听力原文及翻译.docx

1、听力原文及翻译听力原文及翻译Conversation1Li:What a wonderful view! This is such a great city!Do you ever get tired of living in London, Andy? A;When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can affordLi:Thats a quotation by Samuel Johnson, isnt it?A:Correct,so do you hav

2、e any plans when you finish at Oxford?Li: Ive got another year to go and then I suppose Ill go back home、A; And you will find a job?Li:I think I have to do my Masters before I look for work、But I must admit London is very special、Do you think you would ever leave London?A:Sure, Id love to come to ch

3、ina one day, and I like traveling、 But i think Ill always come back here、Li:Well, your roots are here and there are so many opportunities、A;But have you ever thought of living in London for a year or two?Li:Yes, but what could I do here? I had planned to become a teacher、But i have often thought if

4、there was a job i could do here in publishing,maybe as an editor, Ill go for it、A:Thats sounds like a great idea、I think that would really suit youLi:Maybe I should update my CV and send it to one or two publisher、A:Dont make it look too goodLi:Why not?A;Well,if you enjoy working with London Time Of

5、f, we dont want you working with anyone elseLi:Oh, working with you and Joe its great fun and really interesting、 I couldnt think of a better way to find out about a cityA;So maybe you should think about applying for a job with us Li:But do you think Id stand a chance(有可能，有希望)?I mean, Im not sure if

6、 Joe likes meA:Dont even think about it!Joe is very straight talking and I promise you that youd know if he didnt like you、Li:Perhaps we should both update our CVs and look for jobs togetherA:Hey,right!That would be fun、Conversation2Li:Talking about future plans,how do you see your career developing

7、?A:My career?Well, I like working for London Time Off、Its a part of a larger media company called Lift off USA,so there are lots of opportunities、But、Li:But、What?A:Its not always very easy working with Joe、I mean,I kind of think he has a different agenda（different way of thinking from Andy不一样的想法）、I

8、like his work, but sometimes I dont think his heart is in his job、Li:How did he end up in London?A:He did media studies in the States,and then found work as a gofer（杂工） at Lift off USA in New York、Li:Whats a gofer?A:Go for this,go for that、Its a word for the least experienced person in the film and

9、TV industry、Then he came to London and got a proper job as a researcher at Lift off UK,and then after a few years he got the producers job in London Time OffLi:He is good at his job,isnt he?A:Yes,he is confident and competent at what he does,so the people who work with him rate him quite highly（spea

10、k highly of）、Li:Except you?A:No,I rate him too、And I get on with him quite well,although we are not best budies or anything like that,its just、I want his job!Li:Now we know your little secret、I promise I wont tell anyoneA:Janet,there was something I was going to ask you、Li:Sure,what is it?A:I was wo

11、ndering、oh,its nothing、Anyway,all this talk about your future career is making me thirsty、Lets go for a drink、Li:Who is round ?A:You、 Outsideview :How to get a job Graduation、What a big day!Your life is about to begin!And then your parents say、Get a job、I tell you!Looking for your first job out of c

12、ollege can be pretty hard、Reading all the job listing is so annoying、Even trying to figure out what the actual job is can be difficult、Searching through the want ads can be so boring、And writing your resume is really hard work、 I dont have that day open、Getting a job interview,and then going on itmy

13、 mom is a social worker,and my dad is an engineer、 Your preparation is really important、 What do you know about our organization? Well,I saw on,um,on the Internet that ,you do business publishing?Right? There is a whole range of things that have to do with how you present yourself/ Why should I hire

14、 you? Oh,well、,um, Im a really outgoing person,and I like,I like people a lot、Im responsible and nice、 You need to think about what the interviewer is actually looking for、 Samantha, what was a major problem that youve encountered and how did you solve it? I havent really had any problems to deal wi

15、th、 Thank you、Now lets look at your mock interview on videotape、 I think it boils down（归结为） to preparation,presentation, and understanding what the interviewer is looking for (Watching the videotape)Another way of answering it is not telling about yourself ,but telling your relationship to the job、S

16、o,they dont care so much about your parents and that you want to live in Cambridge、They may need you to be able to be a troubleshooter、You use some examples in your life from being a troubleshooter、One of the things that someone who is an assistant in a trade show is doing,is dealing with problems、Y

17、ou need to be sure that you stay,sort of ,on target with preventing,presenting yourself in the strongest possible way、This time I felt a lot more confident when I went in for the interview、I have developed strong communication skills、In college I worked on the school paper and I brought some writing

18、 samples to show you、I also worked every summer at a bed-and-breakfast、I worked a lot with our guests、I booked reservation over the phone,got them what they needed,and handled any complains、Well,I feel like I did really well、Well see、 Making a good first impression is the most important part of a jo

19、b interview、Arriving on time and being confident are the most important parts of a job interview、Its very important that you are being confident and youre being clear in your answers and listening carefullyNot fidgeting（坐立不安，烦躁） and being confident are the most important things in a job interview、Wr

20、iting a thank-you note is the most important thing you want to do after a job interview/And go in there with a firm handshake、 Listening in Its not enough to ask what successful people are like、It is only by asking where they are from that we can unravel the logic behind who succeed and who doesnt T

21、his is the basic idea of an intriguing book called Outliers, by the American journalist Malclom Gladwell、The book explores the factors which contribute to people who are extremely successful in their careers, for example, the role the family , culture and friend play、 Gladwell examines the causes of

22、 why the majority of Canada ice hokey players are born in the first few months of the calender year,what the founder of Microsoft Bill Gates did to achieve his extraordinary success,and why the Beatles managed to redefine the whole of popular music in the1960s、 Gladwell points out that the youth hoc

23、key league in Canada recruits from January the first, so that players born early in the year are bigger,stronger and better athletes than others born later in the year、And because they have this advantage at the start of their sports career,theyre given extra coaching,and so theres a greater chance

24、that theyll be picked for an elite hockey team in the future、 He calls this phenomenon accumulative advantage（积累优势）,a bit like the idea that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer、Success depends on the process by which talented athletes are identified as much as it does on their own abilities、

25、 Another aspect which contributes to success is the10000 hour rule、Great success demands an enormous amount of time for practise and training、For example,the Beatles performed live in Hamburg Germany more than1200times over four years,much more than the10000 hours Gladwell claim is necessary for gre

26、at success、So by the time they returned to England,they had developed their talente and sounded completely different from any other group、 In the same way,Bill Gates had thousands of hours worth of programming because he had access to a computer at his high school、He also became a teenager just at t

27、he right time to take advantage of the latest developments in computer technology、 Outliers has met with extraordinary sucess,matched only by Gladwells own career for25 years in journalism、As a result, many citics have seen it as an autobiography, in which the writer appears to be apologizing for hi

28、s own personal achievements、But the ides that you have to be born at the right moment,in the right place and in the right family,and then you have to work really hard is a thought-provoking way of revisiting our traditional view of genius and great achievement、Its certainly worth reading,as long as

29、you dont take it too seriously、Listening in2P:Hi,we are talking about typical working hours in the US and in Brazil、Eric、um、youre from the States,tell me what are the typical working hours in the States?E:Er、traditionally people go to work at9oclock in the morning and they finish at about5,so sort o

30、f a9to5、P:And,and Penny I、I know youre English but you work in Brazil,what are the hours in Brazil?Penny:Um varies slightly,sometimes you can start um on an early shift,say,8oclock in the morning to5 um or9 until6、But in Brazil often people will work longer hours than this、P:Right,right ok、And what

31、kind of clothes do you wear?I mean do you dress up formally or in a relaxed way?E:It used to be that you would wear a jacket and tie to work for、for men but er nowadays an open shirt is ok、You dont necessarily have to wear a tie and sometimes on a Friday you can wear a pair of jeans to work、P:Oh,rig

32、ht the dress down Friday?E:The dress down Friday thats right、P:Does that still happen?E:Yes, yes sure it does、P:And how about in Brazil?Penny:Um, its fairly casual,quite informal,um I mean you need to look neat and tidy obviously,but you,you have your own choice rely on what you would wear,there are no rules and regulations、Its important to look smart but comfortable、P:Right,yeah do you have meal breaks or is that、you just fit in meals when you can or、?E:Lunch,lunch is usually an hour sometimes a little shorter if you have to do a lot of work from your