大学体验英语听说教程 第二册05

　　Unit 5 It changed my life
Vocabulary Task
Answers/script¹
1. Japan/Japanese
2. Canada/French/English
3. Panama/Spanish
4. Brazil/Portuguese²
5. Thailand/Thai
6. India/Hindi
7. South Africa/ Afrikaans
8. Morocco/ Arabic³
9. Germany/ German
10. Norway/Norwegian
Script
1. Helen is going to Japan to study Japanese.
2. Pam is from Canada. She speaks French and English.
3. Linda’s family lives in Panama. They speak Spanish.
4. Andrea is from brazil. She speaks Portuguese.
5. Vira moved here from Thailand. He speaks Thai.
6. Sita’s grandmother came from India 50 years ago. She speaks Hindi.
7. Jean is South African. She speaks Afrikaans.
8. Ali is from Morocco. He speaks Arabic.
9. Hans lives in Germany. He speaks German.
10. Lars is from Norway. He speaks Norwegian.
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. French 3. Spanish
2. Japanese 4. Russian
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. His relatives are French. He wants to travel to France.
2. He’s interested in business. There are business opportunities in Japan.
3. No other language was offered. Her friends speak Spanish.
4. It’s a challenge⁴. It’s the hardest language she can think of.
Script
1. A: What language are you studying?
B: French.
A: Why are you studying French?
B: Some of my relatives are French and I’d like to go visit them in France someday.
A: Don’t they speak English?
B: Only a little. But I think it’d be fun to use my French and see if they can understand me and all. I want to work on my accent, too.
2. A: So why did you choose Japanese?
B: Well, I guess the main reason I’m interested in Japanese is international business. I know there are a lot of business opportunities in Japan, so I figured it was the best language for me to study.
3. A: Why are you studying a foreign language?
B: Um, well… I don’t know. I started Spanish cause it was the only language offered in our middle school. And then I just kept doing it. And there’re a lot of Spanish speakers where I live cause we live in Southern California⁵ and we’re close to Mexico so almost everyone speaks Spanish. My friends at school speak Spanish outside of class.
4. A: What language are you studying?
B: I just wanted a challenge so I thought, “Hey, I’m gonna do the hardest language I can think of.” So I chose Russian, Just to see if I could do it, I guess. And you know what? It is the hardest language I can think of and it takes a lot of work. But I’m gonna keep at it…
Real World Listening
1 Predict⁶
Answer
It has different tones⁷.
The writing system is different.
Thai people help him learn the language.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. F Dave lives in Thailand. He has visited Thailand and hopes to return.
2. T Dave had a good experience in Thailand.
3. ? Dave likes writing Thai. He doesn’t talk about writing.
4. F Thailand is “The land of Laughs.” It’s called “The Land of Smiles.”
5. F People in Thailand laugh at him when he makes a mistake. They smile.
6. T Thai is easy to learn. It may be hard for some people, but it’s not hard for him.
Script
Cindy: What the heck is that?
Dave: It’s a Thai magazine.
Cindy: Thai? You can read Thai?
Dave: Well, a little.
Cindy: How?
Dave: I went to Thailand last summer and I lived with a Thai friend and his family. I had such a great experience I want to go back.
Cindy: Why? What was your experience like?
Dave: Well, I started to learn some Thai…and practiced talking with people and ordering in restaurants and everybody was so nice… you know, Thailand is called the Land of the Smiles…they even smiled when I made a mistake speaking the language. The people were beautiful. Everything was beautiful. It changed my life.
Cindy: But I’ve always heard that Thai was impossible to learn.
Dave: Maybe for some people but not for me. I mean it is totally different from English. The writing system is different, they use different tones, every- thing is different, but I really want to learn it. I want to understand more when I go back.
Cindy: I wish I felt that way about learning⁸ French. Maybe I should study another language.
Dave: No, Cindy, it’s not the language, you’ve just got to get into it.

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 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

3 Arabic   

n.阿拉伯语；adj.阿拉伯语的，阿拉伯人的，阿拉伯式的

参考例句：

• It is not easy to learn Arabic.学阿拉伯语不容易。
• Arabic script reads from right to left.阿拉伯文是从右至左读的。

4 challenge   

n.挑战；v.向...挑战

参考例句：

• The job doesn't really challenge him.这项工作不能真正地考验他。
• She looked at me with challenge.她带着挑战的目光看着我。

5 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。

6 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。

7 tones   

音( tone的名词复数 )； 色调； 腔调； 全音 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• his clipped military tones 他那短促的军人音调
• His name was always mentioned in almost reverential tones. 人们每次提起他的名字，语调中几乎总是充满了敬意。

8 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。