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懂你英语L5Unit3

L5Unit3-1Listening

SamalonehasbeenworkingattheAceExpressforthepast6years.AceisshippingcompanybasedinHongKong.Itshipsthedangerouschemicaltoallpartsoftheworld.Lastyear,SamwaspromotedtoVicepresident.Alongwiththepromotion,hewasgivenabeautifuloffice.Hewasalsogivena20%raiseinsalary.Samiswell-respectedwithinthecompanyandhelikestheco-workers.However,hewantstotakeonanewchallengeandislookingforachange.IfhestaysatAce,hedoesn’tseeanychangeofanotherpromotion.Heisalsobeginningtoworryaboutthecompany’sfuture.Hethinksthatthereishighprobabilitythatthecompanywillbeacquired.Ifthathappens,hemaylosehisjob.

Lastmonth,hestartedlookingforanewjob.Accordingtohisresearch,about40%ofjobwerefoundthroughacquaintances.Sothefirstthinghedidwastocontacthisclosestfriends.Heletthemknowthathewaslookingforsomethingnew.Manyofhisfriendacquaintancesinashippingbusinesses,manyofotherareinotherindustries.Healsocheckedoutseveralcompaniesontheinternetandupdatedhisresume.

Thismorning,SamgotamessagefromacompanybasedinJapan.It’samedicalsupplycompanythatwantstoexpanditsbusinesstoChina.TheyhaveasmallofficeinHongKongandwillbeconductinginterviewnextweek.Samisinterestedinlearningmoreaboutthecompany,soherepliedtotheirmessageandsetupaninterview.Evenifitdoesn’tworkout,itwouldbealearningexperienceforhim.Inplanningfortheinterview,Samhasmadesomenotesaboutwhattodoataninterview.First,heneedstobewell-prepared.Heneedstoknowasmuchaswecanaboutthecompany,includingitshistory.Healsoneedstoknowhowtopresenthimself,includinghisappearanceandbodylanguage.Ithasbeenyearssincehiswaslastinterviewed,soheneedstopreparetoanswersomequestionsabouthimself.Forexample,heneedstobeabletoexplainwhat’sonhisresume,includinghisstrengthandskills.Inanyinterviewsituation,it’simportanttolookrightandbehaveappropriately.Hedoesn’twanttogiveabadfirstimpression.Forexample,heshouldbecarefulnottotalktoomuch.Thatmeansheshouldstayfocusandkeepshiscommentshort.Throughouttheinterview,heshouldobservethefacialexpressionandmakeeyecontact.It’sgoingtobeimportanttolistencarefullytowhattheysayandkeepthingsasrelaxedaspossible.Heneedstoremindhimselfthatheisalsointerviewingthem.Hemayfindthattheircompanyisn’trightforhim.Therefore,heshouldbereadytoaskthemquestions,especiallyabouttheirexpectations.Inaninterviewlikethis,bothsideshavethesameconcern.Theydon’twanttomakethewrongchoice.

Eveniftheywanttohirehim,thejobmaynotbewhatheislookingfor.

L5Unit3-1vocabulary

Relaxed,tobecalmandatpeace,notanxiousortense.Shewastryingtorelaxbutthenshegotacallfromherboss.Hehasn’trelaxedforalongtimesohewasexhaustedanddifficulttobearound.

Arrogant,tohaveexaggeratedthesenseofone’simportanceorabilities,theoppositeofmodest.Iwasn’timpressedbyherarrogantattitude.Sometimetherichandpowerfulcanbeveryarrogantandgreedy.

Prejudiced,tohavenegativefeelingtowardssomethingwithoutgoodreasonorexperience.Shehasaprejudiceagainstpeoplewhocomefromthecountryside.Asacompany,wedon’tallowprejudiceofanykind,includingraceorreligiondifferences.

Neutral,tobewithoutprejudiceandnottakesides.Weexpectthejudgeofthetrialtobeneutral,andallowbothsidestorepresenttheirevidencetothejury.Therefugeesinamatchneedtobeneutral,sothatthegameisfair.

Properorappropriate,thewaywearesupposedtobe.Thatkindoflanguageisn’tappropriateinthesituationbecauseitdoesn’tshowrespect.Whenhecametotheinterview,hewasdressproperly,sohemadeabadimpression.

Acquaintance,somebodyknowormetbefore.I’mcontactingseveralofmyacquaintances,toseeiftheyknowanyofthejobopportunities.Idon’tknowhimwell,butheisacquaintanceofmineforalongtimeago.

Appearance,howsomethinglooks,whatsomethinglookslike.Hecouldimprovehisappearancebybuyingsomenewclothes.Hedoesn’tcareabouthisappearance,sohedoesn’tmakeagoodimpression.

Consequence,anoutcomeorresults.Manyformsofliveswillbecomeextinctasaconsequenceofglobalwarming.Oneconsequenceofhisdrinkinghasbeenthepoorqualityofhiswork.

Factor,somethingthataffectsorinfluencestheendresults.Onefactorthatheneedsbeconsideredishisarrogantpersonality.Herhealthisonefactorwecan’taffordtoignore.

Exception,tobeuniqueortreateddifferently.Everyonehastobeintheofficebefore9o’clock,withtheexceptionofthesalesdepartment.I’msorrybutIcan’tmakeanexceptionandallowyoubringyourdogtotheoffice.

Peopleareworriedbecauseherarroganceisleadinghertotakemanyrisks

Thetalksbetweenthe2countriesarebeingheldinaneutrallocation.

Ifshedoesn’tfindtimetorelax,she’sgoingtodamageherhealth.

L5Unit3-1dialogue

Guesswhat,I’vegotsomenews.

Oh,youmeanaboutJack?

Yes,haveyouheard?

Yes,Elisamessagedmeafewminutesago.

Isn’titwonderful?

He’sbeenacceptedtoStanford.

Really?

That’snotwhatIheard.

Oh,whathaveyouheard?

Iheardhedidn’tgetin.

Soitwasjustarumor.

Ifthatiswhatyouheard,itisn’ttrue.HereallywantedtogetinbutfromwhatIheard,he’sjustonthewaitinglist.

Oh,thenthereisstillachancethathewillgetin.

Iguessso.Butevenifhegetsit,howishegoingtopayforit.it’sveryexpensiveandhisfamilyisn’twealthy.

Well,hecanalwaysgetastudentloanormaybehe’llcangetascholarship.

Ifhegetsaloan,itwillbeforalotofmoney.Hewillbetakingonalotofdebt.

Still,adegreefromStanfordisworthalotandI’veheardthattheyhadalotofmoneyforscholarships.

Iwonderwhathe’lldo.Ifhegetsin,Ihopehegetsascholarship.

Whatreallydoifhedoesn’tgetintoStanford.Whatarehisotherchoices?

TheonlyotherschoolI’veheardhimmentionisCambridgeinEngland.

Oh,well,that’snotachoice.

Whataboutyou?

Haveyouheardaboutanything?

Me,I’lltellyouifyoupromisenottotellanyone,OK?

Sure,ifit’sasecret,youcantrustme.

IhavebeenacceptedinMITonafullscholarship.

MIT?

!

You’rejoking,right?

No,I’mserious.

Whyhaven’tyoutoldanyone?

Idon’tknow.IthinkIwillwaituntileveryoneelsehasheardfromtheirchoices.Ireallydidn’texpectIwillgetin.

Yeah,especiallywithafullscholarship.Somepeoplewillbejealouswhentheyhearaboutit.butweallknowthatyouaresmartsoaresomethingyoushouldbeproudof.

Thanks,Ireallyexciting.

I’mafraidthisterriblenewsmayaffectinfluencetheirdecisiontosupportus.

L5Unit3-2Listening

Aflowchartlikethisoneshowshowaprocessbeginsandendsandthestepsinbetween.Theprocesscanbeofalmostanykind,frommanufacturingatyretocreatinganadvertisement.Therefore,learninghowtodescribeandexplainaprocessinEnglishisimportant.It’simportantforteachers,engineersandpeoplewhoprovidecustomer’ssupport.oneprocessthatweareallfamiliarwithisourbody’scirculatorysystem.Thissystemprovidesoxygenatedbloodthroughoutthebodyandeliminatescarbondioxidewhichisawasteproduct.Ifsomethinggoeswrongwiththissystem,weneedtorepairitquickly,orwedie.Soit’simportanttounderstanditandkeepitfunctioningproperly.

First,themostimportantrequirementforthesystemtoworkisasupplyofair.Withoutfreshairwithsufficientoxygen,theprocesswon’tkeepourhealthyandalive.Sotheprocessbeginsbybreathinginairwhichhappenswithlongexpandanddrowninair.Onceinsidethelungs,oxygenintheairisexchangedforcarbondioxideintheblood.Thisexchangehappenswhenbloodcellsreleasecarbondioxideandabsorboxygen.Thisbloodisnowoxygenatedbloodwhichmeansitcarriesoxygen.Tosummarize,theprocessbeginsbyinhalingairandoxygenatingtheblood.Theoxygenatedbloodinlungsthenflowbacktotheheart.TheCO2whichcamefromthebloodisexhaledandthenextcirclebegins.

Oxygenatedbloodinthelungflowintheheart.Thebloodwhichentersinaloopfromtheheart,carriedcarbondioxide.Oncethedioxideexchangedfortheoxygen,thebloodcontinuesthroughtheloopandexistintotheheart.Theoxygenatedbloodisthenpumpedtotherestofthebody.

Asyoucansee,everythingdependsontheflowofbloodtoandfromtheheart.Sohowthattheheartdoesthis.First,theheart,whichisamusclehas4chambers.Fromonechamber,bloodispumpedtothelung.Thisisthebloodthatcarrycarbondioxide.Whenoxygenatedbloodfromthelungscomesbacktotheheart,itenterstoanotherchamber.ThischamberiscalledtheleftAtrium（左心房）.FromtheleftAtrium,theoxygenatedbloodispumpedtoanotherchamber,theleftVentricle（左心室）.Theleftventriclethenpumpsthebloodintotheaorta（主动脉）whichisthelargestarteryinthebody.Fromtheaorta,theoxygenatedbloodpassesthroughanetworkofsmallerarteriesthroughouttheentirebody,includingthebrain.Bloodreturnstotheheartthroughasystemofveinsandenterstheupperrightchamber,therightatrium.

Nowthatweunderstandalittleaboutthecirculatorysystem,wecanaddwhatweneedtooperate.Ofcourse,itcan’toperatewithoutenergy.Thisenergyissuppliedbyanothersystem,digestivesystem,whichgetsenergyfromfood.Andofcourse,thissystemneedtobesupportedandcontrolled.Ourskeletalsystemprovi