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(完整word版)朗文英语听说教程一

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Unit 1 happinessP:let us get start,Lots people in society think the more money they have, the more happiness they will obtain Assume that you are a lottery winner, 5 million dollars, do you feel happy? S:Maybe a little, but this is not the major reasonP:So, what makes some people happier than other?S:Psychologists find that there are more important personality factors make people happy.what`s your opinion?P:in my view,happy people are satisfied with themselves,Maybe they are a little bit fat, overweigh t or may not have the best job ,not live in a fancy house ,but they do not want to change these things, the feeling of happiness comes from the inside, not the outside. What do you think?S:I deem happy people are optimistic and unhappy people always are of negative attitude. They think that things will get worse.By the way,happy people have good relationship with other people.P:They spend time on building the relationship with family and friends.Pour out your heart, your fears, your woes - share these with Him,you can obtain purification of your mind. S:So,the money can not bring us happiness. Generally,Regardless Of the money,self-content,optimistic and Excellent interpersonal communication Skills are the best way to make us happy.P:there are some proverbs there:You are never be happy if you make others unhappy , originate from China.w here there is love , there is happiness , originate from Poland. which one do you prefer?S:First one impressed me a lot.P: Why?S:because if you keep in touch with the people around you, you will benefit pretty much from them.P:you mean Do it for us, do it for one another, do it for you, and do it for each other then you feel happy.Unit 2 New kind of foodP: china is doing research on genetically modified foods and is considering it.S:I heard that US is for using G.M. foods, but Europe is against it .P:I see, oh right,S:So what do you think?P:I think it`s a great ideal have GM foods.S:oh,Do you think human can benefit from GM foods?P:1 may fewer pesticide than normal food example corn will kill the insects that eat the plant2 grow better than normal plants example strawberry grow in cold weather3.stay fresh longer after they are harvest example tomato stays fresh for two months S:I don`t think so,I am worried more that there haven't been enough tests on genetically modified foods, that there might be side effects that could lead to cancer, or could ruin the naturally life cycle of the plant s.1dominate other wild plants in the environment causing other plants to die2hurt the insects and animal in the environment corn kill the butterflies3harmful to the people who consume the food put the genes from animals into plant such as that scientists took a gene from a kind of fish – a gene help the fish live in cold waterP:Uh,definitely,I think there is lots of resons to be concerened.S:then scientists are going to have to continue with the research.P:the fact is the population is growing and these people are going to have to eat food,so if GM foods can help people to eat and survive and for the human population to survive.As we know, in biology, cloning is the process of producing similar population of genetically identical individuals that occurs unnaturally.S:when organism such as bacteria insects or plants reproduce asexually, cloning in biotechnology refers to processes to create copies of DNA fragments, cell or organisms.1pros reproductive cloning 、organ replacement 、genetic research 2cons lack of diversity 、faster aging 、securityP:In short, there are both advantages and disadvantages about GM foodUnit 5 violence on TVP:TV is one of the prevalent media influences in kid’s lives According to some reports , youth ages 6-19 average about 6 hours of screen time per day.On the one hand children can get some useful information easily from TV not only the voice but also the colorful pictures, which can greatly arouse interesting of the children.S:On the contary ,I think TV have negative influences on children.1 increase fear violence on TV2 ignore to real- life violence they imitate what they see on tv everyday ugly language and attitude aggressive behaviors3 activities are crucial for adolescent to healthy mental and physical TV is harmful to their eyes stomach intestinesP:you know,Almost 98% American families have a TV。

朗文英语听说教程二听力原文_Unit_09

朗文英语听说教程二听力原文_Unit_09

Unit 9 Which Way Will It Go?IntroductionTEACHER: The topic for today’s class is land as a resource. Land, water, trees, oil . . . these are all resources, and as future environmental scientists, you need to understand how to manage these resources. As the world population increases, managing land resources will become a greater priority. Land is a limited resource. Today I’m going to divide the lecture into two parts. First we’ll look at some of the factors contributing to pressures on the land we have, and then I want to turn to some of the ways people worldwide are trying to address land problems and meet the needs of future generations. Think of it as first the bad news, then the good news.Body: Part 1Let me start by saying there is less good productive land now than there was even ten years ago. By productive land I mean land that is fertile, that we can use to grow food and raise animals. Each year more and more land becomes degraded. We are losing productive land. Worldwide, new dry areas are developing and expanding. This is happening on every continent except Antarctica. I don’t mean existing deserts like the Sahara are getting bigger. I’m talking about new dry areas, areas where land has been declining in quality. You can see these areas in the map in your book. Why are these areas forming and expanding? What do you think? Theresa?STUDENT l: It’s the climate, isn’t it? The earth is getting, you know, hotter because of global warming. So water gets evaporated and the land dries out.TEACHER: OK. Marcel, do you agree?STUDENT 2: Well, yeah. It has to be the weather. What else could it be?Body: Part 2TEACHER: Well, different reasons have been given. Some people contribute it to global warming or to climate changes. They say nature simply produces dry regions, like the Sahara Desert, as well as wet regions, like the Amazon Rain Forest . . . . Well, let’s think about this. Is it only the weather? Let’s see if there are other factors contributing to this trend. Is nature, or the weather, really the problem? According to a large group of scientists, the weather isn’t the main factor. Instead, they say, people are the main factor. When they say people are the main problem, they mean people’s actions-how people use and manage land. Poor land management, overpopulation, poor farming techniques, too many animals, and so on, can all affect the land. Look at the chart in your book. As you can see, researchers have identified several ways human activities contribute to the problem. The first is overgrazing by farm animals. They say about 35 percent of the loss of productive land is due to overgrazing by farm animals. The second is overcutting of trees, which leads to about 30 percent of the loss. And lastly, 28 percent of the loss of good land is from methods of farming. Overgrazing, overcutting, and farming methods. Let’s look at these one at a time.The first is overgrazing. Good topsoil is lost or damaged because of overgrazing by farm animals. Overgrazing means the animals eat too many of the plants. There are several bad results of overgrazing. First, there aren’t enough plants left to hold the soil in place. Then, the topsoil is eroded by wind and rain; they carry it away. Second, as the animals walk around, the soil is compacted, and gets very hard. If the soil is too hard, rainwater isn’t absorbed into the soil, and this causes the soil to stay dry and warm. As the soil gets drier, even fewer plants can grow. This, in turn, causes the animals to walk around more and more, in order to find enough food to eat. And, this causes the ground to get packed down even more, and get even drier, and so on. So, you can see that overgrazing can create this cycle.Body: Part 4Second, overcutting of trees also contributes to the loss of good land. The main problem is too many trees are cut and not replanted. For years we’ve heard about how this is happening on a large scale in the Amazon Rain Forest in Brazil. Trees, like land, are a resource we depend on. They’re vital to the whole environmental balance on earth. If trees are cut down and not replanted, there is nothing to hold the good soil. Wind and water carry the good soil away and it erodes quickly, leaving land that is dry and less productive. So, overcutting is another reason why land quality is declining.Body: Part 5Third, farming methods are another big factor. In some places, traditional methods that have been used for hundreds of years no longer work well. Why do they no longer work well? Partly because the population is increasing, and farmers aren’t equipped to meet these new demands, and partly because the soil is getting worn out. More people need to be fed from less land. As a result, some farmers may use too much fertilizer on the limited land they have, or not let the land rest from year to year, causing it to become less fertile. Irrigation is a huge factor many of us don’t think about. Irrigation water often has salt in it, and when the salt builds up in the soil, the soil can no longer be used for farming. Currently, about one third of the irrigated land in the world has too much salt in it. Irrigation has taken a heavy toll on good land.Body: Part 6So, basically, how people use the land seems to be a bigger factor in the decrease of productive land than weather. Of course, weather extremes, like no rain or too much rain, can add to the problem. However, the weather is not the main reason for the problem. Some of the extremes in the weather caused by global warming can make the situation worse for people who live in these dry areas. But the weather alone is not the main issue. The decline of productive land is a worldwide problem. Currently, about one third of the world’s land area is considered unproductive because it is too dry and damaged.OK, so that’s the bad news. Now let’s turn to the good news. What are countries doing to help preserve land as a resource? As experts learn more about this worldwide problem, they have tried to find ways to address it. Right now there are several organizations, the United Nations for one, that are working to help people. They try to help countries or communities look at their specific problems and figure out what possible changes they can make to protect their land. They talk to people about their farming methods, their animals, and how they use trees and their resources. Then they suggest changes that might alleviate some of their problems. Farmers might try to grow genetically engineered crops that don’t hurt the soil as much, or plant new trees, or raise fewer animals, or build new irrigation systems that leave less salt in the soil. They look for local solutions that will work best for that country. This includes looking at what has been done traditionally and implementing modern farming methods in ways that respect the local culture.ConclusionSo, let’s review what we covered today. I mentioned that about one third of the available land worldwide has become dry and less productive. The main reason for land degradation is people’s actions, including overgrazing by animals, overcutting of trees, and farming methods. As scientists learn more, we need to work to help countries make specific changes and for farmers to become better equipped so that they can preserve the good land that is left.Let me just add that if we look at the estimates of what the world population will be fifty years from now-about 9 billion people-it helps us see that protecting the good land that’s left needs to be a high priority.I’ll stop there. We’ll continue with this next class. That’s all for this afternoon.。

朗文英语听说教程1课后练习题含答案

朗文英语听说教程1课后练习题含答案

朗文英语听说教程1课后练习题含答案Introduction朗文英语听说教程1是英语学习者中较为常用的教材之一。

对于初学英语的学习者,逐课完成教材的练习题非常有必要。

练习题可帮助学习者巩固所学知识、培养语感,提高听说能力。

本文将提供朗文英语听说教程1课后练习题及其答案,旨在帮助学习者更好地学习和掌握英语。

Part 1: Unit 1 Listening PracticeSection A: Tapescript1.W: Can you spell your name, please?M: It’s Dave, D-A-V-E.2.W: Do you speak English?M: Yes, I do.3.W: What do you do?M: I’m a teacher.4.W: How do you spell that?M: It’s R-O-S-E.5.W: What’s your telephone number?M: It’s 6-2-5-7-2-4-3.Section B: Answer the questions1.What is the man’s name?Answer: Dave.2.Does the man speak English?Answer: Yes, he does.3.What is the man’s job?Answer: He is a teacher.4.How do you spell the woman’s name?Answer: Rose.5.What is the man’s telephone number?Answer: 6-2-5-7-2-4-3.Part 2: Unit 1 Speaking PracticeExercise 11.A: Good morning, my name is Lisa.B: Good morning, Lisa. My name is Brian.2.A: Hi, I’m Tom.B: Hello, Tom. I’m Karen.3.A: Nice to meet you. My name is Andrew.B: Nice to meet you too, Andrew. I’m Julia.Exercise 21.Rita: Hello, this is Rita.Mark: Hi, Rita. This is Mark.Rita: Nice to meet you.2.Alice: Good afternoon. Is this Mr. Brown?John: No, this is John.Alice: I’m sorry. Is Mr.Brown avlable?John: Yes, hang on a second.Brown: Hello, this is Brown.Alice: Hi, Mr. Brown. This is Alice. How are you? Part 3: Unit 1 Answer KeyListening Practice1.D2.C3.B4.A5.DSpeaking PracticeExercise 11.Good morning, my name is Lisa.Answer: Good morning, Lisa. My name is Brian.2.Hi, I’m Tom.Answer: Hello, Tom. I’m Karen.3.Nice to meet you. My name is Andrew.Answer: Nice to meet you too, Andrew. I’m Julia. Exercise 21.Rita: Hello, this is Rita.Mark: Hi, Rita. This is Mark.Rita: Nice to meet you.Answer: Nice to meet you too, Mark.2.Alice: Good afternoon. Is this Mr. Brown?John: No, this is John.Alice: I’m sorry. Is Mr.Brown avlable?John: Yes, hang on a second.Brown: Hello, this is Brown.Alice: Hi, Mr. Brown. This is Alice. How are you?Answer: I’m fine, thanks. How are you?。

朗文英语听说教程1精选全文完整版

朗文英语听说教程1精选全文完整版

可编辑修改精选全文完整版朗文英语听说教程(一) QuizUnit 1 Happiness1. a. Which people are happyb. What makes people happyc. How people define happiness2. a. They like everything.b. They want to change.c. They are satisfied.3. a. They have few problems.b. They don’t worry much.c. They have negative attitudes.4. a. Good relationshipsb. A successful careerc. A lot of money5. Describe how psychologists learned what makes people happy.6. What three personality factors do happy people have?Answer Key1. b2. c3. b4. a5. Psychologists asked hundreds of people how happy they are. Then they asked questions to find out about their personalities. They looked at the differences between happy people and unhappy people.6. Happy people are satisfied with themselves. They are also optimistic about their problems. In addition,they have good relationships with their friends and family.Unit2New Kinds of Food(1’:50”)1. a. Fresh foodb. Dangerous foodc. Altered food2. a. Strawberriesb. Applesc. Bananas3. a. It needs fewer pesticides.b. It grows in less space.c. It dominates the environment.4. a. It may stay fresh longer.b. It may be more expensive.c. It may be harmful to people.5. What are three benefits of genetically modified food?6. What are three risks of genetically modified food?Answer Key1. c2. a3. a4. c5. Genetically modified food needs fewer pesticides. Genetically modified food/plants grow better than normal. In addition, they stay fresh longer after they are harvested.6. Genetically modified food/plants may dominate other plants in the environment. Also, they might hurt wild animals and insects. They might even hurt the people who eat them.Unit3Public Art(2’:02”)1. a. Art in museumsb. Art in people’s housesc. Art in public places2. a. Spoonbridge and Cherry (spoon and cherry)b. Non-Violence (gun in knot)c. Peace (woman on horse)3. a. Public artb.Surrealismc. Peace4. a. To make people go to museumsb. To make artists more popularc. To make public places more beautiful5. What is pop art? Give an example.6. What is surrealistic art? Give an example.Answer Key1. c2. c3. c4. c5. Pop art shows things people see in their everyday lives. Spoonbridge and Cherry, the sculpture of a large spoon with a cherry, is an example of pop art.6. Surrealistic art shows things that are strange or impossible. Non-Violence, the sculpture of a gun tied in a knot, is an example of surrealistic art.Unit 4 Journey to Antarctica1. a. From 1912 to 1914b. From 1914 to 1916c. From 1916 to 19182. a. South Georgia Islandb. Elephant Islandc. Argentina3. a. Everyone died.b. Some were rescued.c. Everyone was rescued.4. a. It reached America.b. It sank near Antarctica.c. It returned to London.5 . What was the goal of Shackleton ’s Journey? Did he succeed?6. What did Shackleton and his crew eat when they were living on ice?Answer Key1. b2. a3. c4. b5. Shackleton’s goal was to be the first person to walk across Antarctica. He didn’t succeed.6. First, they ate supplies from the ship. Then they hunted animals in the area. Finally, they killed and ate their dogs.Unit 5 Violence on Television (2’:11”)1. a. Three to four hours a dayb. Three to four hours a weekc. Thirty to forty hours a week2. a. Moviesb. Cartoonsc. The news3. a. About 1,000b. About 10,000c. About 100,0004. a. TV violence is linked to real violence.b. TV violence is not harmful for children.c. TV violence is increasing in the United States.5 . How did researchers study the immediate effects of TV violence on children?6. How did researchers study the long-term of TV violence on children?Answer Key1. a2. b3. c4. a5. The researchers showed children a TV show of a child hitting and kicking a doll. Then they left the children alone with a doll. The children hit and kicked the doll. This study showed that children do what they see on TV.6. The researchers studied how much violent television some children watched at age eight. Then they studied the same children at age eighteen. The children who watched a lot of violence TV were more violent at age eighteen.Unit 6 Too Old to Lea rn?(2’:06”)1. a. Before the critical periodb. During the critical periodc. After the critical period2. a. Seeb. Eatc. Meow3. a. Seeb. Eatc. Sing4. a. The ability to hear soundsb. The ability to pronounce soundsc. The size of the brain5. Define critical period. Give an example.6. What is difficult for adult language learners? Why?Answer Key1. b2. a3. c4. b5. The critical period is when an animal or human can learn a new skill. For example, in humans there is a critical period for language learning.6. Adults find it difficult to pronounce sounds correctly. Therefore, they may never learn to speak a new language with a native accent.Unit7Are We Alone?(2’:15”)1. a. Intelligent beingsb. Other galaxiesc. Rocket ships2. a. They have received signals from other planets.b. They have seen rockets from other planets.c. They believe other planets could support life.3. a. By sending out radio signalsb. By listening for radio signalsc. By sending out rockets4. a. Radio signals travel quickly and have a short range.b. Radio signals travel quickly and have a long range.c. Radio signals travel slowly and have a long range.5. How fast do radio signals travel? How long is needed for a radio signal to travel from the nearest galaxy to earth?6. Why doesn’t the SETI project use rockets to look for intelligent life?Answer Key1. a2. c3. b4. b5. Radio signals travel at the speed of light. A radio signal travels about four years from the nearest galaxy to earth.6. Rocket ships are restricted to traveling in one direction. And they are much slower than radio signals.Unit8Do the Right Thing(1’:55”)1. a. Do what is best for most people.b. Do what is best for everybody.c. Do what is best for yourself.2. a. Take care of other people.b. Do what is best for yourself.c. Make your own decisions.3. a. Aristotleb. Kantc. Bentham4. a. The principle of individual rightsb. The principle of individual goodc. The principle of common good5. Explain why the friend in the lecture wanted to lie to the dying woman.6. Use an ethical principle to explain how the friend can justify lying to the dying woman.Answer Key1. a2. c3. b4. c5. The friend thought spending a lot of money on an expensive funeral was a waste of money. He wanted to give the money to a school for homeless children.6. Following the principle of common good, the friend will help more people if he gives the money to the school for homeless children. The only person he might hurt is the dying woman.Unit 9 A Good Night’s Sleep1. a. From watching people sleepb. From surveys about sleep habitsc. From books about sleep habits2. a. Our modern lifestyleb. Feeling tiredc. Health problems3. a. Car accidentsb. Watching TVc.Family problems4. a. Seventeenb. Twentyc.Fifty5. How has technology affected our sleep habits?6. How does feeling sleepy affect people at work?Answer Key1. b2. a3. a4. c5. A hundred years ago, people didn’t stay up late because there was not much to do . However, today we can stay up late working, watching TV , or using the Internet.6. When people are sleepy at work, they don’t think clearly and can make mistakes. These mistakes can cost a lot of money or cause accidents.Unit 10 Negotiating for Success1. a.Solving the problemb.Talking about feelingsing “I”statements2. a.To explain your opinionb.To solve the problemc.To avoid blaming others3. a.The person stops communicating.b.The person accepts the blame.c.The person solves the problem.4. a.The issue in the negotiationb.People’s feelings about the negotiationc.The people in the negotiation5 . Explain the example of conflict in the lecture. Whohas a conflict? What is it about?6. Give an example of a statement blaming another person. Then rewrite the statement using an “I”statement.Answer Key1. c2. c3. a4. b5. Two co-workers have a conflict. They are working on a project together. One person isn’t finishing his work on time.6. A statement blaming another person is “You aren’t doing your work, Joe. ” An “I” statement is “I’m worried because the work isn ’t done. ”Unit 11 Risking It1. a.Flying in an airplaneb.Driving a carc.Riding a bicycle2. a. Being in an earthquakeb.Driving a carc.Flying in an airplane3. a. Going out in the sunb.Living near a nuclear power plantc.Flying in an airplane4. a. Being in an earthquakeb.Flying in an airplanec.Walking down stairs5 . Explain the difference between actual and perceivedrisk. Give an example.6. Explain the difference between controlled anduncontrolled risk. Give an example.Answer Key1. a2. b3. a4. c5. An actual risk is the real risk of being hurt or killed.A perceived risk is the risk people feel. For example, some people feel that flying is more dangerous than driving. However, more people are killed in car accidents than in airplane accidents.6. A controlled risk is a risk people can control. An uncontrolled risk is a risk they can’t control. For example, people are in control when they are driving. However, the pilot is in control when they are flying in an airplane.Unit 12 The Electronic Brain1. a. From 1943 to 1945b. From 1953 to 1955c. From 1963 to 19652. a. The U.S. Armyb.IBMc.Mauchly and Eckert3. a. Five hundredb.Five thousandc.Five million4. a. The size of an 1,800-square-foot roomb. The size of an 2,500-square-foot roomc. The size of an 5,000-square-foot room5.Why was ENIAC built?6. Why did Mauchly and Eckert want to work onENIAC?Answer Key1. a2. c3. b4. a5. During World War 错误!未找到引用源。

朗文英语听说教程1听力材料

朗文英语听说教程1听力材料

朗文英语听说教程1听力材料朗文英语听说教程1是一本以听力和口语训练为主的教材。

以下是一部分听力材料的参考内容。

Unit 1Title: IntroductionsFirst Section:- Speaker 1: Hello, my name is Alice. What's your name?- Speaker 2: Hi Alice, my name is John.- Speaker 3: Nice to meet both of you. I'm Mary.Second Section:- Speaker 1: Excuse me, are you from around here?- Speaker 2: No, I'm actually visiting. I'm from Canada.- Speaker 1: That's interesting. I'm from the UK.Unit 2Title: Daily RoutineFirst Section:- Speaker 1: What time do you usually wake up?- Speaker 2: I usually wake up at around 7 am.- Speaker 3: I'm more of a night owl. I usually sleep until 10 am. Second Section:- Speaker 1: Do you have any morning rituals?- Speaker 2: Yes, I always have a cup of coffee and read the news. - Speaker 3: I like to go for a run every morning to start my day. Unit 3Title: Hobbies and InterestsFirst Section:- Speaker 1: What do you do in your free time?- Speaker 2: I enjoy playing the guitar. It's my favorite hobby.- Speaker 3: I love painting. I find it very relaxing.Second Section:- Speaker 1: Have you ever tried any extreme sports?- Speaker 2: Yes, I've been skydiving before. It was an amazing experience.- Speaker 3: I prefer more low-key activities like hiking and camping.Unit 4Title: TravelFirst Section:- Speaker 1: Have you ever been to Paris?- Speaker 2: Yes, I went there last summer. It's a beautiful city.- Speaker 3: I've always wanted to visit. What was your favorite part?Second Section:- Speaker 1: How do you usually plan your trips?- Speaker 2: I usually research the sights and attractions before I go. - Speaker 3: I like to have a rough itinerary, but I also leave some room for spontaneity.Unit 5Title: Food and DiningFirst Section:- Speaker 1: What's your favorite cuisine?- Speaker 2: I love Italian food. Pizza and pasta are my go-to dishes.- Speaker 3: I'm more of a fan of Asian cuisine. I enjoy sushi and stir-fried noodles.Second Section:- Speaker 1: Do you like cooking?- Speaker 2: Yes, I love experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.- Speaker 3: I'm not very skilled in cooking, but I enjoy baking desserts.以上内容仅为参考,实际听力材料可能会有所不同。

朗文英语听说教程unit 2

朗文英语听说教程unit 2

• why it always seems like we choose slow lines at the supermarket? • The simple probability that the line next to you will move faster than yours is the one divided by the number of lines. If there are very many lines, the chances that you’ll choose the fastording to Murphy’s Law , anything that can go wrong will go wrong. So we’ll be looking at everyday examples of Murphy’s Law. • why toast falls buttered-side down? • why it always seems like we choose slow lines at the supermarket? • why it is so difficult to win when we gamble?
• What is “life history”?
• Things are fairly predictable because they follow the basic laws of probability. Weather is an example: the next sunny day is more likely to occur after the seventh day of rain than after the first, because the storm front has what is called a life history. But events with a life history have changing probabilities of certain events occurring over time.

朗文英语听说教程二听力原文_Unit_10

朗文英语听说教程二听力原文_Unit_10

Unit 10 It's in the DNATEACHER: Good morning. Today we'll talk about an important topic in biology-DNA and DNA testing. Can anybody tell us what DNA stands for?STUDENT 1: de-oxyribonucleic acid....TEACHER: Right. It's the molecule that carries genetic information in all living cells. Now first, we'll look at what DNA is and when it was discovered. Then, we’ll look at DNA testing and several applications, or uses of testing. This is an exciting topic for biologists because the more we learn about DNA, the more we see how science may change our lives-from healthcare to our relationships. OK, what does DNA look like?STUDENT 1: It looks like two strings, kind of wrapping around each other.TEACHER: Yes, exactly. There's a simple drawing of one in your book. As you can see, a molecule of DNA consists of two strands of chemical compounds arranged in a twisted pattern. Inside the human cell are chromosomes. The DNA is organized in twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in the ceil Genes are arranged on the chromosomes and these carry jUnd4menutl genetic information like hair color, eye color, or characteristics that aren't ad visable, such as intelligence. and a lot more. Scientists have been studying DNA for a long time. First, in 1860, Gregor Mendel made two important discoveries: tiny particles he called genes, and, that genes carry information from cell 10 cell. Now this was really the beginning. Then, in 1953, J. D. Watson and Francis Crick discovered and described the DNA structure. Their work was so important that they received the Nobel Prize in 1962. For the first time, scientists could understand exactly how DNA tells the cells what 10 do. This generated more DNA research, and by the end of the twentieth century, scientists made other important discoveries. Probably the most important work was the Human Genome Project. The goal of the Human Genome Project was to complete the first reading of the human genome, the complete set of human DNA. Uh, this was a huge job, but after ten long years in June,2000, the head of the Project announced that they had identified the complete set of human genes. Uh, this was a huge deal. Most people saw this as the beginning of a whole new era in DNA research. Scientists could read all of the genetic messages in the human body! This is, of course, a very brief history of the study of DNA. All right, let's consider DNA testing. One important use of DNA testing is testing identity, which is also called DNA t1ngerprinting. Here's how a DNA fingerprint is done. Scientists take a small sample of someone's hair or skin, which contain DNA. Next, they treat the sample with chemicals and make a film, like a small photograph. On this film there is a visible pattern of black bars. This pattern of black bars is unique for each person. So, a DNA sample from your hair identifies you, it's, it's like your fingerprint; it identifies you and you only. I see a question. Miguel?STUDENT 2: Does the DNA from hair or skin or blood all look the same?TEACHER: No, not exactly. The DNA from your hair will look like hair DNA but it will be uniquely your DNA pattern. It's sort of like all noses look like noses, right? Bur your nose looks like your nose only. Now I want to look at two applictltjDns, or uses, of DNA testing. First, how it can be used by doctors, and second, how it can be used by the police. Within health care, one important use is to identify potential for health problems. Researchers have found some genes linked to specific diseases. For example. Huntington’s disease is linked to a defect in chromosome 4, and Alzheimer's diseases linked to a defect in chromosome 19. A genetic link means that doctors know that if someone has defects in these genes. they’re more likely to get these health problems;their potential is increased. Notice, I didn’t say "Researchers have found that some gene defects cause specific diseases." There is simply a link. After doctors perform DNA testing, they can then decide the best way 10 use the information. For example, they may give medication to a patient to prevent a disease from ever starting. Genetic testing can also be used to decide which medicine to give someone. This is called targeted medicine. To me, this is very exciting and promising. There are tiny differences in DNA from person to person. These differences can affect which patients will be helped by a drug, and who may be harmed by it. This is, uh, a tremendous advantage. [t saves lives and money. NOW, let's look at how DNA testing is used by police. The police can use DNA fingerprints to identify and frau criminals. All they need is a small amount, or trace, of blood or hair from the crime scene. if the DNA samples from the crime scene and the suspect match, the results, at least in the United States, can be used as evidence in court. So, DNA testing can be used 10 help put someone in prison. In much the same way, DNA testing can be used 10 help innocent people in prison. People in prison can now try to use DNA testing for crimes that happened, say, ten years ago. If their DNA fingerprint doesn’t match the DNA fingerprint from the crime scene, this can help them get a new trial and perhaps get them out of prison. As you can see, there are benefits to DNA testing. However, there are also some concerns that this type of information might be used against us in the future. Now let's consider how DNA testing could be used against you. What if a company you wanted to work for asked you to take a DNA test? And what if your DNA test showed that you had a gene defect linked to a certain type of cancer? Would the company decide not to hire you? People also worry about health insurance. They’re afraid they might not be able to get health insurance if their DNA test shows they're at a higher risk for certain diseases. As a result, in the United States, some laws have been passed to protect the privacy of medical records. Now DNA testing has other possibilities that we won’t discuss today. But in any case, many people think about the negative uses of testing-the fear that it will be used against people or to create "perfect" babies. Others think about police being able to trace criminals and possible advances in healthcare. But, another way 10 think about it is that it tells us more about who we are, and that's the goal of biology-to understand nature.[ guess ['II stop there for Toady. [n the next class, I want to talk in more depth about uses of DNA testing by doctors. OK, we'll start there next time. That's, uh, that's all for today.。

(完整版)朗文英语听说教程听力翻译

(完整版)朗文英语听说教程听力翻译

1文:老师:早上好,大家。

早上好,菲利佩,莫妮卡,提奥,我不记得你的名字。

学生1:帕特丽夏。

老师:帕特丽夏,对,帕特丽夏。

那些都是美丽的名字,这是我们今天的主题的名字。

名字是一种文化的普遍性。

这意味着每个人都使用名字。

一个人的名字可以告诉我们一些关于一个人的家庭。

今天,我们将开始通过寻找第一个名字和人们如何选择他们的孩子的名字。

然后我们会谈论家庭的名字,看看不同类别的家庭名称。

虽然今天的讲座的范围是英语的名字,我们可以使用同样的方法,你知道,从任何文化看的名称。

让我们先简要看看,或给定的名称。

有几种方法家长为孩子选择第一个名字。

第一种方式是由家族史。

父母可以选择一个名字,因为它是通过一代一代的;例如,第一个出生的儿子可能会以他的父亲或祖父的名字命名。

虽然家庭的名字也传递给女儿,它通常是作为一个中间名。

添加“初中”或“第二个”为例,威廉帕克只做了几秒钟的男孩',而不是与女孩的名字。

父母选择一个名字的第二种方式是在一个家庭成员或朋友最近去世后,或有人“他们钦佩,像一个著名的领袖或著名的音乐家。

虽然大多数英文名字的意思是什么,例如,“李察”意味着强大和“安”意味着恩典,现在的意义不是主要原因,人们选择他们的婴儿的名字。

第三种方法是为孩子提供一个“推”。

家长想选择一个听起来很“成功”的名字,一个强大的名字可能会帮助他们在商业世界,例如。

或者他们可以选择一个名字,不论男女,像泰勒和特里。

因此,鉴于这三种方法,什么是最常见的方式家长选择一个名称。

许多家长选择一个名字,只是因为他们喜欢它,或因为它是时尚或经典。

在名字的变化就像他们在衣服。

一百年前,许多名字来自圣经的名字,如丹尼尔,安娜,和汉娜和马修。

然后五十年前,圣经的名字就不流行了。

如今,圣经的名字也越来越受欢迎了。

同样,父母经常选择经典的名字,在1900,1950流行的名字,现在仍然很受欢迎。

男孩的经典名字包括托马斯、戴维、罗伯特和米迦勒。

对于女孩们:安娜、伊丽莎白、艾米丽和凯瑟琳,只是举几个。

朗文英语听说教程1 Unit 2听力原文

朗文英语听说教程1 Unit 2听力原文

Unit 2 Hew Kinds of FoodPart 1Teacher: Hi, everybody…how's it going? ... Good .…Has everyone turned in their homework? All righty, then let's get started. IF you remember, last week we were discussing some research in the area of genetics. Today, I'd like to talk about something I'm sure you've all heard about-genetically modified or "GM" food.Genetically modified food is food--either a plant or animal--that has been altered in the laboratory by scientists. The scientists take something from one plant or animal, and add it to a different plant or animal to make it grow in a different way. Today, we'll look at some of the benefits, and the possible risks of genetically modified fond.Let's start with a discussion of some of the benefits of GM food. Genetic scientists are really trying to make food plants that are better than normal plants, to make plants that are altered in ways that make the plant grow better or taste better or be healthier to eat than normal plants.One benefit is that genetically modified plants may need fewer pesticides than normal plants. For example, there is a type of corn that is bad forinsects--when the insects eat the corn plant, they die. However, the corn doesn't hurt people. This type of corn is beneficial because farmers use fewer pesticides to grow the corn, and so there is less pollution in the environment. Also the corn is less expensive because the farmers don't have to spend a lot of money on pesticides. So, by using fewer pesticides, the corn is cheaper and the environment is cleaner.Another benefit of genetically modified plants is that they may grow better than normal plants. One example is a type of genetically modified strawberry that can grow in cold weather. These are better than normal strawberries because farmers can plant the strawberries earlier in the spring and later in the fall, when normal strawberries usually die. So, as a result, farmers cangrow many more strawberries than they used to. So that's another benefit plants that grow better.Finally, a third benefit is that many genetically modified plants stay fresh longer after they are harvested. So, for example, there is a land of tomato that stays fresh in the store for about two months, instead of one or two weeks. This means that there is more time to get the food to the stores and that stores have more rime to sell the food. Less food is thrown away and wasted. So it's a great benefit to have food that stays fresh longer--and we can consume more of the food we grow.Part 2Teacher: Now that we've looked at some of the benefit of genetically modified plants, let's talk about the risks of growing this type of food. We don't really know what the harmful effects are, but there are several things that people ate worried about.One risk is that the genetically modified plants may start to dominate the other wild plants in the environment. This is a problem with some types of tomatoes, for example. The new tomato plants are stronger than normal plants, and because they are stronger and grow faster than the wild plants, the genetically modified tomatoes may start to dominate the environment, causing the wild plants to die. So having one plant dominate all the other plants isn’t t good for the environment.Another risk is that genetically modified plants will hurt wild animals and insects in the environment. For example, the genetically modified corn 1 mentioned earlier has already caused this problem. Now some butterflies that live near the corn are dying--butterflies that are good insects, and don't eat the corn. It's possible that corn is killing the butterflies somehow, but we're not sure. We just know that more butterflies are dying than normal. But clearly there's a risk that genetically modified foods can hurt animals and insects in the environment.But probably the most important risk is that genetically modified food may be harmful to the people who consume the food. The alterations in the plants may cause serious problems for people--we just don't know. Scientists are trying all kinds of new things, such as putting the genes from animals into a plant. For example, to make a fruit like strawberries stay fresh longer, scientists took a gene from a fish--a gene that helps the fish live in cold water and put that into a strawberry. Will that strawberry be harmful to people? We don't know. Bur it may be.So it's clear that there are some important benefits to genetically modified food but also some risks-risks that a lot of people aren't willing to take. So let's stop here and discuss any questions you have at this point…1. What is genetically modified food?a.Fresh foodb.Dangerous foodc.Altered food2. What genetically modified fruit did the speaker mention?a.Strawberriesb.Applesc.Bananas3.What is a benefit of genetically modified food?a.It needs fewer pesticides.b.It grows in less space.c.It dominates the env ironment.4.What is a risk of genetically modified food?a.It may stay fresh longer.b.It may be more expensive.c.It may be harmful to people.5.What are three benefits of genetically modified food?Genetically modified food needs fewer pesticides.Genetically modified food/p lants grow better than normal.In addition,they stay fresh longer after they are harvested.6.What are three risks of genetically modified food?Genetically modified food/plants may dominate other plants in the environme nt.Also,they might hurt wild animals and insects.They might even hurt the pe ople who eat them.。

朗文英语听说教程二听力原文_Unit_03

朗文英语听说教程二听力原文_Unit_03

朗⽂英语听说教程⼆听⼒原⽂_Unit_03Unit 3 High Anxiety: PhobiasTEACHER: Good afternoon. Today we’re going to turn to a new topic in psychology and start looking at some specific psychological problems. There are a variety of mental problems that can affect us in our daily lives some are not so serious, like a fear of cats or of insects, and others are more serious. Now as psychologists, we try to study these different problems and find ways to help people.I want to start the discussion by talking about a fairly common kind of psychological problem a phobia, that’s P-H-O-B-I-A. First, I’ll explain what a phobia is, and then I’ll talk about some theories on why people have phobias. As you probably know, a phobia is a fear. So do any of you have phobias? Oh, come on, you can tell me; I’m a psychologist. Yes, Monica?STUDENT l: I have a fear of swimming. I don’t like to go near the ocean.TEACHER: OK, that’s not an unusual phobia. Anyone else? Ali?STUDENT 2: I hate dogs. I mean, I just don’t like them. When I see a big dog, actually any dog, I just get nervous, so I avoid them.TEACHER: OK, that’s another common phobia. Thanks for sharing those examples of phobias. A phobia is not a normal fear; it is an extreme fear a very strong fear. For example, my brother, who’s a successful artist, had computer phobia. He didn’t simply dislike using computers. He used to have a very strong fear of using them.Psychologists have come up with three characteristics of a phobia. People display these three characteristics if they have a phobia, not just a normal fear. Now first, a phobia is not a rational response. It’s a very strong reaction, too strong for the situation. For my brother, this meant he had a very strong physical reaction if someone asked him to use a computer. He started shaking violently and had trouble breathing. Once, he even started choking. Physical reactions like this are common. Second, a phobia often lasts for a long time, for months or even years. In my brother’s case, it lasted several years. Third, the reaction is too strong for a person to control. For example, even if my brother told himself not to be afraid at the computer, it didn’t help. He still felt very afraid. Usually, people avoid whatever it is they are so afraid of. So, in my brother’s case, he avoided using a computer.OK, so those are the three characteristics of phobias. It’s an extreme, irrational response, it’s long-lasting, and it’s uncontrollable.STUDENT 3: So uncontrollable means even if you try to control it, you can’t?TEACHER: Yes, it means you can’t control it by trying to deny you feel the phobia. There are ways to treat phobias, and we’ll talk about those in a minute. Yes?STUDENT 4: What happened to your brother? Did he get over it?TEACHER: Yes, he did. The main thing was that he decided that he wanted to get over it, and he was treated by a psychologist. Now he uses computers all the time.OK, so let’s spend a minute going over some classifications of phobias. Phobias are classified by the thing or situation that the person fears. Greek or Latin names are usually used to describe the fear. Here’s an example: hypno, H-Y-P-N-O, means sleep, so fear of sleep is hypnophobia. Cyno, C-Y-N-O, means dog. So a fear of dog is . . . cynophobia, right? Here’s another example. Aerophobia. Listen to the first part, Aero. What’s the fear? Aero as in airplane aerophobia is fear of flying.Let’s turn now to the causes of phobias. One theory is that a phobia is learned. This means something happens that causes someone, or in a sense “teaches someone” to feel afraid. For example, Ali could have learned to be afraid of dogs if he was attacked and injured by one as a child.People can also learn to have phobias by watching how other people react. In fact, doctors find that phobias tend to run in families. For example, let’s imagine that Ali’s mother has always been afraid of dogs. Whenever Ali and his mother were together and saw a dog, his mother would get very scared, very nervous. When Ali saw how his mother reacted, he would then gradually become very scared, too. He would then have developed cynophobia from watching his mother. So, you can see that there are two ways learning can be involved in phobias. So, the first theory is that a phobia is learned. Learned either by direct experience or by watching the reactions of others.The second theory says that a phobia is only a sign of a deeper problem. This means that the phobia isn’t the whole problem. Let’s take another example. I once treated a teenager who was very afraid of the dark. He couldn’t be in a dark room by himself. He was terrified to go outside at night, and so on. According to this theory, when he acted afraid of the dark, he wasreally showing his fear of something else. In therapy, it was revealed that he was afraid of his father. His father was very strict when he was young, and once his father made him sit in a dark room when he did something bad. According to this theory, his fear of the dark was a sign of his deeper, real fear of his father. Yes, question.STUDENT 4: So what did you do? Did he have to talk with his father?TEACHER: Well, no, we couldn’t do that. But recognizing that he was really afraid of his father, and not the dark, was the key step in the treatment. Now he’s cured. No more fear of the dark.OK, so let’s think about these two theories, and about the main difference between them. The first theory says that the phobia is the problem itself. Right? And, the second theory says that the phobia is a sign of a deeper problem the person has. Why is this difference important? It’s mostly important in deciding how to treat the person. According to the first theory, if a phobia is learned, perhaps it can be un learned. A psychologist who follows this theory will try to teach someone to react differently, to behave differently when he or she feels afraid. Changing the person’s behavior is the goal. On the other hand, a psychologist who believes the second theory may start by trying to teach the person to react differently, but the doctor is interested in more than that. The doctor’s objective, or goal, is to help the patient reveal the deeper psychological problem, because it will be easier to treat the phobia if the deeper problem is identified and worked on as well.I want you to think for a minute about the significance of having these two theories, or any competing theories. What does it mean? It tells us that psychologists, like any scientists, have to continue to do research, to learn, and to test treatments we believe will be effective based on research. Treatments improve the more we learn.I’m going to stop there for today. In the next class, I want to talk about other psychological problems. Read the next unit in your book before the next class. That’s all for today.。

研究生英语朗文听说教程听力+答案

研究生英语朗文听说教程听力+答案

Unit 2 English: a global languageToday's topic is English as a global language. I know many of you who speak English as a second language,right? How about you, H~? Is English your first language?H:No. My first language is Japnese. English is my second language.And how about you, P~?P: English is my second language,too. My first language is Spanish.See, many of you use English as a second language, even as a global language to communicate with other people who speak English as a second language.Today I want to give you two cantrasting points of view on whether or not English is a global language. First is that English is obvious a glabal language, people who support this point of view believe English is the language of people all over the world used to communicate, and that it is gradually replacing other languages. The second point of view is that English is not truely a global language because it is not the main language spoken by most people word wide. Suporters of this view say that even though many people speak some English world wide, English has not replaced other languages. They ackonwledge that people use English every day for many reasons, but this doesn't mean English is replacing other languages, not make English the main language spoken in the world.First,let's exam the first view. First of all, English is the dominated language of business, travel and sciences. When people need a common language, they often use English. Think about it, English is often used that touriest imformation setters, in international hotels, at airports. If you use a taxi in Rome, and you can't speak Italian, the taxi driver is more likely to use English than any other languages. It is used at business meetings and international sports events. The European Union uses English along with French at its meetings. ACN, the Asian Trade Group, uses English at its meetings. Can you think of other situation in which English is used as a common language?P: How about this class? All of us are listening to you in English.Absolutely, educational settings a great example. Any others?P:How about the chatroom on the internet? I sometimes go to chatroom, seems everyone uses English. Excellent example! The internet has creat a lot of international communities and people often use English. In fact, most people who use the internet know English. This helps to support the view English is a global language.The second major reason that people believe English is a global language is that it is the offical language of more than 75 countries. This means these countries use English in schools, banks, business and govenment. Of these 75 countries, English may be the only offical language of the country like in England, or English may be used along with other offical languages, like in Filipine, Singapore and India. In country like in India, where so many languages were spoken, you can see how using English as an offical language make it easier for people to communicate. The third reason to support the global arguement is that every year about 1 billion people study English. Why? Why are some of the reasons? P~,how about you?P: Well, now to study ,and some day, I want to be in the international business.That's a solid reason,How about you? A~?A: I'm not really sure. I just think it will help me in the future somehow.OK. There is more general reason. The point is people want and need to learn English because it offers them opportunities. To sum up, English is used everyday by many people. People all over the world coming contact with each other for many reasons. The need a common language, a languge to facilitate communication. Being proficient in English give someone an advantage in these situations.OK, I have given you many examples of how English is used in a variety of situations. Nevertheless, does this mean that English is a global language? lets look at why some people don't believe English has replaced other languages.First, there are about 3 times as many people who speak Chinese as their first language as those who speak English as their first language. As in many coutries, where some people use English for work each day, they don't use Enlish anywhere else. Even in an English speaking country, there are millions of people who perfer to speak a language other than english at home with friends or at work.Second, I mentioned before,that 75 countries had English as their offcial language. This doesn't mean all or even most of the people in these countries can speak English. e.g, In India, most (s ) agree that only about 5% of the population speak English. That's a small persentage. Third, how much English does a person need to know to be called an English speaker? People may learn some English for specific situation, such as the taxi driverd I mentioned ealier. However, I think you would all agree with me that a taxi driver who knows a few phrases like "where are you going" or "what is the name of your hotel" isn't really a proficient English speaker. Another example is, Airspeak, the English that is used by aircraft controll in pilots, a pilot from their lines or aircraft control need to know airspeak ,but they may only learn the words they need for these jobs ,and therefore they cannot be considered as English speakers. The point here is that people all over the world may use English for work or other situations, nevertheless, this doesn't mean they are fluent in English. They still use their first language for daily communication, English is not their main language. So, what does this all mean? I think it's safe to say that English will continue to be the main language used in many international settings because as I said earlier, people all over the world need a common language. And for now, English is that language. But English would replace other languages for most daily communication, and this to me is what a global language really is. One that replaces others for most everyday communication. Some people are afraid of this. They worry that as people use English more and more, their ability in their fist language will decline, I think people will use English along with other languages. We are moving into a global culture, and as this continues, I think people from non-English speaking countries will want to maintain their culture including their first language, they may still want to learn English, but I don't see them to give up their own language for English. What do you think? I'm gonna stop there. I know that's a lot of imformation to digest. we'll continue talking about some of the diffrences in English words used in vary countries in Austrilia,Singapore and Filipine.Unit 3 High Anxiety: Phobiasgood afternoon! Today we are going to turn to a new topic in psychology and start looking at some specific psychological problems. There are a variety of mental problems that can affect us in our daily lifes. some are serious, like a fear of cats, or of insects, others are more serious. Now, as a psychologist, we try to study this different problems and find ways to help people.I want to start the discussion by talking about faily very common psychological problem, a phobia. that's P-H-O-B-I-A. First, I'll explain what phobia is and then I'll talk about some theories on why people have phobias. As you probobly know, a phobia is a fear. So do any of you have phobias? Oh,come on, you can tell me, I'm a psychologist. Yes, Monica.(M) I have a fear of swimming. I don't like to go near the ocean.Ok. That's not an usual phobia. Any one else?Ali?(A) I hate dogs. I mean I just unlike them. When I see a big dog, actually any dog, I just get nervous, so I avoid them.OK. that's another common phobia. Thanks for sharing those examples of phobias. A phobia is not a normal fear, it is an extreme fear, a very strong fear. e.g, my brother, who is a sucessful artist, had computer phobia. he didn't simply dislike using computers, he used to have very strong fear of using them. Psychologist just come up with 3 characteristics of a phobia. People display these 3 characterisitics, if they have a phobia, not just a normal fear.Now, first, a phobia is not a rational response. It's a very strong reaction, too strong for the situation. for my brother, this meant he has very strong physical reaction if someone ask him to use a computer. he started shaking violated, had trouble breathing, once he even started choking. Physical recations like this are common.Second, a phobia often last for a long time, for months or even years. In my brother's case, it lasts several years.Third, the reaction is too strong for a person to control. e.g, even my brother told himself to not to be afraid of computer, it didn't help. He still felt very afraid. Usually, people avoid whatever it is they are afraid of. so, in my brother's case, he avioded using a computer. OK, so those are the 3 characteristics of phobias. It's an extreme unrational response, it's long-lasting,and it's uncontrollable.(M) so 'uncontrollable' means even you try to control it, you can't?yes, it means you can't control it by try to deny you fear of phobia. There are ways to treat phobias, and we will talk about it in a minute.Yes!(A) what happened to your brother, did he get over of it?Yes, he did. The main thing was that he decided that he wanted to get over it.and he was treated by a psychologist. now, he uses computers all the time.OK.let's spend a minute going over some classifications of phobias. Phobias are classified by the thing or situation that the person fears. Greek or Latin are usually used to describe the fears. here are examples: Hypno, H-Y-P-N-O means sleep, so, fear of sleep is hypnophobia. cyno, C-Y-N-O means dog, so a fear of dog is cynophobia, right? Here is another example, aerophobia, listen to the first part, aero, what's the fear? aero, as in airplane, aerophobia is fear flying. Let turn out to the causes of phobias.One theory is that phobia is learned. This means something happens that causes someone or in a sence, teach someone to fear afraid. e.g, Ali ,could have learn to be afraid of dogs, if he was attacked or injured by a dog when he was a child. people can also learn phobias by watching how other people react. In fact, I just find that phobias tend to run in families. e.g, let's image that Ali's mother has always been afraid of dogs, whenever Ali and his mother were together and so a dog, his mother got very scared, very nervous, when Ali saw how his mother reacted, he would then gradually became very scared, too. He would then, have developed cynophobia from watching his mother. So you can see that there are two ways learning can be involved in phobias. So the 1st theory is that phobia is learned either by directed experiences or by watching thereactions of others. The 2nd theory says that a phobia is only a sign of a deeper problem. This means that the phobia isn't the whole problem. Let's take another example, I once treated a teenage who was very afraid of dark, he couldn't be in a dark room by himself, he was terrified to go outside at night, and so on. According to this theory, when he acted afraid of the dark, he was really showing his fear of sth else. In theopy he reviewed ,he was afraid of his father. His father was very strict when he was young, and once his father made him sit in a dark room when he did sth bad. According to this theory, his fear of dark was a sign of this deeper, real fear of his father. Yes, question.(A)so what did you do? did you talk to his father?Well, no, we couldn't do that. But recongnizing that he was really afraid of his father, and not the dark, was the key-step of the treatment. Now he is cured, no more fear of the dark. Ok,let's think about these 2 theories, and about the main difference between them.The 1st theory says that the phobia is the problem itself, right? And the 2nd theory says the phobia is a sign of deeper problem a person has. Why is the difference important? The most improtant in deciding how to treat the person.According to the 1st theory, if a phobia is learned, perhaps, it can be unlearned. A psychologist who follow this theory would try to teach someone to react differently to behave differently when he or she feels afraid. Changing the person's behavior is the goal. On the other hand, the psychologist who believes the 2nd theory may start by try to teach the person to react differently, but the doctor was interersted in more than that. The doctor's objective or goal is to help the patient reveal the deeper psychological problem because it will be easier to treat the phobia if the deeper problem is identified and work down as well. I want you to think for a minute, about the significance of having these 2 theories or any competing thoeries. What is it mean?I t tells us that phychologist like any scientist have to continue to do research to learn and to test treatments we believe to affect based on research. Treatments improve the more we learn.Unit 4:TV-What we watch?Good morning. Who watched TV last night? Ha, most of you. OK, today we're going to talk about an important part of the media-TV. Specifically, TV viewing and TV dramas. Now, first, I'll give you some background, then we'll discuss what make this type of programming -dramas so popular worldwide? OK, let's get started. Most of you would agree that watching TV is part of most people's lifes. Now, statistic varies on how much people watch TV, but research shows that quiet a few Americans on average exceed 6 hours of TV per day. An English professor name Ceceila Tichi has studied TV for many years. In her book "Electronic Hearth" creating an American television culture, she discusses how the TV has become the centre of activity at home. We walk to a room, turn on the TV, and suddenly, the outside world becomes less important. People use TV to tune out or forget about the outside world. We are safe to relax and join the world of the TV shows. Do you ever feel this way about TV? Yes, many of you are nodding. She also seem out culture has also defined by TV. Now, by this, she means that TV has a huge influence on our attitudes on what we like to eat, on what we like to wear or what we like to talk about. E.g., popular TV shows are discussed at work, at school, and coffee shops. We even children 4 or 5 years old do this with their favorite shows. This shows that we lived in a TV culture. Improved technology has contributed it further to our TV culture. Satellites services in particular have expanded the TV program in many parts of the world. There are now hundreds of TV channels people can watch, and the options continue to expand. Game shows, sports, news, talk shows, comedies, TV dramas, movies, man with cable and satellite, there are a lot of choices. Nielsen Media Research studiedpeople's TV viewer habits in the US. They monitor which shows are popular and with whom. e.g., popular shows have included the game show “Who want to be a Millionaire", and the reality TV show "Survivor", They were very very popular and watched by millions of people of all age groups. Now, all of this is really background. What I want to focus on today is one form of a popular TV show that is popular with many people of many age groups. This is TV dramas, specifically, TV dramas known as soap operas or in Spanish telenovelas. Some of you might be familiar with telenovelas. Telenovelas and soap opera in the US are similar, but have one big difference: the number of episodes they have. Telenovelas and TV series end after about 200 episodes, the story eventually ends. Soap operas in the U.S., however, continue day after day for many years and may never end. For example, the Guiding light has been on for more than 12,000 episodes and on it goes. Can you believe that more than 12,000 episodes? Soap operas started in the United States in 1959 with the show "the Guiding light". This TV shows were called soap operas because the main advertisers were companies that made soap. This type of programming is popular all over the world. Dozens of countries make their own soap opera shows. Mexican soap opera has been devoted the most popular TV show the year in countries such as Korea and Russia. Japanese soap operas are sent to Belgium. US soap operas are watched worldwide. The Lattern American soap opera "Betty low-fair" or "Betty the Ugly" was the huge success in the US. Brazilian telenovelas are the most widely distributed television shows in the world, and have been seen in more than 100 countries. And there are many other examples. What is it about this shows that make them popular everywhere? And why do people from very different cultures all enjoyed watching the same soap opera? Well, there are a couple of reasons. One reason suggested by Robert C. Allen who has done extensive research on television veiwing is that many soap opera deal with universal things that people all over the world understand. Themes are topics, e.g., family, love, personal struggle, money problems, marriage problems, health problems, job problems. Viewers did not need to know the culture in order to understand the family problems in the show. Now, according to E.Pillps, one of the creators of the "Guiding Light", another reason is that people identify with the characters. They feel the characters are just like them. To quote her from an interview, they, the soap operas, deal with life as we know it. Now by this, she means the family in soap operas deal with problems of everyday life. And so, as people watch everyday, day after day, a special bond or feeling develops between them and the TV family. The get to know the characters and their problems. The TV family's welfare becomes important. There is a sense of community of sharing a family. All of these things contribute to character loyalty. If any of you have watched the show regularly, you know what I mean. You watch it because you identify with the characters. Now, writers of TV shows understand that TV views want to have a group of characters to know and care about. As W.R, former exclusive producer of Generally Hospital, quoted it, the audiences want personal human connection, and when they get it ,they are devoted. This means they become very loyal to the TV characters they watch everyday. To give an interesting example from "as the World turns", some years back, the writers wanted to have to main character Bob Hughes get shot on a Friday, well, that Friday turned out to be Christmas Eve, the producer of the TV shows told the writers, " No,No,No, he can't be shot on this Friday's show. Do you know why?"Because it was too violent?"Well, no, not because it was too violent, but they didn't want him shot on the Friday before Christmas."Why? I mean, Why not?"Because the audience would worry all weekend about them, they want to know if he was alive or dead, and they would not enjoy Christmas. So, the writers had to change the story and have himshot after Christmas. I mean, the viewers really identified with these characters as if they were real people. Writers for evening TV also try to create character loyalty but not with continuing story. Instead, each week, the story begins and ends. However, each week, the same characters appear, and viewers watch because they know the characters and they care about them, like friends. A great example with this was the show “Sign field" there were four main characters, Jerry, Jodge, Crema and Len. They each had their own problems, their own personalities. Viewers got to know them and want to see what would happen to them. When you think about it, don't good writers usually do this? They develop our interesting in the characters, so they want us to keep reading, or keep watching TV. The next time you watch a soap opera, think about the things that make these shows so popular worldwide, think about as people want everyday, the get to know the characters and become a part of that TV community. OK, that's all for today, it's time for you to go home and watch some TV.Unit 5 : Learning differentlyHello, everyone! I think we can get started now. As we has studied in this class, there are many different ways of learning, and there are many different learning problems. Some people have problems with reading or math, or with expressing their ideas in words. Some people have memory problems, for example, they have difficulty remembering what they hear, or read. Other people have problems holding a pencil or pens till they can write. As educators, these are challenges that we need to understand, because everyone deserves education. And it's our job to promote learning. Today, I would like to talk about one common cause of learning problems-dyslexia. The term dyslexia that's D-Y-S-L-E-X-I-A, is from Greek. It means difficulty with words and language. In the first part of my talk, I briefly explain what dyslexia is and give you some general background about it. Then in the second part, I'll present one doctor's explanation of why people with dyslexia have learning difficulties. OK, what is dyslexia? Dyslexia means a difficult with reading or writing. Before about 1970, researchers thought dyslexia with a visual problem - a problem seeing letters and words correctly. But this theory was never confirmed to be true. Researchers have now concluded that the main problem may be the dyslexic having trouble matching sounds with letters in words because their brains work differently from other people's. That explains it. Every word is made up of sounds, right? And the sound units are called phoneme. Let's take the word 'cat', now some one has not dyslexia, will read the word cat, and be able to break it into the sounds, the phonemes,[k],[ai],[t], however, some one who has dyslexia, has trouble breaking down the word into sounds and that's the result- has trouble reading the word. There are other problems people with dyslexia may have. And not everyone with dyslexia has the same problem, that's why there is no definition of dyslexia that is accepted by everyone. We do know, however, that the dyslexic person's brain works differently from other people's. Here is a few examples of students with dyslexia and their learning problems. Anna knows the answer to a question, but says the wrong words. Toms, studies hard for spelling test, he can say how each word to spell, but he cannot write the words correctly on the test. Kert, tries to pay attention in class, but he has trouble sitting still and listening. He can't concentrate, and his teacher thinks he doesn't care about school. CEG has the trouble with the order things, such as the steps in the math problem, history lessons or even his own daily schedule. Susan has trouble following directions, she may confuse left and right. Yes, do you have a question? (Student:) I don't understand about the boy who can't stand still.The boy who can't concentrate in class?(Student:) Yes, I mean, how is that to dyslexia?Well, typicaly, the trial has trouble following spoken directions or understanding the step in a lesson. And so he becomes very nervous or upset, and can't concentrate. OK?(Student:)Oh. Okay, so the dyslexia prevencing(?) from concentrating?Right, these are some of the challenges for people with dyslexia. And as I said earlier, no two people have identical problems. Of course there are other reasons why a student may not pay attention in class, or have trouble reading, however, these are problems someone with dyslexia may have, because the dyslexic person's brain works differently from other people's. Another question, yes?(Student:) How common is dyslexia?It's estimated 10 percent of all school children are dyslexic.(Student) Waa, that's a lot. I heard that only a fact of boys, that's not true, isn't it? No, researchers have confirmed both genders can have dyslexia. Ok, so that gives you an idea of that problem. But what causes dyslexia? Researchers think there may be a genetic basis for dyslexia. There problem may inherited from their mother or their father. This is based on the fact about 85 percent of children with dyslexia have either mother or father who is dyslexic. What's interesting is well as challenge for us educator is that these kids generally score high on intelligence tests. But they usually can't read, write, or spell as the same level of their classmates. This can be a problem because other people, even their teachers often do believe that the kids are very intelligent. In addition, dyslexics often feel there are something wrong with them, because they cannot learn the same way others kids at school can. They often feel stressed and blame their selves especially when other people say they are lazy, and not trying. Many of them try very hard to learn, but still have trouble. In this part of the lecture, I present the work that Dr. Harry Levinson, a psychologist who was studding dyslexia for over 25 years. To help to understand dyslexia, he tells us to think about our brain as TV sets, and to think our part of brain to receive information as computer chips. Everyday, these chips, the parts of new brain, receive information, right? Now, this information enters into the brain, as signals as what we see or hear or touch and so on. Now, the job of these brain parts is to tune the signals to different channels in our brain. Your brain receives the signals just as your TV set at home does. Like you say, channel 5, or channel 6. Now, with these computer chips, our brain working, right? They can't receive signals correctly, nor can they tune in the correct channels. So the signals drift around and become unclear. And that's the signals drift, this causes problems. For example, the child's brain cannot receive the signals on the page as she reads, she has difficulty reading. If a child cannot tune in the signals he hears in class, he has difficulty understanding what the teacher tells him. If the signal drifts, this can also control energy levels- our ability to concentrate, our ability to distinguish what is important and unimportant. This is why some children have difficulty sitting still in class. the good news is, that after many years of research, Dr. Levinson and others have concluded that the brain can learn to fix the drifting. Children who received help often learn to deal with individual problems and do better in school. Naturally, it's best the school intervene and give help when the children are very young. It's also important the teachers, and you, future teachers be flexible about how you teach, and consider the different learning needs of students with dyslexia. In some special schools for dyslexic learners, the teachers read to the students. They don't require the students to read or write to learn. Teachers present lessons in a variety of ways, students can take tests orally rather than in writing and reading and writing are taught a separate skills. This approaches recognize that the students are very capable of learning but to be taught in a different way because the learn differently. This is a very positive step. So today I gave you some generalideas about what dyslexia is and what educators are doing to help these students learn. OK, well that's enough for today, we will talk more about this in the next class.unit 6 immigrationAll right, lets get started. US immigration is our topic today. I know many of you are immigrants, so you know something about this topic. As you may know by my last name, I have a German background. My parents immigrated to the US from Germany about 50 years ago. Yes, question?Does that mean you're immigrant?Well, no. My parents are immigrants. They came to the states from Germany, I'm the 1st generation German-American because I was born here. First, we'll talk briefly about immigration, the history of immigration to the US, and the story of diversity in the US. To immigrate means to move from one country to another, it's a permanent move. By contrast, if you go to live and work in France for 2 years, you don't immigrate there, you move there temporarily, because you plan to return to your country. So to immigrate means to move to another country to live there indefinitely. Immigration happens all over the word, most people do it to improve their economic or social situation. While I do now is give a brief knowledge about US immigration. Let's start with the colonial period, the 1st wave immigration in the 17th century. Most immigrants were from western Europe, although the spani arrived in 1513. The 1st permanent settlement in North America was when the British started in 1607 in J. T. J. People were not prohibited from immigration by the British, anyone could come. Life was difficult, and some people did not survive, but people felt it was worth to risk to have a better life in the colonial. The French, Spanish and Dutch also came, but in smaller numbers. I should also point out that about 20% of the population of this time was African-American. However, most were immigrants. They were brought from Africa as slaves. Today, we ? our discussion to voluntary immigration, to people who choose to come to the US. Now, by 1775, the US population had grown to about. 2.5 million, the country was growing fast, some thought too fast. So in the 1790s, laws were passed to control immigration for the first time. The Naturalization Act of 1798, required immigrants to live in the US for a certain number of years before they became citizens. The 2nd big wave of immigration happened between 1840 and 1920. During this wave, about 37 million people came to the US. The industry of revolution has begun in Europe causing a big shift from farming to factory jobs. Many left for the US, hoping to continue doing the farming job they knew . About 80% of these 2nd wave immigrants were from all over Europe. During this 2nd wave, Chinese workers also came to the US, mostly as contract workers. They were ranged or contracted to work for American company before they left home. Most of them worked in the gold mines of California and later builded rail roads, then laws were past in the 1880s to keep most contract workers out. Ellis, where are we? Ah, yes, 1891. In 1891, US congress created the INS, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, to control immigration. Any of you who want to immigrate to the US have heard the INS. Upon to 1891, each state had its own law and could decide which immigrants could enter. So no one really control the total number of people allowed in each year, after 1891, the Federal Government made the laws instead. A year later, in 1892, the INS opened Ellis Island in New York Harbor. Ships would go passed the statue of liberty, the symbol of a new life for many people and stopped at Ellis Island. Have any of you seen Ellis Island, or the statue of liberty? You have, EF?Yes, I have. The statue of liberty and Ellis Island.What did you think?Very impressive, interesting, too.Yes, it is interesting. Now the Ellis Island had been made into a museum. It's an important part。

朗文英语听说教程二听力 PDF

朗文英语听说教程二听力 PDF

Unit1Slang:Talking CoolT EACHER:OK,let's get started...Today we're going to be looking at a really interesting phenomenon,slang.We'll be looking at where slang comes from,who uses it and why.We all use it more often than you might think—every day of our lives,in fact. And we use it for a reason.You know,most of us are fascinated with slang.We continually hear new words and phrases enter the language and replace old,and we see familiar words take on new meanings.We feel a need to keep in touch with these changes,to be aware of the latest street talk.Fact is,we love slang.But what is it exactly?What is slang?Anyone like to suggest a definition?S TUDENT1:Isn't it basically kind of casual talk?TEACHER:Can you say a bit more?STUDENT1:You know,the sort of words we use with friends...in relaxed situations. TEACHER:Good.You're pretty much there with your idea of casual language.We can say that slang is language that's found only in the very informal speech of particular groups of people.It can help to identify the communities,the groups of people,who use it.And this brings me to the first important point of the lecture—why people use slang.A lot of slang comes from not wanting to be understood by outsiders,people outside your circle.In other words,people exploit slang to give their group an identity,by making their language exclusive,or at least private.Through this private language,they can tease one another,enjoy shared experiences,and keep everyone else at a distance. All cultures contain groups or subcultures with different interests and priorities,and each group tries to establish a separate identity.They want people to know who they are, what they stand for—and slang helps to construct and cement that identity.We can say, then,that slang reflects the experiences,beliefs,and values of its speakers.Now let's look more closely at this relationship between slang and community,slang and identity.A nice example of this is,uh,student language,sometimes called "youth-speak."Young people use a lot of slang,and many of the words they use are used by both sexes,often metaphorically rather than literally.That is to say,the conventional meaning of the words change.For example,words that have traditionally had strong negative literal meanings that are used as insults have taken on,uh,gentler, and in many cases even positive meanings in conversation.We'll look at some examples later.Now,if you ask college students why they use slang,they'll tell you it's cool,and that's true in several different ways.First,it's cool because it's in style,in ing current slang shows that the speaker is in tune with the times...you know,that he or she knows what's in fashion and is pan of that fashion.Second,slang is cool in the sense of showing that the speaker is knowledgeable...the speaker is"in the know,"the speaker knows when slang is acceptable.People don't use slang all the time,only in situations and with people who accept the use of slang—a point I'll return to later.Research tells us that although young people often deny that they use slang intentionally,in fact they clearly choose whether or not to use it depending on the situation they're in.As we've already said,slang's typically used in informal rather than formal settings,and this is certainly true among college students: They usually avoid using it in the class-room or a work environment,for example. Anyone like to suggest why?S TUDENT1:People won't understand them.STUDENT2:Yeah,so it's like a waste of time.TEACHER:Well,that may be true,but it's not the main reason.They don't use it simply because it could make them look bad.And everyone hates looking bad,right?So,to review,we've said that students use slang only in certain situations.But they also only use it with certain people,usually friends.When they use slang,they are showing that they share social and emotional experiences—so slang reinforces their relationships.But...it also gives special meaning to what they say.For instance,to say "That party was the bomb"is more than merely saying it was a very good party.It shares an emotional experience that might otherwise take several sentences to explain.In other words,it's a kind of...shorthand.The third and final way slang's cool is that it's fun;it's very creative in the same way that poetry is,and it's often humorous.In other words,it's a form of play,a way of entertaining.So...uh,let me repeat:I've said that slang's cool for three reasons:One,it shows the user's fashionable and in tune with the times;two,it's a way of reinforcing relationships and communicating efficiently;and three,it's fun and entertaining.Got that?All right then,let's now take a look at different kinds of slang,in particular three types of slang words:those that are currently most used,those that linger year after year,and those that have become unfashionable.So...now what is the most used slang?Well,research tells us that over the past few years,in the number one position is"dope,"which basically means very good,great,excellent,attractive,or nice.So somebody might say,for example,that his friend's new motorbike is really dope;in other words,it's very good.Other words that feature in the top twenty include"chill out"(to calm down or relax),"the bomb"(meaning the best or most excellent),"whack"(which means bad,unfair,crazy,or foolish),and"dude" (meaning person—usually a man,actually).Any other examples?Yes?S TUDENT1:Hella.T EACHER:Meaning?S TUDENT1:Very,a lot.T EACHER:OK,yep.Luis?STUDENT3:"Kick it,"which means,like,to hang out,uh,relax,you know,sit around doing nothing.TEACHER:Right.And it's interesting,isn't it,how most slang terms indicate approval or disapproval;they show what we feel positive or negative about.So,like"dope"and "the bomb,"we have"sweet,""phat"—spelled P-H-A-T,not F-A-T—"cool,"and "tight"—all meaning good,excellent,nice,or attractive.And then you have words like"bad"which really mean good;so"That new CD is bad" actually means it's good!So you see,slang does strange things with language.Like I said earlier,it's certainly creative.As a matter of fact,some slang words have many different meanings,sometimes as many as nine or ten.For instance,the word"trip"or"tripping" has various meanings,but they all reflect the idea of unusual,strange,or extreme.When a word's used a lot or has a number of different meanings like this,we sometimes say it "works hard."The word"trip,"then,is a word that works hard.Uh...now,the second type of slang consists of words that linger from decade to decade and never seem to go out of fashion—and these words also work hard,that is, they have a lot of meanings.A great example is the word cool—forever popular,it seems!Other terms in this category are"nerd,""cheesy,""chick,""the man,""toasted," "wasted,""what's up,""blow away,"and"gross."And once again,most of these show approval or disapproval.And...now,finally,there are slang terms that come and go;they disappear almost as quickly as they appear.Examples include"gimme five,""how's it hanging,"and"core." Words like these often disappear because they're closely associated with famous personalities who similarly come and go—they're popular,in the spotlight for a while, and then seem almost to disappear.And when they disappear,the slang associated with them tends to disappear as well.Now,today,public tolerance of slang is at an all-time high—just look at how widely it's used in newspapers.But how do college teachers and academics view slang?Well, some persist with the idea that its use will degrade...uh,you might even say"pollute" academic discourse.However,among themselves students tolerate words their teachersmight consider taboo.Students are actually very good at code-switching;that is,they're very good at using different styles or codes of communication in different situations.Do you agree?Do you use slang in your essays or when you speak with a teacher? STUDENT3:Personally I never use slang in essays.It just doesn't feel right.It's true, you know,most students know when to use slang,and when not to.STUDENT2:I agree.I sometimes use it with teachers,though;it just depends on who the teacher is.TEACHER:Why,I imagine most people do the same.Here's something you may find surprising:A recent study on student conversation suggests that students don't in fact use slang that often but instead they choose more ordinary colloquial vocabulary.OK,to finish up,now let me say something about the history of slang.Many years ago, slang was closely associated with underground,criminal organizations,groups that deviate from mainstream society...uh...with notions of outcasts and socially unacceptable behaviors.A look back in time shows,for example,that in the seventeenth century more than twenty words were used to refer to vagrants,that is,to someone who has no home or job.Today,of course,these associations are much weaker and slang's used much more widely.As underground culture has become more mainstream,there's not the same need for the kind of secret code that slang offered.Today,most of us use slang and aren't ashamed of using it.It may still have negative connotations,but like it or not it's here to stay,and increasingly it's become the subject of serious academic study. And why not?As I've tried to show,it's a fascinating social as well as linguistic phenomenon.So,any questions?...Unit2Murphy's LawTEACHER:Good afternoon,everyone.More than200years ago,the Scottish poet Robert Burns said that"the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry."I'm sure we all have firsthand experience with what Burns means;no matter how carefully we plan a project and no matter how carefully we try to,uh,anticipate problems,we're likely to,uh encounter something unexpected and unwelcome that will throw our plan off course. Well,class today we'll be looking at how plans can go right or wrong...and,uh,how we can make sense of this.Are you all familiar with Murphy's Law?Well,according to Murphy's Law,anything that can go wrong will go wrong.So we'll be looking at everyday examples of Murphy's Law—uh,things like why toast falls buttered-side down, why it always seems like we choose slow lines at the supermarket,and why it is so difficult to win when we gamble.As you may know,we now have many different versions of Murphy's Law,and today I'd like to look at the science behind three of them.I'll try to show you that some thingswhich have happened to you,and which you may have thought were simply bad luck, had nothing to do with luck at all.What I'm saying is that there are some very good scientific reasons for many of the things that happen to us,and we're not victims of bad luck as often as we might think.When we consider some basic science and probability theory,we can more clearly understand why some"bad"things happen the way they do. All right.Let's begin with a very commonplace situation.Let's say you've just gotten up. You're still sleepy,and you make your way to the breakfast table.In your half-awake state,you accidentally hit your piece of toast,which has butter on one side.The toast begins to fall to the floor.Now what are the chances that you'll be lucky and the toast will land buttered-side up?Well,the toast has only two sides,so most people think that the answer is fifty-fifty.Fifty percent.Right?Do you think that there's a50percent chance that the toast will land with the buttered-side up?STUDENT1:Well,this sounds like a trick question,but,uh,yeah.Logically,50percent sounds about right.TEACHER:Yes,50percent does seem right,but,in this case,Murphy's Law of Falling Toast says:"Toast which falls from a table will land buttered-side down."Actually,the probability of this happening is extremely high.It's close to100percent.Now,here's why.When something like a piece of toast falls from a table,its behavior is not random. The rate of spin is controlled by the laws of physics.This is the problem.The rate of spin, that is,how fast the toast spins,is too low for the toast to make a complete revolution.It's too slow to turn completely around and hit the floor buttered-side up.The rate of spin is determined by the force of gravity.So in a very real sense,the laws of physics,and specifically the rate of spin,make sure that our toast lands buttered-side down almost all the time.So the point is that simple probabilities—for example,the probability that toast has a fifty-fifty chance of landing buttered-side up—can be greatly affected by other more fundamental factors,such as the laws of physics.So,in this case,we believe that we have bad luck because we don't understand that the natural laws of physics are in effect.The toast should land buttered-side down.OK?Let's look at the next point.Now we come to one of my most frustrating situations in life—the supermarket line.In this case,Murphy's Law of Supermarket Lines says:"The line next to you will move faster than yours."Now everybody wants to get into the fastest line when they go to the supermarket,right?OK,so let's say that you're at your local supermarket and there are five lines,but each of the five lines looks pretty much equal in length.Now,of course, you want to try to anticipate which one of the five lines will move the fastest.Well,this is where simple probability theory enters the picture.The chances that you have chosen the fastest of the five lines is one divided by the number of lines,which is five in this case.So mathematically,the formula is one divided by N where N is the total number of lines.So in this example,one divided by five gives us what?STUDENT2:One divided by five is one-fifth or...uh...20percent.TEACHER:Right.Twenty percent.There's only a20percent chance that we have chosen the fastest of the five lines.Now even if we reduce that to three lines,our line and the lines on each side of us,the chances we've chosen the fastest line are still only what?S TUDENT2:Uh,33percent.One out of three.TEACHER:Sure.One divided by three is33percent,so it's not just your imagination that one line near you almost always moves faster than yours.Simple probability theory shows that the odds are against you.If there are very many lines,the chances that you'll choose the fastest one is quite low.So,you see,it has little to do with luck,but w e perceive that it does.All right.Now let's look at a final situation that shows how we commonly misunderstand the laws of probability.We've come to Murphy's Law of Gambling that says simply:"You will lose."Now in the case of the supermarket lines that we've just talked about,probability theory applied very nicely.And actually,as we go through life, most things are fairly predictable because they follow the basic laws of probability. Weather is an example.Let's say that it's been raining for a week,and a friend says to you"I think it's going to be sunny tomorrow."Is that an unreasonable statement?Well, no.Clouds move,and they are of limited size,so if it's been raining for a week,it's likely that the rain and clouds will end soon.In other words,the next sunny day is more likely to occur after the seventh day of rain than after the first,because the storm front has what is called a life history.Now this is important,so let me explain that term.Events with a life history have changing probabilities of certain events occurring over time.For instance,uh,if you plant flower seeds,you can predict with reasonable accuracy when the plants will come up,when they will bloom,and how long they will bloom.For instance,with some types of flowers,there's a90percent chance that they will come up fifteen to twenty days after the seeds have been planted.In short,the growth of a flower follows a clear predictable pattern,and we call this pattern a life history.But this is the trick with many gambling games.The casino owners want us to believe that dice also have a life history and that we can therefore estimate the probability of events related to the dice.However,gambling devices like dice are different because they don't have life histories.Now...what do you think that means?STUDENT1:There aren't any reliable patterns?Um,just because I rolled a seven last time doesn't tell me anything about the next roll.TEACHER:Right.You can't look at the past rolls of the dice and predict what the next roll will be.Now many people,especially gamblers,think that they can,but this is what's called the gambler's fallacy.The gambler's fallacy is expecting to roll a seven with a pair of dice because a seven hasn't come up recently.So,in other words,there's a widespread belief among gamblers that dice have a life history.In thereal world,that's not a bad way to reason,but in a casino,it's the path to financial loss. Dice have no memory,no life history.Now you can predict that if you roll one dice many,many times,the number five will come up about16percent of the time.That's one divided by six.But that's not what we're concerned with here.We're concerned with the next roll of the dice.As a result,the element of arbitrariness or randomness makes prediction of the next roll impossible.Statisticians who work with probability theory call the roll of a pair of dice a single-event probability,and many of these same statisticians believe that the probability of a single event can't even be computed mathematically.So, the same probability theory that works well with supermarket lines won't help you win a million dollars in a dice game in Las Vegas.It could,in fact,lead to a catastrophe!So,to sum up,we have looked at three cases involving Murphy's Law and our perception of"bad luck."The first case was the toast,right?Our toast lands buttered-side down far more often than we would predict because the basic laws of physics have a strong effect on normal probabilities.The second case was the supermarket line, remember?Another line moves faster than ours because the laws of probability are behaving normally,even though we might perceive them as behaving unfairly.And the third case was the dice game.People lose at gambling games like dice because the laws of"life history probability"simply don't apply in those situations,even though gamblers think they do.So,as you can see,in some cases,Murphy's Law is not just some form of bad luck. There are some very real,scientific explanations for these events.OK,that's about it for today.For next class I'd like you to take a look at Chapter7and be ready to talk about the discussion questions on page255.See you then.Unit3Types of MemoryTEACHER:Good morning everyone.Um...today,I have the pleasure of introducing you to the basics of what I think is one of the most fascinating topics in the field of psychology—memory.What is memory?How does memory work?The research in this field is fascinating and dates back to the late1800s,so it's been going on for more than a century.I'll begin today by saying a few things about three types of memory that we all have,and then we'll look at how memory is measured.All right.First of all,let's begin by looking at types of memory.One of the most common ways to classify memory is based on time...based on time and duration of use.So typically,memory is divided into three types:sensory memory,working memory (which is also referred to as short-term memory),and long-term memory.Again,that's sensory memory,working memory,and long-term memory.Let's talk about sensory memory for a minute.Sensory memory holds information for only an instant,say,less than half a second.This is just long enough to register an impression on one or more of our five senses—sight,hearing,touch,smell,or taste.Let me give you an example of aphenomenon concerning visual sensory memory that I'm sure you've all experienced. Imagine that you're holding up a flashlight on a dark night.You start to move it in circles slowly,watching it carefully the whole time.Pretty soon you aren't just seeing the flashlight...you can see a full circle of light!Of course,it's actually just one point of light being moved around,but your memory of the visual sensation of the light fills in the rest of the circle.That's one example of sensory memory.So remember,you can hold something in your sensory memory for just a fraction of a second,up to around half a second,then it fades away.Now if you want to keep the information for longer than a second,you have to put it into your working memory.Working memory,the second type of memory,allows us to hold on to things for as long as we think about them,that is,as long as we're paying attention to them.It's something like a kind of temporary storage place.Let me give you a simple math problem.Are you ready?Here goes...18plus44plus9plus19...I'll say that one more time.OK?18plus44plus9plus19....All right?...Do you all have the answer?Maya?S TUDENT1:Uh,I think it's90.Yeah,90.T EACHER:Let's see...18plus44is62...plus9is71...plus19is90.Ninety is the answer.Now,to figure out this problem,you had to use your working memory.As you did the problem,you had to continue holding the numbers in your memory until you got the final answer.If you stopped concentrating on the numbers,that is,you stopped saying them to yourself,or stopped visualizing them,you would have forgotten them and then you wouldn't have been able to solve the problem.Do you see how that works? Here's one more example of working memory involving reading.Look at the sentence: "Honey is the only natural food that is made without destroying any kind of life."It's written down in your textbook.Why,you may wonder,do we need working memory to understand such a simple sentence?Well,the answer is because working memory holds the first part of the sentence,"Honey is the only natural food..."while our eyes move on to the last part,that is,"made without destroying any kind of life."Without our working memory,we would forget the first part of the sentence before we got to the end.So reading even short or simple passages would be impossible without our working memory.OK,I think you can see how important working memory is,but our working memory is very limited,and it can only hold information temporarily.It usually lasts only one and one half to two seconds and then it begins to fade.So if working memory were all we had,we would be very limited.Essentially,working memory mediates between how we experience the environment and our long-term memory.This brings us to the third type of memory that we'll talk about today,long-term memory.Now,long-term memory is involved with information that's stored for considerable lengths of time.For example,do you remember the name of your best friend when you were ten years old?I bet you do,because this information is certainly in your long-term memory.Actually,memory that's tested after about one minute behaves in a very simi-lar way to memory tested after a day,a week,or even years,so many scientists believe that any memories more than one minute old are part of our long-term memory. Interestingly,these memories seem to change over time in the sense that we tend to add information to them.In a sense,our memories become somewhat distorted.The reason behind these changes is that our memory is designed to keep or preserve meaning,not to keep impressions or images,but to keep meaning.For example,try to remember a conversation you had yesterday with a friend.Now if you're like most people,you can't remember the exact words that you or your friend said,but you can remember the ideas that you discussed.Your memories of the points that were most important to you will be the clearest.So the essential feature of long-term memory is that it specializes in holding meaning.OK,are there any questions about that?Yes?STUDENT1:Yeah.Can you explain why we don't remember all of the details of our past conversations?TEACHER:So the question is,"Why do we forget?"Well,most experts believe that if we remembered all of the details of our past experiences,our memory system would be filled with a lot of trivial information,a lot of trivial and generally useless information. Secondly,it is conceivable that we would find it extremely difficult to sift through such a...a mass of detailed information and find the really important information that we need.Um...in other words,memory searches would proceed a lot more slowly.S TUDENT1:OK,I see.Thank you.TEACHER:OK,let's move on to ways of measuring memory.Just as we distinguished three types of memory,there are three main ways of measuring how much a person remembers.The first of these methods is called recall.You use recall many times every day.Here's what I mean....Take out a sheet of paper....OK,now look at the word list in your text:drum,band,studio,and so on....Read it silently to yourself....OK?... Have you looked at all of the words?...OK,you should be finished by now.Now,close your book.Write down the words you saw,as many as you can,on your paper....Go ahead....OK,that's a simple recall test.Now,most of you probably remembered most of the words,but not all of them.Our memories,of course,are not perfect,and of course forgetting is natural.The second method of measuring memory is recognition.OK,for this you need another piece of paper,or just turn that one over....All right.Number the page from one to eight....Now look at the word list again.OK,now close your book.I'm going to say eight words.You have to write"yes"or"no"—"yes"if the word I say was on the list, "no"if the word I say was not on the list.Ready?Here I go.1.studio.2.guitar.3.stage.4.recorder.5.wiring.6.song7.vocalist.8.drum....OK,everybody finished?The answers are1.yes,2.no,3.yes,4.no,5.yes,6.no,7.yes,and8.yes....How did you do?Anyone get all eight correct?...Good!That's what we call a recognition test.In contrast to the recall test,recognition is more receptive and doesn't require you to produce anything.For this reason,recognition is a lot easier for most of us than recall.In other words,asking yourself "Have I seen this before?"is easier than remembering everything you saw.Now the third basic method used to measure memory is relearning.Let me give you an example of a relearning test.First,you try to memorize a list of words.Then you don't look at the list for a period of time,maybe a week.If you're like most people,you won't be able to remember all of the words.After a week,you then look at the list a second time and try to relearn it.As you would guess,most people relearn information somewhat faster than they learn it the first time.By measuring the time people need to relearn information,we can calculate how much information they have stored in their long-term memories the first time.So,let's stop there for today.Uh...I hope that you'll put today's material in your long-term memory...or you're going to have a hard time with the test.See you next week.Unit4Actions Speak Louder than WordsTEACHER:OK,class,OK...let's begin.What do we mean when we say that actions speak louder than words?STUDENT1:Uh...that means we believe people's actions more than we believe their words.TEACHER:Yes,exactly right—and,uh,in a sense,actions are more important than words.That's because we usually judge speakers'intentions by the nonverbal signals they send us.And that's what our subject today's all about,nonverbal communication—how we communicate through our actions—facial expressions,eye contact,tone of voice,uh,body movement,and so on.And if any of you doubt the importance of these things,you might like to consider a couple of statistics I've got here in front of me.Some communication specialists estimate we spend about75percent of our waking hours communicating.And,more to the point,words account for only,mm, 10to30percent of that communication—the bulk's nonverbal.That's food for thought, uh?Now although people clearly understand its importance,nonverbal communication—I'll call it N.V.C.for short—is actually a rather recent field of study and owes a lot to an American anthropologist named Raymond Birdwhistle—spelled B-I-R-D-W-H-I-S-T-L-E.Easy name to remember,right?Birdwhistle began studying nonverbal communication in the1950s and,um...one of his main ideas was that the meaning of nonverbal behavior depended on the context in which it was used....Uh,it depends on the context.So,he looked at the whole context of nonverbal behavior—how and,uh,where certain types of nonverbal behavior appeared—and not just one particular behavior in isolation.Facial expressions,for example—frowns,smiles,raised eyebrows, and,uh,so on—we all use these to convey many different meanings.But those meanings are largely determined by the situations we're in and the relationships that we have with the people we're communicating with.So,the same。

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朗文英语听说教程(一)QuizUnit 1 Happiness1. a. Which people are happyb. What makes people happyc. How people define happiness2. a. They like everything.b. They want to change.c. They are satisfied.3. a. They have few problems.b. They don’t worry much.c. They have negative attitudes.4. a. Good relationshipsb. A successful careerc. A lot of money5. Describe how psychologists learned what makes people happy.6. What three personality factors do happy people have?Answer Key1. b2. c3. b4. a5. Psychologists asked hundreds of people how happy they are. Then they asked questions to find out about their personalities. They looked at the differences between happy people and unhappy people.6. Happy people are satisfied with themselves. They are also optimistic about their problems. In addition, they have good relationships with their friends and family.Unit 2 New Kinds of Food (1’:50”)1. a. Fresh foodb. Dangerous foodc. Altered food2. a. Strawberriesb. Applesc. Bananas3. a. It needs fewer pesticides.b. It grows in less space.c. It dominates the environment.4. a. It may stay fresh longer.b. It may be more expensive.c. It may be harmful to people.5. What are three benefits of genetically modified food?6. What are three risks of genetically modified food?Answer Key1. c2. a3. a4. c5. Genetically modified food needs fewer pesticides. Genetically modified food/plants grow better than normal. In addition, they stay fresh longer after they are harvested.6. Genetically modified food/plants may dominate other plants in the environment. Also, they might hurt wild animals and insects. They might even hurt the people who eat them.Unit 3 Public Art (2’:02”)1. a. Art in museumsb. Art in people’s housesc. Art in public places2. a. Spoonbridge and Cherry (spoon and cherry)b. Non-Violence (gun in knot)c. Peace (woman on horse)3. a. Public artb. Surrealismc. Peace4. a. To make people go to museumsb. To make artists more popularc. To make public places more beautiful5. What is pop art? Give an example.6. What is surrealistic art? Give an example.Answer Key1. c2. c3. c4. c5. Pop art shows things people see in their everyday lives. Spoonbridge and Cherry, the sculpture of a large spoon with a cherry, is an example of pop art.6. Surrealistic art shows things that are strange or impossible. Non-Violence, the sculpture of a gun tied in a knot, is an example of surrealistic art.Unit 4 Journey to Antarctica1. a. From 1912 to 1914b. From 1914 to 1916c. From 1916 to 19182. a. South Georgia Islandb. Elephant Islandc. Argentina3. a. Everyone died.b. Some were rescued.c. Everyone was rescued.4. a. It reached America.b. It sank near Antarctica.c. It returned to London.5. What was the goal of Shackleton’s Journey? Did he succeed?6. What did Shackleton and his crew eat when they were living on ice?Answer Key1. b2. a3. c4. b5. Shackleton’s goal was to be the first person to walk across Antarctica. He didn’t succeed.6. First, they ate supplies from the ship. Then they hunted animals in the area. Finally, they killed and ate their dogs.Unit 5 Violence on Television (2’:11”)1. a. Three to four hours a dayb. Three to four hours a weekc. Thirty to forty hours a week2. a. Moviesb. Cartoonsc. The news3. a. About 1,000b. About 10,000c. About 100,0004. a. TV violence is linked to real violence.b. TV violence is not harmful for children.c. TV violence is increasing in the United States.5. How did researchers study the immediate effects of TV violence on children?6. How did researchers study the long-term of TV violence on children?Answer Key1. a2. b3. c4. a5. The researchers showed children a TV show of a child hitting and kicking a doll. Then they left the children alone with a doll. The children hit and kicked the doll. This study showed that children do what they see on TV.6. The researchers studied how much violent television some children watched at age eight. Then they studied the same children at age eighteen. The children who watched a lot of violence TV were more violent at age eighteen.Unit 6 Too Old to Lea rn? (2’:06”)1. a. Before the critical periodb. During the critical periodc. After the critical period2. a. Seeb. Eatc. Meow3. a. Seeb. Eatc. Sing4. a. The ability to hear soundsb. The ability to pronounce soundsc. The size of the brain5. Define critical period. Give an example.6. What is difficult for adult language learners? Why?Answer Key1. b2. a3. c4. b5. The critical period is when an animal or human can learn a new skill. For example, in humans there is a critical period for language learning.6. Adults find it difficult to pronounce sounds correctly. Therefore, they may never learn to speak a new language with a native accent.Unit 7 Are We Alone? (2’:15”)1. a. Intelligent beingsb. Other galaxiesc. Rocket ships2. a. They have received signals from other planets.b. They have seen rockets from other planets.c. They believe other planets could support life.3. a. By sending out radio signalsb. By listening for radio signalsc. By sending out rockets4. a. Radio signals travel quickly and have a short range.b. Radio signals travel quickly and have a long range.c. Radio signals travel slowly and have a long range.5. How fast do radio signals travel? How long is needed for a radio signal to travel from the nearest galaxy to earth?6. Why doesn’t the SETI project use rockets to look for intelligent life?Answer Key1. a2. c3. b4. b5. Radio signals travel at the speed of light. A radio signal travels about four years from the nearest galaxy to earth.6. Rocket ships are restricted to traveling in one direction. And they are much slower than radio signals.Unit 8 Do the Right Thing (1’:55”)1. a. Do what is best for most people.b. Do what is best for everybody.c. Do what is best for yourself.2. a. Take care of other people.b. Do what is best for yourself.c. Make your own decisions.3. a. Aristotleb. Kantc. Bentham4. a. The principle of individual rightsb. The principle of individual goodc. The principle of common good5. Explain why the friend in the lecture wanted to lie to the dying woman.6. Use an ethical principle to explain how the friend can justify lying to the dying woman.Answer Key1. a2. c3. b4. c5. The friend thought spending a lot of money on an expensive funeral was a waste of money. He wanted to give the money to a school for homeless children.6. Following the principle of common good, the friend will help more people if he gives the money to the school for homeless children. The only person he might hurt is the dying woman.Unit 9 A Good Night’s Sleep1. a. From watching people sleepb. From surveys about sleep habitsc. From books about sleep habits2. a. Our modern lifestyleb. Feeling tiredc. Health problems3. a. Car accidentsb. Watching TVc. Family problems4. a. Seventeenb. Twentyc. Fifty5. How has technology affected our sleep habits?6. How does feeling sleepy affect people at work?Answer Key1. b2. a3. a4. c5. A hundred years ago, people didn’t stay up late because there was not much to do. However, today we can stay up late working, watching TV, or using the Internet.6. When people are sleepy at work, they don’t think clearly and can make mistakes. These mistakes can cost a lot of money or cause accidents.Unit 10 Negotiating for Success1. a. Solving the problemb. Talking about feelingsc. Using “I” statements2. a. To explain your opinionb. To solve the problemc. To avoid blaming others3. a. The person stops communicating.b. The person accepts the blame.c. The person solves the problem.4. a. The issue in the negotiationb. People’s feelings about the negotiationc. The people in the negotiation5. Explain the example of conflict in the lecture. Who has a conflict? What is it about?6. Give an example of a statement blaming another person. Then rewrite the statement using an “I”statement.Answer Key1. c2. c3. a4. b5. Two co-workers have a conflict. They are working on a project together. One person isn’t finishing his work on time.6. A statement blaming another person is “You aren’t doing your work, Joe.”An “I”statement is “I’m worried because the work isn’t done.”Unit 11 Risking It1. a. Flying in an airplaneb. Driving a carc. Riding a bicycle2. a. Being in an earthquakeb. Driving a carc. Flying in an airplane3. a. Going out in the sunb. Living near a nuclear power plantc. Flying in an airplane4. a. Being in an earthquakeb. Flying in an airplanec. Walking down stairs5. Explain the difference between actual and perceived risk. Give an example.6. Explain the difference between controlled and uncontrolled risk. Give an example.Answer Key1. a2. b3. a4. c5. An actual risk is the real risk of being hurt or killed.A perceived risk is the risk people feel. For example, some people feel that flying is more dangerous than driving. However, more people are killed in car accidents than in airplane accidents.6. A controlled risk is a risk people can control. An uncontrolled risk is a risk they can’t control. For example, people are in control when they are driving. However, the pilot is in control when they are flying in an airplane.Unit 12 The Electronic Brain1. a. From 1943 to 1945b. From 1953 to 1955c. From 1963 to 19652. a. The U.S. Armyb. IBMc. Mauchly and Eckert3. a. Five hundredb. Five thousandc. Five million4. a. The size of an 1,800-square-foot roomb. The size of an 2,500-square-foot roomc. The size of an 5,000-square-foot room5. Why was ENIAC built?6. Why did Mauchly and Eckert want to work on ENIAC?Answer Key1. a2. c3. b4. a5. During World War 错误!未找到引用源。

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1.a . Three to four hours a d a yb. Three to four hours a week c. Thirty to forty hours a week What TV shoes have the most violent acts ? 2. a. Movies b . Cartoons c. The news How many violent acts does the average child see on television by age twelve ? 3. a. About 1,000 b. About 10,0c0.0A bout 100,000
朗文英语听说教程(一)Quiz Unit 1 Happiness What did psychologists want to find out ? 1. a. Which people are happyb . What makes people hap p y c. How people define happiness How do happy people feel about their lives ? 2. a. They like everything. b. They want to chac.ngTeh. e y are satisfied. Why are happy people op mis c ?
2. a. Strawberries b. Apples c. Bananas What is a benefit of gene cally modified food ? 3. a. It needs fewer pesticide s . b. It grows in less space. c. It dominates the environment. What is a risk of gene cally modified food ? 4. a. It may stay fresh longer. b. It may be more expecn. sIivtem. ay be harmful to people. 5. What are three benefits of gene cally modified food? Gene cally modified food needs fewer pes cides. Gene cally modified food/plants grow be er t han normal. In addi on, they stay fresh longer a er they are harvested. 6. What are three risks of gene cally modified food? Gene cally modified food/plants may dominate other plants in the environment. Also, they migh t hurt wild animals and insects. They might even hurt the people who eat them.

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lectureaudioscriptsunit 1 what’s in a name??TEACHER: Good morning, everybody. Good morning, Felipe, Monica, Theo, and I can't remember your name.STUDENT 1: Patricia.TEACHER: Patricia, right, Patricia. Those are all beautiful names, and that's our topic today-names. Names are a culture universal. This means everyone uses names. A person's name can tell us a bit about a person's family. Today, we’ll begin by looking at first na mes and how people choose names for their children. And then we'll talk about family names, and look at the different categories of family names. Although the scope of the lecture today is English-language names, we can use the same approach, you know, to look at names from any culture.Let's take a brief look at first, or given names. There are several ways parents choose the first name for their child.The first way is by family history. Parents may choose a name because it is passed from generation to generation; for example, the first born son might be named after his father or grandfather. Although family names are also passed to daughters, it is usually as a middle name. Adding "junior" or "the second" for example, William Parker the seconds only done with boys', not with girls’names.The second way parents choose a name is after a family member or friend who has died recently, or after someone "they admire, like a well-known leader or a famous musician. Although most English first names mean something, for example, "Richard" means powerful and “Ann" means grace, nowadays meaning is not the main reason people select their baby's name.The third way is to provide a "push" for the child. Parents want to choose a name that sounds very "successful." A strong name might help them in the business world, for example. Or they might choose a name that works for either gender, like Taylor or Terry. So, given these three methods, what is themost common way parents choose a name? Many parents choose a name simply because they like it, or because it's fashionable or classic. Fashions in names change just as they do in clothes. One hundred years ago, many names came from the Bible names such as Daniel, and Anna, and Hannah and Matthew. Then fifty years ago, Biblical names went out of fashion. Nowadays, names from the Bible are becoming popular again.Similarly, parents often choose classic names, names that were popular in 1900, 1950, and are still popular now. Classic names for boys include Thomas, David, Robert, and Michael. And for girls: Anna, Elizabeth, Emily, and Katherine, just to name a few. They're classic. They never go out of style.Let's look at the origin of last names, also called family names or surnames. Researchers have studied thousands of last names, and they've divided them into four categories. The categories are: place names, patronymics, added names, and occupational names. A recent survey showed that of the 7,000 most popular names in the United States today, 43 percent were place names, 32 percent were patronymics, 15 percent were occupational names, and 9 percent were added names.The first category is place names. Place names usually identified where a person lived or worked. Someone named John Hill lived near a hill, for example, and the Rivers family lived near a river. If you hear the name Emma Bridges, what image do you see? Do you see a family that lives near a bridge? If you do, you get the idea.The second category is patronymics. That's P-A-T-R-O-N-Y-M-I-C-S. A patronymic is the father’s name, plus an ending like S-E-N or S-O-N. The ending means that a child, a boy, is the son of his father. The names Robertson, Petersen, and Wilson are patronymics. Robertson is son of Robert, Petersen is son of Peter, and so on.The third category is added names. Linguists sometimes call this category "nicknames," but when most of us hear the word "nickname," we think of a special name a friend or a parent might use. The word "nickname" is actually an old English word that means an additional name, an added name. So I'll use the term "added name." This category of last names is fun because the names usually described a person. Reed, Baldwin, and Biggs are examples. Reed was from "red" for red hair. Baldwin was someone who was bald, someone who had little or no hair. And Biggs.STUDENT 2: Someone big?TEACHER: Yeah, someone big, right. Now, if we look around the room, wecould probably come up with some new last names, like, uh. Curly or Strong. Now, the fourth category is occupational names. The origin of the family name was the person's occupation. The most common examples of occupational names still used today are Baker (someone who bakes bread). Tailor (someone who sews clothes). Miller (someone who makes flour for bread), and Smith. . . . Now, Smith is actually the most common name in the western English-speaking world. The name comes from an Old English word, smite, that's S-M-I-T-E, which means to hit or strike. In the old days, a smith made metal things for daily life, like tools. Every town needed smiths. What's interesting is that many languages have a family name that means Smith. In Arabic it is Haddad, H-A-D-D-A-D. In Spanish it is Herrera, H-E-R-R-E-R- A. In Italian it is Ferraro, F-E-R-R-A-R-O. And in German it is Schmidt, spelled S-C-H-M-I-D-T. All these names mean smith.Though names may tell us something about someone's family history, you need to keep in mind that they may not tell us much at all about the present. For example, there's usually not much connection between the origin of the name and the person who has it now. Take the name Cook, for instance. A person named Cook today probably doesn't cook for a living. Also, many people change their names for various reasons. Lots of people who have moved to the United States have changed their names to sound more American. This happens less now than in the past, but people still do it. People also use pen names or stage names to give themselves a professional advantage. For example, the writer Samuel Clemens used the pen name Mark Twain, and Thomas Mapother IV uses the stage name Tom Cruisey.So, let's recap now. In today’s lesson, we looked at how parents choose English first names. We also looked at some common origins of family names. In the next class, we'll look at how names are given in Korea and in Japan. This is covered in the next section of the book. That’s all for today.Unit 2 English: A Global Language? TEACHER:Today’s topic is English as a global language. I know many of you speak English as a second language, right? How about you, Hiroshi? Is English your first language?STUDENT 1: No, my first language is Japanese. English is my second language.TEACHER: And how about you, Patricia?STUDENT 2: English is my second language, too. My first language is Spanish.TEACHER: See, many of you use English as a second language, even as a global language to communicate with other people who speak English as a second language. Today, I want to give you two contrasting points of view on whether or not English is a global language. The first is that English is obviously a global language. People who support this point of view believe English is the language people all over the world use to communicate, and that it is gradually replacing other languages. The second point of view is that English is not truly a global language because it is not the main language spoken by people worldwide. Supporters of this view say that though many people speak some English worldwide, English has not replaced other languages. They acknowledge that people use English every day, for many reasons, but this doesn't mean English is replacing other languages, nor does it make English the main language spoken in the world.First, let's examine the first view. First of all, English is the dominant language of business, travel, and science. When people need a common language, they often use English. Think about it. English is often used at tourist information centers, in international hotels. If you use a taxi in Rome, and you can't speak Italian, the taxi driver is more likely to use English than any other languages. It is use at business meetings and international sports events. The European Union u ses English, along with French, at its meetings….ASEAN the Asian trade group, uses English at its meetings. Can you think of other situations in which English is used as common language?STUDENT 2: How about this class? All of in the Philippines, Singapore, and Indian.TEACHER: Absolutely. Educational settings are a great example. Any others?STUDENT 2: How about a chatroom on sometimes go to chatrooms andeveryone is using English.TEACHER: Excellent example. The Internet has created a lot of communities and people often use English. In fact, most people who use the Internet know English. This helps support the view that English is a global language.The second major reason that people believe English is a global language is that it is the official language of more than seventy-five countries. This means these countries use English in schools, banks, business, and government. Of these seventy-five countries, English may be the only official language of the country, like in England, or English may be used along with other official languages, like in the Philippines, Singapore, and India. In countries like India, where so many languages are spoken, you can see how using English as an official language makes it easier for people to communicate.The third reason to support the global argument is that every year about 1 billion people study English. Why? What are some of the reasons? Hiroshi? How about you?STUDENT 1: Well, now to study, and someday I want to be in international business.TEACHER: That's a solid reason. How about you, Oksana?STUDENT 3: I'm not really sure. I just think it will help me in the future somehow.TEACHER: OK. There's a more general reason. The point is, people want and need to learn English because it offers them opportunities.To sum up, English is used every day by many people. People all over the world come in contact with each other for many reasons. They need a common language, a language to facilitate communication. Being proficient in English gives someone an advantage in these situations.OK. I have given you many examples of how English is used in a variety of situations. Nevertheless, does this mean that English is a global language?Let's look at why some people don't believe English has replaced other languages. First, there are about three times as many people who speak Chinese as their first language as those who speak English as a first language. And in many countries where some people use English for work each day, they don't use English anywhere else. Even in English-speaking countries, there are millions of people who prefer to speak a language other than English at home, with friends, or at work.Second, I mentioned before that seventy-five countries have English as their official language. This doesn't mean all, or even most of the people in these countries can speak English. For example, in India, most sources agree that only about 5 percent of the population speaks English. That's a small percentage!Third, how much English does a person need to know to be called an English speaker? People may learn some English for specific situations, such as the taxi driver I mentioned earlier. However, I think you would all agree with me that a taxi driver who knows a few phrases like where are you going?" or "What is the name of your hotel?" isn't really a proficient English speaker. Another example is Airspeak, the English that is used by air traffic controllers and pilots. A pilot for Japan Airlines or an air traffic controller in Paris needs to know Airspeak. But they may learn only the English words they need for these jobs, and therefore they can't be considered English speakers.The point here is that people all over the world may use some English for work or other situations. Nevertheless, this doesn't mean they are fluent in English. They still use their first language for daily communication. English is not their main language.So, what does this all mean? I think it's safe to say that English will continue to be the main language used in many international settings because, as I said earlier, people all over the world need a common language. And, for now, English is that language.But, English won't replace other languages for most daily communication and this, to me, is what a global language really is, one that replaces others for most everyday communication. Some people are afraid of this. They worry that as people use English more and more, their ability in their first language will decline. I think people will use English along with other languages. We are moving into a global culture, and as this continues, I think people from non-English speaking countries will want to maintain their culture, including their first language. They may still want to learn English, but I don't see them giving up their own language for English. What do you think?I'm going to stop there. I know that's a lot of information to digest. We'll continue talking about some of the differences in the English words used in various countries like Australia, Singapore, and the Philippines. That's all for today. Come see me if you have any questions.Unit 3 High Anxiety: PhobiasTEACHER: Good afternoon. Today we're going to turn to a new topic in psychology and start looking at some specific psychological problems. There are a variety of mental problems that can affect us in our daily lives-some are not so serious, like a fear of cats or of insects, and others are more serious. Now as psychologists, we try to study these different problems and find ways to help people.I want to start the discussion by talking about a fairly common kind of psychological problem-a phobia, that's P-H-O-B-I-A. First, I'll explain what a phobia is and then I'll talk about some theories on why people have phobias. As you probably know, a phobia is a fear. So do any of you have phobias? Oh, come on, you can tell me; I'm a psychologist. Yes, Monica?STUDENT 1: I have a fear of swimming. I don't like to go near the ocean. TEACHER: OK, that's not an unusual phobia. Anyone else? Ali? STUDENT 2: I hate dogs. I mean, I just don't like them. When I see a big dog, actually any dog, I just get nervous, so I avoid them.TEACHER: OK, that's another common phobia. Thanks for sharing those examples of phobias. A phobia is not a normal fear; it is an extreme fear―a very strong fear. For example, my brother, who's a successful artist, had compute r phobia. He didn't simply dislike using computers. He used to have a very strong fear of using them.Psychologists have come up with three characteristics of a phobia. People display these three characteristics if they have a phobia, not just a normal fear. Now first, a phobia is not a rational response. It's a very strong reaction, too strong for the situation. For my brother, this meant he had a very strong physical reaction if someone asked him to use a computer. He started shaking violently and had trouble breathing. Once, he even started choking. Physical reactions like this are common. Second, a phobia often lasts for a long time, for months or even years. In my brother’s case, it lasted several years. Third, the reaction is too strong for a person to control. For example, even if my brother told himself not to be afraid at the computer, it didn't help. He still felt very afraid. Usually, people avoid whatever it is they are so afraid of. So, in my brother’s case, he avoided using a computer.OK, so those are the three characteristics of phobias. It's an extreme, irrationalresponse, it's long-lasting, and it’s uncontrollable.STUDENT 3: So uncontrollable means even if you try to control it, you can't? TEACHER: Yes, it means you can't control it by trying to deny you feel the phobia. There are ways to treat phobias, and we'll talk about those in a minute. Yes?STUDENT 4: What happened to your brother? Did he get over it? TEACHER: Yes, he did. The main thing was that he decided that he wanted to get over it, and he was treated by a psychologist. Now he uses computers all the time.OK, so let's spend a minute going over some classifications of phobias. Phobias are classified by the thing or situation that the person fears. Greek or Latin names are usually used to describe the fear. Here's an example: hypno, H-Y-P-N-O, means sleep, so fear of sleep is hypnophobia. Cyno, C-Y-N-O, means dog. So a fear of dogs is ... cynophobia, right? Here's another example. Aerophobia. Listen to the first part, Aero. What's the fear? Aero as in airplane- aerophobia is fear of flying.Let's turn now to the causes of phobias. One theory is that a phobia is learned. This means something happens that causes someone, or in a sense "teaches someone" to free afraid. For example, Ali could have learned to be afraid of dogs if he was attacked and injured by one as a child.People can also learn to have phobias by watching how other people react. In fact, doctors find that phobias tend to run in families. For example, let's imagine that Ali’s mother has always been afraid of dogs. Whenever All and his mother were together and saw a dog, his mother would get very scared, very nervous. When Ali saw how his mother reacted, he would then gradually become very scared, too. He would then have developed cynophobia from watching his mother. So, you can see that there are two ways learning can be involved in phobias. So, the first theory is that a phobia is learned. Learned either by direct experience or by watching the reactions of others.The second theory says that a phobia is only a sign of a deeper problem. This means that the phobia isn't the whole problem. Let's take another example. I once treated a teenager who was very afraid of the dark. He couldn't be in a dark room by himself. He was terrified to go outside at night, and so on. According to this theory, when he acted afraid of the dark, he was really showing his fear of something else. In therapy, it was revealed that he was afraid of his father. His father was very strict when he was young, and once his father made him sit in a dark the room when he did something bad.According to this theory, his fear of the dark was a sign of his deeper, real fear of his father. Yes, question.STUDENT 4: So what did you do? Did he have to talk with his father? TEACHER: Well, no, we couldn't do that. But recognizing that he was really afraid of his father, and not the dark was the key step in the treatment. Nowhe's cured. No more fear of the dark.OK, so let's think about these two theories, and about the main difference between them. The first theory says that the phobia is the problem itself. Right? And, the second theory says that the phobia is a sign of a deeper problem the person has. Why is this difference important? It's mostly important in deciding how to treat the person. According to the first theory, if a phobia is learned, perhaps it can be unlearned. A psychologist who follows this theory will tryto teach someone to react differently, to behave differently when he or she feels afraid. Changing the person’s behavior is the goal. On the other hand, a psychologist who believes the second theory may start by trying to teach the person to react differently, but the doctor is interested in more than that. The doctor’s objective, or goal, is to help the patient reveal the deeper psychological problem, because it will be easier to treat the phobia if the deeper problem is identified and worked on as well.I want you to think for a minute about the significance of having these two theories, or any competing theories. What does it mean? It tells us that psychologists, like any scientists, have to continue to do research, to learn, and to test treatments we believe will be effective based on research. Treatments improve the more we learn.I’m going to stop there for today. In the next class, I want to talk about other psychological problems. Read the next unit in your book before the next class. That’s all for today.Unit 4 TV: What We WatchTEACHER: Good morning. Who watched TV last night? Ah, most of you. OK, today we are going to talk about an important part of the media—TV. Specifically, TV viewing and TV dramas. Now first, I'll give you some background, then we'll discuss what makes this type of programming, dramas, so popular worldwide.OK. Let's get started. Most of you would agree that watching TV is part of most people lives. Now statistics vary on how much TV people watch, but research shows that quite a few Americans, on average, exceed six hours of TV per day.An English professor named Cecelia Tichi has studied TV for many years. In her book, Electronic Hearth: Creating ' an American Television Culture, she discusses how the TV has become the center of activity at home. We walk into a room, turn on the TV, and suddenly the outside world becomes less important. People use TV to tune out, or forget, about the outside world. We're safe to relax and join the world of the TV shows. Do you ever feel this way about TV? ... Yes, many of you are nodding. She also sees our culture as being defined by TV Now, by this she e means that TV has a huge influence on our attitudes, on what we like to eat, on what we like to wear, on what we like to talk about. For example, popular TV shows are discussed at work, at school, in coffee shops. Why, even children four or five years old do this with their favorite shows. This shows that we live in a TV culture.Improved technology has contributed further to our TV culture. Satellite services, in particular, have expanded the TV programming in many parts of the world. There are now hundreds of TV channels people can watch, and the options continue to expand: game shows, sports, news, talk shows, comedies, TV dramas, movies, ... Man, with cable and satellite there are a lot of choices. Nielsen Media Research studies people’s TV viewing habits in the U.S. They monitor which shows are popular brand with whom. For example, popular shows have included the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? And the reality TV show Survivor. They were very, very popular and watched by millions of people of all age groups.Now, all of this is really background. What I want to focus on today is one form of a popular TV show that is popular with many people of many agegroups. This is rat TV dramas, specifically TV dramas known as soap operas, or, in Spanish, telenovelas.Some of you might be familiar with telenovelas. Telenovelas and soap operas in the U.S. are similar but have one big difference—the number of episodes they have. Telenovelas and TV serials end after about 200 episodes. The story eventually ends. Soap operas in the U.S., however, continue day after day for many years and may never end. Well, for example. The Guiding Light has been on^ for more than 12,000 episodes, and on it goes. Can you believe that? More than 12,000 episodes! Soap operas started in the United States in 1959, with the show The Guiding Light. These TV shows were called soap operas because the main advertisers were companies that made soap.Now, this type of programming is popular all over the world. Dozens of countries make their own soap opera shows. Mexican soap operas have been voted the most popular TV show of the year in countries such as Korea and Russia. Japanese soap operas are sent to Belgium. U.S. soap operas are watched worldwide. The Latin American soap opera, Betty La Fea, or Betty The Ugly, was a huge success in the U.S. Brazilian telenovelas are the most widely distributed television shows in the world and have been seen in more than 100 countries. And there are many other examples.What is it about these shows that makes them popular everywhere? And why do people from very different cultures all enjoy watching the same soap opera? Well, there are a couple of reasons.One reason suggested by Robert C. Allen, who has done extensive researchon television viewing, is that many soap operas deal with universal themes that people all over the world understand. Themes are topics ---for example, family, love, personal struggle, money problems, marriage problems, health problems, job problems. Viewers do not need to know the culture in order to understand the family problems in the show.Now according to Irna Phillips, one of the creators of The Guiding Light, another reason is that people identify with the characters. They feel the characters are just like them. To quote her from an interview, "they (the soap operas) deal with life as we know it." Now by this she means the families in soap operas deal with problems of everyday life. And so, as people watch every day, day after day, a special bond or feeling develops between them and the TV family. They get to know the characters and their problems. The TV family's welfare becomes important. There is a sense of community, of sharing, of family. All of these things contribute to character loyalty. If any ofyou have watched a show regularly, you know what I mean. You watch it because you identify with the characters.Now, writers of TV shows understand that TV viewers want to have a groupof characters to know and care about. As Wendy Riche, former executive producer of General Hospital put it, "the audience wants a personal human connection and when they g et it, they are devoted.” This means they become very loyal to the TV characters they watch every day. To give an interesting example from As the World Turns: Some years back, the writer wanted to have the main character, Bob Hughes, get shot on a Friday. Well, that Friday turned out to be Christmas Eve. The producers of the show told the writers. “No, no, no… he can’t be shot on this Friday’s show. Do you know why? STUDENT 1: Because it was too violent.TEACHER: Well, no, not because it was too violent, bu t they didn’t wanthim shot on the Friday before Christmas.STUDENT 1: Why? I mean, why not?TEACHER: Because the audience would worry all weekend about him. They wouldn’t know if he was alive or dead, and they would not enjoy Christmas. So the writers had to change the story, and have him shot after Christmas. I mean, the viewers really identify with these characters as if they’re real people. Writers for evening TV also try to create character loyalty, but not with a continuing story. Instead, each week, the story begins and ends. However, each week the same characters appear, and viewers watch because they know the characters and they care about them, like friends. A great example of this was the show Seinfield. There were four main characters Jerry, George, Kramer, and Elaine. They each had their own problems their own personalities. Viewers got to know them, and wanted to see what would happen to them. When you think about it, don’t good writers usually do this? They developour interest in the characters so that we want to keep reading, or keep watching TV.The next time you watch a soap opera, thin about the themes that make these shows so popular worldwide. Think about how as people watch each day, they get to know the characters and become a part of that TVB community. OK, that’s all for today. Uh, it’s time for you to go home and watch some TV!。

研究生朗文英语听说教程二听力题目加答案

研究生朗文英语听说教程二听力题目加答案

Quiz朗文英语听说教程(二)Unit 1 What ' s in a Name?1. a. They n ame them after gran dpare nts.b. They choose n ames they like.c. They choose n ames of family frie nds.2. a. Boys ' n amesb. Girls ' n amesc. Boys ' and girls ' n ames3. a. Place n amesb. Occupatio nal n amesc. Added n ames4. a. Place n amesb. Added n amesc. Occupati onal n amesuiz Audiosenpt Part Aonly foHos do most parents name their children?To what names is junior sometimes added? IXliar are the names Rivers and Hill examples of? What arc rhe names Reed and Baldwin examples oO tiuenu even it1、b. They choose names they like.2、a. Boys ' names3、a. Place names4、b. Added namesUnit 2 English: A Global Language?5、 a. En glish is not a global Ian guage.6、 b. En glish is a global Ian guage.c. En glish is the official lan guage.7. a. Many taxi drivers prefer English to Italian.b. Many people speak En glish flue ntly.c. Many people use En glish for their jobs.8. a. New Yorkers don 'always speak En glish.b. New Yorkers n eed En glish for everyday purposes.c. New Yorkers n eed En glish to be successful.9. a. People n eed a com mon lan guage forspecialsituati ons.b. People are beco ming more flue nt in En glish.c. Pilots should be flue nt in several lan guages.QUIZ Audioscript Part AI En0“h is used in intcrnacionil hotels Airports, does thisdemonstrate?2. Many raxi drivers in Rome »pcak English, What doesthis demonstrate?M Thirty percent of Neu ^brkcr^ uu- Spanish in thendaily lives. What does this demon urate?& WhM does the use of Airs|<ak show?real ini 2*Folth<to Un1、b. English is a global language.2、c. Many people use English for their jobs.3、a. New Yorkers don 'always speak English.4、a. People n eed a com mon lan guage forspecialsituatio ns.Unit 3 High Anxiety: Phobias10. a. Mildb. Extremec. Normal11. a. Phobias are un comfortable.b. Phobias are com mon.c. Phobias are lear ned.12. a. By what people fearb. By how people reactc. By the problem they cause13. a. Phobias are the problems themselves.b. Phobias are sig ns for deeper problems.c. Phobias are quite easy to con trol.12 Audioscript Part AWhat word describes the reaction of someone with a phobia?W'hzi is the main kka of (he fint theory?-Tow arc phobias dassitkd?X^hat is the nuin idea of the second theory?1、b. Extreme2、c. Phobias are learned.3、a. By what people fear4、b. Phobias are sig ns for deeper problems.Unit 5 Learning Differently14. a. Dyslexic stude nts n eed special schools.b. Dyslexic stude nts n eed teachers who canbeflexible.c. Dyslexic stude nts should n 'atte nd school.15. a. Dyslexia may cause problems at school.16. b. Dyslexia may be hard to treat.c. Dyslexia may be an in herited con diti on.17. a. They gen erally score well on in tellige nee test.18. b. They gen erally appear in tellige nt to theirteachers.19. c. They gen erally follow directi ons well.20. a. To help stude nts do better at schoolb. To build special schools for dyslexic stude ntsc. To use computer chips to help dyslexic childre nQuiz Audioscript Part A1. What main idea was discussed in the lecture?2. A dyslexic girl s father also bas dyslexia. What do<| (his show?3. VC hat is true about thikirrn with <jv\lrxia?4. What is Dr Levinsons goal?1、b. Dyslexic students need teachers who can beflexible.2、c. Dyslexia may be an inherited condition.3、a. They gen erally score well on in tellige nee test.4、a. To help students do better at schoolUnit 8 Right and Wrong on the Net21. a. To provide guideli nes for ethical computer useb. To in crease the use of computers in schoolsc. To solve computer problems caused by hack ing22. a. Reading a friend -mail ' eb. Using a frie nd ' scree n n amec.Downl oadi ng free software23. a. Students should use the Internet ethically.b. Stude nts should stop using the Intern et.c. Stude nts should en force computer ethics rules.24. a. Gover nment laws about computer useb. School rules about computer usec. Stude nt-made guideli nes about computer useQuiz Audioscript Part AB is rhe goal of the Computer Ethics Institute? 川皿 action would the speaker consider echical? statement can we infer from the lecture? are acceptable-use policies? *I 2. 3. 41、a. To provide guidelines for ethical computer use2、c. Downloading free software3、a. Students should use the Internet ethically.4、b. School rules about computer use。

(完整版)朗文英语听说教程1Unit1听力原文

(完整版)朗文英语听说教程1Unit1听力原文

Unit1HappinessPart 1Teacher: Hi, good morning. Did you hear about the lottery winner last night? The man won…what? … Two million dollars…?Student: No, three.Teacher: Three million dollars? Three million. That's a lot of money isn't it? Do you think that three million dollars would make you happy? … I'm asking you this because when you ask people what they need to be happy, many people will answer" more money!" We assume that money will make us happier. But is this true? Will winning the lottery help you achieve happiness?Today we're going to look at the idea of happiness, at the psychology of happiness--what makes some people happier than others. We'll look at three personality factors that we find in happy people. To find out about these personality factors, psychologists talked to hundreds of people. Now, first, they asked the people how happy they felt--you know, from "very happy" to "not happy at all." Then they asked some more questions, They wanted to find out about people's personalities, such as their attitudes about life, and so on. They looked at the differences between happy people and unhappy people. They found three factors that are very important for achieving happiness. So…let's look at those factor s now.The first personality factor is that happy people are…satisfied with themselves. This means that they like themselves as they are, and they’re happy with what they have. Happy people may not like everything about their lives-they may be a little bit overweight, or may not have the best job, or may not live in a big, fancy house, but they don't need to change those things to be happy. They think more about the things they are satisfied with, not the changes they want to make. This feeling of happiness comes from the inside, not from something outside.Part 2Teacher: So…happy people feel satisfied with themselves. On the other hand, unhappy people are often dissatisfied with themselves. They...uh...feel that something must change so they can be happy. They think if they lose some weight orget a better job or a nicer house they will be happy. They are always looking for something outside themselves to make them happy.But the problem is-they never find it! No matter what they get, they're still dissatisfied and unhappy.The second personality factor is that happy people are optimistic-they look at the positive side of life, not the negative. Now, we all have problems, whether we're happy or not. But when happy people have problems, they assume that things will improve. They don’t worry a lot and think about all the bad things that can happen. Instead, they have a positive attitude. However, unhappy people are the opposite. They are not optimistic and don't have a positive attitude. When they have a problem, they think about how bad everything is and assume that it'll get worse. So they make themselves even more unhappy when they think about all the bad things that might happen.Finally, the third personality factor is that happy people have good relationships with other people. They try to have close, loving relationships with friends and family. Studies show that close, loving relationships are one of the most important factors in achieving happiness. So happy people don't spend all their time building their careers or trying to make money. They also spend time building relationships with friends and family. Now, on the other hand, unhappy people don't have as many close relationships. They may have trouble making friends. Or they may spend all their time working and then find that they're very lonely and unhappy. But for whatever reason, they don't have close relationships and this makes them unhappy. So…what does this tell us? Well, if you want to be happier, don't assume that winning the lottery will help. There are other, more important factors for achieving happiness. Now, let's take a break, and when we come back we'll talk more about the factors that make a person happy…1.What did psychologists want to find out ?a.Which people are happyb.What makes people happyc.How people define happiness2.How do happy people feel about their lives?a.They like everything.b.They want to change.c.They are satisfied.3.Why are happy people optimistic?a.They have few problems.b.They don’t worry much.c.They have negative attitudes.4.What factor is most important for happiness?a.Good relationshipsb.A successful careerc.A lot of money5.Describe how psychologists learned what makes people happy.Psychologists asked hundreds of people how happy they are.Then they asked questi ons to find out about their personalities.They looked at the differences between hap py people and unhappy people.6.What three personality factors do happy people have?Happy people are satisfied with themselves.They are also optimistic about their prob lems.In addition,they have good relationships with their friends and family.。

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1文:老师:早上好,大家。

早上好,菲利佩,莫妮卡,提奥,我不记得你的名字。

学生1:帕特丽夏。

老师:帕特丽夏,对,帕特丽夏。

那些都是美丽的名字,这是我们今天的主题的名字。

名字是一种文化的普遍性。

这意味着每个人都使用名字。

一个人的名字可以告诉我们一些关于一个人的家庭。

今天,我们将开始通过寻找第一个名字和人们如何选择他们的孩子的名字。

然后我们会谈论家庭的名字,看看不同类别的家庭名称。

虽然今天的讲座的范围是英语的名字,我们可以使用同样的方法,你知道,从任何文化看的名称。

让我们先简要看看,或给定的名称。

有几种方法家长为孩子选择第一个名字。

第一种方式是由家族史。

父母可以选择一个名字,因为它是通过一代一代的;例如,第一个出生的儿子可能会以他的父亲或祖父的名字命名。

虽然家庭的名字也传递给女儿,它通常是作为一个中间名。

添加“初中”或“第二个”为例,威廉帕克只做了几秒钟的男孩',而不是与女孩的名字。

父母选择一个名字的第二种方式是在一个家庭成员或朋友最近去世后,或有人“他们钦佩,像一个著名的领袖或著名的音乐家。

虽然大多数英文名字的意思是什么,例如,“李察”意味着强大和“安”意味着恩典,现在的意义不是主要原因,人们选择他们的婴儿的名字。

第三种方法是为孩子提供一个“推”。

家长想选择一个听起来很“成功”的名字,一个强大的名字可能会帮助他们在商业世界,例如。

或者他们可以选择一个名字,不论男女,像泰勒和特里。

因此,鉴于这三种方法,什么是最常见的方式家长选择一个名称。

许多家长选择一个名字,只是因为他们喜欢它,或因为它是时尚或经典。

在名字的变化就像他们在衣服。

一百年前,许多名字来自圣经的名字,如丹尼尔,安娜,和汉娜和马修。

然后五十年前,圣经的名字就不流行了。

如今,圣经的名字也越来越受欢迎了。

同样,父母经常选择经典的名字,在1900,1950流行的名字,现在仍然很受欢迎。

男孩的经典名字包括托马斯、戴维、罗伯特和米迦勒。

对于女孩们:安娜、伊丽莎白、艾米丽和凯瑟琳,只是举几个。

他们是经典的。

他们从来没有走出风格。

让我们在起源上看名字,也被称为姓氏或姓氏。

研究人员已经研究了成千上万的最后的名字,他们把他们分为四类。

类别:地名,patronymics,添加名称和职业名称。

最近的一项调查表明,目前在美国最受欢迎的7000个名字,百分之43是地名,百分之32是patronymics,百分之15是职业的名称,并新增百分之9名。

第一类是地名。

地名通常是指一个人生活或工作的地方。

有人叫约翰山住在一个小山附近,例如,和河流的家人住在一条河附近。

如果你听到艾玛桥的名字,你看到了什么形象。

你看到一个住在桥附近的家庭吗如果你这样做,你得到的想法。

第二类是patronymics。

这是p-a-t-r-o-n-y-m-i-c-s.一姓是父亲的名字,另加一个结束像s-e-n或s-o-n.结束意味着一个孩子,一个男孩,是他父亲的儿子。

的名字,罗伯森,彼得森,威尔逊是patronymics。

罗伯森是罗伯特的儿子,彼得森是皮特的儿子,等等。

第三类是添加名称。

语言学家有时称这类”的绰号,“但当我们大多数人听到这个词”的绰号,“我们认为特殊名字的朋友或父母可能使用。

“昵称”这个词实际上是一个古老的英文单词,意思是一个额外的名字,一个额外的名字。

因此,我将使用术语“添加名称”这一类的姓氏是有趣的,因为名称通常描述了一个人。

芦苇,鲍德温和比格斯的例子。

瑞德是红头发的“红”。

他是个秃头,他很少或没有头发。

和比格斯。

是的,有人大,对。

现在,如果我们环顾房间,我们可能会想出一些新的姓氏,如,嗯。

卷曲的或强烈的。

现在,第四类是职业名称。

家族名称的由来是人的职业。

职业名称今天仍在使用的最常见的例子是贝克(有人烤面包)。

裁缝(缝纫的人的衣服)。

米勒(谁让面粉面包),和史密斯。

..现在,史密斯实际上是在西方英语国家最常见的名字。

这个名字来源于一个古英语词,击杀,这是s-m-i-t-e,这意味着打击或撞击。

在过去的日子里,史密斯生活使金属的东西,像工具。

每一个城市需要的铁匠。

有趣的是,许多语言都有一个姓是史密斯。

阿拉伯语是h-a-d-d-a-d.哈达德,西班牙是埃雷拉,h-e-r-r-e-r a.在意大利是费雷罗,f-e-r-r-a-r-o.和德国是施密特,拼s-c-h-m-i-d-t.这些名字意味着史密斯。

虽然名字可以告诉我们一些关于某人的家族史,你需要记住,他们可能不会告诉我们很多关于现在的事情。

例如,名称的起源和现在的人之间没有太多的联系。

以厨师的名字为例。

今天一个叫厨师的人可能不会做饭谋生。

此外,许多人改变他们的名字的各种原因。

许多搬到美国的人已经改变了他们的名字听起来更美国化。

现在这种情况比过去少了,但人们仍然这样做。

人们也使用钢笔的名字或舞台名称,给自己一个专业的优势。

例如,塞缪尔克莱门斯用笔名马克吐温的作家,和托马斯曾用名使用艺名汤姆勾引人。

所以,让我们回顾一下现在。

在今天的课上,我们看了父母如何选择英语的名字。

我们也看了一些共同的起源的家庭名称。

在下一节课中,我们将看看韩国和日本的名字是如何命名的。

这是在这本书的下一部分。

这都是为了今天。

2文。

老师:今天的主题是英语作为一个全球性的语言。

我知道你们很多人都说英语作为第二语言,对吗?……老师:看,你们中的许多人将英语作为第二语言,甚至作为一种全球性的语言来与其他以英语为第二语言的人交流。

今天,我想给你们两种截然不同的观点:英语是否是一种全球性的语言。

首先,英语显然是一种全球性的语言。

支持这一观点的人认为英语是世界上使用交流的语言,它正在逐渐取代其他语言。

第二个观点是,英语并不是一个全球性的语言,因为它不是世界上人们所说的主要语言。

这一观点的支持者说,虽然许多人在世界范围内说一些英语,但英语并没有取代其他语言。

他们承认,人们每天使用英语,有很多原因,但这并不意味着英语正在取代其他语言,也没有使英语在世界上说的主要语言。

首先,让我们审视一下第一个观点。

首先,英语是商业、旅游和科学的主导语言。

当人们需要一种共同的语言时,他们经常使用英语。

想一想。

英语经常被用来在旅游信息中心,在国际酒店。

如果你在罗马使用出租车,你不会说意大利语,出租车司机比其他任何语言都更可能使用英语。

它是在商务会议和国际体育活动中使用的。

欧盟使用英语,以及法语,在其会议上……东盟亚洲贸易集团,在其会议上使用英语。

你能想到的其他情况下,英语作为共同语言。

很好的例子。

互联网已经创造了很多社区,人们经常使用英语。

事实上,大多数使用互联网的人都懂英语。

这有助于支持这一观点,即英语是一种全球性语言。

人们认为英语是一种全球性语言的第二个主要原因是它是七十五多个国家的官方语言。

这意味着这些国家在学校、银行、商业和政府中使用英语。

在这七十五个国家中,英语可能是该国唯一的官方语言,如在英国,或英语可能与其他官方语言一起使用,如在菲律宾、新加坡和印度。

在像印度这样的国家,在那里有这么多的语言,你可以看到如何使用英语作为一种官方语言,使人们更容易沟通。

支持全球论点的第三个理由是,每年大约有10亿人学习英语。

……好啊.有一个更普遍的原因。

关键的一点是,人们想要和需要学习英语,因为它提供他们的机会。

总之,英语每天都被许多人使用。

全世界的人都有很多原因接触。

他们需要一种共同的语言,一种便于交流的语言。

精通英语给人在这种情况下的优势。

好啊.我给了你很多英语是如何在各种情况下使用的例子。

然而,这是否意味着英语是一种全球性的语言让我们看看为什么有些人不相信英语已经取代了其他语言。

首先,有大约三倍的人说汉语作为他们的第一语言,因为那些说英语作为第一语言的人。

在许多国家,有些人每天用英语来工作,他们在其他地方不使用英语。

即使在英语国家,也有成千上万的人喜欢说一种语言以外的英语在家里,与朋友,或在工作。

第二,我之前提到的七十五个国家有英语作为他们的官方语言。

这并不意味着所有的人,甚至大多数在这些国家的人都会说英语。

例如,在印度,大多数来源同意只有约百分之5的人口讲英语。

这是一个很小的百分比!第三、一个人需要多少英语知道被称为英语演讲者?人们可能会学习一些特定的情况下的英语,如我前面提到的出租车司机。

然而,我认为你会同意我的想法这是一个出租车司机,谁知道一些这样的话,你要去哪里?”或“你的酒店叫什么名字?”是不是真的是一个精通英语的人。

另一个例子是航空语言的有限,英语是用于空中交通管制和飞行员。

日本航空公司或巴黎航空公司的飞行员要知道航空语言的有限。

但他们可能只学习他们所需要的英语单词这些工作,因此他们不能被认为是讲英语的人。

这里的一点是,世界各地的人可能会使用一些英语工作或其他情况。

然而,这并不意味着他们是流利的英语.他们仍然使用他们的第一语言进行日常交流。

英语不是他们的主要语言。

那么,这一切意味着什么呢?我认为说英语会继续下去是安全的在许多国际设置中使用的主要语言,因为,正如我说早些时候,世界各地的人们需要一种共同的语言。

并且,现在,英语是那个语言。

但是,英语不会取代其他语言,大多数日常交流和对我来说,这是一个全球性的语言,是一个取其他人的语言大多数日常交流。

有些人害怕这个。

他们担心随着人们越来越多地使用英语,他们的第一语言的能力将下降。

我认为人们会用英语和其他语言一起使用。

我们正在进入一个全球性的文化,并作为这种持续下去,我认为人们非英语国家将要保持他们的文化,包括他们第一语言。

他们可能仍然想学英语,但我看不到他们放弃自己的英语语言。

您是怎么想的?我要在那里停下来。

我知道这是一个大量的信息消化。

我们将继续谈论在英语单词中使用的一些差异像澳大利亚、新加坡和菲律宾这样的国家。

这都是为了今天。

来看看我,如果你有任何问题。

3文:单元3:高焦虑恐惧症老师:下午好。

今天我们将要转向一个新的话题心理学,并开始在一些具体的心理问题。

那里是一个各种各样的心理问题,可以影响我们在我们的日常生活中的一些是不那么严重,像一个恐惧的猫或昆虫,和其他人更严重。

现在作为心理学家,我们试图研究这些不同的问题和方法帮助人们。

我想通过谈论一个相当普通的一种讨论来开始讨论心理问题的恐惧症,这是p-h-o-b-i-a.首先,我要解释什么恐惧,然后我会谈谈为什么人有恐惧症的一些理论。

正如你可能知道的,一个恐惧症是一种恐惧。

所以你有恐惧症吗?哦,来吧,你可以告诉我,我是一个心理学家。

是的,莫妮卡?学生1:我有一个游泳的恐惧。

我不喜欢去海洋附近。

老师:好吧,那不是一个不寻常的恐惧症。

其他人呢?阿里?学生2:我讨厌狗。

我的意思是,我只是不喜欢他们。

当我看到一只大狗,事实上,任何一只狗,我只是很紧张,所以我避免他们。

老师:好吧,那是另一种常见的恐惧症。

感谢分享那些例恐惧症。

恐惧症是一种不正常的恐惧;这是一个极端的恐惧―一非常强烈的恐惧。

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