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听力教程第二册unit4听力原文
Unit4
SectionOneTacticsforListening
Part1Phonetics-Stress,IntonationandAccent
1.A:
Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethesecretary'sofficeisplease?
B:
Yes.It'supthestairs,thenturnleft,../
2.A:
Excuseme.Canyoutellmewherethetoiletsare?
B:
Yes,they'reatthetopofthestairs\
3.A:
Whatdidyoudoafterworkyesterday?
B:
Ah,well,Iwentforadrinkinthepuboppositethecar-park.\
4.A:
Whatdidyoudoafterworkyesterday?
B:
Oh,IranintoJaneandTom..…/
5.A:
Excuseme,canyoutellmehowthemachineworks?
B:
Certainly.Erm,firstofallyouadjusttheheightofthestool,andthenputfour10pencepiecesthere,../
6.A:
Excuseme,canyoutellmehowthemachineworks?
B:
Yes.Youput30penceintheslotandtaketheticketouthe©
Exercise:
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Part2ListeningandNote-taking
Froglegs
Peoplewantfrogsmostlyforfood.ManyAsiancultureshaveineludedfroglegsintheirdietsforcenturies--oratleastuntiltheyhaverunoutoffrogs.Butthemostfamousfrog-eaters,andthepeoplewhoinspiredfrog-eatinginEuropeandtheUnitedStatesaretheFrench.By1977theFrenchgovernment,soconcernedaboutthescarcityofitsnativefrog,bannedcommercialhuntingofitsownamphibians.SotheFrenchturnedtoIndiaandBangladeshforfrogs.
AshappenedinFrance,Americanfrog-legfanciersandrestaurantsalsoturnedincreasinglytofrozenimports.Accordingtofigurescollectedfromgovernmentagencies,theUnitedStatesimportedmorethan6.5millionpoundsoffrozenfrogmeateachyearbetween1981and1984.
SomanyfrozenfroglegswereexportedfromIndiatoEuropeandtheUnitedStates.OneoftheattractionsofIndianfrogs,apartfromthefactthattheyhavebiggerlegsthanFrenchfrogs,wastheprice.InLondon,apoundoffrozenfrog'slegsfromIndiacostabout£1.75,comparedwith£3.75fortheFrenchvariety.
Indianscientistshavedescribedas"disastrous"therateatwhichfrogsaredisappearingfromthericefieldsandwetlands,wheretheyprotectcropsbydevouringdamaginginsects.s
sincetheIndiaandBangladeshfrog-exportbans,IndonesiahasbecomethemajorexporteroffroglegstotheUnitedStatesandEurope.Butnomatterwhatcountrythelegscomefrom,onethingisusuallyconstant:
Thelegsoncebelongedtofrogsaretakenfromthewild,notfromfarms.Frogsarenearlyimpossibletofarmeconomicallyinthecountrieswherefrogsarecommerciallyharvestedfromthewild.
ExerciseA:
1.ManyAsiancultureshaveincludedfroglegsintheirdietsforcenturies.
2.By1977theFrenchgovernmentbannedcommercialhuntingofitsownamphibians.
3.IndianscientistshavedescribedasdisastrouS'therateatwhichfrogsaredisappearingfromthericefieldsandwetlands
4.TheUnitedStatesimportedmorethan6.5millionpoundsoffrozenfrogmeateachyearbetween1981and1984.
5.OneoftheattractionsofIndianfrogswastheprice.
ExerciseB:
Froglegs
Peoplewantfrogsmostlyforfood.ManyAsiancultureshaveincludedfroglegsintheirdietsforcenturies,Themostfamousfrog-eaters,andthepeoplewhoinspiredfrog-eatinginEuropeandtheUnitedStatesaretheFrench.By1977theFrenchgovernmentbannedcommercialhuntingofitsownamphibians.SotheFrenchturnedtoIndiaandBangladeshforflogs.AndtheUnitedStatesimportedmorethan6.5millionpoundsoffrozenfrogmeateachyearbetween1981and1984.OneoftheattractionsofIndianfrogswasttpece.
Indianscientistshavedescribedas"disastrous'therateatwhichfrogsaredisappearingfromthericefieldsandwetlands.wheretheyprotectcropsbydevouringdamaginginsects.
SineetheIndiaandBangladeshfrog-exportbans.IndonesiahasbecomethemajorexporteroffroglegstotheUnitedStatesandEurope.Butnomatterwhatcountrythelegscomefrom.onethingisusuallyconstant:
Thelegsoncebelongedtofrogsthataretakenfromthewild,notfromfarms.
SectionTwoListeningComprehension
Part1Dialogues
Dialogue1HealthClub
Interviewer:
Lorna,youandyourhusbandopenedthishealthclubherelastsummer.Canyoutellmesomethingabouttheclub?
Lama:
Yes,wellweofferachoiceoffacilities--gym,sunbed*,sauna*andJacuzzi*--that'salsofromScandinavia--aswellasourregularfitnessclasses,thatis.Andthere'sawholefoodbarforrefreshmentsafterwards
Interviewer:
Anddoesitcostalot?
Imean,mostpeoplethinkhealthclubsarereallyexpensive.
Lama:
Actuallyourratesarereallyquitecompetitive.SineeweonlystartedlastJuly,we'vekeptthemdowntoattractcustomers.It'sonly£30ayeartojoin.Thenanhourinthegymcosts£2.50--thesameashalfanhouronthesunbed.SaunaandJacuzziareboth~1.50forhalfanhour.
Interviewer:
Lama:
Andistheclubdoingwell?
Well,sofar,yes,it'sdoingreallywell.Ihadnoideaitwasgoingtobesuchasuccess,actually.We'rebothverypleased.Thesunbed'ssopopular,especiallywiththeover65s,thatwe'regettinganotheroneinAugust.
Interviewer:
Lama:
Whatkindofpeoplejointheclub?
Wehavepeopleofallageshere,fromsmallchildrentoold-agepensioners,thoughofcoursethemajority,aboutthree-quartersofourmembers,areintheir20sand30s.Theycomeintheirlunchhour,tousethegym,mostly,orafterwork,whiletheYoungsterscomewhenschoolfinishes,aroundhalfpastthreeorfour.TheJacuzzi'sverypopularwiththelittleones.
Interviewer:
Loma:
Whatabouttheold-agepensioners?
They'reusuallyaroundinthemornings,whenweofferthemspecialreducedratesfortheJacuzziorsauna,plussunbed,it'sonly£2,whichishalfprice,actually.Itdoesn'taffectourprofitsreally--onlyabout5%ofourmembersareretired.
Exercise:
Facilities
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£2.50foranhour
3.£2.50forhalfanhour
MembershipFee:
6.£30ayear
peoplewhojoinmehealulclub
Agegroup
Proportion
Facilitiestheyuse
Usualvisitingtime
7.Youngpeopleintheir20sand30s
8.75%
gym
Lunchhourorafterwork
Youngsters
-一
Afterschool
Children
Jacuzzi
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Old-agepensioners
5%
9.morning
Specialoffer;10.reducedratesforoldpensioners
Dialogue2skiing
Simon:
Sally:
Thisoneshowstheviewfromthetopofthemountain.
Oh,it'slovely!
Teresa:
That'smewiththeredbobblehat.
Sally:
Isit?
Teresa:
Yet,itlookskindofsilly,doesn'tit?
Sally:
Yes,itdoesrather.
Teresa:
Oh,don'tworry.Iknowitlooksridiculous.
Simon:
Look.That'sourinstructor,Werner.
Teresa:
Yeah,wewereinthebeginners'class.
Sally:
Well,everyonehastostartsomewhere.
Simon:
Sally:
Ah,now,thisisagoodone.
Whatonearthisthat?
Simon:
Sally:
Can'tyouguess?
Well,itlookslikeapileofpeople.Youknow,sortofontopofeachother.
Teresa:
Itis!
Sally:
Howdidthathappen?
Simon:
Well,youseewewereallprettyhopelessatfirst.EverydayWernerusedtotakeustothenurseryslope*topractise,andtogettothetopyouhadtogouponaskilift.
Teresa:
Whichwasn'treallyveryeasy.
Simon:
No,andifyoufelloffyou'dstartslidingdowntheslope,rightintoallthepeoplecomingup!
Sally-
Simon:
Mmm.
Well,onthatdaywewereallgoingupontheskilift,youknow,wewerejustgettingusedtoit,and,youseetherewasthisonewomaninourclasswhonevergotthehangof*it.Shedidn'thaveanysortofcontroloverherskisandwhenevershestartedsliding,shewouldsortofstickherskisticksoutinfrontofher,youknow,likeswordsorsomething.
Teresa:
Ialwaystriedtoavoidher,butonthatdayIwasrightbehindherontheskilift*and
Sally:
justasshewasgettingtothetop,sheslippedandstartedslidingdowntheslope.
Didshe?
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Simon:
Mmm,withherskistickswavingaroundinfrontofher!
Teresa:
Soofcourseeveryonesortofletgoandtriedtojumpofftheskilifttogetoutoftheway.
Simon:
Andthat'showtheyallendedupinapileatthebottomoftheslope--itwasluckyIhadmycamerawithme.
Sally:
Ibetthatwomanwaspopular!
Simonoh,yes.everybody'sfavourite!
ExerciseA:
1.Theyarelookingatsomepictures.
2.Askiclassforbeginners.
3.Two.
ExerciseB:
EverydaythecoachtookthemtoanurseryslopeTheygottothetoponaskilift.Intheirclasstherewasonewomanwhocouldneverlearnhowtoski.Shecouldn'tcontrolherskisandwhenevershestartedsliding,shewouldstickherskisticksoutinfrontofher.Peoplealwaystriedtoavoidher.
Onedayasshewasgettingtothetop,sheslippedandstartedslidingdowntheslope.Everyoneletgoandtriedtojumpofftheskilifttogetoutofthewayandtheyallendedupinapileatthebottomoftheslope.
Passage2TheTruthabouttheFrench!
SkiinginFraneeisheavenonEarthforadedicatedskier.ThereareresortswhereyoucanaccessskiingterrainthatislargerthanalltheskiresortsinUtah*andColorado*combined.
Thelargerresortshaveanadequatenumberofrestaurantsanddiscos.Itisagoodideatoeatagoodlunchbecausethemountainrestaurantsarenormallymuchbetterthantherestaurantsintheskistations.
Frenchresortsaremostlygovernmentownedandoperated.Thesocialsystemputsahighpercentageofmoneybackintotheareas.Thisprovidesstate-of-the-art*lifts,snowmakingandsnowgrooming.Ingeneral,anintermediateskierwhocanreadaliftmapwilleasilybeabletoskialldayavoidingliftlinesandcrowds,evenduringthebusiestseason.
TheFrenchschoolsystemshaveastaggered*t
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