大学体验英语听说教程4unit1unit8视频原文Word格式.docx

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Thepoortourist!

What’shegoingtodo

Well,hecan’ttravelhome.Infact,hewillnowhavetospendanextrasixweeksinNewZealand.

Sixweeks

Yeah.Thearticlesaysthat’showlongitwilltakehimtogethispassportrenewed.

Howinconvenient!

Indeed.That’swhy,whenItravel,Ialwayskeepimportantdocumentsinasafeinmyhotelroom.IwouldneverloseanIDcardorpassport!

Tina,Iaminapanic.Ican’tfindmyIDcard.I’velostit!

Tina:

It’sprobablyjustmisplaced.Iamsureitwillturnup.

Noitwon’t.I’velookedeverywhereforit.it’snowheretobefound.IthinkIsomehowthrewthecardoutwiththerubbish.IdidabighousecleanonSundayandmayhavegottenabitcareless.

Ohmy,whathaveIdone

Lisa,takeiteasy.it’snottheendoftheworld!

You’lljusthavetogetitreplaced.

HowWillIbefined

No,ofcoursenot.It’sasimpletwo-stepprocess.Ihadtodoitlastyear.Thefirstthingistoreportthecardlostorstolentoyourlocalpolicestation.

That’sfairlystraightforward.Thenwhat

TakeacopyofthepolicereporttothePublicSecurityBureauoppositetheNationalLibrary.Theywillissueanewcardimmediately.

That’sit

That’sit.

SoI’llhaveanewcardbytheendoftheweek

Yep.It’snobigdeal,really.

You’reastar.Thanksforthehelp!

Noworries.

Unit2

Jack:

Eric,IhopeImeetthewomanofmydreamssoonerratherthanlater.IwanttosettledownandhaveafamilybeforeIamthirty.

Eric:

Well,I’vealwaysthoughtthatyouandRachelwouldmakeawonderfulcouple!

RachelShe’dnevergoforme.

Iwouldn’tbesosure.Youshouldseethewayshelooksatyou.

Whatyearwereyoubornin

WhatyearwasIborninWhat’sthatgottodowithanything

Lots.Theyearyouwerebornsaysagreatdealaboutyourpersonalityandwhoyouwouldbecompatiblewithasamate.

You’rekidding,right

No.Iamperfectlyserious.

Iwasbornin1985.

That’stheyearoftheox.Thatmakessense,becauseyou’redowntoearth,caringandloyal,justlikeoxpeople.AreyouawarethatRachelwasbornin1987

Yes,Iam,butwhat’syourpoint

That’stheyearofthepeopleareusuallysweetnatured,sociableandromantic.

JustlikeRachel…

Youknow,itissaidthatanidealmatchforarabbitisanox…

Cindy:

Lisa,you’resuchanextrovertedperson,whileIammuchmoreintroverted.You’reoutgoing,whereasIamsoftspoken.You’reverysocial,whileIamveryreserved.WhatdoyouthinkitisthatmakesourpersonalitiessodifferentAfterall,we’resisters!

Ithinkitallhastodowiththenatureversusnurturedebate

Natureversusnurture

Yes,somescientiststhinkthatpeoplearebornwiththeirpersonalities.That’sthe“nature”theoryofhumanbehavior.Otherscientistsclaimthattheenvironmentpeoplegrowupinshapestheirpersonalities.That’sthe“nurture”theoryofhumanbehavior.

Hm.Interesting.Itendtothinkthattheenvironmentdeterminesaperson’scharacter.IguessthatmeansIsubscribetothe“nurture”theory.

Metoo.Isupposethat’swhywearesodifferent.Wewenttodifferentschools,youplayedsportswhileIstudiedmusic,andwehungoutwithdifferenttypesoffriends.

Nonetheless,Idothinknatureplaysaroleinshapingpersonalitytoo.Afterall,we’rebothintelligent,talentedinwhatwedoandverycaringtowardsothers.Theseareprobablyalltraitsthatweinherited.

Maybe.Iamnoexpert.Theimportantthingtomeisthatwegetalongsowell,enjoybeingtogetherandloveeachother.

You’reright.Icouldn’taskforabettersister!

Unit3

ThisisTinaLinfromHTNnews,andwearewithRachelWutoday,astudentofFeministStudies.Rachel,wouldyousaythatthereistrueequalityinoursocietybetweenmenandwomen

Rachel:

That'

sagoodquestion.Onthewhole,inmostareas,Ibelievewecanspeakaboutrealequalitybetweenmenandwomen,andthatisaveryclearsignofsocialprogress.However,thewagegapisstillasignificantproblemwomenstillearnalotlessmoneythanmenwhohavethesamejobs.

Canyougiveusaspecificexampleofdiscriminatorywagepracticesbasedonsex

Mostcertainly.Researchshowsthatmalehealthprofessionals,suchasdoctorsandadministrators,earntwiceasmuchasfemaleworkersdoingthesamejobsfull-time.

Twiceasmuch!

Thatmustbeanextremecase.

Yes,onaverage,thepaygapisjustunder10%.Anexampleofsuchagapwouldbehotelmanagement.Malehotelmanagersgenerallyearn%morethantheirfemalecounterparts.

Isthereanyreasontobelievethingswillimprove

Yes,thereis.Infact,thesituationisgettingbetteraswespeak.10yearsago,thepaygapwas%.Sointhelastdecade,therehasbeenanimprovementofover6%'

thisshowsthatoursocietyisheadedintherightdirection.

Rachel,thankyouforspeakingwithustoday.

You'

reverywelcome.

Mary:

Iamreadingacompellingbookrightnow.It'

scalledFirewithFire.

Dan:

Who'

stheauthor

NaomiWolf.

Neverheardofher.

Sheisafeministwriter.Femaleempowermentisoneofthemajorthemesofthebook.

ReallyInwhatway

Shewantsallwomentohaveavoicethatisheard.Likemostfeminists,shebelievesingenderequalityandequalopportunitiesforwomen.

Howaboutyou:

areyouafeminist

IaminthesensethatIsupporttheideaofmenandwomenhavingequalrights.Iamalsosensitivetohowlanguagesometimesdiscriminatesagainstwomen.

Languagediscriminates

Yes,youknow,peopleoftenusetermslikebusinessman,policemanorsalesman'

.

What'

swrongwiththat

Itsuggeststhatwomencan'

tdothesejobs.Nondiscriminatorylanguagewouldbetermslikebusinessperson,policeofficerorsalesrepresentative'

Yes,Isee.Thatlanguageismuchmoregenderneutral.

Unit4

Ijusthadatiffwithmyfather.

Jane:

Cindy,I'

msorrytohearthat.Whatwasitabout

HewasaskingmeaboutmycareerplansandItoldhimthatIwanttobeahousewife.

AhousewifeI'

msomewhatsurprisedtohearyousaythat.

Imean…whywouldyouwanttobeahousewife

BecauseIvaluefamilymorethananythingelse.IguessIjustwanttospendmyadultlifemakingawarmandlovingfamilyhome.

Sowhatwasyourfather'

sreaction

Hegotangry.Hesaidhewaswastinghismoneysendingmetouniversityifmyintentionisonlytobecomeahousewife.

Doyouthinkhehasapoint

No,notintheleast!

Imean,Iamextremelygratefulthatheispayingformystudies,butknowledgeispriceless,it'

sthekeytounderstandingtheworldaroundus.Besides,ifIhavechildren,Iwanttohelpeducatethemandgetinvolvedwiththeirschooling.Andwhoknows,maybeoneday,ImightdecidethatIwanttoworkoutsidethehomeandI'

llneedadegreetoshowthatI'

mqualified.

Well,ifit'

sworthanything,Isupportyouinyourdecision.Myfeelingisthatpeopleneedtotakeonresponsibilitiesthatgivemeaningtotheirlives.Becomingahousewifewilldefinitelygiveyouthissenseofpurpose.

ThanksJane.Thatmeansalottome.You'

reagoodfriend.

Didyourealizethatthereisameetingscheduledfor3:

30thisafternoon

Tim:

No,Ididn'

t.Anyreasongivenforthemeeting

Elsawantstoseewhatwecandotorunamoresuccessfuldepartment.

Thatshouldbeinteresting.Ourdepartmentismadeupofsevenmenandeightwomen.Myguessisthatitwillbehardforustoachieveaconsensusbecausemenandwomendefinesuccessverydifferently.

Isn'

ttheideaofsuccessmoreorlessthesameforeverybody

NotaccordingtoanarticleIjustread.Itsaysthatwomenseebeingsuccessfulatworkasbeingagoodteamplayerandcollaborator.

Iwouldagree.

Well,youareawoman!

Tellmeaboutmenthen.

Men,ontheotherhand,definebeingsuccessfulatworkasbeingself-sufficientandachievingtargets.

Iwouldagreewiththattooanemployeeneedstobeabletotakeinitiativewithoutalwaysbeingtoldwhattodo.Atthemeeting,Ithinkweneedtoaimtocreateabalancebetweenmenandwomen'

sviewsofsuccess.

Unit5

Julie’saskedmetogotoherwedding—Iamsoexcited!

Julieisgettingmarried—that’sgreatnews!

Pleasecongratulateheronmybehalf.Whatwillyouwear

Noidea:

Ican’tfitintoanyofmyfancyclothes.Ineedtoloseweightimmediately.Anysuggestions

Therecipeforweightlossissimple:

exerciseandahealthydiet.

ButIcan’tstandexercise!

WheneverIgojoggingIgetboredafter5minutes.

Well,trytodofunthings.Therearemanyotherwaystoburnofffat.Getinvolvedinteamsports,likevolleyball,orgroupexercise,likeaerobicsorevensomethinglikeyoga.

IsupposeIcouldtry.

Iguessitdependsonhowmuchyouwanttofitintoanicedress!

Alright.I’lldosomeexercise,butadiet,