第二版新視野大學(xué)英語聽說教程第二冊(cè)聽力原文及答案

聽說教程2Unit1ShortConversationsW:It'stimefor"InternationalClockTalk"!Timetodiscusshowyoufeelabouttime!M:Well,sinceweallcomefromthesamecountry,Ithinkourviewswillbesimilar.Q:Whydoesthemanbelievethepeoplewillhavesimilarviews?W:Itannoysmethewaymyforeignfriendstreattime.M:Ijustreadabookaboutthisproblem!It*sentitledInternationalClockTalk,oQ:Whichproblemisthebookabout?M:Australiansaresorelaxedabouttime!Itdrivesmemad!W:That'sthewaytheyare.Whileyou'rehere,you*llhavetogetusedtoit.Q:Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?M:Haveyounoticeddifferencesbetweenourcultures?W:Sure.Inmycountry,peopledon*tcareabouttimeverymuch.Here,youtakeitseriously.Q:Howdopeopleinthewoman'scountryfeelabouttime?W:Canyouexplainwhyyou'realwaysfiveminuteslateforconferences?M:Oh,Fmsorry.Inmycountry,peopleareoftenlate.Q:Whyisthemanlateforconferences?W:WhatdoyouappreciatemostaboutlifeinGermany?M:Germanpeoplearerarelylateformeetings.Ineverhavetodealwithlatecomers.Q:WhatdoesthemanlikebestaboutlifeinGermany?.M:FveheardthatChinesepeopleareveryrelaxedabouttime.W:Thatusedtobetrue.Nowadays,peopleareincreasinglybotheredbylateness.Q:Accordingtothewoman,howhaveChinesepeoplechanged?.M:Whydidyouwalkoutoftherestaurantabruptly?Wehadjuststartedtalking.W:Juststarted?Weweretherefortwohours!Inmycountry,mealstake15minutes!Q:Whydidthewomanwalkoutoftherestaurantsoabruptly?8.W:WhatdidMomthinkabouthertriptoRussia?Fmsolookingforwardtohearingaboutit.M:Shedidn'tsaymuch.WhenIpickedherupattheairportthismorning,shewasjusteagertogethometoseeDad.Shejustsaidthefoodwasgreatthere.9Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?M:lt*sonly6:30,andyou'redone!Iworftfinishworktill10.>bu*reveryefficient.W:Well,Tomfinishedtwohoursearlierthanme.Thafsasignofefficiencyinmycountry.Q:Howmanyhoursearlierdidthewomanfinishherworkthantheman?10.LongM: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,realwayslateforeverything,butnooneseemstomind.PassageThebiggestprobleminmycompanyhastodowithculture,inparticularourdifferentwaysoflookingattime.PeoplefromsomecountriesthinkitisOKtoshowuplateforameetingandsomepeopleevendon'tthinktheyneedtocomeatall!Aspresidentofthecompany,however,itismyresponsibilitytotellthemthatthisisnotacceptable.Whereasinsomeothercountriesattendingmeetingsisnotconsideredveryimportant,inthiscountry,andespeciallyinthiscompany,meetingsmustbeattendedontime.Notbeingontimecausesinefficiency.IspentallnightthinkingabouttheexactwordsthatIwouldusetoexplainmyfeelings.Ievenwrotemywordsdown.Iplannedtodiscussthisproblematthemeetingtoday,andentitledmyspeech"InternationalClockTalk".Unfortunately,Ihaveaproblem-noonecametothemeeting!Unit2ShortConversationsW:Whatdidyourcoachtellyouaboutrunningintomorrow'srace?M:Hesaid,"AllthatglittersisOlympicgold,**toremindmeoftheOlympicspiritQ:Whatwasthecoach*sadvicetotheman?M:IwatchedaTVshowlastnight,called"AllthatGlittersIsOlympicGold。W:Iwatchedthattoo.ItwasaboutthetrainingandsacrificenecessaryforathletestocompeteintheOlympics.Q:WhatwastheTVshowabout?W:Runningthehundred-meterdashisnothingcomparedtothepassionnecessarytorunlongerraces.M:Areyoukidding?I'verunbothandIknowtheybothrequiredetermination.Q:Whydoesthemandisagreewiththewoman?M:Doyouthinkdrugtakingiswidespreadamongamateurathletestryingtogetstronger?W:It'shardtosaywhetherifstrueornot.Somuchofwhatwehearseemstoberumors.Q:Doesthewomanbelievethatthereisaproblemwithamateurathletestakingdrugs?W:DoyouthinkthathecouldhaverunintheOlympicsifthingshadturnedoutdifferently?M:Definitely.Hehadtheheart.Itwasjusthisinjurythatcosthimtheopportunitytocompete.Q:DidtheathletecompeteintheOlympics?M:Iheardthatwhentheathleteacceptedthegoldmedal,hethankedhismom.W:ThafsrightHesworethatshewasresponsibleforhimdevelopingthestrengthtowintherace.Q：Whywastheathleteabletowintherace?W:Comeon,youcaneatthiscake.Youdon'thavetodenyyourselfsweetfoodjustbecauseyou'reintheOlympics.M:YbsIdo!Withthegamescomingsosoon,Ihavetostayonahealthydiet.Q:Whydoesthemanrefusethewoman'soffer?M:MostpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicswouldliketobeliketheathletestheysee.W:Maybetheywould.ButIdon'tthinkmostofthemhavethedeterminationtoworksohardtogetthere.Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicGames?W:Areyounoticingthefrownsonthefacesoftherunners?Notoneofthemlookshappy.M:M)ucanbesurethetworunnersfromourcountryarehappy.Outofthefiveraces,the/vewonfour.Q:Howmanyraceshavetherunnersfromthespeakers'countrywon?M:JusthearingtheOlympicsongfillsmewithdeterminationtogooutandwin.W:Itwasfirstplayedin1896,butitwasrfttheofficialsonguntil1958.1likeittoo.Q:InwhichyeardidtheOlympicsongbecomeofficial?10.LongConversationW:Wow,youreallylookgreat.Haveyoubeenworkingout?M:Everyday.FmpreparingfortheOlympicGames.W:Oh,no.M:What?What'sthematter?Ybudon'tthinkIcandoit?W:Idorftknowhowtotellyou.M:Ybudon*tthinkCmstrongenoughtoenter,doyou?Well,FilhaveyouknowFmplentystrong.Andifyousayotherwise,youdon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout.W:Iknowyou'restrong.Thafsnottheproblem.M:Thenyouthinkmyheartisweak.Butthatisn'tso!Ihaveamazingdetermination.Iswear,mypassionisunmatchedbyanyotheramateurathleteintheworld.Idefyyoutosayotherwise.W:Iwouldn'tdare.Fveseenyourunandnotquit,andIknowyourheartisstrong.Butthatisn,ttheproblem.M:What'stheproblemthen?W:TheOlympicsendedyesterday.

Inthesummerof1936,JesseOwensbecamefamousallovertheworid.Thatsummer,JesseOwens,ablackAmerican,joinedthebestathletesfrom50nationstocompeteintheOlympicsinBerlin,Germany.TherewasspecialinterestintheOlympicGamesthatyearbecauseAdolphHitterwasthentheleaderofGermany.HeandhisNazipartybelievedthatwhitepeoplewerebetterthanotherraces,especiallythosewithdarkskin.TheywereallverysurprisedwhenOwenswonfourgoldmedalsandsetnewworldrecords.Yearslater,JesseOwenswrotethathewasmostproudofshowingHitlerandtheworldhowgreatablackmancouldbe.Througheverything,heneverlostconfidenceinhimself.Nordidheeverloseprideinhimself,lbthisday,JesseOwensisrememberedasanamazingmanwhofullyexpressedtheOlympicspirit.Unit3ShortConversationsM:Couldyoutellmeabouttheprosandconsofmixedmarriages?W:Icantellyouthepros,forsure.Afterbeingmarriedtoaforeignerfor20years,I'veyettodiscoveranycons.IQ:Whatcan*tthewomantelltheman?W:Theweddingisnextweek,butIstilldon'tknowifmarryingapersonofadifferentraceisright.M:Therearealotofprosandconsofmixedmarriages,butoverallthey*regood.9Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutmixedmarriages?M:TheFrenchhavealotofcharm.Ithinkyou'llenjoybeingmarriedtoone.W:Noteverythingaboutthemischarming.AndFmgoingtohavesometroubledealingwithhisculture.Q:WhatconcerndoesthewomanhaveaboutmarryingaFrenchman?W:Hasanyonecriticizedyouformarryingsomeoneofadifferentrace?M:Iexpectedpeopleto.Buttheyhaven'tsofar.Besides,Idon*tcarewhatpeoplethink.MywifeandIhititoffA-OK.Q:Whatdidthemanexpect?W:Thafsgreatyou'regettingmarried,butdoyouhaveaclueaboutyournewwife*sculture?M:Sure.Learningaboutherpeople'swayofdoingthingswasthefirstthingIdidwhenIdecidedtomarryher.Q:Whatdidthemandofirstwhenhedecidedtogetmarried?W:Fveheardthatyoucanceledyourweddingplans.Whafstheproblem?M:Moneyisveryimportanttopeoplefromherculture.SheleftmewhenshediscoveredI'mpoor!Q:Whywastheweddingcanceled?M:Ican'tbelievehowgoodyourChineselanguageskillsare!Howdidyouimprovesoquickly?W:ImarriedaChineseman.Wetalkeveryday.He*shelpedmealotQ:Whatdoesthewoman'shusbandhelpherwith?W:Ihaveaquestionforyou.Wouldyouevermarryapersonfromanotherculture?M:That'satoughone!IfIdo,it'llprobablybetosomeonefromaculturesimilartomine.Q:Whatkindofwomanwouldthemanmarry?W:Ourmarriageisfallingapart.Didn'tyouknowyourfamilywouldn'tapproveofyoumarryingaforeigner?M:Ineverexpectedittobeaproblem.It'snottheirmarriageafterall;it'sours.Q:Whatistheman,srelationshiptothewoman?M:Fvebeenthinkingaboutgettingmarried.Doyouknowwhatthedivorcerateofmixedmarriagesis?W:Whatdoyoumean,mixedracesormixedreligions?Therateforthefirstis65percent;thesecond,70percent.Q:Whatisthedivorcerateofmarriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentraces?LongConversationW:Grandpa,Momtoldmethatyouhavebeenmarriedtwice.Isthattrue?M:Yes,Tmafraidso.W:That*sasurprise.Whathappenedtoyourfirstwife?M:Yburgrandmawasmyfirstwife.W:But…M:Andyourgrandmaismysecondwife.Ybusee,ImetherwhileIwasinGermanyduringthewar.Weknewwelovedeachotherfromthemomentwemet,sowegotmarriedrightaway.Butwewererftreadyfortheresistancewereceivedfromherfamily.HermotherinsistedthatAmericansandGermanswererftcompatible.So,shedivorcedme.W:Toobad.Whathappenedthen?M:Threeyearslater,wemetagaininNew\brk,quitebyaccident.IwasworkingattheportandshewasonaboatcomingtotheU.S.Whenwesaweachotheragainafterallthattime,wedecidedtooverlookherparents1advice.Wegotmarriedagain,andwe'vebeenhappyeversince.PassageMarriagecanchangepeopleagreatdeal,andmarriagetoapersonofadifferentculturecanchangeapersonevenmore.Assomeonewhohasmarriedaforeigner,Iknow,rmaCanadianwhomarriedaChineseman.Atfirst,Iharboredsomereservations.Iwasn'tsurehowcompatiblewe*dbe.Somehow,however,wemadeitwork.AndIfoundmyselfgrowingtobecomemorelikehim.IstartedpickingupChinesecharacteristicsandbeganspeakingEnglishwithaChineseaccent!Mybrotherjoked,sayingIwasevenbeginningtolookChinese!Myhusbandhaschangedalottoo,becomingmorelikeCanadiansinattitude.Isupposethisissomethingofacompromisewhereinwemeteachotherinthemiddle.Isuspectthatwewillcontinuetogrowmorealikeastimegoesby;thatisexcitingtome.Aperson,afterall,shouldchangeduringhisorherlifetime.Unit4ShortConversations

W:Excuseme.Ybu'vebeenhereforsixhours.Areyouwaitingforsomeone?M:Tmafraidso.Tmsupposedtomeetmynewgirlfriend.Ican'tbelievehowlatesheis!IQ:Whatsurprisestheman?M:IheardasongontheradiobyElvis,calledMABigHunko'Love".W:Iknowthatsong.It'sreallyhappythough,whichiswhyIdon'tlikeit.Lovesongsshouldbesad,likelove.)Q:WhydoesthewomanNOTlikethesong?W:VbufoundloveinIndia?Howromantic!It*smydreamtofallinloveinaforeigncountry!M:Itwasreallyexcitingatfirst.AfterIgotusedtoitthough,itwaskindofboring.3Q:Howdidtheman'sfeelingoflovechange?W:Morethanonce,IthoughtaboutkillingmyselfafterIlostmyboyfriend.M:Justabouteveryonegetsdepressed,butyoucan*tletthosefeelingsgetthebetterofyou.4Q:Accordingtotheman,whatdoeseveryoneexperienceafterabreakup?W:Youlooksohappy!WhaVsgoingontomakeyousmilelikethat?M:Forthefirsttimeinyears,mysisterhasfoundlove.Tmgoingtomeettheguytoday.5Q:Whyisthemanhappy?W:Icanhelpyoufindyouroldgirlfriendifyoucangivememoreinformationabouther.M:Name,oldaddress...thafsallIcantellyou.Butmaybeitdoesrftmatter.Iprobablyshouldtrytoforgether.Q：Whycantheman'soldgirtfriendNOTbefound?M:Hey!Vbulookgreat!AmIwrong,orhassomethingchangedaboutyou?W:Somethingbig!Ifoundamanwhoreallymakesmehappy.He*sbrightenedupmylife.Q:Whatdoweknowaboutthewomarfsnewboyfriend?M:Vbu'vebeenwritingmelettersforyears.Whenareyougoingtoadmityourloveforme?W:What?Love?No,Fmjustbeingfriendly.Ybuthinkeveryonelovesyou!.Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatmistakehasthemanmade?W:So,whatmakesyouthinkthatyourmarriagewilllast,when50percentfail?M:Fifty?Nah.Thatnumberismorelike30or40percent.Andinmyfamily,therearenodivorces.Q:Whatisthedivorcerateintheman'sfamily?M:Honey,don'tyouhaveanyobjectionstoourdaughterhavingaboyfriend?W:Nonewhatsoever!Havingaboyfriendwillteachherhowtobecomealovingwifesomeday..Q：Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?LongConversationW:Anotherletter.M:Forme?W:Whoelse?It*sfrom...M:Hey,don*tlookatthat!It*sprivate!Giveithere!W:OK!Sorry!Iwasjustabitcurious."Ybu'vebeengettingalotoftheseletterslately.Andthey,realwaysinthesepinkenvelopes.Itmakesmewonderifyou,vegotagirtfriend.ThaVsall.M:Ifyoumustknow,yeah,Ihaveagirtfriend.W:Ithoughtso!So,whatdoesshelooklike?M:Idon*treallyknow.Sofar,we'veonlycommunicatedbymail.Tveneverseenher.W:Notmuchofagirlfriend,then,isshe?M:IthinkFminlovewithher.Isrftthatwhatitmeanstohaveagirlfriend?W:Well,thatwouldrfthavebeenenoughforyourfatherandme.Wewouldn'thavefalleninlovewithoutmeeting.Tobeinlove,youhavetoseeaperson,atleast.M:TheloveIhaveformygirlfriendisspiritual;Idon*thavetoseeher.Ybuwouldn'tunderstand.Passage"Goingtowarwasthegreatestthingtohaveeverhappenedtome,"saidAlbertThomson,aformersoldier.Somepeoplemightfindthisstrange,especiallyconsideringthatThomsonlostanarmandtheuseofbothlegsincombat."Ofcourse,Ididn'tlikethefighting,"Thomsonsaid.Whathedidlikewasthat,bygoingtowar,hemetthewomanwhowouldbecomehiswifeandthemotherofhisfourchildren.OneeffectofWoridWarIIwasthatitbroughtmanyyoungpeoplefromdifferentcountriestogether.Whenpeacewasachieved,theseyoungpeopleoftenfellinlovewithpeopleofdifferentnationalities.DuringWorldWarII,anestimated1,000,000Americansoldiersmarriedwomenfromover50differentcountries.InthePacific,16,000ofthe1,000,000AmericansoldiersmarriedAustralianandNewZealandwomen.Ofthese,12,000wenttotheU.S.Manyoftherelationshipsfailed,butsomewereashappyasThomson's.Unit5ShortConversationsM:Ihavejustfoundoutthatmyteenagedaughterispregnant!Idon'tknowwhattodo!W:It'stoolatefortears.Soundslikeallyoucandonowistocomfortherandtellheryou'llsupporther..Q:Whatisthewoman*sadvicetotheman?W:HaveyoureadthisbookcalledNoMoreWorriesorTears?It'sfullofadviceonraisingchildren.M:Isurehave!Ithasbeenabighelp.Now,Iunderstandmytwosonsmuchbetterthanbefore.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthebook?M:Itookourdaughtertothedoctor.Thedoctortookonelookatherlungs,andheknewshehadbeensmoking.W:Iknewit!Butwhywon'tshelistentous?Itellherallthetimethatsmokingisbad.Q:Whatdoesthewomantellherdaughter?W:Tmveryimpressedbyyourdaughter!Shehassuchgoodmannersandseemssowell-behaved!M:She'sagoodgirl.We'vealwayshadagoodrelationship.We*reabletotalkaboutthings4thatworryusaswell.Q:Whatdothemanandwomanagreeupon?

M:Thankyouformeetingwithme.Canyoutellmehowmydaughterisdoinginclass?W:Sinceourlastmeeting,therehasbeenagreatimprovementinherwork.Q:Whathastakenplacesincethemanandthewomanmetthelasttime?M:Ican'tbelievethatyouboughtourdaughtereye-liner.Didn'tweagreeshewastooyoungforit?W:Cmsorry.Butshejustkeptaskingandasking.Icouldn'tstandtheconstantbegginganditmadeherhappy.Q:Whatistheargumentbetweenthemanandthewomanabout?M:EverytimeIteachmysonalesson,heseessomethingonTVthatundermineswhatFvesaid.W:Maybeyoushouldthinkaboutgettingridofyourtelevision.TVoftenhasabadinfluenceonpeople.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttelevision?M:Myparentsareverygenerouswithme.Sometimes,Iwonderiftheirgenerosityhasbeenbadformycharacter.W:Ybuseemallright-nottoogreedyorselfish.Idon*tthinkithasdoneyouanyharm.Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman'sparents?W:Doyouthinkoursonisgettingintotrouble?Isheviolent?M:Ourson?Noway!Heknowsrightfromwrong.We*vemadeitcleartohimthatviolenceisnevertheanswertoaproblem.Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?W:How'syourreadingonteenagebehaviorgoing?Haveyoulearnedanything?M:Vfeah.Itsaysherethat50percentofallteenagersarefrombrokenhomesandthatthesechildrenare73percentmorelikelytocommitcrimes.Q：Howmuchmorelikelyisitthatteenagersfrombrokenhomeswillcommitcrimes?LongConversationW:Manypeoplearehavingtroublewiththeirsonsanddaughters.Iwasjustreadinganewspaperarticleonitthismorning.Thereare190,000teenagersinourcity.M:Doesitsayanythingaboutthecausesofteenageviolence?Mysonhasbeenhittingotherstudentsatschool.W:Ybs.ItsaysTVhasamajorinfluence.By18,teenagershaveoftenseen200,000actsofviolenceonTV.AndpeoplewhohaveseenthemostviolenceonTVtendtobethemostviolent.M:Mysondoesn'twatchmuchTV,soitmustbesomethingelse.W:Maybeit'smusic.Teenagerstypicallylistentofourhoursofmusiceveryday.Manyofthesongshaveveryviolentmessages.M:Doesthearticlesaythatviolenceinpopmusicleadstoviolentbehavior?W:Itisn'tquiteclear.Thearticlereportsontwostudies.Onereportsaysteenagerswholistentopopmusicarealmosttwiceaslikelytobecomeviolent,whiletheotheronesaysthere*snosignificantconnectionbetweenthetwofactors.Passage

It,soddthatparentsaresoworriedabouttheirteenagerssmoking,especiallysincesmokingisn*tateenager'sbiggestproblem.Thenwhatis?Shockingly,ateenagersbiggestproblemishisownmotherandfather!Tbda/steenagersknowtheyshouldnotsmoke,buttheydon*tknowwhennottolistentotheirparents.Theydon*tknowtheyshouldsaynototheirparentswhentheirparentsarebeingtoogenerous.Therefore,astheyreceivemoreandmorefromtheirparents,theteenagersbecomegreedyandselfish.Gradually,theyhavebecomespoiled.Studiesshowthatspoiledteenagersaremuchmorelikelytotakedrugsanddopoorlyinschool.Theymayalsodeveloppoormannersandgetpregnantatanearlierage.However,thisisnotwhatparentswanttohear.Theythinktheyarebeingkindtotheirteenagers,andtheyhaveatendencytoignorethedamagetheyarereallydoing.Unit6ShortConversationsM:Thatwasreallysomething!Whatdoyouremembermostabouttheplaywewatched?W:Irememberanactorasking"What'sinaname?-Itmademethinkaboutmyownnameanditsmeaning.1.Q:Whatdoesthewomanrememberabouttheplay?W:Whatdoyouthinkthewriteroftheplaymeantwhenheasked"What'sinaname?"M:Ithinkthathewasquestioningtheimportanceofnames,thatis,howtheyaffectourlives.>Q:Whydidthewriteraskthequestion?M:There*ssomethingIdon'tunderstand.Pleasetellmeagainwhyyouchangedyourname.W:Iwantedanamethatwouldsoundmoreelegantthantheonemyparentsgaveme.Q:Whydidthewomanchangehername?M:MyEnglishteacherdiscouragedusfromusingourChinesenamesinclass.W:Thafsnotfair!Fmproudofmyownname,andFmnotgoingtouseanother!Q:Whydoesrftthewomanwanttouseanothername?W:InSociologyclass,Ilearnedthatinmanydifferentcultures,namessayalotaboutpeople.M:IheardthesamethinginPsychologyclass.Namescanhaveagreatinfluenceonapersorfsidentity.Q:Accordinqtotheman,howdonamesaffectpeople?W:Fveheardthatjudgingpeoplebytheirnamesissuperficial.M:Icouldn'tagreemore.Therearemuchbetterwaysofjudgingpeople.Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutjudgingpeoplebytheirnames?M:Yburnameisveryimpressive!Itsoundsbeautiful!Luckyyou!W:Notreally.IneverthoughtthatmynamecorrectlyexpressedwhoIreallyamasaperson.Q:Whatisthewomarfsimpressionofhername?W:Ifourchildisaboy,Ithinkweshouldgivehimyourname.Whatdoyouthink?M:Let'snot.Idon'tagreewithparentsdoingthat.Namingachildafteraparentseemsuncreative.Q:Whywouldn'tthemanliketonamehissonafterhimself?

M:Ialwaysthoughtmynamewasunique,butthisbooksays17%ofbabiesbominthesameyearasmehadthesamefirstname.W:Butitalsosaysonly50ofthose600,000babiesalsohadthesamemiddlename.Q:Howmanypeople,bominthesameyearastheman,weregiventhesamefirstandmiddlenames?W:IfwenameoursonaftersomeoneintheBible,maybehe'llbecomemorereligious.M:IdoubtitMybrotherhasanamefromtheBible,andheisn'tatallreligious.Ithinkweshouldthinkmoreaboutthis.IOQ:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?LongConversationW:TheresureisalotofpressureonChinesetotakeaforeignname,don'tyouagree?M:Tmnotsure.Manypeopledon'tuseforeignnamesevenwhentheygoabroadormeetforeigners,lakeourleaders,forexample.W:Ybs,butmanyinternationallyfamousactors,writersandartistsdo.Someofthemfeeltheywon'tbesuccessfulabroadiftheyusetheirChinesenames.M:Whatdoesitmatter?Whafsinaname,anyway?W:NamesareimportantandIfeelpeopleareturningtheirbacksontheirculturewhentheytakeaforeignname.M:Idon'tthinkso.Namestomearesuperficialthings.IuseaforeignnameinmyEnglishclassjustforthesakeofconvenience.Whenspeakingtopeopleinanotherlanguage,it'ssimplertouseanamethatbelongstothatlanguage.W:Maybeyou*reright,butIstillfeelthewayIdo.Usingaforeignnamedoesn'tseemrighttome.Passagermgoingtochangemynametomorrow.Doesthissoundodd?Letmeexplain.SinceIwasababy,mynamehasbeenalabelthathasidentifiedmeasIgrew.However,Ihavechangedalot.Mostofall,myideasonlifehavedeveloped.BythetimeIbecameanadult,IwasclearlynotthesamepersonIwasasababy.Sowhyshouldmynamebethesame?Fvedecidedtochangeittoreflectmychangesasaperson.Somepeopletellmetheydon'tapproveofthisplan.TheythinkIamdisrespectingmyparents,whonamedme.Butl*vespokenwithmyparents,andtheyagreewithme.Keepingthesamenamethroughoutlifeisnonsense.Theonlyrealproblemformeisthatitwilltakepeoplealongtimetogetusedtomynewname.Unit7ShortConversationsM:Vbu'vebeenworkingsohard.Iknowyoudon*twanttorestbecauseyouloveyourjob.Butrememberwhatpeoplesay:Relaxordie.W:Thanksforcaringsomuch.But,really,Tmfeelingfine.Idon'tneedtimeoff.1Q：Whydoesthewomansayshedoesn'tneedanyrest?

M:Aren'tyoutakingontoomuchwork?Lifeismeantforfun,youknow?W:IfIhadlessambition,Icouldrelaxmore.ButIwanttogetabetterjob.Q:Whydoesthewomanworksomuch?W:Whendiditbecomecleartoyouthatthecompanypresidentwasworkinghimselftodeath?M:Ihadnoideahewasoverwhelmeduntilhequit.Beforethat,Ialwaysthoughthewashappy.Q:Whendidthemanrealizethecompanypresidentwasworkingtoohard?M:Vbulookverytensethesedays!What'sgoingon?W:Work!Mynewbossisgivingmetoomuchtodoandalotofpressuretogetitdonequickly..Q:Whatmakesthewomanfeelstressed?W:Areyousureyouwantthejob?Thepreviousthreemanagersdevelopedpsychologicalproblemsbecauseofthestress.M:IthinkHIbeabletohandleitOKbecausermmuchyounger..Q:Whydoesthemanthinkhecandealwiththestressofthejob?W:Frommyviewpoint,stressisbesthandledbytakingregularvacationsfromwork.M:Areyoukidding?IfIdidthat,myworkwouldn'tgetdone,andFdhaveevenmorestress.Q:Whatwouldgivethemanmorestress?M:Theinterviewswillbetomorrow.Whatshouldwelookforinanewemployee?W:Ithinkweneedsomeonewholooksphysicallyhealthyandabletodealwithstress.Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatkindofemployeeshouldtheylookfor?W:Fvebeenfeelingalittleoverwhelmedlately.NomatterhowhardIwork,Ican'tseemtocatchup.M:Well,youcan'twork24hoursaday.Setyourpriorities,andonlydowhatsthemost.important.Q:Accordingtotheman,whatshouldthewomando?W:Oh,couldyougivemeabreakonceinawhile?Peoplecanbeworkedtodeathiftheydon'tgetachancetorelax.M:Ihadnoideayouwerehavingsuchtrouble.Whydorftyoutakeavacation?Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?W:rmgladyoucame.MaybeIcansuggestsomewaystohelpyoureduceyourstress.M:Thanksalot,doctor.Ididn'tknowwhereelsetogo.Fvejustbeenfeelingsostressedoutlately.IOQ:Whereisthisconversationtakingplace?LongConversation

W:Whatdoyouthinkshouldbedoneaboutthenewemployee?M:Theonethatstartedlastmonth?Ididn'trealizetherewasaproblem.Healwaysgetsallhisworkdonebeforethedeadline,andheevendoesextra.W:Thafsthetrouble.He'sdoingtoomuch.M:Whyisthataproblem?W:Becausenooneistoughenoughtohandleaheavyworkloadforever.He*sboundtocracksoonerorlater,eitherphysicallyorpsychologicall