中级英语听力教程Lesson 19What Does Friendship Mean to You.docx
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中级英语听力教程Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYou
WhyAreTheySoUnlucky?
TextA
Iwonderwhysomanyshop-assistantsareso foul tempered?
Inspiteofsomany"campaigns"toimprovetheservicesinthepastyears,weseeno appreciable changesofar.IfDadandMumaretobebelieved,theservicesusedtobequitegoodinthefifties.Butthen,theyalwayssayeverythingusedtobegoodinthefifties.Ifindtheolderpeoplegrow,themorenostalgictheybecome.
NowGrannyneverletsadaygobywithoutreminiscingonthegoodoldthingsinthegoodolddays.OncewhenshesawXiaoHongandmeeatingsomemooncakeswith relish,shesaidpityingly,"Youpoorchildren,youdon'tknowwhatrealmooncakestastelike.Theworstintheoldtastedmuchbetterthanthebestthatmoneycanbuynowadays!
"Weburstoutlaughing,nottakingherwordsseriously.
Nowtocomebacktothebadserviceinshopsanddepartmentstores.Peopleoftensaythatwhenyoubuysomething,youarespendingmoneytobuyrudenessandanger.TodayIsawaloingexactlythat.IwasatadepartmentstoreandIhappenedtowitnessatypicalquarrel.IwasnexttoacountersellingteaandIsawanelderlymancomeupandaskayoungwomanwasbusyweighingandwrappingteaintostandard-sized"packs"Doyouhaveverygoodgreentea?
"
Thewomanglanceduptosizehimup.Hewasordinarilydressedand spoke witha provincial accent.obviouslyamanofnoconsequence.Shewentonwithherworkandthemanhadtorepeathisquestion.Afteranotherpausethewomansnortedout:
"Yes:
Twenty-sixyuanaliang."Notbelievinghisears,themantriedtocorrecther."Youmeantwenty-sixyuawajin?
"Uponthisthewoman flared upandshouted:
"Isaidtwenty-sixyuanaLIANG!
Can'tyouhearstraight?
Ifyouwantajin,thenit'stwohundredandsixtyyuan.IsthatCLEAR?
"
Themanseemedtobestunriedbyhersuddenoutburstbuthekepthistemperandaskedagain."Doyouhavesomethingundertwoyuan'aLiang?
"Obviouslyshewasmakingthingsdifficultfortheoldmanforsheansweredasrudelyasbefore;"Whatdoyoumeanundertwoyuan?
Anythingfromonecenttooneyuanninety-ninecentsisundertwoyuan."Idon'trememberwhatexactlythemansaid,butsomehowhemanagetofindouttherewasakindcostingoneyuanninety-sixaliang"Canyoushowittome?
"
"Doyouwanttobuyitornot?
"
"Well,Iwanttolookattheleavesandsmelltheflavorfirst.""Youcanlook,smell,eat,drinkordowhateveryoulikewithitathome.HereIonlyselltea.Ifyouwanttobuyit,buyit.Ifyoucan'taffordit,don'tcomeheretowastepeople'stimeObviouslyyoudon'tknowwhatisproperinBeijing!
"
"Lookhereyounglady,it'syouwhodon'tknowwhatproper!
IhavebeenlivinginBeijinglongbeforeyouwereborn,andI'veneverseenanyoneasrudeasyouare.Yourjobistoservethecustomers,nottoinsultthem.Nowforthelasttimeareyougoingtoshowmetheteaornot?
"
"AndforthelasttimeIamtellingittoyou.Eitherbuyitorgetoutofhere!
Iknowthelikesofyou-youwantsomethinggood,andyet grudge themoneyyouhavetospendonit!
"
"Thisisinsufferable1Whoisinchargehere?
Iwanttoseeyourhead!
""Myhead?
It'sonmyshoulders.Takeagoodlookifyouwantto."
Theoldmanwentaway fuming."I'vegotdownyournumberber.I'llwritetotheEveningNews."Thethreatdidn'tseemtofrightenthegirl.Atmostshe'llhavetomakeaself-criticism,whichcostshernothing.Evenifsheshouldloseamonth'sbonus,itisonlyafewyuan.Butifshecouldbesacked,Ibetshewouldn'tdaretobesorudeandaggressive.
TextB
Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatambition:
tobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidetheentrancepromised.Itsaid;"Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.Thismaybeyourluckyday!
"
ForseveralweeksMrsEdwardshoped,likemanyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenevergaveuphope.Thecupboardsinherkitchenwerefullofthingswhichshedidnotneed.Invainherhusbandtriedto dissuade suadeher.Shedreamedofthedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarket
wouldapproachherandsay:
"Madam,thisisyourluckyday.Everythinginyourbasketisfree."
OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gotthetea
andwenttowardsthecashdesk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketapproaehher."Madam",hesaid,holdingouthishandzs,"Iwanttocongratutateyou!
Youareourluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourhasketisfree!
"
AdditionalInformation
Threetimesamaninhisearly30sapproachedShenLimin'sclothescounterintheBaihuaGarmentStoreonbusyXidanStreetincentralBeijing.
ThefirsttimeShenshowedhimthevariousgarments.Heleftbutreturnedawhilelaterandstoodtherestaringataskirt.Thenhewentawayagain,butcamebackafterafewminutes.
Curious,Shenasked,"Whydon'tyoubuythatskirsinceyouloveitsomuch?
"
Themansaidthathereallywantedto,butthe198-yuanpricewastoomuchforhim.Shesuggestedthathechoosesomethingcheaper,butherepliedthattheskirtwaswhathiswifewouldlikemost.
Theystartedtalkingandhetoldherheboughthiswifeagifteveryyearincelebrationoftheirweddinganniversary.Shenwassomovedthatsheofferedtheskirttohimfor130yuan,the wholesale price.
Whenthemanhesitatedinsurprise,shetoldh'sm,"Idothatsimplybecause
youareagoodhusband."
Asadivorcee,Shen,35,spokefromthedepthsofherheart.
Shecouldnotimagineanyhusbandbeingsoconsiderateortender.
Herfailureinmarriageandherdivorcethreeyearsagoscaredherawaymenandpromptedhertoresignfromherjobasalogkeeperinafilmstudioandbecomeaself-employedgarmentseller.
WhatmakesShenunusualisthatshemakemoneytohelp deserted ids.
Herloveofchildrenandhersympathyforthewretchedstemmedfiomthedayhersix-year-oldyoungerbrotherwascrushedtodeathina mishap ina warehouse nearherhome.
Hersympatheticnaturekepthermarriagetogetherforsevenyears.
Herhusbandhadbeenaclarinetplayerinanarmyband.Ago-betweenhadintroducedthem.Onecoldsnowynighttheydeeidedtogetmarried.Hehadbeenwalkingherhomeandkept darting intoshops.Shegrewimpatientthinkinghewasmerelywantingtobuycigarettesandshe stomped off.Butheranafterherandpresentedherwithagauzemaskhehadbought.forhertohelpkeepoutthecold.
Histhoughtfulnessmovedhertotears.Hesaidthatperhapstheyshouldbreakupsinceshecotildnotunderstandhim."Iwillmarryyouifthatcan atone formymistake,"Shensaidsheresponded.Andsothematterwassealed.
Thedeathofa bosom fiiendsevenyearslatermarkedthebeginningoftheendforShenandherhusband.
Asthefriendlaydyingofheartdisease.20daysaftergivingbirthtoason-a pregnancy shehadriskedbecauseherhusbandwastheonlysonofhi,family-sheaskedShentocareforthechild.
Shenpromisedshewould,eventhoughshehadasonofherown.Herhusbandwasstronglyopposed,however.Still.Shenwouldoftengotoseethechild,whowaslivinginhisgrandmother'shome.
"IfeltguiltywhenIsawthechildwearingdirtyclothes,"Shensaid."Ithoughtthechildwouldnothavebeenlikethathadhismotherbeenalive."
Whenthegrandparents decided tosendtheboytofriendsinTianjin,Shenwantedtoadopthim.Herhusbandthenmovedoutandsaidhewantedadivorce.
ShenwenttoTianjintolookforthechildandfoundhim.Butthefamilyrefusedtogivetheboyup.Shenwouldnotleaveuntilshewasconvincedthechildwasbeing kindly treatedandproperlycaredfor.
HeryearsofmarriagehadgivenShenacomfortablelife-stylebutthatwasall,shesaid.Thedivorcemadeherrealize'shehadfeelingsandambitionsagain.
Shenhadoncedreamedofbecomingafilmactress,andtriedoutforrolesbutonlyendedupwithbitparts.Shefaredbetteronthestagewithamateur troupes.Butherdreamswereshatteredwhenshewasrefusedadmissiontoaprofessionalartschoolbecauseofherage.Shewastoooldtolearnhowtoact,shewastold.
Newdreamsfilledthevoidofherdisappiontment.Sheturnedto helping children.ShewrotetotheSOSVillageinTianjin,ahomefor orphaned children,applyingforajobasanurse.Butshewasturneddownbecauseshehadason.
Shestillwantedtohelpchildrenbutdidnotknowhow.Findingawaytomakemoneybecameapracticalandurgentproblem.Eerlylastyearshestartedherownbusinessasaclothing dealer,settingupastallinwestBeiing.
Hermotherdidnotliketheideaandfeltitwouldbebadfos.hergrandsontobebroughtupinsuchanenvironment.Shethreatenedtosmashthestall,butgraduallyShenwonherover.
"Idon'twantmysontofollowmyexample,"shesaid."expectalotofhim."
Shestillmaintainscontactwithherfriend'ssoninTianjin.
ShemovedtoXidanthissummerwhenthenewBaihuaGarmentstorepened.Shenowhastwoassistants,oneofthemauniversitygraduate.
Shensaidthatherbusinesslifehasmadeheradifferentwoman,onevhoisindependentandfullofconfidence.Friendstrytogethertodatebutsheisnotinterested.
Atfirst,shesaid,herdistasteofmarriageorloveaffairswassostrongth
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