新编大学英语-视听说-book3-Unit5-听力答案及文本.pdfVIP

__________________________________________________ Unit 5 language 1Part 1 Listening I Every culture has its own way of saying things, itsown special expressions. These are the living speech of a people. The soap expressions in English are just one example. Soap operas are radio and television plays about the problems and emotions in human relationships.They are called soap operas because the first programs-years ago-were paid for by soap-making companies. Like musical operas, soap operas are not about real people. And critics charge that they do not represent a balanced picture of real life. They note that almost everyone in a soap opera has a serious emotional problem, or isguilty of a crime. And there are several crises in every program. Yet, soap opera fans do not care about what the critics say. They lovethe programs and watch them every day. Such loyalty has made soap operas very popular in __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ the United States. In fact, A few programs are so popular that they have been produced with the same actors for many years. Another expression that uses the word soap is “soap box”. There was a time when soap and other productswere shipped inwooden boxes. The boxes were small, but strong. You could stand on one to see over the heads in a crowd or to be seen in a crowd. Soap boxes were a simple, easy way to make yourself taller if you wanted to give a public speech. Such soapbox speeches usually were political and one-sided. The speakers shouted their ideas to anyone who walked by. Many talked for hours refusing to get off their soap boxes. Today, you don’t need a wooden box to make a soapbox speech. Anyone, anywhere, who talks endlessly about a cause is said