英语听力材料追溯哈佛历史.docx

1、英语听力材料追溯哈佛历史英语听力材料：追溯哈佛历史英语听力材料：追溯哈佛历史Han Meimei has just immigrated to the United States. Her new home is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. John is her new classmate and friend. They are talking about their plans for the weekend.J:John H: Han MeimeiJ： Han Meimei, Whats your plan for the weekend?j：韩梅梅，你固

2、末有什么计划?H: I plan to travel around Harvard University and know more about it. To tell you the truth, I plan to apply for Harvard after graduation from high school. Its better to get to know it. What about you?H:我打算去哈佛大学四处转转，了解一下。实话告诉你，我计划在高中毕业之后申请 哈佛。我先了解一下哈佛。你呢?J:I get together with my Christian bro

3、thers on Saturdays.J：我每固六都和教友们聚会。H: Oh, my God! John, I didnt know you are religious. You just look like a scientific kook, like Leonard in the Big Bang Theory.H:哦，天哪!约翰，我不知道你还信教。你 看上去就像个科学狂人，像生活大爆炸里的那个伦纳德。J： Come on, Han Meimei, dont make a fuss. A lot of Americans, including many scientists, belie

4、ve in religion.J：得了，韩梅梅，别大惊小怪的。很多美国人，包括很多科学家，都信仰宗教。.H： But Im really surprised. I thought science and religion are not compatible，are they?H:但我真地很吃惊。我以为科学和宗教是不相容的，难道不是吗?J:Yes, they are compatible. Actually, the U.S. is both the most developed and the most religious country in the world.J：不，是可以兼容的。事实

5、上，美国是世界上最发达、最笃信宗教的国家。H:Ive heard about it a little bit before, but I dont understand. How can people believe in God since they know God doesnt exist?H:我以前听说过一点点，但我不理解。既然人们知道上帝不存在又怎么能相信上帝呢?J:Thats a little complicated?. Youll get to know it when you are acquainted with the u.s. history later on. Reli

6、gion was and is a part of American peoples life. Guess what? Even Harvard University, which is a highly academic institution, is in a sense the product of religion.J：这有点复杂。以后你熟悉美国历史后就会有所了解。不管以前还是现在，宗敎都 是美国人生活的一部分。知道吗?甚至是哈佛大学这个学术性很强的机构，从某 种意义上讲也是宗教的产物。H:Really?H:真的吗?J:Absolutely! It was founded by a

7、group of Puritan immigrants from England.J：当然!哈佛是由一批来自英国的清教徒移民创建的。H:Why was it founded by Puritans? Where were the atheistic educators?H:为什么由清教徒创建?那些无神论教育家呢?J:Because most of the first English immigrants who came to the United States were Puritans.J:因为第一批到美国的英国移民大多数是清教徒。H:H:How come? I mean why most

8、 of them were religious people?H:怎么回事?我的意思是为什么大部分人是宗教徒?J:Thats because in the 16th and 17th century, there was a series of? religious reforms in England. Many religious separatists were persecuted and fled? to other countries.J：那是因为在16和17世纪英国进行了一系列宗敎改革。许多异敎徒遭到迫害，并 逃亡到其他国家。H:So, you mean people didnt

9、 enjoy religious freedom in England?H:那你的意思是人们没有宗教自由?J:Yes, thats why Puritans moved to the New World? where they believed they could establish a heaven for Puritans.Later on, it was these Puritans who founded Harvard College.J：是的，这就是清教徒迁移到美洲新大陆的原因，他们相信可以在那里建立一个清 教徒的天堂。后来，就是这些清教徒创建了哈佛学院。H:Why did th

10、ey want to found a college?H:他们为什么想到要建一所学院呢?J:Many Puritans had received classic style of higher education in Oxford University and Cambridge University back in England. They hoped that their descendants? could receive this kind of education as well.J：很多清教徒还在英国时，在牛津大学和剑桥大学接受了古典式的高等敎育。他们 希望自己的后代也能接受这

11、种教育。H: Oh, I see.H:噢，我明白了。J： Actually Harvard was first named “New College”，without a formal namevJ：实际上哈佛最初的名字是新学院”，设有一个正式名称。H: When did it begin to be called Harvard University?H:什么时候改名为哈佛的?J: In 1639, it was renamed after its major benefactor? John Harvard. Interestingly, JohnHarvard himself was a

12、 clergyman?.J： 1639年以捐赠者约翰?哈佛的名字重新命名。有趣的是，约翰?哈佛自己也是个牧师。H： It seems that Harvard was predestined to? be influenced by religion.H:貌似哈佛注定要受宗教的影响。J: Therefore, its not exaggerate to claim that had there not been religion, there would notbe Harvard.J：所以，在一定程度上说，如果没有宗教就没有哈佛一点都不夸张。H: Wow, I didnt know that

13、 religion had played such an important role in Harvard history.H:哇，我以前不知道宗教在哈佛历扮演了如此重要的角色。J: Religion has been playing an Indispensible? part in Harvard history as well as the U.S.history.J：宗教在美国历史和哈佛历一直都扮演着不可缺少的角色。H: I finally begin to get to know Harvard. It seems that my knowledge of Harvard is r

14、ather poor. I have a lot work to do before applying for Harvard.H:我终于开始了解哈佛了。看来我对于哈佛的知识很匮乏。在申请哈佛之前我有很 多工作要做。J： Remember that Harvard is a part of the United States. So you have to know the U.S. history and culture if you want to have in-depth knowledge of Harvard. The two are closely related.J:记住，哈佛

15、是美国的一部分。所以，如果你想深入了解哈佛，你就必须得知道美 国的历史和文化。两者是紧密相连的。H; Thats right. I have a lot to learn from you.H:对，我要向你多多学习。J: You can ask me any question at any time.J：有问题可以随时问我。扩展阅读：怎样提高高考英语听力第一：听正常语速的英语，才能加速听力的进步很多广播教学和听力教材总是为了配合听众或学习者的程度而故意放慢语速，这虽是无可厚非的变通方法，但也会产生一些不良的副作用。例如：1.听惯了语速放慢的英语，在与外国人的实际交往中，就很难适应，甚至听不懂他

16、们用正常语速讲的英语。2.故意放慢语速时，通常会把一句中每个词都清楚的读出来，但在正常的会话中会出现很多同化(assimilation)，减弱(reduction)，连音(liaision)的现象。所以，听语速正常的英语对于听力和会话极为重要。第二：收听英语气象报告有些教学录音带为配合初学者的学习，故意放慢语速，这对英语听力的训练是不够的。如果听语速正常的英语，初学者又会感到力不从心。英语气象报告的速度虽快，但词汇简单固定，内容单纯，重复的可能性大，而且在生活中随时都可以印证，是听力入门的好教材。第三：从电视，电影中学习英语看英文电视，电影不仅能了解西方人的文化和生活，而且也是学习地道英语和提

17、高英语听力的好机会。选取的影片是以现代生活为背景的文艺片或喜剧片。如果您的听力不错，要养成不看字幕的习惯。程度稍差的就不要勉强自己，否则英语没学成反倒破坏了欣赏电影的好心情。这种情况下，您可以先看字幕了解剧情(如果是电视节目那就要先录下来)，再重新看一至数遍，您的听力就可在轻松的心情下，随着您对剧情了解的增多而迅速提高。第四：收听中国国际广播电台的英语广播中国国际广播电台(China Radio International)每天早上7:00-8:00，中午11:00-12:00各有一小时的英语节目。内容包括国内外新闻，剪报集锦和各类系列的专题报道。除了英语标准流利的国内播音员担任广播之外，也有向外侨或访客就某一话题而做的录音访问。内容广泛，但词汇较简单，语速亦适中，可以藉此训练或增进英语的听力。第五：善用录音带锻炼听说能力有些学习者总是习惯于一边看书一边听磁带，把磁带当成阅读的辅助工具，这样打不到锻炼听力的目的。录音带应该是以听说能力的训练为主。学习者要选用与自己能力相适应的听力磁带，不要急于求成，以免产生受挫心理。先反复聆听磁带内容，起先只要抓住梗概，多听几次后，对细节的了解便越来越多。听力较差的人，可先阅读课文，然后再集中精力领会每段每句的意思。这样练习有助于培养倾听时注意力的集中，使您的听力迅速进步。