21世纪大学实用英综合教程第二册听力答案及原文(unit6).docVIP

Unit 6 IV. Class Presentation Listening Speaking The Language for Expressing Sympathy 1. Directions: You are going to listen to an instructor explaining the language necessary to express sympathy. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the missing words. Instructor: It is humane (仁慈的) to express sympathy. We practice this behavior when someone has bad luck or an awful experience. It is intended to express our care, concern and comfort, thus promoting our mutual (相互的) understanding through communication. Sympathetic expression is part of daily communication. It is of great help to learn how to express sympathy in the proper way. Pick up the following language to express sympathy: — I’m deeply sorry to learn about what happened to you. — I’m most upset to hear about her bad luck. — I feel tremendous sympathy for his condition. — Please accept my deepest sympathies. (Very formal expression given to the sufferer.) — Oh! What a dreadful thing to happen! — You must be feeling very sad. — Poor thing! He must be feeling awful now. — Is there any way I can help? — I know how it feels. — That’s too bad! — That’s just awful! — How terrible! — What a pity! — It’s a sad thing. — Oh, that’s such hard luck! 2. Directions: Describe to the class either a true or an imaginary event that was / may be greatly distressing to you and expect someone to express sympathy using the language learned in Exercise 1. Expressing Sympathy Directions: Before you listen to the first conversation, read the following words and expressions which may be new to you. Red Cross 红十字会 symbol 标志；符号 donation 捐款 suffer from 遭受；患（病） leukemia 白血病 make a difference 有影响，有（重要）作用 That’s for sure. = Of course. / Certainly. Directions: Listen to the following conversation twice and fill in the blanks with the missing words. Li Ming: Hey, Wang Ying, there’s a crowd over there. What’s going on? Wan