新视野大学英语第二版听说教程听力原文

W:IsawanadontheInternetaboutonlinelanguagestudies.M:Metoo.Isawanadfor,"ClickHereforLanguageLearning."Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanhaveincommon?M:Youhavetobe18yearsoldtoentersomeonlinelanguageclasses.W:Really?Ihadnoideathattherewasaminimumagerequiredforsomeclasses.Q:WhatdidthewomanNOTknowaboutonlinelanguageclassesbefore?M:Unlikeregularclasses,onlineclassescanbetakenatyourhome.W:That'sexactlywhyIdecidedtobeginstudyingonline!Q:Whydidthewomandecidetostudyonline?W:IkeeponmakingnewfriendsasIstudyonline.M:SodoI!Therearesomanypeopleonline,andIwanttomeetthemall!Q:Whatisonebenefitofstudyingonline?M:Myonlineteacheraskedtheclassforsuggestionstomaketheclassbetter.W:That'sgreat!Ialwayslikeitwhenateacherdoesthat.Q:Whatdidtheman'steacherwanttodo?M:Ihadnoideathatonlinelanguagelearningcouldbesoeffective!W:Itsurehashelpedmepracticemylanguageskills!Q:Whatisitaboutonlinelanguagelearningthatsurprisedtheman?M:MyclassmatesandIhelpeachothersolvehomeworkproblemsonline.W:Itsoundslikeyou'reusingtheInternetinausefulway.Q:Whatdoesthemandoonline?M:Onlinelearningisidealforanyonewhodoesn'thavetimetotraveltoschool.W:Yes,butitalsohasitsownchallenges.Q:Whatdoesthewomanhavetosayaboutonlinelearning?M:Virtualclassroomsarechanginghowstudentsstudy!W:Theysureare!AndI,forone,amveryexcitedaboutit.Q:Accordingtotheman,whatishappeningtostudentsbecauseofvirtualclassrooms?M:Whatadvicedidyourprofessorgiveyou?W:Hesaidthattakinganonlineclasswouldhelpmelearn.Q:Whatdidthewoman'sprofessorsuggest?Transcript:W:How'syournewonlineclass,Bill?Isiteverythingyouhadhopedfor?M:It'severythingandmore,Susan.Youshouldgiveitatry!W:Oh,really?What'sthebestthingaboutit?M:Inanonlineclass,youtalkwithothersovertheInternet.Sincetheyarenotrightnexttoyou,theydon'tbotheryousomuch.W:Thatsoundsgreat!ItookaclasswithsomeonewhowouldmakemefeelsmallwheneverImadeamistake.HewouldtellmehowstupidIwasandintimidatemesothatIneverwantedtoparticipate.M:Notaprobleminthevirtualclassroom.Howwouldyouliketosignup?Ithinkthatyoucouldstartonthethirdofnextmonth.W:Idon'tknow,Bill.Youknowallthoseproblemsabouthavingdifficultpeopleintheclassroom?M:Yeah?W:Wedon'treallyhavethemanymoresinceyouleft.Transcript:Thefirstrequirementformyonlinelanguageclasswastomeetinanonlineforum.Ienteredtheforumearlyandsawstudentsappearonthescreenoneafteranother.Strangelyenough,whenitwastimetobegin,theteacherstillhadn'tshownup.However,webegansharinginformationandtalkingaboutthenewclass.Unlikeme,alloftheotherstudentswerenewtotheonlineclass.Itoldthemaboutmyexperiencesandmythoughts.ThenInoticedsomething.Therewere27peopleintheforum.ThiswasstrangebecauseIknowtherewereonly26peopleintheclass."Hey,"Iwrote,"whichoneofyouistheteacher?"Theteachermadeherselfknownatlast.Shesaidthatshewantedtogetourhonestopinionsabouttheonlineclass.Also,shewantedtohavealittlefunwithus."Humorwillbeimportantinmyclass,"shesaid.2 W:Howaboutspendingtheeveningchillingoutwiththefolks?M:Comeon,Mom.I'dreallyliketogetoutwithmyfriends.Q:Whatdoestheyoungmanwanttodo?W:Honestly,Idon'tknowwhattosayaboutourson'smusic.M:Leavehimaloneaboutit.Afterall,yourmotherdidn'tlikeyourmusiceither.Q:Whatshouldthewomandoaccordingtotheman?W:I'msurprisedtoseeyououtandaboutsoearlyinthemorning.M:Youknowmymom.Shedoesn'tlikemesleepingin,evenonweekends.Q:Whyisthemanoutandaboutsoearlyinthemorning?M:Alittleteenagerebellionisnormal.Yoursonwillgetoverit.W:Iknow.I'mjustworriedabouthimdoingsomethingthatwillruinhislife.Q:Whyisthewomanworriedaboutherson?W:Getapiercinginmynose?Noway!Myparentswouldbeangry!M:You'renotgivingthemenoughcredit.Idon'tthinkthey'dbeupsetatall.Q:Whywouldn'tthewomangetapiercinginhernose?W:Whatbugsyoumostaboutyourdaughter'seatinghabits?M:Ican'tstandthewaysheeatssoquickly.Q:Whydoesthemanhaveaproblemwiththewayhisdaughtereats?M:What'swrongwithourkids?Theythinkthey'reentitledtoeverythingwehave!W:Well,Ifeelit'smyfaultforgivingthemtoomuch.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheirkids'problems?W:Dad,I'vegotadatetonightwithMike.I'llbebacklate.M:Himagain?Iwishyouwouldn'tdateaguywithatattoo!Q:Whatdoesthefatherwishforhisdaughter?W:Mymotherwantsmetogointobanking,butIlikewriting.M:Youcan'tletyourmotherchooseyourcareerforyou.Q:Accordingtotheman,whatshouldthewoman'smotherNOTdo?W:Dad,I'magrownwoman,andyoucan'tmakechoicesforme.M:Ha!Ifyouwereagrownwoman,youwouldn'twatchcartoonsallday!Q:Whydoesthegirl'sfatherNOTbelievethatsheisagrownwoman?M:Youshouldgetasenseofhumor,Mom.W:I'msorry,butIjustdon'tthinkthatbreakingshopwindowsisfunny.M:Ifitisn'tfunny,thenIdon'tknowwhatis.Theseshopwindowsonlyshowthingsoutofdateandoutoffashion.They'remisleading.Anyway,it'sfuntobreakoldstuff.W:Andthat'swhatI'msaying.Youdon'tknowwhat'sfunny.WhenIwasateenager,Ienjoyedmoviesandgoingoutwithmyfriends,notcausingtroubleorbreakingthings.M:Thisisjustthebigdifferencebetweenyourgenerationandmine.W:No,itisn't!Iknowteenagersofyourage,andtheydon'thaveyourbadattitude!Andtheycertainlyneverbreakshopwindows!M:Whatever,Mom.I'vegottogonow.W:Huh?Wheredoyouthinkyou'regoing?M:Idon'tknow.MaybeI'llgooutandbreakstuff.Transcript:"Educatormethods",suchasnotbuyingtoysforchildrenwhoactup,donotalwayswork.Ipersonallythinkthateventhoughparentsteachtheirchildrenmanythings,theyshouldnotactliketeachersallthetime.Aftermy"educatormethods"failed,Ispentsomequalityone-on-onetimewithmydaughterwithNOlecturingaboutherbehavior.Forexample,wewentoutforicecream.Whilewesatandate,wespentalongtimewatchingotherpeopleandtalkingaboutthethingsaroundus.Thenwewenttoabookstorewhereshelookedforabooktobuy.Ittookheralongtime,butIwaspatient.Wefinallyboughtherabookandfinishedouroutingtogether.Attheend,wedecidedtohavesimilaroutingsonceamonth,becauseitreallywasfun.MymaingoalwastoletherknowthatIloveher.3 W:Inordertohaveameaningfullife,youmustbereadytogiveandsacrifice.M:Iagreetotally.AndItrytorememberthiseveryday.Q:Whatwillbepossibleifyougiveandsacrificeaccordingtothewoman?W:Doyouthinkweshouldgiveaidtopeopleinneed?M:Ithinkit'stheleastweshoulddoforthem.Q:Whatshouldbedoneforpeopleinneed,accordingtotheman?M:Believeitornot,mybaseballcoachtaughtmealotaboutbeingkind.W:Thatreallyisn'tsounusual.Afterall,itisn'talwaysparentswhoteachus.Q:Whotaughtthemantobekind?W:Whydoyouletyourlittlesisterclingtoyouallthetime?M:Sinceourparentsdied,sheneedsmemore.Ican'tpushheraway.Q:Whydoesthelittlesisterneedthemanmore?W:Mymothernevercomplainedabouthardworkinfrontofthefamily.M:Wow,that'ssomethingtolearnfrom!Q:Whatdidthewoman'smothernevercomplainabout?W:You'vegottomeetmyfather.He'shandicappedandhehasalottoshare.M:I'dliketo.Youjusttellmewhen.Q:Whyshouldthemanmeetthewoman'sfather?M:Isawyoutalkingtoyourmotheratdusk.W:Yeah,eventhoughshe'sbusyshealwaysfindstimetotalktome.That'swhyIlovehersomuch.Q:Whydoesthewomanlovehermother?W:Hey,Iheardyouspendyoureveningsatthehomefortheelderly.M:Someevenings.I'dliketogomore,butIdon'thavetime.Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutgoingtothehomefortheelderly?W:YouarethefirstpersontoextendhelpwhenIneededit.M:Don'tworryaboutit.That'swhatfriendsarefor.Q:WhydoesthemantellthewomanNOTtoworry?W:MymotherneverinterruptedmewhileItoldhermyproblems.M:Sometimesthat'sthebestwaytohelpsomeone.Q:Whatdidthemotherdotohelpthewoman?Transcript:W:Iheardabangonmywaytoclassthismorning.M:Someguybroughtaguntoschoolandtriedtoshootsomeone.W:You'rekidding!IseveryoneOK?M:Yeah.Theteachermanagedtotakethegunfromhim.W:Ourhistoryteacher?M:That'stheone.W:Heneverstopsamazingme.M:Hewasdefinitelytherightpersonattherighttime.Afterhehitthestudentandgrabbedthegun,hetalkedtotheboyabouthisproblems.WhileIwasonthephonewiththepoliceandtheparents,hewasholdingthestudent.IfIwasnotmistaken,Ithoughtthestudentwascrying.W:Didtheteacherhelptheboysolvehisproblems?M:Idon'tthinkso.Thestudentwasclearlybotheredbysomethingprettybig.Idon'tthinkproblemslikethatcanbesolvedsoquickly.But,whenthepolicecametotakehimaway,ourteachertoldhimthathewouldseehimagain.Transcript:Thefriendshipandsympathyofaspecialpersonchangedmylife,andI'dliketotellyouaboutit.Lookingatmenow,youmightnotguessthatIwasnotverypopularwhenIstartedmyuniversitystudies.Iwasthinanddidn'tlookveryhandsomewithmyglasses.Infact,myclassmatesstilllaughedatme,justastheydidinhighschool.Oneday,whenIwasleavingthesciencebuilding,someoneranpastmeandknockedthebooksoutofmyhands.Iwasfeelingsadandlonely.Butthen,someoneelseapproachedmeandhelpedmepickupmybooks.Thatday,Imademyfirstuniversityfriend.Suddenly,lifeimproved.Ihelpedhimwithhisstudies.Andhehelpedmewitheverythingelse.Hetaughtmehowtodressright,howtotalktogirls,andaboveall,howtobesocial.4——W:I'dreallyliketomakeagoodimpressioninclass.M:Well,solongasyoupayattention,youshouldn'thaveaproblem.Q:Howcanthewomanmakeagoodimpressioninclass?M:I'vehadagoodrest,andamreadytomakeagoodimpressiononmyboss.W:That'stheattitude!You'regoingtobegreat!Q:Whatisthemanreadytodo?M:You'vebecomesomaturesinceIlastsawyou.W:Nah,itjustseemsthatwaybecauseI'mwearingniceclothes.I'mreallystilllikeachild.Q:Accordingtothewoman,whydoessheseemdifferent?M:Don'tlooksoaggressive.Calmdownandlookrelaxed.W:OK,I'llremembertosmileduringmymeetingwithmynewboss.Q:Whatwillthewomanremembertodo?W:Mybossnevernoticesme.IthinkIlacktheskillstogetabetterjobatmycompany.M:No.Youjustneedtohavemoreconfidenceinyourself.Q:Whatdoesthewomanlackaccordingtotheman?W:I'msureyou'dbepromotedifyouworebetterclothes.M:Youmightberight.Butclothesareexpensive.Q:Whatmighthelpthemangetpromoted?M:MystatuswillneverimproveifIcan'tmakeothersbelieveinme.W:Improvethetoneofyourvoice,andothersmighttrustyoumore.Q:Howcanthemangetotherstotrusthimmore?M:Howdidyourinterviewgo?W:Great!Istayedpositive,likeyousaidearlier,andIthinkIgotthejob!Q:Whatdidthemantellthewomanearlier?M:Itookaninstantlikingtoyou.W:Noway!Iwassoawfultoyouthefirsttimewemet!Q:WhydoesthewomanNOTbelievetheman?W:It'dbeeasierforyoutopersuadepeopleifyoudon'tlooksonervous.M:Iknow,butIreallycan'tchangethewayIfeel.Q:Howcouldthemanpersuadepeoplemoreeasily?W:Standupstraight!M:What?W:Yourheadshouldbeup,andyourbackshouldbestraight!Lookingpeopleintheeyesisveryimportant!M:Iappreciateyourhelp,butI'monlygoingtoajobinterview.W:Iassumeyouwantthisjob.AmIright?M:OfcourseIdo.W:Thenlistentome!You'llmakeagoodimpressionifyoushowself-confidence.Butdon'tlooktoorigid.Youwanttoseemabitrelaxed.M:Anythingelse?W:Yeah.Youshouldtellthemajoke.M:Ajoke?W:Everyonelikesajoke.Doyouknowany?M:IknowoneaboutafightbetweenaFrenchmanandaGerman.W:No!Don'tjokeaboutcountries,sex,orreligions.Youcouldupsetsomeone.M:Idon'tthinkIcanrememberallofthis.MaybeIshouldjuststayhome.W:Honey,don'tworry.You'llbegreat!Juststandupstraight!Transcript:Therearesimplerulesforaninterview,anditseemsthateveryoneknowsthem.So,asaninterviewerformycompany,Iexpectpeopletobeclean,welldressed,andshowconfidencewhentheyseeme.Thisisbasic.Butthereissomethingelseyoumustknow.Toleaveagoodimpressioninaninterview,youmustbeabletotalkaboutthecompany.Beforeyouseetheinterviewer,dosomereading.Understandthecompany'sspecialneeds,soyoucantellyourinterviewerhowyoucanfillthoseneeds.Andthen,youcanexplainwhyyoushouldgetthejob.Iseesmart,good-lookingpeopleeveryday,buttheonesthatleavemewiththemostremarkableimpressionarethosewhoknowaboutthecompany.Dothis,andyou'llbeingoodshape!5 M:ThebattleagainstAIDSinvolvesallofus,youknow.W:Sure.I'mdoingmypartbyteachingAIDSawareness-raisingclasses.Q:HowisthewomandoingherpartinthebattleagainstAIDS?W:SomedoctorssaythatAIDSwillbecuredintenyears.M:Maybe.Butevenso,weshouldn'tstopourbattleagainstAIDS.Q:Whatdosomedoctorssay?M:Whatcanwedoforthe8,000peoplewhodieofAIDSeveryday?W:Let'swriteletterstotheleadersinthefederalgovernmentandaskthemtosupportAIDSresearch.Q:Whatisthepurposeofwritingletters?W:Haveyouheardthatourgroupisforminganetworkwithothergroups?M:Yes.WeneedmoreAIDSgroupstojointogethersoourefficiencywillimprove.Q:Whyarethegroupsforminganetwork?M:Let'sexplorewaystofightAIDSthatwehaven'ttriedyet.W:OK.Whatdoyouthinkaboutwritingapublicationtoeducatethepublic?Q:Whatisthewoman'sideaforteachingpeopleaboutAIDS?W:I'mconfidentwecanstopAIDSbyteachingpeopleaboutit.M:Educationwillhelp.ButAIDSwon'tbestoppeduntilacureisfound.Q:WhenwillAIDSbestoppedaccordingtotheman?M:SomeAIDSgroupsemphasizeeducationandsomeemphasizeresearch.W:Yeah,maybeyou'relikeme,andyoudon'tknowwhichtojoin.Q:Whatisthewomanhavingtroublewith?W:Ifpeopleweremoregiving,ourgroupwouldhavemoreresourcesinthebattleagainstAIDS.M:You'reright,butwecan'tforcepeopletohelp.Q:Whatwouldhappenifpeoplegavemore?M:I'vebeenthinkingaboutjoininganAIDSorganizationaftergraduation.W:Don'twaitthatlong!AIDSisaworldcrisis,sowemustfightagainstitnow!Q:Whymustthemanactnow?W:IstartededucatingpeopleaboutAIDSwhenIdiscoveredIwasinfected.M:Lotsofpeoplehelpformanydifferentreasons.I'mgladyou'rehere.Q:WhydidthewomanstarteducatingpeopleaboutAIDS?Transcript:W:IknowmanypeoplewhoareactiveinthebattleagainstAIDS.Takemyuncleforexample.He'stryingtofindacure.M:That'sgreat!Hashemadeanyprogress?W:Some.Rightnowhe'sworkingonamedicinetocleantheAIDSvirusoutofthebody.M:Howisthismedicinedifferentfromothers?W:SomeAIDSmedicinescanhelpalittle.ButtheAIDSvirusissogoodathidingthatitremains.Thisnewmedicinewillbeabletofindthevirusandgetridofit.M:Sowhyisn'tthismedicinebeingusednow?W:Well,it'snotreadyyet.Doctorsareconcernedaboutthesideeffects,likeabadreactiontotheuseofotherAIDSmedicines.M:I'mveryimpressedwithwhatyourunclehasdone.I'dliketodothesamekindofworksomeday.W:Thatwouldbegood.Butuntilthen,youcouldatleastgivemoneytosupportresearch.Transcript:AyoungmanwithAIDSrefusestotakemedicinethatcouldmakehislifelongerandmorecomfortable,becausehe'safraidthemedicinewillkillhim.IncorrectbeliefsaboutAIDSarecommon,andtheycausegreaterpainandhelptospreadthedisease.ThisiswhytheUnitedNationssendseducatorstotheworld'spoorestplaces,wherepeoplehavetheleasteducationaboutAIDS.Oncethere,theytalkwithpeople,givingclassesandmeetinginclinicstodiscusslivingwithAIDS.Theytellpeoplewhatdoctorshavediscoveredaboutthedisease,andaskthemtotrustAIDSmedicines.InordertostopthespreadofAIDS,educationmustreachmorepeople.Itisnotenoughonlyformoneytobespent.Andmoremedicineswon'tsolvealloftheproblems.6 M:DoyouknowwhatismeantbyConsiderCollarColorsCarefully?W:Itmeansweshouldthinkaboutourbeliefsaboutjobstatus.Q:WhatdoesConsiderCollarColorsCarefullymean?W:Sinceyoubecameanexecutiveatthefirm,youneverhavetimeforthekids.M:Iknow.AlltherespectandmoneyIgetnowisn'tworthmissingmychildren.Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutbeinganexecutive?M:Myauntvisitsschoolstoconvincegirlstobecomeplumbers.W:I'dbesurprisedifmanygirlslistenedtoher.Mostwanttoworkinoffices.Q:Whatwouldsurprisethewoman?M:Didyouhearthebignews?Thevice-presidentdied!AndImightgethisjob!W:Areyousureyouwantit?Thejobwaswhatgavehimtheheartattack!Q:Whyshouldthemanthinkmoreabouttakingthejobaccordingtothewoman?W:Ireallyadmirepeoplewhoworkhardtobuildroadsandcleanthecity.M:That'snicetohear.Manypeopledon'trespectlaborers.Q:Accordingtotheman,whatisnicetohear?W:Youhadoptionsaftercollege.Whydidyouchoosetobeawindowwasher?M:Ithinkit'sexcitingtobehighup,outsideoftallbuildings.Q:Whydidthemanchoosehisjob?M:Ittookme30hourstowritethatproposal.Ihaven'tslept,andIwanttocry.W:It'sfinishednow.Andyoucanrelaxbyplayingsomegolf.Q:Whatmightmakethemanrelaxaccordingtothewoman?M:Theimageoftrashmenbeingdirtyiswrong!Manyofthemareveryclean.W:Ibelieveyou'reright.Still,I'mnotsureI'dliketobecomeone.Q:Whatdothetwospeakersagreeon?W:Sinceyouworkinanoffice,youcanwearniceclotheseveryday.M:Tobefrank,I'dratherwearaT-shirtthanasuit.Q:Whatwouldthemanliketodressforwork?M:I'mgettingtiredoftherudecommentswegetasgarbagemen!W:Justignorethem.Weknowourworkisimportant,andthat'sallthatmatters.Q:Whatshouldthemandoaccordingtothewoman?Transcript:M:Whenwewerekids,wedidn'tthinkmuchaboutsocialstatus.Weplayedthepartofdoctorsorplumbersanddidn'treallyunderstandwhyonewasbetterthantheother.W:Right!Wedidn'tconsidercollarcolorscarefully.Later,welearnedtorespectpeoplelikebusinessexecutives,lawyers,anddoctorsmorethanothers.M:Doyouthinkwelearnedtherightidea?W:Yeah,Ido.Somepeoplearemoreimportantthanothersforsociety.Aplumber,forexample,doesimportantwork.Buthecanbereplacedeasily.Adoctor,ontheotherhand,doesimportantworkanditisdifficulttoreplacehim.Weshould,then,respectpeoplelikedoctorsmore.M:Whataboutplumbers?Shouldn'twerespectthem,too?W:Everyonewhoworkshardshouldgetrespect,butit'snotnecessarytorespecteveryonethesame.Ofcourse,I'mfriendlyandnicetomyplumber,butIdon'tthinkhe'sasvaluableassomepeople.Transcript:TherewasatimewhenIwasafraidtotellpeopleIamaconstructionworker.Nowadays,I'mproudofit.Infact,Iboastaboutit.MylifechangedonedaywhenmydaughtercamehomefromschoolandtoldmethatIhadabetterjobthananyoftheparentsofherclassmates.Atfirst,Iwassurprised.Iknewmanyofherclassmateshadparentswhowereimportantbusinesspeople.Iremindedherthatbusinesspeoplegetmorerespectfromsociety,oftenmakemoremoneyandworkinanoffice.ShetoldmethatIdidn'tunderstandwhatwasimportantinlife.Respect,moneyandofficesaren'tasimportantastime.Businessmenmustworklonghours,sotheycan'tseetheirchildrenasmuch.Buildinghouses,Ionlyworksixhoursaday.Thisgivesmemorefreetimetospendwithher.7——W:So,didyoubuygunsforsportorfortrouble?M:Neither!Iboughtacoupleofpistolstoprotectmyhome.Q:Whydidthemanbuyguns?M:What'stheproblem?Keepingaguninmyhomeforsafetyisn'tacrime.W:Inthiscountryitisagainstthelaw.You'llhavetogiveittothepolicerightaway!Q:Whatistheproblemwiththemanhavingagun?M:MyanxietylevelalwaysgoesupwhenIseesomeonelateatnight.W:Youwouldn'tbesoworriedifyoucarriedagun,likeIdo.Q:WhydoesthewomanNOTgetworried?M:Mydaughterwasarrestedforhavingapistolatschool.W:Iknow.Shetoldmethatshebroughtitbecauseshedidn'tfeelsafe.Q:Whatdoesthewomanknow?M:It'susuallymaleswhocauseproblemswithguns.Idon'tknowwhy.W:Menarejustmoreviolentbynature,Ithink.Theycausemanyproblems.Q:Whydomalescausemostproblemswithguns?W:I'mcautiouswhenI'mout.Ipayattentionandstayoutoftrouble.M:Ifyoucontinuetodoso,youwon'thavetoworryaboutneedingagun.Q:WhydoesthewomanNOTneedagunaccordingtotheman?M:Didyouseewhattherobberslookedlikebeforetheystartedshooting?W:Theyhadonnylonmasks,soIcouldn'tsee.Iwasscaredwhentheyshotatme.Q:WhycouldthewomanNOTtellwhattherobberslookedlike?W:Iheardthatyoushotyourguninthehouseyesterday.Didyouseearobber?M:No.Ifireditbymistakewhilepolishingthehandle.Ishouldhavebeenmorecareful.Q:Whydidthemanshoothisguninthehouse?M:Ibecameanadvocateoftoughergunlawsaftermysonwaskilled.W:Iknowyoumeanwell,butIdon'tthinkyou'redoingwhathe'dwant.Q:Whatdoesthewomandoubt?M:Willyourevealthecauseofgunviolenceatthismeeting?W:No.Gunviolenceisnotsimpleenoughtounderstandinsuchashorttime.Q:WhywillthewomanNOTtellpeoplethecauseofgunviolence?Transcript:M:Beforetherobbery,casesofgunviolencewereonlystatisticstome,numbersthatIwouldreadinthenewspaper.Butnow,thingswillneverbethesame.W:Whatdoyouremember?M:IremembereverythingthatIwouldliketoforget.Mostofall,Iremembertheshots.Bang!Thesoundofthefirstbulletbeingfiredranginmyears.Iturnedandsawavictimcollapse.Shegrabbedherchest.Andthen,inamoment,shewasstill.W:Youjuststoodthere?M:Iwassoscared;itwaslikeIwasfrozen.W:Whydidtheydoit?M:Therobbers?Theywantedmoney,ofcourse.ButIblamesocietyforallowingpeopletohaveguns.W:Idon'tthinkI'dlikeitmuchifIwastoldIcouldn'thaveagun.Havingagunmakesmefeelsafer.Transcript:Millionsofpeopleliveinfearofbeingavictimofgunviolence,andmanyofthemthinkgunsshouldbedestroyed.Iunderstandhowtheyfeel,butIdon'tsharetheiropinion.SinceI'veownedgunsmyentirelife,mythoughtsonthisissuearedifferent.Therealityofthesituationisthatgunsdon'tkillpeople.Peoplekillpeople.Soweshouldthinklessabouttheproblemsofguns,andthinkmoreabouttheproblemsofpeople.Weshouldthinkaboutjoblessnessandpooreducation,whichareatthefoundationofthisissue.Andweshouldacttoreducetheseproblemsbypromotingbetterschools.Educationshowsushowtoriseaboveviolence,teachingushowtoberesponsibleandhowtosupportourselvesbyourwork.Morepeopleneedtolearntheseimportantlessons,andthenwecanreducegunviolenceinsociety.8 W:Rackyourbrainforcreativityandyouwillsolveyourproblem.M:Ihopeyou'reright.Butitdoesn'tseemlikeI'lleverbeagreatpainter.Q:Whatisthemanhavingtroublewith?M:Whatareyoudoingjustsittingtheredaydreaming?You'vegotworktodo!W:BeforeIstartanything,Iliketorackmybrainforcreativityfirst.Q:Whatdoesthewomanliketodo?W:It'samiracle!Howdidyoufinallysolvethemathproblem?M:Theanswerjustcametomeoutofadream.Q:Howdidthemansolvetheproblem?M:You'reagreatinventor.Howdoyougetyourgreatideas?W:TheyusuallycometomesuddenlywhenI'mwellrestedandrelaxed.Q:Whendoesthewomangethergreatideas?W:Please,tellmehowyougetideasforyournovels.M:IdeasburstintomymindwhileI'mwalkinginthepark.Idon'tknowhow.Q:Whendoesthemangetideasforhisnovels?W:Ijustcan'tthinkofagoodtopicformyessay!Idon'tknowwhattodo!M:Tryrunning.Exercisealwayshelpsmeclearmymindandthinkofideas.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandotothinkofagoodessaytopic?W:WhenIturned50,ideasjuststartedflashinginmymind.Itwasmysterious.M:I'veheardstorieslikethat.It'sreallynotunusual.Q:Whathasthemanheardbefore?W:Ijustcameupwithanideaforpassingthistest!M:Quick!Writeitdown!Ideasarefleeting!Anditmaybeouronlyhope!Q:Whyshouldthewomanwritetheideadown?M:Countlessgreatmusiciansandartistshavecreatedgreatworksforthechurch.W:Doyouthinkthatreligiongivespeopletheabilitytoopentheircreativity?Q:Whatdoesthewomanwonder?W:Yearsago,itwaseasyformetocreatenewideas.Butnow,Ihavenone.M:Maybeyoushouldseeapsychologistwhocanhelpyou.Q:Whatshouldthewomandoaccordingtotheman?Transcript:M:Youbetterstartworking!Ourbosswillcomeanymoment!W:I'vealreadyseenher.AndI'mdoingwhatshetoldmetodo.M:Shetoldyoutositaroundanddonothing?W:No!Shetoldmetorackmybrainforcreativity.M:What?W:Torackyourbrainforcreativitymeansthatyouthinkhardforacreativeanswertoaproblem.BeforeIstartmywork,Iwanttothinkofthebestideapossible.Whenitflashesintomymind,I'llbegin.M:Hey,that'swhatIwasdoinglastweek!Butwhenshesawmedoingit,shethreatenedtofireme!W:No.Youweren'tthinkingofideas.Youwerejustsleeping.There'sabigdifference.M:Oh.Whatproblemsareyoutryingtosolvenow?W:Actually,ourbosstoldmetothinkofawaytotelllazyemployeesthatthey'lllosetheirjobsiftheydon'tworkharder.Transcript:Doyouthinkthatcreativeideascomeeasily,thattheyjustflashintothemindwithouthardwork?Hardly!Sure,creativeideascomeallofasudden.Butthefactremainsthatthosesuddenthoughtsmostoftencomeafterapersonhasworked,studied,andtriedseveralothersolutionstowhateverquestionheistryingtoanswer.Mostoften,evenafterhehascomeupwithhiscreativeidea,thepersonwillhavetotestitandthenthinkmoreaboutit.Sometimesthiscantakedecades.Ify