荔枝的英文大学英语综合教程2 U1-学习参考

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应用型大学英语第二册

学习参考资料

Unit 1

Starter

B. Listen to a story about an extremely self-satisfied woman's racial stereotypes,

and then complete the following notes with the appropriate words.

Tapescript

On a flight, a middle-aged white South African woman found herself sitting next to a black

man. She called the flight attendant over to complain about her seating.

the problem, Madam?

to a black. I can't possibly sit next to this unpleasant person. Find me another seat!

calm down, Madam.

if we have any seats available in club or first class.

the angry black man beside her. A few minutes later the attendant returned with the good

news, which she gave to the woman, who looked at the people around her with a very pleased

and self- satisfied smile,

a

chance

to

answer,

the

attendant

continued,

had

to

get

special

permission

from

the

captain. But, in this case, the captain felt it unfair that someone should be forced to sit next

to such an unpleasant person.

if you'd like to get your things, sir, your seat is ready for you in first class.

surrounding passengers stood up and clapped their hands loudly as the black man walked up.

Text A

Thanks for the Best Laugh We've Had in Years

1 On a recent weekend in Atlantic City, a woman won a bucketful of quarters at a slot machine.

She took a break from the slots for dinner with her husband in the hotel dining room.

2 But first she wanted to hide the quarters in her room.

she told her husband and carried the coin- laden bucket to the elevator.

3 As she was about to walk into the elevator she noticed two men already aboard. Both were

black.

One of them was tall

—

very tall

—

an intimidating figure.

The woman froze. Her first

.

.

thought was:

look like perfectly nice gentlemen.

But racial stereotypes are powerful, and fear froze her

blood. She stood and stared at the two men.

4 She felt anxious, upset and ashamed. She hoped they didn't read her mind but gosh, they

had to know what she was thinking!!!

5

Her hesitation about joining them in the elevator was all too obvious now. Her face was

flushed. She couldn't just stand there, so with a mighty effort of will she picked up one foot

and stepped forward and followed with the other foot and was on the elevator. Avoiding eye

contact,

she

turned

around

stiffly

and

faced

the

elevator

doors

as

they

closed.

A

second

passed, and then another second, and then another.

Her fear increased! The elevator didn't

move. Panic consumed her.

Her heart sank. Sweat poured from every pore.

6 Then one of the men said,

bucket of quarters flew upwards as she threw out her arms and collapsed on the elevator floor.

A shower of coins rained down on her.

seconds passed. She heard one of the men say politely,

you're going to, we'll push the button.

words out. He was trying mightily to hold in a belly laugh.

7 The woman lifted her head and looked up at the two men. They reached down to help her

up.

Confused, she struggled to her feet.

the average- sized one,

mean for you to hit the floor, Ma'am.

8 It was obvious he was having a hard time not laughing. The woman thought:

a spectacle I've made of myself.

She wanted to make

an

apology,

but

words

failed

her.

How

do

you

apologize

to

two

perfectly

respectable

gentlemen for behaving as though they were going to rob you? She didn't know what to say.

The three of them gathered up the scattered quarters and refilled her bucket.

9 When the elevator arrived at her floor they then insisted on walking her to her room. She

seemed a little unsteady on her feet, and they were afraid she might not make it down the

corridor. At her door they bid her a good evening. As she slipped into her room she could hear

.

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them roaring with laughter as they walked back to the elevator. The woman brushed herself

off. She pulled herself together and went downstairs for dinner with her husband.

10 The next morning flowers were delivered to her room

—

a dozen roses. Attached to EACH

rose was a crisp one-hundred- dollar bill.

11 The card said:

12 It was signed:

Eddie Murphy

Michael Jordan

谢谢您带给我们多年来最畅快的欢笑

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最近一个周末，

有位女士在大西洋 城玩老虎机，

赢了满满一桶二十五美分的硬币。

她暂时离开赌博

机，与丈夫前往旅馆餐厅吃晚饭。

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不过，她想先去客房把硬币藏起来。

“我去一会儿就回来，然后我们再去吃饭。”她对她的丈夫说

道，之后，便提着满满一 桶硬币朝电梯走去。

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她正要走进电梯时，

看到电梯里已经有两位男乘客。两位都是黑人 ，

其中一位个头很高，

体型令人

望而生 畏。这位女士一下子愣住了。她的第一反应是：“这两个男人会打劫我。”她转而又想：“不要戴

着‘有色眼镜’看人；他们看上去完全像是绅士。”然而，种族偏见的力量是强大的，恐惧使她浑身发凉 。

她定在那里，眼睛紧盯着眼前两位男子。

4

她开始焦虑，心神不定，又感到 不好意思。她希望他们没有看出她的心思，但是，天啊，他们肯定

已经知道她在琢磨什么 了！

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要不要进去和他们同乘一部电梯？她迟疑不决的态度已经太过明显了。

她涨得满脸通红。

老站着不

动也无济于事，于是她横下心来 ，抬起一只脚往前挪，接着另一只脚也跟了进来，站在电梯内。她不敢抬

眼，僵直地转过 身，脸朝外，这时，电梯门合上了。时间一秒一秒地过去。她越来越害怕！电梯纹丝不动。

她陷入了恐惧的深渊。“我的天啊，”她暗忖，“我被困在这里，要遭人劫财！”她的心往下沉，每个毛

孔都在冒汗水。

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这时，她听到其中一个人说：“趴下（与“按下楼层”同音）。”她的本能反应就是照着他 们的话

做。于是她张开双臂，趴在了电梯地板上，满桶的硬币飞向空中，洒了出去。硬币 如雨点般落在了她的身

上。她在心里默祷：

“把钱拿去吧，饶我 一命。”又过了几秒钟，她听到其中一位男子彬彬有礼地说：

“夫

人，您只要告诉我您要去几楼，我们来按按钮。”说这话的人有点费力才把话说完，尽力忍住没有放声大

笑。

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这位女士抬起头望着这两位男乘客。他们弯下腰，把她搀扶起来。她满腹疑惑，挣扎着站了 起来。

“我叫我这个朋友按楼层，”那位普通个头的男子说，“意思是叫他按我们要去的 楼层的按钮。夫人，我

并非要您趴在地上。”他说话时态度和蔼，紧咬着嘴唇。