新标准规定大学英语视听说教学教程第三册听力原文.docx

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新标准规定大学英语视听说教学教程第三册听力原文

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Unit1

Listeningin

Passageone

Interviewer:

Canyoutellme…howdoyouthinkyouhavechangedasyouhavematured?

Whatthingshavehadamajorinfluenceonyou?

Speaker1:

Well,letmethink…Isupposegoingtouniversityhadabigimpactonmylife.Itmadememuchmoreopen-minded.ImetsomanydifferenttypesofpeopletherewithweirdandwonderfulideasanditchangedthewayIseetheworld.I’mmuchmoretolerantnow…Itmademeamoreroundedperson.

Interviewer:

Great,andhadanyparticularpersonhadacentralroleinformingyourcharacter?

Speaker1:

Iguessthat’dhavetobemygrandfather.Iwasveryclosetohim,andhetaughtmetostandupformybeliefs.Hewasalwaystellingmeaboutthis…

Interviewer:

Sowhatpeopleoreventshavehadanimpactonyourlife?

Speaker2:

Ithinkthattravelingmygapyearmademegrowupandseeboththebeautyoftheworldand,well…justthegenerosityofordinarypeople.ItraveledalotaroundAsiaandyouknow,Ifoundthatinsomeofthepoorestcountries,likeCambodiaandLaos,peoplesharewhateverlittletheyhave,andtheypossessarealjoyforlife.It’sprobablymademealessselfishperson.

Interviewer:

Interesting…soyouwouldrecommendthatyoungpeopletakeagapyeartodiscoverthemselvesandtheworld?

Speaker2:

Definitely.ItgivesyouanopportunitytolearnabouttheworldbeyondtheoneyougrewupinandIfounditreally…

Interviewer:

Couldyoutellmewhatthingsinyourlifehavehadthegreatestinfluenceinformingyourpersonality?

eaker3:

Well…acoupleofyearsagoIwasonarealityTVshowwhereagroupofyoungpeoplealllivedinahousetogether.Eachweeksomeonewasvotedoffbytheaudience.Igotdowntothefinalthree!

Isupposebeingontheshowandseeinghowtheothercontestantsbehavedmademerealizehowselfishandspitefulsomepeoplecanbejusttogetwhattheywant.Ialsorealizedit’sbesttojustbeyourselfinlife.Ifyoupretendtobesomeonedifferentpeoplewilleventuallyseethroughthelies.

Interviewer:

Right…Andhowdidyoufeelwhenyouwereeventuallyvotedoff?

Speaker3:

Relieved,tobehonestwithyou.Butyouknow,aslightregretthatIdidn’twinbecauseIkindof…

Interviewer:

Soyoucantellme,whatonethingdoyouthinkthathashadthebiggestimpactonyourlife?

Speaker4:

Hmm,that’sadifficultquestion.ButIthinkhelpingvictimsofthetsunamiin2004hadaverygreatimpactonme.I’mhalfThaiandI’djustarrivedinThailandforafamilyChristmasholiday.WhenIheardthenewsIknewIhadtohelp-youcouldn’tnot.Iendedupactingasaninterpreterforagroupofvolunteerdoctors.Itwasanincrediblydifficulttimebutyouknow,eveninthemiddleofsuchahorrifictragedythereisstillahugeamountofgenuinehumankindness.

Interviewer:

That’samazing!

Andhasitchangedthewayyouviewyourfuture…

Passagetwo

Tony:

TalkingtoustodayinourLifeChoicesseriesisJoanRobinson,anacademiccounseloratManchesterUniversity.Shegivesadvicetoschoolstudentsonchoosingtherightsubjecttostudyatuniversity.Joan,welcometotheshow.

Joan:

ThanksTony.

Tony:

SoJoan,whatdoourlistenersneedtothinkaboutwhenchoosingacourse?

It’sahuge,potentiallylife-changingdecision,isn’tit?

Joan:

Yes.Igenerallygivestudentsadviceintwoareas.Firstly,knowyourself,andsecondly,thinktothefuture.

Tony:

Whenyousay“knowyourself”whatdoyoumean?

Joan:

Basically,Imeanevaluateyourownpersonalstrengthsandweaknesses,yourpersonalitytraits（特质）andthethingsyoulike.

Tony:

Isee…Sohowcanourlistenersdothis?

Joan:

Well,startbyaskingyourselfquestionstohelpreflectonyourlifesofar.Forexample,whatsubjectsareyougoodat?

Areyouanorganizedandself-disciplinedperson?

Areyouconfidentandoutgoing?

Doyoulikeworkingwithothersinateamordoyoupreferworkingalone?

Thesekindsofquestionswillhelpyoudiscovermoreaboutyourself.

Tony:

Soundslikegoodadvice.Howaboutyoursecondpointregardingthefuture?

Joan:

Well,yourchoiceofmajorsubjectislikelytohaveasignificantimpactonyourfuturecareersoit’simportanttolookintothiscarefully.Irecommendyouchecknotonlywhichacademicsubjectswillhelpyougetintoaparticularareaofwork,butalsolookcarefullyatwhatuniversitiesoffer.Eachuniversityhasitsstrengthssotrytochooseonethatisthebestinyourchosenfield.Findoutwhatlinksthedepartmenthastorelatedindustriesandleadingcompaniesinit.

Tony:

Goodpoint.NowI’dliketotakesomecallsfromourlisteners.FirstupwehaveJamesontheline.Hi,James!

Howcanwehelp?

James:

Hi.I’minterestedincareerinITandI’dliketoaskJoanwhethershethinksit’sbettertogotoahighlyrespecteduniversity,likeOxford,ortostudysomewherethathasmoreofavocationalfocus?

Joan:

Well,James,youknowitreallydependsonwhatyouexpecttogetoutofauniversityandhowyouseeyourfuture.BasicallyahandfulofthebrightestgraduatesarepickedfromthetopuniversitiesaroundtheworldtojointheleadingITcompanies.SoI’dsayifyou’reahigh-flyerthenthisistheroutethatmightbeforyou.Butifyouarelookingforamoremainstream（主流）careerthenyoushouldconsideracoursethathelpsyouacquirepractical,transferableskillsthatyoucanuseintheworkplace…andlookatwhichuniversitieshavethebestlevelsofgraduaterecruitmentforthekindofjobyouareaimingfor.

James:

Isee!

Thanksalot.Thatreallyhelpsmeout…

UNIT3

Listeninginconversation1

Lily:

Sowhatwasthehighlightofyourtripto（South）Korea?

Hugh:

Wellthat's…letmesee...it'sgottobegoingtoseeNanta.

Lily：

WhatonearthisNanta?

Hugh：

It'sthisamazingliveshow-parttheater-partdance-partmusic.

Lily:

Soundsreallyinteresting.Butwhy’sitsobrilliant?

Hugh:

Ithinkit'stheenergyoftheperformers.Alsoithasauniqueconcept.It'samixtureoftraditionalKoreanmusic,percussionanddrums,intoawesternstyleperformance

Lily:

I'veneverheardofit.HasiteverbeenperformedintheWest?

Hugh:

Yeah,it'sbeenasell-out.They'vetouredinover30countriessincetheshowbeganin1997.It'sanon-verbalperformancesotherearenolanguagebarriers.That'swhat'smadeitaninternationalsuccess.

Lily:

Whatelsemakesitsospecialthen?

Hugh:

Well...theotherthingisthatalltheactiontakesplaceinthekitchen.Youseethesefourchefspreparingthefoodforaweddingreception.Theperformersuseknives,dustbinlidsandvariousotherkitchenutensilstocreateahypnoticsoundtrack.Thefoodliterallyflieseverywhere!

It'shilarious.

Lily:

ThatsoundsquitefunnyImustadmit.Isthereanactualstorythough?

Hugh:

Ohyes,thereisastory.Thefourchefshavetopreparethemealby6o'clockandtheyalsohavetogivethemanager'snephewcookinglessonstoo,whichaddstothefun.There’sloadsofaudienceparticipationanddespitetherebeingnolanguageinvolvedyougetcompletelyengrossed.It'sreallyquitewacky!

Lily:

Andwhatabouttheaudience?

Isupposetheystartthrowingfoodaround…?

Hugh:

Notquite!

Buttheyaretotallyinvolvedinwhat'sgoingon-everyonelovesit.It'sareallygreatfamilyshow.Infactit'soneofthebestshowsI'veeverseen.Jim,myfriend,sayshetakesallhisvisitors.He'sseenitabouteighttimesandstilllovesit.

Lily:

Ibetit'spopularwithtouriststhen.

Hugh:

Wellapparentlyoveramillionforeigntouristsin（South）Koreahaveseentheshowandit'shadarunonBroadwaytoo.ItfirstgotpopularaftertheyappearedattheEdinburghFestival.NowtheyareplanningtotourmorecitiesinAsiawhere（South）Koreanpopularcultureisbecomingincrediblytrendy.

Lily：

Bythewaywhatdoes“Nanta”mean?

Hugh：

ItmeansrandomdrumminginKorean.TheEnglishnamefortheshowisCookin’,whichgivesyouaclearerideaofwhatit'sallabout.

Lily：

You'vegotmeinterestednow.I'llhavetocheckitoutontheinternet.

Listeningin

Conversation2

Interviewer:

KathyRichardsisaspecialistarttourguide.Kathy-canyoutelluswhattrendsyou'venoticedinrecentyears?

Kathy:

Well,oneofthebiggestphenomenaI'venoticedisahugeincreaseinvisitorstogalleries-andagrowinginterestinmodernartingeneral.

Interviewer:

Whatdoyouthinkthereasonisforthat?

Kathy:

Well,thereareseveralreasons,Ithink.Themostimportantonesarefirstly,thatsomenewcontemporaryartgallerieshaveopenedwhichhavehadalotofpublicity,andsecondlytheyoungergenerationfeelmorecomfortablewithmodernartsothekindofpeoplevisitinggalleriesischanging.Finally,thenewgenerationofgallerieshavebecomedestinationsinthemselves...theytendtobehousedinamazingbuildings.

Interviewer:

Sowhicharethemostpopularnewgalleries?

Kathy:

Well,theTateModerninLondonhashadover30millionvisitorssinceitopenedin2000.Theannualaverageisnowover4.5million.TheMuseumofModernArt,orMoMAinNewYorkisanoldergallery,itwasfoundedin1929buthasbeenrecentlyrenovatedandexpanded.Thisworkwasfinishedin2006andithadover2.5millionvisitorsinthefirstyearafterreopening.AnotherverysuccessfulnewgalleryistheGuggenheiminBilbaoinSpain.Itopenedin1997andnowgetsaboutamillionvisitorsayear.

Interviewer:

Thoseareprettyimpressivefigures.MaybethefactthattheTateModernisfreetovisitmighthavesomethingtodowithit?

Kathy:

It'struethatentrancetothepermanentcollectionisfreebutthenumbersofpeoplevisitingthetemporaryexhibitionarealsohigh-andtheentrancefeeisusuallyabouttenpounds.

Interviewer:

Doyouhavetopaytogetintotheothergalleriesyoumentioned?