英语听力入门第二册第五单元

Unit 5

Shaping and reshaping personality

Part 1 warming up

Part A Key words:

personality survey

personality个性, 人格,

survey[sə:'vei]调查(收入,民意等)

a detailed critical inspection；short descriptive summary (of events)

cf. inquiry, investigation, research, survey

这些名词均有“调查”之意。

inquiry: 普通常用词，指正式调查，也指一般的打听或查询。investigation: 一般指有系统的调查以得到希望发现或需要知

道的事。

research: 指科学工作者等为揭示自然规律或获取某个领域

的新知识而进行长时间的调查研究。

survey: 多指为写书面报告而进行的民意测验或调查。

aggressive

好斗的, 敢作敢为的, 有闯劲的, 侵略性的jealous

妒忌的, 猜疑的, 警惕的, 嫉妒的

vocabulary

aggressive adj. 侵略的，有进取心的，好斗的tending to spread quickly; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends

raise the roof: vi. 喧闹(吵翻天，大声抱怨)

to complain loudly and bitterly; get very angry eg. Father will raise the roof when he hear what you have do.

父亲要是知道你所做的事一定会大发雷霆。

sort of adv.有几分地; 在某种程度上

to some (great or small) extent

eg. This sort of business can only be transacted in private.

这种事情只能私下处理。

in the following short dialogue, a man is trying to help a woman do a personality survey.

TAPASCRIPT

W: Hey, Kevin. Help me fill out this personality survey. It’ll be fun.

M: Oh, I don’t know…

W: Oh, come on… OK, here’s the first one – what should I put for “aggressive”?

M:Uh-oh … I …I’d say “very.”

Ｗ：Very? Really?

Ｍ：Yeah, sure. Look at the way you drive!

Ｗ：Well, OK, so I’m a very aggressive driver …but … you have to drive like that in this city, or you’re gonna be hit, because …

Ｍ：Uh …what’s the next one?

Ｗ：“Selfish.”

M: Oh, not at all.

W：Really? Well, … maybe just a little … I mean, a lot of people are, right? Just a little bit? You know, I mean, I try to think of other people, but

sometimes I do just think of myself, I guess.

M: OK, OK, so put “not very.”

W：OK.

M: But you can put “extremely” for the next one. W：What? Oh, “Kind”?

M: Yes. Don’t you think you’re a extremely kind person?

W: I am? OK, if you say so. Oh, look at this next one.

M: Oh, “patient”!

W: Yeah.

M: Hmm … I don’t know. Sometimes you can be really patient, but other times you’re not patient at all. Like remember that time in line at the supermaket when you got …

W: OK, OK. I get your point. I’ll put “sort of.”M: OK, that’s right.

W: Next one …“jealou.”I guess I’m sort of jealous…

M: Sort of? I’d put “very”. Remember how angry you got when my ex-girlfriend called the other day? I thought you’re gonna raise the