高级实用英语视听说2112单元听力原文.docx

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高级实用英语视听说2112单元听力原文

1ACourtesyCampaign

BobEdwards,host:

NearlyhalfofallAmericanadultshavewirelesstelephones.Peoplearebuyingthematarateof46,000aday.Theriseofportablephoneshasbeenaccompaniedbyariseincomplaintsaboutmobilephonemanners.Afewcitieshavepassedlawsrestrictingtheiruse.ButSanDiego’stryingadifferentapproach,appealingtocellphoneuserswithacourtesycampaign.FrommemberstationKPBS,ScottHorsleyreports.

ScottHorsleyReporting:

Itseemstobehappeningmoreandmore,inrestaurants,movietheaters,eveninchurch.

SoundbiteofCellPhoneRingingHorsley:

Whenitcomestotheshrillinterruptionofaringingcellphone,noplaceitseemsissacred.

ReverendWendyCraig-Purcell:

Well,ifwe’reinthemiddleofprayerandmeditation,Iusuallyjustignoreit.AndImaymakeacommentafterwards,somethinglike,“Well,youknow,maybethespiritofGodistrulycallingusandwantingourattention.”\\

Horsley:

NoteveryoneisasforgivingasReverendWendyCraig-PurcellofSanDiego’sChurchofToday.Andnoteveryoneviewsthecellphoneasaninstrumentofdivineintervention.WhenSanDiegoMayorSusanGoldingconductedanInternetsurveylastyear,thousandsofpeoplerespondedcallingforrestrictionsoncellphoneuse,especiallyinmovietheatres.

MayorSusanGolding:

IknowthatI’vebeeninthemovies.Andit’satthequiettimewheneveryone’sontheedgeoftheirseatandthephoneringsnexttoyouandthepersonstartstotalkinaveryloudvoice.

Horsley:

Butratherthanproposingregulation,MayorGoldinghaslaunchedavoluntarycourtesycampaign,urgingwirelessphoneuserstomindtheirmobilemanners.Thecampaignincludesstickersthatbusinesscandisplay,remindingcustomersthey’reinaquitezone.ThemayorherselfpostedastickeroutsideonemovietheatreasDougCohenlookedoninapproval.Cohenisarealestatebrokerwhoseowncellphonegetsplentyofuse,butheagreesthereoughttobelimits.

DougCohen:

IhaveaverygoodfriendsthatIwon’teatlunchwith.Theyjustcan’tgetawayfromit.Soit’s…there’sanetiquette.It’sjustlikedrivingoranythingelse,youknow.Somepeoplewillsubscribetoacertainpolitenessandsomepeoplewon’t.Butit’snicethatthere’sanissueraisedhere.\\

Horsley:

SanDiegomightseemlikeanunlikelyplacetoraisetheissueofrudecellphoneusesincethecellphoneindustryisoneofthecity’sbiggestemployers,withcompanieslikeQualcommandNokia.ButNokiaisactuallysponsoringthemayor’scourtesycampaign.VicePresidentLarryPaulsonsayscustomersshouldsetphoneisvibrateratherthanringincertainsettings,andsometimeseventurntheirphonesoff.

LarryPaulson:

Certainly,Ithinkeveryoneagreeswiththis.Incertainpublicareassuchasmovietheaters,plays,churches,museums,andlibraries,talkingcanbeverydisruptiveand,essentially,it’saviolationofbasiccourtesy.

Horsley:

Cellphonecompaniesrealizeapublicbacklashisn’tgoodfortheirbusiness.AndwithcommunitiesinOhioandNewJerseyalreadybanningcellphoneusebehindthewheel,theindustrymayseeacourtesycampaignasawaytoheadofffurthergovernmentregulation,likethebeercompaniesurgingtheircustomerstodrinkresponsibly.\\

Insteadofastrictenforcer,MayorGoldinghopestoplayagentleMissManners.TherealMissManners,newspapercolumnistJudithMartin,thinksthatmightworkbetter,anyway.

JudithMartin:

Ifyouusetheheavyhandofthelawforeverydaytrivialthings,youcreatethisstatewhereeverybodyisangryateverybodyelse,wherethecourtsarecloggedup.Thisisaverysimplethingwe’retalkingabout:

don’tdisturbpeople,youknow.Don’ttalkatehmovies.Don’ttalkonthephoneinthemovies.Don’ttalktothepersonnexttoyouinthemovies.

Horsley:

Martinsaysit’snotunusualwhennewtechnologiesdevelopforpeopletobelievethey’reinanetiquette-freezone.Butgradually,aconsensusdevelopsabouthowthetoolsshouldbeused.Withcellphones,shesays,we’rehalfwaythere.\\

Peopleagreethatothersshouldn’tannoythemwiththeirphones,buttheydon’tnecessarilyapplythesameruleswiththemselves.Thatwillbethechallenge,asMayorGoldingdemonstratedduringanewsconferencekickingoffhercourtesycampaign.

MayorGolding:

Ithinkwewillinfluenceagreatnumberofpeopletostopandthink.

SoundbiteofCellPhoneRinging

MayorGolding:

Forexample,myphoneisringingrightnow.ButIthinkwewillinfluencealotofpeopletoturnofftheircellphonesortoputthemorvibrate.

Clearly,thereareplaces…andthisdoesn’tevenhangupwell.ButbecauseIwanttobecourteousandnotansweritduringthispressconference.

Horsley:

Themayorlaterexplainedthatherswasanewphone,andshehadn’tfiguredoutallthesettings.ShegotaquicklessonfromtheNokiaviepresidentinhowtoturnoftheringer.ForNPRNews,I’mScottHorsleyinSanDiego.

1.ReverendWendyCraig-Purcell:

Well,ifwe’reinthemiddleofprayerandmeditation,Iusuallyjustignoreit.AndImaymakeacommentafterwards,somethinglike,“Well,youknow,maybethespiritofGodistrulycallingusandwantingourattention.”

2.MayorSusanGolding:

IknowthatI’vebeeninthemovies.Andit’satthequiet

timewheneveryone’sontheedgeoftheirseatandthephoneringsnexttoyouandthepersonstartstotalkinaveryloudvoice.

3.DougCohen:

IhaveaverygoodfriendsthatIwon’teatlunchwith.Theyjustcan’tgetawayfromit.Soit’s…there’sanetiquette.It’sjustlikedrivingoranythingelse,youknow.Somepeoplewillsubscribetoacertainpolitenessandsomepeoplewon’t.Butit’snicethatthere’sanissueraisedhere.

4.LarryPaulson:

Certainly,Ithinkeveryoneagreeswiththis.Incertainpublicareassuchasmovietheaters,plays,churches,museums,andlibraries,talkingcanbeverydisruptiveand,essentially,it’saviolationofbasiccourtesy.

5.JudithMartin:

Ifyouusetheheavyhandofthelawforeverydaytrivialthings,youcreatethisstatewhereeverybodyisangryateverybodyelse,wherethecourtsarecloggedup.Thisisaverysimplethingwe’retalkingabout:

don’tdisturbpeople,youknow.Don’ttalkatehmovies.Don’ttalkonthephoneinthemovies.Don’ttalktothepersonnexttoyouinthemovies.

2Givememyplacetosmoke

MynameisMichael,andI’vebeensmokingforfifteenyears.

MynameisPeggy,andI’vebeensmokingforprobablythirtyandthirty-fiveyears.

PeggyandMichaelsitinasmokyneighborhoodbarinWashingtonD.C.,acigaretteperchedineachother’shands.Theysaytherearefewerandfewerplaceslikethis,wheretheyfeelcompletelycomfortablelightingup,andtheyexpecttheEPAreportonsecondhandsmoketocontributetofurtherrestrictionsonsmokinginpublicplaces.Theybothsaytheyarekeenlyawareofthereceptiontheygetwhentheysmoke,andhowthathaschangedovertheyears.

Thirty-fiveyearsagoyoureallydidn’tgivealotofthoughttosmoking.Nowyoudo.Andofcourseyou’refindingthatit’smuchlessacceptable,muchlesspopular,shallwesay,tobesmoker.AndIdon’tknowhowmuchofthatisbasicallypolitical,andhowmuchisapolitical.Idon’tliketheatmospheretoday,notonlyforsmoking,butIfindthatthat’strueinmanyotherareasoffreedom.//

Howdoyouexperienceit?

Howdoyougetthatfeelingfromotherpeople?

Well,fifteenyearsagoyoudidn’tthinkaboutit.Youwalkedintosomeone’shouseandtheywouldofferyouanashtray.Youdon’tdothatanymore.Idon’tevenaskanymore.“IsitOKifwesmoke?

”becauseforawhilethereitwas.“Well,Ireallywishyouwouldn’t.”

Andthatwasawkward?

No,itwasn’tawkward;it’sjustthatyoulearnnottoaskanymore,andjustassumethatit’snotright.

Ifounditawkward.

Yougotopartiesnow.Youknow,whereitusedtobethateverybodywasstandingaroundwithacocktailinonehandandacigaretteintheotherandblabbing,andnowyouseethesmokers,kindof…ifit’sanapartment,furtivelystandingaroundanopenwindow,orifit’sahouse,standingoutsideingroups.It’sprettycommon.//

Hasitchangedyoursmokinghabitsinanyway?

That’shardtosay.Iwillsaythis:

IknowthatI’mmuchmorecognizantofmysurroundings.Forexample,ifIwalkintosomeoneelse’sofficeanymore,Iwouldneverthinktotakeacigarette.Andlikehesaid,insomeone’shome,youwouldn’tautomaticallysitdownandhaveacigarette.Sointhatregard,yes.

Yeah.Imean,I’vedevelopawholebodylanguageaboutsmokingingroupsandinplaceswhereitispermissibletosmoke.

Oh,yes.

It’s…takeadrag.

Asyouaredoingrightnow.

Right,blowitstraightupintheairsothatitdoesn’tgetinanybody’sface,thentrytoholdyourcigarettesothatthewindcatches,whateverwindthereiscatchesitsothatitgoesawayfromthegroup.Soafterawhile,youlooklikeafactory.You’reblowingsmokestraightup,andyou’vegotthiscigaretteflyingoutintheairthere,//

it’swholebodylanguage.

Andyoudolookabitstrange,you’reright,nowthatyousaythat.Doyoufeelanydefiance?

Idon’tthinkIdo.I’veneverfeltadesiretoinflictmyhabitonanybodyelse.

IguessIdon’tmeaninflictyourhabit.IthinkwhenImeandefiance,whatImeanbythatis,ifyouareinanareawhereitistotallyacceptabletosmoke,that…butyouknowthatthereissomeonetherewhodoesn’treallywantyoutosmoke.

Yes,yes.Actually,oneafternoonIwascominghomefromwork.IwaswalkingupConnectionsAvenueandIhadmyWalkmanon.Ithadbeenkindofaroughday,andIwaspuffingawayonacigaretteandwalkingupthestreet,andsomeonecamearoundinfrontofmeandpointedbehindme.SoItookmyWalkmanoff,a