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听力2文本

Unit1

ShortConversations

1.W:

It’stimefor“InternationalClockTalk”!

Timetodiscusshowyoufeelabouttime!

M:

Well,sinceweallcomefromthesamecountryIthinkourviewswillbesimilar.

Q:

Whydoesthemanbelievethepeoplewillhavesimilarviews?

2.W:

Itannoysmethewaymyforeignfriendstreattime.

M:

Ijustreadabookaboutthisproblem’It’sentitledInternationalClockTalk.

Q:

Whichproblemisthebookabout?

3.M:

Australiansaresorelaxedabouttime!

Itdrivesmemad!

W:

That’sthewaytheyare.Whileyou’rehere,you’llhavetogetusedtoit.

Q:

Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?

4.M:

Haveyounoticeddifferencesbetweenourcultures?

W:

Sure.Inmycountry,peopledon’tcareabouttimeverymuch.Here,youtakeitseriously

Q:

Howdopeopleinthewoman’scountryfeelabouttime?

5.W:

Canyouexplainwhyyou’realwaysfiveminuteslateforconferences?

M:

Oh,I’msorry.Inmycountry,peopleareoftenlate.

Q:

Whyisthemanlateforconferences?

6.W:

WhatdoyouappreciatemostaboutlifeinGermany?

M:

Germanpeoplearerarelylateformeetings.Ineverhavetodealwithlatecomers.

Q:

WhatdoesthemanlikebestaboutlifeinGermany?

7.M:

I’veheardthatChinesepeopleareveryrelaxedabouttime.

W:

Thatusedtobetrue.Nowadays,peopleareincreasinglybotheredbylateness.

Q:

Accordingtothewoman,howhaveChinesepeoplechanged?

8.M:

Whydidyouwalkoutoftherestaurantabruptly?

Wehadjuststartedtalking.

W:

Juststarted?

Weweretherefortwohours!

Inmycountry,mealstake15minute5

Q:

Whydidthewomanwalkoutoftherestaurantsoabruptly?

9.W:

WhatdidMomthinkabouthertriptoRussia?

I’msolookingforwardtohearingaboutit.M:

Shedidn’tsaymuch.WhenIpickedherupattheairportthismorning,shewasjusteagertogethometoseeDad.Shejustsaidthefoodwasgreatthere.

Q:

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

10.M:

It’sonly6:

30,andyou’redone!

Iwon’tfinishworktill10.You’reveryefficient.

W:

Well,Tomfinishedtwohoursearlierthanme.That’sasignofefficiencyinmycountry.

Q:

Howmanyhoursearlierdidthewomanfinishherworkthantheman?

LongConversation

M:

Youtravelalot.Whichpeopledoyouthinkarethemosttime-conscious?

W:

Ithinkit’sprobablytheSwedes.

M:

Reallywhatmakesyousaythat?

W:

Well,onmylasttriptoSweden,Iorderedataxitopickmeupatmyhotelat6:

25am.Igottothestreetat6:

27,butthetaxihadalreadyleft.

M:

That’salittlehardtobelieve.Isittrue?

W:

Absolutelyeverythingrunsontimethere.There’snoroomformistakes.Everyoneisverytime-conscious!

M:

Theymustseemverystiffandserious!

W:

Sure,butonceyougettoknowthem,youfindkind,caringpeoplebehindtheirseriousfaces.

M:

ThisisverydifferentfrommyexperiencestravelinginSouthAmerica.Ofcourse,peoplethereareverykind,buttheydon’tcaremuchabouttime.

W:

Iagree.SouthAmericansdon’tputverymuchstressontime.Therealwayslateforeverything,butnooneseemstomind.

Passage

Thebiggestprobleminmycompanyhastodowithculture,inparticularourdifferentwaysoflookingattime.PeoplefromsomecountriesthinkitisOKtoshowuplateforameetingandsomepeopleevendon’tthinktheyneedtocomeatall!

Aspresidentofthecompany,however,itismyresponsibilitytotellthemthatthisisnotacceptable.Whereasinsomeothercountriesattendingmeetingsisnotconsideredveryimportant,inthiscountryandespeciallyinthiscompany,meetingsmustbeattendedontime.Notbeingontimecausesinefficiency.IspentallnightthinkingabouttheexactwordsthatIwouldusetoexplainmyfeelings.Ievenwrotemywordsdown.Iplannedtodiscussthisproblematthemeetingtoday,andentitledmyspeech“InternationalClockTalk’.Unfortunately,Ihaveaproblem---noonecametothemeeting!

Unit2

ShortConversations

W:

Whatdidyourcoachtellyouaboutrunningintomorrow’srace?

M:

Hesaid,“AllthatglittersisOlympicgold,”toremindmeoftheOlympicspirit.

Q:

Whatwasthecoach’sadvicetotheman?

M:

IwatchedaTVshowlastnight,called“AllthatGlittersIsOlympicGold”.

W:

Iwatchedthattoo.ItwasaboutthetrainingandsacrificenecessaryforathletestocompeteintheOlympics.

2.Q:

WhatwastheTVshowabout?

W:

Runningthehundred-meterdashisnothingcomparedtothepassionnecessarytorunlongerraces.

M:

Areyoukidding?

rverunbothandIknowtheybothrequiredetermination.

Q:

Whydoesthemandisagreewiththewoman?

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M:

Doyouthinkdrugtakingiswidespreadamongamateurathletestryingtogetstronger?

W:

h’shardtosaywhetherit’strueornot.Somuchofwhatwehearseemstoberumors.

Q:

Doesthewomanbelievethatthereisaproblemwithamateurathletestakingdrugs?

4.

W:

DoyouthinkthathecouldhaverunintheOlympicsifthingshadturnedoutdifferently?

M:

Definitely.Hehadtheheart.Itwasjusthisinjurythatcosthimtheopportunitytocompete.

Q:

DidtheathletecompeteintheOlympics?

M:

Iheardthatwhentheathleteacceptedthegoldmedal,hethankedhismom.

W:

That’sright.Hesworethatshewasresponsibleforhimdevelopingthestrengthtowintherace.

6.Q:

Whywastheathleteabletowintherace?

W:

Comeon,youcaneatthiscake.Youdon’thavetodenyyourselfsweetfoodjustbecauseyou’reintheOlympics.

M:

YesIdo!

Withthegamescomingsosoon,Ihavetostayonahealthydiet.

Q:

Whydoesthemanrefusethewoman’soffer?

M:

MostpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicswouldliketobeliketheathletestheysee.

W:

Maybetheywould.ButIdon’tthinkmostofthemhavethedeterminationtoworksohardtogetthere.

8.Q:

WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicGames?

W:

Areyounoticingthefrownsonthefacesoftherunners?

Notoneofthemlookshappy.

M:

Youcanbesurethetworunnersfromourcountryarehappy.Outofthefiveraces,the/vewonfour.

Q:

Howmanyraceshavetherunnersfromthespeakers’countrywon?

M:

JusthearingtheOlympicsongfillsmewithdeterminationtogooutandwin.

W:

Itwasfirstplayedin1896,butitwasn’ttheofficialsonguntil1958.Ilikeittoo.

10Q:

InwhichyeardidtheOlympicsongbecomeofficial?

LongConversation

W:

Wow,youreallylookgreat.Haveyoubeenworkingout?

M:

Everyday.I’mpreparingfortheOlympicGames.

W:

Oh,no.

M:

What?

What’sthematter?

Youdon’tthinkIcandoit?

W:

Idon’tknowhowtotellyou.

M:

Youdon’tthinkI’mstrongenoughtoenter,doyou?

Well,I’llhaveyouknowI’mplentystrong.Andifyousayotherwise,youdon’tknowwhatyou’retalkingabout.

W:

Iknowyou’restrong.That’snottheproblem.

M:

Thenyouthinkmyheartisweak.Butthatisn’tso!

Ihaveamazingdetermination.Iswear,mypassionisunmatchedbyanyotheramateurathleteintheworld.Idefyyoutosayotherwise.

Iwouldn’tdare.I’veseenyourunandnotquit,andIknowyourheartisstrong.Butthatisn’ttheproblem.

M:

What’stheproblemthen?

W:

TheOlympicsendedyesterday.

Passage

Inthesummerof1936,JesseOwensbecamefamousallovertheworld.Thatsummer,

JesseOwens,ablackAmerican,joinedthebestathletesfrom50nationstocompeteinthe

OlympicsinBerlin,Germany.

TherewasspecialinterestintheOlympicGamesthatyearbecauseAdolphHitlerwasthentheleaderofGermany.HeandhisNazipartybelievedthatwhitepeoplewerebetterthanotherraces,especiallythosewithdarkskin.TheywereallverysurprisedwhenOwenswonfourgoldmedalsandsetnewworldrecords.

Yearslater,JesseOwenswrotethathewasmostproudofshowingHitlerandtheworldhowgreatablackmancouldbe.Througheverything,heneverlostconfidenceinhimself.

Nordidheeverloseprideinhimself.Tothisday,JesseOwensisrememberedasanamazingmanwhofullyexpressedtheOlympicspirit.

Warmingup

Hello,andwelcome!

Thankyouforlisteningtothisreport,entitled"ProsandConsofMixedMarriages".Mixedmarriagesarebecomingmorecommonandmanypeoplehavestrongopinionsaboutthem.Inthisprogram,you'lllistentoopinionsonbothsidesoftheissue.Overall,peopleseemtobeinfavor.Onewomanwilltellyouhowhappysheistohavemarriedaforeigner.SomewillsayitisOKforothersbutit'snotforthem.However,nearlyonethirdofthepeopleyouaregoingtohearonthisprogramwillsaypeoplefromdifferentculturesshouldn'tgetmarried,claimingthattheseindividualscannotbecompatible.

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3-2-1

Shortconversations

1.M:

Couldyoutellmeabouttheprosandconsofmixedmarriages?

W:

Icantellyouthepros,forsure.Afterbeingmarriedtoaforeignerfor20years,I'veyettodiscoveranycons.

Q:

Whatcan'tthewomantelltheman?

2W:

Theweddingisnextweek,butIstilldon'tknowifmarryingapersonofadifferentraceisright.

M:

Therearealotofprosandconsofmixedmarriages,butoverallthey'regood.

Q:

Howdoesthemanfeelaboutmixedmarriages?

3）M:

TheFrenchhavealotofcharm.Ithinkyou'llenjoybeingmarriedtoone.

W:

Noteverythingaboutthemischarmmg.AndI'mgoingtohavesometroubledealingwithhisculture.

Q:

WhatconcerndoesthewomanhaveaboutmarryingaFrenchman?

4.W:

Hasanyonecriticizedyouformarryingsomeoneofadifferentrace?

M:

Iexpectedpeopleto.Buttheyhaven'tsofar.Besides,Idon'tcarewhatpeoplethink.MywifeandIhititoffA-OK.

Q:

Whatdidthemanexpect?

5）W:

That'sgreatyou'regettingmarried,butdoyouhaveaclueaboutyournewwife'sculture?

M:

Sure.Learningaboutherpeople'swayofdoingthingswasthefirstthingIdidwhenIdecidedtomarryher.

Q:

What