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Unit 2
Listen1-1 If you're invited to an American friend's home for dinner, keep in mind
these general rules for polite behavior. First of all, arrive approximately on time (but not early). Americans expect promptness. Being a few minutes late might give the host more time to get dressed or finish preparing the dinner, so it's OK to be 10 or 15 minutes late but not 45 minutes late. Dinner might be overcooked and ruined by then. When you're invited to someone's home for a meal, it's polite to bring a small gift. Flowers or candies are always appropriate. If you have an attractive item made in your native country, your host would certainly enjoy receiving that as a gift.
If you are served some food that you don't like or can't eat, don't make a fuss about it. If your host doesn't say anything about what you aren't eating, then you shouldn't, either. Simply eat what you can and hope that no one notices what you left. If you are questioned, you may have to admit that you don't eat meat (or whatever), but you can also say that you've enjoyed the other foods and have had \Don't make the host feel obliged to prepare something else for you. Be sure to compliment the host on the food that you enjoyed.
Don't leave immediately after dinner, but don't overstay your welcome, either. When your friend seems to be getting tired and running out of conversation, take their behavior as a cue to leave. The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening. Listen2-1
Americans are usually tolerant of non-native speakers who have some trouble
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understanding English. But they become annoyed when a person pretends to understand but doesn't really. This creates problems when he misunderstands what is said. No one wants soap when he asks for soup. So if you don't understand what is said to you, admit it and politely ask the person to repeat or explain. All you have to say is, \ Second, it is quite rude to converse with a companion in your native language and leave your American friends standing there feeling uncomfortable because they can't understand the conversation. The Americans may also feel that you are talking about them or saying something you don't want them to hear. If you have to switch to your native language to explain something to a non-English-speaking companion, then at least translate for your American friends so they don't feel left out. Statements:
1. Americans will get impatient if a person can't understand English.
2. Sometimes it is wise to pretend to understand what one actually doesn't in order to avoid embarrassment.
3. Asking for repetition or explanation is not considered good manners when talking with Americans.
4. It is impolite for people to talk in their native language in the presence of Americans. 5. Americans may feel uncomfortable when they can't understand the conversation of non-English speakers.
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One winter day in San Francisco, a woman in a red car drove up to a tollbooth. The back
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seat of her car had a pile of colorful Christmas gifts on it. She smiled at the tollbooth operator and said, \the operator seven toll tickets and drove on. As the next six cars arrived at the tollbooth, the operator told each driver, \ Why did the lady do this? As she told her husband later, \friend's refrigerator. It said, 'Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.' I liked that phrase and copied it for myself. Paying the tolls was a little act of random kindness I could do.\
Now all over the U.S., it is becoming a popular phrase. One can see it on car bumper stickers, on walls, and even on business cards. Random acts of kindness are easy to perform if one is looking for opportunities. In Portland, a man might put a coin in a stranger's parking meter just in time to save that person from getting fined for overtime parking. In Chicago, a teenage boy may shovel snow not only from his driveway but also his neighbor's driveway. Undoubtedly thousands of random acts of kindness occur every day.
What are some senseless acts of beauty? A person might plant flowers along a highway. Another might clean graffiti from a city park bench. Yet another might pick up litter from the street and put it in a trash can.
You should remember this phrase and put it into action. Not only will you help others, but you will feel better yourself since you have helped the world to become a better place. And who knows? The people you help might well be inspired to help someone else later. It's a \
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Statements:
1. The woman paid for the six cars behind her as a Christmas gift.
2. The woman taped a card on her refrigerator that reads: Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.
3. Random acts of kindness are not difficult to perform. 4. One can see graffiti everywhere in the U.S. 5. People sometimes do good unconsciously.
6. The world can become a better place because of the little acts of kindness and beauty.
7. The people you help may well help someone else later.
8. Random acts of kindness and beauty do good to all parties involved.
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Don't talk with your mouth full. Keep your elbows off the table. Say \
Any of those sound familiar?
Chances are, if you observe a parent, he or she has repeated at least one of those lines a few thousand times. Etiquette experts and people who work with children tend to agree that teaching the children good manners is more than worth the effort. Good manners can definitely begin at home. Veronica tries to teach her 5-year-old son
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Matthew about the importance of the Golden Rule in words that he can understand. \
According to etiquette experts, teaching by example is the best approach. By using good manners, parents can be role models for their children, who often learn by imitation. \2 years old, they're watching,\experts say. \know, monkey see, monkey do.\They also advise parents to begin introducing their toddlers to simple words like \
\high chair, you can start.\
By teaching children good manners and then helping them practice, parents are doing their children a great service. It's not just about being polite and well-mannered in the short run. Ultimately, as they grow and they're better-behaved, they'll go on to greater success in their lives and be better liked.
But home is not the only teaching environment when it comes to manners and etiquette. More and more schools are looking for ways to instill good manners in their students.
Statements:
1. All parents try to teach their children good manners. 2. You need to treat people the way you want to be treated.
整合大学英语视听说教学教程第五册听力原文Unit
