上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit9

Unitnine.Partone.Aboutsinglesexeducation.3.Exercises.1.Thisisatalkgivenbyaneducatoraboutsinglesexeducation.Listenandsupplymissingwordsyouhearfromthetalk.Iamgoingtobediscussingthebenefitsofsinglesexeducation.Asateacherandadvisorinanallgirlschool,Iamoftenaskedtodefendsinglesexeducation.Specificallyallgirlseducationasifgirlschoolswereontrial.Ipersonallystronglyrecommendsinglesexeducationforgirls.Buttheargumentsagainstthisformofeducationcanbequitepowerful.SoIwouldliketobeginbypointingout3ofthemainargumentsagainstallgirlschools.Firstofall,criticsofallgirlschoolsarguethattheseparationofthesexesseemsoldfashioned.Itgoesagainsttheaimsandthegoaloffeminismeducatorswhichistoprovidefairness.Tomakesureboysandgirlshavethesameeducationalopportunitiesandaretreatedinthesameways.Secondly,thecriticssaythatinsinglesexschoolsboysandgirlscantdeveloptheabilitytointeractwithoneanother.Theypointoutthatinsinglesexschoolsboysandgirlscantlearnhowtobecomfortablewitheachotherandalsohowtocompetewitheachother.Thethirdcriticismisthatsinglesexschoolsdontprovidechildrenwiththesmoothtransitionintotheadultworldwheremenandwomenlivetogether.Insinglesexschools,thesecriticssay,boysandgirlscannotbecomepreparedforaworldinwhichtheywillwork,playandlivetogetherasadults.ButalthoughtheseareseriousargumentsIbelievethatsinglesexeducationisbeneficialforgirls.InthesecondpartofthislectureIwillfocusontwostrongadvantagesofsinglesexeducation.Itvaluesgirlsuniquequalitiesandithelpsgirlsdevelopselfconfidence.2.Thefollowingpartisacontinuationtotheabovetalk.Listenandthenprovidethemissinginformationinthespacesgivenbelow.Therealbenefitofallgirlseducationisthatitvaluesgirlsuniquequalities,thequalitiesthatmakethemdifferentfromboys.Whataretheseuniquequalities?Well,Iamgoingtolistafew.Firstofall,girlscanoftenconcentrateonhigherlevelabstractthinkingatanearlieragethanboyscan.Secondly,theycanoftenworkforlongerperiodsoftime.Girlsalsoenjoycollaborativelearningactivitiesandsotheyworkwellingroups.Finally,asgirlsmature,theyareoftenkindofco-operativeratherthancompetitive.Thesefourqualitiesarevaluedinallgirlsschools.Thesecondbenefitofsinglesexeducationisthatithelpsgirlsdevelopself-confidence.Istronglybelievethatgirlsbecomemoreself-confidentwithoutthedistractionanddifferentlearningstylesofboys.Inasinglesexenvironmentgirlsenjoybeingleaders.Theyofferhelptoothersandtheyalsoaskforhelpwhentheyneedit.Forexample,iftheydontunderstandamathorscienceconcepttheywillaskforclarification.Butwhengirlsareinthesameclassroomasboystheyoftenlosetheirselfesteem.Boysaresometimesalouder,andmayjumpupoutoftheirseatsandwavetheirarmsatpeoplesfaces,iftheyknowtheanswertoateachersquestion.Ifthishappensgirlstypicallysinkbackintheirchairsandwaitfortheboystoquietdown.Butiftherearenoboysaroundgirlscanfeelfreeandbethemselves.Nowitstruethatallgirlschoolsdoseparategirlsfromtherealworldwhiletheyaregrowingup.Butintherealadultworldboysaretheoneswhosettherulesofthegame.Andtheserulesdontnecessarilyreflecttheneedsortalentsofgirls.Inanallgirlschoolgirlscanbecomeconfidentenoughtochallengetherules.Andthenperhapstheycanchangetherealworldintoaplacedesignedtoaccommodatebothmenandwomen.Parttwo.Statements.2.Exercises.Listenandthenchoosetheanswerthatisclosestinmeaningtoeachstatementyouhear.1)Thisprojectisurgent.IhavetotypeallthesereportsbyMondaymorning.Sotheregoesmysleepthisweekend.2)WearethinkingofaskingprofessorBrownifhecangivetheexamduringthefinalweekofclasses.Butwearetoldthatthereisntmuchchanceofthat.3)ProfessorWhiteHeadhadntplannedtoinvitehertotheMondaymeeting.Buthechangedhismindatthelastminute.4)Sinceitsgoingtocutyourfortunetogetyourcarfixwhydontyoujusttradeitforanewone?5)Itisessentialtostayhealthywhenyouarefacedwithimportantexaminations.Studyingallnightwillbegoodforneitheryourgradesnoryourhealth.6)Thecommitteefinallyreachedadecision.AndIcouldnthavehopedforabetteroutcome.Everybodysaystheyhaventseenlikethisforweeks.7)Ihadahardtimegettingthroughthisnovel.Whocanrememberthenamesofallthose45charactersinit?8)Michaelhasputallhistimeandmindintohisstudies.ThoughhehasonlystudiedEnglishfortwoyearshespeaksitverywell.9)Weveunderchargedthem.Theinvoicedoesntincludethelegalfeesorouragencycommission.Weneedtoinformthemofthisimmediately.10)Wehavelittlechoiceaboutwhentosendtheapplication.Yesterdaywastoosoontosenditandtomorrowwillbetoolate.11)Ittook2weekslongerthanusualtogetyourpackagebecausethepostalworkerswereonstrike.12)ThepriceofthecarwassolowthatitmadeBradsuspiciousofthevalue.Hehesitatedfor10daysandstillmadenodecision.13)WhenhemetusonThursdayprofessorBakersaidthathetriedtorescheduletheclassatatimeconvenienttothemajority.14)IfittakesMiketwohourstodotheEastAsianhistoryassignmentitwilltaketherestoftheclassdoublethetime.15)WhybothertocallSmithandtellhimaboutthemeetingthisafternoon.Wewillseehimatlunch.16)Thesnackbarisnotalwaysthisdeserted.Itstheendofthesemester.Everyoneisinthelibrarystudying.17)Wedexpectedtherepairstocostusabout15dollars,buttheychargedus3timesasmuch.18)Ms.Platecametomeetusatthereception.Ithoughtthatshewasthesecretary,butsheturnedouttob