新视野大学英语听说教程3-unit3.pptVIP

Every year, dozens of students from my university go abroad（国外）, believing that overseas（海外的） study will be very rewarding（值得的）. Some think they will learn important skills, such as a foreign language, art, or technology. And they also think studying abroad will allow then to meet people with different thoughts. These new thoughts, the students believe, will broaden（拓展）their minds and help build their careers（事业）later on. Well, these things may be true. Students going abroad may learn important skills, and they may also meet people who think differently. However, I am still against studying abroad. Audio Script 听力原文 Story: Studying Abroad First, study abroad is costly（昂贵的）. Students may pay up to three or four times more than they would if they study at a local university. This expense（费用）often causes a heavy burden（负担）to the students’ families. Second, studying abroad means they have to leave friends and family behind. This is something students don’t think much about when they leave, but it will greatly affect（影响） their lives. Without the support of family and friends, students suffer many difficulties. Third, studying abroad often brings about（引发） the experience of astounding （令人吃惊的）culture shock（文化冲击）. Some students can’t adapt well to（很好地适应） the new environment（环境） and suffer from traumatic（创伤的）stress（压力）. Audio Script 听力原文 Story: Studying Abroad Now listen to the song Stuck in the Middle with You, and think about the meaning of the song. Song: Stuck in the Middle with You 苏格兰著名民谣艺人Gerry Rafferty离开他的另一支乐队Humblebums后的乐队,Stealers Wheel,在Joe Egan和Roger Brown的合作下,乐队签约AM,单曲“Stuck in the Middle with You”很快成为销量百万的佳作。 Lyrics: Stuck in the Middle with You (我和你卡在了中间) Well I dont know why I came here tonight, I got the feeling that something aint right, Im so scared in case I fall off my chair, And Im wondering how Ill get down the stairs, Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you. Yes Im