大学英语自学教程 上册 un15

[04:18.51]Help your child to interpret what she sees
[04:21.39]要帮助孩子理解所看的内容----
[04:24.28]to think of explanationsfor the events depicted
[04:27.40]想一想怎样才能解释所描述的事件,
[04:30.52]and to imagine how the show is put together.
[04:33.41]想像一下该戏是怎么连贯起来的.
[04:36.30]Make simple critiques of a show
[04:39.17]对节目作一些简单的评论,
[04:42.04]without implying that her fascination with the drama and the weapons makes her guiltyby association.
[04:47.22]但不要有任何暗示,使孩子联想到由于自己对剧情和武器的着迷而感到内疚.
[04:52.39]Ask the teachers of your child' s preschoolabout their policy on war play and toy weapons.
[04:56.57]可以请教孩子的老师有关他们对打仗游戏和玩具武器的态度.
[05:00.75]Many preschool teachers do not like to have commercially made toy weaponsbrought into the classroom
[05:05.44]许多幼儿园的老师
[05:10.13]and welcome hearing your concerns about this matter.
[05:13.16]不喜欢孩子把商业性的玩具武器带进教室,
[05:16.19]Look for other parents who share your views.
[05:19.22]他们愿意听听你们对这种事的关心.
[05:22.25]Work together to control the amount of violent programs watched
[05:25.97]还可以找找与你们看法一致的其父母.
[05:29.69]and the number of violent toys found in the home.
[05:32.56]大家共同努力控制观看暴力电视节目的数量,控制家中的暴力玩具 的数目.
[05:35.44]Try to arrange play dates for the children as an alternative to TV viewing
[05:39.60]设法给孩子规定游戏的时间,以取代看电视.
[05:43.77]Or look for videos of healthy,nonviolent programs for children,
[05:47.35]或者给孩子找一些内容健康,非暴力的录相节目,鼓励他们观看,
[05:50.93]and encourage their use as an attractive alternative to violent television programs.
[05:55.36]以此作为更有吸引力的手段替代暴力电视节目.
[05:59.78]Text B
[06:02.53]Why Don't Girls Think Like Boys ?
[06:04.51]女孩的思维方式为什么秘男孩不同？
[06:06.50]Do you believe that only boys do well in science?
[06:08.82]你是否相信只有男孩才能学好科学？
[06:11.15]Does it seem to you that girls have better vocabularies than boys?
[06:13.86]你是否感到女孩掌握词汇比男孩强？
[06:16.58]In your opinion,are boys better at building things.
[06:19.21]你的意见是不是男孩更善于制作物件？
[06:21.83]If your answer to each of those questions is "Yes," you are right,
[06:24.61]如果你对其中任何一个问题的回答是肯定的话，
[06:27.40]according to an article in Current Science.
[06:29.47]那么按照《当代科学》中的一篇文章的看法，你是正确的。
[06:31.55]There are exceptions, but here are the facts.
[06:33.84]虽然也有例外，但是以下都是事实。
[06:36.12]On the average, males score higher on tests that measure mathematical reasoning,
[06:39.39]在测试数学推理、机械能力和解题技能方面，
[06:42.65]mechanical ability,and problem-solving skills.
[06:45.43]男性一般得分较高；
[06:48.22]Females show superior ability
[06:50.10]在测试词汇、拼写和记忆方面
[06:51.98]in tests measuring vocabularyspelling, and memory.
[06:54.92]女性表现出更强的能力。
[06:57.85]But these differences will probably not always exist.
[07:00.48]但这些差异可能并非总是如此。
[07:03.11]In the future, a person's abilities may not be determined by sex.
[07:06.49]将来一个人的能力可能不由性别决定，
[07:09.87]As one scientist says, "Nothing is impossible for a person to be or do."
[07:13.14]正如一位科学家所说“人欲成名或成事，未有不可成者”。
[07:16.40]In several recent studies, young babies have been observed
[07:19.29]在最近几次研究中，人们对幼儿进行观察和试验，
[07:22.17]and tested to discover how different abilities ere developed.
[07:24.96]以便了解不同的能力是怎样形成的。
[07:27.74]A scientific team headed by Jerome Kagana
[07:30.12]哈佛大学心理学家杰罗姆’卡根
[07:32.49]psychologist at Harvard University,
[07:35.07]领导的科学小组研究了
[07:37.64]is studying the thinking ability of children 11 1/2 months old.
[07:40.83]11个半月的幼儿的思维能力。
[07:44.01]The test is a simple one.
[07:45.74]试验很简单，
[07:47.46]The baby, while seated on its mother's lap
[07:49.88]被试小孩坐在母亲的膝盖上
[07:52.29]watches a "show" on a small theater stage.
[07:54.62]观看一家小戏院舞台上的“表演”。
[07:56.94]In act 1 of the show,