新编大学英语视听说教程第五册听力原文Unit_2

v1.0可编辑可修改v1.0可编辑可修改v1.0可编辑可修改Unit2Listen1-1  Ifyou'reinvitedtoanAmericanfriend'shomefordinner,keepinmindthesegeneralrulesforpolitebehavior.Firstofall,arriveapproximatelyontime(butnotearly).Americansexpectpromptness.Beingafewminuteslatemightgivethehostmoretimetogetdressedorfinishpreparingthedinner,soit'sOKtobe10or15minuteslatebutnot45minuteslate.Dinnermightbeovercookedandruinedbythen.Whenyou'reinvitedtosomeone'shomeforameal,it'spolitetobringasmallgift.Flowersorcandiesarealwaysappropriate.Ifyouhaveanattractiveitemmadeinyournativecountry,yourhostwouldcertainlyenjoyreceivingthatasagift.Ifyouareservedsomefoodthatyoudon'tlikeorcan'teat,don'tmakeafussaboutit.Ifyourhostdoesn'tsayanythingaboutwhatyouaren'teating,thenyoushouldn't,either.Simplyeatwhatyoucanandhopethatnoonenoticeswhatyouleft.Ifyouarequestioned,youmayhavetoadmitthatyoudon'teatmeat(orwhatever),butyoucanalsosaythatyou'veenjoyedtheotherfoodsandhavehad"morethanenough"toeat.Don'tmakethehostfeelobligedtopreparesomethingelseforyou.Besuretocomplimentthehostonthefoodthatyouenjoyed.Don'tleaveimmediatelyafterdinner,butdon'toverstayyourwelcome,either.Whenyourfriendseemstobegettingtiredandrunningoutofconversation,taketheirbehaviorasacuetoleave.Thenextday,callorwriteathank-younotetosayhowmuchyouenjoyedtheevening. Listen2-1 Americansareusuallytolerantofnon-nativespeakerswhohavesometroubleunderstandingEnglish.Buttheybecomeannoyedwhenapersonpretendstounderstandbutdoesn'treally.Thiscreatesproblemswhenhemisunderstandswhatissaid.Noonewantssoapwhenheasksforsoup.Soifyoudon'tunderstandwhatissaidtoyou,admititandpolitelyaskthepersontorepeatorexplain.Allyouhavetosayis,"Excuseme,wouldyoumindrepeatingwhatyousaidIdidn'tunderstand." Second,itisquiterudetoconversewithacompanioninyournativelanguageandleaveyourAmericanfriendsstandingtherefeelinguncomfortablebecausetheycan'tunderstandtheconversation.TheAmericansmayalsofeelthatyouaretalkingaboutthemorsayingsomethingyoudon'twantthemtohear.Ifyouhavetoswitchtoyournativelanguagetoexplainsomethingtoanon-English-speakingcompanion,thenatleasttranslateforyourAmericanfriendssotheydon'tfeelleftout.Statements: 1. Americanswillgetimpatientifapersoncan'tunderstandEnglish. 2. Sometimesitiswisetopretendtounderstandwhatoneactuallydoesn'tinordertoavoidembarrassment. 3. AskingforrepetitionorexplanationisnotconsideredgoodmannerswhentalkingwithAmericans. 4. ItisimpoliteforpeopletotalkintheirnativelanguageinthepresenceofAmericans. 5. Americansmayfeeluncomfortablewhentheycan'tunderstandtheconversationofnon-Englishspeakers.Mlisten1-1OnewinterdayinSanFrancisco,awomaninaredcardroveuptoatollbooth.ThebackseatofhercarhadapileofcolorfulChristmasgiftsonit.Shesmiledatthetollboothoperatorandsaid,"I'mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme."Shehandedtheoperatorseventollticketsanddroveon.Asthenextsixcarsarrivedatthetollbooth,theoperatortoldeachdriver,"Aladyupaheadpaidyourtoll.Haveaniceday." WhydidtheladydothisAsshetoldherhusbandlater,"Ireadacardtapedonmyfriend'srefrigerator.Itsaid,'Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.'Ilikedthatphraseandcopieditformyself.PayingthetollswasalittleactofrandomkindnessIcoulddo." Nowalloverthe.,itisbecomingapopularphrase.Onecanseeitoncarbumperstickers,onwalls,andevenonbusinesscards.Randomactsofkindnessareeasytoperformifoneislookingforopportunities.InPortland,amanmightputacoininastranger'sparkingmeterjustintimetosavethatpersonfromgettingfinedforovertimeparking.InChicago,ateenageboymayshovelsnownotonlyfromhisdrivewaybutalsohisneighbor'sdriveway.Undoubtedlythousandsofrandomactsofkindnessoccureveryday.WhataresomesenselessactsofbeautyApersonmightplantflowersalongahighway.Anothermightcleangraffitifromacityparkbench.Yetanothermightpickuplitterfromthestreetandputitinatrashcan.Youshouldrememberthisphraseandputitintoaction.Notonlywillyouhelpothers,butyouwillfeelbetteryourselfsinceyouhavehelpedtheworldtobecomeabetterplace.AndwhoknowsThepeopleyouhelpmightwellbeinspiredtohelpsomeoneelselater.It'sa"win-win"situation. Statements: 1. ThewomanpaidforthesixcarsbehindherasaChristmasgift. 2. Thewomantapedacardonherrefrigeratorthatreads:Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty. 3. Randomactsofkindnessarenotdifficulttoperform. 4. Onecanseegraffitieverywhereinthe. 5. Peoplesometimesdogoodunconsciously. 6. Theworldcanbecomeabetterplacebecauseofthelittleactsofkindnessandbeauty. 7. Thepeopleyouhelpmaywellhelpsomeoneelselater. 8. Randomactsofkindnessandbeautydogoodtoallpartiesinvolved.Mlisten2-1   Don'ttalkwithyourmouthfull.         Keepyourelbowsoffthetable.         Say"thankyou".         Anyofthosesoundfamiliar       Chancesare,ifyouobserveaparent,heorshehasrepeatedatleastoneofthoselinesafewthousandtimes.Etiquetteexpertsandpeoplewhoworkwithchildrentendtoagreethatteachingthechildrengoodmannersismorethanworththeeffort.Goodmannerscandefinitelybeginathome.Veronicatriestoteachher5-year-oldsonMatthewabouttheimportanceoftheGoldenRuleinwordsthathecanunderstand."Youneedtotreatpeoplethewayyouwanttobetreated,"shetellsMatthew.  Accordingtoetiquetteexperts,teachingbyexampleisthebestapproach.Byusinggoodmanners,parentscanberolemodelsfortheirchildren,whooftenlearnbyimitation."At2yearsold,they'rewatching,"expertssay."Youknow,monkeysee,monkeydo."Theyalsoadviseparentstobeginintroducingtheirtoddlerstosimplewordslike"please","thankyou","excuseme",and"I'msorry". "It'snevertoosoontostartteachingthem,"theysay."Whenthey'resittingupinthehighchair,youcanstart."       Byteachingchildrengoodmannersandthenhelpingthempractice,parentsaredoingtheirchildrenagreatservice.It'snotjustaboutbeingpoliteandwell-manneredintheshortrun.Ultimately,astheygrowandthey'rebetter-behaved,they'llgoontogreatersuccessintheirlivesandbebetterliked.       Buthomeisnottheonlyteachingenvironmentwhenitcomestomannersandetiquette.Moreandmoreschoolsarelookingforwaystoinstillgoodmannersintheirstudents.Statements: 1. Allparentstrytoteachtheirchildrengoodmanners. 2. Youneedtotreatpeoplethewayyouwanttobetreated. 3. Monkeysareespeciallygoodatimitatingsmallchildren. 4. Parentsshouldsetanexampletotheirchildrenwhenteachingthemgoodmanners. 5. Parentsarehelpingtheirchildreninthelongrunbyteachingthemgoodmanners. 6. Bothparentsandteachersareresponsiblefortheteachingofetiquette.Questions: 1. Whatmannersdoparentsteachtheirchildren 2. WhatistheGoldenRule 3. Whatisthebestwayforparentstoteachtheirchildrengoodmanners 4. What'stheappropriatetimetostartteachingchildrenmanners 5. Whatistheultimategoalofteachingchildrengoodmanners Mlisten3-1 (Fourstudentsaresittinginadormlounge,casuallywatchingTV.) Wayne: Youknow,peoplelietousallthetime!ThatadvertiseronTVjusttoldmethatallIhavetodotobeattractiveistodrinktherightkindofbeer.Idon'tevenlikebeer! Celia: AndI'veseenthesamekindofadsfordifferentclothingbrands.Idon'tseehowanyonecanbelieveallofthatstuff. Heather: It'snotjustTVads.Religiousleaderstellusthatifweattendtheirchurchwe'llbehappyandpoliticianstellusifwevotefortheirpartymembersthenation'sproblemswilldisappear.Nottrue!! Randy: Ithinkmostofusaresmartenoughtofigureoutthatthesethingsarelies.Butitreallyirritatesmewhenpeoplehavethearrogancetostarttheirsentencestoothersbysaying"Youneedto"dosomethingwhentheyreallymean"Ineedyouto"or"Iwantyouto".That'sakindoflyingtoo. Celia: You'reright.Infactit'sreallyrudebecauseitimpliesthatotherpeoplelacktheintelligencetodetermineforthemselveswheretheirinterestsareandtoactaccordingly. Heather: Mydadhastalkedaboutapersoninhisofficewhodoesthisalot.He'screatingabadworkenvironmentandit'sobviousthattheco-workersaregettingtiredofbeingorderedaroundlikethis.Theyknowwhattheyshoulddoandwanttodoittheirway. Wayne: Iimaginethateventhebossshouldbecarefulinthisrespect.Ifhe'srudetohisemployeesbyimplyingtheydon'tknowwhatthey'redoing,theywon'tputforththeirbesteffort. Celia: Sincewestartedtalkingnow,I'vebeenthinkingaboutafriendIhadinhighschool.ShekepttellingmewhatI"needed"todo.AfterawhileIrealizeditwasherwayofgettingmetodowhatshewanted.Needlesstosay,ourfriendshipended.Anditwasakindoflyingonherpartbecauseshewasn'tsayingthatwhatI"needed"todowasreallywhatshe"wanted"metodo.Ittookmeawhiletofigurethatout. Randy: Iguessthereareallsortsofwaystolie.We'dbetterwatchout,right Others: Right.Mlisten4-1 (PaulandJoycearegoingtoamovie.) Paul: Hurryup,Joyce.Weneedtoleavenowifwe'regoingtogettothetheaterahalfhourbeforethefeaturebegins. Joyce: WhyonearthdoweneedtobetherethatearlyThetheaterisneverevenhalffull.I'vealsobeenwonderingifweshouldtakethekidswithus,eventhoughMomisherewiththem. Paul: Leavethekidsathome.We'renotgoingtoakid'smovielikeHarryPotter.WhenIwenttothemoviesthatnightyouwenttoplaybridgeitlookedlikeadaycarecenterinthetheater.Strollerswereflyingdowntheaisle,kidswererestlessandobviouslybored,sostartedwhiningforcandy,andtherewasevenafight. Joyce: Mygoodness!Whathappened Paul: Oneotherpatronwhowastryingtoenjoythemovietoldtheparentsofsomenoisychildrenbehindhimtoshuttheirkidsup.Thefatherofthenoisykidshitthecomplainerandthatledtoafight.Thepolicehadtobebroughtin. Joyce: I'mreadytogo,butyoustillhaven'ttoldmewhyweneedtobesoearly. Paul: ActuallyIliketowatchthepeople.Forsomejustchoosingaseatisamajordecision.Theystandinthemiddleoftheaislejugglingcoats,popcornandCokes,almostoverwhelmedbyhavingtochoose.Youcanalmostreadtheirthoughts.ShouldIsitdowninfront,orwillthatbetoocloseIsthistoofarbackThatmanistall.Iwon'tbeabletoseethemovieifIsitbehindhim.I'dlovetositclosetothemiddle,butthenI'dhavetositclosetothatbiggroupofteenagers.Oh,dear!ThelightsaredimmingandIhaven'tmadeupmymind.Iwon'tbeabletoseewhereI'mgoing. Joyce: Youaren'ttheonlyonetonoticesuchthings.Manypeoplechoosetheirseats,findtheyareunsatisfied,somove.I'vewatchedafewcouplesgofromonespottoanotherfourorfivetimesbeforesettlingdown. Paul: Whilewe'reonthetopic,myotherpetpeeveispeoplewhowon'tbequietduringthemovie.Theycommentoneverything."Whatacutepuppy,"theysaywhentheyseeadogappear."Ihavealamplikethatathomebutmine'sred."Andonitgoes. Joyce: Idon'tlikethepeoplebehindmetositandchewpopcornnoisily.It'spossibletobequietbuttheydon'ttry.Theyjustkeeponchewingandthenstartonabigboxofcandy. Paul: Solet'sgo!We'lltrytofindagoodseat,lookaroundusabit,andthenwe'llsitdownandshutup.Questions:1.WhydoesPauldecidenottotakekidstothemovie？2.Whywasthereafighttheothernight？3.Whydosomepeoplefinditdifficulttodecidewhichseatto    take？4.Whatproblemtroublesthecoupleatthetheater？5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothedialog？ Quiz1-1       Chinaisknownasastateofetiquetteandceremonies.Manyproverbshavebeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogenerationsuchas"Civilitycostsnothing"or"Courtesydemandsreciprocity"andsoon.Forinstance,thereisaninterestingshortstory.Onceuponatime,amanwentonalongtourtovisithisfriendwithaswanasagift.Butitescapedfromthecageonthewayandinhisefforttocatchit,hegotholdofnothingbutafeather.Insteadofreturninghome,hecontinuedhisjourneywiththeswanfeather.Whenhisfriendreceivedthisunexpectedgift,hewasdeeplymovedbythestoryaswellasthesincerity.Andthesaying"Thegiftisnothingmuch,butit'sthethoughtthatcounts"wasspreadfarandwide.       Chineseusedtocuponehandintheotherbeforethechestasasalute.Thistraditionhasahistoryofmorethan2,000yearsandnowadaysitisseldomusedexceptintheSpringFestival.Andshakinghandsismorepopularandappropriateonsomeformaloccasions.Bowing,toconveyrespecttothehigherlevel,wasoftenusedbythelowerlikesubordinatesandattendants.Butatpresent,thingsarequitedifferent.Chineseyoungsterstendtosimplynodasagreeting.Tosomeextentthisevolutionreflectstheever-increasingpaceofmodernlife.Quiz2-1  Writingathank-youletterafteraninterviewdoesn'tjustshowacandidate'smanners—itcanalsomakeorbreaktheirchancesoflandingajob.Nearly15percentofhiringmanagerssaytheywouldnothiresomeonewhofailedtosendathank-youletteraftertheinterview.32percentsaytheywouldstillconsiderthecandidate,butwouldthinklessofhimorher,accordingtoarecentsurvey.Thesurvey,"HowtoGetintheFrontDoor",includedmorethan650hiringmanagers.       Althoughmosthiringmanagersexpecttoreceiveathank-younote,formatpreferencesdiffer.One-in-fourhiringmanagersprefertoreceiveathank-younoteine-mailformonly,19percentwantthee-mailfollowedupwithahardcopy,21percentwantatypedhardcopyonlyand23percentpreferjustahandwrittennote.       Accordingtothesurvey,nomatterwhichformatyouchoose,it'scrucialtoactquicklywhensendingathank-youlettertoyourinterviewer.26percentofhiringmanagersexpecttohavetheletterinhandtwodaysaftertheinterview,and36percenttohaveitwithinthreetofivedays.Sendingtheletterquicklyreinforcesyourenthusiasmforthejob,andhelpskeepyoutop-of-mindfortheinterviewer.Statements: 1. Sendingathank-youletteraftertheinterviewaddstoone'schancesofgettingajob. 2. 32percentofhiringmanagerswouldnotconsidertheapplicantwhodoesnotwriteathank-youletter. 3. 650hiringmanagersadvisepeopleonhowtoclimbuptheladderintheircareer. 4. Astotheformatofthethank-younote,mosthiringmanagerspreferane-mail. 5. 19percentofhiringmanagerswantathank-younoteine-mailformfollowedupwithahardcopy. 6. Sendingathank-youlettertotheinterviewerpromptlyisofvitalimportance.Quiz3-1       Onedaymanyyearsago,SwiftEaglevisitedsomefriendsonanIndianreservationincentralNewYork.Whilehewasoutwalking,heheardsoundsofboysplayinginthebushes.       "There'sanotherone.Shootit!"saidoneoftheboys.       Whenhepushedthroughthebushtoseewhatwashappening,hefoundthattheyhadbeenshootingsmallbirdswithagun.Theyhadalreadykilledthree.Theboyslookedupathim,uncertainwhathewasgoingtodoorsay.       AsanIndianbirdlover,SwiftEaglemighthavegivenasternlectureontheevilofkillingbirdsorthreatenedtotelltheboys'parentsabouttheirwrongdoing.However,hedidsomethingelse.       "Ah,"hesaid,"Iseeyouhavebeenhunting.Pickupyourgameandcomewithme."       Heledtheboystoaplacewheretheycouldmakeafireandcookthebirds.Hemadesuretheysaidathank-youtothespiritsofthebirdsbeforeeatingthem,andastheyatehetoldstories.Itwasimportant,hesaid,tobethankfultothebirdsforthegiftsoftheirsongs,theirfeathers,andtheirbodiesasfood.Thelastthinghesaidtothemtheyneverforgot—foritwasoneofthoseboyswhotoldmethisstorymanyyearslater."Youknow,ourCreatorgavethegiftoflifetoeverythingthatisalive.Lifeisaverysacredthing.ButourCreatorknowsthatwehavetoeattostayalive.Thatiswhyitispermittedtohunttofeedourselvesandourpeople.SoIunderstandthatyouboysmusthavebeenvery,veryhungrytokillthoselittlebirds..."       Thuschildrenweretaughtthevaluesoftheirculturethroughexampleandstories.Insteadofscoldingorlecturingthem,SwiftEagleshowedtheboyshowtobuildafireandcookthegametheyhadshot,givingthebirdsthesamerespecthewouldhavegivenarabbitordeer.Hetoldstoriesthatpointedoutthevalueofthosebirdsaslivingbeings.Whathedidtaughttheboysmorethanahundredlectureswouldhavedone,andthelessonstayedwiththemalltheirlives.Questions:1.WhatistrueaboutSwiftEagle？2.Whatdidhedowhenhefoundtheboyskillingbirds？3.Whatdidtheboysdoafterwards？4.WhatdidSwiftEagletelltheboystodo？5.WhatlessonsdidtheboyslearnfromthisexperienceSview1-1 Tom: Hey,George.Stillstudyingthetextbooks,huhWhenareyougoingtorelax George: Iamrelaxing!Ihappentofindtextbooksinteresting,especiallythepsychologycourse.Thisoneistalkingaboutsomeamazingexperimentswithchimpanzees.Doyouknow,psychologistshavetaughtsomechimpanzeestocommunicate Jess: What...youmeantalk George: No,theycan'ttalk.Theydon'thavethevocalequipmentthatwehave.Buttheycanbetaughtsignlanguage,forexample. Jess: Yes,they'recertainlyveryintelligent. George: They'reactuallyournearestanimalrelatives.Doyouknowweshare98%ofourDNAwithchimpanzees Tom: Wow,that'salot.Wereallyarecousins,aren'twe George: So,whathaveyoupairbeendoing Jess: Well,whileyouwerereadingaboutournearestanimalrelatives,we'vebeenactuallyvisitingthem! George: Whatdoyoumean Tom: We'vebeentotheCityZoo,andthemostinterestinganimaltherewasprobablyPhyllis,thechimpanzee. George: Oh,yes,I'vereadabouther.Sheenjoysinteractingwiththecrowds. Tom: Shecertainlydoes.ShewasreallytakenwithJess,forexample,andIthinkshemusthavebeentrainedbyoneofyourpsychologists,becauseshecoulddosignlanguage. George: Really Tom: Look,I'lldemonstrate.Jess,I'mPhyllis,OKLet'sshowGeorge.(Tomwaveshisarmsaboveheadandhoots.) Jess: (Shelaughs.)Well,firstIwavedtoherandthenshewavedback.(Tomwaveshisarmsagain.)Yeah,andthenIwavedbotharmsabovemyhead,andPhyllisdidthesame!(Tomwaveshisarmsathirdtime.)ButthefunniestpartwaswhenIputonmysunglasses,Phyllispretendedtodothesame!(Tomimitatesachimpputtingonsunglasses.) George: Yes,thoseareallexcellentexamplesofchimpsimitatinghumanbeings,thoughwhetheritcanbecalledsignlanguageorcommunicationisdebatable.AndTom,youdoagreatchimpanzee! Tom: Well,whateveritwas,itwasreallyfunny,andthecrowdjustlovedit,especiallythelittlekids. Jess: Yeah,itwasreallygreat,anduptothatpointitlookedasifPhylliswasenjoyingherselftoo.(Shelookssuddenlysadanduncomfortable.)Butthensomethingreallyrathergrosshappened. George: OhWhatwasthat Jess: Well,therewasayoungmansmokingacigarette.Phylliswentupascloseasshecouldgetandstartedtopeerattheguy.Thenshestartedtoimitatehimsmoking,whichofcoursemadeeveryonelaughagain. George: So,whatwaswrongwiththat Jess: Well,thentheyoungmandeliberatelydroppedthecigaretteintotheenclosure.Phyllispickeditupandstartedsmokingitherself! Tom: Yeah,itwashilarious!Youknow,shecoughedabitatfirst(Heimitatesthechimpsmokingandcoughing.),but...butthensheseemedtostartenjoyingit.Andthecrowdlovedit! Jess: Yes,butIdidn't.Ithoughtitwasterrible.Imean,smokingisnotgoodforhumans,itcan'tpossiblybegoodforapes!Ithoughttheyoungmanwasreally...verystupid. George: Yes,therearenoticesupallovertheplace,aren'tthereYoumustn'tfeedtheanimals,andcertainlynotgivethemanythingharmful. Jess: Butwhathappenednextwasevenmoreupsetting.Phyllisfinishedthecigarette,andwantedanotherone.Buttheyoungmanjustlitoneforhimselfandtauntedherwithit,youknow(Shedemonstratestaunting.)Hewouldn'tevengiveittoher,andshebeganbehavingreallybadly. George: Behaving...badly Tom: Yes,shestartedscreaming(Heimitatesthechimpbeingangry),andshe'smakingthreateninggestures,thenshebeganthrowingthingsatthecrowd,like...branchesfromthetree,orstones.Itwasasifshewasbeingdeliberatelyrude. George: Oh,comeon,Tom,animalscan'tberude.Andshewasn'tbehavingbadly;shewasjustreactingwithaggressiontoasituationthatwasfrustratingher.Itwasn'therfault.Shedidn'tasktobelockedinacage,andhavecrowdscomeandlaughather,didshe Jess: Iagree.Ithinktheonewhowasbehavingbadlywastheidiotwiththecigarette. George: Andyou,whataboutyourbehavior Tom&Jess: Ourbehavior George: Yes,didyoutellthatyoungmanheshouldn'tbehavelikethattoananimal,thatitwascruelandpossiblydangerous Jess: (Shelooksshamefaced.)No,I'mafraidwedidn't...wejustwalkedaway.Isupposewedidn'twanttogetintoafight. Tom: Oh,comeon,Jess,lightenup.Itwasonlyabitoffun! Jess: Idon'tagree,Tom.ItakeGeorge'spoint.Nomatter