大学英语听说教程 第二册 unit7a

[06:34.87]No,I don't think so.But I have noticed a few differences.
[06:39.67]Sarah:Oh,such as.
[06:42.78]Well,the family unit seems to be smaller here than in my country
[06:48.27]For you,the family is just the parents and the children.
[06:52.97]In China it's quite common to have a grandparent
[06:57.18]or an unmarried aunt or uncle living as part of the family
[07:01.98]And we never send our grandparents to an old people's home
[07:06.68]Sarah:Actually,old people's homes are mostly for people
[07:11.67]who have serious health problems and need professional medical care
[07:17.19]Zheng Xin:Oh,I didn't know that.
[07:20.16]I thought they were places for people
[07:23.45]whose children don't feel like taking care of them.
[07:27.35]Sarah:Well,that's sometimes the case,but not usually.
[07:32.15]Here,older people make a big point of being independent
[07:37.85]if they possibly can.
[07:41.14]People try to plan for their retirement and save money
[07:46.23]so that they can keep living on their own
[07:50.41]and take care of themselves.
[07:53.70]When that doesn't work out,they often do live with their kids
[07:59.01]but it's not every many peoples first choice.
[08:04.10]Zheng Xin:How interesting.
[08:06.79]In China,it's traditionally
[08:10.50]the family's duty to look after elderly parents.
[08:14.89]And I think most Chinese parents really like that tradition!
[08:19.49]Sarah:I guess the whole relationship between parents
[08:23.67]and children is different over there
[08:27.38]Zheng Xin:It looks that way to me.
[08:30.38]Parents here seem to give their children so much freedom!
[08:34.66]It's strange.
[08:37.28]Don't young people lose respect for their parents because of that?
[08:41.87]Sarah:I don't think so.My parents still give me a lot of advice,
[08:47.36]but after I turned 18 they never tried to force me
[08:52.35]to do things I didn't want to do.
[08:56.24]I think I respect them more for this,not less.
[09:00.84]Zheng Xin:You seem very close to your parents.
[09:04.16]Sarah:I am.I know a lot of my friends
[09:08.44]feel their parents don't understand them
[09:12.54]but I'm lucky I get along really well with mine
[09:17.64]What about you?
[09:20.33]Zheng Xin:Well,family values are very important in China.
[09:24.61]I love my parents,but I don't always get on very well with them.
[09:29.60]They try to control me too much.
[09:33.00]Sarah:But they let you come to America to study on your own.
[09:37.70]Zheng Xin:Yes,but I had to spend about three years persuading them!
[09:43.29]Your parents treat you as an adult,mine treat me like a child.
[09:48.38]Sarah:As I said,I'm lucky.Some parents here are like yours.
[09:54.26]Zheng Xin:Oh really?
[09:57.16]Sarah:Yeah.
[09:59.54]4.2
[10:08.73]Retelling a story
[10:12.13]2.You're going to hear three people
[10:17.72]describing embarrassing experiences.
[10:21.92]As you listen,decide whether the following statements
[10:27.23]are true of false:
[10:30.62]A Smart Teacher
[10:33.63]Speaker 1:My most embarrassing experience happened
[10:37.73]when I had just leftuniversity.
[10:41.41]I had just started started teaching
[10:44.62]in a Liverpool secondary school.
[10:48.41]One morning my alarm clock didn't ring.
[10:52.62]I had forgotten to wind it up.
[10:56.22]I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine
[11:01.42]I quickly washed,shaved,dressed,
[11:05.70]jumped into my car and drove to school.
[11:09.99]When I arrived the students had already gone into class.
[11:14.69]I didn't go to the staff room, but went straight into class.
[11:20.59]After two or three minutes the students began laughing
[11:25.19]and I couldn't understand why!
[11:28.80]Suddenly I looked down and understood.
[11:32.90]I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
[11:37.60]Hand in Hand The most embarrassing experience
[11:44.00]I've ever had happened two years ago.
[11:48.18]My wife and I had driven into town to do some shopping.
[11:53.67]The streets were very busy and we were holding hands.
[11:58.58]Suddenly my wife saw a dress
[12:02.16]that she liked in a shop window,and stopped.