新标准大学英语视听说教程第一册Listeningin听力原文.docx

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Unit1Startingout

Listeningin

Passage1

InterviewerCanyoutellmesomethingabouttheIvyLeague?

You'reaprofessoratHarvard,isthatright?

ProfessorThat'sright,yes.

InterviewerTellmehowmanyuniversitiesarethere?

Howmanyinstitutions?

ProfessorIntotalthereareeightinstitutions:

There'sHarvard,Yale,Brown,Columbia,Cornell,Dartmouth,Princeton,andtheUniversityofPennsylvania.

InterviewerAh,OK.Andwhat'sthesporting...Ibelievethere'ssomelinkwithsports.

ProfessorTherecertainlyis,yes.OriginallytheIvyLeaguereferredtothesportsteamsfromtheuniversitieswhichcompetedagainsteachother,especiallyinfootball,basketballandicehockey.Nowsometimestheseuniversities,institutions,chosetheirstudentsonthebasisoftheirskillsattheseparticularsports.Butinthelast50years,IvyLeagueschoolshaveacceptedawiderrangeofstudentsbecauseitwasn'tpossibletobebothworld-famousforresearchandalsotopclassinsport.

InterviewerAndwhatabouttheiracademicimportance?

Igatherthey'reacademicallyvery,veryimportant,they'reverywell-known.

ProfessorAbsolutelyatthetop.They'renearoratthetopoftheUSAcollegesanduniversityrankings.Andthey'realmostalwaysinthetoponepercentoftheworld'sacademicinstitutionsforfinancialresources.

InterviewerAndwhatdoesitmeansociallytogotoanIvyLeagueuniversity?

ProfessorCertainlyifyou'vebeentooneoftheseinstitutions,youarepresumedorassumedtobeatthetopendofthescale.TheIvyLeagueinstitutionshaveareputationforsocialelitism,manyofthestudentsarerich,intellectual,whiteAnglo-Saxon,protestants.Notallofthemofcourse,butquitealotofthem.

InterviewerAnddoyouknow...why'sitcalledtheIvyLeague,what'stheoriginofthename?

ProfessorThereareanumberofstories,derivations,butpossiblyit'sbasedonfouruniversities,andIV,thelettersIV,that'stheRomannumeralforfour.Anothermorelikelystoryisthativyplants,whicharesymbolicoftheageoftheuniversities,youknow,wouldbegrownatthewallsoftheseuniversities,theseinstitutions,theycoverthewallsofthebuildings.Thetermwascreatedbyasportsjournalist,Ithinkinthe1930s.

InterviewerRight,OK.Andwhichistheoldestuniversity?

ProfessorTheoldestgoesbacktothe17thcentury,that'sHarvardwhichwasfoundedin1636.AndtheyoungestoftheinstitutionsisCornellwhichwasfoundedin1865.

InterviewerAndwhichhasthelargestnumberofundergraduates?

ProfessorCornellhasthelargestnumber,about13,000,13,500undergraduates.TheinstitutionwiththesmallestnumberisDartmouthCollegewithalittleover4,000.

InterviewerAndwhatabouttheacceptancerate?

Isithardtogetinto?

ProfessorThatrangesfromaboutsevenpercentto20percent.

InterviewerAndanyfamousalumni?

Famousoldboys?

ProfessorHundreds!

Hundredsofthem.ButIsupposeworldwide,thetwothatwouldbedefinitelyknownallovertheworldwouldcertainlybeGeorgeBushwhowenttoYale,andJohnFKennedy,PresidentKennedy,whowasatHarvard.

InterviewerThankyou.

Passage2

AndyDidyouseethefilmontelevisionlastnight?

JaneNo,Iwasout.Whatwasit?

AndyABeautifulMind.It'saboutJohnForbesNash,themathematicianwhowontheNobelPrize.

JaneI'veheardaboutthatfilm,yes.He'splayedbyRussellCrowe,isn'the?

IlikeRussellCrowe,he'sgreat.

AndyThat'stheone,yes.

JaneWhat'sitabout?

AndyWell,thestorybeginsintheearlyyearsofNash'slifeatPrincetonUniversityasagraduatestudent.

JaneThat'soneoftheIvyLeagueschools,isn'tit?

AndyYes,it'sallsetinNewEngland,lovelyoldbuildings,beautifulautumncolours.It'slovelytolookat.Anyway,NashmeetshisroommateCharles,aliteraturestudent,whosoonbecomeshisbestfriend.NashadmitstoCharlesthatheisbetterwithnumbersthanpeople,andthemainthinghe'slookingforisatrulyoriginalideaforhisthesispaper.

JaneSohe'snotinterestedinhavingfun?

AndyWell,yes,buthe'snotverygoodwithpeopleorsuccessfulwithwomen,that'sall.But,youknow,it'soneofthesebadexperienceswithpeoplewhichultimatelyinspireshisbrilliantworkinmathematics.

JaneNogoodatrelationships,sohebecomesageniusatmaths?

AndyThat'saboutright,yes.SowhenhefinisheshisstudiesatPrinceton,heacceptsajobatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Fiveyearslater,hemeetsAlicia,astudentwhohefallsinlovewithandeventuallymarries.

JaneAh!

Atlast,theloveinterest!

AndyYes,butwaitamoment.Nashbelievesthathe'sbeenaskedtoworkbyWilliamParcherfortheUSDepartmentofDefenseonbreakingSovietcodes.Atonepointhe'schasedbytheRussians,andit'safterthisthathebecomesmentallyill.

JaneIthinkI'veseenthisinthetrailertothefilm.

AndySowhenhe'sputinapsychiatrichospital,hethinkstheSovietshavecapturedhim.He'sgiventhispainfultreatmentwhichaffectshisrelationshipwithhiswife.Andhisintellectualskills.Sohestopstakingthemedicine.

JaneItsoundsquitehardtowatch.

AndyWell,itis,butit'swellactedanddirected,andso,youknow,there'sa-bitofdistancebetweentheaudienceandwhat'shappeningonfilm.

JaneSowhathappensnext?

AndyWell,thenhisillnessreturns,soheandhiswifedecidetotryandlivewithit.Itallgetsabitcomplicated,becausewe'renolongersureifCharles,youknow,hisoldfriend,orevenParcherwerereal,oriftheywerejustpeoplethatexistedonlyinNash'smind.

JaneThatsoundsawful.Hemusthavebeensoill,

AndyActually,I'mkindofgivingawaythetwistinthestory.Anyway,laterinhislife,whilehe'susingthelibraryatPrincetonagain,heaskshisrivalMartinHansenifhecanstartteachingagain.AndsothestoryendswhenhegoesontowintheNobelPrizeinEconomics.

JaneWell,itsoundslikeagreatfilm.

AndyYes,youshouldseeitsometime.

Unit3Learningtothink

Listeningin

Passage1

InterviewerWithustodayisMartinDownes,acarpenter,who's51.Ayearago,Martinhadastroke.Buthe'sbeenluckyenoughtomakeafullrecoveryfromit.Canyoutellushowitallbegan,Martin?

MartinI'mveryhappyto-notthatIremembermuchatall.Iwasatacustomer'shouse,buildingacupboard,andthenextthingIknew,Iwokeupinhospitalwithpeopleinwhitecoatsbendingoverme.

InterviewerItmusthavebeenveryfrightening.

MartinItwas.ButwhatwasreallyfrighteningwasthatIcouldn'tspeak.Icouldn'tsayaword.AndIcouldn'tunderstandmuchthatpeoplesaidtome.

InterviewerHowawful!

MartinYeah!

Idon'tknowwhatwouldhavehappenedtomeifIhadn'thadmyfamily.Buttheywerethereforme,theyreallywere.Ihadsomethingcalledaphasia,wherethepartofyourbraingetsdamagedthataffectsyourspeechandlanguage.Buttheystartedtreatmentfortheconditionalmostimmediately.Thisspeechandlanguagetherapistcametoseemeeverydayfor12weeks.Theymademedoalltheseexercises.

InterviewerWhatkindofexercises?

MartinIhadtomatchwordsandpicturesandsaytheirnames.Yousee,I'dalsoforgottenthenamesofalotofthings.ShehadthisthingcalledawordboardandIcouldpointtowordsandphrasesonitthatIwantedtosay.Ihadtorepeatwordsupto20times-boy,itwashard,sohard.

InterviewerCouldyousayanythingtobeginwith?

MartinIcouldsaythreewords."Hi","Yes"and"No".Thatwasall.AndtherewerealotofwordsIcouldn'tunderstand-1hadtolearntheirmeaningsalloveragain.

InterviewerItmusthavebeenveryfrustrating.

MartinItwas,butIwasdeterminedtogetbetter.Iwasinhospitalforthreeandahalfmonths.WhenIgothomeIgotaspecialcomputerprogrammethatIworkedwitheveryday.Andslowlymylanguagecamebacktome.Itwasastruggle,abigstruggle.Ihadtolearntoreadandwriteagaintoo.

InterviewerWhydoyouthinkthatyouwereabletorecovercompletely?

It'snotthatcommon,isit?

MartinIwaslucky.Iwasgiventherightdrugattherighttime.AndIhad12weeksoftherapy,fivedaysaweek.That'sveryimportant,apparently.

InterviewerAndnowthatyou'rebetterhowdoyoufeelaboutyourlife?

MartinWhatcanIsay?

I'mjustgratefultohavemylifeback.

Passage2

InterviewerIn1907anItalianeducatorcalledMariaMontessoriopenedaschoolinRomethattaughtyoungchildrenusingmethodsthatwereverydifferentfromtraditionalteaching.Today,theMontessorimethod,asit'sknown,isusedinnurseryschoolsincountriessuchasAmerica,Canada,BritainandGermany.RecentresearchshowsthatchildreneducatedataMontessorinurserydobetterlateronatschoolthanotherchildreninallsubjects.WeaskedtwoMontessoriteachers,ClaudiaRosellaandSarahHarrington,toexplainwhatmakestheirnurseryschooldifferent.Sarah...

SarahIthinkthefirstthingtosayisthataMontessoriclassroomisveryquiet,veryclean.Everythingstaysinthesameplace.Sothechildrenarecalmandquietasaresult.

InterviewerSothey'renotencouragedtobenoisy.

SarahNo,definitelynot...

InterviewerClaudia?

ClaudiaYes,theclassroom'sveryimportant.Anotherimportantprincipleisthatchildrendirecttheirownlearning.Theychoosewhattheywanttodo.

InterviewerSotheteacherdoesn'ttellthechildwhattodo?

SarahNotatall.Whileachildisdoinganactivityweobservethem.Thenweworkwiththechildforashorttimeandthenleavethemtoworkontheirown.

InterviewerThatsoundsexcellent.Andwhataboutyourequipment?

It'softenmadeofwood,isn'tit?

SarahYes,andapieceofequipmentisoftendesignedforoneactivityonly.

ClaudiaRight.It'ssothatthechil