新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第二版聽(tīng)說(shuō)教程第三冊(cè)聽(tīng)力原文

Unit1Liveandlove

一、warmingup

W:Didthedoctorcall?DidhesayI'mpregnant?

M:Yfeah,Ijusttalkedtohim.

W:Whatdidhesay?Arewegoingtohaveababy?

M:Ybu'rereallyexcitedaboutthis,aren'tyou?

W:Vbuknowlam!It'smydreamtohaveababythatIcanteachhowtobealovingperson.I

thouahtvouwereexcitedtoo.

M:Sure,Iam.Iam.I'mexcitedforthesamereasonasyouare.Ithinkwecandowhatyou

said-wecanteachthisbabyhowtogrowupandbecomealovingperson.

W:So...isthereababy?Whatdidthedoctorsay?

M:It'sexactlywhatwewanted.We'regoingtohaveababy?Let'sstart。仟bycallingour

familiesandtellingthemthegoodnews.Ibelieveourparentsaregoingtobeasthrilled

asweare.

二、shortconversations

1

W:Idon'tknowwhattosayaboutyournewgirlfriend-sheseemssocold,sodistant.

M:Deepdown,she'salovingperson.Theproblemisthatshedidn'thavealovingfamilylike

ours.Soshedoesn'tknowhowtoexpresslove.

Q:Accordingtotheman,what'swrongwithhisnewgirifriend?

2

W:Vbulookatmyfatherandseeatoughmanwithagunandbloodonhishands.ButIsee

himasamanwhoalwaysprovidesforhisfamily.

M:Whoa,waitaminute.Ididn'tsayanythingofthesort.Iadmireyourfatheralot.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthewoman'sfather?

W:Youknow,Ineverunderstoodwhymyparentskeptgivingsecondchancestomybrother.

Heneverdoesrightbythem.

M:Thenyoudon'tunderstandthenatureoflove.Lovemeansneverquittingontheoneyou

3love.

Q:WhatdoesthewomanNOTunderstand?

4

W:IfonlyIhadmoremoney,Iwouldbuymyparentseverythingtheywanted.

M:That'saverynicethought,butit'sreallynotnecessary.Visitthemmore.Thatshouldbe

enoughforthem.

Q:Whatshouldthewomandoforherparents?

5

W:Excuseme!Haveyoualreadystartedclass?OramIontime?

M:I'vealreadybegunthelesson.We'retalkingaboutthemeaningoflove.Pleasetakeyour

seat.

Q:Whatisthetopicfortheclass?

6

W:Somelearnfromtheirparents,somefromtheirfriends...butifapersonhasneverlearned

aboutlove,hislifeisawaste.

M:Iagreewhole-heartedly.Thankfully,Ilearnedaboutlovefrommyparentsatanearlyage.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

7

W:It's10o'clock!You'relateagain!Ijustdon'tknowwhattosayanymore.

M:Sweetheart,love,darling,youshouldknowthatmybeinglatehasnothingtodowithmy

loveforyou.Trytounderstandme.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

8

W:SometimesI'mgladourmotherisn'talive.IthinkifshecouldseethepersonI'vebecome,

she'dreallybedisappointed.

M:Momhadalotofloveforyou.Ifshewereherenow,shewouldn'tjudgeyouthatway.She

justwould'vebeenhappytoseeherkidsandhelpthemwhenshecould.

Q:Accordingtotheman,whatwouldtheirmotherNOThavedoneifshewerealive?

9

M:Pardonme.Um,whydon'tyouteachusanythingaboutloveinclass?

W:Well,loveisimportant,butit'snotagoodtopicfortheclassroom.\bushouldlearnabout

lovefromyourparentsorgrandparents.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

10

W:I'vebeenthinkingabouthowIcouldteachmychildrentobemoreloving.

M:Soundslikeajobforyouandyourhusband.HowaboutIgiveyousomevacationtime?

Ybucouldtakeafamilytripandtalkmorewithyourkids.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

三、longconversation

M:SometimesIreallydon'tunderstandyou.Youareoftenrudetoourchildren,younever

playwiththem,andyourarelysayyoulovethem.Thisisn'thowparentsaresupposedto

act.Wheredidyoulearnsuchbehavior?

W:Hey!Idon'tthinkI'vetreatedthemanydifferentlythanmyparentstreatedmeandmy

sisters!

M:Sothat'swhereyoulearnedit...fromyourparents?

W:Myparentsweregood.Theyraisedthreechildren.

M:FromwhatIcansee,theydidn'tteachyouhowtobealovingperson.Whatisgoingto

happentoourkids?Ifyoukeeptreatingthempoorly,they'regoingtogrowuptobejust

likeyou.

W:Listen,there'salotthatIcanlearnaboutbeingagoodmother,butIstillthinkI'mdoinga

goodjob.Lookatourkids.They'realreadykindandlovingpeople.AndIdon'tthinkyou

haveanyreasontoworry.

1.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

2.Accordingtotheman,whatiswrongwiththewaythewomantreats

herchildren?

3.Accordingtotheman,whatdidn'tthewoman'sparentsteachher?

4.Whatdoesthewomanthink?

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

四、passage

Allparentswanttoraiseahappy,successfulandlovingchild,butthereislittleagreement

abouthowbesttoreachthisgoal.Overtheyears,parentshavetrieddramaticallydifferent

ways.Theyhaveputtheirbabyonaschedule,ortheyhavefedondemand;theyhavelet

theirbabycryhimselftosleep,ortheyhavepickedhimupassoonashecried;theyhave

giventheirchildwhateverhewants,ortheyhavetaughthimtogeteverythingthroughhisown

efforts.Thesecontrastingparentingstrategiesarisefromquitedifferentviewsofthenature

ofchildrenandchildhoodandtherolesofparents.Someparentsviewtheirchildasnaturally

social,lbthem,theirjobistoallowhimthespacetosucceed.Othersthinkthattheirchild

shouldbetaughthowtoact.Thereareprobablypositivesandnegativestoeachmethod.

Noneofthemguaranteesthatyourchildwillbecomethelovingindividualyouwanthimtobe.

Butsomethingsarecertain-achildwillbemorelikelytobelovingifyoushowhimlove,

moresuccessfulifyougivehimexamplesofsuccess,andhappierifyouarehappy.

1.Whatisthispassageabout?

2.WhatdoparentsNOTagreeupon?

3.Whydoparentshavedifferentmethodsforraisingchildren?

4.Howwillafatherraisehischildifhebelieveshischildisnaturally

social?

5.Whatcanwebecertainof?

五、radioprogram

Our"ThisIBelieve"essaytodaycomesfromCorinneColbert,alistenerinAthens,Ohio.

Colbertisamotheroftwo.Shewritesthenewsletterforabusinessorganization,andsheis

presidentofaparent-teacher'sorganization.Here'sCorinneColbertwithheressayfor"This

IBelieve".

Myhusbandisnotmybestfriend.Hedoesn'tcompleteme.Infact,hecanbeaself-

absorbedjerk.We'renearlypolaropposites:He'salifetimememberoftheNRAwho

doesn'tcareforjournalists,andI'malifelongliberalwithajournalismdegree.Ontheother

hand,hedoesn'tbeatoremotionallyabuseme.Hedoesn'tdrinkorchaseotherwomen.

He'sagoodprovider.SoFmstickingwithhim.Somepeoplewouldcallthat"settling",like

it'sabadthing.ButIbelieveinsettling.

Alas,tomanyofus,thegrassisgreenerontheothersideofthefence.Frommoviesto

magazinestocommercials,we'retoldthatweshoulddemandmorefromlivesthatare,for

manyofus,prettygood.Wesupposetolookbetter,eatbetter,findbetterjobs,bebetter

loversandparentsandworkers.Astablemarriageisn'tenough.It'ssupposedtobeafairy

tale.Perfectionisthegoal.

Settlinginmysense,isaboutacceptance.Fmaprettyhappyperson,inlargepart

becauseI'mhonestwithmyselfaboutwhatIhave.

Ofcourse,somesituationsareworthimproving.Ifyourweightjeopardizesyourhealth,

exerciseandchangeyoureatinghabits;ifyourjobmakesyoutrulymiserable,findanew

one.Ifyourmarriageistoxic,enditChancesare,though,youprobablyhavewhatyou

need.Ifyou'reunhappy,askyourself:AmIunhappybecauseIreallydon'thavewhatIneed,

orbecauseIjustwantmore?

So,yes,I'msettling.I'mhappywithmyhusbandwho,despitehisflaws,isacaringfather

capableofactsofstunninggenerosityandfiercelyprotectiveofhisfamily.Thinkingabout

himmaynotsetmeonfireasitusedto,butafter17yearsandtwokids,ourloveisstill

warm.AndIbelievethat'sgoodenough.

Task1

M:Hello?Yes.Um,canIgetsomehelpoverhere?

W:Surething,handsome.What'llitbe?

M:Amenu,please.

W:Wedon'tservefood-justthebeersyouseeonthewall.

M:Allright.Whataboutthatone?It'sGerman,right?

W:Yfeah,itis.Isthatwhatyou'dlike?

M:That'lldo.Butrdlikeacoldoneifyougotone.

W:Surething,sweetie.That'llbe$6.25.

M:Say,you'rekindafriendly,aren'tyou?

W:Supposeitcomeswiththejob.Itpaystobenicetopeople,don'tyouthink?

M:Isupposeitdoes.That'swhatmymothersaidtomeanyway.Oh,waitWait

asecond.Ohno.Ican'tbelievethis.

W:What'swrong?

M:IthinkIleftmywalletsomewhere.

W:Quick,lookaround.It'sgottabearoundhere.Maybeonthefloor.

M:No...it'snotthere.Idon'tknowwhereitcouldbe.Anychanceyoucanbe

niceandgivemethebeerforfree?

W:Nochanceofthathappening.No,ifnoone'spaying,I'mnotnice.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatisthemandoinginthisconversation?

2.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

3.Whatdoesthemanwant?

4.Whatdidtheman'smotherteachhim?

i5.Whenisthewomanfriendly?

Task2

It'sdifficulttoknowwhatistrulyhappeninginsidearelationship.Thougha

womanmightappeartobehappy,shemaybeavictimofviolence.Andthough

amanmayappeartobegentle,hemightnotactuallybe.Everyyearestimates

rangefrom3.4millionactsofviolenceagainstawifeorgirlfriendto3.9million

inthissmallcountry.

Thisisbadnews.Unfortunately,thereismore.Nearlyone-thirdofwomen

reportedbeingbeatenbyahusbandorboyfriendatsomepointintheirlives.

Someofthisviolenceresultedininjuriesthatrequiredadoctor'scare.Thirty-

sevenpercentofwomenwhosoughtemergencyroomtreatmentforviolence-

relatedinjuriesin2005wereinjuredbytheirownhusbandsorboyfriends.

What'smore,twenty-sixpercentofallfemalemurdervictimsin2006werekilled

bytheirpartners.

Whatthismeansisthatweasasocietymustlookforthesignsofviolence.

Doyouknowsomeonewhooftengivespoorexcusesforbeinghurt?Maybe

youshouldtalkwithheraboutviolence.Oftenawomanwillstayinaviolent

relationshipbecauseshebelievesherhusbandorboyfriendlovesher.Butshe

shouldknowthatviolencedoesnotequallove.

Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatisdifficult?

2.Howmanywomenarebeatenbyahusbandorboyfriendperyear?

3.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?

4.Whatpercentageoffemalemurdervictimswerekilledbyapartnerin2006?

)5.Whydoesawomanoftenchoosetostayinaviolentrelationship?

Task3

Whodoesn'tlovebeinginlove?Atruelovelistenstoyoutalkaboutwork,

letsyouhavethatlastsliceofpie,and(usually)rememberstotakeoutthetrash.

Heisreadytoforgetallkindsofmisunderstandings.Andhealwaysthinks

you'rebeautiful,evenwithoutmakeup.

Scientistshavelongbeenkeentoprovethatlovegivesushealthbenefits

too.Researcherscan'tsayforsurethataloverismoreimportantthanaloving

familyorwarmfriendshipwhenitcomestowellness.Buttheyarelearning

moreabouthowaromanticpartnermakesusstronger,withhealthgainsthat

rangefromfasterhealingandbettercontroloverillnessestolivinglonger.

Thebenefitsofloveareexplicitandmeasurable.Astudylastyearfromthe

UniversityofPittsburghfoundthatwomeningoodmarriageshaveamuchlower

riskofheartdiseasethanthoseinhigh-stressrelationships.TheNationalLove

andHealthStudyhasbeentrackingmorethanamillionsubjectssince1979.

Thestudyshowsthatmarriedpeoplelivelonger,havefewerheartattacksand

lowercancerrates,andevengetpneumonialessfrequentlythansingles.Anew

studyfromtheUniversityofIowaalsofoundthatcancerpatientswithastrong

senseofconnectiontoothersandinsatisfyingrelationshipswerebetterableto

fightoffcancer.Itseemsthatlovehelpspeoplestrengthentheirimmune

Unit2Stepuptobetterhealth

一、warmingup

W:Thankyouforagreeingtotakethisinterview.Iknowyou'requiteabusyman.

M:Fmalwayshappytotalktopeopleandanswerquestionsfromtheaudience.

W:That'sverynicetohear.Peoplearecallingyoutheworld'shealthiestman.Whatdoyou

thinkaboutthat?

M:WhatdoIthink?Ithinkpeoplearebeingverykindtomebysayingso.Idon'tthinkI'mthe

healthiestmanintheworld,butIdotakemyhealthseriously.Iexerciseeveryday,

running,swimming,andliftingweights.

W:Youcertainlylookgreat!

M:Thanks.Betterthanthat,though,Ifeelgreat.Exercisemakesmehappy,keepsmystress

leveldown,andgivesmeallsortsofenergyformyworkandfamily.

W:Doyouhaveanyspecialwordsfortheaudience?

M:Yes.Startexercisingtoday,andstartlivingabetterlife.

二、shortconversations

1.

W:Wow!Ybulookgreat!Whathaveyoubeendoingtolooksogood?

M:I'vebeenliftingweights.Ireallyfeelgreat.Strange,butithardlytookanytimeatallbefore

Istartedseeingimprovementsinmybody.

Q:Whathasbeenhappening?

2.

M:Canyouhelpmeopenthisbottle?Someoneputthecapontootight.

W:Surething!Umm...there!Hey,thatwasn'ttightatall!\bureallyneedtoworkoutalittle

moreandbuildupyourstrength!

Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatistheman'sproblem?

3.

M:Ijustdon'tknowwhatI'mgoingtodoaboutmyenergylevel!NomatterwhatIdo,Ialways

feeltired!

W:Here'sanidea:Sinceyou'vealreadybeenexercisingalotwithnoresult,maybeyoucan

changeyourdiet.

Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatshouldthemando?

4.

M:Fdreallyliketobeginanexerciseprogram,butIsimplydon'tknowhowtobegin.

W:I'vespokentoadoctoraboutit.I'lltellyouwhathetoldme:Startoffwithalittlebitof

runningandthendomoreandmoreeveryday.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanrecommend?

5.

M:I'vebeenfeelingterriblelately.Doyouthinkexercisecouldhelpme?

W:Ican'tsayforsure.Itprobablywouldn'thurt,butexercisecan'tcureallofyourproblems.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

6.

W:Ybualwaysdosowellinyourclasses!Howdoyoumakeit?

M:Runninggivesmeenergytostayuplateintothenight.Thisallowsmetostudymore.Do

thesameandrunwithmetomorrow!

Q:Whatdoesthemanrecommend?

7.

M:There'sastrangelimpinyourwalk.Didyoupullamuscleorsomething?

W:Nah.IjustfeelabittiredfromalloftheexerciseI'vebeendoingatthegym.I'llreturnto

normalinjustamoment.

Q:Whatiswrongwiththewoman?

8.

M:HaveyouseenhowmuchweightAngela'sputon?Whydoyouthinkshestopped

exercisingandstartedeatingsuchunhealthyfoods?

W:It'sasadstory.Herparentsgotdivorced,andnowshe'stotallyignoredherhealth.

Q:Whatistheconversationabout?

9.

W:Hello?AreyouthepersonItalkedtoonthephoneaboutcheckinginforanappointment?

M:\fes.Justsignyournameonthispieceofpaper,andthedoctorwillseeyouassoonashe

isfree.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationpossiblytakeplace?

10.

W:I'vebeensoveryworried,andIdon'thaveaclueastowhyI'vebeensosick.

M:Trynottoworrytoomuch.Dosomerunning,seemeinaweek,andletmeknowifthings

change.I'llrunsometestsonyouifyou'restillnotfeelingwell.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

三、longconversation

M:Hey!Holdup!Canyouspareaminute?

W:Ugh,doyouthinkyoucanmakeitquick?

M:DIonlyneedaminute,andthenyoucanreturntoyourrun.

W:Fine,what'sup?

M:MaandPaaskedmetotalktoyouaboutalltheexercisingyou'vebeendoing.Theytold

meIcouldfindyouhereattheschooltrack.

W:Sowhatofit?

M:Theythinkyou'vebeendoingabittoomuch.

W:Youknowwhatthedoctorsaid-ifIdon'tgetactive,Icoulddieofaheartattack.

M:\feah,butIdon'tthinkhemeantforyoutodosomuch.Vbushouldtakeitslowly.Maybe

youcouldbuildanexerciseprogramthatbecomesmoreandmoredifficultastimegoes

by.

W:Isthatwhatyourdoctorsaid?

M:No.It'sjustcommonsense.Everyoneknowsyoushouldn'toverworkyourselfwhenyou

startexercising.

W:Thanksfortheconcern.ButtellMaandPathatI'llbefinewithwhatI'mdoing.

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

2.Whatisthewomandoingwhenthemancallsouttoher?

3.Whatarethewoman'sparentsconcernedabout?

4.Howcanthemanbesosureofhisopinionaboutexercise?

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

四、passage

Itisveryimportanttoexercise.Manystudieshaveshownthatregularactivityand

exercisecanimproveoverallhealthsubstantially.Exercisereducestheriskofheartdisease

byupto35%,strokebyabout28%,certaincancersby20%andmore,andhighblood

pressurebyanamazing52%.Exercisecanalsohelpyoutobuildhealthybonesand

muscles.Athletesmustdophysicaltrainingonaregularbasistoincreasetheirlevelof

performance.Exercisingincludeswalking,running,biking,andplentyofotheractivitiesas

well.Myadvicewouldbetopicksomethingyouenjoydoingandwouldn'tmindpursuingona

regularbasis.Then,youmuststicktoaschedule.Ybucanevenpickafewdifferent

activitiestomixthingsupandkeepitinteresting.Also,alwaysstretchbeforephysical

activity?Thisisveryimportantasyoudonotwanttopullmuscles.Mostimportantly,tokeep

ahealthybodyyoumuststayACTIVE!

1.Whatisthispassageabout?

2.Whateffectdoesexercisehaveonpreventingheartdisease?

3.Whymustathletesexercise?

4.Whatdoesthespeakerrecommend?

5.Whyisstretchingnecessarybeforeyoustartexercising?

五、radioprogram

HereatthisChicagoHighSchoolandothers,therehasbeensomuchemphasisonthe

qualityofschoolmenus,butthisnewstudysaysthatnoneofthatreallymatterswhenfast

foodisjustashortwalkaway.

Howcanacafeteriaeverhopetocompetewiththis?AnewHarvardstudysaysmoreand

moreschoolsnowhaveto.EightypercentofschoolsinChicagowithafastfoodrestaurant

lessthanhalfamileaway,raisingconcernsabouthoweasyitisforkidstoeatpoorly,and

whetherfastfoodcompaniesaremovingintotheneighborhoodonpurpose.

"Theytakeintoaccountthedemographicsofneighborhoods,theroadwaysin

neighborhoods,andwheretheaccessistotheconsumerbase."

DoctorBrynAustinisthestudy'sleadauthorandsaysonatypicalday,nearlyathirdof

Americankidseatfastfood.Whentheydo,theyconsumemorefatandcalories,fewer

vegetablesandfruitsthanondayswhentheydon't

Overall,nearlyninemillionchildrenintheUSareoverweightorobese,morethanonein

everysevenkids,anumberthathastripledsince1980.McDonald'scriticizedtheChicago

studysayingmostrestaurantsareinheavilytraffickedareas.Schoolssaidtheirspokesmen

havenothingtodowithit.ButchildhealthadvocateslikeDoctorMatteLongjohnsaythe

studyshowshowrecentattemptstoimproveschoolmenus,evenremovesodavending

machines,maynotbeenoughtoimprovechildren'seatinghabits.

Homework

Taskl

M:IthoughtSusanwouldliveforever.

W:Noonelivesforever.

M:Ysah,Iknow.WhatImeantwasthatIdidn'tthinkshe'ddiesosoon.

W:Whathappened?

M:Sad,really.Youknowhowshewasalwaysexercising,right?

W:Sure.Isawherrunningeverydayinfrontofmyhouseandaroundtheblock

severaltimeswhileIwaseatingbreakfastandgettingreadyforworkinthe

morning.

M:ThatwasSusan.Alwaysactive.Sheatewell,andran,ran,ran.

W:Sohowdidshedie?

M:Well,shedidmorethanjustmnning.Shealsolikedtoclimbmountains.She

saidthatthefreshairandtheexerciseweregoodforher.

W:Didshefalloffthemountain?

M:Nah.Turnsoutshewasattackedbyabear.Guessshewasn'tfastenoughto

runaway.

W:That'shorrible.Butit'sluckythatIstayedinmyhomeandjustwatchedothers

stayactive.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

2.Whatdidthewomanseewhileshewaseatingherbreakfast?

3.WhatdoesthemansayaboutSusan?

4.WhathappenedtoSusan?

)5.Whydoesthewomansaysheisfortunate?1

Task2

Keepinghealthyrequiresaconsciouseffort.Ybumakechoicesaboutthe

foodsyoueat,justasyoumakechoicesaboutgettingfreshair,exercise,and

rest.Andifyouarelikemostpeople,youaremakingbadchoices,particularly

inyourdietI'dliketooffersomesuggestionshere.

Nowadays,healthexpertsarewarningagainstfatsandproteins.Though

theseexpertsarerightintellingyoutobecarefulaboutthefoodsyoueat,they

arewronginadvisingyoutostayawayfromfatsandproteins.Bothofthese

thingsserveimportantfunctionsinthebody.Fatsprovideenergy.Andtheyare

especiallyusefulbecausetheycanbestoredinthebodyforfutureuse.

Proteinsarerequiredforgrowthneedsandfordefendingthebodyagainst

disease.Itisequallyimportantthattheyareincludedinyourdiettoo.

Agooddietisonethatincludessomefatsandproteins-butnottoomuch.

Vbushouldalreadybeeatingfiveservingsofvegetablesandfourservingsof

fruitseveryday.Sobesuretoincludetwoservingsofsomethinghighinprotein

andoneortwoservingsofsomethingrichinfatintoyourdiet.Thenyouwillbe

ontheroadtogreathealth!

Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatisthispassageabout?

2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

3.Accordingtothepassage,whatiswrong?

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanhelpinprotectingthe

bodyfromdisease?

)5.Howmanyservingsofvegetablesshouldapersonconsumedaily?

Task3

TddayIwouldliketotellyouabouttheeffectsofoldageonhealth.Actually

todayalotofadvancementshavetakenplaceinthecareofoldpeople.Andold

people'sphysicalhealthisnotnearlyasbadasitusedtobe.

Probablythemostignoreddisorderamongoldpeopleisdepression.

About15%ofoldpeoplesufferfromthiscondition.Depressionisoftenbrought

onbytheproblemswhichwehavejustmentioned.

Althoughitisbetternowforoldpeople,wehavetoadmitthatthebody

doeschangeaswegrowolder.Therearechangesinthelungs,thesenses,the

brainandtheskin.

Sowhatshouldoldpeopledotocombatthesechanges?

Theyshouldeatabalanceddiet-nottoomuchfat-andchickenorfish

shouldbeeatenratherthaneggsorbeef.Weallknowthis.Butalso,oldpeople

shouldeatmorehigh-fiberandvitamin-richfoods,suchasvegetablesand

fruits.

Oldpeopleshouldgiveupsmokingiftheyhaven'talreadydoneso.They

shouldalsoexerciseregularly-atleasthalfanhouratime,threetimesaweek.

Nosectionofthepopulationcanbenefitmorefromexercisethantheelderiy.

Unit3Waystowin

一、warmingup

lamnearly60yearsold,andHiketodothingsthewayIhavealwaysdonethem,following

thesamemethodsIhaveusedforyears.Afterall,thesemethodshavemademesuccessful.

However,IliketothinkFmsmarterthanthis.Fmtoosmarttothinkmywaysofdoingthings

arealwaysthebest.ThisiswhyIliketoseewhatothersaredoing.HowdoKorean

managementteamstraintheirstaffmembers?WhatmethodsareusedbyGermanschools

inteachinglanguages?WhatapproachesdoAmericanhighschoolteacherstakein

teachingaboutconfidence?Lookingatthesethings,Idiscovernewwaysofdoingthings.

二、shortconversations

1

W:ThePresidenthasdecidedthatthecurrenteducationsystemmustbechanged.

M:Yeah.Butthequestioniswhattochangeandhowtochangeit.I'dlikealeaderwhohas

realideasforhowthingscouldbedone!

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

2

W:AnewlanguageschoolfromEnglandhasgottenalotofattentionbecauseofitssuccess

inteachingstudentsEnglish.

M:Isawsomethingonthenewsaboutit.Ishouldaskmyteacherwhathethinks.

Q:HowdoesthemanknowoftheEnglishlanguageschool?

3

W:Mydaughter'scollegeentranceexamiscomingup,andIdon'tthinkshe'sready.

M:Vbumightwanttosendhertoatestpreparationschool,modeledontheschoolsinJapan.

Studentstheredoquitewell.

Q:Whydoesthemanrecommendthetestpreparationschool?

4

W:OurschoolhasstartedofferingclassesinChinesephilosophyandreligions.

M:I'veactuallytakensomeoftheseclasses,aswellasaChinesecookingclass.AndnowI

wanttovisitChinatoseehowthepeoplelive.

Q:WhatdoesthemanwanttolearnaboutwhenhetravelstoChina?

5

W:DoyouhaveanyideasforhowIcouldimprovemystudyskills?

M:Therearelotsofspecialtechniquesandevenclassesonthesubjectofstudyskills,butI

thinkyoushouldforgetaboutallofthat.Juststudymore!

Q:Whatshouldthewomando?

6

W:I'vebeenthinkingalotabouthowIcouldbecomehappier.ButIdon'tknowwhattodo.

M:Well,Ithinkyoushouldgiveupontheideathatmoneybringshappiness.Trylearning

frompoor,simplefarmers.Theyalwaysseemhappy.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkoffarmers?

7

W:Well,Ican'tseewhyyouaretravelingtoGermany.

M:Iknowyouwantmetostayhere,butmybossissendingme.I'msupposedtohavealook

atafactorythereandlearnsomethingfromit.

Q:WhyisthemantravelingtoGermany?

8

W:Whenthemeetingbegins,Tdlikeyoutointroducethemethodsofnegotiationyoulearned

whileyouwereinJapan.

M:OK.Doyouhaveplanstodiscusshowthesemethodscanbeused,orcanIdothat?

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

9

W:Whileyou'reawayinAustralia,I'dlikeyoutolearnallyoucanaboutAustralianbusiness,

anythingwecanusetomakeourowncompanybetter.

M:OK,Iwill.Filworkhardandmakethebestofthisopportunity.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

io

W:AftertryingneweducationmethodsfromGermany,Japan,andIndia,I'mstillshockedto

findthatnothingishelpingourstudentshereimprove.

M:Maybemethodsaren'tsuccessfuloutsideoftheirowncountriesandweshouldstickto

ourlocalBritish