?[al:全新版大学英语（第二版）听说教程5]
[ti:Unit6 PartA]
[ar:上海外语教育出版社]
[by:上海外语教育出版社]
[00:00.00]Unit 6 Finders Keepers
[00:04.29]Part A
[00:05.67]Pre-listening Task
[00:08.60]Facts and Opinions
[00:10.38]Listen to the facts and opinions about Finders Keepers twice
[00:15.10]and fill in the blanks with what you hear from the recording.
[00:18.78]Pay attention to the sentence structures as you might find them useful in your own discussion.
[00:26.24]1. "Finders keepers, losers weepers" means a person who finds something can keep it,
[00:33.82]and the loser has no right to it.
[00:36.93]Today this proverb is of dubious ethical merit.
[00:47.40]"Finders keepers, losers weepers" means a person who finds something can keep it,
[00:53.21]and the loser has no right to it.
[00:56.11]Today this proverb is of dubious ethical merit.
[01:05.93]2. "Finders keepers, losers weepers" is believed to be an old Scottish proverb
[01:12.11]and while it may be common in some places,
[01:15.18]it is not law.
[01:16.77]It is folk wisdom.
[01:24.06]"Finders keepers, losers weepers" is believed to be an old Scottish proverb
[01:29.01]and while it may be common in some places,
[01:31.93]it is not law.
[01:33.29]It is folk wisdom.
[01:40.33]3. According to a legal casebook,
[01:44.40]the principle that the finder of an object has the propriety right against
[01:50.55]the true owner goes back to an English case in 1722.
[02:01.45]According to a legal casebook,
[02:03.65]the principle that the finder of an object has the propriety right against
[02:08.86]the true owner goes back to an English case in 1722.
[02:19.10]4. In most instances,
[02:21.61]the principle of "Finders keepers" translates into victory for the finder,
[02:26.74]simply because no one else can demonstrate true ownership to the satisfaction of a court.
[02:38.36]In most instances,
[02:39.69]the principle of "Finders keepers" translates into victory for the finder,
[02:45.04]simply because no one else can demonstrate true ownership to the satisfaction of a court.
[02:55.84]5. In a hospital in Taiwan,
[02:59.09]Mr. Wang, a devout Buddhist, found a wallet on top of a payphone.
[03:04.95]He promptly took it to the reception desk.
[03:08.40]When asked why he did that, he simply said:
[03:11.28]"It is my duty and belief that made me do it."
[03:20.63]In a hospital in Taiwan,
[03:22.40]Mr. Wang, a devout Buddhist, found a wallet on top of a payphone.
[03:27.86]He promptly took it to the reception desk.
[03:31.06]When asked why he did that, he simply said:
[03:34.35]"It is my duty and belief that made me do it."
[03:43.13]6. Robert, aged 44, from Glasgow, had no thought of hanging on to the wallet he found,
[03:50.77]despite living on income support.
[03:52.95]He said: "I am a miner's son and was a Sunday school teacher.
[03:57.13]Honesty is second nature to me."
[04:05.72]Robert, aged 44, from Glasgow, had no th
ought of hanging on to the wallet he found,
[04:11.91]despite living on income support.
[04:14.06]He said: "I am a miner's son and was a Sunday school teacher.
[04:18.61]Honesty is second nature to me."
[04:26.73]7. A wallet was spotted by a boy out shopping with his mother and sister in Thailand.
[04:33.85]The mother quickly stuffed the wallet into her trousers,
[04:37.53]grabbed both children and hurried to catch a bus.
[04:47.38]A wallet was spotted by a boy out shopping with his mother and sister in Thailand.
[04:52.74]The mother quickly stuffed the wallet into her trousers,
[04:56.76]grabbed both children and hurried to catch a bus.
[05:05.14]8. Shannon Hill was a student in North Carolina,
[05:09.94]doing three jobs to pay for her tuition, food and rent.
[05:14.69]When she found a wallet, her first thought was, I could really use this money.
[05:20.01]But then she saw a picture of a baby in the wallet and changed her mind.
[05:24.91]Someone else needed it more, she thought.
[05:33.08]Shannon Hill was a student in North Carolina,
[05:35.79]doing three jobs to pay for her tuition, food and rent.
[05:40.48]When she found a wallet, her first thought was, I could really use this money.
[05:45.63]But then she saw a picture of a baby in the wallet and changed her mind.
[05:50.82]Someone else needed it more, she thought.
[05:59.35]9. Andrew, 26, a TV production student in Glasgow,
[06:05.76]had just ￡10 to buy food for the week.
[06:09.73]Yet when he found a watch in a supermarket, he went to hand it in.
[06:14.38]He explained: "It might have sentimental value.
[06:18.35]I lost my watch and never got it back."
[06:27.00]Andrew, 26, a TV production student in Glasgow,
[06:31.76]had just ￡10 to buy food for the week.
[06:35.46]Yet when he found a watch in a supermarket, he went to hand it in.
[06:40.07]He explained: "It might have sentimental value.
[06:44.49]I lost my watch and never got it back."
[06:52.73]10. Mary, a little girl in a pink floral dress,
[06:56.72]found a wallet on a bench in a Seattle amusement park.
[07:00.29]She ran to her father, who immediately handed it back to her.
[07:04.58]"You must take this to someone who can help find the owner," he said.
[07:08.37]The nine-year-old took her dad's hand and they went off to find the park office.
[07:20.19]Mary, a little girl in a pink floral dress,
[07:23.04]found a wallet on a bench in a Seattle amusement park.
[07:26.81]She ran to her father, who immediately handed it back to her.
[07:30.74]"You must take this to someone who can help find the owner," he said.
[07:35.01]The nine-year-old took her dad's hand and they went off to find the park office.
[07:46.24]11. In some countries,
[07:48.96]if you pick up a wallet containing a handsome amount of money that does not belong to you,
[07:54.42]and you keep it, you won't really be prosecuted.
[07:58.85]But your action is considered by many as a theft.
[08:07.80]In some countries,
[08:08.79]if
you pick up a wallet containing a handsome amount of money that does not belong to you,
[08:14.25]and you keep it, you won't really be prosecuted.
[08:18.05]But your action is considered by many as a theft.
[08:27.37]12. A lawyer explains that a person is guilty of theft
[08:31.54]if he dishonestly takes property belonging to another
[08:35.29]with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it.
[08:45.29]A lawyer explains that a person is guilty of theft
[08:48.36]if he dishonestly takes property belonging to another
[08:52.01]with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it.
[09:01.95]13. People argue that if you believe that keeping the money you find is acceptable
[09:08.26]and other people would do the same, then you are not dishonest.
[09:18.43]People argue that if you believe that keeping the money you find is acceptable
[09:22.53]and other people would do the same, then you are not dishonest.
[09:33.04]14. A lost and found (American English),
[09:36.86]or lost property (British English) office,
[09:40.70]is one in a large public building
[09:42.89]or area where visitors can go to retrieve lost articles
[09:46.78]that may have been found by other visitors.
[09:55.42]A lost and found (American English),
[09:57.69]or lost property (British English) office,
[10:01.89]is one in a large public building
[10:03.94]or area where visitors can go to retrieve lost articles
[10:07.80]that may have been found by other visitors.
[10:16.35]15. Frequently found at museums, amusement parks and schools,
[10:22.43]a lost and found office will typically be a clearly-marked box
[10:27.26]or room in a location near the main entrance.
[10:37.34]Frequently found at museums, amusement parks and schools,
[10:41.52]a lost and found office will typically be a clearly-marked box
[10:46.22]or room in a location near the main entrance.
[10:55.76]16. Some lost and found offices will try to contact the owners of any lost items
[11:02.24]if there are any personal identifiers available.
[11:06.17]Practically all will either sell,
[11:08.38]give or throw away items after a certain period has passed to clear their storage.
[11:20.28]Some lost and found offices will try to contact the owners of any lost items
[11:25.17]if there are any personal identifiers available.
[11:28.97]Practically all will either sell,
[11:31.50]give or throw away items after a certain period has passed to clear their storage.
[11:42.95]17. Lost and found offices at large organizations can handle a large
[11:49.48]and varied collection of articles.
[11:52.92]Transport for London's lost property offices (which handle items lost on the city's tube,
[11:58.87]buses and taxis) handles over 130,000 items a year,
[12:04.70]including 24,000 bags and 10,000 mobile phones.
[12:17.26]Lost and found offices at large organizations can handle a large
[12:21.98]and varied collection of articles.
[12:25.23]Transport for London's lost property offices (whi
ch handle items lost on the city's tube,
[12:30.83]buses and taxis) handles over 130,000 items a year,
[12:36.06]including 24,000 bags and 10,000 mobile phones.
[12:48.86]18. In China, the law clearly stipulates
[12:52.51]that lost property should be returned to its rightful owner.
[12:56.94]Those who find a misplaced article should inform the owner or the person who lost it,
[13:02.11]or hand it in to relevant authorities, within 20 days of the property being found.
[13:13.69]In China, the law clearly stipulates
[13:16.23]that lost property should be returned to its rightful owner.
[13:19.94]Those who find a misplaced article should inform the owner or the person who lost it,
[13:25.67]or hand it in to relevant authorities, within 20 days of the property being found.
[13:37.19]19. Those who offer a reward for returned property should pay up as agreed.
[13:43.68]Lost property reverts to the State if nobody claims it.
[13:48.06]But some people say it goes against the traditional Chinese virtue of
[13:52.35]"returning to the owner what one has picked up (拾金不昧)."
[14:01.76]Those who offer a reward for returned property should pay up as agreed.
[14:06.29]Lost property reverts to the State if nobody claims it.
[14:10.72]But some people say it goes against the traditional Chinese virtue of
[14:14.87]"returning to the owner what one has picked up (拾金不昧)."
[14:23.27]20. Some Chinese finders feel it is their right to keep property of little value.
[14:29.86]For more valuable property they think
[14:32.75]they have the right to claim a certain amount as a handling fee,
[14:36.05]and would expect to receive a reward.
[14:44.40]Some Chinese finders feel it is their right to keep property of little value.
[14:48.77]For more valuable property they think
[14:51.62]they have the right to claim a certain amount as a handling fee,
[14:55.32]and would expect to receive a reward.
[15:03.60]21. A young security guard from the countryside, who earned only 300 yuan a month,
[15:10.26]found a wallet containing 80,000 yuan in cash and other valuables whilst on duty,
[15:17.98]and took the trouble to return the wallet to its owner.
[15:21.70]The young man refused to accept the 5,000-yuan reward offered by the owner.
[15:33.64]A young security guard from the countryside, who earned only 300 yuan a month,
[15:38.53]found a wallet containing 80,000 yuan in cash and other valuables whilst on duty,
[15:46.16]and took the trouble to return the wallet to its owner.
[15:49.64]The young man refused to accept the 5,000-yuan reward offered by the owner.
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