李阳英语发音突破掌上宝文本

发音突破掌上宝（文本）Liyang'sListenStuffSortedChapterOneMynameisLiYang.IgraduatedfromLanzhouUniversityandmajoredMechanicalEngineering.IwasonceapoorstudentofEnglish,anditwasmybiggestheadacheandtrouble-maker.Igotsickandtiredoflearningboringgrammarrulesandlifelesswords.ButthroughhardworkinpracticingspeakingEnglishandbreakingawayfromthetraditionalgrammargames,Ifoundmyselfatotallydifferentandexcitingnewworld.NotonlydidIpassBandfourandBandsixCollegeEnglishExamsveryeasilywithhighmarks,butimportantly,IbegantouseEnglish.Finally,IdevelopedanewLanguageCrackingSystemmyself,IbegantoteachGermannotlongafterIstartedtolearnthisterriblydifficultlanguageinmyownway.ItwasamiraclebutImadeit.TospeakgoodEnglish,Ithinkoneyearofstudyshouldbeenoughforanydilligentandinterligentperson.I'dliketosharemylearningtechniqueswithyou,andIwillbeverygladtoansweryourlettersandbeyourfriend.ChapterTwoAnAwkwardSituationAwomanwassinging.Oneofthegueststurnedtoamanbyhissideandcriticizedthesinger."Whataterriblevoice!"hesaid."Doyouknowwhosheis?""Yes."wastheanswer,"Sheismywife.""Oh,Ibegyourpardon,"themansaid."Ofcoursehervoiceisn'tbad,butthesongisverybad.Iwonderedwhowrotethatawfulsong?""Idid."wastheanswer.AletterDearMother,I'mwritingtoyoufromourhotelatHawaiiBeach.StoneandIamonvacationwiththechildrenforafewdays.We'rehappytobehere,buttotellthetruth,we'rehavingafewproblems.Theweatherisn'tverygood.Infact,it'scoldandcloudy.RightnowI'mlookingoutthewindowsandit'srainingcatsanddogs.Thechildrenaren'tveryhappy.Infact,they'reboredandthey'rehavingaterribletime.Rightnowthey'resittingonthebed,playingcardsandwatchingTV.Therestaurantshereareexpansive,andthefoodisn'tverygood.Infact,Stoneisatthedoctor'sofficerightnow.He'shavingproblemswithhisstomach.Alltheotherhotelsherearebeautifulandnew.Ourhotelisugly,andit'svery,veryold.Infact,rightnowarepairmanisinourbathroomfixingthetoilet.Asyoucansee,Mother,we'rehavingafewproblemshereatHawaiiSeeyousoon.LoveMakestheWorldGoRoundWhat'swrong,Stone?Whyareyousoupset?It'sthosenewneighborsofours.TheyplaytheirstereosoloudatnightthatIcan'tsleep.I'vehadit.I'mgoingtogooverthereandgivethemapieceofmymind!Holdit!Youwon'taccomplishanythingbyholleringatthem.You'reallworkedupnow.Whynotwaituntilyoucooldownabit?Don'tyouknowthatlovemakestheworldgoround?Iagreethattheworldwouldbeabetterplacetoliveifpeoplerespectedandlovedeachother,Butrightnow...Notanotherword!Let'stryitmyway.I'llbakesomecookies,andlateronwe'lltakethemnextdoorandintroduceourselves.Wecancasuallymentiontheproblemafterwegettoknowournewneighbors,I'msurethey'llcooperate.AskingaboutLikesandDislikesWhatdoyouthinkofChinesefiction?IlikeitespecialllybooksbyWangShuoDoyoulikedetectivestories?Notmuch.They'reallthesame.Whataboutnon-fiction?Iliketoreadbiographies.WhatdoyouthinkofthatnewbookaboutGeorgeBush?I'mafraidIhaven'treadityet.Whataboutmusic?Doyoulikemusic?YeahPOPMusic.Whatdoyouthinkofclassicalmusic?IlistentosomeofitWhataboutmodernjazz?Modernjazz?Ican'tstandmodernjazz!StatingObligationsWhydon'twegotoamovietonight?I'dlovetobutIcan't.Ihavetostudy.Butit'sjustacoupleofhours.No.IhaveaFrenchtesttomorrowmorning.Ihavenochoice.Ihavetostudy.CanIhelp?Idon'tthinkso.FirstIhavetomemorizesomeirregularverbs...thenIhavetoread20pagesofmygrammarbook.Oh,yourteachermustbeamonstertogiveyouallthatworks.No.It'smyfault.Hetoldusaboutthetestthreeweeksago.I'vebeenprocrastinating...nowIhavetostudy!OfferingWouldyoulikesometea?Yesplease.I'llplugtheKettlein.Wouldyoulikesomethingtoeat?O.K.Wouldyouliketowatchsometelevision?No.Notreally.Wouldyouliketolistentotheradio?Notparticularly.Wouldyouliketolistentosomerecords?Ohyes!Um...I'mveryfondofMozart.Idon'thaveanyMozart.WouldyouliketolistentosomeMichaelJackson?Iguessso.ApologizingMissJones...DidyoutypethoselettersIgaveyou?I'msorry,Mr.White.Iforgot.Didyoufilethosereports?No,sir.I'mterriblysorry.Idoapologize.Didyoumakethosephonecalls?I'mreallysorry,Ididn't...butIwillsoon.Well,didyoumakethosephotocopiesIgaveyouthedaybeforeesterday?I'msorry,Mr.White.I'mafraidIforgot.AndthatfaxtoChina?I'velostit.I'mreallysorry.ComplainingYes,sir.CanIhelpyou?Iboughtatelevisionsetherelastweekandnowitdoesn'twork.Iwantmymoneyback.Doyouhavethewarranty?No.I'velostit.Sorry,sir.Wemusthavethewarranty.Butthisisridiculous.Yousoldmetheset...Whatisthematterwithit?Idon'tknow.WhenIturniton,there'snopictureandastrangesmell.Canyoufixit?I'mafraidwedon'tdorepairshere.Norepairs?Thisisunacceptable.Iwantmymoneyback.Wedon'tgiverefunds.Butthisisoutrageous!My-YOUR-TVsetdoesn'twork.Bringthesetinandwe'llsendittoJapanforrepair.Withoutthewarranty,you'llhavetopay.It'lltakethreeweeks.Threeweeks!Thatjustwon'tdo.I'llmissthefootballfinals.Wecanrentyouanothersetwhileyouroldsetisbeingrepaired.Thechargeistwentydollarsaweek.Twentydollarsaweek!That'soutrageous!Letmespeaktothemanager.IAMthemanager.GivingAdviceIcan'tdecidewhethertogotouniversityorgetajob.Whatdoyouthink?Well,youshouldn'tneglectyoureducation.IfIwereyou,I'dcontinuestudying.Idon'tevenknowwhatIwanttostudy.IfIwereyou,I'dstudyEnglish.You'regoodatEnglish.YoucouldbeanEnglishteacher.That'swhatmyparentswantmetodo.Youshouldn'tignoretheiradvice.Theywantwhat'sbestforyou.ButmyfriendswillhavejobsandlotsoffunwhileIspendallmytimestudying.Butifyougotouniversity,you'llstillhavetimeforfun.Andwithapart-timejob,youshouldhavesomemoneytoo.Whatyousaymakessense.IfIwereyou,that'swhatI'ddo.ExpressingRegretWhydoyoulooksosad?IfailedmyEnglishexamination.Oh,that'stoobad.Ifonly...ifonly...ifonly...Ifonlywhat?IfonlyIhadpassed!Takeiteasy!Wasitreallydifficult?Notreally...butIdidn'tstudyenough.Iwish...IwishIwishwhat?IwishIhadstudiedmore!Takeiteasy!IfonlyIhadstudiedmore!Oh!Takeiteasy...takeiteasy.WorryingLet'shaveapartyOhno...nono.Oh,comeon.Whatifit'saboringparty?Itwon'tbe.Whatifnoonecomes?Ofcoursetheywill.Whatiftheneighbourscomplainaboutthenoise?We'llinvitetheneighbours!Hey,let'shavethepartyoutside.Whatifitrains!?Don'tworry.ChapterThreeInthissectionofthetest,youwillhaveanopportunitytodemonstrateyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Therearethreepartstothissection,withspecialdirectionsforeachpart.PartADirections:foreachquestioninPartA,youwillhearashortsentence.Eachsentencewillbespokenjustonetime.Thesentencesyouhearwillnotbewrittenoutforyou.Therefore,youmustlistencarefullytounderstandwhatthespeakersays.Afteryouhearasentence,readthefourchoicesinyourtestbook,marked(A),(B),(C),and(D),anddecidewhichoneisclosesetinmeaningtothesentenceyouheard.Then,onyouranswersheet,findsentenceyouheard.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.Fillinthespacesothattheletterinsidetheovalcannotbeseen.ExampleIYouwillhear:Youwillread:(a)Maryoutswamtheothers.(b)Maryoughttoswimwiththem.(c)Maryandhefriendsswamtotheisland.(d)Mary'sfriendsownedtheisland.Thespeakersaid,"Maryswamouttotheislandwithherfriends."Sentence(C),"Maryandherfriendsswamtotheisland."Isclosestinmeaningtothesentenceyouheard.Therefore,youshouldchooseanswer(C).ExampleIIYouwillhear:Youwillread:(a)Pleaseremindmetoreadthisbook.(b)Couldyouhelpmecarrythesebooks?(c)Idon'tmindifyouhelpme.(d)Doyouhaveaheavycourseloadthisterm?Thespeakersaid"Wouldyoumindhelpingmewiththisloadofbooks?"Sentence(B),"Couldyouhelpmecarrythesebooks?"isclosestinmeaningtothesentenceyouheard.Therefore,youshouldchooseanswer(B).PartBDirections:InPartByouwillhearshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,athirdpersonwillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Youwillheareachconversationandquestionaboutitjustonetime.Therefore,youmustlistencarefullytounderstandwhateachspeakersays.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourtestbookanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouheard.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.Lookatthefollowingexample.Youwillhear:Youwillread:(a)PresentProfessorSmithwithapicture.(b)PhotographProfessorSmith.(c)Putglassoverthephotograph.(d)Replacethebrokenheadlight.FromtheconversationyoulearnthatthewomanthinksProfessorSmithwouldlikeaphotographoftheclass.Thebestanswertothequestion"Whatdoesthewomanthinktheclassshoulddo?"is(a),"PresentProfessorSmithwithapicture."Thesefore,youshouldchooseanswer(a).ChapterFourPartABritain'sPrimeMinisterMargaretThatcherisinJapanonanAsiantourthatwillincludevisitstoChinaandIndia.Mrs.ThatchermetbrieflywithJapanesePrimeMinisterZenkoSuzukishortlyaftershearrivedinTokyo.SheassuredhimthattheWesternallianceremainsstrongdespitethedisagreementbetweentheU.SandWesternEuropoversupplyingequipmentfortheSovietgaspipeline.The2leaderswillmeetagainonMonday.Talksareexpectedtocoverthepipelineissue,policiestowardstheSovietUnionandChina,trade,andthefutureofHongkong.Mrs.Thatcher'ssix-dayvisittoJapanisthefirstbyaBritishprimeministerin10years.WhatcountrieswillMrs.ThatchervisitonherAsiantour?China,JapanandIndia.Whichcountryisshevisitingnow?Japan.Howlongwillshestayinthatcountry?6days.WithwhomdidshemeetbrieflyinTokyo?PrimeMinisterZenkoSuzuki.Whatarethetwoleadersexpectedtotalkaboutwhentheymeetagain?TheywilltalkaboutthepolicytowardChinaandthefutureofHongkong.PartBThemostseniorofficaialoftheReaganadministrationtovisitChina,Vice-PresidentGeorgeBush,hasarrivedinthesoutheasternChinesecityofHangchow.U.S-Chineserelations,hesaid,arestrong,soundandfundamental.TheVice-PresidenttoldreportershehopestoplayamajorroleinreducingmisunderstandingsbetweenWashingtonandPekingoverU.S.militaryequimentsalestoTaiwan.WhoisGeorgeBush?VicePresidentoftheU.S.WhichcityinChinaishevisitingnow?Hangchow.WhatdidhesayaboutU.S.-Chineserelations?U.S.-Chineserelationsarestrong,soundandfundamental.WhatdoeshehopetodoaboutU.S.militaryequipmentsalestoTaiwan?HehopestoplayamajorroleinreducingmisunderstandingsbetweenWashingtonandPekingoverU.S.armssalestoTaiwan.ChapterFiveWhatwouldyouhavedonelastnightifouhadn'thadtostudy?Iwouldhavegoneonthepicnicifithadn'trained.Ifyouhadgottenupearlier,youwouldhavehadtimeforbreakfast.IfIhadhadtime,Iwouldhavecalledyou.Wouldhehaveseenyouifyouhadn'twavedtohim?Ifhehadonlyhadenoughmoney,hewouldhaveboughtthathouse.Iwishyouhadcalledmebackthenextday,asIhadaskedyouto.Ifyouhadn'tslippedandfallen,youwouldn'thavebrokenyourleg.IfIhadknownyouwantedtogo.Iwouldhavecalledyou.HadIknownyoudidn'thaveakey,Iwouldn'thavelockedthedoor.Shewouldhavegonewithme,butshedidn'thavetime.IfIhadaskedfordirections,Iwouldn'thavegottenlost.Evenifwecouldhavetakenavacation,wemightnothavewantedto.Everythingwouldhavebeenallrightifyouhadn'tsaidthat.Lookingbackonit,Iwishwehadn'tgiveninsoeasily.ChapterSenvenTheFourthofJulyCelebrationThisFriday,AmericanswillcelebratetheFourthofJuly-IndependenceDayintheUnitedStates.Aholidaywillmark210yearsofindependence.Asinpastyears,JulyFourthwillbeadayoftraditionalparades,speechesandfireworkshows.Inadditionsomeveryspecialceremonieswillbeheldthisyear.TheceremonieswillhonoroneofAmerica'smostfamussights:theStatueofLiberty.TheStatueofLibertystandsonanislandinNewYorkharbor.ItwasagifttothepopleoftheUnitedStatesfromthepeopleofFrance.ThepurposeofthegiftwastomarkthealliancebetweenAmericancolonistsandtheFrenchduringAmerica'swarforindependence.TheStatueofLibertywascompleted100yearsago,justintimefortheJulyFourthholidayin1886.Duringtheyearssincethen,thestatue'smetalpartsbecameweak.Aprojectwasbeguntorepairit.Manypeopleandcompaniesgavemoneytotheproject.TheydidnotwanttoseethissymbolofAmericafallapart.Now,therepairworkisdone…justintimeforthisyear'sJulyFourthholiday.Insomeways,theFourthofJulycelebrationhasremainedmuchthesamesinceAmericansfirstbeganobservingtheday.MostAmericansseeitashugebirthdayparty-apartyforthenation.Buttheparades,speechesandeventhefireworkshaveamoreseriouspurpose.TheyhelpcitizensremembertheeventsthatledtoAmericanindependencefromBritain.SeniorEnglishforHighschoolforChina,SpeciallyforMrBitaoUnit1DisneylandLesson1CarlhasleftSanFranciscoandisnowworkingatDisneyland.Heisansweringvisitors’questions.A:Excuseme.CanyoutellmethewaytotheSleepingC:Yes.Gostraightaheadtillyouseetheentrance.It’saboutfourhundredyardsdownthisstreet.B:Excuseme.HowcanIgettoBearCountry?C:Doyouseethebiggateoverthere?B:Yes.C:Gothroughthegateandyou’llfindtheentrancetoBearCountryontheotherside.B:Thanksverymuch.D:Excuseme.Arethehorse-drawnstreetcarsfree?C:Yes,they’refree.Butthere’susuallyalongline.Youcanjointhelinebehindtheclocktower.D:WhereistheTomorrowC:TheTomorrowLandJusttakethisstreetroundtotherightofthecastle.It’sabout400yardsfromhere.E:Excuseme,please.Where’sthenearestmen’sroom?C:Godownthisstreettillyougettotheclocktower.Thenyou’llseethesignfortherestroom.Lesson2Readthepassageandanswerthisquestion:HowdidDisneygettheideaforhisfirstcartooncharacter?WaltDisneyWaltDisney,thegreatfilm-maker,wasborninChicagoin1901.Disney’sgreatestwishwastobeafamousartist.Whenhewasayoungman,hewenttoanewspaperofficeinKansasCitywherehewasliving.Hehadsomefriendswhoworkedintheofficethere.Hetookalongsomeofhispicturesinthehopeofgettingajobthere.However,hehadnoluck.Theylookedathispicturesandsaid,“Sorry,youngman.Wedon’tthinkthereisanythingofinterestinyourpictures.”Disney’sfriendstriedtoencouragehim.Don’tworry,Walt.Welikeyourpictures.They’reverygood.We‘resureyou’llbewell-knownasanartistbeforelong.”Disneydidnotloseheart.Hecontinuedtodrawlotsofpictures.Hisfamilywaspoorandheusedtositinthefamilygarageanddrawpicturesthere.Onedayamousecameintothegarageandplayedonthefloor.Disneystoppeddrawingandwatchedthemouse.Themousecametowardshim,sohegavethemouseapieceofbread.Thenthemousecameandsatonhisdesk.Dayafterdaythemousecamebackandwasgivenmorebread.Inthiswayoverseveraldaystheartistandhismousebecamegoodfriends.Someyearslater,DisneymovedtothewestcoastoftheUSA.Hetriedtogetworkasanartist,butstillhewasunsuccessful.Onedayherememberedthemousethatusedtocomeoutinhisfather’sgarage.Hepickeduphispencilandstartedtodraw.Dayafterdayheexperimentedanddrewdifferentpicturesofthemousethathehadknown.Atlasthewaspleasedwithoneofhispicturesofthemouse.HecalleditMickeyMouse.Disney’ssuccessasacartoon-markerhadbegun.HesoondrewothercartooncharacterslikeDonaldDuckandduringthe1920sandthe1930shemadescoresofcartoonsaboutthem.Thesecartoonswereallshortones.Beforethedaysoftelevision,Theyusedtobeshownincinemasalloverthecountrybeforethemainfilmwasshown.LaterWaltDisneymadelongerfilms.Allofthemwerelikedverymuchbychildren.Disneydiedin1966.Butthestudioswhichhestartedarestillbusytoday,producingmoreandmoreinterestingfilms.One(A)playsanewspaperreporter.Oneofothers(B)playsthefamouscartoon-maker-WaltDisney.Well,Aisaskingthefollowingquestions.i.MayIaskyouwhenandwhereyouwereborn,MrDisney?ii.Couldyoutellmewhatkindoffamilyyouwerebornin?Whatwasyourfather’sjob?Whatdidyourmotherdo?iii.Whatwereyoumostinterestedinwhenyouwereyoung?iv.Didyouthinkyouwouldbeafamousartistasayoungmanv.Whendidyoubecomewell-knownasacartoon-maker?vi.What’syourplanforthefuture?Talkaboutthefollowingpicturesinpairs.Lesson3DisneylandThecompanythatWaltDisneystarteddoesnotjustmakefilms.In1955WaltDisneyhimselfopenedthefirstDisneypark.ThiswasDisneylandinLosAngelesonthewestcoastoftheUSA.Later,DisneyWorldwasopenedontheeastcoast,inFlorida,in1971.Itcostbetween$550and$600milliontobuild.TokyoDisneylandopenedinJapanin1983,andEuropeDisneyopenedinFrancein1992.AlltheDisneyparksareoperatedbythesamecompany.Theworkershaveverystrictorders.Theymustwearcleanshoesandcleantrousers.Themenarenotallowedtohavebeards.Iftheworkershavelonghair,itmustbetiedback.Theyalwayssmile,andarealwaysfriendlyandpolitetovisitors.Theparksarethecleanestparksthatyoucanimagine.InDisneylandyoucanfindallthecharactersfromWalfDisney’sfilms.TheSleepingBeautyTheTomorrowIfyoupressonebutton,amachinecutsthegrassinthegarden.Ifyoupressanother,yourmealispreparedandheatedforyou;thenitisbroughtonalongaverysmallrailwaylinetoyourseatinfrontofyoutelevisionsothatyoudon’tevenhavetostandupwhenyougetwhatyouneed.Iconsideredthattheparkwasgoodvalueforthemoney.MayIaskyouwhereyouwereborn?Usefulexpressionsi.Takealongii.Inthehopeofiii.Loseheartiv.Dayafterdayv.BringonUnit2Nosmoking,please!Lesson5WangBinghasjuststartedworkingatafilmstudio.He’sinHank’soffice.WangBing:DoyoumindifIsmoke?Hank:I’msorry,butit’snotallowed.WangBing:WouldyomidifIsmokedintheofficenextdoor?Hank:I’mafraidalltheseofficesarenon-smokingoffices.WangBing:Ohdear!WherecanIgoifIwanttosmokeacigarette?Hank:Youcansmokeintheentrancehall.Oroutside,ofcourse.WangBing:Thanks.IwonderifIcoulduseyourphone.Hank:Sure.Goahead.A:MayIborrowyourbicycle?B:I’msorry.A:It’sveryimportant.B:Why?A:Ineedtofetchatapefromafriend.I’llbebackinhalfanhour.B:Oh,allright.Lesson6Readthepassagetoseeifthesesentencesaretrue:ChinesepeoplesmokemorethanBritishpeople.InBritainmorewomensmokethanmen.Nosmoking,please1Atpresentabout38%oftheChinesepopulationsmoke.89%ofsmokersaremale.Everyyear,millionsofsmokersdiebecauseofillnesseswhicharecausedbysmokingtobacco.TheChinesegovernmentreceivesalotofmoneyfromsalesoftobacco;in1989itreceivedabout24billionyuan.Butinthesameyearcigarettesmokingcostthegovernmentevenmoremoney,about28billionyuan.Smokerscostthegovernmentmentalotofmoneyfortworeasons.First,moneyisspentlookingafterpeoplewithillnesseswhichhavebeencausedbysmoking.Second,manyfiresarecausedbysmokers.Peoplewhosmokeinbedoftenfallasleepwhiletheyaresmoking.Thebedclothescatchfireandthewholehousemaybeburntdown.Chinaproducesonethirdoftheworld’scigarettes.Eachday,about220millionpacketsofcigarettesaresmokedbyChinese.Thisisgoodnewsforthetobaccocampanies,butbadnewsforthehealthofthenation.Everyyear,tobaccocompaniesmustpersuadenewpeopletostartsmokingcigarettes.Thisisbecauseeachyearmillionsofsmokersdiefromthehabit.InBritain,whichhasapopulationofonly58millionpeople,110,000peoplediefromsmokingeachyear.Thechanceisthatonesmokerinfourwilldiefromsmokig.InBritain,salesofcigaretteshavebeenreducedby30%inthelasttenyears.Justunderathirdofthepopulationnowsmokes,about17millionpeople.Inthe16-19agegroup,32%ofwomensmoke,comparedto28%ofmen.However,inthe20-24agegroup,39%ofwomensmokeand38%ofmen.Theproblemisthat300peoplearedyingeachdayfromillnessescausedbysmoking.Therefore,ifthetobaccocompanieswanttoremaininbusiness,theyhavetoencouragemoreyoungpeopletostartsmoking.Lesson7Nosmoking,please2InBritain,70%ofsmokerssaythattheywouldliketostopsmokingandofthesesmokers,83%havetriedmorethanoncetogiveitup.Whydosmokerscontinuetosmoke,evenwhentheyknowthatthehabitmaykillthemoratleastcauseaseriousillness?Theproblemwithtobaccoisthatitcontainsadrugcallednicotine.Nicotineisadrugthatgetsoneintothehabitofsmoking.Thatmeansthatonceyoustarttakingthedrug,itishardtostop.Whensmokerswhoareusedtonicotinegowithoutitforanhourortwo,theybegintofeelbad.Thebodyiscallingforanewsupplyofthedrugnicotine.Sotheysay“Imusthaveacigarette.Infact,theydon’tneedacigarette.Alltheyneedissomethingtomakethemfeelbetteratthatmoment.Onethingthatwillstopthemfeelingbadisthedrugnicotine,whichiscontainedincigarettes.Andsotheirhabitofsmokingcontinues.GrammarNounClausesastheObjectandPredicativeTheyknowthatthehabitmaykillthem.Theproblemwithtobaccoisthatitcontainsadrugcallednicotine.Usefulexpressions1.Goahead2.Burndown3.Comparedto4.Giveup5.Beusedto6.Getintothehabitof7.ComparewithUnit3BodyLanguageLesson9Theorganizerofaconferenceismeetingoneofthespeakersattheairport.MrLee:Hello.YoumustbeDrYang.Howdoyoudo?Myname’sDavidLee.DrYang:Howdoyoudo?MrLee:It’sapleasuretomeetyou.CanItakethoseboxesforyou?DrYang:Thanks.That’sverykind.MrLee:Whataboutyourbag?Wouldyoulikemetocarryit?DrYang:No,thanks.Icanmanageitmyself.AtthehotelMrLee:IsthereanythingelseIcandoforyou?DrYang:No,thankyou.Thanksforallyourhelp.MrLee:It’sapleasure.I’llseeyourtomorrow.CanIhelpyou?Thanks.ORIt’scallright,thankyou.ShallIhelpyou?Yes,please.ORIcanmanage.Wouldyoulikesomehelp?Thankyouforyourhelp.ORNo,thanks.Icanmanagemyself.(S1)Wouldyoulikemetodothisforyou?That’sveryniceofyou.ORS1IsthereanythingelseIcandoforyou?That’sverykind.ORS1Wouldyoulikesomehelp?Yes,please.ShallIshowyouhowtousethiselectricaltypewriter?Thanks.Ihaven’tusedthisonebefore.Wouldyoulikemetotypeyourcompositionforyou?No.Thanks.Icanmanageitmyself.Lesson10Readthepassageandanswerthisquestion:DotheChineseandBritishhavesimilarbodylanguage?BodyLanguage1Althoughwemaynotrealizeit,whenwetalkwithotherswemakeourselvesunderstoodnotjustbywords.Wesendmessagestothepeoplearoundusalsobyourexpressionsandbodymovements.Asmileandhandshakeshowwelcome.Wavingone’shandistosay“Goodbye”.Noddingtheheadmeansagreement,whileshakingitmeansdisagreement.ThesegesturesateacceptedbothbyChineseandEnglishspeakersashavingthesamemeanings.Butnotallbodylanguagemeansthesamethingindifferentcountries.Takenoddingtheheadforexample.InsomeAsiancountriesitmeansnot“Yes”but“No”.Inmanycountriesintheworld,menkisseachotherwhentheymeet,forexampleinRussia,France,ArabcountriesandsomeoftheSouthAmericancountries.MendonotkisseachotherineitherChinaorEnglish-speakingcountries.InBritain,olderpeopleusauallyshakehandswhentheymeetsomeoneforthefirsttime;however,youngpeopleoftendonotshakehands.InFrance,itisthecustomtoshakehandswithpeopleintheofficeeverymorning.FrenchpeoplekisseachotherhelloandgoodbyemoreoftenthanBritishpeople.Generally,peoplefromEnglish-speakingcountriesdonottoucheachotherverymuch.IfyoutouchanEnglishperson,youshouldsay“Sorry”.Scientistshavedonesomeresearchon“Touch”indifferentcountries.Theywatchedpairsofpeoplewhoweresittingincollegecoffee-shopsforatleastanhour.Theycountedthenumberoftimesthatthepeopletouchedeachother:England-0;USA-2;France-10;PuertoRico-180.InsomeAsiancountries,youmustnottouchtheheadofanotherperson.InArabcountries,youeatusingthefingersofyourrighthand;thelefthandisnotusedatall.InpartsofAsiayoumustnotsitwithyourfeetpointingatanotherperson.Foreignersshouldfollowthesecustomswhentheyarevisitingthesecountries.Lesson11BodyLanguage2ItisgoodmannersforanArabtostandclosetohisfriendwhentheyaretalking.ButEnglishpeopledonotliketobetooclosetooneanotherunlessthereisareason.ItcouldbeveryinterestingtowatchanArabandanEnglishmantalkingtogether.TheArabwhoisfriendlywillstandclosetohisfriend,buttheEnglishmanwillmovebackinordertokeepacertaindistanceaway.Whentheyfinishtheirtalk,thetwomaybequiteadistancefromtheplacewheretheywerestanding.PeoplefromtheUnitedStatesorArabcountriesstandcloserthanpeoplefromBritainwhentheyaretalkingtogether.CitypeopleinBritainandtheUnitedStatesstandcloserthanthosewholiveinthecoun