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大学英语综合3视听说

U1

一Hi,it'smeagain,JanetLi.I'mstillastudentattheUniversityofOxfordinEngland.ButI'mnotinOxfordrightnow.AndIhaven'tgonebackhometoChinaeither.It'sthelongvacationnow,andbelieveitornot,it'sthemiddleofsummer.I'mspendingmysummerinoneoftheworld'sgreatestcities.I'minLondon,hometotheHousesofParliament,BigBen,TowerBridge...andthedouble-deckerbus.Iwanttofindoutwhatit'sliketoliveinthisbusy,livelycity.SoI'mworkingforLondonTimeOff,awebsiteaboutwhat'soninLondon.ThisisJoe...he'smyboss,andthisisAndy,whoisareporter.Andwhat'smyjob?

Well,Idon'tknowyet,becauseit'smyfirstday.ButI'mmeanttobeshadowingAndy.Oh,whatImeanis,I'mgoingtobehelpinghim.SocanyoutellmesomethingaboutLondon,Andy?

Andy:

It'sthegreatestcityintheworld.

Joe:

ExceptforNewYork!

Andy:

NewYork?

Don'tmakemelaugh!

Joe:

Andyourpointis...?

Andy:

Look,ifyouwantmyopinion,LondonisgreaterthanNewYork...

Joe:

No,Idon'twantyouropinion,thankyouverymuch.It'safact.

Andy:

Afact!

Areyouserious?

Janet:

AndhereweareinLondon,probablythegreatestcityintheworld.

Andy:

What?

Probably?

Excuseme,Iprefertodealwiththismyself...

Joe:

Ah,dreamon,Andy...

二Janet:

SowhendidyoustartworkingatLondonTimeOff?

Andy:

Aboutayearago.

Janet:

AndIhopeyoudon'tmindmyasking,butdoyoulikeworkinghere?

Andy:

Yes,Iloveit.Imean,JoeandIgetalongquitewell.Hedrivesmecrazysometimes,becausehe'smyboss,andIwishIearnedabitmoremoney,but...Ithinkmyjobisreallycool,becauseIgettoseeeverythingthat'shappeninginLondon.AndIdidn'twanttojointheratrace.

Janet:

Whatdoyoumeanbytheratrace?

Andy:

Youknow,doingthesamethingdayindayout,andnotdoinganythingcreative,orhavinganytimetoenjoylife.It'sthelastthingIwanttodo.

Janet:

Sodoyoumindtellingmewhatyoudoexactly?

Andy:

Basically,wecheckoutneweventsontheLondonmusicscene,youknow,newclubs,thelatestplaysandfilms,aswellasexhibitionsingalleriesandmuseums.Thenwegoandfilminterviewswiththemusiciansortheactors,oranyonewhohasanythingtodowiththeevent.

Janet:

OK,thenwhathappens?

Andy:

Weedittheinterviews,andthenweuploaditallontothewebsite.Weget200,000hitsaweek.We'reLondon'sbiggestlistingssite.

Janet:

CanIaskyousomethingelse?

Andy:

Fireaway.

Janet:

Whatarewegoingtodonow?

Andy:

Ineedtogobacktomyflat,andgetmyresearch.Thenwe'vegotaninterviewtodo.Let'sgetthetubebacktomyplace.

Janet:

AndwhataboutJoe?

Andy:

Well,he'ssupposedtobeonhiswaytotheNationalTheatre,todoaninterviewwiththedirectorofanewplay.ButIkindofhopehegetslostontheway.Thenhe'lldiscoverwhatagreatplaceLondonis.

Janet:

Idon'tunderstand.

Andy:

I'mjoking!

Comeon,let'sgo!

U3

一

Janet:

Sowherearewenow?

Andy:

ThisistheWestEnd.It'sfamousforcinemasandtheatres.Iusedtoworkinatheatrenearhere.

Janet:

Really?

Whatdidyoudo?

Andy:

Imovedthescenerybetweenactsintheplay.IfI'mnotmistaken,IworkedonPygmalion,byGeorgeBernardShaw.

Janet:

IfIremembercorrectly,thatwasmadeintoamusicalfilm,wasn'tit?

MyFairLady?

IrememberseeingitonTV.

Andy:

Ohoh,it'sJoe.Hey!

...yes,we'reonourway.Idon'tthinkwe'rethatlate...Chillout,Joe,we'llbethere.

Andy:

Anyway,comeon,we'dbettergetamoveon.

Janet:

Howfarisitfromhere?

Andy:

It'snotfar,maybefiveminutes'walk,butJoegetscrossifI'mlate.

Joe:

HelloJanet,helloAndy.Lateasusual!

Andy:

Actually,bymywatch,I'mbangontime.

Joe:

Well,let'sgetonwithit.ThisisTobyJenkins,thetheatrecritic.

Toby:

Nicetomeetyou.Areyoureadytostart?

Andy:

Hangonaminute!

Janet,canyoucheckthesoundlevel?

CanyouhearmeOK,Janet?

Janet?

Janet:

HiAndy,Ican'thearyou.What'sup?

Andy:

Canyouhearmenow?

Janet:

Ouch!

Yes,that'smuchlouder.

Joe:

Let'sstopwastingtime,please!

Justgetonwiththeinterview,willyou?

二

Andy:

Andwe'vegotTobyJenkinsherewithustoday,whohasjustbeentoseethelatestshowatTheHippodrome,LaClique.So,LaCliqueisslightlydifferentfromtheusualshowsweseehereintheWestEndthesedays.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutit,Toby?

Toby:

Yes,it'sakindofcabaret,withaseriesofvarietyactssetinakindofcircus,butit'sverycontemporary,extremelywellproducedandhugefun.

Andy:

Tellmemoreabouttheacts.

Toby:

Well,therearestuntsperformedonahighwire,andpuppets.There'saswordswallowerandjuggler,andarubbermanwhomanagestopasshiswholebodythroughatennisracquet.

Andy:

Itsoundsveryunusual.

Toby:

Yes,fortheWestEndtoday,butnotsounusualfor30ormoreyearsago.

Andy:

Soit'sfamilyentertainment,then?

Toby:

Ah,no.I'mafraidit'sprettyadult.Butveryfunnyandverystylish.

Andy:

DidyougetthatOK,Janet?

Joe:

Letmehavealisten...

Janet:

Ohno,didIdosomethingwrong?

Joe:

Well,it'sjustthatIcan'thearanything.Let'stryagain...

Andy:

Didyouremembertokeepaneyeonthesoundlevels?

Thatmeter,there!

Janet:

Ohno,Icleanforgot.

Andy:

It'sOK.We'lljustdoanothertake.

Joe:

Comeonyoutwo.Hurryup!

Janet:

I'msosorry.Itslippedmymind.

Joe:

You'llforgetyourownheadoneday.Sorryaboutthis,Toby.Fromthetop,please!

Andy:

Andwe'vegotTobyJenkinsherewithustoday...

U4

一

Joe:

So,you'reallsetfortheinterviewwithJanet'sChinesefriend?

Andy:

Sure.We'remeetinghimtomorrowatmidday.

Joe:

AndJanet,you'reOKtogiveAndyahand?

Janet:

Yes.Thankyouverymuchforgivingmeanotherchanceafterlastweek.

Joe:

Justremindme...whyareweinterviewingthisguy?

Andy:

It'spartofourbackgroundseriestoethnicrestaurantsinLondon.WedidIndianlastmonth.

Joe:

OK,well,justrememberthatthere'snosuchthingasafreelunch!

Now,anythingelseweneedtodofornextweek'sguide?

Andy:

We'vegottheupcomingLondonVideoGamesFestivalinTrafalgarSquare.

Joe:

Videogames?

InTrafalgarSquare?

Andy:

Yes,about100,000peopleattendedlastyear.

Janet:

Buthowdidtheydothatoutdoors?

Andy:

Well,theyputupahugetent,andthereweredemosofthelatestgamesoftwaretotryout.

Janet:

IsthatthekindofeventthatweusuallycoveronLondonTimeOff?

Andy:

Sure,whynot?

It'sverypopular.Rememberourslogan:

theessentialguidetogoingoutandstayingin.

Joe:

Let'splansomethingforthat.Andcanwetrytothinkaboutsomethingwhichwillgowithit?

Youknow,somethingalongthelinesofhowwaysofgettingmusicandTVintoourhomeshavechanged.

Andy:

Youmean,likepeopledownloadingmusicinsteadofbuyingCDs?

Joe:

Yes,oronhowmanypeoplecheckoutthemusiconYouTubefirst!

Thatallsoundsverypromising.Maybewecanrunafeatureontraditionalentertainmentandnewtechnology.Look,I'llletyougetonwiththerestoftheplanningandwe'llspeakafterlunch.

二

Janet:

Goingbacktotechnologyandtradition...whydon'twedosomethingontheriseofe-bookreaders?

Andy:

That'sagoodidea.They'renotreallylikebooks,arethey?

They'remorelikehand-heldcomputers.

Janet:

Butthetroubleis,everytimeIreadabookon-screen,ithurtsmyeyes.

Andy:

Yes,butthegreatthingaboutthemisyou'llneverrunoutofthingstoread!

Janet:

Butthereisnothingquitelikeagoodold-fashionedbook.

Andy:

Maybe,butdon'tyoureadmorewordsonlinethanonpaper?

I'msureIdo.

Janet:

Excuseme,I'dbettercheckthis.

Andy:

Andyoureadmoretextmessagesthananyoneelse!

Joe:

Issomeoneusingtheirmobileinhere?

Can'tyouunderstandthesign?

I'mdoingarecordingintheotherstudio,andI'mpickinguptheelectronicsignal.

Janet:

Oh,it'smyfault.Ishouldhaverealized...

Andy:

Thatservesyouright!

Janet:

Ohno,Ikeepmakingsuchamessofthings!

Andy:

Justignorehim!

It'snobigdeal.Butwhatyou'resayingaboute-readers,that'sagoodlead-intoareportonhownewtechnologyischangingsofast.It'sgood,smartthinking,Janet!

Janet:

AndIalsomesseduptherecordingwithTobyJenkins.

Andy:

Forgetaboutit,Janet!

Anyonecouldhavedonethat.JoestartedtherecordingbeforeIhadtimetoadjustthelevel.Itwasn'tyourfault.Anyway,somebodyoncesaid,technologydoesn'trunanenterprise,relationshipsdo.Don'tbeatyourselfupaboutit.

Janet:

Isupposethat'strue.Well,I'llmakesureIgetitrightnexttime.

U7

一

Andy:

Oh,thereyouare.Right,areyouready?

Janet:

I'mready.Wherearewegoing?

Andy:

Firstofall,weneedtogobacktothestudioandcollecttheequipment.Thenwe'reofftooneofmyfavouriteplacesasakid.

Janet:

Where'sthat?

Andy:

TheScienceMuseum.Iusedtospendnearlyallofmyschoolholidaysthere.

Janet:

Butwhytoday?

Andy:

Tonightactually,there'saScienceNight.

Janet:

ScienceNight?

What'sthat?

Andy:

Scienceactivitiesforkids.Theyspendtheeveningexploringthemuseumanddoingscientificexperiments.Andthentheygettheirsleepingbagsandcampthereforthenight.

Janet:

Soundslikealotoffun.Whatelsedidtheydo?

Andy:

Thefollowingmorning,theyhavebreakfast,andthentheyvisittherestofthemuseumbeforeitopenstothepublic.

Janet:

Oh,I'dlovetogo.Howdidyoufindoutaboutit?

Andy:

It'sadvertisedontheirwebsite.Ithoughtwecoulddoafeatureonitforourwebsite.

Janet:

Soundslikeagreatwaytogetkidsinterestedinscience.Whereexactlyisit?

Andy:

It'sacoupleofmilesawayfromhere.Infact,therea