新世纪大学英语综合课程2(第二版)Unit1-Unit8ListenandRespond听力原文

1、Unit 1 Living in Harmony00:Listen and Respond00:Smile00:I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree.00:The last project the professor assigned us to do was called“ Smile. ”00:The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and then write down their reaction.00:I am a

2、 very friendly person and always smile at everyone I meet and say“h00:So I thought that it would be a piece of cake for me.00:Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband,00:the youngest son and I went out to the local McDonalds on a cold March morning.00:Just when we were standing in line, w

3、aiting to be served,00:I smelled a horrible“ dirty body ” smell, and there standing behind me were twopoor homeless men.01:As I looked down at the shorter gentleman close to me, he was smiling.01:His beautiful sky blue eyes were searching for acceptance.01:He said, “Good day” as he counted the few c

4、oins he had.01:The second man was mentally retarded.01:The young lady at the counter asked the shorter man what they wanted.01:He said, “Just coffee for the two of us.”01:Obviously, it was all they could afford.01:To sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something they just wanted to be

5、 warm.01:Then I was suddenly filled with sympathy.01:All eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action.01:I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to01:give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray.02:I then walked to the table where the two men were sitting.02:I p

6、ut the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman s cold hand.02:He looked up at me and said,“ Thank you. ”02:I leaned over and said,“ Just help yourselves. ”02:I started to cry when I walked away to join my husband and son.02:As I sat down, my husband smiled at me and held my han

7、d for a moment.02:I returned to college, with this story in hand.02:I turned in “ my project ” and the professor was touched and read it to the whole class.02:The whole class was touched.02:I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.Unit 2 Optimism and Po

8、sitive Thinking00:Listen and Respond00:Attitude Is Everything00:Michael was a natural optimist.00:He was always in a good mood, always up and always had something positive to say.00:If an employee was having a bad day,00:Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the

9、situation.00:Seeing his optimism really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael00:and asked him, “ I don t get it.00:You can t be positive all the time.00:How do you do it ”00:Michael replied, “ Each morning I wake up and say to myself: Mike, you have two choices today.00:You can choose to

10、be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.00:I choose to be in a good mood.01:Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it.01:I choose to learn from it.01:Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept the complaining 01:or

11、 I can point out the positive side of life, I always choose the positive side of life.01:“ Yeah, right.01:But it isn t that easy. ”01:I said.01:“ Yes, it is eaMsyic, hael s” aid.01:“ Life is all about choices.01:Every situation in life is a choice.01:You choose how you react to situations; you choos

12、e how people will affect your mood; you choose how you feel.01:The bottom line is: It s your choice how you live your life.01:From Michael I have learned that every day we have a choice to live fully.01:So I will choose to be an optimist.01:If I am an optimist I may feel better, enjoy life more, and

13、 maybe have more chances of success.Unit 3 The Road to Success00:Listen and Respond00:Follow Your Dream00:One day in a high school, a senior named Monty Roberts was asked to write00:a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.00:Monty Roberts was the son of a horse trainer.00:He loved

14、horses.00:That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a large horse ranch.00:He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch.00:He put a great deal of his heart into the dream ranch00:and the next day he handed the paper in to

15、his teacher.00:Two days later he received his paper back.00:He got a large red F for his paper.01:He went to ask the teacher why.01:The teacher said, “ The dream is imposysoiub.le for01:You have no money.01:Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of money.01:You have to buy the land, the house, and the mac

16、hines for your ranch.01:There s no way you could ever do it. ”01:Then the teacher added,“ If you will write thisgapianper a01:with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”01:The boy went home and thought about it long and hard.01:He asked his father what he should do.01:His father said,

17、“ Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this.01:However, I think it is a very important decision for you.”01:Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all.01:He said to the teacher,“ You can keep the F and I ll keep my dream.02:I will

18、 follow my heart, no matter what happens. ”02:Now years have passed.02:This young man s dream has finally come true.02:He is the owner of a large horse ranch.Unit 4 Being Creative0:Listen and Respond0:Creativity Is the Essence of Life and Nature0:Creativity is the essence of life and nature.0:The wo

19、rld itself is in a constant act of creation, so we human beings should askourselves Why,0:in such a creative world, do some people sometimes appear to be stupid, dull, and uncreative0: Are people really dull0:Or are we all, in fact, creative0:To answer this, let s look at a baby.0:The whole essence

20、of a baby is creative it is creative in learning to walk, talk,sing, and play.0:Just imagine, a child can create a world of its own imagination and play with it forhours.0:A scientist who creates a theory is just like that it is a play of ideas within the mind.1:It is hard to stop creativity in a yo

21、ung child.1:You can t make your child creative.1:It simply is creative.1:Then, how can our children be still more creative1:I would suggest that the first step is to allow ourselves to be creative.1:If we ourselves are creative, we can guide our children in a way that is free and unconditioned.1:We

22、should give our children a free and safe surrounding for them to explore, make mistakes and create.1:If we know a better way to do things, we should guide or“help ” the child.Unit 5 The Value of Life0:Listen and Respond0:Life is a Bottle of Rocks0:A philosophy professor stood before his class with s

23、ome items on the desk infront of him.0:When the final student was seated, he picked up a large0:and empty glass bottle and filled it with rocks about 2 inches in diameter.0:He then asked the students if the jar was full.0:They agreed that it was.0:He then picked up a box of pebbles and added them to

24、 the jar, shaking it lightly.0:The pebbles, of course rolled into the open areas between the rocks.0:“ Is this jar filled now ”0:Yes, the students said.0:But then he picked up a bag of sand and poured it into bottle.0:The sand filled in everything else.0:Once more he asked if it was full and after s

25、ome thinking they said that it was.1:The professor then took 2 cans of beer and poured the beer into the jar.1:The students laughed loudly.1:After the laughter stopped, the professor spoke again:“ I want you to recognizethat this jar represents your life.1:The rocks are the important things in your

26、life, your family, your partner, yourhealth,1:your children things that would still remain even if everything else were lost, and your life would still be full.1:The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, yourcar.1:The sand is everything else.1:The small stuff.1:If you p

27、ut the sand into the jar first there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks.1:“ The same goes for your life.1:If you spend your life on small stuff, you will never have room for things that areimportant to you.2:Pay attention to things that are critical to your happiness: your family, yourhealth.2:

28、There will always be time to go to work, clean the house and so on.2:Take care of the rocks first the things that really matter.2:Set your priorities.2:The else is just sand. ”2:After the impact of what he said settled,2:one of the students raised his hand and inquired what the beer represented.2:“

29、I am glad you asked. ”2:He replied.2:“ It just goes to prove that no matter how full your life msaeyem,2:there is always room for a couple of beers.Unit 6 Learning to Work Together0:Listen and Respond0:Be a Team Player0:If you really wish to succeed in life, it is very important to be a team player.

30、0:For example, in a basketball game, Michael Jordan is a great player,0:but he still has to cooperate well with his team members to win a game,0:because every member of his team has a very specific role0:and every member of the team is vital to the success of the team.0:If one player does not play w

31、ell, the team will lose the game.0:Of course, the concept of teamwork applies to more than just sports.0:In the workplace and in school, working together is also an important element for success.0:In the workplace, it is important to be thought of as a team player, 0:for no one person can build a ra

32、ilroad or manage an airline.1:In today s world most companies are using team concepts to run their business.1:Success in college can also depend on teamwork.1:Lab work and group projects are just some of the experiences requiring good cooperation with others.1:Human beings are social creatures.1:Lik

33、e it or not, we are all team players.Unit 7 Adversity0:Listen and Respond0:Carrots, Eggs and Coffee Beans0:A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her.0:She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up.0:Her father, a cook, took her to th

34、e kitchen.0:He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.0:When the water came to a boil, he placed carrots in one of them,0:eggs in the second pot, and coffee beans in the third.0:His daughter waited impatiently and wondered what he was doing.0:In about twenty minutes he took out

35、the boiled carrots and eggs and placed them in two different bowls.0:Then he poured her a cup of coffee.1:He turned to his daughter, and asked her,“ What do you see ”1:“ Carrots, eggs, and coffee, ” she replied and asked, “ What does it mean, Fathe1:He explained that the carrots, eggs and coffee bea

36、ns each had faced1:the same adversity, boiling water, but each reacted differently.1:The carrots went in strong and hard but came out softened and weak.1:The eggs had been weak.1:But after being boiled their inside became hardened.1:The coffee beans were unique, however.1:After they were boiled in t

37、he boiling water, they had made the water taste better.1:Then the father asked his daughter,“When adversity knocks on your door, how doyou react1:When life isn t turning out quite the way you expected, you have a choice to make.1:Which will you be a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean2:If you are like

38、the coffee bean, when things are at their worst,2:you get better and make things better around you. ”Unit 8 Human Behaviour00:Listen and Respond00:The Unexpected Rescue00:I was walking along a dark street late one evening when I heard screams coming from behind some bushes.00:Alarmed, I slowed down to listen, and realized that what I was00:hearing were the sounds of a hard fight and tearing of clothes.00:Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked.00:Should I get involved00:I was frightened for my own