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视听说Unit6原文

Unit6Wealth

Listening

AudioTrack4-6-1/AudioTrack4-6-2

Megan:

Hi,George.Areyouplanningatrip?

George:

No,I’mjustlookingatthisbrochure.Itfeaturesexpensivehotelsandtheirluxurysuites.

Megan:

Ididn’tknowyouwererich!

George:

Icandream,can’tI?

Lookatthisplace,it’sinHongKong.GuestsstayinginthePeninsulaSuitegettheirownlimousinedriver.Theyalsohave24-hourbutlerservice.

Megan:

Andyoupayforit,too!

It’sover$4,800!

George:

Well,thisone’salittlecheaper.It’sonly$4,300anight.

Megan:

Hmmm,theHotelRitz.It’sinthecenterofParis—greatforsightseeing.Lotsoffamouspeoplestayhere…Wait,youcan’tstaythere.

George:

Whynot?

Megan:

It’stheCocoChanelSuite.Youhavetoweardesignerclothesandyoudon’thaveany!

George:

Veryfunny.

Megan:

Wow!

TheRoyalSuiteatBurjAlArabisreallyexpensive!

It’salmost$7,000—foronenight!

George:

Yeah,butlookatthedetails.Theyactuallyhavea“helipad”—aplaceforlandingyourhelicopter.Oh,andit’salsothetallesthotelintheworld.

Megan:

Cool!

So,whenareyoutakingmethere?

George:

Haha.Actually,IthinkthePeninsulaismyfavorite.Whataboutyou?

Justaminute.Hello?

…Yes,itis…Oh,hi,Luke…oh,really?

…Uhhuh…That’sgreat!

…OK,talktoyoulater!

Megan:

Whowasthat?

George:

ItwasLuke.Hemakesthetravelarrangementsformyboss.

Megan:

And?

George:

MybossisgoingtoHongKongonabusinesstripandhewantsmetogowithhim.

Megan:

When?

George:

Intwoweeks.Bestofall,we’regoingtostayatthePeninsula!

AudioTrack4-6-3/AudioTrack4-6-4

Nick:

Didyousee“Lookatthemnow!

”lastnight?

Janet:

Ihadtodomyhomework,soIonlysawthelasttenminutes.Whowasitabout?

Nick:

LastnighttheyfeaturedJimCarrey,Jewel,andum…What’sthenameofthatactorfromWestAfrica?

HewasinthemovieLaraCroft:

TombRaider.

Janet:

YoumeanDjimonHounsou?

Nick:

Yeah.Anyway,it’sfunnytothinkthattheywereallbrokeafewyearsago.

Janet:

Yeah.Andnowthey’rewealthyandfamous.Lifeissostrange.Hey,Ididn’tknowthatJimCarreyusedtobebroke.

Nick:

Yeah.Asachild,heevenhadtoworkaneighthourshiftafterschooleveryday.Hisfamilyneededthemoney.Canyouimagine?

Janet:

Icouldneverdothat.Itsoundsreallyhard.

Nick:

Yeah.Hestartedhiscareerasastand-upcomicbeforeheactedinmovies.He’salwaysbeenafunnyguy.

Janet:

WhatdidyousayaboutDjimon?

Nick:

HewasdiscoveredinParisbyafashiondesigner.Hestartedoutasamodel.ThenheappearedinmusicvideosforMadonnaand

JanetJackson.Didyouknowthat?

Janet:

No,Ididn’t.

Nick:

He’salsoappearedonTV.He’sdoneitall!

Janet:

Well,IdidseethepartaboutJewel.Herfamilysurewaspenniless!

Nick:

Basically,yes.Shestartedsingingwithherfatherwhenshewas14.

Janet:

Andthenherparentsdivorced.Shehadtogrowupreallyfast.

Nick:

Iknow,butherlifeisgoodnow.Shehasagreatboyfriend—he’sareal-liferodeocowboy!

Theyseemreallyhappy.

Janet:

“Lookatthemnow!

”issuchagreatshow,isn’tit?

Nick:

Itsureis.Maybewecanwatchittogethernextweek.

AudioTrack4-6-5

Joseph:

Ihadtheworstlucklastweek.

Jane:

Why?

Whathappened?

Joseph:

Ireceivedabrandnewbicycleasmy20thbirthdaypresentfrommyuncleandIlovedit.

Jane:

That’sgreatnews!

What’ssounluckyaboutthat?

Joseph:

Well,IlentittooneofmybestfriendsonFriday.Heneededittodosomeerrands.

Jane:

That’sanicethingtodo.

Joseph:

Well,myfriendhadbadluck.Hehadaterribleaccident.

Jane:

That’stoobad!

Joseph:

Yeah.Hebrokehislegandmybicyclewastotallydestroyed.

Jane:

Gosh,that’sreallyterrible.

AudioTrack4-6-6

WhenIwasauniversitystudent,Iboughtmyfirstcar.Itwasn’tveryexpensivebecauseitwasreallyold.ItwasalittleredToyota.IworkedinarestaurantduringsummervacationandinfallIfinallyhadenoughmoney.Iboughtthecarfrommyfriend’sfather.Itookallmyfriendsdrivingaroundeveryweekendandwehadsomuchfun.AyearlaterIhadanaccident.Iwasn’thurt,butthecarwasdestroyed.Istillmissmyfirstcar.

AudioTrack4-6-7/AudioTrack4-6-8

Vacationeveryday:

ThepeacefullifeMaryLarsonhaswishedfor

MaryLarsenwas43whenshegotdivorced.Itwasanewlifeforher,andshestartedconsideringwhatwasreallyimportantinherlife.Shewasworking60hoursaweekasabankertopayforabighouse,expensivefurniture,anewcar,andalltheother“important”thingsinlife.Butshehadnotimeforwhatshereallyenjoyed:

goingoutonheroldhouseboat.

Oneday,sherealizedshecouldliveontheboat,andforgetaboutthemortgagepayments.Shesoldherhouseandallherfurniture.Forthelastsixyears,sheandherdogBuddyhavelivedontheboat,whichisonlyafractionofthesizeofheroldhouse.Her“home”isamarinaontheriver,andtherentcostsonly$200amonth,includingwaterandelectricity.

Insidetheboatisoneroom,about5metersby4meters.It’sdividedintwopartsbyacurtain.OnepartisMary’sbedroom,theotheristhelivingroomandkitchen.

There’salsoasmallbathroomwithashower.“Iusedtospendeveryweekendcleaningandmaintainingmyhouse.Now,ittakesmetwoorthreehoursamonth,”Marysays.

“MyfriendsthinkI’mcrazy,”shesays.“ButIwakeupinthemorningandhearducksandbirds.Icangofishingfrommylivingroom.”Now,sheworksonlyparttime.Sheusesalltheextrahoursforwritingstories,bicycling,volunteering,andvisitingfriends.Onweekends,shegoesalongtheriveronherboat,exploringnewplaces.“WouldIgobacktomyoldlife?

Never,”shesays.“It’ssopeacefulhere.It’slikebeingonvacationeveryday.”

AudioTrack4-6-9/AudioTrack4-6-10

Moneyfromunexpectedsources

TheSanpeopleliveinsouthernAfrica.Scientistssaythattheymayhavebeenlivingthereforaslongas40,000years,huntinganimalsandgatheringplants.Untilrecently,theoncemightySanwerebrokeandunemployed.

Theyhadlosttheirlandandwerenolongerengagedintraditionalactivities,suchashunting.ThefewyoungSanpeoplewithjobswereworkingasfarmlaborers.Theywerenotlearningabouttheirancientcultureandlanguage.Thatmayallchange.TheSanhavestruckitrich.Theyrecentlysignedanagreementwithalargedrugcompany.

TheSanhavetraditionalknowledgeaboutplants.ThedrugcompanyisespeciallyinterestedinaparticularcactusandhowtheSanuseit.

TheSanusedtogoonhuntingtrips.Whileawayfromhome,theychewedonthecactustosuppresstheirappetite—theynolongerfelthungryafterwards.UsingtheSan’sknowledge,thedrugcompanyplanstomakeanewdrugfromthisplant.Forpeoplearoundtheworldwhoeattoomuchandhaveweightproblems,thisnewdrugcouldreallyhelpthembysuppressingtheirappetites.

TheSanhaveapositiveplanforthisnewwealth.Theirfirststepwillbetogetjobsfortheirpeople.Theirnextprioritywillbeeducation.Througheducation,theyhopetosavetheircultureandlanguageforfuturegenerations.Whenyouthinkofamonk,youmightthinkofaquietmanlivinginanisolatedplace.The“freemonks”ofGreecedoliveinamonastery,buttheyareanythingbutquiet.Infact,theysing.TheyhavebeenrecordingtheirsongsandsellingmanyrecordsinGreece.

Youngmusiclistenerslovetolistentothe“freemonks.”Theirsongsarerecordedindifferentstyles（digitalkeyboardandrock,forexample）,andthethemesarenotonlyreligious.Thebrothersalsosingaboutproblemslikedrugsandglobalization.

Themonkshaven’tmadeafortunefromtheirrecordsales,buttheyhavemadeaprofit.Theyusethemoneytopayforsummercampsforteenagers.Atthecamps,theteenscanplaysoccerandgohorsebackriding.Themonksalsodonatemoneytoothersocialprogramsthathelppeople.

AudioTrack4-6-11

1.“Mykidsstillaskmeformoney!

”

2.“Stannevervisitsme.Ifeellonely.”

3.“Willlovesmoney.Hespendssomuchofit!

”

4.“Taylorreallyhastoomuchfun.Shedoesn’ttakeanythingseriously.”

5.“IloveSammostofall.He’sagooddog.”

Speaking&Communication

AudioTrack4-6-12

Jack:

Ihavetheworstluck.

Angela:

Why?

Whathappened?

Jack:

Iboughttwolotterytickets.Oneofthemwasawinningticket.

Angela:

That’sgreatnews!

What’ssounluckyaboutthat?

Jack:

Well,Igaveoneoftheticketstomybestfriendasapresent.

Angela:

That’sanicethingtodo.

Jack:

Well,Igavehimthewinningticket.Ididn’twinanything.

Angela:

That’stoobad!

Jack:

Yeah.IwishIstillhadthatticket.Hewonabigcashprize.

AudioTrack4-6-13

Conversation1

A:

Youwon’tbelievethis,butIcrashedmycarontoabigtreeyesterday.

B:

Gosh!

AreyouOK?

A:

I’mfine,butthecarwasdamaged.

Conversation2

A:

Youlookreallysad,what’swrong?

B:

Iamsad.Mygirlfriendhasleftme.

A:

That’sterrible!

Butrememberabrokenheartwillmend.

B:

Maybe.It’sjustthatIreallylikedher.Ithoughtshewastheone.

A:

Didshegiveyouareason?

B:

Shesaidshecouldn’tseeafuturewithme.ShesaidIwouldn’tbeabletoprovideforthelifestylethatshewanted.

A:

Howawful.ButifI’mhonest,it’sprobablyforthebest.Nowyoucanfindsomeonewhoreallyappreciatesyou.

Conversation3

A:

Youlookabitdownonyourluck.What’sgoingon?

A:

Oh!

I’vehadaterriblyday.MywalletwasstolenwhileIwasonthebus.

B:

Gosh!

That’sterrible.Wasthereanythingimportantinit?

A:

Well,myIDcard,mybankcards,andsomeloosechange.

B:

Well,lookonthebrightside,atleastyouweren’tcarryinglotsofcash.

A:

Iguessthat’strue.Anyway,Ibettergo.Ihavetogoandreportthethefttothepolice.

A:

I’llcomewithyou.Weshouldalsog