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1、全新版听说教程4听力原文Unit1OneWorldPartBListeningTasksAConversationBirthdayCelebrationsAroundtheWorldExercise1Listentotheconversationandwritedownanswerstothequestionsyouhear.Chairman:WelcometothisspecialbirthdayeditionofOneWorld.Tonightwehaveaspecialprogramdedicatedtobirthdaycelebrationsaroundtheworld.With
2、usinthestudiowehaveShaheenHagandPatCane,whohaveaweeklycolumnonbirthdaysintheTorontoDailyStar.Shaheen:Goodevening.Pat:Goodevening.Chairman:Shaheen,perhapswecouldbeginwithyou.HowarebirthdayscelebratedinIndia?Shaheen:Well,perhapswe'reallassumingthateveryoneintheworldcelebratestheirbirthday.Thisjusti
3、sn'tthecase.Low-incomefamiliesinIndia,forinstance,simplycan'taffordanyfestivities.AndmostMuslimsdon'tcelebratetheirbirthdays.Pat:IthinkShaheenhasraisedaninterestingpointhere.TheChristianchurch,too,wasactivelyagainstcelebratingbirthdays.Shaheen:OfcoursesomeMuslimsdocelebratetheirbirthdays.InEgypt,
4、TurkeyandIndonesia,forexample,therichpeopleinvitefriendsandfamiliesaround.Butnotinsmallvillages.Chairman:HereinEnglandyourtwenty-firstusedtobethebigone.Butnowitseemstohavemovedtoeighteen.Isthattrue?Pat:Yes,inmostpartsoftheWesteighteenisnowthemostimportantbirthday.InFinland,forexample,eighteenisth
5、eagewhenyoucanvote,youknow,orbuywines,driveacarandsoon.ButinJapanIthinkyouhavetowaittillyou'retwentybeforeyoucansmokeordrink.Shaheen:IknowinSenegal,whichisanotherMuslimcountry,girlsgettovoteatsixteenandboysateighteen.AndinBangladesh,girlsateighteenandboysattwenty-one.Chairman:That'sinteresting.Im
6、eanisittypicalthataroundtheworldgirlsareconsideredtobemorematurethanboys?Shaheen:Yes,Ithinkso,andinMexicoandArgentina,forexample,theyhaveenormouspartiesforfifteen-year-oldgirls.Pat:YouknowinNorwaytheyhaveagreatpartyforanyonewho'snotmarriedbythetimethey'rethirty.It'skindofembarrassing.Imeanyougetp
7、epperthrownatyou.Chairman:Pepper?Whypepper?Pat:I'mnotreallysure.Shaheen:Sodoesthatmeanthatonyourtwenty-ninthbirthdayyoucanstartthinking"GodIbettergetmarried"?Pat:Well,I'mnotsurehowseriouslytheytakeit.Chairman:InEngland