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Unitl

Warmingup

Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen,andwelcometo"InternationalClockTalk",our

weeklyradioprogramaboutculturaldifferences.Todaywearehonoredtohaveinviteda

numberofpeoplefromdifferentcountriestogiveustheirviews.

Vbumaybeinterestedtoknowthatsomeofourguestsarrivedatthestudioveryeart/,

whileothersturnedupatthelastminute!

Time,andhowdifferentculturesdealwithit,iswhatwearegoingtotalkaboutfirst.

Pleasestaywithusand除armoreaboutthedifferentviewsoftime.

短對(duì)話

1、

W:It'stimeforMInternationalClockTalk**!Timetodiscusshowyoufeelabouttime!

M:Well,sinceweallcomefromthesamecountry,Ithinkourviewswillbesimilar.

Q:Whydoesthemanbelievethepeoplewillhavesimilarviews?

2、

W:Itannoysmethewaymyforeignfriendstreattime.

M:Ijustreadabookaboutthisproblem!It'sentitledInternationalClockTalk.

Q:Whichproblemisthebookabout?

3、

M:Australiansaresorelaxedabouttime!Itdrivesmemad!

W:That'sthewaytheyare.Whileyou'rehere,you'llhavetogetusedtoit

Q:Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?

4、

M:Haveyounoticeddifferencesbetweenourcultures?

W:Sure.Inniycountry,peopledon'tcareabouttimeverymuch.Here,youtakeitseriously.

Q:Howdopeopleinthewoman'scountryfeelabouttime?

5

W:Canyouexplainwhyyou'realwaysfiveminuteslateforconferences?

M:Oh,I'msorry.Inmycountry,peopleareoftenlate.

Q:Whyisthemanlateforconferences?

6

W:WhatdoyouappreciatemostaboutlifeinGermany?

M:Germanpeoplearerarelylateformeetings.Ineverhavetodealwithlatecomers.

Q:WhatdoesthemanlikebestaboutlifeinGermany?

7

M:I'veheardthatChinesepeopleareveryrelaxedabouttime.

W:Thatusedtobetrue.Nowadays,peopleareincreasinglybotheredbylateness.

Q:Accordingtothewoman,howhaveChinesepeoplechanged?

8

M:Whydidyouwalkoutoftherestaurantabruptly?Wehadjuststartedtalking.

W:Juststarted?Weweretherefortwohours!Inmycountry,mealstake15minutes!

Q:Whydidthewomanwalkoutoftherestaurantsoabruptly?

9

W:WhatdidMomthinkabouthertriptoRussia?Fmsolookingforwardtohearingaboutit.

M:Shedidn'tsaymuch.WhenIpickedherupattheairportthismorning,shewasjusteager

togethometoseeDadShejustsaidthefoodwasgreatthere.

Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

10

M:It'sonly6:30,andyou'redone!Iwon'tfinishworktill10.Vbu'reveryefficient.

W:Well,Tomfinishedtwohoursearlierthanme.That'sasignofefficiencyinmycountry.

Q:Howmanyhoursearlierdidthewomanfinishherworkthantheman?

長(zhǎng)對(duì)話

M:Ybutravelalot.Whichpeopledoyouthinkarethemosttime-conscious?

W:Ithinkit'sprobablytheSwedes.

M:Really,whatmakesyousaythat?

W:Well,onmylasttriptoSweden,Iorderedataxitopickmeupatmyhotelat6:25am.I

gottothestreetat6:27,butthetaxihadalreadyleft.

M:That'salittlehardtobelieve.Isittrue?

W:Absolutely,everythingrunsontimethere.There'snoroomformistakes.Everyoneisvery

time-conscious!

M:Theymustseemverystiffandserious!

W:Sure,butonceyougettoknowthem,youfindkind,caringpeoplebehindtheirserious

faces.

M:ThisisverydifferentfrommyexperiencestravelinginSouthAmerica.Ofcourse,people

thereareverykind,buttheydon'tcaremuchabouttime.

W:Iagree.SouthAmericansdon'tputverymuchstressontime.They'realwayslatefor

everything,butnooneseemstomind.

短文

Thebiggestprobleminmycompanyhastodowithculture,inparticularourdifferent

waysoflookingattime.PeoplefromsomecountriesthinkitisOKtoshowuplatefora

meetingandsomepeopleevendon'tthinktheyneedtocomeatall!Aspresidentofthe

company,however,itismyresponsibilitytotellthemthatthisisnotacceptable.Whereasin

someothercountriesattendingmeetingsisnotconsideredveryimportant,inthiscountry,

andespeciallyinthiscompany,meetingsmustbeattendedontime.Notbeingontime

causesinefficiency.IspentallnightthinkingabouttheexactwordsthatIwouldusetoexplain

myfeelings.Ievenwrotemywordsdown.Iplannedtodiscussthisproblematthemeeting

today,andentitledmyspeech"InternationalClockTalk".Unfortunately,Ihaveaproblem-no

onecametothemeeting!

Moivedialog

Secretary:Natalie'sonlineone.

Adam:Whafsup.honey?Vbulookupset.

Natalie:Oh,Adam,Ijusttalkedtothevetandmadethem...theyhadtoputOlivertosleep.

Adam:What?Hewasn'teventhatsick.

Natalie:Oh,Iknow.Butapparentlyhehadsomekindof.Idon'tknow...highlyinfectious

caninevirusorsomething.And,andtheyhadtoputhimdown.It'sthelaw.

Adam:OliverwaslickingClara'sfacethismorning.

Natalie:Don'tworry,becauseIaskedthesamething,andthevirusisharmlesstohumans.

Soum...Soshe'sfine.

Adam:Thisisgoingtobreakherheart,andyouknowthat.

Natalie:No,itwon'tIwantyoutogodowntoRePet...andgetOliverreplaced.

Adam:Fmnotgoingtohavesomefreakofsciencesleepinmydaughtersbed.

Natalie:Oh.Adam,forheaven'ssake.K'snotdangerous.

Adam;No,yes.no.no.Olivercanliveoninourmemories.

Natalie:She'sonlyeight.Shewon'tunderstandthathoney.

Adam:Look,it'sthenaturalprocessoflife.Vbu'rebom,youliveandyoudie.Shehastolearn

aboutitsomeday.

Natalie:Yeah,butshedoesn'thavetoleamaboutitonyourbirthday.It'shard...

Adam:Ireallyappreciatethat,honey.

Natalie:Willyoudoit?

Adam:No.

Natalie:Thankyou,darling.AndClarathanksyoutoo.Iloveyou.Bye,bye.

Adam:ButIwon'tdoit.No,no,no,listen.Natalie,Ijustwon't...

Homework

Taskl

W:Ialwaysthoughtthatcultureshockwassomethingthatwouldhappentoother

people,nottome.

M:Actually,Fmnottotallycertainwhatthewords"cultureshock**referto.

W:Cultureshockistheanxietythatoccurswhenapersonmovestocompletely

newsurroundings.

M:Doesitincludealackofdirectionandnotknowingwhatisappropriateor

inappropriate?

W:Itsuredoes.And,itgenerallysetsinafewweeksafterarrivinginanew

place.

M:Isitaphysicalormentaldiscomfort?

W:It'sboth.Mostpeoplesufferstressintheirbodyandmind.Itcanresultin

feelingverytired,gettingsick,becomingdepressedanddoingthingsyou

mightotherwisethinkarewrong.

M:IthinkFveexperiencedallofthosesymptoms.

W:It'sonlynatural.Whenyoufirstarrive,youdon'tspeakthelanguage,don't

knowhowtousebankingmachines,don'tknowhowtousethetelephone

andsoforth.

M.Althesametimeitcanalsobeanopportunity.

W:Iagree.Itcanhelpyoudevelopabetterunderstandingofyourselfand

encourageasenseofcreativity.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatdidthewomanfirstthinkaboutcultureshock?

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutpeopleexperiencing

cultureshock?

3.Howmaycultureshockaffectpeople'slives?

4.Whenthewomantalksaboutthenewcomer'sinability,whichofthefollowing

isNOTmentioned?

5.Howcancultureshockalsobeanopportunity?

Task2

Eventhoughyoumaynotbeabletoeliminatecultureshock,thereareways

toeasethestress.Thefollowingaresomeactivitiesthatcanhelp:

Getoutofyourroomorapartment,soyouareabletoexperiencefirst-hand

whatAmericansaredoing.

Makefriendssoyoucantalktothemandaskaboutwhatyoudon't

understand.

Readtolearnaboutthecultureofthecountryyou'rein.

Findanactivitythatyoucanenjoysoyouwillbeabletoreducestressand

depression.Americansliketojogandtheyalsoliketoplaysports.

FindoutfromyourhostfamilyorotherAmericansaboutcommunity

activities,religiousservices,orvolunteeropportunities.Makethemostofthis

opportunitytobecomeamemberoftheircommunity.

ImproveyourEnglish.Askaboutanythingyoudon'tunderstand.Don,tbe

afraidtomakemistakes.Someonewillbehappytoputyouright.

Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.Whyisitadvisedtogetoutofyourroomorapartment?

2.lbwhomcanyoutalkwhenyouwanttounderstandtheAmericanculture?

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawaytoreduceyourstress

anddepression?

4.Howmightyoubecomeamemberofthecommunity?

5.WhatshouldyoudoifyouareNOTsureabouthowtosaysomething?

Task3

ScientistsusingmeasurementsfromtheHubbleSpaceTelescopethink

theyhavefoundthespeedatwhichtheuniverseisexpanding.Theexpansion

rateisimportantforestimatingtheage.sizeandfutureoftheuniverse.

Foryears,scientistshavebeenseekinganexactmeasurementofthe

expansionrate.Seventyyearsago.AmericanscientistEdwinHubbleprovided

evidencethattheuniverseisnotpeacefulandunchanging,butdeveloping.He

proposedthatgalaxiesinspaceweremovingawayfromeachotheratspeeds

whichincreasewithdistance.

Earlierestimatesoftheexpansionratedifferwidely.Someresearchers

saytheuniverseis10,000millionyearsold.Otherssayitcouldbeasmuchas

20,000millionyearsokj.

Latelastmonth.27scientistsrepresenting13researchgroupsannounced

whattheybelieveisthemostexactestimate.TheyusedtheHubbleSpace

Telescopetoobserve18galaxiesasfaras65millionlightyearsfromEarth.A

lightyearishowfarlighttravelsinoneyear-almostten-million-million

kilometers.

Theinternationalteamofscientistsdiscovered800verybrightstarsin

thosegalaxies.Thescientistsusedthestarstocompareseveralother

methodsofmeasuringdistancesinspace.

Thescientistssaytheirfindingsshowthatouruniversehasbeenexpanding

foratleast12.000millionyears.However,theysaytheuniversecouldbeas

muchas1,500millionyearsolder,dependingonothermeasurements.

Someexpertssaythefindingssupporttheideathattheexpansionofthe

universeisspeedingupandwillcontinue.Thismeansthattheuniversewillnot

slowdownandbreakup.assomescientistshadbelieved.

However,otherresearchesimmediatelydisputedthenewfindings.For

example,AllanSandageoftheCarnegieObservatoriesinCaliforniahasbeen

studyingtheexpansion-ratequestionformorethan20years.Hisgroup's

findingsshowtheuniverseiscloserto15,000millionyearsold—orpossibly

evenolder.

Unit2

Warmingup

Thankyouforlisteningto"AllthatGlittersIsOlympicGold",ourreportonOlympicheroes

andinparticular,LiuXiang.AnOlympicheromusthavedetermination,power,andpassion.

Heorshemustpersistevenwhentired.Thisabilitytomakesacrificesforthesakeofglory

iswhatbeinganOlympicheroisallabout.

LiuXiang,aChineseathlete,showedallofthesevirtueswhenhewonhisgokjmedal.

Thoughitwouldhavebeeneasyforhimtoquitheworkedhardeverydaytoaccomplishhis

goal.

LiuXiangisatrueOlympichero.Everyfouryears,athletes,likeLiuXiang,teachusthe

meaningofgreatness.Andbyfollowingtheirlead,wecanalsobegreatThisiswhywe

keepwatching.

短對(duì)話

1、

W:Whatdidyourcoachtellyouaboutrunningintomorrow'srace?

M:Hesaid,"AllthatglittersisOlympicgold,"toremindmeoftheOlympicspirit

Q:Whatwasthecoach'sadvicetotheman?

2、

M:IwatchedaTVshowlastnight,called"AllthatGlittersIsOlympicGold',.

W:Iwatchedthattoo.Itwasaboutthetrainingandsacrificenecessaryforathletesto

competeintheOlympics.

Q:WhatwastheTVshowabout?

3、

W:Runningthehundred-meterdashisnothingcomparedtothepassionnecessarytorun

longerraces.

M:Areyoukidding?FverunbothandIknowtheybothrequiredetermination.

Q:Whydoesthemandisagreewiththewoman?

4、

M:Doyouthinkdrugtakingiswidespreadamongamateurathletestryingtogetstronger?

W:It'shardtosaywhetherit'strueornot.Somuchofwhatwehearseemstoberumors.

Q:Doesthewomanbelievethatthereisaproblemwithamateurathletestakingdrugs?

5、

W:DoyouthinkthathecouldhaverunintheOlympicsifthingshadturnedoutdifferently?

M:Definitely.Hehadtheheart.Itwasjusthisinjurythatcosthimtheopportunitytocompete.

Q:DidtheathletecompeteintheOlympics?

6、

M:Iheardthatwhentheathleteacceptedthegoldmedal,hethankedhismom.

W:That'sright.Hesworethatshewasresponsibleforhimdevelopingthestrengthtowinthe

race.

Q:Whywastheathleteabletowintherace?

7、

W:Comeon,youcaneatthiscake.Youdon'thavetodenyyourselfsweetfoodjustbecause

you'reintheOlympics.

M:VfesIdo!Withthegamescomingsosoon,Ihavetostayonahealthydiet.

Q:Whydoesthemanrefusethewoman'soffer?

8、

M:MostpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicswouldliketobeliketheathletestheysee.

W:Maybetheywould.ButIdon'tthinkmostofthemhavethedeterminationtoworksohard

togetthere.

Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicGames?

9、

W:Areyounoticingthefrownsonthefacesoftherunners?Notoneofthemlookshappy.

M:Ybucanbesurethetworunnersfromourcountryarehappy.Outofthefiveraces,theyve

wonfour.

Q:Howmanyraceshavetherunnersfromthespeakers'countrywon?

10、

M:JusthearingtheOlympicsongfillsmewithdeterminationtogooutandwin.

W:Itwasfirstplayedin1896tbutitwasn'ttheofficialsonguntil1958.1likeittoo.

Q:InwhichyeardidtheOlympicsongbecomeofficial?

長(zhǎng)對(duì)話

W:Wow,youreallylookgreatHaveyoubeenworkingout?

M:Everyday.FmpreparingfortheOlympicGames.

W:Oh,no.

M:What?What'sthematter?Vbudon'tthinkIcandoit?

W:Idon'tknowhowtotellyou.

M:Youdon'tthinkFmstrongenoughtoenter,doyou?Well.FilhaveyouknowFmplenty

strong.Andifyousayotherwise,youdon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout.

W:Iknowyou'restrong.That'snottheproblem.

M:Thenyouthinkmyheartisweak.Butthatisn'tso!Ihaveamazingdetermination.Iswear,

mypassionisunmatchedbyanyotheramateurathleteintheworld.Idefyyoutosay

otherwise.

W:Iwouldn'tdare.Fveseenyourunandnotquit,andIknowyourheartisstrong.Butthat

isn'ttheproblem.

M:What'stheproblemthen?

W:TheOlympicsendedyesterday.

短文

Inthesummerof1936,JesseOwensbecamefamousallovertheworld.Thatsummer,

JesseOwens,ablackAmerican,joinedthebestathletesfrom50nationstocompeteinthe

OlympicsinBerlin,Germany.

TherewasspecialinterestintheOlympicGamesthatyearbecauseAdolphHitlerwasthen

theleaderofGermany.HeandhisNazipartybelievedthatwhitepeoplewerebetterthan

otherraces,especiallythosewithdarkskin.TheywereallverysurprisedwhenOwenswon

fourgoldmedalsandsetnewworldrecords.

Yearslater,JesseOwenswrotethathewasmostproudofshowingHitlerandtheworld

howgreatablackmancouldbe.Througheverything,heneverlostconfidenceinhimself

Nordidheeverloseprideinhimself.Tothisday,JesseOwensisrememberedasan

amazingmanwhofullyexpressedtheOlympicspirit.

Moviedialog

Frankie:Fmgonnaneedthatspeedbagback.

Maggie:Thisbag?

Frankie:Hs,thatbag.That'smybag.Andifyou'rehittingit,peoplewillthinkFmtrainingyou.

Maggie:Isthatsuchabadthing,boss?

Frankie:Vbs.Ybs,itis.Everytimeyoutouchit,you'relosingmebusinessouthere.

Maggie:Igottaagree.Iamembarrassingmyself.

Frankie:Well,Ican'tjustlendittoanybody,youknow?

Maggie:Iunderstand.

Frankie:Look,youseemlikeanicegirl.CanIgiveyousomeadvice?

Maggie:Fdappreciatethat.

Frankie:Vbu'regonnafindatrainereitherinthisgymorsomewhereelsethat'sgonnawantto

trainagirl.It'sthelatestfreakshowoutthere.Buttheonlytroubleisthey*regonnabe

wastingyourtimebecauseyoi/retooold.

Maggie:Idon'tfeelthatold.

Frankie:Well,neitherdoI.butyoudon'tseemefighting21-year-olds,doyou?lakesabout

fouryearstotrainafighter.Howoldareyou?

Maggie:Thirty-oneuntilmynextbirthday.

Frankie:Thereyougo.31.Vbuwouldn'tstarttrainingtob?aballerinaat31now.wouldyou?

Maggie:Alreadybeenworkingitforthreeyears.

Frankie:Andyoucan'thitaspeedbag?Whatkindoftrainingisthat?

Maggie:I'veneverhadany.boss.

Frankie：Ihatetosayit.butitshows.Somebod/sgottabehonestwithyou.Ihatetobethe

onetotellyouthetruth.

Maggie:Yeah.Well,sorryforusingyourbag.Mr.Dunn.

Frankie:Ybu'renotgonnacrynow,areyou?

Maggie:No,sir.

Frankie:Yeah…Here.Keepthegoddamnthing.

Maaaie:No.vouneedit.

Frankie:No.takethebag.Ihaven'tseenitin20years,anyway,fvehadthreesincethen.

Just.uh...justenjoyit.willyou?

MaggieriljustborrowittillIbuymyown.

Frankie:Yeah.Justdon'tloseit.

Homework

Taskl

M:Haveyouevertriedscubadiving?

W:No,Fmkindofscaredofthewholedivingthing.Imean,Ihearallthese

storiesaboutgettingsickfromcominguptoofastanddangerousfishand

stuff.Idon'tthinkit'sforme.

M:Iguessthere'salotthatcouldgowrong,butifyou'vebeentrainedandyou

followtherules,there'sreallynothingtoworryabout.

W:Idon'tknow.

M:Ifsreallyworthtrying.It'sawholeotherworlddownthere.It'ssuchan

amazingexperience.

W:That'swhatalotofpeopletellme,butIthinkrdprefertosticktosurfing

ratherthantakemychancesinthedeep.

M:lbbehonest.Ithinkyouhavemorechanceofmeetingwithanaccident

surfingthandiving.

W:Aslongasyoudon'tdoanythingstupid,you'llbeokay.

M:Diving'sthesame.Youjusthavetofollowtherules.Say,Fmgoingnext

weekend.Whydon'tyoucomealong?There'sapoolthatisn'tsodeep

whereyoucanseeallkindsoffishandthings.It'sperfectforanovicediver.

W:Well,ififsnottoodeep,itcan'tbetoobad.Whynot?Sure.THgowithyou.

M:Great!

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Accordingtothewoman,whatmakesdivingscary?

2.Whatmeasuresmighthelpensurethesafetyofdiving?

3.Accordingtotheconversation,whathasthewomanheardaboutdiving?

4.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutsurfing?

5.Whydoesthewomandecidetojointhemanindiving?

Task2

Somepeoplesaythataerobicdancingisasport,andotherssayit'snot.

I'vebegunaclassthatteachesaerobics,andIwouldliketotellyouaboutit.I

thinkyou'llbeveryexcitedaboutthisvigorousexerciseandwillagreewithme

thatit'sasport.

Aerobicdancingislikeothersportsinthatitcanhelpyouimproveyour

mentalstrength.Often,whendoingityou'llwanttoquitContinuing,despite

yourdesiretostop,forcesyoutobestrong.Theencouragementthatyou

receivefromthosearoundyouhelpsyoutocarryonfortheentire45minutes

untiltheend.It'ssomethinglikerunningatongrace.

Likeswimming,aerobicdancingmakesyourbodystronger.Itquicken

yourheartbeatandhelpsyoutolosefat.Manyfootballplayers,aswellas

athletesinothersports,doaerobicdancingtoimprovetheirfitness.Manyother

peopleenjoyitaswell.

Aerobicdancingcanchangeyourlife.Ifyouparticipateregularly,it'llmake

youabetterperson,bothmentallyandphysically.Irecommendittoanyonewho

wantsalittlebitmoreoutoflife.

Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.Accordingtothepassage,howdopeoplefeelaboutaerobicdancing?

2.Inwhichwayisaerobicdancingsimilartoothersports?

3.Whowillencourageyounottoquitwhendoingaerobicdancing?

4.Howisaerobicdancinglikeswimming?

5.Accordingtothespeaker,whoshouldtakepartinaerobicdancing?

Task3

Nowherearesomecommonexpressionsfrombaseball.Someonewhois

Montheball"isintelligentandabletodoagoodjob,butapersonwho"threwa

curveball'*didsomethingunexpected.Someonewho"stepsuptotheplate*1is

readytodohisorherjob."Apinchhitter*takestheplaceofsomeoneelseat

thejoboractivity.Apersonwho-strikesout**or"goesdownswinging"

attemptedsomethingbutfailed.Wealsomighttellthepersonthat"three

strikesandyouareout",butsomeonewho"hitahomerun"or"hititoutofthe

park"didsomethingextremelywell.SometimesIhavetogiveinformation

quicklywithouttimetothinkitover,thenIwouldsaysomething**rightoffthebat".

Ifsomeoneisdoinganextremelygoodjobandisverysuccessful,youmightsay

heorsheis"battingonethousand".IfIsayIwantto"touchbasewithyou”,Iw川

talktoyoufromtimetotimeaboutsomethingweplantodo.ImightsayI

Htouchedallthebases",ifIdidwhatisnecessarytocompleteajoboractivity.

AndifI"coveredmybases"Iwaswellprepared.However,someonewhois

"wayoffbase"didsomethingwrongormaybeevendishonestorimmoral.A

personwithstrangeideasmightbedescribedas“outintheleftfield".Letus

sayIwanttosellmycar,butIdonotknowexactlyhowmuchitisworth.If

someoneasksmetheprice,Imightgive"aballparkfigure**or"aballpark

estimate".Ifsomeoneoffersmeanamountthatisclosetomysellingprice.I

mightsaytheamountis"intheballpark**.

Unit3

Warmingup

Hello,andwelcome!Thankyouforlisteningtothisreport,entitled"ProsandConsof

MixedMarriages".Mixedmarriagesarebecomingmorecommonandmanypeoplehave

strongopinionsaboutthem.Inthisprogram,you'lllistentoopinionsonbothsidesofthe

issue.Overall,peopleseemtobeinfavor.Onewomanwilltellyouhowhappysheistohave

marriedaforeigner.SomewillsayitisOKforothersbutit'snotforthem.However,nearly

onethirdofthepeopleyouaregoingtohearonthisprogramwillsaypeoplefromdifferent

culturesshouldn'tgetmarried,claimingthattheseindividualscannotbecompatible.

短對(duì)話

1,

M:Couldyoutellmeabouttheprosandconsofmixedmarriages?

W:Icantellyouthepros,forsure.Afterbeingmarriedtoaforeignerfor20years,Fveyetto

discoveranycons.

Q:Whatcan'tthewomantelltheman?

2、

W:Theweddingisnextweek,butIstilldon'tknowifmarryingapersonofadifferentraceis

right.

M:Therearealotofprosandconsofmixedmarriages,butoverallthey*regood.

Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutmixedmarriages?

3

M:TheFrenchhavealotofcharm.Ithinkyou'llenjoybeingmarriedtoone.

W:Noteverythingaboutthemischarming.AndFmgoingtohavesometroubledealingwith

hisculture.

Q:WhatconcerndoesthewomanhaveaboutmarryingaFrenchman?

4、

W:Hasanyonecriticizedyouformarryingsomeoneofadifferentrace?

M:Iexpectedpeopleto.Buttheyhaven'tsofar.Besides,Idon'tcarewhatpeoplethink.My

wifeandIhititoffA-OK.

Q:Whatdidthemanexpect?

5、

W:That'sgreatyou'regettingmarried,butdoyouhaveaclueaboutyournewwife'sculture?

M:Sure.Learningaboutherpeople'swayofdoingthingswasthefirstthingIdidwhenI

decidedtomarryher.

Q:Whatdidthemandofirstwhenhedecidedtogetmarried?

6

W:I'veheardthatyoucanceledyourweddingplans.What'stheproblem?

M:Moneyisveryimportanttopeoplefromherculture.Sheleftmewhenshediscoveredrm

poor!

Q:Whywastheweddingcanceled?

7

M:Ican'tbelievehowgoodyourChineselanguageskillsare!Howdidyouimproveso

quickly?

W:ImarriedaChineseman.Wetalkeveryday.He*shelpedmealot.

Q:Whatdoesthewoman'shusbandhelpherwith?

8

W:Ihaveaquestionforyou.Wouldyouevermarryapersonfromanotherculture?

M:That'satoughone!IfIdo,it'llprobablybetosomeonefromaculturesimilartomine.

Q:Whatkindofwomanwouldthemanmarry?

W:Ourmarriageisfallingapart.Didn'tyouknowyourfamilywouldn'tapproveofyou

marryingaforeigner?

M:Ineverexpectedittobeaproblem.It'snottheirmarriageafterall;it'sours.

Q:Whatistheman*srelationshiptothewoman?

io

M:Tvebeenthinkingaboutgettingmarried.Doyouknowwhatthedivorcerateofmixed

marriagesis?

W:Whatdoyoumean,mixedracesormixedreligions?Therateforthefirstis65percent;

thesecond,70percent.

長(zhǎng)對(duì)話

W:Grandpa.Momtoldmethatyouhavebeenmarriedtwice.Isthattrue?

M:Yes,Fmafraidso.

W:That'sasurprise.Whathappenedtoyourfirstwife?

M:Vburgrandmawasmyfirstwife.

W:But...

M:Andyourgrandmaismysecondwife.\busee.ImetherwhileIwasinGermanyduringthe

war.Weknewwelovedeachotherfromthemomentwemet,sowegotmarriedright

away.Butweweren'treadyfortheresistancewereceivedfromherfamily.Hermother

insistedthatAmericansandGermansweren'tcompatible.So,shedivorcedme.

W:Toobad.Whathappenedthen?

M:Threeyearslater,wemetagaininNewVbrk,quitebyaccident.Iwasworkingattheport

andshewasonaboatcomingtotheU.S.Whenwesaweachotheragainafterallthat

time,wedecidedtooverlookherparents*advice.Wegotmarriedagain,andwe'vebeen

happyeversince.

短文

Marriagecanchangepeopleagreatdeal,andmarriagetoapersonofadifferent

culturecanchangeapersonevenmore.Assomeonewhohasmarriedaforeigner,Iknow,

rmaCanadianwhomarriedaChineseman.AtfirstIharboredsomereservations.Iwasn't

surehowcompatiblewe'dbe.Somehow,however,wemadeitwork.AndIfoundmyself

growingtobecomemoreikehim.IstartedpickingupChinesecharacteristicsandbegan

speakingEnglishwithaChineseaccent!Mybrotherjoked,sayingIwasevenbeginningto

lookChinese!Myhusbandhaschangedalottoo.becomingmorelikeCanadiansin

attitude.Isupposethisissomethingofacompromisewhereinwemeteachotherinthe

middle.Isuspectthatwewillcontinuetogrowmorealikeastimegoesby;thatisexcitingto

me.Aperson,afterall,shouldchangeduringhisorherlifetime.

Moivedialog

Jimmie:Theyallmakeitlooksoeasy.

Priest:Beenalongnight,huh?

Jimmie:Nokidding.It'sgruelingoutthere.You,ah,definitelymadetherightdecisionasfar

asthewhole,ah,celibacything.

Priest:Ibelievewewereputheretoloveandcherishoneanother.Sharingyourlifewith

someoneyouloveisablessing.Somebodyverywisetoldmethat.

Jimmie:Jesus?

Priest:Mywife.

Jimmie:You'remarried?

Priest:Iwashappilymarriedfor26years.Ionlyputonthisc