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大学英语综合3视听说
U1
一Hi,it'smeagain,JanetLi.I'mstillastudentattheUniversityofOxfordinEngland.ButI'mnotinOxfordrightnow.AndIhaven'tgonebackhometoChinaeither.It'sthelongvacationnow,andbelieveitornot,it'sthemiddleofsummer.I'mspendingmysummerinoneoftheworld'sgreatestcities.I'minLondon,hometotheHousesofParliament,BigBen,TowerBridge...andthedouble-deckerbus.Iwanttofindoutwhatit'sliketoliveinthisbusy,livelycity.SoI'mworkingforLondonTimeOff,awebsiteaboutwhat'soninLondon.ThisisJoe...he'smyboss,andthisisAndy,whoisareporter.Andwhat'smyjob?
Well,Idon'tknowyet,becauseit'smyfirstday.ButI'mmeanttobeshadowingAndy.Oh,whatImeanis,I'mgoingtobehelpinghim.SocanyoutellmesomethingaboutLondon,Andy?
Andy:
It'sthegreatestcityintheworld.
Joe:
ExceptforNewYork!
Andy:
NewYork?
Don'tmakemelaugh!
Joe:
Andyourpointis...?
Andy:
Look,ifyouwantmyopinion,LondonisgreaterthanNewYork...
Joe:
No,Idon'twantyouropinion,thankyouverymuch.It'safact.
Andy:
Afact!
Areyouserious?
Janet:
AndhereweareinLondon,probablythegreatestcityintheworld.
Andy:
What?
Probably?
Excuseme,Iprefertodealwiththismyself...
Joe:
Ah,dreamon,Andy...
二Janet:
SowhendidyoustartworkingatLondonTimeOff?
Andy:
Aboutayearago.
Janet:
AndIhopeyoudon'tmindmyasking,butdoyoulikeworkinghere?
Andy:
Yes,Iloveit.Imean,JoeandIgetalongquitewell.Hedrivesmecrazysometimes,becausehe'smyboss,andIwishIearnedabitmoremoney,but...Ithinkmyjobisreallycool,becauseIgettoseeeverythingthat'shappeninginLondon.AndIdidn'twanttojointheratrace.
Janet:
Whatdoyoumeanbytheratrace?
Andy:
Youknow,doingthesamethingdayindayout,andnotdoinganythingcreative,orhavinganytimetoenjoylife.It'sthelastthingIwanttodo.
Janet:
Sodoyoumindtellingmewhatyoudoexactly?
Andy:
Basically,wecheckoutneweventsontheLondonmusicscene,youknow,newclubs,thelatestplaysandfilms,aswellasexhibitionsingalleriesandmuseums.Thenwegoandfilminterviewswiththemusiciansortheactors,oranyonewhohasanythingtodowiththeevent.
Janet:
OK,thenwhathappens?
Andy:
Weedittheinterviews,andthenweuploaditallontothewebsite.Weget200,000hitsaweek.We'reLondon'sbiggestlistingssite.
Janet:
CanIaskyousomethingelse?
Andy:
Fireaway.
Janet:
Whatarewegoingtodonow?
Andy:
Ineedtogobacktomyflat,andgetmyresearch.Thenwe'vegotaninterviewtodo.Let'sgetthetubebacktomyplace.
Janet:
AndwhataboutJoe?
Andy:
Well,he'ssupposedtobeonhiswaytotheNationalTheatre,todoaninterviewwiththedirectorofanewplay.ButIkindofhopehegetslostontheway.Thenhe'lldiscoverwhatagreatplaceLondonis.
Janet:
Idon'tunderstand.
Andy:
I'mjoking!
Comeon,let'sgo!
U3
一
Janet:
Sowherearewenow?
Andy:
ThisistheWestEnd.It'sfamousforcinemasandtheatres.Iusedtoworkinatheatrenearhere.
Janet:
Really?
Whatdidyoudo?
Andy:
Imovedthescenerybetweenactsintheplay.IfI'mnotmistaken,IworkedonPygmalion,byGeorgeBernardShaw.
Janet:
IfIremembercorrectly,thatwasmadeintoamusicalfilm,wasn'tit?
MyFairLady?
IrememberseeingitonTV.
Andy:
Ohoh,it'sJoe.Hey!
...yes,we'reonourway.Idon'tthinkwe'rethatlate...Chillout,Joe,we'llbethere.
Andy:
Anyway,comeon,we'dbettergetamoveon.
Janet:
Howfarisitfromhere?
Andy:
It'snotfar,maybefiveminutes'walk,butJoegetscrossifI'mlate.
Joe:
HelloJanet,helloAndy.Lateasusual!
Andy:
Actually,bymywatch,I'mbangontime.
Joe:
Well,let'sgetonwithit.ThisisTobyJenkins,thetheatrecritic.
Toby:
Nicetomeetyou.Areyoureadytostart?
Andy:
Hangonaminute!
Janet,canyoucheckthesoundlevel?
CanyouhearmeOK,Janet?
Janet?
Janet:
HiAndy,Ican'thearyou.What'sup?
Andy:
Canyouhearmenow?
Janet:
Ouch!
Yes,that'smuchlouder.
Joe:
Let'sstopwastingtime,please!
Justgetonwiththeinterview,willyou?
二
Andy:
Andwe'vegotTobyJenkinsherewithustoday,whohasjustbeentoseethelatestshowatTheHippodrome,LaClique.So,LaCliqueisslightlydifferentfromtheusualshowsweseehereintheWestEndthesedays.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutit,Toby?
Toby:
Yes,it'sakindofcabaret,withaseriesofvarietyactssetinakindofcircus,butit'sverycontemporary,extremelywellproducedandhugefun.
Andy:
Tellmemoreabouttheacts.
Toby:
Well,therearestuntsperformedonahighwire,andpuppets.There'saswordswallowerandjuggler,andarubbermanwhomanagestopasshiswholebodythroughatennisracquet.
Andy:
Itsoundsveryunusual.
Toby:
Yes,fortheWestEndtoday,butnotsounusualfor30ormoreyearsago.
Andy:
Soit'sfamilyentertainment,then?
Toby:
Ah,no.I'mafraidit'sprettyadult.Butveryfunnyandverystylish.
Andy:
DidyougetthatOK,Janet?
Joe:
Letmehavealisten...
Janet:
Ohno,didIdosomethingwrong?
Joe:
Well,it'sjustthatIcan'thearanything.Let'stryagain...
Andy:
Didyouremembertokeepaneyeonthesoundlevels?
Thatmeter,there!
Janet:
Ohno,Icleanforgot.
Andy:
It'sOK.We'lljustdoanothertake.
Joe:
Comeonyoutwo.Hurryup!
Janet:
I'msosorry.Itslippedmymind.
Joe:
You'llforgetyourownheadoneday.Sorryaboutthis,Toby.Fromthetop,please!
Andy:
Andwe'vegotTobyJenkinsherewithustoday...
U4
一
Joe:
So,you'reallsetfortheinterviewwithJanet'sChinesefriend?
Andy:
Sure.We'remeetinghimtomorrowatmidday.
Joe:
AndJanet,you'reOKtogiveAndyahand?
Janet:
Yes.Thankyouverymuchforgivingmeanotherchanceafterlastweek.
Joe:
Justremindme...whyareweinterviewingthisguy?
Andy:
It'spartofourbackgroundseriestoethnicrestaurantsinLondon.WedidIndianlastmonth.
Joe:
OK,well,justrememberthatthere'snosuchthingasafreelunch!
Now,anythingelseweneedtodofornextweek'sguide?
Andy:
We'vegottheupcomingLondonVideoGamesFestivalinTrafalgarSquare.
Joe:
Videogames?
InTrafalgarSquare?
Andy:
Yes,about100,000peopleattendedlastyear.
Janet:
Buthowdidtheydothatoutdoors?
Andy:
Well,theyputupahugetent,andthereweredemosofthelatestgamesoftwaretotryout.
Janet:
IsthatthekindofeventthatweusuallycoveronLondonTimeOff?
Andy:
Sure,whynot?
It'sverypopular.Rememberourslogan:
theessentialguidetogoingoutandstayingin.
Joe:
Let'splansomethingforthat.Andcanwetrytothinkaboutsomethingwhichwillgowithit?
Youknow,somethingalongthelinesofhowwaysofgettingmusicandTVintoourhomeshavechanged.
Andy:
Youmean,likepeopledownloadingmusicinsteadofbuyingCDs?
Joe:
Yes,oronhowmanypeoplecheckoutthemusiconYouTubefirst!
Thatallsoundsverypromising.Maybewecanrunafeatureontraditionalentertainmentandnewtechnology.Look,I'llletyougetonwiththerestoftheplanningandwe'llspeakafterlunch.
二
Janet:
Goingbacktotechnologyandtradition...whydon'twedosomethingontheriseofe-bookreaders?
Andy:
That'sagoodidea.They'renotreallylikebooks,arethey?
They'remorelikehand-heldcomputers.
Janet:
Butthetroubleis,everytimeIreadabookon-screen,ithurtsmyeyes.
Andy:
Yes,butthegreatthingaboutthemisyou'llneverrunoutofthingstoread!
Janet:
Butthereisnothingquitelikeagoodold-fashionedbook.
Andy:
Maybe,butdon'tyoureadmorewordsonlinethanonpaper?
I'msureIdo.
Janet:
Excuseme,I'dbettercheckthis.
Andy:
Andyoureadmoretextmessagesthananyoneelse!
Joe:
Issomeoneusingtheirmobileinhere?
Can'tyouunderstandthesign?
I'mdoingarecordingintheotherstudio,andI'mpickinguptheelectronicsignal.
Janet:
Oh,it'smyfault.Ishouldhaverealized...
Andy:
Thatservesyouright!
Janet:
Ohno,Ikeepmakingsuchamessofthings!
Andy:
Justignorehim!
It'snobigdeal.Butwhatyou'resayingaboute-readers,that'sagoodlead-intoareportonhownewtechnologyischangingsofast.It'sgood,smartthinking,Janet!
Janet:
AndIalsomesseduptherecordingwithTobyJenkins.
Andy:
Forgetaboutit,Janet!
Anyonecouldhavedonethat.JoestartedtherecordingbeforeIhadtimetoadjustthelevel.Itwasn'tyourfault.Anyway,somebodyoncesaid,technologydoesn'trunanenterprise,relationshipsdo.Don'tbeatyourselfupaboutit.
Janet:
Isupposethat'strue.Well,I'llmakesureIgetitrightnexttime.
U7
一
Andy:
Oh,thereyouare.Right,areyouready?
Janet:
I'mready.Wherearewegoing?
Andy:
Firstofall,weneedtogobacktothestudioandcollecttheequipment.Thenwe'reofftooneofmyfavouriteplacesasakid.
Janet:
Where'sthat?
Andy:
TheScienceMuseum.Iusedtospendnearlyallofmyschoolholidaysthere.
Janet:
Butwhytoday?
Andy:
Tonightactually,there'saScienceNight.
Janet:
ScienceNight?
What'sthat?
Andy:
Scienceactivitiesforkids.Theyspendtheeveningexploringthemuseumanddoingscientificexperiments.Andthentheygettheirsleepingbagsandcampthereforthenight.
Janet:
Soundslikealotoffun.Whatelsedidtheydo?
Andy:
Thefollowingmorning,theyhavebreakfast,andthentheyvisittherestofthemuseumbeforeitopenstothepublic.
Janet:
Oh,I'dlovetogo.Howdidyoufindoutaboutit?
Andy:
It'sadvertisedontheirwebsite.Ithoughtwecoulddoafeatureonitforourwebsite.
Janet:
Soundslikeagreatwaytogetkidsinterestedinscience.Whereexactlyisit?
Andy:
It'sacoupleofmilesawayfromhere.Infact,therea
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