新大学英语综合教程第三册听力Unit2

1、-新通用大学英语综合教程第三册听力原文Unit2Lesson1Part1MakinganAppointmentGuest:Ineedtoseeadentistassoonaspossible.Ithinkitsanemergency.IwaswonderingifyoumightbeabletorecommendsomeonewhospeaksEnglish.Clerk:Actually,theresornferonmothfeare.Wouldyoulikemetomakeanappointmentforyou?Dentist:SoIhearyourefromoverseas.Patient

2、:Yes.FromVenezuela.Thanksforfittingmein.Thistoothiskillingme.Dentist:Luckily,Ihadacancellation.Gladtobeofhelp.Patient:Ireallyappreciateit.ThoughtIdbetterseesomeonerightaway.Dentist:Well,letshavealook.Part2DescribingSymptomsataDoctorsOfficeConversation1M:Whatseemstobetheproblemtoday,Mrs.Gilles?F:Well

3、,Ivebeenfeelingprettydifzozrythelastfewdays.Ihavetoliedownallthetime.IfeelreallyweakandIhavesolittleenergyIcantevenmakemyselflunchordinner.M:Imsorrytohearthat.F:AndIcanhardlywalkupstairs.ImsoshortofbreathwheneverItry.M:Anypain?Funnyyoushouldask.Ihavepaininmyshoulder,too.Conversation2F=ChineseF:Isthe

4、reanythingbotheringyoutoday,Mr.Baker?Well,whenIwokeupthismorningIfeltterrible.Ihadthispaininthebackofmyneck,andIthoughtIdbettergetintoseethedoctorrightaway.F:Haveyoubeencoughing?M:Alot,actually.Ivehadabadcoldforoveraweeknow.F:Thatmightexplainthepainyouvebeenfeelinginyourneck.Imgoingtogiveyousomethin

5、gforthatcold.Conversation3M=AustralianM:Thedoctorwillberightwithyou,Ms.Rice.Haveyounotbeenfeelingwell?F:Notgreat,actually.AndIvebeensneezinglikecrazy.M:Oh,thatstoobad.F:Anyway,todaymybackiskillingme.SoIthought,thattercomeisn.it,IdbetM:Come.Illtakeyouintoseethedoctor.Conversation4F:YoureheretoseeDr.F

6、ox?M:Yes,Iam.Ivebeenreallysick.Oh,Imsorrytohearthat.Haveyoubeennauseous?Ohyeah.F:Anyvomiting?M:Yes.ImafraidIvreowbeinegnuthpeverythingIeat.F:Anydizziness?M:Notreally.Justnauseousness.Well,Dr.Foxwillbewithyouinamoment.Conversation5YoureMs.Pearlman?Yes,Iam.Thedoctorwillbewithyousoon.CanIaskyouafewques

7、tions?OK.Whatbringsyouintoday?F:Well,Ivebeenwheezingalotsinceyesterday.Idontknowwhatswrong.Itsreallyannoying.Areyouallergictoanything?NotthatIcanthinkof.-Anyothersymptoms?Notreally.Conversation6F:Mr.Rashid?M:Thatsme.Hello,Mr.Rashid.Thedoctorwillseeyouinjustamoment.Areyouinalotofpain?Well,myhiphasbee

8、nbotheringmealotforthepasttwodays.Ithurtsallthetime.Hmm.Didyoufallorhaveanaccident?NotthatIcanremember.Anypainanywhereelse?Inyourknees?Yourelbows?No.Part3TalkaboutMedicationsConversation1M=Korean,F=TurkishM:Ms.Ramazan?ImDr.Kim.Iunderstandyourealongwayfromhome.F:Thatsright.ImhereonbusmineTsusr.keFyro

9、.M:Butyourenotfeelingwell?F:Itsmyback.Itsreallybeenkillingmeforseveraldaysnow.M:Areyoutakinganything?F:Justsomepainkillers.Buttheyrereallynothelping.M:LetmegiveyouaprescriptionforPercotrol.Iteffectivepaisnkailvleerr.yIthinkyoumightfinditveryhelpful.F:Doesithaveanysideeffects?M:Veryrarely.Insomepeopl

10、eitcausesnauseaorvomiting.ButIreallydontthinkyoullhavetoCallmeifyoufeelatallnauseous,OK?F:Thanks.M:Thedosageisonetabletinthemorning,oneintheevening,duringmeals.Youllseeafullsetofinstructionswhenyoupickupyourprescriptiondownstairs.F:Thankyou,Dr.Kim.Conversation2M=Japanese,F=MexicanM:LucyFernandez?ImD

11、rarni.oH.F:Thankssomuchforfittingmein.Mypleasure.Whereareyoufrom?F:Mexico.Imhereonbusiness.Yourealongwayfromhome!WhatcanIdoforyoutoday?F:Well,Ivegotasplittingheadache,andIvebeenkindofnausye.oussinceMondaYoumustfeelterrible.Areyoucurrentlytakinganymedication?Ivebeentakinganantacidandapainkiller.Areyo

12、uallergictoanymedications?F:IthinkImightbeallergictopenicillin.ButImnotsure.Well,thatsOK.Keeptakingthepainkillerforthatheadache.Butyoucanstoptakingtheantacid.Igoingtogiveyouaprescriptionforyournausea.Takeittwiceaday.Willtherebeanysideeffects?M:Itmightmakeyoualittletiredduringtheday.Butchancesareyoul

13、lbefine.Callmeifyoudonbetter.Conversation3M=ChineseM:Dr.Benson?Hi,ImMarkGoh.F:Hello,Mr.Goh.Ihearyourenotfromaroundhere.M:Right.ImvisitingfromHongKongforafewweeks.Youvecomealongwaytoseeadocto!rWell,whatcanIdoforyoutoday?Myeyeshavebeenreallyredforaboutaweeknow.F:Haveyoubeenusinganymedication?M:WellIgo

14、tsomeeyedropsatthedrugstore,buttheyarenthelping.F:Foryourcondition,Ithinkyoumightwantsomethingstronger.Imgoingtogiveyouaprescriptionforaneyeointment.Useittwiceaday,andwashyoureyesseveraltimesaday.M:OK.-F:Itsastrongmedication,buttherearentanysideeffectsyouneedtoworryabout.Ifyoukeepyoureyesclean,theoi

15、ntmentshoulddothetrick.M:Thanks.F:Willyoustillbeherenextweek?Idlikeyoutocomebacktoseeme.M:Yes,Illstillbehere.Good.Youcanmakeanappointmentatthefrontdeskonyourwayout.Thanks,Doctor.Part4DiseaseandTreatmentPassage1ParkinsonsDiseaseParkinsonsdiseaseisaprogressivelydisablingdiseasemarkedbytremblingandincr

16、easingstiffnessofthemuscles.Theonsetofthisdiseaseisgradual,whichmakesitdifficulttodiagnoseinitsearlystage.Tremblingusuallybeginsinoneorbothhands;eventuallythethumbandforefingermayshowarapidrepetitivemovement.Inadditiontomuscularrigidity,othersymptomsincludeslowbodymovement,poorcoordination,andunbala

17、nce.Ashorteningofmusclesalongthefrontofthenecktendstobendtheheadandspineforward,whilethelackofanimationinthefacecreatesamasklikeexpression.Asthesesymptomsworsen,chronicfatigue,mentalconfusion,andspeechimpairmentmaydevelopandthepersonwithParkinsonsmayfinditimpossibletowalkunassistedly.Passage2Laughte

18、rIstheBestMedicineTheresasayinginEnglish,“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Nowstudiessuggestthatthissayingmightreallybetrue.Everyoneknowsthatstressisbadforyourhealth.Itcangiveyouheadaches.Itcancauseheartattacksandotherseriousmedicalproblems.Whenwelaugh,ourstressisreduced.Thenthebodyisabletofightdiseasebet

19、ter.Peoplewholaughalothavelowerbloodpressurethantheaverageperson.Whenapersonlaughs,hisorherbloodpressuregoesdown.Whenthishappens,breathingbecomesdeeper,sendingmoreoxygenandnutrientsthroughoutthebody.Also,laughterpushesoutmoreairfromthelungsthanittakesin,whichhelpstocleanoutthelungs.Laughterisgoodexe

20、rcise,too!Somedoctorshaveestimatedthatapersoncanburnasmanycaloriesbylaughingasbyridinganexercisebikeforseveralminutes.Laughtercanevenhelpimproveyourmemory.Whenyoulaugh,yourmusclesrelaxandpsychologicalstressisreduced.Thiskeepsthebrainalertandallowsyoutoremembermoreinformation.Somedoctorsarebeginningt

21、oprescribelaughteralongwithcertainmedicationsandahealthydiet.Iteasytoincludelaughterinyourdailyschedule.Justreadsomethinghumorousorwatchafunnyvideo.Andwhoknowsitmightsaveyourlife!Passage3RaceandDiseaseResearchershavefoundmoreevidencethatsuggestsarelationshipbetweenraceandratesoflungcanceramongsmoker

22、s.AnewstudyshowsthatblackpeopleandnativeHawaiiansaremorelikelytodeveloplungcancerfromsmoking.Itcomparedtheirrisktowhites,Japanese-AmericansandLatinos.Thestudy,however,foundalmostnoracialorethnicdifferencesamongtheheaviestsmokers.Thesewerepeoplewhosmokedmorethanthirtycigaretteseachday.Othercomparison

23、shaveshownthatblackpeoplearemorelikelythanwhitestogetlungcancerfromsmoking.ButthescientistssayfewstudieshavecomparedtherisksamongnativeHawaiians,AsiansandLatinos.ResearchersattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaandtheUniversityofHawaiididthenewstudy.TheNewEnglandJournalofMedicinepublishedthefindings.Th

24、eeight-yearstudyinvolvedmorethanonehundredandeightythousandpeople.Theyprovideddetailsabouttheirtobaccouseandtheirdietaswellasotherinformation.Theyincludedcurrentandformersmokersandpeoplewhoneversmoked.Almosttwothousandpeopleinthestudydevelopedlungcancer.Researcherssaygeneticsmighthelpexplaintheracia

25、landethnicdifferences.Therecouldbedifferencesinhowpeoplesbodiesreacttosmoke.Butenvironmentalinfluences,includingthewaypeoplesmoke,couldalsomakeadifference.LastJune,theUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministrationapprovedadrugdesignedtotreatheart-failureinblackpatients.ThenameisBiDil.Theagencycalledit“astept

26、owardthepromiseofpersonalizedmedicine.”Lesson2Part1SeeingaDoctorExample:A:Nikki,whatswrong?B:Myheadiskillingme.Ikeeptakingmedicine,butitdoesnthelp.A:Youmustfeelterrible!Youshouldgotothedoctor.1.A:Hello,ImJessicaBanks.Ihavea2:00appointment.B:OK.Andwhatbringsyouintotheofficetoday?Oneofmyfillingscameou

27、t.Ohno!Howdidyouloseafilling?Idontknow,butitreallyhurts!Imsorry.Thedoctorwillseeyouinjustaminute.2Hi,Susan.Hi,Jim.Youlookawful.Thanks.No,Imean,youmustfeelterrible.Doyouhaveacold?A:No,Idont.Itsmyallergies.Iforgottotakemyallergymedicationthismorning.IcantstopThetreesandflowersaremakingmyeyesredanditch

28、y.Imgoingtotakesomethingrightnow.3A:Isanythingbotheringyoutoday,Mr.Kemper?B:No,Dr.Powell.Ifeelfine.Ijustcameintogetmyallergyshot.A:OK,Illgiveyoutheshot,andyoullbeoutofherequickly.B:Thatsgreat.Thanks.Part2SeeingaDentistScriptA:Thanksforfittingmeinthismorning.Ineededtoseesomeonerightaway.B:Gladtobeofh

29、elp.Whatsthetrouble?IthinkIbrokeatooth.Youmustbeinalotofpain.Yeah,itsreallykillingme.Well,letshavealook.Imightbeabletofixittoday.A:WillIneedaprescriptionafterwards?Maybe.Imightgiveyousomepainkillers.Part3GettingtoKnowSomeHealthMattersPassage1TheSleepProblemsinAmericaAnewreportsaysanestimated50000000

30、to70000000Americanshavesleepproblems.Itsaysmanymorearesufferingfromlackofsleep.AgroupofsleepresearchorganizationsaskedtheInstituteofMedicinetostudytheproblem.TheinstituteispartofAmericasNationalAcademyofSciences.Thestudyexaminedwhyweneedsleep,theeffectsofsleeplossandothersleepdisorders.Afourteen-mem

31、bercommitteecarriedoutthestudy.TheInstituteofMedicinereportedtheirfindingsearlierthismonth.HarveyColtenofColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCityledthestudy.Hesayssleepdisordersarenotrecognizedenoughbythegeneralpublicandthemedicalcommunity.Thereportsaystoofewresearchersarestudyingsleepdisorders.Italsosaystoo

32、fewhealthcareworkersaretrainedtoidentifyandtreattheproblem.ThereportsaysAmericanbusinesseslosemorethan100000000dollarsayearbecauseoftiredworkers.Someemployeesaretootiredtoreportforwork.Theyhaveaccidentsorarelessproductiveatwork.Othercostsincludedincreasedvisitstodoctors.Thestudyfoundthattwentypercen

33、tofinjuriescausedbyseriouscaraccidentsarelinkedtosleepydrivers.Alcoholicdrinkswerenotlinkedtotheaccidents.Otherstudieshavelinkedpoorsleeptoanincreasedriskofhealthproblemslikeheartdisease,depressionandunhealthyamountsofbodyfat.Researcherssay-thereasonforthislinkisunclear.Manyexpertssayagoodamountofsl

34、eepisasimportanttohealthasdietandexercise.Theysaymostpeopleneedseventoninehoursofsleepeachnight.Lessthanthatcaninterferewithmentalandphysicalabilities.Itcanleadtomoreseriousproblems,includingseveresleeplessness.Peoplewiththisconditiontemporarilystopbreathingwhiletheysleep.Researchersinvolvedinthestu

35、dyaresuggestinganumberofstepstohelppreventsleepdisorders.Theysuggestacampaigntoinformthepublicabouttheproblem.Theywantincreasededucationandtrainingamonghealthcareworkers.Andtheyarecallingfornewtechnologytoidentifyandcuresleepproblems.Passage2TheChronicDiseaseChronicdiseasesaretheleadingcauseofdeathi

36、ntheworld.Yethealthexpertssaytheseconditionsareoftenthemostpreventable.Chronicdiseasesincludeheartdisease,stroke,cancerandlungdisorders.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsayschronicdiseasesleadtoabout17000000earlydeathseachyear.TheUnitedNationsagencyexpectsmorethan380000000peopletodieofchronicdiseasesbythey

37、ear2.Itsaysabout80%ofthedeathswillhappenindevelopingnations.TheW.H.O.sayschronicdiseasesnowcausetwo-thirdsofalldeathsintheAsia-Pacificarea.Intenyearsitcouldbealmostthree-fourths.Peoplearegettingsickintheirmosteconomicallyproductiveyears.Infact,expertssaychronicdiseasesarekillingmoremiddle-agedpeople

38、inpoorercountriesthaninwealthierones.TheW.H.O.estimatesthatchronicdiseaseswillcostChinaalonemorethan5000000000dollarsinthenexttenyears.Thatestimaterepresentsthecostsofmedicaltreatmentandlostproductivity.RussiaandIndiaarealsoexpectedtofacehugeeconomiclosses.Itsaysdeathsfromchronicdiseaseshaveincrease

39、dlargelyastheresultofeconomicgainsinmanycountries.Healthofficialssayasmanyas80%ofdeathsfromchronicdiseasescouldbeprevented.Theysayanimportanttoolforgovernmentsistorestrictthemarketingofalcoholandtobaccotoyoungpeople.Also,moreprogramsareneededtourgehealthyeatingandmorephysicalactivity.U.N.officialsaimthroughinternationalactiontoreducechronic-diseasedeathsby2%eachye