外研版Book2听力原文

Book 2 Module1
Listening1:
doctor: Hello, Mr. Chen, how can I help you?
mr chen: I'm not feeling at all well, doctor. In fact, I feel awful. I've got a temperature of 38°C and my chest hurts when I breathe.
doctor: How long have you had the temperature? Two or three days?
mr. chen: About four days, actually.
doctor: Four days. Do you have any other symptoms?
mr. chen: Yes, I've got a sore throat and a cough.
doctor: Can you lie down, please, and I'll examine you? ... Can you take a deep breath? ... And another one ...
doctor: Well, I'm afraid you've probably got pneumonia. We'll need to do an X-ray to be certain, and we may need to take you into hospital.
mr. chen: Oh dear!
doctor: Don't worry. Nowadays, with the right drugs, people get better very rapidly. I'll write you a prescription. Are you allergic to penicillin?
mr. chen: No, I'm not.
doctor: Good. Is there someone who can take you to hospital?
mr. chen: A friend of ours is in hospital at the moment and my wife's going to visit her this afternoon. She can take me in at the same time.
doctor: That couldn't be better. And how are you planning to get home now?
mr. chen: My wife's going to pick me up in a quarter of an hour.
doctor: Jolly good. I'll write a note for your employer saying that you're sick. And I'll ring the hospital and arrange that X-ray for you.
mr. chen: How long will I be off work? About a week?
doctor: No, I should imagine about two weeks, at least.
mr. chen: Two weeks! Well, thank you, doctor.
doctor: Goodbye, Mr. Chen.
Book 2 Module2
Listening1:
interviewer: Good evening, and welcome to the show. With me in the studio is Professor Marion Smith, who is an expert on the connection between crime and drug addiction. Good evening, Professor Smith.
professor: Good evening.
interviewer: First of all, how many people use illegal drugs in Britain?
professor: Possibly four million people.
interviewer: Really? Four million?
professor: Yes.
interviewer: How many of them break the law in order to pay for their drugs?
professor: We estimate that a hundred thousand people steal in order to pay for their drug addiction.
interviewer: A hundred thousand?! That's incredible! And what kind of crimes do they commit? professor: Mainly shoplifting—in other words, stealing from shops—and burglary, stealing from houses.
interviewer: I see.
professor: And there's another problem. Drug users get into trouble with the police for other reasons as well.
interviewer: What kind of reasons?
professor: Well, you often see drug users in public places—shopping centres, railway stations, for example—and some of them behave so badly that members of the public call the police. Some people feel so nervous when they see drug users that they call the police anyway.
interviewer: This is a really bad problem, isn't it?
professor: Absolutely, but the good news is that drug users who go to treatment centres usually stop their criminal activities.
interviewer: How many addicts go to treatment centres?
professor: Last year, about 30,000 people attended drug treatment centres.
interviewer: Thirty thousand? That's amazing.
professor: Yes, there are such a lot of people that there isn't time to help them all.
interviewer: What kind of people are they?
professor: Well, the majority are young people in their twenties. And about 75 percent of the young people are men.
interviewer: And do all these people live in cities?
professor: Oh no. The ratio of drug users in society is the same in cities and in the countryside. But they all have something in common.
interviewer: What's that?
professor: Drug users are more likely to get into trouble at school.
interviewer: Professor Marion Smith, thank you very much.
professor: Thank you.
Book 2 Module3
Listening1:
The Beatles were the most successful band in the history of popular music. The band consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Starr played drums, the other three played guitar. Lennon and McCartney wrote most of the songs. All the Beatles were born in Liverpool in the north of England.
During the early 1960s, the Beatles were influenced by American rock singers, such as Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. They had their first hit in 1962 with a catchy song called Love Me Do (1962). In 1964, after they had become stars in their own country, the Beatles toured the United States and were a huge success.
During the mid-1960s, the Beatles were one of the bands which gave rock music a new direction. Some of their songs were quite serious, such as Nowhere Man; there were ballads such as Yesterday and more complex songs such as Strawberry Fields Forever.
By the late 1960s, their music had changed completely. They had stopped writing simple songs with catchy tunes. The tunes and the lyrics had become more interesting and they had begun to use new instruments, too. For example, after visiting India, they started using Indian instruments. Some of their albums changed pop music completely. Their last album was Let It Be in 1970. After they had finished recording Let It Be, they split up. By the time they stopped working together, they had sold more albums than any other band in history. After the group had broken up, all the Beatles performed as solo artists or started other bands.
John Lennon died in New York in 1980. George Harrison died in 2001.
Book 2 Module4:
Listening1:
girl: Hey, that's a good portrait. It's so realistic. You've really got the expression right—the look in the eyes.
boy: Yes, I'm pleased with it. What do you make of the mouth? Do you think I need to do more work on it?
girl: No, don't change a thing. It's brilliant. And the light coming in through the window is really good. You are a good painter, you know.
boy: Thanks for the compliment! I'm really fond of painting. But learning to paint well takes a long time. How about you, are you interested in it?
girl: Yes, but I'm not half as good as you. Painting is difficult for me. I couldn't possibly paint a portrait as good as this. I think drawing's a lot easier. I do quite a lot of drawing.
boy: So do I. I always learn a lot when I draw. It teaches you to observe things very carefully. Do you go to art galleries?
girl: No, I don't. But I should, I know. I really do love art.
boy: Well, how about going to an art gallery next weekend? I'm sure we can find something interesting.
girl: I'd love to.
boy: There's a pop art exhibition on at the moment.
girl: Um, I don't like pop art.
boy: Nor do I, really. I know, there's an exhibition of watercolours on at the same gallery.
girl: Oh, that sounds interesting. I love watercolours.
boy: Do you? I prefer oil paintings, myself. But I'd still like to go.
girl: Let's do that then ... And I do think your picture of Mike is wonderful.
boy: Mike? It's not a picture of Mike! It's a picture of Paul!
girl: Paul? It's a picture of Paul? Oh! I didn't realise that. Sorry!
Book 2 Module5:
interviewer: I'm talking to Tom Johnson, who has just made a film in Hollywood. Welcome, Tom. tom johnson: Thank you. It's very nice to be here.
interviewer: So, you're an English theatre actor, but you've just come back from making a film in Hollywood.
tom johnson: That's right.
interviewer: How did you get the part?
tom johnson: Well, I was working in a play in New York and the director of the film came to see it. Actually, she came to see another actor in the play.
interviewer: I see. And then what happened?
tom johnson: Well, at the end of the play, she came backstage to talk to the other actor. interviewer: I see.
tom johnson: And my dressing room was next to his, so after she'd talked to him, she talked to me. interviewer: And what did she say?
tom johnson: She said,"why don't you fly to Hollywood and we'll give you a screen test." interviewer: And what did you say?
tom johnson: I said,"Yes,of course!" So I went to Hollywood and did a screen test. Then I flew back to New York and carried on with the play.
interviewer: What were you doing when you heard that you had got the part?
tom johnson: I was sleeping! When she rang, I was asleep. Anyway, I stopped doing the play and flew back to Hollywood.
interviewer: What did you do when you arrived in Hollywood?
tom johnson: I went to stay in a smart hotel.
interviewer: What did you think when you arrived at the film studio?
tom johnson: I thought it was great. I was a bit nervous but it was all very exciting.
Book 2 Module6:
interviewer: Do you have a television in your home?
boy: Sure! We've got two, one in the sitting room and a small one in the kitchen. We always watch telly in the morning in the kitchen as we eat our breakfast.
interviewer: Really! How often do you watch?
boy: Watch the box? I watch it every night for about two hours. And sometimes, when my parents are out, I watch it non-stop all evening, I'm afraid to say. I love it; it's the way I relax. My mum says I watch too much, but I disagree. I think you can learn a lot from television. There was a programme about homeless people last weekend that was really interesting.
interviewer: Do you watch a lot of films on television?
boy: I watch films all the time at the weekend. It's one of the most relaxing things you can do when you're tired or bored.
interviewer: I see! How often do you change channels in an evening?
boy: Quite a lot. If we're all watching, we often argue about which programme we want to watch. My parents like serious programmes like the news, but I prefer comedy programmes. interviewer: Do you enjoy advertisements?
boy: Yes, I do, I think they can be very interesting. I saw an excellent one yesterday. When I leave school, I want to work in advertising.
interviewer: Good for you! What's your favourite TV programme?
boy: I love watching Neighbours. Everyone in it acts so brilliantly. I have to find out what's happening to the characters. They seem so real!
interviewer: So what's on TV tonight? Anything good?
boy: Absolutely! Neighbours!。