大学英语初级听力文本Unit2223.docx

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大学英语初级听力文本Unit2223

Lesson22

ClassinBritainandAmerica

Christine:

Harry,asanAmerican,haveyounoticedanystrongclassdistinctionsinEnglishsocietysinceyou'vebeenhere?

Harry:

Strongclassdistinctions?

Yes,theyhaven'tchangedatall—that'swhat—that'swhatamusesme—infifteenyearsorfourteenyears—thatthestratificationisexactlythesameasitwaswhenIfirstcame.It'sextraordinarythatitpervadeseverything.

Anna:

Whatisclassdistinction?

BecauseIdon'tknowwhetherit'swhatjobtheydoor...

Harry:

It'speople'saccents.InPygmalion,youknow,itgoesbackto,assoonasyouopenyourmouthinEnglandyou'reimmediatelyyouknowplaced.

Anna:

Doyoumeanthattherearen'tdifferentaccentsinAmerica?

Harry:

Not—ofcoursetherearedifferentaccents—butthey'renotas—they'renotnearlyasclearlydefined.

Anna:

ButImean,don't—doesn'tacertainstrataofAmericansocietyuseperhapsmoreslangthananotherone?

Morecorrect?

Harry:

NotthewaytheydoinEngland.InEnglandtheyseemtoreallysticktogether.ImeanIwenttheotherweekforthefirsttimeinmylifetoapoint-to-pointandIcouldn'tbelievewhatIfound.ThereIwasinthemiddleofLincolnshireandwewentthroughmuddyfieldsandsuddenlywecameuponthisparkinglotwithninethousandRangeRoversinitandeveryonegoing'Oh,hellodarling.Howareyou?

'youknowanditwashilariousImeanandtheywereallyouknowthismeetingoftheclanandthatcertainlydoesn'thappeninAmericaandallthosepeoplespokethesameway.

Barrie:

Butthat—yes,IliveinthemiddleofthecountryinthesouthandImustsaywhenImovedthereInoticed—ImeanofcourseI'dbeenawareofclassbeforethatbutIhadnoideathatthelinesbetweenthemweresorigid.Ilivedonanestateofaverybigandsuccessfulfarmuntilrecently,andsothefarmofcoursewasrunbythelandedgentrywhoallwenthuntingandtopoint-to-pointandalltherestofit.Ilivednextdoortothegroomwhowas—whodespisedthembecausetheydidallthisandhehadtojustgetthehorsesready,umbutatthesametimehewasterriblyfondofthemandtheyofhimandtherewasallthissortofpaternalisticattitudetothecountryworkersthatstillgoeson.IwasstaggeredandnobodyknewwheretoputmebecauseIwaslivinginatiedcottagethatwastiedtothefarm,umbutbecauseIdidn'tworkwithanyofthemtheywerealluneasywithme.Mostpeculiar.

Christine:

ButIthinkyouraiseaverygoodpointthereBarriebecauseyou'reinfacttalkingaboutyourselfnotfittingintoeitherofthesetwoextremesandI'dliketoaskHarryagainhowmanyclasseshecanseeveryclearlydefined.

Barrie:

InEngland?

Christine:

InEngland,yes.

Harry:

Well,Iguess,threeoffthetopofmyhead.Imeannotcountingimmigrantsandforeigners.Yes,Imeanthere'sthemiddleclassisthemostsnobbishofallitseemstome.Youknow,they'rethemostawareofthewholesystemreallybecausethey'reupwardlymobileusuallyyouknowtheyhopetobe,andthey'retheones—ImeantheupperclassarewhatIfindextraordinary—theyseemtobetotallyuninhibitedforthemostpart.Ithinkit'sextraordinary.ImeanI'mnotpassinganymoraljudgementsonthembutitstillexists...

John:

Becausethey'vegottheconfidence...

Anna:

...andthemoney...

Barrie:

...confidenceandthemoney...

John:

Wellno,Idon'tthinkmoney'smuchtodowithitactually.

Anna:

Howcanyouchangeit?

Imeanhowwouldyouchangeit?

Harry:

I'mnotsayingitshouldbechanged...

Anna:

No,no,no,no.Idon't—Imeanpeopledosaythatitshouldbechanged.PoliticianssaythatweshouldhavetotalequalitywhichIdon'tbelieveyoucaneverhaveinanything.

Harry:

Wellthereshouldbeequalityofopportunity.Imeanatleastit'saniceidealtohave,isn'tit?

  Task1:

Autobiography:

SeminoleGirl（I）

PublicschoolwashardcomparedtowhatI'dhadbefore,dayschoolonthereservationandayearatSequoyahGovernmentSchool.Ialmostflunkedeighthgradeatthepublicschool,anditwasamiraclethatIpassed.Ijustdidn'tknowalotofthings,mathematicsandstuff.Isurviveditsomehow.Idon'tknowhow,butIdid.ThemanwhowasheadofthedepartmentofeducationattheAgencywastheonlypersonoutsideofmyfamilywhohelpedmeandencouragedmetogetaneducation.HeunderstoodandreallyhelpedmewithmanythingsIdidn'tknowabout.ForalongtimethewhitepublicschoolfortheBigCypressareawouldnotletIndianchildrenattend.AboyandIwerethefirstBigCypressIndianstograduatefromthatschool.Heisnowinthearmedforces.

  AfterIgraduatedfromhighschool,Iwenttobusinesscollege,becauseinhighschoolIdidn'ttakecoursesthatwouldpreparemefortheuniversity.Irealizedthattherewasnothingformetodo.Ihadnotraining.AllIcoulddowasgobacktothereservation.IthoughtmaybeI'dgotoHaskellInstitute,butmymotherwasinaTBhospital,andIdidn'twanttogotoofaraway.Ididwanttogoontoschoolandfindsomejobandwork.Sothedirectorofeducation,attheAgencysaid,maybehecouldworksomethingoutformesoIcouldgotoschooldownhere.

  IthoughtbookkeepingwouldbegoodbecauseIhadhadthatinhighschoolandlovedit.SoIenrolledinthebusinesscollege,butmyEnglishwassobadthatIhadanawfultime.IhadtotakethreeextramonthsofEnglishcourses.Butthathelpedme.

  IneverdidunderstandwhymyEnglishwassobad—whetheritwasmyfaultortheEnglishIhadinhighschool.IthoughtIgotbyinhighschool;theynevertoldmethatmyEnglishwassoinferior,butitwasnotgoodenoughforcollege.Itwasterriblehavingtoattendspecialclasses.

  Atcollegethehardestthingwasnotlonelinessbutschoolworkitself.IhadaroommatefromBrighton,oneofthethreereservations,soIhadsomeonetotalkto.Thelandladywasawfullysuspiciousatfirst.WewereIndians,youknow.Shewouldgothroughourapartment;andifwehadn'tdonethedishes,shewashedthem.Wedidn'tlikethat.Butthenshelearnedtotrustus.

  Collegewassofastforme.Everyoneknewsomuchmore.ItwasasthoughIhadneverbeentoschoolbefore.AssoonasIgothome,Istartedstudying.Ireadassignmentsbothbeforeandafterthelectures.IreadthembeforesoIcouldunderstandwhattheprofessorwassaying,andIreadthemagainafterwardsbecausehetalkedsofast.IwasneversureIunderstood.

  Incollegetheydresseddifferentlyfromhighschool,andIdidn'tknowanythingaboutthat.Ilearnedhowtodress.Forthefirstsixweeks,though,Ineverwentanywhere.Istayedhomeandstudied.Itwashard—realhard.（Icanimaginewhatarealuniversitywouldbelike.）Anditwassodifferent.Ifyoudidn'tturninyourwork,thatwasjustyourtoughluck.Noonekeptatmethewaytheydidinhighschool.Theydidn'tsay,"OK,I'llgiveyouanotherweek."

  GraduallyIstartedmakingfriends.IguesssomeofthemthoughtIwasdifferent.OneboyaskedmewhatpartofIndiaIwasfrom.Hedidn'tevenknowtherewereIndiansinFlorida.Isaid,"I'manAmerican."Thingslikethatarekindofhard.Icouldn'tseemyfamilyoften,butinawaythatwashelpfulbecauseIhadtolearntoadjusttomynewenvironment.Nobodycouldhelpmebutmyself.

Task2:

Autobiography:

SeminoleGirl（II）

Well,Igraduatedandwentdowntothebank.ThepresidentofthebankhadcalledtheagencyandsaidhewouldliketoemployaqualifiedIndiangirl.SoIwentdownthere,andtheygavemeatest,andIwasinterviewed.AndthentheytoldmetocomeinthefollowingMonday.That'showIwenttowork.IfinishedcollegeMay29,andIwenttoworkJune1.Iworkedthereforthreeyears.

  Inthefallof1966,myfatherandthepresidentoftheTribalBoardaskedmetocomebacktoBigCypresstomanageaneweconomicenterprisethere.Itseemedlikeadreamcometrue,becauseIcouldnotgobacktoliveatBigCypresswithoutajobthere.

  Butitwasnotaneasydecision.Ilikedmybankwork.YoumightsayIhadfalleninlovewithbanking.ButallmylifeIhadwantedtodosomethingtohelpmypeople,andIcoulddothatonlybyleavingmybankjobinMiami.BeingthepersonIam,Ihadtogoback.IwouldhavefeltguiltyifIhadachancetohelpandIdidn't.

  ButItoldmydaddythatIcouldn'tgivehimananswerrightaway,andIknewhewasupsetbecausehehadexpectedmetojumpatthechancetocomeback.Hedidunderstand,though,thatIhadtothinkaboutit.HeknewwhenIwenttoliveoffthereservationthatIhadhadaprettyhardtime,gettingusedtoajob,gettingusedtopeople.HeknewIhadaccomplishedalot,anditwasn'teasyformetogiveitup.Butthat'showIfelt.Ihadtothink.AtonetimeitseemedtomethatIcouldnevergobacktoreservationlife.

  Butthenreally,throughitall,Ialwayswishedtherewassomething,eventhesmallestthing,thatIcoulddoformypeople.MaybeI'mhelpingnow.ButIcanseethatImaygettiredofitinayear,orevenless.ButrightnowI'mgladtohelpbuildupthestore.Ifitdidn'tworkout,ifthestorefailed,andIthoughtIhadn'teventried,Iwouldreallyfeelbad.

  ThebasicthingaboutmyfeelingisthatmybrothersandsistersandniecesandnephewscanbuildlateroninthefutureonlythroughthefoundationtheirparentsandIbuild.MaybeIndianparentsdon'talwaysshowtheiraffection;buttheyhavetaughtusthat,eventhoughwehaveaproblem,wearestillsupposedtohelponeanother.AndthatiswhatIamtryingtodo.Evenwhenwewerekids,ifwehadsomethingandotherkidsdidn't,wemustsharewhatwehad...

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