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剑桥英语中级听力原稿
Unit1Atimetoremember
Conversation2A
Ted:
Oh,I’mreallysorry.AreyouOK?
Ana:
I’mfine.ButI’mnotverygoodatthis.
Ted:
NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?
Ana:
Yes,Iam,originally.IwasborninArgentina.
Ted:
Didyougrowupthere?
Ana:
Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsago,whenIwasinhighschool.
Ted:
AndwheredidyoulearntoRollerblade?
Ana:
Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.
Ted:
Well,it’smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?
Ana:
Sure,Justfollowme.
Ted:
Bytheway,mynameisTed.
Ana:
AndI’mAna.Nicetomeetyou.
Conversation2B
Ted:
Hey,thatwasfun.Thanksforthelesson!
Ana:
Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?
Ted:
Iworkinatravelagency.
Ana:
Really!
Whatdoyoudothere?
Ted:
I’minchargeoftheircomputers.
Ana:
Oh,soyou’reacomputerspecialist.
Ted:
Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.
Ana:
That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI’mtaking.
Ted:
Oh,sure...butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemoreRollerbladinglessons.
Ana:
It’sadeal!
Listening4
YuHong
Interviewer:
Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?
YuHong:
I’mfromchina...fromnearShanghai.
Interviewer:
Andwhendidyoumovehere?
YuHong:
IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.
Interviewer:
Andwhatdoyoudonow?
YuHong:
I’matransportationengineer.
Interviewer:
Isee.Soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.
YuHong:
Yes,that’sright.
Interviewer:
WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?
YuHong:
Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat’snotthesamething.Inchina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn’tthesamehere.
Interviewer:
Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?
YuHong:
Oh,that’seasy:
mymom’ssoup!
Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother’scooking.
Ajay
Interviewer:
Whereareyoufrom,Ajay?
Ajay:
I’mfromIndia.
Interviewer:
AndwhendidyoumovetotheU.S.?
Ajay:
Itwasin1991.
Interviewer:
Areyoustudyinghereatthemoment?
Ajay:
Notnow.Icamehereasastudentandgraduatedtwoyearsago.I’mworkingasacomputertechnician.
Interviewer:
Uh-huh.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere?
Wasitdifficult?
Ajay:
Yeah,itwasattimes.ThemaindifficultyIhadwaswiththeeducationalsystem.Thingsareverydifferenthere.Teachingmethods,everythingisverydifferentfromwhatIwasusedtoinIndia.
Interviewer:
AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromIndia?
Ajay:
Totellyouthetruth,afteryou’rehereforawhile,youdon’tmissanythingverymuch.Hmmm,butIguesstheweatherandmyfamilyarethethingsImiss.Andthequalityoflife.Thequalityoflifeismuchnicerbackhome,franklyspeaking.
Conversation7A
Jeff:
Hey!
Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?
Kim:
Yeah,that’meinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.
Jeff:
Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!
Kim:
Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit’sstillupintheattic!
Jeff:
Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!
Conversation7B
Jeff:
YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?
Kim:
What?
Jeff:
Visitingmygrandparent’shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovedthathorse–andshelovedme,too!
Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent’shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.
Kim:
Ah,memories!
Unit2Caughtintherush
Conversation2A
Lynn:
Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?
Sam:
Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.
Lynn:
SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.
Sam:
Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.
Lynn:
Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.
Sam:
Andfewercars!
There’stoomuchtraffic.
Lynn:
Say,isthatourbuscoming?
Sam:
Yes,itis.Butlook.It’sfull!
Lynn:
Oh,no!
Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.
Conversation2B
Sam:
So,areyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?
Lynn:
Sure.I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They’retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.
Sam:
Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.
Lynn:
Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.
Sam:
That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.
Lynn:
Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.
Sam:
Oh,youmeantheyshouldn’tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.
Listening4
Engineer:
QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.
AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.
Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.
TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.
Conversation8A
Erica:
Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?
Man:
There’soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.
Erica:
Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?
Man:
Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:
00A.M.
Erica:
Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?
Man:
Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.
Erica:
Ok,Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?
Man:
Rightbehindyou.ma’am.Seethatsign?
Erica:
Oh.Thanksalot.
Conversation8B
Erica:
Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation–ifyoudon’tmind.
Man:
Notatall.
Erica:
Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?
Man:
Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.
Erica:
Fortydollars?
IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?
Maybeafast-foodplace?
Man:
Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.
Erica:
Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.
Man:
You,too.
Unit3Timeforachange!
Conversation2AApartmenthunting
Mr.Dean:
Whatdoyouthink?
Mrs.Dean:
Well，ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.
Jenny:
Butthebedroomsaretoosmall.Andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.
Mr.Dean:
Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.
Mrs.Dean:
Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.
Mr.Dean:
Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.
Conversation2BApartmenthunting
Mr.Dean:
Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?
Jenny:
Oh,it’smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyarehuge!
Mrs.Dean:
Yes,theyareniceandbig.
Jenny:
Andtheretwobathrooms!
Icouldhavemyownbathroom!
Mrs.Dean:
Yes,Iguessyoucould.
Jenny:
Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.
Mrs.Dean:
Oh,I’msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.
Listening5
1.
Man1:
CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.
Woman1:
Hello.I’mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.
Man1:
Yes.WhatcanItellyouaboutit?
Woman1:
Whereisit,exactly?
Man1:
It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.
Woman1:
Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?
Man1:
Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom.
Woman:
Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?
Man1:
Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.
Woman1:
Uh-huh.Well,I’llthinkaboutit.
Man1:
Ok.Thanksforcalling.
Woman1:
Thankyou.Bye.
2.
Woman2:
Hello?
Man2:
Hello.Istheapartmentyou’readvertisingstillavailable?
Woman2:
Yes,itis.
Man2:
Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?
Woman2:
Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It’soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.
Man2:
Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?
Woman2:
There’sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit’sonahighfloor,soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.
Man2:
ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeit,please.
Woman2:
Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.
3.
Man3:
TownandCityRentals.HowcanIhelpyou?
Woman3:
Hi.Umm...isthatapartmentyouadvertisedstillavailable?
Man3:
Yes,itis.
Woman3:
Oh,good.Umm...Listen.I,Ican’tpaytoomuch,sothelowpriceyou’reaskingis,isreallygoodforme.
Man3:
Great.
Woman3:
Howbigisit?
Man3:
It’stworooms,plusthekitchenandbathroom.
Woman3:
Well
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