初级英语听力.docx

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初级英语听力

英语初级听力

Lession1

—Hello,Iwantacab.

—OK.Whataddressisit?

—1120East32ndStreet.

—Right.Thecabwillbethereinafewminutes.

—Wouldyoumindpassingthesalt,please?

—Certainly.

—What'syourjob?

—I'manaccountant.

—Oh!

Doyouenjoyit?

—No.Idon'treallylikeit.It'sboring.

—Wheredoyoucomefrom?

—Indonesia.

—Oh!

Whichpart?

—Jakarta.

—Really?

—CanyouspeakGemp3an?

—Yes,Ican.Ispeakitverywell.

—Wheredidyoulearnit?

—IlivedinGemp3anywhenIwasachild.

—Whatelsecanyouspeak?

—Well,IknowalittleItalian.

—Ithinkabusinessmanshouldbegood-looking.

—No,Idon'tagree.

—Wouldyoulikeadrink?

—No,thankyou.Idon'tdrink.

—Areyousure?

—Yes.I'mquitesure.Thankyouverymuch.

—Whataboutasoftdrinkthen?

—Oh,alright.Lemonadewouldbefine.

—Thankyouverymuchforthemeal.

—Notatall.I'mgladyoucouldcome.

—Youmustcomeandhaveamealwithmesometime.

—Yes.Thatwouldbenice.

—HaveyouheardaboutthePrimeMinister?

—No.

—She'sgonetoChina!

—Really!

—Howdoyouspellinteresting?

—I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G.

—Thankyouverymuch.

TimtalkedtoHarryaboutthelecture.

Harry:

Whatdidyouthinkofthelecture?

Tim:

Ithoughtitwasveryinteresting.

Harry:

Didyoureally?

Tim:

Yes,didn'tyou?

Harry:

Certainlynot.Ithoughthetalkedalotofrubbish.

Tim:

Soyouthinkyouknowmorethanhedoes.

Harry:

Well,takecoalforinstance.

Tim:

Whataboutit?

Harry:

Coalwon'tbecomeimportantagain.

Tim:

Whynot?

Harry:

It'stoodirty.Theywon'tbeabletofindpeopletoworkdowncoalminesinthefuture.

Tim:

They'llinventnewkindsofmachinery.

Harry:

Nonsense.Theonlysortofpowerthey'lluseinthefutureisatomicpower.

Areporterfromalocalnewspaperisinterviewingsomestudentsonthesubjectofstudentsandmoney.

Reporter:

Excuseme.Areyouastudent?

Student1:

Yes,Iam.

Reporter:

Forgivemyaskingyou,butdoyouhavetotakeapart-timejobintheho1idays?

Student1:

Notreally.MyparentsarefairlywelloffsoIgetanallowancefrommyfather.

Reporter:

You'relucky,aren'tyou?

Student1:

Isupposeso.

Reporter:

Whataboutyou?

Areyourparentswealthy?

Student2:

No,certainlynot.

Reporter:

Doyouworkduringtheholidays?

Student2:

Well,lastChristmasIdidtwoweeksastemporarypostman,theninthesummerIspentfourweeksfruitpicking,andIdoabitofbaby-sitting,soImanage.

Reporter:

Thankyou.

MynameisRobert.IameighteenyearsoldandIamFrench.Iamnotmarried.Sylviaissmallandfair.Sheisseventeenandsheisastudent.

ThetallboywithfairhairiseighteenyearsoldandhecomesfromSweden.Heworksinarecordshop.Thesmallboywithdarkhairisseventeen.HeisSpanish,buthedoesnotliveinSpain.HelivesinFrance.Heworksinahotel.

Lession2

—Ithinkadoctorshouldbeafriendlyperson.

—Yes.Iagree.

—Wouldyoulikesomemorepotatoes?

—I'msorryIcan'tmanageanymore.Thankyou.

—Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?

—Justcoffee,please.

—Areyousure?

—Quitecertain.Thankyou.

—WhatareyoudoinginNewYork?

—I'mwritingastoryforYESmagazine.

—Isee.

—WhatareyoudoinginCairo?

—I'mvisitingmyparents.

—Really!

—WhyareyouvisitingHongKong?

—I'mjustonholiday.

—WhyareyouinLondon?

—I'mhereonbusiness.

—Oh.

—Thanksalotforputtingmeup.

—That'sOK.

—Docomeandseemewhenyou'reinNewYork.

—Sure.That'llbegreat.

—Haveyouheardthenews?

—No.

—There'sbeenaterribleaircrash.

—Ohdear!

Wherewasit?

—AtowncalledBanford.

—Excuseme,howdoyousaythatword,C-U-S-T-O-M-S?

—Customs.

—Isee.Thankyou.

Male:

Pubs?

Youmusthavegoodpeople.Ifthepeoplearegood,thepubwillbegood.

Male:

Youmusthaveagoodlandlord,andpeoplewithasenseofhumorbehindthebar.Ifthelandlordisbad,thepubwillbebad.

Female:

Iloveoldpubs.Ifit'soneofthosemodernplaces,Iwon'tgoin.

Male:

Andagoodpubmusthavegoodbeer.Ifthebeer'snogood,peoplewilllookforanotherplace.

Female:

Iwon'tgoifthereisn'tagarden.Ihavechildren,andifthepubdoesn'thaveagardenorfamilyroom,wecan'tgoin.

Mygrandfatherusedtohaveabeautifulgoldpocketwatch.Heworeitonafinegoldchainacrossthefrontofhiswaistcoat,andwhenIwassmallhepromisedtoleaveittomeinhiswill.

"WhenI'mgone,"hesaid,"thisisgoingtobeyours."

Unfortunatelythatwillneverhappennow.Aboutthreemonthsago,mygrandfathercameuptoLondontovisitus.ThefirstSundaymorningafterhearrived,myyoungestsonsaidhewantedtogotothepark.

"We'lldobetterthanthat,"saidmygrandfather,"we'llgoandfeedthepigeonsinTrafalgarSquare."Soofftheywent.Theygothomeabouttea-timeandmygrandfatherwaslookingveryupset.

"Mywatch,"hesaid,"it'sgone.Someonemusthavestolenitwhilewewerefeedingthepigeons."

MynameisDaniel.IamFrench.Iliveinasmalltown.Iworkinahotel,butIdonotliveinthehotel.Ilivewithmyparents.Myhomeisnearthehotel,soIwalktoworkeveryday.

Thereissomesugar,thereissomecoffeeandthereisalotoftea,butthereisnotmuchjam.Therearesometomatoes,buttherearenotanyeggsorbiscuitsandthereisnotmuchmilk.Sowewantjam,eggs,biscuitsandmilk.

Lession3

Jurg:

Mrs.Scott...

Mrs.Scott:

Yes?

Jurg:

I'mafraidI'vehadanaccident.

Mrs.Scott:

Oh,dear,what'shappened?

Jurg:

I'vespiltmycoffee.

Mrs.Scott:

Nevermind.Here'sacloth.

Klausisusingthelaunderetteforthefirsttime.

Klaus:

Excuseme,doyouknowhowthisworks?

Housewife:

Yes.Putthewashinginside...shutthedoor...themoneygoesinhere,thenwhenthemachinestartsyouhavetoputthesoappowderinthroughhere.

Klaus:

Isthatall?

Housewife:

Yes,youdon'thavetodoanythingelseuntilthemachinestops.

Klaus:

Thankyou.

Terry:

Frank'sgettingmarried.

James:

Ishereally?

Terry:

Yesheis.

James:

Idon'tbelieveit.

Terry:

It'strue.

James:

Who'shemarrying?

Terry:

AgirlhemetonholidayinSpain,Ithink.

James:

Goodheavens...wherearetheygoingtolive?

A:

Doyouloveme?

B:

I'mveryfondofyou.

A:

Yes,butdoyouloveme?

B:

Uh...Youmeanalottome.

A:

Whywon'tyouanswermyquestion?

B:

Whatquestion?

A:

Doyouloveme?

Comeon!

Iwanttoknow.

B:

Icareforyouverydeeply.Youknowthat.

A:

Thatisn'tthesamething!

B:

Whatkindofanswerdoyouexpect?

A:

Thetruth!

Iwantthetruth!

B:

HowcanIpossiblyanswersuchaquestion?

DoyourememberSallyGreen,theswimmingstar?

ShewasthegirlwhobrokealltherecordsatthelastOlympics.Whereisshenow?

Lastweekourreporter,TomParker,wenttoseeSallyinherCalifornianhome.

Tom:

Isittruethatyoudon'tswimatallnow?

Sally:

I'mafraidso.I'mtooold.

Tom:

Butyouareonlytwenty!

Sally:

That'stoooldforaswimmer.IfIswaminaninternationalcompetitionnow,Iwouldn'twin.SoI'drathernotswimatall.

Tom:

Butdon'tyouenjoyswimming?

Sally:

Iusedto,whenIwassmall.Butifyouenterforbigcompetitionsyouhavetoworkveryhard.Iusedtogetupat6amtogotothepool.Ihadtotrainbeforeschool,afterschoolandatweekends.Iswamthirty-fivemileseveryweek!

Tom:

Butyouwerefamousatfifteen.Andlookatallthosecups.

Sally:

Wouldyouliketopolishthem?

It'struethatIhavesomewonderfulmemories.Ienjoyedvisitingothercountries,andtheOlympicswereveryexciting.ButImissedmoreimportantthings.Whileothergirlsweregrowingup,Iwasswimming.WhatcanIdonow?

Thereisasmallshopattheendofourroad.IbuymynewspaperthereeverySunday.ThisistheonlyshopthatisopenonaSunday,soitisalwaysverybusy.Theysellmilk,eggs,biscuits,teaandcoffee.Youcangetaspirins,toothpasteorawritingpadthere.Itisanicelittleshop.

ThiseveningIamgoingtothecinema.IsometimesgowithBeatriz,butthiseveningIamgoingalone.Beatrizisnice,butshetalksalotandwhenIgotothecinemaIliketowatchthefilm.ThefilmIamgoingtoisanoldone,butitisverygood.ItisaHitchcockfilm.

Lession4

Sophie:

Here'ssomecoffee.

George:

Oh,fantastic...er...isthereanysugar?

Sophie:

Sugar...yes,ofcourse...hereyouare.

George:

Thanks...er...

Sophie:

What'sthematternow?

These:

Er...arethereanychocolatebiscuits?

Sophie:

No,therearen't.

George:

Oh...

Kathy:

Wheredoyoulive?

David:

NearVictoriaStation.

Kathy:

Inaflatorahouse?

David:

Inaflat.Housesareterriblyexpensive.

Kathy:

What'syourflatlike?

David:

It'ssmallandthebuildingisold,butit'scomfortable.It'sverynearmyoffice.

Christine:

Whendidyoubuythatnewnecklace?

Libby:

Ididn'tbuyit.Itwasapresent.

Christine:

Oh,whogaveittoyou?

Libby:

Afriend.

Christine:

AnybodyIknow?

Libby:

Don'tasksomanyquestions.

TomandAnnasawafilmyesterday.

Tom:

Itwasexciting,wasn'tit?

Anna:

Yes,itwas.

Tom:

CharlesBronsonwasgood,wasn'the?

Anna:

Yes,healwaysis.

Tom:

Ithoughtthegirlwasgoodtoo.

Anna:

Didyou?

Eustace:

Whatareyoudoing?

Luanda:

I'mpacking.

Eustace:

Why?

Luanda:

BecauseI'mleaving.

Eustace:

You'renot.

Lucinda:

Yes,Iam.I'mcatchingthefirsttraintomorrow.

Instance:

But,I...

Luanda:

...andI'mnotcomingback.

Eustace:

Oh,oh...whereareyougoing?

Lucinda:

To...to...Hawaii.

Eustace:

Ohdarling.

Phillip:

Excuseme,Mr.Jones.Canyouhelpme?

Mr.Jones:

Ofcourse.What'stheproblem?

Pall:

Well,IhavetowearanoverallbutIcan'tfindone.

Mr.Jones:

That'seasy.