新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册课后答案5.docx

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新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册课后答案5

新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册课后答案5

课后答案网Uint5II.BasicListeningPractice1.ScriptW:

Whydosomepeoplestayinonejobforlifewhileothersswitchjobsfromtimetotime?

M:

Somepeoplewantafixedroutinesothattheydon’thavetoadapttotnewcircumstancesoverandoveragain,whileothersthinkvarietyisthespiceoflife.Q:

Accordingtothedialog,whydosomepeoplesticktoonejobforlife?

2.ScriptM:

Kathleen,you’vebeenlateforworksomanytimeslatelythatIhavetowarnyouthatanyrepetitionwillresultinyourdismissal.W:

I’msorry.I’lltrymybesttogethereearlierinthefuture.PerhapsIcouldworklatertomakeupthetimeI’velost.Q:

Whatdoesthewomansay?

3.ScriptM:

Mr.Brown,mytimeherehasbeenfrustratingforme.Ihaveabetteropportunitywithanotherfirm,andI’mtakingit.W:

Wewon’tbesorrytoseeyouleave,Richard.You’vedoneyourbesttomakeeveryonehereasmiserableasyouare.Q:

Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman’sleaving?

4.ScriptW:

Mr.Armes,IwantedtotellyouinpersonthatattheendofthismonthI’llbeleavingthecompany.M:

Well,Sylvia,wearecertainlygoingtomissyouhere,butIwishyouthebestofluck.Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwant?

5.ScriptW:

Time,Ihatetotellyouthis,butwe’recaughtinabudgetcrunch,andwemustlayyouoff.I’msorry.M:

Iunderstand.I’veenjoyedmytimehere,andI’mconfidentIcanfindsomethingelse.Q:

Whatistheman’sresponse?

Keys:

1.B2.D3.A4.C5.D1

课后答案网III.ListeningInTask1:

HowtoAvoidBankruptcyManager:

Adam!

Haveyouanysuggestionsabouthowwecanavoidbankruptcy?

Adam:

Downsizingwouldcertainlyreduceouroperatingcosts.Youknow,makeusleanandmean,thewayyouhavetobeintoday’smarket.Manager:

Wheredoyousuggestwestartmakingthesestaffcuts?

Adam:

Thelogicalplacetostartwouldbeinadministration.Theyusuallyoverstaffed.Manager:

That’snotgoingtogooververywellwithouremployees.Someofthemhavebeenwiththecompanyforyears.Adam:

It’spainfulprocess,butthere’snochoice.They’lljusthavetogetusedtotheidea.Manager:

Wecangivethemafairlydecentseverancepackagewhenthey’refired.Adam:

Iknow.AndIthinkthatifwecomputerizetheoffice,wecouldreduceofficestaffbyabout20percentjustbyeliminatingalotofpaperwork.Manager:

OK.Ifwelayoff20percentoftheadministrativestaff,willthatbeenoughtogetthecompanybackonitsfeet?

Adam:

Unfortunatelynot.We’llalsoneedtomakesomecutsintheservicedepartment.Manager:

Howcanwedothatandmaintainthelevelofservicethatweofferourpassengers?

Adam:

Well,we’llhavetoretraintheservicestaffandstreamlineouroperations,sowewon’tneedasmanypeopletorunthingssmoothly.Manager:

Well,thisisserious,butIreallydon’tthinkwehaveanyotherchoice.Ifwekeeplosingmoneylikethis,we’llhavetoshuteverythingdown.1.2.3.4.5.Whatisthedialogmainlyconcernedwith?

Whatdoesthemanmeanby―makeusleanandmean‖?

Whatisthedifficultyincuttingtheadministrativestaff?

Whatwillhappenasaresultoffiringtheadministrators?

Whatdoesthemanthinkwillhappenaftertheycut20percentoftheadministrators?

Keys:

1B2.D3.A4.C5.CForReference1.Hesuggestsretainingtheservicestaffandstreamingtheiroperations,sotheywon’tneedasmanypeopletorunthingssmoothly.2

课后答案网2.Thatisaseriousstep,butshethinkstheyhaven’tanyotherchoice.Iftheykeeplosingmoney,theywillhavetoshuteverythingdown.Task2:

AHard-nosedBossScriptMr.Stonewasknownfarandwideasahard-nosedbosswho（S1）watchedhisemployeeslikeahawk.Hewasmakingoneofhisregulartoursofthefactory（S2）whenhespottedayoungmanleaningagainsta（S3）pileofboxesjustoutsidetheforeman’soffice.SinceGeorge,theforeman,wasn’taround.Stonestoodofftothesideandwatchedtoseejusthowlingtheyoungmenwouldstand（S4）arounddoingnothing.Theyoungmanyawned,scratchedhishead,lookedathiswatch,andsatonthefloor.Aftertenminutesorsoheyawnedagainand（S5）leanedbackonthepileofboxes.Stonesteppedfromhis（S6）hidingplaceandwalkeduptotheyoungman.―You!

‖heyelled,―Howmuchdoyoumakeaweek?

‖Theyoungmanlookedup（S7）indifferently.―Twohundredandfiftydollars,‖Hesaid.（S8）Stonerushedintothecashier’soffice,took$250fromthecashbox,andreturned.―Takeit,‖hesaid,―andgetout!

Don’tletmeseeyouaroundhereagain!

‖Theyoungmantookthecash,putitinhispocket,andleft.（S9）Seeingtheyoungmanshowednosignofembarrassment,Stonegotfurious.ThenhewentlookingforGeorge.Whenhefoundhim,Stonewasredwithanger.―Thatlazyboyinfrontofyouroffice,‖Stonesaid,―Ijustgavehimaweek’spayandfiredhim.What’sthematterwithyou,lettinghimstandaroundasthoughhehasnothingtodo?

‖―Youmeanthekidintheredshirt?

‖Georgeasked.―Yes!

Thekidintheredshirt!

‖Georgesaid,―（S10）Hewaswaitingforthe20dollarsweowehimforlunch.Heworksforthecoffeeshoparoundthecorner.‖Task3:

Layoffscanbepredicted.ScriptInsomecasescompaniesinformtheiremployeesinadvancethatlayoffsarecoming.Inothercases,theycomewithoutwarning:

YouarriveontimeforworkonaFriday,3

课后答案网butyouaretoldnottocomenextweek.Ouch!

Ineithercase,youmaybeabletosensesomebadsignsinadvance.Maybethecompanyhastriedveryhardtoavoidlayoffs;maybeithasbeenpreparingfortheworstforquitesometime.Ifyouthinkaboutthebadomenscarefully,youmightknowasmuchormorethansomeoftheemployeesinmanagerialpositionswithmanagementresponsibilities.Forexample,ifyouworkinsales,youmightknowthatquotashavenotbeenmet.Ifyouworkinfieldengineering,youmightnoticefarfewercustomerinstallations.Ifyourcompany’scompetitors,suppliersorcustomersarelayingoffemployees,it’slikelyyourcompanywilltoo,especiallyifeconomicconditionsareaffectingyourindustry.CheckthelayoffstatisticsfromtheU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics.SearchtheNetandyourlocalnewspapertooforarticlesconcerninglayoffsinyourindustry.Dothingslikebadsalesalwaysmeanthatlayoffsarecomingtoyourcompany?

Notnecessarily.Companieshaveseasonalandeconomicsalesdipsallthetime,andarealwayslookingforwaystoimprovetheirperformance.So,ifyouseeonlyoneortwobadsigns,don’tjumptoahastyconclusion.Butifyouseemore,especiallyalongthelinesofearningswarnings,budgetcuts,hiringfreezes,restructuring,andmassivelayoffsinyourindustry,itmightjustbetimetogetyourresumeuptodateandstartlookingforanewjob.Also,itmighteagoodideatocancelyourvacation,implementmoney-savingmeasures,andbecomemoreusefulonyourjob.Youshouldprepareinadvanceifyouthinkyoumightgettheaxesoon.1.2.3.4.5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

Accordingtothepassage,whencanonesenselayoffsarecoming?

Whatismentionedasabadsignforthefieldengineeringdepartment?

Accordingtothepassage,whatdobadsalessignal?

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasasignforyoutoupdateyourresume?

Keys:

1D2.C3.B4.C5AForReferenceYoumaygetyourresumeuptodateandstartlookingforanewjob.Also,itmighteagoodideatocancelyourvacation,implementmoney-savingmeasures,andbecomemoreusefulonyourjob.4

课后答案网IV.SpeakingOutMODEL1We’regoingtomissyou.Susan:

Excuseme,Helen,doyouhaveaminutetotalk?

Helen:

Thatquestionalwayscarriessomeweight,Sue.What’sup?

Susan:

Well,uh…Heregoes…Myuniversitywantsmetogobacktoupdatetheuniversitywebsite.Helen:

Sowhat?

Youcangobackontheweekend,orintheevening.Susan:

Butit’salargeproject.SoI’mafraidIhavetoterminatemyworkherebeforemyinternshipisover.IhavetogobacknextThursday.Helen:

Oh?

Thisisquiteasurprise,Sue.I’msadthatyou’llbeleavingus.Yourunthisplacewithclockworkefficiency,youknow.We’regoingtomissyou.Susan:

Ihopethisone-weeknoticewillgiveyoutimetohireandtrainareplacement.Helen:

Thanksforthenotices,Sue.Assistantslikeyouareoneinamillion.Iguesswe’dbetterstartlookingassoonaspossible.Susan:

Withyourapproval,I’llputoutnoticetodayandscreentheapplicationmyself.Helen:

Thatwouldbegreat.Scheduletheminasyouseefit.Oh,Sue,thingscertainlywon’tbethesamewithoutyouaroundhere.Susan:

Thankyouforyourkindwords.Ifyouhaveanyproblem,pleasefeelfreetocallme.MODEL2ScriptWehavetoletyougo.Helen:

Tom,thereasonIcalledyouintomyofficeisyourwork.Tom:

Really?

Helen:

Thetruthis..I’mnotsatisfiedwithyourjobperformance.Tom:

AreyousureIhaven’tbeendoingagoodjob?

Helen:

Tom,you’vebeenreprimandedanumberoftimesforbeinglateandforusingcompanytimeforpersonalmatters.What’smore,youusethecompanyphonetotalkwithyourfriendsforhours.Tom:

IknowI’vebeenlateacoupleoftimes;mymotorcyclehasbeenbreakingdown.I’mreallysorry.Ipromisetodobetterinthefuture.Helen:

I’mafraidit’stoolate.Rightnow,yourtardinessistheleastofmyproblems.Tom:

Whatdoyoumean?

Helen:

Mysecretaryhasproofthatyouhavemisappropriatedcompanyfundsonseveraloccasions.Wewon’tbeprosecuting,butthissimplycan’tbeallowed.Tom:

:

Ididn’tstealanymoney!

Yoursecretaryislying!

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课后答案网Helen:

I’msorry,wehavetoletyougo.Tom:

You’refiringme?

Youaregivingmemypinkslip?

Helen:

Exactly.I’msorryithadtoturnoutthisway.Yourterminationiseffectiveimmediately.MODEL3ScriptI’mtheoneyou’vebeenlookingfor.Helen:

So,Bill,tellmeaboutyourlastjob.Wh