新世纪大学英语视听说4 听力原文Word格式文档下载.docx

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Idon’tknow…butyouknowwhat?

I’mgoingtorememberwhatitlookedlike.

Whatareyoutalkingabout?

Andwhyareyoutakingpictures?

There’snothingthere.

OK.Youknowhowsomepeoplegetfamousbecausetheyhavepicturesofmoviestarsorperformersbeforetheymakeitbig?

Yeah?

Well,somebuildingsandarchitecturalstructuresgettobefamoustoo,likethe

EiffelTowerortheEmpireStateBuilding…right?

Yeah,and…?

There’snothinghere!

Right!

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

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

Maybeafancyhotelorsomething?

Constructionworker:

Fancyhotel?

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

Aparkinggarage.Uh…huh.Thanks.

Well…maybe…someonerichandfamouswillparkhere.

UNIT2

Prof.Morgan:

Good.Sochangethefirstpartandmakethosecorrectionsandyourpaperwillbegreat.

Tara:

OK.Thanksforallyourhelp,ProfessorMorgan.I’llmypapertoyoulatertoday.

Youknow,technologyisamazing.InhighschoolIusedtowritemytermpapersonatypewriter.

Itmusthavetakenalongtimetowriteapaperonatypewriter.

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

Whatdoyoumean?

Thefirstcomputersweresounreliable.Theyusedtocrashallthetime.Andtheywerenotasaffordableorasfastastheyarenow.

Mine’sprettyfast,butnotasfastassomeofthenewer,moreexpensiveones.

Iknow!

Andnowadays,almosteveryonehasacomputer.Inthosedays,nobodyhadtheirowncomputer.Weusedtousetheonesattheuniversity.

Inthecomputerlab?

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

So?

Nobigdeal…laptopshavebatteries…

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

Everything?

Everything.Weusedtoloseinformationallthetime,butthattimeitwasterrible.Everybodylosttheirpapersthatafternoon…includingme.

Whatdidyoudo?

Iwentbacktothegood,old-fashionedway.

Youmeantypewriters?

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

Whatwasthat?

（holdsuppencilandpaper）Thefirstwordprocessor.

UNIT3

So,whataretoday’sheadlines?

Mike:

Idon’tknow.I’mreadingtheimportantstufflikemyhoroscopeandtheentertainmentsection.Hey!

Lookatthis!

JamesHammondisplayingatCBGB’stonight!

JamesHammond.Isn’thethatfamousbluesguitarist?

Theguywiththesilverguitarandthelong,blackhair?

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

Iknowhim—he’sgreat!

Let’sgo!

Ah,man!

It’ssoldout!

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

What?

Overthere.

Theonesittingdown?

Wearingthepinkshirt?

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

Well,whatareyouwaitingfor?

Gooverthereandaskherifshecangetussometicketsfortonight!

Areyoukidding?

Ican’tdothat.Ihardlyknowher!

（Mikescowls）Well,maybeIcan…

（approachesAnna）Uh…hi,Anna!

Howareyou?

Anna:

Oh,hi,Takeshi.I’mgreat!

What’sup?

Notmuch.So,youstill…uh…writingforTheVillageVoice?

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

JamesHammond!

Ilovehim!

MyroommateandIwerejusttalkingabouthowmuchwe’dliketoseethatshow.

Really?

Actually,I’vegottwotickets.

Twotickets?

That’dbegreat!

Terrific.It’sadate!

YouandIcangotogether.Meetmeoutsideourbuildingatseven,OK?

OK.

Seeyouthen!

Seeyoutonight.

Bye.

Well?

Didshehaveanytickets?

Yeah.We’releavingatseven…

Fantasticman!

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

Uh…Mike?

ImeantAnnaandIareleavingatseven.

Oh.

Somehow,Igotaticket—andadatewith…AnnaMarkovich.

You’rekiddingme!

That’sgreat!

Youdon’tmindifIgowithoutyou?

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

Besides,Ihavemoreimportantthingstodo.（holdsupnewspaper）

UNIT4

Ms.Li:

Hi,I’mYvonneLi.Welcome.

Claudia:

Hi,ClaudiaOliveira.

Pleasehaveaseat.Thanksverymuchforcomingin.Didyoubringyourré

sumé

?

Yes.Hereyouare.

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

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

That’sgreat.Sotellmealittlebitaboutyourexperiencewithsoftwareprograms.

Well,I’vetrainedpeoplehowtouseasimilarsoftwareproductforthepasttwoyearsatmycurrentjob,soIreallyfeelIknowtheproductandcustomerneeds.

Hmm…interesting,andyoursalesexperience?

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

Impressive…

I’malsotakinggraduatecoursesrightnowinmarketing.Ifeelitreallyhelpsmeunderstandthemarketbetter,especiallythecompetition.

You’vebeenverybusy,Ms.Oliveira!

Well,thanksverymuchforcomingin.We’llbe

intouch.

Hey,Bill,Ijustinterviewedawomanforthatsoftwaresalesposition.

Mr.Howard:

Howdiditgo?

Verywell.

Doyouthinkshe’srightforthejob?

Ithinkso.Shehasahighenergylevelandalotofexperience.

OK.Let’sofferherthejob.

Great.

Hello?

Hello,ClaudiaOliveira,please.

Shecan’tcometothephonerightnow.MayItakeamessage?

Yes,pleasetellherYvonneLicalled.

（entersfrombedroom）Comeon.We’regoingtobelateforouraerobicsclass!

Oh,bythewaytherewasaphonecallfromsomewomancalled…Yvonne…Yvonnesomething…（doorcloses）

（Opensdoorandrunsforphone）Ah!

UNIT5

BythewayMike,thanksalotforhelpingmeoutwiththis.Ican’tbelieveTaragotsick!

Andonthedayofmyfirstrealcommercialshoot.Canyoubelieveit?

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

Right…there,thatshoulddoit.Gotyoursigns?

Check!

ReadyMr.Howard?

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

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