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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