现代大学英语听力2Unit 9.docx

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现代大学英语听力2Unit9

Task1

1）Man:

IhadthegirlsrunningincircleswhenIwasincollege.

Woman:

Ineverknewyouwerethecampushero.

Man:

Iwasn't.Iwasthewomen'strackcoach.

2）Instructor:

Mr.Jenkins,whyareyoulate?

Student:

IguessbecausetheclassstartedbeforeIgothere.

3）Woman:

Doctor,youhavetocomeimmediately—mybabyswallowedsomecamerafilm!

Doctor:

Justcalmyourself,nothingwilldevelop.

4）Customer:

Waiter,thiswateriscloudy.

Waiter:

Thewater'sokay,madam.It'sjustthattheglassisalittledirty.

5）Woman:

Thebridewearswhiteonherweddingdayasasymbolofhappiness,forthisisthemostjoyousdayinherentirelife.

Man:

Whydoesthegroomwearblack?

Task2

Catherine:

IthinkfirstlyIfindtheFrenchlanguage,verymelodictolistento.It'sveryeasyontheear,anditalmostsoundspoetic.Nomatterwhatkindofmoodtheindividualisin,who'stalking,orwhatthey'retalkingabout,thereseemstobearhythmtothelanguage.Andit'srounded;therearenosharp,jaggededgestothelanguage,soit'sverypleasingtotheear.

Chris:

IthinktheaccentIreallylikeistheDanespeakingEnglish.TheysoundawfulwhentheyspeakDanish,butwhentheyspeakEnglishthere'sabeautiful,low,sensitive,verysoftqualityaboutit.

Donald:

IlikethewaytheybringtheirFrenchpronunciationintoEnglish.Theycan'tpronounce"h"sandtheycan'tpronounce"th"properly.AndIthinkthatactuallysoundsverynice.AlsoIliketherhythmtheybringFrenchrhythmsintoEnglish—nice,steadyrhythmsandIlikethattoo.It'sjustit,it...wheneverIhearaFrenchpersonspeakingEnglishitsoundsmoregentleandmorelyrical.

Lesley:

IthinkthemostattractiveforeignaccentsformeareMediterraneanaccentsbecausethey,ifyoulike,importtheirowncultureintotheEnglishaccentandgiveitalotoflifethatsometimes,thatkindof—thegesturesandeverythingthattheEnglishpeopledon'thave,soyougetabeautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropeantogether.

Susan:

IliketheSwedishaccentbecauseit,itmakesmesmileandthewayit'sspokenissosing-songythatyoucan'thelpbutsmilewhenotherpeopleactuallyspeakit.Anditalwaysmakesyouwanttotryandputtheaccentonyourself.

Task3

Thespellingandmeaningofwordsareveryinteresting.Butwhat'smoreinterestingisthehistoryofaword,orwhereitcamefrom.Let'sexaminesomeofthewordsandseehowtheygotintoourlanguage.

LUNCHLunchperhapscomesfromanoldSpanishwordlonje,aslabofham.Wemayalsogetourwordfromaformoflump,maybealumpofbread,butwhetherlunchcomesfromhamorbread,itmeantahunkofsomethingtoeat.

ATLASAnatlasisastrongman,andalsoabookofmaps.ThestoryofthiswordbeginsalongtimeagoinGreece.TheancientGreeksbelievedthattheirgodshadoncebeenaraceofgiantscalledTitans.TheTitansfoughtwithanothergroupofgodscalledOlympians,andtheOlympianswon.AtlaswasaTitan.Hewaspunishedforfightingbyhavingtostandatthewesternedgeoftheworld,holdingtheskyonhisheadandhands,sothatitwouldnotfallontheworldandsmashanything.

AftertheancientGreekreligiondiedout,theideaofAtlaschanged.Fromholdinguptheskywithhisheadandhands,hecametobethoughtofasholdingtheworldonhisshoulders.Mercator,amapmakerofthesixteenthcentury,usedapictureofAtlasonthecoverofabookofmaps,soabookofmapscametobecalledanatlas.

Thewordhasstillanothermeaning.Thetopboneoftheneckiscalledatlasbecauseitsupportsthehead.

GOOD-BYEGood-byeisablessing;originallyitwasGodbewithye,andinthecourseoftimeitbecameoneword.Manyofourgreetingsaregoodwishes,butwesaythemwithsolittlethoughtthatweforgetthis.Whenwesaygoodmorning,goodevening,goodnight,andsoon,whatwearereallysayingis,"Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodmorning（orevening,ornight）."

DAISYThedaisyhasalittlegoldeneye,likeatinysun.PerhapsthisisthereasontheEnglishpeoplenameditday'seye,orperhapstheychosethenamebecausetheEnglishdaisyclosesatnight.TheEnglishlovedtheirdaisies,whichwerepinkandred,aswellaswhite.Sixhundredyearsorsoago,theEnglishpoetChaucersaid:

Thedaisy,orelsetheeyeoftheday,

Thequeen,andprettiestflowerofall.

Task4

Mathew:

Chris,whyisitthattherearesomanydifferentlanguages,andthatinEuropecertainlyifyoutravelmorethanahundredmiles,you'relikelytofindpeoplespeakingacompletelydifferentlanguagetoyourown.

Chris:

Well,it'struetosaythattherearehundredsandhundredsofdifferentlanguages.It'sperhaps...however,moreinterestingandmoreinformativetosaythatthereareseveraldifferentgroupsoflanguages.MostEuropeanlanguages,withtheexceptionofIthinkFinnishandBasqueandHungarian,Ibelieve,belongtotheIndo-Europeangroupoflanguages.I'mnotsoverysuremyselfoftheactualdetailsofthehistoryoftheselanguages,butyoucanbeverysurethatmostoftheselanguages,say,LatinandGreekandourownlanguageandGermanandFrenchandalltheothers,areconnected.ThereasonwhyyoucantravelfromonevillagetoanotherinSwitzerlandandfromoneareatoanotherinEnglandandfinddifferentdialects,ifnotdifferentlanguagesspoken,isthatseveralhundredyearsagocommunicationwasbywordofmouth.Wordofmouthmeantthatpeoplehadtomove;ifpeopleweretomovetheyneededroadsandtherewerenoroads.

Mathew:

DoyouseeanychanceforauniversallanguagelikeEsperanto?

Chris:

Notforanartificiallanguage,no.IsupposetheRomanCatholicChurchusedLatin,butLatinhadaparticularreligiousbasisandthisisprobablywhyitwasthereforechosen.Idon'tseeverymuchchanceforEsperanto;Ithinkit'sanawfullygoodideabutIdon'tbelievethatlanguageworkslikethat.Ithinkpeoplewillprobablyworktowardsthemostconvenientlanguagetouse.Theywillnotsetouttolearnanewlanguage.Itseemstomethatwe,eitherEnglish,RussianorChinese,perhapsJapanese,willbethelanguagesofthefuture.Mybet'sonEnglish.

Mathew:

Maggie,whydoyouthinkitisthatsofewEnglishpeoplespeakasecondlanguage?

Maggie:

Ithinkwhenyoulearnalanguageatschool,ittendstoberatheradeadoccupation,andit'sverydifficulttostimulateanyinterestamongschoolchildren.Butwhenyouactuallygotothecountryandyouspend,sayamonthwheninanexchangevisitwhenyou'reaschoolgirl,oraschoolboy,thenyousuddenlybecomemoreinterestedbecauseyouwanttocommunicatewithpeoplewhenyou'reactuallyabroad,andit'snotsafetorelyonthefactthatmostpeoplespeakEnglishwheninforeigncountries.IthinkEnglishpeopletraditionallythoughtthatforeignersalwaysspokeEnglish,andalotofforeignersdo,buttherearepeoplethatyoumeetinthestreetoryouwanttotakeabussomewhere,thenyoufindthatyouneedtospeakthelanguageandit'sveryunnervingtobeinasituationwhereyoucan'tcommunicatewithpeoplewhenyoudowanttotravelaround.

Mathew:

Haveyouevergoneabroadandlearntalanguageinthecountry?

Maggie:

Yes,wellwhenIwasasecretaryIwentandlivedinGenevafortwoyears.AndIlearntFrenchatschoolbutIreallydidn'tspeakitatall.IknewittheoreticallybutIwasn'tabletocommunicatewithpeople.ButIwasinasituationwhereifIdidn'tspeakFrench,thenIwouldnothavebeenabletodomyshoppingandbuyfood,andsoIpickedthelanguageupandImadefriendswithFrenchpeople—SwissFrenchpeople,andIfoundthatifIwantedtocommunicatewithallthepeoplethatImet,thenIhadtolearnFrench,andIthinkit'sthebestmethodoflearningbecauseyou'reinthesituation.It'sveryhardattimes—youcansitthroughdinnerpartiesandnotunderstandwhat...what'sgoingonandyouthinkeverybodythinksyou'restupidbecauseyoucan'tcommunicatewiththem,butit'sthehardwaybutIthinkit'sthebestwaytolearn.

Mathew:

Elfriede,youcomefromAustriaandyetyou'vebeenlivinginEnglandnowforthelastthreeyears.Hashavingtolearnandspeakanotherlanguagecreatedgreatproblems?

Elfriede:

Atthebeginningyes,itwasratherdifficultformetogettherightjob.Afteryou'velivedhereforoneortwoyearsyougettoknowthesystemandthenthat'squitegood.Youknowhowtouselibrariesandyougettoknowwheretocallinemergencies.Yougettoknow...tryingtogetaradioandunderstandtheradioandalltheprogrammestheyhaveandwhenthey'reonandthelittlestories.

Mathew:

WhataboutEnglishhumourontheradio?

Elfriede:

Ithinkthattakesavery,verylongtimetounderstandand,I'msorrytosaythatIhaven'tmanagedyettounderstanditcompletely,butIfinditveryinterestingtospeakotherlanguagesbecauseEnglishpeoplehavedifferent...haveadifferentmentality,andhaveaverydifferentcharacterandadifferenttemperamentanditisfascinatingformetotalktothem,andalsoformyselftobeabletoexpressmyselfinadifferentlanguageandtocommunicatewiththem.

Task5

Number1

Fiona:

Okay,Deek,I'moffnow.[Okay.]Everything'sokay,isit?

Deek:

Yes,Ithinkso.Theonlythingis...isshelikelytowakeup?

Fiona:

No,Idon'tthinkso.Shedoesn'tusually,but...

Deek:

Whatifshedoes?

Fiona:

Well,yes.Don'tworryaboutit.Herdummy'sbythebed,soifyoujustpickherup,giveherthedummy,giveheralittlebitofacuddle;[Yes.]singtoherifyoulike.

Deek:

ShallIreadherastoryorsomething?

Fiona:

Yes,anythinglikethat.[Yes.]Thensheshouldjustgobacktosleepagainquitehappily.

Deek:

Okay.

Fiona:

Oh!

AndI