新编大学英语视听说教程第五册听力原文Unit2.docx

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新编大学英语视听说教程第五册听力原文Unit2

Unit2

Listen1-1Ifyou'reinvitedtoanAmericanfriend'shomefordinner,keepinmindthesegeneralrulesforpolitebehavior.Firstofall,arriveapproximatelyontime(butnotearly).Americansexpectpromptness.Beingafewminuteslatemightgivethehostmoretimetogetdressedorfinishpreparingthedinner,soit'sOKtobe10or15minuteslatebutnot45minuteslate.Dinnermightbeovercookedandruinedbythen.Whenyou're

invitedtosomeone'shomeforameal,it'spolitetobringasmallgift.Flowersorcandiesarealwaysappropriate.Ifyouhaveanattractiveitemmadeinyournativecountry,yourhostwouldcertainlyenjoyreceivingthatasagift.

Ifyouareservedsomefoodthatyoudon'tlikeorcan'teat,don'tmakeafussaboutit.

Ifyourhostdoesn'tsayanythingaboutwhatyouaren'teating,thenyoushouldn't,either.Simplyeatwhatyoucanandhopethatnoonenoticeswhatyouleft.Ifyouarequestioned,youmayhavetoadmitthatyoudon'teatmeat(orwhatever),butyoucanalsosaythatyou'veenjoyedtheotherfoodsandhavehad"morethanenough"toeat.Don'tmakethehostfeelobligedtopreparesomethingelseforyou.Besuretocomplimentthehostonthefoodthatyouenjoyed.

Don'tleaveimmediatelyafterdinner,butdon'toverstayyourwelcome,either.Whenyourfriendseemstobegettingtiredandrunningoutofconversation,taketheirbehaviorasacuetoleave.Thenextday,callorwriteathank-younotetosayhowmuchyouenjoyedtheevening.

Listen2-1

Americansareusuallytolerantofnon-nativespeakerswhohavesometroubleunderstandingEnglish.Buttheybecomeannoyedwhenapersonpretendstounderstandbutdoesn'treally.Thiscreatesproblemswhenhemisunderstandswhatissaid.Noonewantssoapwhenheasksforsoup.Soifyoudon'tunderstandwhatissaidtoyou,admititandpolitelyaskthepersontorepeatorexplain.Allyouhavetosayis,"Excuseme,wouldyoumindrepeatingwhatyousaid?

Ididn'tunderstand."

Second,itisquiterudetoconversewithacompanioninyournativelanguageandleave

yourAmericanfriendsstandingtherefeelinguncomfortablebecausetheycan'tunderstandtheconversation.TheAmericansmayalsofeelthatyouaretalkingaboutthemorsayingsomethingyoudon'twantthemtohear.Ifyouhavetoswitchtoyournativelanguagetoexplainsomethingtoanon-English-speakingcompanion,thenatleasttranslateforyourAmericanfriendssotheydon'tfeelleftout.

Statements:

1.Americanswillgetimpatientifapersoncan'tunderstandEnglish.

2.Sometimesitiswisetopretendtounderstandwhatoneactuallydoesn'tinordertoavoidembarrassment.

3.AskingforrepetitionorexplanationisnotconsideredgoodmannerswhentalkingwithAmericans.

4.ItisimpoliteforpeopletotalkintheirnativelanguageinthepresenceofAmericans.

5.Americansmayfeeluncomfortablewhentheycan'tunderstandtheconversationof

non-Englishspeakers.

Mlisten1-1

OnewinterdayinSanFrancisco,awomaninaredcardroveuptoatollbooth.ThebackseatofhercarhadapileofcolorfulChristmasgiftsonit.Shesmiledatthetollboothoperatorandsaid,"I'mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme."Shehandedtheoperatorseventollticketsanddroveon.Asthenextsixcarsarrivedatthetollbooth,theoperatortoldeachdriver,"Aladyupaheadpaidyourtoll.Haveaniceday."

Whydidtheladydothis?

Asshetoldherhusbandlater,"Ireadacardtapedonmyfriend'srefrigerator.Itsaid,'Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.'Ilikedthatphraseandcopieditformyself.Payingthetollswasalittleactofrandom

kindnessIcoulddo."

NowallovertheU.S.,itisbecomingapopularphrase.Onecanseeitoncarbumperstickers,onwalls,andevenonbusinesscards.Randomactsofkindnessareeasyto

performifoneislookingforopportunities.InPortland,amanmightputacoinina

stranger'sparkingmeterjustintimetosavethatpersonfromgettingfinedforovertimeparking.InChicago,ateenageboymayshovelsnownotonlyfromhisdrivewaybutalsohisneighbor'sdriveway.Undoubtedlythousandsofrandomactsofkindnessoccureveryday.

Whataresomesenselessactsofbeauty?

Apersonmightplantflowersalongahighway.

Anothermightcleangraffitifromacityparkbench.Yetanothermightpickuplitterfromthestreetandputitinatrashcan.

Youshouldrememberthisphraseandputitintoaction.Notonlywillyouhelpothers,butyouwillfeelbetteryourselfsinceyouhavehelpedtheworldtobecomeabetterplace.Andwhoknows?

Thepeopleyouhelpmightwellbeinspiredtohelpsomeoneelselater.It'sa"win-win"situation.

Statements:

1.ThewomanpaidforthesixcarsbehindherasaChristmasgift.

2.Thewomantapedacardonherrefrigeratorthatreads:

Practicerand

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