剑桥英语中级听力原稿

Unit 1 A time to remember Conversation 2A

Ted: Ana: Oh, I ' m really sorry. Are you OK?

I ' m fine. But I ' m not very good at this.

Ted: Ana: Neither am I. Say, are you from South America? Yes, I am, originally. I was born in Argentina.

Ted: Ana: Did you grow up there?

Yes, I did, but my family moved here eight years ago, when I was in high school.

Ted: Ana: And where did you learn to Rollerblade? Here in the park. This is only my second time.

Ted:

Ana:

Well, it ' s my first time. Can you give me some lessons? Sure, Just follow me. Ted:

Ana:

By the way, my name is Ted. And I ' m Ana. Nice to meet you.

Conversation 2B

Ted: Ana: Hey, that was fun. Thanks for the lesson!

No problem. So, tell me a little about yourself. What do you do?

Ted:

Ana: I work in a travel agency. Really! What do you do there?

Ted: Ana: I 'm in charge of their computers. Oh, so you ' re a computer specialist.

Ted: Ana: Well, sort of. Yeah, I guess so.

That 's greTaht.en maybe you can give me some help with a computer course I 'm taking.

Ted: Ana: Oh, sure . . . but only if you promise to give me some more Rollerblading lessons. It ' s a deal!

Listening 4 Yu Hong

Interviewer: Yu Hong: Where are you from originally, Yu Hong? I'm from china . . . from nearShanghai.

Interviewer: Yu Hong: And when did you move here?

I came here after I graduated from college. That was in 1992.

Interviewer: Yu Hong: And what do you do now?

I ' m a transportation engineer.

Interviewer:

Yu Hong:

I see. So you ' re an immigrant to the United States. Yes, thats ri'ght.

Interviewer: Yu Hong: What are some of the difficulties of being an immigrant in the U.S.?

Oh, that ' s not an easy question to answer. There are so many things, really. I guess one of the biggest difficulties is that I don ' t have any relatives here. I mean, I have a lot of friends, but that

thing. In china, on holidays or the weekend, we visit relatives. It isn ' t the same here.

Interviewer: Yu Hong: And what do you miss the most from home?

Oh, that 's easy: my mom 'Shsesomuapk!es great soup. I really miss my mother 's cooking.

Ajay

Interviewer:

Ajay: Where are you from, Ajay? I ' m fromIndia. Interviewer: And when did you move to the U.S.?

Ajay: It was in 1991.

Interviewer: Ajay: Are you studying here at the moment?

Not now. I came here as a student and graduated two years ago. I 'm working as a computer tech

Interviewer: Ajay: Uh-huh. And what was it like when you first came here? Was it difficult?

Yeah, it was at times. The main difficulty I had was with the educational system. Things are very different here. Teaching methods, everything is very different from what I was used to in India.

Interviewer: Ajay: And what do you miss the most from India?

To tell you the truth, after you 're here for a while, yous daonynthing very m'ucthm.iHsmmm, but I guess the weather and my family are the things I miss. And the quality of life. The quality of life is much nicer back home, frankly speaking.

Conversation 7A

Jeff: Hey! Are these pictures of you when you were a kid?

Kim:

Yeah, that' me in front of my uncle 's beach house. When I was a kid, we used to spend two weeks there every summer.

Jeff: Wow, I bet that was fun!

Kim: Yeah. We always had a great time. Every day we used to get up early and walk along the beach .I had a great shell collection. In fact, I think it 's still up in the attic!

Jeff: Hey, I used to collect shells, too, when I was a kid. But my parents threw them out!

Conversation 7B

Jeff: You know what I remember most about growing up?

Kim: What?

Jeff: Visiting my grandparent ' s house … you know, on holidays ariEheyiffved way out in the country, and my gran ddad had a horse n amed Blackie. He taught me how to ride. I just loved that horse -and she loved

me, too! I used to really enjoy spending time at my grandparent 's hoAunsde.every time I came back, Blackie remembered me.

Kim: Ah, memories!

Unit 2 Caught in the rush

Conversation 2A

Lynn: Why is there never a bus when you want one?

Sam: Good question. There aren 't enough buses on this route.

Lynn: Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper.

Sam: Good idea. You should say that we need more subway lines, too.

Lynn: Yeah. There should be more public transportation in general.

Sam: And fewer cars! There 's too much traffic.

Lynn: Say, is that our bus coming?

Sam: Yes, it is. But look. It 's full!

Lynn: Oh, no! Let 'g s oand get a cup of coffee. We can talk about this letter I 'm going to write.

Conversation 2B

Sam: So, are you really going to write a letter to the paper?

Lynn: Sure. I ' moing to say something about the buses. They' rtoo old. We need more modern buses …nice air-conditioned ones.

Sam: And they need to put more buses on the road.

Lynn: Right. And there are too many cars downtown, and there isn 't enough parking.

Sam: That's for sureIt.'s impossible to find a parking space downtown these days.

Lynn: I think they should ban private cars downtown between nine and five.

Sam: Oh, you mean they shouldn ' t allow any cars except taxis and buses during the regular worHaym…t hat