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新通用大学英语综合教程第三册听力原文unit4
新通用大学英语综合教程第三册听力原文
Unit4
Lesson1
Part1IWanttoBeaDoctor
Ann:
Ruth!
Thisreport’sduetomorrow.Whatareyoudreamingabout
Ruth:
Youknow,IwishI’dgonetomedicalschoolinsteadofbusinessschool.
Ann:
WhatSincewhenhaveyoubeeninterestedinmedicine
Ruth:
Well,whenIreadaboutdoctorshortagesandterriblediseases,IthinkabouthowIcould
havemadeadifferenceinthisworld,animportantdifference…insteadofdoingtheseuseless
reports!
Ann:
Well,you’reyoung.Maybeit’snottoolate.
Ruth:
Thinkso
Ann:
Sure.Butdoyouthinkmaybeyoucouldgetyourheadoutofthecloudsandgetbackon
tasknow
Ruth:
Sorryaboutthat.Youcancountonme.
Part2WhyDidTheyChangeTheirMind
Conversation1
M:
Sowhatdidyouwanttobewhenyougrewup
F:
MeIactuallywantedtobeasculptor.AndIwasoneforaboutfiveyears.
M:
ReallySohowcomeyou’reanarchitectnow
F:
Doyouknowhowharditistomakealivingbeingasculptor
M:
Icanimagine.
Conversation2
F:
Weren’tyougoingtomarrythatbeautifulSpanishdancer—whatwashername—Pilar
M:
Youremember!
You’reamazing!
F:
WhocouldforgetPilar
M:
Hmmm.Well,shewassomethingelse!
F:
Whatmadeyouchangeyourmind
M:
Ineverreallychangedmymind.Myparentstalkedmeoutofit.
Conversation3[M=Russian]
M:
Ialwaysthoughtyouwouldbealawyer.
F:
Whatdoyoumean
M:
Well,youlovetoargue,andyoulovetowin.
F:
Totellyouthetruth,IreallythoughtIwouldbealawyertoo,butIdidn’tpasstheentranceexam.I
tookittwice.
M:
You’rekidding!
F:
Well,there’smoretolawthanarguingandwinning.
Conversation4
F1:
IrememberthatgorgeousSwedeyouweregoingtomarry.
F2:
Oh,yes.SvenSvenson.Hewassomehunk.
F1:
Whateverhappened
F2:
Iguessmytasteschanged.ImarriedLuigiinstead.
Part3WhyDidChristinaChangeHerMindaboutEachActivity
Simon:
Hi,Christina.I’mSimonWells,yourcareercounselor.Let’slookatyourresume…So…you
studiedart,butyoudidn’tgraduate.Whathappened
Christina:
Well,itwasgoingtobehardtomakealivingasanartist,soIquit.
Simon:
Andthenyoustudiedatabeautyschool
Christina:
Yes,butIcouldn’tcuthair.Ihadthisexam,butIdidn’tpass.
Simon:
OK…andyouhavesomejobexperienceYouworkedatanartgallery.
Christina:
Yes,butIdecidedthatIlikedmusicbetterthanart.
Simon:
Soyourtasteschanged
Christina:
Exactly!
SoIwasgoingtoplayinaband,butmyparentstalkedmeoutofit.
Simon:
Andthenyouworkedatabank
Christina:
Yes,Iworkedthereforafewmonths,butthenIdidn’twanttoanymore.IguessIjust
changedmymind.
Simon:
Andnowyouwantmyhelp
Christina:
Yeah!
Part4SomeTipsonHowtoChooseaCareer
Passage1JobAdvertisement
Thisisanexcitingopportunityforatalentedindividual.Thesuccessfulcandidatewillworkwithhighlevel
individualsinthecompany.Responsibilitiesincludemanagingthedirector’scalendarandcommitments,
managingspecialprojects,servingasthedirector’srepresentativetootherofficesandindividuals,and
supervisingtheadministrativestaff.Thispositionrequires5plusyearsinasenior-levelexecutive/
administrativeposition.Experienceandstrongknowledgeinavarietyofcomputersoftwareapplicationsis
alsorequired.Thesuccessfulcandidatewillbequick-thinking,flexible,andhavecommonsense.He/She
willhavestrongorganizationalskillsandattentiontodetail.He/Sheshouldalsohaveexcellentoraland
writtencommunication,problem-solvingandproject-managementskills.
Passage2TipsforImprovingYourInterview
Congratulations!
Youhaveajobinterview.Here’showtodoyourbest:
Prepare
Beforetheinterview,readthejobdescriptionandthinkabouthowyourskills,abilities,andexperience
matchtherequirementsoftheposition.Decidehowyou’llexplainthatinformation.
Makesuretoarriveontimeorafewminutesearly.Mostinterviewersagree:
There’snoexcusefor
beinglate.
Don’tbetoofriendly
Aninterviewisaprofessionalmeeting.Youshouldbeenergeticandenthusiastic,butnotinformal.
Usegoodcommunicationskills
Listentoquestionscarefully.Beforeyougiveyouranswer,makesurethatit’sacorrectresponsetothe
question.
Askquestions
It’simportanttoaskquestionsinaninterview.Itshowsyourinterestinthepositionandinthecompany.
Listentowhatissaidduringtheinterviewandaskforadditionalinformationlater.
MaintainthethreeC’s
It’sOKtofeelnervous—inside.Butontheoutside,youneedtostaycool,calm,andconfident.Remember,
youcandothejob;makesuretheinterviewerknowsit,too.
Passage3ABaseballPlayer
CalJuniorplayedallhisyearsinthemajorleagueswithjustoneteam.
CaljuniorplayedfortheBaltimoreOriolesfrom1981to2001.Heplayedshortstopformostofhis
careerandlatermovedtothirdbase.
HeplayedinnineteenAll-StarGamesandwasnamedthemostvaluableplayerintwoofthem.Also,hewas
theAmericanLeague’smostvaluableplayerin1983whenBaltimorewontheWorldSeries.
Butbaseballhistorymaybestrememberhimforplaying2632consecutivegames.ThecityofBaltimore
celebratedin1995whenhebroketherecordsetbyLouGehrigfornotmissinganygames.Thatrecordhad
stoodfor56years.CalJuniorbecameknownasthe“IronMan”ofbaseball.
Lesson2
Part1IndependenceDay
Elizabeth:
Hi,Sarah.
Sarah:
Hi,Elizabeth.DoyoumindifIaskyouaquestion
Elizabeth:
Absolutelynot.What’sup
Sarah:
I’mnotsureaboutthecustomshereforIndependenceDay.I’mgoingonapicnic,and
everyone’stakingsomething.Iwasgoingtotakesoda,butIdecidedtotakesomethingelse.
It’sOKifItakesandwiches,isn’tit
Elizabeth:
Absolutelyperfect.
Sarah:
Sohowelsedoyoucelebratetheholiday
Elizabeth:
Well,there’saparade.Andatnighttheysetofffireworks.You’regoingtowatchthem,
aren’tyou
Sarah:
Definitely.Thanksforyourhelp!
Part2Interview
Conversation1[F=Spanish]
M:
Goodmorning.
F:
Hello.I’mSoniaEspinoza.I’minterestedinthejobasdirectorofthesportsprogram.Theoneonthe
cruiseship.
M:
Doyouhaveanyexperiencewithsportsprogramsoranyspecialathleticability
F:
Yes.Iplaytennis,golf,andI’monabasketballteam.I’vewonafewswimmingcontests,andI’ve
beenteachingswimmingataclubforfiveyears.IactuallythoughtIwouldbeanOlympicswimmer,
butI’mnotgoodenoughforthat.
Conversation2[M2=Italian]
M1:
Goodmorning.Pleasecomein.
M2:
Thankyou.I’mSilvanoLucastro.I’minterestedinworkinginaninternationalcompany,butI’mnot
surewhatjobsmightbeavailable.
M1:
OK.Tellmesomethingaboutyourself.Whatdoyouseeasyourstrengths.
M2:
Well,I’mverylogical.Icanfigurethingsoutwhenotherpeoplecan’t.Wheneverthereisaproblem,
peoplebringittometolookforananswer.Iwriteeverythingdowninalistandthenthinkabout
everysolution.It’sagoodwaytosolveproblems.
Conversation3[M2=Slavic]
M1:
Hello.Pleasecomeinandhaveaseat.
M2:
Thanks.
M1:
Whichjobareyouinterestedin
M2:
Well,I’mnotsure.Idon’thaveafamilyyet,andmyEnglishisprettygood.I’dlovetoworksomewhere
outsideofthecountryforawhile,butIdon’thavemuchworkexperience.
M1:
That’sOK.Wehavejobsforpeopleateverylevel.Pleasetellmeaboutyourqualifications.
M2:
Well,eversinceIwasachild,I’vebeengreatwithmyhands.
M1:
Hmmm.Manualdexterity…Canyoutellmealittlemore
M2:
Sure.PeoplealwaystellmethatI’mgoodatfixingthings.Ilovetofixthingsthatarebroken.
M1:
That’sgreat.Iactuallyknowofanicepositionthatmightbejustrightforyou…intheUS,working
foraUkrainianpianocompany.Letmegetyourpersonalinformation.Pleasespellyourname.
M2:
It’sIvanMartinovic.That’sM-A-R-T-I-N-O-V-I-C.
Conversation4
M:
Goodafternoon.
F:
Hi!
I’mAgnesLukins,andI’mapeopleperson.
M:
Apeopleperson.Couldyoupleaseexplainwhatyoumean,Ms.Lukins
F:
Ijustloveworkingwithpeople.And,actually,peoplelikeworkingwithme…andforme.Theysay
I’magoodboss.
M:
Sowouldyousayyouhavestrongleadershipqualities
F:
Iguessso.Imanagepeoplewellandmylasttwojobshavebeeninmanagement.I’dliketoknowif
there’sanythingavailableabroad…maybeinMexicoIcanspeakSpanish.
M:
Let’shavealookatthepossibilitiesthere.
Conversation5[F=Australian]
M:
Comein.You’reElenaBurgess,aren’tyou
F:
Yes,that’sright.Iseeyouhavetwojobsavailableforpsychologists.Ijustfinishedmystudies,and
I’mnotsurewhichjobtoapplyfor.Thiswouldbemyfirstjob.
M:
Well,pleasetellmeaboutyourself.Whatdoyouseeasyourstrengths
F:
StrengthsHmmm…Well,peoplesayIhavealotofcompassion.
M:
YouarecompassionateInwhatway
F:
I’mabletounderstandotherpeople’sfeelings—toputmyselfintheirshoes.IthinkImusthave
gottenthatfrommyparents.Bothmyparentsarepsychologists,too.
Conversation6
M:
Goodafternoon.YoumustbeKarenTrent.
F:
Yes…I’mlookingforajob.
M:
Certainly,Ms.Trent.Whatkindofexperiencedoyouhave
F:
Well,I’mapainter.IpaintedthemuralsatthenewDesignCenterreceptionarea.
M:
ReallyThosearebeautiful!
Iunderstandtheywonaprize.Youdohavealotoftalent.
F:
Thanks!
Iactuallyhaveateachingcertificateinart,andI’dlovetoworkwithchildren.Isthereanything
availableinEuropeIspeakFrenchandGermanaswellasEnglish,andI’dloveachancetopractice!
Conversation7[M2=Southern,regional]
M1:
Pleasecomeinandhaveaseat.
M2:
Thankyou.I’mEdSnodgrass,andI’mastudent.I’mlookingforsomekindofasummerjob…maybe
inThailandWouldthatbepossible
M1:
Asia.
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