英语高级听力

Unit1

That’swhatfriendsarefor!

P2

2Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Chris:Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?

Kim:Actually,Idon’t……Doyouthinkyoucouldhelpmefindone?

Chris:ndofguysdoyoulike?

Kim:Oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren’

know...likeyou.

Chris:?

Kim:Well,I’dprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith–whoIcantalkto

easily.

Chris:nowhim?

Kim:No,Idon’tthinkso.

Chris:Letmearrangeforyoutomeethim,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.

Kimlike

him?

Chris:So,what’stheVerdict?WhatdidyouthinkofBob?

Kim:Well,IwasworriedatfirstespeciallywhenIsawthathewearsnotonebut

twoearrings,Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoguyswhoareintoheavy

wwhatImean?

Chris:Buthe’sjustaregularkindofguy,right?

Kim:Yeah,wegotalongreallywell!

Chris:Ijustknewyou’dlikehim.

Kim:Yeah,Ido,andhe’elaughinghysterically

thepeoplesittingnexttousintherestaurantthoughtwewere

crazy.

Chris:So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain?

Kim:Definitely,infact,we’regoingtoaconcerttomorrownight.

Chris:That’sgreat.

P4

ListeningWhataretheylike?

BListentoconversationsaboutwhatthepeopleabovearelike.

ilarwereyourguess?

A:So,haveyouenAndrealately?

B:Yeah,togetheratacafélatté.

A:How’sshedoing,I’vebeenmeaningtocallher.

B:Well,tobehonest!I’vealwaysthoughtshe’days,Ifind

herimpossible.

A:Whatdoyoumean?

B:Oh,on’t

agreewithhersheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou.

A:Yes,that’t’swhyweloveher,right?

B:Yeah,’kedabout

herlfallthetimeandshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverything

shedoes.

A:won’tcallherafterall.

A:AreyougoingtoJamespartyonSaturday?

B:Ofcour,rearealwayslotsof

interestingnewpeopletomeet.

A:That’’tknowwherehemanagestofindthemall.

B:Well,youknowwhathe’lylikes

talkingtopeople,andhelovesinvitingpeopleover.

A:Ur–Ur,heinvitedmefordinnerlastSaturday,whatafeast!

B:Yeah,he’sagreatcooktoo.

A:AfterdinnerIofferedtohelpcleanup,

he’’snothing,nobigdeal.

B:Yup,thatsoundslikeJames.

n

A:Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager?

B:n?,’s…alittlestrange.

A:Yeah,heis.I’’meshe’spretty

cheerfulandtalkative,

andthenextdayhedoesn’hemusthavepersonalproblemsor

something.

B:Ithinkyou’eyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe’s

goingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesit?Hetoldmethreetimeshe’dcometo

fixthelightinmykitchen,andhestillhasn’tdoneit.

Unit2

Careermoves

Alistenandpractice.

Tracy:Goodnews!I’vefoundasummerjob!

Mark:That’sgreat!Anythinginteresting?

T:Yes,’tthatsoundfantastic?

M:Sure,itdoes.

T:So,haveyoufoundanything?

M:Nothingyet,butI’orkingasaninternfora

recordcompany–getalandscapingjobagain.

T:’sprobablynotas

hard!

M:Yeah,getagreattan!

Tracygoingtodoattheamument

park?

M:Sowhatwillyoubedoingattheamumentpark,exactly?

T:Actually,I’,I’llbeworkingataplacecalledChildren’sWorld.

Theyhaveallkindsofinterestinggamesandeducationalactivitiesforyoungkids.I

havetogotoatrainingprogramforthreedaysbeforeIstarttofindouthow

everythingworks.

M:Threedays?Wow,theequipmentmustbeprettyhigh-tech!

T:Oh,itis–’sjustthekindofstuffthat

kidslove.

M:Well,

what’syourotherjob?

T:Well.I’llalsobeoneofthepeoplewhowalksaroundtheparkgreetingpeople.

M:Doyoumeanyou’llhavetodressupinacostume?

T:Yes,asacartooncharacter!Iknow,’scertainlynotas

rewardingasworkinginChildren’sWorld,butit’spartofthejob.

Carols

Woman:Sowhereareyouworkingthissummer,Carols?

Carlos:I’mworkingasatutorinalearningcenterforkids.

W:ndsofthingsdothekidsdothere?

C:Theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin,uh,mainlymathandEnglish.

W:Isyourjobhard?

C:No,tohelpthem

getstartedandwhentheyrunintoproblems.

W:Doyouenjoyit?

C:Oh,

asIworkeighthoursaday,Icancomeinatany

9P.M.

W:Luckyyou!

Paul

Woman:Paul,didyoufindasummerjob,yet?

Paul:Yeah,I’mworkinginarestaurant.

W:Oh,how’sitgoing?

P:Oh,themoney’snotbad.

W:Whatareyoudoing?Areyouwaitingtables?

P:Iwish!No.I’stuffforthechef–vegetablesand

meatandthings.

Ialsowashthedishes.

W:Oh,yuck.

P:’’trealizehowhotitisinarestaurantkitchenuntil

Itookthisjob.

W:Sowhydon’tyouquit?

P:I’dloveto,butIneedthemoney.

Julia

Man:Sowhatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummer?

Julia:I’mworkingforamarketingcompany.I’mdoingtelephonemarketing.

M:Oh,soyou’reoneofthopeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupand

tryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor.

J:Exactly.

M:Doyoulikeit?

J:Believeitornot,’smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere,andwehavea

lotoffunwhenwe’’sreallyeasy,too,sincewejusthavetoread

fromascript.

M:Areyoudoingthisfulltime?

J:Yes,butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatnight,soIgettosleepas

lateasIwanttointhemorning.

Unit3

Couldyoudomeafavor?

P14

2Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Jack:Hi,Jack.

Rod:Oh,hi,’sup?

J:I’mgoingtomybestfriend’sweddingthisweekend.I’

youmindifIborrowedyouvideocamera?

R:Um,’sOK,’tthinkI’llneeditforanything.

J:Thanksamillion.

R:uudavideocamerabefore?It’sprettyeasy.

J:Yeah,tbeOKifIpickedituponFridaynight?

R:lem.

doeshewanttoborrow

fromfriends?Dotheyagreetolendthemtohim?

1.

Andy:Hello.

Jacj:Hi,Jack.

A:Oh,hi,Jack.

J:Iwaswonderingifyoucoulddomeafavor.

A:Thatdepends.

J:Well,tbeOKifIborrowedyour

navybluesuit?

A:Oh,lem.

J:Thanksalot.I’llcomebyandpickituptonight.

A:That’sfine.

2.

Ro:RoRizzo.

Jack:Hi,Jack.

R:Oh,you?

J:Prettygood,,thereasonI’mcallingisIhaveareallybigfavortoask

you.

R:Yes?

J:RememberItoldyouaboutthatfriendofminewho’sgettingmarriedtoawoman

hemetinBarcelona?

R:Yeah,?

J:Well,thewedding’sthisSaturdayafternoon,andit’soutinthecountry–aboutan

hour’sdrivefromhere–andIwaswonderingifIcouldborrowyourcarforthe

afternoontogetthere.

R:Gee,Jack,I’dreallylovetohelpyouout,butI’mgoingtobeneedingmycarall

weekend.I’vegotafriendcominginfromoutoftown,andIpromidtoshowher

thesights.

J:Oh,,howarethings?Ihaven’tenyouforages.

R:Oh,prettygood.

P16

5Listening

theotherpersonagreetotherequest?Check(√)YesorNo.

Robert:Hello?

Tina:Hi,Tina.

R:Hi,’sup?

T:Well,actually,Iwaswonderingifyou’dmindlendingmeyourcameraforafew

otakesomephotosofmynewapartmenttondtomyfolks.

R:borrowit.

T:Oh,thanksamillion.

Mike:Hi,Mike.

Sandy:Oh,thingswithyou?

M:nderingifIcoulduyourvideogamesystemover

theweekend.

S:YoumeanmySonyPlayStation?

M:er’saskedmetotakecareofmynieceandnephewovertheweekend

–they’resixandeight–

andIthoughtitwouldbeagreatwaytokeepthembusy.

S:That’sagoodidea–kidsthatagelovevideogames–but,well,Ihavebadnews:

Mymachineisn’tworking.

I’vebeenmeaningtotakeitintogetfixed,butIhaven’tgottenaroundtoit.

M:Oh,toobad.

S:deostoreshavemachinestorent.

Youjusthavetoleaveadeposit.

M:Oh,perfect.I’,Sandy.

S:Noproblem.

Phil:Hi,’sPhil.

Greg:’sup?

P:Notmuch,butIwaswonderingifIcouldaskyouforafavor.

G:Hmm…!

P:Well,Ihavetogooutoftownforafewdaysnextweek.

G:Uh-huh.

P:CouldIleavePollywithyouwhileI’mgone?

G:Polly?Who’sPolly?

P:Youknow–Polly,mybird.

G:Oh,t,’tknow,ydon’tlikebirdsverymuch.

They’remessy,andtheymakealotofnoi,and…

P:No,’’’t

botheryou–Ipromi.

G:Oh,allright.I’lldoit.

P:yappreciateit.I’llbringheroveronTuesdaynight.

G:owemeone!

P17

8Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Amy:Hello?

Jeff:eaktoSophia,plea?

A:I’msorry,she’ouliketoleaveamessage?

J:Yes,outellherthatTonyishavingapartyonSaturday?

A:Un-huh.

J:Andwouldyouaskherifshe’dliketogowithme?

A:Allright,Peter.I’llgiveherthemessage.

J:No,thisisJeff,notPeter.

A:Oh,I’msorry.

J:Bytheway,who’sPeter?

eter?IsSophiagoingtogototheparty

withJeff?

Sophia:Hi!I’mhome!

A:Oh,hi.

S:Didanyonecall?

A:’sgoingtobeintownon

tocallhim.

S:Oh,super!Ihaven’ercalls?

A:Uh,stoknowifyouwanttogotoTony’spartywithhim.

S:Tony’sparty?

A:OnSaturday.

S:Oh,’sthesamenightI’mgoingtogettogetherwithPeter,soIhavean

Iweren’tgoingoutwithPeter,Iwouldn’tgoanywherewith

,he’ssuchapain!

A:Oh,hedidn’dedkindofsweet.

S:Yeah,yeah,’sjustthatIdon’twanttogooutwithhim–andhejust

doesn’:Ifhecallsagain,couldyoujust

tellhimI’mnothome?

A:.

Unit4

Whatastory!

P20

2ConversationStorytelling

AListenandpractice.

Jake:Whatanawfulstory!AcouplewassailingtheiryachtfromHawaiitoMexico.

WhiletheywerecrossingthePacific,theirboathitawhaleandsank!

Anne:Isthattrue?Whathappenedtothewhale?

J:Itdoesn’tsay!Ohandhere’LosAngleswasrobbingabank.

Butashewascaping,hegotcaughtintherevolvingdoor.

A:Iguessitwashisfirstbankrobbery!

J:ygotlockedoutofhishou,sohetriedtoget

inthroughthechimney.

A:Don’ttellme!Hegotstuckinthechimney!

J:asstilltryingtogetouttwodayslaterwhenthepolicerescued

him.

1.

AmanwhoconsideredhimlfasnakecharmerwasstrangledtodeathonSundayby

sthattheman

rushedtoethegiantsnakeafterfriendstoldhimtherpentwasenbesideoneof

thetown’kecharmerputitaroundhisneck;whileheandhis

friendswerewalkinghome,thesnakestrangledhimtodeath.

2.

EarlyTuesdaymorninginCalifornia,twopoliceofficerswhowerepursuingacar

thiefdownHollywoodBoulevardinahigh-speedchawererescuedbythethief.

Duringthecha,theofficers’

officerscouldn’tgetoutofthecar,ef

lywood

PoliceDepartmenthasdecidedtodropchargesagainstthethiefforsavingtheofficers’

lives.

AListenandpractice.

Brian:Someonestolemywalletlastnight!

Kate:Ohno!Whathappened?

B:Well,Iwasworkingout,andIhadputmystuffinmylocker,justlikeIalwaysdo.

WhenIcameback,I’dforgottentolockthe

locker.

K:I’’sterrible!Didyoulomuchmoney?

B:Onlyabout$stmycreditcardandmydriver’ain!

dKatehavestolenonce?Wherewas

she?Whathappened?

K:mindsmeofwhenIhadmypurstolenlastyear.

B:Really?Whathappened?

K:Well,mywaytotheairport,soIwas

standingonthesideoftheroadwithmybags,tryingtofigureoutthebusschedule.

Anyway,oke

verybrokenEnglish,andIcouldn’y

y,theyleftandwhenIlookeddown,I

ywalletinitwithallmytraveler’schecks

,luckily,Ihadputmyairlineticketandmy

passportinoneofmycarry-onbags.

B:Howawful!Sowhatdidyoudo?

K:Well,firstIscreamedatthetopofmylungsandtriedtorunaftertheguys–but

–thissoundsreallycorny–IdidjustwhatIhaden

peopledoonTV:Icalledmycreditcardcompany.

B:Weretheyhelpful?

K:Theywerelifesavers!Innotimeatall,they’dgivenmenewtraveler’schecksand

anewcreditcard,andntmeonmyway.

ReviewofUnits1-4

P26

2ListeningFavoritegripes

tethechart.

1Taxidrivers

A:Itreallyuptsmewhentaxidriversdrivesofast.I’malwaysterrifiedofhaving

anaccident.

B:Thatdoesn’ogetwhereI’n’t

’teven

hearyourlfthink!

2Peoplewithdogs

A:Ihateitwhenpeopletaketheirdogsintoaparkandletthemmakemessallover

’ssoirresponsible!

B:Youknowwhatbothersme?Ihateitwhentheygooutandleavetheirdogathome,

barkingallday.

3TVcommercials

A:Ican’hey

dochat?Itdrivesmecrazy!

B:Thethingthatbothersmethemostiswhentheyinterruptaballgameatthemost

excitingmomenttoshowsomestupidcommercial.

4Storeclerks

A:Itreallyuptsmewhenstoreclerkspretendtheyhaven’tnoticedyouandjust

’ssorude.

B:eotherhand,theygiveyouthehardll,andtrytogetyoutobuy

somethingyoudon’treallywant.

Unit5

Crossingcultures

10ListeningUniquecustoms

Listentothreepeopledescribinguniquecustomstheyobrvedwhiletraveling.

Completethechart.

OnethingthatIneverreallygotudtowhenIwastravelinginAsiawastheway

it’sbecautheywanttoshowthat

they’ys

it’sbecaumyparentsspentyearswhenIwasakidtellingme

nottomakenoiwhileIwaating.

WhenIlivedinSpain,

you’reinvitedtodinner,youareaskedtocomearoundnineo’clockandyouusually

don’plestayterriblylate–sometimesuntiltwointhe

sonegetupandgotoworkor

schoolthenextdayaftereatinganddrinkinguntilthreeinthemorning?

IlivedintheMiddleEastforawhile,andwhenIwentout,Ihadtoobeythelocal

customofwearingsomethingovermyheadandwearingadressthatcoveredmy

t,Ifounditarealnuisance,butafterawhile,Igotudtoitand

lreallycure,andalsoyoudon’thavetoworryabout

whattowearallthetime.

Unit6

What’swrongwithit?

P34

2Conversation:

Listenandpractice.

Clerk:CanIhelpyou?

Helen:Yes,I’dliketoreturnthisjacket.

C:Istheresomethingthematterwithit?

H:’tnoticewhenIboughtit,,ithasa

tearinthelining.

C:Hmm,actually,it’storninveralplaces.

H:Andsomeofthebuttonsareveryloo,thisonecameoff,re’sa

stainonthecollar.

C:I’ouliketoexchangeitforanotherone?

H:Well,tobehonest,Idon’tthinkthisjacketisverywellmade.I’drathergeta

refund.

C:avethereceipt?

P36

4ListeningFairexchange?

tethechart.

1.

C:CanIhelpyou?

M:Yes,Iboughtthisbriefcaherelastweek,butthere’ssomethingwrongwiththe

’tgetittocloproperly.

C:,kemstobejammedorsomething.

Noproblem.I’boutthat.

2.

W:Hi.

C:Yes?

W:’reprettynew,

buttheyemtobefallingapart.

C:,thisdoesn’

longdidyousayyou’vehadthem?

W:’sthereceipt.

C:Hmm…,letmeexchangetheforyou.I’msorryfortheinconvenience.

3.

M:Excume.

C:Yes,howcanIhelpyou?

M:Youethisshirt?Iboughtithereafewweeksago,butthefirsttimeIwashedit,

thecolorchanged:Itwentfrombrightredtolightpink.

C:Howdidyouwashit?

M:Well,Ijusttosditintothewashingmachinewithmyotherclothes.

C:Whattemperaturedidyouu?

M:Iusuallywashmyclothesinhotwater,soIguesshot.

C:Well,didyoucheckthewashinginstructions?

M:Um…maybenot.

C:Well,youehereonthislabel?Itsays,“Washincoldwateronly.”

M:Um-hmm.

C:SoI’mreallysorry,butsinceyoudidn’tfollowthewashinginstructions,Ican’t

reallydoanythingforyou.

Unit7

Thewordwelivein

P40

2Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Andy:ouliketomakeacontributiontoGreenerWorld?

Carla:eyouworkingonrightnow?

A:Well,we’toshow

anttotell

themabouthowfishsupplieshavebeendepletedthroughoverfishing.

C:Ithinkwhatyou’coulddomoretohelp.

A:So,haveyoueverthoughtaboutbecomingamemberofGreenerWorld?

C:No,buttellmealittlemoreaboutit.

hasGreenerWorldaccomplished

intheircity?

A:We’awareofsome

ofourotherlocalprojects?

C:No,Idon’tthinkIam.

A:Well,oneofthethingswe’agroupof

volunteersinvolvedinveraltree-plantingprojectsindifferentpartsofthecity.

We’retryingtogetasmanytreesplantedaspossibletohelpcleantheairandalsoto

helplowerthetemperatureduringthesummer.

C:Thatsoundssmart.

A:’vealsoplacedover50recyclingbinsaroundthecitysothatpeople

candropoffthingsforrecycling–cans,bottles,plasticbags,

yearweraidover$100,000throughrecycling.

C:That’sfantastic.I’oIsign?

P42

5Listening:Environmentalsolutions

AListentothreepeopledescribinghowcomeriounvironmentalproblemsare

owntheproblemeachonetalksabout.

:

J:Youknow,I’vebeenreadingalotabouttheproblemoflandfills–anditreallyhas

meworried.

M:Why?

J:Well,itemsthattheeasiestwayofdisposingoftrashisbyburyingitinlandfills.

Theproblemisthatinmanycountriesthelandfillshavealreadybeenfilledup,and

it’antsahugelandfillanywherenear

theirneighborhood.

M:Sowhat’sthesolution?

J:Well,ycitiesaretryingtodomorerecyclingso

thattheycanreducetheamountofstuffthatgoesintothelandfills.

:

W:Ican’tbelieveit’thisworldcoming

to?

A:Well,thesunhasneverbeengoodforyou,butit’,

theozonosphere,whichhelpsprotectusfromthesun’sultravioletrays,hasbeen

eozonelayergetstoothin,itcancauan

increainskincancerandotherproblems.

W:Butisthereanythingwecandotosolvetheproblem?

A:hebiggestthreatstotheozonelayeriscars–theexhaustgasfrom

nyplaces,people

arebeingaskedtocarpool.

:

K:Youknow,youalwayshearaboutairpollution,butnotmanypeopleareawareof

theproblemofwaterpollution.

M:Youmeanintheoceans?

K:’saprobleminalmosteverymajorcityin

allourriversandlakes–wherewegetourdrinkingwaterfrom–

arebeingpollutedinsomewaybybusinessfarms,homes,industries,andother

nthoughthewatermostofusdrinkistreated,it’sstillnot100

percentpure.

M:Sowhat’sthesolution?

K:Well,it’sacomplicatedproblemtosolve,butbasicallywhat’sinvolvedistreating

allwasteproductsmorecarefullysothatdangerouschemicalsandbacteriadon’tget

intoourwatersupply.

P43

Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Andy:Youknow,there’safactoryoutsidetownthat’spumpingchemicalsintothe

river.

Carla:Howcantheydothat?Isn’tthatagainstthelaw?

A:Yes,tofcompaniesignoretholaws.

C:That’sterrible!WhatcanGreenerWorlddo?

A:Well,onthingtodoaboutitistotalktothemanagement.

C:Whatifthatdoesn’twork?

A:Well,thenanotherwaytostopthemistogetaTVstationtorunastoryonit.

C:Yes!ay,what’sthenameofthiscompany?

A:It’scalledApexIndustries.

C:Ohno!Myuncleisoneoftheirtopexecutives!

AndyandCarladecidetodo?

Carla:Waitaminute,BeforeGreenerWorlddoesanything,shouldn’twemakesure

thatwe’vegotourfactsstraight?

Andy:tthingtodoistomonitorthesituationoverthenext

veralweekstoewhatexactlyishappening.

C:Howdowedothat?

A:Well,wecantakepicturesoftheriverandeventakewatersamplestoehowhad

thesituationis.

C:beIcouldtalktomyuncleaboutit.

A:Oh,no,Idon’tthinkthat’,anyway.

C:Whynot?

A:Idon’tthinkwewanttosayanythingtoanyoneuntilwehaveaclearerpictureof

e’vemonitoredthesituationforawhile,thenwecandecide

whetherweneedtohaveameetingwithareprentativeofthecompanytotellthem

whatwe’,Carla?

C:OK.

Unit8

Learningtolearn

P46

2Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Paula:Doyouwanttotakeaclasswithmeatthecommunitycollege?

Jason:etheyoffering?

P:Well,here’ook.

J:’vegotalotoflanguageclass–Chine,German,

youratherlearnanAsianlanguageoraEuropeanone?

P:Um,actually,IthinkI’veoneonlandscape

photographyandanotheronmakingvideos.

J:inkI’dpreferstudyingvideotolearningabout

photography.

P:OH,herethatyouneedtoprovideyourownvideoequipment.

J:Oh,I’’sewhatelthey’reoffering.

urdotheydecidetotake?

Why?

Paula:,thissoundskindofinteresting:theartofbonsai.

Jason:What’sbonsai?

P:Youknow,herethattheyhave

acouronhowtogrowthem,andonhowtodevelopabusinessllingbonsais.

Apparently,youcanllthemforupto$500apiece.

J:Really?Wow!dlearnhowtogrowthemandthen

maybetupalittlebusiness.

P:ddoitoutatmydad’otsofroomtogrowthingsin

hisgarden.

J:Isthecourexpensive?Doyouhavetobuyanyspecialequipment?

P:Itsaysnospecialequipmentisrequiredexceptplantcontainersandsomeyoung

trees.

J:Let’scheckitout,then.

P48

Listening:

AListentothreepeopletalkingaboutthepart-timecourstheytookrecently.

Completethechart.

M:So,Linda,whathaveyoubeendoingwithyourlf?

L:,wait!That’hisgreatdancingcourlastmester.

M:Oh,yeah!Whatkindofdancing?

L:Welearnedtapdancingandsquaredancing.

M:Wait……whyonearthwouldyouwanttolearntapdancingandsquaredancing?

Itsoundxhausting.

L:Oh,’llethatyoulearnmore

olearnhowtobemoreconfidentandhowtointeractbetter

withotherpeople.

M:withallthathoppingaroundI’dbetooexhaustedtointeractwith

anyone.

W:So,howdidyouenjoyyourcookingcour?

R:Itwasgreat.

W:Whatkindsofthingsdidyoulearntocook?

R:Well,itwasacouronvegetariancooking.

W:Ididn’tknowyouwereavegetarian.

R:Oh,I’ughtitwouldbeufulto

knowhowtomakesomeinterestingdisheswithoutmeatfortimeswhenIinvite

friendsoverfordinner.

W:,Iguessthatmakesn.

R:Oh,sotaughtusallkindsofuful

thingsabout…uh…thehealthvalueofdifferentkindsofvegetables,andhowto

preparethemsothatyoudon’tremoveallthevaluablevitaminsandmineralsthat

theycontain.

W:So…uh…when’sdinner?

BListentotwootherpeopleexplainhowtheylearnnewwordsinaforeign

chniquesdotheyu?

Firstperson

the

,andIalways

othroughthecards

wheneverIhavesomesparetime–likewhen.I’mwaitingformyclothesatthe

Laundromatorbetweenclass–andstudythewordsuntilIknowthembyheart.

Everyweekorso,Iorganizethecardsintocategories:youknow,Iputallthewords

togetherthathavetodowithfood…orwork…orhome…orschool…whateverIcan

findthatmynewwordshaveincommon.

Secondperson

’erIhearorread

enIhavetime,Ilookitupinmydictionary.

ThenIputdownsomekeyinformationabouttheword–youknow,whetherit’sa

nounoraverb,andsomeexamplesofhowit’oughthenotebookand

ybelievethattheonlywaytolearnnewwords

–eveninyourownlanguage–isbymemorizingthem.

P49

9Waysoflearning

AFirst,stentotwo

theylearn?

agoodcook

Firstperson

’sagreatcook,soIudto

ookacoupleofcooking

classtolearnhowtodootherkindsofcooking,likepastriesandChinecooking.

Secondperson

IneveractuallyspentanytimeinthekitchenuntilImovedawayformhomeandgot

adtolearn–thatis,ifIwantedtoeatsomethingbesides

fastfood!SoIlearnedtocookjustbygettingsomecookbooksandtryingtherecipes

lotofreallyawfulmistakes,and…ugh…atesomeofthomistakes,but

’maprettygoodcook,I’veeventhrownsome

dinnerparties.

agoodconversationalist

Firstperson

esortofpersonwhocouldgotoapartyand

nevertalktoanybody,andwhenyoudon’ttalktoanybody,it’shardtomakefriends.

Anyway,ditmighthelpmebecome

,

cherwasverykind,andtaughtmethatIcouldtalkto

anybodyjustbypretendingtobesomeoneel.

Secondperson

IguessIlearnedhowtocommunicatewithpeoplewhenIwasaflightattendant.I

timportantthingyouhavetodoin

thatjobistotalktopasngers–rntotalk

aboutallkindsofstuff,andyoufindoutjusthowinterestingsomepeople’slivesare.

Ithinkthekeytobeingagoodconversationalististobesincerelyinterestedinother

peopleandtotrytogetthemtotalkaboutthemlvesasmuchaspossible.

ReviewofUnits5-8

P52

2ListeningTenantcomplaints

tethechart.

1.

A:Hello,?Iwaswonderingifyoucould,uh,changethelightbulboutfront?

Itwentoutagain.

B:Look,whyareyoubotheringmenow?It’sstilllightoutsideanditwillbefor

anotherfivehours.

A:Well,Irealizethat,butitwasdarklastnight,andIwasfumblingwithmykeys,

and…I’mheadedoutnow,and…

B:Miss,’’sdangeroustoworkwithelectricitywhenit’s

wetoutside.

A:Oh,I…Idon’’sjustthatI’llbecominghomelatetonight

andIjustwanttomake…

B:Iwouldlovetohelpyoumiss,’thavea

ladder.

A:Well,youknow,Ihaveachair!Ifyou’djustgivemealightbulb,Iwouldn’tmind

?

B:Oh,!ightbulbfromoneofmylamps…

A:Oh,no,youdon’thavetodothat!

B:…,’smypleasure.

A:Oh!Thankyou!

2.

A:Uh,?

B:Yeah?

A:Uh,Iwaswonderingifyoucoulddosomethingaboutmynext-doorneighbor’s

dog?It’sbeenbarkingand…andkeeping…keeping…

B:Hey!Fishgottaswim,birdsgottafly,dogsgotta……

A:Dogs…

B:That’snature’sway.

A:Dogs…yes,buttheydon’thavetobarkallnight!Thisisthreenightsinarow……

B:Oh!Wait!Wait!Haveyoutriedearplugs?

A:I’n’t……

B:Haveyouenthesizeofthatdog?Youwantmetogointhere?Thatdogcould

hurtme!

A:Well,Ineedmysleep!Idon’tknowwhattotellyou,Imean……

B:Look,ouwhat.I’llcallhimonthephone,andaskifhecankeephis

dogquiet.

A:Thankyou!

3.

A:.

B:.

A:Ihaveabonetopickwithyou.

B:Whatisit?

A:Mymailkeepsarrivingeverydaylaterandlater.

B:,that’sthegovernment’sfault-notmine……

A:Well,Ithink……

B:Well,complaintothepostoffice.

A:!Ithinkthatit’syourjobtotakecareofthis!

B:,whydoyouneedyourmailearly?lax,put

yourfeetup,andwatchalittleTV,OK?

A:I’msorry,!

B:OK,.I’llgodowntothepostofficeandspeakto

someone……tomorrow.

Unit9

Self-improvement

P54

2Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Ken:youknow,I’vealwayswantedtohavemyfortunetold.

Lisa:Really?Doyouknowwhereyoucangetitdone?

K:I’betherearesomefortunetellerslistedinthephonebook.

Let’stakealook.

L:’ldhaveyourpalmreadbyMadameZarafor$70.

K:That’sreallyexpensive.

L:Whataboutthisone?Youcangetyourfortunetoldoverthephoneforonly$3.75a

minute.

K:That’ithme!

esthefortune-tellersayaboutKen’s

future?

F:ellyouwhatthefuture

’syousign?

K:I’maLeo.

F:Hmm…let’,thisisgoingtobeaninterestingweekforyou.

K:Whyisthat?

F:Itemsthatyou’rewaitingtohearaboutsomethingimportant,andyoushould

havegoodnewstowardtheendoftheweek.

K:Hmm…Iwonderwhatthat’sabout.

F:Butyoursituationatworkoratschoolwillbecomemoredifficultinthecoming

findthingsboringforawhile,butyoushouldbepatient.

K:OK.

F:Now,onthepersonalside,youwillhavesomelivelyandinterestingdiscussions

entiontothisfriend’sadvicebecauitwillturn

outtobegoodforyouinthelongrun.

K:esn’tsoundtoobad.

F:If,youwouldliketohearmore,I’llneedyourcreditcardnumber,plea.

K:’s8997-9670072……

8Conversation

AListenandpractice.

James:Thishasgottostop!AnotherFridaynightwithoutadate!WhatcanIdo?

Mike:Whataboutlookingthroughthepersonaladsinthenewspaper?That’showI

metStephanie.

J:Actually,I’peopleyoumeetarealwaysdifferentfromwhat

youexpect.

M:Well,whydon’tyoujoinadatingrvice?Afriendofminemethiswifethatway.

J:That’snotabadidea.

M:Also,itmightbeagoodideatocheckoutsingles’nightatthebookstore.

J:’tfindadate,atleastImightfindagoodbook!

P58

10Listening

own

mpareingroups.

vercomeshyness

M:Well,Ithinkifyou’rereallyshyitmightbeagoodideatoeatherapistor

someonelikethat–youknow,’talways

changebyyourlf.

W:Orhowaboutgettingoneoftholf-helpbooksfromthelibrary?I’msurethere

arebooksaroundwithlotsofgoodsuggestionsthatyoucantry.

M:Ithinkthebestthingistojoinaclubanddoactivitieswhereyouhavetomeetand

,ifyoujoinatheatergroupandworkonputtingona

play,you’llprobablybeabletoovercomeyourshyness.

2.M:keafairlyfastwalkforatleast

’llbesurpridathowmuchfatyoucanburnoffjustbywalking

everyday.

W:’xpensive,butapersonal

trainercanhelpyoufocusonwhatyoureallyneedtodoandshowyouthebestkinds

ofexercistodototighterupyourtummyorwhateveritisyouwanttotightenup.

M:

ontheweekends,dasy,butactually,agoodlong

bikeridecanbeevenbetterforyouthanaworkoutatthegym.

尽管人智慧有其局限，爱智慧却并不因此就属于徒劳。智慧果实似乎是否定性：理论上——“我知道我一无所知”；实践上——“我

需要我一无所需”。然而，达到了这个境界，在谦虚和淡泊哲人胸中，智慧痛苦和快乐业已消融为了一种和谐宁静了