【正文】 who are always changing channels. Differences. No right or wrong, just differences. The first law of civilization, said an old philosopher, is to let people be different. I don39。t need to convert my wife to my ways, and she doesn39。t try to make me be like her. We simply take turns monitoring the remote control. Statements:1. The major difference between the speaker and his wife is their TV viewing habits. 2. According to the speaker, he is more interested in talk shows while his wife is more interested in news programs. 3. The wife seems to be more weird than the husband is.4. The speaker and his wife usually take turns working the remote control when they watch television. 5. It can be inferred that women are generally more tolerant than men of their spouse39。s differences. 6. The speaker and his wife maintain peace not by changing each other but by tolerance.重點(diǎn)單詞及詞組Part Bexpectation 期望，期待 bug 打擾peeve 麻煩的事物 spouse 配偶solution 解決辦法 a bunch of 一捆candy 糖果 expectation 期望apologize 道歉 end up 最終以…為結(jié)局 Part Cpsychologist 心理學(xué)者ambitious 有雄心的moderation 適度tolerate 忍受 Part Dplain 抱怨civilization 文明，文化philosopher 哲學(xué)家monitor 監(jiān)控convert 使轉(zhuǎn)換 Unit 4Part BText 1Being a Police Officer Is a Stressful JobInterviewer: Wele to our program, Sam. Sam: Thank you. Interviewer: Sam, how long have you been a police officer?Sam: I39。ve been a police officer for thirty years.Interviewer: Thirty years. And you39。ve had different types of assignments on the police force, I guess.Sam: Yeah, I39。ve done everything from patrol to undercover work to detective work, and now I39。m supervising investigations.Interviewer: Sam, I think most people would say that being a police officer is a very stressful job. Would you agree?Sam: Yes, it39。s definitely a stressful job. But it depends on your assignment.Interviewer: So, what39。s probably the most stressful assignment you can have?Sam: I39。d say patrol is the most stressful assignment.Interviewer: That39。s interesting! In what way?Sam: Well, I guess the biggest part of the stress is the fear factor the fear of the unknown.Interviewer: What do you mean, Sam?Sam: Well, in patrol work, you don39。t know from moment to moment who you are talking to or what their reaction is going to be to justify your presence. Let39。s say, for example, a patrol officer stops someone for a traffic violation. It seems as though that would be a very lowstress situation.Interviewer: Yes, it is a very lowstress situation.Sam: But the truth is, there are more police officers injured during a routine stop.Interviewer: Really?Sam: Really! That39。s why all police officers are taught from the very beginning to be aware of their surroundings. People back over policemen, people shoot policemen, people jump out at policemen different kinds of things. So that39。s probably the most stressful time. Interviewer: I see. Let39。s take a break and then we39。ll move on to our next topic.Sam: All right. Questions:1. What39。s the relationship between the two speakers?2. What does Sam mainly talk about?3. What do you know about Sam?Text 2Stress ReducersInterviewer: Sam, you39。ve talked about the police officers39。 stressful time. Now let39。s move on to the next topic. So far as I know, there39。s a connection between stress and illness. Do you think that there39。s a higher percentage of illness among police officers than in the general population? I mean, do they get more colds or anything? Is this really true?Sam: Yes, it is, and the stress level not only manifests itself in daily health whether or not you39。ve feeling well on any given day. It also manifests itself in things like ulcers, heart disease police officers tend to have a higher rate of heart disease and ulcers than people in other professions.Interviewer: Really? That39。s documented?Sam: Yes, it39。s documented. And also the divorce rate among police officers is much higher.Interviewer: Is there something that the police department does to help you deal with this stress?Sam: Yes, there are several programs that most police departments have in place. One is an exercise program where some part of your day is spent on some type of physical exercise. They39。ve found that39。s a great stress reducer. Besides, there39。s also a psychological program with counseling for officers to help them reduce their stress. And there are several discussion groups as well. They39。ve found that sometimes just sitting around and talking about the stress with other officers helps to reduce it. So, those things are available.Interviewer: And what do you do, personally, to help you deal with the stress of your job, Sam?Sam: Well, during the baseball season, I39。m the biggest baseball fanatic, and I will either be reading about baseball, or listening to baseball, or watching baseball. Another thing I try to do is to get some sort of exercise every day. And then I work hard at keeping up my personal relationships, especially my relationship with my wife. Fortunately I get along very well with my wife. When I e back home, I can talk about my day with her, and then just forget about it. Statements:1. The dialogue is mainly about how police officers can deal with stress. 2. According to Sam, most police officers enjoy good health. 3. According to Sam, the divorce rate among police officers is higher than among people in other jobs. 4. Counseling is the most effective program to help police officers relieve stress. 5. Sam knows