新世纪大学英语视听说4 听力原文.docx

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新世纪大学英语视听说4听力原文

UNIT1

Takeshi:

Man,lookatthat!

InNewYorkthere’salwayssomethingbeingbuilt.Andeverythinggoesupsoquickly…youneverknowwhat’sgoingtobearoundnextweek.

Roberto:

Yeah,butontheotherhand,sometimesIwonderaboutovercrowding.Maybetheyneedtostartbuildingdownmore.

Takeshi:

Buildingdown?

Roberto:

Yeah,it’swhenyoubuildundergroundinsteadofaboveground.

Takeshi:

Nah,that’stoomuchlikelivinginacave.Ilovetheskyscrapers!

Theyarethemostincrediblefeatsofengineering!

Roberto:

True.AndsomeofthefirstoneswerebuiltrighthereinNewYorkCity.

Takeshi:

That’sright!

Youknow,IwonderwhatNewYorklookedlikebeforeallthesebuildingspoppedup.

Roberto:

Idon’tknow,butI’dliketoseethisonewhenit’sfinished.

Takeshi:

Yeah.I’llbetit’llbesomethingfantastic!

Roberto:

Maybe…whatdoyouthinkit’sgoingtolooklike?

Takeshi:

Idon’tknow…butyouknowwhat?

I’mgoingtorememberwhatitlookedlike.

Roberto:

Whatareyoutalkingabout?

Andwhyareyoutakingpictures?

There’snothingthere.

Takeshi:

OK.Youknowhowsomepeoplegetfamousbecausetheyhavepicturesofmoviestarsorperformersbeforetheymakeitbig?

Roberto:

Yeah?

Takeshi:

Well,somebuildingsandarchitecturalstructuresgettobefamoustoo,likethe

EiffelTowerortheEmpireStateBuilding…right?

Roberto:

Yeah,and…?

There’snothinghere!

Takeshi:

Right!

Buttherewillbe.Somedaythisveryspotmaybecomereallywell-known—likemaybeit’llbesomeincrediblehotelthattherichandfamousstayat.AndI’llbetheonlyonewithpicturesofitbeforeitwasbuilt.Cool,huh?

Roberto:

Uh…youaretoomuch.Hey,let’saskthisguywhatyour“famous”building’sgoingtobe.（topassingconstructionworker）Excuseus,canyoutelluswhatthisisgoingtobewhenit’sfinished?

Maybeafancyhotelorsomething?

Constructionworker:

Fancyhotel?

（laughs）No,thisisn’tgoingtobeahotel.It’sgoingtobeaparkinggarage.

Roberto:

Aparkinggarage.Uh…huh.Thanks.

Takeshi:

Well…maybe…someonerichandfamouswillparkhere.

UNIT2

Prof.Morgan:

Good.Sochangethefirstpartandmakethosecorrectionsandyourpaperwillbegreat.

Tara:

OK.Thanksforallyourhelp,ProfessorMorgan.I’llmypapertoyoulatertoday.

Prof.Morgan:

Youknow,technologyisamazing.InhighschoolIusedtowritemytermpapersonatypewriter.

Tara:

Itmusthavetakenalongtimetowriteapaperonatypewriter.

Prof.Morgan:

Well,Iwasprettyfast,butImadesomemistakes.Actually,thetypewritersweren’tthatbad.Now,asforthefirstcomputers…ohmygosh!

Tara:

Whatdoyoumean?

Prof.Morgan:

Thefirstcomputersweresounreliable.Theyusedtocrashallthetime.Andtheywerenotasaffordableorasfastastheyarenow.

Tara:

Mine’sprettyfast,butnotasfastassomeofthenewer,moreexpensiveones.

Prof.Morgan:

Iknow!

Andnowadays,almosteveryonehasacomputer.Inthosedays,nobodyhadtheirowncomputer.Weusedtousetheonesattheuniversity.

Tara:

Inthecomputerlab?

Prof.Morgan:

Yeah,that’sallwehad.I’llneverforget,onespring,duringfinalexams.Everybodywasworkingontheirtermpapers,andtheelectricitywentout!

Tara:

So?

Nobigdeal…laptopshavebatteries…

Prof.Morgan:

Yes,butremember,inthosedayswedidn’thavelaptops.Ifyourcomputercrashed,youlosteverything.

Tara:

Everything?

Prof.Morgan:

Everything.Weusedtoloseinformationallthetime,butthattimeitwasterrible.Everybodylosttheirpapersthatafternoon…includingme.

Tara:

Whatdidyoudo?

Prof.Morgan:

Iwentbacktothegood,old-fashionedway.

Tara:

Youmeantypewriters?

Prof.Morgan:

Nope.Iusedsomethingmoreaffordable,portable,reliable,disposable,somethingthatalwaysworked.

Tara:

Whatwasthat?

Prof.Morgan:

（holdsuppencilandpaper）Thefirstwordprocessor.

UNIT3

Takeshi:

So,whataretoday’sheadlines?

Mike:

Idon’tknow.I’mreadingtheimportantstufflikemyhoroscopeandtheentertainmentsection.Hey!

Lookatthis!

JamesHammondisplayingatCBGB’stonight!

Takeshi:

JamesHammond.Isn’thethatfamousbluesguitarist?

Theguywiththesilverguitarandthelong,blackhair?

Mike:

No,that’sKevinDiamond.JamesHammondisthesinger.Hehasshortspikyhair,healwayswearsthatreallycoolwhitesuit…

Takeshi:

Iknowhim—he’sgreat!

Let’sgo!

Mike:

Ah,man!

It’ssoldout!

Takeshi:

Oh.（seessomeoneacrosstheroom）Hey,look…that’sAnna…AnnaMarkovich.

Mike:

What?

Takeshi:

Overthere.

Mike:

Theonesittingdown?

Wearingthepinkshirt?

Takeshi:

No.Thereallyprettyonewiththelonghairandglasses.（waves）Youknowher.Shelivesinourbuilding.She’sajournalist.ShewritesallthemusicreviewsforTheVillageVoice.

Mike:

Well,whatareyouwaitingfor?

Gooverthereandaskherifshecangetussometicketsfortonight!

Takeshi:

Areyoukidding?

Ican’tdothat.Ihardlyknowher!

（Mikescowls）Well,maybeIcan…

Takeshi:

（approachesAnna）Uh…hi,Anna!

Howareyou?

Anna:

Oh,hi,Takeshi.I’mgreat!

What’sup?

Takeshi:

Notmuch.So,youstill…uh…writingforTheVillageVoice?

Anna:

Yeah.“DedicatedMusicReviewer”—that’sme.Asamatteroffact,I’mreviewingashowtonight,JamesHammond.

Takeshi:

JamesHammond!

Ilovehim!

MyroommateandIwerejusttalkingabouthowmuchwe’dliketoseethatshow.

Anna:

Really?

Actually,I’vegottwotickets.

Takeshi:

Twotickets?

That’dbegreat!

Anna:

Terrific.It’sadate!

YouandIcangotogether.Meetmeoutsideourbuildingatseven,OK?

Takeshi:

OK.

Anna:

Seeyouthen!

Takeshi:

Seeyoutonight.

Anna:

Bye.

Mike:

Well?

Didshehaveanytickets?

Takeshi:

Yeah.We’releavingatseven…

Mike:

Fantasticman!

Imean…we’renotgoingtohavealotoftime.We（’ve）gottogohome…we（’ve）gottogetchanged…we（’ve）gottoshower…

Takeshi:

Uh…Mike?

ImeantAnnaandIareleavingatseven.

Mike:

Oh.

Takeshi:

Somehow,Igotaticket—andadatewith…AnnaMarkovich.

Mike:

You’rekiddingme!

That’sgreat!

Takeshi:

Youdon’tmindifIgowithoutyou?

Mike:

Nah,don’tworryaboutit.There’replentyofconcerts,butthere’sonlyoneAnnaMarkovich!

Besides,Ihavemoreimportantthingstodo.（holdsupnewspaper）

UNIT4

Ms.Li:

Hi,I’mYvonneLi.Welcome.

Claudia:

Hi,ClaudiaOliveira.

Ms.Li:

Pleasehaveaseat.Thanksverymuchforcomingin.Didyoubringyourrésumé?

Claudia:

Yes.Hereyouare.

Ms.Li:

Great.Thanks.Firstletmetellyoualittlebitaboutthejob.We’relookingforsomeonetosellournewsoftwareproductinternationally.Thejobrequiresflexibility,independence,andmostimportantly,apleasantmannerwithcustomers.

Claudia:

Iagree…that’simportant.I’veworkedinsalesforyearsandhavealwaystriedtoreallylistentomycustomerstofindoutwhattheyneed.IthinkI’mreallygoodatthat.

Ms.Li:

That’sgreat.Sotellmealittlebitaboutyourexperiencewithsoftwareprograms.

Claudia:

Well,I’vetrainedpeoplehowtouseasimilarsoftwareproductforthepasttwoyearsatmycurrentjob,soIreallyfeelIknowtheproductandcustomerneeds.

Ms.Li:

Hmm…interesting,andyoursalesexperience?

Claudia:

I’vebeenwithmypresentcompanyforthreeyearsandinmypresentpositionsincelastyear.Inthattime,I’vebeennamedsalespersonofthemonththreetimes,andhavetakentopsalesawardsseveraltimesaswell.

Ms.Li:

Impressive…

Claudia:

I’malsotakinggraduatecoursesrightnowinmarketing.Ifeelitreallyhelpsmeunderstandthemarketbetter,especiallythecompetition.

Ms.Li:

You’vebeenverybusy,Ms.Oliveira!

Well,thanksverymuchforcomingin.We’llbe

intouch.

Ms.Li:

Hey,Bill,Ijustinterviewedawomanforthatsoftwaresalesposition.

Mr.Howard:

Howdiditgo?

Ms.Li:

Verywell.

Mr.Howard:

Doyouthinkshe’srightforthejob?

Ms.Li:

Ithinkso.Shehasahighenergylevelandalotofexperience.

Mr.Howard:

OK.Let’sofferherthejob.

Ms.Li:

Great.

Tara:

Hello?

Ms.Li:

Hello,ClaudiaOliveira,please.

Tara:

Shecan’tcometothephonerightnow.MayItakeamessage?

Ms.Li:

Yes,pleasetellherYvonneLicalled.

Tara:

OK.

Claudia:

（entersfrombedroom）Comeon.We’regoingtobelateforouraerobicsclass!

Tara:

Oh,bythewaytherewasaphonecallfromsomewomancalled…Yvonne…Yvonnesomething…（doorcloses）

Claudia:

（Opensdoorandrunsforphone）Ah!

UNIT5

Takeshi:

BythewayMike,thanksalotforhelpingmeoutwiththis.Ican’tbelieveTaragotsick!

Andonthedayofmyfirstrealcommercialshoot.Canyoubelieveit?

Mike:

Don’tworryaboutit.It’sgoingtobegreat…especiallysinceyouhavea“lovelyassistant”likeme.

Takeshi:

Right…there,thatshoulddoit.Gotyoursigns?

Mike:

Check!

Takeshi:

ReadyMr.Howard?

（Mr.Howardnods）Androlling…OK…“FurnitureShowroom”commercial—takeone.

Mr.Howard:

Hellothere!

MynameisJohnHoward,presidentofFurnitureShowroom,andI’mheretotellyouwhywe’reoneofthemostsuccessfulfurniturestoresaround.Thekeystooursuccessareexcellentquality,greatdesign,andaffordableprices.Andwhoarethesekeysfor?

Whyforyou—ourcustomers!

Andthat’swhyI’mheretodaytoshowyousomeofourpremierpieces.Likethissleekandstylishloungechair.Allourloungersarecoveredin100%genuineleather,andbuiltwithsolidsteel-frameconstruction.Takealookatthat—talkaboutwell-made.OrtakealookatthisSuperSleeperSofa…whyit’soneofthemostcomfortablesofasyou’lleverlayyourheadon!

It’strue!

Seeforyourself!

（Mikeliesdownonsofa）Youknow,folks,FurnitureShowroomisnotoneofthoseflyby-nightoperations—“heretoday,gonetomorrow.”Ourcompanywasfoundedin1982withonlythreehard-workingemployees:

mywife,myson,andme.Hereat