新世纪研究生英语听说下原文LESSON12.docx

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新世纪研究生英语听说下原文LESSON12

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LESSONTWELVE

Culture

PARTA

1.W:

Iwanttoplaytennistomorrow,butIdidn'tbringmyracketwithmethisweekend.DoyouhaveoneIcouldborrow?

M:

Ido.Butithasabrokenstring.

Q:

Whatisthewoman’problem?

2.M:

Sorry,butIcan’tgoandhaveacupofcoffeewithyounow.I’vedoneonlyhalfofthereadingsforthephilosophyclasstomorrow.

W:

IthoughtIwasaslowreader.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

3.M:

IbrokemyanklelastTuesday,andnowIhavetobeoncrutchesforsixweeks.

W:

I'msorrytohearthat.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?

Q:

Whathappenedtotheman?

4.W:

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supposedto?

M:

Idid.Yourlinewasbusy.

Q:

Whatdidthemantrytodolastnight?

5.M:

Sue,wouldyoulikeasandwichorsomething?

W:

Oh,pleasedon'tbother.Icangetsomething

later.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

6.M:

ThislookslikethewaytoSusan'shouse,butIdon'tknow.IwishI'dwrittendownthedirections.

W:

Atthisrate,we'llbeluckytogetthereintimefordessert.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

7.W:

So,didyoupickupthatorangejuiceformelikeyousaidyouwould?

M:

Imeantto,butIwasshortoncash.I'llbegoingbacklater,though,afterIstopbythebank,ifyoucanwaitthatlong.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimplyhewilldo?

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8.M:

That'sagreatdress,Cindy.Idon'tthinkI'veeverseenyouwearitbefore.

W:

Oh,Ihaven't.It'sjustbeenatthebackofmycloset.MysistergaveittomeagesagoandIhadtotallyforgottenaboutit.

Q:

Whyhasn’tthewomanwornthedressbefore?

9.W:

Justlookatthisapartment,Karen.Whatamess!

Yourstuffisallover.Howdoesyourroommateputupwithit.

W:

Iknow.Ihaven'tbeendoingmysharethisweek,butIhavethreereportsdueonFridayandIhaven'tevenstartedoneofthem.

Q:

WhatcanbeinferredaboutKaren?

10.W:

Iwishwehadbetterstufftoreadforourliteratureclass.Thatnovelsheassignedusissoboring.

M:

Really?

IstartedityesterdayafternoonandIcouldn'tputitdownuntilIfinishedit.

Q:

Howdoesthemanlikethenovel?

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11.W:

Wow.Youseemtobeinareallygoodmoodtoday.What'sthesecret?

M:

Don'tknow.Iguesssomemorningsyouwakeupfeelinggreat,somemorningsyoudon't.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

12.W:

Ifyou'replanningtotakethetrainwhenyouleavenextFriday,rememberthatIdriverightpastthestationonmywayhomefromcampus.

M:

Say,IthinkI'lltakeyouuponthat.

Q:

WhatwillthemanprobablydonextFriday?

13.M:

IneedtoaskJohnabouttheChemistryassignmentfortomorrow,buthisphonehasbeenbusyforthelasthourandahalf.Whocouldhebetalkingtoforsolong?

W:

Itmaynotbehim,youknow.Itcouldbeoneofhishousemates.Whydon'tyoujustgooverthereifit'simportant?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

14.W:

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decidedtorunforclasspresident,andIwaswonderingifI...,ifIcouldcountonyourvote.

M:

Oh.Maybeifyou'daskedmesoonerbutmyroommateisrunningtoo,andI'vealreadypromisedhimmysupport.

Q:

Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

15.M:

Imightarguewithsomeofthedetails,butIbasicallyagreewiththisauthor'sthesisaboutmanagingtheeconomy.

W:

Sure,itsoundsgreatintheory.Myconcerniswhetheritappliesinpractice.

Q:

Whatisthewoman’implication?

PARTB

PassageI:

Beijing’sHutongs

AhutongisanancientcityalleytypicalofBeijing.SurroundingtheForbiddenCity,manywerebuiltduringtheYuan,MingandQingdynasties.Intheprimeofthesedynastiestheemperors,inordertoestablishsupremepowerforthemselves,plannedthe

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cityandarrangedtheresidentialareasaccordingtotheetiquettesystemsoftheZhouDynasty.ThecenterofthecityofBeijingwastheroyalpalace--theForbiddenCity.Onekindofhutong,usuallyreferredtoastheregularhutong,wasnearthepalacetotheeastandwestandarrangedinorderlyfashionalongthestreets.Mostoftheresidentsofthesehutongswereimperialkinsmenandaristocrats.Anotherkind,thesimpleandcrudehutong,wasmostlylocatedfartothenorthandsouthofthepalace.

Themainbuildingsinthehutongwerealmostallquadrangles--abuildingcomplexformedbyfourhousesaroundaquadrangularcourtyard.Thequadranglesvariedinsizeanddesignaccordingtothesocialstatusoftheresidents.Thebigquadranglesofhigh-rankingofficialsandwealthymerchantswerespeciallybuiltwithroofbeamsandpillarsallbeautifullycarvedandpainted,eachwithafrontyardandbackyard.However,theordinarypeople'squadranglesweresimplybuiltwithsmallgatesandlowhouses.Hutongs,infact,arepassagewaysformedbymanycloselyarrangedquadranglesofdifferent

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sizes.Thespeciallybuiltquadranglesallface