新标准大学英语视听说教程第一册听力原文doc.docx

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Unit1Startingout

Insideview

Conversation1

PorterGoodafternoon.

JanetGoodafternoon.

PorterNewstudent?

JanetYes.

PorterWelcometoHertfordCollege.

JanetThankyou.

PorterCanIhaveyourfamilyname,please?

JanetYes,it'sLi.

PorterEr,L-doubleE?

JanetNo,L-I.

PorterAndwhat'syourfirstname,MsLi?

JanetJanet.

PorterJanetLi...ahyes,thereyouare.Hereareyourkeys.

JanetWhere'smyroom?

PorterYou'reinStaircase6Room5.

JanetWhoamIsharingwith?

PorterNobody.Youhaveyourownroom.Er...there'saMsSantosintheroomnexttoyou.

JanetOh.Myownroom?

InChinaweusuallyhaveseveralpeopleinadormitory.

PorterWell,hereyoudon'thavetosharewithanyone.

JanetThankyouSir.

PorterNoneedtocallmesir,MsLi.EveryonecallsmeStewart.

JanetPleasecallmeJanet!

PorterOK,Janet,um,canyoujustsignforyourkeys,please?

Conversation2

KateHi,haveyoujustarrivedtoo?

JanetYes!

KateIguesswe'reneighbours.Myname'sKateSantos.

JanetI'mJanetLi.Whereareyoufrom?

KateFromNewYork.Howaboutyou?

JanetI'mfromAnshaninChina.

KateIsJanetyourrealname?

JanetNo,it'smyEnglishname.MyChinesenameisLiHui.IsKateyourfullname?

KateNo,it'sshortforCatherine.

JanetSodoIcallyouCatherineorKate?

KateEveryonecallsmeKate.

JanetNicetomeetyou.

KateOK,Janet.Seeyoulater.

JanetBye!

Conversation3

KateHey!

Thisisawesome!

Lookatthesizeofthisdininghall.

JanetIsthiswherewehaveallourmeals?

KateIguess.

MarkYoujustarrived?

GirlsYes!

MarkMetoo.Bytheway,I'mMark.Nicetomeetyou.

KateHi,I'mKate.

MarkHiKate,Iguessyou'refromtheStates.

KateRight!

Howcanyoutell?

You'reBritish,huh?

MarkYes,I'mfromLondon.Andyouare...?

JanetI'mLiHui.I'mfromChina.ButyoucancallmeJanet.

MarkHiJanet.WelcometoEngland.Whatareyoureading?

JanetEnglish.

MarkHowaboutyou,Kate?

KateMymajorislaw.Andyou?

MarkI'mstudyingPPE.

KateThat'saspecialOxfordsubject,isn'tit?

Listeningin

Passage1

InterviewerCanyoutellmesomethingabouttheIvyLeague?

You'reaprofessoratHarvard,isthatright?

ProfessorThat'sright,yes.

InterviewerTellmehowmanyuniversitiesarethere?

Howmanyinstitutions?

ProfessorIntotalthereareeightinstitutions:

There'sHarvard,Yale,Brown,Columbia,Cornell,Dartmouth,Princeton,andtheUniversityofPennsylvania.

InterviewerAh,OK.Andwhat'sthesporting...Ibelievethere'ssomelinkwithsports.

ProfessorTherecertainlyis,yes.OriginallytheIvyLeaguereferredtothesportsteamsfromtheuniversitieswhichcompetedagainsteachother,especiallyinfootball,basketballandicehockey.Nowsometimestheseuniversities,institutions,chosetheirstudentsonthebasisoftheirskillsattheseparticularsports.Butinthelast50years,IvyLeagueschoolshaveacceptedawiderrangeofstudentsbecauseitwasn'tpossibletobebothworld-famousforresearchandalsotopclassinsport.

InterviewerAndwhatabouttheiracademicimportance?

Igatherthey'reacademicallyvery,veryimportant,they'reverywell-known.

ProfessorAbsolutelyatthetop.They'renearoratthetopoftheUSAcollegesanduniversityrankings.Andthey'realmostalwaysinthetoponepercentoftheworld'sacademicinstitutionsforfinancialresources.

InterviewerAndwhatdoesitmeansociallytogotoanIvyLeagueuniversity?

ProfessorCertainlyifyou'vebeentooneoftheseinstitutions,youarepresumedorassumedtobeatthetopendofthescale.TheIvyLeagueinstitutionshaveareputationforsocialelitism,manyofthestudentsarerich,intellectual,whiteAnglo-Saxon,protestants.Notallofthemofcourse,butquitealotofthem.

InterviewerAnddoyouknow...why'sitcalledtheIvyLeague,what'stheoriginofthename?

ProfessorThereareanumberofstories,derivations,butpossiblyit'sbasedonfouruniversities,andIV,thelettersIV,that'stheRomannumeralforfour.Anothermorelikelystoryisthativyplants,whicharesymbolicoftheageoftheuniversities,youknow,wouldbegrownatthewallsoftheseuniversities,theseinstitutions,theycoverthewallsofthebuildings.Thetermwascreatedbyasportsjournalist,Ithinkinthe1930s.

InterviewerRight,OK.Andwhichistheoldestuniversity?

ProfessorTheoldestgoesbacktothe17thcentury,that'sHarvardwhichwasfoundedin1636.AndtheyoungestoftheinstitutionsisCornellwhichwasfoundedin1865.

InterviewerAndwhichhasthelargestnumberofundergraduates?

ProfessorCornellhasthelargestnumber,about13,000,13,500undergraduates.TheinstitutionwiththesmallestnumberisDartmouthCollegewithalittleover4,000.

InterviewerAndwhatabouttheacceptancerate?

Isithardtogetinto?

ProfessorThatrangesfromaboutsevenpercentto20percent.

InterviewerAndanyfamousalumni?

Famousoldboys?

ProfessorHundreds!

Hundredsofthem.ButIsupposeworldwide,thetwothatwouldbedefinitelyknownallovertheworldwouldcertainlybeGeorgeBushwhowenttoYale,andJohnFKennedy,PresidentKennedy,whowasatHarvard.

InterviewerThankyou.

Passage2

AndyDidyouseethefilmontelevisionlastnight?

JaneNo,Iwasout.Whatwasit?

AndyABeautifulMind.It'saboutJohnForbesNash,themathematicianwhowontheNobelPrize.

JaneI'veheardaboutthatfilm,yes.He'splayedbyRussellCrowe,isn'the?

IlikeRussellCrowe,he'sgreat.

AndyThat'stheone,yes.

JaneWhat'sitabout?

AndyWell,thestorybeginsintheearlyyearsofNash'slifeatPrincetonUniversityasagraduatestudent.

JaneThat'soneoftheIvyLeagueschools,isn'tit?

AndyYes,it'sallsetinNewEngland,lovelyoldbuildings,beautifulautumncolours.It'slovelytolookat.Anyway,NashmeetshisroommateCharles,aliteraturestudent,whosoonbecomeshisbestfriend.NashadmitstoCharlesthatheisbetterwithnumbersthanpeople,andthemainthinghe'slookingforisatrulyoriginalideaforhisthesispaper.

JaneSohe'snotinterestedinhavingfun?

AndyWell,yes,buthe'snotverygoodwithpeopleorsuccessfulwithwomen,that'sall.But,youknow,it'soneofthesebadexperienceswithpeoplewhichultimatelyinspireshisbrilliantworkinmathematics.

JaneNogoodatrelationships,sohebecomesageniusatmaths?

AndyThat'saboutright,yes.SowhenhefinisheshisstudiesatPrinceton,heacceptsajobatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Fiveyearslater,hemeetsAlicia,astudentwhohefallsinlovewithandeventuallymarries.

JaneAh!

Atlast,theloveinterest!

AndyYes,butwaitamoment.Nashbelievesthathe'sbeenaskedtoworkbyWilliamParcherfortheUSDepartmentofDefenseonbreakingSovietcodes.Atonepointhe'schasedbytheRussians,andit'safterthisthathebecomesmentallyill.

JaneIthinkI'veseenthisinthetrailertothefilm.

AndySowhenhe'sputinapsychiatrichospital,hethinkstheSovietshavecapturedhim.He'sgiventhispainfultreatmentwhichaffectshisrelationshipwithhiswife.Andhisintellectualskills.Sohestopstakingthemedicine.

JaneItsoundsquitehardtowatch.

AndyWell,itis,butit'swellactedanddirected,andso,youknow,there'sa-bitofdistancebetweentheaudienceandwhat'shappeningonfilm.

JaneSowhathappensnext?

AndyWell,thenhisillnessreturns,soheandhiswifedecidetotryandlivewithit.Itallgetsabitcomplicated,becausewe'renolongersureifCharles,youknow,hisoldfriend,orevenParcherwerereal,oriftheywerejustpeoplethatexistedonlyinNash'smind.

JaneThatsoundsawful.Hemusthavebeensoill,

AndyActually,I'mkindofgivingawaythetwistinthestory.Anyway,laterinhislife,whilehe'susingthelibraryatPrincetonagain,heaskshisrivalMartinHansenifhecanstartteachingagain.AndsothestoryendswhenhegoesontowintheNobelPrizeinEconomics.

JaneWell,itsoundslikeagreatfilm.

AndyYes,youshouldseeitsometime.

Unit3Learningtothink

Insideview

Conversation1

MarkHi,what'reyoudoing?

JanetOh,nothingmuch...Well,I'mjustdoingthisquizhereinthenewspaper.

MarkLet'shavealookthen.

JanetHere.It'scalled,"Howmuchdoyouknowaboutmemory?

"I'vejustdoneit.Doyouwanttohaveago?

MarkOK,mightaswell.I'mnotbusy.

JanetRight.Look,I'llreadthestatements.Thenyouhavetoanswer"true"or"false".Ready?

MarkYea.

JanetOK.Physicalexerciseimprovesyourmemory.Trueorfalse?

MarkTrue,Isuppose.Itsoundsliketherightanswer.

JanetYou'reright,exercisedoesimproveyourmemory.Nextstatement:

30percentofpeoplehaveavisualmemory.

MarkThatsoundsaboutright.True?

JanetNo,wrong,I'mafraid.Infact,60percentofpeoplehaveavisualmemory.

MarkReally?

Actually,I'vegotaprettygoodmemory.

JanetHaveyou?

OK...Nextone...Whenyou'retired,it'smoredifficulttorememberthings.

MarkThat'strue,obviously.Ican'trememberathingwhenI'mtired.

JanetCorrect!

Ifyoudooneactivityforalongtime,yourmemorywillimprove.

MarkI'mnotsure...True?

JanetActually,it'sfalse.

MarkOh!

JanetEatingfruitandvegetablescanimproveyourmemory.

MarkIreadsomethinginTheTimesaboutthat.True.

JanetTrue,itsayshere.

MarkOh,no!

I'vegotalecture.I'dforgotten.I'dbettergetgoing!

JanetOh,Mark!

Whatagoodmemoryyouhave!

Conversation2

KateYou'relookingabitdown,Janet.What'sup?

JanetWell...I'mfindingstudyingatOxfordquitehard.

KateYou'retellingme!

There'ssomuchwork!

JanetIt'snottheamountofwork-buteverything'ssodifferent.InChina,generallywehavelargeclasses,wedon'thavetu