新编大学英语视听说教程第六册听力原文Unit 3.doc

Unit 3ViewScene 1: In a park(Lillian and Barbara are sitting at a table, talking to each other.).Barbara: So your first grandchild is coming. Thats fantastic!Lillian: Oh, yes! Its an exciting time. Were really looking forward to it.Barbara: How are you and Danny planning to celebrate?Lillian: Uh, were planning to have a family reunion next month. You and Larry will come, wont you?Barbara: Sure! A big reunion to welcome a new memberand youll be a grandma. Thatll be great!Lillian: You know, Danny and I have been married for 27 years. We raised four children and are now welcoming a grandchild. I just couldnt ask for more. But Danny always feels like theres something missing. He told me that there was some kind of secret his parents knew but that he never found out about. I just dont know how to help him.Barbara: Something missing? (She says hesitantly.) Well, there is a secret, you know. Do you know that both Danny and Larry are adopted?Lillian: What? Are you kidding?Barbara: Well, Larry was with his parents the day they adopted Danny. He was sworn to secrecy because their mom didnt want anyone to know she couldnt have children. And now that both of the parents have passed away, Larry wants me to keep the secret. But I didnt promise him Id keep it a secret forever, and I dont think theres any reason to hide the facts from you and Danny.Lillian: Wow, I just cant believe it! Its incredible. Now what should I do? Should I tell Danny that his parents had concealed the truth from him so many years?Barbara: I found out about all this only a month ago. When Larry was 10 years old, his mom let it slip that he was adopted. The truth pained him so much that he didnt want Danny to have to go through the same thing. But if not knowing the truth only makes Danny feel upset, maybe.Lillian: Oh, thanks, Barbara! Im so glad you let me know the truth. Danny has endured this lie all his life! I think learning the truth would finally set him free from his restlessness. He deserves to know the truth. But how am I going to tell him hes adopted? Ill have to think about it.Barbara: Itll be OK!Scene 2: In the sitting room(Lillian and Danny are sitting on the couch, looking at the photos taken at their grandsons party.)Lillian: Oh, Danny! You looked really pleased with that little one in your arms. Hes such a miracle, isnt he?Danny: Yeah. And you looked pretty pleased that day too.Lillian: Oh, everybody did. We all love you. And dont you ever forget that, you hear?Danny: (After a pause, he changes the subject.) Honey, is there anything wrong? I thought you acted just a little bit funny today.Lillian: Well, actually, I received a letter this morningfrom the Bureau of Vital Statistics. I contacted them about a month ago.Danny: You did? What for?Lillian: Sweetheart, the other day I found out something from Barbara. She told me that both you and Larry are adopted. So I needed some proof. And here they sent me the document.(She hands a letter over to Danny and he begins to read eagerly.)Danny: Danny Schick, on December 14, 1953, you joined your adoptive parents. This is unbelievable! Why didnt anyone tell me before? But if Barbara told you, somebody had to know.Lillian: They chose not to let you know the truth then. I think they had their reasons.Danny: You know, growing up, I never felt like I belonged. I didnt look like any of my relatives. I was six years old, I guess, when Larry blurted out that I was adopted. Both my parents denied it at the time, but deep inside me, there was this shadow of doubt. Larrys words kind of haunted me, you know.Lillian: Dear, try not to feel that way! Larry has always loved you. Ive talked with Larry about this and he mentioned that story too. Your mom made him swear not to tell the truth after that incident. When he was 10, Mom let it slip that he was adopted, too. The truth made him feel like a throwaway then, and he didnt want you to feel that way. He wanted to protect you.Danny: Larry! But why did my parents do this to me? But they never lied to me in my memory, and they taught me not to lie. How could they do this? I just feel like my world is turned upside down completely. I really feel let down. It might not be so important whether I was adopted or not, dear, but its justhow could they hide the truth from me for 50 years? That. really hurts.Lillian: Ive got to fix this. Maybe we can find the missing pieces of the puzzle. Would it help if we looked for your birth family? We could comb the Internet, newspaper archives and census records looking for them.Danny: Im just a throwaway by my birth family.Lillian: If youre a throwaway, then Im the catchers mitt! Larry also told me that once your parents mentioned that you had been born in Georgia, so we inquired about you through the Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry. We are trying to find your family and the truth.Danny: I have a beautiful wife, four wonderful children, and an adorable grandchild. I have all the family I need. However, if I am not Danny Schick, who am I then?Scene 3: In the same sitting room(Lillian just puts down the phone and comes to Danny.)Lillian: Danny, they finally located your family! You have a sister! She is still alive!Danny: (He says gruffly.) Why should we look for them when they arent looking for me?Lillian: (She replies gently.) Maybe she didnt know about you. The important thing is we found her! And guess what? Your last name is OHara. Youre Irish!Danny: Youve got her telephone number? Lets contact her immediately.Scene 4: In Louises house(When the door opens. Danny and Louise blink in amazement.)Danny: So, you are Louise.Louise: And you must be Danny, and Lillian, (She hugs Lillian.) Its so good to see you. Please come in.Lillian: Oh, its incredible. Its like looking in the mirror! You two have the same eyes, and the same smile. everything!(Louise throws her arms around Danny.)Louise: I always knew I had a brother. I just never knew where he was. Im so glad we found each other.Danny: I. I just dont know what to say.Louise: Well, come in; we have a lot of catching up to do.(The three sit down in the sitting room.)Louise: Danny, my parentsmy adoptive parents told me that our birth parents died when we were just babies. They were British. I was adopted by an American couple and I always knew I was adopted. You were adopted by a British family and I guess they must not have told you that you were adopted.Danny: No, they, they didnt. I suppose their generation was more secretive about adoption, and I, but I dont know why. They loved me, but they couldnt tell me the truth. And now theyre dead, and I can never tell them that it wouldnt have made any difference.Louise: Yes, it wouldnt have made any difference for me, either. Adoptive parents love their children just as much as birth parents.Danny: So if it wasnt for you, Lillian, I would never have found my whole family again. And I would never have found myself again, either. Lillian, darling, Louise, my dear sister, I am such a lucky man. (Danny clutches Louise and Lillians hands tightly.)Lillian: And were lucky too, Danny. Dont forget that if youve found a sister, Ive found a sister-in-law. Louise: And a good friend! (They laugh happily.)Listen1-1Very often, newborn babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled or bald, or they have angry expressions on their faces that seem to say, Go away! I hate everybody. But to a parent, that bald, wrinkled, mean-faced baby is the most beautiful and perfect child in the world. When that proud father or mother asks you, Well, what do you thinkisnt she beautiful?, what are you going to say? Is this the time for the truth? Of course not! You look that proud father in the eye and say, Yes, she is! Shes a real beauty. Shes one in a million. Shes going to be a movie star! I can tell! Shes as pretty as a picture. This is what we call in English a white lie. White lies dont hurt people; they arent cruel or angry words. People use them to make a difficult situation a little easier. When people refuse dates, forget their homework, or taste something new that they dont especially like while eating at a friends house, they tell a white lie. They are trying to be kind. They dont want to hurt someones feelings. It is important to be honest. But many people feel that being kind and considerate is sometimes more important.Listen1-2Listen2-1What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say that we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you and you say, I wish I could help you but Im short of cash right now. In fact, you are not short of cash, but your friend is in the habit of forgetting to pay his debts and you dont want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Does this qualify as a lie? A scientific study of lying shows women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a white lie. When a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress, she might really think it looks terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other research shows that men are more likely to tell more serious lies. They tend to make promises which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lies politicians and businessmen are particularly skilled at. They hope to profit from these lies in some way. Research has also been done into the way peoples behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that, if they sit down, they tend to move about in their chair more than usual. It seems as if they were saying to themselves I wish I were somewhere else now. It has also been observed that in extreme situations, people who have lied perspire more than usual and they blink more often. Listen2-2Questions: 1.Why dont you lend your friend money?2.In which way are women better than men?3.Why do businessmen tell lies?4.Which of the following is mentioned as a change in the behavior of people who lie? 5.Which of the four statements is true according to the passage?Mlisten1-1(A news anchor at Radio News in Des Moines, Iowa is reporting on a local news event.)News Anchor: Austin Scanlon of Des Moines had one of those heart-stopping realizations Tuesday that strikes the split second you realize something very, very bad has happened. At noon Scanlon thought hed pull in for a burger at McDonalds. He reached for his wallet, and then remembered that all of his cash, $2,000, was in the black leather bag that he had mistakenly left in a shopping cart in the middle of a parking lot, outside the Menards Store. He hurried back to the place outside the store where he had unloaded some wood about 45 minutes earlier, before pushing the cart into its storage slot. The cart and the black bag were gone. We have Scanlon here with us to tell what happened next.Scanlon: I was hoping an employee of the store had found the bag. I thought if a customer found it, it was probably lost for good. I ran inside and a customer service worker asked me to describe the bag and contents. Then he told me it had been turned in to the store manager. Another employee told me who had found it.News Anchor: This is Scott Betts, the honest Menards worker who found the bag and turned it in to the store manager. Scott, tell us about it.Scott Betts: I went out to pull some carts back into the store. There was a black bag in one of them. I took it to the manager and really didnt have any idea about what was in it. Later I heard that it was a lot of money.Scanlon: I told Betts he wasnt being paid enough, and I wanted people to know how honest he is. I just walked around the store telling everyone I saw what a great worker they have. I am also sending a letter to the CEO of the Menards company telling them about this experience.News Anchor: Scott, did Scanlon give you a reward for your good deed?Scott Betts: He offered me a reward, but I wouldnt take it. I told him I did only what any honest person would do.News Anchor: I wish all our news stories could end as positively as this.Mlisten1-2Questions: 1.Where did Mr. Scanlon mistakenly leave the cash?2.Whom did Mr. Scanlon hope had found the bag?3.Whom did Mr. Scanlon go to first after he realized he had lost the cash?4.What did Mr. Scanlon do after he got the cash back?Mlisten2-1Suzanne: Hello, Product Development Department, Suzanne speaking.Darrow: Hello, my name is Darrow Thomas, and I am with LA&D. One of my clients has an opening for Director of Research and Development at a well-known food processor. In discussions with people in the industry, your name was recommended as a likely candidate. I was.Suzanne: Who recommended that you call me?Darrow: Im awfully sorry, but we treat references and candidates with the utmost confidentiality. I cannot reveal that name. But rest assured, he thought you were ready for a more challenging job.Suzanne: Well, OK.Darrow: Good. How many people do you supervise?Suzanne: Three professionals, seven technicians, and two clerks.Darrow: Approximately how large a budget are you responsible for?Suzanne: Oh, its about three-quarters of a million dollars a year.Darrow: What degree do you hold, and how many years have you been Assistant Director?Suzanne: My undergraduate degree and masters are in nutrition science. After I graduated in 1988, I came to work as an Applications Researcher. In 1993, I was promoted to Chief Applications Researcher. In 2000, I was appointed Assistant Director of Product Development.Darrow: Good career progress, two degrees, and managerial experience. Your background sounds great! This is a little personal, but would you tell me your salary?Suzanne: I make $51,000 a year.Darrow: Oh, that is disappointing. The opening I have to fill is for $70,000. That would be such a substantial jump that my client would probably assume your past experience and responsibility are too limited to be considered.Suzanne: What do you mean?Darrow: Well, the ideal candidate would be making about $62,000 a year. That would indicate a higher level of responsibility than your present low salary. We could get around that problem.Suzanne: How?Darrow: On the data sheet I have filled out, I could put down that you are making, oh, say, $65,000. That sure would increase my clients interest, then my client would think a salary of $70,000 was needed to attract you.Suzanne: Wow! But thats not fair. If they checked on my salary history, theyd know that $65,000 was an inflated figure.Darrow: No, they wouldnt. They wouldnt check. And even if they did, companies never reveal the salary information of past employees. Besides, they are anxious to fill the job. Ill tell you what, let me send them the data sheet. Im sure theyll be interested. Then we can talk about more of this, OK?Suzanne: Sorry, I dont think I can do that. Thank you for calling anyway.Mlisten2-2Mlisten3-1He was 11 years old and went fishing with his father from the dock at his familys cabin on the day before the bass season opened, catching sunfish and perch with worms. After many efforts of sitting, casting and waiting, finally, he very gingerly lifted the exhausted fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. Youll have to put it back, Son, he said. Dad! cried the boy. There will be other fish, said his father. Not as big as this one, cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could tell by the clarity of his fathers voice that the decision was not negotiable. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the black water. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish. And he was right. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish in his later life. But he does see that same fishagain and againevery time he comes up against a question of honesty. Do we do right when no one is looking? Do we refuse to cut corners to get the design in on time? We would if we were taught to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right lives fresh and fragrant in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren. Not about how we had a chance to beat the system and took it, but about how we did the right thing and were forever strengthened.Mlisten3-2Mlisten4-1(In an American elementary school auditorium, a noted specialist on behavior of children is giving a lecture to a group of parents of students who attend that school.) A writer once observed that the first casualty in war is truth. Although this observation concerned armed conflicts, the same observation applies to family problems. Before conflicts within families erupt, one of the first things to go is truth. Truth is often replaced with secrets, myths or fantasies. When the fantasy is heard often enough, it is accepted as true within the family. Parents can take action to develop an atmosphere in the home where honesty and truth o