剑桥国际英语教程4光盘1听力原文Word格式文档下载.docx

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2018年1月10日

Unit1

Luis:

Well,IguessthebiggestchangeinmylifeoverthelastfiveyearsisthatIgotmarried.Iusedtobesingle,andnowI’mnot!

Iusedtoenjoygoingoutwithfriendseveryweekend-youknowIwasalotmoresociable.Nowamoreofownbody,Ilikedtostayathome,watchTV-thatkindofthing.It’snotsobad.IguessyoucouldsaythatIgrewup-Iwastiredofgoingoutallthetimeandreadytosettledownandstartafamily.

Celine:

Formethechangehasbeenwithmywork.Iusedtoworkinalargecompany.Iworkedintheircorporateheadquartersdowntownintheaccountingdepartment.Itwasagreatjob-goodmoney,decentbenefits.WhenIfirststartedatthatcompany,Iwasveryyoungandveryambitions.Butafterawhile,Igottiredofit.Iwassounhappythere,andthecommutewaskillingme!

Butoneeveningtwoyearsago,Iattendedaseminaronworkingforyourself-youknow,beingself-employedandstartingyourowncompany.SoIquitmyjobandgaveitatry.Itwasscaryatfirst,butafteralittlewhileIcouldseeitwasgoingtoworkoutjustfineforme.Icouldn’tbehappier.

Diana:

Gosh,fiveyearsagoIwasacompletelydifferentperson.Youwouldn’thaverecognizedmeifyou’dseenmethen!

Italkalotnow,butIwasmorereservedthen.AndIhardlyexercisedatall.Ineverplayedanysportsandrarelyspenttimeoutside.Iwasinterribleshapeandworriedaboutmyhealth.ButallthatchangedwhenImetmyfriendJudy.See,sheconvincedmetostartslowly,youknow,bywalkingeverymorningbeforeworkandswimmingtwiceaweek.Well,nowIspendmostofmyfreetimeoutside-hiking,swimmingwhentheweather’sgood,playingtennisorracquetball-thosekindsofthings.I’minprettygoodshapenowandfeelingwonderful.

Well,mywifeisalwayssayingthatI’mnotverygoodwithmoney,notpracticalatall.She’salwaysteasingmeaboutspendinghabits,butshe’sright.WhenIseesomethingIwant,Ijustgoandbuyit,evenifitissomethingIdon’treallyneed.IguessIwastealotofourmoney.We’reexpectingourfirstchildinDecember,andnowthatthere’sgoingtobethreeofus,well,IthinkIdoneedtobemorecareful.

workingathomehasbeenarealstruggle.It’sbeenalotharderthanIimagined.Ineedtobemoreorganized,that’sforsure.So,I’vedecidetohireatapart-timesecretary-youknow,someonewhocancomeincoupleoftimesaweekandhelpoutwithmephones,thefiling,andjustcleanupingeneral.I’msobusythatsometimesIkindofletthingsgetoutofhand-theofficegetsreallymessy!

Isurecouldusesomehelp.

Well,Istartedmountainclimbingayearandahalfago,andIjustloveit.Well,thenextstepformeistoconcentrateonthatsportandseewhereIcangowithit.I’dlovetosomeday-say,fiveortenyearsfromnow-gomountainclimbingintheHimalayas.Theyhavesomeofthehighestandmostbeautifulmountainsintheworld.Thatwouldbearealadventure!

ButbeforeIdoanythinglikethat,Ihavetopractice,practice,practice!

AndIhavetogetstronger–mentallyaswellasphysically.

Paul:

So,Andrea,yougoinghomefortheholidays?

Andrea:

Isuream.I’vebookedafightfortomorrowafternoonandIcan’twait!

Thatsoundsgreat.

Whataboutyou?

Goinghome,too?

Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I‘mstilldebating…

Haven’tdecide?

Oh,you’renevergoingtogetaflightoutofthere.I’msurealltheseatshavebeenreservedbynow.It’stheholidayseason,afterall!

Well,it’snotsuchabigdealforme.Myfamilyonlylivesaboutahundredandfiftymilesfromhere.Iusuallydriveortakethetrain.It’sashorttrip.

Youdon’tsoundveryexcitedaboutit.

Well,wearenotreallyaveryclose-knitfamily.Ihavethreebrothers,andthey’respreadoutallovertheplace.OnelivesontheEastCoastandtheotherontheWestCoast.IevenhaveabrotherinMontreal!

oh,wow!

Whatdoeshedo?

Translationwork!

It’skindofstrange,butwerarelygettogetherasfamilyanymore.

Well,Itrytogethomeasmuchaspossible.We’reabigfamily-therearesixofuschildren-soit’salwaysalotoffun.

Sixkids?

Yep!

Andwe’reallreallyclose.Youshouldseeit-mostofusaremarried,too,soitmakesforaverycrowdedhouseovertheholidays.

Icanimagine.

Ofcourse.Therearetoomanypeopletocookdinnerfor.It’sarealheadacheformyparents.Soweendupgoingouttodinneralot.It’sprettycrazy.

Well,atmyhousemymotherlovestocook.So,whenallofusdogethome-whichisn’tthatoften-shealwayscooksbig,homemademeals.Wehaveleftoversfordays!

Unit2

Carol:

Well,IwentawaytocollegewhenIwasseventeen.I’dneverlivedawayfrommyparentsbefore,andIwasreallylookingforwardtoit.ButIwasalsoscaredbecauseIwasleavingmyfriendsbehind,andIdidn’tknowanyonewhenIfirstarrived.Ilivedinareallybigdormitoryandsharedaroomwithtwoothergirls.IguessthethingIlearnedthemostwashowtogetalongwithother-youknow,howtorespectotherpeople’sopinionsandproperty-stufflikethat.AthomeI’dalwayshadmyownroom.ThiswasthefirsttimeI’dhadtolivewithotherpeopleinthesameroom.

Wewereallreallydifferent-Imean,ourpersonalitiesandlifestyleswerecompletelyoppositeinsomeways!

Anyway,atfirstitreallycausedproblems,butwelearnedhowtogetalonglivinginthosetightquarters.Threeseventeen-year-oldslivinginoneroom-canyouimagine?

I’msurprisedwesurviveditatall.

Michael:

Ithink,formyself,thehardestthingwaslearninghowtomanagemyowetimebetter.IusedtostayuplatewatchingTValot,didn’teatwell,oftenwenttoclassunprepared,andthingslikedthat.Mygradeswerereallysuffering,andIcouldhardlykeepmyeyesopeninclass!

Itwasadrag!

Somehow,midwaythroughthesemester,Ichangedandstartedtodowell.

Organizingmytimewasarealchallenge.Inhighschool,Ididn’thavetoworry-Ihadthesamescheduleeveryday,andatnightmyparentswerepushingmetostudy.Butit’sdifferentwhenyougoawaytocollege.Youhavetolearntotakeresponsibilityforyouractions.Nooneisgoingtotellyouwhattodo.Youhavetofigureitoutyourself.

Frank:

I’mhavingsometroublewithchemistrythisyear.It’shard.Theteacheractslikewe’resosmart-thatweoughttohavenotroublelearningit.Ifindthetextbookconfusing,andthenIgetdiscouraged.Well,someofusgottogetherandformedastudygroup.Itseemstoworkokmostofthetime-wecomparenotesandthengooverthediscussionquestionsineachchapter.Theonlyproblemisthatsometimesoneofmyfriendswillcometothestudygroupunprepared.He’llforgethisnotesorhewon’thavereadthebookbeforehand.ThatreallybothersmeandIguessthoseguyswhodon’tpreparearegoingtohavehardtimeonthefinalexam.

Regina:

I’mtryingtolearnthisnewcomputerprogramatschool.It’skindofembarrassing-mostoftheotherkidshavealreadypickeditup,andIjustcan’tgetit.There’sthissoftwaremanualatschool-Iborrowedthebookandtookithometoread,butitdidn’tseemtohelp.Therewassimplytoomuchinformationformetoremember.MyproblemisthatIdon’thaveenoughtimetositdownandlearnitproperly.I’mnotsurethatwhattodonext.

Sonia:

I’mgoingtoFrancenextsummer,soIwanttolearnasmuchFrenchasIcan.So,IstartedtakingaFrenchclassatthelocalcommunitycenter.Well,thegreatthingistheclassisfree.Theproblemisit’snotveryeasy.Well,yousee,it’ssupposedtobebeginning–levelclass-noway!

I’mtellingyou,mostofthepersoninthere-theyalreadyknewhowtospeakFrenchwhentheystartedtheclass.Theycansaybasicconversationalphrases,andtheyknowhowtopronouncethewords.Iamcompletebeginner!

IdidnotknowonewordofFrenchwhenIstartedthisclass!

SoIalwaysfeellost-evenfromdayone,Ihadnoideawhatwasgoingon.Now,theteacherisnice,buthe’snotverygood!

Hegetsoffthetopic,andhe’llgetstuckonsometiny,littlepointforlikehalfanhouratatime.ButIreallyshouldn’tcomplainbecauseafterall,thisclassisfree!

Unit3

Andy:

Well,thisisAndyWong,andwe’rejustaboutattheendofanotherepisodeof“Whereintheworld…?

”Butbeforewesignoff,I’dliketotellyoualittleabouttomorrow’sprogram.TomorrowwehaveaveryinterestingreportontwoveryexcitingcitiesthatI’msureyouwon’twanttomiss.Ourreportersinthefield,DeborahandTodd,arestandingbytofillusinonthedetails.Deborah!

Canyouhearme?

Deborah:

Yes,Andy,loudandclear.

Well,whereareyou?

YouknowIcan’ttellyouthat,Andy!

Youhavetowatchtomorrow’sprogramtogettheanswer.

oh,right!

That’sright.Well,tellusabouttheplaceanyway.

ok.Thiscityisaveryexcitingplacetovisit.Firstofall,itisoneofthetenlargestmetropolitanareasintheworld.Itisaverycosmopolitancitywithastrongidentityofitsown.Andthelocalfoodisunique.Ireallyamenjoyingtherestaurantsthatservebarbecuedbeef,whichisgrilledrightatyourtable.ButImustwarnyou,muchofthefoodisextremelyspicy,socomeprepared.Doyoulikespicyfood,Andy?

Loveit!

Well,youshouldcomeonover,then!

Andy,thiscityisveryold!

ItwasfoundedinthefourteenthcenturyandisdividedbytheHanRiver.Thecityhasastrikingcombinationofmodernandancientarchitectur