13新编大学英语视听说unit16听力原文.docx

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13新编大学英语视听说unit16听力原文

Unit1

【1】

Interviewer:

Angela,youwereborninKoreabutyou'vebeenlivinginCanadaforalongtime,haven'tyou?

Angela:

Yes,Iwas10yearsoldwhenmyparentsimmigratedtoCanadaandI'vebeenlivingherefor20yearsnow.

Interviewer:

Doyouthinkthatbelongingtotwodifferentcultureshasaffectedyourpersonality?

Angela:

Yes,definitely.TherearetimeswhenIthinkthatIhavetwopersonalities.DependingonwhereIamandwhoI'mwith,I'mKoreanorI'mCanadian.

Interviewer:

Thatsoundscomplicated.Couldyouexplainwhatyoumean?

Angela:

Well,growingupinCanadawhenIwasgoingtohighschool,forexample,IwasknownasAngelatotheoutsideworld,andasSun-Kyungathome.Iwouldwavehellotomyteachers,butbowtomyparents'Koreanfriendswhentheyvisitedourhome.

Interviewer:

Dodifferentcultureshavedifferentideasastowhatispolite?

Angela:

Yes,definitely.Inhighschool,Iwasexpectedtolookstraightintheeyesofmyteachersandtotalkopenlywiththem.ButwhenKoreansspoketome,Iwasexpectedtolookatmyfeetandtobeshyandsilent.

Interviewer:

Doyouthinkthathavingtwopersonalitiesmakesyouaricherperson?

Angela:

Yes,butsometimesIdon'tknowwhoIam.

【2】

Iamaverysensitiveperson,andthat'sgoodtoapoint.Ifeeleveryoneshouldbeabletofeelorunderstandwhatothersaregoingthrough.Butwhenyouhurt,cry,orareunhappyforpeopleyoudon'tknow,orforamoviethatisnotreal,thenIthinkthat'salittletoosensitive.That'sthewayIam.

Iamaveryindependentperson.Imustdothingsformyself.Idon'tlikepeopledoingthingsforme,orhelpingme,orgivingmethings.It'snotthatIdon'tappreciateit,becauseIdo.Ijustfeelthatwhensomeonedoessomethingforyou,youowethem,andifthereisonethingIdon'tliketofeel,it'sthatIoweanyoneanything.

IthinkIwouldbeagoodfriend.IwoulddoalmostanythingforsomeoneIlike,andwouldshareorgiveanythingIhave.I'mverycaringandunderstanding.Peopletrustmewiththeirsecrets,andthey'rerightfordoingsobecauseInevertellanysecretthatistoldtome.I'malwaystheretohelpinanywaythatIcan.Allyouhavetodoisask.

Ienjoylifeandpeople,whichmakesmefeelgood.IfindfuninalmosteverythingIdo（excepthousework）.Iliketowatchpeople,talktothem,andbearoundthem.ItmakesnodifferencewhetherIagreeordisagreewithwhattheyfeel,orhowtheylive,orwhattheylooklike,orwhatagetheyare.Ijustenjoylearningandbeingawareofeverythingandeveryonearoundme.

Part3

【4】

AnumberofvisitorstotheUK,whohadtraveledthroughouttheBritishIsles,wereaskedbyanewspaperreporterwhattheirimpressionsoftheBritishpeoplewere.Here'sabriefsummaryofwhattheythought.

Thereweremanydifferentopinionsamongthoseinterviewed:

Somewereveryflattering,othersverycritical.ThedistinctionbetweentheEnglishandtheBritishwasn'talwaysunderstood,but,onthewhole,itseemedthattheScotswereverypopularwithvisitors.Theywerethoughttobeveryfriendly,eventhoughoneDutchvisitorconfessedshe'dfoundithardtounderstandtheirEnglish.

AgreatnumberfoundtheBritishgenerallyreserved,particularlytheEnglish,althoughoneAustralianvisitorcalledtheEnglish"thefriendliestpeopleintheworldandmosthospitable".Butshedidadmitthatspeakingthesamelanguagewasagreathelp.

SomeAsianbusinessmen,whohadtraveledwidelythroughoutEngland,saidquiteopenlythattheyfoundNorthcountrypeople"muchnicer"thanpeopleintheSouth.Whenaskedwhatexactlytheymeantby"muchnicer",oneofthemsaid,withaplayfulsmileonhisface,"BymuchnicerImeanmuchmorelikeus!

"

Afewcontinentalspraised"Englishcourtesy",butthemajorityfounditdishonestanddull."You'reforeversaying'please'and'sorry'whenyoudon'tfeelpleasedorsorry,"oneexplained.

AyoungstudentfromSouthAfricahadnoviewsonthematter.Hehadn'tmetanyEnglishmen,hesaid.Thecountryappearedtobefullofforeignerslikehimself.

Part4

【1】

Oneday,whenMr.Smithcamehomefromwork,hefoundhiswifeveryupsetaboutsomething.Mr.Smithalwaysthoughtthathewasmoresensiblethanhiswife,sohestartedtogiveheralectureontheimportanceofalwaysremainingcalm.

Finallyhesaid,"It'sawasteofyourstrengthtogetexcitedaboutsmallthings.Trainyourselftobepatient,likeme.Now,lookattheflythathasjustlandedonmynose.AmIgettingexcitedorannoyed?

AmIswearingorwavingmyarmsaround?

No.I'mnot.I'mperfectlycalm."

Justashehadsaidthis,Mr.Smithstartedshouting.Hejumpedupandbegantowavehisarmsaroundwildlyandswearterribly.Hecouldn'tspeakforsometime,butatlasthewasabletotellhiswife:

Thethingonhisnosewasnotafly,butabee.

【3】

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