英语视听说Unit14.docx

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英语视听说Unit14

新编大学英语视听说教程第二册

UnitOne

Listening,UnderstandingandSpeaking

ListeningOne

AMother'sLove

Youcanseeitinhereyes—

inhergazeandinhersighs.

Itisamother'slove.

Youcanfeelitinhertouch—

inhertenderhugsandsuch.

Itisamother'slove.

Youcanhearitinherwords—

inherpraisesandbywords.

Itisamother'slove.

Shecares.Sheunderstands.

Shelendsanearandholdsourhands.

Shegivesusamother'slove

Listeningtwo

Formorethanfourdecades,JohnAdamshasfoughttodefendtheenvironmentandempoweredindividualsintheU.S.andaroundtheworldtojointhecause.Adamsiscofounder0ftheNaturalResourcesDefenseCounciltheNRDCthenation'sfirstlawfirmfortheenvironment."Defendingtheenvironment,”JohnAdamssays,"ispersonal”

"Whenyoucareaboutsomething,liketheenvironment,itdoesbecomeapassion”hesays."Itbecomesyourlife.Igrewuponasmall-townfarmintheCatskillMountainsofNewYork.Itwasawonderfulplacetogrowup.Ilovedit"

Butbythel960s,hedidn'tlovewhathesawhappeningtotheenvironment.

"Wewereamajorindustrialforcewithnopollutioncontrols.SoifyouwereinPittsburghorNewYorkorthefactoryareasofNewJerseyorCalifornia,youwouldbehitwithairpollutionthathadvirtuallynopollutioncontrols,"saysAdams"InNewYorkweburnedalotofourgarbagerightinthebuildings.Flyashwouldcomeupanditwasoverthecity,TheHudsonRiverwasfilledwithrawsewageanditsmelledbecausetherewerenorequirementforsewagecontrol."

Healsoworriedaboutthedisappearingfarmlandaroundthebigcitieswhichbecamesuburbansprawlwithverylittleplanning.

Adamsturnedhislovefornatureintoaction,leavinghisjobwiththeU.S.Attorney’sOfficeinNewYorkinl970tohelpestablishtheNatureResourcesDefenseCouncil.The33-year-oldlawyerbecameitsfirstdirector.

Intheirbook,AForceForNatureJohnAdamsandhis

lifePatriciaalsoanenvironmentalactivistchronicletheevolutionoftheNRDCfromahomegrownadvocacygrouptoa1.3一million一memberorganizationwithintematlonreach.

AdarmsledtheNRDCfor36yearsandremainsonitsBoardofTrustees.Today,heischairmanofthe0penSpaceInstitute,workingtopurchasescenicandnaturallandinNewEnglandtoprotectitfromdevelopment.

ListeningThree

Igrewupinafamilywithsixsisters.InmylifetimeIhaveseenallofthemabusedbyvariousmenintheirlives.Evenmymotherhasthescarsfromtwounsuccessfulmarriages.

WhenIwasateenager,mymothersharedsomeinsightsintoalloftheirfailedrelationships.Sheexplainedthattheyreallyweren'texpectingtobetreatedasqueens,buttheydiddesiretwothingsfromthemenintheirlives:

tobetoldfrequentlythattheyarelovedandtobeshownoftenthattheyarespecial.ItwasatthatpointthatIdecidedIwouldbethesortofhusbandmymomandsistershaddreamedofbutneverhad.

WhenIwasdatingmywife-to-beIrememberedthosetwopointsmymothersharedwithmeyearsearlier.IadmitthatIstruggledtryingtobeabletoexpressmyloveinwordsandinaction.Formostmen,itisn'tnaturalforustoberomantics.Butthenagain,itisn'tnaturalforustobemillionairesorsportssuperstars.Itdoestakeeffort,practiceanddiligence.Buttherewardsarethere.

Nowwe'vebeenmarriedfornineyears.Ireally,truly,deeplylovemywifeandletherknowiteverydaybywhatIsayandwhatIdo.Ourfriendsandfamilymembersalladmireusandwanttoknowoursecret.

ListeningFour

InpastgenerationsthechallengeOodatingwasdifferentMenandwomenwantedapartnerwhocouldfulfilltheirbasicneedsforsecurityandsurvival.Womenlookedforastrongmanwhowouldbeagoodbreadwinner；mensearchedforanurturingwomantomakeahome.Thispracticethatworkedforthousandsofyearshassuddenlychanged.

Thenewchallengeofdatingistofindapartnerwhonotonlywillbesupportiveofourphysicalneedsforsecurityandsurvivalbutwillsupportouremotionalandspiritualneeds.Todaywewantmorefromourrelationships.Millionsofmenandwomenaroundtheworldaresearchingforasoulmatetoexperiencelastinglovehappinessandromance.

Itisnolongerenoughtojustfindsomeonewhoiswillingtomarryus．Wewantpartnerswhowillloveusmoreastheygettoknowus：

Wewanttolivehappilyeverafter．Tofindandrecognizepartnerswhocanfullfillournewneedsforincreasedcloseness,goodcommunication,andagreatlovelife,weneedtoupdateourdatingskills．

Furtherlistening

ListeningOne

Myson'sprimaryschoolcelebratesValentine'sDayinawonderfulway.EachdaythroughoutthemonthofFebruary,theschoolhonorseachstudentininformalceremonies.Attheceremony,classmates,teachersandparentsgettogethertodelivercomplimentstothatparticularchild.Theybelievethatachild'semotionalandsocialskillsshouldbedevelopedalongsidetheirintellectualskills.Learningtoacknowledgequalitiesandstrengthsinothers—andreceivingthatacknowledgmentgracefully—isaveryimportantlearninglesson.

IknowIcomplimentmysonfrequently,andcertainlytrytomakesureheknowsheisloved.ButIrealizethatIhaveneveractuallypointedout,onebyone,specificqualitiesthatmakehimuniqueandsospecialtome.Andhowinfrequentlywereallypointoutwhatisspecialinothers.Sure,wesay“Iloveyou”or“thanks”regularly,butwhendowetaketheopportunitytoreallyandtrulyexaminewhatmakesapersonspecial?

Whatisuniqueanddifferentaboutthem?

Thisyear,thetimewasscheduledformysontoreceivemorethan40complimentsfromhispeers,teachers,parents,andhimself.Eachchildhadtheirdayatthecenterofthecircle,theirfriendscominguponebyonetogiveagiftofpowerfulwords.Thisyear,mysonheardthathisthoughtfulnesswasappreciated,hisideasimportant,hisexpressionsinspiring.Hewasalsoexpectedtowriteanddeliveracomplimenttoeachofhisclassmates.

Listeningtwo

Intheend,IhadtoaskmyhusbandtoreadmyValentinecomplimenttoourson.Iwassimplycryingtoohardtogetthewordsout.Witnessingthetendernessofschool-agechildrensayingwhattheythoughtwasspecialaboutmylittleboyprovedtoomuchforme.ButIwasnotalone.WhenIwarnedmysonImightgetemotional,hesaid,“That'sOK.Lotsofparentscry.”Hewasright.

Thisiswhatmyhusbandreadtooursononmybehalf:

DearCole:

Yourloveoflanguageandinformationhasalwaysamazedme.Ilovelearningfromyouandwithyou.Iadmirehownewwordsaresoeasilyincorporatedintoyourvocabulary.Ithinkyouarefreshandeagerandloving.

Iadmirethatrelationshipsareimportanttoyou.Iliketolistentotheconnectionsyoumakewithpastexperiences.Ithinkyouaregoodatremembering.

Ilovehowyouareproudofyourselfwhenyoutrysomethingnew.Ifeelproud,too.

Ilikehowyourwholebodytellsastory,andyourexpressionsmakemefeelgood.Iamproudofyourwillingnesstoexpressyourfearsandappreciatethereminderthatyouwillgrowatthepacethatsuitsyoubest.Iloveyourjokesandyourfondnessfortellingthemoverandover—soIwilllaugh.Ithinkyouarefuntobewith.

Ilovethatyouaremyson.

Iamreallygratefultothisschoolforcreatingalearningenvironment.Theseexercisesben

ListeningThree

HishamandIwillhavebeenmarriedfortwentyyearsthisFebruary.Everybodysaiditwouldnotwork.HeisJordanian,Muslim,andIamItalian,Catholic.WemetinFloridatwenty-twoyearsago.Whatwehadincommonwasnothingexceptyouth.HecouldbarelyspeaktheEnglishlanguage,andIthoughtArabswerefromIndia.WithinayearIfoundoutwhereJordanwasexactlyandhecouldsay“Iloveyou”inbrokenEnglish.

Whenwegotmarriedpeopleactuallyplacedbetsatoursmallweddinginmyfamily'sdiningroom.Theythoughtourrelationshipwouldnotlastayear.Hishamdidnottellhisparentshewasmarriedforalmostfiveyears.Hefeltthatifhefailedatschoolhisfamilywouldblamethemarriage.Ofcourseeverybody,fromArabstoAmericans,thoughthemarriedmetogetagreencard.Iknewhedidn't.

Ilivedinhiscountryforsixyearsaftergraduationandhadasonthere.ThroughHisham'seyesIsawthebeautyofhiscultureandreligionandthesimplewaysofhispeople.BeingfromNewYorkandlivinginAmman,Jordan,IstillhadmyChristmastreeeachyear,myEastereggsandevenaHalloweenpumpkininthewindow.Ialsotooksomeoftheirways—cooking,methodsofmothering,socializing—anditenhancedmyowncharacterinthelongrun.

Throughouttheyears,IwasnottheItaliangirlfromNewYork,nottheAmericanmarriedtotheArab;Iwasabeautifulblendedpersonwithtwochildrenandamanwholovesme.

ListeningFour

Traditionallytheheartisthepartofthebodywhereemotionscomefrom.Ifyouareawarmheartedperson,forexample,youarekindandthoughtfultowardothers.Ifyouhaveaheartofgoldyouareaverygenerousperson.Butifyouareheartless,youarecruelandunfeeling.

Ofalltheemotions,itislovethatismostassociatedwiththeheart.Inlovesongsallovertheworld,lovealmostalwaysgoestogetherwithTheheart.AsthesongfromthemovieTitanicsays:

"Youarehereinmyheartandmyheartwillgoonandon…Lovecantouchusonetimeandlastforalifetime,andneverletgotillweregone”

Perhapstheroleoftheheartinlovecomesfromwhathappenstoitwhenyoufeelreallyattractedtosomeone.Thestrongfeelingsofattractionmakeyourbreathingspeedupandyourheartbeatfaster.

UnitTwo

Listening,UnderstandingandSpeaking

ListeningOne

Mrs.Blackwashavingalotoftroublewithherskin,soshewenttoherdocto