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新视野大学英语听说教程第四册听力原文
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III.ListeningIn
Task1:
Softanswersturnawaywrath.
Mary:
Dam!
You’respilledredwineonme.Mynewdressisruined.
John:
I’mterriblesorry!
WhatcanIdotohelp?
Here’ssomewatertowashitoff.
Mary:
Stopsplashingwateronme!
Oh,thisissoembarrassing!
I’mamess.
John:
Well,youdolookalittleupset.Pleasedon’tblowup.Don’tloseyourcool.
Mary:
Hmm,you’vegotthenervetalkinglikethat!
Whoshouldn’tflyoffthehandle?
Thisdresscostafortune.
John:
Youlookreallycutewhenyou’remad.Ikidyounot.Somepeopledolookattractivewhentheyareinarage.
Mary:
Thisisveryexpensivedress.Isavedformonthstobuyit,andnowit’sruined.Lookatthisstain!
John:
Accidentsdohappen.Givemeyourdress,andI’lltakeittothecleaners.
Mary:
Sure!
Youwantmetotakeitoffrighthereinpublicandgiveittoyou?
Idon’tevenknowyou!
John:
Thismightbeareallygooftimetogetacquainted.I’mJohnOwen.
Mary:
Mmm,atleastyou’repolite.IguessIreallyshouldn’thaveflaredup.Afterall,itwasanaccident.I’mMaryHarvey.
John:
Comeon.I’lltakeyouhome.Youcanchangeyourclothes,andI’llgetthedresscleanedforyou.
Mary:
Nowyou’retalking.Thanks.You’rearealgentleman.
John:
You’dbetterbelieveit.I’mgladtoseethatyou’vecooleddown.Feellookabitetoeatafterward?
I’mstarving.
Mary:
Ok.You’reprettygood.I’mnotnearlyasmad.Ifyoucangetthisstainout,I’llbeveryhappy.
John:
I’lltrymybest.ButifIcan’tgetthestainout,pleasedon’tletyourhappinessturntowrath.
Task2:
BigJohniscoming!
AbarownerintheOldWesthasjusthiredatimidbartender.This(S1)owneroftheestablishmentisgivinghisnewhiresomeinstructionson(S2)runningtheplace.Hetellsthetimidman,“IfyoueverhearthatBigJohniscomingtotown,(S3)dropeverythingandrunforthehills!
He’sthebiggest,nastiest(S4)outlawwho’severlived!
”
Afewweekspass(S5)uneventfully.Butoneafternoon,alocalcowhandcomesrunningthroughtown(S6)yelling,“BigJohniscoming!
Runforyour(S7)lives!
”
Whenthebartenderleavesthebartostartrunning,heisknockedtothegroundbyseveraltownspeoplerushingoutoftown.(S8)Ashe’spickinghimselfup,heseesalargeman,almostsevenfeettall.He’smuscular,andisgrowingasheapproachesthebar.
Hestepsuptothedoor,ordersthepoorbarkeepinside,anddemands,“IwantabeerNOW!
”
Hestrikeshisheavyfistonthebar,splittingitinhalf.(S9)Thebartendernervouslyhandsthebigmanabeer,handsshaking.Hetakesthebeer,bitesthetopofthebottleoff,anddownsthebeerinonegulp.
Astheterrifiedbartenderhidesbehindthebar,thebigmangetsuptoleave,“Doyouwantanotherbeer?
”thebartenderasksinatremblingvoice.
“Dangit,Idon’thavetime!
”thebigmanyells,(S10)“Igottogetoutoftown!
Don’tyouhearBigJohniscoming?
”
Task3:
AViewofHappiness
Dr.Smithhasproposedareasonable,ifperhapssomewhatoversimplifies,viewofhappiness.Accordingtohistheory,happinessmightbedescribedasastateifbalance.Andwhenhumanorcertainanimalsachievethatbalance,theyrendtoremaininthatconditioninordertorepeatthehappyfeeling.
Toillustratethis,wemaystudytwomagnets.Whentheirpositiveandnegativepolesmeet,theyarecomfortablyjoined,andtheyremainthere.Inotherwords,theyhaveattainedabalanceorstateofhappiness.Ifontheotherhand,oneofthepolesisreversed,andpositivepoleispressesagainstpositivepole,thereisresistance,instability,imbalanceastateofunhappiness.
Animalswithsomedegreeofintelligenceseemtofindhappinessinreinforcement.Oncetheyhavegainedoneormoreoftheirgoalssuchasfood,andwater,theylearntorepeattheactionsthatledtosatisfactionofthosegoals.Thisrepetitionorreinforcementproducesastateofbalanceorsenseofhappiness.
Accordingtothistheory,onlyanimalswithasignificantcapacitytolearnshouldbeabletoexperiencehappiness.Butintruthlearningcantakeplacethroughsurprisinglysimpleshort-termactionsuchasscratchinganitch,followedbypleasure,followedbymorescratching,andsoon.Thuslearningcanoccurwithalmostnoconsciousthought.
Forhumanbeings,blessedwiththeabilitytoreason,goalsarenotlimitedtotheshort-termsatisfactionofneeds.Indeed,thereisastronglinkbetweenhappinessandthefulfillmentoflong-termgoals.Evenifhumanstriveforgoalsthataremorecomplexandlonger-termthantheanimals’goals,oncethosegoalsaregained,happinessisreinforced.
V.Let’sTalk
Hello,everyone.TodayIinviteyoutojoinmeinanexplorationoffthecausesofdepression.Thereatemanyfactorsinvolved,butIbelievesomedeservespecialattention.
Hereditycertainlyplaysarole..Thetendencytodevelopdepressionmaybeinherited;thereisevidencethatthisdisordermayruninfamilies.
Physiologyisanotherfactorrelatedtodepression.Theremaybechangesorimbalancesinchemicalswhichtransmitinformationinthebraincalledneurotransmitters.Manymodernantidepressantdrugsattempttoincreaselevelsofcertainneurotransmitterssoastoincreasebraincommunication.Whilethecausalrelationshipisunclear;itisknownthatantidepressantmedicationsdorelievercertainsymptomsofdepression.
Researchersalsostudypsychologicalfactors.Theyincludethecomplexdevelopmentofone’spersonalityandhowonehaslearnedtocopewithexternalenvironmentalfactors,suchasstress.Itisfreeqentlyobservedthatlowself-esteemandself-defeatingthinkingareconnectedwithdepression.Whileitisnotclearwhichisthecauseandwhichistheeffect,itisknownthatsuffererswhoareabletomakecorrectionstotheirthinkingpatternscanshowimprovedmoodandself-esteem.
Anotherfactorcausingdepressionisone’searlyexperiences.Eventssuchasthedeathofaparent,thedivorceoftheparents,neglect,chronicillness,andseverephysicalabusecanalsoincreasethelikelihoodofdepressionlaterinlife.
Somepresentexperiencesmayalsoleadtodepression.Jobloss,financialdifficulties,longperiodsofunemployment,thelossofaspouseorotherfamilymember,orotherpainfuleventsmaytriggerdepression.Long-termstressathome,work,orschoolcanalsobeinvolved.
Itisworthnothingthatthoselivingwithsomeonesufferingfrom\depressionexperienceincreasedanxietywhichaddstothepossibilityoftheiralsobecomingdepressed.
Depression-causingFactors
ProblemDescription
Solution
Heredity
Itisinheritedandruninfamilies.
Physiology
changesorimbalancesinchemicalscalledneurotransmitters,whichtransmitinformationinthebrain
Antidepressantdrugsrelievecertainsymptomsofdepression.
PsychologicalFactors
Lowself-esteemandself-defeatingthinkingareconnectedwithdepression.
Suffererswhomakecorrectiontotheirthinkingpatternscanshowimprovedmoodandself-esteem.
EarlyExperiences
Eventlikethedeathofaparent,thedivorceofparents,neglect,chronicillness,andseverephysicalabusecanincreasethelikelihoodofdepression.
PresentExperiences
Jobloss,financialdifficulties,longperiodsofunemployment,thelossofaspouseorotherfamilymember,orlong-termstressmaytriggerdepression.
Livingwithsomebodywithdepression
Thiscausesincreasedanxiety,whichaddstothepossibilityoftheiralsobecomingdepressed.
VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking
Task1:
ReasonandEmotion
Emotionissometimesregardedastheoppositeofreason;sissuggestedbyphrasesuchas”appealtoemotionsratherthanreason”and“don’tletyouremotionstakeover”.Emotionalreactionssometimesproduceconsequencesorthoughtswhichpeoplemaylaterregretordisagreewith;butduringanemotionalstate,theycouldnotcontroltheiractions.Thus,itisgenerallybelievedthatoneofthemostdistinctivefactsabouthumanbeingsisacontradictionbetweenemotionandreason.
However,recentempiricalstudiesdonotsuggestthereisacleardistinctionbetweenreasonandemotion.Indeed,angerorfearcanoftenbethoughtofasaninstinctiveresponsetoobservedfact.Thehumanmindpossessesmanypossiblereactionstotheexternalworld.Thosereactionscanlieonacontinuum,withsomeoftheminvolvingtheextremeofpureintellectuallogic,whichisoftencalled“cold”,andothersinvolvingtheextremesofpureemotionnotrelatedtologicalagreement,whichiscalled“theheatofpassion”.Therelationlogicandemotionmeritscarefulstudy.Passion,emotion,orfeelingcanreinforceanargument,eventonebasedprimarilyonreason.Thisisespeciallytrueinreligionorideology,whichfrequentlydemandsanall-or-nothingrejectionoracceptance.Insuchareasofthought,humanbeingshavetoadoptacomprehensiveviewpartlybackedbyempiricalargumentandpartlybyfeelingandpassion.Moreover,severalresearchershavesuggestedthattypicallythereisno“pure”decisionorthought;thatis,nothoughtisbased“purely””onintellectuallogicor“purely”onemotion—mostdecisionsarefoundedonamixtureofboth.
Task2:
Depression
Pat:
Youlookdepressed.Areyoufeelingblue?
I’vecometocheeryouup.
Ted:
Butthere’snothingthatcancheermeup.I’mdowninthedumps.Life’smiserable
Pat:
Youhavetotrytogetyourmindoffthings.
Ted:
ButIcan’t.Ijustfeelthere’stoomuchpressureonmesometimes!
Pat:
Youcan’tletthingsgetyoudown.Learntorelaxandstopworryingallthetime.What’syourproblem?
Ted:
Ifailedmylastexam,andanotherexamiscoming,Igetbored.
Pat:
IfIwereyou,I’dstartworkinghard.Ifyouworkhardforalongtime,you’reboundtogetbettergrades.Yousee,“nopain,nogain”.
Ted:
It’