大学体验英语听说教程2听力原文.docx

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大学体验英语听说教程2听力原文

ExperiencingEnglishListening＆Speaking

Level04

Unit1Introductions“You’llreallylikehim.”

Alice:

Look,thereheis.

Jean:

Who?

Alice:

Robert,theguyI’vebeentellingyouabout.

Jean:

Oh.Theguyyou’regoingoutwith?

Alice:

Iwish.TheguyIWANTtogooutwith.

Jean:

Oh,he’sreallyhandsome.Um,let’sgotalktohim.

Alice:

Oh,OK.I’llintroduceyou.Ithinkyou’llreallylikehim.Hi,Robert.

Robert:

Oh,hi.

Alice:

Haveyoumetmyfriend,Jean?

Robert:

Hey,Jean.Ithinkwe’vemetbefore.

Jean:

Wehave?

Where?

Robert:

LastDecember,atSam’sparty.

Jean:

Oh,Sam.

Robert:

Oh?

Aren’tyougoingoutwithhimanymore?

Jean:

No,webrokeupacoupleofmouthsago.

Robert:

Oh—Oh,really?

Unit2Personality“Whatdoyoulikeabouthim?

”

Sheri:

Hey,Iwentoutwiththeneatestguyovertheweekend!

Jeremy:

Yeah,what’shelike?

Tall?

Handsome?

Sheri:

Notreally.

Jeremy:

Dressnice?

Driveanicecar?

Sheri:

Notespecially.

Jeremy:

Thenhemustbebuff.Doesheworkoutalot?

Sheri:

No—Buthehasanicesmile—Dimples.Ilikedimples.He’skindofcute.

Jeremy:

Andthat’swhatyoulikeabouthim?

Sheri:

No,it’smorethanthat.He’ssensitive.

Jeremy:

Sensitive?

Howcanyoutell?

Sheri:

Well,wewenttothisreallyromanticmovie,andtherewasthisreallysadpart,and,andhe—Cried.

Jeremy:

Hecried?

Sheri:

Yeah,hejustcriedandhedidn’ttrytohideitoranything.Itwassosweet.

Jeremy:

Oh—Youlikethat,huh?

Well,Icryatmovies,too!

Unit3Home“Theviewisgreat.”

Sean:

ThisisSeanMcCain,livewithJulieMorris,fromGeminiOne,theinternatonalspacestation.Julie,canyouhearme?

Julie:

Yes,Icanhearyou.

Sean:

Julie,canyoutellus,whatisitlikelivingontheGeminiOne?

Julie:

TheGeminiOneiswonderful.It’snotsodifferentfromlivingonEarth,really.Wehavejobs,friends,entertainment,naturalbeauty.AndwehaveallthemodernconveniencesthatyouhaveonEarth.

Sean:

Whatmodernconveniences?

Julie:

Well,wehavemovietheaters,gamecenters,musicclubs,shops,restaurants—

Sean:

Howaboutfood?

Howdoyougetyourfood?

Julie:

Igoshopping,justlikeeveryoneonEarth.Youcangetanytypeoffoodhere.

Sean:

Isfoodexpensive?

Julie:

Someofitis.Thestuffthat’simportedfromEarthisveryexpensive.LikeabananafromEarthcancost$100.Butmostfoodisreallycheap.

Sean:

Doyoumissgettingawaytothecountrysideorthemountains?

Don’tyoumissnature?

Julie:

Well,wehavelotsofnatureuphere.Icangohikingandmountainbiking,ridinginthehills,takeaswiminabeautifullake.It’sreallybeautifuluphere.

Sean:

Howdopeoplegetaroundupthere?

Julie:

Oh,justlikewedodownthere.Wehaveelectriccarsandtrains,butnotairplanes.

Sean:

Whatdoyoulikemostaboutlivinginthespacestation?

Julie:

Well,theairisclean.There’snopollution,andit’seasytogetaround.It’sreallyanidealworld.

Sean:

Andwhatdoyoulikeleast?

Julie:

Well,it’skindofexpensivetoflyhometoEarthtoseemyparentsfortheholidays.

Unit4Technology“Howdoesitwork?

”

Cindy:

Whattheheckisthat?

Dave:

It’saThaimagazine.

Cindy:

Thai?

YoucanreadThai?

Dave:

Well,alittle.

Cindy:

How?

Dave:

IwenttoThailandlastsummerandIlivedwithaThaifriendandhisfamily.IhadsuchagreatexperienceIwanttogoback.

Cindy:

Why?

Whatwasyourexperiencelike?

Dave:

Well,IstartedtolearnsomeThai—Andpracticedtalkingwithpeopleandorderinginrestaurantsandeverybodywassonice—Youknow,ThailandiscalledtheLandoftheSmiles—TheyevensmiledwhenImadeamistakespeakingthelanguage.Thepeoplewerebeautiful.Everythingwasbeautiful.Itchangedmylife.

Cindy:

ButI’vealwaysheardthatThaiwasimpossibletolearn.

Dave:

Maybeforsomepeoplebutnotforme.ImeanitistotallydifferentfromEnglish.Thewritingsystemisdifferent,theyusedifferenttones,everythingisdifferent,butIreallywanttolearnit.IwanttounderstandmorewhenIgoback.

Cindy:

IwishIfeltthatwayaboutlearningFrench.MaybeIshouldstudyanotherlanguage.

Dave:

No,Cindy,it’snotthelanguage.You’vejustgottogetintoit.

Unit5Nationalities“Allaroundtheworld”

Steve:

Ican’tbelievethesepeople.Ican’tbelievewhattheydo.

Trish:

Calmdown,Steve.Whatareyoutalkingabout?

Whatisitthistime?

Steve:

Lookatthis.Ijustboughtadonut.I’msosickoftheclerkwrappingeachpastryindividually,thentapingthebagsshut,thenputtingthosebagsinanotherbag,foldingitdown,andthentapingthatbagshut.Ican’ttakeitanymore.It’scrazyandit’sbadfortheenvironment.

Trish:

Howlonghaveyoubeenlivinghere?

Don’tyouknowthat’sthewayitis?

Steve:

Ijustwantthemtostick‘eminanapkinforme,soIcaneatwhileI’mwalkingtoclass.

Trish:

Thereyougoagain.Don’tyouknowit’srudetoeatwhileyouwalk?

Steve:

I’msotiredofthisplace.Idon’thavetimetositdownandeat.Peopleherearetooinflexible,andtheyhavetoomanyrules.

Trish:

Yeah,right,Steve,soyou’regonnaconverteverybodyheretoyourwayofdoingthings?

Steve:

Yeah,therehastobemoreindividualfreedomtodowhateveryouwant.

Trish:

Whydon’tyoujustrelaxandgowiththeflow?

Steve:

Gowiththeflow?

Thewholesystemisawasteofmytime.Theclerkshereshouldlearnhowtobemoreefficient,likeinthe.

Trish:

Whatareyoutalkingabout?

WhenIwasinthe.,theclerkswerereallyrude.Theyjustignoreyou,andseemoffendedifyouwantanything.Don’tyouthinkit’sbetterthisway?

Steve:

Areyoukidding?

Trish:

Well,Ikindoflikeit.It’snicetorelaxandenjoythemomentwhileyourpackagesarebeingwrapped.Ilikeallofthetraditions,andthecareandattentionthatpeoplegiveyou,andthemanners.Tome,it’sawonderfulplacetolive.

Steve:

Ithinkyou’renuts.

Trish:

You’renotgonnalastlong,mate.

Unit6Identity“What’syournumber?

”

Int:

So,Ms.Spencer,whydidyouapplyforthisjobatCNN?

Amy:

Well,I’vealwayswantedtobeajournalist,andIliketraveling.And,youcaninterviewlotsofimportantpeople.

Int:

Tellmeaboutyourexperienceinjournalism.

Amy:

Um—Well,Imakeanewsletterformyfamily.AndIworkedonmyhighschoolnewspaper.AndIreadalotofnewspapersandnewsmagazines—

Int:

Doyouthinkyou’requalifiedfortheprestigeofthisjob?

Amy:

Absolutely.I’vetakenactinglessons.AndIlookgoodoncamera.AndItravelalotsoIthinkI’dbegoodasaforeigncorrespondent.

Int:

Whataboutteamwork?

Haveyoueverworkedaspartofateam?

Amy:

Ofcourse,Iwasreallygreatatsportsinhighschool,and—

Int:

Youdon’tseemtohavemuchexperienceasawriter.

Amy:

Well,that’snotexactlytrue.Iwritealotofe-mailtomyfriends.

Int:

Andyouhaven’ttakenanyjournalismcourses,haveyou?

Amy:

Well,Itookaclassinmodernfilm,andoneincommunications,orsomethinglikethat.

Int:

Well,thanks,Ms.Spencer.We’llbeintouch.

Unit7Family“Ireallytakeaftermydad.”

Nate:

Aretheseyourparents?

Jane:

Yeah,that’smywholefamily.

Nate:

Oh.Youlookalotlikeyourmom—Especiallyyoureyes,verydeep,beautifuleyes.

Jane:

Oh,thankyou—

Nate:

Andthesamefigure—Sameshape.

Jane:

Uhh,hey,Idon’twanttohearthat.Imaylooklikemymom,butIreallytakeaftermydad.

Nate:

Really,inwhatway?

Jane:

We’vebothveryadventurous.Mydadwas,like,intomotorcycleswhenhewasyounger—Andhewasinoneofthose,youknow,motorcycleclubs.

Nate:

Youmean,likeamotorcyclegang?

Jane:

Yeah—Butthatwasbeforehewasmarried.I’vebeenridingamotorcyclemyselfsinceIwas17.

Nate:

You?

Noway!

Jane:

Yeah,I’vealwaysdonestufflikethat.

Nate:

Really,likewhatelse?

Jane:

Well,surfing,snowboarding—MydadandIevenwentskydivingonce.Wedidn’ttellmymom,though.Shewouldhavekilledus!

Unit8Directions“Areyoulost?

”

Woman:

Moshi—moshi.Gengosentea—

Father:

Hello—Hello—Veronica—veron—Ve-ro-ni-caSmith—IsVeronicaSmiththere,please?

Woman:

Ah,Ah—Veronica—sensei—Veronica—sensei?

Ah,waitamoment,please——

Father:

［mutteringtohimself］Waitamoment?

What’swrong?

Veronica:

Hello.

Father:

Hello,Veronica.Isthatyou?

Veronica:

Yes,Dad.It’sme.

Father:

Whereisthisplace?

SomebodywasspeakingJapanesetome.Imean,didIcalltherightnumber?

Veronica:

Dad,youcalledtheschoolnumber.Andyou’relukyI’mherenow.Dad,Itoldyou.Don’tcalltheschoolnumber.Remember?

Father:

Yes,butyoudidn’tgivemeyourhomephonenumber.Whydidn’tyoucallme?

Veronica:

Ijustgothereafewdaysago—Okay,letmegiveittoyou.Areyouready?

Father:

Uh,ready.Ready.Okay.

Veronica:

Okay.It’s798-55-4123.

Father:

798-55-4123.

Veronica:

Oh,oh,wait.Dialthecountrycode.Andthat’s81—andthen—andthenthenumber.

Father:

Whyisthenumbersolong?

Veronica:

Becauseitis,Dad.

Father:

Doyouhaveaplaceyet?

Veronica:

Yeah.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.Areyouready?

Father:

Um—yeah.Okay.Whatisit?

Veronica:

It’sonedashonedashonefifty-five—UegaharaB356.

Father:

Uh,w-wh-wait.Wait.One—onewhat?

Whyisitsolong?

Veronica:

Dad,I’vegottogoI’llsendittoyoubye-mail.Bye.［Kisssound］

Father:

But,what’syoure-mailaddress?

Unit9Jobs“Thebenefitsaregreat!

”

Kevin:

Hey,Cathy,Ifoundagoodplaceforavacationthissummer.

Cathy:

Whatisit?

Kevin:

It’scalledCampStar.

Cathy:

Hmmm.Lookspretty.Butwhatcanyoudothere?

Kevin:

It’skindofisolated.

Cathy:

Isolated?

Whatdoyoumean?

Kevin:

It’soffthecoast,andyouhavetotakeaboattogetthere.Thisweek’sprogramisthatyouhikeandhearlecturesandtalkaboutcurrentissues.

Cathy:

Wheredoyoustay?

Tents?

Kev