新世纪视听说第四册部分原文U16.docx

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新世纪视听说第四册部分原文U16

Unit1

Track-4-1-OL-5

Modernbuildings:

Welovethem,Wehatethem

Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfaceaverymodernproblem.Theresimplywasn’tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.Innineteeneighty-nine,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding’scentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedandangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.

Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry’sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara（原广司）,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity’straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlikeintothecitycenter.

Track-4-1-OL-7

Thefuturebuildingboom

Interviewer:

Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities

Erika:

Ithinkit’sovercrowding.Talk  toanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething:

There’snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowed.

I:

Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn’tanylandleftforbuilding,right

E:

Yes,that’strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan’tgiveupsoeasily.

I:

ThinkcreativelyWhatdoyousuggest

E:

WhatI’msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.There’splentyofspace.

I:

Isn’titexpensive

E:

Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon’thavetopayrobotsasalary!

I:

Isn’t“buildingdown”moredangerousthanotherkindofconstruction

E:

Actually,Ithinkit’ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubwaysandundergroundshoppingmalls.I’mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatdigdeeper.

I:

Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea

E:

Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere’sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But“buildingdown”isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:

Itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we’dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea–it’sthewaveofthefuture!

Unit2

Track-4-2-OL-5

Intoday’sreport,welookatanewtechnologycalledpervasivecomputing.

Pervasivecomputingmeansputtingtinycomputersintoeverydayelectronicappliances,suchastoastersandmicrowaves.Withpervasivecomputing,appliancescancommunicatewiththeirusers–andwithotherappliances!

Somecompaniesnowsellpervasivecomputingproductslikea“smart”toaster.Itremembersyourfavoritekindoftoast:

lightordark.Companiesaredesigninga“smart”coffeemakeranda“smart”clock.Thecoffeemakercanmeasurethewaterandcoffee.Itcanevenputmilkinyourbreakfastcoffeeandmakeblackcoffeeintheafternoon.Theclockwillcheckthetimeonotherclocksinyourhome,andgiveinformationaboutotherappliances.Forexample,itcantellyou,“Yourcoffeemakerneedsmorewater.”

Andthat’sonlythebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising“Savetime–phoneyourwashingmachine!

”Engineersaremakinga“smart”house.Inthehouse,thelights,heater,andairconditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymemberscomehome.Thismakesthehomecomfortable,anditsavesalotofenergy.Pervasivecomputingcouldchangemanypartsofourdailylives.

ButdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputingDotheyreallyneedtechnologyeverywhereOnecompanyaskedpeopleabouttheiropinionson“smart”appliances.Thereweresurprises.A“smart”refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodontheInternet,butpeopledidn’twantit,becauseitmightmakemistakes.

“Pervasivecomputingisasimportantasatelephone,”saysRebeccaBlair,presidentofInnoTechCorporation.Butsomeoftheseproductsarenotuseful,orevenpractical.Companiesshouldlearnmoreaboutthetechnologythatpeoplereallywant.

Track-4-2-OL-7

Localgirlrescued

Shemayhaveabrokenleg,butshecan’tbehappier.MorganBailey,11,ishappytobealive.

TuesdaywaslikeanyotherdayforMorgan.Shewasatschool.Itwasfourthperiod,andshewasthefirststudenttoarriveinthegymnasiumforherphysicaleducationclass.

Suddenlytherewasaloudnoise.

“Therewasasharpcrackingnoiseandthenaloudboom.Afterthat,Idon’trememberanything,”saidMorgan.

Theroofofthegymnasiumhadcollapsedundertheheavysnow.Morganwastrappedunderneath.Shecouldn’tescape.

“Iwokeupandtherewasabigpieceofwoodonmyleg.Icouldn’tmoveit.Iwasstartingtogetcold.”

Fortunately,helpwasnearby.Anewprogramusing“rescuerobots”wastriedforthefirsttime.

“Wewerenervousaboutusingtherobot,”saidDerrickSneed,themaninchargeoftheprogram.“Butintheend,therobotgaveusreliableinformation.Itwasextremelywell.”

TherescuerobotwasabletogointothegymandlocateMorgan’sexactposition.

“Wesendinrobotsfirstbecauseitmaynotbesafeforhumans,”saidMr.Sneed.“Humanbeingsarenotasusefulasrobotsinsomesituations.Agasleak,forexample,couldkillyouormebutwouldn’thurtarobot.”

Althoughitdidn’thappeninMorgan’scase,somerobotscanbringfreshairorwatertopeoplewhoaretrapped.

Rescuerobotsgointorough,dangerousplaces.Theyworkinlifeordeathsituations.Theyhavetobedurable.

DoctorssaythatMorganisdoingwell.Sheshouldbegoinghomeintwoorthreedays.Whatisthefirstthingshewantstodoaftershegetsoutofthehospital

“Iwanttomeetmyhero,”laughsMorgan.“Thatlittlerobotthatsavedmylife!

”

Unit3

Track-4-3-OL-5

1. AbankrobberyinVirginia,USA,wasstoppedwhentherobberandthebanktellercouldn’treachanagreement.Therobberpushedaholdupnoteunderthewindow,butthetellerlookedatit,said,“Ican’treadthis,”andgaveitback.Therobberpushedthenotethroughasecondtime.Thetellercrumpledthenoteupandthrewitattherobber.Hepickeditupandwalkedoutofthebank.

2. Aprofessionalicehockeyplayerwillmisstherestofthisseason’sgamesbecauseheinjuredhimself.NationalHockeyLeaguegoalieJean-LouisBlanchardwentontheinjuredlistafterhefellandseriouslyhurthisback.HewaswalkingoutofarestaurantinOttawa,Canada,whenheslippedonsomeice.

3. ThefirstinternationalcamelbeautycontestwasheldlastweekinAlxa,inwesternChina.Morethan100dressed-upcamelsenteredthecontest.Thejudgesexaminedthemforshinyhair,tallhumps,andbeautifulcostumes.Unlikehumanbeautycontests,though,therewerenointerviewswiththecontestants.

4. XinSheffield,England,arresteda41-year-oldmanforstealingfivecars.GrahamOwenswenttocardealersandsaidhewantedtobuyacar,andborrowedacartotest-drive.Eachtime,hedrovethecararound,thencleaneditinsideandwasheditoutside–beforeleavingitatthesideoftherode,andwalkinghome.

Track-4-3-OL-7

1.Nuttynews

Luluisakangaroo.For10yearsshehaslivedwiththeRichardsfamily.Luluwasadoptedbythefamilyaftertheyfoundhernexttoherdeadmother.

Mr.KenRichardsisafarmer.Hewasworkingonhisfarmwhenaheavytreebranchsuddenlyfellontopofhim.

LulustoodnexttoMr.Richards’body.Shestartedbarkinganddidn’tleaveMr.Richards’side.

“I’veneverheardLulubarklikethat–shesoundedlikeadog.Shebarkedandbarkedandshedidn’tstop,”saidCeleste,Mr.Richards’daughter.

After15minutes,theRichardsfamilywenttoinvestigate.TheyfoundKenonthegroundandhewasunconscious.

“Luluisahero,”saidCeleste.“Shesavedmyfather.”

Mr.Middleton,anexpertveterinarian,saidthatLulu’sstoryisrare.“Ihaveneverseenakangarooactlikethat.MaybeLuluhelpedKenRichardsbecausetheRichardsfamilyistheonlyfamilyshehaseverknown.”

LuluhasalwaysfollowedKenaroundthefarm.She’saloyal,friendly,andveryintelligentkangaroo.AfterKenleavesthehospital,heisplanningtogoeverywherewithLulu.

2.Nuttynews

Approximately175,000peopleliveintheRepublicofVanuatu,anislandchaineastofAustralia.Itisapopulartouristdestinationbecausethere’salottodothere:

youcanvisitwaterfalls,gohorsebackriding,takeanaerialtour,orvisitatraditionalNi-Vanuatu（Ni-VanuatuisademonymusedtorefertoallMelanesianethnicitiesoriginatinginVanuatu.Italsorefers,moregenerally,tonationalsandcitizensofVanuatu,whatevertheirethnicity.）village.Vanuatuismostfamousforitsscubadivingandsnorkeling.

Inanefforttodrawattentiontothesepopularwatersports,Vanuatuhascreatedaworld’s“first”:

thegovernmenthasopenedanunderwaterpostoffice.Youhavetobeacertifiedscubadivertoworkthere.TheofficeisthreemetersbelowthesurfaceinanareaontheoutskirtsofPortVila,thecapitalcity..Sofar,thepostofficehashiredfourworkers.TheywillworkinaroomsurroundedbythebeautyofVanuatu’sunderwaterworld.Customerswillbuywaterproofpostcardsonlandandthendivedowntothepostofficetoreceiveaspecialwaterproofstamp.

Unit4

Track-4-4-OL-5

You’venevermetMelissaHayes,andyoudon’tknowhername,butyouknowhervoice.Melissarecordsinformationmessagesforthetelephonecompany.WhenyouhearThenumberyoucalled