全新版大学英语听说教程第二册 Unit13

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Passage 1:

Although children have little or no money of their own, they certainly have the capacity to be "givers". And because children often need so much help -- even with everyday things, they might think that they are the only ones who should be helped. But you can let them know that everyone in this world needs some kind of help, and that some people need more help than others.

Encouraging children to be helpful is one of the best ways to help them develop a charitable attitude, and that's an attitude that hopefully will grow all through their lives.

Passage 2:

What is self-control? Self-control is listening to your friend talk when you want him to listen to you.

Being quiet in the library takes self-control, especially when a friend comes in and you want to call to him.

What is caring? When you help a turtle cross a path in the park so he will be safe -- that's caring. When you leave flowers to bloom so others can enjoy them too -- that's caring.

Passage 3:

Plato thought there are four virtues¹: 1) wisdom, 2) courage, 3) temperance, or self-control, and 4) justice. The most important of these is wisdom, which is knowledge of what is truly good. People who have wisdom and, as a result, know what is truly good will tend to do what is right. These people will act in their own interest and be in harmony with themselves. This harmony is the basis of all justice. People who are just, in Plato's view, will tend to have other virtues as well.

 

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Professor Sabbatucci's Noble Act

A thief who dropped a winning lottery² ticket at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash.

The robbery happened last Saturday when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci, 58, was changing a tire on an Italian motorway³. Another motorist, who stopped to "help", stole a suitcase from his car and drove off.

The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving to his home in eastern Italy. Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, unfolding the ticket, realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire prize.

Then began a battle with his conscience. Eventually, he decided⁴ he could not keep the money despite the fact that he had been robbed.

He advertised in newspapers and on radio, saying: "I'm trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million lire for him -- a lottery win. Please meet me. Anonymity⁵ guaranteed."

Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people. All of them tried to trick him into giving them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized -- and he arranged to meet the man in a park.

The robber turned out to be a 35-year-old unemployed⁶ father of two children. He gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. "Why didn't you keep the money?" he asked.

The professor replied: "I couldn't because it's not mine."

Then he walked off, ignoring the thief's offer of a reward.

 

2-13-C

Heart Transplant⁷ Operation

At a hospital near Tel Aviv, a Jewish doctor conducted a heart transplant operation, using the heart of a Palestinian for a Jew. The patient, whose name is Yigal Cohen, would have died if he had not received the heart of a Palestinian named Mazen Joulani, who was killed on Sunday. His death is being investigated by police. Mr. Joulani's family claim that he was killed by Jewish settlers but Israeli police said he was killed in a feud⁸ with other Palestinians.

After the operation, Dr. Yaccov Lavie spoke⁹ of the moment he held a Jew's heart in one hand -- and the heart of an Arab Palestinian Muslim in the other. He said, "When you are deep in the transplant operation you don't think about it, but a moment later you think that during the operation you held in your right hand the heart of an Arab Palestinian Muslim... and in the left hand the heart of a Jew. You smile to yourself and see that deep inside we are exactly the same and all the conflicts are completely unnecessary."

The Gulf¹⁰ News says Mr. Cohen's father David told Israel Radio: "This is a noble act that really, really touched us. We were very surprised to find out the identity of the donor¹¹. It is really touching¹², especially in these days when relations are so tense. This noble family comes and teaches us that it is possible to do things in a different way."

1 virtues   

美德( virtue的名词复数 )； 德行； 优点； 长处

参考例句：

• Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
• She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。

2 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

3 motorway   

n.高速公路，快车道

参考例句：

• Our car had a breakdown on the motorway.我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。
• A maniac driver sped 35 miles along the wrong side of a motorway at 110 mph.一个疯狂的司机以每小时110英里的速度在高速公路上逆行飙车35英里。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 anonymity   

n.the condition of being anonymous

参考例句：

• Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密，书中的人用的都是化名。
• Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。

6 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

7 transplant   

n.移植的器官或植物；v.使迁移，使移居

参考例句：

• Some plants do not transplant well.有些植物不宜移植。
• Several of the patients had received kidney transplant.病人中有几位已接受了肾移植手术。

8 feud   

n.长期不和；世仇；v.长期争斗；世代结仇

参考例句：

• How did he start his feud with his neighbor?他是怎样和邻居开始争吵起来的？
• The two tribes were long at feud with each other.这两个部族长期不和。

9 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

10 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

11 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

12 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。