整合大学英语视听说教学教程第五册听力原文Unit.docx

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整合大学英语视听说教学教程第五册听力原文Unit

Unit2

Listen1-1  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,wouldyoumindrepeatingwhatyousaid?

Ididn'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.

Mlisten1-1

OnewinterdayinSanFrancisco,awomaninaredcardroveuptoatollbooth.ThebackseatofhercarhadapileofcolorfulChristmasgiftsonit.Shesmiledatthetollboothoperatorandsaid,"I'mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme."Shehandedtheoperatorseventollticketsanddroveon.Asthenextsixcarsarrivedatthetollbooth,theoperatortoldeachdriver,"Aladyupaheadpaidyourtoll.Haveaniceday."

 Whydidtheladydothis?

Asshetoldherhusbandlater,"Ireadacardtapedonmyfriend'srefrigerator.Itsaid,'Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.'Ilikedthatphraseandcopieditformyself.PayingthetollswasalittleactofrandomkindnessIcoulddo."

 NowallovertheU.S.,itisbecomingapopularphrase.Onecanseeitoncarbumperstickers,onwalls,andevenonbusinesscards.Randomactsofkindnessareeasytoperformifoneislookingforopportunities.InPortland,amanmightputacoininastranger'sparkingmeterjustintimetosavethatpersonfromgettingfinedforovertimeparking.InChicago,ateenageboymayshovelsnownotonlyfromhisdrivewaybutalsohisneighbor'sdriveway.Undoubtedlythousandsofrandomactsofkindnessoccureveryday.

Whataresomesenselessactsofbeauty?

Apersonmightplantflowersalongahighway.Anothermightcleangraffitifromacityparkbench.Yetanothermightpickuplitterfromthestreetandputitinatrashcan.

Youshouldrememberthisphraseandputitintoaction.Notonlywillyouhelpothers,butyouwillfeelbetteryourselfsinceyouhavehelpedtheworldtobecomeabetterplace.Andwhoknows?

Thepeopleyouhelpmightwellbeinspiredtohelpsomeoneelselater.It'sa"win-win"situation.

 Statements:

1.

ThewomanpaidforthesixcarsbehindherasaChristmasgift.

2.

Thewomantapedacardonherrefrigeratorthatreads:

Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.

3.

Randomactsofkindnessarenotdifficulttoperform.

4.

OnecanseegraffitieverywhereintheU.S.

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.Weneedtol