英语中级听力课程Lesson27.docx

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英语中级听力课程Lesson27

Lesson27

Interviewer:

Iunderstandyou'reinterestedinholisticmedicine.Canyouexplainwhatholisticmedicineis?

Vivienne:

OK.Holisticmedicine,um,takesintoconsiderationthewholeoftheperson.Nowwhatthismeansin,inmostholisticsystemsisregardingthepersonasaphysicalentity,amentaloremotionalperson,andalsoeventheirspiritualsideofthem.Um,italsoincludeslookingatthebodyasawholeratherthanlookingatindividualpartsofthebody,andasawayofexplainingthis,wecouldlookatconventionalmedicineasproducingpeoplewhoarelikeacardiologist,wholooksataheart,um,abrainspecialist,apersonwhodealswithbones,er,etc.Sowhatwe'vetendedtodoinconventionalmedicineisbreakthingsdowntoapointwherewe'reactuallyonlylookingatonepartofthepersonandwe'renotactuallyrelatingterriblywellthatparttotherestofthebody,whereasholisticmedicineinsiststhatifthereisaproblem,er,withyourrightfoot,thatisgoingtosomehow,um,affectyourentirebody.

Interiewer:

Um,yourspecialityisacupuncture.Er,isthatapartofholisticmedicine?

Vivienne:

Acupunctureisverymuchaholisticsystem.Um,traditionallytheChineseregardedthepersonverymuchasawholeentityandacupunctureitselfworksonanenergysystembasically,andinaverysimplifiedway,it'ssayingthat,er,youhaveanenergysystemwithinyourbodyandwhenthatenergybecomesblockedortaintedinsomeway,thenyouwillmanifestcertainsymptomsandthethingsthatwelookatinconventionalmedicineasthingslikearthritisorrheumatismare,totheChinese,merelyanimbalanceoftheenergy.So,inthisway,theymaysaytoyou,well,yes,youhaverheumatoidarthritisbutwe'regoingtoactuallylookatyourenergybalanceandrebalanceyou,and,asaresult,yoursymptomsshoulddisappear.

Interviewer:

Um,isacupunctureessentiallyaformofpreventativemedicine?

Vivienne:

Traditionally,itwas,verymuch.Um,infact,traditionally,inChina,peopleonlyusedtopaythedoctorwhiletheywerewellandtheyusedtogototheirdoctorfairlyregularlyon,youknow,maybefourorfivetimesayear,andtheywouldonlypaythedoctorwhentheywerekeptwell.Andiftheygotsick,theydidn'tpaythedoctor.Andthedoctorhadvariousmethodsofwhichacupuncturewasone,dietwasanother,exercisewasanother,er,ofensuringthatthepersonlivedarightlifestyleandtheiremphasiswasonifyou'relivingarightlifestyle,ifyou'relivingintunewiththelawsoftheuniverse,goingtosleepwhenit'sdark,wakingupwhenit'slight,working,resting,doingallthesethingsproperly,thenyouwon'tgetsick.Unfortunately,ourwayoflookingatlifeintheWestisverydifferentinthatwetendtostruggleoninspiteofourheadacheandnottaketerriblymuchnoticeofourbodywhenthingsarenotquiterightandwetendtostruggleonuntilwefalloverandwegetcartedofftohospitalinanambulance.Andso,acupunctureintheWest,unfortunately,inaway,hascometobenotthepreventativemedicinethatitcouldbebecausewe'renottakingresponsibilityenoughforourselvesingoingalongandmakingsurethatwestaywell.

Janice:

Soyoureallybelievethatclothescarryakindofmessageforotherpeopleandthatwhatweputonisinsomewayareflectionofwhatwefeel?

Pauline:

Ohyes,verymuchso.Peoplearebeginningnowtotakeseriouslytheideaofakindofpsychologyofclothing,tobelievethatthereisnotjustindividualtasteinourclothesbutalsoathinkingbehindwhatwewearwhichistryingtoexpresssomethingwemaynotevenbeawareofourselves.

Janice:

Butsurelythishasalwaysbeenthecase.Wealldressupwhenwewanttoimpresssomeone,suchasforajobinterviewwithaprospectiveemployer;wetendtomakeaneffortandputonsomethingsmart.

Pauline:

True,butthat'saconsciousact.WhatI'mtalkingaboutismoreofasubconsciousthing.Takeforexamplethestudentwhoisawayfromhomeatcollegeoruniversity:

ifhetendstowraphimselfupmorethantheothers,thisisbecauseheisprobablyfeelinghomesick.Similarly,ageneralfeelingofinsecuritycansometimestaketheformofover-dressinginwarmerclothesthanarenecessary.

Janice:

Canyougiveanyotherexamplesofthiskind?

Pauline:

Yes.Ithinkpeoplewhoaresociableandoutgoingtendtodressinanextrovertway,preferringbrighterormoredazzlingcolours—yellows,brightreds,andsoon.Inthesameway,whatmightbeseenasaparallelwiththeanimalkingdom,aggressiveclothesmightindicateanaggressivepersonalityorattitudetolife.Thinkaboutthethreatdisplaysusedbyanimalswhentheywanttowarnoffopponents.

Janice:

Doyouthinkthecare—orlackofit—overthewayweactuallywearourclotheshasanythingtotellus?

Pauline:

Yes,indeed.Thelength,forexample,ofaman'strousersspeaksvolumesabouthisawarenessofhisownimage.Or,ifhistrousersareathalf-mast,allsortofhangingdown,thisprobablymeanshe'sabsorbedbyotherthings.

Janice:

Really.

Pauline:

Or,togiveyouotherexamples,oftenminoritygroups,whohaveperhapsfailedtopersuadewithwords,tendtoexpressthemselvesbywearingunconventional,orwhatsomemightconsideroutrageousclothing,asawayofshowingtheirthoughtsandfeelingsaredifferentfromtherest,andsotheyfindanoutletinthisway.

Janice:

Thatsurelyspillsoverintootherthingsaswell.

Pauline:

Ohyes,indeed.Haircuts,jewellery,kindsoffabricused—thesethingscanallbeaformofrebellion.Buttogetbacktoclothes,Iwouldliketoaddthatawholelotaboutourpersonalityisconveyedinourclothesandthewaywelook—aggressiveness,rebelliousness,happiness,sadness,andsoon.Thesecanallbeinterpreted.Thinkoftheageingpopstarwhomaybepushingmiddleage,he'llkeepondressinguplikearebeltotrytoprovehe's'withit'still,andintouchwithhisyoungfansandcurrenttrends.

Janice:

Doyouthinkthatatworkclothesandgeneralappearancehaveanysignificance?

Pauline:

Definitely.We'vealreadyspokenaboutjobinterviewsabit,andit'sinterestingtonotethatinarecentsurveyitwassuggestedthatemployerspreferyoungexecutivestosticktogrey,blackanddarkbluesuitsiftheyaremen,andclassicaloutfitsanddressesinsobercoloursiftheyarewomen,perhapsbecausetheyfeelthisisareflectionofamoreresponsibleandsoberattitudetoworkandwillalsoprojectthisimagetocustomers.

Janice:

Doyousubscribetothisopinion?

Pauline:

Ipersonallythinkthattoomuchconservatismdefeatstheobjectoftheclothesindustry.Theywanttocreatenewfashionsandcolourtosellclothes,soIcan'treallysaythatIgoalongwholeheartedlywithit.Thereshouldberoomformanoeuvre,leavingpeoplescopetoexpresstheirindividualityinwhattheyarewearing.

  We'veallseenthemonTVcommercials,lookingoutatusfromthecoversofglossymagazinesorshowingoffthelatestcreationsfromParis,anditmusthaveseemedtousthattheyhaveliveswhichareallglamour.JeffreyIngramshasbeendelvingintotheworldofthefashionmodelandhascomeupwithsomeinterestingfacts.

Denise:

Theaveragemodelcanearnroughlythesameasatopsecretaryonthebasis,thatis,thatshe'safreelancewithanagentwho'llsendheroutforauditionsandinterviewsandgetworkforher.

Jeffrey:

DeniseHarperisamodelagent.TheCentralModelAgency,inwhichshe'sapartner,isverycloselyassociatedwiththeMetropolitanAcademyofModelling,wheredozensofaspiringmodelshavecomeovertheyearstopaytheirmoneytotakeabasiccourseinthetechniquesofbeingamodel.Justoverfiveyearsago,onesuchaspiringmodelwaseighteen-year-oldMargaretConnor,freshfromschool.

Margaret:

Yourmotherhastoldyouthatyou'reaprettygirlandyouthinkthatyou'reGod'sgift.You'renot,ofcourse,buttheAcademygiveyoutheworks,howtodomake-up,howtowalk,howtodoyourhair,dresssense,thelot.

Jeffrey:

NowbeforewegoanyfurtherIreallyoughttogiveyousomeideaofwhatMargaretlookslike.She'sabout5feet8inchestall,withshoulder-lengthauburnhair,hazeleyesandareadysmile.LikeMargaret,everymodelhasherindexcardwhichpotentialclientscankeepintheirfilestoreferto.Whennotworking,Margaretisaratherprettier-than-averagegirl-next-door,butherphotographaloneseemedtoshowthatshecanbeasversatileandasfashionableasanyonemightwant.ButwhydidDeniseHarperpickheroutfromtheothersimilarapplicantsforthemodellingcourseattheAcademy?

Denise:

Ialwayslookforpersonality,poise,goodheightand,veryimportant,initiative,allofwhichMargarethas.Youtrytofindaboveallagirlwhoyouthinkwillworkandisnotonlyinitforthemoney.

Jeffrey:

Naturally,whenthey'vefinishedthecourseitdoesn'talwaysmeanautomaticallythattheyaresetforstardom.MargaretoccasionallygivesclassesattheAcademyandshetoldmewhysomegirlsjustpackinthejob.

Margaret:

Sometimestheworkistoohard,sometimesit'stooscarceandsometimesyouhavetopushyourselftoomuch.You'vegottobeasaleswomantobeamodel,justsittingbackandthinkingyou'regoingtobecossetedisnogood,you'vegottogooutthereandgetwork.Butonceyou'vegotit,OK,fine.

Jeffrey:

Whenworkdoescomealong,itcouldbeprettywellanything.

Margaret:

Reallyit'sadifferentjobeverytime—itmightbeTVadvertisements,liveadvertisingpromotions,aphotosession,anything.

Jeffrey:

IaskedMargarettogivemesomeideaofatypicaldayinherlife.

Margaret:

Thisisthefunthingaboutit,