《旅游英语视听说》chapter 8

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《旅游英语视听说》chapter 10 (1)

•Step 6: When to leave no tip at all. No tipping at all sends a strong message about the level of service you have received. Reserve 0% tips for venues to which you never wish to return as you may find it difficult to get a table once you’ve made known your disappointment.
advance whether you will split the bill or not.
5.__T___ When you give tip to the waiter, you should
not use many small changes.
Part Two: Be Attractive to Watch
(账单) (使尴尬)
convenience: (方便)
proportion:
(部分)
encounter:
(遇到)
superior: (上等的)
profession:
(职业)
porter: (行李员)
valet: (泊车员)
bartender:
(酒吧侍者)
awfully: (相当)
receipt: (收据)
Step 9: Tipping in cash. Once you have paid the bill, leave the desired amount on the table in a neat pile. If there is a tray or a bill wallet left on the table,you can leave it on or in them. Never thrust money into the waiter's hand during the meal or as you leave as it could potentially be embarrassing for the waiter. If you don't have the correct change for a tip, don't be embarrassed about asking your waiter to break a note.

旅游英语视听说课后答案

旅游英语视听说课后答案1、( ) ----Would you like___ tea? ----No, thanks. I have drunk two____. [单选题] *A. any, bottles of orangeB. some, bottles of orange(正确答案)C. many, bottles of orangesD. few, bottle of oranges2、What’s your _______ for the coming new year? [单选题] *A. playB. plantC. plan(正确答案)D. plans3、--It is Sunday tomorrow, I have no idea what to do.--What about _______? [单选题] *A. play computer gamesB. go fishingC. climbing the mountain(正确答案)D. see a film4、Nowadays schools should care for the full _______ of a student’s talents. [单选题] *A. satisfactionB. development(正确答案)C. communicationD. preparation5、Can you _______ this form? [单选题] *A. fillB. fill in(正确答案)C. fill toD. fill with6、“I think you are wonderful,”she said, “You are so patient with your little George.”[单选题] *A. 耐心(正确答案)B. 细心C. 关心D. 偏心7、pencil - box is beautiful. But ____ is more beautiful than ____. [单选题] *A. Tom's; my; heB. Tom's; mine; his(正确答案)C. Tom's; mine; himD. Tom's; my; his8、It' s a pity that we have to stay at home when we are having（）weather. [单选题] *A. so fineB. so fine aC. such fine(正确答案)D. such a fine9、There is a bank ______ the street. [单选题] *A. on the end ofB. in the end ofC. at the end of(正确答案)D. by the end of10、—Look at those purple gloves! Are they ______, Mary?—No, they aren’t. ______ are pink. （）[单选题] *A. you; IB. your; MyC. yours; Mine(正确答案)D. you; Me11、Julia’s on holiday in Shanghai _______. [单选题] *A. in a momentB. after a momentC. at the moment(正确答案)D. at any moment12、11．No one ________ on the island(岛). [单选题] *A．liveB．lives(正确答案)C．livingD．are living13、?I am good at schoolwork. I often help my classmates _______ English. [单选题] *A. atB. toC. inD. with(正确答案)14、The car _______ after forty minutes driving, so he didn’t have the interview on time. [单选题] *A. broke down(正确答案)B. broke inC. broke outD. broke up15、（）of the twins was arrested because I saw them both at a party last night. [单选题] *A. NoneB. BothC. Neither(正确答案)D. All16、Li Lei often takes a walk early ______ the morning.（）[单选题] *A. atB. onC. in(正确答案)D. for17、How many subjects are you _______ this year? [单选题] *A. takesB. takeC. taking(正确答案)D. took18、—What’s wrong with you, Mike?—I’m really tired because I studied for today’s test ______ midnight last night. （）[单选题] *A. althoughB. unlessC. until(正确答案)D. so that19、What about _______ there by bike? [单选题] *A. goesB. wentC. goD. going(正确答案)20、The traffic jams often happen in _______ hours. [单选题] *A. lunchB. workC. leisureD. rush(正确答案)21、_____ Lucy _____ Lily has joined the swimming club because they have no time. [单选题] *A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; nor(正确答案)C. Either; orD. Both; and22、Mrs. Black is on her way to England. She will _______ in London on Sunday afternoon. [单选题] *A. reachB. attendC. arrive(正确答案)D. get23、6．—How can we get to the school?—________ bus. [单选题] *A．ToB．OnC．By(正确答案)D．At24、She returns home every year to _______ the Spring Festival. [单选题] *A. celebrate(正确答案)B. shareC. watchD. congratulate25、We must try hard to make up for the lost time. [单选题] *A. 弥补(正确答案)B. 利用C. 抓紧D. 浪费26、Look! There are some boats ______ the river.（）[单选题] *A. on(正确答案)B. overC. betweenD. in27、I _______ no idea of where the zoo is. [单选题] *A. thinkB. getC. have(正确答案)D. take28、Nearly two thousand years have passed _____ the Chinese first invented the compass. [单选题] *A. whenB. beforeC. since(正确答案)D. after29、43．How much did you ________ the man for the TV? [单选题] *A．pay(正确答案)B．takeC．spendD．buy30、We can’t go out ______ school nights. （）[单选题] *A. inB. on(正确答案)C. atD. by。

旅游英语综合教程最新版教学课件实战版Unit 8

Directions: Listen to the following passage for three times. The first time is for you
to get a general idea of the passage. The second time is to fill in the blanks. The third time is to check your answers.
• In the e, tour guides must keep guests informed of the measure or actions that they are going to take.
Background Information
In case of emergencies, tour guides must be equipped with basic knowledge of crime prevention and safety procedures, thus diminishing guests’ chances of having misfortunes on the way.
Harmful Effects of Tourism
Aircraft, cars and boats produce polluting substances.1.___E_x_h_a__u_s_t___emissions and oil discharges can have serious effects on people, wildlife and buildings. The damage is not necessarily limited to the 2.__im___m__e_d_i_a_t_e_ vicinity of the tourist destination, winds and 3.___v_i_c_i_n_i_t_y___ can distribute harmful chemicals over a wild sea.

《旅游英语视听说》chapter 8

Step 7: Watch out for cash-guzzling extras Limit your purchase of cash-guzzling extras, such as
shipboard photos, bar purchases, and onboard art auctions. Step 8: Purchase next cruise
5. In Part Four, through listening to the dialogue, you’ll learn one example of a couple embarking the cruise. 6. In Part Five, you’ll get a chance to expand your knowledge with interesting types of exercises, including: (1) Readings: Water Excursions at Cancun(2)story-retelling: God Could Not Save Me
1.__T___ People take cruise due to its power to
eliminate pressures and strains of contemporary life ashore.
2.__F___ Cruise vacation is the most pleasurable,
Secure your own ground transportation when in port, as well as your own private land tours. These measures will cost much less than cruise buses and tours.

英语高级视听说unit 8

1Unit8 Chasing The FluIf this year of tsunamis, earthquakes and hurricanes has taught us anything, it's that worst case scenarios do sometimes happen. Now with winter upon us, the latest thing to worry about is the avian flu -- a particularly deadly bird virus that is ravaging the poultry industry in Asia, and has, on rare occasions, infected humans, killing half of its victims.Fewer than 100 people have died worldwide, yet the World Health Organization calls it the most serious health threat facing the planet, greater than AIDS or tuberculosis. Because humans have no immunity to the virus, and there are no proven drugs or vaccines to stop it, it has the potential to cause an influenza pandemic similar to the one that killed 50 million people in 1918. It may no t happen, but billions of dollars are being spent to sequence its genes, track its movement, and sl ow its progress in what many people believe could be a race against time. 60 Minutes set out for Europe and Asia chasing the flu.Correspondent Steve Kroft reports.It's called the H5N1 virus, a primitive piece of genetic material so small it can barely be seen unde r the most powerful microscopes. Like all flu viruses, it is constantly evolving and every day scient ists record the latest changes as it moves silently around the globe in the bellies of birds.The virus has infected the waterfowl now migrating the flyways over Southeast Asia. This is the fr ont line in the battle against avian flu, where the most cases have been identified and the most p eople have died.Ducks and geese have passed it along to domestic poultry, and humans have gotten it from sick bi rds. So far, the virus can't pass easily from human to human, but a single deadly mutation could c hange that and trigger the deaths of tens of millions of people."Time is the essence," says Dr. Margaret Chan, the World Health Organization's chief of Pandemic Influenza in Geneva. She calls it a warning signal from nature."For the first time in history we are seeing a pandemic unfolding in front of our eyes," says Dr. Ch an. No one has more experience with H5N1 than Dr. Chan. She was director of health in Hong Ko ng when the first outbreak occurred there in 1997.This is a virus that affects mostly birds and has killed fewer than 100 people. Why does Dr. Chan s ee it as such a serious health threat?"We are seeing very worrying signs, the geographical spread of this virus, and it has extended bey ond the usual sort of poultry sector. It is infecting cats. It's causing death in tigers, and so on and s o forth. Now we are getting all these signals, and we are tracking the changes of the virus," she ex plains. "If you look at the disease it causes in human being, [it] is very severe, with a very high fat ality rate. More than about half of the people infected die. We have not seen anything quite like i t," says Dr. Chan. "And also, this virus causes unprecedented spread in the animal sector. And we have never seen this in the entire history of mankind."The best minds in health, science and veterinary medicine have been mobilized to try and stop th e bird flu before it can become highly contagious in humans.Nearly 200 million chickens exposed to the virus have already been destroyed, yet, in the last few months the H5N1 virus has spread from Asia into Europe.Every morning at the World Health Organization's Strategic Health Operations Center, scientists a nd public health officials gather to go over the latest information and monitor every suspected human infection. They call it the morning prayers. The man in charge is Dr. Mike Ryan.2"Most of these cases represent a situation in which the virus has breached a barrier between ani mals and humans. And every time it breaches that barrier is a potential opportunity for a pande mic to start. So each and every one of those cases is important and vital for us to understand wha t's going on," says Dr. Ryan.There have been several cases in Vietnam and Thailand, where the virus seems to have spread fr om human to human, but only to close family members and caregivers. Then the transmission sto pped. "What we haven't seen is sustained efficient human to human transmission. We have not s een chains of infection. And of that we're sure. And that's what we need to look out for," says Dr. Ryan.To do it, Ryan is building an international surveillance system with ministries of health all over the world that he hopes would be able to detect the trigger point of a pandemic, the first signs that t he virus has become contagious in humans. The plan calls for medical SWAT teams to be flown to the site, to quarantine the area, and begin administering millions of doses of a drug called Tamifl u, the strongest anti virals available."We won't have time, possibly, at the beginning of a pandemic even to get laboratory confirmatio n. It may take days to get laboratory confirmation," says Dr. Ryan. "We may have to make this jud gment on the basis of the existence of a cluster that's spreading quickly. And that signal will be ve ry strong. You'll see the disease extend very quickly from two to four to ten. To 20. To 30, 50, and beyond number of… And when you start to see that mini explosion of cases, we're going to have a very, very short time in which to do something about that. Very short." How long do scientists h ave?"The intervention time will be measured from days to weeks. I think no longer than a month at th e extreme," says Dr. Ryan.Dr. Ryan says if an outbreak isn't stopped or controlled in 30 days, scientists may lose the battle, " and nobody knows whether that can be done." How good is Dr. Ryan's surveillance system? "My fear is that there are blind spots. That there are blind spots in our surveillance system at nati onal level. And that creates blind spots globally," he explains.One of those blind spots is in Cambodia, the poorest of the Southeast Asian countries where the virus is most active. Migratory waterfowl have already infected domestic ducks and chickens, a m ajor source of protein for most the people here. Many of them live in poverty with no access to h ealth care. So far, the virus has killed four people in Cambodia, all of them thought to have been exposed to the blood or droppings of infected chickens and ducks, which are still slaughtered and sold in open air markets all over the country. And doctors here are as scarce as hens' teeth. One of them is Dr. Ly Sovann, the Cambodian government's director of disease surveillance -- the man in charge of stopping the avian flu here.Dr. Sovann says the government is prepared for the event of an outbreak, but says "we are not re ally good prepare yet."If there are signs that the disease is spreading among humans, Dr. Sovann's job is to report the fir st outbreaks to officials in Geneva and wait for international help to arrive. But when 60 Minutes visited Cambodia last month, Dr. Sovann said he had fewer than 150 doses of the antiviral drug Ta miflu for a nation of 13 million people.Dr. Sovann says there is only one dose per province. "But we need more," he says.Dr. Sovann and his six member staff work out of a small room on the third floor of the health mini stry,3where he keeps an emergency supply of biohazard suits piled in his office. The power goes off ev ery night at 7 p.m.If he's called to a pandemic emergency, he'll have to take a taxi. He is supposed to be in charge of the national reporting system, but there is one office phone for the entire staff.The national pandemic hotline is his personal cell phone. But when you travel outside the city, yo u realize it may not matter. In most villages there are no telephones to call Dr. Sovann. And even i f there was, Dr. Megge Miller, an Australian who is the World Health Organization's epidemiologis t in Cambodia, says there's little awareness of avian flu once you get out to the countryside.In the villages, people live with their chickens and ducks. "They are members of the family," says Dr. Miller.There are lots of things in Cambodia that kill people. Every year, thousands die from TB, malaria, t etanus and other infections. Bird flu is not yet a major concern. "People don't believe in avian infl uenza," says Dr. Miller.She says it is possible cases of avian flu in Cambodia may have gone undetected. "It's possible tha t we have missed cases, because we won't pick up every single case occurring singly," Dr. Miller sa ys. Asked if she thinks the surveillance system is good enough to detect when the virus makes thejump, Dr. Miller says, "We're not going to pick up the first case or the second case. I don't think w e'll pick up the first jump. We're just not going to. What we're hoping to be able to do, and I'm fai rly confident we should pick this up, if we get a family cluster, it will worry people. And so they'll g o looking for answers. So, hopefully, in that looking for answers, they'll get to the right people an d the alert will be triggered," she says.Dr. Miller says the quality of healthcare in many villages is primitive. "Thankfully in this village, it's not too difficult to get to a health center. I mean, whether someone is there is the big issue. And also whether they're aware of the symptoms of bird flu," she explains.The skill level for health care workers is rudimentary at best. Less than half the provinces have rec eived training sessions in the WHO's plan for flu surveillance, response and containment.That plan, says Dr. Miller, might be workable in Cambodia. "There are a lot of logistical issues arou nd mobilizing a lot of medicine and a lot of people in a short space of time. I mean we could get t he medicine to Phnom Penh, but then how do we get the medicine from Phnom Penh airport out to the province? And one of the things we need to do with this sort of containment strategy is pu t a ring around the village and make sure no one goes into the village and no one goes out. Which is going to be the most difficult thing to control, because people are just used to going everywhe re," she says. Dr. Miller says the Cambodian government is not yet fully prepared to respond to a n outbreak of bird flu.But neither is the rest of the world. If H5N1 were to become highly contagious in humans this win ter it could spread to every country in the world in a matter of months. There is no way governm ents, health organizations, and pharmaceutical manufacturers would be able to produce sufficien t amounts of the strongest anti viral drugs or vaccines to contain it."Right now, and we all admit that, right now if we had an explosion of an H5N1 we would not be prepared for that," says Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health. He is the nation's p oint man on the avian flu.The NIH is now testing a vaccine made from the current bird virus, but whether it would work aga inst some future mutant strain that is contagious in humans is anybody's guess.This virus has been around since 1997 and there are people who say that it hasn't made the jump yet4to the point where it can affect humans. Is it not going to?"It is conceivable that this virus has already reached its dead end and these little blips of infection s are just things that are manifestations of where it would like to go, but it's never going to get th ere," says Dr. Fauci. "On the other hand, the more this virus is infecting and killing chickens, and t he more people that get infected by it, that's going to give the virus a greater chance of doing what you hope it never does."The White House has proposed a $7.1 billion program to prepare for a pandemic. Plans are under way to stockpile drugs and medical supplies and to develop treatment plans, quarantine strategie s, and better and quicker ways to manufacture vaccines. But what money can't buy is time. Dr. Fauci says he doesn't see the preparations for the H5N1 virus as an exercise to improve capabilities of fighting off a pandemic. "Well, I don't see it as an exercise because it could be the big one. It could be. And if it is, our rushing around doing what we need to do, pushing the envelo pe, is not for naught or in vain."What, in his opinion, are the chances there could be a pandemic during this flu season?"The probability of next month a H5N1 turning into a widely disseminated 1918 version, given wh ere we are now, in my opinion, is low. Is it zero? No. Since it isn't, I'm assuming the worst case sce nario will happen," says Dr. Fauci.Dr. Fauci says it is the only way to proceed, but not the only possible outcome. It is conceivable th at a human pandemic of H5N1 could emerge from the masses in Asia and turn out to be no more deadly than a bad case of the flu, which people often forget kills, on an average, 36,000 American s every year.。

新编大学英语视听说教程unit8听力原文及答案

新编大学英语视听说教程unit8听力原文及答案Part 1Listening 1Ex1: 1) rocks 2) Yes 3) stones 4) not 5)sand 6) No 7) waterEx2: 1) time management business students 2) wide-mouthed produce at a time 3) dumped work themselves down 4) grabbed filled to the top illustration 5)eager beaver how full your schedule is fit some more things 6) get them in at allScript:One day an expert on the subject of time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to stress a point, used an illustration I'm sure those students will never forget. After I share it with you, you'll never forget it either.As this man stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers, he said, "Ok, time for a quiz." He pulled out a large, wide-mouthed jar and set it on a table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar.When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full"Everyone in the class said, "Yes."Then he said, "Really" He reached under the table and pulled out a bag of little stones. Then he dumped some of them in and shook the jar causing the little stones to work themselves down into the spaces between the big he smiled and asked the group once more, "Is the jar full" By this time the class was onto him. "Probably not," one of them answered. "Good!" he replied. And he reached under the table and brought out a bag of sand. He started dumping the sand in and it went into all the spaces leftbetween the rocks and the little stones. Once more he asked the question, "Is this jar full""No!" the class shouted. Once again he said, "Good!" Then he grabbed a bottle of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the top. Then he looked up at the class and asked, "What is the point of this illustration"One eager beaver raised his hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard, you can always fit some more things into it!""No," the speaker replied, "that's not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is: If you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all."Listening 2Ex1: B C A B D C B B A DEx2: F T F F TScripts:Throughout the day, energy rises and falls. At its peak, you're likely to perform 30 to 40 percent faster and more accurately, than at its lowest, says Lynne Lamberg. So by synchronizing your schedule with your natural energy supply ,it will help you use it more efficiently.She also says, alertness is highest and concentration the most between 9a.m. and early afternoon—the best time to crunch numbers or write a report. You should dive into the hardest tasks first, and your extend high-energy mornings with a late lunch. Many people are still going strong until 1 or 2 ., so why break the momentum During mid-afternoon, you might attend to some routine tasks, such as paying bills or sorting through a pile of junk mail. Work that involves physical activity, such as running down the hall to photocopy a memo, or talkingto other people (that includes phone calls)—will keep your energy level from dropping way down.When full alertness returns—around 4 .—you might do a few small projects that give you a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment. Send off an important letter. Or plan and prioritize for the next day.The dark side of your cycle is equally important: For daylong energy we need a good night's sleep. On average, Americans get about seven-and-one-half hours, although some need more and others get by on less. We 're getting enough sleep if we wake up without the help of an alarm clock and don't feel the urge to nap during the day.Listening 3Ex1: 1) London 2) What a wonderful Life 3) Globe 4) changes developments natural resources cities nuclear warEx2: T F T T FScript:(Do you feel depressed when you read newspapers Does the news always seem bad To many people it does, but not to Alexander Dubois, a French scientist living in London. Unlike many scientists, he believes that the world will be a better place in the future. His book, What a Wonderful Life, will be on sale, and Globe sent Reporter Catherine Brown to talk to him. Here is part of their conversation.) Catherine Brown: What changes will we see in the next few yearsAlexander Dubois:Today, work is the most important part of manypeople's lives. In the future, machines will do muchof our work. This means that we'll have more time tothink about how to live happily.Catherine Brown: What developments will there be in medical scienceAlexander Dubois:The day will come when we will eliminate killerdiseases such as diphtheria and typhoid. Also, therewill be fewer babies born with birth defects becausedoctors will be able to operate on children beforethey are born.Catherine Brown:And what about natural resources Will there be anadequate supply of coal, oil and gasAlexander Dubois:Of course! Research shows that there are sufficientresources for the next 20,000 years within onekilometer of the earth's surface.Catherine Brown:Will cities continue to grow and become more and moreovercrowdedAlexander Dubois:No, they won't. People will return to smallercommunities where they can really know theirneighbors and participate in community life.Catherine Brown: Aren't you worried about the possibility of nuclearwarAlexander Dubois: Yes, I am. I expect there will be a nuclear war in thefuture, but it won't end our world. Life willcontinue.Statements:1. Alexander Dubois holds an optimistic point of view for the world's future.2. Alexander Dubois believes that, people's jobs will play the most important partin their lives.3. Alexander Dubois thinks that,6 some defects in babies will be treated beforebirth.4. Alexander Dubois predicts that someday some people will move from big cities tosmaller communities.5. Alexander Dubois believes that a nuclear war can be the end of the world.Listening 4Ex1: e c b f a dEx2: 1)biased 2) unaware 3) success 4) fun 5)control 6) environment 7) flexibility 8)optimal 9)wings 10）explore Scripts:Professor Zimbardo: Time perspectives are easy to identify when people are making decisions. For some people, it’s only about what is in the immediate situation, what other people are doing, and what they are feeling. And those people, when they make their decision in that form, we’re going to call “present-oriented”, because their focus is what is now.Student A: Then maybe , I’m not ”present-oriented”. It seems what I care most is always what will be in the future.Professor Zimbardo: Yes. You might be among those ”future-oriented”. There focus is always about anticipated consequences. OK, anybody here who is neither “present-oriented” nor “future-oriented”Student B: Myself. I think neither of your description about this two time perspectives fits me well.Professor Zimbardo: Then you mast belong to the third type. We call them “pat-oriented”because they focus on what was. For them, both the present and the future are irrelevant. Thire decisions are based on past memories.S tudent B: That’s true, but sometimes, I just fell my time perspectives are a mixture.Professor Zimbardo: That’s very likely the case. There are actually six time perspectives: past-positive or past-negative; present-hedonistic or present-fatalist: future-oriented or transcendental future, as a matter of fact, these six time perspectives might coexist in a person. But they are biased in different situations. Either of them may rise to be the dominating one that influences us to make decisions. But we’re tot ally unaware.Student A: But do those perspectives show bias in their influence on human life,for example, positive or negativeProfessor Zimbardo: In a sense, that’s right. Any time perspective in excess has more negatives than positives, you know what those future-oriented people sacrificefor success. They sacrifice family time . they sacrifice friend time. They sacrifice fun time. And they sacrifice sleep. So it affects their health. And they live for work, achievement and control.Student B: Yes. Tha t’s ture. We just never realized that before. But professor,do you think time perspective is something inherent or something we learnProfessor Zimbardo: People’s time perspectives result fromthe social environment and their life experiences, and they can be learned and be changed . That’s the last point I want to make today. one needs to develop the mental flexibility to shift time perspectives fluidly, depending on the demands of the situation; that’s what you’re got to learn to do. The optimal temporal mix is What you get from the past-positive gives you roots. What you get from the future is wings to soar to new destinations, new challenges. What you get from the present hedonism is energy, the energy to explore yourself, places, people, sensuality.Further ListeningListening 1Ex1: F F F F T T F TEx2: 1)friend 2) end 3) weeks 4)know 5)terrible 6)rang 7)younger 8)tired 9)game 10）make 11）show 12）thinking 13）distance 14）corner 15）telegram16）deserveScripts:Around the Cornerby Henson TowneAround the corner I have a friend,In this great city that has no end.Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,And before I know it, a year is gone.And I never see my old friend's face,For life is a swift and terrible race,He knows I like him just as well,As in the days when I rang his bell,And he rang mine.But we were younger then,And now we are busy, tired men.Tired of playing a foolish game,Tired of trying to make a name."Tomorrow," I say, "I will call on JimJust to show that I'm thinking of him."But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,And distance between us grows and grows.Around the corner! — yet miles away."Here's a telegram sir—Jim died today."And that's what we get and deserve in the end.Around the corner , a vanished friend.Listening 2Ex1: 1)clocks 2) promptness efficiency 3) impatient 4) household appliances save time 5)control miss avoid Ex2: F T F F FScript:Almost every American wears a watch, and in nearly every room in an American home, there's a clock. "Be on time." "Don't waste time." "Time is money." "Time waitsfor no one." All of these familiar sayings reflect the American obsession with promptness and efficiency. Students and employees displease their teachers and bosses when they arrive late. This desire to get the most out of every minute often affects behavior, making Americans impatient when they have to wait. The pressureto make every moment count sometimes makes it difficult for Americans to relax anddo nothing.The desire to save time and handle work efficiently also leads Americans to buy many kinds of machines. These range from household appliances to equipment for the office such ascalculators, photocopy machines and computers. One popular machineis the videocassette recorder, which gives Americans a new kind of control over time. Fans of professional football don't have to miss the Sunday afternoon game on TV because of a birthday party. They simply videotape it and watch the game in the evening. What's more, they can actual save time by fast-forwarding through all the sales ads and commercials shown during te game. So a game, seen later on, might only last hours.Listening 3Ex1: A B A B DEx2: 1)pessimistic 2)doubled 3)coal 4)chickens 5) artificial6)well-designed7)fresher 8)leading 9)unnecessaryScript:What will life be like 100 years from now Some experts are optimistic; others,far more pessimistic. They think that by then the population will have doubled. Wewill have run out of essential materials, like oil and coal. We may even have run out of water to drink. They believe that we will be living like chickens- living in little boxes, and eating artificial food.But those who are more optimistic say that life in the future will be much better than it is today. We may be living in well-designed , systematic communities. We may be getting more sunlight, breathing fresher air, living in a better environment and leading far more pleasant lives than we are today.Life will certainly have become far more mechanized by the year 2100. It may even have become too mechanized.Mechanization has already caused quite a few problems and will cause still more. For example, many jobs will have been “automated”. People will no longer be able to learn only one job in their lifetime. Many of the jobs that young people are doing today will have become unnecessary by the time they are 40.Questions:1. What can definitely be said of life in the next century2. What does "many jobs will be 'automated'" mean according to the passage3. What will the influence of automation be upon people in terms of employment4. Is there any possibility hat some jobs will disappear in decades from now Why or why not5. What would the future job market look likeListening 4Ex1: F T T F FEx2: 1) Because they could have a large house and yard there2) The cities have grown larger3) During the last 10 or 15 years of the 20th century4) Because they want to change them into apartment buildings5) It saves people time for traveling back and forthScript:Starting in the early 1900s, many Americans living and working in large cities moved to the suburbs. They wanted to live where they could have a large house and yard, instead of a small apartment with no yard. The problem that this has brought is that as the cities have grown larger, people must travel a long way to their place of work. Often the trip takes as much as two hourseach way. Thus they have very little time to enjoy their houses and yards.Therefore, during the last decades of the 20th century, some people became interested in moving back to the business areas of the cities. Many old buildings with businesses or factories on the first few floors have upper floors that are empty- Other old buildings are completely empty. Architects have been buying these buildings and changing them into attractive apartment buildings. Most have large comfortable rooms with big windows, which let in a lot of light. The apartments in these buildings are quickly bought by people who want to move back downtown. As one new apartment owner said, "I don't have a yard anymore, but I also don't have to sit in my car for over three hours a day. And there are nearby parks that I can visitnow that I have more time."。

《旅游英语视听说》chapter 10 (2)

After the waiter uncorks the wine, don’t smell the cork. Look at the cork and deduce whether or not the cork is tented
Once the waiter shows you the wine and you agree that this is the wine you in fact selected, they will go ahead and uncork the wine and he shoots up the cork on the table. Now, don’t go and smell the cork as it’s not going to give you any value, it is just going to smell like cork, but what you can do is to look at the cork and deduce whether or not, the cork is tinted or the wine maybe tinted based on cork discoloration.
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Part One: Know-how for Tourism and Travel
American Food
Based on the above passage, decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T for true and F for false.
5.__T___ The variety of foods in the U.S.A. reflects

旅游英语视听说 Script Unit 1-4

Unit 1 Tour ReservationVideo 1Travel agent: Good morning. China International Travel Service. What can I do for you?David Brown: Good morning. I’d like to know if you offer trips to Tibet.Travel agent: Yes. May I suggest a 10-day package tour?David Brown: How much does that cost?Travel agent: The package comes to 4,500 yuan.David Brown: I see. What does the package include?Travel agent: It includes a round-trip train ticket between Beijing and Tibet, and hotel accommodation.David Brown: That sounds OK.Travel agent: When are you planning to travel, sir?David Brown: Next week.Travel agent: All right. Could you tell me your name and phone number?David Brown: My name is David Brown, and my cell phone number is 137********.Travel agent: OK. Mr. Brown. Thanks for calling, and we look forward to you coming to see a detailed contract. See you then!David Brown: Bye-bye.Video 2Travel agent: Hello, this is China International Travel Service. May I help you?John Smith: Hello, this is John Smith. I’m an agent with Explorer Travels in the United States. I’m calling to see if it is possible to arrange a group tour with CITS.Travel agent: Yes, of course.John Smith: We have a group of 10 members. We wish to visit several places of interest in China 15 days.Travel agent: We can arrange that. When do you expect to arrive?John Smith: May 10th.Travel agent: What specific places would you like to visit?John Smith: We would like to visit Beijing, Chongqing and Sichuan province.Travel agent: OK. Mr. Smith. I will work out an itinerary and fax it to you tomorrow afternoon. John Smith: Terrific. Our fax number is 808-734-8891. May I have your name, please?Travel agent: Wu Tao, W-u and then T-a-o.John Smith: Well, Mr. Wu Tao, thank you very much. I look forward to cooperating with you.Unit 2 On the WayVideo 1Li Min: Hello. You must be Mr. Black, the tour leader?Mr. Black: Yes, I am.Li Min: Welcome to China. I’m Li Min, your tour guide with CITS. Nice to meet you, Mr. Black. Mr. Black: Nice to meet you, too. Thank you for coming to meet us.Li Min: Not at all. We’ve been looking forward to your visit. How was your flight?Mr. Black: Not too bad.Li Min: Well, I hope you’ll have a pleasant stay here.Mr. Black: Thank you. I’m sure we will.Li Min: Is everybody here now?Mr. Black: Yes, everyone’s here.Li Min: Our bus is waiting for us outside the airport. Shall we go now?Mr. Black: OK.Li Min: Attention please! Everybody, please follow me.Video 2Ladies and gentlemen,Good afternoon. My name is Li Min. I’m from China International Travel Service, or CITS for short. Welcome to Beijing, the capital of China. Over the next seven days, we will be visit several scenic sites in the city. I hope you will enjoy your stay here. Now I’d like to introduce to you our driver, Mr. Zhang. He has about 15 years of driving experience. We will be taking this sane bus over the next several days. The bus number is 88967, please remember it. Is is now 2:30 pm, Beijing time. The time difference between Beijing and New York is 13 hours. Please rest your watches. You are going to be staying at the Beijing Hotel, a five-star hotel. We’re going straight there, so now you can have a quick look at the streets along the way.Unit 3 Hotel Reservation and Check-inVideo 1Receptionist: Good afternoon. Reservations. May I help you?Li Min: Yes, I’m calling from China International Travel Service. I’d like to know if you have five rooms available from May 10th to May 17th. We have a tour group from the USA. Receptionist: How many people are there in the group?Li Min: Ten.Receptionist: And what types of rooms do you like?Li Min: Double rooms with twin beds.Receptionist: One moment please. Yes, we have five rooms for those dates.Li Min: Is there a special rate for a group reservation?Receptionist: Yes. There’s a 10% discount//off.Li Min: Excellent.Receptionist: Could you tell me your name, please?Li Min: Yes, it’s Li Min.Receptionist: What’s your phone number?Li Min: 135********.Receptionist: Alright. We look forward to your arrival.Video 2Receptionist: Good afternoon. May I help you?Li Min: Good afternoon. My name is Li Min. we have a reservation.Receptionist: One moment please. Let me check our reservation records. Yes. Your travel agency has booked five double rooms for seven nights and could you please fill out the registration forms?Li Min: Sure.Receptionist: May I see the visitors’ passport, please?Li Min: Of course, here you are.Receptionist: OK. Thank you. We’ve put you on the 10th floor and here are the room cards. The bellman will show you to your rooms. We hope you’ll enjoy your stay with us.Li Min: Thanks.Receptionist: You’re welcome.Unit 4 This is Our ItineraryVideo 1Li Min: Good evening, Mr. Black.Mr. Black: Good evening, Miss Li.Li Min: I’ve come to discuss your itinerary. Can you spare some time right now?Mr. Black: Sure. Our group received a copy of the itinerary before we came to China. Have there been any changes?Li Min: There have been no changes so far.Mr. Black: OK. Then let’s go over the itinerary. We stay in Beijing for seven days. Then we go on to Chongqing for three days. Our last destination is Sichuan Province, where we stay for five days. The whole trip will last 15 days. Is that correct?Li Min: Exactly. If there are any changes, I’ll let you know in advance.Mr. Black: Oh, that’d be great. Then we’ll leave everything to you.Li Min: My pleasure. If you or any of your group members need any help at all, don’t hesitate to ask. I hope you will have a wonderful time in China.Mr. Black: Thank you.Li Min: You’re welcome. See you tomorrow then.Video 2Li Min: Good morning, everybody.Guests: Good morning.Li Min: Did you have a good sleep last night?Guests: Yes. ExcellentLi Min: That’s great. I’m glad you got a good rest, as we have many activities for you to enjoy today.Mr. Black: What places are we going to see today?Li Min: You can check the itinerary you’ve received. As planned, we are going to see three places today. Tian’anmen Square is our first stop. We will arrive there at 8:00am, and then stay for one hour. And then we will see the Forbidden City, the palace complex next to Tian’anmen. Then at 11:30am, we will meet at the East Exit and then come back here to the hotel for lunch. After lunch, at 1:30pm, we will go to visit the Great Wall. We’ll climb up on foot. At 5:00pm, we’ll start heading back to the city. Then at 7:00pm, we will be back at the hotel for dinner. Is that all clear to everyone?Guests: Yes.Li Min: OK. Then let’s get on the bus. Our driver Mr. Zhang is waiting for us outside the hotel.。

新编大学英语视听说教程unit8听力原文及答案

Part 1Listening 1Ex1: 1) rocks 2) Yes 3) stones 4) not 5)sand 6) No 7) waterEx2: 1) time management business students 2) wide-mouthed produce at a time 3) dumped work themselves down 4) grabbed filled to the top illustration 5)eager beaver how full your schedule is fit some more things 6) get them in at allScript:One day an expert on the subject of time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to stress a point, used an illustration I'm sure those students will never forget. After I share it with you, you'll never forget it either.As this man stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers, he said, "Ok, time for a quiz." He pulled out a large, wide-mouthed jar and set it on a table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar.When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full"Everyone in the class said, "Yes."Then he said, "Really" He reached under the table and pulled out a bag of little stones. Then he dumped some of them in and shook the jar causing the little stones to work themselves down into the spaces between the big he smiled and asked the group once more, "Is the jar full" By this time the class was onto him. "Probably not," one of them answered. "Good!" he replied. And he reached under the table and brought out a bag of sand. He started dumping the sand in and it went into all the spaces left between the rocks and the little stones. Once more he asked the question, "Is this jar full""No!" the class shouted. Once again he said, "Good!" Then he grabbed a bottle of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the top. Then he looked up at the class and asked, "What is the point of this illustration"One eager beaver raised his hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard, you can always fit some more things into it!""No," the speaker replied, "that's not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is: If you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all."Listening 2Ex1: B C A B D C B B A DEx2: F T F F TScripts:Throughout the day, energy rises and falls. At its peak, you're likely to perform 30 to 40 percent faster and more accurately, than at its lowest, says Lynne Lamberg. So by synchronizing your schedule with your natural energy supply ,it will help you use it more efficiently.She also says, alertness is highest and concentration the most between 9a.m. and early afternoon—the best time to crunch numbers or write a report. You should dive into the hardest tasks first, and your extend high-energy mornings with a late lunch. Many people are still going strong until 1 or 2 ., so why break the momentum During mid-afternoon, you might attend to some routine tasks, such as paying bills or sorting through a pile of junk mail. Work that involves physical activity, such as running down the hall to photocopy a memo, or talking to other people (that includes phone calls)—will keep your energy level from dropping way down.When full alertness returns—around 4 .—you might do a few small projects that give you a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment. Send off an important letter. Or plan and prioritize for the next day.The dark side of your cycle is equally important: For daylong energy we need a good night's sleep. On average, Americans get about seven-and-one-half hours, although some need more and others get by on less. We 're getting enough sleep if we wake up without the help of an alarm clock and don't feel the urge to nap during the day.Listening 3Ex1: 1) London 2) What a wonderful Life 3) Globe 4) changes developments natural resources cities nuclear warEx2: T F T T FScript:(Do you feel depressed when you read newspapers Does the news always seem bad To many people it does, but not to Alexander Dubois, a French scientist living in London. Unlike many scientists, he believes that the world will be a better place in the future. His book, What a Wonderful Life, will be on sale, and Globe sent Reporter Catherine Brown to talk to him. Here is part of their conversation.) Catherine Brown: What changes will we see in the next few yearsAlexander Dubois:Today, work is the most important part of manypeople's lives. In the future, machines will do muchof our work. This means that we'll have more time tothink about how to live happily.Catherine Brown: What developments will there be in medical scienceAlexander Dubois:The day will come when we will eliminate killerdiseases such as diphtheria and typhoid. Also, therewill be fewer babies born with birth defects becausedoctors will be able to operate on children beforethey are born.Catherine Brown:And what about natural resources Will there be anadequate supply of coal, oil and gasAlexander Dubois:Of course! Research shows that there are sufficientresources for the next 20,000 years within onekilometer of the earth's surface.Catherine Brown:Will cities continue to grow and become more and moreovercrowdedAlexander Dubois:No, they won't. People will return to smallercommunities where they can really know theirneighbors and participate in community life.Catherine Brown: Aren't you worried about the possibility of nuclearwarAlexander Dubois: Yes, I am. I expect there will be a nuclear war in thefuture, but it won't end our world. Life willcontinue.Statements:1. Alexander Dubois holds an optimistic point of view for the world's future.2. Alexander Dubois believes that, people's jobs will play the most important partin their lives.3. Alexander Dubois thinks that,6 some defects in babies will be treated beforebirth.4. Alexander Dubois predicts that someday some people will move from big cities tosmaller communities.5. Alexander Dubois believes that a nuclear war can be the end of the world.Listening 4Ex1: e c b f a dEx2: 1)biased 2) unaware 3) success 4) fun 5)control 6) environment 7) flexibility 8)optimal 9)wings 10）exploreScripts:Professor Zimbardo: Time perspectives are easy to identify when people are making decisions. For some people, it’s only about what is in the immediate situation, what other people are doing, and what they are feeling. And those people, when they make their decision in that form, we’re going to call “present-oriented”, because their focus is what is now.Student A: Then maybe , I’m not ”present-oriented”. It seems what I care most is always what will be in the future.Professor Zimbardo: Yes. You might be among those ”future-oriented”. There focus is always about anticipated consequences. OK, anybody here who is neither “present-oriented” nor “future-oriented”Student B: Myself. I think neither of your description about this two time perspectives fits me well.Professor Zimbardo: Then you mast belong to the third type. We call them “pat-oriented”because they focus on what was. For them, both the present and the future are irrelevant. Thire decisions are based on past memories.Student B: That’s true, but sometimes, I just fell my time perspectives are a mixture.Professor Zimbardo: That’s very likely the case. There are actually six time perspectives: past-positive or past-negative; present-hedonistic or present-fatalist: future-oriented or transcendental future, as a matter of fact, these six time perspectives might coexist in a person. But they are biased in different situations. Either of them may rise to be the dominating one that influences us to make decisions. But we’re totally unaware.Student A: But do those perspectives show bias in their influence on human life,for example, positive or negativeProfessor Zimbardo: In a sense, that’s right. Any time perspective in excess has more negatives than positives, you know what those future-oriented people sacrificefor success. They sacrifice family time . they sacrifice friend time. They sacrifice fun time. And they sacrifice sleep. So it affects their health. And they live for work, achievement and control.Student B: Yes. That’s ture. We just never realized that before. But professor,do you think time perspective is something inherent or something we learnProfessor Zimbardo: People’s time perspectives result from the social environment and their life experiences, and they can be learned and be changed . That’s the last point I want to make today. one needs to develop the mental flexibility to shift time perspectives fluidly, depending on the demands of the situation; that’s what you’re got to learn to do. The optimal temporal mix is What you get from the past-positive gives you roots. What you get from the future is wings to soar to new destinations, new challenges. What you get from the present hedonism is energy, the energy to explore yourself, places, people, sensuality.Further ListeningListening 1Ex1: F F F F T T F TEx2: 1)friend 2) end 3) weeks 4)know 5)terrible 6)rang 7)younger 8)tired 9)game 10）make 11）show 12）thinking 13）distance 14）corner 15）telegram16）deserveScripts:Around the Cornerby Henson TowneAround the corner I have a friend,In this great city that has no end.Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,And before I know it, a year is gone.And I never see my old friend's face,For life is a swift and terrible race,He knows I like him just as well,As in the days when I rang his bell,And he rang mine.But we were younger then,And now we are busy, tired men.Tired of playing a foolish game,Tired of trying to make a name."Tomorrow," I say, "I will call on JimJust to show that I'm thinking of him."But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,And distance between us grows and grows.Around the corner! — yet miles away."Here's a telegram sir—Jim died today."And that's what we get and deserve in the end.Around the corner , a vanished friend.Listening 2Ex1: 1)clocks 2) promptness efficiency 3) impatient 4) household appliances save time 5)control miss avoidEx2: F T F F FScript:Almost every American wears a watch, and in nearly every room in an American home, there's a clock. "Be on time." "Don't waste time." "Time is money." "Time waitsfor no one." All of these familiar sayings reflect the American obsession with promptness and efficiency. Students and employees displease their teachers and bosses when they arrive late. This desire to get the most out of every minute often affects behavior, making Americans impatient when they have to wait. The pressureto make every moment count sometimes makes it difficult for Americans to relax anddo nothing.The desire to save time and handle work efficiently also leads Americans to buy many kinds of machines. These range from household appliances to equipment for the office such as calculators, photocopy machines and computers. One popular machineis the videocassette recorder, which gives Americans a new kind of control over time. Fans of professional football don't have to miss the Sunday afternoon game on TV because of a birthday party. They simply videotape it and watch the game in the evening. What's more, they can actual save time by fast-forwarding through all the sales ads and commercials shown during te game. So a game, seen later on, might only last hours.Listening 3Ex1: A B A B DEx2: 1)pessimistic 2)doubled 3)coal 4)chickens 5) artificial6)well-designed7)fresher 8)leading 9)unnecessaryScript:What will life be like 100 years from now Some experts are optimistic; others,far more pessimistic. They think that by then the population will have doubled. Wewill have run out of essential materials, like oil and coal. We may even have run out of water to drink. They believe that we will be living like chickens- living in little boxes, and eating artificial food.But those who are more optimistic say that life in the future will be much better than it is today. We may be living in well-designed , systematic communities. We may be getting more sunlight, breathing fresher air, living in a better environment and leading far more pleasant lives than we are today.Life will certainly have become far more mechanized by the year 2100. It may even have become too mechanized. Mechanization has already caused quite a few problems and will cause still more. For example, many jobs will have been “automated”. People will no longer be able to learn only one job in their lifetime. Many of the jobs that young people are doing today will have become unnecessary by the time they are 40.Questions:1. What can definitely be said of life in the next century2. What does "many jobs will be 'automated'" mean according to the passage3. What will the influence of automation be upon people in terms of employment4. Is there any possibility hat some jobs will disappear in decades from now Why or why not5. What would the future job market look likeListening 4Ex1: F T T F FEx2: 1) Because they could have a large house and yard there2) The cities have grown larger3) During the last 10 or 15 years of the 20th century4) Because they want to change them into apartment buildings5) It saves people time for traveling back and forthScript:Starting in the early 1900s, many Americans living and working in large cities moved to the suburbs. They wanted to live where they could have a large house and yard, instead of a small apartment with no yard. The problem that this has brought is that as the cities have grown larger, people must travel a long way to their place of work. Often the trip takes as much as two hours each way. Thus they have very little time to enjoy their houses and yards.Therefore, during the last decades of the 20th century, some people became interested in moving back to the business areas of the cities. Many old buildings with businesses or factories on the first few floors have upper floors that are empty- Other old buildings are completely empty. Architects have been buying these buildings and changing them into attractive apartment buildings. Most have large comfortable rooms with big windows, which let in a lot of light. The apartments in these buildings are quickly bought by people who want to move back downtown. As one new apartment owner said, "I don't have a yard anymore, but I also don't have to sit in my car for over three hours a day. And there are nearby parks that I can visitnow that I have more time."。

《旅游英语视听说》Chapter 7 (2)

3)Being knowledgeable about the checking-out times, hotel services and local attractions is essential. But even more important, are personal warmth, friendliness, and good people skills. 4)When travelers reach their hotel, they are often tired or stressed. The desk clerk’s job is to make them feel truly welcomed and comfortable. So they will make a point of staying at your hotel every time when they are in town. 5)The front desk is an excellent place to start if you are interested in career of hotel management since it allows you to learn about the many different aspects involving in running a hotel efficiently and places you on the front line of customer relations.
following statements are true or false. Write T for true and F for false.
• 1.__F___ Front desk is different from reservation

英语视听说课件Unit8

An English Video Course 4 视听说教程（第三版）电子教案 4
Is lying ever OK?
A Is lying ever OK? Read these people’s answers to that question. Notice the words and phrases in blue.
someone’s feelings
8 Unit Honestly Speaking Lesson A To tell the truth Vocabulary Link
Lesson B Honesty is the best policy
An English Video Course 4 视听说教程（第三版）电子教案 4
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Does the speaker believe that we should tell white lies or not? Why?
Lesson B Honesty is the best policy
Is lying ever OK?
B Match each set of expressions with their definitions.
An English Video Course 4 视听说教程（第三版）电子教案 4
1. __c_ to depend on the circumstances 2. __a_ an exception 3. __f_ against the law 4. __h_ morals 5. __b_ to hurt someone’s feelings 6. __i _ a white lie 7. __e_ obvious 8. __g_ not worth doing 9. __d_ to have something on your

全新版大学进阶英语视听说教程第3册--Unit 8 文本

Unit 8 ChangePart II LISTENING AND SPEAKINGLesson A MillennialsListeningSCRIPTTrack 8-1The Millennial Generation includes people born roughly between the early nineteen eighties and the year two thousand. These people are in their teens and twenties today, and they are different from earlier generations in some important ways.Firstly, they’re more urban. In the early 1990s, only about 40 percent of all people lived in cities worldwide. Today, due to more work and educational opportunities in cities, more than 50 percent of the world's population live in an urban area, and many of those people are Millennials.Many Millennials are also better educated than people in earlier generations. Wealth worldwide is increasing. So families have more money to spend on educating their children. In the mid 1990s, for example, China had only three million college students; today there are more than 25 million and that number is increasing.Unlike earlier generations, many Millennials say they are more open to dating or marrying someone from a different background, in great part because it's easy to learn about other cultures via the Internet and social media. In the U.S., a recent study done by the Pew Research Center showed that over 85% of Millennials say they would date or marry someone from a different ethnic or cultural background; that number dropped to 55% for Americans aged 55 to 64 years old.Most Millennials aren't hurrying to get married, though. Worldwide, they are marrying later, or not at all. In the early nineteen nineties in South Korea, for example, women often married by age 25; today, many women are marrying at age 30. For men, that number jumped from age 28 to 32. What's causing this change? For some, they are waiting to marry until they have a good job—which is harder for some to get. Others are simply harder to please. They are waiting to find their ideal man or woman.1. be in their teens and twenties：十几岁、二十几岁2. due to：由于3. in the mid 1990s：二十世纪九十年代中期4. in great part：在很大程度上5. the Pew Research Center：皮尤研究中心，美国的一间独立性民调机构ConversationTrack 8–2A: In the past, fewer people used to live in cities. Today many more do.B: That’s a big change, and I definitely think it’s an improvement.A: Why’s that?B: There are more opportunities in a city.A: Yeah, but it’s also more crowded and expensive.Lesson B A Disappearing CultureListening 1SCRIPTTrack 8-3In Northern Pakistan, near the Afghan border, there is a group of people called the Kalasha. Once powerful and widespread, the Kalash civilization once had tens of thousands of people; today, there are only about 3,500. In just a few generations, this culture, which is over 3,000 years old, may disappear.Sayed Gul Kalash, a member of this community, is working hard to save her language and culture from extinction, but it won’t be easy. “Our language, spoken since 1,000 BCE, has no written script,” she explains. But the culture's early history, stories, and songs have a lot to teach us about ourselves and the human experience, says Gul Kalash. She is trying to preserve the language by writing down these stories and songs for the first time. In an increasingly globalized and connected world, languages like Mandarin and English, Russian and Hindi, Spanish and Arabic dominate. Parents in small villages often encourage their children to move away from their language and culture and toward those that will help them be more successful in life. Today, numbers are decreasing as more and more Kalash children are being educated in mainstream schools, and more people are moving away and marrying outside the Kalash culture. “It’s understandable,” says Sayed Gul Kalash. But she reminds us that every culture is unique and has value. When one culture is lost, we all lose something.1. extinction：灭绝2. Our language, spoken since 1,000 BCE, has no written script：塑造一种文字是非常困难的，很多民族都只有口头语言而没有书面文字。

学术英语视听说unit8 原文Tidal waves

Today, our lecture is about tidal waves. I’ll define what a tidal wave is and what a tidal wave is not. I’ll also define some other terms related to tidal waves. So, what is a tidal wave?A tidal wave is a very large and very destructive wall of water. This wall of water rushes in from the ocean toward the land. Scientists use the Japanese word ”tsunami”to describe this waves. In Japanese, tsunami actually means harbor wave, you see the waves are tallest when they reach a harbor which is an area of the ocean just before the land where boats are kept. Now, normal waves are caused by tides or storms over the water. But did you know that tidal waves are not caused by storms and that tidal waves are not really tides at all? A true tide can be defined as the regular rise and fall of ocean waters at definite times each day. A tidal wave or tsunami comes rushing in suddenly and unexpectedly at any time. It could come rushing in during the morning, in the afternoon or during the night. A tidal wave is caused by an underwater earthquake, to quake means to move up and down or from side to side very quickly, to quake also means to shake or to tremble, when an earthquake takes place under the ocean, the ocean floor shakes and trembles, and sometimes the ocean floor shifts. That is the ocean floor moves. It is the shifting of the ocean floor that produces the tidal wave. The earth and water move, causing a tidal wave. The tidal wave begin to move across the sea at great speed. In 2011, a massive earthquake occurred of the coast of Japan, the quake caused a double wave tsunami. A double wave tsunami can also be called a merging tsunami. When a merging tsunami or double-wave tsunami occurs, two very large waves combined. This increases the destruction when the tidal wave reaches land. Tsunamis have taken many lives in the past, for instance, the tsunami caused by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan on March 11,2011, took the lives of more than 20 thousand people. The tsunami also destroyed large areas of northeastern Japan. Today, scientists can predict that a tidal wave will hit land, these scientists use a seismograph, a seismograph is a type of instrument that recalls the strength, direction and length of an earthquake. The seismographtells the scientists if the earthquake under the ocean is likely to cause a tidal wave. So although it is not possible to stop a tidal wave, it's possible to warn people that a tidal wave is coming. This warning can save many lifes.。

《旅游英语视听说》Chapter 4 (1)

Because this is an international flight, all passengers must clear US immigration, claim their baggage and clear US customs in San Francisco.
2.Have your passport and completed travel documents
U.S. officers upon exiting the U.S.
• 4.__F___ You have to fill in both sides of the form. • 5.__T___ All laptop computers and other electronic
devices should be turned off when approaching the destination.
• 2.__T___ Flight attendants distribute forms to
passengers except American citizen and green card holders.
• 3.__T___ A departure coupon must be returned to the
• If you need help completing the forms, please ask your flight attendant or United Airlines representative for assistance.
• After clearing the immigration, proceed to the baggage claim area to reclaim your baggage.

新闻英语视听说(Unit 8) 听力文本与练习答案

Women’s Rights1Task One: Self-Help Group for WomenWomen constitute approximately 48 percent of the Indian population. But their socioeconomic status lags behind that of men. The majority of women are engaged in sectors that are marked bylow productivity, minimum incomes and low skill levels. In today’s Working Asia Series, Raman Hitkari from Doordashan News in India reports on ordinary Indian women, who are banding together to create a women’s self-help group that will benefit over 1,000 Indian women.This is the real situation of Indian women workers despite the fact that they work twice as many hours as men do. Women in India like any other developing nation look after their household chores apart from working for their livelihood.But with the advent of governmental and non-governmental agencies, things are gradually changing. Women are now becoming conscious of their rights. They are forming self help groups to improve their socio-economic positions.One such commendable effort is taken by a village woman named Phulbasin Bai in Sukul Daihan village in Rajnand Gaon district of Chattisgarh state. Married at 14 and a mother at 15, Phulbasin’s success has not come easy.(Phulbasin)“We were in a joint family. Our economic condition was very bad. After ninth year of my marriage, I thought to do something. I decided to organize women. The first step I took was to sensitize them against the social evil of child marriage. Because I was a victim of that.”It was 2001 the phulbasin decided to organize women. Together they launched a smallbank through micro savings to extend small loans among group members. They also started reinvesting remaining money in profitable economic ventures and decided to keep middle men away from their economic activities.(Phulbasin)“Initially women are hesitant to savings. We decided to save around 20 rupees a month fromour daily expenses. Gradually we could increase our savings to hundred thousand rupees. I am still pursuing women to come forward by joining self-help groups. I also train them to ride bicycle.”The success journey of Phulbasin started on a bicycle has now enlisted support of more than 1000 women, who are now proud members of her bicycle club. Earlier the men in village would frown upon it, but now they have realized and accepted the change. Women riding bicycle is a beginning of social change.(A group member)“Earlier we had a lot of problems from our husbands and middlemen. Now after we joined phulbasin, men in our village are scared of us.”In her village Phulbasin now runs a campaign against illiteracy. She is also running a lunch meal scheme, and handles several health programs. Outside her state, no one would recognize her,but in her village, Phulbasin is the one women turn to.2The story of a very strong-minded and determined woman. Well, in tomorrow’s Working Asia Series, women in Pakistan are also struggling to achieve an equal status with man and a better life. So join us tomorrow for this next report in our series. Task Two: Women in South KoreaWomen in South Korea who work on a freelance basis or as non-permanent employees, are seeking to protect their legitimate rights by establishing a labor union. In today’s Working Asia series, Kim Young Sang, from EBS Korea, explains this long and difficult struggle by South Korean women.At the Intensive Care Unit of a major university hospital, special care provider Ilsun Kim skillfully tends to the needs of a patient. For 24 hours straight, Ilsun is in charge of everything, from nursing duties to everyday chores.Two years ago, that hospital suddenly closed the two special care provider introduction agencies that was operating. Just like that, eighty special care providers were out of work. The hospital claimed it didn’t want to handle complaints abo ut some of the workers.These special care providers were categorized as free-lance employees to whom work was outsourced. Kumja Chong, who has worked for ten years as a special care provider, looked into the matter, and in 2001 founded a labor union.When the hospital decided to close the free introduction agency, the special service providers were working hard, even though they were not officially considered employees. They chose to fight an uphill battle instead of compromising. After that long and difficult fight, they gained more than just their jobs back.The hospital’s labor union has been a strong supporter of the special care providers’ nascent union. It has negotiated with management on behalf of so-called “non -permanent employees,” while discussing policy issues and how to deal with governmental authorities.Even if not recognized by law, if someone labors, then he or she is a laborer deserving dignity. Task Three: Muslim Women in Kuwait(Anchor)The rights of women are the focus of intense debate in one of the most prosperous societies in the world. As Brent Sadler reports, caught between religious beliefs, and modern day social norms, some Kuwaiti women believe time is on their side.(Reporter)In Kuwait a dramatic contest of ideas. Between the past and the present, over the rights of women, inside a Muslim society with some startling contradictions. Between what women want and how they behave. It’s a case of religious conservatism versus a more liberal interpretation of Islam, as you can clearly see inside this popular shopping mall where women browse through western-style boutiques and purchase designer labels.(An unidentified woman)To me, the way I dress here is the same the way I dress in Europe, the States, wherever I am. (Reporter)But while women in Kuwait can drive, work and hold senior government positions, society remains strictly conservative. Wedding parties separate men from women and public schools are segregated after kindergarten. Westerns are often criticized here for interpreting the rules in a bad3light.(An unidentified woman)But its not. Actually it’s like more open than most countries around us.(Reporter)More open that is, than say Saudi Arabia. But still behind the times, says this Kuwaiti lawyer, because women can’t vote or run for office in Kuwait. She’s spent nearly 30 years campaigning for those rights. Aroor Al-Rifaee may dress differently from the lawyer, but sheis no less committed to political reform for women. But all in good time she says, arguing that pressure from the West to move faster is a mistake.(An unidentified woman)This kind of pressure is too much. We don’t want to get our political rights because America wants it. We think that we need it because it’s time for it.(Reporter)An evolution, not revolution, say women here, that could one day give them the same political rights as men.Alicia Silverstone(Reporter)Although it’s a Broadway first for 25-year-old Silverstone, her love of theatre goes way back. She was born and raised in San Francisco, but spent summers in London with her British parents, who took her to West End shows.(Silverstone)I was just leaning over all the time, as I was a kid, so I was just leaning over, watching the show all the time. And at the end, I went backstage to ask. I was always got my program signed. (Reporter)Silverstone started a modeling career by the time she was six. Dancing and acting classes soon followed.(Silverstone)And it was amazing. Now I was like, 12 years old. Studying with these 18, I am the youngest one there, they are all like 15, 16, 18. I was in my element.(Reporter)Some commercials led to her part on the popular “Wonder Years” television show, but Silverstone wanted more. The young actress dropped out of high school, got her GED, and began focusing on a film career.(Silverstone)I was just like at that point, my life sucks, and I hate everything, and I am a teenager, and I don’t have any time for any lesson, this is stupid. And that’s when “The Crush” came along. It was a perfect attitude for the part.(Reporter)She landed the part of the teenager stocker in the 1993 cult film “The Crush”.(Movie lines)4Guy “What are you doing?” “Making lemonade, want some?”(Reporter) At 15, Silverstone got legal permission to leave her parents and moved out on her own. This enabled her to work longer hours on her first big movie role. But it wasn’t untilSilverstone started in a string of popular Aerosmith videos, that she catapulted to teen idol status. (Silverstone)I was the Aerosmith chick, and I was like, I’m an actress.(Reporter)Movie executives were attracted to Silverstone’s California girl looks.(Reporter)In 1995, at 18, she was cast for the lead in a contemporary remake of Jane Austin’s Emma. (Movie lines)Silverstone “Oh, get off of me.”(Reporter)The movie, renamed “Clueless” scored huge with audiences. Silverstone’s betrayal of Cher, a Beverly hills valley girl, made her a star.(Movie lines)Silverstone “You’re about to become compost.”(Reporter)In 1997, Silverstone traded her designer clothes for a batgirl suit.(Movie lines)Batman “And you are?” “Batgirl.”(Reporter)She starred in “Batman and Robin”, the 3rd sequel to the original “Batman” movie. At 18, she became one of Hollywood’s highest -paid actresses. 练习答案Unit 8 Women ’s RightTask One: Self-help Group for WomenExercises:1. Listening comprehension: Multiple Choice1) C 2) B 3) A 4) D 5) A 6) D 7) A 8) A 9) D 10) B2. Compound Dictation1) journey 2) enlisted 3) frown upon 4) a beginning of social change5) joined 6) scared of 7) illiteracy 8) health programmes.9) Outside her state, no one would recognize her10) the one women turn to3. Questions for DiscussionTask Two: Women in South KoreaExercises1. Listening comprehension: Multiple Choice1) A 2) D 3) D 4) D 5) D 6) B 7) B 8) D2. Compound Dictation5 1) free introduction agency 2) officially 3) battle 4) compromising5) long and difficult 6) gained 7) strong supporter 8) negotiated9) discussing policy issues and how to deal with governmental authorities10) if someone labors, then he or she is a laborer deserving dignity. Task Three: Muslim Women in KuwaitExercises1. Listening comprehension: Multiple Choice1) D 2) A 3) B 4) D 5) D 6) D 7) C 8) B。

《旅游英语视听说》Chapter 15 (2)

If you live near a small _r_e_g_io_n_al__park or old-fashioned seaside park, these can be considerably cheaper than big theme parks, with much shorter lines. Some parks have discounts for __lo_c_al_s___.
• 1.__T___ Getting the park map before visit can save
you time.
• 2.__T___ Public transportation is a better choice than
private cars when visiting the
park.
Amy: No, we were foolish enough to forget that. But we finally managed to get a deal with someone to get two cheap tickets. David: Good for you! Amy: But the tickets turned out invalid. We hadn’t noticed that. It was hot and we were eager to get in. David: Oh, I’m sorry. Amy: Don’t be. The drama was that just when we were giving up all the hope, we saw the ticket man. We called the police and got our money back. David: Lucky you! Amy: Then we were told we could enjoy a discount with our student cards. That’s how we finally got into the park. David: Great! Did you like it? Amy: Loved it, especially, the cartoon character parade! It made me relive my childhood.