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新标准大学英语视听说教程2听力原文
新标准大学英语视听说教程2听力原文
Unit1Collegeculture
Insideview
Conversation1
Janet：
SothisistheCherwellBoathouse–it’slovely!
Andlookatthosepeoplepunting!
Itlooks
quiteeasy.
Mark：
I’mnotsosureaboutthat!
Janet,there’ssomethingKateandIwantedtodiscusswithyou.
Somepeopleincollegeareorganizingcharityeventsthisterm.We’vedecidedtogetinvolved.
Janet：
Raisingmoneyforcharity?
Right.InChina,peopleraisemoneyforcharitybutstudents
don’tusuallydothat.
Mark：
Studentsoftendothathere.Anyway,we’rethinkingofdoingsponsoredpunting.Janet：
Sponsoredpunting!
What’sthat?
Kate：
Sponsoringiswhenpeoplepayyoutodosomething–likerunalongdistance.Sopeople
wouldbesponsoringstudentstopunt.
Janet：
Whatagreatidea!
I’dlovetojoinyou!
Mark：
That’swhywe’retellingyouaboutit.Sothat’sdecidedthen.Let’smakealistofthings
weneedtodo.
Kate：
I’lldothat.Oneofthefirstthingsweshoulddoischoosethecharity.
Mark：
Yes.Andchooseadayfortheevent.Andweneedtodesignthesponsorshipform.I’vegot
onehere.
Kate：
Thatlooksfine,butwemustchangethewording.Whowantstodothat?
Mark：
I’lldothat.Whathavewegotsofar?
Kate：
Chooseacharity.Alsoadayfortheevent.Changethewordingonthesponsorshipform
…Um…Wehavetodecidewherethepuntwillstartfrom.
Mark：
CherwellBoathouse,noquestion!
It'saverybeautifulroutefromhere,apparently.Kate：
I’mwithyouonthat.
Janet：
Metoo…
Conversation2
Janet：
I’mnotusedtoboats–Woah!
Mark：
Whoops!
Kate：
Watchout!
Younearlyhitmewiththatthing!
Mark：
Sorry!
Ididn’tmeanto.…OK,we’reoff!
Kate：
MaybeIshoulddothepunting.
Mark：
It’sfine.I’vegotthehangofitnow–givemeachance.
Kate：
Well,I’dliketohaveago.
Mark：
SupposingIdothefirsthour.Thenyoucantakeoverforawhile,ifyouwantto.Kate：
Yes,great.
Janet：
You’rereallygoodatit,Mark!
Thisisfantastic!
It’sexactlyhowIimaginedlife
here!
Lookoverthere–isn’titlovely!
Kate：
Yes,itis.
…
Janet：
Kate,everything’sorganized,isn’tit,forcollectingthesponsorshipmoney?
Kate：
Yes,I’vearrangedforpeopletogetthemoneytomebynextFriday–iftheyhaven’tpaid
online.I’llcountitallup.
Janet：
Good.We’dbetterhaveameetingsoonafterthat,don’tyouthink?
Howmuchhavewe
raised?
Kate：
About600.
Janet：
Fantastic!
I’msoenjoyingthis!
Mark：
Heyguys,I’vegotasuggestion–howaboutmovingovertothebankandwecanhaveour
picnic!
Hey,look,there’sLouiseandSophie!
Mark：
Whoo…
Girls：
Mark!
Janet：
Areyouallright?
Mark：
Er…OfcourseI’mallright.Kate,Ithinkit’syourturntopunt!
Outsideview
V/O（画外音）
HarvardUniversityinCambridgeisoneofthebestuniversitiesintheworld.WespoketoAlexJude,theuniversity’sHeadofCommunications.HeexplainedthatHarvardlooksforthebestandmosttalentedstudentsfromaroundtheworld.
Alex
Harvardactuallyseeksstudentsfromaroundtheworld,thebeststudentsthatwecanfind,tostudychemistry,orstudyliterature,orstudygovernment,orbusiness.Ourbusinessschoolisparticularlywell-knownaroundtheworld,asisthemedicalschoolandlawschool,so,um,and,andtheKennedySchoolofgovernment,fortheJohnF.KennedySchoolofGovernment,so,er,wedoseekvery,verytalentedstudentsandwehaveopendoorsforthem.
V/O（画外音）
WeaskedfivestudentsatHarvardtotelluswhatkindofsociallifetheyhave.
Ashley
Um,wellrelaxingisalittlehardtodoaroundhere,butbasically,Imean,Istill,I,Ilivenearbyanyway,soIseealotofmyfriends,and…Um,there’sagoodsociallifehereifyoulookforit.Igotothegym,run.Sothat’swhatIdo.
Adam
Itiswhateveryouwantittobe.It’sgood.Ifyouwannagooutparty,doanythingyoucan.Ifyouwannasitinyourroomandstudyallnightlikemyfriendoverhere,youcanalsodothat.Brian
Socially,likeyousaid,it’s,it’salotofwhatyoumakeit.Um,wedon’thavefraternitieshere,andso,youknow,that’s,it’sobviouslynotassocial.There’snotasmanypartiesastherewouldbeonanothercampus.Um,butonaFridayorSaturdaynight,there,there,therewillbeaparty.Usuallyweendupstudyinguntilabout10o’clock.Andthenwe,andthenwe’llgooutandhavefunmaybe,orjustwatchamoviewithfriends,or,youknow,whateverisgoingonforthenight.Jodie
Noteveryonewouldagreewithme,obviously,butit’s,Ithinkit’safunplacetobe.
Interviewer:
Haveyoumadealotoffriends?
Jodie:
Oh,definitely.
Interview.：
Mm.
Jodie:
Many.
Interviewer:
What,whatdoyoudowithyourfriends?
Jodie:
Um,well,Iliketogotoconcerts.I’minthreemusicgroups,soIhavelotsofrehearsals
duringtheweekforthat.Um,justdo,youknow,somefunthings,ontheweekend.
V/O（画外音）
WeaskedtheHarvardstudentsiftheyusetheInternet.
Ashley:
Um,I,Iuseitafairlygoodamount.Um,ourlibrarysystemisonline,soIusethatalot.
Andalotofmyclasses,youknow,havetodoresearchpapers.Youcanfindalotofinformationonthere,so.
Interviewer:
Sohowoftendoyouuseit,aweek,aday?
Ashley:
Um,Iuseitprobablyonmoreofaweeklybasis.Maybethreeorfourtimesaweek.
Brian:
Ohyes,definitely.WelivethroughtheInternetactually.Well,Idoalotofresearch
throughtheInternet,followmystocksontheInternet.Um,well,eventhoughe-mailisnotofficiallyInternet,we,that’showwecommunicatealotatcollege,so,throughthee-mail.
John:
Um,Iusetheinternetmostlyfor,er,I’dsay,sortofleisurepurposes.Imean,Iplay,um,Iuseitforalotof,Idon’t,wedon’thaveTVinmyroom,soIuseit,uh,uh,gototheCNNwebsite,keepuponcurrentevents,thingslikethat.Uh,Ialso,uh,youknow,there’ssomelittlegamestoplayovertheInternet.Um,justum,Igototoseewhat’shappening,followtheBostonRedSox,thingslikethat.Um,Ithinkalotofcoursesuseittopostthings,butI,Idon’tusuallyuseitthatmuchforresearch,orthings.Itendtousethelibrariesforsuchthings,so.
Listeningin
Passage1
Voice-over
Hi,I’mNickCarter,andthisisSUR,youruniversityradiostation.Thismorningwewentaroundcampustoaskfreshers–nowhalf-waythroughtheirfirstyear–thequestion,―Howareyoufindinguni?
‖Herearesomeoftheanswerswegot.
Speaker1
It’scool.It’severythingIhopeditwouldbe.I’mveryambitious,IwanttobeajournalistandIwanttogettothetopoftheprofession.I’vestartedwritingfortheuniversitynewspapersoI’vegotmyfootontheladderalready.
Speaker2
I’mworkinghardandtheteachingisasgoodasIexpected.AndI’vemadesomegoodfriends.ButI’mveryhomesick.I’mNigerianandmyfamily’ssofaraway.IwenthomeatChristmasforamonth–thatreallyhelped,butman,Imissmyfamilysomuch.
Speaker3
“HowamIfindinguni?
‖It’sgreat.It’snotperfect,nothingis,but,like,I’vegotabrilliantsociallife,justbrilliant,andI’vemadelotsoffriends.ForthefirstfewmonthsIjustdidn’tdo,reallyenoughwork.ButI–ItalkedaboutitwithmyparentsandI’mworkinghardernowandgettinggoodgrades.
Speaker4
Actually,I’vebeenquitelonelytobehonest.I’mabitshy…everyoneelseseemedtofinditsoeasytomakefriendsstraightaway.Butthingshavebeenbetterrecently–yeah,theyhave.I’vejoinedacoupleofclubsandlike,itreallyhelpstogettoknowpeoplewhenyouhavesharedinterests.So,yeah–I’mfeelingalothappiernow.
Speaker5
Uni’sgreat,Iloveit.Myonlyproblem–andit’squiteabigproblem–ismoney.Myparentsarebothunemployedso,youknow,theycan’thelpmefinancially.Mygrantjustisn’t–it’sjustnotenoughformetoliveon,soI’vetakenapart-timejobasawaitress–alotofpeopleIknow,likealot,havehadtodothesame.Idon’twanttohavehugedebtsattheend.
Speaker6
Ilovemysubject,History,andI’m,I’mgettingfantasticteachinghere.IwanttobeauniversitylecturerandthatmeansIhavetogetafirst.Ihaveagoodsociallifebutworkdefinitelycomesfirstforme.
Passage2
OxfordandCambridge–twouniversitiessosimilarthattheyareoftenspokenoftogetheras“Oxbridge‖.They’rebothintheUK,fairlynearLondon,andbothregularlycometopinanyrankingoftheworld’sbestuniversities.
Thetwouniversitiesbeganwithinacenturyofeachother.OxfordUniversity,now900yearsold,wasfoundedtowardstheendofthe11thcentury.In1209therewasadisputebetweentheuniversityandthetownspeopleofOxford.Asaresult,someoftheOxfordteachersleftandfoundedauniversityinthetownofCambridge,some84milesaway.Eversincethen,thetwoinstitutionshavebeenverycompetitive.
Unlikemostmodernuniversities,bothOxfordandCambridgeconsistofalargenumberofcolleges.Oxfordhas39andCambridge31.Manyofthesecollegeshaveoldandverybeautifularchitecture,andlargenumbersoftouristsvisitthem.
InallUKuniversities,youneedgoodgradesinthenationalexamstakenat18.ButtogetintoOxfordandCambridge,it’snotenoughtogetAgradesinyourexams.Youalsohavetogoforalonginterview.Intheseinterviews,studentsneedtoshowthattheyarecreativeandcapableoforiginalthinking.
Throughthecenturies,bothuniversitieshavemadehugecontributionstoBritishculturallife.Theyhaveproducedgreatwriters,worldleadersandpoliticians.Cambridge,inparticular,hasproducedscientistswhosediscoveriesandinventionshavechangedourlives.
Amongthegreatuniversityinstitutionsistheworld’smostfamousdebatingsociety,theOxfordUnion,whereundergraduatesgetachancetopractisespeakinginpublic.Cambridge’scomed
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