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新标准大学英语视听说教程第一册听力原文
Unit1Startingout
Insideview
Conversation1
PorterGoodafternoon.
JanetGoodafternoon.
PorterNewstudent?
JanetYes.
PorterWelcometoHertfordCollege.
JanetThankyou.
PorterCanIhaveyourfamilyname,please?
JanetYes,it'sLi.
PorterEr,L-doubleE?
JanetNo,L-I.
PorterAndwhat'syourfirstname,MsLi?
JanetJanet.
PorterJanetLi...ahyes,thereyouare.Hereareyourkeys.
JanetWhere'smyroom?
PorterYou'reinStaircase6Room5.
JanetWhoamIsharingwith?
PorterNobody.Youhaveyourownroom.Er...there'saMsSantosintheroomnexttoyou.
JanetOh.Myownroom?
InChinaweusuallyhaveseveralpeopleinadormitory.
PorterWell,hereyoudon'thavetosharewithanyone.
JanetThankyouSir.
PorterNoneedtocallmesir,MsLi.EveryonecallsmeStewart.
JanetPleasecallmeJanet!
PorterOK,Janet,um,canyoujustsignforyourkeys,please?
Conversation2
KateHi,haveyoujustarrivedtoo?
JanetYes!
KateIguesswe'reneighbours.Myname'sKateSantos.
JanetI'mJanetLi.Whereareyoufrom?
KateFromNewYork.Howaboutyou?
JanetI'mfromAnshaninChina.
KateIsJanetyourrealname?
JanetNo,it'smyEnglishname.MyChinesenameisLiHui.IsKateyourfullname?
KateNo,it'sshortforCatherine.
JanetSodoIcallyouCatherineorKate?
KateEveryonecallsmeKate.
JanetNicetomeetyou.
KateOK,Janet.Seeyoulater.
JanetBye!
Conversation3
KateHey!
Thisisawesome!
Lookatthesizeofthisdininghall.
JanetIsthiswherewehaveallourmeals?
KateIguess.
MarkYoujustarrived?
GirlsYes!
MarkMetoo.Bytheway,I'mMark.Nicetomeetyou.
KateHi,I'mKate.
MarkHiKate,Iguessyou'refromtheStates.
KateRight!
Howcanyoutell?
You'reBritish,huh?
MarkYes,I'mfromLondon.Andyouare...?
JanetI'mLiHui.I'mfromChina.ButyoucancallmeJanet.
MarkHiJanet.WelcometoEngland.Whatareyoureading?
JanetEnglish.
MarkHowaboutyou,Kate?
KateMymajorislaw.Andyou?
MarkI'mstudyingPPE.
KateThat'saspecialOxfordsubject,isn'tit?
Outsideview
JulieMyname'sJulieDearden,andI'mtheDirectorofInternationalProgrammeshereatHertfordCollege.
EugeneMyname'sEugeneBerger,IstudiedhereinOxfordforfouryearser,studyingmodernlanguagesatSomervilleCollege.
JulieOh,therearemanyOxfordtraditions.Oxfordisaveryolduniversity,theoldestEnglish-speakinguniversityinthe,intheworld.Andsotherearemanytraditionswhichareassociatedwiththecolleges,withthetimesoftheyear,andwithsport,andwitheating,forexample.
EugeneEachcollegeisverydifferentum,fromum,theothers,andithasitsowncharacter.Somecollegesareveryconservative,andsomearemuchmoreliberalandhaveatraditionofum,kindofliberalpolitics.Buttherearealsosomespecifictraditions.
JulieFormalHalliswhenwealleattogetherhereincollege,theprofessorsandthestudents.Usuallyittakesplacesatseveno'clockintheevening,andtheprofessorssitonhightablewhichisthetableoverhere,andthestudentssitoncommontable,whicharethetableshere.Buteverybodyeatstogether.It'saverybeautifuleveningbecausethereare,there'saspecialmealandweeatbycandlelight.
EugeneIthinker,thetraditionsthatmakeOxfordsouniquearefirstlytheOxfordUnionander,secondly,MayDay.TheOxfordUnionbeingadebatingsocietywherespeakerscomefromallaroundtheworldtoaddressthestudentsandevenallowthemselvestobequestionedbythestudents,makingitaveryinterestingforum.
JulieMyfavouriteiser,MayDay.AndMayDayisthefirstdayofMay,andwehaveatraditioncalledMayMorning,andonMayMorningeverybodygetsupveryearlyandthestudentshaveacelebration.ThereisachoirwhichsingsontopofthetoweratMagdalenCollegeandallthepeopleofthetownandallthestudentsgotolistentothesinging.Soit'sverynice.
EugeneThetraditionthater,wasmostimportanttomewasprobablySummerEights.Iwasarower.AndSummerEightsisarowingcompetition,heldinMayinthesummerterm.Andinthiscompetition,eachcollegeistryingtoimproveitsplacewhichitwonthepreviousyearandgraduallyworkitswayuptheriver.
JulieWhenthestudentstakeexams,theymustgotoaspecialbuildingandit'scalledExaminationSchools.Andalsotheymustwearaspecialuniform,sotheyweare.gownlikemine,ablackgown,andtheywearawhiteshirt,aridthemenwearawhitetieandblacktrousers.Thewomenwearawhiteshirtandablackskirtorblacktrousers.Andtheymustwearthisuniform,whichhasaLatinname-subfuse—andtheymustwearthisuniforminordertotaketheirexaminations.
EugeneIthinktheOxfordtraditionslendcharactertotheplaceandit'ssuchanoldinstitution,itshouldhavetraditions,buttheycanbeveryinconvenient.Forexample,subfuse.Thisistheuniformthatwearerequiredaccordingtotheuniversityrules,towear.
JulieTheyalsowearflowersintheirbuttonholes,andthoseflowersarecarnations.Andtheyweardifferentcolours,thestudentsweardifferentcolouredflowersfordifferentexaminations.Sowhenyoutakeyourfirstexamyouwearawhiteflower,andwhenyoutakeyoursecondexamyouwearapinkflower,andwhenyoutakeyourfinalexaminationyouweararedcarnation.
EugeneSowehavetodressupinafullblacksuit,starchedcollar,whitebowtieandcarryamortarboard.Andtowriteanexaminthesummerheatwhilstwearingallthatwhichyou'renotallowedtotakeoffisum,uncomfortable.
JulieIreallyliketheOxfordtraditions,Ithinkit'spartofourhistory,andpartofum,beingastudentorateacherhereatOxfordUniversity.
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'snotverygo