七田真-超右腦英語學(xué)習(xí)法聽力配套文本.doc

超右腦英語學(xué)習(xí)法聽力配套文本第八章 跟著CD來學(xué)習(xí)快速視、聽、讀例文集反復(fù)聽CD，練習(xí)朗讀和背誦本章是按照七田式學(xué)習(xí)法的7條原則編寫的英語學(xué)習(xí)課文。配有CD，各位讀者可以親身體會一下邊聽CD邊學(xué)習(xí)的右腦英語學(xué)習(xí)法。反復(fù)聽CD，朗讀然后背誦，爭取能夠不看原文復(fù)述出來，如果能夠 做到這一點，就說明你的記憶素質(zhì)有了很大改善，英語會話能力也會得到提高。背完課文里的內(nèi)容，當(dāng)你和外國人說話時，可以把書中關(guān)于日本的內(nèi)容作為話題來使用，真是很有幫助！每天努力大聲朗讀、背誦，一年下來，這些文章至少也聽了500遍，讀了500遍吧。那時你一定會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的英語水平有了飛躍性的提高，說起英語來不費吹灰之力。學(xué)習(xí)方法書中附帶的CD收錄了單詞初憶（初級篇）和兩篇背誦文章日本和日本人、我有一個夢想。學(xué)習(xí)方法很簡單： 學(xué)習(xí)前先深呼吸，放松 看著課文，聽CDTRACK 1 看著課文，聽CD TRACK 2 看著課文，盡量快速地朗讀英文140遍。速度要盡量地快，最少反復(fù)朗讀5遍。即使嘴有點累的時候也要堅持讀完。如果不能讀得很流暢，可能是聽的CD的次數(shù)不夠。請再反復(fù)23遍聽CD TRACK 2 如果已經(jīng)能夠快速、流利地讀，而且沒有結(jié)巴，就來挑戰(zhàn)一下單詞默寫表吧！你可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)括號里的單詞就像要從嘴迸出來一樣，真是不可思議吧。即使你讀的時候沒想著一定要背下來，通過快速地聽、讀和寫，信息還是能夠順利進入右腦。如果想不起來括號里的單詞，就是朗讀得還不夠。在你能夠流利、快速地朗讀以前，請反復(fù)練習(xí)。接下來，就讓我們來挑戰(zhàn)單詞記憶吧！單詞記憶1.able 能，能夠2.about 大約，大概3.back 返回，回來4.call 大聲叫5.can 罐頭6dad 爸爸，父親7 education 教育8 face 面向，朝向9 fall 降落，（霜）降10 gas 氣體、煤氣11 hand 遞給12 ice 冰13 jog 慢跑14 keep 養(yǎng)15 lady 婦女，貴婦16 mail 郵遞，郵寄17 make 使18 national 國家的，人民的19 on 一立刻，與此同時20 pack 包裹21 page 頁22 quick 快的，迅速的23 racket 網(wǎng)球拍24 Russian 俄國的，俄國人的25 salmon 鮭魚，三文魚26 save 救，幫助27 table tennis 乒乓球28 take 乘，利用29 understand 明白30 various 各種各樣的31 waist 腰，腰圍32 youre kidding 你在開玩笑33 a bottle of 一瓶34 be careful 小心35 call on 訪問，拜訪36 day by day 逐日37 enjoy oneself 過得快樂38 fall asleep 睡著39 generally speaking 一般來說40 action 行為，活動英文快速學(xué)習(xí)1. Will you be able to visit me tomorrow? 明天你能來看我嗎？2. It will take about five minutes to get there. 到那里大約需要5分鐘3. My brother is supposed to be back by six. 我弟弟應(yīng)該6點以前回來。4. “Im coming!”he called down the stairs. “我來了!”他在樓下大叫。5. Im collecting coke cans from all over the world. 我收集世界上所有的可樂罐6. Dad comes home at seven every day. 爸爸每天7點回家。7. She had worked hard to give her son a good education. 她為了讓兒子接受良好的教育而辛勤工作8. The building faces the square. 那座大樓面對著廣場。9. The snow was falling fast. 下雪了。10. Dont forget to turn off the gas. 別忘了關(guān)煤氣爐。11. I handed her the letter. 我把信遞給她。12. The lake is covered with ice. 湖面上結(jié)滿了冰。13. Are you still jogging every morning? 你仍然每天早晨跑步嗎？14. We keep a cat and a couple of dogs. 我家養(yǎng)了一只貓和兩只狗。15. This lady wants to see you. 這個女人想見你。16. Ill mail it to you. 我會把它寄給你。17. What makes you think so? 你怎么會這樣想？18. The ship was flying the national flag. 船上飄動著國旗。19. On arriving at the station, he called me up. 他一到車站就給我打了電話。20. Can I have a pack of cigarettes? 請給我一包香煙。21. See page 7 for further details. 詳情請見第7頁。22. I had a quick meal and then went out again. 我迅速吃完飯就又出去了。23. I left my tennis racket on the bus. 我把網(wǎng)球拍忘在公共汽車上了。24. He can speak Russian, German and Italian. 他會說俄語、德語和意大利語。25. This salmon tastes great. 這盤三文魚真好吃。26. He saved her from drowning. 他在她快淹死時救了她。27. Table tennis is very popular in China. 乒乓球在中國很流行。28. I took a bus to the library. 我坐公共汽車去了圖書館。29. I understand how you feel. 我明白你的心情。30. Various goods were displayed in the shopwindows . 商店櫥窗里擺著各種各樣的商品。31. I measure 30 inches round the waist. 我的腰圍是30英尺。32. You won one million dollars? Youre kidding? 你中了100萬美元？開玩笑吧。33. Can I order a bottle of wine? 請來一瓶葡萄酒。34. Be careful you dont drop the vase. 小心別把花瓶掉下來。35. I called on him at his office yesterday. 昨天我去了他的辦公室。36. It is getting colder day by day. 現(xiàn)在一天天變冷了。37. We enjoyed ourselves at the party. 我們在晚會上玩得很開心。38. I fell asleep during the class. 我上課時睡著了。39. Generally speaking, women live longer than men. 一般來說女性比男性壽命長。40. Actions speak louder than words. 行動勝于語言。單詞默寫表（檢查一下40個單詞中你記住了多少）1. Will you be （ ）to visit me tomorrow? 2. It will take （ ） five minutes to get there. 3. My brother is supposed to be （ ） by six. 4. “Im coming!”he（ ） down the stairs. 5. Im collecting coke（ ） from all over the world. 6. （ ） comes home at seven every day. 7. She had worked hard to give her son a good（ ）. 8. The building （ ） the square. 9. The snow was（ ） fast. 10. Dont forget to turn off the （ ）. 11. I （ ） her the letter. 12. The lake is covered with （ ） 13. Are you still （ ） every morning? 14. We （ ） a cat and a couple of dogs. 15. This （ ） wants to see you. 16. Ill （ ） it to you. 17. What （ ） you think so? 18. The ship was flying the （ ） flag. 19. （ ） arriving at the station, he called me up. 20. Can I have a （ ） of cigarettes? 21. See （ ） 7 for further details. 22. I had a （ ） meal and then went out again. 23. I left my tennis（ ） on the bus. 24. He can speak （ ）, German and Italian. 25. This （ ） tastes great. 26. He （ ） her from drowning. 27. （ ） is very popular in China. 28. I （ ） a bus to the library. 29. I （ ） how you feel. 30. （ ） goods were displayed in the shopwindows . 31. I measure 30 inches round the （ ）. 32. You won one million dollars? （ ）? 33. Can I order （ ） of wine? 34. （ ） you dont drop the vase. 35. I （ ） on him at his office yesterday. 36. It is getting colder （ ） 37. We （ ） at the party. 38. I （ ） during the class. 39. （ ）, women live longer than men. 40. （ ） speak louder than words. 下面讓我們向背誦挑戰(zhàn)吧。開始學(xué)習(xí)前請先深呼吸、放松。 1. 看著課文聽CD TRACK 01（或14）.多次反復(fù)聽，直到耳朵習(xí)慣為止。2. 看著課文朗讀，速度盡量快。多次練習(xí)直到能夠從頭到尾連貫地讀下來。請每天反復(fù)朗讀這篇文章，并且背下來，達到不用看也能說出來的水平。這樣文書的素質(zhì)就會改善，并培養(yǎng)出說英語的能力。Japan and JapaneseJapan , or Nippon, is made up of 6,800 islands including Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku ,and Kyushu. Mountains cover 67 percent of the land, while only 13 percent is flat. The entire landmass of the country is 378,000 sq. kilometers, an area smaller than that of California. As for population density, in Japan there are 324 people for every sq. kilometer, compared to 25 people per sq. kilometer in the United States.According to Japanese myths, Emperor Jimmu was enthroned in 660 B.C., and from him, the current Emperor descended, becoming the 125th ruler of Japan.Under the ancient Constitution of Japan, the Emperor had authority, but the current Constitution, which took effect in 1947, gave authority to the people, and the Emperor became a figurehead.How can the Japanese people best be described in simple terms?From ancient times, the Japanese have worshiped the Sun, appreciated its blessings, and strived to live round and bright lives. Even today, as in ancient times, people will travel to places where they can worship the first Sunrise of the year. In the past, it was even customary to worship the Sunrise each day.The word Nippon refers to “Sun” and “source.” A father is sometimes called totosama, which refers to a man who is respected like the sun. And a mother is sometimes called, kakasama, referring to someone who shines brightly like the Sun.日本由北海道、本州、四國和九州等6800個島嶼組成。日本67%的國土都是山地，平原只占13%。日本土地總面積為37.8萬平方公里，比美國加利福尼亞州的面積還小。就人口密度來說，每平方公里上約有324人，和美國每平方公里上只有25人相比簡直是人口過密。根據(jù)日本神話，公元前660年神武天皇即位，其后他的直系子孫代代繼任，現(xiàn)在的天皇是第125代。古代日本的憲法規(guī)定，天皇掌握國家主權(quán)，1947年公布了新憲法，規(guī)定主權(quán)歸人民所有，天皇只是國家的象征。怎樣概括日本人的特征呢？日本人自古就有崇拜太陽、感激太陽的恩惠，努力活得像太陽一樣圓滿、明亮。所以自古以來就有在元旦那天祭拜太陽（第一次日出）的習(xí)俗。過去日本還有每天早晨祭朝日的習(xí)慣。日本的意思就是“日之本源”。日本稱父親為“totosama”，意思就是“像太陽一樣尊貴的人”；稱母親為“kakasama”，意思是像太陽一親明亮地燃燒著的人。The meaning of KonichiwaJapanese greet each other with the word “Konichiwa”. This word is also related to the Sun. Japanese sometimes refer to the Sun as Konichi-sama. So saying “Konichiwa”to someone is like saying, “Hi Sun.” This comes from the traditional concept of Japanese being descendents of the Sun.日本人見面打呼時說“Konichiwa”，這個詞也和太陽有關(guān)。日本人有時稱太陽為“Konichi-sama”，所以說“Konichi-sama”就像在說“嗨，太陽”一樣。日本傳統(tǒng)思想認為每個人都是太陽的分身。The Meaning of “sayonara”So what about the word, “sayonara”? While “Konichiwa”is used to greet someone, “sayonara” is used when parting.In other words, a conversation between Japanese might go as follows:“How are you today? Are you still bright and healthy as is the Sun?”“Yes ,I am”And then theyll say “sayonara”,which has the hidden meaning of ,“If you are living with the Sun, then you must be feeling fine.”So the words “Konichiwa”and “sayonara” are linked together in meaning.那么，“sayonara”是什么意思呢？“Konichiwa”用于和人打招呼時，而“sayonara”則用于和人告別時。換句話說，典型的日本人之間的對話可能是像下面這樣的：“你好，今天怎么樣？你就和太陽一樣毫無改變，仍然如此明亮和健康?！薄拔液芎谩比缓笏麄儠f“sayonara”，其中隱含的意思是“如果你和太陽一起生活，你就一定會覺得快樂，”所以“Konichiwa”和“sayonara”在含義上是相關(guān)的。Japanese religionIn Japan, there are various religions including Shintoism, Buddhism, and Christianity. The breakdown is as follows:Shintoists 104,550,000Buddhists 95,110,000Christians 1,760,000Other religions 11,210,000Total: 212,630,000Statistically speaking, the number of believers if twice as large as Japans total population, but this is because many households worship both Shintoist and Buddhist gods.You may find it strange to learn that when you ask Japanese what religion they belong to , the most common answer will be, “I dont have a religion.”However, if you ask them what sect they belong to, they will give you a specific answer such as jodoshusect or Sodoshu-sect.Unlike Christians, Shintoists and Buddhists do not have the custom of going to worship services on a weekly basis, and so they are considered non-religions. However, a large portion lf the population does visit shrines and temples during New Years. Japanese traditionally pay respect to their ancestors, and in the past it was common for every home to have both a small family shrines for worshiping the gods of Buddhism and Shintoism. The falling apart of the nuiclear family in modern times has spelled the end to this custom.日本有神道、佛教、基督教以及其它宗教。各個宗教的信徒數(shù)如下：神道 10455萬人佛教 9511萬人基督教 176萬人其他 1121萬人合計21263萬人根據(jù)這個數(shù)字，信徒總數(shù)似乎是日本總?cè)丝诘膬杀叮@是因為有些家庭既信奉神道也信奉佛教。奇怪的是，當(dāng)你問日本人他們信什么教時，最通常的回答是“我不信教”。但是如果你問他們的宗教是什么，得到的回答往往是“凈士宗”或“曹洞宗”。和基督教不同，神道和佛教沒有每周去教堂祈禱的習(xí)慣，所以這些教徒往往被認為無宗教。但是，正月里去神社或寺廟參拜的人很多。日本人是祖先崇拜的民族，過去每家都有佛壇和神龕。現(xiàn)在，隨著獨生子女家庭增多，這種習(xí)慣也逐漸消失了。Janpnese weddings In the past, most Japanese participated in various Shintoist or Buddhist ceremonies, weddings funerals Buddhist. In recent times, the trend has been towards Christian and non-denominational weddings, and weddings are generally becoming more simple events.The average age for a Japanese male to marry is 28or 29, and 26or 27for females. Up until 1970, the average age for marriage was below 25, and so now Japanese are waiting longer until they get married.Incidentally, one in 3.5 marriages ends in divorce, indicating a rise in the number of divorces.自古以來，日本的佛教徒就常常在神社舉行婚禮，神社辦婚禮、寺廟辦葬禮的情況是常有的事。最近基督教樣式的婚禮增多，婚禮正朝著簡單的方向發(fā)展。日本人結(jié)婚的平均年齡是男性2829歲，女性是2627歲。1970年以前的平均年齡是25歲以下，所以日本人結(jié)婚越來越晚。巧合的是日本的離婚率為每3.5組中就有1組，離婚人數(shù)也和人們的結(jié)婚年齡一樣增加了。Japanese fathersIn the past Japanese fathers were generally strict with their children, and they were not expected to help their wives with the housework. They left the child rearing to the mothers. Even mow, many Japanese fathers still think this way. On the other hand, a lot of men have started to participate in child rearing and domestic chores. Fathers are now more involved in the teaching of their children.But many fathers work so hard that they dont have much time to interact with their children. Japanese fathers spend a lot of time at work, and therefore they often see their only enjoyment as drinking with their coworkers after work. On their days off, the stereotypical Japanese father goes golfing or loafs around the house.古代日本的父親很嚴(yán)厲，父親不動手做家務(wù)也是理所當(dāng)然的事情。他們把養(yǎng)育孩子完全交難妻子?，F(xiàn)在仍有許多父親保持著這種思維方式。但是現(xiàn)在養(yǎng)孩子和做家務(wù)的男性也開始增多，越來越多的父親也參與到孩子的教育中。但是也還有許多父親因為工作繁忙而和孩子接觸不多。日本的父親工作時間很長，所以很多人喜歡在下班后和同事喝一杯。典型的日本父親形象恐怕就是放假了打打高爾夫球，或者什么也不做，只是在家里消磨時間。Japanese mothersAn increasing number of Japanese women today work even after getting married. And even after having b baby, its likely that the mother will leave the baby at a childcare center in order to keep on working. Its also becoming more common for mothers to go back to work when their children get older. But others still stay at home to take care of their children. In Japan, mothers are expected to raise their children by themselves: it is not common to hire house workers and babysitters.In some cases, mothers leave their children to their own mothers and go to work. Other mothers are so busy and cant ask a grandmother for help that they become exhausted. Mothers learn how to raise their children by reading books after getting married, but more than a few become distressed when things dont go well.越來越多的日本婦女即使結(jié)婚以后仍然工作。生完孩子以后把孩子送到托兒所，自己繼續(xù)上班的母親也有很多。還有一些母親在孩子長大一點兒以后就重新出去找工作。但是仍然有很多人認為母親應(yīng)該待在家里，專心帶孩子。日本社會認為母親就應(yīng)該負責(zé)帶孩子。雇保姆和臨時保姆的情況并不多見。有時，母親會把自己的孩子托給自己的母親照顧，而自己出去工作。也有一些母親無法依賴自己的母親，自己又非常忙，所以過得很辛苦。母親在結(jié)婚以后就開始看育兒書，學(xué)習(xí)養(yǎng)孩子的方法，但是仍有很多母親因為帶孩子不順手而煩惱。Child abuseChild abuse has been increasing in recent years. Thats because, as ties are weakened in the extended families, those who didnt learn how to raise children from their own parents dont know how to interact gently with their children. Unable to control themselves, they lash out at their children, and sometimes the abuse results in death.Many people who abuse their children were abused in the same way by their parents. In many cases, these parents dont have any friends or relatives to go to for help and advice.There have been many cases where children have died when their parents left them in locked cars on b hot summer day. Some parents leave their children in the car while shopping or playing arcade games. They need to learn that this can be very dangerous.近年來日本虐待兒童的情況有所增加。那是軒為，隨著核心家庭的增多，家庭紐帶逐漸變得脆弱，很多人沒有從自己的父母那里學(xué)會如何養(yǎng)孩子，所以他們也就不知道善待孩子。他們不能控制自己沖著孩子發(fā)脾氣，有時甚至發(fā)生虐待兒童致死的事件。很多虐待兒童的人在自己還是孩子的時候受到過來自父母的虐待。還有許多虐待兒童者往往沒有任何可以依靠的朋友或親戚給他們一些幫助或建議。炎熱的夏季里，被父母鎖在密封的汽車?yán)锒鴮?dǎo)致窒息死亡的案例有很多。有些父母去買東西或打羽毛球時就把孩子關(guān)在汽車?yán)?。他們?yīng)該知道這樣做是很危險的。Japanese sportsThe major spectator sports in Japan that draw large crowds are professional baseball and soccer. Rugby and volleyball are also popular sports.The national sport of Japan is sumo, mainly a spectator sport watched on television. In the spring and summer, the widely popular national high school baseball tournament takes place at the Koshien stadium. Japan is perhaps the only country where high school baseball creates so much attention. Players that do well at the Koshien are often scouted out for professional and non-professional baseball teams to become future stars lf the sport.日本最吸引人的觀看比賽主要是職業(yè)棒球賽和足球。橄欖球和排球比賽也很受歡迎。日本的國技是相撲。人們主要在電視上看比賽。春夏兩季在甲子園舉行高校棒球比賽，人們都很喜歡觀看這場比賽。高中棒球比賽在一個國家受到如此關(guān)注，恐怕也只有日本了。在甲子園發(fā)揮出色的運動員經(jīng)常被挖到職業(yè)或非職業(yè)棒球隊里去，成為明日之星。KabukiKabuki, a representative Japanese drama form, had its start in the Edo period （1603 to 1867）. It originated with a woman named Okuni or Izumo in the 17th century. At that time, women were prohibited from performing in dramas in public, and so all the roles were played by men.The kabuki actors wear traditional costumes, and sing in addition to acting. Dramas are based on events that took place before the middle ages, everyday life in the Edo era, and events involving the feudal lords of the Edo period.It was originally entertainment for the masses. Today, kabuki performances are held at specialized theaters called Kabuki-za, mainly for the more cultured of society. For this reason, most of Japans younger generations do not know much about kabuki.The language of kabuki is difficult to understand, but earphones are provided to explain the story, and there are also earphone services available in English.Male actors that play the role of females are referred to as oyama. In one performance, usually lasting four or five hours, three or four stories are performed. Kabuki is popular with foreigners as well as Japanese.歌舞伎是日本的代表戲劇。始于江滬時代 （1603 1867）。它的鼻祖是17世紀(jì)一位叫出去阿國的女性。那時禁止女性在公眾面前表演戲劇，所以所有的角色都由男性扮演。歌舞伎演員身穿傳統(tǒng)戲服，除了表演之外還要唱歌。歌舞伎的題材來自中世以前發(fā)生的事件、江戶時代的庶民生活以及發(fā)生在江戶時候各個大名藩中的事情。歌舞伎本是普通百姓的娛樂活動。現(xiàn)在有一個叫歌舞伎座的專門劇場，很多有修養(yǎng)的人都喜歡到這里來看戲，所以現(xiàn)在大部分年輕人幾乎不太了解歌舞伎。歌舞伎中使用的語言很難理解，但是劇場提供耳機，觀眾可以戴上耳機來了解故事的內(nèi)容，還有英文解說。歌舞伎中扮演女性角色的男演員被稱作“oyama”。每場演出有34個故事，演出持續(xù)四五個小時，不僅日本人，連很多外國人也都喜歡看歌舞伎。Japanese food The staple of the Japanese diet is rice, rice and soybean curd soup being common breakfast foods. There are also many people who eat bread for breakfast.Many Americans now enjoy rice, soybean curd, sashimi, and other Japanese dishes, and the large number of Japanese grocery stores in America indicates the popularity of Japanese food. The reason is that Japanese food mostly consists of fish instead of meat, and also soybeans, and so it is considered good for the health. Foods that are most well received by foreigners are tempura, sukiyaki, sushi, sashimi, buckwheat noodles, and soybean curd.TempuraThis dish mostly consists of deep-fried eggplant, squash, sweet potato, and other vegetables, along with shrimp and Fish. One theory is that the word tempura came from the Spanish tempera, meaning temperature. Tempura is eaten with a special soy sauce-based dip.SukiyakiSukiyaki is one of the representative foods of Japan. The naming comes from the farmerw spade sometimes used to cook on. Sukiyaki refers directly to broiling beef on the spade, along with soybean curd, leeks, and vegetables. The seasoning includes soy sauce, sweet sake, and sugar.SushiSushi is another food that represents Japanese cuisine, piping hot rice is mixed with vinegar, sugar, and salt. Two major types of sushi are nigiri-zushi originated in the ancient days of Tokyo when it was still called Edo. A rectangle cake of rice is formed, and then a slice of raw fish or other topping is placed on top.It is said that