新视野大学英语听说教程2(第二版)听力原文1

UNIT11.W:It'stimefor"InternationalClockTalk"!Timetodiscusshowyoufeelabouttime!M:Well,sinceweallcomefromthesamecountry,Ithinkourviewswillbesimilar.Q:Whydoesthemanbelievethepeoplewillhavesimilarviews?.W:Itannoysmethewaymyforeignfriendstreattime.M:Ijustreadabookaboutthisproblem!It'sentitledInternationalClockTalk.Q:Whichproblemisthebookabout?.M:Australiansaresorelaxedabouttime!Itdrivesmemad!W:That'sthewaytheyare.Whileyou'rehere,you'llhavetogetusedtoit.Q:Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?.M:Haveyounoticeddifferencesbetweenourcultures?W:Sure.Inmycountry,peopledon'tcareabouttimeverymuch.Here,youtakeitseriously.Q:Howdopeopleinthewoman'scountryfeelabouttime?.W:Canyouexplainwhyyou'realwaysfiveminuteslateforconferences?M:Oh,I'msorry.Inmycountry,peopleareoftenlate.Q:Whyisthemanlateforconferences?.W:WhatdoyouappreciatemostaboutlifeinGermany?M:Germanpeoplearerarelylateformeetings.Ineverhavetodealwithlatecomers.Q:WhatdoesthemanlikebestaboutlifeinGermany?.M:I'veheardthatChinesepeopleareveryrelaxedabouttime.W:Thatusedtobetrue.Nowadays,peopleareincreasinglybotheredbylateness.Q:Accordingtothewoman,howhaveChinesepeoplechanged?.M:Whydidyouwalkoutoftherestaurantabruptly?Wehadjuststartedtalking.W:Juststarted?Weweretherefortwohours!Inmycountry,mealstake15minutes!Q:Whydidthewomanwalkoutoftherestaurantsoabruptly?.W:WhatdidMomthinkabouthertriptoRussia?I'msolookingforwardtohearingaboutit.M:Shedidn'tsaymuch.WhenIpickedherupattheairportthismorning,shewasjusteagertogethometoseeDad.Shejustsaidthefoodwasgreatthere.Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?.M:It'sonly6:30,andyou'redone!Iwon'tfinishworktill10.You'reveryefficient.W:Well,Tomfinishedtwohoursearlierthanme.That'sasignofefficiencyinmycountry.Q:Howmanyhoursearlierdidthewomanfinishherworkthantheman?LongM:Youtravelalot.Whichpeopledoyouthinkarethemosttime-conscious?W:Ithinkit'sprobablytheSwedes.M:Really,whatmakesyousaythat?W:Well,onmylasttriptoSweden,Iorderedataxitopickmeupatmyhotelat6:25am.Igottothestreetat6:27,butthetaxihadalreadyleft.M:That'salittlehardtobelieve.Isittrue?W:Absolutely,everythingrunsontimethere.There'snoroomformistakes.Everyoneisverytime-conscious!M:Theymustseemverystiffandserious!W:Sure,butonceyougettoknowthem,youfindkind,caringpeoplebehindtheirseriousfaces.M:ThisisverydifferentfrommyexperiencestravelinginSouthAmerica.Ofcourse,peoplethereareverykind,buttheydon'tcaremuchabouttime.W:Iagree.SouthAmericansdon'tputverymuchstressontime.They'realwayslateforeverything,butnooneseemstomind.WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutSwedishpeople?Howlongdidthetaxidriverwaitforthewoman?Whydoesthewomansay"there'snoroomformistakes"inSweden?Accordingtothewoman,whatareSwedesusuallylike?WhatdothemanandthewomansayaboutpeopleinSouthAmerica?PASSThebiggestprobleminmycompanyhastodowithculture,inparticularourdifferentwaysoflookingattime.PeoplefromsomecountriesthinkitisOKtoshowuplateforameetingandsomepeopleevendon'tthinktheyneedtocomeatall!Aspresidentofthecompany,however,itismyresponsibilitytotellthemthatthisisnotacceptable.Whereasinsomeothercountriesattendingmeetingsisnotconsideredveryimportant,inthiscountry,andespeciallyinthiscompany,meetingsmustbeattendedontime.Notbeingontimecausesinefficiency.IspentallnightthinkingabouttheexactwordsthatIwouldusetoexplainmyfeelings.Ievenwrotemywordsdown.Iplannedtodiscussthisproblematthemeetingtoday,andentitledmyspeech"InternationalClockTalk".Unfortunately,Ihaveaproblem—noonecametothemeeting!Whatisthecompany'sgreatestproblem?Whichofthefollowingdoesthespeakerconsiderishisdutyaspresidentofthecompany?Whydoeslatenesscauseadecreaseinefficiency?Whatdidthecompanypresidentdothepreviousnight?Whycouldn'tthepresidentdowhathehadplanned?UNIT2.W:Whatdidyourcoachtellyouaboutrunningintomorrow'srace?M:Hesaid,"AllthatglittersisOlympicgold,"toremindmeoftheOlympicspirit.Q:Whatwasthecoach'sadvicetotheman?.W:Whatdidyourcoachtellyouaboutrunningintomorrow'srace?M:Hesaid,"AllthatglittersisOlympicgold,"toremindmeoftheOlympicspirit.Q:Whatwasthecoach'sadvicetotheman?.W:Runningthehundred-meterdashisnothingcomparedtothepassionnecessarytorunlongerraces.M:Areyoukidding?I'verunbothandIknowtheybothrequiredetermination.Q:Whydoesthemandisagreewiththewoman?.M:Doyouthinkdrugtakingiswidespreadamongamateurathletestryingtogetstronger?W:It'shardtosaywhetherit'strueornot.Somuchofwhatwehearseemstoberumors.Q:Doesthewomanbelievethatthereisaproblemwithamateurathletestakingdrugs?.W:DoyouthinkthathecouldhaverunintheOlympicsifthingshadturnedoutdifferently?M:Definitely.Hehadtheheart.Itwasjusthisinjurythatcosthimtheopportunitytocompete.Q:DidtheathletecompeteintheOlympics?.M:Iheardthatwhentheathleteacceptedthegoldmedal,hethankedhismom.W:That'sright.Hesworethatshewasresponsibleforhimdevelopingthestrengthtowintherace.Q:Whywastheathleteabletowintherace?.W:Comeon,youcaneatthiscake.Youdon'thavetodenyyourselfsweetfoodjustbecauseyou'reintheOlympics.M:YesIdo!Withthegamescomingsosoon,Ihavetostayonahealthydiet.Q:Whydoesthemanrefusethewoman'soffer?.M:MostpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicswouldliketobeliketheathletestheysee.W:Maybetheywould.ButIdon'tthinkmostofthemhavethedeterminationtoworksohardtogetthere.Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicGames?.W:Areyounoticingthefrownsonthefacesoftherunners?Notoneofthemlookshappy.M:Youcanbesurethetworunnersfromourcountryarehappy.Outofthefiveraces,they'vewonfour.Q:Howmanyraceshavetherunnersfromthespeakers'countrywon?.M:JusthearingtheOlympicsongfillsmewithdeterminationtogooutandwin.W:Itwasfirstplayedin1896,butitwasn'ttheofficialsonguntil1958.1likeittoo.Q:InwhichyeardidtheOlympicsongbecomeofficial?LONGW:Wow,youreallylookgreat.Haveyoubeenworkingout?M:Everyday.I'mpreparingfortheOlympicGames.W:Oh,no.M:What?What'sthematter?Youdon'tthinkIcandoit?W:Idon'tknowhowtotellyou.M:Youdon'tthinkI'mstrongenoughtoenter,doyou?Well,I'llhaveyouknowI'mplentystrong.Andifyousayotherwise,youdon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout.W:Iknowyou'restrong.That'snottheproblem.M:Thenyouthinkmyheartisweak.Butthatisn'tso!Ihaveamazingdetermination.Iswear,mypassionisunmatchedbyanyotheramateurathleteintheworld.Idefyyoutosayotherwise.W:Iwouldn'tdare.I'veseenyourunandnotquit,andIknowyourheartisstrong.Butthatisn'ttheproblem.M:What'stheproblemthen?W:TheOlympicsendedyesterday.Whydoesthemanlookgreat?Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisownstrength?Whatdoesthemansayabouthispassion?Howdoesthewomanknowthemanhasastrongheart?Whatistheman'sproblem,accordingtothewoman?PASSInthesummerof1936,JesseOwensbecamefamousallovertheworld.Thatsummer,JesseOwens,ablackAmerican,joinedthebestathletesfrom50nationstocompeteintheOlympicsinBerlin,Germany.TherewasspecialinterestintheOlympicGamesthatyearbecauseAdolphHitlerwasthentheleaderofGermany.HeandhisNazipartybelievedthatwhitepeoplewerebetterthanotherraces,especiallythosewithdarkskin.TheywereallverysurprisedwhenOwenswonfourgoldmedalsandsetnewworldrecords.Yearslater,JesseOwenswrotethathewasmostproudofshowingHitlerandtheworldhowgreatablackmancouldbe.Througheverything,heneverlostconfidenceinhimself.Nordidheeverloseprideinhimself.Tothisday,JesseOwensisrememberedasanamazingmanwhofullyexpressedtheOlympicspirit.Whyweresomanypeopleinterestedinthe1936OlympicGames?Accordingtothepassage,whatdidtheNazipartybelieve?WhatsurprisedHitlerandtheNazis?WhatmadeJesseOwensmostproud?WhyisJesseOwensrememberedasagreatman?UNIT3.M:Couldyoutellmeabouttheprosandconsofmixedmarriages?W:Icantellyouthepros,forsure.Afterbeingmarriedtoaforeignerfor20years,I'veyettodiscoveranycons.Q:Whatcan'tthewomantelltheman?.W:Theweddingisnextweek,butIstilldon'tknowifmarryingapersonofadifferentraceisright.M:Therearealotofprosandconsofmixedmarriages,butoverallthey'regood.Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutmixedmarriages?.M:TheFrenchhavealotofcharm.Ithinkyou'llenjoybeingmarriedtoone.W:Noteverythingaboutthemischarming.AndI'mgoingtohavesometroubledealingwithhisculture.Q:WhatconcerndoesthewomanhaveaboutmarryingaFrenchman?.W:Hasanyonecriticizedyouformarryingsomeoneofadifferentrace?M:Iexpectedpeopleto.Buttheyhaven'tsofar.Besides,Idon'tcarewhatpeoplethink.MywifeandIhititoffA-OK.Q:Whatdidthemanexpect?.W:That'sgreatyou'regettingmarried,butdoyouhaveaclueaboutyournewwife'sculture?M:Sure.Learningaboutherpeople'swayofdoingthingswasthefirstthingIdidwhenIdecidedtomarryher.Q:Whatdidthemandofirstwhenhedecidedtogetmarried?.W:I'veheardthatyoucanceledyourweddingplans.What'stheproblem?M:Moneyisveryimportanttopeoplefromherculture.SheleftmewhenshediscoveredI'mpoor!Q:Whywastheweddingcanceled?.M:Ican'tbelievehowgoodyourChineselanguageskillsare!Howdidyouimprovesoquickly?W:ImarriedaChineseman.Wetalkeveryday.He'shelpedmealot.Q:Whatdoesthewoman'shusbandhelpherwith?.W:Ihaveaquestionforyou.Wouldyouevermarryapersonfromanotherculture?M:That'satoughone!IfIdo,it'llprobablybetosomeonefromaculturesimilartomine.Q:Whatkindofwomanwouldthemanmarry?\.W:Ourmarriageisfallingapart.Didn'tyouknowyourfamilywouldn'tapproveofyoumarryingaforeigner?M:Ineverexpectedittobeaproblem.It'snottheirmarriageafterall;it'sours.Q:Whatistheman'srelationshiptothewoman?.M:I'vebeenthinkingaboutgettingmarried.Doyouknowwhatthedivorcerateofmixedmarriagesis?W:Whatdoyoumean,mixedracesormixedreligions?Therateforthefirstis65percent;thesecond,70percent.Q:Whatisthedivorcerateofmarriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentraces?LONGW:Grandpa,Momtoldmethatyouhavebeenmarriedtwice.Isthattrue?M:Yes,I'mafraidso.W:That'sasurprise.Whathappenedtoyourfirstwife?M:Yourgrandmawasmyfirstwife.W:But...M:Andyourgrandmaismysecondwife.Yousee,ImetherwhileIwasinGermanyduringthewar.Weknewwelovedeachotherfromthemomentwemet,sowegotmarriedrightaway.Butweweren'treadyfortheresistancewereceivedfromherfamily.HermotherinsistedthatAmericansandGermansweren'tcompatible.So,shedivorcedme.W:Toobad.Whathappenedthen?M:Threeyearslater,wemetagaininNewYork,quitebyaccident.IwasworkingattheportandshewasonaboatcomingtotheU.S.Whenwesaweachotheragainafterallthattime,wedecidedtooverlookherparents'advice.Wegotmarriedagain,andwe'vebeenhappyeversince.Whatdidthegirlhearfromhermother?Howdidthegirl'sgrandparentsfeelwhentheyfirstmet?Whydidthegirl'sgrandparentsgetdivorced?Howdidthegirl'sgrandparentsmeetagainaftertheirdivorce?Whatdidthegirl'sgrandparentsdecidetodoaftertheymetagain?PASSMarriagecanchangepeopleagreatdeal,andmarriagetoapersonofadifferentculturecanchangeapersonevenmore.Assomeonewhohasmarriedaforeigner,Iknow.I'maCanadianwhomarriedaChineseman.Atfirst,Iharboredsomereservations.Iwasn'tsurehowcompatiblewe'dbe.Somehow,however,wemadeitwork.AndIfoundmyselfgrowingtobecomemorelikehim.IstartedpickingupChinesecharacteristicsandbeganspeakingEnglishwithaChineseaccent!Mybrotherjoked,sayingIwasevenbeginningtolookChinese!Myhusbandhaschangedalottoo,becomingmorelikeCanadiansinattitude.Isupposethisissomethingofacompromisewhereinwemeteachotherinthemiddle.Isuspectthatwewillcontinuetogrowmorealikeastimegoesby;thatisexcitingtome.Aperson,afterall,shouldchangeduringhisorherlifetime.Accordingtothespeaker,whichcircumstancescausethegreaterchangeinpeopleafterthey'remarried?Howdidthewomanfeelwhenshefirstgotmarried?Whatjokedidthewoman'sbrothermakeabouther?Howhasthewoman'shusbandchanged?Whydoesthewomanfeelgoodaboutherrecentchanges?UNIT4WarmingUpGoodeveningladiesandgentlemen,andwelcometo**AHunkofBurningLove".Areyouinlove?Accordingtoarecentsurvey,manyofyourclassmatesare.67percentofuniversitystudentsreportthattheyhavefeelingsofloveforsomeone.Yet24percentsaythattheirfeelingsareunknownbythepersontheydesire.Inthemajorityofcases,loveforsomeoneisknownandisshared.Youngpeopleinlovesharetheirfeelingsinvariousways.Theybuygifts,writeloveletters,anddate.Sometimes,theymakecommitmentstoeachother,promisingtobetogetherforever.Howdoyouexpresslove?Whatshouldyoubedoing?We'llgetintothesequestionsandmoreaswediscusslove,love,loveinthisprogram,UAHunkofBurningLove"..C2.A3.AShort:.W:Excuseme.You'vebeenhereforsixhours.Areyouwaitingforsomeone?M:I'mafraidso.I'msupposedtomeetmynewgirlfriend.Ican'tbelievehowlatesheis!Q:Whatsurprisestheman?D.M:Iheardasongontheradioby日vis,called"ABigHunko'Love".W:Iknowthatsong.It'sreallyhappythough,whichiswhyIdon'tlikeit.Lovesongsshouldbesad,likelove.Q:WhydoesthewomanNOTlikethesong?B.W:YoufoundloveinIndia?Howromantic!It'smydreamtofallinloveinaforeigncountry!M:Itwasreallyexcitingatfirst.AfterIgotusedtoitthough,itwaskindofboring.Q:Howdidtheman'sfeelingoflovechange?C.W:Morethanonce,IthoughtaboutkillingmyselfafterIlostmyboyfriend.M:Justabouteveryonegetsdepressed,butyoucan'tletthosefeelingsgetthebetterofyou.Q:Accordingtotheman,whatdoeseveryoneexperienceafterabreakup?A.W:Youlooksohappy!What'sgoingontomakeyousmilelikethat?M:Forthefirsttimeinyears,mysisterhasfoundlove.I'mgoingtomeettheguytoday.Q:Whyisthemanhappy?B.W:Icanhelpyoufindyouroldgirlfriendifyoucangivememoreinformationabouther.M:Name,oldaddress...that'sallIcantellyou.Butmaybeitdoesn'tmatter.Iprobablyshouldtrytoforgether.Q:Whycantheman'soldgirlfriendNOTbefound?D.M:Hey!Youlookgreat!AmIwrong,orhassomethingchangedaboutyou?W:Somethingbig!Ifoundamanwhoreallymakesmehappy.He'sbrightenedupmylife.Q:Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'snewboyfriend?A.M:You'vebeenwritingmelettersforyears.Whenareyougoingtoadmityourloveforme?W:What?Love?No,I'mjustbeingfriendly.Youthinkeveryonelovesyou!Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatmistakehasthemanmade?C.W:So,whatmakesyouthinkthatyourmarriagewilllast,when50percentfail?M:Fifty?Nah.Thatnumberismorelike30or40percent.Andinmyfamily,therearenodivorces.Q:Whatisthedivorcerateintheman'sfamily?.M:Honey,don'tyouhaveanyobjectionstoourdaughterhavingaboyfriend?W:Nonewhatsoever!Havingaboyfriendwillteachherhowtobecomealovingwifesomeday.Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?\BLONGW:Anotherletter.M:Forme?W:Whoelse?It'sfrom...M:Hey,don'tlookatthat!It'sprivate!Giveithere!W:OK!Sorry!Iwasjustabitcurious.You'vebeengettingalotoftheseletterslately.Andthey'realwaysinthesepinkenvelopes.Itmakesmewonderifyou'vegotagirlfriend.That'sall.M:Ifyoumustknow,yeah,Ihaveagirlfriend.W:Ithoughtso!So,whatdoesshelooklike?M:Idon'treallyknow.Sofar,we'veonlycommunicatedbymail.I'veneverseenher.W:Notmuchofagirlfriend,then,isshe?M:IthinkI'minlovewithher.Isn'tthatwhatitmeanstohaveagirlfriend?W:Well,thatwouldn'thavebeenenoughforyourfatherandme.Wewouldn'thavefalleninlovewithoutmeeting.Tobeinlove,youhavetoseeaperson,atleast.M:TheloveIhaveformygirlfriendisspiritual;Idon'thavetoseeher.Youwouldn'tunderstand.Whydoesthewomanwanttoseetheletter?BWhatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?AAccordingtotheman,whatdoesn'theknow?CAccordingtothewoman,whatmustallpeopleinlovehave?DWhatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?BPASS"Goingtowarwasthegreatestthingtohaveeverhappenedtome,"saidAlbertThomson,aformersoldier.Somepeoplemightfindthisstrange,especiallyconsideringthatThomsonlostanarmandtheuseofbothlegsincombat."Ofcourse,Ididn'tlikethefighting,"Thomsonsaid.Whathedidlikewasthat,bygoingtowar,hemetthewomanwhowouldbecomehiswifeandthemotherofhisfourchildren.OneeffectofWorldWarIIwasthatitbroughtmanyyoungpeoplefromdifferentcountriestogether.Whenpeacewasachieved,theseyoungpeopleoftenfellinlovewithpeopleofdifferentnationalities.DuringWorldWarII,anestimated1,000,000Americansoldiersmarriedwomenfromover50differentcountries.InthePacific,16,000ofthe1,000,000AmericansoldiersmarriedAustralianandNewZealandwomen.Ofthese,12,000wenttotheU.S.Manyoftherelationshipsfailed,butsomewereashappyasThomson's.WhatdidThomsonloseduringthewar?CWhatdidThomsonenjoyaboutthewar?BWhatisspokenofasapositiveeffectofWorldWarII?DHowmanyU.S.soldiersmarriedAustralianorNewZealandwomen?BWhatdoweknowaboutthesemarriages?AUNIT5Warmingup:Therewasatimewhenyouwereoverjoyedtohavekids.Youhadfaithinthem,youhadhope,youlovedthemandyouwishedthemhealthandwealthintheirfuture.Youdevotedyourlifeandsoultothemwithoutanycomplaint.Nowthesedaysaregone.Onourprogram,''EnoughofWorriesandTears",wewilldiscussthepainkidscancause.Youagonizeifyourkidsstarttodropoutofschool,fightinthestreetsandbecomehopelesslyhookedoncigarettes.Yourheartbleedsandtearsrolldownyourcheeksifyoufindyourkidstakingdrugsorstayingoutallnight.Theymayhavebecomegreedy,selfish,lazy,irresponsibleandgoodatnothing.On"EnoughofWorriesandTears",wewilldiscussthesedifficulties.agonizevt.使（极度）痛苦,折磨vi.苦斗;苦苦思索;感到极度痛苦;苦闷Whydoyouagonizeyourselfwiththethoughtofyourfailure?你为何总是对于你的失败念念不忘而自我折磨呢?Don'tstress,don'tagonize-justgowiththeflow.不要有压カ,不要烦恼ー只要随心而动。Short:.M:Ihavejustfoundoutthatmyteenagedaughterispregnant!Idon'tknowwhattodo!W:It'stoolatefortears.Soundslikeallyoucandonowistocomfortherandtellheryou'llsupporther.Q:Whatisthewoman'sadvicetotheman?C.W:HaveyoureadthisbookcalledNoMoreWorriesorTears?It'sfullofadviceonraisingchildren.M:Isurehave!Ithasbeenabighelp.Now,Iunderstandmytwosonsmuchbetterthanbefore.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthebook?D.M:Itookourdaughtertothedoctor.Thedoctortookonelookatherlungs,andheknewshehadbeensmoking.W:Iknewit!Butwhywon'tshelistentous?Itellherallthetimethatsmokingisbad.Q:Whatdoesthewomantellherdaughter?

.W:I'mveryimpressedbyyourdaughter!Shehassuchgoodmannersandseemssowell-behaved!M:She'sagoodgirl.We'vealwayshadagoodrelationship.We'reabletotalkaboutthingsthatworryusaswell.Q:Whatdothemanandwomanagreeupon?C.M:Thankyouformeetingwithme.Canyoutellmehowmydaughterisdoinginclass?W:Sinceourlastmeeting,therehasbeenagreatimprovementinherwork.Q:Whathastakenplacesincethemanandthewomanmetthelasttime?A.M:Ican'tbelievethatyouboughtourdaughtereye-liner.Didn'tweagreeshewastooyoungforit?W:I'msorry.Butshejustkeptaskingandasking.Icouldn'tstandtheconstantbegginganditmadeherhappy.Q:Whatistheargumentbetweenthemanandthewomanabout?B.M:EverytimeIteachmysonalesson,heseessomethingonTVthatundermineswhatI'vesaid.W:Maybeyoushouldthinkaboutgettingridofyourtelevision.TVoftenhasabadinfluenceonpeople.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttelevision?D•Undermine.VERB（常指间接地）削弱,损害,动摇（某人的地位或权威）Ifyouunderminesomeoneorunderminetheirpositionorauthority,youmaketheirauthorityorpositionlesssecure,oftenbyindirectmethods.

Sheunderminedhimanddestroyedhisconfidenceinhisowntalent.她暗中打击他,让他对自己的才华信心全无。.M:Myparentsareverygenerouswithme.Sometimes,Iwonderiftheirgenerosityhasbeenbadformycharacter.W:Youseemallright—nottoogreedyorselfish.Idon'tthinkithasdoneyouanyharm.Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman'sparents?D.W:Doyouthinkoursonisgettingintotrouble?Isheviolent?M:Ourson?Noway!Heknowsrightfromwrong.We'vemadeitcleartohimthatviolenceisnevertheanswertoaproblem.Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?D.W:How'syourreadingonteenagebehaviorgoing?Haveyoulearnedanything?M:Yeah.Itsaysherethat50percentofallteenagersarefrombrokenhomesandthatthesechildrenare73percentmorelikelytocommitcrimes.Q:Howmuchmorelikelyisitthatteenagersfrombrokenhomeswillcommitcrimes?CLONGW:Manypeoplearehavingtroublewiththeirsonsanddaughters.Iwasjustreadinganewspaperarticleonitthismorning.Thereare190,000teenagersinourcity.M:Doesitsayanythingaboutthecausesofteenageviolence?Mysonhasbeenhittingotherstudentsatschool.W:Yes.ItsaysTVhasamajorinfluence.By18,teenagershaveoftenseen200,000actsofviolenceonTV.AndpeoplewhohaveseenthemostviolenceonTVtendtobethemostviolent.M:Mysondoesn'twatchmuchTV,soitmustbesomethingelse.W:Maybeit'smusic.Teenagerstypicallylistentofourhoursofmusiceveryday.Manyofthesongshaveveryviolentmessages.M:Doesthearticlesaythatviolenceinpopmusicleadstoviolentbehavior?W:Itisn'tquiteclear.Thearticlereportsontwostudies.Onereportsaysteenagerswholistentopopmusicarealmosttwiceaslikelytobecomeviolent,whiletheotheronesaysthere'snosignificantconnectionbetweenthetwofactors.Howdidthewomanlearnthatpeoplearehavingtroublewiththeirkids?BWhatistheman'sconcernabouthisson?DHowmanyactsofviolencemaypeoplehaveseenbythetimetheybecomeadults?AWhichofthefollowingdoestheman'ssonNOTdoveryoften?DWhatdothestudiessayaboutmusicandviolence?APASSIt'soddthatparentsaresoworriedabouttheirteenagerssmoking,especiallysincesmokingisn'tateenager'sbiggestproblem.Thenwhatis?Shockingly,ateenager'sbiggestproblemishisownmotherandfather!Today'steenagersknowtheyshouldnotsmoke,buttheydon'tknowwhennottolistentotheirparents.Theydon'tknowtheyshouldsaynototheirparentswhentheirparentsarebeingtoogenerous.Therefore,astheyreceivemoreandmorefromtheirparents,theteenagersbecomegreedyandselfish.Gradually,theyhavebecomespoiled.Studiesshowthatspoiledteenagersaremuchmorelikelytotakedrugsanddopoorlyinschool.Theymayalsodeveloppoormannersandgetpregnantatanearlierage.However,thisisnotwhatparentswanttohear.Theythinktheyarebeingkindtotheirteenagers,andtheyhaveatendencytoignorethedamagetheyarereallydoing.Accordingtothespeaker,whatseemsstrange?DWhatdoesthespeakerthinkcausesateenager'sproblems?CWhatdoesthespeakersuggestthatparentsshouldNOTdo?BWhatmightteenagersdoasaresultofbeingspoiled?AWhatareparentslikelytoignore?UNIT6Warmingup：Hi,everyone!Haveyoueverthoughtaboutthequestion:"What'sinaname?"WhenJulietsaysthis,sheisarguingthatnamesarenotimportant.SheasksRomeotogiveupthisfamilynameor,ifhewon'tdothat,toswearthathewillloveher,inwhichcaseshewillgiveupherfamilyname.However,isthispossibleformostpeople?Dopeopleusuallyaccepttheideathatnamesareunimportant?Dotheyreallyfeelfreetoforgetthebondsandresponsibilitiesthattheirnamesgivethem?Topresearchersinthefieldsofpsychologyandsociologyareherewithustoday.And,injustamoment,theywilltellyouwhethertheythinknamesareimportantornot.Sopleasestickwithus."What'sinaName?"willgiveyoualottothinkabout..T2.F3.NGShort.M:Thatwasreallysomething!Whatdoyouremembermostabouttheplaywewatched?W:Irememberanactorasking"What'sinaname?"Itmademethinkaboutmyownnameanditsmeaning.Q:Whatdoesthewomanrememberabouttheplay?B.W:Whatdoyouthinkthewriteroftheplaymeantwhenheasked"What'sinaname?"M:Ithinkthathewasquestioningtheimportanceofnames,thatis,howtheyaffectourlives.Q:Whydidthewriteraskthequestion?A.M:There'ssomethingIdon'tunderstand.Pleasetellmeagainwhyyouchangedyourname.W:Iwantedanamethatwouldsoundmoreelegantthantheonemyparentsgaveme.Q:Whydidthewomanchangehername?D.M:MyEnglishteacherdiscouragedusfromusingourChinesenamesinclass.W:That'snotfair!I'mproudofmyownname,andI'mnotgoingtouseanother!Q:Whydoesn'tthewomanwanttouseanothername?B.W:InSociologyclass,Ilearnedthatinmanydifferentcultures,namessayalotaboutpeople.M:IheardthesamethinginPsychologyclass.Namescanhaveagreatinfluenceonaperson'sidentity.Q:Accordingtotheman,howdonamesaffectpeople?B.W:I'veheardthatjudgingpeoplebytheirnamesissuperficial.M:Icouldn'tagreemore.Therearemuchbetterwaysofjudgingpeople.Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutjudgingpeoplebytheirnames?.M:Yournameisveryimpressive!Itsoundsbeautiful!Luckyyou!W:Notreally.IneverthoughtthatmynamecorrectlyexpressedwhoIreallyamasaperson.Q:Whatisthewoman'simpressionofhername?C.