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1、Listen1Everyculturehasitsownwayofsayingthings,itsownspecialexpressions.Thesearethelivingspeechofapeople.The"soap"expressionsinEnglisharejustoneexample.Soapoperasareradioandtelevisionplaysabouttheproblemsandemotionsinhumanrelationships.Theyarecalledsoapoperasbecausethefirstprograms—yearsag
2、o—werepaidforbysoap-makingcompanies.Likemusicaloperas,soapoperasarenotaboutrealpeople.Andcriticschargethattheydonotrepresentabalancedpictureofreallife.Theynotethatalmosteveryoneinasoapoperahasaseriousemotionalproblem,orisguiltyofacrime.Andthereareseveralcrisesineveryprogram.Yet,soapoperaf
3、ansdonotcareaboutwhatthecriticssay.Theylovetheprogramsandwatchthemeveryday.SuchloyaltyhasmadesoapoperasverypopularintheUnitedStates.Infact,afewprogramsaresopopularthattheyhavebeenproducedwiththesameactorsformanyyears.Anotherexpressionthatusestheword"soap"is"soapbox".Therewasatimewhensoapa
4、ndotherproductswereshippedinwoodenboxes.Theboxesweresmall,butstrong.Youcouldstandononetoseeovertheheadsinacrowdortobeseeninacrowd.Soapboxeswereasimple,easywaytomakeyourselftallerifyouwantedtogiveapublicspeech.Suchsoapboxspeechesusuallywerepoliticalandone-sided.Thespeakersshoutedtheirideas
5、toanyonewhowalkedby.Manytalkedforhours,refusingtogetofftheirsoapboxes.Today,youdon'tneedawoodenboxtomakeasoapboxspeech.Anyone,anywhere,whotalksendlesslyaboutacause,issaidtobeonasoapbox.Anotherquieterwaytowinsupportorgaininfluenceisto"soft-soap"aperson.Thismeanstousepraiseorotherkindwordst
6、ogetthepersontodowhatyouwant.Listen2A:DoyouthinklearnersshouldaimtospeakEnglishwithanative-speakerpronunciation?B:That'sadifficultquestiontoanswer.Ithinkthemostimportantthingistobeunderstoodeasily.Formostlearners,it'snotnecessaryordesirabletospeaklikeanativespeaker.Forsomelearners,forexam
7、ple,thosewhoeventuallywanttoteachEnglish,orbeinterpretersperhaps,anative-speakerpronunciationistheultimategoal.Atleast,that'swhatIthink.A:ChildrenoftendonotwanttospeakEnglishwithanative-speakerpronunciation.Whynot?B:Ingeneral,childrenaresplendidmimicsandimitatestran
