全新版大学英语听说教程-4-听力原文

全新版听说教程4听力原文Unit1OneWorldPartBListeningTasksAConversationBirthdayCelebrationsAroundtheWorldExercise1Listentotheconversationandwritedownanswerstothequestionsyouhear.Chairman:WelcometothisspecialbirthdayeditionofOneWorld.Tonightwehaveaspecialprogramdedicatedtobirthdaycelebrationsaroundtheworld.WithusinthestudiowehaveShaheenHagandPatCane,whohaveaweeklycolumnonbirthdaysintheTorontoDailyStar.Shaheen:Goodevening.Pat:Goodevening.Chairman:Shaheen,perhapswecouldbeginwithyou.HowarebirthdayscelebratedinIndia?Shaheen:Well,perhapswe'reallassumingthateveryoneintheworldcelebratestheirbirthday.Thisjustisn'tthecase.Low-incomefamiliesinIndia,forinstance,simplycan'taffordanyfestivities.AndmostMuslimsdon'tcelebratetheirbirthdays.Pat:IthinkShaheenhasraisedaninterestingpointhere.TheChristianchurch,too,wasactivelyagainstcelebratingbirthdays.Shaheen:OfcoursesomeMuslimsdocelebratetheirbirthdays.InEgypt,TurkeyandIndonesia,forexample,therichpeopleinvitefriendsandfamiliesaround.Butnotinsmallvillages.Chairman:HereinEnglandyourtwenty-firstusedtobethebigone.Butnowitseemstohavemovedtoeighteen.Isthattrue?Pat:Yes,inmostpartsoftheWesteighteenisnowthemostimportantbirthday.InFinland,forexample,eighteenistheagewhenyoucanvote,youknow,orbuywines,driveacarandsoon.ButinJapanIthinkyouhavetowaittillyou'retwentybeforeyoucansmokeordrink.Shaheen:IknowinSenegal,whichisanotherMuslimcountry,girlsgettovoteatsixteenandboysateighteen.AndinBangladesh,girlsateighteenandboysattwenty-one.Chairman:That'sinteresting.Imeanisittypicalthataroundtheworldgirlsareconsideredtobemorematurethanboys?Shaheen:Yes,Ithinkso,andinMexicoandArgentina,forexample,theyhaveenormouspartiesforfifteen-year-oldgirls.Pat:YouknowinNorwaytheyhaveagreatpartyforanyonewho'snotmarriedbythetimethey'rethirty.It'skindofembarrassing.Imeanyougetpepperthrownatyou.Chairman:Pepper?Whypepper?Pat:I'mnotreallysure.Shaheen:Sodoesthatmeanthatonyourtwenty-ninthbirthdayyoucanstartthinkingGodIbettergetmarried?Pat:Well,I'mnotsurehowseriouslytheytakeit.Chairman:InEnglandwehavequitebigpartiesforyourfortieth,fiftieth,sixtiethandsoon.Pat:Well,inJapanyoureighty-eighthisconsidered...Chairman:Eighty-eighth?Pat:...tobetheluckiestbirthday.EightisaveryluckynumberinJapan.Questions1.WhatisOneWorld?2.Whatisthetopicoftheprogram?3.WhatdoShaheenHagandPatCanedo?4.Whydon'tsomepeopleinIndiacelebratetheirbirthdays?5.WhyistheeighteenthbirthdaysoimportantinFinland?6.Whycangirlsinsomecountriesgettovoteatanearlieragethanboys?7.WhichofthecountriesmentionedintheconversationareMuslimcountries?Exercise2Listentotheconversationagainanddecideifeachofthestatementsyouhearistrue(T)orfalse(F).Statements1.TheprogramisbroadcastinCanadaeveryday.2.Peopleeverywhereintheworldcelebratetheirbirthdays.3.ManyMuslimsdonotcelebratetheirbirthdaysforreligiousreasons.4.InEngland,thetwenty-firstbirthdayisveryimportant,whichisunusualintheWest.5.Thetwenty-firstbirthdayisveryimportantinJapan.6.InNorway,youngmenandwomenusuallygetmarriedbeforethirtytoavoidhavingpepperthrownatthem.7.EighteenisaveryluckynumberinJapan.8.Itcanbeconcludedthatourworldismademorecolorfulbythemanydifferentwaysbirthdaysareobservedindifferentcountries.SpeakingTasksPairWorkA.ReflectionsonthetextYouhavejustheardaprogramaboutbirthdaycelebrationsaroundtheworld.Whatdoyouthinkofthecelebrations?Whyisitthatsomepeopledonotcelebratetheirbirthdays?Whatdoesyourbirthdaymeantoyou?Exchangeviewswithyourpartner.Youmaymentionthefollowingpointsinyourdiscussion.○whatbirthdaysmeantoyou○howbirthdaysareobservedaroundtheworld○whysomepeopledon'tcelebratetheirbirthdaysB.Picturetalk—TalkingaboutweddingcustomsASampleMostpeopleintheworldholdaweddingceremonywhentheygetmarried.However,likebirthdaycelebrations,weddingcelebrationsareconductedindifferentways,dependingonwhereyoulive,whichreligionyoubelievein,andhowgoodisyourfinancialsituation.Thefollowingarethreegroupsofpicturesshowingthreeweddingceremoniesheldindifferentplacesandatdifferenttimes.Giveabriefdescriptionofeachpictureandthenmakeacomparisonbetweenthethreeweddings.PossibleDescription(forreference)Pictures(a)—(c)showatypicalweddingceremonyheldinachurchinaWesterncountry.Inthefirstpicture,thebrideisseenwalkingdowntheaisle,leaningonherfather'sarm.Sheiswearingawhiteweddinggownandholdingabouquetofflowersinherrighthand.Alleyesturntoherassheslowlymovesforwardtotakeherplacebesidethebridegroominfrontoftheclergyman.InPicture(b)wecanseetheclergymanpresidingovertheweddingceremony.Heisaskingthebrideandthebridegroomtheusualquestionsonsuchanoccasion.InPicture(c)theparentsofthebrideandthebridegroomaregivingalargepartyinagarden.Guestsarriveinformaleveningdress.Thereismusicanddancing.Pictures(d)—(e)presentatraditionalChineseweddingheldathome.InPicture(d),wecanseeahallthrongedwithpeople.Thereareredlanternshangingonbothsidesofthehall.OnthelanternsarewrittentheChinesecharacterdoublehappiness.InPicture(e)wecanseethebridegroom'sparentsseatedinhigh-backedchairs.Thebrideandbridegroomarebowingtothem.Thebridegroominhislonggownlooksveryrespectful.Thebrideisdressedinbrightredbutwecan'tseeherfacesin