felt流利说_懂你英语_Level4_Unit3

2021年1月9日发(作者：卫之民)
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Level4 Unit3 Part1 Listening - Time Distribution
Look at these two pie graphs.
They show how these two 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 large 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 of 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 of sleep, which is about 29% of
his day.
On the other hand, Martin, who is an engineer, works more hours than Emma does.
Martin averages 9 hours a day at work, compared to Emma's 8.
That's 37.5% compared to 33%.
Other factors shown in the graphs include time for meals and commuting to work.

Other activities include getting dressed and 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 would have more time for other things.
And it isn't just the time.
When the traffic is really heavy, his commute is stressful.
It would be great if he could work from home one or two days a week.
His life would be more enjoyable.


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And looking at Emma's graph, we see that she probably needs more sleep.
Perhaps she should spend a bit less time socializing with her friends.
On the other hand, socializing with her friends 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 stress of
work.
In conclusion, Emma and Martin both wish that there were more hours in the day.

Level4 Unit3 Part1 Listening - Job Satisfaction Factors
This next graph shows how various factors compare in importance to 1350 job
applicants.
These applicants were between 20 and 25 years old.
They were asked to list which factors were most important in a good job.
As the graph shows, money was the most important factor for 25 percent of the
applicants.
However, other factors were also important.
The second most important factor was the work environment.

In other words, for many, money isn't everything.
People want to like where they work.
In fact, if we combine Work Environment and Co-workers, the total is 35%.
This is well above the 25% for salary and benefits.
Taken 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 build a successful career.
For older workers, this may not be as important.
Older workers often put a higher value on the balance between life and work.

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What do you think?

(The best jobs satisfy several needs, not just salary and benefits.)

Level4 Unit3 Part1 Vocabulary - Political Terms
The government of a country, is its control system.
Governments make laws and provide services to their citizens.
The land over which a government has control 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 military provides defense for 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 people from criminal activities.
A country's social services system provides support to people in need.
It provides basic health care services and helps poor people support their children.

(Most of the citizens of a country live within its territory.)
(The criminal justice system is responsible for enforcing the law.)
(When a country wants to change its boundaries, there may be a war.)
(The territory of a country is defined by its boundaries.)

Level4 Unit3 Part1 Vocabulary - Types of Government
A state of anarchy exists when a country has no effective government.

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In an 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 a single individual, known as
the 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 connections, wealth, or military
power.
In a republic, individuals are elected to represent the citizens.
The power of the 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 the government.
A constitution defines the relationship between the government and its citizens.

(Bribery and corruption are common as a way to increase the wealth of the oligarchs.)
(Without a good government,decisions that need to be made,won’t be made.)
(In a oligarchy,ordinary citizens may not be aware that they have little or no power.)
(Without a government, there is nobody to make decisions or enforce the laws.)

Level4 Unit3 Part1 Dialogue - Quitting a Job
I hear you lost your job.
Is that right?
Yes, that's right.
I quit.
I quit because of the way my boss treats people.
What happened?

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I wasn't feeling good one day, and he yelled at me.
When I told him not to yell at me, he threatened me.
Is that all?
That's what bosses do.
Sure, sometimes maybe.
But my boss treated everyone badly, and I was tired of it.
It was the last straw.
The last straw?
Yes, you know, 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 anymore.
What are you going to do now?
To be honest, I'm not sure, but I'll find something.
I'll get a job, even if it pays less than before.

Are you sorry you 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 are some things that I just won't take.

What about your wife?
She isn't happy that I don't have a job, but she understands.

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She knows I have a temper.
And she knows I wasn't happy working there.

Well, I guess I'm lucky.
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?
I don'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.

(His boss pushed him too far one too many times, so he couldn't wait to quit.)
(His boss treated him badly one too many times.)
(He treated his employees badly.)
(He isn't sure what he is going to do.)


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Level4 Unit3 Part2 Listening - Story of Lang Lang 1
Lang Lang is one of the world's greatest concert pianists.
His first contact with western music was when he was just two years old.
He watched a cartoon in which a cat played a famous piece by Franz Liszt.
From this experience, he decided he wanted to learn to play the piano.
When he was three and half years old, he started piano lessons.
Two years later he won first place in a piano competition.
This early success gave his father high hopes that Lang Lang would become a great
pianist.

When Lang Lang was nine years old, 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 the 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 for several hours a day.
He 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.

Level4 Unit3 Part2 Listening - Story of Lang Lang 2
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 expensive and very difficult, especially because of his piano teacher.
His music teacher didn't like Lang Lang.

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He called his teacher

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 jump off the 11th-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 the piano.
For the next 19 months he practiced hard and his father encourage him.
Finally, when he was 10, he was accepted into the Conservatory with a full
scholarship.

In 1995, when he was 13 years old, he played music by Chopin in the Beijing Concert
Hall.
In that same year he won first place in an international competition for young
musicians in Japan.
When he was 15 he move to the United States and began studies with a famous pianist
at the Curtis Institute.
Since then his career has grown and he has become a major star.
One American music critic called him
have encountered in many a year of attending piano recitals.

In 2010, Lang Lang signed a recording contract for several million dollars.
In 2011 he performed at the White House for Presidents Obama of the United States
and Hu jintao of China.

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

(When he played a piece for his friends, he realized how much he loved the piano.)

Level4 Unit3 Part2 Vocabulary - Business and Economics
A person's debt is how much he or she owes to others.
Debt can be in the form of money, products, or services owed to someone else.
If you borrow money, you are 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 property, such as land, houses, and buildings.
Buying, selling or renting property is the business of real estate.
Buying and selling real estate is a popular form of investment.
Inventory is a detailed 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 things to sell, it needs to resupply its inventory.
An investment, is the purchase of an asset with the hope that its value will increase.
A good investment will produce income, such as rental income.
If the value of an asset falls, the investment will lose money.


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(When you use a credit card, you are taking on debt.)
(If you buy a house and get a loan, the amount you owe on your loan is part of your
debt.)
(When you sell an asset at a higher price than what you paid for it, you have made a
profit.)
(Learning a new skill is a good investmentif it can get you a better job.)

Level4 Unit3 Part2 Vocabulary - Countries and Continents
China is the second-largest country in the world by land area.
A major issue for China is the continuing expansion of its deserts, which have led to
dust storm each spring.
South Asia is referred to as the Indian subcontinent.
It's called a subcontinent because it is separated from the rest of Asia by mountains
and seas.
It is one of the world's poorest regions with about 75% of the poor living
in rural areas.
Europe is the western neighbor of Asia.
It is separated from Asia by the Ural mountains which extend for 1500 miles and a
north-south direction from the Arctic 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 in the South China sea.
The country's capital city is Manila.
Asia is the world's largest continent, covering about 30% of the Earth's land area.
Several island nations are also a part of Asia, including Japan.
The world's tallest mountains are in Asia, including Mt Everest.

(The traditional boundary line between them is the Ural mountain range.)

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(Forty percent of the world's poor live here.)

Level4 Unit3 Part2 Dialogue - Election & Voting
Hey, have you decided how you're going to vote?
No, I haven't.
I don't like any of the candidates.
So you aren't going to vote?
Hemmmm, I don't know, probably not.
It seems like a waste of time.

Really?
Why do you think it's a waste of time?
Have you listened to any of their speeches?
Yes, I have, and I agree that the speeches aren't very good.
Exactly.
I can't believe anything they say.
They are just saying what they think we want to hear.
Sure they wanna get elected.
I admit that the system isn't perfect, but it's all we have.
Whether I vote or not won't make a difference.
It's all a show.

Well, I think you should vote.
Do a little research about the candidates.
Have you?
Yes, I have.

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I've looked into the backgrounds, and education.
How can that help?
For example, if they know something about science, it could help the government
make better decisions about issues such as climate change.
Yes, that's a good point.
We need well educated people making 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 the government plans to deal with these issues.
Yes, I agree with you.
Maybe I will vote, especially if we can get together and talk more about it.

What about 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'll take you to a nice restaurant.
Actually, I'm quite busy.
But I may have some time Sunday afternoon.
We could have lunch somewhere near the office.
Sure, that works for me.
I'll give you a call on Saturday, and we can decide the details, OK?
OK, I'll be looking forward to seeing which candidate you support.

(She's looked into their backgrounds and education.)

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