国科大研究生听说教程听力原文 Unit 2.pdf

UNIT 2 What’s She Like? Describing the Appearance and Character of People Introduction In your everyday life, you usually have to answer questions such as “What’s so-and-so like?” This question doesn’t mean that you have to exactly describe the appearance of this person. The best way to answer this kind of question is to point out what kind of person he or she is and then maybe the characteristics of his or her appearance. To ask about a person’s appearance specifically, the question “What does so-and-so look like?” is usually used. Consider the following clues in describing people. Physical description: general personal impression, age, height, face, clothes and so on. Other characteristics: personality, job, interests or hobbies, their life history, achievements, family and so on. Make sure you realize that the description of a person or place should be tactful. It is extremely rude to say to someone something like this: “You are a narrow-minded overweight middle-aged person!” Part One Listening In Ken: Hello? Mary: Hi, Ken. It’s Mary, Mary Graham. Ken: Oh hi, Mary. How are you? Mary: I’m fine. How are you? Ken: Fine. Mary: Listen, um... I want to ask you some questions about Jim Wilson—you know him, don’t you? Ken: Sure. Mary: What’s he like? Ken: Well, why are you asking about Jim? Mary: Well, I want to try and get a part-time job at his store... Ken: Oh, well Jim’s a nice guy... Mary: Mm-hmm. Ken: I mean he’ll give you decent hours, a decent wage, and plenty of breaks. Mary: Well, that sounds good. Um, what does he look like? I’ve got to meet him at the Sunset Restaurant for lunch and I can ’t remember. Ken: Oh, well he’s about thirty-six... 11 Mary: Uh-huh. Ken: ... six-foot-two.