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Unit1IdentityListeningtask1Theneighborhoodchildrenmyageplayedtogether:eitheractive,physicalgamesoutdoorsorgamesofdoll-and-houseindoors.I,ontheotherhand,spentmuchofmychildhoodalone.I’dcurlup蜷成一团inachairreadingfairytalesandmyths,daydreaming,writingpoemsorstoriesanddrawingpictures.Sometimearoundthefourthgrade,my“big”(oftencritical,judgmental)Grandma,who’dbeenvisitingussaidtome,“What’swrongwithyou?”Irememberbeingstartledandconfusedbyherquestion.I’dneverbeenparticularlyinterestedinplayingwiththeotherchildren.Ithadn’t,tillthen,occurredtomethatthatwaseitheroddorsomethingwrongwithme.Norhaditoccurredtomethattheydidn’t“wanttoplaywith”me.Myfirstconsciousmemoryoffeelingdifferentwasintheforthgrade.Atthewardrobe衣橱,listeningtoclassmatesjoking,chatteringandlaughingwitheachother,IrealizedIhadn’taclueaboutwhatwassofunnyorhowtoparticipateintheireasychatter.TheyseemedtoliveinauniverseaboutwhichIknewnothingatall.Itriedtoactlikeothersbutitwassodifficult.Ifeltconfusedanddisoriented.Iturnedbacktomyinnerworld:readingbooks,writinganddaydreaming.Myinwardness本性内质grewmeinwaysthatcontinuedtomovemefurtherawayfromtheworldofmyagepeers.Theeasyflowofcasualsocialchathasremainedforeverbeyondmyreachandbeyondmyinterest,too.Listeningtask2ThegreatestdifficultyformeisthatasapersonofmixedoriginIamathomeneitherherenorthere.WhereverIam,Iamregardedasbeingforeign,either“white”or“black”.IthappenstomewhenIliveinmymother’scountryoforigin,inSwitzerland,andithappenedtomewhenIwaslivinginmyfather’scountry,IvoryCoast科特迪瓦（象牙海岸）.IwouldfeelathomewhereIcouldfeelthatpeopleacceptmejustthewayIam.Whenyouareasmallchildyoufirstdonotfeelthatyouaredifferentfromtheothers.Butsoontheotherswillmakeyoufeeldifferent—andchildrentoocanbeverycruelintheirbehavioragainstthe“strangechild”.Sometimesincredibleincidentshappen.SometimeagoIwasridingmybikesomewhereinalittleplaceinSwitzerlandnearbytowhereIlive.Acardroveby,andthemaledriveropenedthewindowandyelledatme:“Scheiss蹩脚货—Neger—dirtynigger黑鬼!”Ialmostfroze.Ifelthelplessandunabletodefendmyself.WhenIlookedatthenumberplate,IsawthatitwasaGermannumberplate.Thismeansthattheinsultingpersonhimselfwasaforeignerinthiscountry!Howcouldhedareinsultmelikethis?IfeltthatIwantedtokillthisman.WhenIrecoveredIwasabletothinkaboutitmoreclearly.Theseracistpeoplearejuststupidanddonotknowanythingaboutlife.RealWorldListeningMelanie:Yourstoryofidentitytheftisquitescary.Whathappened?Nick:Onedayearlyinthemorning,Iwasawakenedbyaloudknock.WhenIopenedthedoor,fivepolicemenwerestandingtheretellingmetogotojail.IaskedwhyandtheysaidthatIwaswantedforbankfraud.Isaid“Ineverdidthat!”andtheysaid“that’ssomethingwe’veneverheardbefore…tellittothejudge.”Melanie:Didyoureallyhavetospendtimeinjail?Nick:Yes,Icertainlydid.Melanie:Howcouldyouproveitwasn’tyouwhocommittedthecrime?Nick:Frankly,Ineverdid.Isimplypaidtheamountowedandallthechargesweredismissed.Itwasreallyadebttoacasino赌场and,althoughitwasafelony重罪,alltheywantedwastheirmoney.Melanie:Whew!Forme,perhapsthemostalarmingaspectofyourstoryisthatyouhadtospendseveraldaysinjail—inspiteofthefactthattheyknewthatthepersonwhocommittedthefraudwasofadifferentracethanyou.Thatistrulyscary.Nick:Yes.Peoplesufferbecauseothersstealtheiridentitiestoworkillegally.Someoneusedanother’sidentityforyearsandruinedtheircredit.Whentheirkidswanttogettheirfirstcarsorstudentloansittakesthemyearstosettlethedamage.Melanie:Didtheycatchthepersonwhousedyouridentitytocommitthecrimes?Nick:Yes.Hewasputinjailforidentityfraud.Unit2PersonalityListeningtask1Everybodycheats.Whetherit’sthetaxidriverwhotricksavisitorandtakeshimthelongwayround,ortheshopassistantwhodoesn’tgivethecorrectchange,orthepoliceofficerwhoacceptsabribe贿赂—everybody’satit.Cheatsinthenewsincludethescientistwhoseresearchwasbasedonfakedata,thegameshowcontestantwhocollaboratedwithafriendintheaudiencetowinamillionpounds,andthedoctorwhoforged伪造hisqualificationsandwasn’treallyadoctoratall.Everybodycheats;nobody’splayingthegame.Ischeatingacceptable,anaturalwayofsurvivingandbeingsuccessful?Orisitsomethingthatshouldbefrownedon反对,andyoungpeoplediscouragedfromdoing?Ifit’sthelatter,howcanweexplaintochildrenwhysomanybendtherules篡改规则,通融?Takesportforexample.Thepinnacle顶峰offootball,theWorldCup,wasrife流行的普遍的withcheating.Whetherpretendingtobehurtordenyingahandball,footballerswilldoanythingforafree-kick任意球的机会orapenaltyshot罚球.FrenchplayerHenrydeniedcheatingtowinthefree-kickwhichledtohisside’ssecondgoalintheir3-1victoryoverSpain.Whateverthenationalitythere’sonecommonstrategy:theplayerrollsoverholdinghisleg,ankleorheadseemingtobeingreatpain.Asaresultayellowcardorfree-kickisgivenforthefoul对手andthen,afewsecondslater,theplayerisupandaboutasifnothinghadhappened!Ofcourseit’snotjustthefootballers.In1998theTourofFrance,theworld’sgreatestcyclingevent,washitbyadrug-takingscandal.Fortybottlesofdrugsfoundwithateamtriggered引发amassiveinvestigationthatalmostcausedthecyclingtourtobeabandoned.Oneriderwasbannedforninemonths.Listeningtask2Aclimateofmistrustsurroundseveryone.Inthefieldofbusiness,Enron,America’sseventhlargestcompany,couldserveasanunf