英语流利说懂你英语Level4Unit3.docx

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英语流利说懂你英语Level4Unit3

懂你英语Level4Unit3Part1

it3-1listening时间花费

Lookatthese2piegraphs.Theyshowhowthese2peoplespendtheirdays,notincludingweekends.

TheoneonthetopshowshowEmmadividesupherdays.Sheisadesignerwhoworksforacompany.

AsEmma’sgraphshows,thebiggestportion部分ofherdayisspentworking.

Sheworksanaverageof8hoursaday,whichisonethirdofherday.

Shegetsanaverageof6hourstosleepwhichis25%ofherday.That’slesssleepthanMartingets.

Accordingtohisgraph,hegetsanaverageof7hourstosleepwhichisabout29%ofhisday.

Ontheotherhand,Martinewhoisengineer,worksmorehoursthanEmmadoes.

Martineaverage9hoursadayatworkcomparetoEmma’s8.That’s37.5%compareto33%.

Otherfactorsshowninthegraphincludedtimeformealsandcommutingtowork.

Otheractivitiesincludegettingdressanddoinghouseholdchoressuchasdoinglaundryandpayingbills.

Asyoucansee,forMartin,commutingistakingalargeamountofhistime.

Ifhecouldreducehiscommutetime,hewillhavemoretimeforotherthings.Anditisn’tjustthetime.

Whenthetrafficisreallyheavyhiscommuteisstressful.

Itwillbegreatifhecanworkfromhomeoneortwodaysaweek.Helifewillbemoreenjoyable.

AndwelookatEmma’sgraph,weseesheprobablyneedsmoresleep.

Perhaps,sheshouldspendabitlesstimesocializingwithherfriends.

Ontheotherhand,socializingwithherfriendissomethingshereallyvalues.

Asforputtingonmakeup,sheisn’twillingtochangethat.

Forher,exercising,socializingandstayingbeautifulhelpherdealwiththestressfulwork.

Inconclusion,EmmaandMartinbothwishthereweremorehoursinaday.

Thisnextgraphshowshowvariousfactorscompareimportantto1350jobsapplicants.

Applicantswerebetween20to25yearsago.

Theywereaskedtolistwhichfactorsweremostimportantforagoodjob.

Asthegraphshows,moneywasthemostimportantfactorfor25%oftheapplicants.

However,otherfactorsarealsoimportant.Thesecondmostimportantfactorwastheworkenvironment.

Inotherwords,formany,moneyiseverything.

Peoplewanttolikewheretheywork.

Infact,ifwecombineworkingenvironmentandco-workers,thetotalis35%.

Thisiswellabovethe25%forsalaryandbenefits.

Takingtogether,theyaremoreimportantthansalaryandbenefits.

Careerpathisalsoimportantespeciallyforyoungerapplicants.

Theywanttoseethattheirjobhelpstobuildasuccessfulcareer.

Forolderworkers,thismaynotbeasimportant.

Olderworkersoftenputthehighervalueonthebalancebetweenlifeandwork.Whatdoyouthink.

it3-1vocabulary领土、军事、政治、政权状态

Thegovernmentofacountryisacontrolsystem.

Governmentsmakelawsandprovideservicestotheircitizens.

Thelandoverwhichagovernmenthascontrolled,isitsterritory/'tɛrətɔri/领土.

Acountry’sterritoryhasboundaries/'baʊndri/orborders.

Whenyouleaveorenteracountry’sterritory,youusuallyneedapassport.

Theterritoryofacountryisdefinedbyitsboundaries.

Acountry’smilitaryprovidesdefenseforitsterritoryanditscitizens.

Themilitaryincludesanarmy,anairforceandanavy.

Themainpurposeofamilitary,istodefendacountryfromattack.

Acountry’scriminaljusticesystemincludesthepolice,courtsandprisons.

Itspurposeistoenforcethelawandprotectthepeoplefromcriminalactivities.

Acountrysocialservicessystemprovidessupporttopeopleinneed.

Itprovidesbasichealthcareservicesandhelpspoorpeoplesupporttheirchildren.

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Anarchy/'ænɚki/n.混乱;无政府状态;无秩序

autocracy/ɔ'tɑkrəsi/n.独裁;独裁统治;独裁政府;独裁政体

Oligarchy/'ɑlə'gɑrki/n.寡头统治的政府;寡头政治的执政集团;寡头统治的国家

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Astateofanarchyexitswhenacountryhasnoeffectivegovernment.

Inanarchy,thereisnobodytomakedecisionsorenforcethelaws.

Anautocracyisthesimplestformofgovernment.

Inanautocracy,thegovernmentiscontrolledbysingleindividual,knownasautocrat.

Whetherornotanautocracyissuccessful,dependsonthecharacterandabilityoftheleader.

Inanoligarchy,asmallgroupofpeoplecontrolsthegovernment.

Membershipinthisgroupoftendependsonfamilyconnection,wealthormilitarypower.

Inarepublic,individualsareelectedtorepresentthecitizens.

Thepowerofgovernmentinarepublicislimitedbyaconstitution.

Aconstitutionisawrittendocumentthatmakestherulesforagovernmenttofollow.

Thislimitsthepowerofagovernment.

Aconstitutiondefinestherelationshipbetweenthegovernmentanditscitizens.

it3-1dialogue谈论工作

Ihearyoulostyourjob,isthatright?

Yes,that’sright.Iquit.Iquitbecausethewaymybosstreatspeople.

Whathappen.

Iwasn’tfeelinggoodonedayandheyelledatme.WhileItoldhimnottoyellat对...吼叫me,hethreatenedme.

Isthatall.That’swhatbossesdo.

Sure,sometimemaybe.ButmytreatedeveryonebadlyandIwastiredofit.Itwastheless*

Thelaststr?

Yes,itreachedthepointwhereIcouldn’ttakeitanymore.

Isee.Sonowyoudon’thaveajob.

Right,Idon’thaveajob.

ButatleastIdon’thavetodealwithmybossthing.Whatareyougoingtodonow?

Tobehonest,I’mnotsure.butI’llfinesomething.I’llgetajobevenifitpayslessthanbefore.

Areyousorryforyourquit.

Yesandno.IguessIshouldhavefoundanotherjobfirstandthenquit.

Whydidn’tyou.

AsIsaid,hepushedmetoofar.ThereweresomethingsthatIjustwon'ttake.

Whataboutyourwife.

Sheisn’thappythatIdon’thaveajobbutsheunderstands.SheknowsIhavetemper.

AndsheknowsIwasn’thappyworkingthere.

Well,Igetsomeluck.Myjobisn’tgreat.butIlikethepeopleI’mworkingwithandIlikemymanager.

Areyouplanningtostaythere?

Idon’tknow.

Fornow,it’sok.Butofcourseitalldependsonhowthingschange.

Wellifyouhearofanyjobopenings,letmeknow,OK.

Sure,sendmeyourresumeandI’llletpeopleknowyou’relooking.

Thanks.

it3-2listening

朗朗LangLangisoneoftheworld’sgreatestconcert/'kɑnsɚt/pianist.

Hisfirstcontactwithwesternmusicwaswhenhewasjust2yearsold.

Hewatchedthecanton/'kæntən/inwhichacatplayedafamouspiecebyFranzLiszt弗朗兹·李斯特（匈牙利作曲家）.Fromthisexperience,hedecidedhewantedtolearntoplaypiano.

Whenhewas3andahalfyearsago,hestartedpianolessons.

2yearslater,hewonfirstplaceinthepianocompetition.

ThisearlysuccessgavehisfathergreathopethatLangLandwillbecametheworldgreatestpianist.

WhenLangLangwas9yearsago,hisfatherquithisjobandtookhimtoBeijing.

Theylefteverythingbehindincludinghismotherwhohadtowork.

LangLangdidn’twanttoleaveherbehindbuthisfatherinsisted.

HisfatherwantedhimtostudyatfamousCentralConservatoryofMusic中央音乐学院.

WhentheymovedtoBeijing,theyrentedaflatinapoorareaofthecity.

Duringthistime,LangLangpracticedseveralhoursaday.

Theystartedpracticingat5o’clockwhichupsethisneighbors.

Theywouldoftenpoundon敲打hisdoorandaskhimtostoppracticing.

Theyweresoangrythatheoftenfearedthattheywouldbeathimup毒打.

LangLangusuallyhadpianolessonsonceaweektopreparefortheconservatory/kən'sɝvətɔri/音乐学校.

Nearly2000studentswereapplyingforjust12placesattheconservatory.

Hislessonswereexpensiveandverydifficult,especiallybecauseofhispianoteacher.

Hismusicteacherdidn’tlikeLangLang.

HecalledhisteacherprofessorAngrybecauseshealwaysgavehimahardtime.

Oneafternoon,histeachertoldhimhehadnotalentandtoldhimtogohome.

Hearingthenews,hisfatherscreamedandseemedtolosehismind.

Hisfathertoldhimthateverythingwasdestroyedandtherewasnoreasontolive.

HeorderedLangLangtojumpoff跳下来the11th-floorbalcony.

Afterthis,LangLangalmostwentcrazy.Hedidn’twanttoplaythepianoanymore.

Forseveralmonths,heneitherplayedthepianonorspoketohisfather.

Thensomefriendsencouragedhimtoplayapieceforthemandherealizedhisgreatloveofpiano.

Forthenext19months,hepracticedhardandhisfatherencouragedhim.

Finally,whenhewasten,hewasacceptedintotheConservatorywithafullscholarship.

In1995,whenhewas13yearsold,heplayedmusicbyshow*atBeijingconcerthall.

Inthatsameyear,hewonfirstplaceataninternationalcompetitionforyoungmusiciansinJapan.

Whenhewas15,hemovedtotheUnitedStatesandbegantostudywiththefamouspianistatCinstitute.

Sincethen,hecareerhasgrownandhehasbecomeamajorstar.

OneoftheAmericanmusiccriticscalledhimthebiggestmostexitingkeyoftalentIhaven’tencounteredmanyayearofattentionpianorecycles.

In2010,LangLangsignedarecallingcontractforseveralmilliondollars.

In2011,heperformedatwhitehouseforpresidentObamaofUnitedStatesandHuJintaoofChina.

Withallofhissuccessandfame,LangLangtriestoencourageothers.

Heuseshisfametospreadthepopularityofclassicmusicandencourageyoungmusicians.

Andintheend,LangLangandhisfatherhaverebuilttheirrelationship.

Inhisautobiography自传,Mr.Langdedicatedthebooktohismotherandfather.

it3-2vocabulary财务、地理

Apersondebtishowmuchheorsheowestoothers.

Debtcanbeintheformofmoney,productsandservicesowestosomeoneelse.

Ifyouborrowmoney,theyweretakingonnewdebt.

Anassetissomethingthathasvalue,suchasmoney,propertyorevenanicepersonality.

Assetscanbeusedtopayoffdebts.

Specialized/'spɛʃə'laɪzd/knowledgeo