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上海牛津高二下课文

U1Whatisbeauty?

Sufferingtobebeautiful

ReadthetranscriptbelowfromaradioprogrammecalledHeadtoHead.

Host:’beauty?And,towhatlengths

canorshouldwegotomakeourlvesmorebeautiful?Inthestudiotodayaretwo

beautifulwomentohelpanswerthequestions!SueLeslie,aformermodelwhois

nowasuccessfulbusinesswoman,andElizabethCade,,

tyimportant?

SL:Welt,first,thanksforthecompliment,,Ithinkthatintoday’sworld,

uldwatchwhatyoueatandkeepyourlffit.

Andifthat’snotenough,thencosmeticsurgerycanchangepeople’slives.

Host:Elizabeth,what’syourviewpoint?

EC:Ithinkit’suptoeveryonetodecidewhatisrightforthem,butIdofeelthat

peopleshouldbehappywiththemlves,stoo

dopeoplethinkaboutthereal

dangersofthisobssionwithlooks,bothfromeatingdisordersandfromhaving

,manypeoplefeelunhappybecaujustdon’thappentofit

society’scurrentideasofwhatisbeautiful.

Host:Sinceyou’reahistorian,perhapsyoucouldgiveusabriefhistoricalperspective

onthis.

EC:Well,therearelotsofexamplesofsocietiesinwhichpeoplehavedonesome

tance,some

Europeanwomenudtohavetheirbottomribsremovedsothattheywouldhavethin

ca,

itisridiculousthat

people-usuallywomen-havebeenforcedbysocietytoenduresuchconsiderablepain

andsuffering.

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SL:orcespeopletocometo‘Sue’sSalon’,

’refreetocome,andtheyenjoycomingbecauafteracour

there,’teanyrealpointin

discussingallthequainto/dcustoms.

EC:Buttherereallyisnodifferencebetweenthenandnow!Thatiswhytoday,

veeyeoperations,faceliftsandmany

otheroperationsjusttomakeotherpeoplethinktheyaremorebeautiful.

SL:Yes,butit’stheirownchoice.

EC:Idon’ystilljudgespeopleonhowtheylook,andsoforcesthemto

ld

judgethewholeperson.

Host:Well,Ithinkthattsoutsomeoftheissuesverywe11,sonow,let’stakeour

firstcall…

U2Laughterheals

Apracticaljoke

Readthisarticleonahumourwebsitetoeanexampleofapracticaljoke.

We’candefineajokeassomethingyousaythatcauslaughter,andapractical

icaljokeisatrickthatisplayed

ard

Boston’sBookofPracticaljokes,thewritertellsthestoryofapracticaljokeplayed

ressionthatMrPotts

regardedhiscolleaguesasinferiorsmadehimunpopular:’H-is1co-workersdecided

toplayajokeonhimthatmightmakehimfeelmorehumble.

arrivedattheofficeeverymorning

atprecilyteno’clock,ed

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leftintheafternoon,hishat

fromthepeg,placeditonhishead,said‘Goodafternoon:anddepartedforhome.

Oneday,whenhewasoutoftheroom,hiscolleaguexaminedthehatvery

eywenttoanearbyshopandboughtanotherhatexactlylikeit,but

eyreturnedtotheoffice,MrPottswasstillout,sothey

exchangedthenewhatfortheoldone.

Attheendoftheafternoon,puthishatonhis

head,however,elefttheoffice,everyone

roaredwithlaughter.

Thenextday,toeveryone’ssurpri,MrPottsturnedupwithhishatinits

leagueswerepuzzledbythis,andwhileMrPottswasoutthey

undthatMrPottshadfixedsomepiecesof

newspaperroundtheinsideofthehattoreduceitsdiameterandmakeitsmaller.

ThenextdaytheydecidedtotakeMrPotts’soldhatfromthecupboardwhere

deitsmallerinthesameway,andreplacedthenewhat

ndoftheday,put

hishatonthistime,however,,everyoneroared

withlaughterwhenhelefttheoffice.

MrPotts’ultwasthaton

nd,thebeliefthatan

illnesswasmakinghisheadchangesizefromdaytodayledMrPottstogotoa

doctor.‘Nonn’,saidthedoctor.‘Thereisnosuchdia’.

U3

Whatdocolorstellusaboutourlvesandtheworldaroundus?Readthismagazine

articletofindout.

Thestudyofcolorandpersonalityisafascinatingmixtureofscientificfactand

sychologistMaxLuscherhasspentmostofhislife

studyingcolor,andhasdevelopedacolortestwhichhelpxplainyourpersonality.

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AccordingtoLuscher,peoplewhochooredonthetestareenergeticand

adventurous,hopreferbluearecalmandincontrol,

eansfirmness,adislikeofchangeandafearof

meansyouareopenandfree,ambitiousandoptimistic.

dgreenoftenremindpeopleof

thecoloroftheskyandthea,andgreenisthecolorof

’spulratesdecreaandtheyfeelmorerelaxedwhenthey

,however,

thecolorofbloodandmeat,

opleethecolorred,their

kestnightsareblack—acoloroftenassociatedwithfear.

Inourdailylife,meyouarein

asupermarket,od

companiesoftenured,green,heare

regardedasthemain‘appetite’colorsthathelppersuadepeopletobuymorefood.

ydoesitstimulatethe

appetite,butitalsomakespeoplefeelenergetic,sothataftertheyhaveeatentheywill

leavemorequickly,thusmakingspaceformorecustomers.

Itisnocretwhybanksliketoumorerious,restfulcolorssuchasblue,

ersuadepeopletothinkofthebankasasafeandreliable

makesusthinkofsunshineandholidays,whichisthereasonwhy

travelagentsuit.

Colorsareudinflags,80%ofcountrieshavered—thecolorof

action—lue,whichsymbolizespeace,isthecolorofthe

vironmentalgroupshavechongreen,whichreminds

peopleofnature,astheircolor.

eudtohelpus,towarnus,torelaxus,to

controlusandtomakeusbuythings.

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U4

AnexhibitionofsomeofthepaintingsofVincentVanGoghwillopenattheCultural

critic’sreviewofVanGogh’slifeandwork.

VincentVanGoghisprobablytheworld’ople

nly,hewasnotasuccessinhislifetime.

Althoughheproducedmorethan800paintings,hesoldonlyone,foraboutUS$80.

plemayhaveevenheardofhim.

Hisfamedevelopedslowlyafterhisdeathin1890,butithasneverstoppedgrowing.

Onehundredyearslater,in1990,aJapanebusinessmanpaidUS$82millionfor

oneofhisworks—aworldrecord.

ngman,hetriedmanydifferent

edinanartdealer’scompany,buthemusthavedislikedit,becauhe

,lookingforadeeper

purpoinlife,heworkedasamissionaryamongthepoorinBelgium,buthe

y,hedecidedto

becomeapainter.

Fortherestofhislife,hedependedonthefinancialsupportofhisbrotherTheo,

years,from1880to1890,Van

Goghproducedhisbestpaintings,until,sadly,hetookhisownlife.

ifficultygettingalongwith

people,nequarrel,inlate1888,hewassouptthat

,from1889to1890,he

,

knowthisbecauhewrotehundredsofletterstoTheoexpressinghisideasandhis

work,andthelettersshowtheclarityofhisthinking.

Doeshedervethefamehenowposss?Certainly,Iadmirehiswork

ntingsarerealistic,ametime,theyarenot

ghtcolorsandthickstrokesofhispaintingsmakethestrong

enhissubjectsareflowers,treesorthesky,his

paintingsarefullofpowerful,honestemotions,emotionswhichfinallykilledhim.

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have

tospendhoursinthequeue,butdonotmissthischance—hispaintingsmightnot

comethiswayagainformanyyears.

U5

Readthisstoryfromabookonenvironmentalissues.

Lifeisariesofchoices,

Saleem,anobssmanwithtoomuchmoneyandpower,ehis

officewaitedhispersonaldoctor,bringinghimvitalnewsabouttheonlymedicine

thersideoftheworld,oneofhingineerswaitedfor

hisdecisiononanimportantmatterofbusiness.

lionaire

businessmanmadehisdecision.

‘No,letthefoolwait,’growledSaleem,‘Businesscomesfirst.’Despitethehealth

problemscaudbyhishugeweight,

raidafatfinger,andoneofhisstaffhurriedtoswitchonalargetelevisiont.

Thescreenflashedtolife,andSaleem’talkedby

satellitedirectlytohismasteralthoughtheywerethousandsofmilesapart.‘It’sall

readytoblow,MrSaleem,’hesaid.‘Justsaytheworld.’

nthsago,

leem’smenhadcome,cuttingdownallthevaluable

thebottomofthevalley,adamhad

uldprovidepowerforthefactorieswhichSaleemplannedtobuild

torieswouldbringhimvastprofits.

era

pannedawayintothedistance,andthenacloudofdustroup,followedshortlybya

yriverchangeditscour,andwaterfloodedintothedoomed

PakanValley.

‘Good,that’thatdoctorinhere,’

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doctorcameinwithaworriedlookandstartedtoexaminehiswealthypatient.

‘You’redoingverywell,MrSaleem,’hesaidfinally.‘Thenewmedicineissaving

ydifficultyisgettingmoreofit.’

‘Canyougetmore?Moneyisnoproblem,’Saleemsaid.‘Tellmewhatyouneed,and

we’llgetit.’

‘Themainingredientofthismedicinecamefromanewly-discoveredplant—asmall,

greenorchid,’thedoctorexplained.‘We’llneedmanyofthemtomakeenough

’sonlyoneplaceintheworldwheretheygrow.’

‘Where?’demandedthebusinessman,impatiently.

Thedoctorsmiled.‘Well,luckilytheorchidscomefromsomelandwhichyouown,

sir,sotherewon’’refromaplaceinSouth

AmericaknownasPakanValley.’

U6

Readthisbrochuretoehowonecompanyengagesinanewwayofdoingbusiness.

Likeallindustries,isto

isthatallyourdreamswillcometrue

reamsaresoldto

esofyouthful

ductsare

prentedinexpensivepackaging,oftendoublingtheircost.

Th

doesnotwantacustomertobepoisonedbyalipstick,orblindedbyanewtypeofeye

ductsprovenunsafe,acompanyislikelytobesuedformillionsof

dthis,manycosmeticproductsaretestedonanimalstoensurethat

ainfultestsincludeforce-feeding,injections,applyingthe

producttotheskinordrippingitintotheeyesofthehelplessanimals.

1976anamazing,unconventionalwomancalled

oredalltheaccepted

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,TheBodyShopnowhasover2,100shops

panyprospering,Anitarevolutionizedtheindustry.

Anitawantedtollsimple,ughtit

ore,

sheexplainedthequalities(andlimitations)ofeachproductinsimple,truthful

gimagesofbeautifulwomeninhershops,shepromotedhealth,not

beauty.

Shethoughtthatpackagingwasunimportant,soshestartedarefillingand

yshop,thereisa

“RefillBar”.Thisallowscustomerstorefilltheiroldbottles,thussavingwaste.

Remarkably,TheBodyShophasbecomeaglobalbusinesswithoutspendingany

tAnitaattractedwidepublicitybyexplainingherviews

elpedthecauswhichshe

supported,ouragedallherstafftotake

otaughtthemtobelievethatprofits,although

important,arenottheonlyaimofabusiness.