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1、新视野大学英语听说教程第四册（15 单元）UNIT ONE THE TEMPTATION OF A RESPECTABLE WOMANUNDERSTANDING SHORT CONVERSATIONS1M：Whats your family like，Emma?W：Wellmy parents are separated，but my father lives near usMy mother is a middle aged womanShe works as a chemical engineer for a drug companyQ：How do Emmas parents get a
2、long?2W：I have to go downtown tomorrow morning to have my spring dresses fittedM：Dont you have other clothes to wear?W：Nonone of them fit，and I cant even button up my dressesI think I need some new clothesM：Maybe you should first think about doing more exercises and losing weight and then worry abou
3、t your new clothesQ：What does the man suggest the woman do?3M：Robert talks a great deal about moving from his present home in New York to a plantation in the SouthW：But that is the same thing he has been saying since he moved there six years agoQ：What can we learn from the conversation?4W：How long h
4、as your friend been at your home?M：About 10 daysW：Did he have a good time?M：YeahIt seemed as if he just got here when it was time for him to say goodbye.W：It is certainly a pleasure to see him again and renew old memoriesM：Wellwe talked about college days when we had been best friends，and when we us
5、ed to have SO many ambitionsQ：What can be learned about the man and his friend? 5W：What happened to you? You look really happyM：My wife voluntarily proposed to invite my best friend to our family party.W：Didnt your wife like your friend?M：No，at first she found him a terrible nuisance，but she has fin
6、ally overcome her dislike for him Q：What does the man mean?6M：So you have finally decided to end your teaching career，Lucy?W：YesIt has been driving me crazyMy health doesnt permit me to cope with such a heavy workload at the momentThats why I decided to go to Australia to take a restM：OhI seeSo that
7、s why youve been so quiet recentlyYour periods of silence were not your basic nature，but the result of moodsYou really need a changeQ：What can we know about the woman?7M：I heard just last week that Vicky had got marriedW：Vicky married? I cant believe it! Remember how she always said that marriage wa
8、snt her choice?M：But I also heard that Vicky left her husband，just two days after their marriageW：What?M：When her husband arose in the morning，Vicky had already gone，without even saying farewellA porter had carried her trunk to the station and she had taken all early morning train to another cityQ：W
9、hat can we learn about Vicky from the conversation?8W：Do you know who that man is?M：Which one?W：The one in casual clothesM：Oh，thats David SmithHes the one who just moved into the apartmentW：Oh，really? He looks kind of interestingQ：What does the woman think of David Smith?9W：Do you know anything abou
10、t Henry?M：That name sounds familiarbut Im not sureW：Hes from New ZealandHe works for IBMM：Have you spoken to him? Whats he like?W：He seems to be a very nice manHes very friendly and hes got a good sense of humorThey say hes a man of wit 0：what can be learned about Henry?10M：Did you hear that Mr. and
11、 Mrs. Brown went to Singapore for a vacation last month?W：YeahDid they enjoy themselves?M：Its hard to sayWhen they got therethey couldnt get a room in a good hotelW：Thats too badBut they really should have made a reservation for a room earlierQ：What can be drawn from the conversation?11M：You know Ma
12、rtin? Although weve been in the same office for many yearsIve never been able to figure him outsilence in which he has unconsciously covered himself, but .Q: What does the man mean?12. W: Have you made your peace with your wife yet?M: Ive certainly tried, but she refused to talk to me last night. An
13、d when I arose this morning, she had already left for her aunts.W: When will she return?M: Havent the slightest idea.Q: What happened between the man and his wife?13. M: What is it like to live here?W: Its terrible. It used to be quieter when I went to school here. I still remember that I often sat
14、alone on the bench that stood beneath an oak tree at the edge of the trail.M: And nothing disturbed you?W: Yeah. Being alone there, my thoughts quickly flew this way and that.Q: What does the woman imply?14. W: When my husbands friend Bob visited us, I just left them alone for the most part.M: Why?W
15、: Because he was so different from other people and I couldnt understand him.M: Did he notice your absence?W: No, he didnt. Sometimes 1 imposed my company upon him, accompanying him in his idle walks to the mill.M: Did he want you to accompany him?W: No, that was the last thing he would desire.Q: Wh
16、at does the woman mean?15. W: Peter is a quiet boy. He seldom says a thing.M: Well, let me tell you. His brother Tom is just the opposite.Q: What kind of a person is Tom?16. M: Do you often see our fellow students?W: I did for a while until I left university, but after that not really.M: Yeah, Ive lost touch with most people as well, but I still see Peggy occasionally.W: Oh, yeah. Ho
