新视野大学英语视听说教程第二版第三册Unit4Word文档格式.docx

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Generallychildrenlivewiththeirparentsuntiltheygoawaytoacollegeoruniversity,oruntiltheyfindjobsandacquireanapartmentorhomeoftheirown.

Intheearlymid-20thcentury,thefatherwastypicallythesolewage-earner,andthemotherwasthechildren'

sprincipalcaregiver. 

Today,oftenbothparentsholdjobs.Dual-earnerfamiliesarethepredominanttypeforfamilieswithchildrenintheUnitedStates. 

Increasingly,oneoftheparentshasanon-standardshift,thatis,ashiftthatdoesnotstartinthemorningandendinthelateafternoon. 

Inthesefamilies,oneoftheparentsmanagesthechildrenwhiletheotherworks.

Priortoschool,adequatedaycareofchildrenisnecessaryfordual-earnerfamilies.Inrecentyears,manyprivatecompaniesandhome-baseddaycarecentershavesprunguptofulfillthisneed. 

Increasingly,companiesaregettinginvolvedinthearrangementofdaycare.Governmentsareprovidingassistancetoparentsthatrequiredaycareaswell. 

（1）typical 

（2）known 

（3）Generally 

（4）find 

（5）apartment 

（6）sole 

（7）principal 

（8）Dual-earnerfamiliesarethepredominanttypeforfamilieswithchildrenintheUnitedStates 

（9）adequatedaycareofchildrenisnecessaryfordual-earnerfamilies 

（10）companiesaregettinginvolvedinthearrangementofdaycare 

Task2:

FatherhoodinAustralia 

CanitbetruethatAustralianmenspendmoretimeduringtheweekbrushingtheirteeththantheydoalonewiththeirchildren?

AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofNewSouthWaleshasdiscoveredthatduringtheworkingweek,Australianfathersonlyspendanaverageofjustoveraminuteeachdayalonewiththeirchildren. 

Australianmothers,ontheotherhand,spendthreehoursaweekpurelylookingaftertheirchildren—amuchgreaterdisparitythaninothercountrieslikeAmerica,Denmark,Italy,andFrance,wherecouplesdividethechildcaremoreevenly. 

ThesefindingswillprobablyinfuriatethosewhowanttoshakeofftheperhapsunfairimageofAustraliaasalandofold-fashionedmalechauvinism.

Accordingtothestudy,Australianfathersappeartolikethefunaspectsofparenthood,butshyawayfromtheboringhousework.Sowhiletheytendtobehappytakingthekidstotheparkortosportingevents,theyareunlikelytoparticipateregularlyinfeeding,bathing,ortakingthekidstoschool. 

Inshort,Australianparentingisseenasawoman'

sjobandaman'

shobby.

Manypeoplebelievethatthelast20yearshaveseenthearrivaloftheso-called"

newman"

—themanwhoiswillingtosharethehouseworkandchildcare. 

Thenewmanhasapictureofhischildrenonhiscomputerdesktopatwork;

henevermissesthekids'

schoolplays,andheskipsadrinkatthebarafterworksothathecangethomeintimetoreadbedtimestorytotheirkids.

ThisstudysuggeststhatthenewmanfeelsalittlemoreathomeinEuropethaninAustralia. 

Indeed,apollconductedintheU.K.forthethinktanktheFatherhoodInstituteinJanuaryindicatesthatalmost70percentofBritishwomenthinkthatmenareasgoodatraisingchildrenaswomen. 

That'

ssomethingforAustralianmentoponderwhiletheybrushtheirteeth!

1.B2.A3.A4.B5.A

Task3:

Viewsonfilialpietyseechange 

WithfasteconomicdevelopmentinHongKong,youngpeoplearelesslikelytocherishthetraditionalnotionoffilialpiety. 

Instead,theyaregraduallytakinganewapproachtoawelfaresociety,accordingtoathree-yearsurveyconductedbytheCityUniversityofHongKong.

Asmanyas85percentoftherespondentsexpectthegovernmenttotakeuptheresponsibilityforsupportingtheelderly,and77percentagreewiththeideathattheburdenshouldfallonsocietyasawholeratherthanonindividualfamilies.

ResearcherRichardWong,whotookchargeofthestudy,issadabouttheerodingoftraditionalfamilybonds. 

Hesaidthatwhilemostpeoplestillrespecttheirparentsandgrandparents,theytendtoequateeconomicassistancewithlove. 

Whenaskedabouthowtheywouldshowtheirlovefortheiroldparents,manysimplysaidtheywouldsendthemtooldpeople'

shomes. 

Otherssaidtheywouldgivemoney,andonlytwopercentoftherespondentssaidtheywouldbereadytotakecareofthepsychologicalhealthoftheirparents.

Accordingtothestudy,middle-agedpeoplewhohavechildrenoftheirowntaketheirfilialdutiesmoreseriously. 

Also,marriedwomenknowbetterthanmentheneedforthiskindoflovingcare.

ResearcherWongquestionedthewisdomofadoptingthenewconceptofgovernmentwelfare. 

Hesaid,"

Awelfaresocietyisfoundedonhightaxrates,buthereinHongKongthepersonaltaxrateisonly15percent. 

Howcanyouexpectthegovernmenttotakecareofalltheelderly?

"

Hefurtherpointedoutthatevenwhenasocialsecuritynetworkcansupportallseniorcitizens,itcannotreplacethelovethatonlyfamilymemberscangive. 

1.A2.A3.A4.D5.C

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1 

MODEL2 

MODEL3 

V.Let?

ˉsTalk

WhenIknewmyparentssplitup

（1）cry

（2）relief

（3）strong

（4）understanding

（5）angry 

（6）left

（7）wondering

（8）five

（9）sad 

（10）stress 

（11）friends 

（12）helps 

（13）Christmas 

（14）cousins 

（15）presents 

What'

syouranswer?

Shefeltitwasverytraumatizing,butinotherwaysitwasarelieftojusttalkaboutit. 

Shemakesdrawingswhenshefeelssad.Shefeelsthatit'

slikeawaveofcalmnessjustwashesoverher.Itrelievesalotofstress.Shetalkstoherfriendsorinvitesthemforasleepover.Theydolotsofsillyandfunthingstogether. 

Task3:

Let'

sgroupwork!

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

ListeningTask:

Task1:

Reasonsforadivorce 

（1）divorceherhusband 

（2）irresponsible 

（3）changingjobs 

（4）stability 

（5）bills 

（6）povertyline

（7）apartment 

（8）yellsat 

（9）callshimnames 

（10）half 

ThickcloudofpollutioncoveringsouthernAsia 

Script

Question:

Hi,Ihavebeendivorcedforeightyears. 

MyexseesourchildMariaonaregularbasis. 

Sheiseightandinthesecondgrade.Myexhasawifethatis20. 

Myexandhiswifegototheschoolalmosteverydaytoseeourdaughter. 

Ourdaughterhasfailedthesecondgradeandnowhastorepeatit. 

Ihaveseenhergradesplummetsincethosetwostartedshowingupatschool. 

Theyarebothverycontrollingandverballyabusivetomeandtoourdaughter. 

I'

mconcernedaboutthis.Heforcedmydaughtertocallhiswifemommy. 

Iamreallytiredoftheirunkindvisits.Idon'

tknowwhattodo. 

Ifyouhaveanyadvicetogiveme,Iwouldbegrateful.Thanks.

Answer（byawomanpsychiatrist）:

Hi,Diana.It'

sobvioustomethatyourdaughterishavingproblemswiththevisits. 

Iwouldsuggesthavingafrankconversationwithyourdaughtertoseewhatshefeelstheproblemsare. 

Ifshesaysitisalltheseproblemsasyouhavestatedabove,Iwouldtrytotalktoyourexaboutherproblems. 

lltrytosticktowhatyourdaughterfeelstobetheproblemsandhopehewillhelpyourdaughterdobetteratschool.

Ifheisnotresponsive,thenI'

lltakeyourdaughterforcounselingtohelpher.

Youcan'

tmakeothersdothingsthatarerightforyourchild,noteventhefather,sospendyourenergyonthingsyoucancontrollikecounselingforyourdaughter. 

Also,youshouldspendqualitytimewithherandallowhertoventherfeelingsonyou,andletherknowyouarealwaysthereforhernomatterwhathappens.Trytokeepherself-esteemhigh. 

Whenachildfailsagrade,theywillfeelbad.GoodLuck!

1.B2.C3.A4.D5.C

Amanwhoremarried 

IfyouwantmetotellyouwhyIremarried,here'

smystory.

RemarriagewasthelastwordI'

dconsiderfortwoyearsaftermydivorce. 

Ihadheardaboutthehighrateofremarriagefailures. 

Moreimportantly,Iwonderedhowremarriagewouldaffectmy10-year-oldson,John. 

MyheartachedwhenIsawmysondrawapictureofhimself,myex-wifeandmeholdinghands—withsadnessonourfaces. 

Sincemyparentshavemarriedanddivorcedeighttimesaltogether,IhopedmysonwouldnothavetogothroughthesamepainIexperienced. 

Asaresult,myprimaryfocusafterthedivorcewasmyrelationshipwithJohn,notfindingawife.

Astimewentby,mysongraduallygrewup,andhebecameconsciousofmylonelinessandanxiety.Onedayheaskedmetoconsiderdating. 

Thefirsttimehesaidthis,Iignoredhim.Thesecondtimehebroughtitup,Ireconsideredmyreservationsaboutdating.IbegantodateMaria. 

Asourrelationshipdevelopedoverthefollowingyear,Iwasconcernedabouthowmysonwouldactuallyrespondtoher. 

Atfirst,John'

saffectionforMariawaslukewarm.Forinstance,hewouldhugher,buttheactseemedmechanical.Butafterseveralmonths,hewarmeduptoher. 

Seeingthetimewasripe,IaskedMariatomarryme.Sheaccepted.Sothetwoofusblendedsmoothlyintothethreeofus. 

Thinkingback,Ibelievemyremarriagewastherightchoice.

Somesingleparentsarestillhesitatingaboutremarriage.Nowthatyou'

veheardmystory,Ihopeyouwon'

thesitateandletgoldenopportunitiesslipthroughyourfingers. 

（1）thelastword

（2）remarriage 

（3）picture 

（4）eighttimes 

（5）wife 

（6）dating 

（7）lonelinessandanxiety