AR2新标准大学英语book4unit3

RealCommunicationAnIntegratedCourse制作外语教学与研究出版社版权所有Contents123456ActiveReading2ListentothepassageDiamondsAreaGirl'sBestFriend.WarmingUpTask1:TrueorFalse?Task2:AnswerQuestions.ScriptTask1:Listentothepassageanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1.___Thespeakerfindswearingadiamondnecklaceabother,soshedoesn’twantitforherbirthday.2.___Nowjewelersaimatmalecustomerswhothrowawaymoneytobuydiamondsforwomen.3.___Adiamondisalwayswelcomeevenforagirlwithoutanatural-borninterestinjewellery.4.___Asaliberatedandindependentwoman,nothingisbetterthanbuyingherselfadiamond.WarmingUpTFFFTask2:Listenagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatchangesareongoingamongmodernwomencomparedwithwomenwhousedtowaitformentobuyjewellerytothem?2.Whichfingeristheweddingfinger”?Why?3.Whatdoyouthinkdiamondssymbolize?4.Whatisthespeaker’sadviceforsinglewomen?5.WhathinddoesthespeakerwanttogivetoMr.Rights?WarmingUp1.Whatchangesareongoingamongmodernwomencomparedwithwomenwhousedtowaitformentobuyjewellerytothem?Today,womennolongerwaitforMr.Righttocomealongwithalittlesoftboxwitharinginit.Singlewomenarebuyingtheirownpreciousstones.Theyhavethemoneytodoso,andtheconfidencetowearthem.2.Whichfingeristheweddingfinger”?Why?Thethirdfingeroftherighthandistheweddingfinger”because,accordingtofolklore,aveinrunsdirectlyfromthatfingertotheheart.WarmingUp3.Whatdoyouthinkadiamondsymbolize?Adiamondisasymbolofaffectionandtheequationissimple:Ifamanlovesyou,he'llbuyitforyou.4.Whatisthespeaker’sadviceforsinglewomen?Gobuyapieceofjewelleryifit'llmakeyouhappy.Youdeserveit.5.WhathintdoesthespeakerwanttogivetoMr.Rights?Givethatwomanadiamond.Adiamondisalwayswelcome,evenforagirlwithoutanatural-bornloveofjewellery.WarmingUpDiamondsAreaGirl'sBestFriendIfthere'sonethingI'mgratefulIwasnotbornwith,it'saninterestinjewellery.Don'tgetmewrong.Idon'thatejewellery.Notatall.IfIweretobegivenadiamondnecklacefromTiffanyformybirthday,I'dbetrilledtobitsandI'dreallyshowitoff.But,chancesare,Iwouldn'twearitmorethanacoupleoftimes,afterwhichI'dputitinadrawerforsafekeepingwhereitwouldgatherdust.I'mjustgenerallyindifferenttojewelleryandIfindwearingitabother.WarmingUpDiamonds,rubies,sapphires,jade,gold,silver,platinum,thesepreciousstonesandmetalsareprettytolookatanddefinitelynicetohave,butIdon'tdreamofthem.Itossjewelleryadvertsintothebinwithoutevenaglance.Itusedtobethatwomendidn'tbuytheirowndiamondsorotherfinejewellery.Instead,theywaitedforthemenintheirlivestogiveittothem.Jewellerywasasymbolofaffectionandtheequationissimple:Ifamanlovesyou,he'llbuyitforyou.Today,womennolongerwaitforMr.Righttocomealongwithalittlesoftboxwitharinginit.Singlewomenarebuyingtheirownpreciousstones.Theyhavethemoneytodoso,andtheconfidencetowearthem.Infact,jewelersnowtargetfemaleratherthanmalecustomers.WarmingUpRecently,USjewelersstartedpromotingtheright-handring,aimedatindependent,worldlywomen.Thediamondringistobewornonthethirdfingeroftherighthand,which,aseveryoneknows,istheweddingfinger.Itisreservedforthosecommittedtoloveandmarriagebecause,accordingtofolklore,aveinrunsdirectlyfromthatfingertotheheart.Butwhatpuzzlesmeisthis:Iftoday'swomenaretrulyliberated,doesitmatterwhichhandorfingercarriesherring?Whycan'tasinglewomanwearadiamondontheweddingfinger,ifthat'stheonetheringlooksniceston?WarmingUpSowhatifitcausesquestionsaboutyourmaritalstatus?Andsowhatifpeopleareshockedbyyourreply:I'mnotmarried.Ijustlikewearingtheringonthisfinger?”Surelywomenareconfidentenoughnottoberuledbytraditionandbeliefs.Still,forallmybravetalkaboutliberatedwomen,nothingbeatsgettingjewelleryasagift,especiallyfromamanyoulike.Whileitdoesfeelgoodtobeabletobuyyourselfadiamond,itisstillnicerwhenit'sapresent.Independentthoughwomenmightbe,whodoesn'twanttobelovedandadmired?And,likeitornot,jewelleryistheultimatesymbolofthis.WarmingUpNo,notjustbecausediamondsarebeautifultolookatandsomethingyoucanwear,butalsobecausetheyareexpensive.Ifsomeoneiswillingtothrowawaymoneytobuyitforyou,surelyhemustcareforyou.So,here'smyadvice:Ifyou'resingleandfemale,gobuyapieceofjewelleryifit'llmakeyouhappy.Youdeserveit.Andifyou'reattached,letmegivethemaninyourlifeahint:Givethatwomanadiamond.Evenif,likeme,shedoesn'thaveanatural-bornloveofjewellery,adiamondisalwayswelcome.WarmingUpTextGotothetextBackgroundinformationTextBackgroundinformationThisisanarticlefromTimesOnlineof27thSeptember,2008,byAnnaShepard,ajournalistwhowritesacolumncalled“Eco-Worrier”.ShespeaksontheradioandTVaboutgreenissuesandhaspublishedabook,HowGreenAreMyWellies:SmallStepsandGiantLeapstoGreenLivingwithStyle.Shelikestheideaofrecyclingglassfromtheseatomakejewellery.TextAlthoughseaglassisdisappearing,jewellerydesignerGinaCowenisstillonthehuntfortheelusivetreasure.1WhenjewellerydesignerGinaCowenscoursabeachforseaglass,shesaysshelookslikeahumancrab.Headdown,bentover,sidlingupanddowninthesurf,sheloseshersenseoftime.I'malwayshopingI'llfindapiecebetterthanthelast,shetellsme,overlunchinherOxfordstudio.Hourslater,I'lllookupandrealizethebeachisemptyandI'veburntmyshoulders.Text2Anyonewhohasstumbleduponapieceofsea-tumbledglass