新世纪大学英语视听说4听力原文16单元.docx

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新世纪大学英语视听说4听力原文16单元

UNIT1OurEarth

Track4-1-2&4-1-3

Blake:

Whatareyouworkingon,Mary?

Mary:

I'mfinishingmypaper.It'sduetomorrow,Blake.

Blake:

What'sthetopic?

Mary:

It'saboutGreenland.

Blake:

Greenland.Hmmm...that'spartofCanada,right?

Mary:

Ithinkyouneedtostudyyourworldgeography,Blake.

Blake:

Well,isn'titnearCanada?

Mary:

Yes,it'soffthecoastofnortheastCanada,butit'spartofDenmark.

Blake:

Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.Well,what'syourpaperaboutexactly?

Mary:

Inmypaper,Ianswerthequestion"IsGreenlandreallygreen?

"Inotherwords,isGreenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtrees?

Blake:

Isit?

Mary:

Whatdoyouthink?

Blake:

Let'ssee...GreenlandisintheArcticCircle-wayupnorth.It'scold,...so"IsGreenlandreallygreen?

"I'danswer"probablynot."

Mary:

You'dbecorrect.It'stoocoldthere.Inthenorth,alotofthegroundisfrozen.Thesummersareshort,soonlythesurfacethaws.

Blake:

Thatsoundstough.

Mary:

It'shardfortheconstructionindustry.It'snoteasytobuildinGreenland.

Blake:

Itsoundssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere?

Mary:

Therearebigmountainrangesonthecoasts.They'regreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.

Blake:

Thatsoundscool!

OK,soifit'snotreallya"green"place,whywasitnamed"Greenland"?

Mary:

Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.

4-1-4&4-1-5

Jay:

Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!

Elise:

Whatisit?

Jay:

It'scalled"TheTitanicoftheSky".It'sabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.

Elise:

TheHindenburg...

Jay:

Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedinpeopledied.

Elise:

Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.

Jay:

Right.It'ssofunnylooking,don'tyouthink?

Itdoesn'tlookanythingliketheairplaneswehavetoday.

Elise:

That'strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?

Itseemssodangerous.

Jay:

Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg"man'sgreatestachievementinflight."Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.

Elise:

Whorodeinitanyway?

Jay:

Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea"flyinghotel."

Elise:

Itsoundsprettygreat.

Jay:

Yeah,anditwasfast.That'swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.

Elise:

Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplane?

Jay:

Elise!

Youknowtheydidn'thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytothe.byship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthatwasspeedy.

Elise:

Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething...

4-1-6&7&8

Jack:

Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.

Kayla:

Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.

Jack:

Theyalsolookreallycool.

Kayla:

That’strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotbigbutalsoverybeautiful.

Jack:

AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.

Kayla:

Butthenagain,it’sveryexpensive.

Jack:

Well,let’sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?

Track4-1-9

MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry

Track4-1-10&11

Modernbuildings:

Welovethem,Wehatethem

Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:

Theresimplywasn’tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,Americanarchitect.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding’scentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.

Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry’sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity’straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.

Track4-1-12&4-1-13

Thefuturebuildingboom?

Interviewer:

Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?

Erika:

Ithinkit'sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivingin