新标准大学英语视听说Unit-2-Mixed-feelings文本材料

Unit2Mixedfeelings

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Conversation1

Kate：Comein.Hey,Janet.

Janet：HiKate,areyoubusy?

Kate：Yes,I’mjustdoinganessay.Butit’sgreattoseeyou.Sowhat’snew?

Janet：Well,nothingmuch.

Kate：Youlookabitfedup.What’sbuggingyou?

Janet：Well,Ihadaphonecallfrommyparentsanditmademefeelhomesick.Ithappensevery

timetheycall,anditgetsmedown.

Kate：I’msorrytohearthat.Iknowhowyoufeel.Ilovespeakingtomymumanddad,butI

alwaysfeelmiserableafterthecall.

Janet：Mydaddoesn’tsaymuch,andIwanttospeaktohim,butIwishIknewwhattosay.

Kate：Don’tletitgettoyou.Mydaddoesn’tsaymuchonthephoneeither.Icall,heanswers

thephone,andsays,“Hi,I’llpassyoutoyourmother.”It’sreallyirritating.

Janet：ButImisshimandmymotheralot,andIliketohearhisvoice.

Kate：Justtellhimwhatyou’reupto.

Janet：SometimesIfeelasifImadeamistakeleavinghomeandcomingtoOxford.

SometimesIfeellikeamoodyteenager.

Kate：Trynottoworryaboutit,Janet.It’snormaltofeellikethat.Iunderstandhowyoufeel,but

Ibeteverythingwillbefinenextterm.You’llgetusedtoit.Hey,whydon’tyoudowhatIdo?

Janet：What’sthat?

Kate：Whenmydadcalls,Iaskhimformoremoney!Heusuallysaysno,butatleastIget

tohearhisvoice!

Janet：Maybe.I’msorrytotakeupyourtime,Kate,butImustgonow.Bye!

Kate：Waitaminute…!

Conversation2

Kate：IthinkImayhaveupsetJanetlastnight.

Mark：Whathappened?

greatatmostthingstheydo,butifyoujustcan’tgetalongwithhim,ifyoujustcan’tcommunicatewithhim,Imean,youknow,he’snotreallythatuseful.

Kim

Hi.ThisisKim.I’moriginallyfromKorea,andIwasraisedinCalifornia.Andtoday,wearegoingtotalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenIQandEQ–IQmeaningyourintelligence,EQmeaningyouremotions.Now,in…WhenIwas,whenIwasalittle,littleboyinKorea,Ihadtotake…IthinkI’dtakenliketwoorthreeIQtestsbeforetheageoften,whichiswhenImovedtoCalifornia.So,Iguesswestressalotofimportanceonintelligence,onhavinggreatIQscores.ButafterImovedtotheStates,Ilearnthowtoassociatewithpeople,andalongthelinesthatthiswordEQcameup,youknow,emotional,caringabout…It’sbasicallyhowyoudealwithpeople,how

youmakepeoplefeel,andhowpeoplemakeyoufeel.

Ithinkthey’reequallyas,asimportant,butitseemsthatintheEasternworldtheykindofstressonthatalotmorebackinthedays.ButIthinkagain,youknow,nowthatwithInternetandpeoplearecommunicatingsomuchfaster,there’sabettermixtureofthetwoIthink.There’sastressonEQinKoreaaswell,andastressonIQintheStates.Thankyou.

Ted

Hello.MynameisTed,andI’mfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Today,I’mgoingtotalkalittlebitaboutIQorEQ–whichismostimportant,orwhichismoreimportant.Now,foralongtimewhenIwasgrowingup,peoplesaid,“IQ.What’syourIQ?TakeanIQtest.”ButthenEQ,youremotions,howyouinteractwithpeople,thatbecameveryimportant.AndIthinkthey’re…thatpeoplemightbeontosomethingwiththat,becauseyourEQ–howyoudealwithpeople,howyouinteractwithpeople–isimportant.Now,abigpartofthis,inmyopinion,islistening.IknowI’mtalkingalotrightnow,butifyouwanttogetalongwellwithpeople,youhavetolistentothem,sojusttakeaminute,maybeshutyourmouthforaminute,andlistentoothers,andthenyoucanunderstandandcommunicatewiththeminabetterway.So,partofEQ,Ithink,islistening–listeningtoothers–anditcanbemoreimportantthanIQ.

Listeningin

Passage1

Presenter

We’refortunatetohaveasourguesttodayDrJennaHudson,whohasjustwrittenabookabouthowcoloursaffectusinoursurroundings,especiallyintheworldofadvertising.It’scalledMarketColours.DrHudson,whicharethemostcommoncoloursinadvertisingandmarketing?

DrHudson

Well,ofcourse,itdependswhatimagethemarketingteamwishtoprojectwiththeirproducts.Soforexample,weoftenthinkofblueasacoldcolour,butitalsomakesyoufeelpeaceful,quiet,anditdoesn’tsuggeststrongemotions.Soit’safavouriteforbanksandinsurancecompanies,whowishtosuggesttheimagethattheyaretrustworthy.Andforsellingproducts,it’softenusedto

suggestsomethingispureandfresh.

Whataboutred?

Youcansellalmostanythingwithred.It’sahotcolour,whichsuggestsafeelingofenergyandevenpassion.Itgrabsyourattention,andcanmakepeoplebuyalmostanything.Youoftenseeredonmagazinecovers.Butifyouuseittoomuch,itlookscheapandmaymakepeopletired.Andorangehasasimilareffecttored,it’supbeatandhappy,itsuggestspleasantfeelingsandimages.Mostpeoplereactwelltoorange,andit’sespeciallypopularinadvertisingandonpackagingforbakedfood.

Whataboutyellow,forinstance?

Yellowisthecolourofsunshineandit’sapositive,happycolour,soit’susedalotinadvertising.Butit’salsooftenusedforwarningsigns,directionsigns,andsoon,whereyouhavetoreadthemessagequicklyandatadistance.

Whataboutlesspopularcoloursforadvertising?

Surprisingly,greenisn’tusedmuchinadvertisingexceptforgardenproducts.It’sfriendlyandrestful.Itcanbecoolandsoothing,thecolourofapplesandmint,butitcanalsobequitestrongandmanypeopleassociateitwithunpleasantideasofdecayorslimycreatures.Butmostcoloursarenotprimarycolours,they’reacombination.Absolutely.Soyellow-orangeiscommon,andoftenusedtogiveanimpressionofstyleandclass,itlookslikegold.Butit’snotoftenusedinlettersbecauseit’snotverystrong.Andyellow-greenremindspeopleoffeelingsick.

Blue-greenworkswellasacoolcolour,suggestingfreshness,andissometimes

usedfortoothpasteproducts,bathroomproducts,foodandhouseholdcleaningproducts.Ithasmanyoftheadvantagesofbluewithoutthedisadvantagesofgreen.

Fascinating.Thankyouverymuch,Dr

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Passage2

Presenter：Whatmakesyouembarrassed,Sally?

Sally：Oh,I’measilyembarrassed.Ifanybodynoticesmeorlooksatme,Igetveryembarrassed.WhenpeoplesingmeHappyBirthdayonmybirthday,Igetveryembarrassed.

Presenter：Andwhatmakesyouupset?

Sally：Whenpeopleareselfish,peoplewhothinkonlyofthemselves.Andcruelty–Ican’tbearpeoplewhoarecruel,especiallytoanimalsorchildren.

Presenter：Jake,whatmakesyoudepressed?

Jake：Ihateitwhenitrains,andIdon’tlikepeoplewholookdownonme,whothinkthey’resuperiortomewithoutanyreason.

Presenter：Andwhatmakesyouangry?

Jake：Whenpeopledon’tbehaveproperlyinpublic,badbehaviourlikedroppinglitterorpeoplepushingeachotheronthebusorthetrain.

Presenter：Andrew