大学英语试听说第二版听力材料unit17.docx

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大学英语试听说第二版听力材料unit17

Lesson1,Unit1

AudioStudio

SteveJobsistheco-founderandCEOofAppleInc.andformerCEOofPixarAnimationStudios.HeisthelargestindividualshareholderinWaltDisney.HisnameisassociatedwithinnovativeproductsliketheiPod,iPhoneandiTunes.Heisamuchrespectedcorporateleaderwhosemanagementstyleisstudiedworldwide.Hisattentiontodesign,functionandstylehaswonhimmillionsoffans.

JobswasborninSanFranciscoin1955.Hebecameinterestedincomputerswhenhewasateenager.In1974,hegotajobasatechnicianatthevideogamemakerAtari.HesavedenoughmoneytobackpackaroundIndiaandthenreturnedtoAtari.

JobsandWozniakfoundedApplein1976.JobsguidedAppletobecomeamajorplayerinthedigitalrevolution.TheintroductionoftheiMacandothercutting-edgeproductsmadeitapowerfulbrandwithaloyalfollowing.JobsalsoenjoyedconsiderablesuccessatPixar.HecreatedOscar-winningmoviessuchasToyStoryandFindingNemo.

In2004,Jobswasdiagnosedwithacancer.InApril2009,heunderwentalivertransplantandhisprognosiswas“excellent.”

Hisadvicetoaspiringyoungentrepreneursis:

“You’vegottofindwhatyoulove.”

VideoStudio

Iwaslucky.IfoundwhatIlovedtodoearlyinlife.WozandIstartedAppleinmyparents’

garagewhenIwas20.Weworkedhard,andin10yearsApplehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoatwobilliondollarcompanywithover4,000employees.We’djustreleasedourfinestcreation—theMacintosh—ayearearlier,andI’djustturned30.AndthenIgotfired.Howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?

Well,asApplegrew,wehiredsomeonewhoIthoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywithme,andforthefirstyearorsothingswentwell.Butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodivergeandeventuallywe

hadafallingout.Whenwedid,ourBoardofDirectorssidedwithhim.Andsoat30,Iwasout,andverypubliclyout.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwasdevastating.Ireallydidn’tknowwhattodoforafewmonths.IfeltthatIhadletthepreviousgenerationofentrepreneursdown,thatIhaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpassedtome.ImetwithDavidPackardandBobNoyceandtriedtoapologizeforscrewingupsobadly.IwasaverypublicfailureandIeventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromthevalley.Butsomethingslowlybegantodawnonme:

IstilllovedwhatIdid.TheturnofeventsatApplehadnotchangedthatonebit.Ihadbeenrejected,butIwasstillinlove.AndsoIdecidedtostartover.

Ididn’tseeitthen,butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromApplewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Theheavinessofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeingabeginneragain,lesssureabouteverything.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife.

Duringthenextfiveyears,IstartedacompanynamedNeXT,anothercompanynamedPixar,andfellinlovewithanamazingwomanwhowouldbecomemywife.Pixarwentontocreatetheworld’sfirstcomputer-animatedfeaturefilm,ToyStory,andisnowthemostsuccessfulanimationstudiointheworld.Inaremarkableturnofevents,AppleboughtNeXT,andIretunedtoApple,and

thetechnologywedevelopedatNeXTisattheheartofApple’scurrentrenaissance.AndLaureneandIhaveawonderfulfamilytogether.I’mprettysurenoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifIhadn’tbeenfiredfromApple.Itwasawful

tastingmedicine,butIguessthepatientneededit.Sometimelife…sometimeslife’sgoingtohityouintheheadwithabrick.Don’tlosefaith.I’mconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdid.You’vegottofindwhatyoulove.Andthatisastrueforworkasitisforyourlovers.Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork.Andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplooking,anddon’tsettle.Aswithallmattersoftheheart,you’llknowwhenyoufindit.Andlikeanygreatrelationship,itjustgetsbetterandbetterastheyearsrollon.Sokeeplooking.Don’tsettle.

SpeakingWorkshop

summary

SteveJobs,theco-founderandCEOofAppleInc.,startedAppleinhisparent’sgarageattheageof20.However,hewasfiredfromthecompanywhenhewas30,whichwasdevastatingforhim.Heconsideredhimselfapublicfailure.ButtheturnofeventsatAppledidnotchangethefactthathestilllovedwhathedid.Sohedecidedtostartover.ItturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromApplefreedhimtoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofhislife.Duringthenextfiveyears,hestartedtwocompanies,NeXTandPixar,andwasfortunateenoughtomeethisfuturewife.WhenAppleboughtNeXT,hereturnedtoAppleandachievedgreatsuccessthere.Hebelievesthat,ifyouwanttoachievegreatthings,youneedtolovewhatyoudo.Sohesuggeststhat,ifuniversitystudentshaven’tyetdiscoveredwhattheywanttodo,theyshouldkeeplookingandnotgiveup.

Lesson2,Unit1

ScriptofAudioStudio

Makingthetransitionfromhighschooltocollegelifecanbedifficult.Itiseasytobecome

discouraged,overwhelmedandhomesick.Hereareafewtipsthatwillmakethetransitiontocollegelifealittleeasier.

YouAreinChargeofYourTime

Alongwithyournewfoundfreedomatcollegecomesresponsibility.Beingresponsibleinvolvesbeingabletomanageyourtime.Usingaplannertohelpyoustayorganizedishighlyrecommended.Youshouldalsotrytoplanyourcourseworkinadvance,soyoucandeterminewhatextracurricularactivitiesyouwillhavetimefor.

It’sImportanttoKeepanOpenMind

Whenyoufirstmovetocollege,you’regoingtobeinanewplace,handlingnewsituations.Soyouneedtokeepanopenmind.Collegeisn’tjustaboutlearningfactsandtheoriesfromtextbooks.Alargepartofcollegeinvolveslearninghowtobeanadult.

HomeIsOnlyaPhoneCallorInstantMessageAway

Ifgoingawaytocollegeisthefirsttimeyou’vebeenawayfromhomeforalongperiodoftime,it’snaturaltofeelhomesick.Don’tbepessimistic.Andifthingsgettoobad,homeisonlyaphonecallorinstantmessageaway.

ScriptofVideoStudio

Atthestartoffreshmanyear,findingajobaftergraduationisprobablythelastthingonyourmind,butbeforeyouknowit,it’llbesenioryearandfindingthatjobwillbeyourtoppriority.Hi,I’mLindseyPollak,generationYcareerexpertandauthorofGettingfromCollegetoCareer.I’mstandinghereonthecampusofColumbiaUniversitytotalkaboutafouryearplantolandthejobofyourdreamsafteryougraduate.

Well,everybody’sexperienceisverydifferent.Thereareafewguidelinesyoucanfollowforeachofyourfouryears.Freshmanyear,don’tworrytoomuchaboutyourcareerplans.Trylotsofactivities,getyourfeetwetoncampusandtakeseveraldifferentclassestoseewhatitisyoumostenjoy.Sophomoreyearisthetimetonarrowdownyouracademicfocusanddecideonacollegemajor.Youalsowanttonarrowyouroptionsintermsofyourextracurricularactivitiestofocusonyourbiggestcommitments.

AndfinallyIrecommendgettingaprofessionalinternshipthesummerbetweenyoursophomoreandjunioryearstostarthavingprofessionalexperienceyou’llbeabletolistonarésumé.Junioryearisatimetotakeonleadershippositionsintheextracurricularactivitiesthatyou’vechosen.It’salsoreallyimportanttogetyourGPAabovea3.0becausethat’sthecut-offformanyemployerstogiveyouajob.Andfinallyifyouhaven’tdoneaninternshipalready,it’sessentialtohaveatleastoneonyourrésumébytheendofyourjunioryear.

Duringyoursenioryear,yourgoalshouldbetofindabalanceamongtheleadershippositionsyou’vetakenoninyourextracurricularactivities,keepingupyourgradepointaverageinyourcollegemajorandfocusingonthejobsearchforapositionaftergraduation.Istronglyencourageyoutobecomeinvolvedinyourcareerservicescentretomakesureyou’reclearonthedeadlinesandrequirementsforanyjobsyouwillbeapplyingto.

Andfinallyit’syoursenioryearofcollege.Enjoy,havesomefun.Takesometimetoreallyenjoycollegebeforeyou’reoffintotherealworld.

Nowthatyou’vegotyourfour-yearcollegecareerplanunderway,let’stalkaboutthatdormroomsituation.Fortipsondecoratinginsmallspaces,checkouttheBacktoSchoolserieson.I’mLindseyPollak.Thanksforclickingon.

SpeakingWorkshop:

LindseyPollak,whoisacareersexpertandauthorofGettingfromCollegetoCareer,advisesstudentshowtodeviseafouryearplanfortheirtimeatcollege.Shesuggestsguidelinesforthemtofollowforeachoftheirfour-years.Intheirfreshmanyear,studentsshouldtrydifferentactivitiesandclassesinordertodiscoverwhattheymostenjoy.Thesophomoreyeariswhenstudentsshouldnarrowdownboththeiracademicfocusandextracurricularactivitiesinordertoconcentrateontheirmostimportantcommitments.Gettingaprofessionalinternshipishighlyrecommendedinthesummervacationofthesophomoreyear.Duringthejunioryear,itisimportanttotakeonleadershippositionsinextracurricularactivitiesandensurethatone’sGPAisabove3.0.Thesenioryearisthetimetofindtherightbalancebetweenleadershippositionsinextracurricularactivities,keepingupone’sGPAinone’smajor,andsearchingforajobaftergraduation.Studentsshouldalsoenjoytheirlastyearatcollegebeforetheyentertherealworld.

Lesson1，Unit2

AudioStudio

SearchingtheInternetmayhelpmiddle-agedandolderadultskeeptheirmemoriessharp,accordingtoa