新视野大学英语4册听力Unit 3原文.pdfVIP

devastatev.压倒

incentive刺激

league联盟

needy贫困的

exemptn被免除者v免除

recipients接受者

foodstamps

disincentives起抑制作用的行动/措施

array大批，大量

definev定义

demonstratev

preconceivev预想，事先想好

incorporatev结合

getdown

breakdown

getthrough

Unit3

I.UnderstandingShortConversations

1.W:Ithinkitsgreatthatthegovernmentisgivingyoumoneyduringthishardtime,butshouldntyoudo

somethingyourselftogetonyourfeet?

M:What?YouthinkImlazy?IlltellyouhowhardImtryingtofindajob...

Q:Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?

2.M:Accordingtotheserules,youcangetmorewelfaremoneyifyouhavechildren.

W:SureIcould.ButhavingchildrenwouldalsocostalotofmoneyofmoneysoIdon’tseewelfarebenefitsas

anincentivetogivingbirth.Besides,I’mhappierbymyself.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromthisconversation?

3.W:Trueenough,themanisblind.Butyouvegottoadmirewhathesdone-startedhisowncompanyandbecame

rich.

M:Hereallyhasdonealot.Ontopofallthat,hesreallyniceperson.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

4.W:Hi,honey.Imsorry,Ivesomereallybadnewsotellyou.Imafraid.Managementhavemadecuts,andIve

lostmyjob.

M:Oh,ohdear!Thatsterrible.But-youdidntlikethatjobverymuchanyway.Maybethisisagoodchanceto

findsomethingnew.Don’tgetdown;thinkpositive.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthink?

5.W:Iwassureyourpatientwouldbedevastatedwhenhewastoldthathewoulddiewithinamonth.Imreally

surprised.

M:Maybeithasnthithimyet.Whenhehastimetothinkaboutit,hellprobablybreakdown.Butfornow,yeah,

heseemstohavetakenitverywell-hesverybrave.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromthisconversation?

6.W:Hey,Ijustnoticedsomething.Theplayer,th