1、12 听力Unit One Personal Relationships(1)Part One Viewing, Understanding, and SpeakingVideo ScriptJulia: Oh, my God! Hi, guys. How are you? Sorry to keep you waiting for long. Hows life? Youre OK? Here we go. Mike: I really do. It seems to work that way. Julia: Thanks. Mike: So how are you? Julia: Im
2、fine. How are you? Mike: Good. Good. Julia: So what were you guys talking about? Carlos: We were just talking about the ideal roommate. Julia: Oh. Jane: Julia, you have three roommates. Julia: Oh, yeah. Jane: What do you think makes an ideal roommate? Julia: Hmm. Well, I want my roommate to be a nea
3、t person, as I want everything to be in order. I dont like to see our rooms in a mess. Mike: You want a neat person. Id like my roommate to be very thoughtful. This is important because people who live together need to help each other. For example, if I were sick and it was my turn to clean the livi
4、ng room, my roommate would do it for me. And I would not hesitate to ask him to do a favor for me. In fact, Im lucky. Ive a roommate like that right now. Carlos: So you mean you like a helpful roommate, and he can always give you a hand when you are in trouble. If you ask me, I would like someone wh
5、o is interesting. Jane: You mean who shares your interests? Carlos: Not only that. I mean he is really intelligent and interested in learning new things. He has different experiences from me and can share ideas with me. This roommate and I, we would immediately tell each other everything, and in thi
6、s way become closer. Its a natural closeness, not something we have to work on. So just give me somebody really intelligent, and we can work together. Julia: So you are actually looking for a friend, not a roommate. A roommate doesnt have to be your best friend. If you have such high expectations of
7、 him, you might be disappointed. A roommate is different from a friend. If you want to look for a friend, he doesnt have to be your roommate. Jane: So far, no one has mentioned honesty and I think that honesty is really important. Do you all agree with me on this? Julia: Oh, yeah. Mike: Yes, I agree
8、 with you. You have to live with your roommate for a long time. If you dont trust him, how could you be happy? But if my roommate is honest, then I would want him for my friend. Now, personally, I am unwilling to live with a quiet person. I mean a person who is silent and has nothing interesting to
9、share with me. Such a person would make me feel unhappy. Julia: Then how about a good sense of humor? Do you think it is important? Carlos: Yes, I think its important. Wouldnt it be wonderful to live with someone who sees the humor in everything? Youd have so much fun together, and youd never be bor
10、ed. Mike: I agree with you, but its impossible for a roommate to be perfect. I would hate for my roommate to want me to be perfect. Wont you? We should never demand too much of our roommates. Or well ruin our relationship, and we need to remember that. Julia: OK, lets be realistic and try to appreci
11、ate what we have now. Part Two Listening,Understanding, and SpeakingListening IM = man W = woman M: Hello, 776-2235. W: Oh, good evening. Its Mrs. Richards here. Im phoning from Number 65 next door. M: Yes? W: Well, Ive been trying to sleep since eleven oclock, but Im afraid the noise from your hous
12、e is so loud that its quite impossible for me to do so. M: Oh, sorry. W: Would you mind asking your friends to be a little quieter and turn the music down? Im sorry but its absolutely deafening. M: Sorry. Yes, I will. W: Thank you. Listening IIOne cold evening during the holiday season, a little boy
13、 about six or seven was standing out in front of a store window. The little child had no shoes and his clothes were old and torn. A young woman passing by saw the little boy and could read the longing in his pale blue eyes. She took the child by the hand and led him into the store. There she bought
14、him some new shoes and warm clothes. They came back outside into the street and the woman said to the child, Now you can go home and have a very happy holiday. The little boy looked up at her and asked, Are you God, maam? She smiled down at him and replied, No, son, Im just one of his children. The
15、little boy then said, I knew you had to be a relative of God. Listening IIIAre you going to 181st Street? asked an old woman. The younger woman leaving the supermarket was in a hurry, but she stopped and turned to look. She saw an old lady with a small bag of groceries at her feet. She was breathing
16、 hard. If youre going toward 181st Street, could you carry my bag for me? I dont have the time for this, the younger woman thought. But when she saw the old woman, who looked very tired, she said, Of course. The old woman took hold of the younger womans arm and they walked together slowly and talked
17、. They were neighbors but they didnt know each other. The old woman lived alone and the younger woman lived with her family. They talked about the difficulty of living in a big city: the younger woman talked about the cost of food and the problems of raising children, the older about loneliness. The
18、y finally reached the old womans apartment house. She seemed reluctant to go in. She reached into her purse. Let me give you a dollar for your trouble, she said. Oh, no. It was no trouble. Well, were neighbors, the old woman said. Well see each other again. I hope so. The old woman took her bag and
19、started to go in. Then she turned and said sadly, But then, perhaps well never see each other again. Unit One Personal Relationships(2)Part Three More ListeningPractice OneJane: Laurie, it seems incredible that youve been with Pete for five years. Laurie: Can you believe it? Jane: Yes, its hard to b
20、elieve. Well, I remember you used to say that you would do anything for him, absolutely anything, now do you still think so? Laurie: I remember. People always say things like that when they fall in love, Jane. Jane: Exactly, but Im asking you now, after five years, would you do anything for him? Lau
21、rie: No, not anything. Obviously, there are things I wouldnt do, just the other night, I said forget it. But what do you have in mind? Give me an example. Jane: OK, right, now lets think. Now, if um. OK, say he was wanted by the police, would you lie to protect him? Laurie: Ooh, itd depend on the cr
22、ime I think. If it was a traffic ticket, probably. But no, ooh. Yes, I probably would actually even if it was a serious oneisnt that terrible? I just realized that about myself. Yes, I probably would, unless, of course, he did something to me. Practice TwoJane: Right. OK, well leave that one, Laurie
23、. What about your career? Would you give up your career? If Pete wanted you to give up your job, would you do that? Laurie: No, Jane, why could he possibly want me to give it up? Jane: Well, I dont know, say if he was feeling threatened by your success or something like that. Laurie: No, absolutely
24、not. Jane: But he might be, what if he really wanted you to give up your career? Would you? Laurie: Of course not. Not for that reason, no. Because that would break us up eventually because of the resentment. I wouldnt ask him to give up his career, unless he changed careers and I dont know, say if
25、he became a hit man or something. Jane: What about if he, say if he found a new religion or something, that he was completely obsessed with it and he wanted you to convert to that religion, would you do that for him? Laurie: Hes a good Catholic boy, so I somehow cant see that happening. You mean lik
26、e some cult or something? That I think would be the beginning of the end. If someones so obsessive about religion, I think, then theres only room for that. Jane: But if you loved him? And that was part of him. Laurie: Id let him go to his God. Practice ThreeEd: Hey Rocky! Youve been holding this wal
27、l up all night. Get out and dance with someone like that girl over there. Rocky: No way, Ed! Ed: Oh come on man! What kind of woman do you like? Rocky: I want a woman that fulfills my every need, and that girl is not the right type. Ed: Hey. Where have you been? Times are changing, and youre never g
28、oing to find a woman that will shine your shoes and fill your beer mug all the time. Wake up! Rocky: Oh really? I met a lot of women like that, just not at this party. Oh, I prefer women that stay home, cook, clean, and watch the kids. Ed: Okay, but where do you fit into this wonder plan? I mean wha
29、t are your household responsibilities once you get home from work? Rocky: Hmm. Eat, watch TV, and throw out the trash. Ed: Wait, wait, wait. I cant believe Im hearing this. Youre never going to get married. I recently read a news report that said that 40 percent of women dont think their husbands do
30、 their share around the house, and you seem to fit into that mold. Rocky: Thats interesting, but that doesnt change my point of view. Ed: Thats your problem. Well, I like women who are open-minded and have something interesting to say. Hey, and if I stick with you here, this is going to be a long, l
31、onely night. Practice FourNorma: You know, Brian, it doesnt look like youve vacuumed the living room or cleaned the bathroom. Brian: No, I havent. Ugh. I had the worst day. I am so tired. Look, I promise Ill do it this weekend. Norma: Listen, I know the feeling. Im tired, too. But I came home and I
32、did my share of the housework. I mean, thats the agreement, right? Brian: All right. We agreed. Ill do it in a minute. Norma: Come on. Dont be that way. You know, I shouldnt have to ask you to do anything. I mean, we both work, we both live in the house, we agreed that housework is. is both of our responsibility, I dont like to have to keep reminding you about it. It makes me feel like an
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