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听说教程3Unit1Parents
Unit1Parents
PartB
ListeningTasks
Passage1
DatingwithMyMother(PartOne)
WordBank
datev.togooutwithamemberoftheoppositesex,esp.regularly与异性朋友约会(尤指经常性地约会)
n.anoccasionofdating约会
suspiciousa.feelingthatyoudonottrustsb.orthatthereissth.wrong猜疑的
drivewayn.aprivateroadthatconnectsaprivatehousetoastreet私人车道
curlv.tomakeintocoils使(头发)卷曲
getaroundto...tofindtimefor...找时间做……
Peggy(女子名,Margaret的昵称)
Script:
After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.
ItwasPeggy’sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,“Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”
The“other”womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.
MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.
“What’swrong?
”sheasked.
“Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,”Isaid.“Justthetwoofus.”
“Iwouldlikethatalot,”shesaid.
WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.“ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan’twaittohearaboutourevening,”Mothersaid.
LanguageandCultureNotes
1.Backgroundinformation
IntheUnitedStatesmanyoldpeoplelivebythemselveseitherbecausetheydonotwanttobeaburdentotheirchildrenorbecausetheyprefertomaintaintheirindividuallifestyles.Whentheycannottakecareofthemselves,theyareoftensenttospecialnursinghomesfortheaged.Theydon’tseetheirchildrenonaregularbasis.SoformanypeopleinAmerica,oldagecanbeasadandlonelytime.Thestoryexploresthelonelinessoftheoldpeopleandalsothelovebetweenasonanddaughter-in-lawandtheirmother.
2.dating
Americandatingcustomsaresomewhatdifferentfromthoseinourculture.YoungpeopleinAmericaseedatingasatimeforfun,oftenwithoutanyromanticinterestinmind.Onlyaftersometimewhentwopeopledecidetohaveasteadyrelationshipdotheythinkofeachotherasboyfriendandgirlfriend.
3.tokeeplovealive
tokeeplovestrong
4.beyondfamilyget-togethers
apartfromfamilyreunions
5.Herhairwascurled
Mostlikelyshehadbeentothehairdressertohaveherhaircurled,whichshowssheregardedthedatewithhersonasanimportantevent.
Exercise1
Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.
1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?
a.Neverdatinganotherwoman.
b.Askinghismothertolivewithhisfamily.
c.Seeingmoreofhismother.
d.Takinghiswifeandchildrentoadinnerandamovie.
2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker’smother?
a.Shehaslivedalonelylifeformanyyears.
b.Shehasgotthreechildren.
c.Shedoesnotgetonwellwithherdaughter-in-law.
d.Sheoftengoesoutwithherladyfriends.
3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?
a.Understandable.b.Caring.
c.Sympathetic.d.Friendly.
Exercise2
Listenagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.
1.WhatwasPeggy’sidea?
Whatdidshesaytoherhusband?
Shesuggestedthatherhusbandspendmoretimewithhismother.Shesaidtoherhusband,“Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”
2.Howdoyouknowthatthemotherwasexcitedaboutthedatewithherson?
1)Whenthespeakerdroveintohismother’sdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoatonandshehadherhaircurled.
2)Shehadtoldherladyfriendsaboutthis.
Passage2
DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)
WordBank
fancya.notordinary;fashionable高档的,豪华的
trailn.path走过的路程
bragv.totalktooproudlyaboutsth.orsb.夸耀
catchupon…tospendtimedoingwhathasbeenmissed补上(文中意为“事后得到关于……的消息”)
drop…offallow…togetoutofavehicle让……下车
fillsb.inonsth.tosupplysb.withdetailsaboutsth.为……提供有关……的消息
Script:
Wedidn’tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadt