研究生英语听说教程

Contents 1

Unit One Language and Culture 1

Part 1 English and Its Origin 2

Part 2 Language and Language Learning 6

Part 3 Culture and Communication 9

Unit Two Life and Success 14

Part 1 Schooling and Growing-up 15

Part 2 Expectation and Ambition 18

Part 3 Competition and Challenge 22

Unit Three Sports and Life Attitude 26

Part 1 Honesty and Excellence in Sports 27

Part 2 Courage and Perseverance 31

Part 3 Failure and Success 35

Unit Four Space and Space Exploration 39

Part 1 Our Space 40

Part 2 Space Exploration 43

Part 3 Dreams and Their Fulfillment 47

Unit Five War and Peace 52

Part 1 Interests and Conflicts 53

Part 2 Tactics and Strategies 56

Part 3 Patriotism and Humanism 60

Unit Six Custom and Communication 64

Part 1 Customs and Habits 65

Part 2 Values and Conflicts 68

Part 3 Interaction and Mutual Understanding 72

Unit Seven Goals of Life 76

Part 1 Appreciation of Life 77

Part 2 Work and Pastime 81

Part 3 Value of Life 84

Unit Eight Our Planet and the Universe 89

Part 1 The Shaping of the Earth 90

Part 2 The Probing of the Universe 94

Part 3 Catastrophes and Predictions 97

Unit Nine Science and Art 102

Part 1 Science and Nature 103

Part 2 Science and Art 106

Part 3 Curiosity and Imagination 110

Unit Ten Drugs and Social Problems 114

Part 1 Drugs and Drug-abuse 115

Part 2 Crimes and Tragedies 119

Part 3 Combating Drug Use and Production 122

Unit Eleven Life and Self-fulfillment 127

Part 1 Individuals and Family 128

Part 2 Individuals and Society 131

Part 3 Individuals and Life-pursuit 135

Unit Twelve Present and Future 139

Part 1 Diversity in Culture 140

Part 2 Globalization in Economy 143

Part 3 The World in Perspective 147

Appendix 151

Scripts for Unit One 151

Scripts for Unit Two 160

Scripts for Unit Three 168

Scripts for Unit Four 177

Scripts for Unit Five 185

Scripts for Unit Six 194

Scripts for Unit Seven 203

Scripts for Unit Eight 212

Scripts for Unit Nine 219

Scripts for Unit Ten 228

Scripts for Unit Eleven 237

Scripts for Unit Twelve 246