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大学英语高级媒体英语视听说课本录音文字

Unit1Schoollife

Clip1Healthyeating

Woman1:

Theschoolsaredoingitbecausethey?

vegottopromotehealthyeatingandIthinkit?

stherightmessage.ButIthinkreallytheyshouldtargettheparentsbeforehand,becauseIthinkit?

squitesadforethchildrentohavethingsinthereandthentotakethemaway.

Woman2:

Ithinkit?

sagoodidea.Ithinkchildrenshouldeathealthywhilethey?

reatschool.Treatsshouldbeatweekendsorafterschool.Man1:

Sowhatisallowedinchildren?

slunchbags?

Well,hereIhaveanarrayoffood.Goodandbad.

Man2:

Sandwiches,pasta,fruitandnutsarefine.Sweets,crisps,fizzy1[1]drinksandchocolatethougharesettobetakenaway.

Clip2Grantsforschoolbuildings

Voice-over:

Thebuildingworkcontinuesbutforhowmuchlonger?

They?

rereadytostartasecondphaseofrefurbishmenthere,butthecollegemayhavetosendthebuildershome.

Woman1:

We?

vejustcomeupontotheroofoftheoldbuildingandasyoucanseethere,thatisthenewbuildingwe?

vebeenworkingonfortwoyearsandwe?

rejustabouttomoveintotherefurbishmentofthisgreattwo-liftedbuilding.

Voice-over:

TheprincipalofSouthThamesCollegetoldmewhatwouldhappenofshedoesn?

tgetthemoneyforthenewbuildingproject.

Woman1:

IwillhavealreadycommittedsixandahalftoeightmillionpoundsthatwillthenbetheCollege?

sdebt.Andthisbuildingwouldnolongerworkbecausetheserviceswouldbecutoffandthiswillhavetobemuffled.

Voice-over:

Fromhairdressingtoforensicscience—over20,000studentsandadultlearnerscomehere.Someclassesareintheoldlistedbuilding.Butthebasementfloodsandtheheatingbreaskdownandthat?

swhytheywantedtogiveitarefurb.

Clip3Theincreasingtuitionfee

Voice-over:

Universityfeespaidbythesestudentsarecappedataround3.000poundsayear.ButthegovernmentisduetoreviewthesituationandthebodyrepresentingthebossesofEngland?

suniversitieshasasuggestion,toincreasefeesto5,000oreven7,000poundsayear.Woman1:

Wehaveaworld-classreputationthatneedstobemaintained.Students,Ithinkquiterightly,expectaveryhigh-qualityhighereducation.Andthathastobepaidfor.

Woman2:

Today?

ssecon-dyearstudentswillleaveuniversitywithdebtsofmorethan17,000poundsonaverage.Underoneoftheschemesbeingdiscussedtoday,thatamountwillincreasetomorethan26,000pounds,asumthatcouldtakequiteafewyearstopayoff.Thequestionis,wouldthisincreaseactuallyputyoungpeopleofffromapplyingtouniversityinthefirstplace.

Man1:

Potentiallyyes.Yes,Iwouldhavetoassessmypersonalsituationatthattime.ButIthinkitwillputalotofpeopleoffasit?

sahugeamountofmoney.

Woman3:

I?

mdoingahistorydegreesoIhaveabouteighthoursofcontactaweek.Soasformymoneybeingwasted,whereasmedicalstudentshavelotsoflabsandlotsofmoneyonthem,soIthinkitwouldkindofcausemetothinktwiceaboutgoingtouniversityandwhichuniversityIgotoandwhere.

Man2:

WellIthinkitisbreathtakinglyarrogantofuniversityvicechancellorstobetalkingaboutdoublingtheleveloftuitionfeesandthelevelofgraduatedebtinthemiddleofarecession.Ithinktheyneedtogetoutoftheirivorytowertolookatwhatisgoingonwiththeeconomynow.Studentsareinincreasinghardshipalreadyandleavingtensofthousandofpeoplegraduatingwithevenbiggeramountsofdebtsisrecklessandirresponsible.

Voice-over:

Introducingtuitionfeesinthefirstplacewascontroversialanddifficultsothegovernmentisunlikelytorushtoincreasethemnow.AnnabelRoberts.ITVNews.

Clip4Graduatesfacingdifficulttime

Voice-over:

Studentssettingoutonlife?

sjourneyarefeelingtheeconomicstrainbeforethey?

veevensecuredtheirfirstjob.Forastheeconomycontracts,graduatesvacancieshavefallenforthefirsttimein

threeyears.

Woman1:

MostoftheotherpeoplethatIknowinmydegree,inmycourse,they?

restillstrugglingtofindjobs.

Voice-over:

DiphianSerranisafinal-yearstudenthopingforafirst-classdegreeandprayingforagoodjob.Sofar,despitenumerousinterviewsandanimpressiveCV,she?

shadbadluck.

Woman1:

Verybadluck.Unfortunately.I?

vegonethroughtheinterviewstageofmany,sotothefinalstage.ButonceIreachthere,Ioftenget,eithergetrejectedorit?

s,youknow,“we?

llletyouknow

Voice-over:

Thedownturninmanufacturingandthemeltdowninthefinancialservicesmeanthatnearlyhalfoftheemployersexpecttohirefewergraduatesthisyear.Thatmeansthecompetitiononcampushaseverbeentougher.

Woman2:

Thisisthegenerationofuniversitystudentswhowerebornandbredintheeconomicboom.Buttheyaregraduatingintheeconomicbust.Recruitment?

sdown,salariesarefrozen.Thisiscrunchtimeineverysense.

Man1:

Thesetimesarealottougherthantheyhadbeenthelast10,15,possiblyeven20years.Butemployersarestillrecruiting.Thebrainsoftodayaretheprofitsoftomorrow.Thequestioniswhetherthegraduatesareabletoadjusttheirexpectationstotherealitiesofthelabormarket.Voice-over:

Forthisfinalyearengineeringstudent,therealityisstillgreat.

Vacanciesintheengineeringandpublicsectorsareontherise.Will?

sfoundajobinabank.Hisstartingsalaryis42K.

Man2:

Therearestillopportunitiesdownthereforpeoplebeingsmartor,kindofrisksavvyenoughtogetthemsoit?

sjust,youknow,it?

smoredifficultbutit?

snotimpossible.

Voice-over:

Thegenerationwhoneverhaditsogoodaschildrenmayfindtheeconomicrealitiesharderasadults.PennyMarshall.NewsatTen.WarwickUniversity.

Clip5Valueofadegree

Voice-over:

Tistheseasonwhen400,000brightyoungthingswriteoffhopingtheirdreamswillcometrue.NotalettertoSanta,butauniversityapplicationform.Thegovernmentwantshalfofallouryoungpeopletoexperiencethewonderfulworldoftheundergraduate.Thejoyoflearning,ofstudentlife,thethrillofgraduation,theinvitationtohigh-powered,excitingcareers.

Therealitycanberatherdifferent.Afewyearsagothesetelesalesstaffwouldhavebeenschoolleavers.Todaythispublishingfirmemploysonlygraduates.Samejob,similarsalary,differentqualifications.

Man1:

Fifteenyearsagowewould?

veprobablysaidthebasicrequirementswouldbeA-levels.Becausethatwouldbethebenchmarkwewould?

veexpectedournewemployeestohaveachieved.Youknownowweseethebenchmarkisbeingthedegree.SoIthinktheveryfactthattherearefarmorestudentsleavinguniversitylookingforjobs,enablesustospecifyadegreetodaywhereaswewouldn?

thavedone15yearsago,

Voice-over:

Thirty-fivepercentofgraduatesentertheworldofworkinajobthatdoesn?

tneedadegree.Andmanygetstuckincareerstheydon?

tlike.Askedwhattheydidwanttodo,47%hopedforjobsinmedia,advertisingorPR.Otherpopularcareersincludedesig—nfavoredby21%ofwomen—andcomputing,pickedby23%ofmen.Butover10%ofmediastudiesgraduatesarecurrentlyunemployed.It?

sthesamefordesignstudies.Andevenworseincomputing.Unpopularcareersincludeengineering.Only9%ofstudentsmentionthat.Andyetunemploymentamongstcivilengineeringgraduatesisonly2.9%.

Attoday?

sgraduaterecruitmentfair,thousandsofstudentsweresearchingforjobs.Butengineeringstandsweretypicallydeserted.Andthosethatdidenquireoftenlackedrelevantqualifications.Theengineeringindustrybelievesinencouragingyetmoreschoolleaverstogotouniversitymaybeanexpensiveindulgence.

Man2:

Universitiesarguethatwearenottraining,weareeducating.Wearecreatingpeoplewhocanthink.Now,ifwearejustproducingphilosophersandthinkers,Idon?

tthinkwearegoingtoresolvetheeconomicneedsofthiscountry.Imean,thatwouldbeabsolutelysilly,quitefrankly.

Voice-over:

Therearenow60,000differentdegreecoursesinBritain.Thebiggestincreaseinso-calledcheapdegrees,usuallyhumanitiesorsocialsciences,whichdon?

trequireequipmentorlaboratories.Universitiesgetmoneyforhowmanystudentstheyhaveandextracashiftheycanwooschoolleaversfrompooranddeprivedbackgrounds.Studentsaresaddledwithdebts,justifiedbygovernmentonthebasisthatacrossalifetime,adegreeisworthanextra400,000pounds.Butisit?

Man3:

Therearetwoflawsinthegovernment?

sfigures.Firstlythey?

rebasedonthepercentageofgraduatesgoingthroughoureducation.Thosefigureswereinasmallpercent.Inacoupleofyears?

timeoneineverytwopeoplewillgothroughhighereducationofthatagegroup.Thesecondbigfundamentalproblemistheywerebasedonanemploymentmarketwheretherewasajobforlife,Thingshavechanged.

Voice-over:

HereatthisplumbingschoolinNorthLondon,about20%oftheclassaregraduateswho?

vedecidedtoretrain.Manycomefromjustthekindofbackgroundsgovernmentwantstoencourageintohighereducation.Buttheirexperienceishardlyanadvert.

Man4:

BythetimeIgraduatedIwouldsaythereweren?

tthejobsthere.Soinhindsight,itprobablywasawasteoftime,yeah.

Man5:

Sohowmuchmoneydoyoureckonyoucanearnasaplumber?

Woman1:

Well,theysaybetween50to75thousandinabout10years?

time.

Man5:

75grand1[2]?

Woman1:

Approximately,yes.

Clip6Schooldisciplines（DavidCameron?

sspeech,31July2007）

Sogoingbacktomyquestion,howdowetranslateourvaluesintoaction?

Toreprise1[3]thosevalues,familiesastheoriginofsociety,theroleofschoolsinbackingupandaddingtothelessonsofhome,theneedforclearboundariesandforrulesofbehavior,thediversityandthedifferentnessofchildren,theobligationtohelpt