大学体验英语听说教程听力原文第四册Unit 1Word格式.docx

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大学体验英语听说教程听力原文【第四册Unit1】Identity（总8页）

ScriptsforUnitOne

ListeningTask1

Theneighborhoodchildrenmyageplayedtogether:

eitheractive,physicalgamesoutdoorsorgamesofdolls-and-houseindoors.I,ontheotherhand,spentmuchofmychildhoodalone.I’dcurlupinachairreadingfairytalesandmyths,daydreaming,writingpoemsorstoriesanddrawingpictures.Sometimesaroundthefourthgrade,my“big”（oftencritical,judgmental）Grandma,who’dbeenvisitingussaidtome,“What’swrongwithyouWhydon’ttheotherchildrenwanttoplaywithyou?

”Irememberbeingstartledandconfusedbyherquestion.I’dneverbeenparticularlyinterestedinplayingwiththeotherchildren.Ithadn’t,tillthen,occurredtomethatthatwaseitheroddorsomethingwithme.Norhaditoccurrredtomethattheydidn’t“wanttoplaywith”me.Myfirstconsciousmemoryoffeelingdifferentwasinthefourthgrade.Atthewardrobe,listeningtoclassmatesjoking,chatteringandlaughingwitheachother,IrealizedIhadn’taclueaboutwhatwassofunnyorofhowtoparticipateintheireasychatter.TheyseemedtoliveinauniverseaboutwhichIknewnothingatall.Itriedtoactlikeothersbutitwassodifficult.Ifeltconfusedanddisoriented.Iturnedbacktomyinnerworld:

readingbooks,writinganddaydreaming.Myinwardnessgrewmeinwaysthatcontinuedtomovemefurtherawayfromtheworldofmyagepeers.Theeasyflowofcasualsocialchathasremainedforeverbeyondmyreachandbeyondmyinterest,too.

ListeningTask2

ThegreatestdifficultyformeisthatasapersonofmixedoriginIamathomeneitherherenorthere.WhereverIam,Iamregardedasbeingforeign,either“white”or“black”.IthappenstomewhenIliveinmymother’scountryoforigin,inSwitzerland,andithappenedtomewhenIwaslivinginmyfather’scountry,IvoryCoast.IwouldfeelathomewhereIcouldfeelthatpeopleacceptmejustthewayIam!

Whenyouareasmallchildyoufirstdonotfeelthatyouaredifferentfromtheothers.Butsoontheotherswillmakeyoufeeldifferent–andchildrentoocanbeverycruelintheirbehavioragainstthe“strangechild”.Sometimesincredibleincidentshappen.SometimeagoIwasridingmybikesomewhereinalittleplaceinSwitzarlandnearbytowhereIlive.Acardroveby,andthemaledriveropenedthewindowandyelledatme:

“Scheiss–Neger–dirtynigger!

”Ialmostfroze.Ifelthelplessandunabletodefendmyself.WhenIlookedatthenumberplate,IsawthatitwasaGermannumberplate.Thismeansthattheinsultingpersonhimselfwasaforeignerinthiscountry!

HowcouldhedareinsultmelikethisIfeltthatIwantedtokillthisman.WhenIrecoveredIwasabletothinkaboutitmoreclearly.Theseracistpeoplearejuststupidanddonotknowanythingaboutlife.

ScriptsforUnitTwo

Everybodycheats.Whetherit’sthetaxidriverwhotricksavisitorandtakeshimethelongwayround,ortheshopassistantwhodoesn’tgivethecorrectchange,orthepoliceofficerwhoacceptsabribe–everybody’satit.Cheatsinthenewsincludethescientistwhoseresearchwasbasedonfakedata,thegameshowcontestantwhocollaboratedwithafriendintheaudiencetowinamillionpounds,andthedoctorwhoforgedhisqualificationsandwasn’treallyadoctoratall.Everybodycheats;

nobody’splayingthegame.

Ischeatingacceptable,anaturalwayofsurvivingandbeingsuccessfulOrisitsomethingthatshouldbefrownedon,andyoungpeoplediscouragedfromdoingIfit’sthelatter,howcanweexplaintochildrenwhysomanybendtherules?

Takesportforexample.Thepinnacleoffootball,theWorldCup,wasrifewithcheating.Whetherpretendingtobehurtordenyingahandball,footballerswilldoanythingforafree-kickorapenaltyshot.FrenchplayerHenrydeniedcheatingtowinthefree-kickwhichledtohisside’ssecondgoalintheir3-1victoryoverSpain.Whateverthenationalitythere’sonecommonstrategy:

theplayerrollsoverholdinghisleg,ankleorheadseemingtobeingreatpain.Asaresultayellowcardorfree-kickisgivenforthefoulandthen,afewsecondslater,theplayerisupandaboutasifnothinghadhappened!

Ofcourseit’snotjustthefootballers.In1998theTourofFrance,theworld’sgreatestcyclingevent,washitbyadrug-takingscandal.Fortybottlesofdrugsfoundwithateamtriggeredamassiveinvestigationthatalmostcausedthecyclingtourtobeabandoned.Oneriderwasbannedforninemonths.

Aclimateofmistrustsurroundseveryone.

Inthefieldofbusiness,Enron,America’sseventhlargestcompany,couldserveasanunfortunateexample.Itscollapsein2001causedthousandsofpeopletolosetheirjobsandlifesavings.Thecompanyhadfooledinvestorsintobelievingitwashealthierthanitreallywas.Onebossno