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第1段
1 .<-NARRATOR:-> Now listen to part of a lecture in a sociology class on this topic.
现在听一段关于该题目的社会学讲座片段。
第2段
1 .<-MALE PROFESSOR:-> Have you noticed how when a student gives a class presentation, they might dress just a little more formally than usual?
你是否曾经注意到同学如何做班级陈述?是否注意到他们可能会比平时穿得更正式一丢丢?
2 .For example, if you usually wear jeans and a T-shirt to class, you might wear nicer pants and a nice shirt or sweater because, you know, you’re dressing up.
例如,如果平时你穿牛仔裤和T恤衫上课,你可能会穿西裤,衬衫或者毛衣,因为你知道,你要打扮一下。
第3段
1 .You want people to know—even before you begin speaking—that you take this presentation seriously, that you’ve come prepared, that you’re a responsible student, that you’ve got a good presentation for us…
你希望人们知道——甚至在你开说之前——你在严肃对待这个陈述,你是有备而来的,你是负责任的学生,你为大家准备了棒棒的陈述......
2 .you get the idea.
这个道理很简单。
第4段
1 .Or, here’s another example.
还有一个例子。
2 .There was this one time where I knew I was going to be giving the, uh, president of the university a ride; it was to a meeting across town.
曾经有一次,我知道大学校长要搭乘我的车,穿城去参加一个会议。
第5段
1 .Anyway, the day before I was supposed to give him a ride, I…
无论如何,就在我要送大学校长的前一天,我...
2 .I wasn’t even aware of doing this, but the day before I was supposed to give him a ride,
我甚至没有意识到这些,但在我要送他的前一天,
3 .I took the trash out of the back seat and even had the car washed—
我把汽车后座的垃圾取出,甚至清洗了我的座驾——
4 .I suppose I was thinking in the back of my mind that, you know, if my car was neat and tidy, the president would think that I was, um, responsible, respectful….
回想起来,我当时的假设是,如果我的车是干净整洁的,校长可能会认为我是负责任的,值得尊敬的...
5 .And then, to top it off, when the president got in the car, I changed the radio to a classical station.
而且,当校长坐进我的车,我把收音机调整到经典音乐台。
第6段
1 .Now, I don’t even like classical music.
即使,我实际上不喜欢古典音乐。
2 .I guess I must have been thinking that classical music would seem more, um, sophisticated.
我猜,我应该是认为,古典音乐能让人显得更成熟老练。