时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:新视野大学英语听说教程 第一册


英语课

  II. Listening Skills

Listening to People Talk About Health

M: I haven’t been to see my doctor for a very long time. I’m worried that he’ll be angry     with me for not having a physical examination for so long.

W: Which is more important, the doctor’s feelings or your health? You’d better go if you want to make sure everything is all right with you.

It seems that the man worries more about the doctor’s feelings than his own health.

W: Oh, I’ve got a cold. I’m not used to the cold weather, and it often gets the best of me.     What I need now is some good medicine.

M: The best medicine is to keep healthy. I promise you that if you get involved with some sort of physical exercise, you’ll get sick a lot less. Why don’t you try joining a gym?

The woman catches cold easily and believes in taking some good medicine, but the man thinks physical exercise is more important.

W: Exams are coming up soon. I’ve been so busy with schoolwork that I’ve had a lot of    trouble sleeping.

M: School is important, but so is your health. Maybe you should talk to a doctor. Doctors see people all the time for this very problem. They can help you.

The woman has been so busy with schoolwork that she has had difficulty sleeping. The man believes that health is important that she should see a doctor.

4. M: Do you mind if I have a cigarette before we eat?

W: Well, actually, I do. If you don’t mind, could you smoke outside? If you want to poison your body and shorten 1 your life, that’s your business. But as for me, I want to live long and healthy.

The woman asks the man to smoke outside because she wants to live long and healthy. She believes second-hand 2 smoke causes cancer too.

5. W: Robert, when we last talked, you promised there would be less television and junk food, and more exercise in your life. But now you’re becoming quite overweight.

M: I know it’s bad, but I really like watching TV. After all we should enjoy ourselves while we are young.

W: But you’re risking your health watching TV so much.

M: Oh, yes: heart trouble, high blood pressure. But I’d rather die than give up TV.

The man once promised he would watch TV less, eat less junk food and have more exercise. But he believes it is more important to enjoy himself, although the woman says he’s risking his health watching TV so much.

III. Listening In

Task 1: Diets

If you’re a young lady in your twenties, you may be either on a diet or wondering which diet to follow. Indeed, people are so concerned with their appearance that the word “diet” has lost its original meaning. It now has the same meaning as “weight loss diet”. There was a time when women bound their waists to have a nice figure. Them came Twiggy 4, a British supermodel most famous in the 1960s, and since then everyone has wanted to look like a twig 3. Because of this trend, many diets have become popular. It is not uncommon 5 to meet young girls who look weak enough to be blown away in the wind, yet they are still talking about diets! However, extreme diets can lead to health problems. Many such dieters may end up with very serious disorders 6. Princess Diana suffered from an excessively strong appetite; Karen Carpenter, a popular singer of the 1970s, died of the less of appetite. You should know that looking good is important but not when it comes at he risk of your health and life. Better eating habits and proper exercise are all you need to be fit and look good.

1.A   2.C   3.B   4.B   5.C

Task 2: Culture Shock

(D=Doctor; S=Student)

D: Hello, I’m Dr. Black. How’re you feeling?

S: I’m not feeling well, doctor.

D: What seems to be the problem?

S: I don’t know. I just feel tired all the time. I want to sleep all day. I’m not interested in studying or being with people.

D: How long had this been going on?

S: Almost one month now.

D: Are there any other symptoms?

S: I’m just tired.

D: Do you have many friends?

S: I don’t really have many here. I’m an international student.

D: I imagine that many things about your life here are different from your home.

S: Yeah, my life’s changed a lot. Foods, customs, socializing…even body language and gestures are all different from those in my own country.

D: How long have you lived here?

S: Almost three months now. It seems much linger 7; it’s a struggle for me to get used to the new way of life here.

D: Hmm. Well, let’s check you over. (a few minutes later) Well, I don’t see anything physically 8 wrong with you. Your heart is strong. Lungs are clear. Your blood pressure is normal.

S: Then what do you think is wrong with me, doctor?

D: Your problem seems to be culture shock. Sometimes when people move to a new location, especially a new country, they experience culture shock. Sometimes this culture shock can be serious, and people become very depressed 9. I suggest that you try to spend some time each week with people from your own culture.

S: But my teachers tell me to speak English all the time.

D: I understand, but right now we need to deal with your symptoms. Follow my advice, and you’ll feel better.

S: How long does this last?

D: Culture shock lasts for a while and then begins to disappear. The length of time varies from person to person. If you aren’t feeling better in two or three weeks, please call me again.

The student feels tired all the time, wants to sleep all day, and is not interested in studying or being with people.

Many things in the student’s life have changed, such as foods, customs, socializing, and even body language and gestures.

Because the student’s heart, and blood pressure are all normal.

Sometimes when people move to a new location, especially a new country, they experience culture shock.

The doctor suggests that the student try to spend some time each week with people from her own culture.

Task 3: The Flu

There’s nothing gradual about the flu: it hits you like a hammer. One minute you’re feeling fine, and the next you can be shivering, burning up, and then shivering again. In minutes, your legs become weak and your body aches in places that have never hurt before. Influenza 10 can break out so suddenly that people can sometimes say, “It hit me at exactly 9 last night.” But whether the flu strikes at night or on the bus to school, there’s just one thing a victim wants to do: lie down in bed. A healthy person can fight off the flu in three to five days, though a cough and tired feeling can last two more weeks. But often an attack of the flu is followed by another illness. Doctors recommend that old people, or people of nay 11 age with heart or lung problems, get a flu vaccine 12 every year. Because flu viruses change all the time, a new vaccine must be prepared each year to protect against future attacks.

The flu is such an infections illness that it can hit you any time and anywhere. One minute you can be feeling fine, and the next you can be shivering, burning up, and then shivering again. Soon your legs become weak and your body begins to ache. Once the flu hits you, you just want to lie down in bed. Usually, it lasts three to five days, buy is often followed by another illness. If you’re old or have heart or lung problems, you’d better get a flu vaccine every year so as to protect against it.

Task 4: An Announcement

Receptionist: Good morning. Dr. Black’s office.

Student:    Hello, this is Albert Shaw. I’d like to make an appointment with Dr. Black for a checkup. Would 9:30 be all right?

Receptionist: Let’s see. He doesn’t have any openings in the morning. But there’s a cancellation 13 in the afternoon at 3 o’clock.

Student:    Hmmm, how about 3:30? I’ll have a class until 3:15.

Receptionist: OK, let’s make it 3:30 the day after tomorrow. That’s Thursday.

IV. Speaking Out

Now Your Turn

James: Hello, Nicky! Are you feeling better today?

Nicole: Well, the fever is gone, but I’m still feeling weak. You know, I can’t take it easy any longer. I’m worried about my class and the coming biology exam—it’s an important test.

James: Don’t worry. Everything will be OK. Are you still taking the medicine?

Nicole: Yeah. I’m following the doctors orders, but I hate taking pills. You can’t be sure about the side effects.

James: I know what you mean. Some medicines are not safe.

Nicole: You could say that again.

Model 2 Is it serious, doctor?

Now Your Turn

Doctor: Well, John, your blood pressure is a bit high. Is there a history of that in your family?

John:   Is it serious, doctor? My grandpa died of a Stroke.

Doctor: Your condition is not that bad. But you have to take care. More rest, less work.

John:   Do I have to drop some classes? The trouble is that my class schedule is so tight this semester.

Doctor: Take it easy. Take the prescription 14 for three months, then come back for another checkup.

Model 3 What’s on your mind?

Now Your Turn

Katherine: What’s on your mind, Sarah?

Sarah:    I’m really anxious. I’m afraid of the oral presentation tomorrow.

Katherine: There’s really no reason to be worried. You’ve practiced it so often with me that even I know it.

Sarah:    But I can’t help worrying. I’ll get nervous when I speak in public.

Katherine: I know. When I did my first oral presentation, I went through the same thing. You’ll be fine.

V. Let’s Talk

Doctor: Well, your test results are back, Jim. Your blood tests are fine. Everything seems OK.

Jim:   Huh. I still don’t have any energy, and I get headaches all the time.

Doctor: Mm. I see your weight is 180 pounds. You’ve gained five pounds since your last visit. That’s a little too much for your weight.

Jim:   That’s funny. I’ve been eating the same as always.

Doctor: I think maybe we should talk about it.

Jim:   Oh, well, I mean…now I eat the things students usually eat at school.

Doctor: The usual things?

Jim:   Yeah, you know. In the morning, I grab 15 a few doughnuts and a coffee on the way to school.

Doctor: Uh-huh. And for lunch?

Jim:   Uh, a couple of hot dogs, fries, and a Coke…maybe an ice cream on the way back.

Doctor: And dinner?

Jim:   Pizza, and a Coke.

Doctor: What about exercise?

Jim:   Exercise? I’m just not into exercise. I just like to watch sports on TV. Anyway I wouldn’t have time for exercise…too much homework, you know.

Doctor: You should change your eating habits before you have a serious weight problem. I’ll give you this pamphlet 16 with diet suggestions to follow, and I also want you to do some walking and some one-hour workouts at the gym. Maybe three times a week.

Jim:   Diet? Exercise? But can’t I just take some pills to give me more energy and get rid of my headaches?

Column A                                  Column B

The student’s test results      6              1. Headaches and lack of energy

His problems               1              2. Exercise and diet

His breakfast               4             3. Pizza and a Coke

His lunch                 5              4. A few doughnuts and a coffee

His dinner                3              5. A couple of hot dogs, fries, and Coke

Suggestions to follow       2              6. Nothing physically wrong

For Reference 17

A

A, you see B in low spirits and ask for the reason.

Hi, Jack 18. What’s up? You look unhappy.

B, tell A the result of your blood test.

Well, I had a blood test last week. The doctor said that my blood was thick and sticky. I’m very worried.

A, comfort B, and give your suggestions.

Don’t worry. More fruit and vegetables and regular exercises will improve your health.

B, say what you think about A’s suggestions.

Hope so. Actually, the doctor said the same.

B

A, go to a stranger and introduce the diet pills.

Excuse me, sir. Would you please have a look at our new diet pills? It helps you lose 20 pounds in one month.

B, show your surprise and ask whether the pills work for all people.

Wow. But does it suit different kinds of people? I mean the old and the young alike?

A, answer affirmatively and ask for B’s persona; contact information.

Good question. We’ve different prescriptions 19 for different groups of people. Would you please fill in the form with your comtact information, so that we can mail you the detailed 20 introduction to the diet pills?

B, write down your information and pass on the sheet to your partner.

OK. Here you are!

VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking

Task 1: Medical Services on Campus

While every university in America has its own policies and creates its own rules, most provide some type of medical service or health insurance for students, especially large universities. If students have a cold, or other illnesses, they can see a doctor, and they may also seek medical advice on a range of issues. Free testing for STDs such as HIV is a major part of disease prevention—sharing important information about the epidemic 21. If students need a major operation or procedure, they must seek outside assistance, but the school may help them make the arrangements. Smaller universities and colleges are not likely to provide in-depth medical assistance; they usually deal with small problems in housing, and assist students to take care of major issues off campus. No medical services are offered in universities and colleges that do not have students living on campus.

1. medical service      health insurance

2. medical advice

3. operation    outside    make the arrangements

4. medical assistance      housing    off campus

5. living on campus

Task 2: An Expensive Treatment

Steven had a temperature of 100. His head was stuffed; his bones ached and his throat was sore. He knew he had the flu. All his roommates had been sick with it. He had used up all the special creams and herbs that his mother had carefully packed and put in his suitcase, saying, “Just in case you get sick.” After three days of lying in bed, feeling miserable 22, Steven decided 23 to go to the doctor. He described all his symptoms and was sure the doctor would give him a shot that would make him feel much better. Instead, the doctor told him to get plenty of rest and to drink lots of liquids. She gave him a prescription to fill and said in two or three days he would be feeling better. Ashe left, the receptionist told him his visit would cost $50. Steven paid the money in cash and left the doctor’s office feeling very angry

1. F   2.T   3.F   4.F   5.T

Task 3: Doctor’s Advice

Once an old gentleman went to see a doctor. The doctor examined him and said, “Medicine won’t help you.” You must have a complete rest. Go to a quiet country place for a month, go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot, and smoke just one cigar a day.”

“Thank you very much,” said the old gentleman, “I shall do everything you say.”

A month later, the gentleman came to the doctor again, “How do you do!” said the doctor, “I am very glad to see you. You look much younger.”

“Oh, doctor,” said the gentleman, “I feel quite well now. I had a good rest. I went to bed early. I drank a lot of milk. I walked a lot. Your advice certainly helped me. But you told me to smoke one cigar a day, and that one cigar almost killed me at first. It’s no joke to start smoking at j\my age.”

1.D   2.B   3.A   4.B   5.D



1 shorten
vt.弄短,缩小,减少
  • Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car.小事故会缩短汽车寿命。
  • My dress is too long I must shorten it.我的连衣裙太长了,我得把它截短些。
2 second-hand
adj.用过的,旧的,二手的
  • I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
  • They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。
3 twig
n.小树枝,嫩枝;v.理解
  • He heard the sharp crack of a twig.他听到树枝清脆的断裂声。
  • The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.细枝突然折断的刺耳声把獾惊跑了。
4 twiggy
多细枝的,小枝繁茂的
  • Twiggy was a little of both boy and girl a mirror of her time. 崔姬又像男孩又像女孩,是她当时真实的生活写照。
5 uncommon
adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的
  • Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
  • Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。
6 disorders
n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 );凌乱;骚乱;(身心、机能)失调
  • Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告,厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 linger
vt.消磨,无所事事;vi.逗留,消磨,徘徊,漫步
  • Don't linger away your holidays,try to find something useful to do.不要虚度假日,尽量找些有意义的事做。
  • His last words still linger in our ears.他的临终嘱咐仍萦绕在我们耳际。
8 physically
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
9 depressed
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
  • When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
  • His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
10 influenza
n.流行性感冒,流感
  • They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
  • Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。
11 nay
adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者
  • He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的,不,应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
  • Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章,不,应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。
12 vaccine
n.牛痘苗,疫苗;adj.牛痘的,疫苗的
  • The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
  • She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。
13 cancellation
n.删除,取消
  • Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大,可能须要取消渡轮服务。
  • Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。
14 prescription
n.处方,开药;指示,规定
  • The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
  • The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。
15 grab
vt./n.攫取,抓取;vi.攫取,抓住(at)
  • It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
  • The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包,但被我推开了。
16 pamphlet
n.小册子
  • Over a thousand copies of the pamphlet have now been given out.现在已分发了一千多本小册子。
  • The scholarly monographs were published as pamphlet.学术专著是以小册子形式出版的。
17 reference
n.提到,说到,暗示,查看,查阅
  • We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。
  • I like to have my reference books within my reach.我喜欢把参考书放到伸手可取的地方。
18 jack
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
19 prescriptions
药( prescription的名词复数 ); 处方; 开处方; 计划
  • The hospital of traditional Chinese medicine installed a computer to fill prescriptions. 中医医院装上了电子计算机来抓药。
  • Her main job was filling the doctor's prescriptions. 她的主要工作就是给大夫开的药方配药。
20 detailed
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
21 epidemic
n.流行病;盛行;adj.流行性的,流传极广的
  • That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
  • The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。
22 miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
23 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
学英语单词
acromacria
animal-plant theory
autosyn transmitter
bad seed
barpoint bottom
belt insulated cable
breach of promise
Brφnnφysund
Burgred
cardiac massage machine
catenicellids
clitopilus prunulus
compound arbitration
contrast colours
copper(ii) thiosulfate
cyclic intermediate
cylindrical slip surface
dalbavie
debt-servicing
delayed layup
ditrichum crispatissimum
double-flow reaction turbine
El Cubo de Don Sancho
end wall tunnel portal
formation of tartar
fructus tribuli
fuckstress
funeral
Gafac surfactant
gas-tight shielded enclosure
genus Momordica
Gighera
gouch
graphite burning
health guard
high salinity water
I'll be hanged if I know
incoherent
instrumental line profile
interofective system
intra-articular injection
Iran
itaconic anhydride
juridical organ
jus voluntarium
Kolossa
leader line
liebnerite
loading coil box
loculicidal
logic design
loinss
magnetic specific heat
masahiko
modular supercomputer architecture
mrap
MTTF (mean time to failure)
navigation beacon
number-theoretic technique
Nuqūb
oxy arc cutting
partial constant angular velocity
PCM transmission line
periodic acid-Schiff staining
peruque
pfeifenstein (pipestone)
photographic star catalog
planktonic foraminifera
plastics ball indentation hardness tester
political economy of trade
potassium zinc sulfate
Potter, Paul
pressmark
prime mover cycle
programme of capital work
puncture-withstand test
re-enabling
recirculating water
reduced form coefficient
retrometabolic
road kill
rsler
screen glass
second-order trigonal pyramid
semi-coaxial
shed out
skeleton rule
skilfulness
socratically
spectroscopic binary star
support gripper
Thrymr
tolerance quality
tonneau shield
toreroes
trespassage
uncurried
upper
vizcayas
vowre
Yonhwa-dong
zygenid