浙江工商大學(xué)口語對(duì)話(新編大學(xué)英語4)

1、Unit 1Talk about the power of humor and share the humorous story or typical joke with your classmates.Y: Hi, What are you talking about? D, why do you laugh out of breath. Whats happened?D:Oh, Ive just heard a humorous story from X, its so funny that I almost cant stop laughing.Z:Really? So, whats t

2、hat? Do you mind sharing it with us?X:Of course not. Lets play it for you. The joke happened between a teacher and a student. Now I am the student, and D is the teacher. Lets start.D: Ok. X, why dont you wash your face? I can even see what you had for breakfast this morning.X: What was it?D: Eggs.X:

3、 Wrong, teacher. That was yesterday.L:Thats really great. I love humorous story. You know, humor is quite universal in our daily life. And the power of humor is immeasurable. Its beneficial for both our physical and psychological health.Z:Thats right. And whats more, people who have a sense of humor

4、 are usually popular in a team and even be the focus of attention in any gathering. And as far as Im concerned, most of humorous people are very intelligent, so those guys will probably become someone.Y: Yeah, humor really brings us a lot. Not only the laugh but the relax and the liberation of press

5、ure. So I often find some humorous story for relaxing. And you know, humor has many types, and some riddles can also be humorous. For example, .What weather do mice fear?L:Enso whats that?Y: When it's raining cats and dogs.Z:Oh, Ive got it. How cool it is. Its not only humo rous but educational,

6、 I like this one.X: Thats what I want to say. And it seems that humor really has a kind of magic. If you are humorous, you will always attract a lot of people around you. To be with a humorous people, you will never feel bored.Thats why many girls now prefer to marry a humorous guy.D: That really ma

7、kes sense. Humorous people can make us laugh when we are unhappy. They can change an awkward situation and help people get rid of embarrassment by making everybody laugh.L: But humorous people require understanding from their listeners. Sometimes part of listeners will fall out of their chairs laugh

8、ing after the humorist tells a joke while the rest of them look as if he or she has just read the weather report.Y: Anyway, the power of humor is huge. And there is no doubt that it can exert its attraction forever.What is your favorite film and why do you like it so muchX: Hi guys, do you know the

9、film of Life of Pi is on, whose director is Li An. It is very amazing and beautiful. Do you see this film?L: Of course I do, and I have never seen such a moving movie. I particularly appreciate one actors lines, said “.All of life is an act of letting go, but what hurts the most is not taking a mome

10、nt to say goodbye.”Z: So do I, I think this film give us many inspiration about humanity and life , which is the reason why I likeit so much . I think a film should not only bring us entertainment but also give some deep thoughts to ourselves.D: Y eah, it is just I want to say. As for me, I prefer t

11、o see those moving films rather than those horror movies. I think those heart-warming films can lift me up even make my day. Instead of horror movies , wed better see these movies. And Y whats your favorite film?Y: As for me ,I am fond of love movies , such as Titanic. Because Titanic enriches us wi

12、th a romantic story of young love, passion and feelings, full of dreams. It achieves a harmonious balance in that, in the mix of history and feelings, and makes it almost perfect.X:I cant agree more. Titanic gives us the most beautiful dream about love. I believe no one doesnt still see the film in

13、the world. While I also love some motivational film like Forrest Gump. Do you know this movie?L: Y eah, Forrest Gump is so unique because of the character Forrest Gump himself, who has a low IQ of only 75, shows you don't need to be evil or really intelligent to be recognized or successful .Just

14、 be yourself.Z: In my opinion, everyone is a gift of god. A good film should let us believe something such as love such as god such as ourselves. So which movie do you like most D?D: Seems to me , The Pursuit of Happiness will be the best. There is one scene where Chris tells his son, “Dont ever let

15、 someone tell you that you cant do something.Y ouve got a dream; youve got to protect it. Y ou want something, you go get it.” Which impressed me most.Y: How inspirational it is! In a word, various movies types give us different feelings, may be happy、moving even sad or scared. Sometimes a simple mo

16、vie can give us a turn point or a class about love and life. Thanks for listening,Unit 2Is Letter Writing Better than Calling?Z:Hi! L, you look wild with joy. Whats happened?L: Oh, I heard from my best friend just now. Since the summer holiday was over, we havent seen each other for a long time.X:Sh

17、e wrote a letter to you? Oh, its dated. If I were she, I would call you. Thats far more convenient.D: I agree with you. Compared to letter writing, calling is much faster. Y ou can image, if you come across a train of problems, you can call your parents or even anybody else immediately to ask for he

18、lp.Y: Thats right. But you really dont realize the fetal attraction of letter writing. As we know, letters can be kept in the drawer. So you can reread them whenever you want.L:Y es. And whats more, letters show a kind of sincerity. All the feelings hide between the words waitingfor me to find them.

19、 Its really one of the happiness of life.X: I d ont support your ideas. Its a very childish thought. As far as Im concerned, in modern society, we live at a fast speed. Many things must be decides immediately. Letter writing is just a waste of time.Z:Y ou should look at it from another angel. Letter

20、 writing can add luster to our daily life. If you receive a letter from your friends or relatives, undoubtedly you will be highly excited because you are cared by them.D:But calling also have the function which you referred. And as the technology developed, now we not only can hear the voice of each

21、 other but also see face-to-face.Y: How about the situation where you cant express yourself by speaking? Letter writing must be a better choice.X:Thats just one of the functions of letter writing, but y ou should not say that letterwriting is better than calling only by this. And when you call, you

22、can recognize his or her feelings directly by the voice.D:Y eahWhats more, making a call is a way of low carbon dioxide; on the other hand, its wastef ul of writing a letter as paper is made from wood.L:Hi, guys, take it easy. Every coin has two sides. In fact, we dont have to argue about this issue

23、.Y:Y es. A famous saying goes: one thousand readers have one thousand ideas about hamlet. If we focus on the result, the argument will be endless.Z:I couldnt agree more. It is very difficult to say which is better. Every means of communication has its advantages and disadvantages. The only thing we

24、can do is make a wise choice between calling and writing, according to the situation.T alk about the most dangerous sentence(words and the most powerful sentence(words.Why?D:Hi,girls,we all know that words have huge power to influence our lives,now lets talk something about it. Will you?All: Y eah!

25、Sounds good.D:. So. What do you think is the most dangerous sentence or word?L: Oh, It's quite difficult to say, In my opinion, I regard the sentence “Y ou are the most stupid guy in the world” as the most dangerous sentence. . When you hear it, you cant help yourself being sad.X: En, I also thi

26、nk so . It was when I was young that my teacher always thought I was the most stupid student in our class. Because of that, I had no confidence in myself. What about you, z?Z: Well, I think the word “dishonest” is the most dangerous word. I hate anyone describing me like that. On the opposite, I pre

27、fer the word ”sincere”.Y:I cant agree more. I attach much important to being a sincere person. So Ill try my best to treat everyone sincerely. And I also wish they treat me all the same.D: Well, lets throw away the bad things, are there any powerful words you will never forget?Z: EnThe sentence ”Y o

28、u are one in a million!” has completely changed my life. It was told by my mum.She loved me so much. From then on, I spare no effort to achieve high grades.X:Y es, When one is worried about tests, when one is criticized by others, or when things go against our expectations, the inspiring sentences g

29、ive a pat on our back.L: as for me,I think it is I love you . love is the Godess who can give you courage and strength all the time.So when you're deep in sorrow, think about the one who said "I love you" to you and you will be brave . Y:in my view, I think the following words give us

30、great encouragement:” No one c an succeed without effort”. With each challenge we learn to get over our problems more easily.D:I am glad about what you all said.In a world, words have huge power to influence our lives .so we should be careful when talk with others, maybe the word will change others

31、whole lives.Unit 3What are the characteristics of the ideal wife and the ideal husband?L: You know, till now, I still have a kind of dream feeling. I'm already a college student, I'm an adult. And I have a chance to do something that could not be done before and those I have never thought ab

32、out.Y: That's what I want to say. And as far as I can see, in most freshmen eyes, no doubt, there's a constant topic. You must have guessed, yes, it's love.X: Absolutely. And this will inevitably let us associate to the standards for our ideal partners. So what kind of personalities do y

33、ou think your ideal husband should have?Z: Let me see, en.I hope my dear will have a strong responsibility, he has the ability to take care of the whole family no matter what happened. And most importantly, he must be mature enough to let me depend on. What's more, it is vital for him to be hard

34、working and ambitious, but I don't hope he is a workaholic, he can't ignore me because of his work.D: That must be a perfect partner. And for me, the most important thing is that he must love me. Everything is worthless without love, right?L:Yes, thats true.D: So I wonder if he could be roma

35、ntic sometimes, just like give me a little surprise from time to time, let light life possesses more little emotional appeal. And that could not be better if he can cook and wash for me .Y: Maybe you are right. But I think, love is not a very important factor in the marriage. Because love can not la

36、st for a long time, marital relationship is more realistic than we thought.Z: So what kind of personalities do you think your ideal husband should have?Y: En.I wish my husband is the type of person. First, he may not be very handsome, but he must be good-minded and considerate; He may not be rich, b

37、ut he must have ambition; He may be busy with his life, but he must know how to enjoy life.L: Wow.listened to you speak so many, I think find a suitable one may be quite difficult. Look, you all have so many requirements for your future husband. But have you ever think what kind of personalities you

38、 should possess as an ideal wife.X: That's really a problem worth thinking about. In my mind, an ideal wife should be considerate. We all know behind a successful man is always a woman standing, so an ideal wife should be capable ofunderstanding her husband and support her husbands career.D: Per

39、sonally speaking, an ideal wife should be a good teacher and friend of the child and the husband, who can lead the family to live a good and colorful life.Z: As a matter of fact, sometimes these standards can be pale and worthless. Maybe an eye contact could bring you a wonderful partner, who knows?

40、Who are teachers pets, boys or girls? How to avoid gender bias in the classroom?D: Oh, guys, I really hope that I could become a boy. I can't wait! Frankly speaking,I was hurt deeply by English teacher.L: Oh, dear, what's up?D: You can't imagine it. She always calls on boys in class. And

41、 to be exaggerated, boys are just like her pets.Y: You've got a great point. And there are a succession of cases to prove this phenomenon.For instance, a boy seeking attention will quickly get a response from a teacher,while girls can be ignored with their hand being held up for ages.Z: Furtherm

42、ore, when boys ask questions, protest, or challenge the teacher, they areoften met with respect and rewards, but when girls engage in exactly the samebehavior, they are often met with criticism and punishment.X: Personally, I don't agree with you. I think it's hard to say boys or girls who a

43、rethe teachers' pets. Because in my view, the phenomenon is changing all the time.When we were in nursery school and primary school, teachers favor girls rather thanboys, as a result of girls' well-behaved and serious attitude toward study.L: That sounds quite reasonable. Thus the phenomenon

44、 of gender bias in the classroom really exists. And no matter who it points to, it is essential to solve the problem.What's your opinion?D: As for me, I think gender bias may results from gender differences in a way. So Isuppose if boys and girls could communicate more with each other. Just lear

45、n fromothers' strong points to offset one's weakness, and finally make the best of theboth worlds. It may do good to eliminate the gender bias I think.Y: As far as I am concerned, When students are faced with prejudice from teacher, they'd better not arise a feeling of resentment. The mo

46、st important is to communicate withteachers.Z: That would be great. And in the meantime, teachers should attach great importance to students' performance in various aspects. Additionally, students ought to enhancetheir skills and work hard.X: In my opinion, to aviod this phenomenon, the best way

47、 is to improve the situation where boys and girls are not good at all the subjects ,in other words, to solve theproblem that girls are only interested in the liberal art and weak in the sciencewhile boys on the opposite.L: All of your ideas make sense. And I believe that gender bias in the classroom

48、 are bound to be avoided through making joint efforts. nit 4 Which should be emphasized in education, knowledge or creativity? Y: Hey, girls, I want to ask you a question, knowledge and creativity, which should be emphasized in education? Z: Creativity, of course. Just as some experts say, creativit

49、y is the key to a brighter future. Anyone who benefits from creativity can discover a number of ways to approach problems and take advantage of the resources they have to produce original ideas. D: I dont agree with you. I think we should attach more importance to knowledge, for knowledge is the bas

50、is of education. X: I cant agree more. Attention, if you dont have enough knowledge, its just like building a house without foundation. As your knowledge is accumulated day by day, many good ideas will come into your mind. Y: EnWhats your opinion, L? L: As for me, I believe that creativity should be

51、 emphasized in education. Without creativity, we might not have a product that we now think of as practically essential. Furthermore, one will be better able to function in tomorrows society if he is creative. Z: Thats the matter. Usually, the success is those who are creative. They pay more attenti

52、on to how to find the answer rather than whats the answer. L: However, unfortunately, schools now havent tended to promote creativity. Many educators sacrifice creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but cant recognize ways to apply it to new situations.

53、 D: I have to admit what you said are true. But I still persist in my former opinion, knowledge is more important. Otherwise, why are we still studying in the college? X: And as we know, we can do nothing if we only have creativity. I mean if your creativity reaches beyond your knowledge and dimensi

54、on, then your creativity may just be a fantasy. Y: Can you take an example? X: Of course. For example, if Bill Gates hadnt got the knowledge about computer in his early time, how could he develop those amazing creativity and how could he carry out his ideas? Y: Ok, what you said are all right. So wh

55、y dont we make a balance between the creativity and knowledge? Z: You mean knowledge and creativity are equally important, right? Y: YeahWe cant do anything just with one of them. Only by the combination of creativity and knowledge, can we develop better. How can universities improve students scient

56、ific and technological abilities for innovation? L: Hey, guys! There is a large poster. Do you know what is it about? Y: Really? There must be some activities to be held. L: Well, let me tell you about it. It is a competition about innovation with the purpose of improving our college students scient

57、ific and technological abilities. X: Wow, sounds good! Are you interested in participating in this competition? Z: Compared with children, we college students are losing the sense of creation. And I am afraid that I am not creative enough to take part in it. It is so sad! D: I cant agree more. And p

58、ersonally，I think that improving our scientific and technological abilities is of significance. L: I approve of you. As for us, university is the place we stay. So can you tell your opinion about how universities can improve students scientific and technological abilities for innovation? Y: As far a

59、s I am concerned, to improve students scientific and technological abilities for innovation, the point is to improve students creativity. X: Unfortunately, many schools have not promote creativity. With strong emphasis on test scores, educators usually sacrifice creativity for correct answers. Y: Thats true. So universities should make an attempt to change such a phenomena. Z: Yeah And in my opinion, the m