英语听力入门.docx

Unit5
Shapingandreshapingpersonality
Part1warmingup
PartAKeywords:
personalitysurvey
personality个性,人格,

survey[sə:'vei]调查(收入,民意等)
adetailedcriticalinspection；shortdescriptivesummary(ofevents)

cf.inquiry,investigation,research,survey
这些名词均有“调查”之意。inquiry:普通常用词，指正式调查，也指一般的打听或查询。investigation:一般指有系统的调查以得到希望发现或需要知道的事。research:指科学工作者等为揭示自然规律或获取某个领域的新知识而进行长时间的调查研究。survey:多指为写书面报告而进行的民意测验或调查。

aggressive
好斗的,敢作敢为的,有闯劲的,侵略性的
jealous
妒忌的,猜疑的,警惕的,嫉妒的

vocabulary
aggressiveadj.侵略的，有进取心的，好斗的
tendingtospreadquickly;havingorshowingdeterminationandenergeticpursuitofyourends

raisetheroof:vi.喧闹(吵翻天，大声抱怨)
tocomplainloudlyandbitterly;getveryangry
eg.Fatherwillraisetheroofwhenhehearwhatyouhavedo.
父亲要是知道你所做的事一定会大发雷霆。

sortofadv.有几分地;在某种程度上
tosome(greatorsmall)extent
eg.Thissortofbusinesscanonlybetransactedinprivate.
这种事情只能私下处理。

inthefollowingshortdialogue,amanistryingtohelpawomandoapersonalitysurvey.

AggressiveSelfishKindPatientJealousExtremely√Very√√Sortof√Notvery√Notatall
TAPASCRIPT
W:Hey,Kevin.Helpmefilloutthispersonalitysurvey.It’llbefun.
M:Oh,Idon’tknow…
W:Oh,comeon…OK,here’sthefirstone–whatshouldIputfor“aggressive”?
M:Uh-oh…I…I’dsay“very.”
Ｗ：Very?Really?
Ｍ：Yeah,sure.Lookatthewayyoudrive!
Ｗ：Well,OK,soI’maveryaggressivedriver…but…youhavetodrivelikethatinthiscity,oryou’regonnabehit,because…
Ｍ：Uh…what’sthenextone?
Ｗ：“Selfish.”
M:Oh,notatall.
W：Really?Well,…maybejustalittle…Imean,alotofpeopleare,right?Justalittlebit?Youknow,Imean,Itrytothinkofotherpeople,butsometimesIdojustthinkofmyself,Iguess.
M:OK,OK,soput“notvery.”
W：OK.
M:Butyoucanput“extremely”forthenextone.
W：What?Oh,“Kind”?
M:Yes.Don’tyouthinkyou’reaextremelykindperson?
W:Iam?OK,ifyousayso.Oh,lookatthisnextone.
M:Oh,“patient”!
W:Yeah.
M:Hmm…Idon’tknow.Sometimesyoucanbereallypatient,butothertimesyou’renotpatientatall.Likerememberthattimeinlineatthesupermaketwhenyougot…
W:OK,OK.Igetyourpoint.I’llput“sortof.”
M:OK,that’sright.
W:Nextone…“jealou.”IguessI’msortofjealous…
M:Sortof?I’dput“very”.Rememberhowangryyougot