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应用型大学英语第二册 学习参考资料 Unit 2 Starter B. Listen to a passage and write down the words expressing negative feelings. Tapescript??? It is said that the worst enemy can be in ones family. Having been born into a family does not mean everyone in your family will treat you as family. Sometimes, some people in your family may treat you as an enemy. There are some reasons for this.???? One reason would be jealousy, like a brother or sister being jealous of the others achievements or attention one sibling is getting more than the other from their parents.??? Another reason would be spite, due to some family members feeling the need to hurt someone they want to see in a humble or inferior position in life.???? Some family members may be controlling and resent the person they are trying to control for resisting their influence over him/her.???? Sometimes, people just hate for no reason.? Text A Harboring Ill Feelings 1 There was once a little boy who dreamed of sailing around the world. He shared his dream with his mother and father, his teachers and schoolmates, his minister and his friends. But instead of embracing his dream and encouraging him to follow his hearts desire, they made fun of him, laughed at him and belittled his vision. 2 You will never sail around the world, his father scoffed. When you are of age, I will get you a job at the factory where I work and you will follow in my footsteps. 3 But I dont want to follow in your footsteps, I want to sail on the open seas and visit new lands, the little boy protested. The father just laughed and shook his head, showing no faith in his son or his dream. 4 The kids at school also made fun of him, so much so that he stopped sharing his thoughts and desires and kept them hidden within his heart, until the time arrived, when he could make them a reality. 5 It seemed that the worlds thumb was pressing the boy down throughout his adolescence. Within fifteen years, the boy became a man. He had worked two jobs night a