新世纪大学英语听说教程第四册听力原文文档格式.docx
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Oh…that’sOllie.Pam:
Ollie:
Ididn’tknowyouhadadog!
Well,wedon’t…really.Pam:
Whatdoyoumean?
Comehere.Pam:
Ohmygoodness.It’sarobot!
That’sright.It’sadogrobot.Theycallita“dogbot.”
Howinteresting!
…Butit’salittlestrange,don’tyouthink?
Well,Iwantedtogetaninteractivetoyforthekids.Theyloveit.SoI’mhappy.Pam:
Howmuchdiditcost?
Don’task.Itwasn’tveryaffordable.It’scheaperthanhavingarealdog,though.Wedon’teverhavetobuydogfood!
Andthebatteriesarerechargeable.
Juliana:
Hey,Henrik.Look.Henrik:
Whatisit,Juliana?
What’sthatguydoingoverthere?
Henrik:
Whichguy?
Theoneoverthere.Wearingasuit.H’spunchingsomanybuttonsonhiscellphone.
Henrik:
Oh,him.He’sprobablyplayingagame.Juliana:
Really?
Alotofpeoplehavegamesontheircellphones.It’sreallypopularhereinFinland.Theyplaythemeverywhere.
Doyouplaythem,too?
Yes,Ido.
Ionlyusemyphonetomaketelephonecalls.IguessI’mold-fashioned.
Iheardthatsomepeopleplaygamesevenatwork.Theycanplayquietlyduringbusinessmeetings.Nooneknowsaboutit.
I’dliketotryit.Henrik:
Here,usemine!
OL2(A)
Penny:
Hello.YourComputerWorldsalesdepartment.Ted:
Hi,Penny.It’sTed.
Oh,hi,Ted.What’sup?
Ted:
Well,mycomputerhascrashedagain.
Ohno!
Ted:
Oh,yes.That’swhyI’mcalling.Youknow,it’sfiveyearsold.AndIneed
tospeaktoScottaboutgettinganewone.
Well,you’vecalledatagoodtime.Wehavesomeattractivenewmodels.
Great!
I’mlookingforsomethingaffordable.AndIwanttogetsomething
portablethistime.
I’msureScottcanhelpyouwiththat…Let’ssee,heisinameetinguntil3:
30.I’llaskhimtocallyou.
No,that’sOK.I’llcallhimafter3:
30.Pleasegivehimthemessage.
OL2(B)
E-mailismyfavouritewaytocommunicate.Ithinkitisasfastasafaxmachine,anditisaseasyasacellphone.Ofcourse,e-mailhassomeproblems,too.Itisn’tasaffordableasordinarymail,becauseyouneedacomputerandInternetservice.AndIdon’tthinkitisasreliableasafaxmachine.Sometimese-mailmessagesgetlost.Butinmyopinion,e-mailisasconvenientasacellphone.Icansendamessagefrommyhomeoroffice,andmyfriendscanreaditwhentheyhavetime.
OL3
Intoday’sreport,welookatanewtechnologycalledpervasivecomputing.
Pervasivecomputingmeansputtingtinycomputersintoeverydayelectronicappliances,suchastoastersandmicrowaves.Withpervasivecomputing,appliancescancommunicatewiththeirusers–andwithotherappliances!
Somecompaniesnowsellpervasivecomputingproductslikea“smart”toaster.Itremembersyourfavoritekindoftoast:
lightordark.Companiesaredesigninga“smart”coffeemakeranda“smart”clock.Thecoffeemakercanmeasurethewaterandcoffee.Itcanevenputmilkinyourbreakfastcoffeeandmakeblackcoffeeintheafternoon.Theclockwillcheckthetimeonotherclocksinyourhouse,andgiveinformationaboutotherappliances.Forexample,itcantellyou,“Yourcoffeemakerneedsmorewater.”
Andthat’sonlythebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising“Savetime–phoneyourwashingmachine!
”Engineersaremakinga“smart”house.Inthishouse,thelights,heater,andairconditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymemberscomehome.Thismakesthehomecomfortable,anditsavesalotofenergy.Pervasivecomputingcouldchangemanypartsofourdailylives.
Butdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputing?
Dotheyreallyneedtechnologyeverywhere?
Onecompanyaskedpeopleabouttheiropinionson“smart”appliances.Thereweresurprises.A“smart”refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodontheInternet,butpeopledidn’twantit,becauseitmightmakemistakes.
“Pervasivecomputingisasimportantasatelephone,”saysRebeccaBlair,presidentofInnoTechCorporation.Butsomeoftheseproductsarenotuseful,orevenpractical.Companiesshouldlearnmoreaboutthetechnologythatpeoplereallywant.
OL4Localgirlrescued
Shemayhaveabrokenleg,butshecan’tbehappier.MorganBailey,11,ishappytobealive.
TuesdaywaslikeanyotherdayforMorgan.Shewasatschool.Itwasfourthperiod,andshewasthefirststudenttoarriveinthegymnasiumforherphysicaleducationclass.Suddenlytherewasaloudnoise.“Therewasasharpcrackingnoiseandthenaloudboom.Afterthat,Idon’trememberanything,”saidMorgan.Theroofofthegymnasiumhadcollapsedundertheheavysnow.Morganwastrappedunderneath.Shecouldn’tescape.“Iwokeupandtherewasabigpieceofwoodonmyleg.Icouldn’tmoveit.Iwasstar
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