新視野大學(xué)英語聽說教程(第二冊)答案

新視野大學(xué)英語UnitOneTime-ConsciousAmericansUnderstandingWordsListeningTask1Sheissolazythatitisquitedifficulttoassessherability.Wespentarestlessnightinaroadsidehotel.Johnalwaysbudgetshistimeverycarefully.Aftersupper,theyoftentakealeisurelywalkroundthegrounds.Thesignificanceofthisprojectremainsmostlyunknowntous.Itisaconventiontousetherighthandtoshakehands.TheairlinedecidestoreplaceitssmallplaneswithBoeing747s.Dogsareknowntohaveallacutesenseofsmell.Tomhasneverhadcheerfulsurroundingssincehisearlyyears.Copperconductselectricity.Key:1.(B)2.(A)3.(A)4.(B)5.(A)6.(B)7.(B)8.(A)9.(A)10.(B)ListeningTask2Iregretwe'verunoutofmoney.Thegovernmentisfirmlycommittedtohelpinglow-incomeandunemployedcitizens.Hiscarelessnessresultedintheforestfire.EveryoneinShanghaiseemstobeinarush.Youaresupposedtosignthisagreementinperson.Mysuccessisentirelyduetohardwork.Howcanyouaccountforyourfrequentlatenessforclass?Westillfallbehindourcompetitorsinusingnewtechnology.He'snothingbutacheat.Theycommunicatewitheachotherthroughpersonalcontactsratherthanthroughphonecalls.Key:1.(B)2.(A)3.(C)4.(A)5.(A)6.(C)7.(C)8.(B)9.(D)10.(D)UNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONSListeningTask1I.W:Whatdoyoudoinyourleisuretime?M:1spendmyleisuretimeatthegolfcourse.Question:Whatdoesthemandoinhisleisuretime?M:If1losethisdictionary,howshould1replaceit?W:Gotoabookstoreandobtainanothercopy.Question:Whatshouldthemandoifhelosesthisdictionary?W:rmthinkingofusingsomelabor-savingdevices.Whatdoyousuggest?M:IfIwereyou,Iwouldpreferemai1tothetelephone.Question:Whatlabor-savingdevicedoesthemansuggest?M:Doyouknowanotherwordfor“brief”?W:Yes,"short".Forinstance,whenIcomeforabriefmeeting,it'sshort.Question:Whichworddoesthewomanuseinplaceof"brief,?W:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthetelephoneserviceinyourarea?M:Ithinkit'ssuperbhere.However,thepostalserviceislessefficient.Question:Whatdoesthemansayaboutthetelephoneserviceinhisarea?M:Howdoyouknowifadoctoriscompetent?W:Ifhesolvesyourproblem,he'scompetent.Question:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutadoctorwhocansolveproblems?W:Stopforaminute.I'dliketolookatthisexhibitioninthewindow.M:Whynotgoinsideandseeifwecangetsomethingonliteratureandsports?Question:Wherearetheystanding?M:Howaboutgoingtoafashionablepartywithmetonight,Jane?W:rdreallyloveto,butmyparentsexpectmeathomebefore9:00andwe*11leavetovisitmyauntearlytomorrow.Question:Whydidn'tJaneaccepttheinvitation?W:Georgesayshe'11returnthebookheborrowedassoonashefinishesreadingit.M:Well,ifGeorgeisreadingit,Iwon'tholdmybreath.Question:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutGeorge?W:Isurelyenjoyedmeetingyourparents.Ihopethey1ikedme.M:Takeiteasy.Myparentswould1ikeanygirlIliked.Question:What'sthelikelyrelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?M:Hurry,anothertrainforShanghaiiscomingnow.W:Whyrun?Therewillbeanotheroneinfiveorsixminutes.Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Prof.Wang,slectureyesterdayeveningwassodull!M:I'llsay.Ihadoneeyeontheclockthewholetime.Question:Whatcanweinferfromtheman'sreply?M:Doyouthinkyoucanfinishyourassignmenttomorrowmorning?W:WillThursdaydo?Question:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutherassignment?W:AreyoulookingforwardtoyourmoveinSeptember?M:YoubetIam.Theroomsherearetoosma11,andthere'snospacetostorethings.Question:Whatwillthemando?M:Tomistakingalanguagecoursethisyear.W:Shouldhebetakingthatcoursethisyear?Question:WhatdoesthewomanimplythatTomshouldbedoing?W:DidyouandJanereallymeetatexactly6:30p.m.infrontofShanghaiGrandTheater?M:Yes,bothofuswerethereontime.Question:WhathappenedtothemanandJane?W:Dr.Xiao,whencanwemeettodiscussmyresearchtomorrowmorning?M:Willteno*clockbeallfight?Question:Whatdoesthemansuggest?M:Thesefigureshavebeenallmixedup.Let*sfigurethemoutagain.W:Yes,butwhynotdothemtomorrow?It'sverylatenow.Question:Whatdoesthewomansuggesttotheman?W:WhattimeshouldIarriveatthecelebrationthisevening?M:Oh,soyoucancome.Whatabout6:00p.m.?Question:Whatdidthemanassume?W:Johnisgoingtoplayfootballthisafternoon,M:Shouldhebedoingthattoday,sosoonafterhisinjury?Question:Whatdoesthemanimply?Key:1. (0 2.(B)3.(B)4.(A)5. (B)6.(D)7.(A)8.(C)9.(0 10.(B)11.(B) 12. (C)13.(B)14.(D)15. (D)16.(C)17.(C)18.(C)19. (B)20. (B)UNDERSTANDINGLONGCONVERSATIONSConversation1W:Howdoestimeaffectyou?M:1actuallyspendtimedecidinghowIwillconductmyday.W:Thatsoundslikeagoodwaytobudgetsomeleisuretimeforyou.M:Yes,1liketherelaxedfeelingofthesurroundingsatthegolfcourse.W:Doyoutakeyourcel1phonewithyou?M:No,IliketoavoidsuchdeviceswhenIamatthegolfcoursebecauseifthephonetings,Iwillwanttoanswerit.W:1spendmyleisuretimeplayingtennis.M:That*sasuperbwaytostayinshapeandalsohaveagoodtime.W:rmnotaverygoodplayer;Ijustwanttoplayforabrieftimeandmakefriendsbyplayingtennis.M:Ihavemetsomeinterestingpeopleatthegolfcourse,too.AndIcancontactthembyemailwhentdon'thaveleisuretime.W:Ialwaysliketomeetpeopleface-to-facebecauseIamabletoexploremyquestionsmorethoroughlythanIcanbyemailorelectroniccommunication.M:Yes,Ithinkface-to-faceinteractionisveryimportantandshouldbeusedwhenpossible.W:Well,Icouldn,tagreewithyoumore.Also,playingtennisalsoallowsmetogetawayfrommyworkenvironment.M:Yes,Ialsoenjoygettingaway.Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthesurroundingsatthegolfcourse?Doesthemantakehiscellphonewithhimtothegolfcourse?Whatdoesthewomandoinherleisuretime?Howdoesthemancontacthisgolffriendswhenhehasnoleisuretime?Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutfaceto-facecommunication?Key:1.(C)2.(A)3.(A)4.(A)5.(D)Conversation2M:Todaytimehasgonebysoquickly!Doyouestimatehowlongajobwi11take?W:Well,sometimesit'snotproductiveformetoestimatehowmuchtimeIwillspendcompletingajob.M:That'strue,butinordernottowastetime,Ialwayswanttosetaprecisetimetomeetsomeone.W:Illhaveanappointment,Itrytofigureitouthowmuchtraveltimeisinvolved.M:IfinditreallydifficulttostayonatimeplanwhenIgotoaconvention.M:Because1meetsomanynewpeople,andIwanttointeractwiththem.W:Aconventionisagoodplacetoenquirewiththemprofessionally.M:Yes,although1cancommunicatewithmanyofmycolleaguesthroughemail,Iwouldprefertochatwiththemface-to-face.W:ThatwouldfulfillmyneedsbetterbecauseIwouldn,thavetowriteoutmyquestionsorcomments.M:Well,bythewayIhavenoticedthatmanypeopleinChinatraveltoworkbybicycle.W:Yes,it'sconvenientmostofthetimebecausethetrafficisoftenveryhad.M:ButitwouldnetbepossibleformetoridetoworkintheUnitedStatesbybicyclebecauseI1ivealongwayfromwork.W:Ofcoursenot!Also,parkingacarinShanghaiisaproblem,sowhenIreallyneedtogetsomewherequickly,1sometimestakeataxi.M:InmycityinfileUnitedStates,youhavetotelephoneataxiifyouneedone.Questions6to10arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Whatwillthewomantrytodowhenshehasanappointment?Whydoesthemanfinditdifficulttosticktoatimeplanwhenhegoestoaconvention?Howdoesthemanprefertocommunicatewithhiscolleagues?WhathasthemannoticedaboutmanypeopleinChina?Whatwillthewomandowhenshereallywantstogetsomewherequickly?Key:6.(C)7.(A)8.(C)9.(B)10.(D)UNDERSTANDINGPASSAGESPassage1Accordingtoarecentsurvey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklongerhoursandtakeshortervacationsthanemployeesdidin1979.ItseemsthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.Amanagementadviser,BillMeyer,decidedtofindouttheanswertothequestion.Forthreedays,heobservedaninvestmentbankerhardatwork.Meyerwrotedowneverythingthebankerdidduringhislongworkday;thebankerworked80hoursaweek.Attheendofthethree-dayperiod,Meyerreviewedthebanker,sactivitieswithhim,anddiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingbusywork.Apparently,manypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes.However,theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivityisnotalwayspositive.Infact,manystudiesshowthatafteracertainpoint,anyone*sproductivityandcreativitybegintodecrease.Furthermore,it,snotalwayseasyforindividualstorealizethattheirperformanceisdecreasing.Partoftheproblemisunderstandable.Whenemployersevaluateemployees,theyoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.Employeesknowthis.Consequently,theyworklongerhoursandtakelessvacationtimethantheydidnineyearsago.Althoughmanyworkingpeoplecandotheirjobeffectivelyduringaregular40-hourworkweek.Theyfeeltheyhavetospendmoretimeonthejobafternormalworkinghourssothatthepeoplewhocanpromotethemseethem.Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhathappenstoemployeesinmanyU.S.companiestoday?WhatdidBillMeyerdowithaninvestmentbanker?Whatistherelationshipbetweentimeandproductivity?Howmuchtimedidthebankerspenddoingbusywork?Howdoemployersevaluateemployees?Key:1.(C)2.(A)3.(B)4.(D)5.(C)Passage2OneobservationmadebymanyvisitorstotheUnitedStatesisthatAmericansfrequentlyprefertoanswerwithabrief"Yes","No","Sure",ortheverypopular"Yeah'ratherthanwithalongerreply.ButbriefrepliesdonotmeanAmericansareimpoliteoroffensive.Veryoften,Americansarerushedandmaygreetyouwithahurried"Hi”.Indeed,thisisagreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone,regardlessofstatus,ageoremployment.However,thoseusedtolonger,beautifullyformedstatementsmayrequirealittlemoretimebeforetheyfeelcomfortablewithAmerican"plaintalk".Americanssometimesuseplaintalkwhentheyareembarrassed.Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway,theymaybecomeembarrassedandnotknowwhattosayinreply.Theydonotintendtobeimpoliteoroffensive;youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.Exceptforcertainholidays,suchasChristmas,Americansdonotusuallygivegifts.Thus,youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptgifts,especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogiveinreturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbuteasy-goingorrelaxedpeople.Questions6to10arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhatdoesthefactthatAmericansdonotwastewordstellus?Whichofthefollowingistrueofthosewholikeusingbeautifulorqualitylanguage?WinchofthefollowingisNOTtrue?HowwilltheAmericansfeeliftheyarepraisedinapoliteway?WhatdidyoulearnabouttheAmericancustomofgivinggifts?Key:6.(D)7.(A)8.(C)9.(D)10.(B)Passage3Thoselong1inesatUnitedStatesairportsarenotjustontherunways.Asthenumberofairlinepassengersincreasesto614millionlastyear,upfrom488millionin1993-andairportsremainthesamesize,waitinginlinehasbecomeafrustratingexperience.Theairlines,heating\owingcomplaintsandeagertocutcosts,havebegunadoptingnewtechniquestospeedpeopleontheirway.ContinentalAiriinesandAlaskaAirlinesuseaprogramwithcomputerscreenswherepassengers,usingcreditcardsforidentification,cancheckthemselvesin,answersecurityquestionsaboutwhopackedtheirbagsandwhetherithasbeenundertheircontrolatalltimes,andobtainboardingpasses.Alaskaalsohasticketingofficerswhowalkaboutinairportscarryingcomputersthatcanprintoutboardingpasses.Airiinesarealsoimprovingtheircomputernetworks,whichwillreducethetimeittakestoissueticketsandboardingpasses.TWArecentlyinstalledtouchscreencomputers,1ikethoseatATMmachines,thatallowofficerstoissueboardingpassesfaster.PennyThomas,UnitedAirline*smanagerofin-airportserviceplanning,said:“Themostbasicruletoreducetimein1ineistoarriveattheairportintravel-readycondition.Thatmeansyoudonotneedtoseeanyone,tobuyaticketortochangeaseatassignment.Itmeansyouronlyrequirementistogetaboardingpass.”Questions11to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whatcausesthelong1inesatU.S.airports?WhatwasthenumberofU.S.airlinepassengersin19937WhichnewtechniquehaveContinentalAirlinesandAlaskaAirlinesadopted?What'sthepurposeofimprovingtheU.S.airlines'computernetworks?AccordingtoPennyThomas,whatisthemostbasicruletoreducetimeinline?Key:.(A)12.(C)13.(A)14.(A)15.(A)Passage4AlthoughtherelaxedAmericanstyleiswellknown,manynewvisitorsthinkthatitshowsa'lackofrespect,.Thisisespeciallytrueinthebusinessworld.Americansoftenusefirstnamesuponmeetingastrangeranddonotalwaysshakehands.Theyoftenjustsmileandsay"Hi"or"Hello",ratherthanusingamoreformalhandshake.ItisgoodtorememberthattoanAmericansucharelaxedgreetingreallymeansthesamethingasamoreofficialhandshakesomewhereelse.Inasimilarway,Americansdonotusuallygiveaspecial"good-bye,orshakehandstoeachpersonwhentheyleaveapartyorbusinessmeeting.Theywilloftenjustwavegood-byetothewholegroupandperhapssay,"Well,solongeverybody,I'11seeyoutomorrow."zFheythenwillleave.Nohandshakes.Americansseemeithertotallyhurriedandhard-workingortotallyrelaxedandatease.Oftenyouwillseemenworkingatofficedeskswithouttheirchairsandevenputtingtheirfeetuponthedeskwhiletheytalkonthetelephone.Thisisnotmeanttobeoffensive.OnceAmericansleavethebusystreets,theyareeasyandrelaxed.AvisitortotheUnitedStatesshould,therefore,understandthatbeinginagreathurrydoesnotshowunfriendliness,andbeingrelaxedandbeingateasedoesnotshowalackofrespect.Americanshaveagreatrangeofcustomsandhabitsthatatlustmayseemstrangetoavisitor.Intimeyouwilllearnthesenewways.Questions16to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhatdomanyvisitorsthinkabouttherelaxedAmericanstyle?WhydoAmericansoftenusefirst-namesuponmeetingastranger?TowhomdoAmericansuse"Hi"and"Hello"ingreeting?WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?Whatisthesubjectofthispassage?Key:16.(B)17.(A)18.(B)19.(A)20.(B)UnitTwoEnvironmentProtectionUnderstandingStatementsListeningTask1Inmostpartsoftheworld,environmentalawarenessdoesn'texist.Someofthecountriesaroundtheworldhavealreadyundertakennewenvironmentalinitiatives.Thecountryhascloseditswaterstocodfishingandsetstrictlimitsoncatchesofotherspecies.Expertssaythatsomespeciestodayhavebeensowastedthattheymayneverrecover.Theyhavecreatedanambitiousprogramtopreservetheecologicaldiversityoftheirtropicalrainforest.Fordecades,thegovernmentcolonizedtheAmazon,bringingsevereenvironmentaldisasterstotheareaanditspeople.Theyenjoyedmanytaxfavorsfortheirproductscouldhelptoimprovetheenvironment.Inhiscountry,rivers,land,andforestsaresocontaminatedthatmanyarenowbiologicallydead.Theexplosivepopulationgrowthhasledtotheremovalofforestsinmuchofthecountry.Thecountryisnowstrugglingtoprovideenoughfood,shelter,andemploymentforitspeople.Key:1.(B)2.(A)3.(B)4.(A)5.(B)6.(A)7.(A)8.(B)9.(B)10.(A)ListeningTask2Amajorityofnationsconcernthemselveswitheconomicdevelopment.Thegovernmentwillcarryoutitsenvironmentalprotectionprogramsregardlessoftheirhighcosts.Signsofglobalwarminghavesprunguptimeandagainaroundfileworld.Thisactionwastakeninresponsetotheexcessiveuseoftheexistingfarmland.About40,000citizensarenowunemployedasaresultofthefishingbans.NewenvironmentallawsareaimedatprotectingCostaRica'sremainingforests.Inrecentyears,thegovernmenthaswagedacampaignforbirthcontrolonalargescale.Smokingisfrowneduponatmostpublicgatherings.Atreatyhagbeensignedtoserveasamodelforprotectingtheriversintheregion.Wemustconvertallthepeopletotheideaofenvironmentalprotection.Key:I.(D)2,(A)3.(C)4.(B)5.(B)6.(D)7.(A)8.(D)9.(A)10.(B)UNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONSListeningTask1M:Areyoustillplanningtogohikingwithustomorrow?W:Well,Ilistenedtotheweatherreport.Thepollution'sgoingtobesobadthattheyadvisestayingindoors.Question:Whatdoesthewomanimply?W:HowistheNationalNatureReserveProgramgoinginyourhomeprovince?M:Themanagersareenjoyingunitedeffortwiththelocalvillagers.Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?W:Henry,areyoudoinganythingspecialtonight?M:Notreally,butthere'ssupposedtobeadocumentaryaboutenvironmentalpollutiononChannelSix.Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:SorryyoumissedthediscussiononManandNature.Iheardthatyouwerenotfeelingwellenough,buthowareyoudoingnow?W:Thanks.I'mfeelingmuchbetternow.Question:Whatdoesthewomansuggest?W:Janeisnotplanningtovisitthetropicalrainforestagainthissummer.M:Butwithhernewtimetable,shecould.Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:Somethingmustbedonetoimprovethepowerplant.W:Yeah,thelocalgovernmenthassetupspecialfundsforit.Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:1foundamobi1ephoneonthebathroomfloorthisafternoon.M:IfIwereyou,I'dturnitintothelostandfounddesk.Question:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?M:Thelawnnearyourapartmenthouseisbeautiful.W:Yeah,andit'suseful.Itcutsdownontheneedforairconditioning.Question:Whatdoesthewomanimply'?W:Guesswhat,theschool'sgoingtobuildanotherfilmtheatrenearthelake.M:Anotherfilmtheatre!1justfeelit'simportanttosavesomeoftheopenspacesonthegrounds.Question:Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthenewfilmtheatre?M:Thisroomisfilledwithsmoke.Icanhard1ybreathe.W:1agree.Theyshouldputupasignnottopermitsmokinginthisroomatall.Question:Whatcanbeconcludedfromthisconversation?II.W:I'mgoingovertotherecyclingcenterthisafternoon.Wouldyou1ikemetotakeyourwastepaperalong?M:Thanksfortheoffer.Question:Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?M:Asusual,thelecturehal1isacompleteruinthisafternoon:newspapers,usedpaperhandkerchiefs,drinkcans,thrownal1overthefloor.W:It'simportanttoencourageyoungpeople'senvironmentalawareness.Question:Whatdoesthewomanimply?W:Ican'teventhinkwithallthattrafficonfilestreet.M:Soundslikeweshouldsoundproofourhouse.Question:Whatdoesthemanimply?M:Whatdoyouthinkoftheenvironmentofthatdistrict?W:There*renofishintheriversthere.Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Themediaplayanimportantroleinenvironmentalprotection.M:Doyouthinkso?Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:There*sanarticleinthismagazineyoumightbeinterestedin.It,saboutBrazil.W:Really?It,sthehomeoftheworld,slargestjungleforest.Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:rvetakenanewjobtopromoteenvironmentaleducation.M:Me,too!Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:Iwasexpectinganotherhotday.W:Butit,scooledoffbecauseofthewind.Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Longtimenosee.Howdidyouspendyoursummervacation?M:IworkedasavolunteertoprotectwiIdlifeatthewildlifeprotectioncenter.Question:Whatdidthemandoduringthesummervacation?M:Iheardthere,sbeenasteadydecreaseinpopulationinthiscity.W:It,sduetobirthcontrol.Question:Whatdoesthewomanimply?Key:1.(C)2.(A)3.(B)4.(B)5.(D)6.(C)7.(B)8.(B)9.(D)10.(A)11.(C)12.(A)13.(A)14.(A)15.(A)16.(B)17.(B)18.(D)19.(A)20.(B)UNDERSTANDINGLONGCONVERSATIONSConversation1M:Didyouseethatprogramontheenvironmentlastnight?Itwassointeresting!W:Yeah,1know.TheamazingAmazon!IneverknewitwasthebiggestjungleinBrazil.M:Yeah,butIwassoveryshockedtolearnfromtheprogramthattheEastEuropeancountriesaresopolluted.W:Heavymetalsfromcoalmininghaveheavilycontaminatedmuchofthearea'swaters.M:Theysaidthattheriversandplantsandforestsaresopollutedthattheyarealldead.W:Yeah,biologicallydead.M:1foundthesectiononGhanaandIndonesiathemostinformativeandamazing.W:Oh,ImusthavemissedthembecauseIwashavingdinner.M:Itwasquitealarminginsomeparts.TheyweretalkingabouthowtheexplosivepopulationgrowthofGhanahascausedremovaloftheforests.W:Howaretheygoingtoregeneratetheland?M:Thegovernmenthassponsoredthegrowingofcropstomakemoneyandtreeplanting.W:WhataboutIndonesia?Don'ttheyhaveapopulationproblemtoo?M:Yes.Infactaverybadone.TheysaiditwasbecauseIslamfrownsonbirthcontrolandmostIndonesiansareMuslims.W:Whatisthegovernmentdoingtoconverttheirthinking?M:TheyhavemassiveadvertisementseverywhereofferingfreetripstoMecca,thebirthplaceofIslam.W:Freeholidays!I'msureit,11reachitstargetssoonwiththatinitiative.Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Whatdidthewomanthinkabouttheprogramontheenvironment?Whichofthefollowingareasisthemostpolluted?Whichsectiondidthemanfindthemostinformativeandamazing?HowisGhanagoingtoregenerateland?WhatdidthewomanthinkabouttheIndonesiangovernment*sefforttoconvertthethinkingofitscitizens?Key:1.(B)2.(D)3.(A)4.(B)5.(A)Conversation2W:Whatareyoudoing,Tom?You,11belateforclass.M:Hi,Sarah.I'mnotgoingtoday.We'recampaigningagainstthiscompany'sproducts.Wearetryingtoboycottthem.W:Why?Maybesomeonewantstobuythisshampoo,orthisskincream.M:No,wearetryingtopersuadethestudentsherenettobuythesepr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