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全新版大学英语听说教程第四册听力原文（PartB，C部分）

Unit1

PartB

BirthdayCelebrationsAroundtheWorld

Chairman:WelcometothisspecialbirthdayeditionofOneWorld.Yes,folks,wevebeenontheairforexactlyoneyearnow,andwethoughtitwouldbeaniceideatohaveaspecialprogramdedicatedtobirthdaycelebrationsaroundtheworld.WithusinthestudiotonightwehaveShaheenHagandPatCane,whohaveaweeklycolumnonbirthdaysintheTorontoDailyStar.

Shaheen:Goodevening.

Pat:Goodevening.

Chairman:Shaheen,perhapswecouldbeginwithyou.HowarebirthdayscelebratedinIndia?Shaheen:Well,perhapswereallassumingthateveryoneintheworldcelebratestheirbirthday.Thisjustisntthecase.Low-incomefamiliesinIndia,forinstance,simplycantaffordanyfestivities.AndmostMuslimsdontcelebratetheirbirthdays.

Pat:IthinkShaheenhasraisedaninterestingpointhere.TheChristianchurch,too,wasactivelyagainstcelebratingbirthdays,andinanycasemostpeople,untilacoupleofhundredyearsago,couldntevenreadandwouldnthaveevenbeenabletospottheirbirthdayonacalendaranyway.Shaheen:OfcoursesomeMuslimsdocelebratetheirbirthdays.InEgypt,TurkeyandIndonesia,forexample,therichpeopleinvitefriendsandfamiliesaround.Butnotinsmallvillages.

Chairman:HereinEngland yourtwenty-firstusedtobethebigone.Butnowitseemstohavemovedtoeighteen.Isthattrue?

Pat:Yes,inmostpartsoftheWesteighteenisnowthemostimportantbirthday.InFinland,forexample,eighteenistheagewhenyoucanvote,youknow,orbuywines,driveacarandsoon.ButinJapanIthinkyouhavetowaittillyouretwentybeforeyoucansmokeordrink.

Shaheen:IknowinSenegal,whichisanotherMuslimcountry,girlsgettovoteatsixteenandboysateighteen.AndinBangladesh,girlsateighteenandboysattwenty-one.

Chairman:Thatsinteresting.Imeanisittypicalthataroundtheworldgirlsareconsidere