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Unit 2
Morals and Virtues
Listening and Speaking
standards or principles of good behaviour
道德
good qualities or ways of behaving
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What is a moral dilemma?
A moral dilemma is a situation in which you have two or more difficult choices to make. If you choose one, you might get in trouble for not choosing the other(s).
著名的电车问题就是一个典型的道德两难情境例子。We all want to be virtuous people, but sometimes we face moral dilemmas
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Choice 1: He stops to help her.
Choice 2: He ignores her and goes to school.
If he stops to help her, he might be late for the examination.
If he doesn't help her, the old woman will be in danger.
What moral dilemma is the boy in the cartoon facing?
If you were the boy, would you help the old woman?
道德困境
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Suppose you are taking the entrance examination for college, a girl suddenly fainted. What should you do?
Situation The girl is taking the entrance examination for a medical university in Beijing. During the exam, the student next to her fainted.
The girl’s choices She can finish the exam.
or
She can stop and help the student.
Possible results She will get into medical university, but the girl might not get the help she needs. She can put the needs of
the other person first, but
give up her chance to get into the medical university.
Listen to the conversation and complete the table to describe the moral dilemma that Jane is talking about.
While Listening
v. 昏倒,晕厥
1. Jane is eager to share the magazine article with Luck.
2. Luck doubts that young people face moral dilemmas
all the time.
3. Jane admires what the girl in the story did.
4. Luck doesn’t believe anybody would do what the girl
in the story did.
5. Jane wonders how the girl became a doctor later.
be used to describe attitudes
Listen again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Tips 1:
Pay attention to the words speakers use (passive or positive or objective)
objective 客观的
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Listen for attitudes
How do you know poeple’s attitudes