新世纪大学英语视听说optional listening 文本含翻译.docx

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新世纪大学英语视听说optionallistening文本含翻译

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C.Pairwork.Nowlistentothewholeinterview.PayspecialattentiontowhatResendesaidtowardstheendoftheinterview.Whodoyouthinkmayhavesaideachstatementbelow?

Writetheperson'sname.Thencompareyouranswerswithapartnerandgiveyourreasons.

Interviewer:

Whydon'twestartoffbytalkingalittleabouthowyoudevelopedyourinterestinfoodandcooking?

Resende:

We!

l,foodhasalwaysbeenmypassion.Asachild,Iusedtolovepreparingmealswithmygrandmother,whowasfromBrazil.AndasIgotolder,Ispentalotoftimeinthekitchen,experimentingwithdifferentdishesThaisoups,Germantortes,Italianpastas.

Interviewer:

Butyouneverconsideredacareerintheculinaryarts7

Resende:

Notatall.Youknow,asakid,Igrewuplearningthatapersonwenttocollegeandgotajobinbusiness,law,orsomethinglikethat.Tellingmyparentsthat!

wantedto"studyfood"would’vebeenimpossible.Theyneverwouldhaveagreed.

Interviewer:

So,fastforwardtothepresent.You'renowabusinessdevelopmentmanagerforaninternationaltechnologycompany.!

tdoesn'texactlysoundlikethecareeryoudreamedof.Tellus,howdidTheMediterraneancameintoyourlife?

Resende:

Aboutthreeyearsago,Imovedintoanapartmentaroundthecornerfromthisstoreit'salovelylittleplacethatspecializesinimportedfoodfromGreece,Spain,andItaly.There'sadeliaswell.Anyway,i'ddropinthereonceaweekorsotopickupdifferentitems.Butthenextthingyouknew,iwastalkingwiththeowner,AlexKanellos,aboutacheeseoracertainwine.Thenoneday,hejokinglysuggestedthatiworkinthedelisinceIhadalloftheseideas.Ijustlaughedwhenhesaidit,butwhenIgothome,!

couldn'tstopthinkingthatmaybethispart-timejobwasanopportunityindisguise.

interviewer:

Soyoutookthejob?

Resende:

Ohyeah.!

wenttothedelithenextmorning.Ihadbutterfliesinmystomach.!

keptthinking...I'mthirtyyearsoldandI'mtakingapart-timejobinadeli.WhatamIdoing?

WhenIaskedMr.Kanellosifhewasseriousaboutlettingmeworktherepart-time,helookedalittlesurprisedatfirst.Butthen,Mr.Kanelloshandedmeanapron,andtherestishistory,sotospeak,i'vebeenworkingthereeverySaturdayforthelastcoupleofyears.

Interviewer:

Whatledtoyourdecisiontobuythedeli?

Resende:

Abouteightmonthsago,Mr.Kanellosmentionedthathewasgettingreadytoretire,andwasgoingtoselltheplace.So,lstartedthinking...lfhe'sgoingtosellittosomeone,whynotme?

WhenlapproachedMr.Kanelloswiththeidea,hewasveryopentoit.lalsothinkhewaspleasedtoturnovertheplacetosomeoneheknew.

Interviewer:

Andwhataboutyourjobwiththetechcompany?

Resende:

I'mgoingtostayforanotherthreemonths,untilMr.Kanellosretires.

Interviewer:

Howareyourfamilyandfriendsreactingtothenews?

Resende:

Myfriendsarereallyhappyforme.Alotofthemhavejobstheycan'tstand--especiallymyfriendSuki--andmostwouldlovetomakeachangeintheirlives.Myboyfriendhasbeenprettysupportive,too,thoughatfirst,hethoughtIwascrazytoworkpart-timeatthedeli.Mymomisn'tthrilled,though.She'sworriedaboutmeleavinga"goodjob"torunthestore,butIknowthatasasmallbusinesswoman,1canbesuccessful,too.I'msureshe'llcomearound!

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A.Aprofessoristalkingtohisclassaboutmigrantworkers.Listentothelectureandnumberthetopicsintheorderillwhichtheyarepresented.

Today,wearegoingtostartlookingattheimpactthatmigrantworkershavebeenhavingaroundtheworld,andatsomeofthechallengesthattheyfaceonbothpersonalandinstitutionallevels.Bytheendofthislecture,1hopeyoucometorealizethatmigrantworkersarenotonlyveryimportanttonationaleconomiesbutalsototheglobaleconomy,andthattheywillcontinuetogrowinimportanceascountriesandcompaniescompetemoreaggressivelytoenhancetheirhumanresources.

Letmestartoutbygivingyousomestatistics.Today,almostoneoutofeverytenresidentsinmanyindustrializednationsisfromanothercountry,andthenumberofpeoplelivingandworkingoutsidetheirhomecountrieshasmorethandoubledsincethemid-1970stoalmost180million.

Infact,overthelasttenyears,thousandsofpeoplehavetraveledabroadinsearchofopportunity,andthismovementhasbeennoticed,andevenencouraged,bydifferentcountries,asIwillexplainlater.Forexample,JapanandCanada,andcountriesinEurope,Australasia,andtheMiddleEastarebeginningtorealizehowimportantworkersfromabroadaretotheireconomies.Migrantworkersbringwiththemspecialskillsneededinanindustrializednation,andtheyarealsowillingtodoCertainjobsthatmanycitizenswon'tdo,suchasjanitorialandfactorywork.

Inaddition,byworkingabroadandsendingmoneyhome,migrantworkersarehelpingtoimprovethelivesoftheirfamilies.Moneysenthomecanbeusedtobuyahouse,sendsomeonetoschool,orstartasmallbusiness.Theseareopportunitiesthatfamiliesinsomecountriesmightnothaveotherwise.

Moreover,themoneythatmigrantworkerssendhomehasanimpactontheeconomiesoftheircountriesoforigin.Ithelpstosustain,andsometimesimprove,theeconomicwe!

l-beingofthehomecountry.In2002,forexample,BrazilianworkersinJapansentmoremoneyhomethanBrazilmadebyexportingcoffeethatyear.Anotherstatisticpointsoutthataverysmallpercentageofindia'spopulation,onlyzeropointonepercent（0.1%）,liveandworkintheU.S.However,theseworkersearnandsendbackalmosttenpercent（10%）ofindia'snationalincome.

Industrializednationsthathavethelargestnumberofmigrantworkersarenowchangingtheirlawstomakeiteasierforforeignworkerstoenter,andremainin,theircountries.Manycountriesarenowallowingdualcitizenship--whichwasquiteuncommonintherecentpast,especiallyindevelopingnations.Andnow,acitizenofonecountrycanliveandworkabroadasacitizenofanothernation,andstillsendmoneybacktohisorherhomecountry.

Livingandworkinginaforeigncountryisnoteasyofcourse,butmanymigrantworkershaveastrongsenseofpurpose.OnemanImetfromMumbaitoldmethatalthoughhemissedbeingwithhisfamily,heknewthathehadmadetherightdecisiontomovehere,andinthelongrun,itwouldbeworthit.

Now,arethereanyquestionsbeforewemoveon?

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C,ListenagaintothewholeTVprogram.ThenreadthestatementsinAandB,anddecideifeachisafactoratheory.Writethecorrectletter（ForT}nexttoeachstatementabove.

Speaker1:

Foryears,scientistshavetriedtoaccountforthemysteriousdisappearancesofplanesandshipsatsea.Now,theymayhavetheanswerduetonewsatellitedata.StaytunedtoMysteryWorld.

Speaker2:

FromWashington,DC,here'sClarkJacobswithMysteryWorld.

Speaker1:

Considerthesethreefacts:

First...Overthelasttwentyyears,hundredsofcargoships--manyasbigasasoccerfield--havemysteriouslydisappearedorbeendestroyedintheNorthAtlanticandnearthetipofSouthAmericaandSouthAfrica.

Second...TheBermudaTriangle,roughlytheareabetweensouthernHorida,PuertoRico,andBermuda,hasbeenthesiteofmanyshipandaircraftdisappearancesoverthelasthundredyears,andThird...inthePacificOcean,justoffthecoastofcentralJapan,thereisaregionknownas"TheDevil'sSea"--givenitsnamein1955aftertenshipsvanished,andtheareahasbeennamedadangerzonebytheJapanesegovernment.

Foryears,scientistshavestruggledtoexplaintheseevents.Manyspeculatedthatbadweatherormachineproblemswereresponsible,andonMysteryWorld,weconsideredthepossibilityofvisitorsfromspaceasthecause.

Butnowthereisevidencethatmayshednewlightonthedisappearances.SatellitessetupbytheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhaverecentlyidentifiedenormouswavesfaroutintheoceans.These"monsterareoftennearlythirtymetershigh,oraboutthesizeoratwelve-storybuilding.Theyoftenriseunexpectedly,likegiantwallsofwaterfromthesea,crashingdownwithgreatforce,andthen,theydisappear.

Speaker2:

Thoughwavesthissizehavebeenapartoffolkloreforcenturies,peoplebelievedthattheywereextremelyrare,occurringonlyonceeverytenthousandyears.Thesatellitedata,though,provesthattheyaremorecommonthanoncethought.Scientistsnowalsosuspectthatthesewavesmayhavebeenresponsibleformanyoftheunexplaineddisappearancesoflow-flyingaircraftandshipsovertheyears.So,howandwhydowavesliketheseform?

InanalyzingtherecentsatelliteimagescollectedbytheEuropeanSpaceAgency,scientistshavenotedthatmonsterwavesappeartoformmostofteninplaceswherewavesofdifferentstrengthscometogetherfromdifferentdirections.AtthesoutherntipofAfrica,forexample,wheretheAtlanticandindianOceansmeet,itisquitecommonforwavestocrashintoeachother.Combinedwiththestrongoceancurrentsintheregion,wavesmaythengrowtoenormousheight.ThistheorymayexplaintheoccurrenceofmonsterwavesinsimilarlocationsaroundtheglobesuchasatthetipofSouthAmerica.

TounderstandwhymonsterwavesmightforminplacesliketheNorthSea,wheretherearenofast-movingoceancurrents,scientistshaveturnedtostudyingtheweatheranditseffectontheocean.Theyhopethatbystudyingweatherpatterns,theymaybeabletopredictwheremonsterwavesarelikelytodevelop.

Eventhoughscientistsarebeginningtounderstandmoreaboutmonsterwaves,thereisstillalottolearn.Andnowthatitisclearthatthese