懂你英语Lv4-Unit-3

L4 Unit 3-1 listening 时间花费Look at these 2 pie graphs. They show how these 2 people spend their days, not including weekends. The one on the top shows how Emma divides up her days. She is a designer who works for a company. As Emmas graph shows, the biggest portion of her day is spent working. She works an average of 8 hours a day, which is one third of her day. She gets an average of 6 hours to sleep which is 25% of her day. Thats less sleep than Martin gets. According to his graph, he gets an average of 7 hours to sleep which is about 29% of his day. On the other hand, Martine who is engineer, works more hours than Emma does. Martine average 9 hours a day at work compare to Emmas 8. Thats 37.5% compare to 33%. Other factors shown in the graph included time for meals and commuting to work. Other activities include getting dress and doing household chores such as doing laundry and paying bills. As you can see, for Martin, commuting is taking a large amount of his time. If he could reduce his commute time, he will have more time for other things. And it isnt just the time. When the traffic is really heavy his commute is stressful. It will be great if he can work from home one or two days a week. He life will be more enjoyable. And we look at Emmas graph, we see she probably needs more sleep. Perhaps, she should spend a bit less time socializing with her friends. On the other hand, socializing with her friend is something she really values. As for putting on makeup, she isnt willing to change that. For her, exercising, socializing and staying beautiful help her deal with the stressful work. In conclusion, Emma and Martin both wish there were more hours in a day. This next graph shows how various factors compare important to 1350 jobs applicants. Applicants were between 20 to 25 years ago. They were asked to list which factors were most important for a good job. As the graph shows, money was the most important factor for 25% of the applicants. However, other factors are also important. The second most important factor was the work environment. In other words, for many, money is everything. People want to like where they work. In fact, if we combine working environment and co-workers, the total is 35%. This is well above the 25% for salary and benefits. Taking together, they are more important than salary and benefits. Career path is also important especially for younger applicants. They want to see that their job helps to build a successful career. For older workers, this may not be as important. Older workers often put the higher value on the balance between life and work. What do you think. L4 Unit 3-1 vocabulary 领土、军事、政治、政权状态The government of a country is a control system. Governments make laws and provide services to their citizens. The land over which a government has controlled, is its territory. A countrys territory has boundaries or borders. When you leave or enter a countrys territory, you usually need a passport. A countrys military provides defense for its territory and its citizens. The military includes an army, an air force and a navy. The main purpose of a military, is to defend a country from attack. A countrys criminal justice system includes the police, courts and prisons. Its purpose is to enforce the law and protect the people from criminal activities. A country social services system provides support to people in need. It provides basic health care services and helps poor people support their children. Anarchy n.混乱;无政府状态;无秩序 autocracy n.独裁;独裁统治;独裁政府;独裁政体Oligarchy n.寡头统治的政府;寡头政治的执政集团;寡头统治的国家A state of anarchy exits when a country has no effective government. In anarchy, there is nobody to make decisions or enforce the laws. An autocracy is the simplest form of government. In an autocracy, the government is controlled by single individual, known as autocrat. Whether or not an autocracy is successful, depends on the character and ability of the leader. In an oligarchy, a small group of people controls the government. Membership in this group often depends on family connection, wealth or military power. In a republic, individuals are elected to represent the citizens. The power of government in a republic is limited by a constitution. A constitution is a written document that makes the rules for a government to follow. This limits the power of a government. A constitution defines the relationship between the government and its citizens. L4 Unit 3-1 dialogue 谈论工作I hear you lost your job, is that right?Yes, thats right. I quit. I quit because the way my boss treats people. What happen. I wasnt feeling good one day and he yelled at me. While I told him not to yell at me, he threatened me. Is that all. Thats what bosses do.Sure, sometime maybe. But my treated everyone badly and I was tired of it. It was the less *The last str ?Yes, it reached the point where I couldnt take it anymore. I see. So now you dont have a job.Right, I dont have a job.But at least I dont have to deal with my boss thing. What are you going to do now?To be honest, Im not sure. but Ill fine something. Ill get a job even if it pays less than before. Are you sorry your quit. Yes and no. I guess I should have found another job first and then quit. Why didnt you. As I said, he pushed me too far. There were some things that I just won take. What about your wife. She isnt happy that I dont have a job but she understands. She knows I have temper. And she knows I wasnt happy working there. Well, I get some luck. My job isnt great. but I like the people Im working with and I like my manager. Are you planning to stay there? I dont know.For now, its ok. But of course it all depends on how things change.Well if you hear of any job openings, let me know, OK. Sure, send me your resume and Ill let people know youre looking. Thanks. L4 Unit 3-2 listening 朗朗Lang Lang is one of the worlds greatest concert pianist. His first contact with western music was when he was just 2 years old. He watched the canton in which a cat played a famous piece by Franz Liszt. From this experience, he decided he wanted to learn to play piano. When he was 3 and a half years ago, he started piano lessons. 2 years later, he won first place in the piano competition. This early success gave his father great hope that Lang Land will became the world greatest pianist. When Lang Lang was 9 years ago, his father quit his job and took him to Beijing. They left everything behind including his mother who had to work. Lang Lang didnt want to leave her behind but his father insisted. His father wanted him to study at famous Central Conservatory of Music. When they moved to Beijing, they rented a flat in a poor area of the city. During this time, Lang Lang practiced several hours a day. They started practicing at 5 oclock which upset his neighbors. They would often pound on his door and ask him to stop practicing. They were so angry that he often feared that they would beat him up. Lang Lang usually had piano lessons once a week to prepare for the conservatory. Nearly 2000 students were applying for just 12 places at the conservatory. His lessons were expensive and very difficult, especially because of his piano teacher. His music teacher didnt like Lang Lang. he called his teacher professor Angry because she always gave him a hard time. One afternoon, his teacher told him he had no talent and told him to go home. Upon hearing the news, his father screamed and seemed to lose his mind. His father told him that everything was destroyed and there was no reason to live. He ordered Lang Lang to jump off the 11th-floor balcony. After this, Lang Lang almost went crazy. He didnt want to play the piano anymore. For several months, he neither played the piano nor spoke to his father. Then some friends encouraged him to play a piece for them and he realized his great love of piano. For the next 19 months, he practiced hard and his father encouraged him. Finally, when he was ten, he was accepted into the Conservatory with a full scholarship. In 1995, when he was 13 years old, he played music by show * at Beijing concert hall. In that same year, he won first place at an international competition for young musicians in Japan. When he was 15, he moved to the United States and began to study with the famous pianist at C institute. Since then, he career has grown and he has become a major star. One of the American music critics called him the biggest most exiting key of talent I havent encountered many a year of attention piano recycles. In 2010, Lang Lang signed a recalling contract for several million dollars. In 2011, he performed at white house for president of Obama of United States and Hu Jintao of China.With all of his success and fame, Lang Lang tries to encourage others. He uses his fame to spread the popularity of classic music and encourage young musicians. And in the end, Lang Lang and his father have rebuilt their relationship. In his autobiography, Mr. Lang dedicated the book to his mother and father. L4 Unit 3-2 vocabulary 财务、地理A person debt is how much he or she owes to others. Debt can be in the form of money, products and services owes to someone else. If you borrow money, they were taking on new debt. An asset is something that has value, such as money, property or even a nice personality. Assets can be used to pay off debts. Specialized knowledge or skills are also assets that can be used to get a job or earn money. Real estate is properties such as land, houses and buildings. Buying, selling or renting property is the business of real estate. Buying or selling real estate is popular for investments. Inventory is a detail list of items in ones possession. In business, ones inventory is the supply of items that are ready for sale. If a store runs out of the things for sale, it needs to resupply its inventory.An investment is the purchase of assets with the hope that its value will increase. A good investment can produce income, such as rent income. If the value of that assets falls, the investment will lose money. China is the second largest country in the world by land area. A major issue for china is the continuing expansion of its desserts which had led the dust storms each spring. Many of the world most polluted cities are located there. South Asia is referred to as Indian sub-continent. Its called the sub-continent because it separated from the rest of Asia by mountains and sea. Its one of worlds poorest region with about 75% of the poor living in rural areas. Europe is western neighbor of Asia. Its separated from Asia by Ural Mountains which extent for 1500 miles in the north south direction from the Antarctic ocean. The Philippines is the only country in Asia with a majority of Christians. The Philippines is an island Nation with over 7000 islands. Its located on the south China sea. The countrys capital city is Manila. Asia is the world largest continent covering about 30% of the earth land area. Several island nations are also a part of Asia, including Japan. The worlds tallest mountain is in Asia, including Mount Everest. L4 Unit 3-2 dialogue 谈论投票选举Hey, have you decided how youre going to vote.Not, I havent. I dont like any kind of candidates. So you arent going to vote.Mu. I dont know. Probably not. It seems like a waste of time. Really, why do you think of a waste of time. Have you listened to any of their speeches?Yes, I have and I agree that their speeches arent very good.Exactly. I cant believe anything they say. They are just saying what they think we want to hear. Sure, you want to get elected. I admit that the system isnt perfect and its always have. Whether I vote or not wont make a difference. Its all the show. Well, I think you should vote. Do a little research about the candidates. Have you?Yes, I have. I have looked into their backgrounds and their education. How can that help?For example, if they know something about science, it could help the government make a better decision about issues such as climate change. Yes, thats good point. We need well-educated people make decisions. And I look to see what kind of people are supporting them. What issues do you think are most important? I guess for me, pollution, housing and taxes are important. I want to know how government plans to deal with these issues. Yes, I agree with you. Maybe I will vote, especially if we could get together and talk more about it.What about dinner tomorrow night?Sorry, Im busy tomorrow night. Oh, thats too bad. Do you have any time in the next few days? I will take you to a nice restaurant. Actually, Im quite busy. But I may have time Sunday afternoon. We can have lunch someone near the office. Sure, that was for me. I will give you a call on Saturday and we can decide the details, ok?OK, I will be looking forward to seeing which candidate you support. L4 Unit 3-3 listening 蜜蜂、蜂农与环境Honeybees play an interesting and important role in nature. In additional to making honey, honeybees help many plants reproduce. They do this by pollinating the plant which means to transfer pollen. Pollination occurs when pollen is moved within a plants flower or carried to another flower. This is how the plant reproduce. For reproduction to succeed, the pollen must be transferred from the male part of the flower to the female part. Many plants depend on the pollen for reproduction. This included many fruits and vegetables.Beside honeybees, there are many other pollinators including birds, insects and other kind of bees. Without enough pollinators, many of our favorite fruits and vegetable will become more expensive and hard to find. This included almonds and cherries. Honeybee are important pollinators and play an important role in agriculture. Beekeepers are people who keep honeybees. In addition to collecting honey, some beekeepers provide pollination services for farmers. They do this by raising and managing colonis of bees. Farmers need colonies to pollinate their crops. Beekeepers can provide and manage of bee colonies to farmers. Honeybees are social insects that live in colonies. A bee colony consists of a queen bee, male drones and thousands of male worker bees. Each colony also contains eggs and immature bees in various stage of development. The number of bees within a colony depends on the seasonal changes. A colonys population increases during the warm season and decreases during the colder season. In recent year, many bee colonies have collapsed or disappeared. A bee colony collapses occurs when a majority of bee in colony disappear and leave behind the queen. Some beekeepers have reported losing 30 to 90 % of their colonies. This loss of bee colonies can cause significant problems for farmers who depend on them to pollinate their crops. In some parts of the world, a shortage of bees has increased the cost of renting bees by up to 20%. There are several possible causes for bee colony collapse. One possible collapse is the use of new pesticides. Other possible causes include infections from viruses, genetic factors and malnutrition（营养不良）. Changing weather patterns may also play a role as summers get hotter and winters get colder. These changes in weather may weaken the bees, making it more difficult for them to fight infections. Whatever the causes of colony collapse, its important to understand that many parts of our world are interdependent. Changes that effect on one species may have serious effects on other species. A change to our environment, can start a chain of event that is difficult to predict. In any complex system such as the earth environment, small changes can cause a un consequences. The danger of un consequences is something that we all need to understand better. L4 Unit 3-3 vocabulary 商品、服务和工作Goods and services supply what people need or want. Goods are things such food and clothing. Services included things such as health care and police protection. A country needs natural and human resources. Natural resources include fresh water supplies, farmland and energy sources such as oil and wind. Human resources includes a skilled workforce that can produce goods and services. Once we had supplies of goods and services, they need to distribute throughout the country. Highways and railways are both way to transport thing from one part of country to another. Electricity are distributed through a system of transmition lines. We live in an age of advertising. Advertising lets people know about goods and services. It educates people about a product being advertised. Trade allows for the exchange of goods and services between different countries. Exports are goods and services that are sold to another country. Imports are goods and services that are brought from other country. For example, many countries import oil from countries such as Saudi Arabia. Employees are the people who work for a company. Some employees do basic work such as operating a machine or driving a track. People who hire and direct the work of other are managers. Interview is one way to find out about a person who applies for a job. In an interview, the applicants can ask question about a company and company can find out about a persons skills and experience. An entrepreneur is someone who starts a company. Entrepreneurs often have new ideas and ways of doing things that can give company advantage. Salary and benefits are used to attract new employees into a company. If the salary and benefits are good enough, employees may take a job and stay with the company. Benefits includes vacation time, health insurance and bonuses for employees who do a good job. When apply for job, its important to have skills and experience needed for the job. Developing and increasing skills and experience is good way to prepare for a job. Each job a person has is an opportunity to learn new things and develop new skills. Advertises try to increase to the demand for a product or service. Education and training are ways to develop a skilled workforce. unforeseenL4 Unit 3-3 dialogue 谈论租房与房东You dont look good, is something bothering you. Yes, its my landlord. Oh, is it something wrong with your flat. No, thats not something wrong with the flat. But Im going to have to move out. Why did you have to move out?For the last 2 month, a friend has been staying with me. She stayed until she could find a job. Thats nice of you. Yes, but Im not supposed to have anyone staying there. Was that in the rental agreement. Yes, it was. Its ok if a friend stays for few days but not for more than that. So you broke the agreement even though it was for a good reason. Anyway, one of my neighbors told the landlords about my friend. So now Im in trouble. The landlord is angry and says she cant trust me. Thats ridiculous. I told her about my friend and how Im trying to help her, but she doesnt care. Wow, she doesnt sound very nice. Thats right, she isnt nice. Shes just interested in money. In fact, she is going to keep my security deposit. How can she do that. Nothing is damaged, right.Right, everything in the flat is fine. Shes keeping the deposit because I broke the rental agreement. What about your rent. Yes , thats another problem. I already pay 3 months rent so I hope I can get it back. What can you do if she doesnt return it. I dont know. I told to my agent. Hes nice and maybe he can help.Maybe I should refuse to leave the flat until I get it back. Be sure to take picture of your flat. What for?Just to show the condition of your flat. Then she cant say your friend damaged it anyway. Good idea. She