新世纪研究生英语听说原文Unit 5 Careers and Professions教师参考内容

Unit one1. The restaurant industry has one thing in common with the film industry: the high failure rate among its small businesses.餐饮行业与电影行业的共同之处在于其小型企业的失败率很高.2. His greatness lies in his outstanding ability to connect the qualities of a scientist with those of an industrialist.他的伟大在于他具有非凡的能力把科学家和实业家的品质结合起来了.3. We have replaced ethnic identity with professional identity, the way we replaced neighborhoods with the workplace, which is quite obvious among the mobile professions.像工作单位取代居住地一样,我们的种族身份已被职业身份所取代.这一现象在流动作业的行业中表现得尤为明显.4. Plainly, in any large enterprise the boss cannot be directly involved in everything, and some means have to be found to transfer his belief to others.显然,任何一家大公司的老板都不可能事事亲力亲为,需要找到一些方法把他们的理念传达给他人.5. No one was willing to experience the feeling of being out of control and dependent on someone else’s approval, at someone else’s mercy.没有任何人愿意再过那种自己无法控制、要别人认可、任人摆布的日子了.6. The human being longs for a sense of being accomplished, of being able to do things, with his hand, with his mind and with his will.人们渴望一种成就感,渴望有能力凭自己的手、自己的脑、自己的意志办成事情.7. The government hopes that sale of a chunk of its assets will help make up for its loss.政府希望通过大量出售资产来弥补损失.8. In modern society, people are more likely to be identified by their professions, rather than by their communities.9. Careers jobs and work do much more than most of us realize to provide happiness and contentment.职业和工作在使人得到幸福与满足方面所起的作用比我们大多数人意识到的要多得多.10. We did have an investigation with regard to the issue, but we should not comment on it.我们的确对这个事件进行了调查,但不会对正在进行的调查作任何评论.Unit two1. 尽管已历经无数失败，凯瑟琳仍然相信她能把儿子培养成为世界冠军。

Step3. Present the 5 questions in Task2. Ask the class to read them through and make prediction about the points that the conversation may cover based on the key words in the questions. (3 minutes) Step4. Play the disc for the class to listen for the answers to the 5 questions in Task2. After listening, the Ss can have 5 minutes to talk about their answers in pairs. (10 minutes)
Ss are expected to learn to: 1. listen for specific information about jobs; 2. listen for specific information to fill in the gaps in the conversations; 3. retell the main points heard; 4. role-play and practice talking about jobs.
Step8. Present the 5 questions in Task6. Ask the class to read them through and make prediction about the points that the conversation may cover based on the key words in the questions. (3 minutes) Step9. Play the disc for the class to listen for the answers to the 5 questions in Task6. After listening, the Ss can have 5 minutes to talk about their answers in pairs. (10 minutes)

Unit 5How to Raise a Polite Kid in This Rude World?Text and language pointsMention ill-mannered children and most people roll their eyes at the memory of a little hellion and his boorish parents. I still get angry about an incident that happened last summer.Mention ill-mannered children and most people roll their eyes at the memory of a little hellion and his boorish parents.When talking about children of bad manners, most people will show their annoyance by moving their eyes around in a circle and recall a trouble-making boy and his rude parents. roll one's eyes: move one’s eyes round and upwards, especially in order to show that one is annoyede.g. —— Marta rolled her eyes as Will started to tell another stupid joke.—— When he suggested they should buy a new car, she rolled her eyes in disbelief. hellion n. disorderly or troublesome person惹事生非的人；捣蛋鬼boorish a. resembling or characteristic of a boor; rude and clumsy in behavior; vulgar 粗野的e.g. —— I found him rather boorish and aggressive.——I‟m sick of your drunken, boorish behavior.一提到无礼的孩子, 大多数人都会因回想起惹是生非的小孩以及其粗鄙的父母而皱起眉头。

Track 5-1-3C. Now listen to the whole interview. Circle the correct words or phrases to complete each sentence according to whateach speaker says. Cynthia: And welcome back to "Book Talk" on WKRZ.I'm your host Cynthia Marques, and thismorning we'll be reviewing CorinneMaier's French bestseller BonjourParesse -- which translates into Englishas Hello Laziness. Maier's book, HelloLaziness, takes a humorous look at thecorporate workplace, and encouragesreaders todo as little as possible whenthey're at work.Joining me to discussthe book are David Sorenson, ajournalist for City Tithes magazine, andMarc Pryce, a professor of socialpsychology at Bower UniversitySo, let'sstart with Maier's opinion in HelloLaziness that we work because we have to-- because we need the money, notbecause most of us love out' jobs.David,what are your thoughts about this? David: I completely agree with that (I)mean, the fact is, most of us do go towork for the paycheck ... not because welove our jobs ... we need money tolive.yntbia: Are you speaking frompersonal experience?David: Oh absolutely! Who hasn't felt this way -- especially if you've worked in aboring job with little chance ofadvancement? ... Anyway, I thought thatMaier dealt with the subject of officework in a very witty, amusing way in herbook. 1 laughed out loud several timeswhile reading it.Cynthia: Can you give us an example?David: Of what made me laugh? Well, for instance, she gives all of thesewonderful tips for doing as little aspossible at work -- things likepretending to be a smoker so that youcan take frequent five-minute breaks. Cynthia: That's a good one.David: ... Or ... um ... hiding a magazine inside a large work manual.Cynthia: Right, her tips were funny ... So what about you, Marc? What did you think of the book? Marc: Well, in places, it was humorous, no question. But overall, I found it to berather negative -- in spite of the humor. Cynthia: What bothered you about the book? Can you think of a specific example?Marc: Well, one thing Maier says in her book is to be nice to temporary workers. Why?Because they are the only ones who doany real work. In other words, the otherpeople in the company are all justmodern-day slaves ...They aren't doinganything meaningful.David: Now I think that's pretty funny.Marc: And then there's another tip from the author: Never accept a position ofresponsibility. She says that you'll justhave to work extra hard for little money.Instead of encouraging people to figureout what else they could be doing withtheir lives, she tells them it's betterto just goof off at work. 1 didn't reallyfind that very funny, 1 guess.David: Yes, but Maier is being ironic, Marc ... Marc: I know what you're saying, David, but what I'm getting at is that Maier's bookencourages people to just give up. Sheclaims that it's pointless to try tochange things in the workplace ... youknow, that you can be replaced by anotherperson at any time. Her message is thatyou can't get ahead in today's workplace,and you'll probably be laid offeventually, so why bother.David: Yes, but Maier wasn't trying to write a self-help book, Marc. When she tells usto go for the most useless position inthe company so that you won't have towork too hard ... well, she's not beingentirely serious. It's kind of a joke. Cynthia: Well, I can see that our listeners are going to have to read the book anddecide for themselves. Thank you bothfor joining us today.Track 5-1-8C. Pair work. Now listen to the whole interview.Pay special attention to what Resende said towards the end of the interview. Who do you think may have said each statement below7 Write the person's name. Then compare your answers with a partner and give your reasons. Interviewer: Why don't we start off by talking a little about how you developed yourinterest in food and cooking? Resende: We!l, food has always been my passion.As a child, ! used to love preparingmeals with my grandmother, who wasfrom Brazil. And as I got older, Ispent a lot of time in the kitchen,experimenting with different dishesThai soups, German tortes, Italianpastas.Interviewer: But you never considered a career in the culinary arts7Resende: Not at all. You know, as a kid, I grew up learning that a person wentto college and got a job in business,law, or something like that. Tellingmyparents that ! wanted to "studyfood" would’ve been impossible. Theynever would have agreed.Interviewer: So, fast forward to the present.You're now a business developmentmanager for an internationaltechnology company. !t doesn'texactly sound like the career youdreamed of. Tell us, how did TheMediterranean came into your life? Resende: About three years ago, I moved into an apartment around the corner fromthis store it's a lovely little placethat specializes in imported foodfrom Greece, Spain, and Italy.There's a deli as well. Anyway, i'ddrop in there once a week or so topick up different items. But the nextthing you knew, i was talking withthe owner, Alex Kanellos, about acheese or a certain wine. Then oneday, he jokingly suggested that iwork in the deli since I had all ofthese ideas. I just laughed when hesaid it, but when I got home, !couldn't stop thinking that maybethis part-time job was an opportunityin disguise.interviewer: So you took the job?Resende: Oh yeah. ! went to the deli the next morning. I had butterflies in mystomach. ! kept thinking ... I'mthirty years old and I'm taking apart-time job in a deli. What am Idoing? When I asked Mr. Kanellos ifhe was serious about letting me workthere part-time, he looked a littlesurprised at first. But then, Mr.Kanelloshanded me an apron, and therest is history, so to speak, i'vebeen working there every Saturday forthe last couple of years.Interviewer: What led to your decision to buy the deli?Resende: About eight months ago, Mr. Kanellos mentioned that he was getting readyto retire, and was going to sell theplace. So, l started thinking ...lfhe's going to sell it to someone,why not me? When lapproached Mr.Kanellos with the idea, he was veryopen to it. l also think he waspleased to turn over the place tosomeone he knew.Interviewer: And what about your job with the tech company?Resende: I'm going to stay for another three months, until Mr. Kanellos retires.Interviewer: How are your family and friends reacting to the news?Resende: My friends are really happy for me.A lot of them have jobs they can'tstand -- especially my friend Suki --and most would love to make a changein their lives. My boyfriend has beenpretty supportive, too, though atfirst, he thought I was crazy to workpart-time at the deli. My mom isn'tthrilled, though. She's worried aboutme leaving a "good job" to run thestore, but I know that as a smallbusinesswoman, 1 can be successful,too. I'm sure she'll come around!Unit 1, Lesson BForced to outsourceTV reporter: Silicon Valley software developer S.Atlantic makes no apologies for thefact that most of its work is done byengineers in India. Much of itsbusiness involves helping start-upsoftware companies launch theirproducts. Without India's costsavings, those companies wouldn'texist, because venture capital firmsnow require software start-ups tooffshore before they'll invest.O'Brian: It is now a table stake for a software start-up to do a prettylarge percentage of their productdevelopment with an outsourcing andoffshore model. And I would say themajority of that work is done inIndiatoday, withChina starting togrow quickly, and other areas as well:Eastern Europe, Latin America, otherparts of South Asia.TV reporter: S. Atlantic's founders are Indian immigrants, as are most of its 70 U.S.employees. It's Hyderabad, India,software developers make about aquarter of what U.S. workers would.That translates to 50% overallcostsavings for its clients. The CEOof software start-up Kommendio sayshe had no other option.Gil: Not in Silicon Valley during one of the most -- the toughest economicperiods in history. Because capitalis very, very tight.TV reporter: (;il says the lower costs will also speed up Kommendio's developmentcycle by at least a year. S.Atlantic's offshoring business isgrowing faster than it expected. Thecompany plans to add a total of abouta thousand jobs in India this yearand next. S. Atlantic says hiring inthe United States will beproportional,so that's less than ahundred jobs. Nationwide, informationtechnology employment continues tostruggle. At the end of the firstquarter, it was 2% higher than lastyear, and that's expected to slowbecause tech companies plan to hirefewer than halfthe number of workersthey did last year.O'Brian: It's clear that there is a lot of creative destruction in capitalistsocieties and economies, and nowheremore so than in Silicon Valley.Andthe benefits of that sort of creativedestruction, at the bottom line, arefundamentally, economic growth andmore jobs in the long run.TV reporter: In the near term, however, most ofS.Atlantic's jobs will be created inIndia.Your reporter, Fremont, California.Track 5-2-3C. Now listen to the whole conversation.Complete each sentence with words andinformation you hear.Mr. Young: Hi, Carrie ... Joel. It's nice to meet you. Please, have a seat.Joel: Thanks, Mr. Young.Mri Young: So, is this your first time visiting with a financial advisor?Carrie: Yeah, it is for me.Joel: Me too.Mr. Young: OK, that's fine. Now, in preparation for our meeting, you were asked to doa little homework -- to create abudget of sorts on your own. Did youget a chance to do that?Carrie: Yeah, we did, but it was tough. I don't see how it's going to work.Mr, Young: And you, Joel? How do you fee!?Joel: Pretty much the same. But, ifwe don't get things under control, we'regoing to be in big trouble.Mr. Young: From looking at your expenses, I’d agree with you there. OK ... nextquestion ... any idea how you gotinto this situation?Joel: Credit cards. We splurged last year: we bought a new entertainment centerfor the apartment, went on vacationto the Bahamas, I bought a new car.Basically, we spent a lot of money onthings we didn't need, and now we'vemaxed out all our cards.Carrie: And we don't have any kind of financial plan. We're living paycheckto paycheck, I’m having anxietyattacks just thinking about it.What's going to happen if one of usloses our job?Mr. Young: Let's take this one step at a time and see if we can lessen your anxiety,OK? ... The situation certainly isn'thopeless. One thing to do is to starttracking your expenses. Then, makecutting back on these expenses apriority,Carrie: That's easier said than done ... OK, so where do we start?Mr. Young: Well, the first thing to do, I think, is to eliminate some of your biggerexpenses -- bring down the costs ...Let's see ... Joel, you're makingpayments on a new car, aren't you? Joel: Yes, I am.Mr. Young: Well, one thing I’d suggest right off the bat is for you to sell thatnew car.Joel: I'd hate to lose my car...Mr. Young: Well, get a used one then. The payments will be much more manageable. Joel: OK ... I guess I can accept that ...But honestly, how will we ever payoff those credit cards?Mr. Young: Hold on a second. We have to start slowly and be focused. Before you canget out of debt, you have to startspending less money in general --making some small changes.... Now,let's look at your daily habits. Youhave cable TV, right?Joel: Yeah.Mr. Young: And what about magazine subscriptions? Did you calculate thatfor me?Carrie: Yep. We spend about $250 a year on magazines. The cable bill runsabout ... I don't know ... what is it? Joel: About 50 buck a month?Carrie: I think it's more like 60 ... So that comes out to about $720 a year. Mr. Young: OK, so let's say we cut back on halfofthe magazines -- that's $125 ayear --plus eliminate the $720 forcable.Carrie: Wow, that's almost $900 saved overa year. And we hardly watch TV anyway. Joel: Seems doable to me.Mr. Young: This is the way we need to look at it. Now, what about entertainment --things like going to the movies,concerts, clubbing, going outtoeat...?Joel: Well, we don't really go out that often.Carrie: Yeah, maybe we go to the movies orsee a band somewhere once or twice amonth.Joel: And we do meet friends for dinner on Saturdays, but most of the week, weeat at home.Carrie: Yeah, but we do get take-out at the Chinese restaurant about once a week. Joel: Oh yeah. And I usually grab a cup of coffee in the morning -- on my way towork. Does that count?Mr. Young: You know, if you buy a cup of coffee every morning it can really add up.Just think about how much you spendevery day. Now think about how muchthat coffee will cost you over 10years.Joel: Wow. I had no idea.Mr. Young: Yeah ... I'd suggest taking your own from home.Carrie: Sounds like another great way for us to save.Mr. Young: Good! Now, about eating out andgoing places with friends...Track 5-2-4A. A professor is talking to his class aboutmigrant workers. Listen to the lecture and number the topics in the order ill which they are presented.Today, we are going to start looking at the impact that migrant workers have been having around the world, andat some of the challenges that they face on both personal and institutional levels. By the end of this lecture, 1 hopeyou come to realize that migrant workers are not only very important to national economies but also to the globaleconomy, and that they will continue to grow in importance as countries and companies compete more aggressively toenhance their human resources.Let me start out by giving you some statistics. Today, almost one out of every ten residents in many industrializednations is from another country, and the number of people living and working outside their home countries hasmorethan doubled since the mid-1970s to almost 180 million.In fact, over the last ten years, thousands of people have traveled abroad in search of opportunity, and thismovement has been noticed, and even encouraged, by different countries, as I will explain later. For example, Japanand Canada, and countries in Europe, Australasia, and the Middle East are beginning to realize how important workersfrom abroad are to their economies. Migrant workers bring with them special skills needed in an industrialized nation,and they are also willing to do Certain jobs that many citizens won't do, such as janitorial and factory work.In addition, by working abroad and sending money home, migrant workers are helping to improve the lives of theirfamilies. Money sent home can be used to buy a house, send someone to school, or start a small business. These are opportunities that families in some countries might not have otherwise.Moreover, the money that migrant workers send home has an impact on the economies of their countries of origin. It helps to sustain, and sometimes improve, the economic we!l-being of the home country. In 2002, for example, Brazilian workers in Japan sent more money home than Brazil made by exporting coffee that year. Another statistic points out that a very small percentage of india's population, only zero point one percent (0.1%), live and work in the U.S. However, these workers earn and send back almost ten percent (10%) of india's national income.Industrialized nations that have the largest number of migrant workers are now changing their laws to make it easierfor foreign workers to enter, and remain in, their countries. Many countries are now allowing dual citizenship -- which was quite uncommon in the recent past, especially in developing nations. And now, a citizen of one country can live and work abroad as a citizen of another nation, and still sendmoney back to his or her home country.Living and working in a foreign country is not easy of course, but many migrant workers have a strong sense of purpose. One man I met from Mumbai told me that although he missed being with his family, he knew that he had made the right decision to move here, and in the long run, it would be worth it.Now, are there any questions before we move on?Unit 2, Lesson BBritain's migrant boomTV reporter: When the flags were raised back in May to salute the arrival often newcountries in the European Union,there was one sour note. Worried atthe prospect of increased immigration,many of the older EU states putrestrictions on the free movement ofincomers to work in their countries.But now those who didn't, likeBritain, are gaining dividends.FPB official: Several British firms have actually set up shop in Poland for afew days, doing a sort of work trade,ifyou like, where people have appliedfor jobs and the firms found them --have signed them up, found themaccommodation here, and they'reworking happily.TV reporter: Handy for Poland, where unemployment runs around 20%; butgood, too, for Britain, whereemployers back the Bank of England'sverdict that the influx of jobseekers is helping to keep downinterest rates.CBI official:They explain why we are continuing to see increases in employment,reductions in unemployment,withoutthe disease we always used to havewhen the economy overheated: wageinflation, inflation generally, boomand bust. The economy's far moreflexible than it used to be, and oneof the reasons is migrant workers.TV reporter: More than half those working in the UK's health service, for example, aremigrant workers born overseas.CB! official: They're filling gaps that either we have key skill shortages in -- andI think that's particularlynoticeable in construction -- orthey're filling gaps where people,frankly, will not do the work becauseof antisocialhours, because ofrelatively poor pay.TV reporter: But some opposed to increased immigrations see snags.MW official: It is true that a large flow of cheap labor will keep wages down.That's fine for the employer. But ofcourse, it's the taxpayer who has topay for the housing, the hospitals,the schools, and so on; not theemployer. So, of course, cheap laborhas some benefits. But it's having asubstantial effect on our economy, onthe overcrowding in Britain.TV reporter: But not all the migrant workers like those from Poland stay.FPB official: Largely because they have already made some money, and they can go toPoland and either set up a littlebusiness of their own or anyway helpthe family who have been strugglingwhile they've been living over here. TV reporter: Migrants help to oil the economic machinery. In Britain, construction,agriculture, the health servicewouldbe in trouble without them. But ifbusiness leaders can see the benefitsof managed migration, many ordinaryfolk, fearful of seeing wage levelsdriven down, are yet to be convinced. Your reporter, London.Unit 3, Lesson ATrack 5-3-1A. Listen to the interview. What is therelationship between Claudia andCarat Check (/) the box.Host: lfyou heard this story from a friend, you probably wouldn't believe it. But thefact is, it's all true ... Welcometo ourprogram, I’m your host, Ross Bilton.I’m sitting here with Claudia and Cara,two business students ... with theirstory to share ... thanks for joining us. Claudia: Thanks for having us.Host: This is a really interesting story, isn't it.'? ! think our viewers aregoing to be surprised to hear about it.We'll start with you, Claudia. Tell ushow this all started ...Claudia: Well, let's see ... I'm attending school at HamptonCollege -- I'm ajunior, majoring in business -- and oneday ...Host: Let's back things up a bit. Tell us a little about your background first,Claudia.Claudia: OK. Um .... let's see ... I grew up -- I was raised as an only child ...and I was raised Jewish.Host: How about you, Cara?Cara: Not me ... ! have a lot of brothers and sisters and, we!i, my family isCatholic.Host: Go ahead, Claudia.Claudia: And .., umm ... Actually, I found outI was adopted when ! was young ... !searched for answers for years. Iwanted to know about my birth parents.Unfortunately, I didn't -- couldn'tlearn much because my birth documentswere lost.Host: How did you know you were adopted? Claudia: Because 1 didn't look anything like my parents ... so i asked them, and theytold me ...Cara: I don't look like my parents either! Host: Cara, did you grow up in the city7Cara: Nope ... I'm a suburban girl. !mean .... I like the city andeverything, but I didn't grow up there.Claudia: I'm the one who grew up in the city.Host: That's great ... Well, obviously youtwo look alike -- honestly, if i raninto you on the street .... well ....I don't think I'd be able to tell youapart ...Cara: That's what everyone says ... eventhough our hair is different and ourtaste in clothes isn't the same (I)mean ... we ARE identical twins ...Host: Right ... OK, so we know Claudia isgoing to school. You're in college, too,CaratCara: Yes. l'm at the same college as she --my sister -- is ... which is prettywild ... I'm a junior, too ...the only difference is I'm minoring inbusiness.Host: And you didn't know Claudia7Cara: No, I didn't. Growing up, l heard rumors about ... well, there was talkthat I had a twin sister livingsomewhere ... My mother had thistheory ... that she was somewhere inCanada. 1 had no idea she reallyexisted, and that she was so closeby ... Oh, did you know we now liveonly 15 minutes from each other？Inthe same town？Host: That's really something! ... So, how did you find each other?Claudia: Now this is a funny story! We dated the same guy! ... Josh -- my currentboyfriend -- told me, you know, "Youwon't believe this -- but, like, I knowthis girl who looks just like you! Youhave to meet her." And 1 said, "Yeah...uh huh ... right ..."Host: You didn't believe him.Claudia: Not at first ... I mean ... come on ... Host: How did you knowJosh, CaratCara: We went out a couple of times ...Nothing romantic, but ... um, he's agreat guy-- we're good fiends now.Host: So, what did you think when you met each other7 Were you surprised7Cara: To say the least!Host: You certainly didn't need any evidence you were twins.Claudia: No, we didn't. When we saw each other -- it was pretty obvious.Cara: It was unbelievable that we'd been living so close to each other and neverknew it! And it was such a twist offate that we met and got to know eachother ...Host: Speaking of getting to know each other, have there been any surprises you'velearned?Cara: We have a lot in common! We're both interested in music and ... urn, ourbedrooms are painted the same color --yellow! Oh yeah and ...Claudia: And we have the same favorite food -- fried chicken!Host: And you can finish each other's sentences! We'll have to leave it therefor today. It's wonderful that there'sbeen such a positive outcome to thisstory. Thank you for joining us ...Cara and Claudia -- twins who wereseparated at birth and reunited twentyyears later. Good luck to both of you! Track 5-3-6C, Listen again to the whole TV program. Then read the statements in A and B, and decide if each is a fact or a theory. Write the correct letter (For T} next to each statement above. Speaker 1: For years, scientists have tried to account for the mysteriousdisappearances of planes and ships atsea. Now, they may have the answerdue to new satellite data. Stay tunedto Mystery World.Speaker 2: From Washington, DC, here's ClarkJacobs with Mystery World.Speaker 1: Consider these three facts: First...Over the last twenty years,hundreds of cargo ships -- many asbig as a soccer field -- havemysteriously disappeared or beendestroyed in the North Atlantic andnear the tip of South America andSouth Africa.Second...The Bermuda Triangle, roughlythe area between southern Horida, PuertoRico, and Bermuda, has been the site ofmany ship and aircraft disappearancesover the last hundred years, andThird...in the Pacific Ocean, just offthe coast of central Japan, there is aregion known as "The Devil's Sea" --given its name in 1955 after ten shipsvanished, and the area has been named adanger zone by the Japanese government.For years, scientists have struggled toexplain these events. Many speculatedthat bad weather or machine problemswere responsible, and on Mystery World,we considered the possibility ofvisitors from space as the cause.But now there is evidence that may shednew light on the disappearances.Satellites set up by the European SpaceAgency have recently identified enormouswaves far out in the oceans. These"monsterare often nearly thirty metershigh, or about the size ora twelve-storybuilding. They often rise unexpectedly,like giant walls of water from the sea,crashing down with great force, and then,they disappear.Speaker 2: Though waves this size have been a part of folklore for centuries,people believed that they wereextremely rare, occurring only onceevery ten thousand years. Thesatellite data, though, proves thatthey are more common than oncethought. Scientists now also suspect that these waves may have been responsible for many of the unexplained disappearances of low-flying aircraft and ships over the years. So, how and why do waves like these form? In analyzing the recent satellite images collected by the European Space Agency, scientists have noted that monster waves appear to form most often in places where waves of different strengths come together from different directions. At the southern tip of Africa,for example, where the Atlantic and indian Oceans meet, it is quite common for waves to crash into eachother. Combined with the strong ocean currents in the region, waves may then grow to enormous height. This theory may explain the occurrence of monster waves in。