新未来大学英语 视听说教程1（智慧版） 听力脚本 Unit 2

Unit2Healthyandhappy

Experiencetheworld

Listening1

Doctor: Howareyoufeelingthisweek,Nila?Areyousleepingbetter?

Nila: Notreally,DoctorWang.Ijustcan’tturnoffmythoughtsatnight,anditkeepsmeawake.

Doctor: Whatkindofthoughts?

Nila: IfeellikeI’mundersomuchpressure.Schoolisreallyhardformethisyear.Myparentsexpectmetogettopgrades.Andthen...myfriendskeeppressuringmeintosocialactivities.Idon’twanttoletanyonedown,butIfeellikeit’salltoomuch.

Doctor: OK,Nila.Haveyoutoldyourparentshowyou’refeeling?

Nila: No,theywouldn’tunderstand.Backinmyhometownpeopledon’ttalkaboutmentalhealthissuesmuch.

Doctor: Isee.Howaboutyourfriends?Haveyouspokenwithanyofthem?

Nila: No,Iguess…I’malittleembarrassed.

Doctor: Iunderstand.Butthere’snothingtobeembarrassedabout.Andyourfriendsmaysurpriseyou.Youshouldtrytalkingtothem.

Nila: IguessIcouldgiveitashot.

Doctor: Now,aboutyoursleep.It’simportantthatyou’resleepingproperly.I’mgoingtorecommendmeditationasausefultechnique.Iadviseyoutotryitjustbeforeyougotobed.

Nila: Thanks,DoctorWang.I’lltryanythingatthispoint!

Doctor: Pleaseremember,ifyoucontinuehavingproblems,don’tbeafraidtoreturnandtalktomeagain.

Nila: OK,Iwill.

Listening2

Everyonewantstobeingoodhealth.Butwhatdoes“health”actuallymean?Well,itdependsonwhomyouask.Itevendependsonwhenyouaskthequestion.Ourattitudestowardhealthhavechangedsignificantlyovertime.

Inearlycultures,peopleusedtothinkabouthealthintermsoftheirphysicalbodies.Ifyourbodywasfreeofdisease,youwereconsideredhealthy.Overtime,however,ourunderstandingofhealthhasbroadened.Todayitincludesmentalandsocialaspects.Mentalhealthisaboutyourfeelings.Whenyouhavelotsofpositivefeelings,youareusuallymentallyhealthy.Socialhealthhastodowithyourrelationships.

Goodsocialhealthmeanshavingsatisfyingrelationshipswithothers.Inthemid-20thcentury,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)definedhealthasastateofcompletephysical,mentalandsocialwell-being.Thishashadabigeffectonhowpeoplethinkabouttheirhealth,andwhattheydotostayhealthy.

Tostayphysicallyhealthy,peopleeatwellandexercise.Tostaymentallyandsociallyhealthy,peopletakepartinactivitiestheyenjoy.Thismayincludereadingbooks,playinginstruments,takingcourses,orspendingtimewithfriends.

Culturalattitudestohealthcanstilldifferfromplacetoplace.Butmostpeopletodayagreeonthis:Goodhealthmeansfunctioningwellandfeelinggreat.

Understandtheworld

Listening1

Istherereallysuchathingasaperfectbodyshape?Tomymind,theansweris“no”.Accordingtomyresearch,therearemanyfactorsinfluencingattitudestowardbodyshapes.Thisincludeseconomicaswellassocialissues.

Itistruethattoday,inmanycountriespeoplepreferthinbodies.Butthisisnotalwaysthecase!InearlymodernEurope,peopleactuallypreferredbiggerbodies,becausetheyindicatedthatsomeonewaswell-fedandhealthy.Thisattitudedoesstillexisttodayinpoorercountrieswherehungerisagreaterconcern.

Forexample,inMauritaniainAfrica,ahighvalueisplacedonfatbodies.Perhapspeoplestrugglingwiththeirbodyimagesshouldconsidermovingthere!

Ingeneral,nowadays,thepreferenceforthinbodytypesseemstobegrowing.Inmyopinion,massmediahasplayedamajorroleinthis.Thesedaysweseesomanyimagesofthinbodiesthatit’seasytothinkthatthisbodytypeisthebest.However,beingtooskinnycanalsobeveryunhealthy.Infact,itcanbejustasunhealthyasbeingtoofat.Ithinkthateverybodyisdifferentandeverybodyisdifferent.Peopleneedtofigureoutwhatbodyshapeworksbestforthem.

Viewing

Manyofusspendthevastmajorityofourlivesindoors,surroundedbymetalandplastic,underfluorescentlights,staringatbrightscreenswhilebreathinginstale,pollutedair.

We’vebecomeaddictedtotechnologyandman-madeinnovation.Butthetruthisnaturehaditrightallalong.Researchersarejustdiscoveringwhatcavemenknewforthousandsofyears:Naturehasincrediblehealingpowers.Newstudiessuggestthatcontactwithnatureisextremelybeneficial,leadingtoimprovementsinmood,cognitionandhealth.Scientistshavefoundthatbeingsurroundedbynatureandfeelinghappyareindeedconnected.Thereisanamazingperfectionandbeautyinnaturethathasanextraordinarywayofcenteringus.

Soifyou’refeelingdepressedoruninspired,escapetheurbancageandgointothewild.TheJapanesehaveanexpressionforthistypeofgetawaycalledshinrin-yoku,whichtranslatesto“forestbathing”.

Shinrin-yokucanbedefinedastakingintheatmosphereoftheforestinordertorechargethesoul.Immersingyourselfinanaturalgreenenvironmentnotonlyhasmassivementalbenefits,butithasalsobeenshowntohealthephysicalbodyaswell.

In1984,aclassicstudyfoundthathospitalpatientsrecoveredfromsurgeryquickeriftheirroomofferedaviewofnaturecomparedtothosewholookedoutonabrickwall.

Anotherstudypublishedin2003foundthatthehealthofeverysinglebodilysystemincreasedwiththeamountofgreenspaceinone’slivingenvironment.

The21stcenturyare(is)ahardtimetolive,withcrowdedstreets,skyscrapers,traffic,smogandtrasheverywhere.Onecanfeelliketheyaresuffocating.Somakeitaprioritytogooutside,deepintonature,andtrulyappreciateournaturalsanctuaries.

Listening2

Forthousandsofyears,traditionalChineseexerciseshavebeenhelpingpeoplestayhealthy.Theseancientexercisesaresaidtobringbalancetothemindandbody.

Qigongisonetraditionalexercisetypethathasremainedpopularthroughthecenturies.Itinvolvesslow,gentlemovements.Italsofocusesonproperbreathingtechniques.

Oneespeciallyoldsetofqigongexercisesiscalledwuqinxi,orfive-animalexercise.ItwasdevelopedduringtheHanDynasty.Itisinspiredbythemovementsoffivedifferentanimals:tiger,deer,bear,monkeyandcrane.Baduanjinisanotherpopularsetofqigongexercises.ThisonehasitsrootsintheSongDynasty.Baduanjinismadeupofeightslowmovements.

Accordingtothephilosophyofqigong,bothsetsofexerciseshelpenergymovesmoothlythroughthebody.Improvingthemovementofenergyissaidtoencourageastrongbodyandmind.

ThemainideabehindtraditionalChineseexercisesistobringtogethermovementandstillness.ThisstandsincontrasttomanymodernandWesternformsofexercises,whichoftenencouragemoredemandingphysicalactivities.Researchersbelievethatdemandingphysicalactivitiesarenotfitforallgroupsofpeople.Forexample,theelderlyandthosewhoarephysicallyweakwillprobablybenefitmorefromgentlerexerciseslikeqigong.

Furtherlistening

Conversation

Siv: HeyJoe,gotanyplansfortonight?

Joe: Yes,ouricehockeyteamhasatrainingsessiontonight.

Siv: Oh,Ididn’tknowyouplayedicehockey.

Joe: Actuallyit’smyfavoritesport.I’vebeenplayingitsinceIwasakid.

Siv: Really?

Joe: Sure.IgrewupinCanada.There,kidsplayedhockeyoutsideallwinterlong.It’ssuchanimportantpartofCanadianculture.

Siv: Whatdoyoulikebestaboutit?

Joe: Well…likeIsaid,Iplayoutsidealot.Ilovethefreshair.Ialsolikethaticehockeyissuchademandingsport.Ifinditreallyhelpsmestayfit.

Siv: I’veonlyplayedicehockeyafewtimes.Butyou’reright–it’scertainlyaphysicalchallenge!

Joe: Whataboutyou?What’syourfavoritesport?

Siv: Ilikecurling.Haveyouevertriedit?

Joe: No,Ican’tsayIhave.ButI’dliketo.

Siv: It’squitepopularinSweden.It’snotasphysicallydemandingasicehockey,butit’saprettygoodworkout.

Joe: Oh,I’msure.

Siv: Andcurlingrequiresalotofstrategy.Italwayskeepsmethinking.Ifeellikeit’sgoodforbothmymindandbody.

Joe: Soundslikefun.Maybeyoucanteachmehowtoplayoneday.

Siv: Sure!I’dbehappyto.

Passage1

Goodafternoon.I’mheretospeaktoyoutodayaboutdepression.Depressionisaseriousmentalillness.Itisalsooneofthemostcommonillnessesintheworld.

Depressionratesaredifferentineverycountry.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),India,ChinaandtheU.S.havethehighestratesintheworld.Butsomeothercountriesdon’tevenrecognizetheexistenceofthisillness,letaloneitsnegativeimpacts.

Therearemanysignsofdepression.Depressedpeopleoftenfeelsad,hopelessorworthless.Theysometimeshavedifficultysleeping.Othertimes,theysleeptoomuch.Peoplewithdepressioncanloseinterestintheirfriends,orinactivitiestheyusedtoenjoy.Theymayalsohavethoughtsaboutdeath.

Depressioncanaffectpeopleofallages.However,youngcollegestudentsareoneofthehigh-riskgroups.Collegecanbeachallengingtimeforyoungpeople.Duringthistime,studentstakeonalotofnewresponsibilities.

Manystudentshavetroubledealingwiththesenewresponsibilities,andfeelliketheyareunderalotofpressure.Thiscangiverisetoaperiodofdepression.Depressioncanaffectallaspectsofastudent’slife,includingtheirabilitytoconcentrate,studyandsocialize.

Ifyou’reworriedyoumightbedepressed,pleaseseekhelprightaway.

Passage2

Today,hereinOkinawa,Japan,localresidentKeikoTanakacelebratesher100thbirthday.CongratulationstoKeiko!Livingforafullcenturyisagreatachievement!

At100,bothKeiko’smindandherbodyarestillinexcellenthealth.LikemostOkinawans,sheeatsplentyoffishandvegetables.Thishascertainlycontributedtoherlong-lastinghealth.Keikoalsolivesquiteanactivelifestyle.Shetakesdailywalksinherneighborhood.Andsomedays,shestillenjoystakingashortbicycleridearoundtown!ButKeikosaysherlonglifeisduetoherpositiveattitude.“Ialwayslookonthebrightsideofthings,”shesays.

SowhatdidKeikodotocelebratethebigday?“Ispentthedaywithmymanygrandchildrenandgreat-grandchildren,”shesaid.Keikoplanstospendmany,manymoredayswithherfamily.Shehopestoliveforanotherdecadeortwo.“Iwanttoseethefuture!”shesays.

Keikomayverywellgetthatchance.MoreandmoreJapanesepeoplearelivingwellpast100years.Ourcountryhastheworld’slargestpopulationofpeopleovertheageof100.ManyofthesepeopleliverighthereinOkinawa.Wemustbedoingsomethingright!

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