疯狂英语口语现场 Un07_2

[00:00.00]Two   About society.
[00:02.39]关于社会
[00:04.78]Introduction
[00:07.94]A  Some people find it’s very meaningful to be kind to the young
[00:11.47]一些人觉得尊老爱幼
[00:14.99]and care for the old.
[00:16.72]很有意义
[00:18.44]America is a wealthy nation,
[00:20.38]美国是个富强的国家，
[00:22.31]but it has many problems like poverty and loneliness.
[00:24.83]但是也有很多贫穷和孤独这些问题。
[00:27.35]So, many people volunteer their time to help teach poor children,
[00:30.38]所以，许多人自愿给出时间来帮助教育贫穷的孩子，
[00:33.41]or they visit elderly people who are lonely.
[00:35.79]或者去探望年迈孤寂的老人。
[00:38.16]B  In many western nations,
[00:40.83]在西方许多国家，
[00:43.49]people are concerned about others who drink or smoke too much.
[00:45.96]人们关注那些酗酒或抽烟太多的人。
[00:48.43] And drugs are a problem that people openly discuss.
[00:50.91]毒品问题就是人们公开谈论的一个话题。
[00:53.39]C  Pregnancy can be an issue that causes arguments in America.
[00:57.22]在美国，怀孕是一个可以引起争执的话题。
[01:01.05]Pregnancy, abortion, and birth control, are topics that people do not agree on.
[01:04.67]关于怀孕、堕胎以及节育这些问题，人们都持有不同意见。
[01:08.28]D  It is a common tradition for some Westerners to donate money to charities
[01:12.22]捐钱给慈善机构去帮助解决像贫穷、疾病和无法容忍这样的问题，
[01:16.15]that help to solve problems such as poverty, disease, and intolerance.
[01:19.18]这是一些西方人所共有的一个传统。
[01:22.21]E   The suburbs are popular because people enjoy more space for their homes
[01:26.23]郊区很受欢迎，因为人们可以享受更大的住房空间，
[01:30.25]and the crime rate is usually lower.
[01:32.38]犯罪率通常也要低一些。
[01:34.51]Sample Sentences
[01:38.95]1. Do you prefer the city or the country?
[01:41.88]你喜欢城市还是乡下？
[01:44.80]2. Watch your diet.
[01:46.98]注意节食。
[01:49.17]3. You have lost some weight. / You have come off some weight.
[01:51.69]你瘦了一些。
[01:54.21]4. At an early age, I found that positive relationships with elderly,
[01:57.73]早年，我就发现和年老的、
[02:01.26]infirmed, and disabled people, were personally fulfilling.
[02:04.19]体弱者，还有残疾人积极地相处很令人充实。
[02:07.11]5. I have the power to change my body and my health,
[02:09.89]我有能力改变我的身体状况和健康，
[02:12.68]yet I can’t seem to get the job done.
[02:14.84]但是我似乎就是不能把这事搞定。
[02:17.01]6. I think that once you become accustomed to life in a place like New York State,
[02:20.45]我想一旦你习惯了在像纽约州、
[02:23.88]New England, or Minnesota, you would be happy to live there.
[02:26.46]新英格兰或者明尼苏达州这样的地方生活，你会很高兴住在那儿的。
[02:29.03]7. Carl was very supportive of your right to be an individual.
[02:32.91]Carl 很支持你作为个人的权力。
[02:36.79]8.He seems very respectful of people of different backgrounds.
[02:40.10]他看起来很尊重来自不同出生背景的人。
[02:43.42]9. How would you react if your friend wanted an abortion?
[02:47.11]如果你的朋友要求流产的话，你会有什么反应？
[02:50.79]10. I haven't had a personal experience with abortion
[02:53.86]除了认识一个人有过此经历外，
[02:56.93]other than knowing someone who had one.
[02:59.30]我个人还从未经历过流产。
[03:01.68]Conversations
[03:06.33]George:  Do you hear what happened to Sally?
[03:08.46]你听说莎利出什么事了吗？
[03:10.59]Joanne:  No, what?
[03:12.12]没有，什么事？
[03:13.65]George:  She had to go to the hospital.
[03:15.32]她必须去医院。
[03:16.99]Joanne:  Why?
[03:18.52]为什么？
[03:20.05]George:She passed out in class.  Seems she hadn't eaten anything in days.
[03:22.92]她在课堂上昏倒了。好像她几天没有吃东西了。
[03:25.79]Joanne:  Why on earth would she do that?
[03:27.76]她究竟为什么要那样做？
[03:29.74]You mean that she intentionally did not eat any food for days?  That's crazy!
[03:33.36]你是说她故意几天不吃东西？那真是疯狂！
[03:36.97]George:  Yeah, but that's what she did.
[03:38.75]是的，但她是那么做的。
[03:40.53]Joanne:  I can't believe that there are girls who are willing to do that to their bodies.