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Track-4-1-OL-7
Thefuturebuildingboom?
Interviewer:
Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?
Erika:
Ithinkit’sovercrowding.Talk
toanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething:
There’snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowed.
I:
Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn’tanylandleftforbuilding,right?
E:
Yes,that’strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan’tgiveupsoeasily.
Thinkcreatively?
Whatdoyousuggest?
WhatI’msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.There’splentyofspace.
Isn’titexpensive?
Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon’thavetopayrobotsasalary!
Isn’t“buildingdown”moredangerousthanotherkindofconstruction?
Actually,Ithinkit’ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubwaysandundergroundshoppingmalls.I’mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatdigdeeper.
Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?
Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere’sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But“buildingdown”isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:
Itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we’dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea–it’sthewaveofthefuture!
Unit2
Track-4-2-OL-5
Intoday’sreport,welookatanewtechnologycalledpervasivecomputing.
Pervasivecomputingmeansputtingtinycomputersintoeverydayelectronicappliances,suchastoastersandmicrowaves.Withpervasivecomputing,appliancescancommunicatewiththeirusers–andwithotherappliances!
Somecompaniesnowsellpervasivecomputingproductslikea“smart”toaster.Itremembersyourfavoritekindoftoast:
lightordark.Companiesaredesigninga“smart”coffeemakeranda“smart”clock.Thecoffeemakercanmeasurethewaterandcoffee.Itcanevenputmilkinyourbreakfastcoffeeandmakeblackcoffeeintheafternoon.Theclockwillcheckthetimeonotherclocksinyourhome,andgiveinformationaboutotherappliances.Forexample,itcantellyou,“Yourcoffeemakerneedsmorewater.”
Andthat’sonlythebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising“Savetime–phoneyourwashingmachine!
”Engineersaremakinga“smart”house.Inthehouse,thelights,heater,andairconditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymemberscomehome.Thismakesthehomecomfortable,anditsavesalotofenergy.Pervasivecomputingcouldchangemanypartsofourdailylives.
Butdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputing?
Dotheyreallyneedtechnologyeverywhere?
Onecompanyaskedpeopleabouttheiropinionson“smart”appliances.Thereweresurprises.A“smart”refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodontheInternet,butpeopledidn’twantit,becauseitmightmakemistakes.
“Pervasivecomputingisasimportantasatelephone,”saysRebeccaBlair,presidentofInnoTechCorporation.Butsomeoftheseproductsarenotuseful,orevenpractical.Companiesshouldlearnmoreaboutthetechnologythatpeoplereallywant.
Track-4-2-OL-7
Localgirlrescued
Shemayhaveabrokenleg,butshecan’tbehappier.MorganBailey,11,ishappytobealive.
TuesdaywaslikeanyotherdayforMorgan.Shewasatschool.Itwasfourthperiod,andshewasthefirststudenttoarriveinthegymnasiumforherphysicaleducationclass.
Suddenlytherewasaloudnoise.
“Therewasasharpcrackingnoiseandthenaloudboom.Afterthat,Idon’trememberanything,”saidMorgan.
Theroofofthegymnasiumhadcollapsedundertheheavysnow.Morganwastrappedunderneath.Shecouldn’tescape.
“Iwokeupandtherewasabigpieceofwoodonmyleg.Icouldn’tmoveit.Iwasstartingtogetcold.”
Fortunately,helpwasnearby.Anewprogramusing“rescuerobots”wastriedforthefirsttime.
“Wewerenervousaboutusingtherobot,”saidDerrickSneed,themaninchargeoftheprogram.“Butintheend,therobotgaveusreliableinformation.Itwasextremelywell.”
TherescuerobotwasabletogointothegymandlocateMorgan’sexactposition.
“Wesendinrobotsfirstbecauseitmaynotbesafeforhumans,”saidMr.Sneed.“Humanbeingsarenotasusefulasrobotsinsomesituations.Agasleak,forexample,couldkillyouormebutwouldn’thurtarobot.”
Althoughitdidn’thappeninMorgan’scase,somerobotscanbringfreshairorwatertopeoplewhoaretrapped.
Rescuerobotsgointorough,dangerousplaces.Theyworkinlifeordeathsituations.Theyhavetobedurable.
DoctorssaythatMorganisdoingwell.Sheshouldbegoinghomeintwoorthreedays.Whatisthefirstthingshewantstodoaftershegetsoutofthehospital?
“Iwanttomeetmyhero,”laughsMorgan.“Thatlittlerobotthatsavedmylife!
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Unit3
Track-4-3-OL-5
1.
AbankrobberyinVirginia,USA,wasstoppedwhentherobberandthebanktellercouldn’treachanagreement.Therobberpushedaholdupnoteunderthewindow,butthetellerlookedatit,said,“Ican’treadthis,”andgaveitback.Therobberpushedthenotethroughasecondtime.Thetellercrumpledthenoteupandthrewitattherobber.Hepickeditupandwalkedoutofthebank.
2.
Aprofessionalicehockeyplayerwillmisstherestofthisseason’sgamesbecauseheinjuredhimself.NationalHockeyLeaguegoalieJean-LouisBlanchardwentontheinjuredlistafterhefellandseriouslyhurthisback.HewaswalkingoutofarestaurantinOttawa,Canada,whenheslippedonsomeice.
3.
ThefirstinternationalcamelbeautycontestwasheldlastweekinAlxa,inwesternChina.Morethan100dressed-upcamelsenteredthecontest.Thejudgesexaminedthemforshinyhair,tallhumps,andbeautifulcostumes.Unlikehumanbeautycontests,though,therewerenointerviewswiththecontestants.
4.
XinSheffield,England,arresteda41-year-oldmanforstealingfivecars.GrahamOwenswenttocardealersandsaidhewantedtobuyacar,andborrowedacartotest-drive.Eachtime,hedrovethecararound,thencleaneditinsideandwasheditoutside–beforeleavingitatthesideoftherode,andwalkinghome.
Track-4-3-OL-7
1.Nuttynews
Luluisakangaroo.For10yearsshehaslivedwiththeRichardsfamily.Luluwasadoptedbythefamilyaftertheyfoundhernexttoherdeadmother.
Mr.KenRichardsisafarmer.Hewasworkingonhisfarmwhenaheavytreebranchsuddenlyfellontopofhim.
LulustoodnexttoMr.Richards’body.Shestartedbarkinganddidn’tleaveMr.Richards’side.
“I’veneverheardLulubarklikethat–shesoundedlikeadog.Shebarkedandbarkedandshedidn’tstop,”saidCeleste,Mr.Richards’daughter.
After15minutes,theRichardsfamilywenttoinvestigate.TheyfoundKenonthegroundandhewasunconscious.
“Luluisahero,”saidCeleste.“Shesavedmyfather.”
Mr.Middleton,anexpertveterinarian,saidthatLulu’sstoryisrare.“Ihaveneverseenakangarooactlikethat.MaybeLuluhelpedKenRichardsbecausetheRichardsfamilyistheonlyfamilyshehaseverknown.”
LuluhasalwaysfollowedKenaroundthefarm.She’saloyal,friendly,andveryintelligentkangaroo.AfterKenleavesthehospital,heisplanningtogoeverywherewithLulu.
2.Nuttynews
Approximately175,000peopleliveintheRepublicofVanuatu,anislandchaineastofAustralia.Itisapopulartouristdestinationbecausethere’salottodothere:
youcanvisitwaterfalls,gohorsebackriding,takeanaerialtour,orvisitatraditionalNi-Vanuatu(Ni-VanuatuisademonymusedtorefertoallMelanesianethnicitiesoriginatinginVanuatu.Italsorefers,moregenerally,tonationalsandcitizensofVanuatu,whatevertheirethnicity.)village.Vanuatuismostfamousforitsscubadivingandsnorkeling.
Inanefforttodrawattentiontothesepopularwatersports,Vanuatuhascreatedaworld’s“first”:
thegovernmenthasopenedanunderwaterpostoffice.Youhavetobeacertifiedscubadivertoworkthere.TheofficeisthreemetersbelowthesurfaceinanareaontheoutskirtsofPortVila,thecapitalcity..Sofar,thepostofficehashiredfourworkers.TheywillworkinaroomsurroundedbythebeautyofVanuatu’sunderwaterworld.Customerswillbuywaterproofpostcardsonlandandthendivedowntothepostofficetoreceiveaspecialwaterproofstamp.
Unit4
Track-4-4-OL-5
You’venevermetMelissaHayes,andyoudon’tknowhername,butyouknowhervoice.Melissarecordsinformationmessagesforthetelephonecompany.Wh