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新世纪大学英语视听说4听力原文
UNIT1
Takeshi:
Man,lookatthat!
InNewYorkthere’salwayssomethingbeingbuilt.Andeverythinggoesupsoquickly…youneverknowwhat’sgoingtobearoundnextweek.
Roberto:
Yeah,butontheotherhand,sometimesIwonderaboutovercrowding.Maybetheyneedtostartbuildingdownmore.
Takeshi:
Buildingdown?
Roberto:
Yeah,it’swhenyoubuildundergroundinsteadofaboveground.
Takeshi:
Nah,that’stoomuchlikelivinginacave.Ilovetheskyscrapers!
Theyarethemostincrediblefeatsofengineering!
Roberto:
True.AndsomeofthefirstoneswerebuiltrighthereinNewYorkCity.
Takeshi:
That’sright!
Youknow,IwonderwhatNewYorklookedlikebeforeallthesebuildingspoppedup.
Roberto:
Idon’tknow,butI’dliketoseethisonewhenit’sfinished.
Takeshi:
Yeah.I’llbetit’llbesomethingfantastic!
Roberto:
Maybe…whatdoyouthinkit’sgoingtolooklike?
Takeshi:
Idon’tknow…butyouknowwhat?
I’mgoingtorememberwhatitlookedlike.
Roberto:
Whatareyoutalkingabout?
Andwhyareyoutakingpictures?
There’snothingthere.
Takeshi:
OK.Youknowhowsomepeoplegetfamousbecausetheyhavepicturesofmoviestarsorperformersbeforetheymakeitbig?
Roberto:
Yeah?
Takeshi:
Well,somebuildingsandarchitecturalstructuresgettobefamoustoo,likethe
EiffelTowerortheEmpireStateBuilding…right?
Roberto:
Yeah,and…?
There’snothinghere!
Takeshi:
Right!
Buttherewillbe.Somedaythisveryspotmaybecomereallywell-known—likemaybeit’llbesomeincrediblehotelthattherichandfamousstayat.AndI’llbetheonlyonewithpicturesofitbeforeitwasbuilt.Cool,huh?
Roberto:
Uh…youaretoomuch.Hey,let’saskthisguywhatyour“famous”building’sgoingtobe.(topassingconstructionworker)Excuseus,canyoutelluswhatthisisgoingtobewhenit’sfinished?
Maybeafancyhotelorsomething?
Constructionworker:
Fancyhotel?
(laughs)No,thisisn’tgoingtobeahotel.It’sgoingtobeaparkinggarage.
Roberto:
Aparkinggarage.Uh…huh.Thanks.
Takeshi:
Well…maybe…someonerichandfamouswillparkhere.
UNIT2
Prof.Morgan:
Good.Sochangethefirstpartandmakethosecorrectionsandyourpaperwillbegreat.
Tara:
OK.Thanksforallyourhelp,ProfessorMorgan.I’lle-mailmypapertoyoulatertoday.
Prof.Morgan:
Youknow,technologyisamazing.InhighschoolIusedtowritemytermpapersonatypewriter.
Tara:
Itmusthavetakenalongtimetowriteapaperonatypewriter.
Prof.Morgan:
Well,Iwasprettyfast,butImadesomemistakes.Actually,thetypewritersweren’tthatbad.Now,asforthefirstcomputers…ohmygosh!
Tara:
Whatdoyoumean?
Prof.Morgan:
Thefirstcomputersweresounreliable.Theyusedtocrashallthetime.Andtheywerenotasaffordableorasfastastheyarenow.
Tara:
Mine’sprettyfast,butnotasfastassomeofthenewer,moreexpensiveones.
Prof.Morgan:
Iknow!
Andnowadays,almosteveryonehasacomputer.Inthosedays,nobodyhadtheirowncomputer.Weusedtousetheonesattheuniversity.
Tara:
Inthecomputerlab?
Prof.Morgan:
Yeah,that’sallwehad.I’llneverforget,onespring,duringfinalexams.Everybodywasworkingontheirtermpapers,andtheelectricitywentout!
Tara:
So?
Nobigdeal…laptopshavebatteries…
Prof.Morgan:
Yes,butremember,inthosedayswedidn’thavelaptops.Ifyourcomputercrashed,youlosteverything.
Tara:
Everything?
Prof.Morgan:
Everything.Weusedtoloseinformationallthetime,butthattimeitwasterrible.Everybodylosttheirpapersthatafternoon…includingme.
Tara:
Whatdidyoudo?
Prof.Morgan:
Iwentbacktothegood,old-fashionedway.
Tara:
Youmeantypewriters?
Prof.Morgan:
Nope.Iusedsomethingmoreaffordable,portable,reliable,disposable,somethingthatalwaysworked.
Tara:
Whatwasthat?
Prof.Morgan:
(holdsuppencilandpaper)Thefirstwordprocessor.
UNIT3
Takeshi:
So,whataretoday’sheadlines?
Mike:
Idon’tknow.I’mreadingtheimportantstufflikemyhoroscopeandtheentertainmentsection.Hey!
Lookatthis!
JamesHammondisplayingatCBGB’stonight!
Takeshi:
JamesHammond.Isn’thethatfamousbluesguitarist?
Theguywiththesilverguitarandthelong,blackhair?
Mike:
No,that’sKevinDiamond.JamesHammondisthesinger.Hehasshortspikyhair,healwayswearsthatreallycoolwhitesuit…
Takeshi:
Iknowhim—he’sgreat!
Let’sgo!
Mike:
Ah,man!
It’ssoldout!
Takeshi:
Oh.(seessomeoneacrosstheroom)Hey,look…that’sAnna…AnnaMarkovich.
Mike:
What?
Takeshi:
Overthere.
Mike:
Theonesittingdown?
Wearingthepinkshirt?
Takeshi:
No.Thereallyprettyonewiththelonghairandglasses.(waves)Youknowher.Shelivesinourbuilding.She’sajournalist.ShewritesallthemusicreviewsforTheVillageVoice.
Mike:
Well,whatareyouwaitingfor?
Gooverthereandaskherifshecangetussometicketsfortonight!
Takeshi: