2022年12月英语四级听力真题(第二套) 长对话1

Conversation 1

对话1

W: It's your birthday next week. What have you got planned?

W： 下周是你的生日。你有什么计划？

M: I'm not sure. I often feel strange on my birthday.

M： 我不确定。我经常在生日那天感到奇怪。

It's like my brain decides to have a crisis.

就像我的大脑决定发生危机一样。

W: It's not entirely unusual to feel anxious or sad around your birthday.

W： 在你生日前后感到焦虑或悲伤并不罕见。

Birthdays can tap into a lot of things people worry about, including their achievements in life in the past decade, or their accomplishments of the past year.

生日可以利用人们担心的很多事情，包括他们在过去十年中的生活成就，或者他们在过去一年中的成就。

Many begin to search for the meaning of their existence, leading to behaviors such a sending or starting a relationship, or plans, like starting a vigorous diet or fitness program.

许多人开始寻找自己存在的意义，从而产生诸如发送或开始一段关系或计划之类的行为，比如开始一项剧烈的饮食或健身计划。

M: I have wonderful friends and I love celebrating their birthdays.

M： 我有很棒的朋友，我喜欢庆祝他们的生日。

But I don't like being the center of attention, receiving gifts and having a fuss made.

但我不喜欢成为关注的中心，不喜欢接受礼物，不喜欢大惊小怪。

It seems to trigger a type of social anxiety.

这似乎引发了一种社交焦虑。

I think social media too can intensify things as birthdays now play out more publicly.

我认为社交媒体也会加剧事态，因为现在生日更加公开。

Birthday reminders can be helpful, but I kind of worry I won't be able to drum up my own day and show it to look as exciting as it is supposed to be.

生日提醒可能会有帮助，但我有点担心，我不能鼓足勇气，让自己的一天看起来像想象中的那样令人兴奋。

W: Well, to deal with the birthday blues, you should not isolate yourself.

W： 好吧，为了应对生日忧郁，你不应该孤立自己。

It's best to gradually face your birthday with people you trust.

最好与你信任的人逐渐面对你的生日。

That would help you learn self-acceptance, or that it's okay to be the focus.

这将有助于你学会自我接纳，或者你可以成为焦点。

M: Perhaps. Or I could perceive my birthday as an opportunity to do something for others like asking people to make a donation instead of buying a gift.

M： 也许吧。或者我可以把我的生日看作是一个为他人做一些事情的机会，比如让人们捐款而不是买礼物。

W: Exactly. Or even simply see your birthday as an opportunity to bring people together for them to have fun.

W： 没错。甚至干脆把你的生日看作是一个让人们聚在一起玩的机会。

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

问题8至11基于您刚才听到的对话。

Q8. How does the man often feel on his birthday?

问题8：这个男人过生日时的心情如何？

Q9. What does the woman say many people tend to do on their birthday?

问题9.这位女士说，很多人在生日时都会做什么？

Q10. What does the say birthday man about celebrations?

问题10.生日男士对庆祝活动怎么说？

Q11. What does the woman suggest the man do about his birthday celebration at the end of the conversation?

问题11.在谈话结束时，女方建议男方如何庆祝生日？

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