英语听力教程第三版张民伦主编Unit4HaveaNiceTrip听力原文.docx

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英语听力教程第三版张民伦主编Unit4HaveaNiceTrip听力原文

Listenthisway听力教程第三册-4

Unit4HaveaNiceTrip

PartIGettingreadyAudioscript:

★Australiaistheworld'slargestislandanditssmallestcontinent.Itstotalareaof3000000squaremilesisaboutthesameasthatofthecontinentalUnitedStates（excludingAlaska）.

★TheareaofNepalisabout54000squaremiles.Withinitsbordersarefiveoftheworld'shighestpeaks.

★Switzerlandisasmall,landlockedcountry,15944squaremilesinarea.It'sborderedbyFrance,Austria,andItaly.

★Morethan20000000peopleliveinArgentine.About97percentareofEuropeanstock.MostArgentinesliveontheeasternplains.Fewerthan19%liveinthedrywesternandnorthwesternprovinces.

★Austriais32376squaremilesinarea.ThismakesittwicethesizeofneighboringSwitzerland.Thereareabout7150000peoplelivinginAustria.MorethanonethirdofthepeopleliveinornearVienna,thecapitalcity.

★ColombiaistheonlycountryinSouthAmericawithacoastlineonbothsidesofthecontinent.Itisabigcountrywithanareaof439828squaremilesandabout16300000personsliveinColombia.

★SaudiArabia'sareaisestimatedtobeabout830000squaremiles.AlmostallofSaudiArabia's7000000peopleareArabs.TodaySaudiArabia'svastoilresourcesarepayingforthemodernizationofthecountry.Conditionstherearechangingmorerapidlythantheyhaveforcenturies.

★Denmarkproperhasanareaofonly16575squaremiles.ItisthesmallestoftheScandinaviancountries--Denmark,Finland,Iceland,NorwayandSweden.ButDenmark'spopulationofover4600000isgreaterthanthatofNorwayandmorethanhalfthatofSweden.

PartIICanada

Audioscript:

　　ThankyouforcallingtheDailyNewsInformationlineonCanada.

　　Canadaisahugecountry,secondinsizeonlytotheformerSovietUnion.Yetithasonly26millionpeople,whichislessthanhalfthepopulationoftheUnitedKingdom.ItextendsfromtheGreatLakesinthesouthtothemajesticRockyMountainsinthewest,andthebleakArcticIslandsinthefarnorth.Athirdofthecountryiscoveredbyforestandtherearealsovastgrasslandsandcountlesslakesandrivers.

　　Therearegreatvariationsinclimate.WintersareextremelycoldexceptinVancouverwhichhasamilderclimateowingtoitslocationonthewestcoast,sotakeaheavyovercoatandafurhat.Canadiansummersarewarmonthewhole,especiallyinland,soyou'llonlyneedlightweightclothing.

　　AquarterofallCanadians,mainlythoselivingintheprovinceofQuebecintheeast,speakFrenchastheirfirstlanguage.Inaddition,therearehalfamillionAmericanIndians,amillionGermansandsmallernumbersofItalians,UkraniansandInuit.Canadahastwoofficiallanguages:

EnglishandFrench,exceptintheprovinceofQuebecwhereFrenchaloneistheofficiallanguage.You'llfindEnglishspokenvirtuallyeverywhereapartfromQuebecandifyouplantovisitQuebecCity,you'lldefinitelyneedaFrenchphrasebookifyoudon'tspeakFrench.

　　EatingoutisapleasureinCanadaandyou'llfindrestaurants,coffeeshopsandsnackbarstosuiteverypocket.MenusofferawidechoicewithexcellentseafoodlikePacificsalmon,lobstersandclams,meatdishesincludingmoosesteaksandbeefsteaks,andalsoarangeofethnicfoods.Forthesweetcourse,thespecialty/specialityiswaffles,akindofthickpancake,servedwithmaplesyrup.Beerisgoodbutforeignwines,eventhosefromneighboringAmerica,tendtobequitedearandlocalwinesarenotparticularlygood.

　　Canadahassomeoftheworld'smostmodernshoppingcenters.ClothestendtobeslightlyexpensivebyEuropeanstandardsbuttherearesomebargainstobehad.Goodbuysincludemoccasins,akindofsoftleathershoemadebyIndians,woolenglovesandsweaters,woodcarvings,leathergoodsandmaplesyrup,ofcourse.

　　TheunitofcurrencyistheCanadiandollar.Bankinghoursarefrom10a.m.to3p.m.MondaytoThursdayandtilllateronFridays.

　　Haveagoodtrip,andthankyouforcallingtheinformationline.

PartIIITravellingaroundAustralia

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Nancy:

Oh,David,hi!

Youknow,I'vebeenmeaningtotalktoyou.I'mplanningatriptoAustralia,andIwonderifyoucouldgivemesomeadvice.

David:

Sure!

What...whatdoyouwanttoknow?

Nancy:

Well,IthoughtI'dstartmytripinSydney.WhatshouldIseethere?

David:

Well,themostimportantthingtosee,ofcourse,istheharbor,whichisthemostbeautifulintheworld.

Nancy:

Oh,right.Dotheyhaveboattrips?

David:

Yeah,ofcourse,theydo.Theyhavewonderfulboattrips!

Theone...theonethatIrecommendparticularlyis...isatriparoundHaveaNiceTriptheharborinanoldsailingship.

Nancy:

Oh,thatsoundslikelotsoffun!

David:

Yeah.And,ofcourse,thenthere'stheSydneyOperaHouse,which...whicheveryoneknowsabout.And,uh,youcansee...seewonderfulthingsthere...concertsandoperaandtheater.

Nancy:

Oh,Idefinitelywanttogothere!

Nowwhataboutplacestostay?

Canyourecommendsomeplaceinexpensive?

David:

Yeah,letmesee...Probably,ofcourse,youknowIdon'tstayintheseplaces,butprobablythemostinexpensiveplacewouldbe...wouldbeabackpacker'shotel.Therearelotsofthose.

Nancy:

OK,thanks.Thatsoundsgood.Uh,whereshouldIgoafterSydney?

David:

AfterSydney,let'ssee...I'drecommendthatyoutravelupthecoasttotheGreatBarrierReef,whichisinNorthQueensland.

Nancy:

Right.I'veheardalotaboutit!

Butwhatistheretodothere?

David:

Well,youcangoscubadivingandseethecoralreefandthetropicalfishupclose...

Nancy:

YouknowIdon'tliketogetwet.

David:

Well,there...there'realways...alwaystheseglass-bottomboatsyoucan...youcantravelon.They're...they'refabulous!

Yeah,and,uh,there're...thereareliterallyhundredsofislandsyoucanexplore.

Nancy:

Wow!

Andarethereplacestostay?

David:

Yeah,sure.Ifyouwanttospendlotsofmoney,youcanstayatoneofthesefabulousresorthotelsor,ifyouwantto...wanttodoitonthecheap,youcan...youcangotoaguesthouse,whicharemuchcheaper.

Nancy:

Right.Thatsoundsgood.Well,whatnext?

David:

Next,well,Iguessyoushould...shouldgoinlandto...toAyersRockinUluruNationalPark.

Nancy:

AyersRock?

Whatisthat?

Howdoyouspellit?

David:

It's...it'sAyersRock.It's...it'sspelled...let'ssee,A-Y-E-R-S.It'sthelargestrockintheworld!

Youmustknowaboutit!

Nancy:

Nokidding!

No,I'veneverheardofit!

Whatdoyoudowhenyouvisitit?

David:

Well,it'smainlyhikingandtrekking.Youcan...youcanwalkrightroundthebaseofitifyoulike.[Huh!

]Ittakesabout...it's...it'saboutfiveandahalfmiles,Iguess,but[Wow!

]it'sreallywellworthit.And,uh,therearecavepaintingsintherock,andthecolorsoftherock...at...atsunriseandsunset...arejustfabulous!

Nancy:

SoundslikeIshouldbringmycamera!

David:

Yousureshould!

Finally,let'ssee,Iguessyoushouldtravel...travelnorthtovisittheKakaduNationalPark.

Nancy:

Kakadu?

Howdoyouspellthat?

David:

K-A-K-A-D-U.It's...it'satropicalforestwhereyoucangohikingandseeallsortsofwildlife...

Nancy:

Oh?

David:

Oh,andtherearesomebeautifulwaterfallsthereaswell.

Nancy:

Anddotheyallowcampingthere?

David:

Yeah,therearelotsandlotsofcampsites.Theonlythingisthatyou'vegottowatchoutforthecrocodiles!

Nancy:

Ugh!

Well,David,thanksalot!

You'vebeenabighelp!

David:

Noproblem.

Nancy:

Ican'twaittogo!

Statements:

1.WhenDavidwasinSydney,hedidn'tstaytherefornight.

2.TheGreatBarrierReefisinSouthQueenslandinAustralia.

3.FromwhatNancysays,onecanknowthatsheisfondofswimming.

4.InUluruNationalPark,Nancycanseethelargestrockintheworld.

5.IfNancylikestowalkaroundthebaseoftherock,shehastowalkaboutfivemiles.

6.NancywillbringhercamerawithherwhenshetravelsinAustralia.

7.TherearenocrocodilesinthetropicalforestinAustralia.

PartIVMoreaboutthetopic:

ThestoryofDenver

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　　DenveristhelargestcityandthecapitalofthewesternstateofColorado.There'samarkeronthestepintheStateCapitolBuilding.Standingthere,youareexactly1.6kilometersabovesealevel,onemilehigh.Denverisknownas"the-mile-highcity",butitdoesnotappeartobethathigh.Thisisbecauseitisbuiltalmostcompletelyonsmoothflatland.DenveristhelargestcityoftheRockyMountains.ManypeoplebelieveitisactuallyintheRockyMountains.However,itisabout50kilometerseastofthem.

　　ThecityofDenverhasapopulationofabout470000people.Thismakesitthe26thlargestcityintheUnitedStates.TheareaaroundDenverhasmorethan1600000people.CityofficialsareproudofthefactthatDenverreceivesmorethan300daysofsunshineayear.StormsmovingeastacrossthecountrylosemuchoftheirstrengthintheRockies.SoDenvergetsonlyabout35centimetersofrainandsnowayear.Thenearbymountains,however,getalotmorethanthat.

　　DenveristhebusinessandmarketingcenterforalltheRockyMountainarea.Ithasmorethan1500manufacturingcompanies.Foodprocessingisthemainmanufacturingactivity.Otherfactoriesmakeequipmentforthedefense,space,hightechnologyandtransportationindustries.Goldproductionisalsoimportant.DenverishometocompaniesthatcontrolhalfthegoldproducedintheUnitedStates.

　　Thecomputerandcommunicationsindustrieshavebecomeincreasinglyimportantinrecentyears.Denverhasthethirdhighestnumberofhightechnologyjobsinrelationtothe