托福听力荟萃 81（在线收听）

Today we're going to talk about______and discuss recent researchon ways to help children learn to interact socially. Many people consider themselves shy. In fact, forty percent of people who took part in our surveysaid they were shy. That’s two out of every five people. And there are studiesto indicate that the tendency toward shyness may be inherited. But just because certain children are_______, doesn't mean they are_______to be shy forever. There are things parents, teachers, and the children themselves can do to overcome this tendency and even to prevent it. One researcher found that if parents gently push their shy children to try new things, they can help these children become less afraid and less_______.Another way to help shy children is to train them in social skills. For example, there are special training groups where children are taught things like looking at other children while talking to them, talking about other people's interests, and even smiling. These groups have been very successful at giving shy children a place to feel safe and accepted, and at building up their_______.

【填空答案】

shyness: n.［U］羞怯, 胆怯

timid: adj. 胆小的, 羞怯的

doomed: adj. 命定的

inhibited: adj. 羞怯的, 内向的

self-esteem: n. 自尊

【听力原文】

Today we're going to talk about shyness and discuss recent researchon ways to help children learn to interact socially. Many people consider themselves shy. In fact, forty percent of people who took part in our surveysaid they were shy. That’s two out of every five people. And there are studies to indicate that the tendency toward shyness may be inherited. But just because certain children are timid, doesn't mean they are doomed to be shy forever. There are things parents, teachers, and the children themselves can do to overcome this tendency and even to prevent it. One researcher found that if parents gentlypush their shy children to try new things, they can help these children becomeless afraid and less inhibited. Another way to help shy children is to train them in social skills. For example, there are special training groups where children are taught things like looking at other children while talking to them, talking about other people's interests, and even smiling. These groups have been very successful at giving shy children a place to feel safe and accepted, and at building up their self-esteem.

【参考译文】

今天我们要谈论的羞怯和讨论最近的研究方法来帮助孩子学习社交互动。许多人认为自己害羞。事实上，40％的人参加了我们的调查说，他们害羞。这两个每五个人。并且有研究表明倾向羞怯可以继承。但是，仅仅因为某些孩子胆小，不意味着他们是注定要永远害羞。有些事情父母，老师和孩子们自己可以做些什么来克服这种倾向，甚至以防止它。一位研究人员发现，如果父母轻轻一推害羞的孩子尝试新事物，他们可以帮助这些孩子变得不那么害怕，抑制。另一种方式来帮助害羞的孩子是培养他们的社交技能。例如，有专门的培训小组，孩子们被教导的事情，比如寻找其他的孩子与他们谈话时，谈到其他人的利益，甚至微笑。这些团体一直非常成功，让害羞的孩子感到安全和公认的，一个地方，在建立他们的自尊。