英语中级听力课程Lesson16.docx

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英语中级听力课程Lesson16

Lesson16

BBCinterviewer:

It'sprobablytruetosaythatwomenhavebeenaffectedmorethanmenbyrecentchangesinthewayweactuallylive.Overahundredyearsagopeoplebegantoquestionwhethermenwerereallysomuchwiser,stronger,altogethermoresensibleandsimplybetterthanwomenasthelawsofthecountrymadeout.Intheendwomengotthevote,andveryrecently—in1975—theSexDiscriminationActwaspassed.

  Butit'sdoubtfulwhetherlegislationhaschangedthewaywewomenactuallythink.Alotisheardaboutthedilemmaofwomen'stworoles.Howcanawomanbeawifeandmotherandhaveafull-timejobaswell?

  Inthisnewserieswearegoingtotrytofindoutwhatpeoplearereallythinkingandfeelingaboutthisproblem,andhowitaffectstheirpersonallives.InthestudiowithmetodayisMrs.MarinaSpiden,whorecentlyexperiencedtheproblemofhavingtoomuchtodoathome.WithMrs.SpidenareherhusbandBrian,hermotherMrs.VeraCresswellandMr.TomPenman,theirlocalnewsagent.Mrs.Spiden...telluswhathappenedwillyou?

Mrs.Spiden:

Well...youjustsaidit...theproblemofhavingtoomuchtodoathome.IdoanafternoonjobsoIhavetogetthehouseworkandshopping...er...doneinthemorning.Andonemorningyousee...er...Ijustcouldn'tstanditnomore.The...thebabywasbawlingherheadoff.Jimmy—that'smylittleboy...he'stwo—hadthrowntheradiooutofthewindow...

Interviewer:

Really!

Mrs.Spiden:

Yesreally...Thedog...youknow...hadmadea...amessonthecarpet.AndtherewasBrian—myhusband—therehewassnoringawayonthesettee.Didn'tliftafingerhedidn't...notafingertohelpme.

Mr.Spiden:

Nownowlove...Don'tgetallherupaboutitagain...Imeanthat'syoursideofthestory...

Interviewer:

OfcourseMr.Spiden...We'dliketohearyoursidelater.So...whatdidyoudoaboutit?

Mrs.Spiden:

Well...Whatdoyoudowhenyou'vegotsomethingyou'refedupwithor...or...youdon'twantlike...Youputthemupforsaledon'tyou?

Andthat'sexactlywhatIdiddo.Putthewholedamnlotof'emupforsale.

Interviewer:

Thefamilyyoumean.

Mrs.Spiden:

Yes...thefamily...includingthedog.

Mr.Penman:

Shecameintomyshopthatverydayand'Tom',shesays,'I'vejustabouthadenoughofit.I'msickofslavingforahusbandwhatsleepsallday.Sohereyouare,'shesays.Andshegivesmeanadvertonacardtoputupinthewindowofthepapershop.

Interviewer:

Whatdiditsay?

Mr.Penman:

I'vegotithere.

Interviewer:

Readitforuswillyou?

Mr.Penman:

'ForSale—Onehouse-traineddog,onereasonablytrainedboyoftwoyears,onebabygirloftwoweeksandonemanthatneedstraining.Anyoffersconsidered.Applywithin.'

Interviewer:

Andwerethereanyoffers?

MrsCresswell:

Itwasmewhatwrotethatadvert.Yousee...IlivewithMarinaandBrian...

MrSpiden:

Sheandherdog...

Mr.Penman:

Ohyes.Causedquiteastiritdid.IshouldsayIhadinquiriesfrom...fromaboutacoupleofdozenhousewivesinall.

Interviewer:

Andwhatoffersdidtheymake?

Mr.Penman:

Wellonewomanoffered25p.Shesaidthat'sallamanwasworth.

Interviewer:

WhataboutyouMr.Spiden?

Whatwasyourreactiontotheadvertisement?

Mr.Spiden:

Well...youcanimagine...MywifetoldmeaboutitbutIthoughtshewasjoking.LittledidIrealize...IwasbloodyfuriouswhenIsawitthere.Itwasn'ttillnextmorning.WeliveupstairsofthepapershopandwhenIcomedowntogoonmymilkround...

Interviewer:

Yesofcourse...you'reamilkman...

Mrs.Spiden:

That'sright.IoftenhaveadekkoattheadvertsTomputsup.AndwhenIsawthatonesortof...staringmeintheface...Inearlyblewmetop.

Interviewer:

Whatdidyoudo?

Mrs.Cresswell:

I'lltellyouwhathedid.Hecameandblamedmeforeverything.

Mr.Spiden:

Wellitwasyou...wannit...thateggedheron.Itwasyouthatwrotetheadvert.

Mr.Penman:

Itwasabigjokereally.JustthatBriantookitallthewrongway.Knowwhathedid?

Whenhecomeoffhismilkroundhebargesintotheshopandhesays,'Takethatbloodyadvertoutandputoneinforme.Asksomekindtaxi-driverorsomeonetocomeandtakemymother-in-lawbacktoBirmingham.'

Mr.Spiden:

Butit'sallblownovernow...innit.It'sdoneusaworldofgoodinaway.We'rethebestoffriendsagain.Eventhedogstartedto...