最新新编大学英语视听说教程第六册听力原文Unit 6.docx

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最新新编大学英语视听说教程第六册听力原文Unit6

Unit6

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Scene1:

Inthestudio

（TheProgram"NewsReview"ison.GarmanisinterviewingTiffanyZorn,theNotComGuy.）

Garman:

ThisisTerryGarman.Welcometo"NewsReview".WithmetodayisMs.TiffanyZorn,fromTheChicagoTribune.Welcome.

Zorn:

Hi.

Garman:

Tiffany,yourseriesofreportsintheTribuneonyourexperimenthavebecomewell-knownnationwide.Wouldyoupleasebrieflyintroduceittotheaudience?

Zorn:

Well,ImadeapublicannouncementthatIwouldgocoldturkeyforoneweekandthenreportonmydiscoveries.

Garman:

Whatdoyoumeanbygoingcoldturkey?

Zorn:

Wehumanbeingsareaddictedtoelectronicequipment,suchascellphones,faxmachines,andofcourse,thecomputerandtheInternet.

Garman:

Andyouwanttogowithoutthem?

Zorn:

You'reright.IwantedtoknowifIcouldsurviveinaworldwithoutthem.

Garman:

That'swhyyou'vegotanickname—NotComGuy.NowI'mcuriousabouttheresultsofyourexperiment.Didyouactuallydothat?

Zorn:

Well,totellthetruth,IgaveupmyattemptfourdaysafterIbegan.

Garman:

Yourexperimentonlylastedfourdaysandthenyougaveup?

Zorn:

Yep.

Garman:

Whatdoyouthinkwasthereasonforthefailureofyourexperiment?

Zorn:

Foronething,IhavetoadmitthatIdon'thaveenoughwillpower.Atthebeginning,IthoughtitwouldbedifficultformetoquitafterImadeapubliccommitmentinthenewspapers,butthingsturnedoutotherwise.

Garman:

Whatmadeyouchangeyourmind?

Zorn:

WhenIsetouttogiveupmycomputerandotherelectronicequipment,Ifeltsortoflivinginadifferentenvironment.Iwascutofffrommye-mailandfeltlonely.IknewIcouldexistwithoutit.ButIstillreallymissedmye-mail.Youknow,asacolumnist,Ialwayshavetokeepincontactwithmycorrespondents.

Garman:

Yes,Isee.

Zorn:

Butthat'sonlypartofthestory.Worsestill,IlearnedthatIwasn'tabletowritecoherentsentenceswithouttheuseofmywordprocessor.

Garman:

That'samazing.

Zorn:

Onsecondthought,itisquiteunderstandable.Withaccesstocomputerseverywhereyougo,you'veprobablylostsomesortofabilitytospell.

Garman:

That'sright.Doyoumeanthatyoujustcouldn'tgowithoutacomputer?

Zorn:

Iwaskindofadriftforthosefourdays.ItwaspartlyduetotheabsenceofthecomputerandtheInternet.Yetofcourse,thecellphoneandthefaxmachinewerelikewiseindispensable.ThinkoftheinconvenienceandfrustrationitcausedwhenIdeliberatelyignoredthem!

Theyweresohandyandtempting!

Garman:

Theresultsofthisexperimentarenotencouragingatallforthosewhowanttoreturntosimplertimes.

Zorn:

Isupposeso.Iintendedtogiveupmydependenceonelectronics,butasitturnedout,Ifailed.Thingsareeasiersaidthandone.

Garman:

Tiffany,youtriedtowithdrawfromyourcomputer,yourcellphoneandyourfaxmachine,andfitintohumansociety.SomeoneIknowistryingtodotheexactopposite.He'swithdrawingfromhumansocietyintohiscomputer.HisnameisEricMaddox.

Scene2:

InEricMaddox'shome

（TerryGarmanisinterviewingEricMaddox,theDotComGuy,inEricMaddox'shome,wherehehasbeendoingtheoppositeofTiffanyZorn'sexperiment.）

Maddox:

Hi,everyone!

Garman:

Hi,Eric!

How'severythinggoing?

Maddox:

Fine.Everything'sfine.

Garman:

Eric,orshouldIcallyouDotComGuy?

Maddox:

Goahead.

Garman:

Eric,whatpromptedyoutospendawholeyearathomeorderingeverythingyouneedtoliveovertheInternet?

Maddox:

IgottheideatwomonthsagowhenIfoundmyselfgrowingrestlesswhileIwasshoppingwithmyparents.Theywerewalkingbackandforthintheaisle,makingafussoverwhattobuy.Thewholetriptookthreehours.Iwasfedupwithit.

Garman:

Soyouturnedtoe-commerce?

Maddox:

Yeah.Itsavesmealotoftrouble.Timeisonething,andpriceisanother.What'smore,Ihopepeoplecanlearnfrommyexperienceandknowthattheageof

e-commerceishereandit'sgood.

Garman:

Well,you'vecertainlyshownthatit'spossible.Yournameisahouseholditembecauseyou'vebeenobservedbyround-the-clockvideocamerashookeduptocomputersaroundtheworld.

Maddox:

ComputerandtheInternetarehereaswell,yousee?

Garman:

Sinceyouarenotallowedtoleaveyourhome,doyoufeelthatyouareseparatedfromtheoutsideworld?

Maddox:

Tosomeextent,mylifeismoreisolated.ButtheInternetisavirtualworldinitself.Itoffersawidevarietyofthingstobuy,informationtolearn,andpeopleofdifferentbackgrounds,professionsandintereststochatwith.

Garman:

That'sforsure.Doyouhaveanyotherleisureactivities?

Maddox:

Uh,anaerobicsinstructorcomesonceaweektomakesureIdon'tmergewithmycouchphysically.

Garman:

Andyourcouchwasboughtonlinetoo?

Maddox:

Yeah,ofcourse.Um...Ienjoymylifestyle.LastnightIwentshoppingformybed.

Garman:

Besides,yourlifeasaprofessionalelectronicsconsumerisapparentlyafinancialsuccess.

Maddox:

Mywebsite,whichfeaturesvideosofnearlyeverymoveImake,receivesmillionsofhitsadayandisusingadvertisementsaswell.IestimateIwillearnnearly$90,000thisyear.

Scene3:

Inthestudio

（TerryGarmanandTiffanyZornareinthestudioforthe"NewsReview"programagain.）

Garman:

We'rebackinthestudio.Tiffany,whatdoyouthinkarethedifferencesbetweenyouandDotComGuy?

Zorn:

Well,Ithinkmyexperimentis50timesharderthanhis.Andwhathe'sdoingisnotverydifficult.AndIhavetheimpressionthatwhathe'sdoingisalmostlikeajob.He'snowprofitingfromit.Theproblemishowlongpeoplewillbewillingtologonandwatchhimclickhismouse.It'squestionablewhetherthatwillgoonforverylong.

Garman:

Youmayhaveapoint.ThetruetestofDotComGuy'scharacterwillbe10monthsfromnow,whenhehastofacetheoutsideworldagain,nolongersafelyprotectedbytheWebandhise-comforts.

Listen1-1

      Thoseofuswhodonotwanttotellourdoctorhowmuchwereallydrinkareoftenmorehonestwithacomputer.Infact,manypatientssaytheyprefertalkingtoacomputertotalkingtotheirdoctor.

      "Computersdon'texpectyoutosmileorsociallyrelatetothemwhenyouarefeelingill,"saidpsychiatristandprogramwriter,Dr.TonyCarr.

      Dr.CarroftheMaudsleyHospitalinLondontriestomakesurehisprogramsarefriendly.Forexample,ifapatientcalledAnnasaysthatbothherparentsaredead,thecomputerwillsay:

"I'msorrytohearthat,Anna."

      Aswellasexpressingsympathylikeadoctor,thecomputercanalsoquestionpatientsandremindpatientsofsomething.Ifapatientsaysheneverdrinksalcohol,thecomputercanaskhim:

"Never?

NotevenatpartiesoratChristmas?

"

      Computersaredoingeverydayinterviewswhichusedtotakeupalotofadoctor'stime."And,ofcourse,"saidDr.Carr,"itischeapertouseacomputerthanahighly-trainedperson."

      Doesthisdirectcontactbetweenthepatientsandthecomputermeanthatwedonotneeddoctorsanymore?

      Itdepends.Computersareusefulbecausetheydonotfeelembarrassed.Theydonotlookshockedifyousayyoudrinktwobottlesofwhiskyaday.Andtheydonotstoptotalkonthephoneasdoctorsoftendo.

      But,asDr.MikePringle,afamilydoctorinNottinghamshire,said:

"Wesmileandwegiveapatientahankieorputanarmaroundhershoulderifsheiscrying.Thatiswhypeoplewillalwayswantus."

Listen1-2

Questions:

1.

Whydosomepatientsprefertotalktoacomputer?

2.

Whatistheadvantageofusingcomputersinhospitals?

3.

Howaredoctorsdifferentfromcomputers?

4.

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Listen2-1

      VickieHulvey,29,inNewJersey,metSteveBarnes,35,aconfirmedbachelorandcomputerconsultantlivinginBristol,inaCompuServechatroominAugust1995.Nowthey'remarriedandhaveaneight-month-olddaughter.

      Whentheyfirstmadecontact,Vickiehadbeendivorcedforaboutfouryears.She'dbegunusingtheNetwhileshewasmarriedtoherex-husband."Iamnotagoodcomputeruser,"Vickiesaid."Icouldonlyusetext,soIspentlotsoftimeinthechatroom.Itwasagreatwayformetoforgetaboutallmyproblems.Everyonewassofriendly.SortofaUtopiawherenoonereallyhadanyproblems."

      FourmonthsafterSteveandVickiehadfirstmadecontact,heflewtoNewJersey."Ourfirstmeetingwasprettyamazing,"sherecalls."SteveandIbothrealizedtheIRL（InRealLife）meetingwouldeithercementourfuturetogetherorendtherelationshipwe'dbeendreamingabout.Ifeltawkwardduringthefirst10minutes,becauseIkeptthinking,'Asanepersonwouldn'tbedoingthis!

'ButStevesaidhefeltcomfortablestraightaway.Hewasexactlywhathehadsaidhewas,sothereweren'tanyadjustmentstomake."

      They'dstartede-mailingeachotherduringAugust1995andhadbeensendingaboutfourmessagesdaily."Wespentahugeamountoftimeonline,"Vickiesays.Theyprintedallthee-mails,whichfillsevenlargebinders.TheyalsocrossedtheAtlantictovisiteachotherfivetimesbetweenDecember1995andJune1996.

      "Idon'tthinkitwasaspecificthingthatattractedmetohim;itwasthewholepackagereally,"Vickiesaid."Iknowit'sgoingtosoundsappy,butitwaslikedestiny.Wejustclicked.Wehadsimilarhopesanddreamsforthefutureforwhatwewantedoutoflife."

      Istheirrelationshipstillheavenly?

"Lifeisgood,wegetonwelltogether,andweworkoneverythingasateam,sharingalloflife.Stevesometimese-mailsmewhenheisatwork,butwetalkmorethantypethesedays,