大学体验英语听说教程4第二版文本.docx

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大学体验英语听说教程4第二版文本

Unit1Identity

Listeningtask1

Theneighborhoodchildrenmyageplayedtogether:

eitheractive,physicalgamesoutdoorsorgamesofdoll-and-houseindoors.I,ontheotherhand,spentmuchofmychildhoodalone.I’dcurlupinachairreadingfairytalesandmyths,daydreaming,writingpoemsorstoriesanddrawingpictures.Sometimearoundthefourthgrade,my“big”（oftencritical,judgmental）Grandma,who’dbeenvisitingussaidtome,“What’swrongwithyou?

”Irememberbeingstartledandconfusedbyherquestion.I’dneverbeenparticularlyinterestedinplayingwiththeotherchildren.Ithadn’t,tillthen,occurredtomethatthatwaseitheroddorsomethingwrongwithme.Norhaditoccurredtomethattheydidn’t“wanttoplaywith”me.Myfirstconsciousmemoryoffeelingdifferentwasintheforthgrade.Atthewardrobe,listeningtoclassmatesjoking,chatteringandlaughingwitheachother,IrealizedIhadn’taclueaboutwhatwassofunnyorhowtoparticipateintheireasychatter.TheyseemedtoliveinauniverseaboutwhichIknewnothingatall.Itriedtoactlikeothersbutitwassodifficult.Ifeltconfusedanddisoriented.Iturnedbacktomyinnerworld:

readingbooks,writinganddaydreaming.Myinwardnessgrewmeinwaysthatcontinuedtomovemefurtherawayfromtheworldofmyagepeers.Theeasyflowofcasualsocialchathasremainedforeverbeyondmyreachandbeyondmyinterest,too.

Listeningtask2

ThegreatestdifficultyformeisthatasapersonofmixedoriginIamathomeneitherherenorthere.WhereverIam,Iamregardedasbeingforeign,either“white”or“black”.IthappenstomewhenIliveinmymother’scountryoforigin,inSwitzerland,andithappenedtomewhenIwaslivinginmyfather’scountry,IvoryCoast.IwouldfeelathomewhereIcouldfeelthatpeopleacceptmejustthewayIam.Whenyouareasmallchildyoufirstdonotfeelthatyouaredifferentfromtheothers.Butsoontheotherswillmakeyoufeeldifferent—andchildrentoocanbeverycruelintheirbehavioragainstthe“strangechild”.Sometimesincredibleincidentshappen.SometimeagoIwasridingmybikesomewhereinalittleplaceinSwitzerlandnearbytowhereIlive.Acardroveby,andthemaledriveropenedthewindowandyelledatme:

“Scheiss—Neger—dirtynigger!

”Ialmostfroze.Ifelthelplessandunabletodefendmyself.WhenIlookedatthenumberplate,IsawthatitwasaGermannumberplate.Thismeansthattheinsultingpersonhimselfwasaforeignerinthiscountry!

Howcouldhedareinsultmelikethis?

IfeltthatIwantedtokillthisman.WhenIrecoveredIwasabletothinkaboutitmoreclearly.Theseracistpeoplearejuststupidanddonotknowanythingaboutlife.

RealWorldListening

Melanie:

Yourstoryofidentitytheftisquitescary.Whathappened?

Nick:

Onedayearlyinthemorning,Iwasawakenedbyaloudknock.WhenIopenedthedoor,fivepolicemenwerestandingtheretellingmetogotojail.IaskedwhyandtheysaidthatIwaswantedforbankfraud.Isaid“Ineverdidthat!

”andtheysaid“that’ssomethingwe’veneverheardbefore…tellittothejudge.”

Melanie:

Didyoureallyhavetospendtimeinjail?

Nick:

Yes,Icertainlydid.

Melanie:

Howcouldyouproveitwasn’tyouwhocommittedthecrime?

Nick:

Frankly,Ineverdid.Isimplypaidtheamountowedandallthechargesweredismissed.Itwasreallyadebttoacasinoand,althoughitwasafelony,alltheywantedwastheirmoney.

Melanie:

Whew!

Forme,perhapsthemostalarmingaspectofyourstoryisthatyouhadtospendseveraldaysinjail—inspiteofthefactthattheyknewthatthepersonwhocommittedthefraudwasofadifferentracethanyou.Thatistrulyscary.

Nick:

Yes.Peoplesufferbecauseothersstealtheiridentitiestoworkillegally.Someoneusedanother’sidentityforyearsandruinedtheircredit.Whentheirkidswanttogettheirfirstcarsorstudentloansittakesthemyearstosettlethedamage.

Melanie:

Didtheycatchthepersonwhousedyouridentitytocommitthecrimes?

Nick:

Yes.Hewasputinjailforidentityfraud.

Unit2Personality

Listeningtask1

Everybodycheats.Whetherit’sthetaxidriverwhotricksavisitorandtakeshimthelongwayround,ortheshopassistantwhodoesn’tgivethecorrectchange,orthepoliceofficerwhoacceptsabribe—everybody’satit.Cheatsinthenewsincludethescientistwhoseresearchwasbasedonfakedata,thegameshowcontestantwhocollaboratedwithafriendintheaudiencetowinamillionpounds,andthedoctorwhoforgedhisqualificationsandwasn’treallyadoctoratall.Everybodycheats;nobody’splayingthegame.

Ischeatingacceptable,anaturalwayofsurvivingandbeingsuccessful?

Orisitsomethingthatshouldbefrownedon,andyoungpeoplediscouragedfromdoing?

Ifit’sthelatter,howcanweexplaintochildrenwhysomanybendtherules?

Takesportforexample.Thepinnacleoffootball,theWorldCup,wasrifewithcheating.Whetherpretendingtobehurtordenyingahandball,footballerswilldoanythingforafree-kickorapenaltyshot.FrenchplayerHenrydeniedcheatingtowinthefree-kickwhichledtohisside’ssecondgoalintheir3-1victoryoverSpain.Whateverthenationalitythere’sonecommonstrategy:

theplayerrollsoverholdinghisleg,ankleorheadseemingtobeingreatpain.Asaresultayellowcardorfree-kickisgivenforthefoulandthen,afewsecondslater,theplayerisupandaboutasifnothinghadhappened!

Ofcourseit’snotjustthefootballers.In1998theTourofFrance,theworld’sgreatestcyclingevent,washitbyadrug-takingscandal.Fortybottlesofdrugsfoundwithateamtriggeredamassiveinvestigationthatalmostcausedthecyclingtourtobeabandoned.Oneriderwasbannedforninemonths.

Listeningtask2

Aclimateofmistrustsurroundseveryone.

Inthefieldofbusiness,Enron,America’sseventhlargestcompany,couldserveasanunfortunateexample.Itscollapsein2001causedthousandsofpeopletolosetheirjobsandlifesavings.Thecompanyhadfooledinvestorsintobelievingitwashealthierthanitreallywas.Onebossnowfacestherestofhislifeinprison.

Meanwhilecompaniesaroundtheworldarelosingbillionsofdollarstothecounterfeittrade.Fromcut-priceCDsandDVDstosportswearandcosmetics,cheapfakeproductsareeverywhere.IthasbecomesociallyacceptabletobuyfakeGuccibagsandillegalcopiesoffilms.Ifparentsaredoingthis,theirchildrenwillfollow.

Soperhapsit’snotsurprisingthataroundtheworldmorepupilsthaneverarecaughtcheatingduringexams.InonecasekeystoexampaperswereputupforsaleontheInternet.Inanother,widespreadcheatingtookplacebypupilsusingtheirmobilephonestoreceivetextedanswers.Inathirdcase,pupilsadmittedtocandidatesubstitution.Theyblamethepressureputonthemtodowellinexams.Itdoesn’thelpthattheirrolemodelsarealsocheats.Surelywecan’tcomplainwhenwe’resettingsuchabadexample.

RealWorldListening

Mr.Washington:

George,areyousureyouhadnothingtodowithchoppingdownthecherrytree?

George:

Idon’tclearlyrecallchoppingthistreedown.

Mr.Washington:

Isn’tthisyouraxe?

George:

Thatappearstobeverysimilartomyaxe.

Mr.Washington:

Butyouraxeisrighthere,andthetreeisfreshlycut,andyouaretheonlypersonaround.

Mrs.Washington:

Oh,justdropit,andit’sonlyatree.

Mr.Washington:

Butit’snotjustthetree.Wereallyneedtofindoutifhe’sbeinghonestwithus.Iwon’tputupwithlying,andheshouldn’tgetyoutocoverupforhim.

George:

I’mgoingtosaythisonemoretime:

Ididn’tchopdownthattree—thecherrytree—andIdidnotaskanyonetolie.Notonetime.Never!

Mr.Washington:

George,there’snofresh-cutfirewoodaround,butyourhairandclothingarefullofwoodchips,andthechipslooklikecherrywoodtome.Howdoyouexplainthat?

George:

Clearlymybehaviorhasbeeninappropriate.Ideeplyregretthedamagewhichseemstohavebeendonetothetree.ButIreallyneedtogetbacktomychoresnow.

Mr.Washington:

We’renotfinishedyet.NowI’mgoingtoaskyoudirectly.Didyouchopdownthecherrytree?

George:

Well,it’spossiblethatImighthaveswungtheaxeinaninappropriatemannerwhichmighthaveresultedinsomeharmtothetree,butatthemomentyouaskedme,Iwasthinkingofwhat“chop”meansandmyactiondidn’tmeetmydefinitionof“chopping”,soIdidn’tlie.

Mrs.Washington:

Thisisnotreallyworthallthefuss.Evenifhedidit,it’sonlyatree.Let’sforgetitandenjoythislovelyafternoon.

George:

Thankyou,Mom.Wehaveastatelyoaktreeonthefrontlawn.CanItrymyaxeagainthere?

Unit3Lifestyle

Listeningtask1

Whenshehasyoungchildren,astay-at-homemomhastwojobs.Herhouseandherkids.Astay-at-homemomisexpectedtodoallthehousecleaning.Sheisexpectedtoalwaysbetheonetogetupinthemiddleofthenight,dotheschoolthings—room-mother,baker,coordinator,chauffeurandcarpooler,etc.Often,astay-at-homemomisexpectedtotakeover“daddytype”choressuchaslawn-mowingandtakingcarsforrepair.Imaginesittinginarepairshopwithtwosquirmytoddlers!

Theworsethingisthatthestay-at-homemomismadetofeelguiltyforsaying“no”.Thereasonthestay-at-homemomdoesnotgethernailsdoneorhaveaspadayisshefeelsguiltyforspendingfamilymoneyonherself.

Gosh,youallhavesuchhecticlives.I’mdizzyjusthearingyourdailyactivities.IguessIhaveitnice.Ihavenoscheduleatall!

IgetupwhenIwant.IworkmybusinesswhenIwant.IshopwhenIwantto.IwashmyhairwhenIbatheorIdon’twashmyhair.WhenIgotoworkallIhavetodoisopenupmyofficedoorinmyhouseandI’matworkalready.