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新世纪大学英语视听说教程3原文unit4
Unit4Health
Listening
AudioTrack3-4-1
A:
Hasanyoneyouknoweverfainted
B:
Oh,yes.Hewasoneofmyhighschoolfriends.Onedayhejustfellonthefloorandlostconsciousness.
A:
Whathappenedthen
B:
Wefeltveryanxious.Sooneofushurriedtotellourteacher,andtherestofuswaitedbesidehim.
A:
Wasitserious
B:
Thankfully,itwasn’t.Herecoveredbeforeourteacherarrived.
A:
Howlucky!
B:
Yeah,hereallywas.Hetoldusthathehadbeenplayingonlinegamesallnightandhehadn’teatenanything.That’swhyhefeltlightheadedandfainted.
AudioTrack3-4-2/AudioTrack3-4-3/AudioTrack3-4-4
Femalenewscaster(F),Malenewscaster(M),Woman(W)
F:
Well,Jim,ournextstoryisastrangeone,isn’tit
M:
Yes,Irene,itsureis.Itsurprisedeveryone.Almost200peopleonatwo-weekholidaytriptoSaintMartinbecamesick.They’recallingitthe“holidaycruisedisease.”
F:
Itsoundsscary.Whatcausedit
M:
Thedoctorsaren’texactlysure,buttheyknowitwassomethinginthefoodthepassengersate.
F:
OK,giveusthedetails.
M:
Allright,here’sthestory:
OnFridaynight,theshipdepartedaround10.with300passengersonboard.BySundaymorning,somepeoplereportedfeelinglightheaded.
Theystayedinbed.Bythatafternoon,morethanhalfofthepassengershadsevereindigestion.Someofthemgotverysick.Wespoketoonewomanaboutherexperience.
W:
Everyonewascomplaining.MystomachhurtsomuchIcouldn’teatanything.Itwasreallyterrible!
F:
What’sthesituationnow
M:
Well,theshiphadtoreturnhomeonMonday—afteronlytwoandahalfdaysatsea—andmostofthepassengerswentstraighttothehospitalthen.
F:
Howaretheydoingnow
M:
They’reexhausted—manyhaven’tsleptfor48hours—butthey’redoingfine.
F:
That’sgoodnews.It’stoobadtheycouldn’tenjoytheirvacation.
M:
Yes,itis.Andthat’sthenextproblem.Thepassengersareaskingfortheirmoneyback,butthecompanydoesn’twanttorefundthefullamount.
F:
What’sgoingtohappenthen
M:
Nobodyknows.I’llkeepfollowingthestory,though,andI’llhavemoredetailsforyoutomorrow.
AudioTrack3-4-5/AudioTrack3-4-6/AudioTrack3-4-7
Mom:
Haveyoufinishedpacking
Bill:
Almost.Ijusthavetocheckmytentonelasttime.Idon’twanttoforgetanyofthepieces.
Mom:
Isthatyourfirstaidkit
Bill:
Yep.
Mom:
Well,Iseebandagesandsomeaspirin.Where’severythingelse
Bill:
Likewhat
Mom:
Well,yourtoothbrushandtoothpaste,forexample.
Bill:
I’llputitin.Don’tworry.
Mom:
AndwhereisyourallergymedicineYou’llneedyournasalsprayandsomelozenges.Justincase.
Bill:
OK.
Mom:
AreyougoingtopackanylotionYouknow,youmighttouchsomepoisonivyorsomethingandthen…
Bill:
Mom,it’sonlyanovernightcampingtrip.
Mom:
OK,allrightthen.Oh…whataboutmouthwashAfteryoubrushyourteethyou’regoingtowant…
Bill:
Mom,I’mnotpreparingforadate.I’mgoingonacampingtrip!
Anovernightcampingtrip.IthinkIcanlivewithoutmouthwashfor24hours!
Mom:
Allright,then.Iwasjusttryingtobehelpful.…I’msureyou’llhaveagreattime.
AudioTrack3-4-8
Susan:
What’swrong
Anne:
Ifeelexhausted.Ididn’tsleepwelllastnight.
Susan:
Doyouhaveacold
Anne:
No,I’mfine.It’sFred—hehastheflu.
Susan:
I’msorrytohearthat.
Anne:
Yeah,it’sprettybad.Hecan’tstopcoughing.Itkeepsmeawakeatnight.
AudioTrack3-4-9
IstoppeddrinkingcoffeebecauseIcouldn’tsleepatnight.Itwashardtobreakthathabit,butnowIsleepverywell,andIdon’twakeupinthemiddleofthenight.Ifyouwanttostopdrinkingcoffee,here’ssomeadviceforyou.Don’tstopdrinkingcoffeesuddenly.Youmightgetaheadache.Reducetheamountofcoffeeslowly.Drinkjuiceorherbalteainstead.Ifyouusuallyhavecoffeeinthemorning,goforawalkordoexercisesinstead.Thatwillwakeyouup.Andgotobedearly!
Alotofpeopledrinkcoffeejustbecausetheyfeeltired.
AudioTrack3-4-10/AudioTrack3-4-11
Getinthehabit!
Weallknowthatgoodhabitsbringgoodhealth,butwedon’trealizehowmuchdifferencetheycanmake.Inthe1970s,scientistsattheUniversityofCalifornia-LosAngelesinterviewed7,000peopleabouttheirhealthhabits.Thentheyfollowedthesepeopletoseehowlongtheylived.Thescientistsdiscoveredthatsevenhabitswerecloselylinkedwithalongerlife.
Thesehabitsare:
1.eatingbreakfasteveryday
2.avoidingsnacksbetweenmeals
3.keepinganidealweight—nottooheavyortoothin
4.exercisingregularly
5.sleepingseventoeighthourspernight—notmoreorless
6.notsmoking
7.drinkingtwoorfeweralcoholicdrinksperday
Theresearchersfoundthatthesehabitshadapowerfuleffectonhealth.Peopleinthisstudywhohadthreeorfewerofthesehabitslivedanotheryears.Peoplewhohadsixorsevencouldexpecttoliveanother33years!
Peopleaged55to64withallsevengoodhabitswereashealthyasyoungerpeopleaged25to34whopracticedonlyoneortwoofthehabits.
ButhowdoyouchangeyourhabitsAslowapproachisthebestway.Makeonesmallchangeeveryweek.Andbepatient.Ittakesabout21daystoformanewhabit.
AudioTrack3-4-12/AudioTrack3-4-13
Surprisingsyndromesofmodernlife
Margaret’sfriendistakinganewjobinafarawaycity.Shewantstoholdafarewelldinnerpartyatherhome.Butshecan’t.MargaretsuffersfromCHAOS(Can’tHaveAnyoneOverSyndrome).Herapartmentismessyandshe’sembarrassedbyit.“I’veneverbeenatidyperson,”shesays.“Mybestfriendgavemesomegoodadvice.Hetoldmetogetamaid.”
Todayit’ssoeasytogetinformation…andlotsofit.Wereceivetelephonecallsalldaylong.Peopleexpectaquickresponsetotheirfaxes,textmessages,ande-mailmessages.Forsomepeople,it’stoomuch.Theyhaveinformationfatiguesyndrome.Thereissomuchinformation,theybecomeparalyzedandcan’tthinkclearly.“Ican’tsleepatnightbecauseIworry,”saysBahman,acollegesenior.“It’sterrible.”Hurrysicknessisastraightforwardnameforanothersyndromeofmodernlife.“I’malwaysrushing.Igetheadachesalot.Takingaspirinseemstohelp,”saysMari,amotheroftwoandapart-timecompanyemployee.Doyouengagein“deskfast”(eatingbreakfastatyourdeskatwork)morethanonceaweekThenyou,too,maysufferfromhurrysickness!
We’veallcomplainedabouthavingtoomuchworktodo.Well,howaboutnothavingenoughworkUnderloadsyndromeiscausedbyhavinglittleornothingtodoattheoffice.Youhavetopretendthatyou’reworking.Stevenworksasaprojectmanager.“Icanfinishmyworkinaboutfourhours,butI’mafraidtosayanythingaboutit.Idon’twanttobeassignedtoomuchwork!
”Inseverecases,peoplewiththissyndromecangetveryboredandevenbecomedepressed.
Chancesareyou’veexperiencedphoneneckbefore.Anothernameforitwouldbe“painintheneck,”becausethat’swhatpeoplewiththisconditionexperience.Holdingthephonebetweenyourneckandyourearforalongtimecausesphoneneck.Agoodlongmassageisthesuggestedtreatmentforthissyndrome.
AudioTrack3-4-14
Edisabouttofaint.
Stophimfromfalling.
Askhimtositdown.
Loosenhiscollar.
Annhasalreadyfainted.
Layheronherback.
Raiseherlegs.
Checkherbodyforinjuries.
SpeakingandCommunication
AudioTrack3-4-15
Chad:
Hi,DoctorPark.
Doctor:
Hi,Chad.Howareyoutoday
Chad:
Notsogreat.
Doctor:
Whatseemstobetheproblem
Chad:
Well,Ihavearashonmyarm.Ican’tstopscratchingit.
Doctor:
Isthereanythingelse
Chad:
Yes.Ihaveaslightfever.
Doctor:
Isee.Haveyoubeeninthewoodsrecently
Chad:
Let’ssee…Iwenthikinglastweek.
Doctor:
Maybeaninsectbityou.Pleasesituphere.Let’stakeyourtemperature.
AudioTrack3-4-16
A:
Excuseme.Areyouallright
B:
I’mnotsure.
A:
Whathappened
B:
Ihadabicycleaccident.
A:
Howdoyoufeel
B:
Myanklehurtsbadly.
A:
Maybeyoucan’trideyourbikefornow.
B:
Yeah,you’reright.
A:
IsthereanythingIcandoforyou
B:
Yes,please.WouldyoumindcallinganambulanceformeThanksamillion.
AudioTrack3-4-17
A:
Iseemtohaveaheadacheallthetime.
B:
Well,youshouldtryacupuncture.
A:
ReallyHaveyoutriedityourself
B:
Absolutely.Itreallyworks.
A:
Idon’tknow...I’mscaredofneedles.
B:
Don’tworry.Itdoesn’thurtandit’sverysafe.Youknow,ithasbeenusedformorethan2,000yearsintraditionalChinesemedicalpractice.
C:
Ifyou’reafraidofneedles,perhapsyoushouldtryhypnotism.
A:
Isiteffectiveincuringheadaches
C:
Sureitis.Ithasbeenusedtotreatnervousenergyandpain.Thebiggestadvantageisthatnomedicineisrequiredbecauseitusesyourmindtobringyoupeaceofmind.Itwilldefinitelydoyougood.
A:
ButI’mnotsureifIcouldbehypnotized.
C:
Relax.I’llrecommendyouaverynicehypnotist.
D:
Ifyoufinditdifficulttobehypnotized,youshouldtryyoga.
A:
Butit’sphysicallychallenging.
D:
That’struebutyogaemphasizescontrolofbreathingandit’saverygoodwaytoexercise.Dailyexercisesaresaidtohelpeaseachesandpains.
VideoCourse
VideoTrack3-4-1
Alejandra:
Unfortunately,Igetcoldsacoupleoftimesayear.WhenIgetacold,Ifeelveryweakandmy…I’vegotheadaches,mythroataches,andIjustdon’twanttogetoutofbed.SoIstayhome,Itakemedicinesandtrytodrinkalotofliquids.
Gian:
WhenIgetsick—andImeanreallysick—thefirstthingIdoisruntothemedicinecabinetandtrytofindsomethingtomakemefeelbetter.AndifI’mnotfeelingbetterafteralittlewhile,I’llcallthedoctorandtrudgeintomakesurethatI’mreallyOK,andit’sjustamatteroftime.
Malinda:
WhenI