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Iguessthat’dhavetobemygrandfather.Iwasveryclosetohim,andhetaughtmetostandupformybeliefs.Hewasalwaystellingmeaboutthis…
Sowhatpeopleoreventshavehadanimpactonyourlife?
Speaker2:
Ithinkthattravelingmygapyearmademegrowupandseeboththebeautyoftheworldand,well…justthegenerosityofordinarypeople.ItraveledalotaroundAsiaandyouknow,Ifoundthatinsomeofthepoorestcountries,likeCambodiaandLaos,peoplesharewhateverlittletheyhave,andtheypossessarealjoyforlife.It’sprobablymademealessselfishperson.
Interesting…soyouwouldrecommendthatyoungpeopletakeagapyeartodiscoverthemselvesandtheworld?
Definitely.ItgivesyouanopportunitytolearnabouttheworldbeyondtheoneyougrewupinandIfounditreally…
Couldyoutellmewhatthingsinyourlifehavehadthegreatestinfluenceinformingyourpersonality?
eaker3:
Well…acoupleofyearsagoIwasonarealityTVshowwhereagroupofyoungpeoplealllivedinahousetogether.Eachweeksomeonewasvotedoffbytheaudience.Igotdowntothefinalthree!
Isupposebeingontheshowandseeinghowtheothercontestantsbehavedmademerealizehowselfishandspitefulsomepeoplecanbejusttogetwhattheywant.Ialsorealizedit’sbesttojustbeyourselfinlife.Ifyoupretendtobesomeonedifferentpeoplewilleventuallyseethroughthelies.
Right…Andhowdidyoufeelwhenyouwereeventuallyvotedoff?
Speaker3:
Relieved,tobehonestwithyou.Butyouknow,aslightregretthatIdidn’twinbecauseIkindof…
Soyoucantellme,whatonethingdoyouthinkthathashadthebiggestimpactonyourlife?
Speaker4:
Hmm,that’sadifficultquestion.ButIthinkhelpingvictimsofthetsunamiin2004hadaverygreatimpactonme.I’mhalfThaiandI’djustarrivedinThailandforafamilyChristmasholiday.WhenIheardthenewsIknewIhadtohelp-youcouldn’tnot.Iendedupactingasaninterpreterforagroupofvolunteerdoctors.Itwasanincrediblydifficulttimebutyouknow,eveninthemiddleofsuchahorrifictragedythereisstillahugeamountofgenuinehumankindness.
That’samazing!
Andhasitchangedthewayyouviewyourfuture…
Passagetwo
Tony:
TalkingtoustodayinourLifeChoicesseriesisJoanRobinson,anacademiccounseloratManchesterUniversity.Shegivesadvicetoschoolstudentsonchoosingtherightsubjecttostudyatuniversity.Joan,welcometotheshow.
Joan:
ThanksTony.
SoJoan,whatdoourlistenersneedtothinkaboutwhenchoosingacourse?
It’sahuge,potentiallylife-changingdecision,isn’tit?
Yes.Igenerallygivestudentsadviceintwoareas.Firstly,knowyourself,andsecondly,thinktothefuture.
Whenyousay“knowyourself”whatdoyoumean?
Basically,Imeanevaluateyourownpersonalstrengthsandweaknesses,yourpersonalitytraits(特质)andthethingsyoulike.
Isee…Sohowcanourlistenersdothis?
Well,startbyaskingyourselfquestionstohelpreflectonyourlifesofar.Forexample,whatsubjectsareyougoodat?
Areyouanorganizedandself-disciplinedperson?
Areyouconfidentandoutgoing?
Doyoulikeworkingwithothersinateamordoyoupreferworkingalone?
Thesekindsofquestionswillhelpyoudiscovermoreaboutyourself.
Soundslikegoodadvice.Howaboutyoursecondpointregardingthefuture?
Well,yourchoiceofmajorsubjectislikelytohaveasignificantimpactonyourfuturecareersoit’simportanttolookintothiscarefully.Irecommendyouchecknotonlywhichacademicsubjectswillhelpyougetintoaparticularareaofwork,butalsolookcarefullyatwhatuniversitiesoffer.Eachuniversityhasitsstrengthssotrytochooseonethatisthebestinyourchosenfield.Findoutwhatlinksthedepartmenthastorelatedindustriesandleadingcompaniesinit.
Goodpoint.NowI’dliketotakesomecallsfromourlisteners.FirstupwehaveJamesontheline.Hi,James!
Howcanwehelp?
James:
Hi.I’minterestedincareerinITandI’dliketoaskJoanwhethershethinksit’sbettertogotoahighlyrespecteduniversity,likeOxford,ortostudysomewherethathasmoreofavocationalfocus?
Well,James,youknowitreallydependsonwhatyouexpecttogetoutofauniversityandhowyouseeyourfuture.BasicallyahandfulofthebrightestgraduatesarepickedfromthetopuniversitiesaroundtheworldtojointheleadingITcompanies.SoI’dsayifyou’reahigh-flyerthenthisistheroutethatmightbeforyou.Butifyouarelookingforamoremainstream(主流)careerthenyoushouldconsideracoursethathelpsyouacquirepractical,transferableskillsthatyoucanuseintheworkplace…andlookatwhichuniversitieshavethebestlevelsofgraduaterecruitmentforthekindofjobyouareaimingfor.
Isee!
Thanksalot.Thatreallyhelpsmeout…
UNIT3
Listeninginconversation1
Lily:
Sowhatwasthehighlightofyourtripto(South)Korea?
Hugh:
Wellthat'
s…letmesee...it'
sgottobegoingtoseeNanta.
Lily:
WhatonearthisNanta?
Hugh:
It'
sthisamazingliveshow-parttheater-partdance-partmusic.
Soundsreallyinteresting.Butwhy’sitsobrilliant?
Ithinkit'
stheenergyoftheperformers.Alsoithasauniqueconcept.It'
samixtureoftraditionalKoreanmusic,percussionanddrums,intoawesternstyleperformance
I'
veneverheardofit.HasiteverbeenperformedintheWest?
Yeah,it'
sbeenasell-out.They'
vetouredinover30countriessincetheshowbeganin1997.It'
sanon-verbalperformancesotherearenolanguagebarriers.That'
swhat'
smadeitaninternationalsuccess.
Whatelsemakesitsospecialthen?
Well...theotherthingisthatalltheactiontakesplaceinthekitchen.Youseethesefourchefspreparingthefoodforaweddingreception.Theperformersuseknives,dustbinlidsandvariousotherkitchenutensilstocreateahypnoticsoundtrack.Thefoodliterallyflieseverywhere!
It'
shilarious.
ThatsoundsquitefunnyImustadmit.Isthereanactualstorythough?
Ohyes,thereisastory.Thefourchefshavetopreparethemealby6o'
clockandtheyalsohavetogivethemanager'
snephewcookinglessonstoo,whichaddstothefun.There’sloadsofaudienceparticipationanddespitetherebeingnolanguageinvolvedyougetcompletelyengrossed.It'
sreallyquitewacky!
Andwhatabouttheaudience?
Isupposetheystartthrowingfoodaround…?
Notquite!
Buttheyaretotallyinvolvedinwhat'
sgoingon-everyonelovesit.It'
sareallygreatfamilyshow.Infactit'
soneofthebestshowsI'
veeverseen.Jim,myfriend,sayshetakesallhisvisitors.He'
sseenitabouteighttimesandstilllovesit.
Ibetit'
spopularwithtouriststhen.
Wellapparentlyoveramillionforeigntouristsin(South)Koreahaveseentheshowandit'
shadarunonBroadwaytoo.ItfirstgotpopularaftertheyappearedattheEdinburghFestival.NowtheyareplanningtotourmorecitiesinAsiawhere(South)Koreanpopularcultureisbecomingincrediblytrendy.
Bythewaywhatdoes“Nanta”mean?
ItmeansrandomdrumminginKorean.TheEnglishnamefortheshowisCookin’,whichgivesyouaclearerideaofwhatit'
sallabout.
You'
vegotmeinterestednow.I'
llhavetocheckitoutontheinternet.
Listeningin
Conversation2
KathyRichardsisaspecialistarttourguide.Kathy-canyoutelluswhattrendsyou'
venoticedinrecentyears?
Kathy:
Well,oneofthebiggestphenomenaI'
venoticedisahugeincreaseinvisitorstogalleries-andagrowinginterestinmodernartingeneral.
Whatdoyouthinkthereasonisforthat?
Well,thereareseveralreasons,Ithink.Themostimportantonesarefirstly,thatsomenewcontemporaryartgallerieshaveopenedwhichhavehadalotofpublicity,andsecondlytheyoungergenerationfeelmorecomfortablewithmodernartsothekindofpeoplevisitinggalleriesischanging.Finally,thenewgenerationofgallerieshavebecomedestinationsinthemselves...theytendtobehousedinamazingbuildings.
Sowhicharethemostpopularnewgalleries?
Well,theTateModerninLondonhashadover30millionvisitorssinceitopenedin2000.Theannualaverageisnowover4.5million.TheMuseumofModernArt,orMoMAinNewYorkisanoldergallery,itwasfoundedin1929buthasbeenrecentlyrenovatedandexpanded.Thisworkwasfinishedin2006andithadover2.5millionvisitorsinthefirstyearafterreopening.AnotherverysuccessfulnewgalleryistheGuggenheiminBilbaoinSpain.Itopenedin1997andnowgetsaboutamillionvisitorsayear.
Thoseareprettyimpressivefigures.MaybethefactthattheTateModernisfreetovisitmighthavesomethingtodowithit?
struethatentrancetothepermanentcollectionisfreebutthenumbersofpeoplevisitingthetemporaryexhibitionarealsohigh-andtheentrancefeeisusuallyabouttenpounds.
Doyouhavetopaytogetintotheothergalleriesyoumentioned?
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