09年6月六级听力冲刺训练(1)
日期:2009-05-13 13:35

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题目
Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans capture their devotion to individualism: “Do you own thing.” “I did it my way,” “You’ll have to decided that for yourself.” “You made your bed, now_ in it.” “if you don’t look out for yourself.” No one else will.” “Look out for number one.”

Closely _ with the value they place on individualism is the importance Americans _ to privacy. Americans assume that people “need some time to themselves” or “some time alone” to think about things or recover their _ psychological energy. Americans have great_ understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person, who dislike being alone.

If the parents can _ it, each child will have his or her own bedroom. Having one’s own bedroom, even as an_ , fixed in a person the notion that _ . She will have her clothes, her books, and so on . these things will be hers and no one else’s.

Americans assumer that _ . Doctors, lawyers, psychologists, and others have rules governing “confidentiality” that are intended to prevent information about their clients’ personal situations form becoming known to others.
American’s attitude about privacy can be hard for foreigners to understand. _ . When those boundaries are crossed, an American’s body will visibly stiffen and his manner will become cool and aloof.
答案及文本
Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans capture their devotion to individualism."Do you own thing?" "I did it my way.""you'll have to decide that for yourself?" "You made you bed,now lie in it." "if you don't look out for yourself, no one else will." "Look out for munber one."

Closely associated with the value they place on individualism, is the importance American's assign to privacy.Americans assume that people need some time to themselves or some time alone to think about things or to recover their spent psychological energy.Americans have great difficulty understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person who dislike being alone.

If the parents can afford it, each child will have his or her own bedroom.Having one's own bedroom even as an infant,fixes in a person the notion that she is entitled to a place of her own where she can be by herself, and keep her possessions.She will have her clothes,her toys, her books,and so on .These things will be hers,no one else's.
Americans assume that people will have their private thoughts that might never be shared with anyone.Doctors,lawyers,psychologists and others have rules governing confidentiality that are intended to prevent information about their clients' personal situations from being known to others .

American's attitudes about privacy can be hard for foreigners to understand. American's houses,yards and even their offices canseem open and inviting.Yet, in the minds of Americans,there are boundaries that other people are simply not supposed to cross.When those boundaries are crossed,an American's body will visibly stiffen and his manner will be cool and aloof.

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重点单词
  • aloofadj. 疏远的,冷淡的 adv. 远离地
  • capturevt. 捕获,俘获,夺取,占领,迷住,(用照片等)留存
  • confidentialityn. 机密,机密性
  • privacyn. 隐私,隐居,秘密
  • intendedadj. 故意的,有意的;打算中的 n. 已订婚者 v.
  • understandvt. 理解,懂,听说,获悉,将 ... 理解为,认为
  • preventv. 预防,防止
  • invitingadj. 吸引人的,诱人的 动词invite的现在分词
  • psychologicaladj. 心理(学)的
  • certainadj. 确定的,必然的,特定的 pron. 某几个,某