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分钟英语口语对话

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1.Whatdoyouthinkofthechangesofwomen’srolessince19thcentury?

Canwomennowadaysliveindependentlywithequalrights?

A:

DoyourememberthenovelwehavereadonthetextbookAPairofSilkStockings?

B:

Yes,awonderfulstoryaboutMrs.Sommers.

A:

Sowhat’syourfeelingafterreadingthisstory?

B:

Aftergettingmarried,theroleofMrs.Sommerschanged.Shebecameherhusband’swifeandtheirchildren’mother.Shehadtobearthefamily’sburden;sheneverconsideredherownneeds.

A:

Shelookedsopitiful.Shewasevenafraidofrecallingthepast.Thisreflectedtheimprisonment[ɪm'prɪz（ə）nm（ə）nt]andrepressionagainstwomenoftheAmericansocietyin18thcentury.Thewomenwasconfinedtothesocialroleofwifeandmother;theydidn’tallowanyofthemtohaveself-awarenessandpersonalpursuits.

B:

That’sinconceivable.Ican’timaginethatifIliveatthattime.Sowhatdoyouthinkofthechangesofwomen’srolesince19thcentury?

A:

Since19thcentury,womenhavebeenmoreandmoreindependent.Inmostcountries,theyhavecommonrightsandfemalerights.Ithinkthesocietyshouldgoforwardandwomenshouldbetreatedequally.

B:

Yes,nowadays,youcanseemanywomenworkforthegovernment,someevenservedasthepresidentorotherimportantpositions.Femaleofficialsarerecognizedbymoreandmorepeople.

A:

Andmoreandmorejobsareavailabletowomen.Womencanhavemorechoices.Theycanhavetheircareeranddowhattheylike,anddon’tneedtodependonmentolive.

B:

That'sright.Infamily,women’srolechangedalso.Theycanworktoearnmoneyforthefamilythesameastheman.Husbandandwifeareequalandtheyrespecteachother.

A:

Alotofchangeshavetakenplace.Women’lifewillbecomemorecolorful.

B:

Ofcourse.It’sgettingbetter.Butcanwomennowadaysliveindependentlywithequalrights?

A:

Notexactlyso.Thoughthelawhasbeenestablishedandeveryoneappealtoequality,womencouldnottrulyliveindependentlywithequalright.Forexample,whenyouapplyforajobastheprogrammer,thecompanytendtochoosethemalecandidatesandrefusefemale’sapplication,eventhoughtheyarebetter.

B:

It’sreallyunfair.What’smore,inmanyplacesaroundtheworld,womenarenotequalwithmen.Theydon’thaveright,andtheycan’tprotectthemselvesthroughlegalchannels.InIranandotherMiddleEastareas,womenareforbiddentoexposingtheirfaceunlessintheirownfamily.Andwomencannotparticipateintheelections.

A:

Thereisstillalongwaytogoinprotectingwomen’right.

2.Duringthedevelopmentofalanguage,thereareperiodsofdramaticchangesandminorchanges.Why?

Givesomespecificexamplestoillustrateit.

A:

DoyouknowanythingabouttheEnglishlanguage?

B:

Yes.EnglishistheofficiallanguageusedbymostcountriesandalotofcountriessettheEnglishasthesecondlanguage.

A:

Yeah,andin19th-20thcentury,EnglishbecameaninternationallanguagebecauseoftheleadingpositionsofBritishandAmerican.Theirculture,economy,military,politicsandsciencehaveinfluencedothercountriesintheworld.

B:

That’sright.Englishisimportantnowinourlife.Anditdoeschangealotwiththetime.

A:

Yeah,yeah.Iagreewithyou.Thelanguagehasalwayschanged,buttherateofchangehasbeenuneven;minorchangeshaveslowlyaccumulatedineverygeneration,buttherehavebeenperiodsofdramaticchangeaswell.Youknowsomeofthem?

B:

Ofcourse.ThemostimportantoftheseperiodsoccurredaftertheNormansConqueredEngland.Thisconquestbroughtnewconceptsfromacrossthechannel,liketheFrenchlanguage,theDoomsdayBookandsoon.Allinall,theEnglishabsorbedabouttenthousandnewwordsfromtheNormans.ThisgreatlyenrichedtheEnglishlanguage.

A:

Absolutely,culturalconflictbringnewvitality.Also,somechangeshaven’tcomefromtheborrowing,butfromthenaturalgrowingneed.SuchasShakespeare’spoetry,Bible.TheyalldidagreatcontributioninEnglishchanging.Justasthedictionaryshows,about2000newwordsandphraseswereinventedbyWilliamShakespeare.HispoetryshowedtheworldthatEnglishwasarich,vibrantlanguagewithlimitlessexpressiveandemotionalpower.

B:

Yeah,manynewwordsoccurredwiththedevelopmentoftheworld.Aswell,thescience,theInternet,theirdevelopmentproducedmanywordslikegene,e-mail,download,etc.Whennewthingsappeared,newwordsareinventedtofollowthem.

A:

Besidesthevocabulary,thegrammarisalsodifferentfromthebeginning.Forexample,peoplenowliketosay“Let’shaveadrink”or“Let’stakeaswim”.Wecallthem“empty”verbs.Yearsago,wesay“Let’sdrink”or“Let’sswim”.

B:

Therearevariouskindsofgrammarchanges,wearenotsurehowitbegan,butmoreandmorepeopleexpressedlikethat,thenitbecameastandardgrammar.

A:

Yeah,theseminorchangeshappenedslowly.However,manyyearslater,whenyoucomparethepresentonewiththeformer,youwouldfindabigchange.

B.You’reright.Theexpansionofourknowledgeandexperiencerequirestheinventionofnewwordsortheadaptationofoldones.Meaningwilldependmoreandmoreuponwordorderandcontext,andspellingwillbecomesimpler,withfewercommonvariants.Englishisalwayschanging!

3.Whoisyourfavoriteathlete?

Whatqualificationsdoesasuccessfulathleteusuallypossess?

A:

......AiswatchingNBAmatchbythecomputer......

B:

Hey,A.Whatareyouwatching?

Basketballmatch?

Youseemtoenjoyitverymuch.

A:

Yeah.I’menthusiasticaboutthebasketball.Ihavenevermissedawonderfulbasketballmatch.

B:

Oh,great.You’rereallyabasketballfan!

Sowhoisyourfavoriteathlete?

A:

YaoMing.Nopeoplecouldreplacehisstatueinmyheart.ButhehasalreadyretiredfromtheNBA.

B:

Iknowhim.Thereisnodoubtthatheisasuccessfulbasketballathlete.Couldyoutellmemoreinformationabouthim?

A:

Yes.YaoMingwasborninSeptember12,1980inShangHai.HestartedplayingfortheShanghaiSharksasateenager,andplayedontheirseniorteamforfiveyearsintheCBA,winningachampionshipinhisfinalyear.YaoMingenteredtheNBAin2002andhewasretiredbecauseofinjuryin2011.Duringhisbasketballcareer,hehaswonmanyhonors.AndnowheisthebossofShanghaiSharks.And....

B:

Ok,it’senough.DefinitelyyouareYao’sfan.Whatqualificationsdoesasuccessfulathleteusuallypossess?

A:

Firstlyheneedtohaveanexcellentskillinthesports.Asweallknow,YaoMingwasoneofthebestbasketballcenterinNBAandhehadhighpercentageshot,strongdefenseaswellaswonderfulrebound.

B:

Andthen?

A:

Thenasuccessfulathleteshouldbehardworking,friendly,aggressive,positiveandsoon.

B:

Yes,Ican’tagreemore.Andwhatelse?

A:

Lastbutnotleast,asuccessfulpeopleusuallyloveshiscountry.YaoMingisaChineseandheneverforgotit.SoherefusedToyata‘sinvitationforthebrandspokesmaneventhoughTayatawasreadytogivehimabundantmoney.

B:

IhaveheardYaoMing’sstoryandIadmirehimtoo.

A:

Yes,YaoMinghascountlessfansandheisfamous.

B:

No,no,IjustadmirehimandIamnothisfan.

A:

Ok,whatisyourfavoriteathlete?

B:

MyfavoriteathleteisLiuXiang,the“Asiaflyingman”.Hebroketheworldrecordandwonthechampionin2006.HisperformancemadewesterncountriessurprisedthatAsiancouldrunfasterthantheBlack.What’smore,LiuXiangdonatesmoneytocharityandheusuallyparticipateincharitableactivities.Hehashelpedmanypeople.

A:

Yeah,LiuXiangisgreat.Chineseareproudforhim.

B:

Heisreallyasuccessfulathlete.Inmyopinion,asuccessfulathletealsoshouldhavethewill,thedeterminedspiritsandbeconfidentandcalm.Theseareindispensablequalificationsforasuccessfulpeople.

A:

Yes,ofcourse.Oh,IsawnewsaboutLiuXiangjustnow.Itwassaidthehehadgotadivorce.

B:

Really?

Showmethenews,please.

A:

Ok.

4.Whatmightbethetriggersofanallergy?

Howtopreventallergies?

A:

Hi!

Isawyouinouruniversityhospitalonmywaytolaboratoryyesterday.What’swrongwithyou?

B:

Iamsick.IwenttoseethedoctorbecauseIhaveanallergy.MyfacebecameredandIwasovercomewithafeelingofnausea.Terriblyuncomfortable.

A:

Iamsorrytohearthat.Andhowisyourfeelingnow?

B:

Itookthemedicine.IamOKnow.Don’tworry.

A:

Thenhowdidthathappen?

Whatareyouallergic?

B:

Iamallergictoseafood.SoIneverbuyseafood.Butyesterdaythewaitermadeamistake,themealhegivemecontainstheseafood.

A:

Oh,no.It’stoodangerous.Youmustbemorecarefulfromnowon.

B:

Thankyou,myfriend.Bytheway,doyouknowthetriggerswhichmaycauseanallergy?

A:

Iknowsomecommonallergens.Forexample,pollen,youknow,alotofflowersbloominthespring,Whatabeautifulscenery!

However,manypeopleareallergictoit.Theycannotenjoythis,andcolorfulflowersbecometheir“trouble”.

B:

Yeah,thisisverydisappointing.

A:

Infacttherearesomanyallergensinourlife,includingdustmites,mold,animaldander,drugandsoon.Especiallydrugallergies,it’sveryserious,evencancausethedeath.Therefore,whenthedoctorusecertaindrugsonyou,theymustmakesureifyouwillallergic.

B:

That’sright.Somefoodanddrinkssuchasmilk,eggsandnutcanalsocauseallergy.What’smore,manygirlslikeusingcosmetics.Ifit’snotsuitable,theuserwillgetallergicandhaverashonherface.

A:

Allergyisaveryseriousphenomenon.Asit’sreportedintheliterature,nearly1/3ofthepeoplehaveallergicdiseasesintheirlives.

B:

It’sverycommon.Sohowtopreventallergies?

A:

Ifoneisallergictofood,he/shemus