创新英语教程第一册UNIT10

[00:04.41]1 Questions we ask about families
[00:45.37]2 Talking about your family
[00:55.69]Listen to the first part of a conversation
[01:00.45]What are you doing after the class? Have you got time for a coffee?
[01:06.51]No,I've got to go.I'm going round to my sister's for dinner.
[01:12.99]She gets a bit annoyed¹ if I'm late.
[01:16.83]Oh right.Where does she live?Pinedo.
[01:21.97]Right,that's nice part of town.What does she do?
[01:27.54]She's a doctor.She works² in the Central hospital.
[01:32.58]Oh,OK.So how old is she?She must be a lot older than you.
[01:39.42]Yes,she's 35 years old,so she's almost 15 years older than me.
[01:47.08]Wow.That's quite a big age gap³.
[01:51.44]So what's she like? Do you get on?
[01:55.51]Yes,she's really nice.We're actually quite similar.
[02:01.47]She's probably a bit more organised than I am,
[02:06.22]but she's quite funny and very easy to talk to.
[02:11.55]You know,she's never treated me like a baby or her little sister.
[02:17.80]That's good.So is she married?
[02:22.05]Yes,she got married when she was really young.
[02:27.20]I think they've been married for around twelve years.
[02:32.76]It wasn't long after they graduated.
[02:37.13]OK,so have they got any kids?
[02:41.49]She's actually pregnant⁴ at the moment.
[02:45.85]It's her first baby.
[02:49.33]Really?That's great.When's it due⁵?November.
[02:54.79]Oh right.It's quite soon then.
[02:58.83]Yes,it's quite exciting.It'll be my first time as an aunt.
[03:04.89]Anyway,what about you? Have you got any brothers or sisters?
[03:11.66]Yes,I've got two older brothers and a twin sister.
[03:23.13]You're twin.Wow.Do you look very similar?
[03:29.48]I don't think so.We're not identical⁶ twins,if that's what you mean.
[03:35.35]Alison's a bit taler than me and her hair is darker.
[03:41.00]But yes,people are always confusing⁷ us.
[03:45.96]People she's met sometimes come up to me and say hello
[03:51.24]and start talking to me and I've got no idea who they are.
[03:56.38]Right.That must be quite annoying.
[04:01.63]It's OK.I'm used to it.It can actually be quite amusing⁸!
[04:08.61]So what's she like?I mean,have you got similar personalities⁹ as well?
[04:16.05]Not really.She's a lot quieter than me.
[04:20.73]It's usually me who does the talking when we go out
[04:25.69]and she's a more serious person than I am.
[04:30.13]For example,she's very hard-working.
[04:34.70]Her job's really important to her.She doesn't go out very much.
[04:40.66]I guess I'M more relaxed,but she's my twin,
[04:45.62]so we're always going to be quite close.
[04:49.57]Jerry Taylor has the same surname¹⁰ as the famous Hollywood¹¹ actress Elizabeth Taylor,
[05:04.01]but that's not the only thing they have in common.
[05:08.58]They're both in their seventies.
[05:12.66]They were both born in England and they both then moved to America.
[05:18.41]They've also both been married eight times.
[05:23.37]They may be extreme¹² examples,but in the West,
[05:29.14]more and more people are getting married and divorced¹³ not just once,
[05:35.10]but two or three times.
[05:38.76]many political¹⁴ and religious¹⁵ leaders are worried about this growing trend¹⁶.
[05:45.00]I just wanted to discover why this happens and what goes wrong.
[05:50.88]I went to interivew Jerry to find out.
[05:55.53]So what's the longest you've been married?
[06:00.99]That was my third marriage-to Lisa-Marie-and it lasted six years.
[06:10.36]Sadly,she died suddenly of a heart attack.
[06:15.64]She was only 40.Nobody knows why it happened.
[06:21.81]She didn't smoke or drink.
[06:26.17]She went out shopping one day and never came back.
[06:31.21]It was terrible.She was the love of my life.
[06:37.17]In some ways,we didn't have that much in common.
[06:42.52]She was ten years older than me.
[06:48.08]She was a teacher,but she was quiet and kind.
[06:54.64]She didn't get angry about any of my bad habits.
[07:00.70]My shortest marriage was my fifth one-that only lasted six days.
[07:09.17]Six days!Why was it so short?
[07:14.52]Martha,my fourth wife,
[07:19.28]had just left me for another man and I was feeling really bad,
[07:26.12]so I went on holiday.
[07:29.88]One day,I was having a meal on my own in the hotel restaurant.
[07:36.36]A single woman was sitting at the next table.
[07:41.32]We started chatting and she joined me at my table.
[07:47.10]Her name was Rita.She was really good-looking
[07:53.26]and I couldn't believe she was interested in an old guy like me.
[08:00.91]It turned out that her husband had just died.
[08:06.16]We fell in love and got married two days later!
[08:12.54]The manager of the hotel came to our wedding.
[08:17.50]We had a big party with all the other guests.
[08:23.75]I bought her the most expensive diamond ring I could find.
[08:30.51]It cost me $ 50,000! of course,we were booked on different flights home.
[08:40.75]Mine was leaving at nine in the morning,hers left at eleven.
[08:47.28]When I met her flight in Los Angeles,there was no sign of her!
[08:55.04]She just disappeared.
[08:59.90]I never heard from her again-and she didn't send the ring back!
[09:07.47]So what went wrong with all your other marrigaes?
[09:13.12]Well,the frist time,I was just too young.
[09:20.27]I was only 20.My girlfriend,Mary,got pregnant.
[09:27.04]She was 19 and in those days,first you got married and then you had the baby.
[09:36.50]The marriage lasted about a year.
[09:41.64]After the baby was born,she didn't really want me around the house.
[09:48.02]All my other wives told me I'm a difficult person to live with.
[09:54.78]You see,I like to keep things clean and tidy.
[10:01.03]Some of them didn't have the same high standards as me.
[10:06.90]Little things make me really annoyed.
[10:12.68]For example,some of my wives didn't fold the towels the way I like,
[10:19.81]or they moved my things around.
[10:24.17]Both Donna,my sixth wife,
[10:28.61]and Sheryl-she was the seventh-left me because they said I was crazy.
[10:37.07]The other thing is,I'm a really big fan of Elvis.
[10:44.52]I love him!I have a big collection of records and Elvis bits and pieces,
[10:52.59]and some of them hated that.
[10:56.95]When Laura,my second wife,
[11:01.71]left me,because she found out I was having an affair with Lisa-Marie,
[11:08.76]she said she was happy she was going
[11:12.91]because she would never have to listen to another Elvis song in her life!
[11:20.18]I just couldn't believe it!
[11:24.25]So,why do you keep getting married again?
[11:29.89]I guess I just don't like living on my own.
[11:35.77]And I still believe in finding¹⁷ mrs Right.
[11:41.34]And maybe this time I have.
[11:45.78]I met Kimberly in Graceland,the home of Elvis.
[11:52.12]She loves Elvis too.And she's beautiful.
[11:57.69]How long have you been married now?
[12:02.36]Nine weeks and it's beautiful.

1 annoyed   

adj.烦恼的，恼怒的，生气的，恼火的

参考例句：

• I imagine she was pretty annoyed when she found out.我想她发现此事后一定很生气。
• He was annoyed with complaints made from outside.他因外界的种种怨言而感到烦恼。

2 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

3 gap   

n.缺口；间隔；差距；不足，缺陷

参考例句：

• We must see that there is no gap in our defence.我们必须确保我们的防御没有漏洞。
• There is a gap of five miles between towns.镇与镇之间相隔五英里。

4 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

5 due   

n.应得物；adj.预定的，应付的，到期的，应有的

参考例句：

• I received nothing except what was due to me.除了我应得的东西，我并未接受任何东西。
• The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.火箭定于星期五中午发射。

6 identical   

adj.完全一样的，完全相同的；同一的

参考例句：

• She wore the identical dress on both occasions.她在两种场合穿的是同一件衣服。
• He is identical in character with his wife.他的品性和他的夫人相同。

7 confusing   

adj.混乱的，令人困惑的

参考例句：

• The instructions on the box are very confusing.盒子上的使用说明含混不清。
• It's very confusing to learn a new language.学习一门新语言是很令人困惑的。

8 amusing   

adj.有有趣的，好玩的

参考例句：

• The girl was amusing herself with a doll.那女孩在玩洋娃娃自娱。
• He related some amusing stories in his childhood to his children.他向孩子们述说了他少年时代的一些趣事。

9 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。

10 surname   

n.姓；vt.冠姓

参考例句：

• Her first name is Sheila and her surname is Kane.她姓凯恩，名叫希拉。
• Wang is a very common Chinese surname.王是一个很常见的中国姓。

11 Hollywood   

n.好莱坞；美国电影业

参考例句：

• She dreamed of becoming a Hollywood screen goddess.她梦想成为好莱坞的银幕女神。
• The film has a Hollywood happy ending.那部电影有一个好莱坞式的美满结局。

12 extreme   

adj.末端的，尽头的；极度的，极端的；n.极度，最大程度

参考例句：

• She lived on the extreme edge of the forest.她住在森林的最边缘。
• His views are rather extreme.他的见解相当偏激。

13 divorced   

adj.离婚的；分开的；不相干的；脱离的v.与…离婚(divorce的过去式和过去分词)；分离；与某人离婚，判某人离婚

参考例句：

• Apparently they are getting divorced soon. 看样子，他们很快就要离婚。
• Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 许多离婚的男子再婚组成了新的家庭。

14 political   

adj.政治上的，政党的，政略性的，政治的

参考例句：

• He was forced to leave his homeland for political reasons.因为政治原因他被迫离开自己的祖国。
• In ideas those two political parties are worlds apart.那两个政党在思想上有巨大分歧。

15 religious   

adj.宗教性的，虔诚的，宗教上的；n.修道士，出家人

参考例句：

• She is very religious person who goes to church every Sunday.她十分虔诚，每个星期天都上教堂。
• It is hard for me to reject religious beliefs.要我抛弃自己的宗教信仰是困难的。

16 trend   

n.趋势，倾向，方位；vi.倾向，转向

参考例句：

• Today's trend is toward less formal clothing.眼下时尚趋向于穿着随便。
• The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。

17 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。