第二版新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)說(shuō)教程第二冊(cè)聽(tīng)力原文及答案

聽(tīng)說(shuō)教程2

Unit1

ShortConversations

W:lt*stimefor'InternationalClocklalkH!Timetodiscusshowyoufeelabouttime!

M:Well,sinceweallcomefromthesamecountry,Ithinkourviewsw川besimilar.

Q:Whydoesthemanbelievethepeoplewillhavesimilarviews?

1.

W:Itannoysmethewaymyforeignfriendstreattime.

M:Ijustreadabookaboutthisproblem!It'sentitledInternationalClockTalk.

2.Q:Whichproblemisthebookabout?

M:Australiansaresorelaxedabouttime!Itdrivesmemad!

W:ThaVsthewaytheyare.Whileyou*rehere,you'llhavetogetusedtoit

Q:Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?

3.

M:Haveyounoticeddifferencesbetweenourcultures?

W:Sure.Inmycountry,peopledon'tcareabouttimeverymuch.Here,youtakeitseriously.

Q:Howdopeopleinthewoman'scountryfeelabouttime?

4.

W:Canyouexplainwhyyou'realwaysfiveminuteslateforconferences?

M:Oh,Fmsorry.Inmycountry,peopleareoftenlate.

Q:Whyisthemanlateforconferences?

5.

W:WhatdoyouappreciatemostaboutlifeinGermany?

M:Germanpeoplearerarelylateformeetings.Ineverhavetodealwithlatecomers.

Q:WhatdoesthemanlikebestaboutlifeinGermany?

6.

M:I'veheardthatChinesepeopleareveryrelaxedabouttime.

W:Thatusedtobetrue.Nowadays,peopleareincreasinglybotheredbylateness.

Q:Accordingtothewoman,howhaveChinesepeoplechanged?

7.

M:Whydidyouwalkoutoftherestaurantabruptly?Wehadjuststartedtalking.

W:Juststarted?Weweretherefortwohours!Inmycountry,mealstake15minutes!

Q:Whydidthewomanwalkoutoftherestaurantsoabruptly?

8.

W:WhatdidMomthinkabouthertriptoRussia?Fmsolookingforwardtohearingaboutit

M:Shedidn'tsaymuch.WhenIpickedherupattheairportthismorning,shewasjusteager

togethometoseeDad.Shejustsaidthefoodwasgreatthere.

9.Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

M:Itsonly6:30,andyou'redone!Iwon'tfinishworktill10.\bu*reveryefficient

W:Well,Tomfinishedtwohoursearlierthanme.Thafsasignofefficiencyinmycountry.

Q:Howmanyhoursearlierdidthewomanfinishherworkthantheman?

10.

Long

Conversation

M:Youtravelalot.Whichpeopledoyouthinkarethemosttime-conscious?

W:Ithinkit'sprobablytheSwedes.

M:Really,whatmakesyousaythat?

W:Well,onmylasttriptoSweden,Iorderedataxitopickmeupatmyhotelat6:25am.I

gottothestreetat6:27,butthetaxihadalreadyleft.

M:ThaVsalittlehardtobelieve.Isittrue?

W:Absolutely,everythingrunsontimethere.There*snoroomformistakes.Everyoneisvery

time-conscious!

M:Theymustseemverystiffandserious!

W:Sure,butonceyougettoknowthem,youfindkind,caringpeoplebehindtheirserious

faces.

M:ThisisverydifferentfrommyexperiencestravelinginSouthAmerica.Ofcourse,people

thereareverykind,buttheydon'tcaremuchabouttime.

W:Iagree.SouthAmericansdon'tputverymuchstressontime.They'realwayslatefor

everything,butnooneseemstomind.

Passage

Thebiggestprobleminmycompanyhastodowithculture,inparticularourdifferent

waysoflookingattime.PeoplefromsomecountriesthinkitisOKtoshowuplatefora

meetingandsomepeopleevendon'tthinktheyneedtocomeatall!Aspresidentofthe

company,however,itismyresponsibilitytotellthemthatthisisnotacceptable.Whereasin

someothercountriesattendingmeetingsisnotconsideredveryimportant,inthiscountry,

andespeciallyinthiscompany,meetingsmustbeattendedontime.Notbeingontime

causesinefficiency.IspentallnightthinkingabouttheexactwordsthatIwouldusetoexplain

myfeelings.Ievenwrotemywordsdown.Iplannedtodiscussthisproblematthemeeting

today,andentitledmyspeech'InternationalClockTalk".Unfortunately,Ihaveaproblem-no

onecametothemeeting!

Unit2

ShortConversations

W:Whatdidyourcoachtellyouaboutrunningintomorrow'srace?

M:Hesaid,"AllthatglittersisOlympicgold,**toremindmeoftheOlympicspirit

Q:Whatwasthecoach*sadvicetotheman?

M:IwatchedaTVshowlastnight,calledMAIIthatGlittersIsOlympicGold”.

W:Iwatchedthattoo.Itwasaboutthetrainingandsacrificenecessaryforathletesto

competeintheOlympics.

2Q:WhatwastheTVshowabout?

W:Runningthehundred-meterdashisnothingcomparedtothepassionnecessarytorun

longerraces.

M:Areyoukidding?FverunbothandIknowtheybothrequiredetermination.

3Q:Whydoesthemandisagreewiththewoman?

M:Doyouthinkdrugtakingiswidespreadamongamateurathletestryingtogetstronger?

W:It'shardtosaywhetherit*strueornot.Somuchofwhatwehearseemstoberumors.

Q:Doesthewomanbelievethatthereisaproblemwithamateurathletestakingdrugs?

4.

W:DoyouthinkthathecouldhaverunintheOlympicsifthingshadturnedoutdifferently?

M:Definitely.Hehadtheheart.Itwasjusthisinjurythatcosthimtheopportunitytocompete.

Q:DidtheathletecompeteintheOlympics?

5.

M:Iheardthatwhentheathleteacceptedthegoldmedal,hethankedhismom.

W:ThafsrightHesworethatshewasresponsibleforhimdevelopingthestrengthtowinthe

race.

6.Q:Whywastheathleteabletowintherace?

W:Comeon,youcaneatthiscake.Vbudon'thavetodenyyourselfsweetfoodjustbecause

you'reintheOlympics.

M:YbsIdo!Withthegamescomingsosoon,Ihavetostayonahealthydiet.

7Q:Whydoesthemanrefusethewoman'soffer?

M:MostpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicswouldliketobeliketheathletestheysee.

W:Maybetheywould.ButIdon'tthinkmostofthemhavethedeterminationtoworksohard

togetthere.

8Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicGames?

W:Areyounoticingthefrownsonthefacesoftherunners?Notoneofthemlookshappy.

M:Youcanbesurethetworunnersfromourcountryarehappy.Outofthefiveraces,theyve

wonfour.

9.Q:Howmanyraceshavetherunnersfromthespeakers*countrywon?

M:JusthearingtheOlympicsongfillsmewithdeterminationtogooutandwin.

W:Itwasfirstplayedin1896,butitwasn'ttheofficialsonguntil1958.1likeittoo.

Q:InwhichyeardidtheOlympicsongbecomeofficial?

10.

LongConversation

W:Wow,youreallylookgreat.Haveyoubeenworkingout?

M:Everyday.I*mpreparingfortheOlympicGames.

W:Oh,no.

M:What?WhaVsthematter?Ybudon'tthinkIcandoit?

W:Idon'tknowhowtotellyou.

M:Youdon'tthinkI'mstrongenoughtoenter,doyou?Well,TilhaveyouknowCmplenty

strong.Andifyousayotherwise,youdorftknowwhatyou*retalkingabout.

W:Iknowyou'restrong.That'snottheproblem.

M:Thenyouthinkmyheartisweak.Butthatisn'tso!Ihaveamazingdetermination.Iswear,

mypassionisunmatchedbyanyotheramateurathleteintheworid.Idefyyoutosay

otherwise.

W:Iwouldn'tdare.I'veseenyourunandnotquit,andIknowyourheartisstrong.Butthat

isn'ttheproblem.

M:WhaVstheproblemthen?

W:TheOlympicsendedyesterday.

Passage

Inthesummerof1936,JesseOwensbecamefamousallovertheworid.Thatsummer,

JesseOwens,ablackAmerican,joinedthebestathletesfrom50nationstocompeteinthe

OlympicsinBerlin,Germany.

TherewasspecialinterestintheOlympicGamesthatyearbecauseAdolphHitlerwas

thentheleaderofGermany.HeandhisNazipartybelievedthatwhitepeoplewerebetter

thanotherraces,especiallythosewithdarkskin.TheywereallverysurprisedwhenOwens

wonfourgoldmedalsandsetnewworidrecords.

Ybarslater,JesseOwenswrotethathewasmostproudofshowingHitlerandtheworld

howgreatablackmancouldbe.Througheverything,heneverlostconfidenceinhimself.

Nordidheeverloseprideinhimself.lbthisday,JesseOwensisrememberedasan

amazingmanwhofullyexpressedtheOlympicspirit.

Unit3

ShortConversations

M:Couldyoutellmeabouttheprosandconsofmixedmarriages?

W:Icantellyouthepros,forsure.Afterbeingmarriedtoaforeignerfor20years,I'veyetto

discoveranycons.

?Q:Whatcan*tthewomantelltheman?

W:Theweddingisnextweek,butIstilldon'tknowifmarryingapersonofadifferentraceis

right.

M:Therearealotofprosandconsofmixedmarriages,butoverallthey*regood.

2Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutmixedmarriages?

M:TheFrenchhavealotofcharm.Ithinkyou'llenjoybeingmarriedtoone.

W:Noteverythingaboutthemischarming.AndFmgoingtohavesometroubledealingwith

hisculture.

3Q:WhatconcerndoesthewomanhaveaboutmarryingaFrenchman?

W:Hasanyonecriticizedyouformarryingsomeoneofadifferentrace?

M:Iexpectedpeopleto.Buttheyhaven'tsofar.Besides,Idon'tcarewhatpeoplethink.My

wifeandIhititoffA-OK.

4Q:Whatdidthemanexpect?

W:Thafsgreatyou*regettingmarried,butdoyouhaveaclueaboutyournewwife'sculture?

M:Sure.Learningaboutherpeople'swayofdoingthingswasthefirstthingIdidwhenI

decidedtomarryher.

5Q:Whatdidthemandofirstwhenhedecidedtogetmarried?

W:Fveheardthatyoucanceledyourweddingplans.What'stheproblem?

M:Moneyisveryimportanttopeoplefromherculture.SheleftmewhenshediscoveredFm

poor!

6Q:Whywastheweddingcanceled?

M:Ican'tbelievehowgoodyourChineselanguageskillsare!Howdidyouimproveso

quickly?

W:ImarriedaChineseman.Wetalkeveryday.He*shelpedmealot

7Q:Whatdoesthewomarfshusbandhelpherwith?

W:Ihaveaquestionforyou.Wouldyouevermarryapersonfromanotherculture?

M:That'satoughone!IfIdo,itllprobablybetosomeonefromaculturesimilartomine.

Q:Whatkindofwomanwouldthemanmarry?

8.

W:Ourmarriageisfallingapart.Didn'tyouknowyourfamilywouldn'tapproveofyou

marryingaforeigner?

M:Ineverexpectedittobeaproblem.Ifsnottheirmarriageafterall;it'sours.

9.Q:Whatistheman'srelationshiptothewoman?

M:I'vebeenthinkingaboutgettingmarried.Doyouknowwhatthedivorcerateofmixed

marriagesis?

W:Whatdoyoumean,mixedracesormixedreligions?Therateforthefirstis65percent;

thesecond,70percent.

10.

Q:Whatisthedivorcerateofmarriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentraces?

LongConversation

W:Grandpa,Momtoldmethatyouhavebeenmarriedtwice.Isthattrue?

M:Tbs,Tmafraidso.

W:That'sasurprise.Whathappenedtoyourfirstwife?

M:yourgrandmawasmyfirstwife.

W:But...

M:Andyourgrandmaismysecondwife.Ybusee,ImetherwhileIwasinGermanyduring

thewar.Weknewwelovedeachotherfromthemomentwemet,sowegotmarriedright

away.Butwewererftreadyfortheresistancewereceivedfromherfamily.Hermother

insistedthatAmericansandGermanswererftcompatible.So,shedivorcedme.

W:loobad.Whathappenedthen?

M:Threeyearslater,wemetagaininNewYork,quitebyaccident.Iwasworkingattheport

andshewasonaboatcomingtotheU.S.Whenwesaweachotheragainafterallthat

time,wedecidedtoovertookherparents*advice.Wegotmarriedagain,andwe'vebeen

happyeversince.

Passage

Marriagecanchangepeopleagreatdeal,andmarriagetoapersonofadifferent

culturecanchangeapersonevenmore.Assomeonewhohasmarriedaforeigner,Iknow.

FmaCanadianwhomarriedaChineseman.Atfirst,Iharboredsomereservations.Iwasn't

surehowcompatiblewe'dbe.Somehow,however,wemadeitwork.AndIfoundmyself

growingtobecomemorelikehim.IstartedpickingupChinesecharacteristicsandbegan

speakingEnglishwithaChineseaccent!Mybrotherjoked,sayingIwasevenbeginningto

lookChinese!Myhusbandhaschangedalottoo,becomingmorelikeCanadiansin

attitude.Isupposethisissomethingofacompromisewhereinwemeteachotherinthe

middle.Isuspectthatwewillcontinuetogrowmorealikeastimegoesby;thatisexcitingto

me.Aperson,afterall,shouldchangeduringhisorherlifetime.

Unit4

ShortConversations

W:Excuseme.\bu*vebeenhereforsixhours.Areyouwaitingforsomeone?

M:I'mafraidso.I'msupposedtomeetmynewgirlfriend.Ican*tbelievehowlatesheis!

IQ:Whatsurprisestheman?

M:IheardasongontheradiobyElvis,calledBigHunko'LoveH.

W:Iknowthatsong.It*sreallyhappythough,whichiswhyIdon'tlikeit.Lovesongsshouldbe

sad,likelove.

2Q：WhydoesthewomanNOTlikethesong?

W:YoufoundloveinIndia?Howromantic!It'smydreamtofallinloveinaforeigncountry!

M:Itwasreallyexcitingatfirst.AfterIgotusedtoitthough,itwaskindofboring.

3Q:Howdidtheman*sfeelingoflovechange?

W:Morethanonce,IthoughtaboutkillingmyselfafterIlostmyboyfriend.

M:Justabouteveryonegetsdepressed,butyoucan'tletthosefeelingsgetthebetterofyou.

4Q:Accordingtotheman,whatdoeseveryoneexperienceafterabreakup?

W:YDUlooksohappy!Whafsgoingontomakeyousmilelikethat?

M:Forthefirsttimeinyears,mysisterhasfoundlove.Fmgoingtomeettheguytoday.

5Q:Whyisthemanhappy?

W:Icanhelpyoufindyouroldgirlfriendifyoucangivememoreinformationabouther.

M:Name,oldaddress...thafsallIcantellyou.Butmaybeitdoesn'tmatter.Iprobablyshould

trytoforgether.

6Q：WhycanthemarYsoldgirlfriendNOTbefound?

M:Hey!Ybulookgreat!AmIwrong,orhassomethingchangedaboutyou?

W:Somethingbig!Ifoundamanwhoreallymakesmehappy.He'sbrightenedupmylife.

7Q:Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'snewboyfriend?

M:Vbu'vebeenwritingmelettersforyears.Whenareyougoingtoadmityourloveforme?

W:What?Love?No,I'mjustbeingfriendly.Ybuthinkeveryonelovesyou!

8.Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatmistakehasthemanmade?

W:So,whatmakesyouthinkthatyourmarriagewilllast,when50percentfail?

M:Fifty?Nah.Thatnumberismorelike30or40percent.Andinmyfamily,thereareno

divorces.

9Q:Whatisthedivorcerateintheman'sfamily?

M:Honey,don*tyouhaveanyobjectionstoourdaughterhavingaboyfriend?

W:Nonewhatsoever!Havingaboyfriendwillteachherhowtobecomealovingwife

someday.

10Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?

LongConversation

W:Anotherletter.

M:Forme?

W:Whoelse?It'sfrom...

M:Hey,don*tlookatthat!It*sprivate!Giveithere!

W:OK!Sorry!Iwasjustabitcurious.Vbu'vebeengettingalotoftheseletterslately.And

the/realwaysinthesepinkenvelopes.Itmakesmewonderifyou'vegotagirlfriend.

Thafsall.

M:Ifyoumustknow,yeah,Ihaveagirlfriend.

W:Ithoughtso!So,whatdoesshelooklike?

M:Idorftreallyknow.Sofar,we*veonlycommunicatedbymail.Tveneverseenher.

W:Notmuchofagirlfriend,then,isshe?

M:IthinkFminlovewithher.Isn*tthatwhatitmeanstohaveagirtfriend?

W:Well,thatwouldn'thavebeenenoughforyourfatherandme.Wewouldrfthavefallenin

lovewithoutmeeting,lbbeinlove,youhavetoseeaperson,atleast.

M:TheloveIhaveformygirlfriendisspiritual;Idon*thavetoseeher.Ybuwouldrft

understand.

Passage

MGoingtowarwasthegreatestthingtohaveeverhappenedtome,HsaidAlbert

Thomson,aformersoldier.Somepeoplemightfindthisstrange,especiallyconsideringthat

ThomsonlostanarmandtheuseofbothlegsincombatHOfcourse,Ididn'tlikethe

fighting/'Thomsonsaid.Whathedidlikewasthat,bygoingtowar,hemetthewomanwho

wouldbecomehiswifeandthemotherofhisfourchildren.

OneeffectofWoridWarIIwasthatitbroughtmanyyoungpeoplefromdifferentcountries

together.Whenpeacewasachieved,theseyoungpeopleoftenfellinlovewithpeopleof

differentnationalities.DuringWorldWarII,anestimated1,000,000Americansoldiers

marriedwomenfromover50differentcountries.InthePacific,16,000ofthe1,000,000

AmericansoldiersmarriedAustralianandNewZealandwomen.Ofthese,12,000wentto

theU.S.Manyoftherelationshipsfailed,butsomewereashappyasThomson's.

Unit5

ShortConversations

M:Ihavejustfoundoutthatmyteenagedaughterispregnant!Idon'tknowwhattodo!

W:It'stoolatefortears.Soundslikeallyoucandonowistocomfortherandtellheryoull

supporther.

1.Q:Whatisthewoman'sadvicetotheman?

W:HaveyoureadthisbookcalledNoMoreWorriesorTears?It'sfullofadviceonraising

children.

M:Isurehave!Ithasbeenabighelp.Now,Iunderstandmytwosonsmuchbetterthan

2before.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthebook?

M:Itookourdaughtertothedoctor.Thedoctortookonelookatherlungs,andheknewshe

hadbeensmoking.

W:Iknewit!Butwhywon'tshelistentous?Itellherallthetimethatsmokingisbad.

3.Q:Whatdoesthewomantellherdaughter?

W:Fmveryimpressedbyyourdaughter!Shehassuchgoodmannersandseemssowell-

behaved!

M:She'sagoodgirl.We'vealwayshadagoodrelationship.We*reabletotalkaboutthings

4thatworryusaswell.

Q:Whatdothemanandwomanagreeupon?

M:Thankyouformeetingwithme.Canyoutellmehowmydaughterisdoinginclass?

W:Sinceourlastmeeting,therehasbeenagreatimprovementinherwork.

5Q:Whathastakenplacesincethemanandthewomanmetthelasttime?

M:Ican'tbelievethatyouboughtourdaughtereye-liner.Didn*tweagreeshewastooyoung

forit?

W:Fmsorry.Butshejustkeptaskingandasking.Icouldn'tstandtheconstantbeggingandit

6.madeherhappy.

Q:Whatistheargumentbetweenthemanandthewomanabout?

M:EverytimeIteachmysonalesson,heseessomethingonTVthatundermineswhatl*ve

said.

W:Maybeyoushouldthinkaboutgettingridofyourtelevision.TVoftenhasabadinfluence

7.onpeople.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttelevision?

M:Myparentsareverygenerouswithme.Sometimes,Iwonderiftheirgenerosityhasbeen

badformycharacter.

W:\buseemallright-nottoogreedyorselfish.Idon'tthinkithasdoneyouanyharm.

8.Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman'sparents?

W:Doyouthinkoursonisgettingintotrouble?Isheviolent?

M:Ourson?Noway!Heknowsrightfromwrong.We*vemadeitcleartohimthatviolenceis

nevertheanswertoaproblem.

9.Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

W:How'syourreadingonteenagebehaviorgoing?Haveyoulearnedanything?

M:Yfeah.Itsaysherethat50percentofallteenagersarefrombrokenhomesandthatthese

childrenare73percentmorelikelytocommitcrimes.

10.Q：Howmuchmorelikelyisitthatteenagersfrombrokenhomeswillcommitcrimes?

LongConversation

W:Manypeoplearehavingtroublewiththeirsonsanddaughters.Iwasjustreadinga

newspaperarticleonitthismorning.Thereare190,000teenagersinourcity.

M:Doesitsayanythingaboutthecausesofteenageviolence?Mysonhasbeenhitting

otherstudentsatschool.

W:Yes.ItsaysTVhasamajorinfluence.By18,teenagershaveoftenseen200,000actsof

violenceonTV.AndpeoplewhohaveseenthemostviolenceonTVtendtobethemost

violent.

M:MysondoesrftwatchmuchTV,soitmustbesomethingelse.

W:Maybeit*smusic.Teenagerstypicallylistentofourhoursofmusiceveryday.Manyofthe

songshaveveryviolentmessages.

M:Doesthearticlesaythatviolenceinpopmusicleadstoviolentbehavior?

W:Itisn*tquiteclear.Thearticlereportsontwostudies.Onereportsaysteenagerswho

listentopopmusicarealmosttwiceaslikelytobecomeviolent,whiletheotheronesays

there'snosignificantconnectionbetweenthetwofactors.

Passage

It'soddthatparentsaresoworriedabouttheirteenagerssmoking,especiallysince

smokingisrftateenagersbiggestproblem.Thenwhatis?Shockingly,ateenager'sbiggest

problemishisownmotherandfather!Tbda/steenagersknowtheyshouldnotsmoke,but

theydon'tknowwhennottolistentotheirparents.Theydon*tknowtheyshouldsaynoto

theirparentswhentheirparentsarebeingtoogenerous.Therefore,astheyreceivemore

andmorefromtheirparents,theteenagersbecomegreedyandselfish.Gradually,theyhave

becomespoiled.Studiesshowthatspoiledteenagersaremuchmorelikelytotakedrugs

anddopooriyinschool.Theymayalsodeveloppoormannersandgetpregnantatanearlier

age.However,thisisnotwhatparentswanttohear.Theythinktheyarebeingkindtotheir

teenagers,andtheyhaveatendencytoignorethedamagetheyarereallydoing.

Unit6

ShortConversations

M:Thatwasreallysomething!Whatdoyouremembermostabouttheplaywewatched?

W:Irememberanactorasking"What'sinaname?”Itmademethinkaboutmyownname

anditsmeaning.

1.Q:Whatdoesthewomanrememberabouttheplay?

W:Whatdoyouthinkthewriteroftheplaymeantwhenheasked"What'sinaname?M

M:Ithinkthathewasquestioningtheimportanceofnames,thatis,howtheyaffectourlives.

2Q:Whydidthewriteraskthequestion?

M:There'ssomethingIdon'tunderstand.Pleasetellmeagainwhyyouchangedyourname.

W:Iwantedanamethatwouldsoundmoreelegantthantheonemyparentsgaveme.

3Q:Whydidthewomanchangehername?

M:MyEnglishteacherdiscouragedusfromusingourChinesenamesinclass.

W:That'snotfair!Tmproudofmyownname,andI'mnotgoingtouseanother!

4Q:Whydoesn*tthewomanwanttouseanothername?

W:InSociologyclass,Ilearnedthatinmanydifferentcultures,namessayalotaboutpeople.

M:IheardthesamethinginPsychologyclass.Namescanhaveagreatinfluenceona

person'sidentity.

5.Q:Accordingtotheman,howdonamesaffectpeople?

W:I'veheardthatjudgingpeoplebytheirnamesissuperficial.

M:Icouldn'tagreemore.Therearemuchbetterwaysofjudgingpeople.

Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutjudgingpeoplebytheirnames?

6.

M:Yburnameisveryimpressive!Itsoundsbeautiful!Luckyyou!

W:Notreally.IneverthoughtthatmynamecorrectlyexpressedwhoIreallyamasaperson.

7Q:Whatisthewoman'simpressionofhername?

W:Ifourchildisaboy,Ithinkweshouldgivehimyourname.Whatdoyouthink?

M:Let'snot.Idon'tagreewithparentsdoingthat.Namingachildafteraparentseems

uncreative.

8.Q:Whywouldn'tthemanliketonamehissonafterhimself?

M:Ialwaysthoughtmynamewasunique,butthisbooksays17%ofbabiesbominthesame

yearasmehadthesamefirstname.

W:Butitalsosaysonly50ofthose600,000babiesalsohadthesamemiddlename.

9.Q:Howmanypeople,borninthesameyearastheman,weregiventhesamefirstand

middlenames?

W:IfwenameoursonaftersomeoneintheBible,maybehe'llbecomemorereligious.

M:IdoubtitMybrotherhasanamefromtheBible,andheisn'tatallreligious.Ithinkwe

shouldthinkmoreaboutthis.

10Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

LongConversation

W:TheresureisalotofpressureonChinesetotakeaforeignname,don'tyouagree?

M:Fmnotsure.Manypeopledon'tuseforeignnamesevenwhentheygoabroadormeet

foreigners.lakeourleaders,forexample.

W:Ybs,butmanyinternationallyfamousactors,writersandartistsdo.Someofthemfeel

theywon'tbesuccessfulabroadiftheyusetheirChinesenames.

M:Whatdoesitmatter?What'sinaname,anyway?

W:Namesareimportant,andIfeelpeopleareturningtheirbacksontheirculturewhenthey

takeaforeignname.

M:Idon'tthinkso.Namestomearesuperficialthings.IuseaforeignnameinmyEnglish

classjustforthesakeofconvenience.Whenspeakingtopeopleinanotherlanguage,its

simplertouseanamethatbelongstothatlanguage.

W:Maybeyou*reright,butIstillfeelthewayIdo.Usingaforeignnamedoesn'tseemrightto

me.

Passage

Fmgoingtochangemynametomorrow.Doesthissoundodd?Letmeexplain.SinceI

wasababy,mynamehasbeenalabelthathasidentifiedmeasIgrew.However,Ihave

changedalot.Mostofall,myideasonlifehavedeveloped.BythetimeIbecameanadult,I

wasclearlynotthesamepersonIwasasababy.Sowhyshouldmynamebethesame?

Fvedecidedtochangeittoreflectmychangesasaperson.Somepeopletellmetheydorft

approveofthisplan.TheythinkIamdisrespectingmyparents,whonamedme.ButI've

spokenwithmyparents,andtheyagreewithme.Keepingthesamenamethroughoutlifeis

nonsense.Theonlyrealproblemformeisthatitwilltakepeoplealongtimetogetusedto

mynewname.

Unit7

ShortConversations

M:Ybu'vebeenworkingsohard.Iknowyoudon*twanttorestbecauseyouloveyourjob.But

rememberwhatpeoplesay:Relaxordie.

W:Thanksforcaringsomuch.But,really,Fmfeelingfine.Idon*tneedtimeoff.

1Q:Whydoesthewomansayshedoesn*tneedanyrest?

M:Aren*tyoutakingontoomuchwork?Lifeismeantforfun,youknow?

W:IfIhadlessambition,Icouldrelaxmore.ButIwanttogetabetterjob.

Q:Whydoesthewomanworksomuch?

W:Whendiditbecomecleartoyouthatthecompanypresidentwasworkinghimselfto

death?

M:Ihadnoideahewasoverwhelmeduntilhequit.Beforethat,Ialwaysthoughthewas

happy.

Q:Whendidthemanrealizethecompa