新编大学英语教程3 听力原文.docx

Unite 1Part 1Listening 1Script: Interviewer: Angela, you were born in Korea but youve been living in Canada for a long time, havent you? Angela: Yes, I was 10 years old when my parents immigrated to Canada and Ive been living here for 20 years now. Interviewer: Do you think that belonging to two different cultures has affected your personality? Angela: Yes, definitely. There are times when I think that I have two personalities. Depending on where I am and who Im with, Im Korean or Im Canadian. Interviewer: That sounds complicated. Could you explain what you mean? Angela: Well, growing up in Canada when I was going to high school, for example, I was known as Angela to the outside world, and as Sun-Kyung at home. I would wave hello to my teachers, but bow to my parents Korean friends when they visited our home. Interviewer: Do different cultures have different ideas as to what is polite? Angela: Yes, definitely. In high school, I was expected to look straight in the eyes of my teachers and to talk openly with them. But when Koreans spoke to me, I was expected to look at my feet and to be shy and silent. Interviewer: Do you think that having two personalities makes you a richer person? Angela: Yes, but sometimes I dont know who I am. Listening 2 Script: I am a very sensitive person, and thats good to a point. I feel everyone should be able to feel or understand what others are going through. But when you hurt, cry, or are unhappy for people you dont know, or for a movie that is not real, then I think thats a little too sensitive. Thats the way I am. I am a very independent person. I must do things for myself. I dont like people doing things for me, or helping me, or giving me things. Its not that I dont appreciate it, because I do. I just feel that when someone does something for you, you owe them, and if there is one thing I dont like to feel, its that I owe anyone anything. I think I would be a good friend. I would do almost anything for someone I like, and would sha