Unit 7
Section One Tactics Listening
Listening and Translation
Directions: Listen to some sentences and translate them into Chinese. You will hear each sentence only once.
1. 
每年在美国有两百多万对新人结婚。
2. 这些婚庆要花去八百多亿美元。
3. 这还不包括新人的蜜月旅行。
4. 根据一项古老的传统，新娘在结婚那天必须穿戴一样旧的东西、一样新的东西、一样借来 的东西和一样蓝色的东西。
5. 据说这四样东西可以带来好运。
Section Two Listening Comprehension
Part 1 Dialogue
Impressions of Malaysia
VOCABULARY
wet market A wet market is a market that sells live animals in an open environment. It may also refer to the types of markets not necessarily selling live animals, but , fresh meat and fish in the open, and get washed down with water regularly.
sell-by date shelf life 保存期限
Directions: Listen to the dialogue. lake notes and fill in the blanks with the missing information.
A Scottish couple are talking about their experience of everyday life in Malaysia. They found shopping was quite interesting. There were a sort of raw fish and all sorts of different things hanging there that you could just pick up . The big problem was you really didn't know how to ask for these things , how people bought in quantities and what they actually did with these things .
The man traveled every day by bus to the school he was working at, and this was considered to be dangerously odd , because he didn't have a car . Maybe most people didn't know how much the bus fares were or even what number of bus went to any particular place.
The woman was amazed at how people loved their food. They knew about all the fruit and they would listen to it and shake it . They knew when it was ready and when it wasn't. Whereas the Scottish people look for a “sell-by” date , they would actually listen to a banana, and have the same result . Malaysian people are much more in touch with nature and with what they eat .
Generally people there took great pride in everything that they did: in shops, selling things and also other sorts of skills which were available Tailoring (成衣业) was one of the things. The Chinese community did that, and they took great pride in making garments (服装) , and making sure that everything was absolutely, perfectly fitting . Hairdressing(理发业) was another thing that was really good, because you didn't just go in and sit there for a quick hair wash . They would massage your head completely for about 10 minutes and really relax you.
It's a wonderful experience to live abroad, to witness different things. But it's quite hard to feel part of that. The different system of what's there makes you feel nervous , and you could actually go there and never experience how people live on a daily basis Most expatriates don't get into the way that the people who live in that country permanently exist .
Part 2 Passage
Wales: Birtain's Little Secret
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Aberdovey Aberdyfi (Aberdovey in English) is a village on the estuary of the River Dyfi in north Wales. While the town center is the seafront, yacht club, pier and beach, the town itself stretches back from the coast and up the steep hillside.
Cardigan Bay It is a large inlet of the Irish Sea, indenting the west coast of Wales between the Lleyn and Pembrokeshire peninsulas.
Celtic Manor Resort A hotel and resort in the city of Newport. The resort consists of a golf and country club and a hotel.
Newport The third largest city in SE Wales (after Cardiff and Swansea). Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is the cultural capital of the traditional county of Monmouthshire.
Aberystwyth It is a historic market town. The medieval walled town was built around a 13th-century fortress.
Harlech It is a town and seaside resort in North Wales, lying on Tremadog Bay. The town is best-known for Harlech Castle, begun in 1283 by Edward I of England and later the stronghold of Henry Tudor. Other attractions in Harlech include its beach backed with sand dunes and the famous Royal St. David's Golf Club.
VOCABULARY
green fee a payment made for one round or session on a golf course
pamper /'pæmp\\u259/ v. indulge with every attention, comfort and kindness; spoil
retrospect /'r\\u25btr\\u259\\u28a\\u2ccsp\\u25bkt/ n. looking backward or reviewing the past
fairway /'f\\u25b\\u259\\u2ccwe\\u26a/ n. part of a golf course, between a tee and the corresponding green, where the grass is kept short (高尔夫球场上的)平坦球道
par /p\\u251\\u2d0/ [golf] the number of strokes considered necessary for a good player to complete a hold or course ［高尔夫］规定击球次数
canted /'kaentid/ adj. slanted or oblique
lie /la\\u26a/ n. the position of a golfball that has come to a stop ［高尔夫］球停位置
fortress /'f\\u254\\u2d0tr\\u26as/ n. a large military stronghold; a heavily protected and impenetrable building
dune /dju\\u2d0n/ n. a hill or ridge of wind-blown sand
mound /ma\\u28and/ n. a rounded mass projecting above a surface
green /\\u261ri\\u2d0n/ n. an area of smooth, very short grass immediately surrounding a hole on a golf course 球穴区
A: Pre-listening Question
What is golf?
B: Sentence Dictation
Directions: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.
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C: Detailed Listening
Directions: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
1. How large is Wales? A
A. It is about the size of Massachusetts.
B. It is about the size of Minnesota.
C. It is about the size of Missouri.
D. It is about the size of Mauritius.
2. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as a sport that Wales is
good for? B
A. Hiking. B. Swimming.
C. Fishing. D. Horseback riding.
3. Where did the narrator spend the first day? C
A. Aberdovey. B. Aberystwyth.
C. Newport. D. Harlech.
4. Who designed the Roman Road Course? D
A. Royal St. David. B. King Edward I.
C. Llewllyn Wells. D. Robert Trent Jones Sr.
5. How long is the Roman Road Course? D
A, 685 yards. B. 6,685 yards.
C. 96,685 yards. D. 696,685 yards.
6. When did the par-three Coldra Woods open? C
A. In 1994. B. In 1995.
C. In 1996. D. In 1997.
7. Which of the following is not true about the Royal St. David's Golf Course? D
A. It is ranked in the world's top 50 by Britain's Golf World and Golf Monthly.
B. It is the world's toughest par 69.
t. It is close to Harlech Castle.
D. It is one of the finest short courses in Great Britain.
8. Which of the following is not true about how the narrator feels when leaving Wales? B
A. It is a good place for agriculture.
B. It is overpopulated.
C. It is a good place for tourism.
D. It is a place with incredibly beautiful sceneries.
D: Atter-listening Discussion
Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.
1. Why is Royal St. David's Golf Course the world's toughest par 69?
2. What do you know about What?
Section Three News
News Item 1
VOCABULARY
pelt /pelt/ n. the skin of an animal
quota /'kw\\u259\\u28at\\u259/ n. a proportional part or share
disdain /d\\u26as'de\\u26an/ n. extreme contempt and/or disgust (for)
A: Directions: Listen to the news and complete the summary.
This news item is about the decline of this year' s seal hunt in Canada .
B: Directions: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions.
1. Why did many hunters from fishing communities in eastern Canada not bother taking their boats out for this year's seal hunt?
Because of the sharp decline of market price for seal pelts.
2. What was peak price for a seal pelt in the market a few years ago?
100 dollars.
3. What reason is partially to blame for the decline in numbers?
The depressed value of the Russian rouble and the subsequent erosion of one of Canada' s largest markets for seal products, is partially to blame for the decline in numbers.
4. What is becoming a major factor in its near collapse?
The prospect of a European Union ban on seal products and growing international disdain for the hunt is becoming a major factor in its near collapse.
5. When did the European parliament pass the ban?
The European parliament passed the ban in May.
News Item 2
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
the Fed Federal Reserve System: central banking system in the United States （美）联邦储备体系
A： Directions: Listen to the news and complete the summary.
This news item is about the produce price index and its indications for economy .
B： Directions: Listen to the news again and fill in the blanks with the missing information.
The producer price index is a measurement of prices paid for produced or manufactured items here in the United States. And this number came out today indicating a growth that was greater than we've seen dating back to 1990 and it also tends to reflect the growth in the consumer price index (消费价格指数) that we saw on Friday. That also indicated that the inflation is heading up and it is higher than we've seen since January of 1991 . And now investors are worried that the Fed could have to be more aggressive about raising interest rates to slow inflation which in fact might end up slowing corporate earnings (公司收益) .
News Item 3
VOCABULARY
sugar beet /'\\u283\\u28a\\u261\\u259r bi\\u2d0t/ （可制糖的）糖甜菜
ante / 'genti/ n. a stake put up by a player in poker or brag before receiving cards
A: Directions: Listen to the news and complete the summary.
This news item is about the dispute over the cut of government subsidies the European farmers receive for growing sugar beet .
B: Directions: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions.
1. What do the German farmers think about the EU plan?
The German farmers are arguing that a better deal for sugar farmers in Africa is going to cost them their livelihoods.
2. How big a cut did the European Union agree to make on the guaranteed price currently paid to Europe's sugar producers?
The European Union agreed to reduce by almost 40% the guaranteed price currently paid to Europe's sugar producers.
3. What did the less developed countries say about European subsidies?
They argued that their own sugar industries were being adversely affected by the distortions in the world market caused by European subsidies.
4. What has been the response to the EU plan from Europe's sugar beet growers?
The EU plan has unsurprisingly proved very unpopular with Europe's sugar beet growers.
5. What did Germany's Food Industry Union think about the plan?
Germany's Food Industry Union said the plan would spoil the ante of 46,000 sugar beet farmers and threaten more than 26,000 employees in the sugar industry.
Section Four Supplementary Exercises
Part 1 Feature Report
Group Walking 320 Kilometers to Raise Money for Educating Afghani Girls
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Taliban 塔利班
VOCABULARY
hiker /'ha\\u26ak\\u259/ n.徒步旅行者
trek /tr\\u25bk/ n. a long arduous journey especially one made on foot
slog /sl\\u252\\u261/ v. walk or progress with difficulty or effort
A: Directions: Listen to the news report and tick the sentence that best summarizes the news.
( )1. Last month a group of hikers set of down the Appalachian Mountains to
make a TV program.
( ) 2. Last month a group of hikers set off down the Appalachian Mountains to
raise money to help educate Afghan girls.
( ) 3. Last month a group of hikers set off down the Appalachian Mountains to
do exercises.
( ) 4. Last month a group of hikers set off down the Appalachian Mountains
to challenge human limits.
B: Directions: Listen to the news report again and complete the following outline.
A Meaningful Hike
Goal:
Number of people involved:
Time taken to complete the trek:
Characteristic of the trek:
Significance: 1.
2.
3.
Part 2 Passage
Bollywood Finds Beauty in Aged Actors
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Bollywood The popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. The name is a conflation of Bombay, the old name of Mumbai, and Hollywood, the center of the United States film industry. Though some purists deplore the name, arguing that it makes the industry look like a poor cousin to Hollywood, it seems likely to persist and now has its own entry in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Mumbai A city in west-central India on coastal Mumbai Island and adjacent Salsette Island. It is India's main port and commercial center.
Baghban Baghban is a 2003 Hindi film directed by Ravi Chopra. The story shows how the aged parents endure separation as well as horrible treatment from their children after all they have done for them in the past.
Amitabh Bachchan (1942- ) Indian film actor. By the end of the 1970s he was something of a cultural phenomenon in India and was regarded as the most popular star in the history of Indian films.
Hema Malini (1948- ) Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer, who starred in several successful Bollywood films in the 1970s, most notably the super hit, Sholay Pyar Mein Twist Pyar Mein Twist is a 2001 Indian film directed by Hassan Askari.
VOCABULARY
limelight /'la\\u26am\\u2ccla\\u26at/ n. public attention and interest
hub /h\\u28cb/ n. a center of an activity or interest
churn out /t\\u283\\u25c\\u2d0n a\\u28at/ produce in large quantities
marquee /m\\u251\\u2d0'ki\\u2d0/ n. a large tent with open sides, used chiefly for outdoor entertainment
protagonist /pr\\u259\\u28a'tæ\\u261\\u259n\\u26ast/ n. the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, film, novel or other fictional text
matinee idol /'mæt\\u26ane\\u26a 'a\\u26ad\\u259l/受女影迷喜爱的男演员
disillusion /\\u2ccd\\u26as\\u26a'lu\\u2d0\\u292n/ v. set free from mistaken beliefs
nuance /nju\\u2d0'\\u251\\u2d0ns/ n. a subtle or slight difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone goon /gu:n/ n. a stupid or eccentric person
equilibrium /\\u2cci\\u2d0kw\\u26a'l\\u26abr\\u26a\\u259m/ n. a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced
alienation /\\u2cce\\u26ali\\u259'ne\\u26a\\u283n/ n. emotional isolation or dissociation
exacerbate /\\u26a\\u261'zæs\\u259\\u2ccbe\\u26at/ v. increase the severity; violence or bitterness of; aggravate
A: Pre-listening Question
What do you know about Indian films?
B: Sentence Dictation
Directions: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.
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C: Detailed Listening
Directions: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.
1. Bollywood is the center of India's big film industry
2. Indian film industry has recently discovered that the elderly can also draw audiences.
3. The trend of having the elderly play chief roles in some of the best films began
about two years ago.
4. Director Mahesh Bhatt made a remarkable film, Saaranch, in 1970.
5. It is a tradition in India to respect the elderly as in most Asian countries.
6. Films with \"gray\" themes are currently popular in India.
7. More and more Indian families are becoming nuclear families in urban societies.
8. Under Older Persons (Maintenance, Care and Health) Bill, people over 60 are well protected and maintained by their heirs.
D: After-listening Discussion
Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.
1. Why are films with “gray” themes popular in India?
2. What is your opinion about elderly protagonists in movies?