英語口語對話

UNIT7Who'sCallingtheShorts?

A:Goodmoring,everyone.Todayweplantodiscusshowtobeagoodmanager.Maybewearestudentsnow.Buti'msurethatsomedaywewillbeanmanerger.Sowhynothaveapreviewaboutbeingagoodmanager.Sowhatqualitiesdoyouthinkamanagershouldkeep?

B:Well,ifyouwanttobeamaneger,ithinkyoufisrtlyshouldbeagoodlistener.Youmustlistenthevoicescomefromyourcustoms,employees,yourboss.Weusedtocompearcustomasgod,ifyouhaveknownwhatyourcustoms'needs,thenyouwouldknowhowtomanageryourgoods;ifyouhaveknowntheemployees'thoughts,thenyouwouldcreateanperfectteam;

ifyouhaveknowntheboss'srequirements,youwoulddorightthings.

C:Oh,yes,ithinkagoodmanageralsoshouldbeagoodspeaker.Why?Youcanimage,asamanager,youneedtelltheemployeeswhattodo.Whentheyencounttroubles,inordernottoinfluencethework,youalsoneeduseyourmouthtoencouragethem.What'smore,youarejustthecommander,andyouexpectstotrytheirbest.Meanwhile,youneedtospeaktoemployees,encouragethemtoshareideas,andthenusestheseideastomakedcisions.

A:Alistenerandaspeaker,well,maybeheshouldalsobeanexecutor.Ingeneral,managerisaleaderofateam.Andyouwanttomakethisteammoreefficient,leteveryonetrytheirbest,youmustdoeverythingasamodel.Assuch,tobeagoodmanagerisnotaneasybussiness.B:Ithinkthereisaquestionwhichamanagershouldknown,thatisitcleartoyouwhatyourreponsibilitiesare?Inmyoppinon,it'saseriousquestion,ifyouwannabeamanager,youshouldthinkoveritcarefully.

C:Yes,Iagreewithyou.Andthereareanotherquestion,ifyourteammenbersuppoutyou?Ifnotwhatspecificthingscouldtheydotohelpyoudoabetterjob.Soithinkcommunicationisveryimporyant.Throughcommunication,wecanachievemorerealmessagesaboutourselfandothers.

A:Well,i'vestudiedsomebussinessmanagementcourses,andiunderstandthatit'simportanttodevelopcommunicationandbuildupteamplayers.Actullyalotofmanagersdothinkis'swasteoftime,especiallyintheshortterm.But,inthelongrun,it'sdefinitelynotawasteoftime.Iffact,it'softenagreatwaytosavetimeinteambuilding,andplayagreatrole.B:Er,ithinkiwouldn'tbeamanager,thesearesomanyboringthingstoconsideration.

C:Wellnietherdoi.

UNIT8RightandWrongontheNet

A:Goodmoring,everyone.Todayweplantodiscussaboutcomputerethics.Inthismodernlife,wemoreandmorecannotlivewithoutcomputerandinternet.Wecandolotsofthingsusingourpc.Even,wecouldn'timagewhatourlifewillbewithoutourpcandinternet.Hey,guys,doyoupayattentionaboutcomputerethics?

B:Well,truthlyspeaking,irencentlyhavereadapaperwhichconcernscomputerethics.Inthepastdecadesorso,manymorepeoplehavestartedusingcomputersandtheinternet,sotheseissueshavebecomeimportant.In1992,theComputerEthicsInstitutewasfoundedintheUnitedStates.,andithasdevelopedoneconceptcalledtheTenCommandmentsofComputerEthics.

C:Oh,yeah,iseemtohaveheardtheTenCommandmentsofComputerEthicsfromanEnglishtext.Idon'tremembertheexactlywords,buticanrepeatsomecommandments,suchasyoushouldnotusecomputertoharmotherpeople,interfereotherpeople'scomputerwork,

snoopotherpeople'sfilesandsoon.Inanycase,ithinkit'sveryusefulthoughalittleold.Itgiveusastandardruletousecomputer.Andpreventusfromunconciousharm.

A:Yes,weshouldnotdowrongthingsusingourpcorinternet,butsomethingsarehardtodicidewhetherit'swrong.Forexample,asweuseinformationfromtheinternet,wecouldn'ttellwhatisplagiarismandwhatisn't.Here,ihaveanexample,anddoyouthinkit'splagiarism?

Xiaoming'sfatherhasbeenverysick.AndXiaominghastogohomefortwoweekstohelphisfamily.WhileXiaomingisgone,hisfriendhelpshimoutbycompelethishomework.And,Xioaminghandsthehomeworkwhichheeditedalittletoteacher.Isthisplagiarism?

B:Well,ifyoulookuptheword"plagiarism"inadictionaryyouwillseethatitmeans"totakesomeone'swordsorideasandcopythem,pretendingtheyareyourown".Consequently,ithinkthisisplagiarism.ThoughIsympathizewithhim,hestillplagiasehisfriend'swork.Sowhat'youroppinion?

C:Iagreewithyou!AndwhatiwanttosayisthatifXiaomingfinishedhishomeworkandhisfriendhelphimcorrectsomemistakesandaddedsomewordsinXiaoming'shomework.Isitplagiarism?Iwanttoexpreemyviewfirst,ithinkitisn'tplagiarism.Then,doyouagreemyview?

A:Er,thissituationisalittlecomplex.IfiwasXiaoming'sfriendiwouldhelphimcorrectthemistake,butnottoaddmyextrawords,becausehedeservedhisownideasinthehomework.B:Ithinkifhisfriend'swordsnottoomany,it'sok.Afterall,what'sthemostimportantisthatwedon'thavetheideatodobadthings.

C:That'sright!

UNIT9WhichWayWillitGo?

UNIT11StayingHealthy

A:Goodmoring,everyone.Todayweplantodiscussaboutenvironmentandhealth.Withthedevelopmentofoursociat,wecouldfindthatwhateveryouhavereadthatourplanetisgettingwarmerandwarmer,andit'safact.Generally,wecallthisphenomenonglobalwarming.

Meanwhile,therearemoreandmorepeoplethatgettingmoreandmoredisease,suchasAIDS,cancer,birdfluandsoon.Then,whatcausethesesituationsoccure?

B:Inmyoppinion,theenrionmentalproblemiscausedbytheearth'sclimate.Asweseedifferentareashavedifferentclimateallovertheword,someplacesareverycold,suchasthenorthernarea;andsomeplacesarehot;suchasthesouthernarea.Allthesesituations'sformationdepandsontheclimb.Astotheearth'shistory,ithaseverexperiencedveryhotandverycoldperiod.Soithinkthisphenomenonisverynormal.

C:Idon'tagreewithyou.Ithinktheglobalwarmingwascausedbythehuman,therearelessandlessgrassandtreesplantedontheearthbecauseofthefarmeranimals'overgrazingandthetrees'overcutting.What'smore,theenvironmentalproblemisnotonlyglobalwarming,butalsomanyotherpollutions,suchaswater,landandsoon.Andthankfortheseenvironmentalproblems,ourhealthbecameaproblem.

A:Iagreewithyou,today,manydiseasesarecausedbyhumanbeings'activities,thispointthatwecouldn'tignor.Inthismodernlife,peoplepaymoreandmoreattentiononkeepingheathy.

Forexample,someoneschoosetoinsistondoingsports,thenyouyoucanfindthegymsaremoreandmore.Andsomeoneschoosetochangelifestyles,suchaseatingmorevegetables,

reducingtheincomeofmeat.Sowhypeopledothese?Becauseofthenvironmentalproblems,webreathdirtyair,eatpollutedfood,whichmakeusweak.Butthesecouldnotsolvetheproblemfundamentally.

B:Yes,thepolutionisreallyarudefact.Theenvironmentandheatharecloselyrelated.Goodenvironmentwillmakeourhealthcomfortable,sogoodenvironmentisaneccesaryqualifytoourhealth.Weshouldfocusonenvironmentregardnessofthecost.

C:That'sright.

UNIT10It'sintheDNA

A:Recentlyihaveseenamovienamed<Replicant>,ittalksaboutDNAandclone.Ithinkthisfilmisreallywonderful,butalittlecreepy.Afterthismovie,i'mthinkingaboutaquestionthatifcloninghumanisrealinourlife,isitagoodthingorabadthing?

B:Ithinkitobsolutelyagoodthing.Whydidisaythat?Youcanimageifthetechnologyofcloneismature,wecanusethistechnologytocreateneworganstohelpsuchpeoplewholosetheirhandsorlegsorotherorgans.Andwecancuremanydiseaseswhichwecouldn'tdoinrecentyears.

C:I'mafraidthatican'tagreewithyou.Everycoinhastwosides.Actually,isupposethistechnologywillbringmanyproblems.SetafamousclonesheepnamedDollywhichisthefirstcloneanimalinthewordasanexample.WhenDollyiscreated,thoughmanyaspectsarelikeits'motherbody',infactitdidn'tlivealongtime.Sotherearestillmanypotentialdangersintheseclonybodies.

A:Oh,yes,bothofyouhaverespctivelyreasonableideas.Intoday'ssociety,asfarasiknow,inalmostallcountries,coloningtechnologyislimiteddevelopping,especiallycloninghumanbeings.Becausemaybethescenesinthefilmwouldhappeninreality.

B:Ibelievethatcloningtechnologywillnotstopitssteps,thoughitmaybebringslotsofproblems.Thebelefitsofcloningtechnologyareimmeasurable.Theremustbesomeoneswhowoulddevelopthistechnologyregardlessofthelaws.

C:yes,thisphenomanonisexistinreality,whatshouldwedoistomakemorecompellentmeasurestofobidit.

A:However,wehavetothinkovercloningtechnology,ifwejustuseitonanimalsandplants,thenwecangetmoregoodfood.Isn'titagoodthing?

B:Whenanewthingappears,therearealwayssortsofdifficultiesonthedeveloppingroad.Weshouldseethistechnologyusingfuturalsights,andwecouldn'tstopdeveloppingnewthingsbecauseoftheiruncertainyharms.Manyexamplestellusthatitworthrisk,suchasnucleartechnology.

C:Butit'sjustanidealcondition,wecanhardlycontrolitsdirection

UNIT12Prepare,Prepaer

A:Goodmorning,everyone.i'msurethateverybodyhaveheardabouttheearthquakeinYa'An,Sichuanprovince.Today,wewanttotalkaboutwhatcanbedoneinthesesituations.

so,doyouknowwhat'sthedifferentbetweennaturalhazardsandnaturaidisasters?

B:OfcouseIknow.Neturehazardsarethingsthathappeninnaturethatcanbedangeroustouslikeearthquakes,typhoons,hurricanes,fires,floodsandsoon.Ahazard,then,is

somethingcanbedangerous.Incontrast,anatrualdisastermeansterriblethingsdohappenandnormallifeisinterrupted.Peoplearekilled;thereisalotofdestruction.Disasterare

whatwehearaboutonthenews.

C:That'sright!Nowlet'sconsiderplanning.It'snoteasytoinitiateanemergencyresponseplan.

Therearemanythingstoconsider.Ataminimum,ittakesscientificinformation,money,andcooperationbetweenscientistsandthegovermentofacountry.Scientistsandgovermentneedtoshareinformation..Soithinkt