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Here Is Your Weekend GuideHere is your weekend guide to what is going on at the University ofColorado.And it is a good weekend for basketball. The Colorado Buffaloes will playthe Oklahoma Sooners Friday night at Oklahoma, and they will return home toface the Nebraska Cornhuskers Saturday night on the University of Coloradocourt. The Buffaloes are expected to win both games and fans. Tickets areavailable from the ticket office at the sports arena.There are also a few tickets available for the Saturday night concert byWalter Murphy and the Big Apple Band. Most of the tickets are ten dollars,although a very few live- dollar seats are still on sale. To reserve seats, call theStudent Union at 666-5771, or stop by the box office.The university museum will be open from 10: 00 am. until 5: 00 p.m.Saturday and Sunday. In addition to the famous rock and mineral collectionand the exhibits of early people, there will be a special exhibit of AmericanIndian pottery and sand painting. Admission is free.And now a report on snow conditions at ski resorts. Steamboat Springs isreporting good conditions with six inches of new snow in the last twenty-fourhours; Aspen is reporting good conditions with eight inches of new snow; andVail is reporting very good conditions with nine inches of new snow.This has been the weekend guide. Thank you for listening.第 1 页，共 32 页We Wish You a Pleasant NightGood evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is your captain speaking. Onbehalf of the crew, let me extend a very warm welcome to all of you who havechosen to fly Air China. Our plane is bound for New York on the east coast ofthe United States. Ours is a direct flight. It will take thirteen and a half hours toreach our destination on July 19, at 1: 30 p.m. local time.May I draw your attention to the Safety Flight leaflet which youll find in thepocket at the back of the seat in front of you? We do ask that you read it. Youllalso find an Air China magazine which you may find of interest. For those ofyou not familiar with this type of aircraft, let me inform you that smoking isstrictly prohibited at any time during the flight. Nor is the use of mobile phonesallowed on board of our aircraft We have a duty-free bar on board andcigarettes, spirits, beer and mineral water will be on sale during the flight. Wewill serve three meals during the entire flight, lunch, dinner and breakfast. Forthose of you who are vegetarian, please contact a member of the cabin crewbeforehand. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask a memberof the cabin crew. Our plane will take off shortly. Would you now please makesure that your seat belts are securely fastened in preparation for take-oft? MayI wish you a pleasant flight! Thank you.Interview with a CelebrityW: Could you tell us a little bit about yourself?M: Sure.W: First of all, where were you born?M: I was born in London, but Im living in Madrid now.W: Oh, really? How long have you been there?M: Not long. I moved from London with my two daughters about sixmonths ago.W: Are you happy there?M: Yeah, very happy. We love the outdoor life. Also, my mothers Spanish.W: And what do you do in your free time?M: I love reading. Sometimes I feel like wanting to buy every book in abookstore. Im crazy about books. And Im a fast reader.W: Do you ever feel the need to take a break so you can recharge yourbatteries?M: All the time. Theres always so much more to learn. Going away helps.W: Youve obviously traveled a lot, too. Whats your favorite place in theworld?M: Thats a difficult question because Ive been to so many amazingplaces, but I think Hawaii is my favorite. The children love it there too.W: All of us are concerned with what kind of world our kids are going tolive in. How do you give your children a semblance of a normal life?M: By living a normal life.W: But as a superstar, you live at a level thats different from most people.M: To a degree. yes. But weve all got to figure out how to raise our kids tobe happy, responsible people.W: One last question. What else do you want to do in your life?M: Oh, theres so much I want to do. I feel a lot of personal responsibilitybecause of how much Ive been blessed. I do volunteer work for ChildrensFund. I do a lot of fund-raising events for them. And I look forward to creatingopportunities for young people.The Person I Admire MostM: Can you think of a person you admire?W: A person I admire? Hmn. Yes, I think the person I admire most isSteven Hawking.M: Isnt he the professor at Cambridge with motor neurone disease?W: Thats right. Hes spent most of his life fighting the disease. He foundout that hed got it when he was a student. He was at the time only about 20.M: Goodness. What did he do then?W: Well, he stopped wasting time. And he started applying himself to hisstudies. He knew that he risked dying young, but he became a leadingcosmologist.M: Where have I heard of him? I know nothing about cosmology.W: He wrote a book about it for the average person. In fact I rememberseeing it on your bookshelves.M: Oh, right. “A Brief History of Time”, is that it?W: Yes, it was a real bestseller, mostly to people who put it on theirbookshelves and didnt read it.M: Yeah. How old is he now?W: Hes in his sixties; I think Hes succeeded in living far longer thananyone expected him to.M: But what kind of life can you have with a disease like that?W: Hes managed to lead a fairly normal life. He has married twice andhas three children and a grandchild now. I think he needs to use a computer foralmost everything now, you know, eating, speaking, writingM: Mmm. Its very sad, isnt it?W: Well, in a way. He considers himself lucky. You see, despite hisdisability, he is recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time.Successful AdvertisingOne of the keys to successful advertising is to catch the interest of readers.In your busy life, there is little time to read every page in front of you, so youhave to be very selective. Being aware of this, advertisers go to great lengthsto arouse your curiosity in what they have to say. You should know whenadvertisers are trying to catch your interest so that you keep in mind that theyare attempting to influence you.Advertisers always have an intended audience targeted for theirmessages men, women, or children of specific ages, from various ethnicgroups, and with certain interests. It is important that you know to whom anadvertisement is designed to appeal so that you can decide whether or not youshould spend your time giving serious consideration to what it has to say.Obviously the whole point of a given advertisement is to get you topurchase a product, take a certain action, or thinkIn a certain way. An effective advertisement is very specific about thebenefit to readers as a result of their buying, doing, or thinking whatever isbeing urged by theAdvertisement. It is extremely important that you recognize the benefitstressed by an advertisement so that you can make a sound decision as towhether or not to follow its advice.We Were Born to Help You Do ItBetterJoyce: Dad!Father: Yes? Whats the matter, Joyce?Joyce: Im wondering if I should buy a pair of tennis shoes. Im going tojoin the tennis club in school.Father: Why not? Its good that you finally play sports.Joyce: But Id like to have Adidas.Father: Adidas? Its too expensive. They are for professional athletes.Joyce: But all the guys in the school tennis team are wearing Adidas, boysas well as girls.Father: But none of us has ever had Adidas and we used to play quite OK.Joyce: Here is an ad about Adidas. Can I read it to you?Father: Go ahead.Joyce: “Over fifty-five years ago, Adidas gave birth to a new idea in sportsshoes. And the people who wear our shoes have been running and winningever since. In fact,Adidas has helped them set over 400 world records in track and fieldalone.”Father: Nonsense the players have to go through a lot of hard training andpractice. It has nothing to do with the shoes. They may be comfortable, butJoyce: Youre right, Dad. The ad goes on to say, “Youre born to run. Andwe were born to HELP YOU DO IT BETTER.”Father: 11mm. It may be good for running, but you dont run.Joyce: Listen, Dad. The ad says, “. Maybe thats why more and morefootball, soccer, basketball and tennis .“see? “TENNIS players are turning toAdidas. They know that, whatever their game, they can rely on Adidasworkmanship and quality in every product we make.”Father: OK, OK, dear. I know Adidas is good. But how much is a pair ofyour shoes?Joyce: You dont have to worry about that, Dad. Ive saved some moneysince last Christmas. I just want to hear your opinion.Father: Thats good.Tea Ceremony in JapanThe tea ceremony in Japan, or Chanoyu, is a special form ofentertainment for distinguished guests. The tradition started in the 15th centuryand has existed for about 600 years, and it has very special and strict rulesthat must be followed.There are many different kinds of tea ceremonies, from the informal to thequite formal. But all Chanoyu ceremonies have one thing in common, that is,guests are invited to enjoy a moment of peace and calm.Traditionally a Chanoyu ceremony takes place in a tea room which isusually not very big. The guests take off their street shoes and put on specialbamboo shoes. Then they cross a beautiful garden. They stop for a moment ata rock water basin, where they wash their hands. Then they enter the tea roomthrough a small low door.The inside of the tea room is simple but beautiful. The room is notfurnished at all. The floor is covered with a kind of bamboo mats which arecalled Tanami” There are flowers and some traditional decorations like tea setof ancient times, landscape painting, national costumes, etc. The guests sit inthe traditional way, on their knees on the floor. In formal ceremonies, smallcakes are also sewed. The tea master, a man or a woman, follows a certainprocedure in making the tea and then serves it to the guests in turn, startingfrom the most distinguished. The guests are not supposed to drink the tea atone go. They should sip bit by bit and at the same time appreciate the designsof the bowl and the dish. From time to time the host and the guests would bowto each other. When the guests finally leave the tea room, put on their shoesand leave the house, they feel happy and peaceful.What Are Good Manners?People in different countries have different standards for good manners.Before entering a house in some Asian countries it is necessary to take offones shoes. InEuropean countries even though shoes sometimes become very muddy,this is not done. A guest in a Chinese house never finishes a drink. He leaves alittle to show that he has had enough. In a Malay house, a guest always leavesa little food. In England, a guest always finishes a drink or eats up his food toshow that he has enjoyed it.Here are some examples of the things that a well- mannered person doesor does not do no matter whether he is an oriental or a westerner.He never laughs at people when they are in trouble. Instead, he tries tohelp them. He is always kind whether to people or to animals. When he iswaiting for a bus, he takes his turn and never pushes to the front of the line. Inthe bus, he gives his seat to an old person, or a disabled person or a lady whois standing. When talking to people, he never tells heavy people they are fat,but says that they are losing weight for he knows everyone is weight consciousand wants to be thin. He never asks people, women inParticular, their age. Everyone wants to be young. If he is invited to adinner party at seven, he is sure to be there by seven, knowing how peoplerespect time and expect everyone to be “on time”. If he smokes, he neverlights his cigarette before getting the permission from people around them.He says “Please” when making a request and “Thank you” when hereceives something. He stands up when speaking to a lady or an older person,and he does not sit down until the other person is seated.HandgunsChairman: Good evening. Its Bob Smith. As we know, the question ofhandguns always raises a lot of discussion in our country. Tonight well haveopinions from all of you, as people from different countries. Our guests tonightare Roger from Canada, Reiko from Japan, Yu Fen from China, and Antoniofrom Italy. Roger, lets start with you.Roger: In my opinion, the laws on handguns should be changed. Do youknow more than 40,000 people a year are killed with handguns? Its crazy.Guns should be outlawed immediately.Chairman: Yu Fen, whats your opinion?Yu Fen: Well, I dont really like guns, but we have to ask who is doing thekilling. I think most of the killers are criminals. I hate to say it, but I think peopleshould be allowed to own guns. Ordinary people have to be able to protectthemselves and their families.Chairman: People in Japan cant have guns at home. What do you think ofall this, Reiko?Reiko: I also hate to say it, but I agree with Yu Fen. A violent person mightuse anything as a weapon. Roger said around 40,000 people get killed withguns each year. I think more than a million people have a gun at home. All gunowners are not crazy killers. In my opinion people should be allowed to ownguns.Chairman: Thats a very good point, Reiko. Its like traffic accidents. Manypeople get killed in car accidents, but we dont talk about the millions andmillions of people who drive their cars every day and never have an accident.Antonio? What do you think of it? Do you agree with Reiko or not?Antonio: I see her point. But Ive heard that there are close to 20,000accidents in the home every year that happen because of guns. Childrenwatch TV and see people shooting other people, but they are too young tounderstand what happens in real life. So I think it is very dangerous to allowpeople to possess guns. I think the law should be changed, and no one exceptthe police should be able to carry guns.Chairman: Thank you, guests. So, listeners, youve heard some opinionsfrom around the world. Now we want to hear your opinion. Please call us ore-mail us.Is It Stupid to Say So?Nancy Rodgers is a law student. Last week her lecturer advised her tochange to a more suitable course. He said that a career in law was unsuitablefor women.Nancy: I was shocked. At first I thought he was joking. Of course, it was astupid thing to say. Women are as intelligent as men. There are some excellentwomen lawyers. If he doesnt want to teach me, he should change his job. Ihave a right to study law.Andrew: Nancy, youre wasting your time studying law. When you aremarried and have children youll be too busy to work. Anyway, women cantdecide anything properly because theyre too emotional. You should studycooking and sewing in order to become a good wife and mother.Paul: As I see it, an intelligent woman can succeed in any career if shehas enough strength to overcome male prejudice. But Nancy has to decidefirst whether or not she wants to have children. Its impossible to have asuccessful career and to be a good mother at the same time. Thats why all theprofessions are dominated by men.Betty: Well, I cant understand why Nancy wants to study law, or any othercourse. For myself, I really enjoy being a wife and a mother. I have two lovelylittle boys and I have a good husband who works hard to pay for everything weneed. I couldnt do his work and he certainly couldnt do mine. Were bothhappy with our work. Womens liberation should stop interfering.Chris: Until I find a job that pays me more money than my wifes gettingnow, I will do all the housework. Some men might laugh at me, but Im quitehappy with this arrangement. And of course it leaves me so much free time forhobbies. They say that housework is a womans job. Thats stupid. Men alwaysdo their own housework when theyre single, dont they? If Nancy wants tohave a career in law, why should anybody try to stop her?BanksNearly every adult has some business with a bank. Most people havesavings accounts where they deposit their money. Many also have checkingaccounts which permit them to write a check against the hinds in theiraccounts. A lot of people pay their bills by check rather than in cash. It is moreconvenient and the cancelled check is a receipt of payment. Banks do morethan offer savings and checking accounts to their customers. A bank willgenerally cash acheck for you and will change large bills for you:When the bank accepts money for deposit it pays interest on the moneydeposited. Thus your money in the bank is earning money. Normally the bankpays about 3% interest.The bank also provides security for ones special papers and valuables.Most banks have a safe deposit section. Here you can rent a box (made ofmetal) in which you store your valuables and important papers. You are givena key to the box and only you can open the box.One of the most important functions of a bank is to make loans. This is theway the bank makes its money. If you want to buy an expensive object (car,house, etc.) you may have to borrow the money from the bank. You go to thebank and make an application for a loan. After the bank examines yourapplication to insure that you are a good risk they then will give you the money.You then have to repay the bank the amount of the loan plus interest over aperiod of time.What Is Money?Money is a medium of exchange that is widely accepted in payment forgoods and services and in settlement of debts.