新视野大学英语4口语考试对话

1.theTailofFameGoodmorning.Morning.CongratulationsonyourwinningintheSpeechContestlastnight.Itmustbecooltoearnaplacesomewhere.Well,thankyou.Butit'snotlikethat.A:Uh?B:Tobehonest,Idon'tthinkbeingpopularoradmiredisawesome.Why?Doesitmeanyoudon'tcareaboutfame?Kindof.Seekingfameisalwaysatiringthing,whichisjustlikeadogchasinghisowntail,andit'smorelikeaself-destruction.Thatsoundsreasonable..B:Yeah,Apparently,manycelebritieswhohaveearnedtheirfamesmayfinallygettrappedintheso-calledglory.A:Oh,gotit.That'strue.Whenhebecomesthefocusofthepublic,onehastostruggletoremainorprotecthispopularity.Thenit'seasytolosehimself,fortoentertaintheaudiencesometimesmustfollowtheirtastes.Exactly.That'smypoint.Okay,sohereisachoiceforyou.Reputationoryourself?Well,definitely,justdomyself.A:Wow,cool,I'llfollowyou.LongingforanewwelfaresystemRoles:2welfareclientsR1:Oh,gosh.What'swrongwithmywheelchair,Ijustcan'tmoveit.R2:Letmesee,itseemsthatyou'velostascrew.Maybeweneedcallthecaseworker.R1:Well,forgetaboutit.R2:Why?Theyshouldcareforus.R1:Ofcourseitis.Butitturnsoutthattheyjustworkfortheirorganization,notforus.R2:Yeah,IstillrememberSuzanne'slastvisittomyhouse.Shewasjustlikeadetective,forshelookedintoeverycornerinsearchofsomethingunreportedandaskedmetoexplaineverypenny.R1:That'scommonthing.R2:Underthiswelfaresystem,wehavetolie.R1:Yeah,it'sjustthat,ifwedon'tlietothesecaseworkers,we'llstruggleontheedgeoflifeforever.R2:Definitely.SoIdoexpectanewwelfaresystem,arealone.R1:Couldn'tagreewithyoumore.AndIhopethatnewonecancareforourdisabledpeoplebyactionnotbyvoice.thetelecommunicationrevolutionWow,yournewphonelooksgorgeous.Thankyou.It'sthenewlydevelopedI-phone5s.Uh,newhightechnology.Yeah,todaythetelecommunicationtechnologyupdatesinaminute.AsIknow,thetelecommunicationrevolutionbeganinthe1990s,andithasbroughtaboutbigchangesinoursociety.Yes,nowwe'reintheinformationage,andwe'reenjoyingthebenefitsbroughtbytelecommunicationtechnologieseveryday.Yausee,nowIcanusecellphone,QQ,web-chatandtwittertocontactwithmyfriends.Metoo.Sowehavetoadmitthat,telecommunicationtechnologiesareofferingusvariousmediatocommunicateandsocializewitheachother.That'strue.Alsoithasbecomeakeydrivetotheinternationaltradeandbusiness.It'shardtoimaginewhatitlookedlikewithoutthemarveloustelecommunicationrevolution.Thenwewouldhavetowaitforalongqueuetogiveacallandwewouldalsohavetowaitforourforeignclientstoanswerourinquirybyaletterinaweekorevenlonger.Thatsoundsawful.Yeah,betterontheinformationsuperhighway.4.ChoosetoBeAloneonPurposeHi,I'veheardthatyouhadafightwithyourroommateTom.AreuOk?Fine,thanku.Hereallyannoyedmebymakingsomenoiseduringmysleeping.Oh,it'sreallynotthatgood.Uknow,I'msensitivetoanynoisewhileIamsleeping.Yeah,Icanimagine.Butmaybethereisabettertosolveit.Fightingwillneverbeawisechoicetobuildagoodrelationship.Iknow.SometimesIjustwanttobealoneanddon'tbeinterrupted.Ofcourse,sometimesweneedtomakearoomforourselvesafterlivingtogetherwithothersforalongtime.A:Yeah.Butnoonecanstayaloneforever.Weneedotherstofulfillourlives,likecommunicationandcooperationcanneverbeachievedbyoneself.Soundsreasonable.So,Ihavetosay,interpersonalrelationshipdoplayanimportantroleinourdailylife.It'swisetohaveagoodbalancebetweensolitudeandgroupworking.Whatu'vesaidreallyteachesmealot.Thanku.It'smypleasure.MaybeIshouldapologizetoTditiformyrudeness.Wow,goodchoice.5.BriberyandBusinessEthicsNow,supposeu'reabusinessman,andu'renegotiatingacontractwithyourclients.Uh,okay.What'smore,you'redesperatetoreachthisdeal.Nowyourcounterpartgivesuahintthat,thecontractwillbepleasantlyreachedifuoffersomeextrapayments,thenwhatwilludo?Wow,it'shardtodecideyet.Yeah,it'sreallyatestforbothyourbusinessandyourethics.Well,Imayfinallyfollowmyclient'ssuggestion.Uh,nowIcandeclareu*vebeenabriber.Ha,butIhavenochoice.Yeah,ithasbeenacommonsituationnowadays.Absolutely,anythingconnectedwithmoneycanbethesourceofbribery.Ofcoursebusinesscan'tbeanexception.Yeah,that'swhysomuchbriberyishiddenbehindbusiness.ButIthinkbusinessethicslikehonestyandintegrityshouldoverpowertheevilofbribery.That'sthething.Butonlyfewbusinessmencanresistthetemptationfromhugeprofits.That'sthetruth.Thenwhatifthosegreedymerchantshangupwiththeauthorities?That'shorrible.Thecombinationofmoneyandpowercanbeasdestructiveasthenuclearpower.A:Exactly,soIthinkthereshouldbeanofficiallawtoregulatebusinessactivitiestoavoidbribery.B:Goodidea.6.HowtoCultivateEQIknowyourIQisamazing,howaboutyourEQ?Well,actually,Idon'tknowwhat'sEQ?Wow,nowIcanguessyourEQisonthecontraryofyourIQ.Don'tbethat,tellme.A:Okay,EQistheabbreviationofEmotionalIntelligence,andit'sacapacityforrecognizingourownandothers'feelings,forB:Wait,justsoundssoabstract,canugivemeaconcreteexample?Ofcourse,let'ssay,whenyoucometoanewenvironment,howlongitwilltakeuto