新编大学英语自主听力 2Unit 4

[05:25.73]2)Why does a Chinese bride wear a red dress in her wedding ceremony?
[05:32.93]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
[05:45.56]1)The American girl thought that none of the Chinese customs troubled her.
[05:53.23]2)Her future mother-in-law cam to visit her because she wanted to help her prepare for the wedding ceremony.
[06:01.51]3)The American girl didn't like to marry in a red dress because it symbolized bad luck and deep sorrow.
[06:11.59]4)On her wedding day, she didn't wear that red dress.
[06:17.68]5)Her mother-in-law thought that people should always hold onto the old ways.
[06:26.32]Exercise 3:Directions:Listen to the passage for the third time and decide which choice is the best answer to each of the questions.
[06:37.80]1)Which of the following Chinese customs is NOT mentioned in the passage?
[06:44.46]2)What's the passage mainly about?
[06:48.53]3)What can you infer from the passage?
[06:53.03]4)Which of the following expressions best explains the meaning of "caught wind"?
[07:00.52]Practice Three Wedding Customs
[07:04.30]Words You Need to Know
[07:06.56]license       elaborate      status       registrar
[07:29.46]institution      make much ado       Brazil       Denmark
[07:53.22]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions briefly.
[08:03.34]The follwoing is a conversation between three people,
[08:06.90]Usha, Hanne and Lea, on various wedding customs.
[08:12.30]Usha:Most of the Indian marriages work out very well I think, although they are arranged.
[08:17.52]Hanne:How was yours? A nice big wedding?
[08:20.65]Usha:Yes. Most Indian marriages are elaborate marriages.
[08:24.54]My marriage went on for three days and we had a lot of guests as well.
[08:29.51]Hanne:How many people were there?
[08:31.88]Usha:Well, in my marriage, we had about two thousand guests.
[08:35.84]Hanne:Oh!
[08:36.96]Usha:The interesting thing about it is in Indian marriages even the very poor man has about a hundred guests.
[08:43.62]And it depends on his status in the society.
[08:46.61]Hanne:How was your... are you married?
[08:49.63]Lea:No, I'm divorced.
[08:51.79]Hanne:So people can get a divorce in Brazil?
[08:54.85]Lea:Oh, yes. We can. Well, since 1980. Er, before it was not allowed. But even so, we can get married just twice in Brazil, you know. A third time is not allowed.
[09:09.04]Hanne:Oh!
[09:10.26]Usha:How about marriages in Denmark?
[09:12.96]Hanne:Well, people don't make much ado about it. Most people er, just move in together,
[09:19.69]they don't even bother to get a license. This especially happened some years ago.
[09:25.67]That has caused lots of legal confusion. And so now they get married again.
[09:32.51]They tend to get married more often. But it's just a simple church wedding or a visit to the registrar's office.
[09:39.02]How about your country?
[09:41.40]Lea:Well, it's still a strong institution in our society, you know.
[09:45.29]But it depends. It concerns the upper and middle classed,
[09:49.36]because among the poor people they don't get married at all.
[09:53.53]They just live together and separate and that's all.  (257 words)
[09:58.14]1)Where do the three people come from?
[10:03.07]2)What is each of the speakers talking about?
[10:08.15]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the conversation again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
[10:20.60]1)Most Indian marriages are carefully prepared.
[10:25.72]2)In India, the size of the wedding depends on how many friends and relatives you hae.
[10:33.42]3)In Brazil, people can get a divorce whenever they can't maintain their marriage.
[10:40.62]4)In Denmark, some people get married without a license.
[10:46.60]5)Now marriage is becoming more popular in Denmark.
[10:52.25]Exercise 3:Directions:Listen to the conversation for the third time and complete the table with the information you get from the recording.