新世纪大学英语综合课程2(第二版)Unit1-Unit8 Listen and Respond听力原文

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[1:]When life isn’t turning out quite the way you expected, you have a choice to make.

[1:]Which will you be — a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean

[2:]If you are like the coffee bean, when things are at their worst, [2:]you get better and make things better around you.”

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Unit 8 Human Behaviour [00:]Listen and Respond [00:]The Unexpected Rescue

[00:]I was walking along a dark street late one evening when I heard screams coming from behind some bushes.

[00:]Alarmed, I slowed down to listen, and realized that what I was [00:]hearing were the sounds of a hard fight and tearing of clothes. [00:]Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked. [00:]Should I get involved

[00:]I was frightened for my own safety and cursed myself for having suddenly decided to take a new way home.

[00:]Shouldn’t I run to the nearest phone and call the police [00:]Although the thoughts in my head had only taken seconds, already the girl’s cries were growing weaker. [00:]I knew I had to act fast. [00:]How could I walk away from this [00:]No, I finally decided.

[00:]I could not turn my back on the fate of this [01:]unknown woman even if it meant risking my own life. [01:]I am not a brave man, nor am I a strong man.

[01:]I don’t know where I found the courage and physical strength, [01:]but once I had finally decided to help the girl I seemed to have changed into another man.

[01:]I ran behind the bushes and pulled the attacker off the woman. [01:]While struggling, we fell to the ground,

[01:]where we wrestled for a few minutes until the attacker jumped up and

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[01:]Breathing hard, I approached the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree. [01:]In the darkness I could barely see her outline, but I could sense her trembling shock.

[01:]Not wanting to frighten her further, I spoke to her from a distance. [01:]“It’s OK.” [01:]I comforted her. [01:]“The man ran away. [01:]You are safe now.” [01:]There was a long pause... [01:]I heard the words in amazement. [01:]“Daddy, is that you”

[02:]And then, from behind the tree, stepped out my youngest daughter, Katherine.

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