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新世纪大学英语视听说教程3原文unit2
新世纪大学英语视听说教程3原文-（unit2）
Unit2IndoorsandOutdoors
Listening
AudioTrack3-2-1
A:
Howmanyoftheitemsaboveareinyourhome?
B:
Inmyhome,wehavetheairconditioner,alarmclock,washingmachine,remotecontrolandfryingpan.
A:
Wherearetheyusuallykept?
B:
Well,wekeeptheremotecontrolinthelivingroombecausethat’swheretheTVis.Theairconditionerisinthelivingroom,too.You’llfindthefryingpanandwashingmachineinthekitchen.ThealarmclockisinmybedroombecauseIneedittohelpmetowakeupinthemorning.
A:
Whichitemsarenecessary?
B:
IthinkalltheitemsI’vementionedarenecessary.
A:
Whichareluxuryitems?
B:
Well,IguesssomepeoplewouldsaythattheremotecontrolandTVareluxuryitems,butactuallytheyarebecomingpopulartoday.
AudioTrack3-2-2/AudioTrack3-2-3
Jenna:
OK,Ithinkwehavetwochoices.Thefirstplaceisalittlehouse.It’slocatedinafruitorchard.
Carson:
Really?
Jenna:
Yeah.Andyoucaneatasmuchfruitasyouwant.Whenit’sinseason,ofcourse.Oh…butwait.Itsaysthere’snoairconditioner.
Carson:
That’sOK.It’sontherainysideoftheisland.It’scoolerthere.Wecanuseafan.
Jenna:
You’reprobablyright…Say.Itlooksprettybasic.Nowashingmachineordryer…notevenaTV!
Carson:
Ohno!
WhatarewegoingtodowithoutaTV!
That’sterrible!
Jenna:
Veryfunny.I’mjustlettingyouknowabouttheplace.
Carson:
Iknow.What’soursecondchoice?
Jenna:
It’sontheoppositeside—thesunnyside—oftheisland.Veryfancyplacewithabigswimmingpool.It’sonlythreeblocksfromtheocean.
Carson:
Whoneedsaswimmingpool?
Imean,it’sonlythreeblocks.
Jenna:
Iseeyourpoint.Well,thepoolareaalsohasbarbecuegrills,beautifulgardens…
Carson:
Youlikethesecondplacebetter.Icantell.
Jenna:
Well,itdoeshaveeverything.Washingmachine,dryer,TV,VCR,fryingpan…
Carson:
Allweneedisatoothbrushandaswimsuit…Let’sgowiththesecondchoice.
Jenna:
OK.I’llcallthemrightnowandreserveit.Ican’twaittogo!
AudioTrack3-2-4/AudioTrack3-2-5
Ashley:
Excuseme.I’mtryingtogettotheCityZoo.
José:
Oh,letmethink.…OK,um,howareyougettingthere?
Ashley:
Iwanttodrive,ifit’sconvenient.
José:
Well,thedirectionsareeasy.Seethatroadoverthere?
Ashley:
Yes.
José:
That’sSecondAvenue.JustgostraightdownSecondandturnleftatthetrafficlight.
Ashley:
OK.
José:
You’llbeonChurchAvenueanditgoesstraighttothezoo.
Ashley:
Oh,soit’snottoofar.
José:
No,butthetrafficisusuallyheavy.AndIdon’tthinkthezoohasmanyparkingspacesavailableforcars.
Ashley:
Hmm…
José:
Maybeyoushouldtakethesubway.
Ashley:
WheredoIcatchit?
José:
There’sasubwayentrancerightinfrontofthepark.Taketheredlinethreestops.GetoffattheCityZoostop.It’sprettyobvious.
Ashley:
Thanksalot.
José:
Noproblem.
Ashley:
Oh,wait.Onemorething.Howmuchdoesthesubwaycost?
José:
Twodollars.
AudioTrack3-2-6
Realtor:
Hello,Mrs.Willis.Ithinkthishouseisperfectforyou.Ihopeyoulikeit.
Mrs.Willis:
It’sniceandroomy.
Realtor:
Yes,there’salotofroom.It’safour-bedroomhouse.
Mrs.Willis:
Great.IneedaroomformyhomeofficebecauseIworkathomealot.AndIneedtworoomsformykids.
Realtor:
Andthere’salsoabigyard.
Mrs.Willis:
Great!
I’dlovetohaveagarden.Mykidscanplaythere.
Realtor:
Shallwegooutsideandhavealook?
Mrs.Willis:
OK.
AudioTrack3-2-7
Thereareseveralwaystoimprovelifeinmycity.Ourbiggestproblemistransportation.Wereallyneedmorewaystogetaround.I’dliketoridemybicycletowork,butthereistoomuchtrafficonthestreets.Weneedsaferplacesforbicyclingandwalking.Anotherproblemistheparks.Wehavesomeniceparks,butwedon’ttakegoodcareofthemandtheyareoftendirty.Weneedcleanerparks,wherechildrencanplayandadultscanrelax.Onemoreproblemisnightlife.There’snothingtodointheevening!
Weshouldbuildabigtheaterforplaysandconcerts.
AudioTrack3-2-8/AudioTrack3-2-9
Takebackyourstreet!
Twoneighborsmeetonacitysidewalk.Theytalkaboutplantingmoreflowersalongtheirstreet,oraskingthecitycounciltoaddbikelanestoabusyroad.Insmallbutimportantways,thesepeoplearechangingthefaceoftheircities.
Allaroundtheworld,peoplearespeakingupandworkinghardtomaketheircitiessaferandmorepleasantforpedestrians.Citieshavepaintedcrosswalksontheirstreets,madestreetsnarrower,putintrafficlightsandspeedbumps,andmadeplanstohelpmorekidswalkorbiketoschool.ManypeoplehavelearnedfromamanfromBrisbane,Australia,namedDavidEngwicht.HisbookReclaimingOurCitiesandTownshasasimplemessage.Hesaysthatinthepast,streetsbelongedtoeverybody.Kidsplayedthere,andneighborsstoppedtheretotalk.
Butnow,streetsarejustforcarsandtrucks.Peoplestayinsidetogetawayfromthenoiseanddangeroustraffic,andwelosecontactwithourneighbors.Engwichtsaysthatweshouldusestreetsformorethanjusttransportation.Peopleneedtotakebacktheirstreets.
Engwichttravelsaroundtheworld,helpingpeoplethinkdifferentlyaboutpedestrians,streets,andneighborhoods.Besideshisbooksandarticles,hegivesmanyspeeches.HehasworkedinneighborhoodsfromHonolulutoScotland.
WhileEngwichtwaswritinghisbook,helearnedabouthowneighborsinthecityDelft,intheNetherlands,stoppeddangeroustrafficontheirstreet.Theyputoldcouches,tables,andplantersinthestreets.Carscouldstillpass,buttheyhadtodriveslowly.Whenthepolicearrived,theysawthevalueoftheseillegalactionstomakethestreetssafer.Sooncityofficialsstartedplanningwaystomakecarsslowdown,and“calm”thetraffic.
Engwichtsaysweshouldthinkaboutstreetsasour“outdoorlivingroom.”Calmingthetrafficisjustthebeginning.Inthefuture,streetswillbesafeplacesforchildrenagain,andourneighborswillbecomeourfriends.
AudioTrack3-2-10
Creatingspaces
JinHeeParkisastudentatStanfordUniversityinCalifornia.Shestudieshard.“Ofcourse,Icameherefortheacademics,”shesays.“Butitdoesn’thurtthatthecampusissobeautiful.Iwalkaroundsometimesjusttorelax.”AlejandroVega,abankerinNewYorkCity,jogsalmosteveryeveningafterworkinCentralPark.“Inevergetbored.Theparkissobig.Icanalwaysfindadifferentpathwithanewview.”
NiagaraFallswasonRossHoward’slistofplacestovisitinupstateNewYork.“Thefootpathsallowyoutogetawonderfulview.Youcanevenfeelthesprayfromthefallsonyourface.”
Whatdothesethreeplaces—StanfordUniversity,CentralPark,andNiagaraFallsStatePark—allhaveincommon?
TheywerealllandscapedbyFrederickLawOlmsted.Olmsted（1822–1903）hasbeencalledthe“fatheroflandscapearchitecture.”
Inthe1800s,moreandmorepeopleweremovingtothecities.Somecommunityleadersbecameworriedaboutthequalityoflife.Theybeganabeautificationcampaign.In1857,adesigncontestwasheldforanewparkinNewYorkCity.Olmstedandhispartner,CalvertVaux,wonthecontest.CentralParkwasthefinishedproduct—thefirstlandscapedpublicparkintheUnitedStates.Today,notriptoNewYorkiscompletewithoutavisittothisbeautifulpark.
Laterinhislife,Olmsteddesignedlandscapesforcollegecampuses,includingStanfordUniversity.Inthelate1860s,hejoinedthe“FreeNiagara”movement.MembersofthemovementwantedtopreservethebeautyofNiagaraFalls.Despiteoppositionandpressuresfrombusinessestoindustrializethearea,Olmstedandothersresisted.Olmsteddesignedfootpathstogivevisitorsbetterviewsofthefalls.Inallhiswork,Olmstedpreferredtopreservethenaturalbeautyofanarea.
Today,therearepressuresagaintodevelopNiagara.OnGoatIsland,anislandinNiagaraFallsStatePark,therearenowsouvenirshops.Theremaybesignsthatsay“NoLittering,”butthereisstillalotoftrashontheisland.Mostoftheanimalshavedisappeared.WhatwouldFrederickLawOlmstedsaytoallthis?
AudioTrack3-2-11
JinHeeParkisastudentatStanfordUniversityinCalifornia.Shestudieshard.“Ofcourse,Icameherefortheacademics,”shesays.“Butitdoesn’thurtthatthecampusissobeautiful.Iwalkaroundsometimesjusttorelax.”AlejandroVega,abankerinNewYorkCity,jogsalmosteveryeveningafterworkinCentralPark.“Inevergetbored.Theparkissobig.Icanalwaysfindadifferentpathwithanewview.”
NiagaraFallswasonRossHoward’slistofplacestovisitinupstateNewYork.“Thefootpathsallowyoutogetawonderfulview.Youcanevenfeelthesprayfromthefallsonyourface.”
Whatdothesethreeplaces—StanfordUniversity,CentralPark,andNiagaraFallsStatePark—allhaveincommon?
TheywerealllandscapedbyFrederickLawOlmsted.Olmsted（1822–1903）hasbeencalledthe“fatheroflandscapearchitecture.”
AudioTrack3-2-12
Inthe1800s,moreandmorepeopleweremovingtothecities.Somecommunityleadersbecameworriedaboutthequalityoflife.Theybeganabeautificationcampaign.In1857,adesigncontestwasheldforanewparkinNewYorkCity.Olmstedandhispartner,CalvertVaux,wonthecontest.CentralParkwasthefinishedproduct—thefirstlandscapedpublicparkintheUnitedStates.Today,notriptoNewYorkiscompletewithoutavisittothisbeautifulpark.
Laterinhislife,Olmsteddesignedlandscapesforcollegecampuses,includingStanfordUniversity.Inthelate1860s,hejoinedthe“FreeNiagara”movement.MembersofthemovementwantedtopreservethebeautyofNiagaraFalls.Despiteoppositionandpressuresfrombusinessesto
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