大学体验英语视听说教程1文本18.docx

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大学体验英语视听说教程1文本18

Unit1

Lesson1

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.Itwasawfultastingmedicine,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.

Lesson2

Audiostudio

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.

Videostudio

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.

Homelistening

1.anxiety

2.definitely

3.experienced

4.volume

5.possibly

6.decisions

7.patience

8.satisfying

9.Explorethelocaltownorsuburbswithoneortwoofyournewfriends

10.Goingtocollegeisasmuchaboutfindingoutwhoyoureallyareasitisaboutgettingthatdegree

Unit2

Lesson1

Audiostudio

SearchingtheInternetmayhelpmiddle-agedandolderadultskeeptheirmemoriessharp,accordingtoarecentstudy.ResearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,recordedthebrainactivityofpeoplesearchingtheWebandfoundthatthosewithexperienceoftheInternetusedmoreoftheirbrainduringtheirsearches.ThissuggeststhatsimplysearchingtheInternethastheeffectoftrainingthebrainandkeepingitactiveandhealthy.Manystudieshavefoundthatchallengingmentalactivitiessuchaspuzzlescanhelppreservebrainfunction,butfewhavelookedatwhatroletheInternetmightplay.AccordingtoDrGarySmall,aUCLAexpertonageing,thisisthefirsttimeanyonehassimulatedanInternetsearchtaskwhilescanningthebrain.DrSmall’steamstudied24normalvolunteersbetweentheagesof55and76.HalfwereexperiencedatsearchingtheInternetandtheotherhalfhadnoWebexperience.BothgroupswereaskedtodoInternetsearchesandbookreadingtaskswhiletheirbrainactivitywasmonitored.

TheteamfoundthatpeoplewhoarefamiliarwiththeInternetcanengageatamuchdeeperlevelofbrainactivity.

Videostudio

Anchor:

Didyouknowthattheinternetcouldbeagoodexerciseforthebrain?

AnewstudyfromUCLAfindsthat,whenmiddleageandseniorageadultsperforminternetsearches,itactivatesmanydifferentareasofthebrain,includingthoseinvolvedwithmemory,decisionmakingandreasoning.Joiningustodayistheleadauthorofastudylookingatthis—Dr.GarySmalls[Small]—andhe’salsotheauthorofthebookiBrain,Survivingthetechnologicalalterationofthemodernmind.WelcomeDr.Smalls[Small].

GarySmall:

Thankyou!

It’sgreattobehere

Anchor:

So,inmyparents’house,Ihavetotellyouhowitwork