节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-12-07
难易度:Medium
关键字:suspend, evidence, naive, furthermore, keep an eye on, tattletale
We are continuing our conversation between Angela and Nick on whether or not
Nick should tell Mr. Brown about the cheating during the history test.
Angela doesn't think that Nick should tell, and everyone will think that he is a
tattletale if they find out that he told on another student.
But Nick doesn't agree with her.
He thinks that it's important to tell the teacher even if the teacher is strict
because he does not have enough evidence to suspend the other student yet.
He'll just keep an eye on him.
Well, let's continue this conversation and see what these two friends decide to
do.
To Tell or Not to Tell.
I still don't see why this is such a big deal to you.
It's pretty naive to think only one person cheated on the test.
The fact is that lots of students cheat.
But that doesn't make it right.
And I didn't see them all.
I just saw one, and I feel I should take some action.
Furthermore, I don't think school is just about getting good grades.
It's about learning things that we'll use later in life.
And, more importantly, doing it in an honest way.
Maybe. But if I were you, I still wouldn't tell.
I really need to get going.
See you tomorrow.
Bye, Angela.
(Music).
OK. Well, we'll see what happens in the future with this guy.
Maybe he won't cheat in the future.
OK. Well, let's go back to the beginning of this conversation.
What does Angela say here?
Ah, yes. Well, she responds to Nick:
I still don't see why this is such a big deal to you.
It's pretty naive to think only one person cheated on the test.
Yes. Well, maybe.
And I think maybe we... we need to take a look at that word from our Word Bank:
naive.
If you're naive, that means maybe you don't know all the facts about something,
and you just kind of believe something without knowing all the facts.
That's right.
So you might not have a lot of life experience and you get fooled very easily by
other people.
You believe them even if what they say isn't true.
So it's important to not be too naive.
But Angela thinks that Nick is being naive.
That's right.
She says he's being naive in the way that he thinks that maybe this guy is the
only one that cheated on the test.
OK, so that's how she thinks he is naive.
But who else is naive?
Well, many people think that small children, of course, are naive.
Or maybe someone has naive optimism.
They just have such a happy outlook on everything, but maybe they're a little
bit naive.
That could be the case.
Well. She also used a very interesting phrase in the sentence before that.
She said "big deal." And if something is a big deal, that means that it's really
important.
And so Nick is very concerned about this, but Angela doesn't think it's really
that much of a problem.
That's right.
Well, big deals! I mean, sometimes things really are a big deal.
Other times it's just a small deal, not something you should get upset about.
Well, what is a big deal to you?
What is something that you think is worth getting upset about and making a
difference about?
Ah. Well, continue to think about that.
Talk about it in English.
And I will continue Angela's line.
The fact is that lots of students cheat.
So don't be naive, Nick.
Lots of students probably cheated on that test.
All right.
But that doesn't make it right.
And I didn't see them all.
I just saw one, and I feel I should take some action.
OK. Well, do you agree with Nick here?
Sometimes, of course, you can't catch everyone's problem.
You can't see all of the problems happening in the world.
But if you do see something wrong, what should you do about it?
Maybe you have some responsibility there.
And you could be like Nick and take some action.
You can do something about it.
Just because you can't catch everyone who is doing something wrong doesn't mean
you can't do something about the bad things that you are aware of.
That's right.
I'm sure policemen think about this all the time.
Well, let's continue with Nick's line here.
Furthermore, I don't think school is just about getting good grades.
OK. Well, let's take a look at that word from our Word Bank: furthermore.
This is one of those words that means moreover and there's more to this. OK.
So furthermore, school is not just about getting good grades.
Well, how else could you use that word here, Carolyn?
Well, Nick is wanting to continue a point from a previous sentence.
So you need to have a situation set up where you are already talking about
something, and then you want to add additional information on top of that.
Good.
So furthermore, I don't think school is just about getting good grades.
I agree with Nick here.
And he says: It's about learning things that we'll use later in life.
And, more importantly, doing it in an honest way.
So it's kind of what I was talking about earlier.
I think it's very important to be able to have integrity, to be honest.
Because if you're not, you could develop harmful habits for yourself.
That is very true.
It is very important to learn how to be honest, to know that what is right and
what is wrong,
and how to just live an honest life in everything that you do even if it's
something that maybe someone considers to be small like cheating on a history
test.
OK. Well, how does Angela continue here?
Oh, yes. Well, she says: Maybe.
But if I were you, I still wouldn't tell.
And I really like that phrase: if I were you.
So she's trying to give Nick some advice by saying: Well, if I were in the same
situation, this is what I would do.
And there are many ways to use that phrase: if I were you, this is what I would
do.
You've... you haven't been eating breakfast?
If I were you, I'd eat a big breakfast every day.
How else could you use that phrase?
Well, Gabe, if I were you, I would have worn a different color tie.
Oh, really?
You don't like my tie? Oh.
No, no. It's just an example. I like your tie.
Oh, good. OK. Yeah, a good example.
All right.
Well, if I were you, OK. Use that phrase sometime today.
Yes. Well, Angela has her line here.
Let me continue.
I really need to get going.
See you tomorrow.
Bye, Angela.
OK. Well, they disagree, of course, as our VIEWPOINTS articles usually end in
maybe disagreements.
But that's OK. They're still friends.
And of course we have more to learn with Michelle in the Language Lab.
OK.
(Chinese).
And now let's see what our teachers are up to.
All right.
Well, we've enjoyed a conversation between Nick and Angela about someone who
cheated in their class on a test.
And this was just a guy; we don't even know his name in the lesson.
But here's my question for you.
What would you do if your friend cheated?
Carolyn?
Well, I would try to find out why they cheated first.
And then tell them that it was really wrong and try maybe to ask them to tell
the teacher themselves so that no one else needs to tell on them.
That's right.
Well, it's not an easy thing to confront your friend about something like this,
but I think it's important.
Thank you for joining us today.
And of course, we'll see you next time right here at Studio Classroom.
See you.
(Music).