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FeelingsandRelationships实践课听力文本

I.UnderstandingLongConversations

Conversation1

W:

Thoughmanypeoplewanttohaveahappyfamilyandmarriage,theresultisfarfromsatisfactory.Asanexpertonmarriage,howdoyouseeit?

M:

Anauthoroncesaid"Peoplegetsocaughtupincareers,raisingkidsandsatisfyingtheirownsouls,thattheyforgetthattheirmarriageneedstobefedtoo".

W:

Couldyougiveussomeadviceonhowtoimproveourmaritalrelationship?

M:

Thefirstpieceofadvicefrommeistobeyourspouse'sbiggestfan.

W:

Whatdoyoumeanbythat?

M:

Letmegiveyouanexample.Atadinnerparty,amansaid,"Mywifehasagreateyeforcolor.Sheissoartistic."Thewomenatthetableglancedenviouslyathiswife,whowasbeamingattheunexpectedpraise.Wordsofpraisearesoimportant.Unfortunately,mostofusaremorelikelytocriticizeourspouseinpublic.

W:

Whatisthesecondpieceofadvice?

M:

Spendsometimeapart.

W:

Youmeanthattimeapartcanactuallybringyouclosertogether?

M:

Yes.Whenahairdresserexpressedaninterestincycling,hiswifedidn'tcomplain.Instead,sheagreedtomindthechildrenforthreehourseveryotherSaturdaymorningsothathecouldjoinalocalbikeclub.Withinafewmonthsthehairdresserwasfitter,happierandalotmorepleasanttobearound."Imaynotbeoutthereridingwithhim,"hiswifesays,"butI'mdefinitelyreapingthebenefits."

W:

Whatisyourthirdpieceofadvice?

M:

Youshouldtrytoaddresstheneedsofyourspouse.

W:

Inmarriagethereshouldbepleasingofeachother.

M:

Sure.Ihavecomeacrossacouple.Theytoldmethis.Havingheardherhusbandcomplainaboutallthetoysspreadingacrosstheirhome,thewifeboughtsomeshelvesanddidsomesortingandorganizing.Whenthehusbandcamehome,hewasveryhappy.

W:

Thankyouforyouradvice.

M:

Mypleasure.

1.Whatisthemaintopicofthisconversation?

2.Accordingtothepassage,whathasbeenneglected?

3.Afterafewmonthsinthecyclingclub,howwasthehairdresser?

Conversation2

M:

Itseemsthatwehavequitedifferentviewsastowhetheracoupleshouldsignanagreementontheirbelongingsbeforeandduringthemarriage.

W:

Yes,you'reright.

M:

Ithinkthatit'srational.Marriageisanadvancedformoflove,andlegallycertifyingownershipofwealthbeforegettingmarriedrepresentsahighdegreeofrationalityonthepartofthosegettingmarried.

W:

Butitdesecrateslove.Acouplegetsmarriedinordertohelpeachotherthroughthickandthin.Iftheymakeexitplansbeforehand,itonlyshowsthattheyreallylackmutualtrustandcommitment.

M:

YoumentionedjustnowthatsuchprenuptialagreementsarecommoninWesterncountriesandineconomicallydevelopedregions.

W:

Yes.

M:

IhaveafriendwhoisfromtheLiaoningProvincialWomen'sFederation.TheFederationsupportslegallycertifyingownershipofwealthbeforegettingmarried,forithasreceivedmanycomplaintsrelatedtodivorce,mostofwhichareassociatedwithfinancialdisputes.Suchdisputeshavedelayeddivorcesandforcepeopletolivetogetherthoughtheyhavealreadybecomestrangers.Thatiswhymanypeoplesaythatitisexhaustingtogetdivorced.Ifthereisanotarizationofwealth,thedivorceprocesswillbecomemuchsmootherandfaster.

W:

Legallycertifyingtheownershipofwealthbeforegettingmarriedwillhurtthefeelingsofbothsidesbecauseitisvirtuallynothingmorethanashelterforfailedloveandtoprotectpersonalinterests.

M:

Somepeoplemighthavedifficultyacceptingtheidea,butthisshouldnotbeanobstacleforlegislatingforthepractice.

W:

Iflegallycertifyingtheownershipofwealthprovidescertainguaranteestomarriages,shallwealsodothesamewithlove?

1.What'sthetopicofthispassage?

2.Whyaresomepeopleforthepracticeofsigningprenuptialagreement?

3.Whatcanyousayabouttheconversation?

Conversation3

M:

Youknow,I'veheardmanypeoplesaythat"Ashisnameis,soishe,"and"Youbecomewhatyouwear,"andIthinkitisverytrue.

W:

Oh?

Whydoyouthinkso?

M:

Well,naturally,peoplewouldliketojudgeothersfromthewaytheylook,andalsobyhowtheirnamessound.

W:

Well,Iconfess.Imightagreewithwhatyousay,butcouldyoubealittlemorespecific?

M:

Let'ssay,forexample,thatyouareanartcritic,ormaybehavesomeothergreattalent.

W:

OK.

M:

Then,let'ssaythat,eventhoughyouaretalented,youdon'talwaysshowthecharacteristicsofthatparticularkindofperson.

W:

OK…and?

M:

And,well,ifyoudon'tshowcertaincharacteristics,peoplemaynotawardyoutherespectyoumerit.Theymightevendisapproveofyou.

W:

Disapprove?

Now,whywouldtheydothat?

M:

Well,maybeyouarenotelegantenoughtomatchtheirdefinitionofthatkindofpersoninthewayyoulookoract.Ifyoudresslikeabagladyorastreetperson,forexample,nooneisgoingtothinkthatyou'reatalent,willthey?

W:

Sowhat?

Ifyouhavethetalentandtheposition,whocareswhatotherpeoplethink?

Itdoesn'tmatter,right?

M:

No,you'rewrong.

W:

Why?

M:

Becauseyourname,yourclothes,otherpeople'sapproval,ordisapproval,andevenmorecanallaffectyourself-confidence.

W:

Well,yeah,Iguessconfidenceisimportant.

M:

Ofcourseitis.

W:

So,areyousayingthatweshouldalwayslookandacthowotherpeoplewantusto?

M:

No,notreally.Justbeawareofthestereotypesthatpeoplecansometimesmake.

W:

Yeah,OK,Igetit.Itisinterestinghowpeoplelookatothers.

1.Howdopeoplejudgeothersaccordingtotheman?

2.Whatistheman'sattitudetowardsnamesorclothes?

3.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewomanthinkisworthherattention?

4.Whatisthewoman'sattitudetowardstheman'spointaboutone'sappearance?

Conversation4

W:

So,Tom,areyougoingtogetmarriedornot?

M:

Yeah,yeah,butRosa'safraid.She'snotsureshewantstogetmarriedrightnow.Shecan'tdecide.

W:

Whynot?

Whycan'tshedecide?

M:

Well,we'rebothyoung,andshelikesherjob.And,ofcourse,ifwehavechildren,she'llhavetoquitherjob.

W:

Why?

Alotofwomenhavekidsbutdon'tquittheirjobs.

M:

True,butIdon'twantRosatowork.

W:

Oh.Sowhenwillshegiveyouananswer?

M:

I'mgoingtoherhousefordinnerSaturdaynight.She'lltellmethen.

W:

Well,goodluck.

M:

Thanks.What'reyougoingtodothisweekend,Mary?

W:

I'mgoingfishingwithmydad.We'llprobablyleaveearlySaturdaymorningandcomebackSaturdaynight.

M:

Whattimewillyougethome?

W:

Around7:

00.Ihaveadatewithmyboyfriendat8:

00.

M:

MayIseeyouandyourboyfriendonSunday?

W:

Yeah.Infact,whydon'twealldosomething?

M:

OK.What?

W:

Oh,Idon'tknow.WecangoonapicniconSunday.

M:

Fine.

1.Whycan'tRosadecidetomarryTom?

2.WhatdoesTomwishRosatodoiftheygetmarried?

3.What'sMarygoingtodoonSaturdaymorning?

4.WhathaveTomandMaryagreedtodoonSunday?

Conversation5

W:

Jack,I’mgladIranintoyou.I’vebeentryingtocallyoubutyou’reneverhome.Wherehaveyoubeenhidinglately?

M:

ActuallyI’vebeenverybusyrecently.I’mgettingreadytogototheStatesforChristmasandIhaveamillionthingstodo.

W:

Sinceyouareleaving,weshouldgettogetherandhaveapartybeforeyougo.Icancallsomepeople…maybeFridaynight,okay?

M:

Actually,I’mtryingtoavoidthatsortofthing.IwouldliketoseeeveryonebeforeIgo,butIreallydon’tthinkIhavetime.

W:

Bytheway,whatdoyouplantodowhenyougoback?

M:

Well,bythetimeIleaveHongKongI’llbebroke,soI’llprobablyhavetolookforsomeworkwhenIgethome.I’llalsobehangingoutwitholdfriends.ImaytakeatriptoNewYork.

W:

Doyouthinkyou’llcomebacktoGuangzhou?

M:

IplantocomebackinFebruary,unlesssomeoneoffersmeagreatjob.Thatisunlikelytohappen,soI’llprobablybeback.

W:

OK,I’mgettingoffthisshop.Whydon’tyougivemeabuzzonThursdayandwe’llhavedinnerbeforeyougo.

M:

Excellent.I’lldefinitelydothat.Seeyoulater.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Wherehasthemanbeenrecently?

2.Whatisthemanbusywith?

3.Whichofthefollowingisnottheman’splanwhenhecomesback?

4.WhendoesthemanplantocomebacktoGuangzhou?

5.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

Conversation6

M:

Betty,whatyou’resayingreallyworriesme.Youhaven’ttoldmeaboutMarkbefore!

W:

Dad,wewerejustonlinefriends.Ididn’tthinkourrelationshipwasabigdeal.Ichatwithlotsofpeopleonline.

M:

Haveyougivenpersonalinformationtoanyofthem?

W:

No.Remember?

Wetalkedaboutcriminalswhousechatroomstofindtheirvictims.

M:

WhatifMarkwereoneofthem?

W:

Dad!

Mark’snotacriminal…,still,afterreadinghisblog,I’mnotsurewhoheis.Inallhisemails,Mark’ssoeasygoing.Butonhisblog,heseemslikeadifferentperson.

M:

Doyoumeanheseemstohavetwodifferentpersonalities?

W:

Idon’tknow…maybeMarkwritesonhisblogwhenhefeelsfrustrated.Sohecomesacrossasnegative.

M:

ThenhowdoyouknowwhoMarkreallyis?

Isheaniceguy,likeinhisemails?

Orishebitter,likehisblog?

W:

Idon’tknow,Dad.

M:

I’mnotcomfortablewithyoumeetingthisguyinperson.

W:

I’mnervoustoo.It’sjust...IreallylikedMark—atleast,Ilikedhise-mails.

M:

Ithinkyouknowtherightthingtodo.

W:

Yes.I’llstope-mailinghim.

M:

That’smygirl!

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whomdothefatherandhisdaughtertalkabout?

2.What’stherelationshipbetweenBettyandMark?

3.HowdoesBettyfeelaboutMark?

4.Accordingtotheconversation,whichofthefollowingsisNOTtrue?

5.WhatwillBet