全新版大学英语综合教程-2-课文电子书

全新版大学英语第二册课文Unit1TextALearning,Chinese-StyleText课文PartIPre-readingTaskListentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions:1.Whoshouldteachwhom?Islearningaone-waystreet?2.Shouldweshareourdreamsforabetterlifewithourparentsorkeepthemtoourselves?3.Canchildreneverunderstandtheirparentscompletely?4.Fromthesongcanyouguesswhatthethemeoftheunit,wayoflearning,chieflyrefersto?PartIITextAHowardGardner,aprofessorofeducationatHarvardUniversity,reflectsonavisittoChinaandgiveshisthoughtsondifferentapproachestolearninginChinaandtheWest.LEARNING,CHINESE-STYLEHowardGardnerForamonthinthespringof1987,mywifeEllenandIlivedinthebustlingeasternChinesecityofNanjingwithour18-month-oldsonBenjaminwhilestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementaryschools.ButoneofthemosttellinglessonsEllenandIgotinthedifferencebetweenChineseandAmericanideasofeducationcamenotintheclassroombutinthelobbyoftheJinlingHotelwherewestayedinNanjing.Thekeytoourroomwasattachedtoalargeplasticblockwiththeroomnumberonit.Whenleavingthehotel,aguestwasencouragedtoturninthekey,eitherbyhandingittoanattendantorbydroppingitthroughaslotintoabox.Becausethekeyslotwasnarrow,thekeyhadtobepositionedcarefullytofitintoit.Benjaminlovedtocarrythekeyaround,shakingitvigorously.Healsolikedtotrytoplaceitintotheslot.Becauseofhistenderageandincompleteunderstandingoftheneedtopositionthekeyjustso,hewouldusuallyfail.Benjaminwasnotbotheredintheleast.Heprobablygotasmuchpleasureoutofthesoundsthekeymadeashedidthosefewtimeswhenthekeyactuallyfounditswayintotheslot.NowbothEllenandIwereperfectlyhappytoallowBenjamintobangthekeynearthekeyslot.Hisexploratorybehaviorseemedharmlessenough.ButIsoonobservedaninterestingphenomenon.AnyChinesestaffmembernearbywouldcomeovertowatchBenjaminand,notinghislackofinitialsuccess,attempttoassist.HeorshewouldholdontoBenjamin'shandand,gentlybutfirmly,guideitdirectlytowardtheslot,repositionitasnecessary,andhelphimtoinsertit.The"teacher"wouldthensmilesomewhatexpectantlyatEllenorme,asifawaitingathankyou—andonoccasionwouldfrownslightly,asifconsideringustobeneglectingourparentalduties.IsoonrealizedthatthisincidentwasdirectlyrelevanttoourassignedtasksinChina:toinvestigatethewaysofearlychildhoodeducation(especiallyinthearts),andtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.AndsobeforelongIbegantointroducethekey-slotanecdoteintomydiscussionswithChineseeducators.TWODIFFERENTWAYSTOLEARNWithafewexceptionsmyChinesecolleaguesdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.Sinceadultsknowhowtoplacethekeyinthekeyslot,whichistheultimatepurposeofapproachingtheslot,andsincethechildisneitheroldenoughnorcleverenoughtorealizethedesiredactiononhisown,whatpossiblegainisachievedbyhavinghimstruggle?Hemaywellgetfrustratedandangry—certainlynotadesirableoutcome.Whynotshowhimwhattodo?Hewillbehappy,hewilllearnhowtoaccomplishthetasksooner,andthenhecanproceedtomorecomplexactivities,likeopeningthedoororaskingforthekey—bothofwhichaccomplishmentscan(andshould)induecoursebemodeledforhimaswell.Welistenedtosuchexplanationssympatheticallyandexplainedthat,firstofall,wedidnotmuchcarewhetherBenjaminsucceededininsertingthekeyintotheslot.Hewashavingagoodtimeandwasexploring,twoactivitiesthatdidmattertous.Butthecriticalpointwasthat,intheprocess,weweretryingtoteachBenjaminthatonecansolveaproblemeffectivelybyoneself.Suchself-relianceisaprincipalvalueofchildrearinginmiddle-classAmerica.Solongasthechildisshownexactlyhowtodosomething—whetheritbeplacingakeyinakeyslot,drawingahenormakingupforamisdeed—heislesslikelytofigureouthimselfhowtoaccomplishsuchatask.And,moregenerally,heislesslikelytoviewlife—asAmericansdo—asaseriesofsituationsinwhichonehastolearntothinkforoneself,tosolveproblemsonone'sownandeventodiscovernewproblemsforwhichcreativesolutionsarewanted.TEACHINGBYHOLDINGHISHANDInretrospect,itbecamecleartomethatthisincidentwasindeedkey—andkeyinmorethanonesense.Itpointedtoimportantdifferencesintheeducationalandartisticpracticesinourtwocountries.Whenourwell-intentionedChineseobserverscametoBenjamin'srescue,theydidnotsimplypushhishanddownclumsilyoruncertainly,asImighthavedone.Instead,theyguidedhimwithextremefacilityandgentlenessinpreciselythedesireddirection.IcametorealizethattheseChinesewerenotjustmoldingandshapingBenjamin'sperformanceinanyoldmanner:InthebestChinesetradition,theywerebazheshoujiao—"teachingbyholdinghishand"—somuchsothathewouldhappilycomebackformore.Theideathatlearningshouldtakeplacebycontinualcarefulshapingandmoldingappliesequallytothearts.Watchingchildrenatworkinaclassroomsetting,wewereastonishedbytheirfacility.Childrenasyoungas5or6werepaintingflowers,fishandanimalswiththeskillandconfidenceofanadult;calligraphers9and10yearsoldwereproducingworksthatcouldhavebeendisplayedinamuseum.Inavisittothehomesoftwooftheyoungartists,welearnedfromtheirparentsthattheyworkedonperfectingtheircraftforseveralhoursaday.CREATIVITYFIRST?Intermsofattitudestocreativitythereseemstobeareversalofpriorities:youngWesternersmakingtheirboldestdeparturesfirstandthengraduallymasteringthetradition;andyoungChinesebeingalmostinseparablefromthetradition,but,overtime,possiblyevolvingtoapointequallyoriginal.OnewayofsummarizingtheAmericanpositionistostatethatwevalueoriginalityandindependencemorethantheChinesedo.Thecontrastbetweenourtwoculturescanalsobeseenintermsofthefearswebothharbor.Chineseteachersarefearfulthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,theymayneverbeacquired;thereis,ontheotherhand,nocomparablehurrytopromotecreativity.Americaneducatorsfearthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge;ontheotherhand,skillscanbepickeduplater.However,Idonotwanttooverstatemycase.ThereisenormouscreativitytobefoundinChinesescientific,technologicalandartisticinnovationspastandpresent.AndthereisadangerofexaggeratingcreativebreakthroughsintheWest.Whenanyinnovationisexaminedclosely,itsrelianceonpreviousachievementsisalltooapparent(the"standingontheshouldersofgiants"phenomenon).ButassumingthatthecontrastIhavedevelopedisvalid,andthatthefosteringofskillsandcreativityarebothworthwhilegoals,theimportantquestionbecomesthis:Canwegather,fromtheChineseandAmericanextremes,asuperiorwaytoapproacheducation,perhapsstrikingabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills?(1182words)Unit2TextATheRichestManInAmerica,DownHomeText课文PartIPre-readingTaskListentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions:1.Whoisitabout?2.Whathappenedtohimoneday?3.Doyouthinkitwasworthwhiletowalktwoorthreemilestopaybackthesixandaquartercents?4.Isthestoryrelatedtothethemeoftheunit—values?Thefollowingwordsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou:dismayn.沮丧，失望disturbvt.使不安conscientiousa.认真的，尽职的PartIITextADoesbeingrichmeanyouliveacompletelydifferentlifefromordinarypeople?Not,itseems,ifyournameisSamWalton.THERICHESTMANINAMERICA,DOWNHOMEArtHarrisHeputonadinnerjackettoserveasawaiteratthebirthdaypartyofTheRichestManinAmerica.Heimaginedwhatsurelyawaited:amansion,a"Rolls-Royceforeverydayoftheweek,"dogswithdiamondcollars,servantseverywhere.Thenhewasofftothehouse,wheelingpastthesleepytownsquareinBentonville,aremoteArkansastownof9,920,whereSamWaltonstartedwithalittledimestorethatgrewintoa$6billiondiscountchaincalledWal-Mart.Hedrovedownacountryroad,turnedatamailboxmarked"SamandHelenWalton,"andjumpedoutatahouseinthewoods.Itwasnice,butnopalace.Thefurnitureappearedalittleworn.Anoldpickuptrucksatinthegarageandamuddybirddogranabouttheyard.Heneverspottedanyservants."Itwasarealdisappointment,"sighswaiterJamieBeaulieu.OnlyinAmericacanabillionairecarryonlikeplainfolksandgetawaywithit.Andthe67-year-olddiscountkingSamMooreWaltonstilltravelsthesewindybackroadsinhis1979Fordpickup,redandwhite,birddogsbyhisside,and,comeshootingseason,waitsinlinelikeeveryoneelsetobuyshellsatthelocalWal-Mart."Hedoesn'twantanyspecialtreatment,"saysnightmanagerJohnnyBaker,whostrugglestocallthebossbyhisfirstnameasarecentcorporatememocommands.Fewherethinkofhisbillions;theycallhim"Mr.Sam"andaccepthisfolksyways."He'sthesamemanwhoopenedhisdimestoreonthesquareandworked18hoursadayforhisdream,"saysMayorRichardHoback.Byallaccounts,he'sfriendly,cheerful,afineneighborwhodoeshisbesttoblendin,neverflashy,neverthrowinghisweightaround.NomatterhowbigatimehehadonSaturdaynight,youcanfindhiminchurchonSunday.Surelyinareservedseat,right?"Wedon'thavereservedseats,"saysGordonGarlingtonIII,pastorofthelocalchurch.SowheredoesTheRichestManinAmericasit?Whereverhefindsaseat."Look,he'sjustnotthatway.Hedoesn'thaveasetplace.Atachurchsuppertheothernight,heandhiswifewereinbackwashingdishes."For19years,he'susedthesamebarber.JohnMayhallfindshimwaitingwhenheopensupat7a.m.Hechatsaboutthenationalnews,orreadsinhischair,perhapstheBentonCountyDailyDemocrat,anotherWaltonpropertythatkeepshimoffthefrontpage.ItburiedtheForbeslistatthebottomofpage2."He'sjustnotafrontperson,"anewspaperemployeeexplains.Butonerecentmorning,TheRichestManinAmericadidsomethingthatwouldhavemadeheadlinesanywhereintheworld:Heforgothismoney."Isaid,'Forgetit,takecareofitnexttime,'"saysbarberMayhall."Buthesaid,'No,I'llgetit,'andhewenthomeforhiswallet."Wasn'tthat,well,alittlestrange?"Nosir,"saysMayhall,"theonlythingstrangeaboutSamWaltonisthatheisn'tstrange."ButjusthowlongWaltoncanholdfirmtohisfolksyhabitswithcelebrityhunterskeepingfollowinghimwhereverhegoesisanyone'sguess.EversinceForbesmagazinepronouncedhimAmerica'srichestman,with$2.8billioninWal-Martstock,he'sbeenarichmanontherun,steeringclearofreporters,dreamers,andschemers."HemaybetherichestbyForbesrankings,"sayscorporateaffairsdirectorJimVonGremp,"buthedoesn'tknowwhetherheisornot—andhedoesn'tcare.Hedoesn'tspendmuch.Heownsstock,buthe'salwaysleftitinthecompanysoitcouldgrow.Buttherealstoryinhismindisthesuccessachievedbythe100,000peoplewhomakeuptheWal-Martteam."He'susuallybackhomeforFridaysalesmeetings,ortheexecutivepeprallySaturdaymorningat7a.m.,whenWalton,ashedoesatnewstoreopenings,isliabletojumpuponachairandleadeveryoneintheWal-Martcheer:"GivemeaW!GivemeanA!GivemeanL!Louder!"Andloudertheyyell.Nooneadmitstofeelingtheleastbitsilly.It'sallpartoftheWal-MartwayoflifeaslaiddownbySam:loyalty,hardwork,longhours;getideasintothesystemfromthebottomup,Japanese-style;treatyourpeopleright;cutpricesandmarginstotheboneandsleepwellatnight.Employeeswithoneyearonboardqualifyforstockoptions,andareurgedtobuyalltheycan.Afterthepeprally,there'sbirdhunting,ortennisonhisbackyardcourt.Buthisstoresarealwaysonhismind.OnetennisguestmanagedtoputhimoffhisgamebyaskingwhyacanofballscostmoreinoneWal-Martthananother.Itturnedouttobeuntrue,butthemoveworked.Waltonlostfourstraightgames.Waltonsetupacollegescholarshipfundforemployees'children,adisasterrelieffundtorebuildemployeehomesdamagedbyfires,floods,tornadoes,andthelike.Hebelievedincultivatingideasandrewardingsuccess."He'dsay,'Thatfellowworkedhard,let'sgivehimalittleextra,'"recallsretiredpresidentFeroldF.Arend,whowasstunnedatsuchgenerosityafterthestingyemployerhelefttojoinWal-Mart."IhadtochangemywayofthinkingwhenIcameaboard.""Thereasonforoursuccess,"saysWalton,inacompanyhandout,"isourpeopleandthewaythey'retreatedandthewaytheyfeelabouttheircompany.Theybelievethingsaredifferenthere,buttheydeservethecredit."AddscompanylawyerJimHendren:"I'veneverseenanyoneyetwhoworkedforhimorwasaroundhimforanylengthoftimewhowasn'tbetteroff.AndIdon'tmeanjustfinancially,althoughalotofpeopleare.It'sjustsomethingabouthim—comingintocontactwithSamWaltonjustmakesyouabetterperson."(1066words)Unit2TextAFatherknowsBetterText课文PartIPre-readingTaskListentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions:1.Whatsortofasongisit?2.Whoshouldbesittingupandtakingnotice?Why?3.Whatdoesthesingerthinkofhisparent'swayofdoingthings?4.Doyouagreewithwhathesays?Thefollowingwordsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou:roamvi.漫游drenchvt.使湿透prophesizev.作预言senatorn.参议员heedvt.注意stallv.拖延ragevi.激烈地进行PartIITextAThiscomedycentersaroundaproudfather'sattemptstohelphischildren,attemptswhichsomehoworotheralwaysendupembarrassingthem.Forthesakeoffunitcarriesthingstoextremes,butnearlyeveryonecanrecognizesomethingofthemselvesandtheirparentsinit.FATHERKNOWSBETTERMarshCassadyCHARACTERS:FATHER;MOTHER;HEIDI,14;DIANE,17;SEAN,16;RESTAURANTMANAGER,20s;MRS.HIGGINS.SETTING:Variouslocationsincludingafast-foodrestaurant,theThompsonfamilydiningroom,andanofficeatahighschool.ATRISE:Asthelightscomeup,HEIDIentersandcrossesDownRighttotheedgeofthestage.SEANandDIANEenterandcrossDownLefttotheedgeofthestage.TheylistenasHEIDIaddressestheaudience.HEIDI:Mydad'saniceman.Nobodycouldpossiblybelievethatheisn't.Yethe's...well,he'salwaysdoingthesestupidthingsthatendupreallyembarrassingoneormoreofuskids.Onetime,see,mybrotherwantedtobuythisguitar.Beensavingmoneyforitforalongtime.Thenhegotajobatthisfast-foodplace,OK?Waitingtables.ItwasSean'sfirstactualjob,andhewasrealhappyaboutit.Hefiguredintwoorthreemonthshe'dhaveenoughmoneytobuyexactlythekindofguitarhewanted.MomandDadwereproudofhim,andwell,OK,he'smybigbrother,andhe'salwayspullingthesedumbthingsonme.But,well,Iwasproudofhimtoo.Youknowwhathappened?Ihatetotellyoubecause:SEAN,DIANEandHEIDI:(Inunison)Fatherknowsbetter!(ThelightscomeUpLeftonthefast-foodrestaurantwhereSEANworks.Itconsistsofacounterandacoupleofsmalltables.TheMAN-AGERstandsbehindthecounter.SEANisbusilycleaningthetableswhenFATHERwalksin.)MANAGER:Goodevening,sir.MayIhelpyou?FATHER:Goodevening.SEAN:(Tohimself)Oh,no!(HesquatsbehindoneofthetablestryingtohidefromFATHER.)FATHER:I'mlookingforthemanager.MANAGER:Thatwouldbeme,sir.FATHER:I'mSamThompson.Mysonworkshere.MANAGER:Oh,you'reSean'sfather.FATHER:Yes.It'shisfirstjob,youknow.Ijustwantedtocheckthathe'sdoingOK.MANAGER:Oh,fine.Noproblem.SEAN:(Spreadinghishands,palmsup,speakingtohimself)WhatdidIdotodeservethis?Tellmewhat?FATHER:Hiringhimwasagoodthingthen?MANAGER:Well,yeah,Isupposeso.SEAN:(Stilltohimself.)Gohome,Dad.Gohome.Gohome.FATHER:I'msurehe'sagoodworkerbutatypicalteenager,ifyouknowwhatImean.MANAGER:(Losinginterest)Iwouldn'tknow.FATHER:He'sagoodboy.AndIassureyouthatifthereareanysubjectsthatneedtobeaddressed,SeanandIwillhaveaman-to-mantalk.MANAGER:Idon'tthinkthatwillbenecessary...FATHER:Oh,noproblem.I'mproudofmyson.Very,veryproud.AndIjustwantedyoutoknowthatI'lldoanythingIcantohelphimthroughlife'sdangeroussea.SEAN:(Standingupandscreaming)Aaaargh!Aaaargh!Aaaaaaargh!FATHER:Son,Ididn'tknowyouwerehere.SEAN:It'swhereIwork,Dad.FATHER:Ofcourse.Imean,Ididn'tseeyou.SEAN:Ican'timaginewhy.FATHER:YourmanagerandIwerejusthavinganicechat.(DIANEentersDownLeftjustasHEIDIentersDownRight.TheylookatSEANandFATHER.)SEAN,DIANE,HEIDI:(Inunison)Father,youknowbetterthanthat.(Thelightsquicklyfadetoblackandthencomeupasecondortwolater.SEANstandsaloneattheDownRightedgeofthestage.HEIDIandDIANEcrosstoDownLeftedgeofthestage.)SEAN:Ifthatsortofthinghappenedonlyonceinawhile,itwouldn'tbesobad.Overall,Iwouldn'twanttotrademydadforanyoneelse's.HelovesuskidsandMomtoo.ButIthinkthat'ssometimestheproblem.Hewantstodothingsforus,thingshethinksaregood.Butheneedstogivethemmorethoughtbecause:SEAN,HEIDIandDIANE:(Inunison)Fatherknowsbetter!(ThelightsfadetoblackandcomeupontheCenterStageareawhereFATHERandthethreechildrenareseatedaroundthediningroomtable.MOTHERenterscarryingadish,whichshesetsonthetable.FATHERquicklyrisesandpullsoutherchair.Shesits.Thefamilystartseatingdinner.)FATHER:Ihaveasurpriseforyou,Diane.DIANE:(Knowsitcan'tbegood.)Youhave...asurprise?MOTHER:Well,whateveritis,dear,don'tkeepusinsuspense.FATHER:Well,youknow,DanLucasandIworktogether?DIANE:Kyle'sfather?MOTHER:Don'tinterrupt,dear,yourfatheristryingtotellyousomething.HEIDI:(StagewhispertoSEAN)SomethingDianewon'twanttoknow,I'llbet.SEAN:(WhisperingtoHEIDI)Whateverwouldmakeyouthinkthat?MOTHER:Sean,dear.Heidi,sweetheart,don'tdistractyourfather.SEANandHEIDI:(Simultaneously)Sorry,Mom.FATHER:Nowthen.AsIwassaying,IknowhowmuchyoulikeyoungKyle.DIANE:Father!FATHER:It'strue,isn'tit?Didn'tIhearyoutellyourmotherthatyouwishKylewouldaskyoutotheseniorprom?SEAN:Uh-oh!HEIDI:Oops!MOTHER:Please,children,please.Yourfatheristryingtospeak.DIANE:(Throughclenchedteeth,thewordsareinamonotoneandevenlyspaced.)Yes-I-said-that-why-are-you-asking?FATHER:Wellthen.DIANE:(Becominghysterical)"Wellthen"what?!FATHER:WhatdidIsay?DidIsaysomethingwrong?HEIDI:(ToSEAN)Notyet,hedidn't.SEAN:(ToHEIDI)Butyouknowit'scoming.MOTHER:Children,please.Dogiveyourfathertherespecthedeserves.HEIDIandSEAN:(Rollingtheireyes)Yes,Mother.FATHER:Well,todayIsawDanandaskedifhe'dliketogotolunchatthatFrenchrestaurantonThirdStreet.Youknowtheone,Mother.MOTHER:Well,yes,IbelieveIdo.FATHER:Mytreat,Itoldhim.And,ofcourse,hewasgladtoaccept.MOTHER:Whywouldn'thebe?FATHER:(Somewhatsurprised)Well,yes.DIANE:What-has-this-to-do-withme?!MOTHER:Diane,sometimesIjustdon'tunderstandyourbehavior.Itrymybest.DIANE:(Veryshortwithher)I'msorry.MOTHER:Thankyou,Diane.(ToFATHER)Pleasedogoon,dear.FATHER:AsIsaid—HEIDI:Weknowwhatyousaid,Daddy.FATHER:Er...uh,what'sthat?SEAN:Shesaid,"Weknowwhatyousaid,Daddy."FATHER:Yes,yes,ofcourse.MOTHER:Dogetonwithit,dear.I'vemadethemostgloriousdessert.AnoldrecipehandeddowntomebymygreatAuntHilda—DIANE:Mother,please!MOTHER:Yes,dear?(DIANEshakesherheadandletsherbodyfallagainstthebackofthechair.)FATHER:Atanyrate,Dan'saniceguy.Neverknewhimwell.Foundwehavealotofthesameinterests.Ourfamilies,ourcommunity,globalpeace,humanwelfare.HEIDI:(Mumblingtoherself)Thatnarrowsitdown,allright.SEAN:Father?FATHER:Yes,son?SEAN:IdobelieveDianewouldliketoknowthesurprise.DIANE:(Breathinghardasifexhausted,sheturnstoSEAN,noddingherheadupanddownrepeatedly.)Thankyou,Sean.Ioweyouone.FATHER:Well,yes.Hereitisthen.ItoldDanofyourinterestinhisson.DIANE:Youwhat?MOTHER:Diane,whathascomeoveryou?Ijustdon'tunderstandtheyoungergeneration.Whybackinmyday—DIANE:Mother,please!MOTHER:What,what?What?HEIDI:Mother,IbelieveshewantsFathertocontinue.SEAN:(Tohimself)Getthisoverwith,morelikely.DIANE:Daddy,please,tellme.Now.Rightaway.Whatdidyousay,Daddy?Please.Tellme,whatdidyoutellMr.Lucas?Tellme,please.Please,tellme.FATHER:Well,now,isn'tthisnice.Itlookslikemylittleschemeisasuccess.You'resoeagertofindout...makesamanfeelasifit'sallworthwhile.HEIDI:(ToSEAN)Canyoubelievethis?SEAN:(ToHEIDI)Oh,sure.Can'tyou?FATHER:Yes,well,ItoldhimhowmuchyoulikedyoungKyle,andhowyou'dbeenwishinghe'daskyoutotheprom.DIANE:Youdidn't!Tellmeyoudidn't!FATHER:Oh,yes.Anythingformychildren.DIANE:(Swallowinghard)And...and—MOTHER:Diane,areyouallright?DIANE:(ShejutsoutherchinatMOTHERandquicklyjerksherheadaroundtofaceFATHER.)Well...whatdidhesay?!FATHER:Well,ofcourse,beingthesortofmanheis—frank,understanding,hesaidhe'dspeaktotheyoungman,insisthegiveyouacall.DIANE:(Angryscream!)Whaaaaaat!SEANandHEIDI:(Together)Father,youknowbetterthanthat.FATHER:Ido?Yes,yes,IguessIdo.I've...doneitagain,haven'tI?(Thelightsquicklyfadetoblackandthencomeupasecondortwolater.DIANEstandsaloneattheDownRightedgeofthestage.HEIDIandSEANenterDownLeftandcrosstotheedgeofthestage.)DIANE:CanyouimaginehowhumiliatedIwas?Anhonorstudent,classpresident.AndFatherwasoutaskingpeopletohavetheirsonscallandaskmetotheprom!Butthat'sdearolddad.Actually,heisadear.Hejustdoesn'tstoptothink.Andit'snotjustoneofuswho'vefelttheheavyhandofinterference.Oh,no,allthreeofusliveinconstantdreadknowingthatatanytimedisastercanstrikebecause:DIANE,HEIDIandSEAN:(Shoutinginunison)Fatherknowsbetter.(ThelightsfadetoblackandquicklycomeupagainStageLeftwherethereisanexecutive-typedeskandchairandtwootherchairs.BehindthedesksitsMRS.HIGGINS,inchargeofadmittingnewstudentstoBenjaminHarrisonHighSchool.HEIDIandFATHERsitintheotherchairs.)MRS.HIGGINS:Sothisisournewstudent,isit?FATHER:That'sright.MRS.HIGGINS:What'syourname,younglady?HEIDI:HEIDIThompson.MRS.HIGGINS:I'msureyou'llfindthestudentsfriendly.Andtheteachersmorethanwillingtoanswerquestions.FATHER:Sheisanexceptionalyoungwoman,youknow.HEIDI:Daddy!FATHER:Very,verybright.MRS.HIGGINS:Yes,nowifwecangetyoutofillout—FATHER:Don'tknowwhereshegotherbrains.Hermother,Isuppose.Oh,Iwasbrightenough.ButnothinglikeHEIDI.AllherteachershavetoldMrs.Thompson—that'shermother—andmethatshewasjustaboutthebrightest—MRS.HIGGINS:(Interruptsasshelosesherpatience,thoughtryingtobepleasant)AsIsaid,ifyouhaveproofofvaccinations—FATHER:(Interrupts,carryingonwithhislineofthought)Besidesbeingbright,she'svery,verytalented.HEIDI:(Twistsherhandsoverandoverinfrontofherchest.)Please,Daddy,don'tdothis.FATHER:Well,ofcourseIwill,darling.I'mproudofyou.YourmotherandIareproudofyou.(TurnsbacktoMRS.HIGGINS.)Whyjustlastyear,inherlastyearofjuniorhighschool,beforewemoved,Heidiplacedfirstinthecountyintheannualspellingbee!Isn'tthatwonderful?Andsheplaysthepianolikeanangel.Anabsoluteangel.HEIDI:Daddy,please.Please,please.Daddy,Ihavetogotoclass.Iwanttogotoclass.Pleaseletmegotoclass.FATHER:SeewhatImean?Suchaneagerlearner.Ican'timagineanyone'sbeingmoreeagerforknowledgethanmyHeidi.Mylittlegirl.MRS.HIGGINS:Yes,well,bethatasitmay—HEIDI:Aaargh!Aaaaargh!Aaaargh!(DIANEandSEANenterDownRight.TheylookatHEIDI,FATHER,andMRS.HIGGINS.)HEIDI,DIANEandSEAN:(Shoutinginunison)Daddy,youknowbetterthanthat!FATHER:Er,uh,Ido?(Curtain)(1912words)Unit4TextAAVirtualLifeText课文PartIPre-readingTaskListentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions:1.Istheheroastudentoranemployee?2.Whatwashedoingwhenthebosscamein?3.Howdidheactinfrontofhisboss?4.Canyouguesswhatthetextsinthisunitaregoingtobeabout?Thefollowingwordsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou:surfvt.（在网上）漫游logonto进入（计算机系统）unpredictablea.不可预测的PartIITextAMaiaSzalavitz,formerlyatelevisionproducer,nowspendshertimeasawriter.Inthisessaysheexploresdigitalrealityanditsconsequences.Alongtheway,shecomparesthedigitalworldtothe"real"world,acknowledgingtheattractionsoftheelectronicdimension.AVIRTUALLIFEMaiaSzalavitzAftertoolongontheNet,evenaphonecallcanbeashock.Myboyfriend'sLiverpoolaccentsuddenlybecomesimpossibletointerpretafterhiseasilyunderstoodwordsonscreen;asecretary'sclippedtoneseemsmorerejectingthanI'dimagineditwouldbe.Timeitselfbecomesfluid—hoursbecomeminutes,orsecondsstretchintodays.Weekends,onceahighlightofmyweek,arenowjusttwoordinarydays.Forthelastthreeyears,sinceIstoppedworkingasatelevisionproducer,Ihavedonemuchofmyworkasatelecommuter.IsubmitarticlesandeditthemviaemailandcommunicatewithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists.MyboyfriendlivesinEngland,somuchofourrelationshipisalsocomputer-assisted.IfIdesired,Icouldstayinsideforweekswithoutwantinganything.Icanorderfood,andmanagemymoney,loveandwork.Infact,attimesIhavespentaslongasthreeweeksaloneathome,goingoutonlytogetmailandbuynewspapersandgroceries.Iwatchedmostoftheendlesssnowstormof'96onTV.Butafterawhile,lifeitselfbeginstofeelunreal.IstarttofeelasthoughI'vebecomeonewithmymachines,takingdatain,spittingthembackout,justanotherlinkintheNet.Othersonlinereportthesamesymptoms.Westarttofeelanaversiontooutsideformsofsocializing.W