新視野大學(xué)英語(第二版)聽說教程3聽力原文(只包括1-8單元)及答案

新視野大學(xué)英語（第二版）聽說教程3聽カ原文及答案Unit1Liveandloveー、warmingupW:Didthedoctorcall?DidhesayFmpregnant?M:Vbah,Ijusttalkedtohim.W:Whatdidhesay?Arewegoingtohaveababy?M:Yau'rereallyexcitedaboutthis,aren'tyou?W:VbuknowIam!It'smydreamtohaveababythatIcanteachhowtobealovingperson.Ithouahtvouwereexcitedtoo.M:Sure,Iam.Iam.Fmexcitedforthesamereasonasyouare.Ithinkwecandowhatyousaid—wecanteachthisbabyhowtogrowupandbecomealovingperson.W:So...isthereababy?Whatdidthedoctorsay?M:It'sexactlywhatwewanted.We'regoingtohaveababy!Let'sstartoffbycallingourfamiliesandtellingthemthegoodnews.Ibelieveourparentsaregoingtobeasthrilledasweare.ー、shortconversationsIW:Idon'tknowwhattosayaboutyournewgirlfriend-sheseemssocold,sodistant.M:Deepdown,she'salovingperson.Theproblemisthatshedidn'thavealovingfamilylikeours.Soshedoesn'tknowhowtoexpresslove.Q:Accordingtotheman,what'swrongwithhisnewgirlfriend?2W:Youlookatmyfatherandseeatoughmanwithagunandbloodonhishands.ButIseehimasamanwhoalwaysprovidesforhisfamily.M:Whoa,waitaminute.Ididn'tsayanythingofthesort.Iadmireyourfatheralot.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthewoman'sfather?W:Ybuknow,Ineverunderstoodwhymyparentskeptgivingsecondchancestomybrother.Heneverdoesrightbythem.M:Thenyoudon'tunderstandthenatureoflove.Lovemeansneverquittingontheoneyou3love.Q:WhatdoesthewomanNOTunderstand?4W:IfonlyIhadmoremoney,Iwouldbuymyparentseverythingtheywanted.M:That'saverynicethought,butit'sreallynotnecessary.Visitthemmore.Thatshouldbeenoughforthem.Q:Whatshouldthewomandoforherparents?5W:Excuseme!Haveyoualreadystartedclass?OramIontime?M:Fvealreadybegunthelesson.We'retalkingaboutthemeaningoflove.Pleasetakeyourseat.Q:Whatisthetopicfortheclass?6W:Somelearnfromtheirparents,somefromtheirfriends...butifapersonhasneverlearnedaboutlove,hislifeisawaste.M:Iagreewhole-heartedly.Thankfully,Ilearnedaboutlovefrommyparentsatanearlyage.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?7W:It's10o'clock!You'relateagain!Ijustdon'tknowwhattosayanymore.M:Sweetheart,love,darling,youshouldknowthatmybeinglatehasnothingtodowithmyloveforyou.Trytounderstandme.Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?8W:SometimesI'mgladourmotherisn'talive.IthinkifshecouldseethepersonI'vebecome,she'dreallybedisappointed.M:Momhadalotofloveforyou.Ifshewereherenow,shewouldn'tjudgeyouthatway.Shejustwould'vebeenhappytoseeherkidsandhelpthemwhenshecould.Q:Accordingtotheman,whatwouldtheirmotherNOThavedoneifshewerealive?9M:Pardonme.Um,whydon'tyouteachusanythingaboutloveinclass?W:Well,loveisimportant,butit'snotagoodtopicfortheclassroom.Vbushouldlearnaboutlovefromyourparentsorgrandparents.Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?10W:fvebeenthinkingabouthowIcouldteachmychildrentobemoreloving.M:Soundslikeajobforyouandyourhusband.HowaboutIgiveyousomevacationtime?Yducouldtakeafamilytripandtalkmorewithyourkids.Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?三、longconversationM:SometimesIreallydon'tunderstandyou.Youareoftenrudetoourchildren,youneverplaywiththem,andyourarelysayyoulovethem.Thisisn'thowparentsaresupposedtoactWheredidyoulearnsuchbehavior?W:Hey!Idon'tthinkI'vetreatedthemanydifferentlythanmyparentstreatedmeandmysisters!M:Sothat'swhereyoulearnedit...fromyourparents?W:Myparentsweregood.Theyraisedthreechildren.M:FromwhatIcansee,theydidn'tteachyouhowtobealovingperson.Whatisgoingtohappentoourkids?Ifyoukeeptreatingthempoorly,they'regoingtogrowuptobejustlikeyou.W:Listen,there'salotthatIcanlearnaboutbeingagoodmother,butIstillthinkFmdoingagoodjob.Lookatourkids.They'realreadykindandlovingpeople.AndIdon'tthinkyouhaveanyreasontoworry.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?Accordingtotheman,whatiswrongwiththewaythewomantreatsherchildren?Accordingtotheman,whatdidn'tthewoman'sparentsteachher?Whatdoesthewomanthink?Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?四、passageAllparentswanttoraiseahappy,successfulandlovingchild,butthereislittleagreementabouthowbesttoreachthisgoal.Overtheyears,parentshavetrieddramaticallydifferentways.Theyhaveputtheirbabyonaschedule,ortheyhavefedondemand;theyhavelettheirbabycryhimselftosleep,ortheyhavepickedhimupassoonashecried;theyhavegiventheirchildwhateverhewants,ortheyhavetaughthimtogeteverythingthroughhisownefforts.Thesecontrastingparentingstrategiesarisefromquitedifferentviewsofthenatureofchildrenandchildhoodandtherolesofparents.Someparentsviewtheirchildasnaturallysocial.Tothem,theirjobistoallowhimthespacetosucceed.Othersthinkthattheirchildshouldbetaughthowtoact.Thereareprobablypositivesandnegativestoeachmethod.Noneofthemguaranteesthatyourchildwillbecomethelovingindividualyouwanthimtobe.Butsomethingsarecertain-achildwillbemorelikelytobelovingifyoushowhimlove,moresuccessfulifyougivehimexamplesofsuccess,andhappierifyouarehappy.Whatisthispassageabout?WhatdoparentsNOTagreeupon?Whydoparentshavedifferentmethodsforraisingchildren?Howwillafatherraisehischildifhebelieveshischildisnaturallysocial?Whatcanwebecertainof?五、radioprogramOur"ThisIBelieve"essaytodaycomesfromCorinneColbert,alistenerinAthens,Ohio.Colbertisamotheroftwo.Shewritesthenewsletterforabusinessorganization,andsheispresidentofaparent-teacher'sorganization.Here'sCorinneColbertwithheressayfor"ThisIBelieve".Myhusbandisnotmybestfriend.Hedoesn'tcompleteme.Infact,hecanbeaselfabsorbedjerk.We'renearlypolaropposites:He'salifetimememberoftheNRAwhodoesn'tcareforjournalists,andI'malifelongliberalwithajournalismdegree.Ontheotherhand,hedoesn'tbeatoremotionallyabuseme.Hedoesn'tdrinkorchaseotherwomen.He'sagoodprovider.SoI'mstickingwithhim.Somepeoplewouldcallthat"settling",likeit'sabadthing.ButIbelieveinsettling.Alas,tomanyofus,thegrassisgreenerontheothersideofthefence.Frommoviestomagazinestocommercials,we'retoldthatweshoulddemandmorefromlivesthatare,formanyofus,prettygood.Wesupposetolookbetter,eatbetter,findbetterjobs,bebetter

loversandparentsandworkers.Astablemarriageisn'tenough.It'ssupposedtobeafairytale.Perfectionisthegoal.Settlinginmysense,isaboutacceptance.I'maprettyhappyperson,inlargepartbecauseI'mhonestwithmyselfaboutwhatIhave.Ofcourse,somesituationsareworthimproving.Ifyourweightjeopardizesyourhealth,exerciseandchangeyoureatinghabits;ifyourjobmakesyoutrulymiserable,findanewone.Ifyourmarriageistoxic,enditChancesare,though,youprobablyhavewhatyouneed.Ifyou'reunhappy,askyourself:AmIunhappybecauseIreallydon'thavewhatIneed,orbecauseIjustwantmore?So,yes,Tmsettling.I'mhappywithmyhusbandwho,despitehisflaws,isacaringfather,capableofactsofstunninggenerosityandfiercelyprotectiveofhisfamily.Thinkingabouthimmaynotsetmeonfireasitusedto,butafter17yearsandtwokids,ourloveisstillwarm.AndIbelievethat'sgoodenough.HomeworkTasklM:Hello?Ybs.Um,canIgetsomehelpoverhere?W:Surething,handsome.What'llitbe?M:Amenu,please.W:Wedon'tservefood-justthebeersyouseeonthewall.M:Allright.Whataboutthatone?It'sGerman,right?W:Vfeah,itis.Isthatwhatyou'dlike?M:That'lldo.ButCdlikeacoldoneifyougotone.W:Surething,sweetie.That'llbe$6.25.M:Say,you'rekindafriendly,aren'tyou?W:Supposeitcomeswiththejob.Itpaystobenicetopeople,don'tyouthink?M:Isupposeitdoes.That'swhatmymothersaidtomeanyway.Oh,waitWaitasecond.Ohno.Ican'tbelievethis.W:What'swrong?M:IthinkIleftmywalletsomewhere.W:Quick,lookaround.It'sgottabearoundhere.Maybeonthefloor.M:No...it'snotthere.Idon'tknowwhereitcouldbe.Anychanceyoucanbeniceandgivemethebeerforfree?W:Nochanceofthathappening.No,ifnoone'spaying,Tmnotnice.Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Whatisthemandoinginthisconversation?Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?Whatdoesthemanwant?Whatdidtheman'smotherteachhim?(5.Whenisthewomanfriendly?Task2

It'sdifficulttoknowwhatistrulyhappeninginsidearelationship.Thoughawomanmightappeartobehappy,shemaybeavictimofviolence.Andthoughamanmayappeartobegentle,hemightnotactuallybe.Everyyearestimatesrangefrom3.4millionactsofviolenceagainstawifeorgirlfriendto3.9millioninthissmallcountry.Thisisbadnews.Unfortunately,thereismore.Nearlyone-thirdofwomenreportedbeingbeatenbyahusbandorboyfriendatsomepointintheirlives.Someofthisviolenceresultedininjuriesthatrequiredadoctor'scare.Thirtysevenpercentofwomenwhosoughtemergencyroomtreatmentforviolence-relatedinjuriesin2005wereinjuredbytheirownhusbandsorboyfriends.What'smore,twenty-sixpercentofallfemalemurdervictimsin2006werekilledbytheirpartners.Whatthismeansisthatweasasocietymustlookforthesignsofviolence.Doyouknowsomeonewhooftengivespoorexcusesforbeinghurt?Maybeyoushouldtalkwithheraboutviolence.Oftenawomanwillstayinaviolentrelationshipbecauseshebelievesherhusbandorboyfriendlovesher.Butsheshouldknowthatviolencedoesnotequallove.Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Accordingtothepassage,whatisdifficult?Howmanywomenarebeatenbyahusbandorboyfriendperyear?Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?Whatpercentageoffemalemurdervictimswerekilledbyapartnerin2006?)5.Whydoesawomanoftenchoosetostayinaviolentrelationship?Task3Whodoesn'tlovebeinginlove?Atruelovelistenstoyoutalkaboutwork,letsyouhavethatlastsliceofpie,and(usually)rememberstotakeoutthetrash.Heisreadytoforgetallkindsofmisunderstandings.Andhealwaysthinksyou'rebeautiful,evenwithoutmakeup.Scientistshavelongbeenkeentoprovethatlovegivesushealthbenefitstoo.Researcherscan'tsayforsurethataloverismoreimportantthanalovingfamilyorwarmfriendshipwhenitcomestowellness.Buttheyarelearningmoreabouthowaromanticpartnermakesusstronger,withhealthgainsthatrangefromfasterhealingandbettercontroloverillnessestolivinglonger.Thebenefitsofloveareexplicitandmeasurable.AstudylastyearfromtheUniversityofPittsburghfoundthatwomeningoodmarriageshaveamuchlowerriskofheartdiseasethanthoseinhigh-stressrelationships.TheNationalLoveandHealthStudyhasbeentrackingmorethanamillionsubjectssince1979.Thestudyshowsthatmarriedpeoplelivelonger,havefewerheartattacksandlowercancerrates,andevengetpneumonialessfrequentlythansingles.AnewstudyfromtheUniversityoftowaalsofoundthatcancerpatientswithastrongsenseofconnectiontoothersandinsatisfyingrelationshipswerebetterabletofightoffcancer.ItseemsthatlovehelpspeoplestrengthentheirimmuneUnit2Stepuptobetterhealthー、warmingup

W:Thankyouforagreeingtotakethisinterview.Iknowyou'requiteabusyman.M:I'malwayshappytotalktopeopleandanswerquestionsfromtheaudience.W:That'sverynicetohear.Peoplearecallingyoutheworld'shealthiestman.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthat?M:WhatdoIthink?Ithinkpeoplearebeingverykindtomebysayingso.Idon'tthinkI'mthehealthiestmanintheworld,butIdotakemyhealthseriously.Iexerciseeveryday,running,swimming,andliftingweights.W:Youcertainlylookgreat!M:Thanks.Betterthanthat,though,Ifeelgreat.Exercisemakesmehappy,keepsmystressleveldown,andgivesmeallsortsofenergyformyworkandfamily.W:Doyouhaveanyspecialwordsfortheaudience?M:\fes.Startexercisingtoday,andstartlivingabetterlife.二、shortconversationsW:Wow!Vbulookgreat!Whathaveyoubeendoingtolooksogood?M:Fvebeenliftingweights.Ireallyfeelgreat.Strange,butithardlytookanytimeatallbeforeIstartedseeingimprovementsinmybody.Q:Whathasbeenhappening?M:Canyouhelpmeopenthisbottle?Someoneputthecapontootight.W:Surething!Umm...there!Hey,thatwasn'ttightatall!Vbureallyneedtoworkoutalittlemoreandbuildupyourstrength!Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatistheman'sproblem?M:Ijustdon'tknowwhatTmgoingtodoaboutmyenergylevel!NomatterwhatIdo,Ialwaysfeeltired!W:Here'sanidea:Sinceyou'vealreadybeenexercisingalotwithnoresult,maybeyoucanchangeyourdiet.Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatshouldthemando?M:Fdreallyliketobeginanexerciseprogram,butIsimplydon'tknowhowtobegin.W:I'vespokentoadoctoraboutit.Filtellyouwhathetoldme:Startoffwithalittlebitofrunningandthendomoreandmoreeveryday.Q:Whatdoesthewomanrecommend?M:Fvebeenfeelingterriblelately.Doyouthinkexercisecouldhelpme?W:Ican'tsayforsure.Itprobablywouldn'thurt,butexercisecan'tcureallofyourproblems.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Youalwaysdosowellinyourclasses!Howdoyoumakeit?M:Runninggivesmeenergytostayuplateintothenight.Thisallowsmetostudymore.Dothesameandrunwithmetomorrow!Q:Whatdoesthemanrecommend?M:There'sastrangelimpinyourwalk.Didyoupullamuscleorsomething?W:Nah.IjustfeelabittiredfromalloftheexerciseI'vebeendoingatthegym.Filreturntonormalinjustamoment.Q:Whatiswrongwiththewoman?M:HaveyouseenhowmuchweightAngela'sputon?Whydoyouthinkshestoppedexercisingandstartedeatingsuchunhealthyfoods?W:It'sasadstory.Herparentsgotdivorced,andnowshe'stotallyignoredherhealth.Q:Whatistheconversationabout?W:Hello?AreyouthepersonItalkedtoonthephoneaboutcheckinginforanappointment?M:Yes.Justsignyournameonthispieceofpaper,andthedoctorwillseeyouassoonasheisfree.Q:Wheredoestheconversationpossiblytakeplace?W:Fvebeensoveryworried,andIdon'thaveaclueastowhyFvebeensosick.M:Trynottoworrytoomuch.Dosomerunning,seemeinaweek,andletmeknowifthingschange.Filrunsometestsonyouifyou'restillnotfeelingwell.Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?三、longconversationM:Hey!Holdup!Canyouspareaminute?W:Ugh,doyouthinkyoucanmakeitquick?M:Filonlyneedaminute,andthenyoucanreturntoyourrun.W:Fine,what'sup?M:MaandPaaskedmetotalktoyouaboutalltheexercisingyou'vebeendoing.TheytoldmeIcouldfindyouhereattheschooltrack.W:Sowhatofit?M:Theythinkyou'vebeendoingabittoomuch.W:Youknowwhatthedoctorsaid-ifIdon'tgetactive,Icoulddieofaheartattack.M:Vfeah,butIdon'tthinkhemeantforyoutodosomuch.Youshouldtakeitslowly.Maybeyoucouldbuildanexerciseprogramthatbecomesmoreandmoredifficultastimegoesby.W:Isthatwhatyourdoctorsaid?M:No.It'sjustcommonsense.Everyoneknowsyoushouldn'toverworkyourselfwhenyoustartexercising.W:Thanksfortheconcern.ButtellMaandPathatFilbefinewithwhatFmdoing.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?Whatisthewomandoingwhenthemancallsouttoher?Whatarethewoman'sparentsconcernedabout?Howcanthemanbesosureofhisopinionaboutexercise?

Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?四、passageItisveryimportanttoexercise.Manystudieshaveshownthatregularactivityandexercisecanimproveoverallhealthsubstantially.Exercisereducestheriskofheartdiseasebyupto35%,strokebyabout28%,certaincancersby20%andmore,andhighbloodpressurebyanamazing52%.Exercisecanalsohelpyoutobuildhealthybonesandmuscles.Athletesmustdophysicaltrainingonaregularbasistoincreasetheirlevelofperformance.Exercisingincludeswalking,running,biking,andplentyofotheractivitiesaswell.Myadvicewouldbetopicksomethingyouenjoydoingandwouldn'tmindpursuingonaregularbasis.Then,youmuststicktoaschedule.Vbucanevenpickafewdifferentactivitiestomixthingsupandkeepitinteresting.Also,alwaysstretchbeforephysicalactivity!Thisisveryimportantasyoudonotwanttopullmuscles.Mostimportantly,tokeepahealthybodyyoumuststayACTIVE!Whatisthispassageabout?Whateffectdoesexercisehaveonpreventingheartdisease?Whymustathletesexercise?Whatdoesthespeakerrecommend?Whyisstretchingnecessarybeforeyoustartexercising?五、radioprogramHereatthisChicagoHighSchoolandothers,therehasbeensomuchemphasisonthequalityofschoolmenus,butthisnewstudysaysthatnoneofthatreallymatterswhenfastfoodisjustashortwalkaway.Howcanacafeteriaeverhopetocompetewiththis?AnewHarvardstudysaysmoreandmoreschoolsnowhaveto.EightypercentofschoolsinChicagowithafastfoodrestaurantlessthanhalfamileaway,raisingconcernsabouthoweasyitisforkidstoeatpoorly,andwhetherfastfoodcompaniesaremovingintotheneighborhoodonpurpose."Theytakeintoaccountthedemographicsofneighborhoods,theroadwaysinneighborhoods,andwheretheaccessistotheconsumerbase."DoctorBrynAustinisthestudy'sleadauthorandsaysonatypicalday,nearlyathirdofAmericankidseatfastfood.Whentheydo,theyconsumemorefatandcalories,fewervegetablesandfruitsthanondayswhentheydon't.Overall,nearlyninemillionchildrenintheUSareoverweightorobese,morethanoneineverysevenkids,anumberthathastripledsince1980.McDonald'scriticizedtheChicagostudysayingmostrestaurantsareinheavilytraffickedareas.Schoolssaidtheirspokesmenhavenothingtodowithit.ButchildhealthadvocateslikeDoctorMatteLongjohnsaythestudyshowshowrecentattemptstoimproveschoolmenus,evenremovesodavendingmachines,maynotbeenoughtoimprovechildren'seatinghabits.

HomeworkTasklM:IthoughtSusanwouldliveforever.W:Noonelivesforever.M:Yeah,Iknow.WhatImeantwasthatIdidn'tthinkshe'ddiesosoon.W:Whathappened?M:Sad,really.Vbuknowhowshewasalwaysexercising,right?W:Sure.IsawherrunningeverydayinfrontofmyhouseandaroundtheblockseveraltimeswhileIwaseatingbreakfastandgettingreadyforworkinthemorning.M:ThatwasSusan.Alwaysactive.Sheatewell,andran,ran,ran.W:Sohowdidshedie?M:Well,shedidmorethanjustrunning.Shealsolikedtoclimbmountains.Shesaidthatthefreshairandtheexerciseweregoodforher.W:Didshefalloffthemountain?M:Nah.Turnsoutshewasattackedbyabear.Guessshewasn'tfastenoughtorunaway.W:That'shorrible.Butit'sluckythatIstayedinmyhomeandjustwatchedothersstayactive.Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?Whatdidthewomanseewhileshewaseatingherbreakfast?WhatdoesthemansayaboutSusan?WhathappenedtoSusan?)5.Whydoesthewomansaysheisfortunate?Task2Keepinghealthyrequiresaconsciouseffort.Ybumakechoicesaboutthefoodsyoueat,justasyoumakechoicesaboutgettingfreshair,exercise,andrest.Andifyouarelikemostpeople,youaremakingbadchoices,particularlyinyourdiet.I'dliketooffersomesuggestionshere.Nowadays,healthexpertsarewarningagainstfatsandproteins.Thoughtheseexpertsarerightintellingyoutobecarefulaboutthefoodsyoueat,theyarewronginadvisingyoutostayawayfromfatsandproteins.Bothofthesethingsserveimportantfunctionsinthebody.Fatsprovideenergy.Andtheyareespeciallyusefulbecausetheycanbestoredinthebodyforfutureuse.Proteinsarerequiredforgrowthneedsandfordefendingthebodyagainstdisease.Itisequallyimportantthattheyareincludedinyourdiettoo.Agooddietisonethatincludessomefatsandproteins-butnottoomuch.\bushouldalreadybeeatingfiveservingsofvegetablesandfourservingsoffruitseveryday.Sobesuretoincludetwoservingsofsomethinghighinproteinandoneortwoservingsofsomethingrichinfatintoyourdiet.Thenyouwillbeontheroadtogreathealth!

Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whatisthispassageabout?Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?Accordingtothepassage,whatiswrong?Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanhelpinprotectingthebodyfromdisease?)5.Howmanyservingsofvegetablesshouldapersonconsumedaily?Task3TodayIwouldliketotellyouabouttheeffectsofoldageonhealth.Actuallytodayalotofadvancementshavetakenplaceinthecareofoldpeople.Andoldpeople'sphysicalhealthisnotnearlyasbadasitusedtobe.Probablythemostignoreddisorderamongoldpeopleisdepression.About15%ofoldpeoplesufferfromthiscondition.Depressionisoftenbroughtonbytheproblemswhichwehavejustmentioned.Althoughitisbetternowforoldpeople,wehavetoadmitthatthebodydoeschangeaswegrowolder.Therearechangesinthelungs,thesenses,thebrainandtheskin.Sowhatshouldoldpeopledotocombatthesechanges?Theyshouldeatabalanceddiet-nottoomuchfat-andchickenorfishshouldbeeatenratherthaneggsorbeef.Weallknowthis.Butalso,oldpeopleshouldeatmorehigh-fiberandvitamin-richfoods,suchasvegetablesandfruits.Oldpeopleshouldgiveupsmokingiftheyhaven'talreadydoneso.Theyshouldalsoexerciseregularly-atleasthalfanhouratime,threetimesaweek.Nosectionofthepopulationcanbenefitmorefromexercisethantheelderly.Unit3Waystowinー、warminguplamnearly60yearsold,andIliketodothingsthewayIhavealwaysdonethem,followingthesamemethodsIhaveusedforyears.Afterall,thesemethodshavemademesuccessful.However,IliketothinkI'msmarterthanthis.I'mtoosmarttothinkmywaysofdoingthingsarealwaysthebest.ThisiswhyIliketoseewhatothersaredoing.HowdoKoreanmanagementteamstraintheirstaffmembers?WhatmethodsareusedbyGermanschoolsinteachinglanguages?WhatapproachesdoAmericanhighschoolteacherstakeinteachingaboutconfidence?Lookingatthesethings,Idiscovernewwaysofdoingthings.二、shortconversationsIW:ThePresidenthasdecidedthatthecurrenteducationsystemmustbechanged.M:Yeah.Butthequestioniswhattochangeandhowtochangeit.Fdlikealeaderwhohasrealideasforhowthingscouldbedone!Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?2

W:AnewlanguageschoolfromEnglandhasgottenalotofattentionbecauseofitssuccessinteachingstudentsEnglish.M:Isawsomethingonthenewsaboutit.Ishouldaskmyteacherwhathethinks.Q:HowdoesthemanknowoftheEnglishlanguageschool?3W:Mydaughter'scollegeentranceexamiscomingup,andIdon'tthinkshe'sready.M:Ybumightwanttosendhertoatestpreparationschool,modeledontheschoolsinJapan.Studentstheredoquitewell.Q:Whydoesthemanrecommendthetestpreparationschool?4W:OurschoolhasstartedofferingclassesinChinesephilosophyandreligions.M:I'veactuallytakensomeoftheseclasses,aswellasaChinesecookingclass.AndnowIwanttovisitChinatoseehowthepeoplelive.Q:WhatdoesthemanwanttolearnaboutwhenhetravelstoChina?5W:DoyouhaveanyideasforhowIcouldimprovemystudyskills?M:Therearelotsofspecialtechniquesandevenclassesonthesubjectofstudyskills,butIthinkyoushouldforgetaboutallofthat.Juststudymore!Q:Whatshouldthewomando?6W:I'vebeenthinkingalotabouthowIcouldbecomehappier.ButIdon'tknowwhattodo.M:Well,Ithinkyoushouldgiveupontheideathatmoneybringshappiness.Trylearningfrompoor,simplefarmers.Theyalwaysseemhappy.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkoffarmers?7W:Well,Ican'tseewhyyouaretravelingtoGermany.M:Iknowyouwantmetostayhere,butmybossissendingme.I'msupposedtohavealookatafactorythereandlearnsomethingfromit.Q:WhyisthemantravelingtoGermany?8W:Whenthemeetingbegins,TdlikeyoutointroducethemethodsofnegotiationyoulearnedwhileyouwereinJapan.M:OK.Doyouhaveplanstodiscusshowthesemethodscanbeused,orcanIdothat?Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?9W:Whileyou'reawayinAustralia,FdlikeyoutolearnallyoucanaboutAustralianbusiness,anythingwecanusetomakeourowncompanybetter.M:OK,Iwill.DIworkhardandmakethebestofthisopportunity.Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?10W:AftertryingneweducationmethodsfromGermany,Japan,andIndia,Tmstillshockedtofindthatnothingishelpingourstudentshereimprove.M:Maybemethodsaren'tsuccessfuloutsideoftheirowncountriesandweshouldsticktoourlocalBritishways.Q:Wherearethespeakers?

三、longconversationM:Mandyhasbeenworkingreallyhardtogetintoagoodcollege.Iwonderwhetherthere'sanythingwecandotohelp.W:Well,wecouldsendhertoajuku.M:Awhat?ThatsoundsJapanese.W:ItisJapanese.AjukuisaJapaneseschoolthatpreparesstudentsforthecollegeentranceexamination.M:ThereareJapaneseschoolshereintheUnitedStates?W:Notquite.ThereareschoolsherethatareinthestyleoftheJapaneseones.Andthey'reverysuccessfulinpreparingstudentsforbigexams.M:Thatsoundsgood,butIdon'tthinkMandywouldwanttoleavetheschoolshe'satnow.W:Shewouldn'tleave.Jukusareattendedinadditiontoregularschools.She'dgothereeverydayintheevening.Andshe'dalsoattendonweekends.M:\buthinkMandywoulddothat?It'dtakealotofherfreetimeaway.W:Ourdaughterisagoodstudent,andshewouldn'tmindtheextraworkinvolved.M:OK,maybewecangoandvisitonefirstbeforewemakeanydecisions.Howabouttomorrow?Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?Whatdojukuschoolspreparestudentsfor?Wha