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英语视听说2
Unit1
Transcript
CarnivalcanbesmeltandbreathedintheairofRiodeJaneiro.EverywhereyoulookatCarnivaltimeyoucanseeaCarnivalsmile,youcanhearaCarnivalSambabeatandyoucanfeeltheCarnivalspirit.OnthefirstdayofCarnivalIwasontheMetrotoCopacabanawhenaboutsixteenageboysstarteddrummingontheirsurfboardsandbeatingonthetrainwalls.Thepassengersstartedtappingtheirfeet,andthoseCarnivalsmilesspreadevenwider,andallofasuddenpeopleweredancingtheSambaintheisles.ItwasonlythenthatIrealisedwhatCarnivalis.
Ihadbeenaskingandasking,"WhatisCarnival?
"IhadreceivedvagueanswersaboutitstartingasapagancelebrationineitherRomeorGreece.TheCarnivalballswerethenimportedfromItalyinthelatenineteenthcentury,andhadtheir'goldenera'inthethirtieswithlegendaryballsattheCopacabanaPalaceHotel.
IwastoldthattheSambaParadehadalsostartedinthethirties,butitwasn'tuntil1984thatitfounditshomeinRioattheSambodromo.ButIkeptwantingtoknow:
Whyisitsospecial?
WhydoesthewholeofBrazilstopforit?
WhydoesitseemtobemoreexcitingthanChristmas?
Whydothousandsofpeoplefromallovertheworldcomejusttoseeit?
WhatwasIdoingthere?
IwantedtoreallygetinvolvedinCarnivalsoIjoinedaSambaschoolcalledGres.EstaciodeSa,withmyBrazilianfriendIlona.TwoweeksbeforeCarnivalIattendedarehearsalonaSundaynightfrom8pmtillwellaftermidnight.IgotasmalltasteoftheCarnivalspiritthere,watchingeveryone,youngandold,sambaing.Therewasonelady,whowasvery,verypregnantdancingasfast,yetasgracefully,asalltheothers,althoughitlookedlikeherbabywasgoingtopopoutatanygivenmoment.NothingseemstostopanyonefromenjoyingCarnival.
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Kenji:
Everythingisdelicious,Mrs.Riley.Itreallywasniceofyoutoinviteme.
Mrs.R:
Well,nobodyshouldhavedinneralonetoday.Thanksgivingisatimeforfamiliesandfriendstobetogether.IsthisyourfirstThanksgivingintheUnitedStates,Kenji?
Kenji:
Yes.Infact,Idon'treallyknowmuchaboutit.
Peter:
Well,askRobbie.He'lltellyouallaboutit.
Robbie:
Ah,comeon.What'sthis,ahistorylesson?
Kenji:
No,I'mreallyinterested.Comeon,tellme.
Robbie:
Well,see,theseguyscameoverfromEuropelikemaybeathousandyearsago…
Mr.R:
Notexactly.Itwasmorelikefourhundredyearsago.
Robbie:
Oh,yeah,that'sright.Anyway,theymadegoodfriendswiththeIndians,andtheytriedplantingcornandotherstufftogether.Butitwasreallyhardgrowingallthatstuff,sowhentheyhadthefirstharvest…
Kenji:
What'sa"harvest"?
Robbie:
Youknow,whentheypickthefoodafterit'sdonegrowing.Soafterthefirstharvest,theIndiansandthePilgrimshadabigdinnertogethertothankGodfortheirgoodluck.
Kenji:
Wait.WhowerethePilgrims?
Mr.R:
TheywerethefirstimmigrantsfromEurope.
Mrs.R:
Andthefoodsweareeatingnowarethesamekindsofthingsthattheyate.
Kenji:
Oh,sothat'swhereturkeyandcornandsquashcomefrom,right?
Robbie:
Right!
Kenji:
ButwhyisThanksgivingonNovember27th?
Robbie:
It'sdifferenteveryyear.Butit'salwaysthefourthThursdayofNovember.Right,Dad?
Mr.R:
Right.ExceptthatinCanadatheycelebrateitinOctober.
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A)
Woman:
Hello.CanIhelpyouwithanything?
Man:
I'mlookingforaValentine'sDaygiftformygirlfriend.Well,actually,she'snotmygirlfriendyet,soIreallydon'tknowwhattogether.
Woman:
Howaboutsomechocolate?
Man:
Well,Ithinkshe'sonadiet.
topic:
agiftforgirlfriend-to-be
B)
Woman:
You'relookingyoungerandhealthiereveryyear.
Man:
Why,thankyou.Butwebothknowit'snottrue.Lookatallthosecandlesonmycake.Idon'tthinkIcanblowthemallout.
Woman:
Sureyoucan.Oh,beforeIforget,here'sagiftfromBobandGail.
Man:
Didtheyreallyremembermybirthday?
topic:
goodwishesforbirthday
C)
Woman:
Sodidyougetanynicepresentsyesterday?
Man:
Yeah,Igotagreatmysterybook.Howaboutyou?
Woman:
Igotatennisracketandanewwatch.Didyougiveyourparentsanythingspecial?
Man:
Igotthemticketstoaconcert.
Woman:
I'msuretheylikedthat.Bytheway,IjustheardaboutagreatpartyforNewYear'sEve.Doyouwanttogo?
Man:
Sure.Hey,doyouwantsomeChristmascookiesmymothermade?
They'rereallygood.
topic:
giftstheygotandgave
D)
Man:
Whatwasshewearing?
Woman:
Itwasalovelywhitedress.Shelookedbeautiful.
Man:
Wastheceremonyatthechurch?
Woman:
No,itwasatthegroom'shome.Therewereonlythirtypeoplethere.
Man:
Wherearetheygoingtolive?
Woman:
Theyjustboughtanewhouse.They'removinginaftertheirhoneymoon.
Man:
Ireallywantedtogototheirwedding,butIcouldn't.
topic:
aweddingceremonyandnewhouse
E)
Man:
Ithinktherearesomemorekidsatthedoor.It'sprettylate,dear.Dowehaveanymorecandy?
Woman:
Ofcoursewedo.
Kids:
Trickortreat!
Woman:
Well,whatdowehavehere?
Amonster,aghost,andwhoareyou?
Boy:
I'marobot!
Woman:
Well,hereyouare.
Kids:
Thankyou.
topic:
candyforkids
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Unit2
Transcript
ReputedtobeSouthAfrica'smostbeautifulandmostvisitedcity,youwillfindCapeTownnestlingbelowTableMountain,wheretheAtlanticmeetstheIndianOcean.
EventhoughCapeTownisrelativelysmall,thereisplentytoseeanddo.ThearchitectureisamixofDutchandEnglishcolonialstyles,andattractionsincludetheCastleofGoodHope,builtinthe17thCenturyandtheDistrictSixMuseum.
ThecityisdominatedbythemajesticTableMountainbackdropwithitsdramaticcliffsandimpressivegorges(峡).
Themountainisahavenforwildlife,andindigenousmammalsincludebaboonsandporcupines.Thenorthfaceofthemountainoverlooksthecitycentre.TothewestisLion'sHeadandSignalHill,andDevil'sPeakistotheeast,joiningthemountaintothePeninsulaMountainchain.
Mostambitiousvisitorsattempttoclimbthemountain,butbyfarthemostrelaxingroutetothetopisviathefishbowlshapedcablecar,whichgoesthrougha360degreeturnonitswaytothetoptoprovideastunningpanoramicview.
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Host:
Nowwe'retalkingtoJoanneThomasaboutherpersonaltravelexperience.Joanne,wouldyoutelluswhichisyourfavouritecountryapartfromyourown?
Joanne:
IsupposeI'vegotasoftspotforSweden.
Host:
Isn'titrathercoldthere?
Joanne:
Wellyes,butifyouvisititinJune,it'sextremelybeautiful.
Host:
Whatdoyoulikeaboutit?
Joanne:
Aboveall,thefeelingofspace,thewonderfullakesandthethoughtfulcityplanning.Youhavetheimpressionthatpeoplearewelllookedafter,whetherthey'reyoungorelderly.Theyhavegoodsportsfacilities,hospitalsandschools.Pricesareratherexpensive,butmaybethat'sagoodthing.
Host:
Whatdoyoumean?
Joanne:
Imeanthatthecountryisn'tinundatedwithtourists.Ithasn'tbeenruinedbytime-sharedevelopmentsorscoresofuglyhotels,barsanddiscos.It'sjustitself.
Host:
Isthereanythingtodoorsee?
Joanne:
Yes,plenty.Stockholm'samongthemostattractivecapitalsinEurope.Youcanvisitanopen-airmuseumandobserveseveraldifferenttraditionalcraftssuchasspinningwool,candle-makingandglass-blowing.It'sperfectforshortoutings-boattripsaroundtheislandsandvisitstoshow-piecevillagessuchasSigtuna.
Host:
Where'sthat?
Joanne:
It'sjustabusrideawayfromStockholm.ThehighstreetinSigtunaissimplycharming.
It'sfullofsmallshopswhichseemtobefromanotherera.There'sadelightfulchurchandtheviewoverthelakeismagnificent.
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Amongotherthings,Montanaisknownforitsmountains.Althoughtheeasternplainsformtwothirdsofthestate,itswesternpartgivesMontanaitsname-Spanishfor"mountains".OriginallyclaimedbySpainandlatercededtoFrance,itwassoldtotheyouthfulUnitedStatesin1803aspartoftheLouisianaTerritory.Frenchtrappersmayhavevisitedtheareaasearlyas1740,butfrom1807furtradersbecameactive,andthefirstpermanentsettlementinMontanawasestablishedin1841.MountainshavebeenthesceneofmostofthecolorfuleventsinMontana'shistory.Adventurershadoncefoundgoldandsilverthere,andlaterdiscoveredincrediblyrichveinsofcopper.AndthelastdiscoveryledtotheestablishmentofoneofMontana'smostimportantindustrialenterprises,AnacondaCopper.TheyearsofgoldrushesatMontanaleftmanyghosttowns,ofwhichafewhaveremained,likerelicsofhistory,remindingpeopleofthe"WildWest"daysofoutlawsandthestagecoachestheyrobbed-daysthatsubsequentlyyieldedthousandsofmoviesandtelevision"westerns".
Withextensive,isolatedranchesforsheepandcattle,muchofthevastemptylandinMontanahascontinuedtolookasuntouchedasitdidbeforethefirstexplorerscame.Majesticmountains,thousandsofacresofwilderness,sparklinglakes,vastpineforests,andswiftwaterfalls,haveremainedthefeatures.ItsmostspectacularplaceisGlacierNationalPark,15,000acresoftheoriginalland,whichincludesmorethan60glaciersand200glacier-fedlakes.
Montanabecameaterritoryin1864.By1880ithadlessthan40,000inhabitants,andby1900thishadincreasedtoalmost250,000.TheextremesoftemperaturesandlandshavealwayskeptMontana'spopulationsmall.Eventhoughthestateranksfourthinthenationinsize,itranksonly44thinpopulation.Agriculture,particularlywheatandcattle,isthegreatestsourceofinc