懂你英语Lv4-Unit-3

L4 Unit 3-1 listening

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Look at these 2 pie graphs. They show how these 2 people spend their days, not including

weekends. The one on the top shows how Emma divides up her days. She is a designer who

works for a company.

As

Emma’s graph shows, the

biggest portion of her day is spent working. She works an

average of 8 hours a day, which is one third of her day. She gets an average of 6 hours to

sleep which is 25% of her day

. That’s less sleep than Martin

gets. According to his graph, he

gets an average of 7 hours to sleep which is about 29% of his day. On the other hand,

Martine who is engineer, works more hours than Emma does. Martine average 9 hours a day

at work compare to Emma’s 8. That’s 37.5% compare to 33%.

Other factors shown in the graph included time for meals and commuting to work. Other

activities include getting dress and doing household chores such as doing laundry and

paying bills. As you can see, for Martin, commuting is taking a large amount of his time. If he

could reduce his commute

time, he will have more time for other things. And it isn’t just the

time. When the traffic is really heavy his commute is stressful. It will be great if he can work

from home one or two days a week. He life will be more enjoyable.

And we look at Emma

’s

graph, we see she probably needs more sleep. Perhaps, she should

spend a bit less time socializing with her friends. On the other hand, socializing with her

friend is something she really values. As for putting on makeup, she isn’t willing to change

that. For her, exercising, socializing and staying beautiful help her deal with the stressful work.

In conclusion, Emma and Martin both wish there were more hours in a day.

This next graph shows how various factors compare important to 1350 jobs applicants.

Applicants were between 20 to 25 years ago. They were asked to list which factors were most

important for a good job. As the graph shows, money was the most important factor for 25%

of the applicants. However, other factors are also important. The second most important

factor was the work environment. In other words, for many, money is everything. People

want to like where they work. In fact, if we combine working environment and co-workers,

the total is 35%. This is well above the 25% for salary and benefits. Taking together, they are

more important than salary and benefits. Career path is also important especially for

younger applicants. They want to see that their job helps to build a successful career. For

older workers, this may not be as important. Older workers often put the higher value on the

balance between life and work. What do you think.

L4 Unit 3-1 vocabulary

领土、军事、政治、政权状态

The government of a country is a control system. Governments make laws and provide

services to their citizens.

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The land

over which

a government has controlled, is its territory. A country’s

territory

has

boundaries

or borders. When you leave or enter a country’s territory, you usually need a

passport.

A country’s

militaryprovidesdefensefor

its territory and its citizens. The military includes an

army, an air force and a navy. The main purpose of a military, is to defend a country from

attack.

A country’s criminal justice system includes the police, courts and prisons. Its purpose is to

enforce the law and protect the people from criminal activities.

A country social services system provides support to people in need. It provides basic health

care services and helps poor people support their children.

Anarchy n.

混乱

;

无政府状态

;

无秩序

a utocracy n.

独裁

;

独裁统 治

;

独裁政府

;

独裁政体

Oligarchy n.

寡头统治的政府

;

寡头政治的执政集团

;

寡头统治的国家

Astate of anarchy exits when a country has no effective government. In anarchy, there is

nobody to make decisions or enforce the laws.

An autocracy is the

simplest

form of government. In an autocracy, the government is

controlled by single individual, known as autocrat. Whether or not an autocracy is successful,

depends on the character and ability of the leader.

In an oligarchy, a small group of people controls the government. Membership in this group

often depends on family connection, wealth or military power.

In a republic, individuals are elected to represent the citizens. The power of government in a

republic is limited by a constitution. A constitution is a written document that makes the

rules for a government to follow. This limits the power of a government. A constitution

defines the relationship between the government and its citizens.

L4 Unit 3-1 dialogue

谈论工作

Ihear you lost your job, is that right?

Yes, that’s right. I quit. I quit because the way my boss treats people.

What happen.

I was

n’t

feeling good one day and he yelled at me. While I told him not to yell at me, he

threatened me.

Is that all.

That’s

what bosses do.

Sure, sometime maybe. But my treated everyone badly and I was tired of it. It was the less *

The last str ?

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Yes, it reached the point

where I couldn’t take it anymore.

I see. So now you don’t have a job.

Right, I don’t have a job.

But at least I don’t have to deal with my boss

thing. What are you going to do now?

To be honest, I’m not sure. but I’ll fine something. I’ll get a job even if it pays less than before.

Are you sorry your quit.

Yes and no. I guess I should have found another job first and then quit.

Why didn’t you.

As I said, he pushed me too far. There were some things that I just won take.

What about your wife.

She isn’t happy that I don’t have a job but

she understands. She knows I have temper.

And she knows I was

n’t happy working there.

Well,

I get some luck. My job isn’t great. but I like the people I’m

working with and I like my

manager.

Are you planning to stay there?

Idon’t know.

For now, it’s ok. But of course it all depends on how things change.

Well if you

hear of

any job openings, let me know, OK.

Sure, send me your resume and I

’ll let people know you’

re looking.

Thanks.

L4 Unit 3-2 listening

朗朗

Lang

Lang is one of the world’s greatest

concert pianist. His first contact with western music

was when he was just 2 years old. He watched the canton in which a cat played a famous

piece

by

Franz

Liszt.

From

this

experience,

he

decided

he

wanted

to

learn

to

play

piano.

When he was 3 and a half years ago, he started piano lessons. 2 years later, he won first

place in the piano competition. This early success gave his father great hope that Lang Land

will became the world greatest pianist.

When Lang Lang was 9 years ago, his father quit his job and took him to Beijing. They left

everything behind including

his mother who had to work. Lang Lang didn’t want to leave her

behind

but

his

father

insisted.

His

father

wanted

him

to

study

at

famous

Central

Conservatory of Music. When they moved to Beijing, they rented a flat in a poor area of the

city. During this time, Lang Lang practiced several hours a day. They started practicing at 5

o’clock which upset his

neighbors

. They would often

pound on his door

and ask him to

stop practicing. They were so angry that he often feared that they would beat him up.

Lang Lang usually had piano lessons once a week to prepare for the conservatory. Nearly

2000

students

were

applying

for

just

12

places

at

the

conservatory.

His

lessons

were

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expensive and very difficult, especially because of his piano teacher. His music teacher

didn’t

like Lang Lang. he called his teacher professor Angry because she always gave him a hard

time. One afternoon, his teacher told him he had no talent and told him to go home. Upon

hearing the news, his father screamed and seemed to lose his mind. His father told him that

everything was destroyed and there was no reason to live. He ordered Lang Lang to jumpoff

th

the 11

-floor

balcony

. After this, Lang Lang almost went crazy. He didn’t want to play the

piano anymore.

For several months, he neither played the piano nor spoke to his father. Then some friends

encouraged him to play a piece for them and he realized his great love of piano. For the next

19 months, he practiced hard and his father encouraged him. Finally, when he was ten, he

was accepted into the Conservatory with a full

scholarship

. In 1995, when he was 13 years

old, he played music by show * at Beijing concert hall. In that same year, he won first place at

an international competition for young musicians in Japan. When he was 15, he moved to

the United States and began to study with the famous pianist at C institute. Since then, he

career has grown and he has become a major star. One of the American music critics called

him the biggest most exiting key of talent I haven’t encountered many a ye

ar of attention

piano recycles.

In

2010,

Lang

Lang

signed

a

recalling

contract

for

several

million

dollars.

In

2011,

he

performed at white house for president of Obama of United States and Hu Jintao of China.

With all of his success and fame, Lang Lang tries to encourage others. He uses his fame to

spread the popularity of classic music and encourage young musicians. And in the end, Lang

Lang and his father have rebuilt their relationship. In his

autobiography

, Mr. Lang dedicated

the book to his mother and father.

L4 Unit 3-2 vocabulary

财务、地理

Aperson debt is how much he or she owes to others. Debt can be in the form of money,

products and services owes to someone else. If you borrow money, they were taking on new

debt.

An asset is something that has value, such as money,

property

or even a nice personality.

Assets can be used to

pay off

debts. Specialized knowledge or skills are also assets that can

be used to get a job or earn money.

Real

estate

is

properties

such

as

land,

houses

and

buildings.

Buying,

selling

or

renting

property is the business of real estate. Buying or selling real estate is popular for investments.

Inventory

is

a

detail

list

of

items

in

one

’s

possession.

In

business,

one’s

inventory

is

the

supply of items

that are ready for sale. If a store runs out of the things for sale, it needs to

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resupply its inventory.

An investment is the purchase of assets with the hope that its value will increase. A good

investment can produce income, such as rent income. If the value of that assets falls, the

investment will lose money.

China is the second largest country in the world by land area. A major issue for china is the

continui ng

expansion

of its desserts which had led the dust storms each spring. Many of the

world most polluted cities are located there.

South

Asia

is

referred

to

as

Indian

sub- contin

ent.

It’s

called

the

sub

-continent

because

it

separated from the rest of Asia by mountains

and sea. It’s one of world’s poorest region with

about 75% of the poor living in rural areas.

Europe is western neighbor of Asia. It’s separate

d from Asia by Ural Mountains which extent

for 1500 miles in the north south direction from the Antarctic ocean.

The Philippines is the only country in Asia with a majority of Christians. The Philippines is an

island

Nation

with

over

7000

islands.

It’s

located

on

the

south

China

sea.

The

country’s

capital city is Manila.

Asia is the world largest continent covering about 30% of the earth land area. Several island

nations

are

also

a

part

of

Asia,

including

Japan.

The

world’s

tallest

mountain

is

in

Asia,

including Mount Everest.

L4 Unit 3-2 dialogue

谈论投票选举

Hey,

have you decided how you’re going to vote.

Not, I haven’t. I don’t like any kind of candidates.

So you aren’t going to vote.

Mu. I don’t know. Probably not. It seems like a waste of time.

Really, why do you think of a waste of time.

Have you listened to any of their speeches?

Yes, I have and I agree that their speeches are

n’t

very good.

Exactly.

I can’

t believe anything they say. They are just saying what they think we want to

hear.

Sure, you want to get elected. I admit th

at the system isn’t perfect and it’s

always have.

Whether I vote or not won’t make a difference. It’s all the show.

Well, I think you should vote. Do a little research about the candidates.

Have you?

Yes, I have. I have looked into their backgrounds and their education.

How can that help?

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For example, if they know something about science, it could help the government make a

better decision about issues such as climate change.

Yes, that’s good point. We need well

-educated people make decisions.

And I look to see what kind of people are supporting them.

What issues do you think are most important?

I guess for me, pollution, housing and taxes are important. I want to know how government

plans to deal with these issues.

Yes, I agree with you. Maybe I will vote, especially if we could get together and talk more

about it.

Whatabout dinner tomorrow night?

Sorry, I’m busy tomorrow night.

Oh,

that’s

too

bad.

Do

you

have

any

time

in

the

next

few days?

I will

take

you

to

a

nice

restaurant.

Actually, I’m quite busy. But I may have time Sunday afte

rnoon. We can have lunch someone

near the office.

Sure, that was for me. I will give you a call on Saturday and we can decide the details, ok?

OK, I will be looking forward to seeing which candidate you support.

L4 Unit 3-3 listening

蜜蜂、蜂农与环境

Honeybees play an interesting and important role in nature. In additional to making honey,

honeybees help many plants reproduce. They do this by

pollinating

the plant which means

to transfer

pollen

. Pollination occurs when pollen is moved within a plant’s flower or carried

to another flower. This is how the plant reproduce. For reproduction to succeed, the pollen

must be transferred from the male part of the flower to the female part. Many plants depend

on the pollen for reproduction. This included many fruits and vegetables.

Beside honeybees, there are many other

pollinators

including birds, insects and other kind

of bees. Without enough pollinators, many of our favorite fruits and vegetable will become

more expensive and hard to find. This included

almonds

and cherries.

Honeybee are important pollinators and play an important role in agriculture.

Beekeepers

are

people

who

keep

honeybees.

In

addition

to

collecting

honey,

some

beekeepers provide pollination services for farmers. They do this by raising and managing

colonis of bees

. Farmers need colonies to pollinate their crops. Beekeepers can provide and

manage of bee colonies to farmers.

Honeybees

are

social

insects

that

live

in

colonies. A

bee

colony

consists

of

a queen

bee,

male

drones

and

thousands

of

male

worker

bees.

Each

colony

also

contains

eggs

and

immature

bees

in

various

stage

of

development.

The

number

of

bees

within

a

colony

depends on the seasonal changes. A colony’s population increas

es during the warm season

and decreases during the colder season.

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