新标准大学英语-视听说教程3--(听力原文及翻译)

Unit 1

Inside View

Conversation 1

Janet: Hi, it’s me again, Janet Li. I’m still a student at the University of Oxford in England. But I’m not in Oxford right now. And I haven’t gone back home to China either.

It’s the long vacation now, and believe it or not, it’s the middle of summer. I’m spending my summer in one of the world’s greatest cities. I’m in London, home to the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Tower Bridge…and the double-decker bus. I want to find out what it’s like to live in this busy, lively city. So I’m working for London Time Off, a website about what’s on in London. This is Joe…, he’s my boss, and this is Andy, who is a reporter.

And what’s my job? Well, I don’t know yet, because it’s my first day. But I’m meant to be shadowing Andy, oh, what

I mean is, I’m going to be helping him. So can you tell

me something about London, Andy?

Andy: It’s the greatest city in the world. .

Joe: Except for New York!

Andy: New York? Don’t make me laugh!

Joe: And your point is…?

Andy: Look, if you want my opinion, London is greater than New York…

Joe: No, I don’t want your opinion, thank you very much. It’s

a fact.

Andy: A fact! Are you serious?

\Janet: And here we are in London, probably the greatest city in the world.

Andy: What? Probably? Excuse me, I prefer to deal with this myself…

Joe: Ah, dream on, Andy………

珍妮特：嗨，又是我，珍妮特.李。我目前还是一位英国牛津大学的学生，但我现在不在牛津，也还没有回中国的家。现在在放

长假，而且不管你信不信，现在是夏天的中期。我现在正在

世界上最棒的城市之一里度过我的夏天。我在伦敦，它是英

国国会大厦、大本钟、塔桥…和双层巴士的故乡。我想知道

住在如此热闹和生气勃勃的城市里是什么感觉。所以，我现

在在为伦敦下班网效劳。它是一个报道伦敦时事的网站。这

是乔，他是我的老板，而他是安迪，一位记者。我的工作是

什么呢？这个我也不知道，因为今天是我的第一天，但我会

注定跟随着安迪。喔，我的意思是，我将会协助他。那么

安迪，你能告诉我一些关于伦敦的事情吗？

安迪：伦敦是世界上最棒的城市。

乔：除了纽约以外！

安迪：纽约？别逗我笑了！

乔：那你的观点是… ?

安迪：注意，如果你真的需要我的观点，伦敦确实比纽约棒…

乔：不，我不需要你的观点，非常感谢！这是事实！

安迪：事实！你是当真的吗？

珍妮特：我们现在在伦敦，或许是世界上最棒的城市。

安迪：什么？或许？对不起，我宁可自己处理这个…

乔：啊，安迪，继续做你的美梦吧...

Conversation 2

Janet：So when did you start working at London Time Off? Andy: About a year ago.

Janet: And I hope you don’t mind my asking ,but do you like working here?

Andy: Yes, I love it. I mean, Joe and I get along quite well.

He drives me crazy sometimes, because he’s my boss, and

I wish I earned a bit more money, but…I think my job is

really cool, because I get to see everything that’s

happening in London. And I didn’t want to join the rat

race.

Janet: What do you mean by the rat race?

Andy: You know, doing the same thing day in day out, and not doing anything creative, or having any time to enjoy life.

It’s the last thing I want to do.

Janet: So do you mind telling me what you do exactly?

Andy: Basically, we check out new events on the London music scene, you know, new clubs, the latest plays and films,

as well as exhibitions in galleries and museums. Then we

go and film interviews with the musicians or the actors,

or anyone who has anything to do with the event. Janet: Ok, then what happens?

Andy: We edit the interviews, and then we upload it all onto the website. We get 200,000 hits a week. We’re London’s

biggest listings site.

Janet: Can I ask you something else?

Andy: Fire away.

Janet: What are we going to do now?

Andy: I need to go back to my flat, and get my research. Then we’ve got an interview to do. Let’s get the tube back

to my place.