节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-06-26
难易度:High
关键字:clump, donor, compatible, rational, transfusion, physiology
Well, we're learning all about blood types today.
And we learned so far about how one scientist, Karl Landsteiner, made a
discovery that changed the way that the world sees blood.
He made a discovery - an important one - because often people would be
transferring blood from one person to another with fatal results.
Often the blood transfusion would be toxic for the receiving person.
And so that was not a good thing.
But this scientist made a discovery, and he won a Nobel Prize for it as well.
He learned... or discovered that there are four main blood types: A, AB, B and
O.
And of course we're going to be learning more about blood types and what people
think about blood types around the world.
Let's continue that right now.
(Music).
Blood Types: A Life-saving Discovery.
Many Asian people believe that one's blood type relates to one's personality.
People with blood type A are seen as loyal and having high standards but as too
anxious.
Type B people are considered creative and optimistic but selfish.
Those with type AB are considered rational, calm and controlled.
Type O people tend to be friendly, passionate and ambitious but stubborn.
Movies, comics and dramas draw on this idea.
In Japan, some people even make dating and hiring decisions based on blood
types!
One book proposed that blood types reveal people's ideal diets and lifestyles.
However, little scientific evidence supports blood-type diets or personality
tests.
Maybe more study of this will lead to another Nobel Prize!
Well, there is a lot to learn about blood types.
And it sounds like a lot more research to be done.
Well, going back to the beginning of this section, we learn a little bit about
opinions that people have about blood types.
We see many Asian people believe that one's blood type relates to one's
personality.
So whatever your blood type is is connected to the way you interact with other
people.
Gabe, how does it continue?
People with blood type A are seen as loyal and having high standards but has
something else - as too anxious.
So there's often a pro and a con; often something positive and maybe something
negative with each blood type.
I don't know if this is true about people with blood type A, but this is what
people see.
Well, that's very interesting since I am type A.
I don't know if I agree with all of that.
I don't think I'm that anxious.
OK.
But, continuing: Type B people are considered creative and optimistic but
selfish.
Hmm. Again we see some positive and some negatives as well.
And we continue.
Those with type AB are considered rational, calm and controlled.
Hey, that seems like it's all positive, at least according to our lesson here
today.
I would like to be AB.
Well, if you were AB, then you would be rational, according to this, or
according to the ideas held by many people in Asia.
And rational is a word from our Word Bank.
If you are rational, then you are able to think clearly.
There is a lot of logic in what you do and say.
All right.
And the opposite of this word is irrational.
Just add the letters I-R to the beginning of this word, it'd becomes irrational.
Someone who is irrational is hard to talk to.
They have irrational arguments.
Nothing they say makes sense.
You don't even want to talk to a person who is just irrational.
Yes. But according here... according to the article here, AB is a rational
personality indicator.
Well, type O people tend to be friendly, passionate and ambitious but stubborn.
All right.
There we go again, some positives and a negative.
Well, I like some words used to describe these people.
"They're seen as," or "they're considered," or we see another phrase "tend to
be." They kind of mean the same thing.
We see this person as; they're considered to be one way; or they tend to be
another way.
That's right.
So it doesn't mean that all people that have these blood types are the same in
their personalities, but they are very similar.
And many people with those blood types have that type of personality according
to these beliefs.
Well, movies and... movies, comics and dramas draw on this idea.
That's a very interesting topic there that they draw on this idea.
And I think that Liz has something she wants to share with us in the Grammar
Gym.
Hello, friends.
Welcome to the Grammar Gym.
My name is Liz.
So we're talking about blood types in today's article.
And the writer mentions that many Asian people believe that one's blood type
relates to one's personality.
It's such a popular idea that the writer mentions "Movies, comics and dramas
draw on this idea." That's our Grammar Tip sentence.
Our focus is on the phrase: to draw on something.
Normally we use "draw" to mean to make a picture.
But in today's sentence, "to draw on something" means to get or take ideas from.
In other words, this idea of how one's blood type relates to one's personality
is used in Asian movies, comics and dramas.
Let's look at some examples:
Jackie drew on her school counselor's advice and decided to major in business.
Or: For our new writing assignment, the professor wants us to draw on the
concept of time travel.
Now it's your turn.
What can you draw on?
Think of ways where you get ideas, and practice making your own sentences.
That's it for today.
This is Liz from the Grammar Gym.
See you next time.
Well, continuing learning about blood types:
In Japan, some people even make dating and hiring decisions based on blood
types.
Wow, to base that kind of decision on someone's blood type... interesting.
It is very interesting.
And we see something else in the next paragraph.
One book proposed that blood types reveal people's ideal diets and lifestyles.
However, little scientific evidence supports blood-type diets or personality
tests.
That's true.
There's little evidence now.
But as we see: Maybe more study of this will lead to another Nobel Prize.
Maybe it could lead to, or eventually in the future,
there could be another Nobel Prize that shows us that there is evidence that
blood types are related to diets and things like that.
Well. it's time for us to continue learning with Michelle in the Language Lab.
OK.
(Chinese).
And keep watching as our lesson continues.
This has been a very interesting article all about blood types.
And one thing that really caught my interest was at the end talking about blood
types and diets,
the ideal diet that might be connected to your blood type because I actually
know several people in my family who follow the blood-type diet.
And they've said that it has been very helpful to them... (Wait a minute...)
that they feel full of energy.
So you're saying that people in your family who have a certain blood type,
there's certain foods that they can eat that will help them?
Well, that's what they say.
OK.
And they find that following this diet helps them to sleep better.
They feel more energetic throughout the day, and they just feel healthier
overall.
Well, hey, maybe there... maybe there are reasons to have blood-type diets.
Hmm, something to think about.
But of course, I should figure out what my blood type is first.
Well, friends, thank you for joining us for today's interesting lesson about
blood types.
And we hope to see you again next time right here at Studio Classroom.
See you.