Interviewer: Angela, you were born in Korea but you've been living in Canada for a long time, haven't you?
Angela: Yes, I was 10 years old when my parents immigrated to Canada and I've been living here for 20 years now.
Interviewer: Do you think that belonging to two different cultures has affected your personality?
Angela: Yes, definitely. There are times when I think that I have two personalities. Depending on where I am and who I'm with, I'm Korean or I'm Canadian. Interviewer: That sounds complicated. Could you explain what you mean? Angela: Well, growing up in Canada when I was going to high school, for example, I was known as Angela to the outside world, and as Sun-Kyung at home. I would wave hello to my teachers, but bow to my parents' Korean friends when they visited our home.
Interviewer: Do different cultures have different ideas as to what is polite? Angela: Yes, definitely. In high school, I was expected to look straight in the eyes of my teachers and to talk openly with them. But when Koreans spoke to me, I was expected to look at my feet and to be shy and silent.
Interviewer: Do you think that having two personalities makes you a richer person? Angela: Yes, but sometimes I don't know who I am.
I am a very sensitive person, and that's good to a point. I feel everyone should be able to feel or understand what others are going through. But when you hurt, cry, or are unhappy for people you don't know, or for a movie that is not real, then I think that's a little too sensitive. That's the way I am.
I am a very independent person. I must do things for myself. I don't like people doing things for me, or helping me, or giving me things. It's not that I don't appreciate it, because I do. I just feel that when someone does something for you, you owe them, and if there is one thing I don't like to feel, it's that I owe anyone anything.
I think I would be a good friend. I would do almost anything for someone I like, and would share or give anything I have. I'm very caring and understanding. People trust me with their secrets, and they're right for doing so because I never tell any secret that is told to me. I'm always there to help in any way that I can. All you have to do is ask.
I enjoy life and people, which makes me feel good. I find fun in almost everything I do (except housework). I like to watch people, talk to them, and be around them. It makes no difference whether I agree or disagree with what they feel, or how they live, or what they look like, or what age they are. I just enjoy learning and being aware of everything and everyone around me.
Tom: Hey, Bill. Do you have any plans for this weekend?
Bill: Yeah, Tom. Cindy and I are going ice-skating on Saturday.
Tom: Oh.
Bill: Why do you ask?
Tom: Well, I thought you might want to come over and study for next week's chemistry test.
Bill: Study?! No way. Hey, what if I try to fix you up with Cindy's sister, Kristi. We could double-date. She's really outgoing, bright, and funny too.
Tom: Hey, I still remember the girl you fixed me up with last time. She was very moody and self-centered. She couldn't stop talking about how great she was. I'm not sure if I can trust you, "Mr. Matchmaker".
Bill: Oh come on. So I made a mistake last time. Cindy's sister is really different. Tom: Well, what does she look like?
Bill: Ah. Looks aren't important. She has a wonderful personality.
Tom: Right.
Bill: Okay. She has long wavy blond hair and blue eyes. She's of medium height, just a little shorter than you are.
Tom: Go on.
Bill: She has a great figure, a nice complexion, and she has a sexy voice. Oh, and she has a tattoo of an eagle on her arm.
Tom: A what?
Bill: No, just kidding. By the way, she was the runner-up in the Miss California Beauty Pageant two years ago. Well, you're probably not interested.
Tom: No, wait!
Bill: Ah, just forget I ever mentioned it.
Tom: No, I'm interested!
David: Barbara, before you go, could you tell me about these students that are coming into my class?
Barbara: Oh, yes. Now, let me think, well, there's...er...Paul. He's a tall, slim lad with fair hair. Very friendly face, lovely smile... He's particularly good with group activities, and he's a very helpful person to have in the class and very helpful with the other students. He speaks fluently, but does make a lot of mistakes! He doesn't seem to mind making mistakes. He asks a lot of questions...er...he tends to speak first and think later. But he's got lots of interesting ideas.
David: Good.
Barbara: Ah...Susan...Susan. Now, she's very lively, quick, and very bright. She talks all the time but not always in English.
David: What? Is she difficult or anything?
Barbara: No...she's quite young but she does behave in quite a grown-up way really for her age. It can be a bit difficult to actually shut her up sometimes and make her listen to you.
David: Ah, right.
Barbara: She's very nice. She has dark hair and dark eyes.
David: Right, well...are there any other girls in the class?
Barbara: Yes, there is Maria. She's Susan's sister.
David: Yes.
Barbara: Actually it's quite difficult to tell them apart although...er... Maria is slightly older. She's a bit plumper and has longer hair than Susan. She's not quite as bright as her sister and I think that makes her feel a bit inferior really. Well, you know, she sulks a bit when she gets things wrong or she misunderstands you. But on the whole, a very sensible girl.
David: OK.
Barbara: And then there's Peter, who's older than the others. He's got a sort of moustache, spectacles and wavy dark brown hair. He usually wears a jacket and sometimes a suit. He's very smart and takes notes all the time. He's also very serious and determined to learn as much as possible. He asks quite difficult questions but he doesn't mean to be nasty.
David: Well, thanks, Barbara. It's all up to me now, isn't it? Have a good holiday, won't you?
Barbara: Thanks.
David: Bye.
1. Pedro sleeps only six hours a night. He goes to school full-time and works part-time in the afternoons. At night he plays soccer or basketball. He's seldom tired and his favorite way to relax is to jog two or three miles.
What kind of person is Pedro?
2. Mr. Miller was teaching his fourth grade class how to divide. The students didn't understand. He had to repeat his lesson and explain the idea more slowly. Over the next few days he explained and explained the lesson until almost the whole class understood and knew how to divide.
What kind of teacher is Mr. Miller?
3. People in the High Street neighborhood don't buy their fruits and vegetables in the supermarket. They buy them from Mr. Smith's truck. You can trust Mr. Smith. He never tries to sell any bad or unripe fruit. His prices are fair.
What kind of person is Mr. Smith?
4. Jake and Charles ran into the classroom. Each one saw the chair he wanted to sit on. Unfortunately, it was the same chair. They both sat down at the same time. Each of them had half a chair. Charles said he was there first and tried to push Jake off the chair. Jake said he was first. Both boys refused to move.
"All right, boys," said the teacher. "If you won't move, then you can sit like that for the whole period." Jake and Charles sat like that for the whole period until the bell rang. When they stood up they were stiff and sore.
"I don't care," said Jake. "I was there first."
What kind of person is Jake?
5. Room 46A at Travis High School was always the dirtiest room in the school. Many of the students threw paper on the floor. One day, Mrs. Duke had an idea. She fastened a basketball hoop over the wastebasket. Now the students love to practice throwing their paper into the basket. When they miss, they pick the paper up and try again. And that was the end of the problem.
What kind of person is Mrs. Duke?
A number of visitors to the UK, who had traveled throughout the British Isles, were asked by a newspaper reporter what their impressions of the British people were. Here's a brief summary of what they thought.
There were many different opinions among those interviewed: Some were very flattering, others very critical. The distinction between the English and the British wasn't always understood, but, on the whole, it seemed that the Scots were very popular with visitors. They were thought to be very friendly, even though one Dutch
visitor confessed she'd found it hard to understand their English.
A great number found the British generally reserved, particularly the English, although one Australian visitor called the English "the friendliest people in the world and most hospitable". But she did admit that speaking the same language was a great help.
Some Asian businessmen, who had traveled widely throughout England, said quite openly that they found North country people "much nicer" than people in the South. When asked what exactly they meant by "much nicer", one of them said, with a playful smile on his face, "By much nicer I mean much more like us!"
A few continentals praised "English courtesy", but the majority found it dishonest and dull. "You're forever saying 'please' and 'sorry' when you don't feel pleased or sorry," one explained.
A young student from South Africa had no views on the matter. He hadn't met any Englishmen, he said. The country appeared to be full of foreigners like himself. Statements:
1. It was easy to tell the English from the British.
2. Speaking the same language helped one Australian visitor a lot.
3. By "much nicer", one of the visitors meant that the British people were more friendly than people of other countries.
4. The majority of continentals thought highly of English manners.
5. To the young student from South Africa, Britain seemed to have a lot of foreign visitors.
One day, when Mr. Smith came home from work, he found his wife very upset about something. Mr. Smith always thought that he was more sensible than his wife, so he started to give her a lecture on the importance of always remaining calm.
Finally he said, "It's a waste of your strength to get excited about small things. Train yourself to be patient, like me. Now, look at the fly that has just landed on my nose. Am I getting excited or annoyed? Am I swearing or waving my arms around? No. I'm not. I'm perfectly calm."
Just as he had said this, Mr. Smith started shouting. He jumped up and began to wave his arms around wildly and swear terribly. He couldn't speak for some time, but at last he was able to tell his wife: The thing on his nose was not a fly, but a bee.
Tom: Oh, that Mr. Taylor. He is so boring!
Mother: What do you mean?
Tom: His lessons put me to sleep. And he's so quick-tempered, Mum.
Mother: Quick-tempered? Mr. Taylor? Are you sure darling?
Tom: Yes, he gets angry very quickly.
Mother: That doesn't sound like Mr. Taylor at all!
Tom: And do you know, he spends all the time looking at his reflection in the window, admiring himself.
Mother: Really? And why does he do that?
Tom: Because he's vain, that's why! And conceited! He thinks he knows everything. Mother: Oh, Tom. Be reasonable. I'm sure you're exaggerating. Mr. Taylor seems such a nice, kind man.
Tom: Well, he isn't. He is mean and cruel.
Mother: Cruel? Now how can a history teacher be cruel?
Tom: Because he only gave me two out of ten points in my history test.
Mother: Oh, now I understand. Tom, I think you'd better get on with your homework! (S1 = the first speaker; S2 = the second speaker; S3 = the third speaker; S4 = the fourth speaker)
S1: In this week's edition of Up with People we went out into the streets and interviewed a number of people. We asked a question they just didn't expect. We asked them to be self-critical...to ask themselves exactly what they thought they lacked or—the other side of the coin—what virtues they had. Here is what we heard. S2: Well...I...I don't know really...it's not the sort of question you ask yourself directly.
I know I'm good at my job... At least my boss considers me hard-working, conscientious, and efficient. I'm a secretary by the way. When I look at myself in a mirror as you sometimes do in the privacy of your own bedroom...or at your reflection in the shop windows as you walk up the street... Well...then I see someone a bit different. Yes...I'm different in my private life. And that's probably my main fault I should say... I suppose I'm not coherent in my behavior. My office is always in order...but my flat! Well...you'd have to see it to believe it.
S3: Well...I'm retired, you know. Used to be an army officer. And...I think I've kept myself...yes, I've kept myself respectable the whole of my life. I've tried to help those who depend on me. I've done my best. I am quite self-disciplined. Basically I'm a good guy, fond of my wife and family... That's me.
S4: Well...when I was young I was very shy. At times I...I was very unhappy...especially when I was sent to boarding school at age seven. I didn't make close friends till later...till I was about...fifteen. Then I became quite good at being by myself. I had no one to rely on...and no one to ask for advice. That made me independent. My wife and I have two sons. We...we didn't want an only child because I felt...well I felt I'd missed a lot of things.
Mike: Hey, guys. Come and look. I've found an interesting Web site on star signs. (The others come close to the computer and look at the star signs on the screen.) Ted: Hey, that's interesting! What's your sign, Sam?
Sam: I'm a Scorpio. What's yours, Ted?
Ted: I have no idea. I've never really thought about that. Let's have a look. I was born on September 5. Oh, I'm a Virgo.
Simon: And I'm a Libra.
Sam: What do they say about Libra, Simon?
Simon: (He reads.) You're a sociable, charming person. You go out of your way to avoid confrontation and do everything in your power to make your life an easy one. Although you're generally likeable, you can be changeable, superficial and critical. But you manage to hide those traits most of the time.
Mike: Do you agree with that? Are you that type of person?
Simon: What do you think? I think there is something in what it says. I am social and outgoing. But I am not changeable, am I? What's your sign, Mike?
Mike: I'm a Taurus. Ah, what's yours, Lilly?
Lilly: I'm a Cancer.
Ted: Now let's look at Taurus.( He reads.) You're a patient, practical type. Good points include your affectionate, kind nature, your trustworthiness and strength of character. Bad points include your possessiveness, self-indulgence and stubbornness. Do you think your character fits well?
Mike: No, not at all. I'm not patient, and I'm not practical either. I am kind of quick-tempered and ambitious. That's definitely not me! But one thing is right: I AM stubborn.
Simon: Sam, let me read yours. (He reads.) You are secretive, and sexy. You have the worst reputation in the zodiac. Scorpio has a dark side, which includes revengeful and destructive traits. Yet despite this, you can be the wittiest, kindest and most entertaining of all the signs.
Sam: Oh, that can't be true! Are you sure you were reading Scorpio?
Simon: Yes, of course! Look for yourself.
Sam: But that's unfair! I have the worst reputation in the zodiac?!
The others: (They all laugh and say.) Ha ha... Poor Sam!
Sam: Who could believe such silly things! Really, I think I'm intelligent, humorous, and kind-hearted.
Mike: Yes, but those are just your good traits. Don't forget about your bad ones! Sam: Come on! Oh, Lilly, we haven't looked at your sign yet. Eh, you are a Cancer, right? You want me to read yours?
Lilly: No, thanks. I'm afraid you'll distort what's written there. Let me read it myself. (She reads.) To some people, you appear tough and determined, but that's just a "front" you put up to protect the real you, which is rather more sensitive and softer. You can be moody, touchy and irritable, but you make up for those negative traits with your kindness, great intuition and protective nature. That's not bad, is it? Simon: No. But what counts is not what it says, but how you really are, what you are actually like.
Lilly: (She is a bit defensive.) What do you mean? What are you trying to say about me?
Simon: I think you are much nicer than what it describes.
(Lilly smiles.)
The other boys: Oh, Simon, don't sweet-talk her! We know what you are thinking. Ted: Hey, I haven't seen mine yet. Now it's my turn.
Mike: Go ahead, Ted! Be our guest!
Ted: It says: Virgo people like order in all things and are neat, clean and precise in their habits. Virgo people are perfectionists and they sometimes can be critical. They do not like to draw attention to themselves. Virgo people are modest, and careful about what they eat or drink.
Sam: Do you have any objections to that?
Ted: I think the description matches me quite well. I AM a perfectionist. I like things to be in order. Erm, I...I'm careful about what I eat and drink. But it doesn't mention my weak points.
Lilly: Oh! And what are those?
Ted: Well, sometimes I'm so careful I tend to waste a lot of time. I'm not very sociable, and I don't have many friends.
Sam: I think everyone has some undesirable personality traits that could be improved. Don't you think we all could improve our personalities?
Mike: I think we can. For example, my little sister was the youngest girl in our family. My parents loved her very much, but they spoiled her by giving her too much. She was at that time self-centered, selfish, aggressive, bad-tempered, and rude. Her personality didn't change any until she entered primary school. In school, she first acted as she did at home, and she couldn't make a single good friend. For a time, she was even isolated by her classmates. She complained to us, and finally understood her problem. From then on, she made every effort to get rid of her undesirable characteristics both at home and in school. Now she's in middle school and has turned into a popular girl.
Lilly: In my opinion, our personalities are partly inherited and partly shaped by our home environment. As we all know, scientists have found that parents' personality traits can be seen in their children. Most children have some of their parents' personality traits.
Mike: That's right. And our early home and school environment also has a big influence on the shaping of our personality. For instance, I've noticed that many children growing up in rich families may become wasteful, lazy, arrogant or cold. On the other hand, I've noticed that many children raised in poor families are hard-working, caring, sympathetic, and helpful.
Sam: Does that mean you think we have to choose our parents wisely?
(The others laugh.)
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Mart Moody from Tupper Lake used to tell this tale. "I went out one day and there was a big flock of ducks out on Tupper Lake. And I had this good dog. I shot at the ducks, and then I sent the dog out there. She was heavy with pups at the time, and I didn't know whether I should send her out there. It was a cold day in the fall. Well, she took right off and away she went. But she didn't show up when it got dark. I began to worry about her. She was a good dog, a really good retriever. She'd get anything I shot at.
"So the next morning I woke up and I thought I'd better go and see if I could find her. And I got down to the shoreline of the lake and I looked out. Suddenly I saw something coming. It was this dog. She came into the shore! She had three ducks in her mouth. And behind her she had seven pups. And each of the pups had a duck in his mouth."
There was an old man who had a daughter. He told his daughter that he had invited a preacher to his house. He said, "Daughter, I'm going down to the train to meet the Reverend, and I've roasted two ducks and left them there for him in the other room. Don't you touch them!" The daughter said, "No, I won't touch them." So her papa went to the train to meet the Reverend, and the girl began to taste the ducks. The ducks tasted so good that she kept on tasting them until she had eaten them all up, every bit of them.
After the old man came back, he didn't even look in the place where he had left the ducks. He went directly into the other room to sharpen his knife on the oilstone so he could carve the ducks. The preacher was sitting in the room with the girl. She knew that her papa was going to punish her, and she started crying and shedding tears. The preacher asked, "What is the matter with you, girl?" She said, "Papa has this one bad fault: He invites preachers to his house and goes to sharpen his knife to cut off both their ears." And the Reverend asked, "What is that you say, daughter?" The girl said, "Yes, Papa invites preachers here all the time and cuts off both their ears." The preacher said, "Daughter, hand me my hat. Quick!" The girl gave him his hat and he ran out of the door quickly. The daughter called her papa and said, "Papa, the preacher got both the ducks and has gone." The old man ran to the door and yelled to the preacher, "Hey, where are you going in such a hurry? Come back here right now!" But the preacher just kept running and shouted back over his shoulder, "Damned if you'll get either one of these."
Jack Storm was the local barrel maker and blacksmith of Thebes, Illinois. He had a cat that stayed around his shop. The cat was the best mouse catcher in the whole country, Jack said. He kept the shop free of rats and mice. But, one day, the cat got caught in a piece of machinery and got a paw cut off. After that, he began to grow weak and thin and didn't take any interest in anything, because he wasn't getting enough to eat. So, one day, Jack decided to make a wooden paw for the cat. He made it with his pocket knife and fastened it on the injured leg. After that, the cat began to grow sleek and fat again. Jack decided to stay at the shop one night to see how the cat managed with his wooden paw.
After dark, the cat got down in front of a mouse hole and waited. Pretty soon a mouse peered out cautiously. Quick as a flash the cat seized it with his good paw and knocked it on the head with his wooden one. In no time, that cat had eighteen mice piled up in front of the mouse hole.
Ken: Hey, Josh. Where did you get those comic magazines?
Josh: When I went home last weekend, I found these old Superman magazines that my older brother had bought many years ago.
Ken: You don't have time to read old comics. Why did you bring them here?
Josh: In my World Literature class we've been talking about the importance of myths, folk tales, and legends to cultures. We have to write a short paper on which legendary figure we think is the great American hero. I think it's Superman.
Ken: Superman? Why? I think it's someone like Paul Bunyan, the giant woodsman, or Johnny Appleseed, who planted early apple trees in the Midwest. Superman is just a modern comic magazine character.
Josh: When I saw these old comics, I started thinking that Superman represents a combination of cultural traditions and beliefs that have been told throughout our American history.
Ken: How?
Josh: Superman is an orphan who comes by rocket to Earth when his native planet explodes. He lands near a small town and is adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent, who teach him their American middle-class values of honesty, hard work and
consideration for others. As an adult, he migrates to a large city and defends Americans against evil.
Ken: What else?
Josh: Well, I was thinking about this and realized that he is a symbol of the American character because he is an immigrant. We Americans have come from somewhere else, too. My great grandparents came from Germany, and I know your grandparents came from Brazil. They all worked hard and succeeded.
Ken: But how does that relate to Superman?
Josh: He goes to the city, just as many immigrants did, works as a newspaper reporter. But his adopted parents' values of honesty, hard work and helpfulness are a part of him. He uses his super abilities to fight dishonesty and to help the victims of crime and injustice, meanwhile working hard at his newspaper job.
Ken: I understand. As an orphan, Superman becomes a new person in a new land, just as our ancestors did, and succeeds. He also represents our values. Your paper should be interesting. I'd like to read it when it's finished.
Josh: OK.
At one time animals and people lived together in peace and talked with each other. But when mankind began to multiply rapidly, the animals were crowded into forests and deserts.
Man began to destroy many animals for their skins and furs instead of only for food. Animals became angry at this treatment by man and decided that mankind must be punished.
The animals held a meeting, but they could not decide how to punish mankind. Finally the animals agreed that because deer were the animals most often killed by man, deer should decide how man should be punished.
Deer decided that any Indian hunters who killed deer without asking pardon in a suitable manner would be made to suffer with painful stiffness in their bodies. After this decision was made, the leader of the deer sent a message to the nearest people, the Cherokee Indians. "From now on, your hunters must first offer a prayer to the deer before killing him. You must ask his pardon, telling the deer you are forced to kill him only because your people are hungry and need meat. Otherwise, a terrible disease will come to you."
The spirits of the deer would run to the place where a deer had been killed and these spirits would ask the dead deer, "Did you hear the hunter's prayer for pardon?" If the answer was "yes", the spirits would be satisfied. But, if the answer was "no", then the deer spirits would track down the hunter to his house and strike him with the terrible disease of stiffness in his body, making him crippled so that he could not hunt deer again.
Soon all of the animals agreed that this was a fair and just punishment. Each type of animal decided that they would also cause a disease in people who mistreated them. When the friendly plants of the world heard what the animals had decided as punishment for mankind, the plants decided that this punishment was too harsh. They had a meeting of their own. Finally they decided that each type of plant should provide a cure for one of the diseases which animals had caused for mankind.
This was the beginning of plant medicines from nature among the Cherokee Indians a long, long time ago.
Every March, a flock of buzzards returns to the town of Hinkley, Ohio. No one really knows how long this event has taken place, but according to local legend the annual buzzard migration began nearly 200 years ago with a massacre.
"The first legend of buzzards in Hinkley, Ohio, goes back to the Great Hinkley Hunt on December 24, Christmas Eve, in 1818. The local settlers deciding that the township needed to be made safe for their livestock, gathered together about 400 men and boys, with guns and clubs and completely surrounded the township of Hinkley." As the story goes, the townsfolk began marching toward the center of town, driving all the game in front of them, and killing virtually every wild animal they encountered.
"The settlers took some of the deer and the wild turkeys for the holiday dinners, but left all of the other dead animals out in the snow. When spring came, the remaining dead animals attracted many buzzards, and since 1819 they've been coming back here in March."
Hinkley locals have come to appreciate the buzzards' annual return. In mid-March, on Buzzard Sunday, they celebrate the birds' arrival with costumes, exhibits and songs. Almost seven centuries ago, in Central Asia, there lived a great king called Tamerlane. He was a mighty, powerful, conquering soldier, and his greatest ambition was that one day he would rule a massive empire stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. He made his imperial capital in the oasis city of Samarkand, which he planned to make the most beautiful city on earth. Many magnificent mosques were built and they were decorated with exquisite blue ceramic tiles on the outside, and with pure gold on the inside.
Tamerlane, like the great oriental king that he was, had many wives, including a Chinese girl called Bibi Khanym. Now Bibi Khanym was the most beautiful of all Tamerlane's wives, and she was also the youngest. She was his favorite wife and was deeply in love with him.
In order to demonstrate her great love of Tamerlane, she decided to build a magnificent mosque to honor him, while he was away fighting in a distant war. She engaged the best architect, who designed for her the most magnificent mosque you could imagine. And then she found the best master builder, who began work immediately. But as the weeks and months passed by, the master builder began to fall in love with Bibi Khanym. She resisted all his advances, but at last he threatened to leave the mosque unfinished unless she allowed him to kiss her just once. Bibi Khanym wanted the beautiful mosque finished more than anything else. She was expecting Tamerlane to return any day. So at last she agreed to let the master builder kiss her, just once.
But that was her terrible mistake, for so powerful was the master builder's love for Bibi Khanym that when he kissed her he left a permanent mark on her face.
King Tamerlane returned and saw the guilty mark on his wife's face. The master builder was executed immediately, and then, thinking that a woman's beauty can be a dangerous thing, Tamerlane ordered that from that day on all the women in the
kingdom should never be seen in public without a veil to cover their face.
Long long ago, there was a pretty girl named "Red Riding Hood" because she was always wearing a red hood. One day her mother asked her to take some snacks to her grandmother because her grandmother was ill. Her mother told her, "Don't hang around on your way. Don't leave the main road."
On her way, she saw a wolf. The wolf asked her where she was going and she told him that she was going to her grandmother's house. The wolf thought to himself how delicious she would taste. Red Riding Hood danced in the woods, picking flowers for her grandmother and forgetting what her mother had said to her.
The wolf went to the grandmother's house and ate up the poor lady. Then he waited in the bed for Red Riding Hood.
As Red Riding Hood came into the grandmother's house, she found her grandmother looked rather strange with very large ears, eyes, hands and mouth. And suddenly the wolf jumped out of the bed and devoured the little girl.
At that time, a hunter passed the house and heard loud snores made by the wolf. He went in and carefully cut the wolf's stomach open because he thought the wolf had probably eaten the grandmother. Then both little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother escaped from the wolf's stomach. After that, Red Riding Hood remembered the importance of her mother's words and never left the main road again. Questions:
1. Why was the girl called "Red Riding Hood"?
2. What was she asked to take to her grandmother?
3. What did her mother tell her NOT to do on the way?
4. How did the wolf think Red Riding Hood would taste?
5. What did the wolf do to both the girl and her grandmother?
6. Who rescued Red Riding Hood and her grandmother?
Moon was sad. She had spent many years looking at the people on Earth and she saw that they were afraid. They were afraid of dying. To make them feel better she decided to call on her friend Spider to take a message to them.
"Spider," she said. "The people on Earth are afraid of dying and that makes me very sad. Please tell them that they will all die sooner or later but it is nothing to be scared of."
So Spider slowly made his way to Earth, carefully picking his way down on moonbeams and sunbeams. On his way he met Hare.
"Where are you going, Spider?" asked Hare.
"I am going to give the people of Earth a message from Moon," he said.
"Oh, you'll be far too long. Tell me the message and I'll take it there for you," replied Hare.
"OK! Moon wants the people of Earth to know that they will all die..." Spider started. "Right! Tell the people of Earth that they will all die," said Hare. And with that, Hare disappeared off to Earth.
Spider gloomily made his way back to Moon and told her what had happened. Moon was very angry with Hare when she heard what he had said to the people, and hit him on the nose! That is why, to this day, Hare has a split lip.
"You should have taken the message yourself," said Moon to Spider.
And to this day, Spider is still carefully carrying Moon's message and spinning the web in the corner of our rooms—but how many of us listen?
We don't often know how a word or a legend associated with that word started; however, in the case of the American "cowboy" we do. The cowboy legend began in 1867 when the first transcontinental railroad was being built across the American West.
A branch line of the new railroad went to Abilene, Kansas. In Abilene, a 29-year-old cattle merchant, Joseph McCoy, had a plan that made him a millionaire and put his name in dictionaries. His plan was simple. He knew that in the high grasslands of southern Texas there were large herds of cattle. If these cattle could be brought to Abilene, they could be put on trains and shipped to cities in the North and East, where they would bring good prices. He bought a lot of land close to the railroad in Abilene, where cattle could be kept before being shipped, and put his plan into action.
McCoy advertised for ranchers and cow-handlers to bring their herds of cattle to his new railway cattle yard in Abilene. He offered $40 for each of the cattle, ten times more than anyone else did. One hundred days after his offer was made, the first herds arrived from the South. Each herd had two or three thousand cattle in it. In the next four years, McCoy shipped more than two million cattle to the North and East. He soon became a millionaire.
McCoy referred to the men bringing the cows to Abilene as "cowboys". Soon there were at least 5,000 cowboys bringing cattle up to Kansas from Texas. Because the camera had recently been developed, many photos were taken of the cowboys and their long trips with the cattle. These photos were published in eastern newspapers and the cowboy became an American folk hero. Soon writers, such as Zane Gray, were writing books about the cowboys and their adventures. Thus the legend of the cowboy grew and developed into the 20th century.
King: What's in your hand?
Noname: The swords that used to belong to Sky, Sword and Snow, Your Majesty. King: How did you get them?
Noname: I had a fight with Sky. I killed him and took his sword.
King: Who are you?
Noname: My name is Noname. I was born in Qin. I've been practicing with my sword for more than twenty years, Your Majesty.
King: I heard Sky was a very good swordsman.
Noname: Yes, he was, but not as good as me. We met in a chess house and I knew he was one of the killers Your Majesty wanted. We fought all day and finally I killed him, breaking his sword in two pieces.
King: Good. You will get your reward... Then what about Sword and Snow? I heard they were lovers. They were never apart. I heard they were the best with the sword in their kingdom. And few people ever saw them and nobody knew them. How did you find them?
Noname: It took me three years. Three years after they failed to kill you they returned to their own kingdom and lived in a house where they practiced calligraphy all day
long. They no longer practiced with their swords. I also learned a secret of them. King: And what was that?
Noname: They had not talked to each other for three years.
King: That's strange. Why not?
Noname: Snow believed Sword had betrayed her. No one else knew it. When I heard about it and heard where they were, I went to the calligraphy house and asked Sword to write the word "sword" for me.
King: Why did you ask for the word "sword"?
Noname: If I could find a weakness by the way he wrote the word, I might find a way to beat him.
King: And did he write the word for you?
Noname: Yes, he did.
King: Did you find his weakness that way?
Noname: No, I didn't find any weakness in his writing, Your Majesty. However, I realized that the art of swordsmanship lies in a man's heart. Even without a sword, a true master can make people around him feel that they are facing a man with a sword. King: How did you manage to kill him then?
Noname: I did not kill him. He was defeated by his own love towards Snow. I made Snow believe that he had already fallen in love with one of his maids. Snow was very angry. She killed Sword.
King: And then you killed Snow?
Noname: Nobody could have beaten those two if they had worked together. But, left alone, Snow was very easy for me to beat. Besides, she was also wounded during a fight with the maid who wanted revenge for her master's death.
King: Thank you for killing the three people who were the greatest threat to my life. Your story is beautiful, but you have underestimated one person.
Noname: Who, Your Majesty?
King: Me!
Noname: Why did you say that?
King: I had met those people and I would never believe that they could be so foolishly jealous. No one with a jealous mind could become the master of the sword. I would never believe that they could be as narrow-minded as you've described. Now let me tell you my story. Sky, Sword and Snow were good friends. They wanted us to meet because they knew you were a better swordsman than any one of them. They persuaded you that you were the only person who could kill me. Each one of them fought with you to make you believe that. And that's why you are here with their broken swords.
Noname: How do you know all this?
King: Your eyes tell me that. You must be the greatest swordsman in the world to have killed all three of them. Is this to be my last day? Where are you from?
Noname: I was born in Zhao. My parents were killed by your soldiers when I was a baby. I have not forgotten how they died. I made up my mind long time ago that I would kill you one day. I've been practicing with my sword for more than twenty years now, and I know I can kill you if I'm within ten steps of you. However, you have
also underestimated one person.
King: Who's that?
Noname: Sword. Before I killed Sword he told me he had already given up trying to kill you. He could see that ordinary people suffered most when kingdoms fought. They lost their homes, their parents, their children and their land. There was no peace anywhere. And then he wrote another word for me.
King: What was that word?
Noname: WORLD. He wanted me to think of the whole world and peace. He realized that there could only be peace when the seven kingdoms were united.
King: (He sighs.) I didn't expect the person wanting to kill me would actually know me better than my own people. But, that's my fate! If my life is to end here today, kill me now.
Noname: I have to do this, but remember all those people that have died because of you...
(Noname purposely missed the King because he realized that a united kingdom is more important than his personal revenge.)
(In 221 BC, the King of Qin united the seven kingdoms in China and became the Emperor of China. Wars came to an end.)
In August 1975, three men were on their way to rob the Royal Bank of Scotland at Rothesay when they got stuck in the revolving doors. They had to be helped free by the staff and, after thanking everyone, sheepishly left the building. A few minutes later, they returned and announced their intention of robbing the bank, but none of the staff believed them. When, at first, they demanded ￡5,000, the head cashier laughed at them, convinced that it was a practical joke.
Considerably disheartened by this, the gang leader reduced his demand first to ￡500 then to ￡50 and ultimately to 50 pence. By this stage the cashier could barely control herself for laughter.
Then one of the men jumped over the counter and fell awkwardly on the floor, clutching his ankle. The other two made their getaway, but got trapped in the revolving doors for a second time, desperately pushing the wrong way.
Man: Yes, I'd like to report a theft.
Police Officer: Okay. Can you tell me exactly what happened?
Man: Well, I was walking home from work two days ago, enjoying the nature all around me...the birds, the frogs, the flowing stream...[Okay, Okay] when this woman knocked me right off my feet, grabbed my stuff[东西], and ran off through the trees. [Hmm.] I was so surprised by the ordeal that I didn't chase her.
Police Officer: Yeah. Can you describe the woman for me?
Man: Yeah. She was about 190 centimeters tall...
Police Officer: Wait. You said a woman robbed you.
Man: Well, I'm not really sure. [Hmm.] You see, the person was wearing a white and black polka-dot dress, a light red sweater over it, and she...or he...was wearing a pair of basketball shoes.
Police Officer: Hmm. What else can you tell me?
Man: Okay. Like I said, the person was about 190 centimeters tall, heavily built, with
long wavy hair. She...or he...was probably about in her or his late 30s. I didn't get a good look at the person's face, but well...uh...
Police Officer: What? Was there something else?
Man: Well, the person...had a beard胡须.
Police Officer: Ah! What was, uh, taken...exactly?
Man: Well, just my left shoe. Crazy, isn't it?
Police Officer: Ah hah! The "bearded woman" has struck again!
Man: The "bearded woman"?
Police Officer: Yeah. It's this man who dresses up like a woman and, for some unknown reason, removes the left shoe from his victims. He's really quite harmless, though, and he usually returns the shoe to the crime scene a couple of days later. Man: Hey, he can keep my shoe, and I'll just take off my left shoe every time I walk through the park.
knock sth.(sb.) off one's feet [v] 使...不胜惊奇, 使...极为难过
Melissa Luzzi, a Dallas resident who owns an embroidery business, thought her home was secure. But in broad daylight a thief got in by smashing through a floor-to-ceiling window in the back of her house. Incredibly, no neighbors heard the disturbance—and her home was robbed of everything of value.
One thing common to every neighborhood I visited: empty streets for much of the day. Many of us are working, and the kids are in school. But there's usually someone home in the neighborhood.
I've found that, nationwide, police respond much faster to 911 calls than to alarms. So keep an eye on your neighbors' property[财产], and ask them to do the same for you. Call the police if you hear breaking glass, or see someone lurking about or notice anything suspicious.
You also might consider joining a community crime-watch group. "Criminals know which neighborhoods have watch groups," says Dallas Sgt. Tony Takats. "They avoid them like the plague."
"The little old lady who's home all day?" adds Steve Bell, a 31-year veteran of the Dallas police force. "She's the best security you've got."
broad daylight n.大白天
floor-to-ceiling window 落地窗户
disturbance [n] 骚乱, 扰乱, 不安, 心神不安
nationwide全国范围的
veteran老手
I took a trip recently into the heart of the Amazon Basin where one of the big issues facing our planet stands out: the balance between economic development and the conservation of natural resources. There is strong pressure in the country to harvest [v] 收割, 收获, 获得natural riches for short-term financial gains. Then there is intense international concern about the control of such development. The problem, of course, is that this is a one-way street. Rapid development, and wholesale harvesting of timber, oil, and the like, will soon lead to the Amazon desert, which would mean the
extinction of half our planet's animal and plant species and the depletion of much of the oxygen we breathe. This clearly impacts every one of us.
The local people of the Amazon understand the delicate balance of nature. They've survived for thousands of years by making good use of it, not abusing it----something we can all learn from. And now tourism is playing a positive role in the equation. Travelers from more developed countries are increasingly interested in the natural world. As a result, they are fueling a boom in eco-tourism. This is in turn bringing valuable income into the region, raising awareness of critical issues and helping slow down the otherwise uncontrollable development.
basin [n] 盆, 盆地, 菜盆
issue [n] 问题, 流出, 结局, 河口, 结果
stands out突出
conservation [n] 保存, 守恒
intense [adj] 强烈的, 强烈, 紧张的, 热情的
rapid [adj] 快捷, 快的, 快速, 陡的, 快速的
wholesale [adj] 批发, 批发的, 大规模, 大批的
[v] 批发
species [n] 种, 种类
delicate [adj] 精巧, 脆弱, 娇嫩, 敏感, 细腻, 柔和的, 纤细的
abuse [v] 滥用, 虐待, 辱骂
equation [n] 等式, 反应式, 相等
fuel [v] 加燃料, 激起
critical [adj] 关键, 临界, 批判, 评论性, 严重, 批评的
boom [n] 繁荣, 吊杆, 暴涨, 水栅, 隆隆声
It isn't strictly true that one half of the world is rich and the other half is poor. It is one-third that is very rich and two-thirds that are very poor. People in the rich third don't realize the enormous difference between them and the other two-thirds. A very simple example is that a dog or a cat in North America eats better than a child in many of the poorer countries. A fisherman in South America may be catching fish which are processed into pet food and yet his own children are not getting enough protein for
their bodies to develop properly.
Although a lot of the world's natural resources come from these poorer countries, people in the richer countries are probably using much more of these resources than people in Asia or Africa. The richer countries are in a position to dictate to suppliers what kind of prices they are prepared to pay for these natural resources. In some cases the prices have gone down. In others they have remained steady. But the prices the richer countries get for their own exports have continued to rise. So, they are getting richer and richer, and the poorer countries are getting poorer and poorer.
process [v] 加工, 对...起诉, 冲洗, 处理
protein [n] 蛋白质
dictate [v] 口授, 口授, 口述, 要求，命令
The news report that night was about a famine in Ethiopia. From the first few seconds it was clear that this was a really monumental catastrophe. The pictures were of people who were so thin that they looked like beings from another planet. The camera focused on one man so that he looked directly at me, sitting in my comfortable living room. All around was the sound of death.
It was clear that somehow the world had not noticed this tragedy until now. You could hear the despair, grief and disgust in the voice of the reporter, Michael Buerk. At the end of the report he was silent. My wife, Paula, started crying, then rushed upstairs to check our baby, Fifi, who was sleeping peacefully.
I kept seeing the news pictures in my mind. What could I do? I was only a pop singer—and by now not a very successful pop singer. All I could do was make records which no one bought. But I would do that, I would give all the profits of the next Rats record to Oxfam. What good would that do? It would only be a little money but it was more than I could give just from my bank account. Maybe some people would buy it because the profits were for Oxfam. And I would be protesting about this disaster. But that was not enough.
Marsha and Ed Gibson are sitting at the kitchen table. Ed is nervous and upset, and he's smoking. Marsha's eyes are red. She looks tired. Their children, two boys, eight and ten, are sitting with them. Tony and George know that their parents are having problems. Now, their parents are telling the boys that they're going to get a divorce. Their mother is talking first. She's telling them that she loves them and their father loves them, too. But she and their father are having problems. They aren't going to live together as a family anymore. It has nothing to do with the boys. The boys are going to live with her. They're going to stay in the same house, go to the same school, and be with all their friends.
Now, their father is talking. He's going to leave the house this weekend. He's not going to move far away; he's going to be in the next town. Two weekends a month, the boys are going to stay with him. And, they're going to be with him one month in the summertime. He'll take his vacation then and they'll go to the beach. The boys can call him anytime. He's going to be nearby. It'll be better this way.
Tony and George don't really understand what's happening. On the one hand, they know that their parents aren't happy. On the other hand, they want everyone to stay together.
Questions:
1. How does the couple feel about their divorce?
2. Why does the couple decide to get a divorce?
3. Where will the husband go after the divorce?
4. What is the children's response to their parents' divorce?
A pensioner was shot to death in front of his wife last night. He had complained about local drug dealers shortly before his murder. Terry Morgan, 69, had just driven his wife back from work but was killed by a single shot to the chest as he got out of his car. His wife was opening the front door when she heard a loud bang and found her husband lying on the ground. He died without saying anything. The murder happened at his home in Rugby. It shocked everyone in his town. People said it was really a cold-blooded killing. As police began a major investigation into this horrible murder, they found Mr. Morgan had made complaints to a local official about drug dealing in a nearby street. He had mentioned his concern twice to the local official. A neighbor of Mr. Morgan said he was against drugs of any kind. Whenever this topic arose he always expressed strong views about drugs. Last summer, gangs of teenagers in his neighborhood were found to be drug abusers. He tried to help them stop using drugs, but it only made them angry. But it's still too early to say this is related to the murder.
A lady who used to live in the same street as Morgan said, "Mr. Morgan was a respectable man, a nice man. But it's getting really bad here with gangs of teenagers abusing drugs and stealing. They should be the ones accused of this murder."
Last month, the Wilsons went to Green Trees Park. Jim and Sally sat under the trees and talked and read. The children played ball.
Sally decided to take a picture of the children. She took her camera and walked over to them. She focused her camera. Then, she heard a scream. Sally looked up. A man was stealing a woman's purse. He was running in her direction.
Sally thought fast. She took three pictures of the man. When the police came, she gave them the film.
The next day, one of Sally's photographs was in the newspaper. Under it was the story of the robbery. In a few hours, the police knew the man's name and address. They went to his house and arrested him. The man is now serving three months in jail. Questions:
1. Where was the Wilson family when the story happened?
2. What was Sally doing when she heard the scream?
3. What did Sally see?
4. What did Sally give the police?
5. What happened to the man on the photographs?
In many countries in the process of industrialization, overcrowded cities become a major problem. Poor conditions in these cities, such as lack of housing, inadequate means of keeping places clean and healthy and lack of employment, bring about an increase in poverty, disease and crime.
The over-population of towns is mainly caused by the drift of large numbers of people from the rural areas. These people have become dissatisfied with the traditional life of farming and have come to the towns hoping for better work and pay.
One possible solution to the problem would be to impose registration on town residents. Only officially registered inhabitants would be allowed to live in the towns and the urban population would thus be limited. In practice, however, this causes a great deal of resentment, which would ultimately lead to violence.
The only long-term solution is to make life in the rural areas more attractive, which would encourage people to stay there. This could be achieved by rewarding people for going and working in the villages. Facilities in the rural areas, such as transport, health and education services, should be improved. Education should include training in improved methods of farming and other rural industries, so as to foster a more positive attitude to rural life. The improvement of life in the villages is doubly important, because the towns themselves cannot be developed without the development of the rural areas.
Paul: Guys, guys, it's getting late. Some of us are going to work tomorrow. Who wants to ride back with me?
Donna: No one is going to ride with you. Give me your car keys. I'll drive you home. Paul: Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute! That's not happening... I know I've been drinking, but I can still drive.
Donna: No, you can't. We decided when we came that I would be the designated driver tonight. That's why I've been having soft drinks all evening.
Pete: She's right. And I can also drive. I haven't been drinking either since I'm under 21.
Paul: But, I really don't think that having a few drinks can make a person a dangerous driver.
Donna: Well, you're wrong about that. I read that even a few drinks can impair concentration and slow reactions.
Jean: I haven't been drinking that much alcohol tonight, but I would rather drive home with Donna. I know from first-hand experience...er...how drinking can affect a driver. My best friend in high school was killed in a drunk driving accident.
Ron: How did it happen?
Jean: Well, it was the night of the senior prom at high school, and my friend had a date. Er, the date had borrowed a car for the evening, but his older brother had given him some booze, you know, just to make the evening go with a swing. Well, they, er...left the prom early with two other couples, and went to the beach, drinking... Ron: What happened?
Jean: Well, on the way home, my friend's date was driving. He was speeding, lost control of the car, and drove to a lamppost. Er...my friend and two other students were killed outright and three others were badly injured. And the driver, he'll never walk again because his back was broken.
Paul: That's just one incident. That won't happen to me.
Donna: But it's not just one incident, and it could happen to you. I know that almost two thousand underage drinking drivers are involved in serious injury or death each year in the state of California alone. And almost 40 percent of high school seniors admit they have driven after drinking.
Paul: Well, I'm 21 now and a more experienced driver than most high school seniors.
I've driven after drinking plenty of times and I haven't had any crashes.
Ron: Well, then you're lucky. I know I don't want to ride with you. I know when I've had too much to drink. Besides, Donna is a designated driver. Donna, why were you willing to do this for us? I know you like to drink sometimes.
Donna: I'm a member of Students Against Drunk Driving, and my mother is a member of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. We believe in having non-drinking designated drivers in order to prevent accidents and help save lives. There are many groups of people of all ages who support programs against drinking and driving. They all agree that drunk driving is one of the major social problems in the U.S., especially among young people.
Pete: So that's how you know all those statistics. Don't you ever drink when you go out? I know I probably will when I'm old enough to do it legally. The bars in this town are very careful about checking our IDs to see if we're old enough.
Donna: Yes, I drink occasionally, but I never drive afterwards.
Jean: Don't forget that people that are older than we are cause accidents too. That's what frightens me.
Donna: Me too. Another fact that I remember is that the average drunk driver is typically male, 25 to 35, with a history of driving while intoxicated. I hate to see you, Paul, or any of my friends, to be included in that group.
Pete: I guess alcohol is only one of the drugs involved in the Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) cases. Many people would like to see marijuana and other drugs become legal in California, but I'm against it because I'm convinced it would increase the number of accidents even further. I recently read that in the U.S., there is a person killed every 33 minutes and someone injured every two minutes because of alcohol and other drug-related accidents. We don't need to add to that.
Paul: What if I drink a quick cup of coffee and then drive?
Jean: No way! Even I know that it won't lower your blood alcohol content, despite what people say. You just can't drive tonight. We've all seen how much you've drunk here. We'll be risking our lives driving with you. Donna is being a good friend by offering to drive your car for you. Anyway, if we didn't take your car keys away from you, I think the bartender would. He saw how much you drank here tonight. He wouldn't want to be responsible for an accident.
Ron: Well, please let's decide who is driving. Drinking makes me sleepy and I need to get back to my room and go to bed. I don't want to fall asleep here. Besides, I have a Saturday job too.
Donna: OK, let me give you one last statistic and I'll drive us all back. Have you ever thought how much it would cost you if you are arrested for DWI, even if you're just stopped in a routine check and you've been drinking, but not even involved in an accident? Just listen to this: A first-time DWI conviction can cost you $11,000 in fines, legal fees, and increased insurance costs. Can you afford that, Paul?
Paul: You know I can't. I'm still trying to pay my college fees for this semester. OK, Donna, you win. Here are my keys. Be sure to drive carefully.
For many of you this will be your last year at university and now is the time for you to begin thinking seriously about your future careers. In order to give you as much help
Unit 1 Listen1_Ex1 Interviewer:Angela, you were born in Korea but you've been living in Canada for a long time, haven't you? Angela:Yes, I was 10 years old when my parents immigrated to Canada and I've been living here for 20 years now. Interviewer:Do you think that belonging to two different cultures has affected your personality? Angela:Yes, definitely. There are times when I think that I have two personalities. Depending on where I am and who I'm with, I'm Korean or I'm Canadian. Interviewer:That sounds complicated. Could you explain what you mean? Angela:Well, growing up in Canada when I was going to high school, for example, I was known as Angela to the outside world, and as Sun-Kyung at home. I would wave hello to my teachers, but bow to my parents' Korean friends when they visited our home. Interviewer:Do different cultures have different ideas as to what is polite? Angela:Yes, definitely. In high school, I was expected to look straight in the eyes of my teachers and to talk openly with them. But when Koreans spoke to me, I was expected to look at my feet and to be shy and silent. Interviewer:Do you think that having two personalities makes you a richer person? Angela:Yes, but sometimes I don't know who I am. 1.Angela immigrated from Canada to Korea.(F ) 2.Angela is about 20 years old now.(F ) 3.Angela had two different personalities,one at school and one at home.(T ) 4.Sun-Kyung is Anglela's gilefriend at school.(F ) 5.Angela agrees that culture affects personality.(T ) 6.Being expected to two different cultures is sometimes confusing.(T) 1) outside world 2) at home 3) wave hello 4) bow 5) look straight in the eyes of 6) openly 7) look at my feet 8) shy and silent Listen2_Ex1 I am a very sensitive person, and that's good to a point. I feel everyone should be able to feel or understand what others are going through. But when you hurt, cry, or are unhappy for people you don't know, or for a movie that is not real, then I think that's a little too sensitive. That's the way I am. I am a very independent person. I must do things for myself. I don't like people doing things for me, or helping me, or giving me things. It's not that I don't appreciate it, because I do. I just feel that when someone does something for you, you owe them, and if there is one thing I don't like to feel, it's that I owe anyone anything. I think I would be a good friend. I would do almost anything for someone I like, and would share or give anything I have. I'm very caring and understanding. People
Unit 1 Personality羞怯的痛苦 对许多人来说，羞怯是很多不愉快的起因。各种各样的人——矮的、高的、愚笨的、聪明的、年轻的、年老的、瘦的、胖的——都说自己是羞怯的。羞怯的人会焦虑不安，感到不自然；也就是说，他们过分地关注自己的外表和举止。脑海中不断盘旋着一些使自己不安的想法：我给人留下的是什么印象？他们喜欢我吗？我讲话是不是傻里傻气？我长得难看。我穿的衣服毫不引人注目。很显然这种不安的感觉会对人产生不利的影响。一个人的自我看法反映在自己的行为方式之中，而一个人的行为方式又影响他人的反应。通常，人们如何看待自己对他们生活的各个方面都会产生深刻的影响。例如，具有积极的自我价值观或很强自尊心的人往往表现出自信。而由于自信，他们不需要他人不断地称赞和鼓励，也能使自己感觉良好。自信者热情、自发地投入生活。他们不因别人认为他们“该”做什么而受到影响。有很强自尊心的人不会被批评所伤害；他们不会把批评看作是人身攻击。相反，他们认为批评是一种提醒他们改进的建议。相比之下，羞怯的人自尊心较弱，往往消极被动并且容易受他人影响。他们（是否）在做“该做的事情”需要得到别人的肯定。害羞的人对批评非常敏感；他们觉得批评正好证实了他们比别人差。他们也很难因别人的赞美而高兴，因为他们相信自己不值得称赞。羞怯的人也许会用这样的话来回答别人的赞美之辞：“你这么说只是为了让我感觉好一些。我知道这不是真的。”显然，尽管自我意识是一种健康的品质，过分的自我意识却是不利和有害的。能否彻底消除或者至少减轻羞怯感呢？幸运的是，人们能够通过坚持不懈的努力建立自信从而克服羞怯。由于胆怯和缺少自尊是密切相关的，因此正视自己的弱点和正视自己的优点一样重要。例如，大多数人希望每门功课都得A。如果仅仅因为在某些领域有困难，就把自己列为差生，这不恰如其分。人们对自己的期望必须现实。老是想那些不可能的事情会令自己觉得无能，甚至产生嫉妒。当我们嫉妒比自己成绩好的学生时，我们正在自我否定。如果你害羞，这里有些具体有效的步骤帮助你树立信心并克服羞怯感：１．认清自己的优缺点。每个人既有优点又有缺点。随着对自我的不断认同，羞怯感就会自然减弱。２．确定合理的目标。例如，在聚会时和一群陌生人在一起，你也许会怯场。不要以为你必须和每个人交谈。集中精力，仅和一两个人交谈，你会感到更自在些。３．内疚和羞耻感是消极的情感。不要把时间和精力浪费在这上头。假设你伤害了某人的感情，（光）感到羞愧是无济于事的。相反，应该承认你犯了个错误，并决心在将来更加善解人意。４．所有问题都有许多种解决办法。很少有完全正确或完全错误的意见。要敢于公开表达自己的观点。５．不要对自己做消极的评论。这是一种自我否定。千万别把自己描述为愚蠢的、丑陋的，或者一个失败者。注重自己积极的方面。６．接受批评时要缜密思考。不要把批评理解为人身攻击。例如，如果一位朋友抱怨你的烹饪技术，要把这当成对你的烹饪技术而不是对你本人的评价而接受下来。放心，你们还是好朋友，但你的烹饪技术也许确实有待改进。７．记住，每个人都会经历一些失败和挫折。要把它们作为增长见识的经历，从中受益。挫折往往会成为转机，随之而来的将是一段美妙绝伦的经历。例如，你可能被你所中意的大学拒之门外。然而，
Unit 5 Romance I.Key Words & Expressions absorb broaden correspond delicate disgust fertile glow grateful grip hesitate overseas previous locate margin schedule sensible slim split straighten sustain thoughtful thrust be grateful to sb. for sth. go sb’s way in response to make one’s way more than a little take a chance on sth. Additional V ocabulary live up to one’s expectation 不辜负某人的期望 A cadre should be ready to take a lower as well as a higher post. 干部要能上能下。 provocative smile 撩人的微笑 more than a little overweight 体重偏胖，体态臃肿 warm and kindly glow 热情善良的光芒 Ill news travels fast. 恶事传千里。 Every man has a fool in his sleeves. 人人都有糊涂的时候。 II. V ocabulary &Structure 1. As you have seen, the value of a nation’s currency is a of its economy. A. reaction B. reflection C. response D. revelation 2. During the process, great care has been taken to protect the silk from damage. A. sensitive B. tender C. delicate D. sensible 3. She was so in her job that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door, A. attracted B. absorbed C. drawn D. concentrated 4. Although the weather was very bad, the buses still ran on . A. list B. plan C. arrangement D. schedule 5. We haven' t reserved a table, b ut we will take a chance its not being full. A. at B. on C. about D. of
Unit 1 Part 1 Listening I 1．1-5 FTFTT 2. 1-5 776-2235，65, 11，loud, quieter Listening II 1. 1-5 ABBDA 2. 1-5 old, torn/ blue, by the hand, holiday, children Listening III 1.1-5 181st，very tired, take hold of; for her trouble, never/ again Listening IV 1.1-5 CDBDB 2.. R: fulfills my every need./stay home, cook, clean, and watch the kids. E: open-minded/ something interesting to say. Part 2 1. ACDEGIJ 2. 1-8 in a mess, my turn, a hand, work on, expectations of, how about, too much, what we have Part 3 1. 1)-15) nicer, excited, promises, married, first, lasted, kids, enough, changes, loves, mad, care about, boy friend, get better, help Part 4 Listening I 1. CEFGKL 2. 1-5 personality/ background, good sense of humor, terrible, different environments, looks Listening II 1. 1-5 FTFTT 2. 1-5 gone by, no sign, taken over, enough, limits Listening III 1. 1-5 TFFTT 2. 1-5 seventies, selfish, unnatural, husband, surrounded Listening IV 1.1-5 ABDCD 2.c: done his part of the housework h: high priority with w: responsibility Unit 2 Part 1 Listening I 1. 1-5 TFTFT 2. 1 He moved to Newton. 2 She wrote down the new address on it. 3 It was thrown away. / The professor threw it away.
新编大学英语（第二版第三册）习题答案 新编大学英语（第三册）习题答案 Unit 1 Personality P14-reading comprehension 1. Understanding the Organization of the text 1) much unhappiness 2) a profound effect usually act with confidence are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others 3) i) Recognize your personal strengths and weaknesses ii) Set reasonable goals iv) Don’t be afraid to speak up and give your point of view v) Do not make negative comments about yourself vi) Accept criticism thoughtfully viii) Do not associate with people who make you feel inadequate ix) Set aside time to relax, enjoy hobbies, and reevaluate your goals regularly x) Practice being in social situations Vocabulary (P16) 1. 1) self-conscious 2) self-confidence 3) self-esteem 4) self-destructive 5) self-worth
新编大学英语课后答案 Unit 1 Part One PREPARATION 1. Different Kinds of Personal Relationships STEP ONE parent—child employer—employee clerk—customer husband—wife write—reader driver—passenger teacher—student host—guest buyer—seller doctor—patient boyfriend—girlfriend performer—audience STEP TWO co-workers，colleagues，classmates，roommates，schoolmates，seatmates，playmates，lovers，supervisor，neighbors，co-author... Part Two Post-reading Reading Comprehension 1. 1. 1) A 2) B 3)A 4)A 5) B 6) C 7) A 8) C 2. 1) killed 2) wounded 3) arrived 4) girl 5) badly/seriously 6) blood 7) none 8) American 9) type 10) orphans 11) French 12) difficulty 13) frightened 14) would 15) cried 16) Vietnamese 17) dying 18) understand 19) willing 20) friend 3.（略） Vocabulary 1. 1) reply 2) land 3) pat 4) supplied 5) wound 6) pat 7) replied 8) signed 9) wounded 10) supplies 11) sign 12) balance 13) land 14) balance 2. run: 1) D 2) A 3)C 4)E 5) F 6) B match: 1) E 2) B 3)G 4)D 5) C 6) F 7) A 3. 1) Insert 2) in the balance 3) requests 4) relief 5) let out 6) tiny 7) steady 8) stiff 9) occasional 10) misunderstood 11) limited 12) action Translation 1) I'm tired. I should not have gone to bed so late last night. 2) I don't/didn't know Bob very well, but we go/went out for an occasional drink together. 3) We are supposed to meet her at the train station. 4) You could clearly see people drowning, but/and yet you took no action to save them. 5) Including weekends, there are only twelve more days to buy Christmas presents. 6) Without immediate action, many kinds of wild animals would die from hunger. Part Three FURTHER Development 1Grammar Review
Interviewer: Angela, you were born in Korea but you've been living in Canada for a long time, haven't you? Angela: Yes, I was 10 years old when my parents immigrated to Canada and I've been living here for 20 years now. Interviewer: Do you think that belonging to two different cultures has affected your personality? Angela: Yes, definitely. There are times when I think that I have two personalities. Depending on where I am and who I'm with, I'm Korean or I'm Canadian. Interviewer: That sounds complicated. Could you explain what you mean? Angela: Well, growing up in Canada when I was going to high school, for example, I was known as Angela to the outside world, and as Sun-Kyung at home. I would wave hello to my teachers, but bow to my parents' Korean friends when they visited our home. Interviewer: Do different cultures have different ideas as to what is polite? Angela: Yes, definitely. In high school, I was expected to look straight in the eyes of my teachers and to talk openly with them. But when Koreans spoke to me, I was expected to look at my feet and to be shy and silent. Interviewer: Do you think that having two personalities makes you a richer person? Angela: Yes, but sometimes I don't know who I am. I am a very sensitive person, and that's good to a point. I feel everyone should be able to feel or understand what others are going through. But when you hurt, cry, or are unhappy for people you don't know, or for a movie that is not real, then I think that's a little too sensitive. That's the way I am. I am a very independent person. I must do things for myself. I don't like people doing things for me, or helping me, or giving me things. It's not that I don't appreciate it, because I do. I just feel that when someone does something for you, you owe them, and if there is one thing I don't like to feel, it's that I owe anyone anything. I think I would be a good friend. I would do almost anything for someone I like, and would share or give anything I have. I'm very caring and understanding. People trust me with their secrets, and they're right for doing so because I never tell any secret that is told to me. I'm always there to help in any way that I can. All you have to do is ask. I enjoy life and people, which makes me feel good. I find fun in almost everything I do (except housework). I like to watch people, talk to them, and be around them. It
UNIT 1 P17 1.你应该适当花一点时间休息和锻炼。(reasonable) You should spend a reasonable amount of time relaxing and exercising. 2. 总的来说，孩子们比过去任何时侯都更健康，受到了更好的教育。(in general) . In general children are healthier and better educated than ever before. 3. 待适当的机会来临，他就能抓住。(come along) When the right opportunity comes along, he’ll take it. 4.每天他都留出点时间跟家里人在一起，享受生活。(set aside) Every day he sets aside some time to be with his family and enjoy life. 5.我记得那些黑暗的街道以及同父亲手拉手走路的情景。(hand in hand) I remember those dark streets and walking hand in hand with my father. 6.他最终辜负了父母的期望。(live up to) He finally failed to live up to his parents’expectations. 7.相比之下，我们的用油量大幅度上升了。(in contrast) In contrast ,our use of oil has increased enormously. 8.经过努力，他成功地克服自己的致命弱点。(ovecome)
Unit 4 Fresh Start In-Class Reading Fresh Start 新的开端 1当我父母开车离去，留下我可怜巴巴地站在停车场上时，我开始寻思我在校园里该做什么。我决定我最想做的就是平安无事地回到宿舍。我感到似乎校园里的每个人都在看着我。我打定主意：竖起耳朵，闭上嘴巴，但愿别人不知道我是新生。 2第二天早上我找到了上第一堂课的教室，大步走了进去。然而，进了教室，我又碰到了一个难题。坐哪儿呢？犹豫再三，我挑了第一排边上的一个座位。3“欢迎你们来听生物101 课，”教授开始上课。天哪，我还以为这里是文学课呢！我的脖子后面直冒冷汗，摸出课程表核对了一下教室——我走对了教室，却走错了教学楼。 4怎么办？上课途中就站起来走出去？教授会不会生气？大家肯定会盯着我看。算了吧。我还是稳坐在座位上，尽量使自己看起来和生物专业的学生一样认真。 5下了课我觉得有点饿，便赶忙去自助食堂。我往托盘里放了些三明治就朝座位走去，就在这时，我无意中踩到了一大滩番茄酱。手中的托盘倾斜了，我失去了平衡。就在我屁股着地的刹那间，我看见自己整个人生在眼前一闪而过，然后终止在大学上课的第一天。 6摔倒后的几秒钟里，我想要是没有人看见我刚才的窘相该有多好啊。但是，食堂里所有的学生都站了起来，鼓掌欢呼，我知道他们不仅看见了刚才的情景，而且下决心要我永远都不会忘掉这一幕。 7接下来的三天里，我独自品尝羞辱，用以果腹的也只是些从宿舍外的售货机上买来的垃圾食品。到了第四天，我感到自己极需补充一些真正意义上的食物。也许三天时间已经足以让校园里的人把我忘在脑后了。于是我去了食堂。 8我好不容易排队取了食物，踮脚走到一张桌子前坐下。突然我听到一阵熟悉的“哗啦”跌倒声。抬头看见一个可怜的家伙遭遇了和我一样的命运。当人们开始像对待我那样鼓掌欢呼的时候，我对他满怀同情。他站起身，咧嘴大笑，双手紧握高举在头顶上，做出胜利的姿势。我料想他会像我一样溜出食堂，可他却转身重新盛一盘食物。就在那一刻，我意识到我把自己看得太重了。
New College English视听说教程 3听力原文 第一单元 Mike: Hey, guys. Come and look. I've found an interesting Web site on star signs. (The others come close to the computer and look at the star signs on the screen.) Ted: Hey, that's interesting! What's your sign, Sam? Sam: I'm a Scorpio. What's yours, Ted? Ted: I have no idea. I've never really thought about that. Let's have a look. I was born on September 5. Oh, I'm a Virgo. Simon: And I'm a Libra. Sam: What do they say about Libra, Simon? Simon: (He reads.) You're a sociable, charming person. You go out of your way to avoid confrontation and do everything in your power to make your life an easy one. Although you're generally likeable, you can be changeable, superficial and critical. But you manage to hide those traits most of the time. Mike: Do you agree with that? Are you that type of person? Simon: What do you think? I think there is something in what it says. I am social and outgoing. But I am not changeable, am I? What's your sign, Mike? Mike: I'm a Taurus. Ah, what's yours, Lilly? Lilly: I'm a Cancer. Ted: Now let's look at Taurus.( He reads.) You're a patient, practical type. Good points include your affectionate, kind nature, your trustworthiness and strength of character. Bad points include your possessiveness, self-indulgence and stubbornness. Do you think your character fits well? Mike: No, not at all. I'm not patient, and I'm not practical either. I am kind of quick-tempered and ambitious. That's definitely not me! But one thing is right: I AM stubborn. Simon: Sam, let me read yours. (He reads.) You are secretive, and sexy. You have the worst reputation in the zodiac. Scorpio has a dark side, which includes revengeful and destructive traits. Yet despite this, you can be the wittiest, kindest and most entertaining of all the signs. Sam: Oh, that can't be true! Are you sure you were reading Scorpio? Simon: Yes, of course! Look for yourself. Sam: But that's unfair! I have the worst reputation in the zodiac?! The others: (They all laugh and say.) Ha ha... Poor Sam! Sam: Who could believe such silly things! Really, I think I'm intelligent, humorous, and kind-hearted. Mike: Yes, but those are just your good traits. Don't forget about your bad ones! Sam: Come on! Oh, Lilly, we haven't looked at your sign yet. Eh, you are a Cancer, right? You want me to read yours? Lilly: No, thanks. I'm afraid you'll distort what's written there. Let me read it myself. (She reads.) To some people, you appear tough and determined, but that's just a "front" you put up to protect the real you, which is rather more sensitive and softer. You can be moody, touchy and irritable, but you make up for those negative traits with your kindness, great intuition and protective nature. That's not bad, is it? Simon: No. But what counts is not what it says, but how you really are, what you are actually like. Lilly: (She is a bit defensive.) What do you mean? What are you trying to say about me? Simon: I think you are much nicer than what it describes. (Lilly smiles.) The other boys: Oh, Simon, don't sweet-talk her! We know what you are thinking. Ted: Hey, I haven't seen mine yet. Now it's my turn. Mike: Go ahead, Ted! Be our guest! Ted: It says: Virgo people like order in all things and are neat, clean and precise in their habits. Virgo people are perfectionists and they sometimes can be critical. They do not like to draw attention to themselves. Virgo people are modest, and careful about what they eat or drink. Sam: Do you have any objections to that? Ted: I think the description matches me quite well. I AM a perfectionist. I like things to be in order. Erm, I...I'm careful about what I eat and drink. But it doesn't mention my weak points. Lilly: Oh! And what are those?
Unit6Culture Part 1 listening Ⅰ 1： 1-5：FFTTT 6-8:FFF 2： 1、cold open outgoing 2、overpowering friendly 3、long time for life 4、accent country loud behavior language 5、closer distance Listening Ⅱ1： 1-5：CADCC 2： 1、lost 2、India 3、settle/stay 4、compare
5、water 6、spoil 7、sugar 8、stay Listening Ⅲ1： EBGADFC 2: 1、European 2、1:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 3、Brown 4、Party 5、stand Listen Ⅳ1： 4,7,6,1,3,8,2,5 2: 1-5:FTTFF
Part 2 1: 1-5:TTFTF 6-8:TTF 2： 1、stupid mistakes 2、lovely ones make 3、entirely 4、finished fixes 5、symbol of death 6、on time alone 7、remind in front of 8、what we do right away Part 3 1: 1-6:ACBDCB 2： 1、culture 2、nation
3、mix 4、ceremonies 5、celebrations 6、recognized 7、worn 8、distinctive 9、everyday wear 10、varies Part 4 Listening Ⅰ 1： 1、walk 2、matter 3、both 4、leave 5、share 6、shake 7、offer 8、Promptness is important both in Britain and in America 9、There is an old story about a man who gave a normal
Unit(1) 1.The doctor’s discovery will have a ( profound深度的;知识渊博的) influence on mankind. 2.She was overwhelmed with ( jealousy妒忌) when she heard that he had been given a promotion. 3.I went to the beach ( numerous 很多的) times last summer. 4.You are ( overweight 超重的) and so you should eat less. 5.When you learn a second language you have many difficulties to ( overcome战胜;克服). 6.If you keep practicing ,you might ( eventually最后,终于) become a good dancer. 7.Exercising is one of the ways of keeping ( slim苗条的). 8.She asked us all what we thought of her new hairstyle ,but she was only looking for ( compliments赞美;恭维). 9.The amount of water in the pond will ( diminish减少;减弱) as the dry season continues. 10.Mary’s comforting words provided the ( reassurance恢复自信) I needed . 11.They are worried that their decision might prove to be ( detrimental影响) to the future of the company. 12.When a person has an infectious disease ,he is usually ( isolated孤独;隔绝的) from other people. 13.This type of unsympathetic无同情心的approach can destroy a child’s confidence and ( self-esteem自尊;自负) . 14.Throughout his speech ,he（accented口音;强调) the seriousness of the situation. Unit(3) 1.We are ( constantly不间断的) reminded of his success. 2.The change in leadership will have a huge ( impact影响;作用) on government policy. 3.The financial ( burden重负) will be more evenly shared. 4.( Candidly坦率地;自然的) ,David, I think you’re being unreasonable. 5.Seeing my work completed successfully gives me a strong sense of ( fulfillment完成;履行;实现). 6.The company had 143 ( salaried领薪水的) staff, most of whom it could no longer afford to keep. 7.She expressed ( resentment埋怨;不满) at being interviewed by a social worker. 8.He’s been running the company with the ( assistance帮助) of his son. 9.She needs to ( perfect完美的) her Arabic before going to work in Cairo. 10.Harry could scarcely ( suppress禁止,隐瞒) a smile. Unit(4) 1.I have got the Key ( in case也许;免得) we want to go inside. 2.( Every so often有时;偶尔),she spends a weekend in London. 3.His punishing累人的work schedule had made him ( resort to诉诸于;采取) drugs. 4.Let's（talk over说服；讨论；商量）the problem with our teacher. 5.Maybe we can forget what has happened and （start over重新开始）. 6.They were claiming record profits when, （in reality事实上）,the company was close to bankruptcy. 7.If we lose the contract, hundreds of jobs are （at stake危险）. 8.He（seized on抓住）the suggestions as a way of getting out of his financial difficulties. 9.The bank has offered a reward for any information ( leading to领到) the arrest of the man. 10.After two years spent teaching abroad ,she returned home for a month to （take stock of估计；观察）her life. Unit 5 1.The soldiers（renewed更新的；重建的）the attack after stopping for a little while. 2.The rules of safe driving ( apply运用；申请) to everyone. 3.It's no use being sorry if you （persist坚持）in doing it. 4.The cold winter was （succeeded）by a stormy spring. 5.I can't just （drop使落下；放弃）everything to receive casual visitors. 6.The details of the policy have not been（revealed显示；透露）yet. 7.The sight of the Great Wall filled the visitors with （wonder对……感到疑惑）.