英语 英语 日语 日语 韩语 韩语 法语 法语 德语 德语 西班牙语 西班牙语 意大利语 意大利语 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯语 葡萄牙语 葡萄牙语 越南语 越南语 俄语 俄语 芬兰语 芬兰语 泰语 泰语 泰语 丹麦语 泰语 对外汉语

【一起听英语】礼仪

时间:2017-02-07 08:11来源:互联网 提供网友:yajing   字体: [ ]
特别声明:本栏目内容均从网络收集或者网友提供,供仅参考试用,我们无法保证内容完整和正确。如果资料损害了您的权益,请与站长联系,我们将及时删除并致以歉意。
    (单词翻译:双击或拖选)

 女生学习礼仪变得优雅,男生是否也应该学习一些礼仪呢

Callum: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m Callum and with me today is

Jennifer. Hello Jennifer.

Jennifer: Hello Callum.

Callum: Jennifer, did you go to a finishing school?

Jennifer: You mean one of those schools where young ladies learn how to behave in high

society?

Callum: Yes, did you go to one?

Jennifer: What do you think?

Callum: Well, your manners and behaviour are so impeccable that I would not be

surprised if you had.

Jennifer: Well, I don’t know about finishing school, but it sounds like you’ve graduated

from charm1 school!

Callum: In days gone by, social etiquette2, or the way to behave in polite society, was

something that well-to-do young ladies were tutored in. Today’s programme is

all about a course being run now for teenage boys in an English school. Before

we learn more about this, here’s today’s question. A question about etiquette. In

a fancy restaurant, either side of your place setting there are different knives

and forks for the different courses of your meal. Maybe there are three different

forks on the left and three knives on the right. The question is, which should you

use first? The knife and fork furthest from your plate, the set closest to your

plate or the set in the middle? Jennifer, what do you think?

6 Minute English © bbclearningenglish.com 2013

Page 2 of 5

Jennifer: Well, I think I know the answer to this one. I think it’s outside-in. So I think the

set furthest from your plate is the one you use first.

Callum: OK. We’ll find out if you’re right at the end of the programme. Fowey School in

England has begun offering etiquette lessons to teenage boys. So whose idea

was this? Here’s their Headmaster, John Parry, talking to our colleagues from

BBC Radio.

Headmaster of Fowey School, John Parry:

The way it came about was that a group of girls actually wanted a course to prepare them for

the Year 11 Leavers’ Ball which is, which is something which most schools do these days.

They’re pretty sophisticated3 events, and the boys said, actually you know what, we want a

piece of that as well.

Callum: Jennifer, whose idea was it?

Jennifer: It was the boys’ idea. John Parry said it ‘came about’ because, after the girls had

asked for a course to prepare them for a special social event, the boys wanted

one too. Or as he put it, the boys said, “We want a piece of that as well”. Which

simply means, they wanted to be included as well.

Callum: And what special event are they all preparing for?

Jennifer: The Year 11 Leavers’ Ball. A ‘ball’ is big formal party and a leavers’ ball is held at

the end of the school year, when students are leaving the school. John describes

them as being ‘sophisticated events’.

Callum: Have you ever been to one of these?

Jennifer: Yes actually. When I left school we were one of the first years to have a leavers’

ball and it was a very glamorous4 event and quite sophisticated too.

Callum: Let’s listen to John Parry again.

Headmaster of Fowey School, John Parry:

The way it came about was that a group of girls actually wanted a course to prepare them for

the Year 11 Leavers’ Ball which is, which is something which most schools do these days. 

6 Minute English © bbclearningenglish.com 2013

Page 3 of 5

They’re pretty sophisticated events, and the boys said, actually you know what, we want a

piece of that as well.

Callum: Who is helping5 with the etiquette lessons? What are the kinds of things they are

learning, and how do the boys feel about it? Here’s John Parry again.

Headmaster of Fowey School, John Parry:

We work very closely with a, with a local hotel who are teaching the boys, you know, all about

etiquette, all about how to dress, how to act with confidence and so on. It’s gone down

extremely well with the boys.

Callum: Jennifer, who is helping the lessons and what are they learning?

Jennifer: A local hotel is helping them out and teaching them things like how to dress and

how to act with confidence.

Callum: Has it been popular?

Jennifer: Yes, John said that it’s ‘gone down extremely well’ with the boys. If something

‘goes down well’ it means that it’s been liked.

Callum: So what do you think of this Jennifer, do you think these are useful things for

school boys to learn or does it seem maybe a bit old-fashioned?

Jennifer: I don’t think it’s old-fashioned. I think it’s useful for school boys and perhaps

school girls to learn these manners and etiquette. It’s really nice when people

hold doors open for you. It’s a very polite thing to do so I think everybody could

do with a bit of education.

Callum: Yes, I completely agree. I’m just being polite there, you know. In the case of this

school though, it’s not all about impressing girls at parties. Headmaster John

Parry also believes there is a strong practical reason for learning etiquette. He

thinks it can help overcome some of the problems that universities and

employers have with young people. He explains more:

Headmaster of Fowey School, John Parry:

One of the criticisms they make of students is that they know a lot of knowledge, they’re very 

6 Minute English © bbclearningenglish.com 2013

Page 4 of 5

good in their exams but sometimes their social skills let them down. And we wanted our

students to, you know, walk with confidence, you know, hold their head up high in any

given social situation; whether that’s, you know a ball, as we’re doing, or whether that’s going

for a university interview, a job interview.

Callum: So Jennifer, how can these classes help, apart from helping them with girls?

Jennifer: Well, by helping to build their confidence it can give them a better chance when

applying for jobs or university places. He mentioned that even though students

may be good at exams, they also need to have good social skills, they need to

be confident. That could make the difference between their getting a job or not.

Callum: Yes, as he put it, he wants the students to be able to ‘hold their heads up high.’

An expression which means to be proud and confident. Let’s listen again.

Headmaster of Fowey School, John Parry:

One of the criticisms they make of students is that they know a lot of knowledge, they’re very

good in their exams but sometimes their social skills let them down. And we wanted our

students to, you know, walk with confidence, you know, hold their head up high in any given

social situation; whether that’s, you know a ball, as we’re doing, or whether that’s going for a

university interview, a job interview.

Callum: Well that’s just about all we have time for today. Before we finish, the answer to

today’s question. When faced with a number of different knives and forks at a

formal meal, which ones do you start with? Jennifer, you said?

Jennifer: Outside-in, the ones furthest from your plate.

Callum: That’s exactly right, yes.

Jennifer: Hooray!

Callum: Well done, well done. So thank you very much Jennifer and goodbye.

Jennifer: Goodbye.


点击收听单词发音收听单词发音  

1 charm prVzK     
vt.使着迷,使陶醉;n.招人喜欢之处,魅力
参考例句:
  • With all imperfections the short play has a real charm.尽管有不少缺欠,这出小戏仍颇具魅力。
  • He could resist her charm no longer.他再也抗拒不住她的魅力。
2 etiquette Xiyz0     
n.礼仪,礼节;规矩
参考例句:
  • The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
  • According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。
3 sophisticated vimzWz     
adj.老练的,精密的,尖端的,高雅的
参考例句:
  • She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.移居伦敦后她变得世故多了。
  • This is a very sophisticated machine.这是一台非常精密的机器。
4 glamorous ezZyZ     
adj.富有魅力的;美丽动人的;令人向往的
参考例句:
  • The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊,但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
  • It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差,并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。
5 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
本文本内容来源于互联网抓取和网友提交,仅供参考,部分栏目没有内容,如果您有更合适的内容,欢迎点击提交分享给大家。
------分隔线----------------------------
TAG标签:   英语听力  听力教程  英语学习
顶一下
(0)
0%
踩一下
(0)
0%
最新评论 查看所有评论
发表评论 查看所有评论
请自觉遵守互联网相关的政策法规,严禁发布色情、暴力、反动的言论。
评价:
表情:
验证码:
听力搜索
推荐频道
论坛新贴