新通用大学英语综合教程第三册听力Unit2

新通用大学英语综合教程第三册听力Unit2新通用大学英语综合教程第三册听力原文Unit2Lesson1Part1MakinganAppointmentGuest:Ineedtoseeadentistassoonaspossible.Ithinkit’sanemergency.IwaswonderingifyoumightbeabletorecommendsomeonewhospeaksEnglish.Clerk:Actually,there’sornferonmothfeare.Wouldyoulikemetomakeanappointmentforyou?Dentist:SoIhearyou’refromoverseas.Patient:Yes.FromVenezuela.Thanksforfittingmein.Thistoothiskillingme.Dentist:Luckily,Ihadacancellation.Gladtobeofhelp.Patient:Ireallyappreciateit.ThoughtI’dbetterseesomeonerightaway.Dentist:Well,let’shavealook.Part2DescribingSymptomsataDoctor’sOfficeConversation1M:Whatseemstobetheproblemtoday,Mrs.Gilles?F:Well,I’vebeenfeelingprettydifzozrythelastfewdays.Ihavetoliedownallthetime.IfeelreallyweakandIhavesolittleenergy—Ican’tevenmakemyselflunchordinner.M:I’msorrytohearthat.F:AndIcanhardlywalkupstairs.I’msoshortofbreathwheneverItry.M:Anypain?F:Funnyyoushouldask.Ihavepaininmyshoulder,too.Conversation2[F=Chinese]F:Isthereanythingbotheringyoutoday,Mr.Baker?M:Well,whenIwokeupthismorningIfeltterrible.Ihadthispaininthebackofmyneck,andIthoughtI’dbettergetintoseethedoctorrightaway.F:Haveyoubeencoughing?M:Alot,actually.I’vehadabadcoldforoveraweeknow.F:Thatmightexplainthepainyou’vebeenfeelinginyourneck.I’mgoingtogiveyousomethingforthatcold.Conversation3[M=Australian]M:Thedoctorwillberightwithyou,Ms.Rice.Haveyounotbeenfeelingwell?F:Notgreat,actually.AndI’vebeensneezinglikecrazy.M:Oh,that’stoobad.F:Anyway,todaymybackiskillingme.SoIthought,thattercom’eisn.it,I’dbetM:Come.I’lltakeyouintoseethedoctor.Conversation4F:You’reheretoseeDr.Fox?M:Yes,Iam.I’vebeenreallysick.F:Oh,I’msorrytohearthat.Haveyoubeennauseous?M:Ohyeah.F:Anyvomiting?M:Yes.I’mafraidI’vreowbeinegnuthpeverythingIeat.F:Anydizziness?M:Notreally.Justnauseousness.F:Well,Dr.Foxwillbewithyouinamoment.Conversation5M:You’reMs.Pearlman?F:Yes,Iam.M:Thedoctorwillbewithyousoon.CanIaskyouafewquestions?F:OK.M:Whatbringsyouintoday?F:Well,I’vebeenwheezingalotsinceyesterday.Idon’tknowwhat’swrong.It’sreallyannoying.M:Areyouallergictoanything?F:NotthatIcanthinkof.M:Anyothersymptoms?F:Notreally.Conversation6F:Mr.Rashid?M:That’sme.F:Hello,Mr.Rashid.Thedoctorwillseeyouinjustamoment.Areyouinalotofpain?M:Well,myhiphasbeenbotheringmealotforthepasttwodays.Ithurtsallthetime.F:Hmm.Didyoufallorhaveanaccident?M:NotthatIcanremember.F:Anypainanywhereelse?Inyourknees?Yourelbows?M:No.Part3TalkaboutMedicationsConversation1[M=Korean,F=Turkish]M:Ms.Ramazan?I’mDr.Kim.Iunderstandyou’realongwayfromhome.F:That’sright.I’mhereonbusmineTsusr.keFyro.M:Butyou’renotfeelingwell?F:It’smyback.It’sreallybeenkillingmeforseveraldaysnow.M:Areyoutakinganything?F:Justsomepainkillers.Butthey’rereallynothelping.M:LetmegiveyouaprescriptionforPercotrol.Iteffective’paisnkailvleerr.yIthinkyoumightfinditveryhelpful.F:Doesithaveanysideeffects?M:Veryrarely.Insomepeopleitcausesnauseaorvomiting.ButIreallydon’tthinkyou’llhavetoCallmeifyoufeelatallnauseous,OK?F:Thanks.M:Thedosageisonetabletinthemorning,oneintheevening,duringmeals.You’llseeafullsetofinstructionswhenyoupickupyourprescriptiondownstairs.F:Thankyou,Dr.Kim.Conversation2[M=Japanese,F=Mexican]M:LucyFernandez?I’miDrarn.oH.F:Thankssomuchforfittingmein.M:Mypleasure.Whereareyoufrom?F:Mexico.I’mhereonbusiness.M:You’realongwayfromhome!WhatcanIdoforyoutoday?F:Well,I’vegotasplittingheadache,andI’vebeenkindofnausye.oussinceMondaM:Youmustfeelterrible.Areyoucurrentlytakinganymedication?F:I’vebeentakinganantacidandapainkiller.M:Areyouallergictoanymedications?F:IthinkImightbeallergictopenicillin.ButI’mnotsure.M:Well,that’sOK.Keeptakingthepainkillerforthatheadache.Butyoucanstoptakingtheantacid.Igoingtogiveyouaprescriptionforyournausea.Takeittwiceaday.F:Willtherebeanysideeffects?M:Itmightmakeyoualittletiredduringtheday.Butchancesareyou’llbefine.Callmeifyoudonbetter.Conversation3[M=Chinese]M:Dr.Benson?Hi,I’mMarkGoh.F:Hello,Mr.Goh.Ihearyou’renotfromaroundhere.M:Right.I’mvisitingfromHongKongforafewweeks.F:You’vecomealongwaytoseeadocto!rWell,whatcanIdoforyoutoday?M:Myeyeshavebeenreallyredforaboutaweeknow.F:Haveyoubeenusinganymedication?M:WellIgotsomeeyedropsatthedrugstore,buttheyaren’thelping.F:Foryourcondition,Ithinkyoumightwantsomethingstronger.I’mgoingtogiveyouaprescriptionforaneyeointment.Useittwiceaday,andwashyoureyesseveraltimesaday.M:OK.F:It’sastrongmedication,buttherearen’tanysideeffectsyouneedtoworryabout.Ifyoukeepyoureyesclean,theointmentshoulddothetrick.M:Thanks.F:Willyoustillbeherenextweek?I’dlikeyoutocomebacktoseeme.M:Yes,I’llstillbehere.F:Good.Youcanmakeanappointmentatthefrontdeskonyourwayout.M:Thanks,Doctor.Part4DiseaseandTreatmentPassage1Parkinson’sDiseaseParkinson’sdiseaseisaprogressivelydisablingdiseasemarkedbytremblingandincreasingstiffnessofthemuscles.Theonsetofthisdiseaseisgradual,whichmakesitdifficulttodiagnoseinitsearlystage.Tremblingusuallybeginsinoneorbothhands;eventuallythethumbandforefingermayshowarapidrepetitivemovement.Inadditiontomuscularrigidity,othersymptomsincludeslowbodymovement,poorcoordination,andunbalance.Ashorteningofmusclesalongthefrontofthenecktendstobendtheheadandspineforward,whilethelackofanimationinthefacecreatesamasklikeexpression.Asthesesymptomsworsen,chronicfatigue,mentalconfusion,andspeechimpairmentmaydevelopandthepersonwithParkinson’smayfinditimpossibletowalkunassistedly.Passage2LaughterIstheBestMedicineThere’sasayinginEnglish,“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Nowstudiessuggestthatthissayingmightreallybetrue.Everyoneknowsthatstressisbadforyourhealth.Itcangiveyouheadaches.Itcancauseheartattacksandotherseriousmedicalproblems.Whenwelaugh,ourstressisreduced.Thenthebodyisabletofightdiseasebetter.Peoplewholaughalothavelowerbloodpressurethantheaverageperson.Whenapersonlaughs,hisorherbloodpressuregoesdown.Whenthishappens,breathingbecomesdeeper,sendingmoreoxygenandnutrientsthroughoutthebody.Also,laughterpushesoutmoreairfromthelungsthanittakesin,whichhelpstocleanoutthelungs.Laughterisgoodexercise,too!Somedoctorshaveestimatedthatapersoncanburnasmanycaloriesbylaughingasbyridinganexercisebikeforseveralminutes.Laughtercanevenhelpimproveyourmemory.Whenyoulaugh,yourmusclesrelaxandpsychologicalstressisreduced.Thiskeepsthebrainalertandallowsyoutoremembermoreinformation.Somedoctorsarebeginningtoprescribelaughteralongwithcertainmedicationsandahealthydiet.Iteasytoincludelaughterinyourdailyschedule.Justreadsomethinghumorousorwatchafunnyvideo.Andwhoknows—itmightsaveyourlife!Passage3RaceandDiseaseResearchershavefoundmoreevidencethatsuggestsarelationshipbetweenraceandratesoflungcanceramongsmokers.AnewstudyshowsthatblackpeopleandnativeHawaiiansaremorelikelytodeveloplungcancerfromsmoking.Itcomparedtheirrisktowhites,Japanese-AmericansandLatinos.Thestudy,however,foundalmostnoracialorethnicdifferencesamongtheheaviestsmokers.Thesewerepeoplewhosmokedmorethanthirtycigaretteseachday.Othercomparisonshaveshownthatblackpeoplearemorelikelythanwhitestogetlungcancerfromsmoking.ButthescientistssayfewstudieshavecomparedtherisksamongnativeHawaiians,AsiansandLatinos.ResearchersattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaandtheUniversityofHawaiididthenewstudy.TheNewEnglandJournalofMedicinepublishedthefindings.Theeight-yearstudyinvolvedmorethanonehundredandeightythousandpeople.Theyprovideddetailsabouttheirtobaccouseandtheirdietaswellasotherinformation.Theyincludedcurrentandformersmokersandpeoplewhoneversmoked.Almosttwothousandpeopleinthestudydevelopedlungcancer.Researcherssaygeneticsmighthelpexplaintheracialandethnicdifferences.Therecouldbedifferencesinhowpeople’sbodiesreacttosmoke.Butenvironmentalinfluences,includingthewaypeoplesmoke,couldalsomakeadifference.LastJune,theUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministrationapprovedadrugdesignedtotreatheartfailureinblackpatients.ThenameisBiDil.Theagencycalledit“asteptowardthepromiseofpersonalizedmedicine.”Lesson2Part1SeeingaDoctorExample:A:Nikki,what’swrong?B:Myheadiskillingme.Ikeeptakingmedicine,butitdoesn’thelp.A:Youmustfeelterrible!Youshouldgotothedoctor.1.A:Hello,I’mJessicaBanks.Ihavea2:00appointment.B:OK.Andwhatbringsyouintotheofficetoday?A:Oneofmyfillingscameout.B:Ohno!Howdidyouloseafilling?A:Idon’tknow,butitreallyhurts!B:I’msorry.Thedoctorwillseeyouinjustaminute.2A:Hi,Susan.B:Hi,Jim.Youlookawful.A:Thanks.B:No,Imean,youmustfeelterrible.Doyouhaveacold?A:No,Idon’t.It’smyallergies.Iforgottotakemyallergymedicationthismorning.Ican’tstopThetreesandflowersaremakingmyeyesredanditchy.I’mgoingtotakesomethingrightnow.3A:Isanythingbotheringyoutoday,Mr.Kemper?B:No,Dr.Powell.Ifeelfine.Ijustcameintogetmyallergyshot.A:OK,I’llgiveyoutheshot,andyou’llbeoutofherequickly.B:That’sgreat.Thanks.Part2SeeingaDentistScriptA:Thanksforfittingmeinthismorning.Ineededtoseesomeonerightaway.B:Gladtobeofhelp.What’sthetrouble?A:IthinkIbrokeatooth.B:Youmustbeinalotofpain.A:Yeah,it’sreallykillingme.B:Well,let’shavealook.Imightbeabletofixittoday.A:WillIneedaprescriptionafterwards?B:Maybe.Imightgiveyousomepainkillers.Part3GettingtoKnowSomeHealthMattersPassage1TheSleepProblemsinAmericaAnewreportsaysanestimated50000000to70000000Americanshavesleepproblems.Itsaysmanymorearesufferingfromlackofsleep.AgroupofsleepresearchorganizationsaskedtheInstituteofMedicinetostudytheproblem.TheinstituteispartofAmerica’sNationalAcademyofSciences.Thestudyexaminedwhyweneedsleep,theeffectsofsleeplossandothersleepdisorders.Afourteen-membercommitteecarriedoutthestudy.TheInstituteofMedicinereportedtheirfindingsearlierthismonth.HarveyColtenofColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCityledthestudy.Hesayssleepdisordersarenotrecognizedenoughbythegeneralpublicandthemedicalcommunity.Thereportsaystoofewresearchersarestudyingsleepdisorders.Italsosaystoofewhealthcareworkersaretrainedtoidentifyandtreattheproblem.ThereportsaysAmericanbusinesseslosemorethan100000000dollarsayearbecauseoftiredworkers.Someemployeesaretootiredtoreportforwork.Theyhaveaccidentsorarelessproductiveatwork.Othercostsincludedincreasedvisitstodoctors.Thestudyfoundthattwentypercentofinjuriescausedbyseriouscaraccidentsarelinkedtosleepydrivers.Alcoholicdrinkswerenotlinkedtotheaccidents.Otherstudieshavelinkedpoorsleeptoanincreasedriskofhealthproblemslikeheartdisease,depressionandunhealthyamountsofbodyfat.Researcherssaythereasonforthislinkisunclear.Manyexpertssayagoodamountofsleepisasimportanttohealthasdietandexercise.Theysaymostpeopleneedseventoninehoursofsleepeachnight.Lessthanthatcaninterferewithmentalandphysicalabilities.Itcanleadtomoreseriousproblems,includingseveresleeplessness.Peoplewiththisconditiontemporarilystopbreathingwhiletheysleep.Researchersinvolvedinthestudyaresuggestinganumberofstepstohelppreventsleepdisorders.Theysuggestacampaigntoinformthepublicabouttheproblem.Theywantincreasededucationandtrainingamonghealthcareworkers.Andtheyarecallingfornewtechnologytoidentifyandcuresleepproblems.Passage2TheChronicDiseaseChronicdiseasesaretheleadingcauseofdeathintheworld.Yethealthexpertssaytheseconditionsareoftenthemostpreventable.Chronicdiseasesincludeheartdisease,stroke,cancerandlungdisorders.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsayschronicdiseasesleadtoabout17000000earlydeathseachyear.TheUnitedNationsagencyexpectsmorethan380000000peopletodieofchronicdiseasesbytheyear2.Itsaysabout80%ofthedeathswillhappenindevelopingnations.TheW.H.O.sayschronicdiseasesnowcausetwo-thirdsofalldeathsintheAsia-Pacificarea.Intenyearsitcouldbealmostthree-fourths.Peoplearegettingsickintheirmosteconomicallyproductiveyears.Infact,expertssaychronicdiseasesarekillingmoremiddle-agedpeopleinpoorercountriesthaninwealthierones.TheW.H.O.estimatesthatchronicdiseaseswillcostChinaalonemorethan5000000000dollarsinthenexttenyears.Thatestimaterepresentsthecostsofmedicaltreatmentandlostproductivity.RussiaandIndiaarealsoexpectedtofacehugeeconomiclosses.Itsaysdeathsfromchronicdiseaseshaveincreasedlargelyastheresultofeconomicgainsinmanycountries.Healthofficialssayasmanyas80%ofdeathsfromchronicdiseasescouldbeprevented.Theysayanimportanttoolforgovernmentsistorestrictthemarketingofalcoholandtobaccotoyoungpeople.Also,moreprogramsareneededtourgehealthyeatingandmorephysicalactivity.U.N.officialsaimthroughinternationalactiontoreducechronic-diseasedeathsby2%eachyearthrough2015.Theysaymeetingthattargetcouldsave36000000lives.Thatincludes25000000inAsiaandthePacific.Passage3AnesthesiainOperationAnesthesiaisusedduringoperationsandothermedicalprocedurestoblockpainsignalsfromtravelingthroughthenervoussystem.Thekindofanesthesiathatpatientsreceivedependsontheirconditionandthekindofproceduretheyneed.Localanesthesiaisusedtomakeasmallareaofthebodylosefeeling.Usually,localanesthesiaisforminorprocedures,likefixingatoothorclosingawound.Thepersonremainsfullyawake.Generalanesthesiamakesapersonfallasleep.Thisisknownasbeing“putunder”.Thedrugsareinjectedintothebloodorbreathedasgas.Generalanesthesiaalsoblocksmemory.Peoplearenotsupposedtorememberanoperationwhentheywakeup.Inrarecases,theydo.TheMayoClinicsayspatientsmayhaveasenseoftheirsurroundingsduringaboutone-fifthofonepercentofalloperations.Itsaystheygenerallydonotfeelpain,butmaywishtotalktoamentalhealthproviderifthememoriestroublethem.Ananesthesiologistisadoctorspeciallytrainedtogiveanesthesia.Duringanoperation,theanesthesiologistwillobservethepatient’sheartrate,bloodprenstsoufreoxayngdeanminotuheblood.Abreathingtubemaybeputintotheperson’swindpipetoaidbreathing.Thereare,ofcourse,riskstoanesthesia.Peoplecanhavedifferentreactionstothedrugs.Mistakescanhappen.Butmedicalexpertssaythesafetyofanesthesiahasgreatlyimproved.