英语听力入门第一册原文及答案知识讲解.docx

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英语听力入门第一册原文及答案知识讲解

英语听力入门第一册原文及答案

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Unit1Part1原文

Part1Warmingup

ATapescript:

ThePorterFamily

MrWilliamPorterisveryold.He's87.AndMrsCatherinePorteris80.MrPorterisfromWales.JohnPorterandMaryarebrotherandsisterJohnPorteris53andhe'salawyer.HiswifeSusanis48,andshe'sanarchitect.JamesPorterandJoanLeearecousins.JamesPorteris24andJoanLeeis17.

BTapescript:

HereareafewgeneralideasIbelievehelpmakeamarriagework:

1.Goondateswitheachother.Renewromanticfeelingsbyspendingspecialtimetogether.

2.Beasspecificasyoucanwhenyoucomplain,makearequest,orofferpraise.

3.Whenstressedbyfatigueoryourowninsecurities,imagineyouandyourpartnerinafoxhole,surroundedbydanger.Insteadofstrikingoutatyourpartner,findawaytoprotectthepartnership!

4.Whenyoufeel"distant,"talkaboutitwithyourpartner.

5.Beassuredthatpartnersinallmarriagessometimesgettired,irritable,ordistracted.Worktogethertounderstandeachother.

6.Respecteachother.Leaveifdangerexists.Findprofessionalhelpifphysical,sexual,emotional,orverbalabuseoccurs.

7.Fightto"understand,"notto"win."

CTapescript:

Havingbeenmarriedformorethan40years,Icanattesttotruthofthefollowingstatement:

Toexcelintheartofdomesticargument,onemustmastertheartoflosing

Modernpsychologistsaretakenwiththe"lose-lose"solution.Butinmarriage,successresidesmorein"lose-lose"solutions.Outofthese,bothpartiescanwin.Forintheloveconfiguration,losinggivesagiftthatalwaysreturns.

Theissuesthatpeopleargueovermostinmarriage,suchashowtospendmoney,oftenaren'ttherealones.Thekeyissueis:

whoisgoingtobeincontrol?

WhenIwasyounger,myneedtocontrolaroseoutoffear,alackoftrust,insecurity.ThedayIfinallyrealizedIneedn'ttocontrol

mywife-that,indeed,Ioughtnottocontrolher,thatIcouldn'tcontrolher,andthatifItryto,Iwoulddestroyourmarriage-wasthedayourmarriagebegan.

Whatisitwewantmostfromamarriage?

Toloveandbeloved.Tobehappyandsecure.TogrowtodiscoverAloverelationshipisthegardeninwhichweplant,cultivateandharvestthemostpreciousofcrops,ourownself,andinwhichourspouseisprovidedthesamerichsoilinwhichtobloom.

Wecannotobtainwhatwewantunlessourpartneralsogetswhatheorshewants.Soremember:

ifyouwanttofeellovedandrespected,giveupcontrol.

Unit1Part1答案

PartI-A

87,80,53,48,24,17

PartI-B

1.spendingspecialtimetogether.

2.specific,complain,request,praise.

3.fatigue,insecurities,foxhole,strikingout,protect.

4.distant

5.allmarriages,Worktogetherounderstand

6.Respect,danger,professional,physical,verbal

7.Understand,win

PartI-C

40,excel,domesticargument,losing

win-win,lose-lose,win,agift,returns

argueover,aren't,who,incontrol,fear,didn'tneed,oughtnotto,couldn't,triedto,destroy,marriage

love,loved,secure,discover,garden,cultivate,themostprecious,ownself,bloom.

obtain,ourpartner,lovedandrespected,control.

Unit1Part2原文

Part2

ATapescript:

ManypeopleinWesterncultureschoosetheirownwivesandhusbands.Inmanyothercultures,spousesareoftenchosenbytheparentsInChinaandJapanbeforethiscentury（20thcentury）,upper-classmarriageswerearrangedbytheoldermales.InmanyculturesintheMiddle

East,Asia,andpre-industrialEurope,theman'sfamilynegotiatednegotiateda"brideprice"withthewoman'sfamily:

theman'sfamilywasexpectedtopayit.InHinduIndia,thebride'sfamilypaida"groom'sprice"tothefamilyoftheman.Thesecustomsareweakening:

forinstance,only9.2percentofJapanesemarriagesarenowarranged.

Whatarethecriteriaforchoosingmates?

Mostmarriages-whetherarrangedbyfamiliesoroccurringfrompersonalattractionorlove-arebasedonsimilarsocialbackgrounds.Inotherwords,themanandthewomancomefromthesamesocialclass（orelseaclassthatisonlyslightlyhigherorslightlylower）.AmongmanypeopleinEgypt,keymembersoftheman'sfamilymustgotothefamilyofthewomanandproposemarriage.Thesefamilymembersmustbeabletoshowthattheman'sfamilyisatleastofthesamesocialclassasthewomanandthatacertainamountofmoneyexiststoallowthemarriagetogoforward.

Havingthesameraceorthesameethnicbackgroundisthesecondmaincriterionformarriagethroughouttheworld.IntheU.S.,wheretherearemanydifferentraces,only3percentofallmarriagesarebetweenblacksandwhites,meaningthattheracesarestilllargelyseparateinmarriage.

Inmanycountries,marriageisalsobasedonthewomanandmanhavingthesamereligion:

thisisathirdcommoncriterionforchoosingamate.Incu