新视野大学英语四听说对话.docx

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新视野大学英语四听说对话

1_Friendship

A:

Doyouhavemanyfriends?

B:

Ofcourse.Butonlyoneortwobosom['buzəm]friends.

A:

Howimportantaretheytoyou?

B:

Lifewithoutfriendsislikelifeonadesertisland,Idonotwantthat.

A:

Well,whatdoyouthinkistruefriendship?

B:

Ithink,truefriendshipislikehealth,thevalueofwhichisseldomknownuntilitislost.

A:

Year,Iagreewithyou.Andwhatkindoffriendsdoyouthinkaretruefriends？

B：

Arealfriendissomeonewhowillhelpyouifyouareintrouble.

A:

Thenwhatkindofpeopledoyouwanttomakefriendswith?

Why?

B:

Iwouldliketomakefriendswiththosewhoarehonest,reliable,generous.BecauseIthinktheyarefaithfultomeandcanbecalledmyfriends.

A:

Howdoyoumakefriends?

B:

IsharemyjoyandsorrowwithmyfriendsandIalsokeeptrackofhimwhileIambusy.

A:

Thatisreallyagoodwaytokeepfriendshipalive.

2_Dining

A:

Don'tyouthinktherearegreatdifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternwaysofdiningoutwithfriends?

B:

Yes,theyarequitedifferent.WeChinesehelpourselvestoeverythingwithchopsticks,whileWesternerstakeaknifeandfork.

A：

IthinkIhavebeenusedtousingourchopsticksastheyareconvenientformetohandleeasily.Whataboutyou?

B：

Idon'tlikeusingtheknifeandforkatall,theyaresohardtouse.Ilikethesamewithyou.

A:

Really？

Itseemsthatourchopsticksarebetterforus.

B:

Youmayberight.Whatdoyouthinkofthewesternstyleofeating?

A:

Inaword,Ican'tstandwithit.IamafraidIwillgetmad.

B:

Why?

A:

Youknow,thefoodisnotenoughandIwouldbestarving.Andtheycan'ttalkwhendining（进餐）.

B:

Year,ourChinesedinnerisusuallyplentifulandwecantalkandeathappily.

A:

Iagreewithyou.Butthemostimportantthingistobeawareofthedifferencessoastoavoidmisunderstanding.

3_Wedding

A:

Howmuchdoyouknowabouthewedding?

B:

Alot.Butinaword,theweddingisanimportanteventinaperson'slifeeverywhereintheworld.

A:

That'strue.ButdoyouknowtherearegreatdifferencesofweddingbetweenWesterncountriesandChina?

B:

Yes,theyareverydifferentindeed.Itisreflectedinvariousrespects.

A:

Likewhat?

B:

InWesterncountries,manypeoplegetmarriedinachurchwhileinChinathisisrare.

A:

Itreallyis.ButaChineseweddingisoftenheldathome.

B:

Secondly,WesternpeopleoftenchooseascenicspottoholdweddingpartieswhereasmostpeopleinChinagivetheirweddingpartieseitherathomeorinarestaurant.

A:

Yeah,butIpreferWesternwaybecauseIthinkit'smorebeautiful.

B:

Andyouknow,inWesterncountries,thecolorofthebride'sdressiswhite,whichisasymbolofpurity,whileinChina,traditionally,thecolorofthebride'sdressisred,whichisasymbolofhappiness.

A:

Althoughtheyaresomanydifferences,sacrednessandjoyarethesamespiritofallweddings.

B:

Yes,youareright.

4_Memory

A:

Howmuchdoyouknowaboutmemory?

B:

Imyopinion,memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationavailableforlateruse.

A:

Whatisyourearliestmemory?

B:

Iamnotsure.MaybewhenI'mfiveyearsold,Icanremembersomething.

A:

Areyougoodatrememberingthingsyouhaveseen?

B:

Yes,ifIseesomething,Icanrememberit.

A:

Really?

That'sgood.Youcan'timaginetheimportanceofmemory.

B:

Whydoyousayso?

A:

Agoodmemorycanhelpyoulearnwellandrememberthingseasily.

B:

Howmanyfactorsinfluencehowwellone'smemoryworks?

A:

Mood,pressure,ageandbadhabitscanbeabletoaffectaperson'smemory.

B:

Year,Iagreewithyou.It'simpossibleformetoconcentratewhenI'mtenseornervous.

A:

Well,Howdoyouimproveyourmemory?

B:

People'smemoryfailsgraduallyastheygetolder,thus,themoreweuseit,thebetteritgets.Trytouseyourmemorytothemostand,you'llimproveyoumemory.Also,weshouldgetenoughsleepandvitamins.

A:

Yes,youareright,andalittleexerciseisnecessary.

5_Wealth

A:

Whatwillyoudoifyouwinalottery?

B:

IwilldoallthethingsIwant,Ithinkitwillbefullofhappiness.

A:

Doyouthinkmoneycanbringhappinessinoursociety?

B:

PartiallyIthink.

A:

Why?

B:

Youknow,moneycanbuycertaincomfortsandoffersomesecurity,butit'snottheanswerforeverything.

A:

Well,whataresomeofthevaluablethingsinlifethatmoneycan'tbuy?

B:

thereareanumberofveryimportantthings,suchaslove,health,whichcan'tbemeasuredbymoney.

A:

Yes,you'reright.

B:

AndIthinkweshouldvaluethemostimportantthinginourlife,itcan'tbelost.

A:

Well,doyouthinkwecanequatehappinesswithwealthsincemoneyranksveryhighinpeople'svaluesystemtoday?

B:

No,No,Idon'tthinkIcanagreewithit.

A:

NordoI.Becausehappinessdoesn'tdependontheamountofmoneyyouhave.

B:

Yes,wecangethappinessfromeverydaythingsevenifitisasmallmatter.

A:

Weenjoyhappinesswithoutonlymoney,don'tyouthinkso?

6_Smoking

A:

Haveyoueverpickedupsmoking?

B:

Mm…youknow,outofcuriosity,sometimeIsmokedonecigarettewhichisstolenbymefrommyfather's.

A:

Yeah,Ihavethesameexperiencewithyou.

B:

FromthenIgaveitupatonceandwon'ttouchanymore.BecauseIknowsmokingisknownasafatalcauseoflungcancer,maybeharmfultomyhealth.

A:

However,therearestillsomanysmokersandmostareyoungsmokersamongthem.

B:

RecentlyIfindanincreasingnumberofyoungpeoplesmokinginthenews.

A：

Idon'tunderstandwhythoseyoungsmokersaresoaddictedtosmoking?

Couldyoutellmewhathappened?

B:

Ithink,someyoungpeoplemayhavepickedupsmokingduetocuriosityorpeerpressure,andothersthoughtitwascool.

A:

Besidessmoking,wecanalsodootherinterestingandcoolthingthatcanreducethepressure.Theyneednottosmokebecauseofthat.

B:

Yes.Smokingisnotawasteofmoneybutisalsoadangertoone'shealth.Whatdoyouthinkwecandotodiscouragetheyoungfrompickingupsmoking?

A:

Inthefirstplace,weshouldconducteducationabouttheharmofsmokingontheyoung.

B:

Maybethegovernmentshouldcreatesomerulestopreventyoungpeoplefromsmoking.

A:

Yeah,theyarehelpfultotheyoung.Buttheimportantthingisthat,Theyoungthemselvesshouldtrytheirbesttokickthebadhabitaftertheyrecognizetheirerrors.

7_Aging

A:

Howoldarepeopleconsideredelderly?

B:

65yearsold,Ithink.

A:

Yes,agingcomestoeveryoneaftertheyreachacertainage.Italsomeansadeclineinallareasofaperson'smentalandphysicalabilities.

B:

So,noonewantstobecomeolddaybyday.Ifapersonisover65yearsold,heorshewillsuffervariouskindsofillnessessuchasheartdisease,highbloodpressure,diabetes,etc.

A:

Year,andmostofthebodyorgansperformlesseffectivelywithadvancingage.Forexample,manyelderlypeoplewilldeclineinvisionandhearing.

B:

Iheardthatatypicalsignofagingisforgetfulness.Theyhavedifficultyinrememberingrecenteventsbutretainvividmemoriesofwhathappenedtothemalongtimeago？

A:

Wow,that'sterrible!

B:

Year,itisthefactindeed.

A:

Thenwhatcanwedotohelpthemliveahappylife?

B:

Weshouldtreatoldpeoplewithrespectandaffection.Whentheyaresick,weneedtotakecareofthemwell.

A:

Mostoldpeoplewanttobeadmired,recognizedandpraisedbytheyoung,it'sapleasuretothem.

B:

Especially,aschildren,itistheirresponsibilitiestovisittheiroldparentsoften.Ithink,theirparentswillbeverydelighted.

A:

Year,andatlastIwishalltheelderlypeopleenjoytheirremainingyearsinhappiness.

8_War

A:

Inancienttimes,Chinawasfilledwithwarsandlotsofpeoplelosttheirliveseveryyear.Whatdoyouthinkarethecausesofwar?

B:

Atthattime,everycountrywantedtogetmorelandandpopulationsothattheycanbecomestrongerandstronger.

A:

Intoday'sworld,manywarsarehappeningindifferentcountries.Inwar,everyonelose.Warcreatesufferingforallconcernedandeventhosenotconcerned.

B:

Yes,warisahumantragedy,millionsofpeopledieandfamiliesfallapartasaresultofwar.

A:

Warmaybreakoutbecauseofethnic（种族）orreligiousconflicts,territorial（领土）oreconomicdisputesandsoon.

B:

Throughouthistory,itisnotdifferenttofindthatmostwarshavebeenwagedtoprotecttheeconomicinterestsofsuperpowers.

A:

Sincewaristhegreatestsource（源头）ofpainandsuffering,whatcanwedotopreserve（保护）peacethateveryonewanttoearn?

B:

Nothingcan'tberesolvedintheworld,thus,westillhavemanywaystotackletheissue.Forinstance,conflictscanberesolvedthoughpeacefulmeansatthenegotiationtable.

A:

Yes,Iagreewithyou.Ifthisdoesn'twork,wecanevenuseforcetoexchangeanewpeace.

B:

However,yoursolutiontotheproblemcanonlybringmoreviolence,I'mafraid.

A:

I'mnotsure.Maybeyouareright.Thenwhatisthemostreasonableway?

B:

Toprepareforwaristheonlywaytopreservepeace,Ithink.

A:

Itismoreofviolencethanagoodway,I'magainstit.

B:

That'sthefacts!

Whatwecandoistowishtheworldwillbeinpeace.

A:

Yeah,Ifthereisnowar,howbeautifulourworldwillbe!

9_Home-schooling

A:

Doyouthinktheschoolisthebestplaceoflearningforchildren?

Whyorwhynot?

B:

Idon'tlikelearningatschoolbecauseit'ssolimitedthatIcan'trangeeverythingformereasonably.Inmyopinion,home-schoolingmaybesuitableforme.

A:

I'magainsthome-schooling.Inthefirstplace,youshouldknowhome-schoolingisadecisionbyparents,notyou.

B:

Buttheadvantagesofhome-schooling,Ithink,faroutweighitsdisadvantages.

A:

Yes,youareright.How