新世纪大学英语视听说教程5听力原文.docx

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Track5-1-3

C.Nowlistentothewholeinterview.Circlethecorrectwordsorphrasestocompleteeachsentenceaccordingtowhateachspeakersays.

Cynthia:

Andwelcomebackto"BookTalk"onWKRZ.I'myourhostCynthiaMarques,andthismorningwe'llbereviewingCorinneMaier'sFrenchbestsellerBonjourParesse--whichtranslatesintoEnglishasHelloLaziness.Maier'sbook,HelloLaziness,takesahumorouslookatthecorporateworkplace,andencouragesreaderstodoaslittleaspossiblewhenthey'reatwork.JoiningmetodiscussthebookareDavidSorenson,ajournalistforCityTithesmagazine,andMarcPryce,aprofessorofsocialpsychologyatBowerUniversitySo,let'sstartwithMaier'sopinioninHelloLazinessthatweworkbecausewehaveto--becauseweneedthemoney,notbecausemostofusloveout'jobs.David,whatareyourthoughtsaboutthis?

David:

Icompletelyagreewiththat....Imean,thefactis,mostofusdogotoworkforthepaycheck...notbecauseweloveourjobs...weneedmoneytolive.yntbia:

Areyouspeakingfrompersonalexperience?

David:

Ohabsolutely!

Whohasn'tfeltthisway--especiallyifyou'veworkedinaboringjobwithlittlechanceofadvancement...Anyway,IthoughtthatMaierdealtwiththesubjectofofficeworkinaverywitty,amusingwayinherbook.1laughedoutloudseveraltimeswhilereadingit.

Cynthia:

Canyougiveusanexample?

David:

OfwhatmademelaughWell,forinstance,shegivesallofthesewonderfultipsfordoingaslittleaspossibleatwork--thingslikepretendingtobeasmokersothatyoucantakefrequentfive-minutebreaks.

Cynthia:

That'sagoodone.

David:

...Or...um...hidingamagazineinsidealargeworkmanual.

Cynthia:

Right,hertipswerefunny...Sowhataboutyou,MarcWhatdidyouthinkofthebook

Marc:

Well,inplaces,itwashumorous,noquestion.Butoverall,Ifoundittoberathernegative--inspiteofthehumor.

Cynthia:

WhatbotheredyouaboutthebookCanyouthinkofaspecificexample

Marc:

Well,onethingMaiersaysinherbookistobenicetotemporaryworkers.WhyBecausetheyaretheonlyoneswhodoanyrealwork.Inotherwords,theotherpeopleinthecompanyarealljustmodern-dayslaves...Theyaren'tdoinganythingmeaningful.

David:

NowIthinkthat'sprettyfunny.

Marc:

Andthenthere'sanothertipfromtheauthor:

Neveracceptapositionofresponsibility.Shesaysthatyou'lljusthavetoworkextrahardforlittlemoney.Insteadofencouragingpeopletofigureoutwhatelsetheycouldbedoingwiththeirlives,shetellsthemit'sbettertojustgoofoffatwork.1didn'treallyfindthatveryfunny,1guess.

David:

Yes,butMaierisbeingironic,Marc...

Marc:

Iknowwhatyou'resaying,David,butwhatI'mgettingatisthatMaier'sbookencouragespeopletojustgiveup.Sheclaimsthatit'spointlesstotrytochangethingsintheworkplace...youknow,thatyoucanbereplacedbyanotherpersonatanytime.Hermessageisthatyoucan'tgetaheadintoday'sworkplace,andyou'llprobablybelaidoffeventually,sowhybother.

David:

Yes,butMaierwasn'ttryingtowriteaself-helpbook,Marc.Whenshetellsustogoforthemostuselesspositioninthecompanysothatyouwon'thavetoworktoohard...well,she'snotbeingentirelyserious.It'skindofajoke.

Cynthia:

Well,Icanseethatourlistenersaregoingtohavetoreadthebookanddecideforthemselves.Thankyoubothforjoiningustoday.

Track5-1-8

C.Pairwork.Nowlistentothewholeinterview.PayspecialattentiontowhatResendesaidtowardstheendoftheinterview.Whodoyouthinkmayhavesaideachstatementbelow7Writetheperson'sname.Thencompareyouranswerswithapartnerandgiveyourreasons.

Interviewer:

Whydon'twestartoffbytalkingalittleabouthowyoudevelopedyourinterestinfoodandcooking?

Resende:

We!

l,foodhasalwaysbeenmypassion.Asachild,!

usedtolovepreparingmealswithmygrandmother,whowasfromBrazil.AndasIgotolder,Ispentalotoftimeinthekitchen,experimentingwithdifferentdishesThaisoups,Germantortes,Italianpastas.

Interviewer:

Butyouneverconsideredacareerintheculinaryarts7

Resende:

Notatall.Youknow,asakid,Igrewuplearningthatapersonwenttocollegeandgotajobinbusiness,law,orsomethinglikethat.Tellingmyparentsthat!

wantedto"studyfood"would’vebeenimpossible.Theyneverwouldhaveagreed.

Interviewer:

So,fastforwardtothepresent.You'renowabusinessdevelopmentmanagerforaninternationaltechnologycompany.!

tdoesn'texactlysoundlikethecareeryoudreamedof.Tellus,howdidTheMediterraneancameintoyourlife

Resende:

Aboutthreeyearsago,Imovedintoanapartmentaroundthecornerfromthisstoreit'salovelylittleplacethatspecializesinimportedfoodfromGreece,Spain,andItaly.There'sadeliaswell.Anyway,i'ddropinthereonceaweekorsotopickupdifferentitems.Butthenextthingyouknew,iwastalkingwiththeowner,AlexKanellos,aboutacheeseoracertainwine.Thenoneday,hejokinglysuggestedthatiworkinthedelisinceIhadalloftheseideas.Ijustlaughedwhenhesaidit,butwhenIgothome,!

couldn'tstopthinkingthatmaybethispart-timejobwasanopportunityindisguise.

interviewer:

Soyoutookthejob

Resende:

Ohyeah.!

wenttothedelithenextmorning.Ihadbutterfliesinmystomach.!

keptthinking...I'mthirtyyearsoldandI'mtakingapart-timejobinadeli.WhatamIdoingWhenIaskedMr.Kanellosifhewasseriousaboutlettingmeworktherepart-time,helookedalittlesurprisedatfirst.Butthen,Mr.Kanelloshandedmeanapron,andtherestishistory,sotospeak,i'vebeenworkingthereeverySaturdayforthelastcoupleofyears.

Interviewer:

Whatledtoyourdecisiontobuythedeli

Resende:

Abouteightmonthsago,Mr.Kanellosmentionedthathewasgettingreadytoretire,andwasgoingtoselltheplace.So,lstartedthinking...lfhe'sgoingtosellittosomeone,whynotmeWhenlapproachedMr.Kanelloswiththeidea,hewasveryopentoit.lalsothinkhewaspleasedtoturnovertheplacetosomeoneheknew.

Interviewer:

Andwhataboutyourjobwiththetechcompany?

Resende:

I'mgoingtostayforanotherthreemonths,untilMr.Kanellosretires.

Interviewer:

Howareyourfamilyandfriendsreactingtothenews?

Resende:

Myfriendsarereallyhappyforme.Alotofthemhavejobstheycan'tstand--especiallymyfriendSuki--andmostwouldlovetomakeachangeintheirlives.Myboyfriendhasbeenprettysupportive,too,thoughatfirst,hethoughtIwascrazytoworkpart-timeatthedeli.Mymomisn'tthrilled,though.She'sworriedaboutmeleavinga"goodjob"torunthestore,butIknowthatasasmallbusinesswoman,1canbesuccessful,too.I'msureshe'llcomearound!

Unit1,LessonB

Forcedtooutsource

TVreporter:

SiliconValleysoftwaredeveloperS.AtlanticmakesnoapologiesforthefactthatmostofitsworkisdonebyengineersinIndia.Muchofitsbusinessinvolveshelpingstart-upsoftwarecompanieslaunchtheirproducts.WithoutIndia'scostsavings,thosecompanieswouldn'texist,becauseventurecapitalfirmsnowrequiresoftwarestart-upstooffshorebeforethey'llinvest.

O'Brian:

Itisnowatablestakeforasoftwarestart-uptodoaprettylargepercentageoftheirproductdevelopmentwithanoutsourcingandoffshoremodel.AndIwouldsaythemajorityofthatworkisdoneinIndiatoday,withChinastartingtogrowquickly,andotherareasaswell:

EasternEurope,LatinAmerica,otherpartsofSouthAsia.

TVreporter:

S.Atlantic'sfoundersareIndianimmigrants,asaremostofits70.employees.It'sHyderabad,India,softwaredevelopersmakeaboutaquarterofwhat.workerswould.Thattranslatesto50%overallcostsavingsforitsclients.TheCEOofsoftwarestart-upKommendiosayshehadnootheroption.

Gil:

NotinSiliconValleyduringoneofthemost--thetoughesteconomicperiodsinhistory.Becausecapitalisvery,verytight.

TVreporter:

（;ilsaysthelowercostswillalsospeedupKommendio'sdevelopmentcyclebyatleastayear.S.Atlantic'soffshoringbusinessisgrowingfasterthanitexpected.ThecompanyplanstoaddatotalofaboutathousandjobsinIndiathisyearandnext.S.AtlanticsayshiringintheUnitedStateswillbeproportional,sothat'slessthanahundredjobs.Nationwide,informationtechnologyemploymentcontinuestostruggle.Attheendofthefirstquarter,itwas2%higherthanlastyear,andthat'sexpectedtoslowbecausetechcompaniesplantohirefewerthanhalfthenumberofworkerstheydidlastyear.

O'Brian:

It'sclearthatthereisalotofcreativedestructionincapitalistsocietiesandeconomies,andnowheremoresothaninSiliconValley.Andthebenefitsofthatsortofcreativedestruction,atthebottomline,arefundamentally,economicgrowthandmorejobsinthelongrun.

TVreporter:

Inthenearterm,however,mostofS.Atlantic'sjobswillbecreatedinIndia.

Yourreporter,Fremont,California.

Track5-2-3

C.Nowlistentothewholeconversation.Completeeachsentencewithwordsandinformationyouhear.

Mr.Young:

Hi,Carrie...Joel.It'snicetomeetyou.Please,haveaseat.

Joel:

Thanks,Mr.Young.

MriYoung:

So,isthisyourfirsttimevisitingwithafinancialadvisor?

Carrie:

Yeah,itisforme.

Joel:

Metoo.

Mr.Young:

OK,that'sfine.Now,inpreparationforourmeeting,youwereaskedtodoalittlehomework--tocreateabudgetofsortsonyourown.Didyougetachancetodothat?

Carrie:

Yeah,wedid,butitwastough.Idon'tseehowit'sgoingtowork.

Mr,Young:

Andyou,JoelHowdoyoufee!

Joel:

Prettymuchthesame.But,ifwedon'tgetthingsun