2-Unit5 Fourteen Steps答案综合教程二(2)

2. Finding the right major is like finding the right person to marry.

Ideas for reference:

They both take two parties to make work.

Love really counts when we decide on the choice.

They are both hard to find.

Sample:

Finding the right major is like finding the right person to marry. A marriage takes two parties to make it work. Likewise, a successful college education depends on the relationship between the student and the major that they choose. The branch of learning that can supposedly prepare one for the financially most rewarding job is not necessarily the best choice for a particular person. Similarly, the most intelligent student is very often not among the right people to take the most competitive major. Just as in marriage, love really counts when we decide on the choice of major. Only when we have a passion for the particular field of knowledge will we be able to come out as excellent students and then start a highly profitable or emotionally rewarding career. Finding the right college major can also be as hard as finding the right person to marry. As much as appearances can be deceptive in relationships, many academic subjects can look appealing but often turn out to be most boring. So it is sensible for a college student to open their eyes wide when they shop around for the right major before they make up their minds.

Listening Exercises

A. Read the four brief newspaper reports below. Then, as you listen, try to decide which report best corresponds to the information given in the radio news item. Why? And why were the other three wrong?

a. Third amnesia case

The third man in less than a month suffering from amnesia was found yesterday

in Skipton, about 55 miles from Leeds. A police spokesman told reporters that the man had been wandering the hills for days. His wallet contained money, but no identification.

b. Man says: “I can’t remember anything.”

A middle-aged man found wandering in a village in Yorkshire suffering from amnesia said he couldn’t remember anything. Police describe him as about 55, about six feet tall, with grey hair, grey beard and glasses. c. Grassington visited by stranger

A 55-year-old blind man was found yesterday wandering the hills near Grassington in Yorkshire. Well dressed, and apparently well educated, he is suffering from severe amnesia. d. Police appeal for help to identify man

Yorkshire police have appealed to the public to help identify a tall man who drove into a Yorkshire village suffering from shock. When he arrived, he was wearing a black suit and a grey shirt.

B. Listen again. In pairs, ask and tell each other:

1. Where the man was found. 2. What he was suffering from. 3. Why he couldn’t be identified. 4. What the police inspector said the man was wearing.

5. What the inspector said they would be issuing. 6. What the inspector said they thought the man might have been doing. 7. What the inspector said they would surely do.

8. Who the inspector said they would have to rely on. 9. What Mr. X told the reporter. 10. What the reporter said about further news.

C. Imagine you had lost your memory. How do you think you would feel? What would you do about it? What would you say to other people in order to hide any embarrassment you might feel?