新人教版高中英语必修第二册 Unit4听力音频+录音原文
Unit 4 History and Traditions
Listening and Speaking
William: Excuse me, do you speak English? I’m looking for the Confucius Temple, but I’m not good at maps—they'remy Achilles'heel!
Xiao Kong: Oh, hello, yes. Come withme-I’m going to the temple right now. By the way, what does "Achilles’ heel"mean?
William: Oh, it means that somethingis my weakness—I'mreally bad with maps! So do you know much about Confucius? He’s one of myfavourite philosophers. He was such a wise man.
Xiao Kong: Oh, yes. I was born here.In fact, I believe I am a descendant of Confucius himself.
William: No way, you're pulling my leg,right? So how do you know you're related to Confucius? Didn’t he live over2,500 years ago?
Xiao Kong: Yes, but his family tree iswell recorded. He has over three million descendants. Sorry again, what does "pulling my leg "mean?
William: Oh, sorry, it means tojoke with someone. Anyway, so you’re actually going to the temple topay respects to your relative?
Xiao Kong: Well, yes. But I'm alsomeeting my study group there. We are doing a research project on Confuciusideas on education. You know, Confucius was a great educator, and he had manygreat ideas about education. For example, he talked about the relationship betweenlearning and reflecting. He believed that learningwithout reflecting leads to confusion..Oh, look, the temple is justover there .
William: Oh, great! What's that bigbuilding over there?
Xiao Kong: Oh, that's the famous Dacheng Hall. You know, it's so well-respected in Qufu that no other buildingin the city can be taller than it.
William: Wow, now that’s respect.That’s a little bit like my hometown-Stratford-upon-Avon.
Xiao Kong: Wait, you mean where Shakespeare was from? What a coincidence—Confucius and Shakespeare, two of thegreatest minds in history! I really want to visit the UK—I'M really interestedin British history and culture
William: Oh, that’s great! So laterwe can go for a cup of tea and have a chat about it. And it would be great ifyou could take me somewhere to get my watch fixed.
Xiao Kong: OK, no problem! So come and meet my study group—we can tell you all about the temple. And how long are you staying in Qufu? I can show you the Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong FamilyMansion as well.
William: Really? That's so kind! Ineed all the help I can get—I'm like a fish out of water.
Listening and Talking
Xiao Yan: Hi, Paul. I'm sorry to hear you're leaving tomorrow. So what did you make of Pingyao?
Paul: Well, to be honest, when I first arrived, I was alittle disappointed. I had expected something different. But then I walked intothe old city. I was so amazed! It was like walking into history. So manybeautiful buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties
Xiao Yan: Yes, Pingyao has a longhistory—over 2.000 years. It used to be a very importantbanking centre in China
Paul: Yes, so I visited the Rishengchang Bank and learntall about the Jin Businessmen. I've got to say though, it wasn't as big as Ihad expected. But it was still interesting to learn about what banks were likealmost 200 years ago.
Xiao Yan: Oh, well, what about theMing-qing Street—that's pretty big. Some of the snacks there areamazing
Paul: Oh, that place, yes. But I had no idea there wouldbe so many tourists! So I decided to leave and ride out to Shuanglin Temple.
Xiao Yan: Oh, cool, that’s one of myfavourite places! It's so peaceful out there.
Paul: Yeah, that place is really quiet. And some of thosesculptures—wow! I couldn’t believe how big and lifelike theywere.
Xiao Yan: Yes, they're amazing. Sotoday you walked along the city wall, right?
Paul: Unfortunately, no. I just didn't have the time.
Xiao Yan: Wow, I can’t believe youdidn’t see the wall! You have to stay longer, Paul. There’s so much more ofPingyao’s history to see.
Paul: Oh, don’t worry, I'll be back in Turtle City oneday—I just can't get enough of those beef noodles.
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