大学体验英语听说教程 第二册06

　　Unit 6 What do you like about him?
Vocabulary Task
Answers/script¹
1. Steve is great! He’s sweet and he has a good sense of humor².
2. I like people who are funny, because I like to laugh. I don’t care for people who are too serious
3. Sure, Jana is very honest; it’s too bad she’s also kind of selfish.
4. Brad is a little odd³, but I like that he’s so outgoing and talkative.
5. Cindy is so cute! I just love how sensitive and shy she is.
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. honest, a sense of humor
2. outgoing, talkative
3. a little bit odd, like to have fun
4. kind of shy, sensitive
2 Second Listening
Answers
They don’t like people who are:
1. selfish
2. shy or quiet
3. too serious
4. loud and talk too much
Script
1. Paul: Lisa, what sort of people do you like to hang out with?
Lisa: Well, I like people who are honest and have a sense of humor. I think honesty is very important among friends. Oh, and they can’t be selfish. I don’t get along with selfish people.
2. Mark: You know, I like most people, but there are certain things I look for in a friend.
Francine: Yeah, like what?
Mark: Oh, you know, people who are out going and talkative. I love having long conversations on the phone.
3. Francine: This might sound weird⁴, Lisa, but I like people that are a little bit odd.
Lisa: Why? What do you enjoy about odd people?
Francine: You know, they’re different and like to have fun doing off-the-wall stuff⁵. They have to like having fun and not be too serious.
4. Jane: Stuart, what kind of people do you like?
Stuart: What kind of people do I like?
Jane: Yes, what kind of people do you get along with?
Stuart: Hmm. Gook question. I guess I like people who are kind of shy and sensitive. I don’t really get along with people who are loud and talk too much.
Jane: Yeah, you’re kind of a sensitive person yourself.
Stuart: Oh?
Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
He’s sensitive.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. They went to a romantic movie.
2. He cried.
3. She thought he was sensitive.
4. Jeremy said he cries at movies, too.
Script
Sheri: Hey, I went out with the neatest guy over the weekend!
Jeremy: Yeah, what’s he like? Tall? Handsome?
Sheri: Not really.
Jeremy: Dress nice? Drive a nice car?
Sheri: Not especially.
Jeremy: Then he must be buff. Does he work out a lot?
Sheri: No…but he has a nice smile…dimples. I like dimples. He’s kind of cute.
Jeremy: And that’s what you like about him?
Sheri: No, it’s more than that. He’s sensitive.
Jeremy: Sensitive? How can you tell?
Sheri: Well, we went to this really romantic movie, and there was this really sad part, and, and he…cried.
Jeremy: He cried?
Sheri: Yeah, he just cried and he didn’t try to hide it or anything. It was so sweet.
Jeremy: Oh…you like that, huh? Well, I cry at movies. Too!

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 humor   

n.(humour)幽默，诙谐

参考例句：

• He is distinguished for his sense of humor.他以其幽默感著称。
• American humor is founded largely on hyperbole.美式幽默主要以夸张为基础。

3 odd   

adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会

参考例句：

• She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
• He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！

4 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

5 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。