新編大學(xué)英語視聽說教程-4-script-unit-4-文庫吧在線文庫
【正文】 he decided to go to art school, puppet shows helped him pay for his tuition. Even when he was in the army, he managed to continue giving puppet shows. He knew he wanted to do this as his life39。Spinney39。m in university now. Perhaps I39。s almost 10,000 years ago! The first pots were large bowls, formed by taking a lump of clay and making a bowl shape. Pottery doesn39。 he empties them out and finds nothing in them but sand.He detains Juan overnight and has the sand analyzed, only to discover that there is nothing but pure sand in the bags. The guard releases Juan, puts the sand into new bags, hefts them onto the man39。d all have been invented at the same time.Man:Well, we both got these right .coffee was in Arabia around 1,000 AD, and just before that, playing cards were invented in China. Woman:Well, I got this one right. First diagram of a flying machine, was drawn by Leonardo da Vinci, as I said, in 1492.Man: Yeah, but the first air flight wasn39。Unit 4 CreativityPart I Listening 1In China, education is considered a race. Students have to begin as early as possible and have to proceed as quickly as possible around the track. Success is measured by how many students cross the finish line in the short time .In America, we recognize the race too, but we feel that the students have a chance to explore things for themselves, even if not all of them reach the finish line. As a result of their exploring, some of the participants may have more to offer by the end of the race.The advantage of the Chinese way is that more students bee proficient and reach the finish line. The disadvantage is that they may have less to say or to show once they get there. The disadvantage of the American way is that some students never finish the race. The advantage, however, is that some who do go all the way have very interesting and original things to say when they get there.1. F T T T F F 2. 1) race 2) race 3 ) proceed 4) explore things for themselves 5) proficient 6)interesting 7) original 8) less 9) finish the raceListening IIOnce Wealth and Poverty approached a merchant and introduced themselves as Goddesses. The merchant greeted both of them and said, May I ask why you have e to my humble home? The Goddess of Wealth said, We want you to judge between us who is the most beautiful.The merchant did not know what to say. He knew he was between the devil and the deep blue sea. If he said that Wealth was more beautiful than Poverty, Poverty would curse him. If he said that Poverty was more beautiful than Wealth, Wealth would abandon him. However, he became calm and said, I have great respect for you both. Would you please do what I ask of you? It is the only way I can judge properly. The Goddesses agreed. He sai
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