新視野大學(xué)英語(第二版)聽說教程2

聽說教程聽カ原文Unitl一.UnderstandingshortconversationsBDCDCCBBAC1W:It'stimefor"InternationalClock-Talk"!Tmetodiscusshowyoufeelabouttime!M:Well,sinceweallcomefromthesamecountry,Ithinkourviewswillbesimilar.Q:Whydoesthemanbelievethepeoplewillhavesimilarviews?2W:Itannoysmethewaymyforeignfriendstreattime.M:Ijustreadabookaboutthisproblem!It'sentitledInternationalClockTalk.Q:Whichproblemisthebookabout?3M:Australiansaresorelaxedabouttime!Itdrivesmemad!W:That'sthewaytheyare.Whileyou'rehere,you'llhavetogetusedtoit.Q:Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?4M:Haveyounoticeddifferencesbetweenourcultures?W:Sure.Inmycountry,peopledon'tcareabouttimeverymuch.Here,youtakeitseriously.Q:Howdopeopleinthewoman'scountryfeelabouttime?5W:Canyouexplainwhyyou'realwaysfiveminuteslateforconferences?M:Oh,Fmsorry.Inmycountry,peopleareoftenlate.Q:Whyisthemanlateforconferences?6W:WhatdoyouappreciatemostaboutlifeinGermany?M:Germanpeoplearerarelylateformeetings.Ineverhavetodealwithlatecomers.Q:WhatdoesthemanlikebestaboutlifeinGermany?7M:FveheardthatChinesepeopleareveryrelaxedabouttime.W:Thatusedtobetrue.Nowadays,peopleareincreasinglybotheredbylateness.Q:Accordingtothewoman,howhaveChinesepeoplechanged?8M:Whydidyouwalkoutoftherestaurantabruptly?Wehadjuststartedtalking.W:Juststarted?Weweretherefortwohours!Inmycountry,mealstake15minutes!Q:Whydidthewomanwalkoutoftherestaurantsoabruptly?

W:WhatdidMomthinkabouthertriptoRussia?I'msolookingforwardtohearingaboutit.M:Shedidn'tsaymuch.WhenIpickedherupattheairportthismorning,shewasjusteagertogethometoseeDad.Shejustsaidthefoodwasgreatthere.Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?10M:It'sonly6:30,andyou'redone!Iwon'tfinishworktill10.Vbu'reveryefficient.W:Well,Tomfinishedtwohoursearlierthanme.That'sasignofefficiencyinmycountry.Q:Howmanyhoursearlierdidthewomanfinishherworkthantheman?二?UnderstandalongconversationDDABCM:Vbutravelalot.Whichpeopledoyouthinkarethemosttime-conscious?W:Ithinkit'sprobablytheSwedes.M:Really,whatmakesyousaythat?W:Well,onmylasttriptoSweden,Iorderedataxitopickmeupatmyhotelat6:25am.Igottothestreetat6:27,butthetaxihadalreadyleft.M:That'salittlehardtobelieve.Isittrue?W:Absolutely,everythingrunsontimethere.There'snoroomformistakes.Everyoneisverytime-conscious!M:Theymustseemverystiffandserious!W:Sure,butonceyougettoknowthem,youfindkind,caringpeoplebehindtheirseriousfaces.M:ThisisverydifferentfrommyexperiencestravelinginSouthAmerica.Ofcourse,peoplethereareverykind,buttheydon'tcaremuchabouttime.W:Iagree.SouthAmericansdon'tputverymuchstressontime.They'realwayslateforevervthinq,butnooneseemstomind.WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutSwedishpeople?Howlongdidthetaxidriverwaitforthewoman?Whydoesthewomansay"there'snoroomformistakes"inSweden?Accordingtothewoman,whatareSwedesusuallylike?WhatdothemanandthewomansayaboutpeopleinSouthAmerica?二?UnderstandingapassageThebiggestprobleminmycompanyhastodowithculture,inparticularourdifferentwaysoflookingattime.PeoplefromsomecountriesthinkitisOKtoshowuplateforameetingandsomepeopleevendon'tthinktheyneedtocomeatall!Aspresidentofthecompany,however,itismyresponsibilitytotellthemthatthisisnotacceptable.Whereasinsomeothercountriesattendingmeetingsisnotconsideredveryimportant,inthiscountry,andespeciallyinthiscompany,meetingsmustbeattendedontime.Notbeingontimecausesinefficiency.IspentallnightthinkingabouttheexactwordsthatIwouldusetoexplainmyfeelings.Ievenwrotemywordsdown.Iplannedtodiscussthisproblematthemeetingtoday,andentitledmyspeech"InternationalClockTalk".Unfortunately,Ihaveaproblem-noonecametothemeeting!Whatisthecompany'sgreatestproblem?Whichofthefollowingdoesthespeakerconsiderishisdutyaspresidentofthecompany?Whydoeslatenesscauseadecreaseinefficiency?Whatdidthecompanypresidentdothepreviousnight?Whycouldn'tthepresidentdowhathehadplanned?HomeworkDCBDBCABAC1W:Ialwaysthoughtthatcultureshockwassomethingthatwouldhappentootherpeople,nottome.M:Actually,Tmnottotallycertainwhatthewords"cultureshock"referto.W:Cultureshockistheanxietythatoccurswhenapersonmovestocompletelynewsurroundings.M:Doesitincludealackofdirectionandnotknowingwhatisappropriateorinappropriate?W:Itsuredoes.And,itgenerallysetsinafewweeksafterarrivinginanewplace.M:Isitaphysicalormentaldiscomfort?W:It'sboth.Mostpeoplesufferstressintheirbodyandmind.Itcanresultinfeelingverytired,gettingsick,becomingdepressedanddoingthingsyoumightotherwisethinkarewrong.M:Ithinkfveexperiencedallofthosesymptoms.W:It'sonlynatural.Whenyoufirstarrive,youdon'tspeakthelanguage,don'tknowhowtousebankingmachines,don'tknowhowtousethetelephoneandsoforth.M:Atthesametimeitcanalsobeanopportunity.

W:Iagree.Itcanhelpyoudevelopabetterunderstandingofyourselfandencourageasenseofcreativity.Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Whatdidthewomanfirstthinkaboutcultureshock?WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutpeopleexperiencingcultureshock?Howmaycultureshockaffectpeople'slives?Whenthewomantalksaboutthenewcomer'sinability,whichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned?Howcancultureshockalsobeanopportunity?2Eventhoughyoumaynotbeabletoeliminatecultureshock,therearewaystoeasethestress.Thefollowingaresomeactivitiesthatcanhelp:Getoutofyourroomorapartment,soyouareabletoexperiencefirst-handwhatAmericansaredoing.Makefriendssoyoucantalktothemandaskaboutwhatyoudon'tunderstand.Readtolearnaboutthecultureofthecountryyou'rein.Findanactivitythatyoucanenjoysoyouwillbeabletoreducestressanddepression.Americansliketojogandtheyalsoliketoplaysports.FindoutfromyourhostfamilyorotherAmericansaboutcommunityactivities,religiousservices,orvolunteeropportunities.Makethemostofthisopportunitytobecomeamemberoftheircommunity.ImproveyourEnglish.Askaboutanythingyoudon'tunderstand.Don'tbeafraidtomakemistakes.Someonewillbehappytoputyouright.Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whyisitadvisedtogetoutofyourroomorapartment?lbwhomcanyoutalkwhenyouwanttounderstandtheAmericanculture?WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawaytoreduceyourstressanddepression?Howmightyoubecomeamemberofthecommunity?WhatshouldyoudoifyouareNOTsureabouthowtosaysomething?Unit2一?UnderstandingshortconversationsBBCCCAAACAW:Whatdidyourcoachtellyouaboutrunningintomorrow'srace?M:Hesaid,"AllthatglittersisOlympicgold,"toremindmeoftheOlympicspirit.Q:Whatwasthecoach'sadvicetotheman?M:IwatchedaTVshowlastnight,called"AllthatGlittersIsOlympicGold".W:Iwatchedthattoo.ItwasaboutthetrainingandsacrificenecessaryforathletestocompeteintheOlympics.Q:WhatwastheTVshowabout?3W:Runningthehundred-meterdashisnothingcomparedtothepassionnecessarytorunlongerraces.M:Areyoukidding?I'verunbothandIknowtheybothrequiredetermination.Q:Whydoesthemandisagreewiththewoman?4M:Doyouthinkdrugtakingiswidespreadamongamateurathletestryingtogetstronger?W:It'shardtosaywhetherit'strueornot.Somuchofwhatwehearseemstoberumors.Q:Doesthewomanbelievethatthereisaproblemwithamateurathletestakingdrugs?5W:DoyouthinkthathecouldhaverunintheOlympicsifthingshadturnedoutdifferently?M:Definitely.Hehadtheheart.Itwasjusthisinjurythatcosthimtheopportunitytocompete.Q:DidtheathletecompeteintheOlympics?6M:Iheardthatwhentheathleteacceptedthegoldmedal,hethankedhismom.W:That'sright.Hesworethatshewasresponsibleforhimdevelopingthestrengthtowintherace.Q:Whywastheathleteabletowintherace?7W:Comeon,youcaneatthiscake.Vbudon'thavetodenyyourselfsweetfoodjustbecauseyou'reintheOlympics.M:VbsIdo!Withthegamescomingsosoon,Ihavetostayonahealthydiet.Q:Whydoesthemanrefusethewoman'soffer?8M:MostpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicswouldliketobeliketheathletestheysee.W:Maybetheywould.ButIdon'tthinkmostofthemhavethedeterminationtoworksohardtogetthere.Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicGames?9W:Areyounoticingthefrownsonthefacesoftherunners?Notoneofthemlookshappy.M:Ybucanbesurethetworunnersfromourcountryarehappy.Outofthefiveraces,they'vewonfour.Q:Howmanyraceshavetherunnersfromthespeakers'countrywon?ioM:JusthearingtheOlympicsongfillsmewithdeterminationtogooutandwin.W:Itwasfirstplayedin1896,butitwasn'ttheofficialsonguntil1958.1likeittoo.Q:InwhichyeardidtheOlympicsongbecomeofficial?二UnderstandalongconversationDBCDD

W:Wow,youreallylookgreat.Haveyoubeenworkingout?M:Everyday.TmpreparingfortheOlympicGames.W:Oh,no.M:What?What'sthematter?Youdon'tthinkIcandoit?W:Idon'tknowhowtotellyou.M:Ybudon'tthinkI'mstrongenoughtoenter,doyou?Well,FilhaveyouknowI'mplentystrong.Andifyousayotherwise,youdon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout.W:Iknowyou'restrong.That'snottheproblem.M:Thenyouthinkmyheartisweak.Butthatisn'tso!Ihaveamazingdetermination.Iswear,mypassionisunmatchedbyanyotheramateurathleteintheworld.Idefyyoutosayotherwise.W:Iwouldn'tdare.Tveseenyourunandnotquit,andIknowyourheartisstrong.Butthatisn'ttheproblem.M:What'stheproblemthen?W:TheOlympicsendedyesterday.Whydoesthemanlookgreat?Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisownstrength?Whatdoesthemansayabouthispassion?Howdoesthewomanknowthemanhasastrongheart?Whatistheman'sproblem,accordingtothewoman?三UnderstandingapassageCBCDDInthesummerof1936,JesseOwensbecamefamousallovertheworld.Thatsummer,JesseOwens,ablackAmerican,joinedthebestathletesfrom50nationstocompeteintheOlympicsinBerlin,Germany.TherewasspecialinterestintheOlympicGamesthatyearbecauseAdolphHitlerwasthentheleaderofGermany.HeandhisNazipartybelievedthatwhitepeoplewerebetterthanotherraces,especiallythosewithdarkskin.TheywereallverysurprisedwhenOwenswonfourqoldmedalsandsetnewworldrecords.Yearslater,JesseOwenswrotethathewasmostproudofshowingHitlerandtheworldhowgreatablackmancouldbe.Througheverything,heneverlostconfidenceinhimself.Nordidheeverloseprideinhimself,lbthisday,JesseOwensisrememberedasanamazinqmanwhofullyexpressedtheOlympicspirit.Whyweresomanypeopleinterestedinthe1936OlympicGames?Accordingtothepassage,whatdidtheNazipartybelieve?WhatsurprisedHitlerandtheNazis?WhatmadeJesseOwensmostproud?WhyisJesseOwensrememberedasagreatman?

HomeworkDCDBAABCBDHomeworkDCDBAABCBDM:Haveyouevertriedscubadiving?W:No,fmkindofscaredofthewholedivingthing.Imean,Ihearallthesestoriesaboutgettingsickfromcominguptoofastanddangerousfishandstuff.Idon'tthinkit'sforme.M:Iguessthere'salotthatcouldgowrong,butifyou'vebeentrainedandyoufollowtherules,there'sreallynothingtoworryabout.W:Idon'tknow.M:It'sreallyworthtrying.It'sawholeotherworlddownthere.It'ssuchanamazingexperience.W:That'swhatalotofpeopletellme,butIthinkI'dprefertosticktosurfingratherthantakemychancesinthedeep.M:1bbehonest,Ithinkyouhavemorechanceofmeetingwithanaccidentsurfingthandiving.W:Aslongasyoudon'tdoanythingstupid,you'llbeokay.M:Diving'sthesame.Vbujusthavetofollowtherules.Say,Tmgoingnextweekend.Whydon'tyoucomealong?There'sapoolthatisn'tsodeepwhereyoucanseeallkindsoffishandthings.It'sperfectforanovicediver.W:Well,ifit'snottoodeep,itcan'tbetoobad.Whynot?Sure,nigowithyou.M:Great!Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Accordingtothewoman,whatmakesdivingscary?Whatmeasuresmighthelpensurethesafetyofdiving?Accordingtotheconversation,whathasthewomanheardaboutdiving?Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutsurfing?Whydoesthewomandecidetojointhemanindiving?2Somepeoplesaythataerobicdancingisasport,andotherssayit'snotI'vebegunaclassthatteachesaerobics,andIwouldliketotellyouaboutit.Ithinkyou'llbeveryexcitedaboutthisvigorousexerciseandwillagreewithmethatit'sasport.Aerobicdancingislikeothersportsinthatitcanhelpyouimproveyourmentalstrength.Often,whendoingit,you'llwanttoquit.Continuing,despiteyourdesiretostop,forcesyoutobestrong.Theencouragementthatyoureceivefromthosearoundyouhelpsyoutocarryonfortheentire45minutesuntiltheend.It'ssomethinglikerunningalongrace.Likeswimming,aerobicdancingmakesyourbodystronger.Itquickenyourheartbeatandhelpsyoutolosefat.Manyfootballplayers,aswellasathletesinothersports,doaerobicdancingtoimprovetheirfitness.Manyotherpeopleenjoyitaswell.Aerobicdancingcanchangeyourlife.Ifyouparticipateregularly,it'llmakeyouabetterperson,bothmentallyandphysically.Irecommendittoanyonewhowantsalittlebitmoreoutoflife.Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Accordingtothepassage,howdopeoplefeelaboutaerobicdancing?Inwhichwayisaerobicdancingsimilartoothersports?Whowillencourageyounottoquitwhendoingaerobicdancing?Howisaerobicdancinglikeswimming?Accordingtothespeaker,whoshouldtakepartinaerobicdancing?Unit3ー、UnderstandingshortconversationsDABCDADBAB1M:Couldyoutellmeabouttheprosandconsofmixedmarriages?W:Icantellyouthepros,forsure.Afterbeingmarriedtoaforeignerfor20years,Fveyettodiscoveranycons.Q:Whatcan'tthewomantelltheman?2W:Theweddingisnextweek,butIstilldon'tknowifmarryingapersonofadifferentraceisright.M:Therearealotofprosandconsofmixedmarriages,butoverallthey*regood.Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutmixedmarriages?3M:TheFrenchhavealotofcharm.Ithinkyou'llenjoybeingmarriedtoone.W:Noteverythingaboutthemischarming.AndI'mgoingtohavesometroubledealingwithhisculture.Q:WhatconcerndoesthewomanhaveaboutmarryingaFrenchman?4W:Hasanyonecriticizedyouformarryingsomeoneofadifferentrace?M:Iexpectedpeopleto.Buttheyhaven'tsofar.Besides,Idon'tcarewhatpeoplethink.MywifeandIhititoffA-OK.Q:Whatdidthemanexpect?5W:That'sgreatyou'regettingmarried,butdoyouhaveaclueaboutyournewwife'sculture?M:Sure.Learningaboutherpeople'swayofdoingthingswasthefirstthingIdidwhenIdecidedtomarryher.Q:Whatdidthemandofirstwhenhedecidedtogetmarried?6W:I'veheardthatyoucanceledyourweddingplans.What'stheproblem?M:Moneyisveryimportanttopeoplefromherculture.SheleftmewhenshediscoveredI'mpoor!Q:Whywastheweddingcanceled?M:Ican'tbelievehowgoodyourChineselanguageskillsare!Howdidyouimprovesoquickly?W:ImarriedaChineseman.Wetalkeveryday.He'shelpedmealot.Q:Whatdoesthewoman'shusbandhelpherwith?8W:Ihaveaquestionforyou.Wouldyouevermarryapersonfromanotherculture?M:That'satoughone!IfIdo,it'llprobablybetosomeonefromaculturesimilartomine.Q:Whatkindofwomanwouldthemanmarry?9W:Ourmarriageisfallingapart.Didn'tyouknowyourfamilywouldn'tapproveofyoumarryingaforeigner?M:Ineverexpectedittobeaproblem.It'snottheirmarriageafterall;it'sours.Q:Whatistheman'srelationshiptothewoman?10M:I'vebeenthinkingaboutgettingmarried.Doyouknowwhatthedivorcerateofmixedmarriagesis?W:Whatdoyoumean,mixedracesormixedreligions?Therateforthefirstis65percent;thesecond,70percent.二UnderstandalongconversationABDDAW:Grandpa,Momtoldmethatyouhavebeenmarriedtwice.Isthattrue?M:Yes,Fmafraidso.W:That'sasurprise.Whathappenedtoyourfirstwife?M:Vburgrandmawasmyfirstwife.W:But...M:Andyourgrandmaismysecondwife.Yousee,ImetherwhileIwasinGermanyduringthewar.Weknewwelovedeachotherfromthemomentwemet,sowegotmarriedrightaway.Butweweren'treadyfortheresistancewereceivedfromherfamily.HermotherinsistedthatAmericansandGermansweren'tcompatible.So,shedivorcedme.W:Toobad.Whathappenedthen?M:Threeyearslater,wemetagaininNewVbrk,quitebyaccident.IwasworkingattheportandshewasonaboatcomingtotheU.S.Whenwesaweachotheragainafterallthattime,wedecidedtooverlookherparents'advice.Wegotmarriedagain,andwe'vebeenhappyeversince.Whatdidthegirlhearfromhermother?Howdidthegirl'sgrandparentsfeelwhentheyfirstmet?Whydidthegirl'sgrandparentsgetdivorced?Howdidthegirl'sgrandparentsmeetagainaftertheirdivorce?Whatdidthegirl'sgrandparentsdecidetodoaftertheymetagain?三Understandingapassage BDDABMarriagecanchangepeopleagreatdeal,andmarriagetoapersonofadifferentculturecanchangeapersonevenmore.Assomeonewhohasmarriedaforeigner,Iknow,rmaCanadianwhomarriedaChineseman.Atfirst,Iharboredsomereservations.Iwasn'tsurehowcompatiblewe'dbe.Somehow,however,wemadeitwork.AndIfoundmyselfgrowingtobecomemorelikehim.IstartedpickingupChinesecharacteristicsandbeganspeakingEnglishwithaChineseaccent!Mybrotherjoked,sayingIwasevenbeginningtolookChinese!Myhusbandhaschangedalottoo,becomingmorelikeCanadiansinattitude.Isupposethisissomethingofacompromisewhereinwemeteachotherinthemiddle.Isuspectthatwewillcontinuetogrowmorealikeastimegoesby;thatisexcitingtome.Aperson,afterall,shouldchangeduringhisorherlifetime.Accordingtothespeaker,whichcircumstancescausethegreaterchangeinpeopleafterthey'remarried?Howdidthewomanfeelwhenshefirstgotmarried?Whatjokedidthewoman'sbrothermakeabouther?Howhasthewoman'shusbandchanged?Whydoesthewomanfeelgoodaboutherrecentchanges?HomeworkABDCDBDBCA1M:Laura,Tvethoughtlongandhardandmymindismadeup.I'vegotadatewithSelinatomorrowandI'mgoingtopopthequestion.W:Congratulations,David!That'searth-shakingnews!Howareyougoingtogoaboutit?Ybucan'tjustblurtitoutovercoffee.M:Well,that'sthething.Fmstumped.Icouldsendheranemailatwork.W:Email?Ybudon'thavearomanticboneinyourbody.UseyourimaginationM;Well,FmnoDonJuan.ShouldIgethersomeflowers?W;Yfes,that'llbeOKforstarters.Whydon'tyoutakehertosomeexotichideawayorproposeonasecludedbeach?M;Ican'taffordit.whatwiththeringandall.W;Oh,sorry,don'tletitgetyoudown.There'splentyyoucando.M:RichardwrotehisproposaltoAnnaonherceiling.W:Nowyou'retalking!Bakeacakeandwritethewordswithfrosting.Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.WhoisDavidgoingtodatetomorrow?WhatisthenewsLaurahearsfromDavid?WhatisDavid'sproblem,accordingtoLaura?WhatdoesLaurathinkaboutsendingflowers?WhatisLaura'sfinalsuggestion?Inrecentyears,therehavebeenanunusuallylargenumberofdivorcesintheUnitedStates.Inthepast,whentwopeoplemarriedeachother,theyintendedtostaytogetherforlife.Today,manypeoplemarrybelievingthattheycanalwaysgetadivorceifthemarriagedoesn'tworkout.Inthepast,amajorityofAmericansfrownedontheideaofdivorce.Furthermore,manypeoplebelievedthatgettingadivorcewasaluxurythatonlytherichcouldafford.Indeed,gettingadivorcewasveryexpensive.However,sincesomanypeoplehavebeguntotakeamorecasualviewofmarriage,itisinterestingtofindoutthatthecostsofgettingadivorcearelower.Infact,intheUnitedStatestoday,itisnotunusualtoseenewspaperadsprovidinginformationonhowandwheretogetacheapdivorce.Hollywoodhasalwaysbeenknownasthedivorcecapitaloftheworld.Thedivorcerateamongthemoviestarsissohighthatit'sdifficulttoknowwhoismarriedtowhom.Today,manymoviestarschangehusbandsandwivesasthoughtheywerechangingclothes.Untilmarriageagainbecomestheseriousandimportantpartofpeople'slivesthatitusedtobe,we'llprobablycontinuetoseeahighrateofdivorce.Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhatdidmanyAmericansthinkofdivorceinthepast?WhatistheattitudeofmanyAmericanstomarriagetoday?Whatmakesdivorcecheap?WhyisHollywoodknownasthedivorcecapitaloftheworld?Inthespeaker'sview,whenwillthehighrateofdivorcedrop?Unit4一?UnderstandingshortconversationsDBCABDACCB1W:Excuseme.Ybu'vebeenhereforsixhours.Areyouwaitingforsomeone?M:I'mafraidso.Tmsupposedtomeetmynewgirlfriend.Ican'tbelievehowlatesheis!Q:Whatsurprisestheman?2M:IheardasongontheradiobyEMs,called"ABigHunko'Love".W:Iknowthatsong.It'sreallyhappythough,whichiswhyIdon'tlikeit.Lovesongsshouldbesad,likelove.Q:WhydoesthewomanNOTlikethesong?3W:YbufoundloveinIndia?Howromantic!It'smydreamtofallinloveinaforeigncountry!M:Itwasreallyexcitingatfirst.AfterIgotusedtoitthough,itwaskindofboring.Q:Howdidtheman'sfeelingoflovechange?

W:Morethanonce,IthoughtaboutkillingmyselfafterIlostmyboyfriend.M:Justabouteveryonegetsdepressed,butyoucan'tletthosefeelingsgetthebetterofyou.Q:Accordingtotheman,whatdoeseveryoneexperienceafterabreakup?5W:Vbulooksohappy!What'sgoingontomakeyousmilelikethat?M:Forthefirsttimeinyears,mysisterhasfoundlove.Tmgoingtomeettheguytoday.Q:Whyisthemanhappy?6W:Icanhelpyoufindyouroldgirlfriendifyoucangivememoreinformationabouther.M:Name,oldaddress...that'sallIcantellyou.Butmaybeitdoesn'tmatter.Iprobablyshouldtrytoforgether.Q:Whycantheman'soldgirlfriendNOTbefound?7M:Hey!Vbulookgreat!AmIwrong,orhassomethingchangedaboutyou?W:Somethingbig!Ifoundamanwhoreallymakesmehappy.He'sbrightenedupmylife.Q:Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'snewboyfriend?8M:Ybu'vebeenwritingmelettersforyears.Whenareyougoingtoadmityourloveforme?W:What?Love?No,Tmjustbeingfriendly.Ybuthinkeveryonelovesyou!Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatmistakehasthemanmade?9W:So,whatmakesyouthinkthatyourmarriagewilllast,when50percentfail?M:Fifty?Nah.Thatnumberismorelike30or40percent.Andinmyfamily,therearenodivorces.Q:Whatisthedivorcerateintheman'sfamily?ioM:Honey,don'tyouhaveanyobjectionstoourdaughterhavingaboyfriend?W:Nonewhatsoever!Havingaboyfriendwillteachherhowtobecomealovingwifesomeday.Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?二UnderstandalongconversationBACDBW:Anotherletter.M:Forme?W:Whoelse?It'sfrom...M:Hey,don'tlookatthat!It'sprivate!Giveithere!W:OK!Sorry!Iwasjustabitcurious.Ybu'vebeengettingalotoftheseletterslately.Andthey'realwaysinthesepinkenvelopes.Itmakesmewonderifyou'vegotagirlfriend.That'sall.M:Ifyoumustknow,yeah,Ihaveagirlfriend.W:Ithoughtso!So,whatdoesshelooklike?M:Idon'treallyknow.Sofar,we'veonlycommunicatedbymail.Tveneverseenher.W:Notmuchofagirlfriend,then,isshe?M:IthinkI'minlovewithher.Isn'tthatwhatitmeanstohaveagirlfriend?W:Well,thatwouldn'thavebeenenoughforyourfatherandme.Wewouldn'thavefalleninlovewithoutmeeting,lbbeinlove,youhavetoseeaperson,atleast.M:TheloveIhaveformygirlfriendisspiritual;Idon'thavetoseeher.Ybuwouldn'tunderstand.Whydoesthewomanwanttoseetheletter?Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?Accordingtotheman,whatdoesn'theknow?Accordingtothewoman,whatmustallpeopleinlovehave?Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?二UnderstandingapassageCBDBA"Goingtowarwasthegreatestthingtohaveeverhappenedtome,"saidAlbertThomson,aformersoldier.Somepeoplemightfindthisstrange,especiallyconsideringthatThomsonlostanarmandtheuseofbothlegsincombat."Ofcourse,Ididn'tlikethefighting,"Thomsonsaid.Whathedidlikewasthat,bygoingtowar,hemetthewomanwhowouldbecomehiswifeandthemotherofhisfourchildren.OneeffectofWorldWarIIwasthatitbroughtmanyyoungpeoplefromdifferentcountriestogether.Whenpeacewasachieved,theseyoungpeopleoftenfellinlovewithpeopleofdifferentnationalities.DuringWorldWarII,anestimated1,000,000Americansoldiersmarriedwomenfromover50differentcountries.InthePacific,16,000ofthe1,000,000AmericansoldiersmarriedAustralianandNewZealandwomen.Ofthese,12,000wenttotheU.S.Manyoftherelationshipsfailed,butsomewereashappyasThomson's.WhatdidThomsonloseduringthewar?WhatdidThomsonenjoyaboutthewar?WhatisspokenofasapositiveeffectofWorldWarII?HowmanyU.S.soldiersmarriedAustralianorNewZealandwomen?Whatdoweknowaboutthesemarriages?ACABBDCACBHomeworkACABBDCACBM:Hi,Sandy.Howareyourfinalsgoing?W:Ohhi,Mike.Ifinishedmylastexamthismorning.AndIalsofinishedmytwctermpapers.IfinallyfeellikeIcanseethelight.M:Great!So,howaboutdoingsomethingdifferentforachange?I'vegottwoticketsforthenewartshowatthemodemartmuseumdowntown.Doyouwanttogowithme?W:Notreally.Idon'tknowanythingaboutmodernart,andI'mnoartist.M:Vbudon'thavetobeanartisttoenjoyagoodexhibition.Besides,it'llbeanicechangefromstudying.W:Vbu'reright.Haveyoubeenyet?