时间:2018-12-04 作者:英语课 分类:创新国际英语教程 学生用书 2


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[00:00.00]18 Nationalities,festivals and languages

[00:06.58]While you read

[00:13.24]FOUR EXPERIENCES

[00:17.21]QUENTIN

[00:19.67]Back in 1989,I went on holiday to London to visit somefriends.

[00:26.12]The second day I was there,the Notting Hill Carnival 1 was on.

[00:32.39]So I went to see what it was all about.It was amazing!

[00:38.84]It's like a huge street party right in the middle of London.

[00:44.62]It's basically 2 a celebration of Afro-Caribbean culture,

[00:50.86]but all kinds of thousands of people there.

[00:55.72]There are literally 3 hundreds of thusands of people there.

[01:01.07]Anyway,everyone dresses up in outrageous 4 costumees and dances and has a great time.

[01:08.94]I met some really nice people that day and it really helped broaden 5 my mind.

[01:16.30]I've been back every other year since then.and always look forward to it.

[01:22.96]BARNAbY

[01:26.83]I've been going to the Glastonbury festival in the west of England for years.

[01:33.78]It used to be really great.but it's become a bit commercial now.

[01:40.34]It's got too big.Ten years ago.

[01:45.48]it was much smaller and it was easier to make friends

[01:50.84]and everyone was there for the music.

[01:54.81]Nowadays,everything is much more expensive

[02:00.06]and it's become a place people go in order to drink and take drugs,

[02:06.12]It's got more aggressive too.Things get stolen from your tent.

[02:12.78]There are more fights and there are so many people

[02:18.24]that you can't even see the bands.

[02:22.71]The stages seem to be miles away!I only go out of habit now.I suppose.

[02:30.26]RicARdO

[02:34.12]Fallas is a big annual festival they hold in my home town,Valencia.

[02:41.49]It's held every spring and it commemorates 6 the patron 7 saint 8 of the city.

[02:47.94]Lots of people spend the whole year preparing for it.

[02:53.30]Each area raises money to build their own fallas

[02:58.26]-huge papier-mache models-and they all spend ages making them look great.

[03:05.34]We make funny models of famous politicians,

[03:10.20]footballers,local celebrities,that kind of thing.

[03:14.95]The festival runs all through the beginning of March and it's pretty carzy-lots of drinking,

[03:22.61]hundreds of people all throwing fireworks at each other,

[03:27.65]street performers and so on.Anyway,on March 19th,

[03:33.71]there's a huge fireworks display and then everyone burns all their models!

[03:40.37]It's mad,but really good fun.

[03:45.04]YASUKO

[03:49.49]Hounen Matsuri is a fairly strange festival.

[03:55.23]I don't really know much about it.It still happens every year.

[04:01.89]in March,but it's mainly for older people.

[04:06.75]Most young people just find it a bit embarrassing,I think,

[04:12.81]I suppose it's a celebration of spring

[04:17.57]and the end of winter and that kind of thing.

[04:22.14]People get really drunk 9 on rice wine

[04:27.18]and parade this big wooden thing through the streets.

[04:32.04]Don't ask me why!Then they take it to the temple and pray and that's it,really.

[04:39.69]It's odd,though,because it's really popular with tourists.

[04:45.54]I guess it attracts the kind of person

[04:50.01]who likes to think they're seeing the real Japan.

[04:54.45]whatever that means.

[04:57.93]3  Radio interview

[05:08.87]You are now going to listen to a radio programme.

[05:13.73]One of the speakers is Gareth Davies himself.

[05:18.69]The other is a Professor of Modern Languages.

[05:23.66]And now we turn on the story of Gareth Davies.which has caused so much discussion 10 recently.

[05:32.51]As you probably know.Mr Davies lost his job.

[05:38.26]despite being an award-winning teacher of English.

[05:43.01]because he failed an exam in Welsh.

[05:47.48]He lost a court case recently,where he had argued he shouldn't be forced to have a qualification which wasn't relevant 11 to his job.

[05:56.73]To discuss this and other issues about language

[06:01.87]we have Gareth himself and Christine Edwards,

[06:07.05]Professor of Modern Languages at the University of Eastminster.

[06:12.92]First of all,Gareth,I think quite a few people would say,you live in Wales.

[06:20.47]you should speak the local language which is Welsh.

[06:26.04]Well,I'm not actually sure you can say that Welsh is the local language.

[06:34.40]I'd say that the majority of people in Conway speak English as their first mother tongue.

[06:42.86]The second thing is.

[06:46.23]I am Welsh!OK.my parents moved to London,when I was four because of work,

[06:54.56]but I was born here and both my parents come from different parts of Wales.

[07:01.83]It's just that neither of them spoke 12 Welsh.

[07:06.89]If people want to speak it,fine,

[07:11.44]but it's no use to me in my normal life.apart from this stupid bit of paper.

[07:18.80]You can't make people learn languages.

[07:24.40]Isn't that a point.Christine?

[07:29.04]People simply express themselves in the way they want and that happens to be English.

[07:36.52]No.I'm sorry,but if you look at all the languages round the world.

[07:42.45]one is dying 13 out every two weeks and that's because of English.

[07:48.32]I think people think they have to speak English

[07:53.36]or they will not be able to get a good job,or succeed in the world.

[07:59.03]Also,because America is so rich,people see lots of Hollywood movies,

[08:06.19]and listen to lots of American music,

[08:10.63]and so far younger people English becomes cool

[08:15.60]and they start to want to speak it.

[08:19.57]So then you get language like French being diluted 14 with English.

[08:25.73]No.when the language dies you also lose the culture and traditions of that country.

[08:32.50]Languages need to be protected,

[08:36.75]and that's all that's happened here in Garth's case.

[08:41.72]So what you're saying is that I'm actually somehow damaging Welsh culture

[08:50.36]by not learning 15 the Welsh language!This is crazy.

[08:56.24]If kids want to be cool.what's wroing with that?

[09:01.60]What givess you the right to tell people how to live and how to speak?

[09:07.94]And anyway,

[09:11.00]the way you think doesn't change when you're speaking in another language.

[09:17.19]When I am speaking Welsh-badly,

[09:22.16]I admit-I still want to say the same kind of things I say in English.

[09:29.10]I'm still me.I'm not suddenly someone else.

[09:35.27]Disagreeing

[09:48.83]You can't get a good job if you don't speak English.

[09:53.27]Come on!That's bit of an exaggeration 16!No.it's not.

[09:58.83]All the best jobs these days ask you to be fluent in English.

[10:04.42]So what you're saying is could be a brilliant medical student,say,

[10:11.08]and I couldn't get a job as a doctor because I can't speak English.

[10:16.65]Yeah,more or less.

[10:19.99]Do you honestly believe that?Yeah,If you don't speak English,you're nothing.

[10:26.96]How can you say that?Because it's true.That's crazy.

[10:33.03]Listen we're obviously 17 never going to agree,

[10:38.59]so let's just talk about something else.shall we?

[10:43.55]OK.but you do realise you're wrong!

[10:47.92]OK.whatever.I don't want to argue.Let's just agree to disagree.

[10:55.86]Stereotypes and reality

[11:07.12]1.He's typical Scot-really mean!

[11:13.36]Oh,come on!Every Scot I've ever met was really generous.

[11:19.31]2.He's typical ltalian-really loud!

[11:25.09]Oh,come on.I've got a really good friend who's from rome and he's quite quite.

[11:31.64]3.She's typical Japanese-really conservative 19.Oh,come on.

[11:40.19]That's such a stereotype 18!Lots of Japanese people are really out-going.

[11:46.64]4.She's typical small town girl-really conservative.Oh,come on!

[11:56.62]Just because you don't come from the city doesn't mean you can't be open-minded.

[12:02.86]5.She's typical Parisian-arrogant and snobbish 20!Oh,come on.

[12:10.72]I've got a friend from Paris and she's really nice.

[12:15.40]6.The Spanish are much more friendly than most people.

[12:22.35]Some of them,maybe,I've met some Spaniards who were really cold and distant.

[12:28.90]7.People from Osaka are usually really funny.Oh,come on!

[12:38.36]They can't all be funny!There must be some who are as dull as the rest of us!

[12:44.42]8.People from the north are much more open and honest than southerners.

[12:51.50]Oh,come on!Just because you're a southerner doesn't mean you have to be two-faced.



1 carnival
n.嘉年华会,狂欢,狂欢节,巡回表演
  • I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
  • Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。
2 basically
adv.基本上,从根本上说
  • His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
  • Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。
3 literally
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
  • He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
  • Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候,她不走到真正要昏厥了,决不肯坐下来。
4 outrageous
adj.无理的,令人不能容忍的
  • Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
  • Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。
5 broaden
v.放宽,变宽,扩大
  • We broaden in experiences by traveling.旅行增长我们的经验。
  • Let's broaden out the discussion to talk about education as a whole.我们来扩大一下讨论范围,全面谈谈教育问题。
6 commemorates
n.纪念,庆祝( commemorate的名词复数 )v.纪念,庆祝( commemorate的第三人称单数 )
  • A tombstone is erected in memory of whoever it commemorates. 墓碑是为纪念它所纪念的人而建的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A tablet commemorates his patriotic activities. 碑文铭记他的爱国行动。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
7 patron
n.资助人,赞助人,老主顾,顾客
  • The student wants to find a wealthy patron in America.那学生想在美国找一个富有的赞助人。
  • I hope that you will become our patron.我希望你将成为我们的靠山。
8 saint
n.圣徒;基督教徒;vt.成为圣徒,把...视为圣徒
  • He was made a saint.他被封为圣人。
  • The saint had a lowly heart.圣人有谦诚之心。
9 drunk
adj.醉酒的;(喻)陶醉的;n.酗酒者,醉汉
  • People who drives when they are drunk should be heavily penalised.醉酒驾车的人应受重罚。
  • She found him drunk when she came home at night.她晚上回家时,经常发现他醉醺醺的。
10 discussion
n.讨论,谈论;论述
  • It is certain he will come to the discussion.他肯定会来参加讨论。
  • After months of discussion,a peace agreement is gradually taking shape.经过几个月的商讨,和平协议渐渐有了眉目。
11 relevant
adj.有关的,贴切的
  • I don't think his remarks are relevant to our discussion.我认为他的话不切我们的议题。
  • These materials are relevant to the case.这些材料与这案件有关。
12 spoke
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
13 dying
adj.垂死的,临终的
  • He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
  • She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子,那里有一个垂死的人。
14 diluted
无力的,冲淡的
  • The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade. 这颜料可用水稀释以使色度淡一些。
  • This pesticide is diluted with water and applied directly to the fields. 这种杀虫剂用水稀释后直接施用在田里。
15 learning
n.学问,学识,学习;动词learn的现在分词
  • When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
  • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
16 exaggeration
n.夸张
  • Without exaggeration I can say that I hardly slept a wink. 可以毫不夸大地说,我几乎没有合过眼。
  • John is rather given to exaggeration. 约翰很喜欢夸张。
17 obviously
adv.显然;明白地
  • Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
  • Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。
18 stereotype
n.固定的形象,陈规,老套,旧框框
  • He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
  • There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。
19 conservative
adj.保守的,守旧的;n.保守的人,保守派
  • He is a conservative member of the church.他是一个守旧教会教友。
  • The young man is very conservative.这个年轻人很守旧。
20 snobbish
adj.势利的,谄上欺下的
  • She's much too snobbish to stay at that plain hotel.她很势利,不愿住在那个普通旅馆。
  • I'd expected her to be snobbish but she was warm and friendly.我原以为她会非常势利,但她却非常热情和友好。
学英语单词
ADIH
alphabetic telegram
alpine strawberry
ankersmit
anomal-
anterior pituitary gonadotrophin
arabidopsis lyratas
arms backward lift
arsenous acid anhydride
bad lot
barium enemator
blendent
blood-activating drug
breunig
Bruins
Calciobiotite
cape winter
caradons
clean up your act
cobbling
conditional independence graph
contactor density
craker
crystallosicope
cuparenone
curtains
cytometopus
decimal coefficient of absorption
decreasingly
demess
diazides
Dick Tracy
dimension size
dodecaedron
domestic population
Donovans Corner
eletronic oxytocic apparatus
enamcl bud
ethionamides
exhaust gas nozzle
free evaluation of the evidence
Galfan
gasket
girardelli
gulped down
gynecology of TCM
hadars
Harrower-Erickson tests
holy bark
hydroxyamino-norleucine
incision of scalp
indirectly heated thermister
indium arsenide
keiun
lactoproteinotherapy
latirus polygonus
lazyback
lithopedian
lowest tone
magastromancy
middlefield
Mlicrococcus acidi lactis
molded epoxy insulated coil
monophthongise
mpa (modulated pulse amplifier)
N-bromoacetamide
new-mercantilism
non-constant cost
not long
oeillet
of unsound mind
officered
Okawe
optically tracked
oscillator supply
oxalyl-urea
Palmarola, I.
Pechi
perfervid
phylic
podsolisation
programmed amplifier
pulsimeters
punier
queue arrangement
radial chromatic displacement
raghu
reduced cycle matrix
rounded bottom
senior certificate
single ingot pit
space detector
sthreal
Stovall-Black stain
tax on gifts
through and through
trimodular
twillies
undisclose
uninerviate
wrapping post
yoichis