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Sowhat’syourfeelingafterreadingthisstory?
Aftergettingmarried,theroleofMrs.Sommerschanged.Shebecameherhusband’swifeandtheirchildren’mother.Shehadtobearthefamily’sburden;
sheneverconsideredherownneeds.
Shelookedsopitiful.Shewasevenafraidofrecallingthepast.Thisreflectedtheimprisonment[ɪm'
prɪz(ə)nm(ə)nt]andrepressionagainstwomenoftheAmericansocietyin18thcentury.Thewomenwasconfinedtothesocialroleofwifeandmother;
theydidn’tallowanyofthemtohaveself-awarenessandpersonalpursuits.
That’sinconceivable.Ican’timaginethatifIliveatthattime.Sowhatdoyouthinkofthechangesofwomen’srolesince19thcentury?
Since19thcentury,womenhavebeenmoreandmoreindependent.Inmostcountries,theyhavecommonrightsandfemalerights.Ithinkthesocietyshouldgoforwardandwomenshouldbetreatedequally.
Yes,nowadays,youcanseemanywomenworkforthegovernment,someevenservedasthepresidentorotherimportantpositions.Femaleofficialsarerecognizedbymoreandmorepeople.
Andmoreandmorejobsareavailabletowomen.Womencanhavemorechoices.Theycanhavetheircareeranddowhattheylike,anddon’tneedtodependonmentolive.
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sright.Infamily,women’srolechangedalso.Theycanworktoearnmoneyforthefamilythesameastheman.Husbandandwifeareequalandtheyrespecteachother.
Alotofchangeshavetakenplace.Women’lifewillbecomemorecolorful.
Ofcourse.It’sgettingbetter.Butcanwomennowadaysliveindependentlywithequalrights?
Notexactlyso.Thoughthelawhasbeenestablishedandeveryoneappealtoequality,womencouldnottrulyliveindependentlywithequalright.Forexample,whenyouapplyforajobastheprogrammer,thecompanytendtochoosethemalecandidatesandrefusefemale’sapplication,eventhoughtheyarebetter.
It’sreallyunfair.What’smore,inmanyplacesaroundtheworld,womenarenotequalwithmen.Theydon’thaveright,andtheycan’tprotectthemselvesthroughlegalchannels.InIranandotherMiddleEastareas,womenareforbiddentoexposingtheirfaceunlessintheirownfamily.Andwomencannotparticipateintheelections.
Thereisstillalongwaytogoinprotectingwomen’right.
2.Duringthedevelopmentofalanguage,thereareperiodsofdramaticchangesandminorchanges.Why?
Givesomespecificexamplestoillustrateit.
DoyouknowanythingabouttheEnglishlanguage?
Yes.EnglishistheofficiallanguageusedbymostcountriesandalotofcountriessettheEnglishasthesecondlanguage.
Yeah,andin19th-20thcentury,EnglishbecameaninternationallanguagebecauseoftheleadingpositionsofBritishandAmerican.Theirculture,economy,military,politicsandsciencehaveinfluencedothercountriesintheworld.
That’sright.Englishisimportantnowinourlife.Anditdoeschangealotwiththetime.
Yeah,yeah.Iagreewithyou.Thelanguagehasalwayschanged,buttherateofchangehasbeenuneven;
minorchangeshaveslowlyaccumulatedineverygeneration,buttherehavebeenperiodsofdramaticchangeaswell.Youknowsomeofthem?
Ofcourse.ThemostimportantoftheseperiodsoccurredaftertheNormansConqueredEngland.Thisconquestbroughtnewconceptsfromacrossthechannel,liketheFrenchlanguage,theDoomsdayBookandsoon.Allinall,theEnglishabsorbedabouttenthousandnewwordsfromtheNormans.ThisgreatlyenrichedtheEnglishlanguage.
Absolutely,culturalconflictbringnewvitality.Also,somechangeshaven’tcomefromtheborrowing,butfromthenaturalgrowingneed.SuchasShakespeare’spoetry,Bible.TheyalldidagreatcontributioninEnglishchanging.Justasthedictionaryshows,about2000newwordsandphraseswereinventedbyWilliamShakespeare.HispoetryshowedtheworldthatEnglishwasarich,vibrantlanguagewithlimitlessexpressiveandemotionalpower.
Yeah,manynewwordsoccurredwiththedevelopmentoftheworld.Aswell,thescience,theInternet,theirdevelopmentproducedmanywordslikegene,e-mail,download,etc.Whennewthingsappeared,newwordsareinventedtofollowthem.
Besidesthevocabulary,thegrammarisalsodifferentfromthebeginning.Forexample,peoplenowliketosay“Let’shaveadrink”or“Let’stakeaswim”.Wecallthem“empty”verbs.Yearsago,wesay“Let’sdrink”or“Let’sswim”.
Therearevariouskindsofgrammarchanges,wearenotsurehowitbegan,butmoreandmorepeopleexpressedlikethat,thenitbecameastandardgrammar.
Yeah,theseminorchangeshappenedslowly.However,manyyearslater,whenyoucomparethepresentonewiththeformer,youwouldfindabigchange.
B.You’reright.Theexpansionofourknowledgeandexperiencerequirestheinventionofnewwordsortheadaptationofoldones.Meaningwilldependmoreandmoreuponwordorderandcontext,andspellingwillbecomesimpler,withfewercommonvariants.Englishisalwayschanging!
3.Whoisyourfavoriteathlete?
Whatqualificationsdoesasuccessfulathleteusuallypossess?
......AiswatchingNBAmatchbythecomputer......
Hey,A.Whatareyouwatching?
Basketballmatch?
Youseemtoenjoyitverymuch.
Yeah.I’menthusiasticaboutthebasketball.Ihavenevermissedawonderfulbasketballmatch.
Oh,great.You’rereallyabasketballfan!
Sowhoisyourfavoriteathlete?
YaoMing.Nopeoplecouldreplacehisstatueinmyheart.ButhehasalreadyretiredfromtheNBA.
Iknowhim.Thereisnodoubtthatheisasuccessfulbasketballathlete.Couldyoutellmemoreinformationabouthim?
Yes.YaoMingwasborninSeptember12,1980inShangHai.HestartedplayingfortheShanghaiSharksasateenager,andplayedontheirseniorteamforfiveyearsintheCBA,winningachampionshipinhisfinalyear.YaoMingenteredtheNBAin2002andhewasretiredbecauseofinjuryin2011.Duringhisbasketballcareer,hehaswonmanyhonors.AndnowheisthebossofShanghaiSharks.And....
Ok,it’senough.DefinitelyyouareYao’sfan.Whatqualificationsdoesasuccessfulathleteusuallypossess?
Firstlyheneedtohaveanexcellentskillinthesports.Asweallknow,YaoMingwasoneofthebestbasketballcenterinNBAandhehadhighpercentageshot,strongdefenseaswellaswonderfulrebound.
Andthen?
Thenasuccessfulathleteshouldbehardworking,friendly,aggressive,positiveandsoon.
Yes,Ican’tagreemore.Andwhatelse?
Lastbutnotleast,asuccessfulpeopleusuallyloveshiscountry.YaoMingisaChineseandheneverforgotit.SoherefusedToyata‘sinvitationforthebrandspokesmaneventhoughTayatawasreadytogivehimabundantmoney.
IhaveheardYaoMing’sstoryandIadmirehimtoo.
Yes,YaoMinghascountlessfansandheisfamous.
No,no,IjustadmirehimandIamnothisfan.
Ok,whatisyourfavoriteathlete?
MyfavoriteathleteisLiuXiang,the“Asiaflyingman”.Hebroketheworldrecordandwonthechampionin2006.HisperformancemadewesterncountriessurprisedthatAsiancouldrunfasterthantheBlack.What’smore,LiuXiangdonatesmoneytocharityandheusuallyparticipateincharitableactivities.Hehashelpedmanypeople.
Yeah,LiuXiangisgreat.Chineseareproudforhim.
Heisreallyasuccessfulathlete.Inmyopinion,asuccessfulathletealsoshouldhavethewill,thedeterminedspiritsandbeconfidentandcalm.Theseareindispensablequalificationsforasuccessfulpeople.
Yes,ofcourse.Oh,IsawnewsaboutLiuXiangjustnow.Itwassaidthehehadgotadivorce.
Really?
Showmethenews,please.
Ok.
4.Whatmightbethetriggersofanallergy?
Howtopreventallergies?
Hi!
Isawyouinouruniversityhospitalonmywaytolaboratoryyesterday.What’swrongwithyou?
Iamsick.IwenttoseethedoctorbecauseIhaveanallergy.MyfacebecameredandIwasovercomewithafeelingofnausea.Terriblyuncomfortable.
Iamsorrytohearthat.Andhowisyourfeelingnow?
Itookthemedicine.IamOKnow.Don’tworry.
Thenhowdidthathappen?
Whatareyouallergic?
Iamallergictoseafood.SoIneverbuyseafood.Butyesterdaythewaitermadeamistake,themealhegivemecontainstheseafood.
Oh,no.It’stoodangerous.Youmustbemorecarefulfromnowon.
Thankyou,myfriend.Bytheway,doyouknowthetriggerswhichmaycauseanallergy?
Iknowsomecommonallergens.Forexample,pollen,youknow,alotofflowersbloominthespring,Whatabeautifulscenery!
However,manypeopleareallergictoit.Theycannotenjoythis,andcolorfulflowersbecometheir“trouble”.
Yeah,thisisverydisappointing.
Infacttherearesomanyallergensinourlife,includingdustmites,mold,animaldander,drugandsoon.Especiallydrugallergies,it’sveryserious,evencancausethedeath.Therefore,whenthedoctorusecertaindrugsonyou,theymustmakesureifyouwillallergic.
That’sright.Somefoodanddrinkssuchasmilk,eggsandnutcanalsocauseallergy.What’smore,manygirlslikeusingcosmetics.Ifit’snotsuitable,theuserwillgetallergicandhaverashonherface.
Allergyisaveryseriousphenomenon.Asit’sreportedintheliterature,nearly1/3ofthepeoplehaveallergicdiseasesintheirlives.
It’sverycommon.Sohowtopreventallergies?
Ifoneisallergictofood,he/shemustbecarefulinyourlife.Makesurethatnotriggersintheirmeals.Ifnecessar