofthehousesalonghutongsintheurbandistrictofBeijingtoday?
II
1.(T)ManyhutongssurroundingtheForbiddenCitywerebuiltduringtheYuan,MingandQingdynasties.
2.(F)AHutongisabuildingcomplexformedbyfourhousesaroundaquadrangularcourtyard.
3.(T)Thespeciallybuiltquadranglesofhighrankingofficialsandwealthymerchantsallfacedsouthforbetterlighting.
4.(T)Smallhutongsbetweenbigonesgonorthandsouthforconvenientpassage.
5.(F)Thehutongtodayisonlyreservedfortourists.
PassageII:
TheWhiteWeddingDress
MostAmericanbrideschoosetobemarriedinwhite.Thecolorhaslongbeenassociatedwithweddingbecauseofitssupposedsymboliclinktovirginity.Viewedhistorically,thelinkbetweenwhiteandvirginityisnotasabsoluteasisoftensupposed.BridesinancientRomemarriedinwhite,butbecausethecolorsignifiedjoy.Theywereveiledinabrightorangeveil,whichsuggestedtheflamesofpassion.InthewesternCatholictradition,too,whitehasalwaysbeenthecolorofjoy.Insomeothersocieties,whiteisusedtodenotethesignificanceofvariousceremonies,amongthemfuneralsaswellasweddings.Forexample,amongtheAndamanIslanders,whiteindicatessimplyachangeofstatus;andforthetraditionalChineseitisasymbolicrepresentationofhopeinfunerals.Chinesebridesusuallywearareddressintheweddingceremony.
The"traditional"whiteweddingdress,moreover,isarecentinnovation.Itdidnotbecomepopularuntilabouttheearly19thcentury.Itspopularitymaybeduelesstoitsassociationwithvirginitythantoshowingoffone'sprivilege.MostVictorianbridesworetraditionalnationalcostumes.Thewhitedress,animpracticalinnovation,becamepopularamongtheupperclassespreciselybecauseofitsdefects:
Victorianbridesfromprivilegedbackgroundsworewhitetoindicatethattheywererichenoughtowearadressforonedayonly.Later,thewhiteweddingdressalsobecamepopularamongbridesfromsomewhatlessprivilegedbackgrounds,buttillthefirstpartofthe20thcenturytheywouldputontheirwhitedressonspecialoccasionsthroughoutthefirstyearoftheirmarriage.Thecustomoflockingitawayaftertheweddingislessthanahundredyearsold.
I
1.Whatis"white"oftensupposedtobeassociatedwith?
2.Whatdoes"white"indicateinthewesternCatholictradition?
3.Whendidthewhiteweddingdressbecomepopular?
4.Whywasthewhiteweddingdresspopularamongtheupperclasspeople?
5.Whendidthecustombeginoflockingthewhiteweddingdressawayafterthewedding?
II
1.(T)MostAmericanbrideschoosetobemarriedinwhite.
2.(F)BridesinancientRomemarriedinwhitebecausethecolorsignifiedhope.
3.(T)ForthetraditionalChinese"white"isasymbolicrepresentationofhopeinfunerals.
4.(F)MostVictorianbridesworeawhiteweddingdressduringtheirweddingceremonies.
5.(T)Thewhiteweddingdresshasnowbecomepopularamongordinarypeople.
PassageIII:
CustomaryBehaviorforGuests
Presentsifyou'reinvitedtosomeone'shomeforamealitiscustomarytotakesomeflowersoraboxofchocolates.Itisnotcustomarytotakeabottleofwineunlessyouknowyourhostwell.Althoughchocolatesandflowersarequiteacceptableitwouldbeveryniceifyoucouldtakesomethingfromyourcountry.Itisdifferentifyouareinvitedtoaparty,anditalsodependsonwhatkindofpartyitis.Manypartiesthesedaysare"bringabottle"parties.
DressIfyouaren'tsurewhatyoushouldwearthenaskyourhostoryourfriends.UsuallydressisinformalinBritainforpartiesandforinvitationstodinnerinpeople'shomes.Ifyouaregoingtoanexpensiverestaurantthemenmayhavetowearajacketandtie,jeanswouldn'tbeallowed.
PunctualityIfyouareinvitedtodinneratsomeone'shomeyoushouldn'tarriveearlierthanthetimegivenandyoushouldn'tarrivemorethan15minuteslate.Ifyouaregoingtobelatetelephoneandletyourhostknowsothatthemealcanbedelayed.Dinnerisusuallyservedbetween8pmand9pm.Veryoftenguestsareinvitedtoarriveearlierthanthissothattheycanhaveadrinkandbeintroducedtoth
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