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听力原文0105

2001

A.IhavetoadmitbutIdon’treallyenjoymyworkeverymuchanymore.Themouthissuchacomplicatedpartofthebody.Andteethusedtofascinateme.Butifyoukeeplookinginsidemoutheverydayteethjuststopbeingveryinteresting.

B.yes,Iamdoingprettywellfinancially.IopenedmyfirststoretwelveyearsagoandnowIownfiveofthem.ofcourse,therehavebeensomehardtimes.Butbasically,thecustomerskeepcoming.Iexpecttoopentwomorestoresnextyear.

C.IfyoulikeanimalsasmuchasIdo,thenit’shardtoimagineabetterjobthantheoneIhave.AndIalsoenjoydealingwithhumanbeings.WhoownthesickcatsanddogsIseemostofthetime.Notthatmyclientsareonlycatsanddogs.You’dbesurprisedwhatsortsofanimalspeoplekeepaspets.

D.AllthatIcansayisthankGodfordinosaur.Theykeepordinarypeopleinterestedinourwork.ButactuallythoughI’veneverworkedanythinglikeDinafossils.Myspecialtyisthetinyfoils/fossilsthatareusefulinoilwork.Bigoilcompaniespaformostofmyresearchthesedays.

E.Itisgoodtobeoutofthehospitalforawhile.Ilovemywork.Butthereissomuchtensionassociatedwithit.Whenyouoperateonsomeonewithsickheart,forexample,thepatientisnervous,thefriendsandrelativesofthepatientsarenervous.AndyoucanbelieveI’mnervous.Cuttingintoahumanbeing,alivingheart,isadelicatematter.NomatterhowmanytimesIdoit,itremainsterriblynerve-racking.

F.AlotofpeoplethinkIhaveareallygreatjob.Whowouldn’twanttowalkthroughpleasantneighbourhoodstakinglettersandparcelstopeople?

Butyouknowtheweatherisn’talwaysmildandsunny.Andwhydon’tpeopleeverthinkaboutthedogswehavetoface?

Personallylikedogs.Butwhentheyseemecomingwiththemail,theycertainlydon’tseemtolikeme!

G.Myvoiceismymostpreciousasset.SoIreallyhavetotakecareofit.Youcan’tbeabroadcasterunlessyouhaveagoodvoicethat’singoodcondition.Ittookmeyearstodevelopmybroadcastingstyle.Butevenamildsorethroatmakesitimpossibleformetowork.

H.doyouseethattenstorybuildingoverthere?

Lookathowbadlydesignedthewindowsare.theyaresougly.IfIdesignedabuildingaspoorlyasthatoneis,Iwould,likethat,Iwouldquicklyfindmyselfunemployed!

justbyglancingthatbuilding.Icanseefourtofivemajordesignflawsthatweweretaughttoavoidinthefistweeksofourprofessionaltraining.

I.practise.Practise.Practise.Travel,Travel,Travel.That’sallIeverseemtodo.peoplethinkacareerlikemineinclassicalmusicisglamorous.Butthemusicdemandssomuchtimeandeffort.Ihavetositatmyinstrumentsixtoeighthoursadayalmosteverydayoftheyears.Andthemostsuccessfulyouare,thatthemoretimeyouspendinairplanesoransweringreporters’questions.Andmostofthosequestionsareprettysilly.Believeme.

J.well,youknow,whenIwasateenager,Ineverreallylikedschool.ButIlovedtotinkerwithmachines.Iwasgoodattakingthemapartandrepairthem.OnedayIdecidedIshouldjustdoformoneywhatIlikedoinganyway.SoItooksometrainingcoursesandIlearntomaintainandrepairdifferentkindsofengines.Andthat’swhatIstilldo20yearslater.

K.letmetellyou,ifaguyhasanyillusionsabouthumanbeings,hesoonlosesthemoncehehasmyjob.Crimethrowslightonsomanydarkcornersofsociety.IcouldwritewholebooksofwhatI‘vefoundout,whenI’veinvestigatedvariouscrimes.I’vespentmuchofmycareerinHomicideDivision.SoI’musuallysentouttoinvestigatemurders.WhatstoriesIcouldtell?

Lit’sgreattobeapassengerforachange,althoughthetrainsaretooslowforaguylikeme.ThebigpassengerjetsIflyusuallygoatabout1000kmanhour;whereasthistrainismovingatbarelyatenthofthatspeed.Whenyouhaveacontrolofaplane,youcangetprettytense,especiallyinbadweather.Ontheotherhand,thesceneryiswonderful.Inevertireofstudyingthecloudsfromchair,thefrontandofbigjet.

M.whenIfirstenteredthefield,Ireallylovedchildren.IstillrememberhowexcitedwhenIwasputinchargeofmyfirstclassofforty.Thechildrenwerealleightyearsold.Butchildrenhavechangedsincethen.Nowadaysit’snotsomuchfuntobeaneducatorasitusedtobe.SometimesIthinkIshouldgiveupandsosomethingelse.

N.whenIwasacollegestudent,Ithoughtcomputerswerefascinating.IttookmealongtimetodecidewhetherIwantedtomakechips,designprograms,orworkapplications.ButIreallyenjoyelectricalsystems.SointheendIchosetostudychipdesign.NowI’vehadadesignteamof10computerspecialistsinasmallcompanyinCalifornia.Letmetellyouaboutthedevicewearetryingtobuildnow.

O.supposemostboysdon’tlikekitchens.butialwayswantedtowatchmymotherdoingcooking.Andnotjustwatch.Iwantedtogetinvolved.IquicklydiscoveredthatIhadtheknackformakingthingstastegood.ItseemednaturaltogotoEuropefortraining.MyfirstjobwasinafamoushotelinNewYork,whereIwasthesoupspecialist.TodayI’mthekingofthekitchen.

2002

SpeakerA.I’vealwaysbeeninterestedinhowthehumanbodyworks.WhenIwasachild,Iusedtocupupdeadanimalstofindoutwhatwasinsidethem.Itseemsnaturaltogointomedicine.NowIhelppeoplebycuttingthemopenandrepairingthem.

SpeakerB.Doyoulikemovies?

SodoI.AtleastIlikethegoodones.IstartedwritingaboutmovieswhileIwasstillintheuniversity.NowIseeabouttenmoviesaweek,andthearticlesIwriteaboutnewmoviesappearinnewspapersandmagazines.

SpeakerC.WhenIwastwenty-fiveyearsold,IdecidedIwantedtohavesshopofmyown.SinceIlovebeautifulthingsandIliketomakepeoplehappy,Imadeupmymindtosellflowersforaliving.FortunatelyIfoundagreatlocationformyshop,quitenearamajorhospital,soImakeagooddealofmoneyfromalltheflowersIsell.

SpeakerD.Ah!

OneoftheworstthingsaboutmyworkisalltheconcertsIhavetodo.Ofcourseit’sfuntohavecontactwiththefriends.ButnotwhenIhavedoconcertsoneafteranother.Ifaconcertisscheduled,IhavetoperformnomatterhowIfeel.AndIalwaysneedtotakecareofmyvoice.It’smytoolforearningaliving.

SpeakerE.Oh!

Iseemtospendallmytimeinfrontofthecomputer.It’snotwhatIintendedwhenIfirstenteredtheearthsciences.Likemanyearthscientists,Iliketoworkoutdoors.ButIbecameveryinterestedinthephysicsofearthquakes.AndthenIstartedfortheoilindustry.NowIspendmostofmytimeinterpretingthesizeofdata.

Forafirm,theylooklikenewoildeposits.

SpeakerF.Iknowthatmyworkdoesn’tmakemeverypopular.Butwithoutpeoplelikeme,therewouldbenogovernments.becausemoneytorunthegovernment.Soofficialshavetogetmoneyfromcitizensandcompanies.That’swhatIdo.Icollectmoneytofinancegovernmentactivitiesandpaygovernmentofficials.

SpeakerG.PeoplealwaysassumethatIcansolvetheircomputerproblems.It’struethatIthinkaboutthecomputingallthetime,butIdesignchipsnotprograms.I’masortofelectronicengineerorappliedphysicist.

SpeakerH:

it’snotjustpeoplewhogetsickyouknow,animalshavehealthproblemstoo.Whethertheyarepetsorfarmanimals.That’swhereIcomeintothepicture.IcureanimalsoftheirdeceasesandItrytomakesurethattheystayhealthy.

SpeakerI:

Ithinkpeopleshouldlookgood.Andyoucan’tlookgoodifyourhairlooksbad.That’swhatIdo.Imakesurethatwhateveryouhaveonyourheadhelpsyoutomakeagoodimpressiononpeople.IstudiedinthebeautytraderightafterIfinishedhighschool.AndnowIhavemylittleshopwithfiveemployees.

SpeakerJ:

workingwithbooksisawonderfulwayofliving.Iespeciallyenjoytalkingtoauthorsandhelpthemtowriteforthemarket.Mycompanyturnsout15titlesayearnow.Manyofourbooksareaimedyoungerreaderspeoplefrom12to18yearsofage.Italwaysmakesmeproudtoseethenameofmyfirmonanewbook.

SpeakerK:

Yes,it’struethatmanypeoplethinkthatthejobIhaveisboring,butit’snotboringforme.I’maveryneatpersonandevenasachildIliketomakelistsandkeeprecordsandlovetoworkwithnumbers.Imuchrathermanagenumbersthanhumanbeings.SonowImanagenumbersforabigcorporation.Believemenomoderncompanycouldoperateforevenadaywithoutnumbersspecialistslikemyself.

SpeakerL.WhydidIgetintothiskindofwork?

Isupposeit’sbecausewhenIwasaboytheworldseemedtobemadeofgoodpeoplethanbadpeople.Iwantedtomakeourcityagoodplacewheregoodpeoplefeltsafeandbadpeopleknewtheywereintroubleiftheybrokethelaw.Realityisalittlemorecomplicatedthanthat,butIstilllovetowalkthestreetsandmakecriminalsnervous.

SpeakerM:

afterIhavebeenoutofuniversityforafewyearsIdiscoveredIreallyenjoythebusiness.IdecidedthatIwanttohelprunacompanywithbigplansforthefuture.IwenttobusinessschoolandgotanMBA.NowIamoneofthetoppeopleinmarketingdivisionofagianttelecommunicationsfirm.

SpeakerN:

tripscanbecomplicated.Youhavetomakeplans,gettickets,bookhotelroomsandsoon.Myjobistomakeallofthataseasyaspossibleforbusinessmanorvacationers---mytwobiggestgroupsofcustomers.Igavealotofadvicetoo,especiallytopeoplewhoarethinkingaboutwheretogofortheirnextholiday.It’sapleasantjobandI’msureyouwon’tbesurprisedtohearthatI’vebeentoover50countries.Theexperiencemakesmebetteratmyjob.

SpeakerO:

somepeoplesayI’mjustacookbu