大学英语口语考试对话

Cultural Difference A Hi Wu what s up B I am reading see it s a good book A Well I see 历史深处的忧虑 林达著 what s the book about B It s about the different culture and life view between Chinese and American A Oh cool I know a lot about that difference I have been working along with some American guys a long time B So tell me how A First in China if you get good benefit from your boss you should not show you up people will jealous and even do you sometimes But in America you should not worry about it everybody will thumb up to you if you get good benefit by your hard work It s more easy and open to deal with American but it s so hard to deal with some Chinese guys B Hmmm sometimes A Second in China if you are working hard you will be jealous in most times They will talk about your in the back and maybe doubt what you want It s seldom happening in America or other Western country B Well it s A Okay Ancient China is the most beautiful and powerful country in the world I think even today the Western will not get that culture in mind ring Sorry I get a call see you later B See you A oh My God Fancy meeting you here A 哦 天啊 太巧了 在这儿碰到你 B Yes what a surprise We haven t seen each other almost half a year B 是呀 真没想到 我们已有半年没见了吧 A Almost Where are you heading now A 差不多 你去 哪儿 B Oh I m going to attend a meeting about making Chinese culture various and globalized B 哦 我正要参加一个关于使中国文化多样化和全球化的会议 A It s so significant The east and west culture is a comparatively separate value system of their own society and each style of culture has advantages and dregs So the two cultures should nourish and benefit each other A 这会议很有意义 东西方文化是适应它们各自社会的相对独立的 价值体系 每一种文化都有它们自己的优点和不足 因此 两种文化应相互充实 B Right It seems to be quite important to Chinese culture The two thousand year feudual rule made Chinese traditional culture self closed and isolated and it s so short of democracy and open which is the chief essence of the west culture Through the meeting we want to make it the beginning that Chinese culture fully absorb the essence of the west culture The 2008 Olympics is a desirable chance B 对 对中国文化来说 这一点显得尤为重要 两千年的封建统治使中国传统 文化自我封闭 自我独立 严重缺乏民主和开放性 而这一点正是西方文化的精华部分 通过这次会议 我们想开一个头 使中国传统文化全面吸收西方文化中的精华 2008 年奥 运会就是一个难得的机会 A I see You apply to the chance of the 2008 Olympics to make your traditional culture absorb the advantage of the west culture and make it various and globalized A 我明白了 你们想借助 2008 年奥运会使贵国的传统文化吸收西文化的优 点 使之多样化 国际化 B Yes Only the essence B 正是 仅吸收精华 A I understand it But I think Chinese culture has many advantages A 我理解这一点 但中 国文化也有很多优点 B Of course When Chinese culture absorbs the essence of the west culture we maintain and carry forward it B 当然了 在中国文化吸收西方文化精华的同 时 我们要保留并弘扬传统文化的精华 A Good The Olympics is a belt of the east and west culture It advances the two different culture system s development Suppose that the west and east cultures should merge into a more perfect and vigorous system with the development of the Olympics in the future A 很好 奥林匹克运动是东西方文化联系的纽带 它带动两 种不同的文化体系共同发展 可以想想在不久的未来 随着奥运的发展 东西方文化将会 融为一个更加完美和充满生机活力的整体 B I hope so Boast cross talk First Our family boasts in old and well known families Second Our family is boasting in the specialized household First Our boast of home does not pay taxes Second We do not hand in the money in boast of home First Not blowing I will go to toilet once borning Second Crawling First Who is it climb to come down while being harsh Second How will that go First The bed acts as the lavatory Second These is it wet the bed to ask First I can run in three months Second That must be a monster First I of on the month such as three pieces mother go to work I has to grandmother house run grandmother house both ends Second Run in this way First It want say boast I no one can than Second I it believe it dare you not here than than First Blow here No problem Second Is it say heavy appetite this to want I first meal can take five bowls of noodles First Can eat 4 kilograms of boiled meat dumpling in a meal of mine Second Oh I have a fever First Oh I have a fever too Second I am covering a bed of quilts to sleep in the evening saw suddenly the next day the quilt burnt a large hole First Slept in the eveninging I held a handful of maize in the hand saw suddenly the next day became puffed rice completely Second I am taller than the tree First I am higher than the floor Second Unless I top of the head it ride stretch out one s hand not can stressing by plane not big First My upper lip is carrying it the lower lip is carrying the ground Second Then how about your face First The person boasting is shameless Second Hey 1 Time is money A As we know time is so important but since time is an invisible thing men often waste their time unconsciously What a pity B Yes Without anything to do they may gossip or play computer games from morning till night So the old said Time is money to remind us not to waist of time A All right Time is money means that time is a very valuable thing But I think time is more valuable than money The money we have lost can be gained again but the time we have wasted cannot be regained B I agree with you We can also said persons can exist without money but nothing can be done without time just as no one can live without air A Yeah Man can live only at most to about 100 years It seems fairly long but in fact it is rather short I am nineteen years old It means that I have cost at lest one fifth of my life B So am I How quickly time flies Time never stops for anyone or anything Time is so limited that how can we waste of it A I can t agree more So we should save every second we own and make full use of our time to study hard The harder we work now the more we will get in future B Ok Let s save time together 2 The spirit of sports A Do you like sports B Of course especially basketball and football A So What do you think is the spirit of sports B urn I m not sure Maybe it s cooperate and competition A Why do you think so B Because no matter playing basketball or playing football is two teams compete for success and the successful needs cooperate What about you What do you think is the spirit of sports A In honesty I m not very clear Sports can help reducing your worries and stress feeling unprecedented relaxed Sports can also give rise to a strong body for us and so on But I don t know what the most basic element of sports is B Maybe we can get the answer from the Olympic Games The development of Olympic Games is harmonious and prosperous for the reason that it s not only for shaping human s body but more for pursuing a spirit faster higher stronger A Yes I think you are right The enchantment of sports is that it s a challenge for the limit of your body both a sort of healthy and popular life style and a reflection of optimistic and positive attitude 3 good and bad things about marrying a foreigner A OK Let s have a talk about the good and bad things about marrying a foreigner Firstly can you tell me some good things about marrying a foreigner B Of course To some degree mixed marriages will have a good effect in the world peace or the social progress Because of the cultural exchange between the two different nations Now it s your turn to tell me some bad things about marrying a foreigner A Ok one of the bad things is both of the couple have to live with the problems of their marriage for there is always gap between two different cultures And the communication between two sides families is a big problem B so I think the couple must have had a deeply understanding each other A Yes as we all know marriages are based on mutual trust and respect especially in cross country marrying 4 the love story that impressed me most Once upon a time there was an island where all the feelings lived Happiness Sadness Knowledge and all of the others include Love One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink so all repaired their boats and left Love wanted to persevere until the last possible moment When the island was almost sinking Love decided to ask for help Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat Love said Richness can you take me with you Richness answered No I can t There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat There is no place here for you Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel Vanity please help me I can t help you Love You are all wet and might damage my boat Vanity answered Sadness was close by so Love asked for help Sadness let me go with you Oh Love I am so sad that I need to be by myself Happiness passed by Love too but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her Suddenly there was a voice Come Love I will take you It was an elder Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that he even forgot to ask the elder his name When they arrived at dry land the elder went his own way Love realizing how much he owed the elder and asked Knowledge another elder Who helped me It was Time Knowledge answered Time asked Love But why did Time help me Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is In my view love is the most important for us in our life We should cherish when we have It is a story full of wisdom and love I like this story very much for it tells us the truth about love by using a simple expression 5 How can parents and children improve their mutual understanding A Nowadays it s a very common thing that parents can t understand their children well What do you think about that B I think it s because most parents have little communication with their children so they don t known what their children think A yeah Children and parents experience different they may have many different views on one thing But how can parents and children improve their mutual understanding B Most important thing is the parents should never treat their children like kids A Right I agree with you parents and children should be like friends B yeah so that they can easily communicate they will know each other more A Parents must spend more time with their children children need an audient when they have puzzlement B Parents could give some advices to help children A yes when parents do like this children will tell you anything happy or said you will know more about your children B And if you don t like your children do something you always need to choose the right language and talk to your kids at a right time A yeah it is very important B So it s not very hard to improve parents and children s mutual understanding A Yes if they find the way 6 Is there any connection between names and personalities A Do you think that there is some connection between names and personalities B Yes I think so People tend to make judgments based on first impressions and names often affect such impressions Sometimes it will shorten the distance between you and others As a result these will affect one s personality A Sure I think so too Maybe there is the possible connection between names and emotional problems It may be that the parents who give their children truly odd names also tend to act in other ways that might increase psychological risk Or perhaps growing up with an odd name leads to experiences being teased for example that undermine mental health B So in fact it s actually sure that there is some connection between names and personalities For example a good name will strengthen confidence and lead to an outgoing personality How can we live a stress free life A what do you think about stress in life B People always have stress in their life the important thing is how to reduce stress A yeah so what will you do if you feel stress B I will take a walk and while I walk smile or I will sit in silence for minutes What about you A I will spend more time with kids kids always give me happiness And I will call my parents talk with them B That s good way to reduce stress Smile and laugh more It will keep the negative blues away A Right if you want live a stress free life Don t waste your precious energy on gossip negative thoughts or things you cannot control Instead invest your energy in the positive aspects of the moment B Yes However good or bad a situation is it will change What other people think of you is none of your business A You should get rid of anything that isn t useful beautiful or joyful Treasure happiness B And when you are unhappy call your friends your job won t take care of you when you are sick Your friends will A Also you can eat more vegetables Drink green tea and plenty of water You will feel better B And Dream more while you are awake you must believe you have a better future A Envy is a waste of time You already have all you need B So don t compare your life to others You have no idea what their journey is all about A That s right live a stress free life is not very hard you only need to find the way B I think so Life is beautiful A Life is beautiful do you think so B Of course Life is important Life is full of fun Life is beautiful When you get up in the morning looking through the window you ll see the clear sky Go for a walk for a while you ll breath the fresh air You ll hear the birds singing look at the butterflies dancing watch the plants growing You can feel the strong spirit of you life Everything is real Everything is beauty Life is beautiful A Yes when you fell down on your way there must be someone gives you a hand When you get to work you can see the smile of your partner When you arrive home in the evening your family must be at the table waiting for you to have dinner together Especially when you arrive late there must be a light left for you for love B Therefore we can say life brings us the warmth beside you and me So life is so beauful A So do I think so how to strengthen confidence A Any way confidence is a very important quality of everyone especially in the modem society So let s think out some way to strengthen confidence B Ok and take the turns from me I think it s very important that you couldn t think that you can t Actually most of time you can Just do it You can be changed only after do a lot A Yes The more times you try the more chance you will get to succeed As a consequence you will be more and more confident But remember never give up only because of several mistakes Success is based on false B And as we know confidence isn t built in a day So take you time Make up your mind and stick to it I have a trick to strengthen confidence 8 Look in the mirror and smile By looking in the mirror and smiling every day you might feel happier with yourself and more confident in the long run A Help others is also a good way When you know you re kind to the people around you and are making a positive difference in other people s lives you ll know that you are a positive force in the world which will boost your self confidence 11 11 A A andand B B areare givinggiving eacheach otherother tipstips aboutabout howhow toto improveimprove healthhealth andand theirtheir life 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