全新版大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文及答案

全新版大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文及答案全新版大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文及答案Unit1PartBText1DatingwithMyMother(PartOne)After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.ItwasPeggy'sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,'Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.'The'other'womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.'What'swrong'sheasked.'Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,'Isaid.'Justthetwoofus.''Iwouldlikethatalot,'shesaid.WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.'ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan'twaittohearaboutourevening,'Mothersaid.Exercise1:1.c    2.a  3.b   Questions:1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker'smother?3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?Exercise2: 1.Shesuggestedthatherhusbandspendmoretimewithhismother.Shesaidtoherhusband,"Lifeistooshort,butyouneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser."2.1)...shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoatonandshehadherhaircurled.                                               2)Shehadtoldherladyfriendsaboutthis.Text2DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)Wedidn'tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.'Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,'shesaid.'Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,'Isaid.Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother'slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.'I'llgooutwithyouagain,'mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,'butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.'Iagreed.'Howwasyourdate'mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.'Nice...nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,'Isaid.MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican'tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.Exercise1:      1.c   2.d   3.d Questions:1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?Exercise2:      1.F  2.T  3.F  4.T  5.FQuestions:1.Itcanbeinferredthatthespeaker’smotheroftentookhimouttodinnerwhenhewassmall.2.Themotherhaspooreyesightnow.3.Ontheirfirstdatethespeakertookhismotherouttodinnerandamovie.4.Thespeaker’sparentsworkedinthesamefactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.5.Thespeakerandhismothernowmeetonceeverymonth.PartCConversation1:W:Youknow,manyAmericanparentsarenowwonderingwhytheycan'tkeeptheirteenagechildrenfromdrinking.M:I'mawareofthat.Tomymind,it'sthepermissiveattitudeoftheparentsthatistoblame.Q:Whatcanyoulearnfromtheman'sresponse?Conversation2:M:Don'tyouthinkit'sgoodtogiveourchildrenamonthlyallowance?W:Ithinkso.Itcanteachthemthevalueofmoney.Withamonthlyallowancetheycanlearntobudgettheirexpenseswisely.Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?Conversation3:M:Mom,I'vegotapart-timejobatasupermarket.ThreehoursadayweekdaysandalldaySaturday.W:Congratulations,Tom.ButareyousureyoucanhandleitWhataboutyourhomeworkandyourpianolessons?Q:HowdoesthemotherfeelaboutTom'spart-timejobatthesupermarket?Conversation4:M:Hey,Mary.Youlooksoupset.Whathappened?W:Myfatherhadanaccidenttheotherday.Heisnowinhospitalandwillhaveanoperationtomorrow.Yousee,hisheartisratherweak.Ireallydon'tknowwhetherhecansurviveit.Q:What'sthewomanworriedabout?Conversation5:W:Mother'sDayiscomingsoon.Couldyoutellmewhatsonsanddaughtersdoinyourcountryonthatday?M:Well,theysendtheirmothersflowersandcardstocelebratetheoccasion.Besides,itisacommonpracticeforthemtowearpinkcarnationsonthatday.Q:WhichofthefollowingistrueofthecustomsofMother'sDayintheman'scountry?1.b  2.c  3.b  4.d  5.dPartDMyFirstJobMyparentsranasmallrestaurant.Itwasopentwenty-fourhoursaday,sevendaysaweek.MyfirstjobwasshiningshoesforcustomerswhenIwassixyearsold.MydutiesincreasedasIgrewolder.ByagetenIwasclearingtablesandwashingplates.MyfathermadeitclearthatIhadtomeetcertainstandards.Ihadtobeontime,hard-workingandpolitetothecustomers.IwasneverpaidforanyworkIdid.OnedayImadethemistakeoftellingDadIthoughtheshouldgivemetenpoundsaweek.Hesaid,"OK,thenhowaboutyoupayingmeforthethreemealsadaywhenyoueathereandforthetimesyoubringyourfriendshereforfreedrinks"HefiguredIowedhimabout40poundsaweek.Thistaughtmequitealot.Statements:1.Thespeakerhadmorethanoneresponsibilityathisparents'restaurant.2.Thespeaker'sparentskepttheirbusinessopenaroundtheclock.3.Itcanbeinferredthatthespeaker'sfamilylivedintheUnitedStates.4.Itseemsthatthespeaker'sfatherwasverystrictwithhimbutquitekindtohisfriends.5.Thefatherfinallyagreedtopayhischildforhisworkbutwoulddeductthecostofhismeals.6.Thisstoryshowsthatthespeakerhasveryunhappymemoriesofhischildhood.Unit2PartBText1WhataCoincidence!(PartOne)Andrewhadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Butthetuitionforamedicalschoolin1984was15,000dollarsayear,whichwasmorethanhisfamilycouldafford.Tohelphimrealizehisdream,hisfather,Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,begansearchingthehouse-for-saleadsinnewspapersinordertofindextrabusiness.Oneadvertisementthathenoteddownwasforthesaleofahouseinanearbytown.Mr.Stewartcalledtheowner,tryingtopersuadehimtolethimbehisagent.Somehowhesucceededandtheownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtogetagooddealwithhispresentagent.Thentheymadeanappointmenttomeetanddiscussthething.Asgoodthingsarenevereasytoacquire,thetimefortheappointmenthadtobechangedalmosttentimes.Onthedaywhentheyweresupposedtomeetat3o'clockintheafternoon,Mr.Stewartreceivedanothercallfromtheowner.Hisheartsankashefearedtherewouldbeanotherchangeoftime.Andsoitwas.Theownertoldhimthathecouldn'tmakeitatthreebutifhewouldcomerightthen,theycouldtalkitover.Mr.Stewartwasoverjoyed.Leavingeverythingaside,heimmediatelysetouttodrivetothehouse.Asheapproachedthearea,hehadastrangefeelingofhavingbeentherebefore.Thestreets,thetrees,theneighborhood,alllookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhefinallyreachedthehouse,somethingclickedinhismind.Itusedtobethehouseofhisfather-in-law!Theoldmanhaddiedfifteenyearsagobutwhenhewasalive,hehadoftenvisitedhimwithhiswifeandchildren.Herememberedthat,likehissonAndrew,hisfather-in-lawhadalsowantedtostudymedicineand,failingtodoso,hadalwayshopedthatoneofhistwodaughtersorhisgrandchildrencouldsomedaybecomeadoctor.Exercise1:1.b    2.a    3.d   4.c   Questions:1.Whoarethetwomaincharactersinthestoryyouhavejustheard?2.HowdidMr.Stewartgettoknowtheownerofthehouse?3.WhatproblemdidMr.Stewarthave?4.Whatisthecoincidenceinthestoryyouhavejustheard?Exercise2: 1984/son/medicalschool/tuition/affordit/realize/newspaperads/extrabusiness/advertisement/succeeded/agent/changed/phonecall/putaside/doing/immediately/familiar/father-in-law's/visited/hisfather-in-lawalive/coincidenceText2WhataCoincidence!(PartTwo)Whenheenteredthehouse,Mr.Stewartwasevenmoreamazedtofindthatthehousewasdecoratedexactlyashehadrememberedit.Hetoldtheowneraboutthisandthelatterbecameintriguedtoo.However,theywereinforevengreatersurprises.Itsohappenedthatinthemiddleoftheirdiscussion,apostmancametodeliveraletter.AndtheletterwasaddressedtoMr.Stewart'sfather-in-law!WereitnotforMr.Stewart'spresencethereandthen,theletterwouldbereturnedasnopersonofthatnamelivedinthehouseanylonger.Asthepostmandemandedasignatureonthereceiptslip,Mr.Stewartsignedforhislong-deceasedfather-in-law.Mystified,theownerurgedMr.Stewarttoopentheletterandseewhatitcontained.Theletterwasfromabank.Whenheopenedit,twowordsimmediatelymethiseye--'Foreducation'.Itwasabankstatementofanamounthisfather-in-lawhadputinyearsagoforhisgrandchildren'seducationneeds.Withtheinterestithadearnedovertheyears,thestandingvalueoftheamountcametoalittleover$15,000,justenoughmoneytocoverthetuitionofAndrew'sfirstyearatamedicalcollege!Anotherthingthatisworthmentioningisaboutthepostman.Theoriginalpostman,whohadworkedinthisneighborhood,calledinsickthatday.Sothepostman,whowasnewtothearea,cametodelivermailinhisplace.Haditbeentheoldpostman,theletterwouldundoubtedlybereturnedtothesenderasheknewfullwellthatnopersonbearingthatnamelivedinthathouseanylonger.ThemiraclewasablessingforAndrew.Withthemoneygiventohimbyhisgrandfatherhewasabletostudymedicine.NowheisadoctorinIllinois.Exercise1: 1.T   2.F   3.F   4.F  5.F Statements:1.Severalcoincidenceshappenedinthestory.2.Thecoincidencesmadeitpossiblefortheownertosellhishouseatagoodprice.3.Nooneactuallybenefitedfromthecoincidences.4.ItcanbeinferredthatMr.Stewartdidnothavetoseekextraworkfromthenon.5.WiththeextramoneyMr.Stewarthadearned,Andrew'sdreamfinallycametrue.Exercise2:  1.Hewasintrigued.2.Abankstatement.3.hisfather-in-lawhadputanamountofmoneyinthebankforhisgrandchildren'seducation.4.Alittleover$15,000.5.Hecouldusethemoneytocoverthetuitionofhisfirstyearatamedicalcollege.6.HeisadoctorinIllinois.PartCDadStopsforGas,FindsLostSonNuengGarciawasthesonofanAmericanservicemanstationedinThailandin1969.ButhisfatherwentbacktotheStateswhenNuengwasonlythreemonthsold.WhenhegrewupNuengimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesandworkedasagasstationclerkinPueblo,Colorado.HisdreamwastofindhisfatherJohnGarcia.Yearafteryear,hetriedinvaintosearchforinformationaboutthewhereaboutsofhisfather.ItwasafinedayinPueblo.Therewasnotacloudinthebluesky.Butforhim,itwasjustanotherdayonthejob.Suddenlyhenoticedthenameofonecustomerwhopaidwithacheck.Theman,whowasinhisfifties,hadthesamesurnameashisown.Nuengraisedhisheadfromthecheckandlookedattheman.Couldthisbehisfather"AreyouJohnGarcia"heasked."Yes,"cametheanswer."WereyoueverintheAirForce""Yes.""WereyoueverinThailand""What'sthattodowithyou"answeredtheman,whobecamesuspiciousbythen."Wereyouorwereyounot"Nuengpersisted."Yes.""Didyoueverhaveason"Atthistruthdawnedontheman.Theystaredateachotherandrealizedatthesamemomentthattheywerefatherandsonwhowereseparated27yearsagoandhalfaworldaway.JohnGarciahadn'tseenhissonsince1969.HelosttouchwithNueng'smotherwhenshestartedseeinganotherman.HemovedtoPueblonineyearsago.Hesaidheneverwenttothatgasstation,wasn'tevenlowongasthatdayandhardlyeverpaidwithacheck.Exercise:1.F 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.T 7.F  8.TStatements:1.Nueng'sparentsdivorcedwhenhewasonly3monthsold.2.AftermovingtotheU.S.A.,NuengworkedatagasstationinColorado.3.Nuengnevergaveuphiseffortstofindhisfather,butJohnGarciahadneverlookedforhisson.4.OnedaywhileatworkNueng'seyesfellonthephotoofacustomer'sdriver'slicense,andthemaninthephotolookedlikehisfather.5.JohnGarciawasonceintheU.S.AirForcestationedinThailand.6.JohnGarciaandhissondidn'tmeeteachotheragainuntil1996.7.Nueng'sfathersaidheoftenwenttothatgasstationbutneverpaidwithacheck.8.ItwasbycoincidencethatJohnGarciaandhissonwerereunitedaftermanyyearsofseparation.PartDUnexplainedParallelsOneofthebest-knowncollectionsofparallelsisbetweenthecareersofAbrahamLincolnandJohnF.Kennedy.BothwereshotonaFriday,inthepresenceoftheirwives;bothweresucceededbyaSouthernernamedJohnson;boththeirkillerswerethemselveskilledbeforetheycouldbebroughttojustice.LincolnhadasecretarycalledKennedy;KennedyasecretarycalledLincoln.LincolnwaskilledintheFordTheater;KennedymethisdeathwhileridinginaLincolnconvertiblemadebytheFordMotorCompany--andsoon.Similarcoincidencesoftenoccurbetweentwins.AnewsstoryfromFinlandreportedoftwo70-year-oldtwinbrothersdyingtwohoursapartinseparateaccidents,withbothbeinghitbytruckswhilecrossingthesameroadonbicycles.Accordingtothepolice,thesecondvictimcouldnothaveknownabouthisbrother'sdeath,asofficershadonlymanagedtoidentifythefirstvictimminutesbeforethesecondaccident.Connectionsarealsofoundbetweenidenticaltwinswhohavebeenseparatedatbirth.DorothyLoweandBridgetHarrisonwereseparatedin1945,anddidnotmeetuntil1979,whentheywereflownoverfromBritainforaninvestigationbyapsychologistattheUniversityofMinnesota.Theyfoundthatwhentheymettheywerebothwearingsevenringsontheirhands,twobraceletsononewrist,awatchandabraceletontheother.Theymarriedonthesameday,hadwornidenticalweddingdressesandcarriedthesameflowers.DorothyhadnamedhersonRichardAndrewandherdaughterCatherineLouise;BridgethadnamedhersonAndrewRichardandherdaughterKarenLouise.Infact,shehadwantedtocallherCatherine.BothhadacatcalledTiger.Theyalsohadastringofsimilarmannerismswhentheywerenervous.Howcanweexplaintheabovesimilarities?Exercise:1)Shot,Friday,wives2)Succeeded,Johnson3)killers,brought,justice4)secretaries5)Fordtheater,Lincoln6)Died,accidents7)trucks,sameroad8)met,34,sevenrings,wrist,watch9)Married,weddingdresses,sameflowers10)similar,children11)cat,TigerStatements:1.BothAbrahamLincolnandJohnF.KennedywerekilledbyaSoutherner.2.JohnF.Kennedy'ssecretarywasnamedafterAbrahamLincoln.3.Thenewsstorytoldaboutthetrafficaccidentsthatkilledtwotwinbrothers.4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatmoreparallelphenomenaarestudiedintheUnitedStatesthaninanyothercountry.5.Coincidencesoccurringinthreenationsaredescribedinthepassage.6.Somepsychologists'interestistheresearchoncoincidencesbetweentwins.7.Accordingtothespeaker,coincidencesoccurmuchmoreoftenbetweentwinsthanbetweenpeoplewhoarenotrelated.8.Thespeakerdoesnotmentionhis/herownopiniononwhethertheseparallelscanbeexplained.Unit3PartBText1AMarriageAgreement(PartOne)(TomandLindahavesignedamarriageagreement.Bothagreenottobreaktherulesoutlinedintheagreement.John,areporter,istalkingtothemabouttheagreement.)John:Tom,Linda,firstI'dliketoaskyouwhyyoudecidedtowritethisunusualagreement.Tom:Wefoundthatmanyproblemsarecausedwhenapersonhasdifferentexpectationsfromhisorherspouse.Wewantedtotalkabouteverythingopenlyandhonestlybeforewestartedlivingtogether.Linda:Alsowebothknowhowimportantitistorespecteachother'spetpeeves.Like,Icangetveryannoyedifothersleavestuff--clothing,papers,everything!--lyingaroundonthefloor.Itreallybuggedme,soweputthatintheagreement.John:ThisismentionedinArticle1:CleaningUp,isn'titItsays,"Nothingwillbeleftonthefloorovernight.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed."Tom:ThenI'llknowclearlywhatLinda'sexpectationsare.John:Isee.WhataboutArticle2:SleepingItsays,"Wewillgotobedat11p.m.andgetupat6:30a.m.exceptonweekends."I'msuresomepeoplehearingthiswillthinkthatthisagreementisn'tveryromantic.Tom:Well,wedisagree.Wethinkit'sveryromantic.Thisagreementshowsthatwesatdownandtalked,andreallytriedtounderstandtheotherperson.Alotofproblemsoccurinamarriagewhenpeopledon'ttalkaboutwhattheywant.Linda:That'sright.Whenwedisagreedaboutsomething,weworkedoutasolutionthatwasgoodforbothofus.IwouldmuchratherhaveTomreallylistentomeandunderstandmyneedsthangivemeabunchofflowersoraboxofcandy.Exercise1: 1.b    2.c  3.a   Questions:1.WhichstatementbestsummarizesthemarriageagreementbetweenTomandLinda?2.AccordingtoTom,whatwillgiverisetoproblemsinamarriage?3.WhatcanbeinferredaboutLindafromtheconversation?Exercise2: 1.Becauseshewantedtounderstandeachother'sexpectationssothatpotentialproblemscouldbeavoidedandtheycouldlivehappilytogether.2.Cleaningup.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed.3.Sleeping.Timeforbed:11pm;timetogetup:6:30amexceptonweekends.Text2AMarriageAgreement(PartTwo)John:Linda,doyouspendalotoftimecheckingtoseeiftheotherpersonisfollowingtherulesArguingLinda:No,notatall.Tom:Alotofcouplesarguebecausetheydon'tunderstandeachother'sexpectations.Ithinkwespendlesstimearguingthanmostcouplesbecausewebothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.John:Whathappensifoneofyoubreaksarule?Tom:Well,that'sinArticle13ofouragreement.John:IsitOhyes,Article13:BreakingRules."Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup."Linda:Yeah,likelasttimeTombroketheruleofdriving.John:What'stherule?Linda:Theruleiswemustaskfordirectionsifwearedrivingandgetlostformorethanfiveminutes.John:WhathappenedTom:Weweredrivingtoafriend'swedding,andwegotlost.Lindawantedtostopatagasstationtoaskfordirections,butIthoughtIcouldfigureitout.Linda:Thenwedrovefortymilesinthewrongdirectionandendedupbeinglateforthewedding.Tom:SoItookherouttodinner.IknewwhatIshoulddotoapologize.John:That'sveryimportant,Ithink,knowinghowtoapologize.Bytheway,doyouplantoupdateyouragreementatallWhatifthingschangeinyourlifeandaruledoesn'tworkanymoreLinda:We'vethoughtaboutthattoo.Article14statesthatwemustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmakenecessarychanges.John:Well,itwasreallynicetalkingtoyouboth.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.Tom&Linda:Thankyou.Exercise1: 1.F   2.F   3.T   4.T Statements:1.TomandLindaneverarguebecausetheybothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.2.OnceTombrokeArticle14andapologizedtoLindabytakingherouttodinner.3.Ifsomeoftherulesinthemarriageagreementbecomeoutdated,changeswillbemadetoupdatethem.4.ItseemsthatbothTomandLindaaresatisfiedwiththeirmarriageagreement.Exercise2:  1.Onerulesaysthatiftheygetlostformorethanfiveminuteswhentheyaredriving,theymuststopandaskfordirections.2.OnceTomandLindagotlostwhentheyweredrivingtoafriend'swedding.3.Lindawantedtostopatagasstationtoasktheway,butTomthoughthecouldfigureitout.4.Asaresult,theywerelatefortheweddingbecausetheywentinthewrongdirectionforfortymiles.PartCAPerfectMatchAreyoulookingforagoodrelationshipwithsomeonespecialWhattypeofpersonisthebestpersonforyouIsitthepersonwiththehighestIQIsitthemostbeautifulormosthandsomepersonHowabouttherichestpersonorthemostambitiousIsyouridealpartnerthemosttraditionalorthemostmodernpersonIsheorshethepersonmostlikeyou,ormostunlikeyouTheanswer,psychologistssay,isnoneoftheabove.WhyBecausetheyareallextremes.Inanumberofresearchstudies,psychologistsaskedcouplesthesequestions.Theanswerswereclear.Mostpeoplearehappywithmoderation--withpartnerswhoarenotthemostorthebest(ortheleastortheworst).Peoplearemorecomfortablewithpartnerswhoarenotsospecial.Theresearchshowedseveralotherimportantthings.Inaloverelationship,twothingscancausetrouble.First,troublehappenswhenbothpeoplegetangryquickly.Thisisnotsurprising.Second,troublehappenswhenpeopledon'texpecttochangethemselvesinarelationship.DoyoustaycalmwhenyoudisagreewithsomeoneAreyoureadytochangeyourselfIfyoucantoleratedisagreementandarewillingtochange,maybeyouarereadyforaseriousrelationship.Exercise:1....notsospecial/notextremes2.a....getangryquickly    b....changethemselves...Statements:1.F2.T3.T4.F5.T6.T1.Thepassageimpliesthattheperfectmatchforyouisapersonwhoismostunlikeyou.2.Theauthorarguesthatthemostbeautifulormosthandsomepersonmaynotbeyourperfectpartner.3.Moderateperson,thatis,thepartnerswhoarenotthemostorthebestcanbeyourperfectmatch.4.Theresearchshowedthatanextremeloverelationshipbetweenthetwocancausetrouble.5.Thepassagestatesthattheangerisoneofthecausesthatleadtothebreakupofaloverelationship.6.Theperfectmatchliesinthepeople'sattitudestotoleratedisagreementandbewillingtochangeinarelationship.PartDHusbandsandWivesDon'tSeeThingsAlikeLet'sfaceit--husbandsandwivesjustdon'tseethingsalike.TakeTVremotecontrols,forexample.I'machannel-grazer.WhenIwatchthenews,Iflipbackandforththroughfourdifferentnetworks."Itdrivesmecrazywhenyoudothat,"mywifecomplains.Idon'tunderstandwhyshehasnointerestinotherchannels.Afterall,sheisawomanwhowantstoknoweverythinggoingonintheneighborhoodandamongalltherelatives.JustonebuttonawaymightbeaninterestingprogramonHowtoLoseFiftyPoundsbyEatingChocolateSundaesorHowtoUnderstandWeirdHusbands.But,no,shewon'tchangechannels,notevenifshedislikestheprogramshe'swatching."Thistalkshowhostmakesmesoangry!"shecriedoneevening."Thenwhydon'tyouchangethechannel"Iasked."BecauseIcan'tstandpeoplewhoarealwayschangingchannels."Differences.Norightorwrong,justdifferences."Thefirstlawofcivi