新视野大学英语视听说教程第二版第三册文本Model部分.docx

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新视野大学英语视听说教程第二版第三册文本Model部分

Unit1

MODEL1You'rejustgoingtohavestudyhard

Nora:

Onlyourfirstdaybackatschool,andalreadyIfeellikeI'velearnedalot.

Chris:

Onlyourfirstdaybackatschool,andIalreadyfeellikeI'muptomyearsinhomework.

Nora:

You'regoingtohavetohitthebooksifyouwanttokeepyourgradesup.

Chris:

Tellmeaboutit!

Ialreadyhavetworeports,twobooksreports,acomposition,anoralreport,andaresearchproject—allduebeforemidterms.

Nora:

Wecouldworktogether.Maybesomeofmyorganizedstudyhabitwouldruboffonyou.

Chris:

Betteryet,maybeyoucoulddomyhomeworkforme.

Nora:

Forgetit!

Thatwouldbecheating.

Chris:

Allright,allright.Ihaveyettowriteatermpaper.Canyourecommendanyarticlesandbooks?

You'dbetterfindmetheexactpageswhereIcanfindwhatIwant.

Nora:

Youcouldborrowideasfromreferences,butifyouquotewithoutgivingthesources,you'replagiarizing.

Chris:

Thequiznextweekwillbeaheadache.Ifyoudon'thelpme,I'llhavetopreparesomestudysheetsandhidetheminmyhandwhenItakethetest.

Nora:

Oh,no!

Ifyou'recaught,theprofessorwilldefinitelygiveyouanF.Probably,youwillhavetorepeattheyear.

Chris:

Allright,I'lltakeyouradvice.Thelibraryisgoingtobemynewhome,andinthedormI'llbeburningthemidnightoil.

MODEL2Whichclassdoyouprefer?

Script

Chris:

FirstperiodismathwithMr.Woods.Idon'tknowhowamIgoingtostayawake?

Nora:

IlikeMr.Wood.He'sinteresting.

Chris:

He'sboring!

Hecouldputtheentirebasketballteamtosleep—duringthechampionshipgame!

Whodoyouhaveforeconomics?

Nora:

Mrs.Jenkins.She'ssmart.Studentsreallylearnalotfromher.

Chris:

She'stough!

Youhavetoworkhardinherclass,oryou'llprobablyfail.

Nora:

Nopain,nogain.

Chris:

Nonsense,YoucouldhavelearnedevenmorewithMr.Sharp.Butnotmanystudentsoptforhisclass.

Nora:

What'swrongwithhim?

Chris:

Often,thehighestgradehegivesonatermpaperisC+,andheusuallyfailshalfofthestudents.

Nora:

Nowonderhe'sgotthenicknameMr.Shark.Well,howaboutPE?

Whatareyoudoingthissemester?

Chris:

That'stheworstpart.InPE,we'relearningt'aichi.I'mboredtodeath.

Nora:

Ha-ha!

Nottorubsaltintothewound,butourclassisplayingyourfavoritesport:

basketball.

Chris:

Oh…thatfigures!

Thisisgoingtobeaterriblesemester.

Nora:

Thisisgoingtobeagreatsemester!

MODEL3Publishorperish

Script

Chris:

Tellus,ProfessorGrant,Whatareyourprimarydutiesasaprofessor?

ProfessorGrant:

Well,Idoalotofresearchandwriting.It'sroughbeinganassociateprofessor.It'spublishorperish.

Chris:

Soyouspentalotoftimeinyouroffice?

ProfessorGrant:

Yes,butIalsohavetoprepareclassmotes,givelectures,holdofficehours.Teachingisanimportantpartofbeingaprofessor.

Chris:

Withallthoseresponsibilities,youmustmakealotofmoney.

ProfessorGrant:

Iwish.Actually,Ispendalotoftomeapplyingfoegrantstofundmyresearch.ThenIcanofferassistantshipsandscholarshipstotheworthygraduate.

Chris:

Iseewhytheycallyou“theboss”.Butbeingaprofessorsoundsprettycompetitive.

ProfessorGrant:

Actually,Ithinkyouwereinoneofmyclasses…

Chris:

Um….Ithinkyou'remistaken,ProfessorGrant!

ProfessorGrant:

No,Irememberveryclearlynow!

Youowemeanessay!

Chris:

Sorry,IhavetoomuchworktodofortheStudentUnionNewsletter,andIhavetoworktwojobstopayforschool.

ProfessorGrant:

SoyougetanFinthiscourse.

Unit2

MODEL1Ourglobeisindanger

John:

HowisyourGrandmagettingalongduringthisusuallyhotweather?

Nora:

Overthelastfewyears,Grannyhasbeencomplainingthatthehot,humidweatheriskillingher.Shebelievestheweatherhaschanged.

John:

Whatshemeansistheclimate'slong-termconditions;weatherrefersonlytoday-to-dayconditions.

Nora:

Yeah,shesayssummerishotter,andwinterwetter.ButItriedtocomforther,saying,“It'sallinyourmind,Granny.”

John:

She'sright,youknow.Thegreenhouseeffectdoesbringglobalwarmingandrain.

Nora:

HowcanIexplainglobalwarmingandgreenhousegasestoa97-year-oldGranny?

John:

Tellhertheearthnowislikearealgreenhousemadeofglasspanelsthatletinlightandtrapheat.

Nora:

Thinkshe'llwanttoknowthatcarbonmonoxidefromearthmakesgreenhousegases?

John:

Everybodyshouldknowwhatcauseglobalwarming;otherwisewewon'tstopit.

Nora:

I'lltellGrannynottoburnanymorewoodorcoal,ortousesprayonthehair.

John:

OK,jokeaboutit,butitwon'tbesofunnywhenthepolaricecapsmeltandoceansrise.

MODEL2Rain-forestswillsoonbeonlyamemory.

Script

Susan:

Hey,Chris,thereisanenvironmentalgrouponcampusaskingfordonationstosavetherainforests.

Chris:

Sowhat?

Susan:

Sowhat?

!

Don'tyouwanttosavetherainforests?

Chris:

Butthere'renorainforestsinourcountry.Theyneedhot,tropicalclimates.

Susan:

Comeon.Arainforestisanyforestwhereheavyrainfallleadstodensevegetation.Tropicalrainforestscanbefoundinhoe,tropicalareas,buttherearealsocoolrainforests,includingoneinsoutheastAlaska.

Chris:

Howdidyouknowthat?

Susan:

Well,I'vejustreadabookonrainforests.Youknow,140nillionpeopleliveintheworld'srainforests,and35percentoftheworld'splantandanimalspeciesexistonlyinrainforests.

Chris:

Wow,I'mimpressed.Sowhatelsehaveyoulearned?

Susan:

Mostoftheworld'srainforestsareindangerofdestructionbyloggers,farmersanddevelopers.Theyaredisappearingatarateof1000acresaminute!

Chris:

It'sterrible!

Susan:

Yeah,we'vegottofindawaytosavethem.Nowwouldyouliketogiveadonation?

Chris:

Sure.

MODEL3Whataterriblesandstorm!

Script

Susan:

Hey,John.You'reback.Afewdaysago,abigsandstormhitourcity

John:

Oh,that'sbad.

Susan:

Theairwasfullofdirtandsandanddust.Ihadtowearascarfaroundmyhead.

John:

Thedust,asIknow,comesfromMongolia.Andfrommyreadinginscience,I'veheardthedustoftencomesafteralongperiodofdrought.

Susan:

Thisisaseriousprobleminmanypartsoftheworld,andunfortunatelyourcityisoneofthem.

John:

Andifthedroughtcontinues,thesoiliseasilyairborne.Andthenifthewindcomes,thesoilcanbelifteduponthecoldarethatrisesup,anditcantravelverylongdistances.

Susan:

Normally,whenthere'sawind,itcancleartheair,andyouhavebeautifulweather.Butwhenthedustisbroughtinwiththewind,thenyoucan'tbreathe,youcan'tseewell,andit'sdangerousfordriving,orforwalking.

John:

Yeah.Youknow,whenthedustisliftedupitcangoashigh3,000meters.Andit'snotjustChinathathasproblems,butmanyothercountries.Forexample,themiddleofAustraliasometimeshasduststorms,andsomeofthedustgoesupveryhigh,goesacrosstheocean,andfallsdownonNewZealand.

Susan:

Notaveryniceneighbor.

John:

Isthereasolutiontotheproblem?

Susan:

Weneedtoplantmoretreesandgrasssothatthesoilcanstaywhereitis.

John:

Nowonderthegovernmentislaunchinganewafforestationprograminabidtaddresstheenvironmentalproblem.

Unit3

MODEL1Americansglorifyindividualism.

Susan:

John,Iwaslookingforyou.Wherehaveyoubeenhidingallmorning?

John:

Well,IcaughtProfessorBrown'slectureonAmericanindividualism.

Susan:

Oh,howdidyoufindit?

John:

Enlightening.Americansglorifyindividualism.Theybelieveindividualinterestsrankaboveeverythingelse.

Susan:

Soundsinteresting.It'sasharpcontrasttotheorientalcollectivismProfessorWangtalkedaboutlastsemester.

John:

ButyoushouldknowthattheindividualismintheUnitedStatesisnotnecessarilyanequivalentforselfishness.

Susan:

ThenwhatdoesitmeanintheStates?

John:

Theybelieveallvalues,rights,anddutiesoriginateinindividuals,sotheyemphasizeindividualinitiativeandindependence.

Susan:

Therecouldbesomethinginthat.Ofcourseinorientalcountriestheinterestsofthegrouparemoreimportantthananythingelse.

John:

ISo,it'sallthemorenecessaryforforeignerstounderstandAmericanculture,ortheycan'thopetounderstandtheimportanceofprivacyintheWest..

Susan:

Maybethat'sthereasonnuclearfamiliesoutnumberextendedfamiliesintheUnitedStates.

John:

Righton!

You'recatchingonfast!

Susan:

Nowletmeaskyouaquestion.

John:

Shoot.Goahead.

Susan:

WhydoAmericanscherishindividualismmorethanorientalpeople?

John:

Idon'tknow.Anyway,ProfessorBrowndidn'tsay.

Susan:

OnereasonmightbethatAmericanchildrenstopsleepingwiththeirparentsatanearlyage.Theylearnindependenceearly,soit'sdeeplyrooted.

John:

Wow,that'sanintelligentguess!

MODEL2Whatdoyouthinkarethereasonsforthatdifference?

Script

Susan:

DoyoufindthatpeopleinAmericaoftenwalkfasterthanpeopleinChina?

Americansalwaysseemtobeinahurry.

John:

It'shardtocometoadefiniteconclusion.SomeAmericanswalkinaleisurelyway,andsomeChinesehurryallthetime.Butonthewhole,Ithinkyou'reright.

Susan:

Whatdoyouthinkarethereasonsforthatdifference?

John:

Americanstreasuretime.Forthem,timeistangible.It'sathing.“Timeismoney.”Youcan“spendtime”,“wastetime”,“savetime”.Youcaneven“killtime”!

Susan:

Doesthisstrongsenseoftimeaffecttheirlifestyle?

John:

Sure.Ifyou're20minuteslateforabusinessappointment,theotherpersonorpersonswillbeannoyed.Theymaynottrustyouanymore.

Susan:

ButasfarasIknow,English-speakingpeoplemaybe15-30minuteslateforadinnerparty.

John:

That'strue.Foraninformaloccasionlikethat,punctualityisnot