大学视听说第三册Unit 14文本文件.docx

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大学视听说第三册Unit14文本文件

Unit1

InsideView

Conversation1

Janet:

Hi,it’smeagain,JanetLi.I’mstillastudentattheUniversityofOxfordinEngland.ButI’mnotinOxfordrightnow.AndIhaven’tgonebackhometoChinaeither.It’sthelongvacationnow,andbelieveitornot,it’sthemiddleofsummer.I’mspendingmysummerinoneoftheworld’sgreatestcities.I’minLondon,hometotheHousesofParliament,BigBen,TowerBridge…andthedouble-deckerbus.Iwanttofindoutwhatit’sliketoliveinthisbusy,livelycity.SoI’mworkingforLondonTimeOff,awebsiteaboutwhat’soninLondon.ThisisJoe…,he’smyboss,andthisisAndy,whoisareporter.Andwhat’smyjob?

Well,Idon’tknowyet,becauseit’smyfirstday.ButI’mmeanttobeshadowingAndy,oh,whatImeanis,I’mgoingtobehelpinghim.SocanyoutellmesomethingaboutLondon,Andy?

Andy:

It’sthegreatestcityintheworld..

Joe:

ExceptforNewYork!

Andy:

NewYork?

Don’tmakemelaugh!

Joe:

Andyourpointis…?

Andy:

Look,ifyouwantmyopinion,LondonisgreaterthanNewYork…

Joe:

No,Idon’twantyouropinion,thankyouverymuch.It’safact.

Andy:

Afact!

Areyouserious?

\Janet:

AndhereweareinLondon,probablythegreatestcityintheworld.

Andy:

What?

Probably?

Excuseme,Iprefertodealwiththismyself…

Joe:

Ah,dreamon,Andy………

Conversation2

Janet：

SowhendidyoustartworkingatLondonTimeOff?

Andy:

Aboutayearago.

Janet:

AndIhopeyoudon’tmindmyasking,butdoyoulikeworkinghere?

Andy:

Yes,Iloveit.Imean,JoeandIgetalongquitewell.Hedrivesmecrazysometimes,becausehe’smyboss,andIwishIearnedabitmoremoney,but…Ithinkmyjobisreallycool,becauseIgettoseeeverythingthat’shappeninginLondon.AndIdidn’twanttojointheratrace.

Janet:

Whatdoyoumeanbytheratrace?

Andy:

Youknow,doingthesamethingdayindayout,andnotdoinganythingcreative,orhavinganytimetoenjoylife.It’sthelastthingIwanttodo.

Janet:

Sodoyoumindtellingmewhatyoudoexactly?

Andy:

Basically,wecheckoutneweventsontheLondonmusicscene,youknow,newclubs,thelatestplaysandfilms,aswellasexhibitionsingalleriesandmuseums.Thenwegoandfilminterviewswiththemusiciansortheactors,oranyonewhohasanythingtodowiththeevent.

Janet:

Ok,thenwhathappens?

Andy:

Weedittheinterviews,andthenweuploaditallontothewebsite.Weget200,000hitsaweek.We’reLondon’sbiggestlistingssite.

Janet:

CanIaskyousomethingelse?

Andy:

Fireaway.

Janet:

Whatarewegoingtodonow?

Andy:

Ineedtogobacktomyflat,andgetmyresearch.Thenwe’vegotaninterviewtodo.Let’sgetthetubebacktomyplace.

Janet:

AndwhataboutJoe?

Andy:

Well,he’ssupposedtobeonhiswaytotheNationalTheatre,todoaninterviewwiththedirectorofanewplay.ButIkindofhopehegetslostontheway.Thenhe’lldiscoverwhatagreatplaceLondonis.

Janet:

Idon’tunderstand.

Andy:

I’mjoking!

Comeon,let’sgo!

Outsideview

Happinessisnotwhatmoststudentshaveinmindwhentheythinkofschool.YetaschoolinGermanyhasdevelopedanovelwaytoraisethemoraleofitsstudents,byteachinghappinessinclasses.StudentsatHeidelberg’sWillyHellpachSchoolofEconomicsarelearninghowtoachievehappinessasanofficialsubject,alongsidemathematicsandlanguages.ThisisthefirstschoolinGermanytodevelopahappinesscourse,intendedfor17-to19-year-oldspreparingforuniversityentranceexams.

ErnstFritz-Schubert,theschool’sprincipal,isonamissiontochangethings.

ErnstFritz-Schubert:

Itwasmyidea-I’vebeenatthisschoolfor31years,andIfeelthatschoolandhappinesshavetobereunited.Thesearetwotermswhicharenotconsideredtogether,becauseonedoesnotconnectschoolwithhappiness.Insomecasesschoolcomesbehindthedentistsonthepopularityscaleandweshouldtrytopushschools’popularityabit.

Ithasbeenprovedbysciencethatahappystudentcanlearnmorethananunhappyone,Unhappystudentscanconcentrateforawhilebutdonotusealltheirpotential.Thehappinessclassesareintendedtohelpstudentsfulfilltheirpotential.Theywillhelpthestudentslivehappyandprosperouslives.

Theclassesaimtohelpstudentsinachievingapositivestateofmind,byusingalltheirownresourcesandboostingtheirself-esteem.Inaddition,theyhopeclasseswillincreaseself-awarenessandphysicalcomfort.Happinessclassesarealsointendedtomakestudentsmoreawareabouttheirenvironmentandsocietyasawhole.Duringclassesstudentsareencouragedtoexpressthemselvesandobservetheirpeers’behavior.TheclassesaretaughtbyBjoernBonn,anactorandvisitinglecturer.

BjoernBonn:

OneoftheexercisesIdoistohaveoneofthestudentswalkacrosstheclassroom,withtheotherscopyinghiswalk.Throughthisexercise,Ihopetheylearnsomethingaboutthemselves.WhydoImovelikethis?

Howdoothersseemywayofwalking?

Ihopethatwithahigherbodyawarenesstheyideally–ofcourseitwilltaketime-achieveahigherself-consciousnesswhichcouldleadtohappiness.

WolfgangLang:

Wegivetheseclassestostudentstohelpthemfindhappiness.Nowthequestionis:

HowdoIdefinehappiness?

Happinessisforexampleastrengtheningofthepersonality.Weareprovidinghelpfulsuggestionstomakestrongerpeople.Peoplethatask“WhoamIasaperson?

AmIreallyhappy?

”

PascalGemble:

Ittakestimeandeverybodyhastofindhappinessforthemselves.Youcannotgointoacoachinglessonandsayteachmehappiness.Onecanonlygetindicationsfromteachersorthevisitinglecturers.Therearealsohappinessscientists,ifwecouldtalktooneofthose,Iamsurehewouldhavesomehints.

YosmaPinarCetinkaya:

Youwouldthinkthattheteachersarewritingdefinitionsontheboard.Nottrue.Thosewhowanthappinesshavetofinditforthemselves,youcannotreallylearnthat.

Sowhatdoesittaketobehappyandcanyoulearnitatschool?

Listeningin

Passageone

Interviewer:

Canyoutellme…howdoyouthinkyouhavechangedasyouhavematured?

Whatthingshavehadamajorinfluenceonyou?

Speaker1:

Well,letmethink…Isupposegoingtouniversityhadabigimpactonmylife.Itmadememuchmoreopen-minded.ImetsomanydifferenttypesofpeopletherewithweirdandwonderfulideasanditchangedthewayIseetheworld.I’mmuchmoretolerantnow…Itmademeamoreroundedperson.

Interviewer:

Great,andhadanyparticularpersonhadacentralroleinformingyourcharacter?

Speaker1:

Iguessthat’dhavetobemygrandfather.Iwasveryclosetohim,andhetaughtmetostandupformybeliefs.Hewasalwaystellingmeaboutthis…

Interviewer:

Sowhatpeopleoreventshavehadanimpactonyourlife?

Speaker2:

Ithinkthattravelingmygapyearmademegrowupandseeboththebeautyoftheworldand,well…justthegenerosityofordinarypeople.ItraveledalotaroundAsiaandyouknow,Ifoundthatinsomeofthepoorestcountries,likeCambodiaandLaos,peoplesharewhateverlittletheyhave,andtheypossessarealjoyforlife.It’sprobablymademealessselfishperson.

Interviewer:

Interesting…soyouwouldrecommendthatyoungpeopletakeagapyeartodiscoverthemselvesandtheworld?

Speaker2:

Definitely.ItgivesyouanopportunitytolearnabouttheworldbeyondtheoneyougrewupinandIfounditreally…

Interviewer:

Couldyoutellmewhatthingsinyourlifehavehadthegreatestinfluenceinformingyourpersonality?

Speaker3:

Well…acoupleofyearsagoIwasonarealityTVshowwhereagroupofyoungpeoplealllivedinahousetogether.Eachweeksomeonewasvotedoffbytheaudience.Igotdowntothefinalthree!

Isupposebeingontheshowandseeinghowtheothercontestantsbehavedmademerealizehowselfishandspitefulsomepeoplecanbejusttogetwhattheywant.Ialsorealizedit’sbesttojustbeyourselfinlife.Ifyoupretendtobesomeonedifferentpeoplewilleventuallyseethroughthelies.

Interviewer:

Right…Andhowdidyoufeelwhenyouwereeventuallyvotedoff?

Speaker3:

Relieved,tobehonestwithyou.Butyouknow,aslightregretthatIdidn’twinbecauseIkindof…

Interviewer:

Soyoucantellme,whatonethingdoyouthinkthathashadthebiggestimpactonyourlife?

Speaker4:

Hmm,that’sadifficultquestion.ButIthinkhelpingvictimsofthetsunamiin2004hadaverygreatimpactonme.I’mhalfThaiandI’djustarrivedinThailandforafamilyChristmasholiday.WhenIheardthenewsIknewIhadtohelp-youcouldn’tnot.Iendedupactingasaninterpreterforagroupofvolunteerdoctors.Itwasanincrediblydifficulttimebutyouknow,eveninthemiddleofsuchahorrifictragedythereisstillahugeamountofgenuinehumankindness.

Interviewer:

That’samazing!

Andhasitchangedthewayyouviewyourfuture…

Passagetwo

Tony:

TalkingtoustodayinourLifeChoicesseriesisJoanRobinson,anacademiccounseloratManchesterUniversity.Shegivesadvicetoschoolstudentsonchoosingtherightsubjecttostudyatuniversity.Joan,welcometotheshow.

Joan:

ThanksTony.

Tony:

SoJoan,whatdoourlistenersneedtothinkaboutwhenchoosingacourse?

It’sahuge,potentiallylife-changingdecision,isn’tit?

Joan:

Yes.Igenerallygivestudentsadviceintwoareas.Firstly,knowyourself,andsecondly,thinktothefuture.

Tony:

Whenyousay“knowyourself”whatdoyoumean?

Joan:

Basically,Imeanevaluateyourownpersonalstrengthsandweaknesses,yourpersonalitytraitsandthethingsyoulike.

Tony:

Isee…Sohowcanourlistenersdothis?

Joan:

Well,startbyaskingyourselfquestionstohelpreflectonyourlifesofar.Forexample,whatsubjectsareyougoodat?

Areyouanorganizedandself-disciplinedperson?

A