新英语视听说教程Unit+1原文及答案

1、unit 1 differences between culturesThinking Aheadstudents are asked to discuss the following questions in groups。the reference answers for the questions are offed below :1.how do you think about the word culture ？culture is a word for people s way of life ，Meaning the way they do things . a group of

2、 people has a separate culture when that group sets isculture is more than just material goods，That is things the culture uses and producs。culture is also the beliefs and values of the people in that culture . culture also includes the way peop Le think about and understand the world and theight2.wh

3、y should web study cross-culltural communication？cross-cultural communication refers to the study of successful communication s across different cultures。it concerns the understanding of tradition and Modernization，consistency and change . as We understand some of the ongoing national characterthe i

4、ncrease in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with knowledge of foreign languages and skills inthe challenge is that even with all the good will in the world，mis communication s is likey to happen，Especally when there are signiant culltuls(from http:/w

5、ww . /English/news/culture/13-86570 . html)Part I Video TimeIn this part，students will have 2 tasks to accomlis。任务1Intask 1，students will watch a video clip from gua sha and then do the exercises as required。beforewatching，Students are supposed to read the words，expressions and culltural note

6、s related to the video。TranscriptMrs . Xu : how come it doesn t look like the courtom on TV？judge : because it isn t a courtom，Mrs . Xu . does either of the counselor have problems with my holding hearings in chambers？To tell you the truth，because I can t stand that awful echo in the courtom，you kno

7、w，winds in the gallery。(People were chuckling。）Lawyer quin Lin : no problem，your honor。John quin Lin，attorney for the defense。judge horizs : why that I ve never seen you around before，quin Lin？lawyer quin Lin : I ve never had the honor，your honor.er，I deal mostly with the intelliantal property right

8、s cases .Judge: Apples and oranges(风马所看起来不同)，Mr Quinlinthe two areas of law have virtually nothing to do with each other .Lawyer quin Lin : well，yes，of course.so I told my client。but he insisted on my re presenting him。also I d like to have the record show that my client only had two days notice of

9、this hearing；also for me only 24 hours preparation time。judge : I think we are putting the cart before the horse，Your counselor。this hearing is for the purpose of determining whether there is sufficient evidence to advance court proceedings，So take off your lawyer capsand before we get caught to the

10、se formalities，lets just talk about the matter。will the child welc fare agency care to start？Lawyer Davis : yes，your honor。We received a telephone call from the social worker on duty at ST . Matthew hospithew hospithew，We received a telephone call from the social worker on duty at STupon administrat

11、ing treatment in the er to Denis Xu，doctor longman had reason to suspect that Denis had been the subject of physical abuse .Judge : I ve read the report，ms.avery.very thorough as usual。Lawyer Davis : as you can see，the medical report indiasputably probves that Denis xuhas been a subject of de libera

12、te，long-term negattLawyer Quinlin: Objection！No foundation，just conjecture and speculation！Judge : this is a hearing，not a trial，Mr. quin Lin，but you make a fine point。lawyer Davis : in order to supplement the medical report，you will know that we provided additional evidence。(Lawyer Davis opened a s

13、uitcase。）Lawyer quin Lin : your honor，we haven t received any copies of evidence or report related to this case。murmuring : I thought you provided them with copies。Lawyer Davis : en。sorry、your honor、no recate。Margaret avery : I don t know how this could have happened .Lawyer Davis : your honor，the c

14、wa was currently carrying a full investigation of this case and has localted a considerable number of witnessigationlawyer quin Lin : and I can produce a hundred witnesses to testify that he is a good husb and fatther who rather die than see his family harmed .I count myself chief among those witnes

15、ses。Margaret avery : as my colleague has just stated，we are in the midst of a full investigation，but we will not be calling any witnesses 3360 we feel teelDatong : she really doesn t have any witnesses。lawyer quin Lin : or she thinks she doesn t need any .Margaret avery : your honor，I have incontrovertible evidence that I feel wewill quickly settle this matter in the court s mind。(Margaret avery and lawyer quin Lin both walked to the judge。）Lawyer quin Lin : your honor，perhaps I don t understand family law，but I do understand Datong Xu。these accusations are ludic