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新世纪大学英语视听说听力原文单元
UNIT1OurEarth
Track4-1-2&4-1-3
Blake:
Whatareyouworkingon,Mary?
Mary:
I'mfinishingmypaper.It'sduetomorrow,Blake.
Blake:
What'sthetopic?
Mary:
It'saboutGreenland.
Blake:
Greenland.Hmmm...that'spartofCanada,right?
Mary:
Ithinkyouneedtostudyyourworldgeography,Blake.
Blake:
Well,isn'titnearCanada?
Mary:
Yes,it'soffthecoastofnortheastCanada,butit'spartofDenmark.
Blake:
Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.Well,what'syourpaperaboutexactly?
Mary:
Inmypaper,Ianswerthequestion"IsGreenlandreallygreen?
"Inotherwords,isGreenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtrees?
Blake:
Isit?
Mary:
Whatdoyouthink?
Blake:
Let'ssee...GreenlandisintheArcticCircle-wayupnorth.It'scold,...so"IsGreenlandreallygreen?
"I'danswer"probablynot."
Mary:
You'dbecorrect.It'stoocoldthere.Inthenorth,alotofthegroundisfrozen.Thesummersareshort,soonlythesurfacethaws.
Blake:
Thatsoundstough.
Mary:
It'shardfortheconstructionindustry.It'snoteasytobuildinGreenland.
Blake:
Itsoundssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere?
Mary:
Therearebigmountainrangesonthecoasts.They'regreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.
Blake:
Thatsoundscool!
OK,soifit'snotreallya"green"place,whywasitnamed"Greenland"?
Mary:
Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.
4-1-4&4-1-5
Jay:
Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!
Elise:
Whatisit?
Jay:
It'scalled"TheTitanicoftheSky".It'sabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.
Elise:
TheHindenburg...
Jay:
Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.
Elise:
Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.
Jay:
Right.It'ssofunnylooking,don'tyouthink?
Itdoesn'tlookanythingliketheairplaneswehavetoday.
Elise:
That'strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?
Itseemssodangerous.
Jay:
Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg"man'sgreatestachievementinflight."Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.
Elise:
Whorodeinitanyway?
Jay:
Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea"flyinghotel."
Elise:
Itsoundsprettygreat.
Jay:
Yeah,anditwasfast.That'swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.
Elise:
Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplane?
Jay:
Elise!
Youknowtheydidn'thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheU.S.byship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.
Elise:
Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething...
4-1-6&7&8
Jack:
Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.
Kayla:
Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.
Jack:
Theyalsolookreallycool.
Kayla:
That’strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotbigbutalsoverybeautiful.
Jack:
AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.
Kayla:
Butthenagain,it’sveryexpensive.
Jack:
Well,let’sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?
Track4-1-9
MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry
Track4-1-10&11
Modernbuildings:
Welovethem,Wehatethem
Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:
Theresimplywasn’tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding’scentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.
Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry’sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity’straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.
Track4-1-12&4-1-13
Thefuturebuildingboom?
Interviewer:
Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?
Erika:
Ithinkit'sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething;There'snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.
Interviewer:
Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn'tanylandleftforbuilding,right?
Erika:
Yes,that'strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan'tgiveupsoeasily.
Interviewer:
Thinkcreatively?
Whatdoyousuggest?
Erika:
WhatI'msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.There'splentyofspace.
Interviewer:
Isn'titexpensive?
Erika:
Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon'thavetopayrobotsasalary!
Interviewer:
Isn't"buildingdown"moredangerousthanotherkindofconstruction?
Erika:
Actually,Ithinkit'ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubwaysandundergroundshoppingmalls.I'mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.
Interviewer:
Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?
Erika:
Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere'sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.Butbuildingdown"isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:
Itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we'dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea--it'sthewaveofthefuture!
Unit1,LessonB
GlobalViewpoints
Naturalwonders
Alejandra:
OneofthemostbeautifulnaturalwondersI’veseenaretheglaciersinthesouthofArgentina.
Nick:
TheMatterhorn,whichisamountaininSwitzerland,isoneofthemostbeautifulplacesI’veeverseen.MydadandIclimbedabouthalfway,andoncewegotthereitstartedsnowingsowehadtoturnback.
Catherine:
IclimbeduptoEverestBaseCamp.Allofasudden,youlookupandthere’sthishugemountainthateveryone’stalkedabout,thateveryone’sphotographed,andyou’veseenwhatit’slikeinpicturesbutyou’veneverseenitinperson.
Kumiko:
Mt.Fujiisreallybeautifulfromfaraway.Whenyouclimbit,it’sjustrocksanddirt…butit’sreallybeautifulfromfaraway.
Natalie:
IwenttoNiagaraFallsforafamilyreunion.ItwasoneofthemostmemorabletimesofmylifebecauseIgottobearoundpeoplewhoIlove-myfamily.AnditwasalsooneofthemostbeautifulsitesthatI’veeverseen.
Man-madestructures
Kevin:
Themostimpressiveman-madewonderthatIhaveseenistheGreatWallofChina.TheGreatWalltookseveralthousandsofpeopletobuild,itstretchesmany,manymilesthroughoutChina,anditwasmadeinaperiodwherewedidn’thaveallthetechnologicaladvancements…likecranesandlifts.
Gian:
LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGoldenGateBridge.Whatanamazingfeatofengineering.ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFranciscoandoverSanFranciscoBayandoverSanFranciscoBayandit’sjustawonderfulchancetoseethecity.
WooSung:
IsawtheHooverDamonceandIdidn’tlikeitverymuch.Itwasinthemiddleofthedesertandit’sjustveryhot,andtherewasn’tmuchactivitygoingon…andit’sjustabigconcretestructure.
CityLiving
Iloveskyscrapers!
Takeshi:
Man,lookatthat!
InNewYorkthere’salwayssomethingbeingbuilt.Andeverythinggoesupsoquickly…youneverknowwhat’sgoingontobearoundnextweek.
Roberto:
Yeah,butontheotherhand,sometimesIwonderaboutovercrowding.Maybetheyneedtostartbuildingdownmore.
Takeshi:
Buildingdown?
Roberto:
Yeah,it’swhenyoubuildundergroundinsteadofaboveground.
Takeshi:
Nah,that’stoomuchlikelivinginacave.Ilovetheskyscrapers!
Theyarethemostincrediblefeatsofengineering!
Roberto:
True.AndsomeofthefirstoneswerebuiltrighthereinNewYorkCity.
Takeshi:
That’sright!
Youknow,IwonderwhatNewYorklookedlikebeforeallthesebuildingspoppedup.
Roberto:
Idon’tknow,butI’dliketoseethisonewhenit’sfinished.
Takeshi:
Yeah.I’llbetit’llbesomethingfantastic!
Roberto:
Maybe…whatdoyouthinkit’sgoingtolooklike?
Takeshi:
Idon’tknow…butyouknowwhat?
I’mgoingtorememberwhatitlookedlike.
Roberto:
Whatareyoutalkingabout?
Andwhyareyoutakingpictures?
There’snothingthere.
Takeshi:
Ok,Youknowhowsomepeoplegetfamousbecausetheyhavepicturesofmoviestarsorperformersbeforetheymakeitbig?
Roberto:
Yeah
Takeshi:
Well,somebuildingsandarchitecturalstructuresgettobefamoustoo,liketheEiffelTowerortheEmpireStateBuilding…right?
Roberto:
Yeah,and…?
There’snothinghere!
Takeshi:
Right!
Buttherewillbe.Somedaythisveryspotmaybecomereallywell-known-likemaybeit’llbesomeincrediblehotelthattherichandfamousstayat.AndI’llbetheonlyonewi