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ListeningUnit14
Unit1
PartOneDifferentWaysofDating
Episode1:
K:
Hey,girl,comeon.Goodtoseeyou.
H:
Howareyou?
K:
Whathappenedtoday?
K:
That'sfine.Sowhatdoyouwanttoorder?
Youlikethepepperoni,yeah?
...(tothewaitress)OK.SotwoGreekislands,oneeggtorteandonechilledjuiceandmilk.Thankyou.
H:
Doyourealizethatwe'vebeentogetherfortwomonthsnow?
WhowouldhavethoughtthatwhenwehappenedtositnexttoeachotherinAsianhistoryclassitwouldleadtothis!
K:
Yeah,andthisisarealchangeforme.
H:
Oh?
Youdidn’tdateanyonesteadilyinhighschool?
K:
No,Ididn’t.Iwastoobusywithsports.Myhighschoolwassosmallthatanyofuswholikedtoplayandwantedtocouldbeonalmostalloftheteams.Iplayedfootballinthefall,basketballinthewinter,andbaseballinthespring.
H:
Butyou’renotplayingfootballthisfall.
K:
No,I’mtryingoutforbaseballinthespring.That’swhatIlikethebest.So,whenaveryinterestingandintelligentgirlhappenedtositnexttomeinAsianHistory,Idecideditwastimetodatesomeifshewasinterestedtoo.(Hesmilesbroadly.)
H:
I’mgladyoudid.(Shereturnsasmile.)
K:
Didyoudatemuchinhighschool?
H:
Yes,Idid.Infact,Ihadasteadyboyfriendforalmosttwoyears.
K:
Whathappenedtohim?
H:
Duringoursenioryearwebothdecidedthatsinceweweregoingtoattendcollegeindifferentpartsofthecountryweshouldstopdating.Iguesswerealizedthatwewerereallyquitedifferentfromeachother.Hewantedtogetawayfromhome,sohe’sinalargeuniversityoutEast.Iwantedasmallcollegenearhome,sohereIam.
K:
Luckyme!
Sowereyourparentshappywithyoursteadyboyfriend?
H:
TheylikedhimOK,butIknowtheythoughtwespenttoomuchtimetogether.Ithinktheywerehappywhenwebrokeup.Theyreallydidn’tsaymuchthough.Theyusuallytrustmyjudgment.
K:
Hadyoudatedmuchbeforethat?
H:
Alittle,forschoolparties,moviesetc.,nothingserious.Iusuallyspentmoretimewiththegirlfriends.Myparentsdidn’tthinkIshoulddateuntilIwassixteen.
K:
Yes,Ithinksomekidsdostartdatingtooyoungthesedays.Mysister,sheisfourteenandthinksshehasaboyfriend.Myparentstellhershe’sreallytooyoungtodate,buttheythinkit’sOKifshegoesoutinagroupwherehe’sincluded.
H:
Iguessyouwerearoundguysmostofthetimewithallofyoursportsactivities,butyouseemcomfortablebeingwithme.
K:
Well,Ididdateoccasionally,butIdidn’tfindanyonereallyinterestinguntilnow.(Hesmilesmeaningfully.)Besides,Iusuallyhavetospendmostofmymoneykeepingmyoldcarrunning.
H:
WouldithelpifwegoDutchtonight?
K:
No,afterallIinvitedyou.Besides,Ihadareallygoodjobatthegasolinestationnearmyhomelastsummerandwasabletosaveupquiteabitfornightslikethis.So,it'smytreat!
H:
OK.That'sniceofyou.
K:
Afterweeat,areyouwillingtodrivearoundthelakewithmeandjusttalksomemore?
Orwouldyourathergotoamovie?
H:
It'sabeautifulnightsolet'sgoforadrive.Idon'tthinkwe'dlikethemoviesthatareonanyway.They'realljusttoosilly.
K:
Finewithme.Oh,herecomesthepizza,solet'seat.(tothewaitress)Thankyou.Thankyou.
Episode2
Mei:
Youarelate.You'veneverbeenlatebefore.Whathappenedtoyoutoday?
Ming:
Oh,XiaoMei.It'ssonicetoseeyou.IcantellyouthatIwouldnotbehereatallifIhadn'tjumpeddownfromthesecond-floorwindow.
Mei:
Youjumpedfromthewindow?
Tellmeexactlywhathappened?
Didyouhurtyourself?
Ming:
No,Iamfine,Iamfine.Mumshutmeupintheroom.Shewants
metomeetherfriend'sdaughter,thegirlImentionedtoyoubefore.SheiscomingandI'msupposedtoseeher.MumprobablythinksIamstillinmyroom.
Mei:
Yourmumwantsyoutomakefriendswithher,thenmarryher,doesn'tshe?
Ming:
Yes,I'mafraidso,butI'minterestedonlyinyou.Ithinkaboutyouallthetime.Iwillneveragreetomeetanyothergirl.Iwouldratherdiethanleaveyou.
Mei:
Iloveyoutoo,DaMing.Ican'timaginewhatmylifewillbelikewithoutyou.
Ming:
ButIdon'thaveacent.MyfamilyispoorandI'mpenniless.IhavenothingwithmeexceptforapoemIwroteforyou.
Mei:
Youwroteapoemforme?
Howsweet!
Ming:
Wouldyoulikemetoreadittoyou?
Mei:
Ofcourse.Please.
Ming:
It'scalled"LoveIs..."
Listen:
Loveisthegreatestfeeling;Loveislikeaplay;Loveiswhat1feelforyouEachandeveryday;Loveislikeasmile;Loveislikeasong;LoveisagreatemotionThatkeepsusgoingstrong.Iloveyouwithmyheart,Mybodyandmysoul.Ilovetheway1keeploving,LikealoveIcan'tcontrol.Sorememberwhenyoureyesmeetmine,
Iloveyouwithallmyheart,And1havepouredmyentiresoulintoyou,Rightfromtheverystart.
Doyoulikeit,XiaoMei?
Mei:
Yes,Ilikeitverymuch.Idon'tneedanythingelseaslongasyoukeepwritingpoemsforme.
Ming:
IwillwriteyoupoemsaslongasIlive.
Mei:
Nowwehavenothingbuteachother...
Ming:
Butwehavelove.Isn'tthatenough?
Mei:
Aslongaswehavelovewe'llmanagesomehow.
PartTwo
ListeningII
Traditionallytheheartisthepartofthebodywhereemotionscomefrom.Ifyouareawarm-heartedperson,forexample,youare1)kindandthoughtfultowardsothers.Ifyouhaveaheartof2)gold,youareaverygenerousperson.Butifyouare3)heartless,youarecruelandunfeeling.
Ofalltheemotions,itis4)lovethatisthemostassociatedwiththeheart.Inlove5)songs,allovertheworld,lovealmostalwaysgoestogetherwiththeheart.AsthesongfromTitanic6)says,"Youarehereinmyheartandmyheartwillgoonandon.Lovecan7)touchusonetimeandlastfora8)lifetime,andneverletgotillwe're9)gone."
Perhapstheroleoftheheartinlovecomesfromwhat10)happenstoitwhenyoufeelreallyattractedtosomeone.Thestrong11)feelingsofattractionmakeyourbreathing12)speedupandyourheartbeatfaster.
ListeningIII
Inpastgenerations,thechallengeofdatingwasdifferent.Menandwomenwantedapartnerwhocouldfulfilltheirbasicneedsforsecurityandsurvival.Womenlookedforastrongmanwhowouldbeagoodbread-winner;mensearchedforanurturingwomantomakeahome.Thispracticethatworkedforthousandsofyearshassuddenlychanged.
Thenewchallengeofdatingistofindapartnerwhonotonlywillbesupportiveofourphysicalneedsforsurvivalandsecuritybutwillsupportouremotionalandspiritualneeds.Todaywewantmorefromourrelationships.Millionsofmenandwomenaroundtheworldaresearchingforasoulmatetoexperiencelastinglove,happiness,andromance.
Itisnolongerenoughtojustfindsomeonewhoiswillingtomarryus,andwewantpartnerswhowillloveusmoreastheygettoknowus:
Wewanttolivehappilyeverafter.Tofindandrecognizepartnerswhocanfulfillournewneedsforincreasedcloseness,goodcommunication,andagreatlovelife,weneedtoupdateourdatingskills.
PartThree
PracticeTwoTalktoKids(PartI)
Myson’sprimaryschoolcelebratesValentine’sDayinawonderfulway.EachdaythroughoutthemonthofFebruary,theschoolhonorseachstudentininformalceremonies.Attheceremony,classmates,teachersandparentsgettogethertodelivercomplimentstothatparticularchild.Theybelievethatachild'semotionalandsocialskillsshouldbedevelopedalongsidetheirintellectualskills.Learningtoacknowledgequalitiesandstrengthsinothers—andreceivingthatacknowledgmentgracefully—isaveryimportantlearninglesson.
IknowIcomplimentmysonfrequently,andcertainlytrytomakesureheknowsheisloved.ButIrealizethatIhaveneveractuallypointedout,onebyone,specificqualitiesthatmakehimuniqueandsospecialtome.Andhowinfrequentlywereallypointoutwhatisspecialinothers.Sure,wesay"Iloveyou"or"thanks"regularly,butwhendowetaketheopportunitytoreallyandtrulyexaminewhatmakesapersonspecial?
Whatisuniqueanddifferentaboutthem?
Thisyear,thetimewasscheduledformysontoreceivemorethan40complimentsfromhispeers,teachers,parents,andhimself.Eachchildhadtheirdayatthecenterofthecircle,theirfriendscominguponebyonetogiveagiftofpowerfulwords.Thisyear,mysonheardthathisthoughtfulnesswasappreciated,hisideasimportant,hisexpressionsinspiring.Hewasalsoexpectedtowriteanddeliveracomplimenttoeachofhisclassmates.
PracticeThreeTalktoKids(PartII)
Intheend,IhadtoaskmyhusbandtoreadmyValentinecomplimenttoourson.Iwassimplycryingtoohardtogetthewordsout.Witnessingthetendernessofschool-agechildrensayingwhattheythoughtwasspecialaboutmylittleboyprovedtoomuchforme.ButIwasnotalone.WhenIwarnedmysonImightgetemotional,hesaid,"That'sOK.Lotsofparentscry."Hewasright.
Thisiswhatmyhusbandreadtooursononmybehalf:
DearCole,
Yourloveoflanguageandinformationhasalwaysamazedme.Ilovelearningfromyouandwithyou.Iadmirehownewwordsaresoeasilyincorporatedintoyourvocabulary.lthinkyouarefreshandeagerandloving.
Iadmirethatrelationshipsareimportanttoyou.Iliketolistentotheconnectionsyoumakewithpastexperiences.Ithinkyouaregoodatremembering.
Ilovehowyouareproudofyourselfwhenyoutrysomethingnew.Ifeelproud,too.
1likehowyourwholebodytellsastory,andyourexpressionsmakemefeelgood.1amproudofyourwillingnesstoexpressyourfearsandappreciatethereminderthatyouwillgrowatthepacethatsuitsyoubest.Iloveyourjokesandyourfondnessfortellingthemoverandover—soIwilllaugh.1thinkyouarefuntobewith.
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