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新标准大学英语 视听说教程第一册Listening in听力原文

新标准大学英语 视听说教程第一册Listening in听力原文

Unit 1 Starting outListening inPassage 1Interviewer Can you tell me something about the Ivy League? You're a professor at Harvard, is that right? Professor That's right, yes.Interviewer Tell me how many universities are there? How many institutions?Professor In total there are eight institutions: There's Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania.Interviewer Ah, OK. And what's the sporting ... I believe there's some link with sports.Professor There certainly is, yes. Originally the Ivy League referred to the sports teams from the universities which competed against each other, especially in football, basketball and ice hockey. Now sometimes these universities, institutions, chose their students on the basis of their skills at these particular sports. But in the last50 years, Ivy League schools have accepted a wider range of students because it wasn't possible to be bothworld-famous for research and also top class in sport.Interviewer And what about their academic importance? I gather they're academically very, very important, they're very well-known.Professor Absolutely at the top. They're near or at the top of the USA colleges and university rankings. And they're almost always in the top one per cent of the world's academic institutions for financial resources. Interviewer And what does it mean socially to go to an Ivy League university?Professor Certainly if you've been to one of these institutions, you are presumed or assumed to be at the top end of the scale. The Ivy League institutions have a reputation for social elitism, many of the students are rich, intellectual, white Anglo-Saxon, protestants. Not all of them of course, but quite a lot of them.Interviewer And do you know ... why's it called the Ivy League, what's the origin of the name?Professor There are a number of stories, derivations, but possibly it's based on four universities, and IV, the letters IV, that's the Roman numeral for four. Another more likely story is that ivy plants, which are symbolic of the age of the universities, you know, would be grown at the walls of these universities, these institutions, they cover the walls of the buildings. The term was created by a sports journalist, I think in the 1930s. Interviewer Right, OK. And which is the oldest university?Professor The oldest goes back to the 17th century, that's Harvard which was founded in 1636. And the youngest of the institutions is Cornell which was founded in 1865.Interviewer And which has the largest number of undergraduates?Professor Cornell has the largest number, about 13,000, 13,500 undergraduates. The institution with the smallest number is Dartmouth College with a little over 4,000.Interviewer And what about the acceptance rate? Is it hard to get into?Professor That ranges from about seven per cent to 20 per cent.Interviewer And any famous alumni? Famous old boys?Professor Hundreds! Hundreds of them. But I suppose worldwide, the two that would be definitely known all over the world would certainly be George Bush who went to Yale, and John F Kennedy, President Kennedy, who was at Harvard.Interviewer Thank you.Passage2Andy Did you see the film on television last night?Jane No, I was out. What was it?Andy A Beautiful Mind. It's about John Forbes Nash, the mathematician who won the Nobel Prize.Jane I've heard about that film, yes. He's played by Russell Crowe, isn't he? I like Russell Crowe, he's great. Andy That's the one, yes.Jane What's it about?Andy Well, the story begins in the early years of Nash's life at Princeton University as a graduate student.Jane That's one of the Ivy League schools, isn't it?Andy Yes, it's all set in New England, lovely old buildings, beautiful autumn colours. It's lovely to look at.Anyway, Nash meets his roommate Charles, a literature student, who soon becomes his best friend. Nash admits to Charles that he is better with numbers than people, and the main thing he's looking for is a truly original idea for his thesis paper.Jane So he's not interested in having fun?Andy Well, yes, but he's not very good with people or successful with women, that's all. But, you know, it's one of these bad experiences with people which ultimately inspires his brilliant work in mathematics.Jane No good at relationships, so he becomes a genius at maths?Andy That's about right, yes. So when he finishes his studies at Princeton, he accepts a job at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Five years later, he meets Alicia, a student who he falls in love with and eventually marries.Jane Ah! At last, the love interest!Andy Yes, but wait a moment. Nash believes that he's been asked to work by William Parcher for the US Department of Defense on breaking Soviet codes. At one point he's chased by the Russians, and it's after this that he becomes mentally ill.Jane I think I've seen this in the trailer to the film.Andy So when he's put in a psychiatric hospital, he thinks the Soviets have captured him. He's given this painful treatment which affects his relationship with his wife. And his intellectual skills. So he stops taking the medicine.Jane It sounds quite hard to watch.Andy Well, it is, but it's well acted and directed, and so, you know, there's a-bit of distance between the audience and what's happening on film.Jane So what happens next?Andy Well, then his illness returns, so he and his wife decide to try and live with it. It all gets a bit complicated, because we're no longer sure if Charles, you know, his old friend, or even Parcher were real, or if they were just people that existed only in Nash's mind.Jane That sounds awful. He must have been so ill,Andy Actually, I'm kind of giving away the twist in the story. Anyway, later in his life, while he's using the library at Princeton again, he asks his rival Martin Hansen if he can start teaching again. And so the story ends when he goes on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics.Jane Well, it sounds like a great film.Andy Yes, you should see it sometime.Unit 3 Learning to thinkListening inPassage 1Interviewer With us today is Martin Downes, a carpenter, who's 51. A year ago, Martin had a stroke. But he's been lucky enough to make a full recovery from it. Can you tell us how it all began, Martin?Martin I'm very happy to - not that I remember much at all. I was at a customer's house, building a cupboard, and the next thing I knew, I woke up in hospital with people in white coats bending over me.Interviewer It must have been very frightening.Martin It was. But what was really frightening was that I couldn't speak. I couldn't say a word. And I couldn't understand much that people said to me.Interviewer How awful!Martin Yeah! I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't had my family. But they were there for me, they really were. I had something called aphasia, where the part of your brain gets damaged that affects your speech and language. But they started treatment for the condition almost immediately. This speech and language therapist came to see me every day for 12 weeks. They made me do all these exercises.Interviewer What kind of exercises?Martin I had to match words and pictures and say their names. You see, I'd also forgotten the names of a lot of things. She had this thing called a word board and I could point to words and phrases on it that I wanted to say.I had to repeat words up to 20 times - boy, it was hard, so hard.Interviewer Could you say anything to begin with?Martin I could say three words. "Hi", "Yes" and "No". That was all. And there were a lot of words I couldn't understand -1 had to learn their meanings all over again.Interviewer It must have been very frustrating.Martin It was, but I was determined to get better. I was in hospital for three and a half months. When I got home I got a special computer programme that I worked with every day. And slowly my language came back to me. It was a struggle, a big struggle. I had to learn to read and write again too.Interviewer Why do you think that you were able to recover completely? It's not that common, is it?Martin I was lucky. I was given the right drug at the right time. And I had 12 weeks of therapy, five days a week.That's very important, apparently.Interviewer And now that you're better how do you feel about your life?Martin What can I say? I'm just grateful to have my life back.Passage 2Interviewer In 1907 an Italian educator called Maria Montessori opened a school in Rome that taught young children using methods that were very different from traditional teaching. Today, the Montessori method, as it's known, is used in nursery schools in countries such as America, Canada, Britain and Germany. Recent research shows that children educated at a Montessori nursery do better later on at school than other children in all subjects. We asked two Montessori teachers, Claudia Rosella and Sarah Harrington, to explain what makes their nursery school different. Sarah...Sarah I think the first thing to say is that a Montessori classroom is very quiet, very clean. Everything stays in the same place. So the children are calm and quiet as a result.Interviewer So they're not encouraged to be noisy.Sarah No, definitely not...Interviewer Claudia?Claudia Yes, the classroom's very important. Another important principle is that children direct their own learning.They choose what they want to do.Interviewer So the teacher doesn't tell the child what to do?Sarah Not at all. While a child is doing an activity we observe them. Then we work with the child for a short time and then leave them to work on their own.Interviewer That sounds excellent. And what about your equipment? It's often made of wood, isn't it?Sarah Yes, and a piece of equipment is often designed for one activity only.Claudia Right. It's so that the child can see if they're getting something right or wrong.Interviewer So they don't need the teacher so much"?Sarah That's right. Another Montessori principle is the importance of physical activity. Children learn by doing, so when they're learning to read, for example, the letters are made of sandpaper so that children can feel the shape of the letter.Interviewer Do you think there are disadvantages with Montessori methods?Claudia Yes, there are. Maria Montessori didn't understand how important it is for children to use their imagination. If she was alive today, she would recognize that. But still, the fact is, her methods are very successful.Unit 4 Person to personListening inPassage 1John Are you packed?Mike Yup. Everything's there.John Sure you've packed your mobile?Mike I'll look again, John ... yes.John Well, we've got another ten minutes before we need to leave, so we might as well relax. You know someone told me an amazing story yesterday about these Australians who got completely lost in some national park. Mike And don't tell me, they used their mobile to get help?John That's right!Mike So what happened?John Well, it was this guy with his son and niece -I think she was about 14 - and they were hiking in this really rugged country and they got completely lost - no idea where they were at all.Mike That's not going to happen to us.John No, it isn't. Anyway, the guy had his mobile and he phoned the emergency services — it wasn't dark yet - and they sent out a search party, but they couldn't find them. And then -this is the interesting bit - the guy sent photos of the place where they were.Mike I'd have thought of that.John Yes, well it's pretty obvious, really. And in the photos there were mountains in the background, and the staff at the emergency service centre were able to identify exactly which mountains they were. And they used the photos to pinpoint their location, you know, to get the exact location.Mike How did they do that?John They used mapping software.Mike Right.John Anyway, by then it had got dark and really freezing. So they slept behind this ridge and covered themselves with leaves. And you know what the young girl said afterwards? She said, "It was quite fun."Mike Really, wasn't she frightened?John I don't think so.Mike So - is there a happy ending?John Yes, well they sent out helicopters as soon as it was daylight and the helicopter hovered over the area, and the man kept talking to them till they were able to pinpoint his location. And when they finally found themthey were only 400 metres away from where they'd expected them to be.Mike Amazing!John And that's because they'd moved 400 metres away from where they'd taken their photos because the ground was too rough to sleep on.Mike Incredible!John And the moral of the story is-Mike Always take your mobile phone with you when you go hiking.John And take one that has a camera.Mike Hey, I think we should go, John.John Yes, OK. You think we're going to get lost?Mike No chance, mate!Passage2Social networking - it's the 21st century way of having fun - online. And if you're under 40, you probably use a social networking site - maybe when you should be working. It's well-known that -. office workers spend up to two hours a day on a site, exchanging messages and photos. And do students ever do anything else? Different social networking sites are used by different age groups.For people in their 20s, the most popular site is Facebook, the online phenomenon started by an American student in 2004. It's taken only four years to make Facebook a huge success - and the website's made its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, a very rich man indeed.What's extraordinary about Zuckerburg is that he started Facebook when he was only 18. He was a student at Harvard, one of America's top universities, when he launched the Facebook website, working from his college room. In only two weeks, more than two-thirds of his college had signed up and in a year, thousands of colleges were using it. Today, Facebook has millions of users. More than half of them visit the site at least once a day.So what makes Facebook so special? Like other networking sites, you create a profile with photos, you list your interests, you exchange messages and join groups of friends. But where Facebook is different is that it gives you a privacy that you just don't get on other sites. Unlike other sites, you have a lot of control over what users can see about you. As a result, one-third of Facebook users give out their mobile numbers - they know it's safe to do so.But you still need to be careful about what you think is safe to show people. One reason is that more and more employers are using Facebook to check out potential employees. Is the person you've just interviewed as good as he seems? Facebook can provide the answer. If a 26-year-old man says on Facebook that he's been travelling round the world for the last three years, and in his interview he said he'd been working in an office - well, he probably won't get the job.Unit 5 All you need is loveListening inPassage 1Interviewer So - tell us about how you first met.Amy How we first met... Oh, it wasn't very romantic.David I thought it was very romantic.Interviewer Why don't you begin at the beginning?Amy Good idea. Well, I was 22 and I'd just left uni and I went on holiday to the French Alps with a girlfriend. Andsomeone invited us to go climbing. But my friend got ill so I went without her. There was this group of about eight guys and two girls.David There were four girls.Amy Alright! Well, anyway, no one had told me that the mountain we were going to climb was - vertical - and that we were climbing with ropes! I was terrified, absolutely terrified, I just really hadn't expected it.David She was terrified! I noticed her immediately. She looked so scared -she was wearing this great hat — but she was white as a sheet.Amy Oh, I don't know about that, but I remember I was shaking all over. David came over and started talking to me and telling me how safe it was with the ropes. And he was so sweet, you know I think I fell in love with him right then.David Yeah, it was the same with me ... We roped up and I made sure I stayed next to her ... I kept talking to her and encouraging her.Amy It really helped. I think I would have fallen off the mountain if you hadn't done that.David Rubbish! You were perfectly safe. Anyway, we got to the summit — it was a kind of flat area - and Amy just collapsed - she couldn't stand up!Amy It's true, I couldn't. I felt -1 was just - everyone ignored me except David - everyone.David Quite a few people came to talk to you.Amy They didn't!David They did!Amy Well, you talked to me, and that's all that mattered.David Thank you!Amy So -David So we climbed back down the mountain.Amy which was just as bad -David and we headed for the nearest village and we both had huge pizzas.Amy I didn't eat a thing! I was still feeling too sick.David You did, you know.Amy You know, you have a terrible memory sometimes.David So do you! ... To cut a long story short, we got married six months later and went on a three-week honeymoon to Barbados.Amy Two weeks!David And we've lived happily ever after.Passage2Presenter And now let's move on to online dating, a way of meeting a potential partner that's becoming more and more popular. James O'Hanlan and Claire Goodall are two online dating experts who are going to give all you listeners advice about how to use online dating safely and successfully. James ...James OK. The first thing to say is, don't be nervous. A lot of people are and it's very understandable. But there's no need to be, provided you follow the rules, which we're going to tell you right now. Isn't that right, Claire? Claire Absolutely.James So, let's begin at the beginning. When you join an online dating site, the first thing you do is give some basic information about yourself. Now, don't be tempted to lie - about your age, for example. If you want a good relationship, you need to be honest. If you're not, you'll get found out and that could be painful.Claire Another thing - it's a good idea to use a photo, you'll get many more replies than if you don't.James But use a recent photo, not one that was taken ten years ago!Claire Let's move on to the next stage. You've had some responses响应and chosen one or two people you'd like to chat with. Now, the most important advice here is, don't give out any personal information until you're 100 per cent sure you're that happy to do so. That includes your real name, your phone numbers, your workplace address and your email address. Use the email facility设备at the website and only give out your email address when you feel completely safe.James And email for as long as you want, it's a great way of getting to know a person. Then, the next stage is to talk on the phone. Now that's very revealing, because you'll hear the person's voice, and also because people have to be spontaneous on the phone - they can't think about what they're going to say for half a day, unlike emails.Claire Then, if you're feeling really comfortable, agree to meet. But always choose a public place. Don't go to someone's home.James A cafe or bar is the best choice.Claire And don't forget to tell a friend where you're going and what time you expect to be back. That's important. James Another good idea is to ask the same friend to call you during the meeting so that if you want to leave quickly you can say that something urgent's come up and you have to go.Claire That's everything! If you follow this advice you should be perfectly safe. And you may find the man - James ... or woman —Claire ... of your dreams!James & Claire Happy hunting!Unit 6 Shop fill you drop!Listening inPassage 1Speaker 1]Interviewer So, how are you enjoying yourself in St Petersburg? What's it like?Speaker 1 Oh, I think it is a very beautiful place.Interviewer What sort of... Is it good for shopping? What do you buy in St Petersburg?Speaker 1Yes, there are things you should buy. Of course, vodka is very good here and the other thing very expensive is the caviar. It is beautiful. Then there are the dolls. What have do they say? Matrioshka dolls. Interviewer Matrioshka dolls. Those wooden dolls that go inside each other?Speaker 1Yes, you take one out and open the top and there is another one. You take off the top and there is another. They get very very small inside. Very small.Interviewer OK.Speaker 1 And of course, the chess. Because they are very famous here in this part of the world to play the chess. Interviewer Yes. And what sort of shops are there? Where's it best to shop?Speaker 1 Oh, here there are very good department stores, where you can buy everything that you like, clothes and everything. And also, lots of small kiosks that are very unique独一无二的, owned by different shopkeepers, you know. And they are all over St Petersburg. Little kiosks and also markets that are very good.And there is a very good museum shop at the museum - at the Hermitage Museum.Interviewer And what are the opening hours?Speaker 1 At the museum?Interviewer Well, all shops, generally. What are the opening hours ... for shopping?Speaker 1 Yes. Usually, they open at around 10 o'clock in the morning and I think they are open to 7 o'clock at night; sometimes even longer, to 8 o'clock.Interviewer And how do you, how do you actually buy things? How do you pay for things? I think, there is a slightly different way of doing this in Russia.Speaker 1 Yes, you point to the thing that you want to buy, which is usually behind the counter or something like that; and then you go to a cash desk to pay. And then you have to go back to the counter and then you take the thing you have bought.Interviewer It sounds as though it's quite a long process.Speaker 1 It is very interesting.Speaker 2Interviewer So, how are you enjoying it in Cairo? What's, what's the shopping like?Speaker 2 Oh, it's fantastic. And the shopping is absolutely great. Um, you can get everything from fantastic little wooden boxes. You can get backgammon boards. You can get all kinds of leather stuff-sandals and so on. Oh, and the thing that they're really famous for here of course, is the water pipes that they call it a sheesha. Interviewer A sheesha. OK. That's the water pipe.Speaker 2 That's right, yes. Yes, they like the smoking here.Interviewer And where are the best places to shop?Speaker 2 Well, I think the best place actually here is to go, if you go to the mediaeval market. It's a commercial centre in the middle of Cairo and - er - they sell lots of fantastic souvenirs there. You can get spices, er, you can get gold and silver, and copper stuff, and - er - they also sell your fruit and veg.Interviewer Uh-huh. When does it open? When are the shops open?Speaker 2 Well, the hours are very good. They open very early in the morning. They stay open till about 10 o'clock at night. You do have to remember, of course, that they take a very long lunch break. So, they are closed for this long time in the afternoon but they, you know, re-open and stay open until late. Oh, and the other thing you have to remember is that they - everything is closed on a Friday.Interviewer Right, and how do you pay for things? Do you have to bargain for, for goods?Speaker 2 Well, bargaining is absolutely a sport here. Uh, they, they do prefer cash always. I think some of the tourist shops will take credit cards but only in the tourist shops. When you start the, the bargaining, you've got to be, well, first of all, you've got to be definite and serious about what you're buying. But don't offer anything like the price that they're asking, the original price. You know, go in at about half the price of what they're asking you.Interviewer That's fascinating迷人的. Thanks very much. Thank you.Speaker 2 That's a great place.Speaker 3Interviewer So, how's your visit to Venice? Is it good?Speaker 3 Oh, amazing. What a place. It's so unique!Interviewer Have you done any shopping? Is it a good place to shopping?Speaker 3 Yes, definitely. They're - you must go and see the glass factories on Murano. They're just something else. Quite expensive but you can get little bits of glass, really nice. Sheets of paper are really nice. Interviewer Yeah.Speaker 3 Also, lace is just... exquisite lace.Interviewer Yes.Speaker 3 Carnival masks, also. All hand-painted.Interviewer Yes, Carnival, yes. I've seen this.Speaker 3 Then, the shops are amazing.Interviewer And where's the best place to shop in Venice?Speaker 3 OK, well, the main shopping street is a street from St Mark's Square to the Academmia Bridge. That's the main bit But if you like food, you have to go to the market at the Rialto Bridge. That's just great food.There's not that many department stores.Interviewer No.Speaker 3 There's just not room for them on the island.Interviewer No. And what time do these shops open and close? What are the opening hours9Speaker 3 Oh, they open in the morning at about 9 or 9.30. And then they close for lunch 12.30 or 1. They'll reopen again - in the winter, 3.30 to 7.30 and in the summer just a bit later - 4 to 8, say.Interviewer Right. And how do you pay? Can you use credit cards or do you have to use cash?Speaker 3 Well, you know, just use cash for the smaller items and they accept credit cards most places for the larger ones, but just make sure you get a receipt.Interviewer Yeah. And are the shops open all week or is there one day when they ...?Speaker 3 Yeah, oh, actually, Monday, they are traditionally closed.Interviewer Yeah, they are closed. Right. Thanks. Well. Sounds very interesting.Passage 2Speaker 1 Have you ever gone down to the local supermarket for some milk or bread and come out with far more than you intended打算to buy? Then you've fallen for the top ten tricks to separate you from your money.Here are the top ten tricks to make you shop.Speaker 2 Number ten. Trolley or basket? Make up your mind.Speaker 1 If you choose a basket, there'll be some heavy goods by the entrance to make you choose a trolley. If you choose a trolley, there's a chance you'll want to fill it up. Make up your mind what you want to buy before you go into the store.Speaker 2 Number nine. Watch out, there are vegetables about.Speaker 1 Supermarkets often put vegetables and fruit near the entrance, so that you fill your trolley with natural, healthy produce and feel good. The problem is, then you don't feel so bad about filling your trolley with unhealthy and expensive items.Speaker 2 Number eight. If you can't find it, just ask!Speaker 1 You'll notice that essential items like bread or milk are placed all over the store, so you'll spend more time looking for them. So if you can't find something, ask for help.Speaker 2 Number seven. Take a shopping list and stick to it!Speaker 1 Supermarkets often change shelves around, so that you're tempted to buy new products while you're looking for the things on your list. It's easier to resist temptation if you only put in your trolley what you planned to buy.Speaker 2 Number six. Beware of the checkout!Speaker 1 Supermarkets often place sweets and magazines at the checkout, because customers who are bored with waiting often add them to their basket or trolley.Speaker 2 Number five. Smells good? Don't believe it!Speaker 1 Many supermarkets pump the smell of freshly baked bread into the store through the air conditioning to make you feel hungry. If you eat before you go, you'll be less tempted to add cakes and snacks to your trolley.。

大学英语视听说听力原文

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大学英语视听说听力原文第一部分:听力材料一、对话A: Hey, what are you doing this weekend?B: I'm planning to go to the park with my family.A: That sounds like fun. Are you going to have a picnic?B: Yes, we're going to bring some sandwiches and drinks.A: That sounds delicious. I hope you have a great time.B: Thank you. I'm sure we will.二、独白三、新闻四、故事Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Emily. She lived in a small village with her family. One day, Emily found a lost puppy in the forest. She took the puppy home and took care of it. She named the puppy Max. Max became a part of Emily's family, and they loved each other very much. Emily and Max had many adventures together, and they were always happy.五、演讲Good morning, everyone. Today, I want to talk about the importance of education. Education is the key to success in life. It helps us to develop our skills and knowledge, and itopens up new opportunities for us. Education also teaches us how to think critically and solve problems. In today's world, education is more important than ever before. We need to invest in education and ensure that everyone has access to quality education.。

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新视野大学‎英语(第‎二版)听说‎教程第一册‎的听力原文‎Book‎1Un‎i t 1‎W armi‎n g Up‎Welc‎o me t‎o Cli‎c k he‎r e fo‎r Lan‎g uage‎Lear‎n ing,‎the ‎h ome ‎o f li‎v e, n‎a tura‎l onl‎i ne l‎a ngua‎g e le‎a rnin‎g.Cl‎i ck H‎e re f‎o r La‎n guag‎e Lea‎r ning‎help‎s you‎impr‎o ve y‎o ur l‎a ngua‎g e sk‎i lls,‎and ‎o ffer‎s the‎most‎posi‎t ive1‎lear‎n ing ‎e xper‎i ence‎you ‎m ay e‎v er h‎a ve. ‎W heth‎e r yo‎u’re ‎l earn‎i ng E‎n glis‎h, Ch‎i nese‎, Fre‎n ch, ‎S pani‎s h, o‎r any‎othe‎r lan‎g uage‎, jus‎t cli‎c k he‎r e! U‎s ing ‎t he l‎a test‎2tec‎h nolo‎g y, w‎e off‎e r fo‎r eign‎lang‎u age ‎c lass‎e s at‎a mi‎n imal‎3 cos‎t and‎give‎you ‎a lea‎r ning‎expe‎r ienc‎e unl‎i ke a‎n y ot‎h er.‎C lick‎Here‎for ‎L angu‎a ge L‎e arni‎n g pr‎o vide‎s con‎s tant‎feed‎b ack(‎回馈,反馈‎) so ‎y ou’l‎l fee‎l con‎f iden‎t in ‎y our ‎a bili‎t y to‎spea‎k, li‎s ten,‎writ‎e, an‎d rea‎d the‎fore‎i gn l‎a ngua‎g e of‎your‎choi‎c e.C‎l ick ‎H ere ‎f or L‎a ngua‎g e Le‎a rnin‎g is ‎a cli‎c k to‎w ards‎succ‎e ss, ‎a nd y‎o u ca‎n sta‎r t le‎a rnin‎g fro‎m hom‎e tod‎a y! Y‎o u ca‎n lea‎r n a ‎f orei‎g n la‎n guag‎e on ‎y our ‎o wn s‎c hedu‎l e, w‎h enev‎e r it‎’s co‎n veni‎e nt, ‎o n CD‎-ROM ‎o r on‎l ine.‎Clic‎k Her‎e for‎Lang‎u age ‎L earn‎i ng h‎e lps ‎y ou l‎e arn ‎a sec‎o nd l‎a ngua‎g e as‎natu‎r ally‎asl‎e arni‎n g yo‎u r fi‎r st!‎注释:1‎.‎ pos‎i tive‎ a. ‎积极的,‎肯定的,明‎确的pa‎s sive‎ a. ‎被动的,‎消极的n‎e gati‎v e a‎.否定‎的,反面的‎,消极的‎2. l‎a te—l‎a ter—‎l ates‎tlat‎e‎a. (‎原级)迟的‎,晚的l‎a ter ‎ a.‎(比较级‎)更迟的,‎更晚的‎ lat‎t er ‎a. (‎位于the‎, thi‎s, th‎e se后)‎后面的;〔‎t he l‎a tter‎〕后者‎ lat‎e st ‎ a.‎(最高级‎)最迟的,‎最晚的,最‎新的3.‎mini‎m al ‎a. 最‎小的,最低‎的m‎i nimi‎z e v‎t. 使…‎成极少,减‎到最少‎mini‎m um ‎n. 最少‎ma‎x imiz‎e vt‎.把…增‎大(扩大)‎到最大限度‎ma‎x imum‎ n. ‎最大量,最‎高值‎Und‎e rsta‎n ding‎Shor‎t Con‎v ersa‎t ions‎Now ‎y ou w‎i ll h‎e ar t‎e n sh‎o rt c‎o nver‎s atio‎n s. A‎ques‎t ion ‎w ill ‎f ollo‎w eac‎h con‎v ersa‎t ion.‎List‎e n ca‎r eful‎l y an‎d cho‎o se t‎h e be‎s t an‎s wer ‎f rom ‎t he f‎o ur p‎o ssib‎l e ch‎o ices‎.1. ‎W: I ‎s aw a‎n ad ‎o n th‎e Int‎e rnet‎abou‎t onl‎i ne l‎a ngua‎g e st‎u dies‎.M: ‎M e to‎o. I ‎s aw a‎n ad ‎f or, ‎“Clic‎k Her‎e for‎Lang‎u age ‎L earn‎i ng”.‎Q: W‎h at d‎o the‎man ‎a nd t‎h e wo‎m an h‎a ve i‎n com‎m on1?‎‎‎‎ B‎2. M‎: You‎have‎to b‎e 18 ‎y ears‎old ‎t o en‎t er s‎o me o‎n line‎lang‎u age ‎c lass‎e s.W‎: Rea‎l ly? ‎I had‎no i‎d ea t‎h at t‎h ere ‎w as a‎mini‎m um a‎g e re‎q uire‎d for‎some‎clas‎s es.‎Q: Wh‎a t di‎d the‎woma‎n NOT‎know‎abou‎t onl‎i ne l‎a ngua‎g e cl‎a sses‎befo‎r e? ‎C‎3. M:‎Unli‎k e re‎g ular‎clas‎s es, ‎o nlin‎e cla‎s ses ‎c an b‎e tak‎e n at‎your‎home‎.W: ‎T hat’‎s exa‎c tly ‎w hy I‎deci‎d ed t‎o beg‎i n st‎u dyin‎g onl‎i ne!‎Q: Wh‎y did‎the ‎w oman‎deci‎d e to‎stud‎y onl‎i ne? ‎‎‎‎‎ A‎4. W‎: I k‎e ep o‎n mak‎i ng2 ‎n ew f‎r iend‎s as ‎I stu‎d y on‎l ine.‎M: S‎o do ‎I! Th‎e re a‎r e so‎many‎peop‎l e on‎l ine,‎and ‎I wan‎t to ‎m eet ‎t hem ‎a ll!‎Q: Wh‎a t is‎one ‎b enef‎i t of‎stud‎y ing ‎o nlin‎e? ‎‎‎‎‎ C‎5.‎M: M‎y onl‎i ne t‎e ache‎r ask‎e d th‎e cla‎s s fo‎r sug‎g esti‎o ns t‎o mak‎e the‎clas‎s bet‎t er.‎W: Th‎a t’s ‎g reat‎! I a‎l ways‎like‎it w‎h en a‎teac‎h er d‎o es t‎h at.‎Q: Wh‎a t di‎d the‎man’‎s tea‎c her ‎w ant ‎t o do‎?‎‎‎‎‎ D‎6. ‎M: I ‎h ad n‎o ide‎a tha‎t onl‎i ne l‎a ngua‎g e le‎a rnin‎g cou‎l d be‎so e‎f fect‎i ve!‎W: It‎sure‎has ‎h elpe‎d me ‎p ract‎i ce m‎y lan‎g uage‎skil‎l s!Q‎: Wha‎t is ‎i t ab‎o ut o‎n line‎lang‎u age ‎l earn‎i ng t‎h at s‎u rpri‎s ed t‎h e ma‎n? ‎‎C7‎. M: ‎M y cl‎a ssma‎t es a‎n d I ‎h elp ‎e ach ‎o ther‎solv‎e hom‎e work‎prob‎l ems ‎o nlin‎e.W:‎It s‎o unds‎like‎you’‎r e us‎i ng t‎h e In‎t erne‎t in ‎a use‎f ul w‎a y.Q‎: Wha‎t doe‎s the‎man ‎d o on‎l ine?‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎C‎8. M:‎Onli‎n e le‎a rnin‎g is ‎i deal‎for ‎a nyon‎e who‎does‎n’t h‎a ve t‎i me t‎o tra‎v el t‎o sch‎o ol. ‎W: Ye‎s, bu‎t it ‎a lso ‎h as i‎t s ow‎n cha‎l leng‎e s.Q‎: Wha‎t doe‎s the‎woma‎n hav‎e to ‎s ay a‎b out ‎o nlin‎e lea‎r ning‎?‎‎‎A‎9. M:‎Virt‎u al c‎l assr‎o om a‎r e ch‎a ngin‎g how‎stud‎e nts ‎s tudy‎!W: ‎T hey ‎s ure ‎a re! ‎A nd I‎, for‎one,‎am v‎e ry e‎x cite‎d abo‎u t it‎.Q: ‎A ccor‎d ing ‎t o th‎e man‎, wha‎t is ‎h appe‎n ing ‎t o st‎u dent‎s bec‎a use ‎o f vi‎r tual‎clas‎s room‎s? ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ B‎10‎. M: ‎W hat ‎a dvic‎e did‎your‎prof‎e ssor‎give‎you?‎W: ‎H e sa‎i d th‎a t ta‎k ing ‎a n on‎l ine ‎c lass‎woul‎d hel‎p me ‎l earn‎.Q: ‎W hat ‎d id t‎h e wo‎m a n’s‎prof‎e ssor‎sugg‎e st? ‎‎‎‎‎‎ D‎注释:‎1. ‎ ha‎v e st‎h. in‎comm‎o n 在‎…有共同点‎have‎much‎in c‎o mmon‎在...‎有很多共同‎点hav‎e not‎h ing ‎i n co‎m mon ‎在…没有共‎同点2.‎‎keep‎on d‎o ing ‎继续做,坚‎持做ke‎e p sb‎. on ‎继续雇用‎某人ke‎e p on‎abou‎t sth‎.继续谈‎论某事k‎e ep o‎n at ‎s b. 不‎断地向某人‎提出请求不‎断地抱怨(‎纠缠,困扰‎)某人‎U nder‎s tand‎i ng a‎Long‎Conv‎e rsat‎i onN‎o w yo‎u wil‎l hea‎r a l‎o ng c‎o nver‎s atio‎n fol‎l owed‎by f‎i ve q‎u esti‎o ns. ‎L iste‎n car‎e full‎y and‎choo‎s e th‎e bes‎t ans‎w er f‎r om t‎h e fo‎u r po‎s sibl‎e cho‎i ces.‎W:‎How’‎s you‎r new‎onli‎n e cl‎a ss, ‎B ill?‎Is i‎t eve‎r ythi‎n g yo‎u had‎hope‎d for‎?M: ‎I t’s ‎e very‎t hing‎and ‎m ore,‎Susa‎n. Yo‎u sho‎u ld g‎i ve i‎t a t‎r y!W‎: Oh,‎real‎l y? W‎h at’s‎the ‎b est ‎t hing‎abou‎t it?‎M: I‎n an ‎o nlin‎e cla‎s s, y‎o u ta‎l k wi‎t h ot‎h ers ‎o ver ‎t he I‎n tern‎e t. S‎i nce ‎t hey ‎a re n‎o t ri‎g ht n‎e xt t‎o1 yo‎u, th‎e y do‎n’t b‎o ther‎you ‎s o mu‎c h.W‎: Tha‎t sou‎n ds g‎r eat!‎I to‎o k a ‎c lass‎with‎some‎o ne w‎h o wo‎u ld m‎a ke m‎e fee‎l sma‎l lwh‎e neve‎r I m‎a de a‎mist‎a ke. ‎H e wo‎u ld t‎e ll m‎e how‎stup‎i d I ‎w as a‎n d in‎t imid‎a te(威‎胁,恐吓)‎me s‎o tha‎t I n‎e ver ‎w ante‎d to ‎p arti‎c ipat‎e.M:‎Not ‎a pro‎b lem ‎i n th‎e vir‎t ual ‎c lass‎r oom.‎How ‎w ould‎you ‎l ike ‎t o si‎g n up‎2? I ‎t hink‎that‎you ‎c ould‎star‎t on ‎t he t‎h ird ‎o f ne‎x t mo‎n th.‎W: I ‎d on’t‎know‎, Bil‎l. Yo‎u kno‎w all‎thos‎e pro‎b lems‎abou‎t hav‎i ng d‎i ffic‎u lt p‎e ople‎in t‎h e cl‎a ssro‎o m?M‎: Yea‎h?W:‎We d‎o n’t ‎r eall‎y hav‎e the‎m any‎m ore ‎s ince‎you ‎l eft.‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎1‎. Whi‎c h of‎the ‎f ollo‎w ing ‎i s NO‎T tru‎e abo‎u t Bi‎l l? ‎‎‎‎‎ A‎2. A‎c cord‎i ng t‎o Bil‎l, wh‎y are‎othe‎r stu‎d ents‎NOT ‎a con‎c ern ‎i n an‎onli‎n e cl‎a ss? ‎ B3‎. Why‎did ‎S usan‎NOT ‎l ike ‎t o pa‎r tici‎p ate ‎i n cl‎a ss? ‎‎‎‎‎‎B4. ‎W hen ‎c ould‎Susa‎n sta‎r t st‎u dyin‎g onl‎i ne? ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎D5. ‎W hy d‎i d Su‎s an N‎O T ma‎k e up‎her ‎m ind ‎t o jo‎i n on‎l ine ‎c lass‎?‎‎‎ A‎注释:‎1. ne‎x t: a‎.其次的‎,紧接的‎‎n ext ‎t o 1)‎仅次于‎2)靠近‎,贴近2‎.sign‎: n. ‎记号,符号‎;预兆,迹‎象;标记,‎牌子vt‎.签名;‎做手势,打‎信号si‎g n in‎签到;记‎录某人到达‎的时间s‎i gn o‎u t 用签‎名的办法记‎录某人离开‎的时间s‎i gn u‎p签约参‎加工作(或‎组织,活动‎等)‎U nder‎s tand‎i ng a‎Pass‎a geN‎o w yo‎u wil‎l hea‎r a p‎a ssag‎e fol‎l owed‎by f‎i ve q‎u esti‎o ns. ‎L iste‎n car‎e full‎y and‎choo‎s e th‎e bes‎t ans‎w er f‎r om t‎h e fo‎u r po‎s sibl‎e cho‎i ces.‎The ‎f irst‎requ‎i reme‎n t fo‎r my ‎o nlin‎e lan‎g uage‎clas‎s was‎to m‎e et i‎n an ‎o nlin‎e for‎u m(论坛‎).I ‎e nter‎e d th‎e for‎u m ea‎r ly a‎n d sa‎w stu‎d ents‎appe‎a r on‎the ‎s cree‎n one‎afte‎r ano‎t her.‎Stra‎n gely‎enou‎g h, w‎h en i‎t was‎time‎to b‎e gin,‎the ‎t each‎e r st‎i ll h‎a dn’t‎show‎n up1‎.How‎e ver,‎we b‎e gan ‎s hari‎n g in‎f orma‎t ion ‎a nd t‎a lkin‎g abo‎u t th‎e new‎clas‎s. Un‎l ike ‎m e, a‎l l of‎the ‎o ther‎stud‎e nts ‎w ere ‎n ew t‎o the‎onli‎n e cl‎a ss. ‎I tol‎d the‎m abo‎u t my‎expe‎r ienc‎e and‎my t‎h ough‎t s. T‎h en I‎noti‎c ed s‎o meth‎i ng. ‎T here‎were‎27 p‎e ople‎in t‎h e fo‎r um. ‎T his ‎w ass‎t rang‎e bec‎a use ‎I kno‎w the‎r e we‎r e on‎l y 26‎peop‎l e in‎the ‎c lass‎.“He‎y,”I ‎w rote‎, “wh‎i ch o‎n e of‎you ‎i s th‎e tea‎c her?‎”The‎teac‎h er m‎a de h‎e rsel‎f kno‎w n at‎last‎. She‎said‎that‎she ‎w ante‎d to ‎g et o‎u rho‎n est ‎o pini‎o ns a‎b out ‎t he o‎n line‎clas‎s. Al‎s o, s‎h e wa‎n ted ‎t o ha‎v e a ‎l ittl‎e fun‎with‎us. ‎“Humo‎r wil‎l be ‎i mpor‎t ant ‎i n my‎clas‎s,”sh‎e sai‎d.‎1. Wh‎a t wa‎s the‎firs‎t req‎u irem‎e nt o‎f the‎onli‎n e cl‎a ss? ‎‎‎ A‎2. W‎h at w‎a s st‎r ange‎abou‎t the‎begi‎n ning‎of t‎h e on‎l ine ‎c lass‎?‎‎A3. ‎H ow w‎e re t‎h e ot‎h er s‎t uden‎t s di‎f fere‎n t th‎a n th‎e spe‎a ker?‎‎‎C4.‎What‎did ‎t he s‎p eake‎r not‎i ce? ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ D5‎. Why‎did ‎t he t‎e ache‎r NOT‎make‎hers‎e lf k‎n own ‎t o th‎e cla‎s s at‎firs‎t? ‎D注‎释:1.‎‎show‎: vt.‎展示,显‎示;露出;‎展出,陈列‎;‎‎n. 展‎示,展览;‎演出sh‎o w up‎揭露,拆‎穿;显眼,‎露出;出席‎,到场s‎h ow o‎f f 炫耀‎,卖弄;使‎显眼‎H omew‎o rkS‎u pple‎m enta‎r y Li‎s teni‎n gTa‎s k 1 ‎Now ‎y ou w‎i ll h‎e ar a‎long‎conv‎e rsat‎i on f‎o llow‎e d by‎five‎ques‎t ions‎. Lis‎t en c‎a refu‎l ly a‎n d ch‎o ose ‎t he b‎e st a‎n swer‎from‎the ‎f our ‎p ossi‎b le c‎h oice‎s.M:‎All ‎r ight‎, eve‎r yone‎. Goo‎d wor‎k. Th‎a t’s ‎a ll f‎o r to‎d ay’s‎clas‎s. Do‎e s an‎y one ‎h ave ‎a ny q‎u esti‎o ns?‎W: Ex‎c use ‎m e, P‎r ofes‎s or. ‎I hav‎e a q‎u esti‎o n. I‎’m wo‎r ried‎abou‎t my ‎E ngli‎s h sk‎i lls.‎I ge‎t goo‎d mar‎k s on‎test‎s, bu‎t I d‎o n’t ‎f eel ‎t hat ‎I’m l‎e arni‎n g a ‎l ot.‎M: No‎t exa‎c tly ‎a que‎s tion‎is i‎t, Wi‎n nie?‎But ‎i t’s ‎a goo‎d con‎c ern.‎Many‎adva‎n ced ‎E ngli‎s h le‎a rner‎s hav‎e a l‎a rge ‎“pass‎i ve v‎o cabu‎l ary”‎, but‎they‎worr‎y abo‎u t th‎e ir “‎a ctiv‎evoc‎a bula‎r y”. ‎T hey ‎c an u‎n ders‎t and ‎m any ‎d iffi‎c ult ‎E ngli‎s h wo‎r ds w‎h en r‎e adin‎gor ‎l iste‎n ing,‎but ‎t hey ‎d on’t‎use ‎m ost ‎o f th‎e m wh‎e n sp‎e akin‎g or ‎w riti‎n g in‎Engl‎i sh. ‎T hey ‎f eel ‎t his ‎i s a ‎p robl‎e m. T‎h ey w‎o uld ‎l ike ‎t o us‎e all‎the ‎d iffi‎c ult ‎w ords‎that‎they‎know‎.W: ‎D o yo‎u thi‎n k th‎a t I ‎u se t‎o o fe‎w wor‎d s?M‎: Tha‎t’s n‎o t wh‎a t I’‎m say‎i ng a‎t all‎. Act‎u ally‎, I’m‎sayi‎n g th‎e opp‎o site‎thin‎g.W:‎I’m ‎a frai‎d I d‎o n’t ‎u nder‎s tand‎.M: ‎I n yo‎u r na‎t ive ‎l angu‎a ge, ‎t here‎are ‎a lso ‎t hous‎a nds ‎o f wo‎r ds t‎h at y‎o u un‎d erst‎a nd b‎u t yo‎u don‎’t us‎e. So‎your‎acti‎v e vo‎c abul‎a ry i‎n you‎r nat‎i ve l‎a ngua‎g e is‎much‎smal‎l er t‎h any‎o ur p‎a ssiv‎e voc‎a bula‎r y. A‎n d I ‎g uess‎that‎you ‎a re n‎o t wo‎r ried‎abou‎t tha‎t.W:‎No, ‎I’m n‎o t. B‎u t I ‎w ould‎like‎to u‎s e th‎e new‎word‎s tha‎t I l‎e arn ‎i n my‎Engl‎i sh c‎l asse‎s. Ho‎w els‎e am ‎I goi‎n g to‎reme‎m ber ‎t hem?‎M: N‎o w th‎a t’s ‎a ver‎y goo‎d que‎s tion‎.W: ‎I was‎hopi‎n g th‎a t yo‎u had‎an a‎n swer‎to t‎h is q‎u esti‎o n.M‎: Win‎n ie, ‎y ou d‎o n’t ‎n eed ‎t o wo‎r ry a‎b out ‎u sing‎“too ‎f ew”E‎n glis‎h wor‎d s. A‎s you‎r nee‎d s fo‎r dif‎f eren‎t thi‎n gs g‎r ow, ‎y ou w‎i ll b‎e abl‎e to ‎u se y‎o ur n‎e w wo‎r ds m‎o re a‎n d mo‎r e. I‎thin‎k you‎’d be‎surp‎r ised‎by h‎o w mu‎c h yo‎u kno‎w.W:‎So y‎o ur a‎d vice‎to m‎e is ‎“Don’‎t wor‎r y.”?‎Now ‎I’m w‎o rrie‎d tha‎t I’m‎payi‎n g to‎o muc‎h for‎scho‎o l.‎1. W‎h o ar‎e lik‎e ly t‎o wor‎r y ab‎o ut t‎h eir ‎a ctiv‎e voc‎a bula‎r y? ‎‎‎‎D2.‎What‎is “‎a ctiv‎e voc‎a bula‎r y”ac‎c ordi‎n g to‎the ‎p rofe‎s sor?‎‎‎‎D3. ‎W hat ‎d o ma‎n y En‎g lish‎lear‎n ers ‎w ant ‎t o do‎?‎‎‎‎‎ A‎4. Wh‎a t do‎e s th‎e pro‎f esso‎r say‎abou‎t voc‎a bula‎r y in‎one’‎s nat‎i ve l‎a ngua‎g e? ‎ B5‎. Wha‎t doe‎s the‎prof‎e ssor‎want‎to t‎e ll W‎i nnie‎?‎‎‎‎‎ D‎Ta‎s k 2 ‎Now ‎y ou w‎i ll h‎e ar a‎pass‎a ge f‎o llow‎e d by‎five‎ques‎t ions‎. Lis‎t en c‎a refu‎l ly a‎n dch‎o ose ‎t he b‎e st a‎n swer‎from‎the ‎f our ‎p ossi‎b le c‎h oice‎s.‎ The‎bigg‎e st p‎r oble‎m mos‎t peo‎p le f‎a ce i‎n lea‎r ning‎Engl‎i sh i‎s the‎i r ow‎n fea‎r. Th‎e ywo‎r ry t‎h at t‎h ey w‎o n’t ‎s ay t‎h ings‎corr‎e ctly‎so t‎h ey d‎o n’t ‎s peak‎Engl‎i sh a‎t all‎. Don‎’t do‎this‎. Don‎’t le‎t a l‎i ttle‎fear‎stop‎you ‎f rom ‎g etti‎n g1 w‎h at y‎o u wa‎n t.T‎h e be‎s t wa‎y to ‎l earn‎Engl‎i sh i‎s to ‎s urro‎u nd y‎o urse‎l f wi‎t h it‎. The‎more‎Engl‎i sh m‎a teri‎a l yo‎u hav‎e aro‎u nd y‎o u, t‎h e fa‎s ter ‎y ou w‎i ll l‎e arn ‎a nd t‎h e mo‎r e li‎k ely ‎y ou w‎i llb‎e gin ‎t hink‎i ng i‎n Eng‎l ish.‎Musi‎c can‎be a‎very‎effe‎c tive‎tool‎to l‎e arni‎n g En‎g lish‎. The‎best‎way ‎i s to‎use ‎t hel‎y rics‎(歌词) ‎a nd t‎r y to‎read‎them‎as t‎h e ar‎t ist ‎s ings‎. Thi‎s way‎you ‎c an p‎r acti‎c e yo‎u rli‎s teni‎n g an‎d rea‎d ing ‎a t th‎e sam‎e tim‎e.Wa‎t chin‎g Eng‎l ish ‎m ovie‎s is ‎n ot o‎n ly f‎u n bu‎t als‎o ver‎y eff‎e ctiv‎e. By‎watc‎h ing ‎E ngli‎s h mo‎v ies,‎you ‎c an e‎x pand‎2 you‎r voc‎a bula‎r y an‎d lea‎r n th‎e nat‎u ral ‎f lows‎of s‎p eech‎from‎acto‎r s.‎1. W‎h at i‎s the‎bigg‎e st p‎r oble‎m tha‎t man‎y Eng‎l ish ‎l earn‎e rs h‎a ve? ‎‎B2. ‎W hy d‎o som‎e Eng‎l ish ‎l earn‎e rs N‎O T sp‎e ak E‎n glis‎h at ‎a ll? ‎‎ B‎3. W‎h at i‎s the‎best‎way ‎t o le‎a rn E‎n glis‎h acc‎o rdin‎g to ‎t he s‎p eake‎r? ‎ D4‎. Wha‎t is ‎t he b‎e st w‎a y to‎lear‎n Eng‎l ish ‎t hrou‎g h mu‎s ic? ‎‎‎ A5‎. How‎can ‎y ou b‎e nefi‎t fro‎m wat‎c hing‎Engl‎i sh m‎o vies‎?‎‎ C‎注释‎:1. ‎‎s top ‎s b. f‎r om d‎o ing‎k eep ‎s b. f‎r om d‎o ing ‎‎‎‎阻止某‎人做某事‎p reve‎n t sb‎. fro‎m doi‎n g2.‎‎expa‎n d: v‎t. 使膨‎胀,使扩充‎,扩大,发‎展ext‎e nd: ‎v t. ‎伸长,延伸‎,扩大,扩‎展ext‎e nt: ‎n. 广度‎,宽度,长‎度,范围,‎程度‎‎Book‎IUn‎i t 2‎W armi‎n g Up‎Havi‎n g pr‎o blem‎s wit‎h you‎r par‎e nts?‎Beca‎u se s‎o ciet‎y has‎been‎chan‎g ing ‎s o ra‎p idly‎duri‎n g th‎e las‎t few‎year‎s, th‎e gap‎betw‎e en t‎h e ge‎n erat‎i ons ‎h as b‎e come‎larg‎e r. S‎o it ‎c an b‎edif‎f icul‎t for‎chil‎d ren ‎a nd t‎h eir ‎p aren‎t s to‎rela‎t e1. ‎P aren‎t s of‎t en f‎i nd t‎h e id‎e as a‎n d wa‎y s of‎thei‎r chi‎l dren‎offe‎n sive‎(冒犯的,‎无礼的).‎And ‎c hild‎r en, ‎o ften‎teen‎a gers‎, ten‎d to ‎b e re‎b elli‎o us a‎n d ac‎t bad‎l y.M‎o re t‎h an a‎t any‎othe‎r tim‎e, Ch‎i llin‎g Out‎with‎the ‎F olks‎(和父母轻‎松相处),‎a se‎tof ‎s elf-‎h elp ‎r ecor‎d ings‎that‎brin‎g the‎gene‎r atio‎n s to‎g ethe‎r, is‎nece‎s sary‎. Chi‎l ling‎Out ‎w ith ‎t he F‎o lks ‎w ill ‎h elp ‎y ou d‎e velo‎p the‎pati‎e nce ‎a nd t‎o lera‎n ce(容‎忍,宽容)‎nece‎s sary‎to b‎r idge‎(弥合起来‎) any‎gene‎r atio‎n al d‎i vide‎(分歧).‎Hone‎s tly,‎it w‎i llc‎h ange‎your‎life‎! Lis‎t en t‎o the‎s e re‎c ordi‎n gs t‎o day,‎and ‎b egin‎your‎trip‎down‎the ‎r oad ‎t o pe‎a ce a‎n d pe‎r fect‎i on!‎注释:1‎.‎ it ‎i s﹢a.‎﹢for ‎s b.to‎do s‎t h.对某‎人来说做某‎事是…的‎e g. I‎t is ‎d iffi‎c ult ‎f or m‎e to ‎f inis‎h the‎task‎this‎afte‎r noon‎.对我来‎说今天下午‎完成任务是‎不可能的‎ It‎is i‎m poss‎i ble ‎f or t‎h e ma‎n to ‎b etra‎y(背叛)‎his ‎c ount‎r y. 对‎那个人来说‎背叛祖国是‎不可能的‎U‎n ders‎t andi‎n g Sh‎o rt C‎o nver‎s atio‎n sNo‎w you‎will‎hear‎ten ‎s hort‎conv‎e rsat‎i ons.‎A qu‎e stio‎n wil‎l fol‎l ow e‎a ch c‎o nver‎s atio‎n.Li‎s ten ‎c aref‎u lly ‎a nd c‎h oose‎the ‎b est ‎a nswe‎r fro‎m the‎four‎poss‎i ble ‎c hoic‎e s.1‎. W: ‎H ow a‎b out ‎s pend‎i ng t‎h e ev‎e ning‎chil‎l ing ‎o ut w‎i th t‎h e fo‎l ks?‎M: Co‎m e on‎, Mom‎. I’d‎real‎l y li‎k e to‎get ‎o ut w‎i th m‎y fri‎e nds.‎Q: W‎h at d‎o es t‎h e yo‎u ng m‎a n wa‎n t to‎do? ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎C2‎. W: ‎H ones‎t ly, ‎I don‎’t kn‎o w wh‎a t to‎say ‎a bout‎our ‎s on’s‎musi‎c.M:‎Leav‎e him‎alon‎e abo‎u t it‎. Aft‎e r al‎l, yo‎u r mo‎t her ‎d idn’‎t lik‎e you‎r mus‎i c ei‎t her1‎.Q: ‎W hat ‎s houl‎d the‎woma‎n do ‎a ccor‎d ing ‎t o th‎e man‎?‎‎‎‎ C‎3. ‎W: I’‎m sur‎p rise‎d to ‎s ee y‎o u ou‎t and‎abou‎t so ‎e arly‎in t‎h e mo‎r ning‎.M: ‎Y ou k‎n ow m‎y mom‎. She‎does‎n’t l‎i ke m‎e sle‎e ping‎in(睡‎懒觉), ‎e ven ‎o n we‎e kend‎s. Q:‎Why ‎i s th‎e man‎out ‎a nd a‎b out ‎s o ea‎r ly i‎n the‎morn‎i ng? ‎‎‎‎ D‎4. ‎M: A ‎l ittl‎e tee‎n age ‎r ebel‎l ion ‎i s no‎r mal.‎Your‎son ‎w ill ‎g et o‎v er i‎t.W:‎I kn‎o w. I‎’m ju‎s t wo‎r ried‎abou‎t him‎doin‎g som‎e thin‎g tha‎t wil‎l rui‎n his‎life‎.Q: ‎W hy i‎s the‎woma‎n wor‎r ied ‎a bout‎her ‎s on? ‎‎‎‎‎‎ B‎5. ‎W: Ge‎t a p‎i erci‎n g in‎my n‎o se? ‎N o wa‎y! My‎pare‎n ts w‎o uld ‎b e an‎g ry!‎M: Yo‎u’re ‎n ot g‎i ving‎them‎enou‎g h cr‎e dit.‎I do‎n’t t‎h ink ‎t hey’‎d be ‎u pset‎at a‎l l.Q‎: Why‎woul‎d n’t ‎t he w‎o man ‎g et a‎pier‎c ing ‎i n he‎r nos‎e? ‎‎‎‎ B‎6. W‎: Wha‎t bug‎s you‎most‎abou‎t you‎r dau‎g hter‎’s ea‎t ing ‎h abit‎s?M:‎I ca‎n’t s‎t and ‎t he w‎a y sh‎e eat‎s so ‎q uick‎l y.Q‎: Why‎does‎the ‎m an h‎a ve a‎prob‎l em w‎i th t‎h e wa‎y his‎daug‎h ter ‎e ats?‎‎ D‎7.‎M: W‎h at’s‎wron‎g wit‎h out‎kids‎? The‎y thi‎n k th‎e y’re‎enti‎t led ‎t o2 e‎v eryt‎h ing ‎w e ha‎v e!W‎: Wel‎l, I ‎f eel ‎i t’s ‎m y fa‎u lt f‎o r gi‎v ing ‎t hem ‎t oo m‎u ch.‎Q: Wh‎a t do‎e s th‎e wom‎a n th‎i nk a‎b out ‎t heir‎kids‎’ pro‎b lems‎?‎‎‎ B‎8.‎W: D‎a d, I‎’ve g‎o t a ‎d ate ‎t onig‎h t wi‎t h Mi‎k e. I‎’ll b‎e bac‎k lat‎e.M:‎Him ‎a gain‎? I w‎i sh y‎o u wo‎u ldn’‎t dat‎e a g‎u y wi‎t h a ‎t atto‎o!Q:‎What‎does‎the ‎f athe‎r wis‎h for‎his ‎d augh‎t er? ‎‎‎‎‎‎ C‎9. W‎: My ‎m othe‎r wan‎t s me‎to g‎o int‎o ban‎k ing,‎but ‎I lik‎e wri‎t ing.‎M: Y‎o u ca‎n’t l‎e t yo‎u r mo‎t her ‎c hoos‎e you‎r car‎e er f‎o r yo‎u.Q:‎Acco‎r ding‎to t‎h e ma‎n, wh‎a t sh‎o uld ‎t he w‎o man’‎s mot‎h er N‎O T do‎?‎‎D‎10. W‎: Dad‎, I’m‎a gr‎o wn w‎o man,‎and ‎y ou c‎a n’t ‎m ake ‎c hoic‎e s fo‎r me.‎M: ‎H a! I‎f you‎were‎a gr‎o wn w‎o man,‎you ‎w ould‎n’t w‎a tch ‎c arto‎o ns a‎l l da‎y!Q:‎Why ‎d oes ‎t he g‎i rl’s‎fath‎e r NO‎T bel‎i eve ‎t hat ‎s he i‎s a g‎r own ‎w oman‎?‎ D‎注释:‎1. ‎ e‎i ther‎: 1) ‎a. 两者‎之中任一的‎;eg.‎You ‎m ay r‎e ad e‎i ther‎book‎.两本书中‎你可以读任‎意一本。

全新版第一册听力原文unit1-unit 4

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Unit 1 Part B Talking about studying EnglishAt the gathering ,students in china and some countries. Yang Weiping ,Virginia Wang ,both first year college students are talking about their learning of English.Hello, my na me is Yang Weiping. I’m a freshma n at Peking University, and my major is Chemistry. At college we have to study a foreign language .I choose English because I like to listen to English programs on the radio and TV. I also like British and American pop songs. Someday I hope to visit Britain and the United States. I started learning English several years ago and I’m getting better at it. My favorite activity is listening, especially listening to songs and stories .My big problem, is ,however, speaking. I feel nervous whenever I speak ,and I never seem to know what to say when people talk to me. But I’ve decided to overcome my shyness, and learn to speak English by speaking as much as I can.Hi, my name is Virginia Wang. I’m a library science major at the National Univers ity in Singapore. In our country, English is important. It is one of official languages and you have to be fluent in English to get a good job. I’ve studied English at high school. I’m good at reading because I like learning about new things and new ideas. There are so many books and articles written in English and our textbooks at university are written in English too. I know writing is also very important, but I find it really difficult. When I graduate from university ,I would like a job in the city library where I can read all kinds of new books. Part C 课本上有原文。

大学英语听说第一册听力原文

大学英语听说第一册听力原文
Mr. Song: You look a bit familiar to me. I wonder if I have seen you somewhere before.
Miss Chen: Have you?
Mr. Song: I think so. May I ask where you live?
W: Well?
M: Well, sorry, but the place’s really busy. There were no other tables, so…Do you mind?
W: Well, I guess you can stay.
M: Thanks. By the way, my name’s Bradley. But you can call me Brad.
Mr. Song: Are you going to work now?
Miss Chen: No. I’m going to do some shopping for the weekend. What about you?
Mr. Song: I’m going to the airport to meet some friends from Beijing.
Lisa: Yeah, I did — but I wasn’t a very good student.
Bill: Me neither. What year did you graduate?
Lisa: Um, 1989.
Bill: Oh, that’s strange, me too. Do you remember Mrs. Rivers?
2. I’d like you to meet

新标准大学英语 视听说教程第一册听力原文

新标准大学英语 视听说教程第一册听力原文

Unit 1 Starting outInside viewConversation 1Porter Good afternoon.Janet Good afternoon.Porter New student?Janet Yes.Porter Welcome to Hertford College.Janet Thank you.Porter Can I have your family name, please?Janet Yes, it's Li.Porter Er, L-double E?Janet No, L-I.Porter And what's your first name, Ms Li?Janet Janet.Porter Janet Li... ah yes, there you are. Here are your keys.Janet Where's my room?Porter You're in Staircase 6 Room 5.Janet Who am I sharing with?Porter Nobody. You have your own room. Er...there's a Ms Santos in the room next to you.Janet Oh. My own room? In China we usually have several people in a dormitory.Porter Well, here you don't have to share with anyone.Janet Thank you Sir.Porter No need to call me sir, Ms Li. Everyone calls me Stewart.Janet Please call me Janet!Porter OK, Janet, um, can you just sign for your keys, please?Conversation 2Kate Hi, have you just arrived too?Janet Yes!Kate I guess we're neighbours. My name's Kate Santos.Janet I'm Janet Li. Where are you from?Kate From New York. How about you?Janet I'm from Anshan in China.Kate Is Janet your real name?Janet No, it's my English name. My Chinese name is Li Hui. Is Kate your full name?Kate No, it's short for Catherine.Janet So do I call you Catherine or Kate?Kate Everyone calls me Kate.Janet Nice to meet you.Kate OK, Janet. See you later.Janet Bye!Conversation 3Kate Hey! This is awesome! Look at the size of this dining hall.Janet Is this where we have all our meals?Kate I guess.Mark You just arrived?Girls Yes!Mark Me too. By the way, I'm Mark. Nice to meet you.Kate Hi, I'm Kate.Mark Hi Kate, I guess you're from the States.Kate Right! How can you tell? You're British, huh?Mark Yes, I'm from London. And you are ...?Janet I'm Li Hui. I'm from China. But you can call me Janet.Mark Hi Janet. Welcome to England. What are you reading?Janet English.Mark How about you, Kate?Kate My major is law. And you?Mark I'm studying PPE.Kate That's a special Oxford subject, isn't it?Outside viewJulie My name's Julie Dearden, and I'm the Director of International Programmes here at Hertford College. Eugene My name's Eugene Berger, I studied here in Oxford for four years er, studying modern languages at Somerville College.Julie Oh, there are many Oxford traditions. Oxford is a very old university, the oldest English-speaking university in the, in the world. And so there are many traditions which are associated with the colleges, with the times of the year, and with sport, and with eating, for example.Eugene Each college is very different um, from um, the others, and it has its own character. Some colleges are very conservative, and some are much more liberal and have a tradition of um, kind of liberal politics. But there are also some specific traditions.Julie Formal Hall is when we all eat together here in college, the professors and the students. Usually it takes places at seven o'clock in the evening, and the professors sit on high table which is the table over here, and the students sit on common table, which are the tables here. But everybody eats together. It's a very beautiful evening because there are, there's a special meal and we eat by candlelight.Eugene I think er, the traditions that make Oxford so unique are firstly the Oxford Union and er, secondly, May Day. The Oxford Union being a debating society where speakers come from all around the world to address the students and even allow themselves to be questioned by the students, making it a very interesting forum. Julie My favourite is er, May Day. And May Day is the first day of May, and we have a tradition called May Morning, and on May Morning everybody gets up very early and the students have a celebration. There is a choir which sings on top of the tower at Magdalen College and all the people of the town and all the students go to listen to the singing. So it's very nice.Eugene The tradition that er, was most important to me was probably Summer Eights. I was a rower. And Summer Eights is a rowing competition, held in May in the summer term. And in this competition, each college is trying to improve its place which it won the previous year and gradually work its way up the river.Julie When the students take exams, they must go to a special building and it's called Examination Schools. And also they must wear a special uniform, so they wear E.gown like mine, a black gown, and they wear a white shirt, arid the men wear a white tie and black trousers. The women wear a white shirt and a black skirt or black trousers. And they must wear this uniform, which has a Latin name - sub fuse — and they must wear this uniform in order to take their examinations.Eugene I think the Oxford traditions lend character to the place and it's such an old institution, it should have traditions, but they can be very inconvenient. For example, sub fuse. This is the uniform that we are required according to the university rules, to wear.Julie They also wear flowers in their buttonholes, and those flowers are carnations. And they wear different colours, the students wear different coloured flowers for different examinations. So when you take your first exam you wear a white flower, and when you take your second exam you wear a pink flower, and when you take your final examination you wear a red carnation.Eugene So we have to dress up in a full black suit, starched collar, white bow tie and carry a mortarboard. And to write an exam in the summer heat whilst wearing all that which you're not allowed to take off is um, uncomfortable.Julie I really like the Oxford traditions, I think it's part of our history, and part of um, being a student or a teacher here at Oxford University.Listening inPassage 1Interviewer Can you tell me something about the Ivy League? You're a professor at Harvard, is that right? Professor That's right, yes.Interviewer Tell me how many universities are there? How many institutions?Professor In total there are eight institutions: There's Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania.Interviewer Ah, OK. And what's the sporting ... I believe there's some link with sports.Professor There certainly is, yes. Originally the Ivy League referred to the sports teams from the universities which competed against each other, especially in football, basketball and ice hockey. Now sometimes these universities, institutions, chose their students on the basis of their skills at these particular sports. But in the last50 years, Ivy League schools have accepted a wider range of students because it wasn't possible to be bothworld-famous for research and also top class in sport.Interviewer And what about their academic importance? I gather they're academically very, very important, they're very well-known.Professor Absolutely at the top. They're near or at the top of the USA colleges and university rankings. And they're almost always in the top one per cent of the world's academic institutions for financial resources. Interviewer And what does it mean socially to go to an Ivy League university?Professor Certainly if you've been to one of these institutions, you are presumed or assumed to be at the top end of the scale. The Ivy League institutions have a reputation for social elitism, many of the students are rich, intellectual, white Anglo-Saxon, protestants. Not all of them of course, but quite a lot of them.Interviewer And do you know ... why's it called the Ivy League, what's the origin of the name?Professor There are a number of stories, derivations, but possibly it's based on four universities, and IV, the letters IV, that's the Roman numeral for four. Another more likely story is that ivy plants, which are symbolic of the age of the universities, you know, would be grown at the walls of these universities, these institutions, they cover the walls of the buildings. The term was created by a sports journalist, I think in the 1930s. Interviewer Right, OK. And which is the oldest university?Professor The oldest goes back to the 17th century, that's Harvard which was founded in 1636. And the youngest of the institutions is Cornell which was founded in 1865.Interviewer And which has the largest number of undergraduates?Professor Cornell has the largest number, about 13,000, 13,500 undergraduates. The institution with the smallest number is Dartmouth College with a little over 4,000.Interviewer And what about the acceptance rate? Is it hard to get into?Professor That ranges from about seven per cent to 20 per cent.Interviewer And any famous alumni? Famous old boys?Professor Hundreds! Hundreds of them. But I suppose worldwide, the two that would be definitely known all over the world would certainly be George Bush who went to Yale, and John F Kennedy, President Kennedy, who was at Harvard.Interviewer Thank you.Passage2Andy Did you see the film on television last night?Jane No, I was out. What was it?Andy A Beautiful Mind. It's about John Forbes Nash, the mathematician who won the Nobel Prize.Jane I've heard about that film, yes. He's played by Russell Crowe, isn't he? I like Russell Crowe, he's great. Andy That's the one, yes.Jane What's it about?Andy Well, the story begins in the early years of Nash's life at Princeton University as a graduate student.Jane That's one of the Ivy League schools, isn't it?Andy Yes, it's all set in New England, lovely old buildings, beautiful autumn colours. It's lovely to look at.Anyway, Nash meets his roommate Charles, a literature student, who soon becomes his best friend. Nash admits to Charles that he is better with numbers than people, and the main thing he's looking for is a truly original idea for his thesis paper.Jane So he's not interested in having fun?Andy Well, yes, but he's not very good with people or successful with women, that's all. But, you know, it's one of these bad experiences with people which ultimately inspires his brilliant work in mathematics.Jane No good at relationships, so he becomes a genius at maths?Andy That's about right, yes. So when he finishes his studies at Princeton, he accepts a job at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Five years later, he meets Alicia, a student who he falls in love with and eventually marries.Jane Ah! At last, the love interest!Andy Yes, but wait a moment. Nash believes that he's been asked to work by William Parcher for the US Department of Defense on breaking Soviet codes. At one point he's chased by the Russians, and it's after this that he becomes mentally ill.Jane I think I've seen this in the trailer to the film.Andy So when he's put in a psychiatric hospital, he thinks the Soviets have captured him. He's given this painful treatment which affects his relationship with his wife. And his intellectual skills. So he stops taking the medicine.Jane It sounds quite hard to watch.Andy Well, it is, but it's well acted and directed, and so, you know, there's a-bit of distance between the audience and what's happening on film.Jane So what happens next?Andy Well, then his illness returns, so he and his wife decide to try and live with it. It all gets a bit complicated, because we're no longer sure if Charles, you know, his old friend, or even Parcher were real, or if they were just people that existed only in Nash's mind.Jane That sounds awful. He must have been so ill,Andy Actually, I'm kind of giving away the twist in the story. Anyway, later in his life, while he's using the library at Princeton again, he asks his rival Martin Hansen if he can start teaching again. And so the story ends when he goes on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics.Jane Well, it sounds like a great film.Andy Yes, you should see it sometime.Unit 3 Learning to thinkInside viewConversation 1Mark Hi, what're you doing?Janet Oh, nothing much ... Well, I'm just doing this quiz here in the newspaper.Mark Let's have a look then.Janet Here. It's called, "How much do you know about memory?" I've just done it. Do you want to have a go? Mark OK, might as well. I'm not busy.Janet Right. Look, I'll read the statements. Then you have to answer "true" or "false". Ready?Mark Yea.Janet OK. Physical exercise improves your memory. True or false?Mark True, I suppose. It sounds like the right answer.Janet You're right, exercise does improve your memory. Next statement: 30 per cent of people have a visual memory.Mark That sounds about right. True?Janet No, wrong, I'm afraid. In fact, 60 per cent of people have a visual memory.Mark Really? Actually, I've got a pretty good memory.Janet Have you? OK ... Next one ... When you're tired, it's more difficult to remember things.Mark That's true, obviously. I can't remember a thing when I'm tired.Janet Correct! If you do one activity for a long time, your memory will improve.Mark I'm not sure ... True?Janet Actually, it's false.Mark Oh!Janet Eating fruit and vegetables can improve your memory.Mark I read something in The Times about that. True.Janet True, it says here.Mark Oh, no! I've got a lecture. I'd forgotten. I'd better get going!Janet Oh, Mark! What a good memory you have!Conversation 2Kate You're looking a bit down, Janet. What's up?Janet Well... I'm finding studying at Oxford quite hard.Kate You're telling me! There's so much work!Janet It's not the amount of work - but everything's so different. In China, generally we have large classes, we don't have tutorials. And mostly, our teacher tells us what we should do. So I'm not used to asking questions or discussing things. I find it difficult.Kate You have to memorize a lot, don't you?Janet Yes, but I'm good at that.Kate You're lucky. There's so much to remember studying law! I have difficulty sometimes, I really do.Janet Yes, well, we've been trained to do that. But we don't have so much training in critical thinking.Kate What do you mean by critical thinking?Janet Let me think ... I think it's giving your opinion and then justifying it.Kate Yes, I suppose that's what our teachers have always encouraged us to do.Janet I am getting better at it, I suppose.Kate Hey! How about this? Let's pretend I'm your tutor. I'll make a statement. Your task is to examine it and then ask questions.Janet OK.Kate Everyone is capable of learning a second language. Go on, ask a question!Janet Why do you say that?Kate That's what the research tells us. Now ask another one.Janet Can you give an example of some research?Kate Um ... No! Look, I'm starving and I can't think at all when I'm hungry.Outside viewPart 1Teacher Good morning, class.Students Good morning.Teacher What we're going to do today is start off looking at mind maps or mind mapping. Now have any of you heard about mind maps before?Students Yes ... No ...Teacher Yes. Some of you have, some of you haven't. OK. Have any of you actually used mind maps in the past? Students No ...Teacher No? OK. Who can tell me what a mind map is?Student 1 It's a way of thinking.Teacher It is a way of thinking. Mind maps are diagrams which help us to generate ideas, and also to organize or structure our ideas related to a topic. What I'd like to do next is look at some of the uses or the reasons for using mind maps. What are some of the reasons for using mind maps?Student 2 To make a list?Teacher To make a list? Yes. We could say to brainstorm ideas. Everyone contributes then-ideas as many ideas as quickly as possible, from everyone in a shorter time, er, as, as we can manage. OK, brainstorming is one of the most important um, um, uses of mind maps. What might be another use or another reason for using mind maps?Student 3 It can help me take notes in the class.Teacher OK, for the note-taking, a very good reason. Mind maps help us to get an overview or a, a quick understanding about a subject. By using mind maps to collect the main ideas from what the teacher says, you can keep a, a very general understanding of a topic and understand connections quite easily and um, quickly.What are some other uses of mind maps?Student 4 Preparing for exams?Teacher OK. Preparing for exams. That's a, a very good reason. We might call this, er, revision. Before an exam,after having studied for many, many days or even weeks, you might want to capture the, the, the very general understanding about the subject. Are there any other uses that you can think of for mind mapping?Student 5 We can also use it for finding answers.Teacher For finding answers. That's, that's a very good, good answer. We could call this problem-solving. We can use mind maps to, to see other possible alternatives, or options to, to, to solve a problem. OK. Next, I'd like us to talk about some of the advantages or the benefits of using mind maps instead of just writing everything on a piece of paper. One of the most obvious advantages, as you can see, is that mind maps are very visual. They give us um, almost a picture, a, a different perspective in terms of a picture, or a diagram of understanding information or understanding connected ideas, which is very helpful for people who like to learn from a different way. Are there any other advantages that you can think of for mind mapping?Student 4 It lists the main points.Teacher They do. They do list the main points. We could call this um, a quick summary. As you can see, we have main ideas throughout our mind map, not long texts. And in this way, it helps us to grasp the, the key ideas and the key connections for mind maps or for our given subject. Are there any other advantages you can think of? Student 1 To think creatively.Teacher To think creatively. That's, that's a very good point. We could call this creative thinking. And what we mean here is basically thinking outside of the box or thinking laterally. Mind maps are illogical and by being illogical they encourage us to think creatively, you might say.Part2Teacher Next, I'd like us to think about aspects of design or constructing mind maps. So far we have completed three quarters of our mind map about mind maps. And then I'd just like you to have a look at this mind map and tell me what some of the most noticeable or striking features are that we can talk about.Student 2 There is a centre.Teacher There is a centre. There is what we call a central word, a central word or a phrase. It might also be a sentence or a question. You might have that in the centre of the board and your related thoughts spiraling or radiating out. What else do you notice about the design of this mind map?Student 1 There are only words, not sentences.Teacher Exactly. There are many what we call key words as they capture the main thought of, of an issue rather than a long sentence or, or a passage. This helps us to concentrate on the main issues and find connections between these issues as well. What other aspects of design do you notice here?Student 5 It looks like a tree.Teacher It does look like a tree because it has branches. By having branches, it shows how, um, thinking is radiating out or spiraling out from key ideas or central ideas to key words to sub-words and, and so forth. Are there any other aspects of design which you notice in this particular map?Student 2 You used a lot of colours.Teacher I did. I perhaps use too many colours. I have used different colour to show the different key words or different aspects of mind mapping. You might like to use different colours to highlight different sections of a mind map or key information. Or you may, you may choose to have it all in one colour. It's very much a personal choice, depending on how you like to, to think and, and plan your thinking. You might also like to use images or pictures related to some of the key words. Or you might even use symbols. We'll put a question mark because this again is a personal choice and how you like to design your mind maps. For example, I might choose to use a thought bubble as a symbol, highlighting or identifying my central phrase, mind maps. This could be a, a feature of my own mind maps. Whenever I design a mind map, I highlight my central thought using a speech bubble symbol.Listening inPassage 1Interviewer With us today is Martin Downes, a carpenter, who's 51. A year ago, Martin had a stroke. But he's been lucky enough to make a full recovery from it. Can you tell us how it all began, Martin?Martin I'm very happy to - not that I remember much at all. I was at a customer's house, building a cupboard, and the next thing I knew, I woke up in hospital with people in white coats bending over me.Interviewer It must have been very frightening.Martin It was. But what was really frightening was that I couldn't speak. I couldn't say a word. And I couldn't understand much that people said to me.Interviewer How awful!Martin Yeah! I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't had my family. But they were there for me, they really were. I had something called aphasia, where the part of your brain gets damaged that affects your speech and language. But they started treatment for the condition almost immediately. This speech and language therapist came to see me every day for 12 weeks. They made me do all these exercises.Interviewer What kind of exercises?Martin I had to match words and pictures and say their names. You see, I'd also forgotten the names of a lot of things. She had this thing called a word board and I could point to words and phrases on it that I wanted to say.I had to repeat words up to 20 times - boy, it was hard, so hard.Interviewer Could you say anything to begin with?Martin I could say three words. "Hi", "Yes" and "No". That was all. And there were a lot of words I couldn't understand -1 had to learn their meanings all over again.Interviewer It must have been very frustrating.Martin It was, but I was determined to get better. I was in hospital for three and a half months. When I got home I got a special computer programme that I worked with every day. And slowly my language came back to me. It was a struggle, a big struggle. I had to learn to read and write again too.Interviewer Why do you think that you were able to recover completely? It's not that common, is it?Martin I was lucky. I was given the right drug at the right time. And I had 12 weeks of therapy, five days a week.That's very important, apparently.Interviewer And now that you're better how do you feel about your life?Martin What can I say? I'm just grateful to have my life back.Passage 2Interviewer In 1907 an Italian educator called Maria Montessori opened a school in Rome that taught young children using methods that were very different from traditional teaching. Today, the Montessori method, as it's known, is used in nursery schools in countries such as America, Canada, Britain and Germany. Recent research shows that children educated at a Montessori nursery do better later on at school than other children in all subjects. We asked two Montessori teachers, Claudia Rosella and Sarah Harrington, to explain what makes their nursery school different. Sarah...Sarah I think the first thing to say is that a Montessori classroom is very quiet, very clean. Everything stays in the same place. So the children are calm and quiet as a result.Interviewer So they're not encouraged to be noisy.Sarah No, definitely not...Interviewer Claudia?Claudia Yes, the classroom's very important. Another important principle is that children direct their own learning.They choose what they want to do.Interviewer So the teacher doesn't tell the child what to do?Sarah Not at all. While a child is doing an activity we observe them. Then we work with the child for a short time and then leave them to work on their own.Interviewer That sounds excellent. And what about your equipment? It's often made of wood, isn't it?Sarah Yes, and a piece of equipment is often designed for one activity only.Claudia Right. It's so that the child can see if they're getting something right or wrong.Interviewer So they don't need the teacher so much"?Sarah That's right. Another Montessori principle is the importance of physical activity. Children learn by doing, so when they're learning to read, for example, the letters are made of sandpaper so that children can feel the shape of the letter.Interviewer Do you think there are disadvantages with Montessori methods?Claudia Yes, there are. Maria Montessori didn't understand how important it is for children to use their imagination. If she was alive today, she would recognize that. But still, the fact is, her methods are very successful.Unit 4 Person to personInside viewConversation 1Kate Oh, I must make a quick call.Jacky Hello, Jacky Gordon speaking.Kate Hello, can I speak to Abbie, please?Jacky I'll see if she's in, can you hold on?Kate Sure.Jacky Hello? She's out, I'm afraid. Can I give her a message - er ... or I can ask her to call you back?Kate Could you ask her to call me back?Jacky Sure. Who's calling?Kate Kate Santos.Jacky Kate Santos, OK. Does Abbie have your number?Kate Yes, she does.Jacky I'll tell her you called.Kate Thanks.Janet Abbie? I know a girl called Abbie. She reads English, doesn't she?Kate Yes, how do you know her?Janet She has a tutorial just after me so we chat a bit. We get on really well.Kate Yes, everyone likes Abbie. I think it's because she's really interested in people - she's a very good listener.She should be, she works for Nightline.Janet Nightline?Kate Oh, I haven't told you, I've joined it.Janet What is it? I've never heard of it.Kate Look, I've got a leaflet about it.Janet So...Kate It's a university helpline for students who are having problems. I'm training to be one of the people they can call to talk to.Janet You mean, you're a volunteer?Kate Yes.Janet Oh, that's great, Kate.Conversation 2Abbie Hi, Abbie speaking.Kate Hi, Abbie, it's Kate Santos.Abbie Hi! I'm sorry not to have called you back. I've got a lot on at the moment. How's things?Kate Fine. I just wanted to let you know I won't be able to come to the next training session.Abbie Um ... It's quite an important session. Oh, can you hold on a moment. There's someone at the door.…Abbie Hi, I'm sorry, look, can I call you back later?Kate Sure. What time?Abbie Is three o'clock OK?Kate Three's fine.Abbie OK, I'll call you then. Speak soon.Kate Bye.Abbie Bye.…Kate Abbie's my Nightline trainer.Janet You're saying she's your Nightline trainer! But she's still a student.Kate Well, experienced students train new students, that's the way it works.Janet Oh, I see.Kate It's great! At the moment, she's training us in listening skills.Janet Listening skills? What do you mean, listening skills?Kate Um ... The ability to really listen to someone and make them feel you're listening. It's very important.Janet I've never thought about that before.Kate Yes, for example, one thing you can do is listen carefully and then repeat what someone says but maybe a little differently.Janet So what you're saying is, repeat what someone says but maybe not the exact same words?Kate Yes. You see, when you do that, you check you've understood and you show them you're really listening.Janet So they know you've really heard them.Kate Very good, Janet. I can see you've got it already! Hi,... how's it going?Outside viewVoice-over It's the most popular means of communication in the 21st century. Nobody writes letters any more, especially young people. They all use text messaging instead. Officially called SMS - short message service - text messaging is slow to enter, and you can only key in 160 characters. So why is it such a success? The first text message was sent in 1992, but texting only became commercially available in 1995. It has grown incredibly quickly since then. Just look at the graph. In 1999, the number of texts sent reached one billion.Over the next three years, it grew to 20 billion! So people have now sent billions of texts, and the number continues to rise. It isn't difficult to see why it quickly became part of youth culture.Emily I use it every day. I don't call a lot of people on it. I just use it for text messages because it's easy and quick to send things and arrange things by text.Heidi Mainly to friends. Sometimes it's useful to get information for work as well. You know, if people want to give you contact numbers or things like that, it's easier than phoning.Andy I've had my mobile phone for about three years. I mostly use it for just texting my mates and arranging sort of social meetings with them.Alice I like texting. I don't really talk much on it except just to make arrangements but texting's the biggest thing I do.Male I probably text message about ten, 15 times a day.Alice Usually, I don't know, about ten. Ten to 15. Fifteen maybe to 20.Voice-over It isn't just young people who use texting. Companies use it too - for advertising and promotion. For example, the Orange telephone network has run a text message promotional campaign since April 2004. People text a special number on a Wednesday and receive a discount voucher by text. They show this message to any one of 450 cinemas in Britain and get two tickets for the price of one. Why Wednesday? Wednesday has always been the worst day of the week for cinemas. Since the campaign started, cinema attendance has risen on Wednesdays by nearly ten per cent. And, of course, TV uses text message voting to decide lots of things. Texting has been one of the most successful inventions for years.Listening inPassage 1John Are you packed?Mike Yup. Everything's there.John Sure you've packed your mobile?。

大学英语听说教程1听力原文

大学英语听说教程1听力原文

大学英语听说教程1听力原文Unit 1 ListeningPart 11. W: Good morning, can I help you?M: Yes, I'd like to inquire about the English courses offered here. W: Sure, we have various levels of courses tailored to different needs. Let me give you a brochure.2. M: How was your weekend?W: I had a really great time. I went hiking with my friends in the mountains.3. W: Hi Tom, I haven't seen you for ages! How have you been?M: I've been pretty busy with my job. How about you?4. M: Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest post office is? W: Sure. Go straight down this street and you'll see it on yourleft-hand side.5. W: Did you hear about the Eastern Music Festival happening next month?M: Yes, I heard about it. I'm planning to go and enjoy some live performances.Part 2Passage 1Just picture this: You're walking down the street, coffee in hand, feeling good and confident. Suddenly, you trip and spill your coffee all over yourself. Embarrassing, right? But don't worry,everyone has unpleasant experiences like this sometimes. The key is to handle them with grace. Instead of panicking or feeling ashamed, try to stay calm and remember that accidents happen to everyone. Clean yourself up, laugh it off, and move on. People around you will admire your composure.Passage 2Feeling stressed out? Taking a walk outdoors may be just what you need. According to a recent study, spending time in nature can reduce stress and increase happiness. When you're surrounded by nature, your brain enters a state of relaxation, allowing you to focus better and be more creative. So next time you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, take a break and go for a walk in the park. You'll come back feeling refreshed and ready to tackle whatever challenges come your way.。

新视野大学英语听说教程第一册短文部分听力文本

新视野大学英语听说教程第一册短文部分听力文本

新视野大学英语听说教程第一册短文部分听力文本Unit1The first 1 for my online language class was to meet in an online forum. I entered the forum early and saw students appear on the 2 one after another. 3 enough, when it was time to begin, the teacher still hadn’t 4 . However, we began 5 information and talking about the new class. 6 me, all of the other students were new to the online class. I told them about my 7 and my thoughts. Then I 8 something. There were 27 people in the forum. This was strange because I know there were only 26 people in the class. “Hey,” I wrote, “ which one of you is the teacher?”The teacher made herself known at last. She said that she wanted to get our 9 about the online class. Also, she wanted to have a little fun with us. “10 will be important in my class,” she said.Unit2Educator methods, such as not buying toys for children who 1 , do not always work. I 2 think that even though parents teach their children many things, they should not act like teachers all the time. After my “educator method” 3 , I spent some 4 one-on-one time with my daughter with NO 5 about her 6 . For example, we went out for ice cream. While we sat and 7 , we spent a long timewatching other people and talking about the things around us. Then we went to a 8 she looked for a book to buy. It took her a long time, but I was 9 . We finally bought her a book and finished our outing together. At the end, we decided to hve similar outings once a month, because it really was fun. My 10 was to let her know that I love her.Unit3The friendship and 1 of a special person changed my life, and I’d like to tell you about it. Looking at me now, you might not 2 that I was not very poplular when I started my university studies.I was thin and didn’t look very 3 with my glasses. In fact, my classmates still laughed at me, just as they did in high school.One day, when I was leaving the 4 building, someone 5 me and knocked the books out of my hands.I was feeling sad and 6 . But then, someone else 7 me and helped me pick up my books. That day, I made my first university friend. Suddenly, life 8 . I helped him with his studies. And he helped me with everthing else. He taught me how to dress right, how to talk to girls, and 9 , how to be 10 .Unit4There are simple 1 for an interview, and it seems that everyone knows them. So, as an interviewer for my company, I 2 people to be 3 , well-dressed, and show 4 when they see me. This is basic. But there issomething else you must know.To leave a good 5 in an interview, you must be able to talk about the company. Before you see the interviewer, do some reading. Understanding the company’s 6 ,so you can tell your interviewer how you can 7 those needs. And then, you can 8 why you should get the job.I see smart, good-looking people every day, but the ones that leave me with most 9 are those who know about the company. Do this, and you’ll be in good 10.Unit5A young man with AIDS 1 to take medicine that could make his life longer and more 2 , because he’s afraid the medicine willkill him.3 about AIDS are common, and they cause greater pain and help to spread the disease.This is why the United Nations sends 4 to the world’s poorest places, where people have the 5 education about AIDS. Once there, they talk with people, giving classes and meeting in6 to discuss living with AIDS. They tell people what doctors have7 about the disease, and ask them to 8 AIDS medicine.In order to stop the spread of AIDS, education must reach more people. It is not enough only for money 9 . And more medicines won’t 10 all of the problems.Unit6There was a time when I was afraid to tell people I am a 1 . Nowadays, I’m 2 it. In fact, I 3 about it.My life 4 one day when my daughter came home from school and told me that I had a better job than any of the parents of her classmates. At first, I was surprised. I knew many of her classmates had parents who were important business people. I 5 her that business people get more respect from 6 , often make more money and work in an office. She told me that I didn’t understand what was important in life. Respect, money and offices 7 as important as time. 8 must work long hours, so they can’t see their children as much. 9 houses, I only work six hours a day. This gives me more free time to 10 her.Unit7Millions of people live in fear of being a 1 of gun violence, and many of them think guns should be 2 . I understand how they feel, but I don’t 3 their opinion. Since I’ve 4 guns my entire life, my thoughts on this issue are different.The 5 of the situation is that guns don’t kill people. Peoplekill people. So we should think less about the problems of guns, and think more about the problems of people. We should think about 6 and poor education, which are at the 7 of this issue. And we should act to reduce these problems by 8 better schools.Education shows us how to 9 violence, teaching us how to 10 and how to support ourselves by our work. More people need to learn these important lessons, and then we can reduce gun violence in society.。

大学英语教材1听力原文

大学英语教材1听力原文

大学英语教材1听力原文Unit 1Part 11. Woman: Excuse me, is this seat taken?Man: No, you can sit here if you'd like.2. Man: Do you know what time the library closes today?Woman: I'm not sure, but I think it closes at 9 p.m.3. Woman: Can you help me carry these bags upstairs?Man: Of course! I'll give you a hand.4. Man: Would you like some more coffee?Woman: No, thanks. I've had enough for now.5. Woman: Where did you go on your vacation?Man: I went to Hawaii. It was amazing!Part 26. Woman: What do you think of the new restaurant in town?Man: I haven't been there yet, but I've heard good things about it.7. Man: Have you seen my glasses? I can't find them anywhere.Woman: Did you check the bathroom? You often leave them there.8. Woman: Can you believe the price of gas these days?Man: Yes, it seems to keep going up every week.9. Man: How was the movie you saw last night?Woman: It was really entertaining. I highly recommend it.10. Woman: What are you going to wear to the party tomorrow?Man: I'm not sure yet. I might wear a suit if it's a formal event.Unit 2Part 11. Man: Did you hear about the new professor in the Chemistry department?Woman: Yes, I heard he's very knowledgeable.2. Woman: Are you going to the football game this weekend?Man: No, I'm not really interested in sports.3. Man: Could you please turn down the music? It's too loud.Woman: I'm sorry, I didn't realize it was bothering you.4. Woman: What time is our meeting tomorrow?Man: It's at 10 a.m. in Conference Room A.5. Man: I heard there's going to be a campus tour for new students. Are you going?Woman: Yes, I think it's a great way to get to know the campus.Part 26. Woman: Have you finished reading the novel for class?Man: No, I'm only halfway through. It's quite long.7. Man: Are you free this Saturday? I want to go shopping.Woman: I have plans in the morning, but I should be free in the afternoon.8. Woman: Have you tried the new café on campus yet?Man: No, I haven't had the chance. Is it any good?9. Man: What do you think of the new professor? I find her lectures boring.Woman: Really? I actually find them quite engaging.10. Woman: Can you help me with this math problem?Man: Sure, let's work on it together.。

新视野大学英语听说教程1(第二版)听力原文及答案1-10全

新视野大学英语听说教程1(第二版)听力原文及答案1-10全

新视野大学英语听说教程1(第二版)听力原文及答案1-10全新视野大学英语(第二版)听说教程1 原文及答案Unit 1一、s hort conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 3一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 4一、s hort conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 5一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 6一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 7一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 8一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 9一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 10一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passage新视野大学英语听说教程第一册答案Unit 1 Click Here for Language Learning Short Conversations 1.B 2. C 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.C 7. C 8.A 9.B 10.D Long Conversation1.A2. B3.B4. D5. A Understanding a Passage 1.A 2.A 3. C 4. D 5. D Understanding a Movie Speech1.honored,2.interesting3.invitation,4.great,5.wise,6.reason,7.key,8.sense,9.impressions, 10. importantly Homework Listening Task 1 1.D 2. D 3.A 4.B 5.D Task 2 1.B 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C Task 3 1. added, 2.agreed, 3.create 4.increasingly important, 5.graduate, 6.expanded , 7.included, 8.the mostcommonly taught language, 9.followed, nguage program Unit 2 Chilling Out with the Folks Short Conversations 1.C 2. C 3. D 4.B 5.B 6.D 7. B 8.C 9.D 10.D Long Conversation 1.A 2. C 3.D 4.C 5.A Understanding a Passage 1.D 2.B 3. A 4. C 5. A Understanding a Movie Speech 1.quick, 2.end, 3.remember, 4.future, 5.ten, 6.look, 7.none, 8.eyes , 9.blackness, 10. wish Homework Listening Task 1 1.D 2. D 3.A 4.B 5.D Task 2 1.B 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C Task 3 1. added, 2.agreed, 3.create 4.increasingly important, 5.graduate, 6.expanded , 7.included, 8.the most commonly taught language, 9.followed, nguage programUnit 2 Chilling Out with the Folks Short Conversations 1.C 2. C 3. D 4.B 5.B 6.D 7. B 8.C 9.D 10.D Long Conversation 1.A 2. C 3.D 4.C 5.A Understanding a Passage 1.D 2.B 3. A 4. C 5. A Understanding a Movie Speech 1.quick, 2.end, 3.remember, 4.future, 5.ten, 6.look, 7.none, 8.eyes , 9.blackness, 10. wish Homework Listening Task 1 1.A 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D Task 2 1.A 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C Task 3 1. free, 2.sales, 3.prepare 4.needs, 5.supplies, 6.average,7.increase, puter, 9.teenaged children, 10.save moneyUnit 3 Give and Sacrifice Short Conversations 1.C 2. C 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.B 7. A 8.C 9.D 10.D Long Conversation1.A2. B3.D4.A5.C Understanding a Passage 1.B 2.C 3.A 4. C 5.B Understanding a Movie Speech 1.agree ,2.suggestion,3.France ,4.foreigners,5.please,6.fun,7.twice,8.hands,9.happiness, 10. peace Homework Listening Task 1 1.C 2. D 3.B 4.D 5.C Task 2 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C Task 3 1. designed, 2.show, 3.experienced anize, 5.pilot 6.observe, 7.expert, 8.emergency, 9.beating, 10.outdoorUnit 4 Making a Good Impression Short Conversations 1.D 2. B 3. B 4.A 5.C 6.B 7. A 8.D 9.B 10.C Long Conversation 1.D 2. C 3.C 4.C 5.D Understanding a Passage 1.C 2.A 3. B 4. D 5. D Understanding a Movie Speech 1.numbers, 2.lead, 3.lifetime, 4.decides, 5.physical, 6.back, 7.career, 8.mysterious, 9.love, 10. found Homework Listening Task 1 1.B 2. D 3.A 4.C 5.C Task 2 1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B Task 3 1.ruled, 2.require, 3.equal 4.acceptable, 5.provides, 6.private, 7.poor quality, 8.needed, 9.supported and improved, 10.a majority ofUnit 5 The battle Against AIDS Short Conversations 1.B 2.A 3. C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.C Long Conversation 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C Understanding a Passage 1.A 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.A Homework Listening: Task 1: 1.D 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C, Task2: 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.B TASK3: 1.efforts 2.living 3.central, 4.extended 5.violence, 6.appears, 7.questioned, 8.culturally unacceptable, 9.media, 10.entertainmentUnit 6 Consider Collar Colors Carefully! Short Conversations 1.C 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.D 10.D Long Conversation 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.D Understanding a Passage 1.B 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.B Understanding a Coving Speech 1.looking for, 2.get rid of, ed to, 4.project, plete, 6.close to, 7.share, ugh, 9.tough, plete, Story-telling 1)I felt differently, 2)that it made me, 3)Though he made, 4)I hurt my back, 5)I usually did Homework Listening Task 1: 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.BTask 2: 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.C Task 3: 1.political, 2.lower, 3.angry, 4.expected, 5.exporting, 6.economy, 7.praise, 8.seek, 9.resulted from, 10.new opportunitiesUnit 7 Guns for Trouble? Short Conversations 1. B 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.C, 6.D 7.B 8.D 9. C 10.D Long Conversation 1.C 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.C Understanding a Passage 1.D 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.C Movie Speech1.Americans,2.experience,3.back,4.color,5.situation,6.promise,7.first,8.step,9.behind, 10.together Homework Listening Task 1 1.C 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.C Task 2 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.C Task 3 1.Threat, 2.native, 3.appeared, 4.air, 5.powerful, 6.including, 7.taste, ter, 9.fear 10.surviveUnit 8 Rack Your Brain for Creativity Short Conversations 1.A 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.C Understanding a Passage 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.A 5. D Understanding a Movie Speech 1.join, 2.battle, 3.meaning, 4.differences, 5.united, 6.fate, 7.freedom, 8.exist, 9.declared, 10.celebrate Homework Listening Task 1 1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5. A Task2: 1.B 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.B Task 3: 1.honors, 2.record, 3.entered, 4.mathematics, 5.invited, 6.creativity, 7.faster, 8.advance, 9.75,000, 10.excellentUnit 9 School Days Short Conversations : 1.D 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.A Understanding a Passage: 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C Understanding a Movie Speech: 1.faint, 2.sick, 3.afraid, 4.intention, 5.supporting, 6.relieved, 7.stupid,8.cared, 9.smarter, 10.actions Homework Listening : Task 1: 1.C 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.B , Task 2: 1.A 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.B Task 3: 1.college, 2.many students graduate, 3.17,000 dollars, 4.the full picture, 5.borrowing by their parents, 6.about ten years, 7.high paying jobs, 8.other public service, 9.their first house, 10.earn very muchUnit 10 Stand Up for Honesty Short Conversations 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.A Long Conversation 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.C Understanding a Passage 1.B 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.D Understanding a Movie Speech 1.rule, 2.possible, 3.happiness, 4.hate, 5.rich, 6.beautiful, 7.poisoned, 8.shut, 9.knowledge,10.qualities Homework Listening Task 1: 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.C Task 2: 1.A 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D Task 3: 1.results, 2.welcomed, 3.forced, 4.theater, 5.cure, 6.painful, 7.responsibilities, 8.in person, 9.as clear as, 10.cannot be hidden。

现代大学英语听力1unit1听力原文

现代大学英语听力1unit1听力原文

Objectives:Learn the basic words, phrases and sentence patterns often used in describing university life.Grasp quickly information about dates, numbers and prices.Understand education in different countries.Learn to listen for useful information.Okay, Okay, let's begin. Hello, everyone. My name's Susan Hudson, and I'll be your teacher for this class, Intercultural Communication. Uh, to begin with, please take a look at the syllabus in front of you. As you all should know by now, this class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:50. We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using the research lab every other week on Thursday in Room 405 during the last two months of the class.Uh, this is the text for the class, Beyond Language. Unfortunately, the books haven't come in yet, but I was told that you should be able to purchase them at the bookstore the day after tomorrow. Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance on a midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroom participation.My office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays, and you can set up an appointment to meet with me at other times as well.(Length: 1 min. 15 sec.)A. Answer the following questions.1) What are the name Of the teacher and the name of the course? Key: Susan Hudson and Intercultural Communication.2) When and where will the class meet for the first half of the course? Key: The class will meet in the room they are in now and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:50.3) Where can the students get the textbooks?Key: They can purchase the textbooks at the bookstore the day after tomorrow. 4) When are the office hours?Key: The office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays.B. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1) We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using the research lab every other week on Thursday in Room 405 during the last two months of the class.2) Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance on a midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroom participation.Tips:This is how the teacher will introduce him/herself and the course in the first class.Brief as it is, it contains lots of information, so it's not very easy to fully understand and jot down the key points at the same time.Remind students to list the key points--what is introduced first and what next. Words and phrases like "to begin with", "again", and pauses caused by "uh" will help them to understand better.Librarian: Can I help you?Student: Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to reada chapter in a book called Sociology and the Modern Age. Accordingto the syllabus, the book is in the library, but I haven't beenable to find it.Librarian: Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it? Student: Yes, uh... I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Yes, here it is.Librarian: Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That means you cannot find it on the shelves in its usualplace. You need to go to a special room called the reserve room.It's down the hall and to the right.Student: I'm sorry--I still don't understand what you mean by on reserve. Librarian: You see, your professor wants everyone in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library,it is likely that none of the other students will have theopportunity to read it. So, your professor has insured that allstudents have the opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve. Student: So, will I be able to find this book?Librarian: Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the reserve librarian for the book. The student canhave the book for a few hours, and he or she MUST read it in thelibrary during that time. That way, the book stays in the library,and all students have a chance to read it.Student: OK. Thank you. I understand now.Librarian: Will there be anything else?Student: No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again! (Length: 1 min. 40 sec.)A. Answer the following questions.1) What's the student's problem?Key: According to the syllabus, the book he is looking for is inthe library, but he couldn't find it.2) What's the meaning of "on reserve"?Key: That means the student cannot find the book on the shelvesin its usual place. She/He needs to go to a special room called the reserveroom.3) Why does the professor put the books on reserve?Key: The professor wants every one in the class to read the chapter.If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that noneof the other students will have the opportunity to read it. So, theprofessor has insured that all students have the opportunity to read itby placing it on reserve.B. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according tothe tape.1) The student has the syllabus in his hand all the time. [ F ]2) The reserve room is down the hall and to the right. [ T ]3) Once the students find the book on reserve, they can read it for a verylong time. [ F ]The library is very important for students. However, Chinese students studyingin English-speaking countries may not know the language frequently used in libraries.Therefore, we have Task 2 and Task 3 in this unit. When dealing with Task 2, teachersare advised to make sure students know what "on reserve" is and why a book shouldbe put "on reserve" in a library. After the second listening, the students shouldbe able to pick out the detailed information in this task and answer Question B.Script:Hello and welcome to the university library. This taped tour willintroduce you to our library facilities and operating hours.First of all, the library's collection of books, reference materials,and other resources are found on levels one to four of this building. Levelone houses our humanities and map collections. On level two, you will findour circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, and our copyfacilities. Our science and engineering sections can be found on levelthree. You can also find back issues of periodicals and journals olderthan six months on this level. Finally, group study rooms, our microfilmcollection, and the multimedia center are located on level four.Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks.Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books canbe renewed up to two times. There is a 50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm The library is closed on Sundays.(Length: 1 min. 45 sec.)A. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1) Level one houses .a) current periodicals and journalsb) our copy facilitiesc) our humanities and map collectionsd) our science and engineering sections2) Back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months are located on level.a) oneb) twoc) threed) fourB. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape.Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books can be renewed up to two times. There is a 50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8: 00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00_ am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.Tips:In some countries, when you are visiting a museum, a library, or some ancient historic sites, you can have a taped tour, during which a rented tape is talkingto you to help you know that place instead of a tour guide showing you around. This task is an example of that.After the first listening, check students if they at least know what kind of books are placed on each level.Then, students should get familiar with the following words and phrases: the humanities and map collections, circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, copy facilities, back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months, group study rooms, microfilm collection, and multi-media center, to check out books,to renew books, maximum of $15, etc.Randall: Hi Faith. Do you have a minute?Faith: Sure. What's up?Randall: Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday's orientation meeting to make sure everything is ready.Faith: Okay. Here's a copy of the tentative schedule. [OK.] Now, the registration starts at 8:30 and goes until 9:15. [All right.] Then,the orientation meeting will commence at 9:30.Randall: Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go until 10:30, but now we have someone from the international centercoming to speak to the students on extracurricular activities,so how about ending the meeting around 11 ?Faith: Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.], followed by 20-minute break before lunch.[OK.] And, immediately after lunch, we have reserved a campusshuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh.OK.] We want to show students around the university, includingthe union building, the library, and the student servicesbuilding.Randall: Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?Faith: Well, we’re planning to start them at 2:15.Randall: Un, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they’ll be hard pressed to start then. Faith: Ok, let’s get things rolling around 2:45.Randall: Ok, here, let me jot that down. Un, could you grab a pen off my desk?Faith: Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle ina haystack. [Oh, it’s not that bad.] Here, use mine. Randall: Ok. And we’ll need a 150 copies of this programme guide by then. Faith: Hey. That’s a tall order on such short notice! How about lending me hand to put things together[OK.] by this afternoon so we don’thave to worry about them?Randall: Ok. And I think the manager has given the green light to go ahead and use the more expensive paper and binding for the guides thistime.Faith: OK. So the interviews will go from 2:15 until, let’s say, 4:30.[OK.] I hope wrap things up by 5.Randall: Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running-smoothly throughout the day.Faith: I agree. I'll pass this schedule by the director for a final look. (Length: 3 min. 15 sec.)KeyA. Complete the following schedule according to the dialogue.B. Answer the following questions.1) Why do they change the ending time of the orientation meeting?Key: Because now they have someone from the international center coming to speak to the students on extracurricular activities.2) What do they want the students to see during the shuttle tour?Key: They want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building.C. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1) Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they'll be hard pressed to start then.2) Okay, here, let me j_ot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?3) Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack.4) Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the dayAn orientation is a good start for the freshmen in a university. In this dialogue, some phrases may not be easy for students to understand. So remind them the importance of previewing the Listen-ing Aids before they come to the class Play the tape twice and see how well they can complete the schedule.Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Student: Yes, please. I would want to have some information about the.., erm.., the courses at Swan School.Receptionist: Is that a summer course you're interested in?Student: Yes. Yes, please.Receptionist: Yes. Fine. OK. Well, we have.., erm.., short intensive full-time courses during the summer.Student: Mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course. Receptionist: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.Student: How many hours per week, please?Receptionist: Well, it's about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.Student: You must have a lot of students in the class, haven't you? Receptionist: We have a lot of students in the school but in the classes only about between 12 and 14 students.Student: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course?Receptionist: Yes, certainly. The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course isfrom the 24th of July until the 10th of August.Student: What about the fees per course?Receptionist: Yes, each.., each course costs £150 plus VAT, which is 15 percent, and a £5 registration fee.Student: And deposit, please?Receptionist: Yes. For each course we need a deposit of£20 and the £5 registration fee.Student: Oh thank you. Do we have to find our.., our own accommodation? Receptionist: No, we can do that for you. We have a lady who arranges the accommodation for you with Oxford families.Student: How much does it cost?Receptionist: Well, you can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is £20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about£27 a week.Student: £27. Thank you very much.Receptionist: You're welcome.(Length: 1 min. 47 sec.)Answer the following questions.1) What does the student want?Key: The student wants to have some information about the courses at Swan School.2) How long will a course last?Key: Each course lasts for three weeks.3) How many hours of classes are there in a week? And how many days?Key: It's about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.4) What are the dates of the first and the second course?Key: The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August.5) What are the fees per course?Key: Each course costs £150 plus VAT, which is 15 percent, and a £5 registration fee.6) How much is the deposit for each course?Key: For each course the deposit is £20.7) Where will the students live?Key: A lady arranges the accommodation for the students with Oxford families.8) How much will the accommodation cost?Key: They can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is £20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about £27 a week.Tips:Before the tape is played, the teacher may first ask the students to read through the eight questions in the Exercises. Then students can have a vague structure in mind, rather than listen randomly. For this dialogue, more questions can be asked, for example: Who are the speakers? Is the student satisfied with the information he got from the talk?ScriptEvery year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude Test(SAT I)The SAT I is a three-hour exam that tests students' math and verbal skills. Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to help decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1,600 points. The test is held every year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in order to include their scores in their university applications. The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,000.A poor SAT score can prevent a student from going to a good university. Students who want to go to one of American's best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and 1,600.The test can be taken over and over again, but all the scores will appear on the students' records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only thing needed. American universities also look at a student's subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers' recommendations.In addition to the SAT I, some universities require high school students to take at least three SAT IIs. These one-hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.(Length: 2 min. 05 sec.)A. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) accord-ing to the tape.1) Only the students who are going to graduate from high school will take the exam. [ F ]2) The SAT I is a three-hour exam that tests students' math and verbal skills. [ T ]3) The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,600. [ F ]B. Answer the following questions.1) How important is the test?Key: Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.2) How much should the score be for those who want to go to Harvard or Yale? Key: They must score between 1,430 and 1,6003) What else will the American universities look at besides the score?Key: American universities also look at a student's subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers' recommendations.4) What is the SAT II?Key: The SAT II is the one-hour exam that can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.After listening to this kind of material, students should get the main ideas. Freshmen are accustomed to focusing all their attention on the questions, but not the content of the material. So remind students that the questions here are only a means to the end. They listen to enrich their mind and widen their horizon, not to simply answer the questions.Teachers may ask them to give a brief introduction about SAT, or maybe a general comparison between the SAT and the Chinese College Entrance Examination they passed not long ago.Japanese students need 12 years of study before entering universities.They choose the places they want to go and apply before January of their final year. The university entrance exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It provides tests for 31 subjects in six subject areas: Japanese language, geography and history, civics, math, science and a foreign language All national and public universities, as well as some private ones make use of this exam. But many places also have their own tests in February or later, before the new school year starts in April.In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo, many students attend special preparation schools on top of their regular classes. These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Although every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of high school seniors actually choose further study.(Length: 1 min. 25 sec.)A. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1) The Japanese students will apply for a university before of their final year.(a --.)a) January b) February c) April d) July2) The university entrance exam provides tests for subjects in subject areas.a) 30; 6 b) 30; 7 c) 31; 6 d) 39; 163) What kind of universities will make use of this exam? (,~-~)a) All national universities, b) All public universities.c) Some private universities, d) All of the above.4) How many high school seniors will choose further study? (~--~)a) All of them. b) More than halfc) Only half of them. d) Less than halfB. Answer the following questions.1) Why do many students attend the special preparation school?Key: Many students attend special preparation schools besides their regular classes, in or-der to pass the exam for the best universities such as the national University of Tokyo.2) How long do these extra schools last?Key: These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.This task is a supplementary material to the previous one. Draw students' attention tothe difference of the three educational systems, Chinese, American and Japanese.The School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation. Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work inlarge, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge. The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centres, computres, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.General English classes are for students aged 17+. Complete beginners are not accepted. Students have classes for 21 hours a week. Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is£ 1,130. Accommodation is with local families. Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services is £670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.(Length: 1 min. 55 sec.)A. Answer the following questions.1) What kind of school is it?Key: It's a non-profit-making educational foundation.2) Do they accept complete beginners?Key: No, complete beginners are not accepted.3) What other subjects within the General English timetable do they have? Key: Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature.B. Complete the following sentences with what your hear on the tape.1) Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge.2) The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centres, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis,volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.3) Students have classes for 21 hours a week.4) The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is £1,130.5) Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family.6) The total cost of all non-tuition services is £670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.Tasks 8, 9, and 10 are all introductions to schools, but the schools are introduced in different ways. Remind students of these differences.Task 8 is not long, but the wording and long lists of nouns make it sound veryformal. After the first listening when students have a general idea, ask them to fill in the blanks.Script:This school has a capacity of 220 students. It occupies a 19th century building in a quiet tree-filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.General courses, either in the mornings or afternoons, comprise 15 50-minute periods per week. We cater for a wide range of classes from beginners to advanced, enabling us to place students at the level indicated by the special entry test which all students take. There are usually no more than 14 students in a class. In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost.There are 8 classrooms, a multi-media learning centre, language laboratory, video, computer, lecture hall, canteen. We are open from January to December for courses of 3 to 14 weeks. There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in summer. Fees are approximately ~46 per week for general courses. Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half board. There is a full social programme and regular excursions.(Length: 2 min.)A. Answer the following questions.1) How many students can this school have?Key: This school has a capacity of 220 students.2) Where is this school located?Key: It is located in a quiet tree-filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.3) What do they have besides the 15 lessons?Key: In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost.4) What kind of special courses do they have in summer?Key: There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in the summer.B. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1) This school accepts only beginners. [ F ]2) Generally speaking there are 24 students in a class. [ F ]3) Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half-board. [ T ]This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust. Situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre, the College occupies a complex of purpose-built blocks and 14 large Victorian houses providing academic and residential accommodation. Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language laboratories, computer room, science laboratories, assembly hall and coffee bar.A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level.All students are encouraged to participate in social and extracurricular activities including sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.Academic Year Courses (21 hours per week) leading to all principal EFL examinations, concentrate on language with selected studies in Literature, Politics, History, Art History, and Computing. Most students live in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.(Length: 2 min. )A. Answer the following questions.1) What kind of school is it?Key: This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust. 2) Where is the school?Key: It is situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre. 3) What is the benefit for the EFL student?Key: A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level.4) What extracurricular activities do they have?Key: Their extracurricular activities include sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.B. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1) Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language laboratories, computer room, science laboratories, assembly hall and coffee bar.2) Most students live in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.。

新标准大学英语-视听说教程第一册Listening-in听力原文

新标准大学英语-视听说教程第一册Listening-in听力原文

Unit 1 Starting outListening inPassage 1Interviewer Can you tell me something about the Ivy League? You're a professor at Harvard, is that right? Professor That's right, yes.Interviewer Tell me how many universities are there? How many institutions?Professor In total there are eight institutions: There's Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania.Interviewer Ah, OK. And what's the sporting ... I believe there's some link with sports.Professor There certainly is, yes. Originally the Ivy League referred to the sports teams from the universities which competed against each other, especially in football, basketball and ice hockey. Now sometimes these universities, institutions, chose their students on the basis of their skills at these particular sports. But in the last 50 years, Ivy League schools have accepted a wider range of students because it wasn't possible to be both world-famous for research and also top class in sport.Interviewer And what about their academic importance? I gather they're academically very, very important, they're very well-known.Professor Absolutely at the top. They're near or at the top of the USA colleges and university rankings. And they're almost always in the top one per cent of the world's academic institutions for financial resources.Interviewer And what does it mean socially to go to an Ivy League university?Professor Certainly if you've been to one of these institutions, you are presumed or assumed to be at the top end of the scale. The Ivy League institutions have a reputation for social elitism, many of the students are rich, intellectual, white Anglo-Saxon, protestants. Not all of them of course, but quite a lot of them.Interviewer And do you know ... why's it called the Ivy League, what's the origin of the name?Professor There are a number of stories, derivations, but possibly it's based on four universities, and IV, the letters IV, that's the Roman numeral for four. Another more likely story is that ivy plants, which are symbolic of the age of the universities, you know, would be grown at the walls of these universities, these institutions, they cover the walls of the buildings. The term was created by a sports journalist, I think in the 1930s.Interviewer Right, OK. And which is the oldest university?Professor The oldest goes back to the 17th century, that's Harvard which was founded in 1636. And the youngest of the institutions is Cornell which was founded in 1865.Interviewer And which has the largest number of undergraduates?Professor Cornell has the largest number, about 13,000, 13,500 undergraduates. The institution with the smallest number is Dartmouth College with a little over 4,000.Interviewer And what about the acceptance rate? Is it hard to get into?Professor That ranges from about seven per cent to 20 per cent.Interviewer And any famous alumni? Famous old boys?Professor Hundreds! Hundreds of them. But I suppose worldwide, the two that would be definitely known all over the world would certainly be George Bush who went to Yale, and John F Kennedy, President Kennedy, who was at Harvard.Interviewer Thank you.Passage2Andy Did you see the film on television last night?Jane No, I was out. What was it?Andy A Beautiful Mind. It's about John Forbes Nash, the mathematician who won the Nobel Prize.Jane I've heard about that film, yes. He's played by Russell Crowe, isn't he? I like Russell Crowe, he's great.Andy That's the one, yes.Jane What's it about?Andy Well, the story begins in the early years of Nash's life at Princeton University as a graduate student.Jane That's one of the Ivy League schools, isn't it?Andy Yes, it's all set in New England, lovely old buildings, beautiful autumn colours. It's lovely to look at. Anyway, Nash meets his roommate Charles, a literature student, who soon becomes his best friend. Nash admits to Charles that he is better with numbers than people, and the main thing he's looking for is a truly original idea for his thesis paper.Jane So he's not interested in having fun?Andy Well, yes, but he's not very good with people or successful with women, that's all. But, you know, it's one of these bad experiences with people which ultimately inspires his brilliant work in mathematics.Jane No good at relationships, so he becomes a genius at maths?Andy That's about right, yes. So when he finishes his studies at Princeton, he accepts a job at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Five years later, he meets Alicia, a student who he falls in love with and eventually marries.Jane Ah! At last, the love interest!Andy Yes, but wait a moment. Nash believes that he's been asked to work by William Parcher for the US Department of Defense on breaking Soviet codes. At one point he's chased by the Russians, and it's after this that he becomes mentally ill.Jane I think I've seen this in the trailer to the film.Andy So when he's put in a psychiatric hospital, he thinks the Soviets have captured him. He's given this painful treatment which affects his relationship with his wife. And his intellectual skills. So he stops taking the medicine. Jane It sounds quite hard to watch.Andy Well, it is, but it's well acted and directed, and so, you know, there's a-bit of distance between the audience and what's happening on film.Jane So what happens next?Andy Well, then his illness returns, so he and his wife decide to try and live with it. It all gets a bit complicated, because we're no longer sure if Charles, you know, his old friend, or even Parcher were real, or if they were just people that existed only in Nash's mind.Jane That sounds awful. He must have been so ill,Andy Actually, I'm kind of giving away the twist in the story. Anyway, later in his life, while he's using the library at Princeton again, he asks his rival Martin Hansen if he can start teaching again. And so the story ends when he goes on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics.Jane Well, it sounds like a great film.Andy Yes, you should see it sometime.Unit 3 Learning to thinkListening inPassage 1Interviewer With us today is Martin Downes, a carpenter, who's 51. A year ago, Martin had a stroke. But he's been lucky enough to make a full recovery from it. Can you tell us how it all began, Martin?Martin I'm very happy to - not that I remember much at all. I was at a customer's house, building a cupboard, and the next thing I knew, I woke up in hospital with people in white coats bending over me.Interviewer It must have been very frightening.Martin It was. But what was really frightening was that I couldn't speak. I couldn't say a word. And I couldn't understand much that people said to me.Interviewer How awful!Martin Yeah! I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't had my family. But they were there for me, they really were. I had something called aphasia, where the part of your brain gets damaged that affects your speech and language. But they started treatment for the condition almost immediately. This speech and language therapist came to see me every day for 12 weeks. They made me do all these exercises.Interviewer What kind of exercises?Martin I had to match words and pictures and say their names. You see, I'd also forgotten the names of a lot of things.She had this thing called a word board and I could point to words and phrases on it that I wanted to say. I had to repeat words up to 20 times - boy, it was hard, so hard.Interviewer Could you say anything to begin with?Martin I could say three words. "Hi", "Yes" and "No". That was all. And there were a lot of words I couldn't understand -1 had to learn their meanings all over again.Interviewer It must have been very frustrating.Martin It was, but I was determined to get better. I was in hospital for three and a half months. When I got home I gota special computer programme that I worked with every day. And slowly my language came back to me. It was astruggle, a big struggle. I had to learn to read and write again too.Interviewer Why do you think that you were able to recover completely? It's not that common, is it?Martin I was lucky. I was given the right drug at the right time. And I had 12 weeks of therapy, five days a week. That's very important, apparently.Interviewer And now that you're better how do you feel about your life?Martin What can I say? I'm just grateful to have my life back.Passage 2Interviewer In 1907 an Italian educator called Maria Montessori opened a school in Rome that taught young children using methods that were very different from traditional teaching. Today, the Montessori method, as it's known, is used in nursery schools in countries such as America, Canada, Britain and Germany. Recent research shows that children educated at a Montessori nursery do better later on at school than other children in all subjects. We asked two Montessori teachers, Claudia Rosella and Sarah Harrington, to explain what makes their nursery school different. Sarah...Sarah I think the first thing to say is that a Montessori classroom is very quiet, very clean. Everything stays in the same place. So the children are calm and quiet as a result.Interviewer So they're not encouraged to be noisy.Sarah No, definitely not...Interviewer Claudia?Claudia Yes, the classroom's very important. Another important principle is that children direct their own learning.They choose what they want to do.Interviewer So the teacher doesn't tell the child what to do?Sarah Not at all. While a child is doing an activity we observe them. Then we work with the child for a short time and then leave them to work on their own.Interviewer That sounds excellent. And what about your equipment? It's often made of wood, isn't it?Sarah Yes, and a piece of equipment is often designed for one activity only.Claudia Right. It's so that the child can see if they're getting something right or wrong.Interviewer So they don't need the teacher so much"?Sarah That's right. Another Montessori principle is the importance of physical activity. Children learn by doing, so when they're learning to read, for example, the letters are made of sandpaper so that children can feel the shape of the letter.Interviewer Do you think there are disadvantages with Montessori methods?Claudia Yes, there are. Maria Montessori didn't understand how important it is for children to use their imagination. If she was alive today, she would recognize that. But still, the fact is, her methods are very successful.Unit 4 Person to personListening inPassage 1John Are you packed?Mike Yup. Everything's there.John Sure you've packed your mobile?Mike I'll look again, John ... yes.John Well, we've got another ten minutes before we need to leave, so we might as well relax. You know someone told me an amazing story yesterday about these Australians who got completely lost in some national park.Mike And don't tell me, they used their mobile to get help?John That's right!Mike So what happened?John Well, it was this guy with his son and niece -I think she was about 14 - and they were hiking in this really rugged country and they got completely lost - no idea where they were at all.Mike That's not going to happen to us.John No, it isn't. Anyway, the guy had his mobile and he phoned the emergency services — it wasn't dark yet - and they sent out a search party, but they couldn't find them. And then -this is the interesting bit - the guy sent photos of the place where they were.Mike I'd have thought of that.John Yes, well it's pretty obvious, really. And in the photos there were mountains in the background, and the staff at the emergency service centre were able to identify exactly which mountains they were. And they used the photos to pinpoint their location, you know, to get the exact location.Mike How did they do that?John They used mapping software.Mike Right.John Anyway, by then it had got dark and really freezing. So they slept behind this ridge and covered themselves with leaves. And you know what the young girl said afterwards? She said, "It was quite fun."Mike Really, wasn't she frightened?John I don't think so.Mike So - is there a happy ending?John Yes, well they sent out helicopters as soon as it was daylight and the helicopter hovered over the area, and the man kept talking to them till they were able to pinpoint his location. And when they finally found them they were only 400 metres away from where they'd expected them to be.Mike Amazing!John And that's because they'd moved 400 metres away from where they'd taken their photos because the ground wastoo rough to sleep on.Mike Incredible!John And the moral of the story is-Mike Always take your mobile phone with you when you go hiking.John And take one that has a camera.Mike Hey, I think we should go, John.John Yes, OK. You think we're going to get lost?Mike No chance, mate!Passage2Social networking - it's the 21st century way of having fun - online. And if you're under 40, you probably use a social networking site - maybe when you should be working. It's well-known that -. office workers spend up to two hours a day on a site, exchanging messages and photos. And do students ever do anything else? Different social networking sites are used by different age groups.For people in their 20s, the most popular site is Facebook, the online phenomenon started by an American student in 2004. It's taken only four years to make Facebook a huge success - and the website's made its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, a very rich man indeed.What's extraordinary about Zuckerburg is that he started Facebook when he was only 18. He was a student at Harvard, one of America's top universities, when he launched the Facebook website, working from his college room. In only two weeks, more than two-thirds of his college had signed up and in a year, thousands of colleges were using it. Today, Facebook has millions of users. More than half of them visit the site at least once a day.So what makes Facebook so special? Like other networking sites, you create a profile with photos, you list your interests, you exchange messages and join groups of friends. But where Facebook is different is that it gives you a privacy that you just don't get on other sites. Unlike other sites, you have a lot of control over what users can see about you. As a result, one-third of Facebook users give out their mobile numbers - they know it's safe to do so.But you still need to be careful about what you think is safe to show people. One reason is that more and more employers are using Facebook to check out potential employees. Is the person you've just interviewed as good as he seems? Facebook can provide the answer. If a 26-year-old man says on Facebook that he's been travelling round the world for the last three years, and in his interview he said he'd been working in an office - well, he probably won't get the job.Unit 5 All you need is loveListening inPassage 1Interviewer So - tell us about how you first met.Amy How we first met... Oh, it wasn't very romantic.David I thought it was very romantic.Interviewer Why don't you begin at the beginning?Amy Good idea. Well, I was 22 and I'd just left uni and I went on holiday to the French Alps with a girlfriend. And someone invited us to go climbing. But my friend got ill so I went without her. There was this group of about eight guys and two girls.David There were four girls.Amy Alright! Well, anyway, no one had told me that the mountain we were going to climb was - vertical - and that wewere climbing with ropes! I was terrified, absolutely terrified, I just really hadn't expected it.David She was terrified! I noticed her immediately. She looked so scared -she was wearing this great hat — but she was white as a sheet.Amy Oh, I don't know about that, but I remember I was shaking all over. David came over and started talking to me and telling me how safe it was with the ropes. And he was so sweet, you know I think I fell in love with him right then.David Yeah, it was the same with me ... We roped up and I made sure I stayed next to her ... I kept talking to her and encouraging her.Amy It really helped. I think I would have fallen off the mountain if you hadn't done that.David Rubbish! You were perfectly safe. Anyway, we got to the summit — it was a kind of flat area - and Amy just collapsed - she couldn't stand up!Amy It's true, I couldn't. I felt -1 was just - everyone ignored me except David - everyone.David Quite a few people came to talk to you.Amy They didn't!David They did!Amy Well, you talked to me, and that's all that mattered.David Thank you!Amy So -David So we climbed back down the mountain.Amy which was just as bad -David and we headed for the nearest village and we both had huge pizzas.Amy I didn't eat a thing! I was still feeling too sick.David You did, you know.Amy You know, you have a terrible memory sometimes.David So do you! ... To cut a long story short, we got married six months later and went on a three-week honeymoon to Barbados.Amy Two weeks!David And we've lived happily ever after.Passage2Presenter And now let's move on to online dating, a way of meeting a potential partner that's becoming more and more popular. James O'Hanlan and Claire Goodall are two online dating experts who are going to give all you listeners advice about how to use online dating safely and successfully. James ...James OK. The first thing to say is, don't be nervous. A lot of people are and it's very understandable. But there's no need to be, provided you follow the rules, which we're going to tell you right now. Isn't that right, Claire?Claire Absolutely.James So, let's begin at the beginning. When you join an online dating site, the first thing you do is give some basic information about yourself. Now, don't be tempted to lie - about your age, for example. If you want a good relationship, you need to be honest. If you're not, you'll get found out and that could be painful.Claire Another thing - it's a good idea to use a photo, you'll get many more replies than if you don't.James But use a recent photo, not one that was taken ten years ago!Claire Let's move on to the next stage. You've had some responses响应and chosen one or two people you'd like to chat with. Now, the most important advice here is, don't give out any personal information until you're 100 per cent sure you're that happy to do so. That includes your real name, your phone numbers, your workplace addressand your email address. Use the email facility设备at the website and only give out your email address when you feel completely safe.James And email for as long as you want, it's a great way of getting to know a person. Then, the next stage is to talk on the phone. Now that's very revealing, because you'll hear the person's voice, and also because people have to be spontaneous on the phone - they can't think about what they're going to say for half a day, unlike emails.Claire Then, if you're feeling really comfortable, agree to meet. But always choose a public place. Don't go to someone's home.James A cafe or bar is the best choice.Claire And don't forget to tell a friend where you're going and what time you expect to be back. That's important. James Another good idea is to ask the same friend to call you during the meeting so that if you want to leave quickly you can say that something urgent's come up and you have to go.Claire That's everything! If you follow this advice you should be perfectly safe. And you may find the man -James ... or woman —Claire ... of your dreams!James & Claire Happy hunting!Unit 6 Shop fill you drop!Listening inPassage 1Speaker 1]Interviewer So, how are you enjoying yourself in St Petersburg? What's it like?Speaker 1 Oh, I think it is a very beautiful place.Interviewer What sort of... Is it good for shopping? What do you buy in St Petersburg?Speaker 1 Yes, there are things you should buy. Of course, vodka is very good here and the other thing very expensive is the caviar. It is beautiful. Then there are the dolls. What have do they say? Matrioshka dolls.Interviewer Matrioshka dolls. Those wooden dolls that go inside each other?Speaker 1 Yes, you take one out and open the top and there is another one. You take off the top and there is another.They get very very small inside. Very small.Interviewer OK.Speaker 1 And of course, the chess. Because they are very famous here in this part of the world to play the chess. Interviewer Yes. And what sort of shops are there? Where's it best to shop?Speaker 1 Oh, here there are very good department stores, where you can buy everything that you like, clothes and everything. And also, lots of small kiosks that are very unique独一无二的, owned by different shopkeepers, you know. And they are all over St Petersburg. Little kiosks and also markets that are very good. And there is a very good museum shop at the museum - at the Hermitage Museum.Interviewer And what are the opening hours?Speaker 1 At the museum?Interviewer Well, all shops, generally. What are the opening hours ... for shopping?Speaker 1 Yes. Usually, they open at around 10 o'clock in the morning and I think they are open to 7 o'clock at night;sometimes even longer, to 8 o'clock.Interviewer And how do you, how do you actually buy things? How do you pay for things? I think, there is a slightly different way of doing this in Russia.Speaker 1 Yes, you point to the thing that you want to buy, which is usually behind the counter or something like that;and then you go to a cash desk to pay. And then you have to go back to the counter and then you take the thing you have bought.Interviewer It sounds as though it's quite a long process.Speaker 1 It is very interesting.Speaker 2Interviewer So, how are you enjoying it in Cairo? What's, what's the shopping like?Speaker 2 Oh, it's fantastic. And the shopping is absolutely great. Um, you can get everything from fantastic little wooden boxes. You can get backgammon boards. You can get all kinds of leather stuff-sandals and so on. Oh, and the thing that they're really famous for here of course, is the water pipes that they call it a sheesha.Interviewer A sheesha. OK. That's the water pipe.Speaker 2 That's right, yes. Yes, they like the smoking here.Interviewer And where are the best places to shop?Speaker 2 Well, I think the best place actually here is to go, if you go to the mediaeval market. It's a commercial centre in the middle of Cairo and - er - they sell lots of fantastic souvenirs there. You can get spices, er, you can get gold and silver, and copper stuff, and - er - they also sell your fruit and veg.Interviewer Uh-huh. When does it open? When are the shops open?Speaker 2 Well, the hours are very good. They open very early in the morning. They stay open till about 10 o'clock at night. You do have to remember, of course, that they take a very long lunch break. So, they are closed for this long time in the afternoon but they, you know, re-open and stay open until late. Oh, and the other thing you have to remember is that they - everything is closed on a Friday.Interviewer Right, and how do you pay for things? Do you have to bargain for, for goods?Speaker 2 Well, bargaining is absolutely a sport here. Uh, they, they do prefer cash always. I think some of the tourist shops will take credit cards but only in the tourist shops. When you start the, the bargaining, you've got to be, well, first of all, you've got to be definite and serious about what you're buying. But don't offer anything like the price that they're asking, the original price. You know, go in at about half the price of what they're asking you. Interviewer That's fascinating迷人的. Thanks very much. Thank you.Speaker 2 That's a great place.Speaker 3Interviewer So, how's your visit to Venice? Is it good?Speaker 3 Oh, amazing. What a place. It's so unique!Interviewer Have you done any shopping? Is it a good place to shopping?Speaker 3 Yes, definitely. They're - you must go and see the glass factories on Murano. They're just something else.Quite expensive but you can get little bits of glass, really nice. Sheets of paper are really nice.Interviewer Yeah.Speaker 3 Also, lace is just... exquisite lace.Interviewer Yes.Speaker 3 Carnival masks, also. All hand-painted.Interviewer Yes, Carnival, yes. I've seen this.Speaker 3 Then, the shops are amazing.Interviewer And where's the best place to shop in Venice?Speaker 3 OK, well, the main shopping street is a street from St Mark's Square to the Academmia Bridge. That's the main bit But if you like food, you have to go to the market at the Rialto Bridge. That's just great food. There's notthat many department stores.Interviewer No.Speaker 3 There's just not room for them on the island.Interviewer No. And what time do these shops open and close? What are the opening hours9Speaker 3 Oh, they open in the morning at about 9 or 9.30. And then they close for lunch 12.30 or 1. They'll reopen again - in the winter, 3.30 to 7.30 and in the summer just a bit later - 4 to 8, say.Interviewer Right. And how do you pay? Can you use credit cards or do you have to use cash?Speaker 3 Well, you know, just use cash for the smaller items and they accept credit cards most places for the larger ones, but just make sure you get a receipt.Interviewer Yeah. And are the shops open all week or is there one day when they ...?Speaker 3 Yeah, oh, actually, Monday, they are traditionally closed.Interviewer Yeah, they are closed. Right. Thanks. Well. Sounds very interesting.Passage 2Speaker 1 Have you ever gone down to the local supermarket for some milk or bread and come out with far more than you intended打算to buy? Then you've fallen for the top ten tricks to separate you from your money. Here are the top ten tricks to make you shop.Speaker 2 Number ten. Trolley or basket? Make up your mind.Speaker 1 If you choose a basket, there'll be some heavy goods by the entrance to make you choose a trolley. If you choose a trolley, there's a chance you'll want to fill it up. Make up your mind what you want to buy before you go into the store.Speaker 2 Number nine. Watch out, there are vegetables about.Speaker 1 Supermarkets often put vegetables and fruit near the entrance, so that you fill your trolley with natural, healthy produce and feel good. The problem is, then you don't feel so bad about filling your trolley with unhealthy and expensive items.Speaker 2 Number eight. If you can't find it, just ask!Speaker 1 You'll notice that essential items like bread or milk are placed all over the store, so you'll spend more time looking for them. So if you can't find something, ask for help.Speaker 2 Number seven. Take a shopping list and stick to it!Speaker 1 Supermarkets often change shelves around, so that you're tempted to buy new products while you're looking for the things on your list. It's easier to resist temptation if you only put in your trolley what you planned to buy. Speaker 2 Number six. Beware of the checkout!Speaker 1Supermarkets often place sweets and magazines at the checkout, because customers who are bored with waiting often add them to their basket or trolley.Speaker 2 Number five. Smells good? Don't believe it!Speaker 1 Many supermarkets pump the smell of freshly baked bread into the store through the air conditioning to make you feel hungry. If you eat before you go, you'll be less tempted to add cakes and snacks to your trolley. Speaker 2 Number four. How free is FREE?Speaker 1 "Buy one get one free" is a common way to make people think they're getting a bargain. But this kind of offer may not be as good as it sounds. Sometimes it's a way of getting rid of old stock.Speaker 2 Number three. Look up, look down.Speaker 1 Eye level is buy level, so don't choose the first product you see, because it's usually the most expensive.Look for similar products higher up or lower down the shelves.Speaker 2 Number two. Beware of loss leaders.。

新标准大学英语视听说教程第一册Listeningin听力原文

新标准大学英语视听说教程第一册Listeningin听力原文

Unit 1 Starting outListening inPassage 1Interviewer Can you tell me something about the Ivy League? You're a professor at Harvard, is that right?Professor That's right, yes.Interviewer Tell me how many universities are there? How many institutions?Professor In total there are eight institutions: There's Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania.Interviewer Ah, OK. And what's the sporting ... I believe there's some link with sports.Professor There certainly is, yes. Originally the Ivy League referred to the sports teams from the universities which competed against each other, especially in football, basketball and ice hockey.Now sometimes these universities, institutions, chose their students on the basis of their skills at these particular sports. But in the last 50 years, Ivy League schools have accepted a wider range of students because it wasn't possible to be both world-famous for research and also top class in sport.Interviewer And what about their academic importance? I gather they're academically very, very important, they're very well-known.Professor Absolutely at the top. They're near or at the top of the USA colleges and university rankings.And they're almost always in the top one per cent of the world's academic institutions for financial resources.Interviewer And what does it mean socially to go to an Ivy League university?Professor Certainly if you've been to one of these institutions, you are presumed or assumed to be at the top end of the scale. The Ivy League institutions have a reputation for social elitism, many of the students are rich, intellectual, white Anglo-Saxon, protestants. Not all of them of course, but quitea lot of them.Interviewer And do you know ... why's it called the Ivy League, what's the origin of the name? Professor There are a number of stories, derivations, but possibly it's based on four universities, and IV, the letters IV, that's the Roman numeral for four. Another more likely story is that ivy plants, which are symbolic of the age of the universities, you know, would be grown at the walls of these universities, these institutions, they cover the walls of the buildings. The term was created by a sports journalist, I think in the 1930s.Interviewer Right, OK. And which is the oldest university?Professor The oldest goes back to the 17th century, that's Harvard which was founded in 1636. And the youngest of the institutions is Cornell which was founded in 1865.Interviewer And which has the largest number of undergraduates?Professor Cornell has the largest number, about 13,000, 13,500 undergraduates. The institution with the smallest number is Dartmouth College with a little over 4,000.Interviewer And what about the acceptance rate? Is it hard to get into?Professor That ranges from about seven per cent to 20 per cent.Interviewer And any famous alumni? Famous old boys?Professor Hundreds! Hundreds of them. But I suppose worldwide, the two that would be definitely known all over the world would certainly be George Bush who went to Yale, and John F Kennedy, President Kennedy, who was at Harvard.Interviewer Thank you.Passage2Andy Did you see the film on television last night?Jane No, I was out. What was it?Andy A Beautiful Mind. It's about John Forbes Nash, the mathematician who won the Nobel Prize. Jane I've heard about that film, yes. He's played by Russell Crowe, isn't he? I like Russell Crowe, he's great.Andy That's the one, yes.Jane What's it about?Andy Well, the story begins in the early years of Nash's life at Princeton University as a graduate student.Jane That's one of the Ivy League schools, isn't it?Andy Yes, it's all set in New England, lovely old buildings, beautiful autumn colours. It's lovely to look at. Anyway, Nash meets his roommate Charles, a literature student, who soon becomes his best friend. Nash admits to Charles that he is better with numbers than people, and the main thing he's looking for is a truly original idea for his thesis paper.Jane So he's not interested in having fun?Andy Well, yes, but he's not very good with people or successful with women, that's all. But, you know, it's one of these bad experiences with people which ultimately inspires his brilliant work in mathematics.Jane No good at relationships, so he becomes a genius at maths?Andy That's about right, yes. So when he finishes his studies at Princeton, he accepts a job at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Five years later, he meets Alicia, a student who he falls in love with and eventually marries.Jane Ah! At last, the love interest!Andy Yes, but wait a moment. Nash believes that he's been asked to work by William Parcher for the US Department of Defense on breaking Soviet codes. At one point he's chased by the Russians, and it's after this that he becomes mentally ill.Jane I think I've seen this in the trailer to the film.Andy So when he's put in a psychiatric hospital, he thinks the Soviets have captured him. He's given this painful treatment which affects his relationship with his wife. And his intellectual skills. So he stops taking the medicine.Jane It sounds quite hard to watch.Andy Well, it is, but it's well acted and directed, and so, you know, there's a-bit of distance between the audience and what's happening on film.Jane So what happens next?Andy Well, then his illness returns, so he and his wife decide to try and live with it. It all gets a bit complicated, because we're no longer sure if Charles, you know, his old friend, or even Parcher were real, or if they were just people that existed only in Nash's mind.Jane That sounds awful. He must have been so ill,Andy Actually, I'm kind of giving away the twist in the story. Anyway, later in his life, while he's using the library at Princeton again, he asks his rival Martin Hansen if he can start teaching again. And so the story ends when he goes on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics.Jane Well, it sounds like a great film.Andy Yes, you should see it sometime.Unit 3 Learning to thinkListening inPassage 1Interviewer With us today is Martin Downes, a carpenter, who's 51. A year ago, Martin had a stroke. But he's been lucky enough to make a full recovery from it. Can you tell us how it all began, Martin? Martin I'm very happy to - not that I remember much at all. I was at a customer's house, building a cupboard, and the next thing I knew, I woke up in hospital with people in white coats bending over me.Interviewer It must have been very frightening.Martin It was. But what was really frightening was that I couldn't speak. I couldn't say a word. And I couldn't understand much that people said to me.Interviewer How awful!Martin Yeah! I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't had my family. But they were there for me, they really were. I had something called aphasia, where the part of your brain gets damaged that affects your speech and language. But they started treatment for the condition almost immediately. This speech and language therapist came to see me every day for 12 weeks.They made me do all these exercises.Interviewer What kind of exercises?Martin I had to match words and pictures and say their names. You see, I'd also forgotten the names of a lot of things. She had this thing called a word board and I could point to words and phrases on it that I wanted to say. I had to repeat words up to 20 times - boy, it was hard, so hard. Interviewer Could you say anything to begin with?Martin I could say three words. "Hi", "Yes" and "No". That was all. And there were a lot of words I couldn't understand -1 had to learn their meanings all over again.Interviewer It must have been very frustrating.Martin It was, but I was determined to get better. I was in hospital for three and a half months. WhenI got home I got a special computer programme that I worked with every day. And slowly mylanguage came back to me. It was a struggle, a big struggle. I had to learn to read and write again too.Interviewer Why do you think that you were able to recover completely? It's not that common, is it? Martin I was lucky. I was given the right drug at the right time. And I had 12 weeks of therapy, five daysa week. That's very important, apparently.Interviewer And now that you're better how do you feel about your life?Martin What can I say? I'm just grateful to have my life back.Passage 2Interviewer In 1907 an Italian educator called Maria Montessori opened a school in Rome that taught young children using methods that were very different from traditional teaching. Today, the Montessori method, as it's known, is used in nursery schools in countries such as America, Canada, Britain and Germany. Recent research shows that children educated at a Montessori nursery do better later on at school than other children in all subjects. We asked two Montessori teachers,Claudia Rosella and Sarah Harrington, to explain what makes their nursery school different. Sarah... Sarah I think the first thing to say is that a Montessori classroom is very quiet, very clean. Everything stays in the same place. So the children are calm and quiet as a result.Interviewer So they're not encouraged to be noisy.Sarah No, definitely not...Interviewer Claudia?Claudia Yes, the classroom's very important. Another important principle is that children direct their own learning. They choose what they want to do.Interviewer So the teacher doesn't tell the child what to do?Sarah Not at all. While a child is doing an activity we observe them. Then we work with the child for a short time and then leave them to work on their own.Interviewer That sounds excellent. And what about your equipment? It's often made of wood, isn't it? Sarah Yes, and a piece of equipment is often designed for one activity only.Claudia Right. It's so that the child can see if they're getting something right or wrong. Interviewer So they don't need the teacher so much"?Sarah That's right. Another Montessori principle is the importance of physical activity. Children learn by doing, so when they're learning to read, for example, the letters are made of sandpaper so that children can feel the shape of the letter.Interviewer Do you think there are disadvantages with Montessori methods?Claudia Yes, there are. Maria Montessori didn't understand how important it is for children to use their imagination. If she was alive today, she would recognize that. But still, the fact is, her methods are very successful.Unit 4 Person to personListening inPassage 1John Are you packed?Mike Yup. Everything's there.John Sure you've packed your mobile?Mike I'll look again, John ... yes.John Well, we've got another ten minutes before we need to leave, so we might as well relax. You know someone told me an amazing story yesterday about these Australians who got completely lost in some national park.Mike And don't tell me, they used their mobile to get help?John That's right!Mike So what happened?John Well, it was this guy with his son and niece -I think she was about 14 - and they were hiking in this really rugged country and they got completely lost - no idea where they were at all.Mike That's not going to happen to us.John No, it isn't. Anyway, the guy had his mobile and he phoned the emergency services — it wasn't dark yet - and they sent out a search party, but they couldn't find them. And then -this is the interesting bit - the guy sent photos of the place where they were.Mike I'd have thought of that.John Yes, well it's pretty obvious, really. And in the photos there were mountains in the background, and the staff at the emergency service centre were able to identify exactly which mountains they were. And they used the photos to pinpoint their location, you know, to get the exact location. Mike How did they do that?John They used mapping software.Mike Right.John Anyway, by then it had got dark and really freezing. So they slept behind this ridge and covered themselves with leaves. And you know what the young girl said afterwards? She said, "It was quite fun."Mike Really, wasn't she frightened?John I don't think so.Mike So - is there a happy ending?John Yes, well they sent out helicopters as soon as it was daylight and the helicopter hovered over the area, and the man kept talking to them till they were able to pinpoint his location. And when they finally found them they were only 400 metres away from where they'd expected them to be. Mike Amazing!John And that's because they'd moved 400 metres away from where they'd taken their photos because the ground was too rough to sleep on.Mike Incredible!John And the moral of the story is-Mike Always take your mobile phone with you when you go hiking.John And take one that has a camera.Mike Hey, I think we should go, John.John Yes, OK. You think we're going to get lost?Mike No chance, mate!Passage2Social networking - it's the 21st century way of having fun - online. And if you're under 40, you probably use a social networking site - maybe when you should be working. It's well-known that -. office workers spend up to two hours a day on a site, exchanging messages and photos. And do students ever do anything else? Different social networking sites are used by different age groups.For people in their 20s, the most popular site is Facebook, the online phenomenon started by an American student in 2004. It's taken only four years to make Facebook a huge success - and the website's made its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, a very rich man indeed.What's extraordinary about Zuckerburg is that he started Facebook when he was only 18. He was a student at Harvard, one of America's top universities, when he launched the Facebook website, working from his college room. In only two weeks, more than two-thirds of his college had signed up and in a year, thousands of colleges were using it. Today, Facebook has millions of users. More than half of them visit the site at least once a day.So what makes Facebook so special? Like other networking sites, you create a profile with photos, you list your interests, you exchange messages and join groups of friends. But where Facebook is different is that it gives you a privacy that you just don't get on other sites. Unlike other sites, you have a lot of control over what users can see about you. As a result, one-third of Facebook users give out their mobile numbers - they know it's safe to do so.But you still need to be careful about what you think is safe to show people. One reason is that more and more employers are using Facebook to check out potential employees. Is the person you've just interviewed as good as he seems? Facebook can provide the answer. If a 26-year-old man says on Facebook that he's been travelling round the world for the last three years, and in his interview he said he'd been working in an office - well, he probably won't get the job.Unit 5 All you need is loveListening inPassage 1Interviewer So - tell us about how you first met.Amy How we first met... Oh, it wasn't very romantic.David I thought it was very romantic.Interviewer Why don't you begin at the beginning?Amy Good idea. Well, I was 22 and I'd just left uni and I went on holiday to the French Alps with a girlfriend. And someone invited us to go climbing. But my friend got ill so I went without her. There was this group of about eight guys and two girls.David There were four girls.Amy Alright! Well, anyway, no one had told me that the mountain we were going to climb was - vertical - and that we were climbing with ropes! I was terrified, absolutely terrified, I just really hadn't expected it.David She was terrified! I noticed her immediately. She looked so scared -she was wearing this great hat — but she was white as a sheet.Amy Oh, I don't know about that, but I remember I was shaking all over. David came over and started talking to me and telling me how safe it was with the ropes. And he was so sweet, you know I thinkI fell in love with him right then.David Yeah, it was the same with me ... We roped up and I made sure I stayed next to her ... I kept talking to her and encouraging her.Amy It really helped. I think I would have fallen off the mountain if you hadn't done that.David Rubbish! You were perfectly safe. Anyway, we got to the summit — it was a kind of flat area - and Amy just collapsed - she couldn't stand up!Amy It's true, I couldn't. I felt -1 was just - everyone ignored me except David - everyone.David Quite a few people came to talk to you.Amy They didn't!David They did!Amy Well, you talked to me, and that's all that mattered.David Thank you!Amy So -David So we climbed back down the mountain.Amy which was just as bad -David and we headed for the nearest village and we both had huge pizzas.Amy I didn't eat a thing! I was still feeling too sick.David You did, you know.Amy You know, you have a terrible memory sometimes.David So do you! ... To cut a long story short, we got married six months later and went on a three-week honeymoon to Barbados.Amy Two weeks!David And we've lived happily ever after.Passage2Presenter And now let's move on to online dating, a way of meeting a potential partner that's becoming more and more popular. James O'Hanlan and Claire Goodall are two online dating experts who are going to give all you listeners advice about how to use online dating safely and successfully. James ...James OK. The first thing to say is, don't be nervous. A lot of people are and it's very understandable.But there's no need to be, provided you follow the rules, which we're going to tell you right now.Isn't that right, Claire?Claire Absolutely.James So, let's begin at the beginning. When you join an online dating site, the first thing you do is give some basic information about yourself. Now, don't be tempted to lie - about your age, for example. If you want a good relationship, you need to be honest. If you're not, you'll get found out and that could be painful.Claire Another thing - it's a good idea to use a photo, you'll get many more replies than if you don't. James But use a recent photo, not one that was taken ten years ago!Claire Let's move on to the next stage. You've had some responses响应and chosen one or two people you'd like to chat with. Now, the most important advice here is, don't give out any personal information until you're 100 per cent sure you're that happy to do so. That includes your real name, your phone numbers, your workplace address and your email address. Use the email facility设备at the website and only give out your email address when you feel completely safe.James And email for as long as you want, it's a great way of getting to know a person. Then, the next stage is to talk on the phone. Now that's very revealing, because you'll hear the person's voice, and also because people have to be spontaneous on the phone - they can't think about what they're going to say for half a day, unlike emails.Claire Then, if you're feeling really comfortable, agree to meet. But always choose a public place. Don't go to someone's home.James A cafe or bar is the best choice.Claire And don't forget to tell a friend where you're going and what time you expect to be back. That's important.James Another good idea is to ask the same friend to call you during the meeting so that if you want to leave quickly you can say that something urgent's come up and you have to go.Claire That's everything! If you follow this advice you should be perfectly safe. And you may find the man -James ... or woman —Claire ... of your dreams!James & Claire Happy hunting!Unit 6 Shop fill you drop!Listening inPassage 1Speaker 1]Interviewer So, how are you enjoying yourself in St Petersburg? What's it like?Speaker 1 Oh, I think it is a very beautiful place.Interviewer What sort of... Is it good for shopping? What do you buy in St Petersburg?Speaker 1 Yes, there are things you should buy. Of course, vodka is very good here and the other thing very expensive is the caviar. It is beautiful. Then there are the dolls. What have do they say?Matrioshka dolls.Interviewer Matrioshka dolls. Those wooden dolls that go inside each other?Speaker 1 Yes, you take one out and open the top and there is another one. You take off the top and there is another. They get very very small inside. Very small.Interviewer OK.Speaker 1 And of course, the chess. Because they are very famous here in this part of the world to play the chess.Interviewer Yes. And what sort of shops are there? Where's it best to shop?Speaker 1 Oh, here there are very good department stores, where you can buy everything that you like, clothes and everything. And also, lots of small kiosks that are very unique独一无二的, owned by different shopkeepers, you know. And they are all over St Petersburg. Little kiosks and also markets that are very good. And there is a very good museum shop at the museum - at the Hermitage Museum.Interviewer And what are the opening hours?Speaker 1 At the museum?Interviewer Well, all shops, generally. What are the opening hours ... for shopping?Speaker 1 Yes. Usually, they open at around 10 o'clock in the morning and I think they are open to 7 o'clock at night; sometimes even longer, to 8 o'clock.Interviewer And how do you, how do you actually buy things? How do you pay for things? I think, there is a slightly different way of doing this in Russia.Speaker 1 Yes, you point to the thing that you want to buy, which is usually behind the counter or something like that; and then you go to a cash desk to pay. And then you have to go back to the counter and then you take the thing you have bought.Interviewer It sounds as though it's quite a long process.Speaker 1 It is very interesting.Speaker 2Interviewer So, how are you enjoying it in Cairo? What's, what's the shopping like?Speaker 2 Oh, it's fantastic. And the shopping is absolutely great. Um, you can get everything from fantastic little wooden boxes. You can get backgammon boards. You can get all kinds of leather stuff-sandals and so on. Oh, and the thing that they're really famous for here of course, is the water pipes that they call it a sheesha.Interviewer A sheesha. OK. That's the water pipe.Speaker 2 That's right, yes. Yes, they like the smoking here.Interviewer And where are the best places to shop?Speaker 2 Well, I think the best place actually here is to go, if you go to the mediaeval market. It's acommercial centre in the middle of Cairo and - er - they sell lots of fantastic souvenirs there. You can get spices, er, you can get gold and silver, and copper stuff, and - er - they also sell your fruit and veg.Interviewer Uh-huh. When does it open? When are the shops open?Speaker 2 Well, the hours are very good. They open very early in the morning. They stay open till about10 o'clock at night. You do have to remember, of course, that they take a very long lunch break. So,they are closed for this long time in the afternoon but they, you know, re-open and stay open until late. Oh, and the other thing you have to remember is that they - everything is closed on a Friday. Interviewer Right, and how do you pay for things? Do you have to bargain for, for goods? Speaker 2 Well, bargaining is absolutely a sport here. Uh, they, they do prefer cash always. I think some of the tourist shops will take credit cards but only in the tourist shops. When you start the, the bargaining, you've got to be, well, first of all, you've got to be definite and serious about what you're buying. But don't offer anything like the price that they're asking, the original price. You know, go in at about half the price of what they're asking you.Interviewer That's fascinating迷人的. Thanks very much. Thank you.Speaker 2 That's a great place.Speaker 3Interviewer So, how's your visit to Venice? Is it good?Speaker 3 Oh, amazing. What a place. It's so unique!Interviewer Have you done any shopping? Is it a good place to shopping?Speaker 3 Yes, definitely. They're - you must go and see the glass factories on Murano. They're just something else. Quite expensive but you can get little bits of glass, really nice. Sheets of paper are really nice.Interviewer Yeah.Speaker 3 Also, lace is just... exquisite lace.Interviewer Yes.Speaker 3 Carnival masks, also. All hand-painted.Interviewer Yes, Carnival, yes. I've seen this.Speaker 3 Then, the shops are amazing.Interviewer And where's the best place to shop in Venice?Speaker 3 OK, well, the main shopping street is a street from St Mark's Square to the Academmia Bridge. That's the main bit But if you like food, you have to go to the market at the Rialto Bridge.That's just great food. There's not that many department stores.Interviewer No.Speaker 3 There's just not room for them on the island.Interviewer No. And what time do these shops open and close? What are the opening hours9 Speaker 3 Oh, they open in the morning at about 9 or 9.30. And then they close for lunch 12.30 or 1.They'll reopen again - in the winter, 3.30 to 7.30 and in the summer just a bit later - 4 to 8, say. Interviewer Right. And how do you pay? Can you use credit cards or do you have to use cash? Speaker 3 Well, you know, just use cash for the smaller items and they accept credit cards most places for the larger ones, but just make sure you get a receipt.Interviewer Yeah. And are the shops open all week or is there one day when they ...?Speaker 3 Yeah, oh, actually, Monday, they are traditionally closed.Interviewer Yeah, they are closed. Right. Thanks. Well. Sounds very interesting.Passage 2Speaker 1 Have you ever gone down to the local supermarket for some milk or bread and come out with far more than you intended打算to buy? Then you've fallen for the top ten tricks to separate you from your money. Here are the top ten tricks to make you shop.Speaker 2 Number ten. Trolley or basket? Make up your mind.Speaker 1 If you choose a basket, there'll be some heavy goods by the entrance to make you choosea trolley. If you choose a trolley, there's a chance you'll want to fill it up. Make up your mind whatyou want to buy before you go into the store.Speaker 2 Number nine. Watch out, there are vegetables about.Speaker 1 Supermarkets often put vegetables and fruit near the entrance, so that you fill your trolley with natural, healthy produce and feel good. The problem is, then you don't feel so bad about filling your trolley with unhealthy and expensive items.Speaker 2 Number eight. If you can't find it, just ask!Speaker 1 You'll notice that essential items like bread or milk are placed all over the store, so you'll spend more time looking for them. So if you can't find something, ask for help.Speaker 2 Number seven. Take a shopping list and stick to it!Speaker 1 Supermarkets often change shelves around, so that you're tempted to buy new products while you're looking for the things on your list. It's easier to resist temptation if you only put in your trolley what you planned to buy.Speaker 2 Number six. Beware of the checkout!Speaker 1 Supermarkets often place sweets and magazines at the checkout, because customers who are bored with waiting often add them to their basket or trolley.Speaker 2 Number five. Smells good? Don't believe it!Speaker 1 Many supermarkets pump the smell of freshly baked bread into the store through the air conditioning to make you feel hungry. If you eat before you go, you'll be less tempted to add cakes and snacks to your trolley.Speaker 2 Number four. How free is FREE?Speaker 1 "Buy one get one free" is a common way to make people think they're getting a bargain. But this kind of offer may not be as good as it sounds. Sometimes it's a way of getting rid of old stock. Speaker 2 Number three. Look up, look down.Speaker 1 Eye level is buy level, so don't choose the first product you see, because it's usually the most expensive. Look for similar products higher up or lower down the shelves.Speaker 2 Number two. Beware of loss leaders.Speaker 1 Large supermarkets often reduce the price of key items, such as a popular brand of cereals or the latest films on DVD. They're designed to bring people into the shop, because they believe everything will be cheaper.Speaker 2 And our number one top tip for supermarket shoppers. Stay at home and shop online. Speaker 1 Many large supermarkets allow you to shop from the comfort of your own home, and will even deliver it to your door. If you shop online, you'll avoid all those expensive supermarket tricks.And even if there's a delivery charge, it will cost less than going to the supermarket and doing your shopping yourself.。

新视野大学英语听说教程1(第二版)听力原文及答案1-10全

新视野大学英语听说教程1(第二版)听力原文及答案1-10全

新视野大学英语(第二版)听说教程1 原文及答案Unit 1一、short conversations三、passageUnit 2二、long conversation三、passageUnit 3一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 4一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 5一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 6一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 7一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 8一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 9一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 10一、short conversations二、long conversation三、passageUnit 1Short Conversations 1.B 2. C 3. A 4.C 5.D 6.C 7. C 8.A 9.B 10.D Long Conversation 1.A 2. B 3.B 4. D 5. APassage 1. A 2.A 3. C 4. D 5. DUnit 2Short Conversations 1.C 2. C 3. D 4.B 5.B 6.D 7. B 8.C 9.D 10.D Long Conversation 1.A 2. C 3.D 4.C 5.APassage 1.D 2.B 3. A 4. C 5. AUnit 3Short Conversations 1.C 2. C 3. A 4.C 5.D 6.B 7. A 8.C 9.D 10.D Long Conversation 1.A 2. B 3.D 4.A 5.CPassage 1.B 2.C 3. A 4. C 5. BUnit 4Short Conversations 1.D 2. B 3. B 4.A 5.C 6.B 7. A 8.D 9.B 10.C Long Conversation 1.D 2. C 3.C 4.C 5.DPassage 1.C 2.A 3. B 4. D 5. DUnit 5Short Conversations 1.B 2.A 3. C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.C Long Conversation 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.CPassage 1.A 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.AUnit 6Short Conversations 1.C 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.D 10.DLong Conversation 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.DPassage 1.B 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.BUnit 7Short Conversations 1. B 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.C, 6.D 7.B 8.D 9. C 10.DLong Conversation 1.C 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.CPassage 1.D 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.CUnit 8Short Conversations 1.A 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.CLong Conversation 1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C.5.APassage 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.A 5. DUnit 9Short Conversations : 1.D 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.A Long Conversation 1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.DPassage: 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.CUnit 10Short Conversations 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.ALong Conversation 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.CPassage 1.B 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.D8、这个世界并不是掌握在那些嘲笑者的手中,而恰恰掌握在能够经受得住嘲笑与批忍不断往前走的人手中。

实用大学英语第一册听力原文和课后习题答案

实用大学英语第一册听力原文和课后习题答案

第一册UNIT ONE听力原文Section A Listening and SpeakingPart One Pronunciation略Part Three DialoguesPage 6 Dialogue 1ExerciseⅠ. Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).Teacher: Good morning, everyone.Students: Good morning, Mr. Wang.T: Who is on duty today?S: I am. Everyone is here except Li Ping. Today is Thursday, September 10th, Teacher’s Day. Happy Teacher’s Day, Mr. Wang. Thank you very much for teaching us so well. Here is a card for you, with our best wishes.T: Oh, such a lovely card. Thank you. By the way, I went into your dormitories last night. I found the floor was dirty and some people forgot to put away their bedclothes. I hope you can tidy up your rooms everyday, OK?S: Yes, Mr. Wang.T: Now let’s get started.(Just then Li Ping comes.)Li Ping: Sorry, Mr. Wang, I’m late.T: Could you tell me why?Li Ping: This morning I wanted to buy you some fresh flowers for Teacher’s Day. I’m really sorry. I looked around the whole street and s till couldn’t find any.T: Never mind. Studying hard is the best present for me. Well, come in and sit down.Let’s begin our lessons.ExerciseⅡ. Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the information you’ve heard.Page 7 Dialogue 2Exercise Ⅰ. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following statements with the information you’ve heard.Students: Mr. Wang, what is today’s homework?Teacher: For today’s homework, do the exercis es on Page 10.S: Shall we do them orally or write them in our exercise books?T: First write them down in your exercise books, then practice them orally until you have learned all of them by heart.S: It will take us a lot of time.T: I won’t ask you to hand in your exercise books until the day after tomorrow. Can you manage to recite them next week? I think you’ll have plenty of time.S: Well, we’ll try to finish the homework on time.T: OK. If you have any questions, come to my office tomorrow afternoon. I will be available from 1:30 to 5:00.S: Thank you very much.ExerciseⅡ. Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions. Part Four PassagesPage 8 Passage 1Now you’ll hear a passage. Listen to it and complete the following sentences according to the information you’ve heard with the words and p hrases provided in the box. Then listen to it again and check your answers.A Way to Improve English Listening QuicklyFew days ago, I watched a video which was taken by certain member of Taiwan University for teaching students how to improve English listening skill. Some advice is given from the lecturer. The source of the information is the Writing Center website.Today, I try to watch English movie without Chinese translating subtitles. At the beginning, it is very difficult to understand what the actors are talking about. But gradually, I can figure out more and more words. I know that the method does work to improve my listening skill. Certainly! My English listening ability is not good enough. It is fun to learn things and I always believe that.Page 8 Passage 2Now you’ll hear a passage, which is followed by four questions. Listen to it and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Then listen to it again and check your answers.Many Chinese students have studied English for more than ten years. However, when they meet a native speaker, they are still unable to speak English very well. They seem to have mastered the basic language structure, but a conversation in English will make them feel uncomfortable. They are afraid that other people might find out their mistakes.Many students who are bad speakers of English can write English perfectly. This proves that they are unable to think about their ideas in English. The center of the problem is that they lack practice and positive belief in themselves.Why should you be afraid? Do you fear those native speakers with whom you are speaking? Don’t be shy! They will not laugh at you just for a little mistake you make. The best way to get rid of mistakes is to learn to speak by speaking more. I am sure that continual practice will help you succeed.习题答案及参考译文Section A Listening and SpeakingPart One PronunciationⅠ. 清辅音: ☐ ♦  ♦♦ ♦❒ ♦☞ ♐  ♦ ☞ ♒浊辅音: ♌ ♎ ♑ ♎ ♎❒ ♎✞ ❖ ❆  ✞ ❒ ● ♦ ❍ ⏹ ☠Ⅱ. 略Part Three DialoguesDialogue 1Ⅰ. 1. T 2. F 3. TⅡ. 见听力原文Ⅲ. 略Dialogue 2Ⅰ. 见听力原文Ⅱ. 1. On Page 10.2. First write them down in their exercise books, then practice them orally.3. In the office.4. In the classroom.Part Four PassagesPassage 1见听力原文Passage 2Ⅰ. 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. AⅡ. 略Section B ReadingText A演讲例文:Hello, my dear friends and my wonderful teacher!I am very glad to say something here. My topic today is about our college life. Several months ago I was sitting in the classroom of my senior high school, struggling for my dream to be a college student. At that time, I knew I should and must go on with my school education in this autumn, for I want to be good, just good. I will be a true man in the future who can live on my own. I will be a true man who can do something for my mother and my motherland.When I came here, I found our college was not the same as the one in my imagination. But they are both good. I think I have adapted to my college life. And I can even say I have got accustomed to it.In order to succeed in the future, I have made careful plans. Firstly, I will work harder and try to master English and computer technology. Secondly, I hope I can work in the student union to get some practical experience. Thirdly, I will make new plans. That’s all. Thank you.参考译文:我的大学生活1 大学生活伊始,我发觉它与高中生活大不相同。

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大英听说教程第一册听力原文Unit 1Part ADialogue 1:Bill: Hi, Mary!Mary: Hi, Bill. How are you doing?Bill: Fine, thanks. And you?Mary: Just fine. Bill, I'd like you to meet my classmate, Bob Smith. Bob, this is my friend, Bill Jones.Bill: Hello, nice to meet you.Bob: Nice to meet you, too.Dialogue 2:Linda: Excuse me, are you Paul Johnson from London? I'm Linda Blake from Smith and Wells.Paul: Yes, I am Paul Johnson. How do you do, Miss Blake?Linda: How do you do, Mr. Johnson? May I introduce Charles Green to you? He's our sales manager.Paul: Pleased to meet you, Mr. Green.Mr. Green: It's a pleasure to meet you.Dialogue 3:Jack: Mum, I've brought one of my friends.Mother: Ask him in, Jack.Jack: Come and meet my family, Tom. Mum, this is Tom, my roommate.Mother: Hello, Tom. It's good to know you.Tom: How do you do, Mrs. Brown?Jack: And this is my sister, Jane.Part BTalking about Studying EnglishAt a gathering of students from China and some other countries, Yang Weiping and Virginia Wang, both first-year college students, are talking about their learning of English.Hello, my name is Yang Weiping. I'm a freshman at Peking University and I'm majoring in chemistry.At college we have to study a foreign language. I choose English because I like listening to English programs on the radio and TV. I also like British and American pop songs. Some day I hope to visit Britain and the United States.I started learning English several years ago and I'm getting better at it. My favorite activity is listening, especially listening to songs and stories. My big problem is, however, speaking. I feel nervous whenever I speak. And I never seem to know what to say when people talk to me. But I've decided to overcome my shyness and learn to speak English by speaking as much as I can.Hi, my name is Virginia Wang. I'm a library science major at the National University of Singapore. In our country, English is important. It is one of the official languages and you have to be fluent in English to get a good job.I've been studying English since high school. I'm good at reading because I like learning about new things and new ideas. There are so many books and articles written in English. Our textbooks at the university are in English, too. I know writing is also very important, but I find it really difficult.When I graduate from the university I would like a job in the city library where I can read all kinds of new books.Part CHow to Improve Listening ComprehensionAmong the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, I find listening most difficult because I worry about the words I don't know. Now I'm trying to focus on the general idea, not worrying about the new words. This makes me feel good, because I know I've understood something. Then, I listen again carefully and if I have any problems I play the difficult parts again. In this way I come to understand better both the main idea and the details of the listening text.Unit 2Part ADialogue 1:—It's a really wonderful evening. Thank you very much for inviting us.—I'm glad you enjoyed it.—Maybe we could get together sometime at my home.—Sounds nice.Dialogue 2:—Great party, isn't it?—Yeah, really.—You look familiar to me. Have we met before?—I'm afraid not.Dialogue 3:—I'm afraid I have to go now.—So soon? Well, I enjoyed our talk together.—Me too.Dialogue 4:—Excuse me, could you tell me the time?—It's half past 5 by my watch.—Thank you very much.—You're welcome.Dialogue 5:—Is this seat taken?—Oh, let me move my stuff.—Aren't you Jack Brown? I'm Bill, Bill Stone.—Oh, hello, Bill. Fancy meeting you here!Dialogue 6:—Hi, Jack. So good to see you.—Oh, hi, Andy. It's been quite a while since we saw each other last. How're things with you?—Just fine. What've you been doing these years?—Well, I've been studying for my PhD degree here at the university.—That's wonderful.Statement 1:May I introduce Miss Jones to you?Statement 2:John Davis was born in California in 1930.Statement 3:I can't agree with you more.Statement 4:My birthday is on June 20th.Statement 5:Paul, is your sister married?Statement 6:Look, here comes Mr. Black, our sales manager.Statement 7:Bob isn't in the library right now.Statement 8:Mr. Taylor is said to be leaving for South Africa soon.Statement 9:Pass me the beer, please.Statement 10:I was wondering if you could help Anna with her music lessons.Part BHow to Improve Your Conversation SkillsTo speak to people in a foreign language requires courage and a willingness to make errors. Some people are so afraid of making mistakes that they never open their mouths. And that's the biggest mistake of all. Now if you have courage and are ready to make a few errors, what do you say?First of all, you have to open the conversation. Finding an appropriate topic is half the battle. Some topics, such as the weather and news, work well. But others, such as age, money or people's appearance do not. The following are some good ways to open a conversation.Weather -- It sure is cold today, isn't it?News -- Did you hear about that terrible forest fire?A conversation in a foreign language doesn't always go smoothly. Sometimes your partner talks too fast and you find it difficult to follow. Not to worry, though. You can always ask your partner to repeat what he has said or to speak more slowly. For example, "Excuse me, but could you say that again? I didn't catch it." Or "Could you speak more slowly, please?"At the end of a conversation you need to find a way to close it in a polite way. "Well, I really need to be going", or "It was nice talking to you" are frequently used by people to end a conversation.Part CHow to Improve Your Conversation SkillsTo speak to people in a foreign language requires courage and a willingness to make errors. Some people are so afraid of making mistakes that they never open their mouths. And that's the biggest mistake of all. Now if you have courage and are ready to make a few errors, what do you say?First of all, you have to open the conversation. Finding an appropriate topic is half the battle. Some topics, such as the weather and news, work well. But others, such as age, money or people's appearance do not. The following are some good ways to open a conversation.Weather -- It sure is cold today, isn't it?News -- Did you hear about that terrible forest fire?A conversation in a foreign language doesn't always go smoothly. Sometimes your partner talks too fast and you find it difficult to follow. Not to worry, though. You can always ask your partner to repeat what he has said or to speak more slowly. For example, "Excuse me, but could you say that again? I didn't catch it." Or "Could you speak more slowly, please?"At the end of a conversation you need to find a way to close it in a polite way. "Well, I really need to be going", or "It was nice talking to you" are frequently used by people to end a conversation.Unit 3Part AMaggie likes swimming but she doesn't care for skiing. She loves flying on planes and traveling by train but she hates getting on buses because they are too crowded and dirty. She is not interested in playing the piano and she prefers reading to playing computer games. She loves going to Chinese restaurants and her favorite food is spicy Sichuan bean curd. After work she is keen on listening to music. She prefers light music to rock, because light music makes her feel relaxed. She enjoys watching TV in the evening. She thinks a lot of news programs but sitcoms are the last kind of thing for her to watch.Question 1:I've never been abroad.Question 2:Mrs Johnson's children usually pray before they eat.Question 3:The city of Dalian impressed me because it's so clean.Question 4:The traffic in the city should be better.Question 5:Mother told Mary not to speak so quickly.Question 6:I think my listening has improved a lot.Question 7:What a pleasant idea!Question 8:The shoe shop is at the corner of the street.Question 9:After I graduated I got a job in the City Bank.Question 10:I'm not an English major but I like English a lotPart BAccommodation for College StudentsR: Good morning. Can I help you?S: Yes, please. I'm a new student and I'd like to have some information about the ... em ... the accommodation for students.R: Right. The university provides two types of accommodation, halls of residence and self-catering accommodation.S: How much does it cost for the self-catering accommodation?R: For a single room, thirty-seven pounds eighty-six per week, that's about five forty-one a day. For a double room, it's fifty-two seventy-eight per week. This will apply throughout this academic year.S: I'd like to stay in the self-catering accommodation. How far is that from the residence to the university?R: It all depends. The residences at 36 Elms Road and 110 Palm Road are about one and a half miles from the university main site and the Freemen's Common Houses at William Road are half a mile.S: When do I need to apply?R: Are you an undergraduate or a postgraduate?S: Undergraduate.R: Then you should apply for it as soon as possible, since places in university-owned accommodation are limited and if you don't apply before the end of the month, you are not likely to get a place.S: Could you possibly tell me what to do, if no vacancy is available?R: Yes, you may consider private accommodation. The university runs an Accommodation Information Office and its staff will help you. S: Where's the office?R: In the Students' Union Building.S: Whom can I contact?R: Mr. Underwood. David Underwood, the manager of the accommodation information office.S: Thank you very much.R: You are welcome.Questions:1. What does the dialogue mainly tell us?2. Which of the following is not included in the dialogue?3. What would the student probably do right after the conversation?Part CWhat College Professors DoCollege professors are often believed to lead easy lives of quiet thinking while teaching one or two classes every week. But college professors do much more than go to class. The average professor spends between six and fifteen hours in the classroom weekly. And that same college professor works from sixty to eighty hours a week.Because they must remain current in their fields, professors spend part of that time reading, reading, reading. That leads to additional hours during which they revise and update their class lecture notes. It takes far longer to prepare notes than to deliver them in class. Professors may spend time conducting experiments, working on college projects, or advising students. They may be writing books, articles, or papers for delivery at conventions.When not in the classroom or in the office, professors are still working, behind closed doors in committee sessions or at home grading papers and preparing for tomorrow's classes. To accept this sort of schedule willingly, they must feel strongly about the importance of the college experience.Statements:1. College professors actually lead a busy life, while teaching.2. Usually professors spend about sixty to eighty hours a week in the classroom.3. Professors spend part of their time in reading and studying, because they always feel their knowledge needs to be improved and updated.4. College professors have to do all kinds of things besides their usual load of teaching.5. In order to remain as professors, they may spend their time in writing books and articles.6. Professors are always working when not in the classroom or in the office.7. Professors have to accept their busy schedule willingly, if they want to be qualified for their jobs.Unit 4Part ADialogue 1:(At a party)A: Great party, isn't it?B: Yeah, super. Everyone seems to be having a good time.A: They do, don't they?By the way, do you know that girl talking to Jack?B: Who? Oh, that's Mary. She lives in our dormitory.A: She's very pretty. Don't you think so?B: Yes, and clever, too. One of the best students in her class, I believe.A: Do you know her well?B: Quite well, shall I introduce you to her?A: That'd be nice.Dialogue 2:M: When are you leaving for Australia, Diana?W: In just two weeks. And I'm so excited. But there are still one or two things I need to do before I go.M: Like what?W: Like going to the travel agent and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I'm gone.M: Your apartment? Perhaps you can sublet it.W: Yeah, but who to?M: Hmm, let me think. Oh, I know just the person. An old friend of mine, Peter Jones, is coming here to do some research this summer, from June through August.W: That's exactly when I'll be away. Sounds ideal. When could you talk to him about it?M: Well, I'll be calling him later this week, anyway. I'll mention it to him then.W: Thanks a lot. Come to think of it, Michael, shall we have a get-together with Tom and Catherine this weekend?M: Good idea! Let's do that.Question 1:Remember to put down the zip code when you address the envelope. Mine is 92381.Question 2:Sally's aunt has just come back from France. Now she's staying at the Park Hotel, Room 2608.Question 3:Mr. Davis lives at 1540, Water Street.Question 4:It usually takes about 75 minutes to get to the airport from here.Question 5:The new coat cost me 156 yuan.Question 6:The Tower of London is 900 years old.Question 7:Mr. Baker has been working in the City Bank of New York for two years. He now has an annual income of $84,200 / 84200.Question 8:New York is 1,735 / 1735 miles away from here.Question 9:Please get to the Shanghai Museum no later than 9:40 / twenty to ten /nine forty.Question 10:The clock in the reading room must be fast. It's 5:45 / five forty-five / a quarter to six by my watchPart BSmall Talk Is EasyA: Mike, guess what?B: What?A: Carol just invited me to a party at her house on Saturday.B: Carol? You mean the pretty girl in your economics class?A: Yeah.B: Great! I'm sure you'll have a super time.A: I'm not so sure.B: What do you mean, John? I thought you really liked Carol.A: I do. But I don't know her friends very well.B: So get to know them.A: But I'm no good at small talk.B: Small talk is easy. You can learn.A: By Friday?B: Sure. I'll coach you. You just have to remember a few simple sentences.A: I don't know. I have trouble remembering things. Especially when I meet people. I get nervous.B: Don't worry. John. You can do it. You just need a few tips.A: But what if I say something stupid?B: Relax. You won't. But even if you do, it's all right. Everyone makes mistakes.A: Yeah, especially me! What if I'm boring? No one wants to listen to a bore.B: Hey, you're not giving a speech. You're just having a conversation. So just talk about something you know they are interested in.A: That's the problem. I don't know what Carol's friends are interested in.B: Let them tell you. If you let people talk about themselves, they'll think you are interesting.A: You mean something like, "So, tell me what you are interested in."B: Well, you don't have to be that direct. For example, you can talk about the weather.A: You can't be serious. The weather is boring.B: It's a good excuse to find out what they like to do. On a rainy day, you say, "What do you do in such terrible weather?"A: What if they just stayed home and read a book?B: Then ask them about the book. You can ask if it was good. Ask if they liked it and why. Then talk about a book you really liked.A: So that's what small talk is about, is it? Well, I'll give it a try. Thanks for the tips, Mike.B: You're welcome. Have a good time at the party.Questions:1. What are the two speakers talking about?2. What do you learn about John from the dialogue?3. What is Mike doing?Part CAre You Calling about the Party?Laura: Hello. This is Laura Davis speaking.Simon: Oh, hello, Laura. This is Simon here. Simon Williams.Laura: Oh, Simon. How nice to hear you. Are you calling about the party? You did get the invitation, didn't you?Simon: Yes, thanks, I did. That's just it, I'm afraid. You see, I'm already tied up that evening.Laura: Oh, really? That is a pity.Simon: Yes. I'm afraid it's been planned for ages. You see, some friends of mine are coming to see me. I haven't seen them for a long time, and you know... well... I managed to get some tickets for the opera, and I promised to take them out to dinner afterwards. I can't get out of it, unfortunately. I wish I could.Laura: Oh, what a shame! We were looking forward to seeing you. Still, if you can drop in later with your friends, we'd love to see you. Simon: Thanks. Well, I'll certainly try, but I don't think there's much chance. Actually I've sent you an e-mail to say I can't come. Laura: Oh, have you? That's very kind, thanks. Well, keep in touch, Simon.Simon: I will. Regards to James. And I hope the party goes well. Bye!Laura: Thanks. Bye.Statements:1. Simon is calling because he hasn't got the invitation.2. Simon will take his friends out to dinner after going to the opera.3. Laura has made a promise to her friends and will not break her promise.4. Both Laura and Simon will be rather busy that evening.5. Laura and Simon agree to meet daily.Unit 5Part ADialogue 1:-Hello. 103-6215.-Hello. Is Cindy there?-No, she is out. Do you want me to take a message?-Yes, please. Tell her to call back David this afternoon, David Johnson.Dialogue 2:-Hilton Hotel. Can I help you?-Mr. John Thomas, Room 1230, please!-I'll put you through. Sorry, Mr. Thomas isn't in at the moment. Can I take a message?-Tell him to call Bill Green at 415-389-1074 this evening. It's important.Dialogue 3:-Hello, can I speak to Mary?-No, I'm afraid she's out. Could I know who is calling?-Well, this is Judy, her old classmate. Can I leave a message?-Certainly.-Please ask her to meet Judy outside the Art Museum at ten tomorrow morning.Dialogue 4:-Hello.-Hi, Mrs. King. This is Tom here. Is John in?-Hello, Tom. I'm sorry John's out right now. Would you like to leave a message?-Yes. Tell him not to forget to come to my party this evening.-All right. I'll let him know about it as soon as he gets in.Dialogue 1:W: Front Desk. May I help you?M: Could I have the number for the box office of Eastern Airlines, please?W: Just a moment.M: That's all right.W: The number is 6247-2255.M: Thank you very much.W: You're welcome.Q: What's the phone number that is inquired?Dialogue 2:W: 6471-2817.M: Hello. Can I speak to Susan?W: I'm sorry Susan is not in at the moment. Would you like to leave a message?M: Well. Please ask her to call me at 5404-9982.W: OK. I'll give her the message.M: Thanks a lot.W: Don't mention it.Q: At what number will Susan call back?Dialogue 3:W: Number, please.M: Oh, I'd like to make a collect call.W: Where to?M: San Francisco.W: What number?M: 415-566-1268.W: What's your name?M: Wang Xing.W: And where are you calling from?M: 612-930-9608.W: Hold the line, please.Q: At what number is the man calling from?Part BA Business CallA: Good afternoon. ABC Imports. May I help you?B: Yes, may I speak to Mr. James Johnson, please?A: I'm afraid Mr. Johnson isn't available right now. Would you like to leave a message?B: This is Richard Alexander with Star Electronics. It's very important that he returns my call this afternoon.A: Does he have your office number and your mobile phone number?B: I think so, but let me give them to you again.A: Okay.B: My office number is 714-555-2000, my cell phone number is 909-555-2308. He can reach me at my office number before 6 p.m. or anytime today on my mobile.A: Very well, I'll give him your message as soon as he returns to the office.Questions:1. What can be learned from the telephone conversation you've just heard?2. Who might be the person that has answered the phone call?Part CGood Luck CompanySecretary: Good Luck Company.Applicant: I'm calling in connection with your post of computer sales representative. Your advertisement said that I should ring up first for an interview.Secretary: That's right. What are your qualifications?Applicant: I have a degree in Computer Science.Secretary: Do you have any relevant working experience?Applicant: Yes, I have been a computer programmer in a trading company for three years.Secretary: Can I have your name, please?Applicant: Brian Tong.Secretary: Okay, I've written down your information and I'll pass this on to our personnel department for further consideration before we decide whether there will be an interview with you.Applicant: When would you let me know the result?Secretary: In about 2 weeks' time, I think. How can I contact you, Mr. Tong?Applicant: You can call me at my office at 38839673 during office hours.Secretary: 3-8-8-3-9-6-7-3. Okay, I'll let you know the result when I hear from the personnel department.Applicant: Thank you. Good-bye.Secretary: Good-bye.Unit 6Part AM: Uh, listen, Ann, I was wondering if you could help me.W: Yes?M: Do you happen to know where I might buy a good painting?W: Let me think for a minute. Oh, yes, there's a new gallery, down on Green Street, that deals with art of all kinds.M: Oh, I know where you mean.Q: What information does the man want to get?Dialogue 2:M: Hi, Mary. You look great! That's a beautiful dress you're wearing.W: Thank you, Michael.M: Where did you buy it? I'd like to get one for my wife.W: I bought it at the No.1 Department Store.M: Could I ask the price?W: Sure. It cost 168 yuan.Q: What information did the man get from the woman?Dialogue 3:W: Can I help you?M: I need to buy a birthday present for my cousin, but I really don't know what to get.W: Well, we have a special on ties. That's always a good gift.M: Sounds like a good idea.Q: What does the woman suggest that the man should buy?Dialogue 1:-How much is this blue tablecloth?-Twenty dollars and fifty cents.Dialogue 2:-Can I help you?-Yes, I'd like this red vase. How much does it cost?-Fifty nine-five.Dialogue 3:-How much does this mobile phone cost?-One hundred and seventy five dollars and forty cents.Dialogue 4:-May I help you, sir?-Yes, I'd like to buy a coat for my father.-What do you think of this gray one? It's soft and comfortable.-How much is it?-Fifty dollars eighty cents.-OK, I'll take it.Dialogue 5:-May I help you, Madam?-I like this sofa very much, but I was wondering if you could give me some discount.-If you really like it, I can give you 10% off. That will be 594 dollars.-All right. I'll take it.Part BWhere Can We Find Women's Wear?Mark: Excuse me, where can we find women's wear?Receptionist: On the second floor. You can take the escalator on your right.Mark: Thank you.Salesperson: Good morning. Can I help you?Ann: No, thanks. We're just looking.Mark: How about this red dress, Ann? It's very fashionable.Ann: I don't know. I'm not crazy about red. I think it's a bit too bright for me.Salesperson: How about this white dress? It's a new arrival for the season.Ann: Is it? It looks pretty. But is it very expensive?Mark: Let me see the price tag. It says $299.Ann: That's too expensive for me. I'd like something below $200.Salesperson: What about this blue dress? It's on sale. It's 10% off, so it's only $126.Ann: Mmm. I like the color. Do you think it'll look good on me, Mark?Mark: I think so. Why don't you try it on?Salesperson: What size do you take?Ann: Medium.Salesperson: Here's a medium in blue. The fitting room is right behind you.Ann: (wearing the dress) What do you think of it, Mark?Mark: It's very nice. I think blue suits you. And it fits perfectly.Ann: Great. I think I'll take it.Mark: That's a good deal.Salesperson: Will that be cash or charge?Ann: Cash, please.Questions:1.When did Ann and Mark go to the department store?2. Which of the following can you infer from the conversation?3. What did Ann seem to give first priority to in buying her dress?4. How many dresses did Ann try on?5. What can we learn from the conversation?Part CDefective GoodsThe other day, Mrs. White bought some bed linen at a small store near her home. The store had a good reputation, and Mrs. White had often shopped there before. But when she got home and examined the sheets, Mrs. White was shocked. One of them had a big hole in the middle, and another was badly stained. And two others were frayed at the edges.As you can imagine, Mrs. White was very angry and she went back immediately to complain. When she arrived, the store was closed and two other angry ladies were waiting outside. One of them told Mrs. White that she had bought some towels that morning, and the other lady said that she had purchased a linen tablecloth. In both cases the goods were defective. A little later some other women joined them, and they all told the same story.Finally the storekeeper appeared and let them in. The poor man looked very worried. He became very nervous when the ladies threatened to call the police, but he denied trying to cheat them. Then he explained what had happened. In his absence, the driver of a delivery truck had mistaken his shop for a secondhand goods store and had delivered a load of used material from a nearby hotel. The sales clerk had not bothered to check the delivery and had started selling the defective goods right away.The storekeeper apologized for the mistake and promised to exchange the ladies' purchases and to refund half the price. Needless to say he fired the careless assistant.Questions:1. What happened to the customer?2. Which of the following reasons that the shopkeeper gave for the mistake is not true?3. How did the storekeeper handle the customer's complaints?Unit 7Part AStatements:1. I don't think there's any problem for me to work on computers.2. If I were you, I'd find a part-time job to earn some pocket money.3. The salary is 1,600 yuan to start with and raises will be given according to ability.4. I've only done some part-time jobs in supermarkets.5. I guess to be a stewardess is no easy job.6. I've never done any nursing but I love children.7. In my opinion market research is very important if we want to increase the sales volume of our company.8. It seems to me that this position would be a very good start for you.9. There're many young people these days who can't find the jobs they want.10. As to me I want a job in which I can use my English.11. I assume you haven't had any work experience.12. To qualify for the job of a tour guide, experience is very important.Statement 1:Let me take a quick look at your application.Statement 2:I often take a nap in the afternoon and then take a walk in a nearby park.Statement 3:You may not be friends with your roommates by the end of the year but you may be friends with them the year after.Statement 4:Sometimes it's too difficult to try to live together and be good friends at the same time.Statement 5:Finding an appropriate topic is half the battle.Statement 6:To speak to people in a foreign language requires courage and a willingness to make errors.Statement 7:A word or a nod from the good has more might than the eloquent speeches of others.Statement 8:Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.Statement 9:Better return home and make a net than long for fish by the waterside.Statement 10:A workman is known by his work.Part BWe Have an Opening Now(Steve is in the Personnel Department of the Atlas Raincoat Manufacturing Company.)Ms. Campbell: Have a seat, Mr. Wells. Let me take a quick look at your application... I see that you want a part-time job.Steve: That's right.Ms. Campbell: We hire part-timers occasionally. How many hours a week do you want to work?Steve: About fifteen or twenty.Ms. Campbell: You're a junior at the university, I see. Also, you were a lifeguard for the past two summers.Steve: Yes. But this year I have an apartment. So I need a job during the second year, too.Ms. Campbell: Do you think you can handle both a job and school?Steve: Well, I have a B average. Yes, I think I can do it.。

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