大学英语听说教程 第二册 unit2a

[00:00.00]Listening & Speaking Book 2
[00:04.83]Unit 2
[00:07.73]Why They Excel
[00:11.02]Part II Guided Conversation
[00:15.60]2.1 Sample Conversation
[00:20.27]1.In everyday life,we often want to give our opinions and ask others' opinions.
[00:29.47]Listen to the following conversations,
[00:33.65]paying special attention to the colored parts and their intonation.
[00:40.02]A
[00:42.29]A:What do you think of making English a required subject in school?
[00:48.07]B:I think it's a good idea.
[00:51.54]A:Why do you think that?
[00:54.73]B:Well,you never know when a foreigner might ask you for help or something.
[01:00.81]A:That's a good point.
[01:06.90]B
[01:09.20]A:Do you think capital punishment should be abolished?
[01:13.90]B:I'm afraid I don't,really.
[01:17.40]In my opinion,capital punishment is just what killers deserve.
[01:23.49]A:I see it differently When you kill a killer,you become a killer too.
[01:33.68]C
[01:36.08]A:What's your opinion of violence on television?
[01:40.96]B:It seems to me that the effect on children is really bad
[01:46.34]it encourages them to act violently.
[01:50.65]A:I agree.
[01:53.45]And it also teaches them to accept violence as a natural part of life.
[02:02.96]Part III Summary and Discussion
[02:12.44]3.3 Discussion
[02:16.54]1)You're going to hear a conversation related to Text A.
[02:23.75]The conversation is printed below, but not in the correct order.
[02:30.26]As you listen the first time,number the speeches in the order in which you hear them.
[02:37.54]The first three have been numbered for you as examples.
[02:42.74]Then read through the dialog with a partner to make sure you both have the same order.
[02:50.14]TV Announcer:What makes Asian-Americans perform so well at school?
[02:55.62]Our program today discusses the amazing success of Asian-American students
[03:03.01]who are taking our best universities by storm and...
[03:08.32]LI Peng Peng:Hey,why'd you turn it off?I wanted to watch that show.
[03:14.43]Chang Ming Zhong:Are you kidding?
[03:17.22]I'm sick of all these investigations into how much better Asian-Americans are than every body else.
[03:25.53]We are getting better grades than other students.
[03:32.72]Isn't it worth trying to figure out why?
[03:37.13]Chang Ming Zhong:There is no why!
[03:40.32]I don't believe we're better than anyone else,
[03:45.02]and I don't like it when people say we are.
[03:50.22]I have the right to be an underachiever if I want to be,even if I am Asian-American.
[03:58.63]Li Peng Peng:But you aren't an under-achiever in fact.
[04:04.32]you're a pretty good example of just what the research is talking about.
[04:10.62]Asian-Americans do get better grades,on the average,than other ethnic groups.
[04:18.22]All the studies show the same thing.Why do you have a problem with it?
[04:24.62]Chang Ming Zhong:Look,if get an A I want to know I earned it
[04:30.73]that it wasn't a case of some white teacher thinking
[04:36.32]"Oh,an Asian-American he'll get good grades because they all do.
[04:43.72]Li Peng Peng:Don't be silly!Teachers don't think that way.
[04:49.23]Cheng Ming Zhong:Well,maybe not all of them
[04:53.51]But there are too many people who think Asian-Americans
[04:58.68]study hard because their parents make them
[05:03.36]or they're following the teachings of Confucius.
[05:08.04]Li Peng Peng:So what?There's a lot of truth in that.
[05:12.45]Chang Ming Zhong:If that's what you want to think,I can't stop you.
[05:17.05]But I get good grades because I deserve them,
[05:21.33]and I work hard in school because I like to learn
[05:25.93]not because of Confucius and not because anyone makes me.
[05:32.02]And I don't do it for my familys honor,either.I do it for myself.
[05:41.71]Part IV Listening and Speaking
[05:50.69]4.1 Understanding a Conversation
[05:56.28]2.Now listen carefully to the conversation and as you listen,
[06:03.49]decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false (F).
[06:09.79]Jack:Grandma,would you like to see the pictures I took on my trip to Europe?