新视野大学英语视听说教程3 第一单元听力原文和答案(2)

B: That's good. But don't forget to invite everyone you should invite.

A: I think I've invited everyone. Do you have anybody in mind?

B: Did you invite John? He's lost his job after a recent quarrel with his boss.

A: Oh, my gosh! I forgot to invite him! He'll be sad, thinking we look down on him. He just slipped my mind.

B: Well, everyone forgets something sometimes. Don't worry. It's not too late. Make a phone call right away.

A" Did I forget anybody else that I should invite?

B: There's yet another person you should invite--Julia. She's just moved to the city and feels lonely. A: Oh, good heavens, I forgot all about her. She's our new friend. You see, I'm getting forgetful. I think I'm getting old!

B: Looks like you are, buddy. You'd better start writing things down if they're important.

MODEL 2 I can’t think of it off the top of my head my mobile phone with me, either.

John: That's too bad! I've got to find him now. It's urgent! If I can't find him today, I'll be dead! Susan: You might want to look it up in the phone book.

John: I've checked already, but it seems that his phone number is unlisted.

Susan: Maybe it's under his roommate's name.

John: Well, I guess so. John: I've tried, but no one answered!

Susan: Maybe call his office and ask his secretary.

John: I've already tried. She won't tell me. She says it's private. John: It's a pity. You usually you? Your memory seems to be fading early. Now Your Turn

SAMPLE DIALOG

A: Hey, do you remember when is the lecture on the value of information by Professor Smith?

B: I can't think of it off the top of my head. Maybe we can look it up in our notebooks, but I don't have mine with me.

A: That's too bad! I don't have it with me, either. Do you remember the number of the lecture hall? B: Sorry, I can't think of it off hand.

A: I'm terribly interested in the lecture. I can't miss it!

B: Well, why don't you call the dean who arranged the lecture?

A: I'm afraid it's not very wise to ask the dean directly.

B: Then maybe you can call the office of the department and ask the secretary.

A: I've already tried, but no one answered.

B: Oh!

A: You usually have a powerful memory, but you can't help today. Your memory seems to be fading early.

B: It's not that my memory is fading. I do have a good memory for faces and names, but a poor one for

新视野大学英语视听说教程3 第一单元听力原文和答案

numbers and dates.

MODEL 3 What’s wrong with your memory?

Bill: Hi, honey! My trip to London was wonderful.

Amy: Tell me what thrilled you most.

[The telephone rings and Bill answers it....He hangs up. ] Bill: Oh, yeah.

Amy: I bet you had a great time.

Bill: Yes, I particularly enjoyed visiting the Tower of London.

Amy: How did you get there? By bus or underground? Bill: I hope so. But as this is happening so often recently, I think I must go to see a doctor and get

some pills.

Amy: It's not as serious as that. Anyway, I wish you had a good memory for happy events, and a bad

one for unhappy things.

Now Your Turn

SAMPLE DIALOG

A: Hey, my trip to Beijing was fantastic.

B: Tell me what interested you most.

[The door bell rings and A answers it....A comes back.]

A: Well, where was I?

B: You were talking about your tour in Beijing.

A: Oh, yeah.

B: I bet you had a great time.

A: Yes, I particularly enjoyed visiting the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, though the admission

fees were a bit too high for me.

B: What were the fees?

A: Let me see....Sorry, I can't remember any more.

B: What's wrong with your memory?

A: I hope it's not Alzheimer's disease. I don't want to see a lot of new people everyday.

B: I don't think so. Perhaps you only forget things momentarily. You'll be all right after a good sleep. A: I hope so. But as this happens so often recently, I think I have to go to see a doctor.

B: I don't think it's so serious. Anyway, a bad memory helps you to forget your troubles.

V. Let’s Talk

How to improve your Memory

Student: Professor, thank you for granting me this interview. I'm Susan, a reporter from the Student

Union magazine. Many students have difficulty memorizing things. Since you're an

outstanding psychologist, could you give us some tips on how to improve our memory?

Professor: Well, some people have better memories than others, but that's largely because they are

better at creating mental images.

Student: If I'm not good at creating images, what can I do?

Professor: Practice helps. And the mind remembers things better if they are connected with other

新视野大学英语视听说教程3 第一单元听力原文和答案

images. For example, if you have to pick up several items at the grocery store, say,

carrots, eggs, bananas, and milk, you can create a picture in your mind of a giant carrot,

and hanging from it, a banana.

Student: Then I could have a giant milk carton pouring milk over the carrot and banana.

Professor: Certainly. Then what would you do with the egg?

Student: Hmmm. I'd visualize an egg-shaped UFO flying across the sky.

Professor: There you go. The more you apply the ideas, the easier it gets. Besides creating pictures,

there's another technique that is very useful.

Student: What is it?

Professor: Establishing an association. Suppose you are looking for lost keys. Relax, and let your mind

look for all the images connected with those keys -- their feel, the sounds they make.

Student: How will that help?

Professor: You might remember the sound the keys made when you placed them in a drawer or the

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