罗立胜-学术综合英语Unit5

1、Unit 5Population2012TEAM KentuckyCurrently 23 partners strong, TEAM Kentucky is a combination of people, communities and state entities throughout Kentucky that understand how important sports events are to their strength and culture. Its a group of people who work with one another to recruit and at

2、tract sporting events to thePre-listeningNew Words and ExpressionsBackground InformationPart APart BListeningstate, and to provide the best service possible to our customers and their events. TEAM Kentucky partners are leaders in their communities as well as in the sports travel and tourism industry

3、.Pre-listeningNew Words and ExpressionsBackground InformationPart APart BListeninganchorcloaked in stigma and shameheadstonechanttraumaticreach out广播或电视节目主持人广播或电视节目主持人蒙上了耻辱外衣蒙上了耻辱外衣墓石墓石单调反复地喊或说单调反复地喊或说造成创伤的造成创伤的伸出手（求助或给予帮助）伸出手（求助或给予帮助）Pre-listeningNew Words and ExpressionsBackground InformationPart

4、APart BListeningsecured a spot on the Western Kentucky team as a walk-on 得到在肯塔基队作替补队员的位置得到在肯塔基队作替补队员的位置weightycemetery gravesitemeasure up counsel严肃的严肃的墓地，坟地墓地，坟地墓地墓地符合标准符合标准提议；劝告提议；劝告Pre-listeningNew Words and ExpressionsBackground InformationPart APart BListeninggive up eating for fear of choking因

5、噎废食因噎废食Pre-listeningTask 1 Listen and Take NotesTask 2 Listen for DetailsPart APart BListeningThe TV program Early Show has invited a correspondent, some parents whose sons have committed suicide, a psychiatrist, and others to the studio to talk about campus suicides with the ultimate purpose of ala

6、rming people and saving lives.Suicide on CampusPre-listeningTask 1 Listen and Take NotesTask 2 Listen for DetailsPart APart BListeningListen to the TV program and try to get its main ideas by taking notes. Fill in the blanks according to your notes.1. Today, parents and students alike like drug and

7、alcohol abuse and unsafe sex on college campuses. But relatively few are suicide. And suicide is accidents as a leading cause of death among college students.are constantlyreminded of the problems_second only to _warned about _2. A study by the American College Health Association showed that meet th

8、e criteria for clinical depression.3. They have begun to the cause and the problem and actively intervene.4. In a cemetery on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, youll find the message “Tell them, Momma, ” on his small headstone.5. Young people dont want to , so theres a whole series of things th

9、at at that time.Pre-listeningTask 1 Listen and Take NotesTask 2 Listen for DetailsPart AListening15 percent of students_look seriously into_seek solutions to the problem and_Part Ba lifestoo much to lose_happen specifically_disappoint_Listen to the TV program again and try to answer the following qu

10、estions.1. What are the problems that parents and students are constantly reminded of?The problems like drug and alcohol abuse, and unsafe sex on college campuses.2. What do you think is the reason campus suicides are not often talked about?Probably because its a topic cloaked in stigma and shame.Pr

11、e-listeningListeningTask 1 Listen and Take NotesTask 2 Listen for DetailsPart APart B A major problem is that a large number of students are away from home for the first time in their life, and that can be traumatic. And there are pressures from peers, parents expectations and high unemployment, etc

12、. Campus romance also counts.3. Why did Nathan Eisert take his own life two years ago, according to what you have heard?He injured his foot and lost his place on the basketball team. He thought he wasnt measuring up anymore.4. According to Mr. and Mrs. Satow, what are the major reasons students comm

13、it suicide?Pre-listeningListeningTask 1 Listen and Take NotesTask 2 Listen for DetailsPart APart BPre-listeningListeningTask 1 Listen and Take NotesTask 2 Listen for DetailsPart APart B5. What are students encouraged to do when faced with troubles?To seek counseling and reach out for help.6. What is

14、 the main purpose of this TV show?To save precious lives.Anchor: Good morning, everybody. Im expecting all of you to gather here for the half-hour Early Show. Today, parents and students alike are constantly reminded of the problems like drug and alcohol abuse, and unsafe sex on college campuses. Bu

15、t relatively few are warned about suicide. And suicide is second only to accidents as a leading cause of death among college students. Our Early Show correspondent Tracy Smith reports on this very real danger that often goes undiscussed. Hello, Tracy.Suicide on CampusPart APart BTracy Smith: Hi, Ter

16、esa. I know that todays topic campus suicides is obviously weightier than the others we have talked about before. But we cannot give up eating for fear of choking. It is high time we looked at the issue face to face. A study by the American College Health Association showed that 15 percent of studen

17、ts meet the criteria for clinical depression. Although its a topic cloaked in stigma and shame, more colleges and universities are choosing to confront it, rather than wait until its too late. They have begun to look seriously into the reasons and seek solutions to the problem and actively intervene

18、. Now lets watch a short film and get some hint of a young college guys tragedy.Part APart BTracy Smith: Nathan Eisert, 20, took his own life in his college dorm two years ago. In a cemetery on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, youll find the message “Tell them, Momma, a lifes too much to lose”

19、 on his small headstone.Jan Ulrich (Nathans mother): The message is for Nathans friends. I want them to see that message, because I think its from Nathan, you know, I really do. I think Nathan sent that message for me to pass along. And when they come to the gravesite, its what I want them to walk a

20、way with.Tracy Smith: Always a lover of basketball, the 6-footPart APart B5-inch player secured a spot on the Western Kentucky team as a walk-on. Stephen Ulrich (Nathans stepfather): Every time the team got ahead in the game, youd hear the guys in the crowd and everybody chanting, “Nathan, Nathan ”

21、Tracy Smith: But early in the second season, Nathan injured his foot. He lost his place on the team but never told his family. Stephen Ulrich: Were not realizing that because he couldnt play, because he wasnt achieving, in his mind that he wasnt measuring up. So all of a sudden, hes sinking. Right b

22、efore everybodys eyes, hes sinking, and we dont even see him sinking.Part APart BPart APart BTracy Smith: Nathan hit rock bottom. And when he didnt show up for a family event, his father went looking for him.Jan Ulrich: Then the phone rang; it was Nathans dad. Ulrich said, “Where are you?” As soon a

23、s I heard this, I replied, “Uh-oh Dont tell me what youre gonna tell me. I Dont tell me.” Thats when he told me, “Hes dead. He shot himself.”Tracy Smith: How did things go so horribly wrong, so quickly? Jan and Stephen say they didnt recognize the signs and that Nathan never asked for help.Part APar

24、t BAnchor: Today we have invited to our studio Mr. Phil Satow and Mrs. Donna Satow, who became experts on the topic after their son, Jed, a student at Arizona State University, committed suicide in 1998.Phil Satow: A major problem is that a large number of students are away from home for the first t

25、ime in their life and that can be traumatic. There are so many pressures that theyre facing: peer pressures, expectations of parents of high grades, high unemployment. Young people dont want to disappoint, so theres a whole series of things that happen specifically at that time.Part APart BDonna Sat

26、ow: Some of them are also having trouble handling their romance. Sudden breakup of a relationship can hurt one to such a fatal extent.Tracy Smith: Just like other services on campus, parents should encourage their college kids to take advantage of counseling available there. Its also a good idea for

27、 parents and classmates to know some of the warning signs for suicide. The Ulrichs hope that by telling their story, theyll encourage others, including administrators, parents and the students themselves, to reach out.Part APart BStephen Ulrich: Yes, thats right. Its too late for us to save Nathan,

28、but its not too late to save another family and another Nathan out there, because theres another kid out there thats screaming for help.Anchor: Thank you, Mr. Ulrich. What you said is what our talk show aims for. Thank you all so much for attending our show. Welcome you back at the same time next we

29、ek. Good-bye.Part APart BAnchor: Good morning, everybody. Im expecting all of you to gather here for the half-hour Early Show. Today, parents and students alike are constantly reminded of the problems like drug and alcohol abuse, and unsafe sex on college campuses. But relatively few are warned abou

30、t suicide. And suicide is second only to accidents as a leading cause of death among college students. Our Early Show correspondent Tracy Smith reports on this very real danger that often goes undiscussed. Hello, Tracy.Suicide on CampusTracy Smith: Hi, Teresa. I know that todays topic campus suicide

31、s is obviously weightier than the others we have talked about before. But we cannot give up eating for fear of choking. It is high time we looked at the issue face to face. A study by the American College Health Association showed that 15 percent of students meet the criteria for clinical depression

32、. Although its a topic cloaked in stigma and shame, more colleges and universities are choosing to confront it, rather than wait until its too late. They have begun to look seriously into the reasons and seek solutions to the problem and actively intervene. Now lets watch a short film and get some h

33、int of a young college guys tragedy.Part APart BPart APart BTracy Smith: Nathan Eisert, 20, took his own life in his college dorm two years ago. In a cemetery on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, youll find the message “Tell them, Momma, a lifes too much to lose” on his small headstone.Jan Ulri

34、ch (Nathans mother): The message is for Nathans friends. I want them to see that message, because I think its from Nathan, you know, I really do. I think Nathan sent that message for me to pass along. And when they come to the gravesite, its what I want them to walk away with.Tracy Smith: Always a l

35、over of basketball, the 6-foot5-inch player secured a spot on the Western Kentucky team as a walk-on. Stephen Ulrich (Nathans stepfather): Every time the team got ahead in the game, youd hear the guys in the crowd and everybody chanting, “Nathan, Nathan ” Tracy Smith: But early in the second season,

36、 Nathan injured his foot. He lost his place on the team but never told his family. Stephen Ulrich: Were not realizing that because he couldnt play, because he wasnt achieving, in his mind that he wasnt measuring up. So all of a sudden, hes sinking. Right before everybodys eyes, hes sinking, and we d

37、ont even see him sinking.Part APart BTracy Smith: Nathan hit rock bottom. And when he didnt show up for a family event, his father went looking for him.Jan Ulrich: Then the phone rang; it was Nathans dad. Ulrich said, “Where are you?” As soon as I heard this, I replied, “Uh-oh Dont tell me what your

38、e gonna tell me. I Dont tell me.” Thats when he told me, “Hes dead. He shot himself.”Tracy Smith: How did things go so horribly wrong, so quickly? Jan and Stephen say they didnt recognize the signs and that Nathan never asked for help.Part APart BAnchor: Today we have invited to our studio Mr. Phil

39、Satow and Mrs. Donna Satow, who became experts on the topic after their son, Jed, a student at Arizona State University, committed suicide in 1998.Phil Satow: A major problem is that a large number of students are away from home for the first time in their life and that can be traumatic. There are s

40、o many pressures that theyre facing: peer pressures, expectations of parents of high grades, high unemployment. Young people dont want to disappoint, so theres a whole series of things that happen specifically at that time.Part APart BDonna Satow: Some of them are also having trouble handling their

41、romance. Sudden breakup of a relationship can hurt one to such a fatal extent.Tracy Smith: Just like other services on campus, parents should encourage their college kids to take advantage of counseling available there. Its also a good idea for parents and classmates to know some of the warning sign

42、s for suicide. The Ulrichs hope that by telling their story, theyll encourage others, including administrators, parents and the students themselves, to reach out.Part APart BPart APart BStephen Ulrich: Yes, thats right. Its too late for us to save Nathan, but its not too late to save another family

43、and another Nathan out there, because theres another kid out there thats screaming for help.Anchor: Thank you, Mr. Ulrich. What you said is what our talk show aims for. Thank you all so much for attending our show. Welcome you back at the same time next week. Good-bye.BRICWhat Does BRIC Mean?Pre-lis

44、teningListeningNew Words and ExpressionsBackground InformationPart APart BBRIC is an acronym for the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China combined. The general consensus is that the term was first prominently used in a Goldman Sachs (高盛公司高盛公司) report from 2003, which speculated that by 2050

45、these four economies would be wealthier than most of the current major economic powers. The BRIC thesis posits that China and India will become the worlds dominant suppliers of manufactured goods and services, respectively, while Brazil and Russia will become similarly dominant as suppliers of raw m

46、aterials. Its important to note that in the Goldman Sachs thesis these countries are not a political alliance (like the European Union) or a formal trading association but they have the potential to form a powerful economic bloc. BRIC is now also used as a more generic marketing term to refer to the

47、se four emerging economies.Pre-listeningListeningNew Words and ExpressionsBackground InformationPart APart BInvestopedia explains BRICPre-listeningListeningNew Words and ExpressionsBackground InformationPart APart BDue to lower labor and production costs, many companies also cite BRIC as a source of

48、 foreign expansion opportunity.criticism and many countries are actively exploring alternative measures to GDP for that purpose.Pre-listeningListeningNew Words and ExpressionsBackground InformationPart APart BGDPThe gross domestic product (GDP) or gross domestic income (GDI) is a basic measure of a

49、countrys overall economic output. It is the market value of all final goods and services made within the borders of a country in a year. It is often positively correlated with the standard of living, though its use as a stand-in for measuring the standard of living has come under increasinginternati

50、onal corporation. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has defined an MNC as a corporation which has its management headquarters in one country known as the home country and operates in several other countries known as host countries.Pre-listeningListeningNew Words and ExpressionsBackground I

51、nformationPart APart BMNCA multinational corporation (MNC) or transnational corporation (TNC), also called multinational enterprise (MNE), is a corporation or an enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country. It can also be referred to as anPre-listeningListeningNe

52、w Words and ExpressionsBackground InformationPart APart BThe first modern multinational corporation is generally thought to be the Dutch East India Company. Nowadays many corporations have offices, branches or manufacturing plants in different countries from where their original and main headquarter

53、s is located.Some multinational corporations are very big, with budgets that exceed some national GDPs. Multinational corporations can have a powerful influence in local economies, and even the world economy, and play an important role in international relations and lenniumlaundrypl

54、ay catch-uprecruitersubstantialBRICGDP per capitamobile phonemultinational corporationsavings boomdependency ratio一千年一千年要洗的衣服要洗的衣服努力赶上努力赶上招聘人员；招工单位招聘人员；招工单位大（量）的大（量）的Brazil, Russia, India andChina （简称（简称“金砖四国金砖四国”）人均国内生产总值人均国内生产总值移动电话，手机移动电话，手机跨国公司（简称跨国公司（简称MNCMNC）储蓄高峰储蓄高峰抚养比率抚养比率Pre-listeningListen

55、ingNew Words and ExpressionsBackground InformationPart APart BPre-listeningListeningNew Words and ExpressionsBackground InformationPart APart Bmodernityknackoverlookshedovertakeleague tabledeliver newprosperity tocompetitive edgeservice sectordemographictransition现代性；现代化的状态现代性；现代化的状态诀窍；技能诀窍；技能忽略忽略解雇

56、；去除解雇；去除追上；赶上；超过追上；赶上；超过比赛名次表比赛名次表给给带来新的繁荣带来新的繁荣竞争优势竞争优势服务行业服务行业人口结构（在素质、出生率、人口结构（在素质、出生率、死亡率等方面）过渡性变化死亡率等方面）过渡性变化A lecturer is going to make a comparison and contrast study between two big countries, China and India.Pre-listeningListeningTask 1 Listen and Take NotesTask 2 Listen for DetailsPart APa

57、rt BChina vs. Indiaone-time worlds leaders, were behind other countries in the second half of the second millennium, and both began to rise again in the middle of the last centuryListen to the lecture and try to get its main ideas by taking notes. Fill in the blanks according to your notes.1. Expert

58、s compare the competition between China and2. The similarities between the two countries lie in the fact that both haveto the race between the hare and the tortoisePre-listeningListeningPart APart BTask 1 Listen and Take NotesTask 2 Listen for Detailsancient civilizations, were the_._._India3. Nowad

59、ays China is ahead of India in .4. The three competitive edges that India has and China should not ignore are1) ;2) ;3) .Pre-listeningListeningPart APart BTask 1 Listen and Take NotesTask 2 Listen for DetailsIndia provides better qualified young professionals_GDP per capita_Indias economic growth wi

60、ll come from the service sector, unlike China which relies more heavily on manufacturing_India will have a higher investment rate when its birthrate falls_Pre-listeningListeningPart APart BTask 1 Listen and Take NotesTask 2 Listen for Details5. The speaker doesnt want to see a race because everyone