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..Unit1PartBText1DatingwithMyMother<PartOne>After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.ItwasPeggy'sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,'Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.'The'other'womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.'What'swrong?'sheasked.'Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,'Isaid.'Justthetwoofus.''Iwouldlikethatalot,'shesaid.WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.'ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan'twaittohearaboutourevening,'Mothersaid.Questions:1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker'smother?3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?Text2DatingwithMyMother<PartTwo>Wedidn'tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.'Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,'shesaid.'Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,'Isaid.Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother'slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.'I'llgooutwithyouagain,'mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,'butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.'Iagreed.'Howwasyourdate?'mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.'Nice...nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,'Isaid.MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican'tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.Questions:1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?PartCConversation1:W:Youknow,manyAmericanparentsarenowwonderingwhytheycan'tkeeptheirteenagechildrenfromdrinking.M:I'mawareofthat.Tomymind,it'sthepermissiveattitudeoftheparentsthatistoblame.Q:Whatcanyoulearnfromtheman'sresponse?Conversation2:M:Don'tyouthinkit'sgoodtogiveourchildrenamonthlyallowance?W:Ithinkso.Itcanteachthemthevalueofmoney.Withamonthlyallowancetheycanlearntobudgettheirexpenseswisely.Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?Conversation3:M:Mom,I'vegotapart-timejobatasupermarket.ThreehoursadayweekdaysandalldaySaturday.W:Congratulations,Tom.Butareyousureyoucanhandleit?Whataboutyourhomeworkandyourpianolessons?Q:HowdoesthemotherfeelaboutTom'spart-timejobatthesupermarket?Conversation4:M:Hey,Mary.Youlooksoupset.Whathappened?W:Myfatherhadanaccidenttheotherday.Heisnowinhospitalandwillhaveanoperationtomorrow.Yousee,hisheartisratherweak.Ireallydon'tknowwhetherhecansurviveit.Q:What'sthewomanworriedabout?Conversation5:W:Mother'sDayiscomingsoon.Couldyoutellmewhatsonsanddaughtersdoinyourcountryonthatday?M:Well,theysendtheirmothersflowersandcardstocelebratetheoccasion.Besides,itisacommonpracticeforthemtowearpinkcarnationsonthatday.Q:WhichofthefollowingistrueofthecustomsofMother'sDayintheman'scountry?PartDMyFirstJobMyparentsranasmallrestaurant.Itwasopentwenty-fourhoursaday,sevendaysaweek.MyfirstjobwasshiningshoesforcustomerswhenIwassixyearsold.MydutiesincreasedasIgrewolder.ByagetenIwasclearingtablesandwashingplates.MyfathermadeitclearthatIhadtomeetcertainstandards.Ihadtobeontime,hard-workingandpolitetothecustomers.IwasneverpaidforanyworkIdid.OnedayImadethemistakeoftellingDadIthoughtheshouldgivemetenpoundsaweek.Hesaid,"OK,thenhowaboutyoupayingmeforthethreemealsadaywhenyoueathereandforthetimesyoubringyourfriendshereforfreedrinks?"HefiguredIowedhimabout40poundsaweek.Thistaughtmequitealot.Statements:1.Thespeakerhadmorethanoneresponsibilityathisparents'restaurant.2.Thespeaker'sparentskepttheirbusinessopenaroundtheclock.3.Itcanbeinferredthatthespeaker'sfamilylivedintheUnitedStates.4.Itseemsthatthespeaker'sfatherwasverystrictwithhimbutquitekindtohisfriends.5.Thefatherfinallyagreedtopayhischildforhisworkbutwoulddeductthecostofhismeals.6.Thisstoryshowsthatthespeakerhasveryunhappymemoriesofhischildhood.重點單詞及詞組PartBrelationship關(guān)系encouraging獎勵的widow寡婦demandsof要求curled卷曲的suspicious可疑的driveway車道gotaroundto抽出時間〔做某事PartCWondering顯出驚奇teenage年青的beawareof知道attitude態(tài)度permissive許可的toone’smind根據(jù)某人的意見allowance津貼,零用錢budget預(yù)算handle處理,操作survive幸存occasion時機,機會carnation康乃馨PartDrestaurant飯館standard標準shining光亮的,華麗的Unit2PartBText1WhataCoincidence!<PartOne>Andrewhadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Butthetuitionforamedicalschoolin1984was15,000dollarsayear,whichwasmorethanhisfamilycouldafford.Tohelphimrealizehisdream,hisfather,Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,begansearchingthehouse-for-saleadsinnewspapersinordertofindextrabusiness.Oneadvertisementthathenoteddownwasforthesaleofahouseinanearbytown.Mr.Stewartcalledtheowner,tryingtopersuadehimtolethimbehisagent.Somehowhesucceededandtheownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtogetagooddealwithhispresentagent.Thentheymadeanappointmenttomeetanddiscussthething.Asgoodthingsarenevereasytoacquire,thetimefortheappointmenthadtobechangedalmosttentimes.Onthedaywhentheyweresupposedtomeetat3o'clockintheafternoon,Mr.Stewartreceivedanothercallfromtheowner.Hisheartsankashefearedtherewouldbeanotherchangeoftime.Andsoitwas.Theownertoldhimthathecouldn'tmakeitatthreebutifhewouldcomerightthen,theycouldtalkitover.Mr.Stewartwasoverjoyed.Leavingeverythingaside,heimmediatelysetouttodrivetothehouse.Asheapproachedthearea,hehadastrangefeelingofhavingbeentherebefore.Thestreets,thetrees,theneighborhood,alllookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhefinallyreachedthehouse,somethingclickedinhismind.Itusedtobethehouseofhisfather-in-law!Theoldmanhaddiedfifteenyearsagobutwhenhewasalive,hehadoftenvisitedhimwithhiswifeandchildren.Herememberedthat,likehissonAndrew,hisfather-in-lawhadalsowantedtostudymedicineand,failingtodoso,hadalwayshopedthatoneofhistwodaughtersorhisgrandchildrencouldsomedaybecomeadoctor.Questions:1.Whoarethetwomaincharactersinthestoryyouhavejustheard?2.HowdidMr.Stewartgettoknowtheownerofthehouse?3.WhatproblemdidMr.Stewarthave?4.Whatisthecoincidenceinthestoryyouhavejustheard?Text2WhataCoincidence!<PartTwo>Whenheenteredthehouse,Mr.Stewartwasevenmoreamazedtofindthatthehousewasdecoratedexactlyashehadrememberedit.Hetoldtheowneraboutthisandthelatterbecameintriguedtoo.However,theywereinforevengreatersurprises.Itsohappenedthatinthemiddleoftheirdiscussion,apostmancametodeliveraletter.AndtheletterwasaddressedtoMr.Stewart'sfather-in-law!WereitnotforMr.Stewart'spresencethereandthen,theletterwouldbereturnedasnopersonofthatnamelivedinthehouseanylonger.Asthepostmandemandedasignatureonthereceiptslip,Mr.Stewartsignedforhislong-deceasedfather-in-law.Mystified,theownerurgedMr.Stewarttoopentheletterandseewhatitcontained.Theletterwasfromabank.Whenheopenedit,twowordsimmediatelymethiseye--'Foreducation'.Itwasabankstatementofanamounthisfather-in-lawhadputinyearsagoforhisgrandchildren'seducationneeds.Withtheinterestithadearnedovertheyears,thestandingvalueoftheamountcametoalittleover$15,000,justenoughmoneytocoverthetuitionofAndrew'sfirstyearatamedicalcollege!Anotherthingthatisworthmentioningisaboutthepostman.Theoriginalpostman,whohadworkedinthisneighborhood,calledinsickthatday.Sothepostman,whowasnewtothearea,cametodelivermailinhisplace.Haditbeentheoldpostman,theletterwouldundoubtedlybereturnedtothesenderasheknewfullwellthatnopersonbearingthatnamelivedinthathouseanylonger.ThemiraclewasablessingforAndrew.Withthemoneygiventohimbyhisgrandfatherhewasabletostudymedicine.NowheisadoctorinIllinois.Statements:1.Severalcoincidenceshappenedinthestory.2.Thecoincidencesmadeitpossiblefortheownertosellhishouseatagoodprice.3.Nooneactuallybenefitedfromthecoincidences.4.ItcanbeinferredthatMr.Stewartdidnothavetoseekextraworkfromthenon.5.WiththeextramoneyMr.Stewarthadearned,Andrew'sdreamfinallycametrue.PartCDadStopsforGas,FindsLostSonNuengGarciawasthesonofanAmericanservicemanstationedinThailandin1969.ButhisfatherwentbacktotheStateswhenNuengwasonlythreemonthsold.WhenhegrewupNuengimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesandworkedasagasstationclerkinPueblo,Colorado.HisdreamwastofindhisfatherJohnGarcia.Yearafteryear,hetriedinvaintosearchforinformationaboutthewhereaboutsofhisfather.ItwasafinedayinPueblo.Therewasnotacloudinthebluesky.Butforhim,itwasjustanotherdayonthejob.Suddenlyhenoticedthenameofonecustomerwhopaidwithacheck.Theman,whowasinhisfifties,hadthesamesurnameashisown.Nuengraisedhisheadfromthecheckandlookedattheman.Couldthisbehisfather?"AreyouJohnGarcia?"heasked."Yes,"cametheanswer."WereyoueverintheAirForce?""Yes.""WereyoueverinThailand?""What'sthattodowithyou?"answeredtheman,whobecamesuspiciousbythen."Wereyouorwereyounot?"Nuengpersisted."Yes.""Didyoueverhaveason?"Atthistruthdawnedontheman.Theystaredateachotherandrealizedatthesamemomentthattheywerefatherandsonwhowereseparated27yearsagoandhalfaworldaway.JohnGarciahadn'tseenhissonsince1969.HelosttouchwithNueng'smotherwhenshestartedseeinganotherman.HemovedtoPueblonineyearsago.Hesaidheneverwenttothatgasstation,wasn'tevenlowongasthatdayandhardlyeverpaidwithacheck.Statements:1.Nueng'sparentsdivorcedwhenhewasonly3monthsold.2.AftermovingtotheU.S.A.,NuengworkedatagasstationinColorado.3.Nuengnevergaveuphiseffortstofindhisfather,butJohnGarciahadneverlookedforhisson.4.OnedaywhileatworkNueng'seyesfellonthephotoofacustomer'sdriver'slicense,andthemaninthephotolookedlikehisfather.5.JohnGarciawasonceintheU.S.AirForcestationedinThailand.6.JohnGarciaandhissondidn'tmeeteachotheragainuntil1996.7.Nueng'sfathersaidheoftenwenttothatgasstationbutneverpaidwithacheck.8.ItwasbycoincidencethatJohnGarciaandhissonwerereunitedaftermanyyearsofseparation.PartDUnexplainedParallelsOneofthebest-knowncollectionsofparallelsisbetweenthecareersofAbrahamLincolnandJohnF.Kennedy.BothwereshotonaFriday,inthepresenceoftheirwives;bothweresucceededbyaSouthernernamedJohnson;boththeirkillerswerethemselveskilledbeforetheycouldbebroughttojustice.LincolnhadasecretarycalledKennedy;KennedyasecretarycalledLincoln.LincolnwaskilledintheFordTheater;KennedymethisdeathwhileridinginaLincolnconvertiblemadebytheFordMotorCompany--andsoon.Similarcoincidencesoftenoccurbetweentwins.AnewsstoryfromFinlandreportedoftwo70-year-oldtwinbrothersdyingtwohoursapartinseparateaccidents,withbothbeinghitbytruckswhilecrossingthesameroadonbicycles.Accordingtothepolice,thesecondvictimcouldnothaveknownabouthisbrother'sdeath,asofficershadonlymanagedtoidentifythefirstvictimminutesbeforethesecondaccident.Connectionsarealsofoundbetweenidenticaltwinswhohavebeenseparatedatbirth.DorothyLoweandBridgetHarrisonwereseparatedin1945,anddidnotmeetuntil1979,whentheywereflownoverfromBritainforaninvestigationbyapsychologistattheUniversityofMinnesota.Theyfoundthatwhentheymettheywerebothwearingsevenringsontheirhands,twobraceletsononewrist,awatchandabraceletontheother.Theymarriedonthesameday,hadwornidenticalweddingdressesandcarriedthesameflowers.DorothyhadnamedhersonRichardAndrewandherdaughterCatherineLouise;BridgethadnamedhersonAndrewRichardandherdaughterKarenLouise.Infact,shehadwantedtocallherCatherine.BothhadacatcalledTiger.Theyalsohadastringofsimilarmannerismswhentheywerenervous.Howcanweexplaintheabovesimilarities?Statements:1.BothAbrahamLincolnandJohnF.KennedywerekilledbyaSoutherner.2.JohnF.Kennedy'ssecretarywasnamedafterAbrahamLincoln.3.Thenewsstorytoldaboutthetrafficaccidentsthatkilledtwotwinbrothers.4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatmoreparallelphenomenaarestudiedintheUnitedStatesthaninanyothercountry.5.Coincidencesoccurringinthreenationsaredescribedinthepassage.6.Somepsychologists'interestistheresearchoncoincidencesbetweentwins.7.Accordingtothespeaker,coincidencesoccurmuchmoreoftenbetweentwinsthanbetweenpeoplewhoarenotrelated.8.Thespeakerdoesnotmentionhis/herownopiniononwhethertheseparallelscanbeexplained.重點單詞及詞組PartBcoincidence一致,巧合tuition學費realestate房地產(chǎn)persuade勸說appointment約會acquire獲得,學會besupposedto應(yīng)該,被指望decorate裝飾intrigue激起…的興趣signature簽名receiptslip收款便條mystified迷惑tuition學費PartCimmigrate移來,移居whereabouts下落,行蹤losttouchwith和某人失去聯(lián)系PartDunexplained不清楚的parallels導(dǎo)軌inthepresenceof在面前justice正義,合理convertible可改變的victim受害人,犧牲者identify識別,鑒別investigation調(diào)查,研究psychologist心理學者bracelet手鐲string一串,一行mannerism特殊習慣,怪僻Unit3PartBText1AMarriageAgreement<PartOne><TomandLindahavesignedamarriageagreement.Bothagreenottobreaktherulesoutlinedintheagreement.John,areporter,istalkingtothemabouttheagreement.>John:Tom,Linda,firstI'dliketoaskyouwhyyoudecidedtowritethisunusualagreement.Tom:Wefoundthatmanyproblemsarecausedwhenapersonhasdifferentexpectationsfromhisorherspouse.Wewantedtotalkabouteverythingopenlyandhonestlybeforewestartedlivingtogether.Linda:Alsowebothknowhowimportantitistorespecteachother'spetpeeves.Like,Icangetveryannoyedifothersleavestuff--clothing,papers,everything!--lyingaroundonthefloor.Itreallybuggedme,soweputthatintheagreement.John:ThisismentionedinArticle1:CleaningUp,isn'tit?Itsays,"Nothingwillbeleftonthefloorovernight.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed."Tom:ThenI'llknowclearlywhatLinda'sexpectationsare.John:Isee.WhataboutArticle2:Sleeping?Itsays,"Wewillgotobedat11p.m.andgetupat6:30a.m.exceptonweekends."I'msuresomepeoplehearingthiswillthinkthatthisagreementisn'tveryromantic.Tom:Well,wedisagree.Wethinkit'sveryromantic.Thisagreementshowsthatwesatdownandtalked,andreallytriedtounderstandtheotherperson.Alotofproblemsoccurinamarriagewhenpeopledon'ttalkaboutwhattheywant.Linda:That'sright.Whenwedisagreedaboutsomething,weworkedoutasolutionthatwasgoodforbothofus.IwouldmuchratherhaveTomreallylistentomeandunderstandmyneedsthangivemeabunchofflowersoraboxofcandy.Questions:1.WhichstatementbestsummarizesthemarriageagreementbetweenTomandLinda?2.AccordingtoTom,whatwillgiverisetoproblemsinamarriage?3.WhatcanbeinferredaboutLindafromtheconversation?Text2AMarriageAgreement<PartTwo>John:Linda,doyouspendalotoftimecheckingtoseeiftheotherpersonisfollowingtherules?Arguing?Linda:No,notatall.Tom:Alotofcouplesarguebecausetheydon'tunderstandeachother'sexpectations.Ithinkwespendlesstimearguingthanmostcouplesbecausewebothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.John:Whathappensifoneofyoubreaksarule?Tom:Well,that'sinArticle13ofouragreement.John:Isit?Ohyes,Article13:BreakingRules."Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup."Linda:Yeah,likelasttimeTombroketheruleofdriving.John:What'stherule?Linda:Theruleiswemustaskfordirectionsifwearedrivingandgetlostformorethanfiveminutes.John:Whathappened?Tom:Weweredrivingtoafriend'swedding,andwegotlost.Lindawantedtostopatagasstationtoaskfordirections,butIthoughtIcouldfigureitout.Linda:Thenwedrovefortymilesinthewrongdirectionandendedupbeinglateforthewedding.Tom:SoItookherouttodinner.IknewwhatIshoulddotoapologize.John:That'sveryimportant,Ithink,knowinghowtoapologize.Bytheway,doyouplantoupdateyouragreementatall?Whatifthingschangeinyourlifeandaruledoesn'tworkanymore?Linda:We'vethoughtaboutthattoo.Article14statesthatwemustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmakenecessarychanges.John:Well,itwasreallynicetalkingtoyouboth.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.Tom&Linda:Thankyou.Statements:1.TomandLindaneverarguebecausetheybothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.2.OnceTombrokeArticle14andapologizedtoLindabytakingherouttodinner.3.Ifsomeoftherulesinthemarriageagreementbecomeoutdated,changeswillbemadetoupdatethem.4.ItseemsthatbothTomandLindaaresatisfiedwiththeirmarriageagreement.PartCAPerfectMatchAreyoulookingforagoodrelationshipwithsomeonespecial?Whattypeofpersonisthebestpersonforyou?IsitthepersonwiththehighestIQ?Isitthemostbeautifulormosthandsomeperson?Howabouttherichestpersonorthemostambitious?Isyouridealpartnerthemosttraditionalorthemostmodernperson?Isheorshethepersonmostlikeyou,ormostunlikeyou?Theanswer,psychologistssay,isnoneoftheabove.Why?Becausetheyareallextremes.Inanumberofresearchstudies,psychologistsaskedcouplesthesequestions.Theanswerswereclear.Mostpeoplearehappywithmoderation--withpartnerswhoarenotthemostorthebest<ortheleastortheworst>.Peoplearemorecomfortablewithpartnerswhoarenotsospecial.Theresearchshowedseveralotherimportantthings.Inaloverelationship,twothingscancausetrouble.First,troublehappenswhenbothpeoplegetangryquickly.Thisisnotsurprising.Second,troublehappenswhenpeopledon'texpecttochangethemselvesinarelationship.Doyoustaycalmwhenyoudisagreewithsomeone?Areyoureadytochangeyourself?Ifyoucantoleratedisagreementandarewillingtochange,maybeyouarereadyforaseriousrelationship.Statements:1.Thepassageimpliesthattheperfectmatchforyouisapersonwhoismostunlikeyou.2.Theauthorarguesthatthemostbeautifulormosthandsomepersonmaynotbeyourperfectpartner.3.Moderateperson,thatis,thepartnerswhoarenotthemostorthebestcanbeyourperfectmatch.4.Theresearchshowedthatanextremeloverelationshipbetweenthetwocancausetrouble.5.Thepassagestatesthattheangerisoneofthecausesthatleadtothebreakupofaloverelationship.6.Theperfectmatchliesinthepeople'sattitudestotoleratedisagreementandbewillingtochangeinarelationship.PartDHusbandsandWivesDon'tSeeThingsAlikeLet'sfaceit--husbandsandwivesjustdon'tseethingsalike.TakeTVremotecontrols,forexample.I'machannel-grazer.WhenIwatchthenews,Iflipbackandforththroughfourdifferentnetworks."Itdrivesmecrazywhenyoudothat,"mywifecomplains.Idon'tunderstandwhyshehasnointerestinotherchannels.Afterall,sheisawomanwhowantstoknoweverythinggoingonintheneighborhoodandamongalltherelatives.JustonebuttonawaymightbeaninterestingprogramonHowtoLoseFiftyPoundsbyEatingChocolateSundaesorHowtoUnderstandWeirdHusbands.But,no,shewon'tchangechannels,notevenifshedislikestheprogramshe'swatching."Thistalkshowhostmakesmesoangry!"shecriedoneevening."Thenwhydon'tyouchangethechannel?"Iasked."BecauseIcan'tstandpeoplewhoarealwayschangingchannels."Differences.Norightorwrong,justdifferences."Thefirstlawofcivilization,"saidanoldphilosopher,"istoletpeoplebedifferent."Idon'tneedtoconvertmywifetomyways,andshedoesn'ttrytomakemebelikeher.Wesimplytaketurnsmonitoringtheremotecontrol.Statements:1.ThemajordifferencebetweenthespeakerandhiswifeistheirTVviewinghabits.2.Accordingtothespeaker,heismoreinterestedintalkshowswhilehiswifeismoreinterestedinnewsprograms.3.Thewifeseemstobemoreweirdthanthehusbandis.4.Thespeakerandhiswifeusuallytaketurnsworkingtheremotecontrolwhentheywatchtelevision.5.Itcanbeinferredthatwomenaregenerallymoretolerantthanmenoftheirspouse'sdifferences.6.Thespeakerandhiswifemaintainpeacenotbychangingeachotherbutbytolerance.重點單詞及詞組PartBexpectation期望,期待bug打擾peeve麻煩的事物spouse配偶solution解決辦法abunchof一捆candy糖果expectation期望apologize道歉endup最終以…為結(jié)局PartCpsychologist心理學者ambitious有雄心的moderation適度tolerate忍受PartDcomplain抱怨civilization文明,文化philosopher哲學家monitor監(jiān)控convert使轉(zhuǎn)換Unit4PartBText1BeingaPoliceOfficerIsaStressfulJobInterviewer:Welcometoourprogram,Sam.Sam:Thankyou.Interviewer:Sam,howlonghaveyoubeenapoliceofficer?Sam:I'vebeenapoliceofficerforthirtyyears.Interviewer:Thirtyyears.Andyou'vehaddifferenttypesofassignmentsonthepoliceforce,Iguess.Sam:Yeah,I'vedoneeverythingfrompatroltoundercoverworktodetectivework,andnowI'msupervisinginvestigations.Interviewer:Sam,Ithinkmostpeoplewouldsaythatbeingapoliceofficerisaverystressfuljob.Wouldyouagree?Sam:Yes,it'sdefinitelyastressfuljob.Butitdependsonyourassignment.Interviewer:So,what'sprobablythemoststressfulassignmentyoucanhave?Sam:I'dsaypatrolisthemoststressfulassignment.Interviewer:That'sinteresting!Inwhatway?Sam:Well,Iguessthebiggestpartofthestressisthefearfactor--thefearoftheunknown.Interviewer:Whatdoyoumean,Sam?Sam:Well,inpatrolwork,youdon'tknowfrommomenttomomentwhoyouaretalkingtoorwhattheirreactionisgoingtobetojustifyyourpresence.Let'ssay,forexample,apatrolofficerstopssomeoneforatrafficviolation.Itseemsasthoughthatwouldbeaverylow-stresssituation.Interviewer:Yes,itisaverylow-stresssituation.Sam:Butthetruthis,therearemorepoliceofficersinjuredduringaroutinestop.Interviewer:Really?Sam:Really!That'swhyallpoliceofficersaretaughtfromtheverybeginningtobeawareoftheirsurroundings.Peoplebackoverpolicemen,peopleshootpolicemen,peoplejumpoutatpolicemen--differentkindsofthings.Sothat'sprobablythemoststressfultime.Interviewer:Isee.Let'stakeabreakandthenwe'llmoveontoournexttopic.Sam:Allright.Questions:1.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?2.WhatdoesSammainlytalkabout?3.WhatdoyouknowaboutSam?Text2StressReducersInterviewer:Sam,you'vetalkedaboutthepoliceofficers'stressfultime.Nowlet'smoveontothenexttopic.SofarasIknow,there'saconnectionbetweenstressandillness.Doyouthinkthatthere'sahigherpercentageofillnessamongpoliceofficersthaninthegeneralpopulation?Imean,dotheygetmorecoldsoranything?Isthisreallytrue?Sam:Yes,itis,andthestresslevelnotonlymanifestsitselfindailyhealth--whetherornotyou'vefeelingwellonanygivenday.Italsomanifestsitselfinthingslikeulcers,heartdisease--policeofficerstendtohaveahigherr
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