在学英语的四项基本技能“听”、“说”、“读”和“写”中，“听”是排在第一位的，由此可见听力的重要性非同一般。据统计，人们在语言交际中45％的时间用于听，说占30％，读占16％，写占9％。因此要想学好一门外语，不仅要进行阅读和写作能力的训练，更要重视听说能力的培养。你想提高你的英语口语，但不知道从哪里开始？你知道很多英语单词，但很难用英语造句？你知道为什么吗？原因是你没有学习常见的英语短语和句型，它们是你用英语造句的基本单位。第四、就…所言，（As far as … (be) concerned,…)
听力文本：I. EXAMPLES▶As far as I’m concerned, I don’t mind that you wear this mini-skirt.▶The coat is fine as far as color is concerned, but it is not very good quality.▶So far as he’s concerned, nothing is as important as his daughter.II. DIALOGUESA: Have you seen the movie, Silence of the Lambs?B: Yes. It gave me the creeps.A: Come on, it wasn’t that bad.B: Yes, it was. As far as I’m concerned, I’m never going to see another movie like that again.A: Well, as far as the plot is concerned, I think it’s an interesting movie.B: Yes, but some of the scenes were too gory.
