新世纪大学英语视听说4听力原文.docx

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新世纪大学英语视听说4听力原文

UNIT1OurEarth

Track4-1-1&4-1-2

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.

Track4-1-3

Bart:

Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer?

Gustav:

WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierNationalPark

Bart:

I'veneverbeenthere.What'sitlike?

Carolina:

It'sbeautiful.Therearemountainsandlakes...and,ofcourse,glaciers!

Bart:

Howwasthejob?

Gustav:

Wehadtodoalotofphysicalwork.Itwaskindofhard.

Carolina:

That'strue,butitwasexciting,too!

Weactuallysawbears!

Bart:

Wow!

Thatdoessoundexciting.MaybeIshouldapply.I'llneedajobnextsummer.

Carolina:

Sorry,Bart,butyoucan'tapplytothatprogram.It'saspecialprogramforinternationalstudents.

Track4-1-4

1.Mt.Fujiisreallybeautifulfromfaraway.Whenyouclimbit,it'sjustrocksanddirt...butit'sreallybeautifulfromfaraway.

2.LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGoldenGateBridge.Whatanamazingfeatofengineering.ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFranciscoandoverSanFranciscoBayandit'sjustawonderfulchancetoseethecity.

Track4-1-OL-1&4-1-OL-2

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...

Track4-1-OL-3

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-OL-4

MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry

Track4-1-OL-5&4-1-OL-6

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-OL-7&4-1-OL-8

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!

UNIT2

Track4-2-1&4-2-2

Situation1

Man:

Ohno!

Woman:

Whathappened?

Man:

Ican'tbelieveit!

IwassendingamessageandIaccidentallyclickedon"ReplytoAll."

Woman:

So?

Man:

Itwasapersonalmessageformyfriend,Jerry.Iwantedtosendittohise-mailaddressonly.

Woman:

Oops.

Man:

Exactly....InsteadIsentittoeveryoneonthelist.Howembarrassing!

Situation2

Man:

Iseeyouhaveanewkeyboard.That'snice.

Woman:

Yes,thecompanyboughtmeanewone.

Man:

That'sgood.

Woman:

Well,actually...Ispilledcoffeeonmyoldkeyboard,anditstoppedworking.

Man:

Oh,Isee.

Woman:

Don'ttellanyone.Drinkingcoffeenearthecomputersisnotallowed!

Situation3

Woman:

Haveyoufinishedworkingonmycomputer?

Man:

Yes,Ihave.I'mafraidIdon'thavegoodnewsforyou.

Woman:

Really?

Man:

Really.Theproblemiswithyourhardware.

Woman:

Oh.Whatdoyousuggest?

Man:

Ithinkyoushouldprobablybuyanewcomputer.Thisonecan'tbefixed.

Woman:

Well,Ihavehaditforfiveyears.It'stimetoreplaceit,Iguess.

Track4-2-3

Lea:

Ihatewritingtermpapers!

Ittakesforever!

Steve:

You'relucky,Lea.WhenIwasyoung...

Lea:

Oh,I'veheardthisstorybefore.

Steve:

Well,whenIwasyoung,wedidn'thavecomputers.Weusedtowriteourpapersontypewriters.

Lea:

Oh,really?

Thatsoundsdifficult!

Steve:

Itwas,especiallybecauseImadealotofmistakes.

Lea:

Didittakealongtime?

Steve:

Yes.Computersaresomuchfasterandeasiertouse.

Track4-2-4

1.Ilikethelaptopbecauseit'svery,verythin.It'smaybelessthanoneinchandit'saboutfourpoundsandIcancarryitanywhereIwant.

2.MyfavoritefeatureofmycomputeristheInstantMessenger.Thereasonforthisisthatit'sveryaffordable,funandconvenientandallowsmetochatwithmyfriendsfromallovertheworld.

Track4-2-OL-1&4-2-OL-2

Pam:

Well,Lynn,Imustbegoing.Itwasgreattoseeyou–

Lynn:

By,Pam.

Pam:

What’sthat?

Lynn:

Oh…that’sOllie.

Pam:

Ollie:

?

Ididn’tknowyouhadadog!

Lynn:

Well,wedon’t…really.

Pam:

Whatdoyoumean?

Lynn:

Comehere.

Pam:

Ohmygoodness.It’sarobot!

Lynn:

That’sright.It’sadogrobot.Theycallita“dogbot.”

Pam:

Howinteresting!

…Butit’salittlestrange,don’tyouthink?

Lynn:

Well,Iwantedtogetaninteractivetoyforthekids.Theyloveit.SoI’