史上最全新视野大学英语视听说教程4第四册听力原文和答案U1--U10(2)

girlfriend.

Chris: Forget it. Anyway, I‘m getting bad grades, and I was told that I‘d have

to repeat a lot of courses next year. When I heard that, I almost lost it.

Susan: Look, relax. I‘ll help you with those courses.

Chris: Yeah, but I also have three week‘s laundry to do., and my room is a pigsty. Susan: Forget it. You‘re on your own.

Chris: Come, on. What are friends for?

Susan: To keep you in high spirits; not to do your laundry.

MODEL3 You seem to be on top of the world.

Script

Nora: Oh, hey, John!

John: Hey!

Nora: You seem to be on top of the world tonight. What‘s up?

John: I‘m so happy I‘m about to burst. Guess what?

Nora: .

John: It might be true that misfortunes never come singly, but you can also have a ―double blessing‖. And that‘s what I had.

Nora: You mean you‘ve had two happy events in your life?

John: Exactly. You know, I was strong in all subjects except physics. Now I‘ve finally passed the test--the one I needed to qualify for a Bachelor‘s degree. Nora: Congratulations! You‘d failed it three times. Now wonder you‘re beaming. What‘s the other good news?

John: The multinational I was dong my field project at offered me a job at a good staring salary.

Nora: Wow, wonderful, simple wonderful.

John: I feel like celebrating. Shall we go to a bar?

Nora: Why not?

Now Your Turn

Task 1

SAMPLE DIALOG

A: You look furious. What happened?

B: Nothing. I‘d rather not talk about it. Just don‘t ask.

A: Come on. You shouldn‘t keep your feeling to yourself. You need to let off some stream. So, talk tome.

B: All right. This morning I went to a shop to buy a digital camera, I only need an ordinary one. It is enough for my tours in the summer vacation. Buy they persuaded me to buy a professional camera, which cost three times as much. A: But you were willing to buy for it. Anyway, it must work better.

B: You see, I know next to nothing about photography. So they simply tricked me into buying an expensive one.

A: No wonder you‘re livid with rage. I‘d be mad too if I were robbed like that. What are you going to do?

B: I already went back to them and asked to exchange it for a cheaper one. A: What did they say?

B: Oh, they were rude. They insisted that they hadn‘t encouraged me to buy a professional camera, and that I bought it myself.

A: Sounds like you got a raw deal!

B: What‘s worse, as I was leaving, I heard they say, ―That guy looks broke. He shouldn‘t have bought any camera.‖

A: Don‘t let it get to you. Better ignore their rude remarks.

B: I agree. I did manage to keep my cool.

A: Well, the best thing you can do is to file a complaint with the Consumer

Protection Agency. If they talk to the shop, maybe they will give you a refund.

B: Sounds too good to be true.

V. Let’s Talk

Script

Hello, everyone. Today I invite you to join me in an exploration off the causes of depression. There ate many factors involved, but I believe some deserve special attention.

Heredity certainly plays a role. .The tendency to develop depression may be inherited; there is evidence that this disorder may run in families.

Physiology is another factor related to depression. There may be changes or imbalances in chemicals which transmit information in the brain called neurotransmitters. Many modern antidepressant drugs attempt to increase levels of certain neurotransmitters so as to increase brain communication. While the causal relationship is unclear; it is known that antidepressant medications do reliever certain symptoms of depression.

Researchers also study psychological factors. They include the complex development of one‘s personality and how one has learned to cope with external environmental factors, such as stress. It is freeqently observed that low self-esteem and self-defeating thinking are connected with depression. While it is not clear which is the cause and which is the effect, it is known that sufferers who are able to make corrections to their thinking patterns can show improved mood and self-esteem.

Another factor causing depression is one‘s early experiences. Events such as the death of a parent, the divorce of the parents, neglect, chronic illness, and severe physical abuse can also increase the likelihood of depression later in life. Some present experiences may also lead to depression. Job loss, financial difficulties, long periods of unemployment, the loss of a spouse or other family member, or other painful events may trigger depression. Long-term stress at home, work, or school can also be involved.

It is worth nothing that those living with someone suffering from \depression experience increased anxiety which adds to the possibility of their also becoming depressed.

VI. Further Listening and Speaking

Task1: Reason and Emotion

Script

Emotion is sometimes regarded as the opposite of reason理性; s is suggested by phrase such as‖ appeal to emotions rather than reason‖ and ―don‘t let your emotions

take over‖. Emotional reactions sometimes produce consequences or thoughts which people may later regret or disagree with; but during an emotional state, they could not control their actions. Thus, it is generally believed that one of the most distinctive facts about human beings is a contradiction矛盾 between emotion and reason.

However, recent empirical studies do not suggest there is a clear distinction between reason and emotion. Indeed, anger or fear can often be thought of as an instinctive本能的 response to observed fact. The human mind possesses many possible reactions to the external world. Those reactions can lie on a continuum, with some of them involving the extreme of pure intellectual logic, which is …… 此处隐藏：5697字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……