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:
Ofwhatmademelaugh?
Well,forinstance,shegivesallofthesewonderfultipsfordoingaslittleaspossibleatwork--thingslikepretendingtobeasmokersothatyoucantakefrequentfive-minutebreaks.
Cynthia:
That'sagoodone.
David:
...Or...um...hidingamagazineinsidealargeworkmanual.
Cynthia:
Right,hertipswerefunny...Sowhataboutyou,Marc?
Whatdidyouthinkofthebook?
Marc:
Well,inplaces,itwashumorous,noquestion.Butoverall,Ifoundittoberathernegative--inspiteofthehumor.
Cynthia:
Whatbotheredyouaboutthebook?
Canyouthinkofaspecificexample?
Marc:
Well,onethingMaiersaysinherbookistobenicetotemporaryworkers.Why?
Becausetheyaretheonlyoneswhodoanyrealwork.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.Whodoyouthinkmayhavesaideachstatementbelow?
Writetheperson'sname.Thencompareyouranswerswithapartnerandgiveyourreasons.
Interviewer:
Whydon'twestartoffbytalkingalittleabouthowyoudevelopedyourinterestinfoodandcooking?
Resende:
We!
l,foodhasalwaysbeenmypassion.Asachild,Iusedtolovepreparingmealswithmygrandmother,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.WhatamIdoing?
WhenIaskedMr.Kanellosifhewasseriousaboutlettingmeworktherepart-time,helookedalittlesurprisedatfirst.Butthen,Mr.Kanelloshandedmeanapron,andtherestishistory,sotospeak,i'vebeenworkingthereeverySaturdayforthelastcoupleofyears.
Interviewer:
Whatledtoyourdecisiontobuythedeli?
Resende:
Abouteightmonthsago,Mr.Kanellosmentionedthathewasgettingreadytoretire,andwasgoingtoselltheplace.So,lstartedthinking...lfhe'sgoingtosellittosomeone,whynotme?
WhenlapproachedMr.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,Joel?
Howdoyoufee!
?
Joel:
Prettymuchthesame.But,ifwedon'tgetthingsundercontrol,we'regoingtobe
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