大学体验英语听说教程 第三册15

　　Unit 15 Who needs advice?
Vocabulary task
Answers/Script¹
A My boss made me work overtime² every day this week. But I’m afraid of telling him what I think about it. I guess I don’t know how to stand up for myself.
B I just can’t seem to lose weight. And I’ve been having chest³ pains recently. I guess I need to see my doctor about an exercise plan.
C How can I get my parents to try and understand me? They’re always yelling⁴ at me about everything. I don’t get along with them anymore. Maybe I need to move out of the house.
Listening Task
1) First Listening
Answer
1. His boss yells⁵ at him. /He has chest paints.
2. Her parents are driving her crazy. /they are always asking her who she is going out with.
3. She can’t stick to her dies. /She doesn’t exercise regularly⁷.
4. His car makes strange noises.
2) Second Listening
Answers
1. Go to a doctor. /Stand up for yourself.
2. Grow up. /Follow their rules or move out of the house.
3. Talk to your doctor about an exercise plan and stick t it.
4. Call a mechanic⁸.
Script
1. A: Andrea Price on Who Needs Advice. What’s your problem?
B: This is Larry, from Chicago.
A: Okay, Larry. What’s your problem?
B: I have to work overtime every day this week. My boss is always yelling at me.
A: Your boss is yelling at you? How do you deal with that?
B: The stress is so bad that I’ve had chest pains the last three days.
A: First things first your health. Go see a doctor right away. Second, stand up for yourself. You don’t have put up with the yelling from your boss.
2. A: Next caller⁹. Andrea Price on who needs Advice.
B: Hi, I’m Jackie, from Toronto.
A: Jackie, what’s your problem?
B: My parents are driving me crazy! I’m in college and my parents make me come home before midnight. Plus…
A: Just a second, Jackie. Slow down. You’re in college, you’re living at home, your parents want you home at midnight. What’s wrong with that?
B: Well, it’s not only that. They always want to know who I’m going out with, and if I’ve done my homework. How can I get them to leave me alone?
A: Jackie, grow up already. If you live at home, you should follow their rules, or move out of the house. Clear enough?
3. A: Andrea Price on Who Needs Advice.
B: this is Beatrice from Atlanta.
A: Okay, Beatrice from Atlanta.
B: I need some advice about dieting. Every time I go on a diet , I lose a few pounds, but it only lasts a little while.
A: Um-hmm. Go on.
B: Once I start eating normally¹⁰ again, I always gain the weight back.
A: Do you exercise regularly?
B: No.
A: There’s your problem you can’t lose weight without exercise. Talk to your doctor about an exercise plan, and stick to it.
4. A: Andrea Price on Who Needs Advice.
B: This is Pete, from Denver.
A: What’s your Problem?
B: Could I ask you something?
A: That’s what I’m here for.
B: Well, my car has been making funny noises lately. Like this—fffft fffft fffft ffft—but only sounds srt of like, vvvttt,,vvvttt,vvvttt…
A: Look, Pete…
B: I really don’t know what to do….
A: Look, Pate¹¹, I give advice about people, not cars. You need to call a mechanic.
Real world Listening
1. Predict¹²
Answer
Whether she should marry him or not
2. Get the main idea
Answer
Sunhee’s problem: Sunhee wants to get married. /Sunhee’s parents want her to marry a Korean.
Carla’s advice: Follow your heart. /Have a child.
Script
Dr⁶. Monroe: This is Dr. Ellen Monroe on Love Talk. This is the part of the show where we listen to our callers’ advice. Tonight we have Sunhee, a woman with a love problem. Sunhee, tell us about your problem.
Sunhee: I’m from a Korean family, and I’m in love with a man from India that I met here in the U.S.
Dr. Monroe: Okay, and…
Sunhee: He’s asked me to marry him, and I said yes.
Dr. Monroe: So what is the problem?
Sunhee: It’s my parents. They’re very traditional, so I’m afraid of telling them that I’m engaged¹³. I’m worried that they won’t let me marry him.
Dr. Monroe: Hmm.
Sunhee: I can’t go against my parents’ will, but this is the man I want to marry.
Dr. Monroe: Hmm. That’s Sunhee’s problem, folks¹⁴. Now, what’s your advice to her?
Sunhee: Hello. What’s your advice for our worried friend?
Carla: Hello. I’m Carla, from Canada, and I married a Chinese man five years ago. When I first told my parents I wanted to marry a foreigner with different religious¹⁵ beliefs, they were very angry. You see, they’re very traditional. They’ve always expected me to marry someone Canadian, from the same religious background.
Dr. Monroe: Then what happened?
Carla: For four years, they hardly talked to me, and they never came to visit us. it was like they disowned me…
Dr. Monroe: Four years, you say. After four years something changed?
Carla: Yes. When our little girl was born, I sent my parents a picture of her, and wrote, “Your granddaughter would like to see you.” A week later they called, and a month after that they came to see us – well, they came to see my daughter, any-way. Now they’re trying – they still aren’t comfortable with my husband, but they’re trying to understand him.
Dr. Monroe: So, what’s your advice?
Carla: Don’t give in to tradition. Marry the person you love. But have your first child soon – don’t wait four years like I did. That’s too long to be divided from your parents.
Dr. Monroe: Sounds like good advice to me.

1 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

2 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

3 chest   

n.胸，大箱子，金库，资金，一箱，密封室，衣橱

参考例句：

• The bear's chest is hairy.那只熊的胸部毛茸茸的。
• Mother has a pain in her chest.母亲胸口疼.。

4 yelling   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players. 教练站在场外，大声指挥运动员。
• He let off steam by yelling at a clerk. 他对一个职员大喊大叫，借以发泄怒气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 yells   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The most savage yells of all came from the schoolchildren. 最野蛮的喊叫声来自那些学童。 来自英汉文学
• Dimes, dimes, "yells another, selling $ 10 vials of crack. 另一个卖瓶装克拉克的青年也在大声叫卖。 来自名作英译部分

6 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。

7 regularly   

adv.有规则地，一丝不苟地，正式地

参考例句：

• Check the engine oil level regularly.要时常检查机油量。
• We meet regularly to discuss business.我们定期会面讨论事务。

8 mechanic   

n.技工，机(械)工，机修工

参考例句：

• The mechanic made the necessary adjustments to the engine.机械师对发动机作了必要的调整。
• He is a mechanic who buys and sells cars on the side.他是一个兼营买卖汽车的技工。

9 caller   

n.打电话者，来访者，呼叫者

参考例句：

• The operator told the caller that the line is busy.接线员告诉打电话的人对方电话占线。
• The caller is on hold.那个打电话的人正等着通话。

10 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

11 pate   

n.头顶；光顶

参考例句：

• The few strands of white hair at the back of his gourd-like pate also quivered.他那长在半个葫芦样的头上的白发，也随着笑声一齐抖动着。
• He removed his hat to reveal a glowing bald pate.他脱下帽子，露出了发亮的光头。

12 predict   

v.预知，预言，预报

参考例句：

• It's hard to predict how things will turn out.很难预测事情会变成怎么样。
• I cannot predict when to meet her again.我无法预测什么时候会再见到她。

13 engaged   

a.having agree to get married

参考例句：

• They are engaged in talks with the Irish government. 他们正忙着与爱尔兰政府谈判。
• The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children. 这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服。

14 folks   

n.人们；父母；亲人；家属；人们( folk的名词复数 )；亲属；大伙儿；民间音乐

参考例句：

• Ask yourself what the folks in Peoria will think of it. 想一想皮奥里亚的人会如何看待这件事。
• When good folks meet, evil men keep their distance. 好人相逢，恶人远离。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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。