新編大學英語視聽說第二冊Unit1

Unit1

PartI

Mike:Hey,guys.Comeandlook.I'vefoundaninterestingWebsiteonstarsigns.

(Theotherscomeclosetothecomputerandlookatthestarsignsonthescreen.)

Ted:Hey,that'sinteresting!What'syoursign,Sam?

Sam:I'maScorpio.What'syours,Ted?

Ted:Ihavenoidea.I'veneverreallythoughtaboutthat.Let'shavealook.Iwasbo

onSeptember5.Oh,I'maVirgo.

Simon:AndI'maLibra.

Sam:WhatdotheysayaboutLibra,Simon?

Simon:(Hereads.)You'reasociable,charmingperson.Yougooutofyourwayto

avoidconfrontationanddoeverythinginyourpowertomakeyourlifeaneasyone.

Althoughyou'regenerallylikeable,youcanbechangeable,superficialandcritical.

Butyoumanagetohidethosetraitsmostofthetime.

Mike:Doyouagreewiththat?Areyouthattypeofperson?

Simon:Whatdoyouthink?Ithinkthereissomethinginwhatitsays.Iamsocialand

outgoing.ButIamnotchangeable,amI?What'syoursign,Mike?

Mike:I'maTaurus.Ah,what'syours,Lilly?

Lilly:I'maCancer.

Ted:Nowlet'slookatTaurus.(Hereads.)You'reapatient,practicaltype.Good

pointsincludeyouraffectionate,kindnature,yourtrustworthinessandstrengthof

character.Badpointsincludeyourpossessiveness,self-indulgenceandstubbornness.

Doyouthinkyourcharacterfitswell?

Mike:No,notatall.I'mnotpatient,andI'mnotpracticaleither.Iamkindof

quick-temperedandambitious.That'sdefinitelynotme!Butonethingisright:IAM

stubborn.

Simon:Sam,letmereadyours.(Hereads.)Youaresecretive,andsexy.Youhavethe

worstreputationinthezodiac.Scorpiohasadarkside,whichincludesrevengeful

anddestructivetraits.Yetdespitethis,youcanbethewittiest,kindestandmost

entertainingofallthesigns.

Sam:Oh,thatcan'tbetrue!AreyousureyouwerereadingScorpio?

Simon:Yes,ofcourse!Lookforyourself.

Sam:Butthat'sunfair!Ihavetheworstreputationinthezodiac?!

Theothers:(Theyalllaughandsay.)Haha...PoorSam!

Sam:Whocouldbelievesuchsillythings!Really,IthinkI'mintelligent,humorous,

andkind-hearted.

Mike:Yes,butthosearejustyourgoodtraits.Don'tforgetaboutyourbadones!

Sam:Comeon!Oh,Lilly,wehaven'tlookedatyoursignyet.Eh,youareaCancer,

right?Youwantmetoreadyours?

Lilly:No,thanks.I'mafraidyou'lldistortwhat'swrittenthere.Letmereaditmyse

(Shereads.)Tosomepeople,youappeartoughanddetermined,butthat'sjusta

"front"youputuptoprotecttherealyou,whichisrathermoresensitiveandsofter

Youcanbemoody,touchyandirritable,butyoumakeupforthosenegativetraits

withyourkindness,greatintuitionandprotectivenature.That'snotbad,isit?

Simon:No.Butwhatcountsisnotwhatitsays,buthowyoureallyare,whatyouare

actuallylike.

Lilly:(Sheisabitdefensive.)Whatdoyoumean?Whatareyoutryingtosayabout

me?

Simon:Ithinkyouaremuchnicerthanwhatitdescribes.

(Lillysmiles.)

Theotherboys:Oh,Simon,don'tsweet-talkher!Weknowwhatyouarethinking.

Ted:Hey,Ihaven'tseenmineyet.Nowit'smyturn.

Mike:Goahead,Ted!Beourguest!

Ted:Itsays:Virgopeoplelikeorderinallthingsandareneat,cleanandprecisein

theirhabits.Virgopeopleareperfectionistsandtheysometimescanbecritical.The

donotliketodrawattentiontothemselves.Virgopeoplearemodest,andcareful

aboutwhattheyeatordrink.

Sam:Doyouhaveanyobjectionstothat?

Ted:Ithinkthedescriptionmatchesmequitewell.IAMaperfectionist.Ilikethin

tobeinorder.Erm,I...I'mcarefulaboutwhatIeatanddrink.Butitdoesn'tmenti

myweakpoints.

Lilly:Oh!Andwhatarethose?

Ted:Well,sometimesI'msocarefulItendtowastealotoftime.I'mnotvery

sociable,andIdon'thavemanyfriends.

Sam:Ithinkeveryonehassomeundesirablepersonalitytraitsthatcouldbeimproved.

Don'tyouthinkweallcouldimproveourpersonalities?

Mike:Ithinkwecan.Forexample,mylittlesisterwastheyoungestgirlinourfami

Myparentslovedherverymuch,buttheyspoiledherbygivinghertoomuch.She

wasatthattimeself-centered,selfish,aggressive,bad-tempered,andrude.Her

personalitydidn'tchangeanyuntilsheenteredprimaryschool.Inschool,shefirst

actedasshedidathome,andshecouldn'tmakeasinglegoodfriend.Foratime,she

wasevenisolatedbyherclassmates.Shecomplainedtous,andfinallyunderstoodher

problem.Fromthenon,shemadeeveryefforttogetridofherundesirable

characteristicsbothathomeandinschool.Nowshe'sinmiddleschoolandhasturned

intoapopulargirl.

Lilly:Inmyopinion,ourpersonalitiesarepartlyinheritedandpartlyshapedbyour

homeenvironment.Asweallknow,scientistshavefoundthatparents'personality

traitscanbeseenintheirchildren.Mostchildrenhavesomeoftheirparents'

personalitytraits.

Mike:That'sright.Andourearlyhomeandschoolenvironmentalsohasabig

influenceontheshapingofourpersonality.Forinstance,I'venoticedthatmany

childrengrowingupinrichfamiliesmaybecomewasteful,lazy,arrogantorcold.On

theotherhand,I'venoticedthatmanychildrenraisedinpoorfamiliesare

hard-working,caring,sympathetic,andhelpful.

Sam:Doesthatmeanyouthinkwehavetochooseourparentswisely?

(Theotherslaugh.)

Exerse2

Episode1

1.B2.A3.A4.B5.C

Episode2

6.C7.B8.C

Exercise3

Episode1

1.footballbasketballbaseball

2.steadyboyfriend

3.guessrealized

4.brokeup

5.inagroup

6.saveup

7.herecomes

PartII

ListeningI

Interviewer:Angela,youwereborninKoreabutyou'vebeenlivinginCanadafora

longtime,haven'tyou?

Angela:Yes,Iwas10yearsoldwhenmyparentsimmigratedtoCanadaandI've

beenlivingherefor20yearsnow.

Interviewer:Doyouthinkthatbelongingtotwodifferentcultureshasaffectedyour

personality?

Angela:Yes,definitely.TherearetimeswhenIthinkthatIhavetwopersonalities.

DependingonwhereIamandwhoI'mwith,I'mKoreanorI'mCanadian.

Interviewer:Thatsoundscomplicated.Couldyouexplainwhatyoumean?

Angela:Well,growingupinCanadawhenIwasgoingtohighschool,forexample,I

wasknownasAngelatotheoutsideworld,andasSun-Kyungathome.Iwouldwave

hellotomyteachers,butbowtomyparents'Koreanfriendswhentheyvisitedour

home.

Interviewer:Dodifferentcultureshavedifferentideasastowhatispolite?

Angela:Yes,definitely.Inhighschool,Iwasexpectedtolookstraightintheeyeso

myteachersandtotalkopenlywiththem.ButwhenKoreansspoketome,Iwas

expectedtolookatmyfeetandtobeshyandsilent.

Interviewer:Doyouthinkthathavingtwopersonalitiesmakesyouaricherperson?

Angela:Yes,butsometimesIdon'tknowwhoIam.

Exercise1

1.older2.brings3.start4.meaning5.time6.fine7.special8.soul9.hand

10.last11.hours12.say

ListeningII

Iamaverysensitiveperson,andthat'sgoodtoapoint.Ifeeleveryoneshouldbea

tofeelorunderstandwhatothersaregoingthrough.Butwhenyouhurt,cry,orare

unhappyforpeopleyoudon'tknow,orforamoviethatisnotreal,thenIthinkthat

littletoosensitive.That'sthewayIam.

Iamaveryindependentperson.Imustdothingsformyself.Idon'tlikepeopledoin

thingsforme,orhelpingme,orgivingmethings.It'snotthatIdon'tappreciatei

becauseIdo.Ijustfeelthatwhensomeonedoessomethingforyou,youowethem,

andifthereisonethingIdon'tliketofeel,it'sthatIoweanyoneanything.

IthinkIwouldbeagoodfriend.IwoulddoalmostanythingforsomeoneIlike,and

wouldshareorgiveanythingIhave.I'mverycaringandunderstanding.Peopletrust

mewiththeirsecrets,andthey'rerightfordoingsobecauseInevertellanysecret

istoldtome.I'malwaystheretohelpinanywaythatIcan.Allyouhavetodois

Ienjoylifeandpeople,whichmakesmefeelgood.IfindfuninalmosteverythingI

do(excepthousework).Iliketowatchpeople,talktothem,andbearoundthem.It

makesnodifferencewhetherIagreeordisagreewithwhattheyfeel,orhowtheylive

orwhattheylooklike,orwhatagetheyare.Ijustenjoylearningandbeingawareo

everythingandeveryonearoundme.

Exercise1

1.kind2.gold3.heartless4.love5.songs6.says7.touch8.lifetime9.gone

10.happens11.feelings12.speed

PartIII

PracticeOne

Tom:Hey,Bill.Doyouhaveanyplansforthisweekend?

Bill:Yeah,Tom.CindyandIaregoingice-skatingonSaturday.

Tom:Oh.

Bill:Whydoyouask?

Tom:Well,Ithoughtyoumightwanttocomeoverandstudyfornextweek's

chemistrytest.

Bill:Study?!Noway.Hey,whatifItrytofixyouupwithCindy'ssister,Kristi.We

coulddouble-date.She'sreallyoutgoing,bright,andfunnytoo.

Tom:Hey,Istillrememberthegirlyoufixedmeupwithlasttime.Shewasvery

moodyandself-centered.Shecouldn'tstoptalkingabouthowgreatshewas.I'mnot

sureifIcantrustyou,"Mr.Matchmaker".

Bill:Ohcomeon.SoImadeamistakelasttime.Cindy'ssisterisreallydifferent.

Tom:Well,whatdoesshelooklike?

Bill:Ah.Looksaren'timportant.Shehasawonderfulpersonality.

Tom:Right.

Bill:Okay.Shehaslongwavyblondhairandblueeyes.She'sofmediumheight,just

alittleshorterthanyouare.

Tom:Goon.

Bill:Shehasagreatfigure,anicecomplexion,andshehasasexyvoice.Oh,andshe

hasatattooofaneagleonherarm.

Tom:Awhat?

Bill:No,justkidding.Bytheway,shewastherunner-upintheMissCalifornia

BeautyPageanttwoyearsago.Well,you'reprobablynotinterested.

Tom:No,wait!

Bill:Ah,justforgetIevermentionedit.

Tom:No,I'minterested!

Exercise

1.gaze2.sighs3.touch4.hugs5.such6.words7.praises8.understands9.lends

10.holds

PracticeTwo

David:Barbara,beforeyougo,couldyoutellmeaboutthesestudentsthatarecoming

intomyclass?

Barbara:Oh,yes.Now,letmethink,well,there's...er...Paul.He'satall,slimladw

fairhair.Veryfriendlyface,lovelysmile...He'sparticularlygoodwithgroup

activities,andhe'saveryhelpfulpersontohaveintheclassandveryhelpfulwith

otherstudents.Hespeaksfluently,butdoesmakealotofmistakes!Hedoesn'tseem

tomindmakingmistakes.Heasksalotofquestions...er...hetendstospeakfirstand

thinklater.Buthe'sgotlotsofinterestingideas.

David:Good.

Barbara:Ah...Susan...Susan.Now,she'sverylively,quick,andverybright.Shetalks

allthetimebutnotalwaysinEnglish.

David:What?Isshedifficultoranything?

Barbara:No...she'squiteyoungbutshedoesbehaveinquiteagrown-upwayreally

forherage.Itcanbeabitdifficulttoactuallyshutherupsometimesandmakeher

listentoyou.

David:Ah,right.

Barbara:She'sverynice.Shehasdarkhairanddarkeyes.

David:Right,well...arethereanyothergirlsintheclass?

Barbara:Yes,thereisMaria.She'sSusan'ssister.

David:Yes.

Barbara:Actuallyit'squitedifficulttotellthemapartalthough...er...Mariais

slightlyolder.She'sabitplumperandhaslongerhairthanSusan.She'snotquitea

brightashersisterandIt