新视野大学英语视听说 Unit 6-3

Task 2: Culture Shock
(D=Doctor; S=Student)
D: Hello, I’m Dr¹. Black. How’re you feeling?
S: I’m not feeling well, doctor.
D: What seems to be the problem?
S: I don’t know. I just feel tired all the time. I want to sleep all day. I’m not interested in studying or being with people.
D: How long had this been going on?
S: Almost one month now.
D: Are there any other symptoms²?
S: I’m just tired.
D: Do you have many friends?
S: I don’t really have many here. I’m an international student.
D: I imagine that many things about your life here are different from your home.
S: Yeah, my life’s changed a lot. Foods, customs³, socializing…even body language and gestures are all different from those in my own country.
D: How long have you lived here?
S: Almost three months now. It seems much linger⁴; it’s a struggle for me to get used to the new way of life here.
D: Hmm. Well, let’s check you over. (a few minutes later) Well, I don’t see anything physically⁵ wrong with you. Your heart is strong. Lungs are clear. Your blood pressure is normal.
S: Then what do you think is wrong with me, doctor?
D: Your problem seems to be culture shock. Sometimes when people move to a new location⁶, especially a new country, they experience culture shock. Sometimes this culture shock can be serious, and people become very depressed⁷. I suggest that you try to spend some time each week with people from your own culture.
S: But my teachers tell me to speak English all the time.
D: I understand, but right now we need to deal with your symptoms. Follow my advice, and you’ll feel better.
S: How long does this last?
D: Culture shock lasts for a while and then begins to disappear. The length of time varies⁸ from person to person. If you aren’t feeling better in two or three weeks, please call me again.

1. The student feels tired all the time, wants to sleep all day, and is not interested in studying or being with people.
2. Many things in the student’s life have changed, such as foods, customs, socializing, and even body language and gestures.
3. Because the student’s heart, and blood pressure are all normal.
4. Sometimes when people move to a new location, especially a new country, they experience culture shock.
5. The doctor suggests that the student try to spend some time each week with people from her own culture.
 

1 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。

2 symptoms   

症状( symptom的名词复数 )； 征兆

参考例句：

• Symptoms include diarrhoea and vomiting. 症状有腹泻和呕吐。
• The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs. 这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。

3 customs   

n.海关，关税

参考例句：

• The customs officials turned the man over to the French police.海关官员把那个人移交给了法国警察。
• They are collecting customs.他们正在收缴关税。

4 linger   

vt.消磨，无所事事；vi.逗留，消磨，徘徊，漫步

参考例句：

• Don't linger away your holidays,try to find something useful to do.不要虚度假日，尽量找些有意义的事做。
• His last words still linger in our ears.他的临终嘱咐仍萦绕在我们耳际。

5 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

6 location   

n.地点，位置，定位

参考例句：

• It is a suitable location for a new school.那是建一所新学校的合适地点。
• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。

7 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

8 varies   

变化( vary的第三人称单数 )； [生物学]变异； 相应变化； 呈现不同

参考例句：

• The need for sleep varies considerably from person to person. 不同的人对睡眠的需要差异相当大。
• the stultifying effects of work that never varies 一成不变的工作造成的使人呆滞的后果