雅思听力指南 PracticeTest-section4.docx

雅思听力指南 PracticeTest-section4
[00:]you will hear introductory lecture to a course on South-East Asia.
[00:]Fihaps the more challenging.
[02:]But don”t let that put you off,
[02:]because understanding these two readings
[02:]is important to help you develop a clearer understanding of the cultures.
[02:]In other words they”ll help you acquire greater sensitivity
[02:]to the differences between the various cultures in the region.
[02:]Now,the course itself.
[03:]The course has multiple ”s primarily a history course.
[03:]But it”s not only a history course.
[03:]It is,in most respects a cultural history course focusing on South-East Asia.
[03:]Nevertheless the course is,as you”ll see from the materials,


[03:]an introduction to the South-East Asian studies components of the Asian studies program.
[03:]In looking at the cultural history of South-East Asia
[03:]there are two major influences to be considered:
[03:]the Chinese and the Indian.
[03:]It is important lot to forget the extensive influence
[03:]that these two countries have had in the region.
[03:]China has been trading throughout the region
[03:]since at least the sixth century,
[04:]so many of its cultural and social traditio