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