大学体验英语听说教程 第三册05

　　Unit 5 So many kinds of English
Vocabulary Task
Answers/Script¹
A Sometimes I have trouble understanding native speakers. That’s because native speakers use a lot of slang². I wish I could speak English more fluently³.
B I want a teacher who is a native speaker of English. And I think everyone should learn standard American English. It would make communication easier if we all spoke⁴ the same way.
C English is the language of international communication. People who speak English come from all over the place. Everyone who speaks English has accent of some kind. Sometimes you have to get used to how someone else speaks.
Listening Task
1) First Listening
Answers
1. Professor Lee’s English is hard to understand.
2. The people in a chat room used a lot of slang on purpose and he felt stupid.
3. Communicating in English with people from all over.
4. Their English teacher is Chinese.
2) Second listening
Answers
1. Don’t worry about it, though.
2. you can’t let them bother you.
3. Wow, that’s cool.
4. I’ll bet⁵ he can show us how he did it .
Script
1. A: So, how did you like Professor Lee’s class?
B: Not too much. Her English is so hard to understand. She has a strong accent, you know.
A: Everyone has an accent, including you! Hers is just different from yours, that’s all.
B: It sure is.
A: Don’t worry about it, though. You’ll get used to how she speaks pretty soon.
B: In a few weeks, maybe, but in the meantime⁶…
A: In the meantime, pay attention to what she writes on the board. She uses the board a lot because she knows that some people have trouble understanding her. That’s one of the ways she’s such a great teacher.
2. A: Hey, Fong. What’s the matter?
B: I was just on my computer, in a chat room with three Americans. They used a lot of slang on purpose, and I didn’t understand, so I asked them what they meant. Then they started ignoring me, and after a while, I started to feel stupid.
A: Oh, you shouldn’t. Your English is really good.
B: But why did they have to be so mean? It seems like they were using their English ability to have fun with each other, but they didn’t really want to include me.
A: Well, some people are like that, that’s all. You can’t let them bother you .One nice thing about chat rooms is that you can leave and go to another one …or turn off your computer.
3. A: How was your trip to India?
B: It was incredible⁷! There were so many new, amazing sights and sounds. And smells! And I was able to speak English everywhere!
A: Indian people speak English? Everybody?
B: A lot of them did. Indian English is a little different from my English, but I could understand it. I also used English with other travellers⁸, who came from all over the place.
A: And, uh, no problems communicating ?
B: Well, of course, there were some misunderstandings. Like the grammar of Indian English is a little different. And sometimes I couldn’t understand someone’s accent. But the amazing thing was here we were, all these different people, with all these we were, all these different people, with all these different accents, and we could communicate.
A: Wow, that’s cool.
4.
A: I can’t believe it! Our English teacher is Chinese.
B: Yeah, well, so are you! What’s wrong with that?
A: But he’s not a native speaker. I want a teacher who is American or British, so that I can learn standard English.
B: But, uh, Mr. Chen can speak English fluently, and he knows things that native speakers don’t know.
A: Yeah? Like what?
B: Like how to learn English. I’ll bet he can show us how he did it, and that will make it easier for us, too.
A: Hmm. Maybe you’re right.
Real World Listening
1. Predict⁹
Answer
Department manager
2. Get the main idea
Answers
1. She is talking to her husband.
2. She got a job in customer service.
3. She worked in travel management for five years and has her degree in Business Management.
4. Because she is not a native speaker.
5. She’ll try the job and see if she gets promoted¹⁰.
Script
Richard: Hello?
Irma: Hi, it’s me.
Richard: Oh, hi! How was the job interview?
Irma: Well, he hired me.
Richard: You got the job? The management job? Oh,
Irma: No, I didn’t say I got the management job. He hired me for a job in customer service, selling hired me for a job in customer service, selling tours to Asia.
Richard: Just customer service? But what about the management position? You were perfect for that job. You can supervise¹¹ people. You understand the business.
Irma: I know. I showed him my resume¹². I told him that I worked in travel management for five years back home, and that I even got a degree in Business Management here in the U.S.
Richard: Oh, I can’t believe that. You’re perfectly¹³ qualified¹⁴ for that management position.
Irma: That’s what I thought. It’s not fair! Why did I bother going to college here?
Richard: Wait, wait a minute. Did he know that you were applying for the management position.
Irma: Of course. And you know what he said?
Richard: What?
Irma: He said that everyone really expects the manager to be someone from the local community. But the person they hired is from New York. And she’s a woman, too, so it’s not because I am a woman. So that means¹⁵ the problem is my English.
Richard: But your English is fantastic!
Irma: But I’m not a native speaker, and I guess that’s what they want for the management job.
Richard: Well, you know, you spend a little time at the customer service job and then you can work your way up to the management position…

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 slang   

n.俚语，行话；vt.使用俚语，辱骂；vi.辱骂

参考例句：

• The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
• Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。

3 fluently   

adv.流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• He speaks English very fluently.他说英语说得很流利。
• He could speak English as fluently as an Englishman.他说英语和英国人一样流利。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

6 meantime   

n.其时，其间；adv.同时，当时

参考例句：

• I continued working,meantime,he went out shopping.我继续工作，这期间他出去买东西。
• In the meantime we pressed on with the airlift.与此同时，我们加紧进行空运。

7 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

8 travellers   

n.旅行者( traveller的名词复数 )；旅游者；旅客；游客

参考例句：

• The unusually heavy rainfall was an ill omen for the travellers. 异乎寻常的大雨是旅行者的不祥之兆。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The travellers looked weather-beaten, there was little spit and polish. 旅客们满面风尘，仪容不整。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 predict   

v.预知，预言，预报

参考例句：

• It's hard to predict how things will turn out.很难预测事情会变成怎么样。
• I cannot predict when to meet her again.我无法预测什么时候会再见到她。

10 promoted   

adj. 升迁的 动词promote的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They overestimated his ability when they promoted him. 他们提拔他的时候高估了他的能力。
• I'm happy to inform you that you have been promoted to captain. 我很高兴地告诉你，你已被提升为上尉了。

11 supervise   

v.监督，管理，指导

参考例句：

• We must supervise and speed up the fulfilment of assigned tasks.已经布置了的工作，应当认真督促检查。
• Tomorrow he will supervise all the pupils taking the English examination.明天全体学生考英语，他将担任监考。

12 resume   

v.（中断后）继续，恢复；n.摘要，简历

参考例句：

• We'll stop now and resume at two o 'clock.我们现在停下来，到两点再干。
• My resume shows that I have the right qualifications for the job.我的简历表明我正符合这项工作的条件。

13 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

14 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

15 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。