新视野大学英语视第三版听说教程第一册Unit 8 Money matters录音文本Word文件下载.docx

1、M1: It depends on my mood, but generally yes, I enjoy it.W2: I might think its one of the best things to do, ever!W3: I like shopping when I can afford it. But I cant afford it most of the time.W4: I love shopping. Its, its a good way to spend a day. You can have fun, go out with your friends or fam

2、ily and come home with some new things.W5: Love it. I enjoy it very much. Its great gives you a buzz.M2: I have mixed feelings about shopping. Sometimes Im in the mood and other times, I cant bear the idea of shopping.W6: I love shopping, because its like you find new things and you spend time with

3、your friends or family. Yeah, its good fun.M3: I hate shopping. I prefer shopping on the Internet, where I can look at everything and have everything delivered to my house.W7: I love it and I hate it.M4: What do I feel about shopping? I dont like shopping.Part 2 Where do you usually shop? For clothe

4、s? I guess I like the high street chains. And you find them in lots of places around London. Usually clothes shops, er, independent clothes shops. Ive been to Harrods. Harrods is really expensive, obviously, but its just wonderful to go in there and see what theyve got on offer and things like that.

5、 I shop on eBay. I like eBay because you can find, er, older things or very rare items. Second-hand stores. I like vintage stores and markets, and those sorts of places. If I have the money, I go for the more expensive designers. But usually just midrange. I usually shop in large stores, er like Sel

6、fridges. I try to avoid the big department stores, but I find the small independent shops. I usually shop in high street stores or vintage shops, because in vintage shops, you can find rare things that nobody else has. Because I live in Cape Town, I do most of my shopping in Cape Town, South Africa.

7、 But I come to Europe quite often during summer time, so I do my shopping in England, in London or in Italy.Part 3 Have you bought anything recently? I have actually. Er, I bought a dress and I bought a telephone. Yes, I bought a book to read on the train. I bought myself a new coat.M5: A pair of tr

8、ainers that Im wearing at the moment I bought yesterday. So, thats the most recent thing Ive bought. I bought lots of things in the sale, like tops and skirts. And I bought a pair of shoes as well that I had my eye on for a while. Yes, Ive bought some very cheap trousers in the sales, um, which Im v

9、ery pleased about. I bought two pairs because when you find one pair that you like, you should always buy another. I havent, no, but my friend Natalie has. I bought my sunglasses. Theyre Chanel, so theyre quite expensive. And thats today. The other week though, I bought a Mimco handbag which was als

10、o fairly expensive but I think its very nice.ListeningWelcome to Money Matters, presented by Jimmy Stevens. Today were going to talk about four of the best money-making ideas in history. What do you think this is? Its a food which you dont eat. Its a sweet which is made of rubber. Its chewing gum! C

11、hewing gum was originally made from chicle, a plant from Central and South America, but now many gum companies use rubber. No one knows who first used chewing gum, but it was in 1891 that Wrigley Company started making and selling it. Many people say it helps them to concentrate, and the US army giv

12、es gum to its soldiers for this reason. Today the industry is worth nearly 20 billion dollars a year. On to our next big moneymaker. The first telephone that could be carried around was invented in 1908. In the 1954 film, Sabrina, a character played by actor Humphrey Bogart made a call from the back

13、 of his car! But it was in 1973 that the modern mobile phone was invented by an American, Martin Cooper, and in the 1980s “mobiles” started to become popular. Many countries, including the UK, now have more mobile phones than people. Next is the iPod. Its small and light. It plays and stores music.

14、A company called Apple invented it, but Vinnie Chieco was the man that gave the iPod its name. He saw the machine and thought of a line from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, “Open the pod bay door, Hal!” The iPod arrived on the market in 2001. In 2007, from January to March, Apple earned 1.8 billion

15、pounds from iPod sales. Our final big moneymaker is all about making money. In 1934 Charles Darrow showed a game to a company called Parker Brothers. Did they want to invest in it? No, they didnt. So, with a friend who worked in a printing company, Mr. Darrow made 500 copies of the game and started

16、selling them under the name “Monopoly”. The idea of the game is to buy streets where you can build houses and hotels. It soon became popular and Parker Brothers agreed to produce it. Today the owners say theyve sold over 200 million Monopoly sets and 750 million people have played it. The game is tr

17、uly international: Its sold in 103 countries and in 37 languages.ViewingP = Presenter; SB = Sergey BrinP: Its the fastest growing company in history, used by 400 million people a month. The Internet search engine Google has turned its founders from students to multibillionaires. Tonight, The Money P

18、rogram does its own research on this extraordinary moneymaking machine and finds out how its changed the lives of countless millions of people who now inhabit “the World According to Google”. And these are the guys who made it all possible. Googles founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, still in thei

19、r early 30s, and each worth an estimated 6 billion pounds. Theirs is a dramatic tale which began 10 years ago when Larry and Sergey were both brilliant computer science students. The two met on a day out from Sergeys university. Sergey was acting as a tour guide for some prospective students and Lar

20、ry was in the group. Larry and Sergey developed a piece of software which they believed could revolutionize searching the Internet. Larry and Sergey always believed their system was a winner. Lunchtime hockey in the car park was all part of how Google was gonna be different.SB: Its a revolution, and

21、 you know, like the Industrial Revolution. Inside, the office was a playground of lava lamps and bouncy balls. Sergey himself created the Google logo, with its childlike colors, to remind users that Google wanted to be a force for good. In 2000, Larry and Sergey hit the jackpot and turned the corner

22、 from successful search engine to successful business. Their secret? A special system of advertising. So how does it work? Well, if youre trying to find out about, say, “Stonehenge”, heres what you get. These are ordinary search results and over here is a list of ads. Theyre from companies who have

23、picked “Stonehenge” as a key word which triggers their ad to appear. They are businesses who all think someone searching for “Stonehenge” might also be interested in them. And that was how a humble student project became the fastest growing and one of the most profitable companies ever.Speaking for

24、communicationRole-playConversation 1S = Shop assistant; W = WomanS: Can I help you?W: No, thanks. Im just looking. OK, just let me know if you need anything. Thanks.Conversation 2 M = Man Hi there. Are you looking for anything in particular?M: Yeah, do you sell those things that soldiers wear? Er, e

25、r its like a jacket. Um, a type of jacket? Er, yeah, a light green jacket with lots of pockets. Ah, you mean a flak jacket? Er, yes. Theyre just on your left. Ah, yes. Thank you. Can I try this on? Of course. Wheres the fitting room? Just over there. Er, thanks.Conversation 3M = Man; S = Shop assist

26、ant Excuse me. Do you have one of these in a larger size? It doesnt fit. Is that the Large? Ill just go and check for you. Im sorry. This is all weve got in stock at the moment. There are some other T-shirts over there on the other side. There might be some Extra Large sizes there.Conversation 4W =

27、Woman; Hello. I was wondering if youve got any of that stuff you use for cleaning swimming pools. Um yeah, we usually sell a liquid cleaner.You pour it into the pool. Theres one here. Can I have a look? Yep. How much is it? Er, this ones 28.99 for a liter bottle.Conversation 5 M = Man; Hi. Are you p

28、aying by cash or credit card? Credit card. Can you enter your PIN, please? Thanks. Heres your card. Thank you. Whos next, please? Do you take Mastercard? Yes, thats fine. Um, can you just sign here, please?Group discussionA: Personally, I think these footballers earn too much money. Theyre 20 years

29、old and theyre already millionaires. I think its crazy.B: I agree. They earn enough money in one week to buy a house, a car anything. Now if you look at, say, fire fighters, who risk their lives Fire fighters dont earn enough. They dont earn enough. What about doctors? Certainly in Britain they work

30、 very hard. They work too hard. One of my friends is a doctor and he sometimes does 18 hour shifts. Ha, thats crazy. Eighteen hours without a break. Again, theyre saving peoples lives. Teachers, too. I think they should get much bigger salaries. They also work really long hours. Yeah, although they do get good holidays.