大学5级英语视听说课本听力原文.docx
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Unit1-3(Pretendingtowork)
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.Cynthia:
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.Ididn'treallyfindthatveryfunny,Iguess.
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.
Unit1-8(Yourtruecalling)
Interviewer:
Whydon'twestartoffbytalkingalittleabouthowyoudevelopedyourinterestinfoodandcooking?
Resende:
Well!
foodhasalwaysbeenmypassion.Asachild,usedtolovepreparingmealswithmygrandmother,whowasfromBrazil.AndasIgotolder,Ispentalotoftimeinthekitchen,experimentingwithdifferentdishesThaisoups,Germantortes,Italianpastas.
Interviewer:
Butyouneverconsideredacareerintheculinaryarts?
Resende:
Notatall.Youknow,asakid,Igrewuplearningthatapersonwenttocollegeandgotajobinbusiness,law,orsomethinglikethat.TellingmyparentsthatIwantedto"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,Icouldn'tstopthinkingthatmaybethispart-timejobwasanopportunityindisguise.
interviewer:
Soyoutookthejob?
Resende:
Ohyeah.!
wenttothedelithenextmorning.Ihadbutterfliesinmystomach.Ikeptthinking.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,Icanbesuccessful,too.I'msureshe'llcomearound!
Unit2-3(Weneedaplan)
Mr.Young:
Hi,Carrie.Joel.It'snicetomeetyou.Please,haveaseat.
Joel:
Thanks,Mr.Young.
Mr.Young:
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?
Howdoyoufeel?
Joel:
Prettymuchthesame.But,ifwedon'tgetthingsundercontrol,we'regoingtobeinbigtrouble.
Mr.Young:
Fromlookingatyourexpenses,I’dagreewithyouthere.OK.nextquestion...anyideahowyougotintothissituation?
Joel:
Creditcards.Wesplurgedlastyear:
weboughtanewentertainmentcenterfortheapartment,wentonvacationtotheBahamas,Iboughtanewcar.Basically,wespentalotofmoneyonthingswedidn'tneed,andnowwe'vemaxedoutallourcards.
Carrie:
Andwedon'thaveanykindoffinancialplan.We'relivingpaychecktopaycheck,I’mhavinganxietyattacksjustthinkingaboutit.What'sgoingtohappenifoneofuslosesourjob?
Mr.Young:
Let'stakethisonestepatatimeandseeifwecanlessenyouranxiety,OK?
Thesituationcertainlyisn'thopeless.Onethingtodoistostarttrackingyourexpenses.Then,makecuttingbackontheseexpensesapriority.
Carrie:
That'seasiersaidthandone.OK,sowheredowestart?
Mr.Young:
Well,thefirstthingtodo,Ithink,istoeliminatesomeofyourbiggerexpenses-bringdownthecosts.Let'ssee.Joel,you'remakingpaymentsonanewcar,aren'tyou?
Joel:
Yes,Iam.
Mr.Young:
Well,onethingI’dsuggestrightoffthebatisforyoutosellthatnewcar.
Joel:
I'dhatetolosemycar...
Mr.Young:
Well,getausedonethen.Thepaymentswillbemuchmoremanageable.
Joel:
OKIguessIcanacceptthat.Buthonestly,howwillweeverpayoffthosecreditcards?
Mr.Young:
Holdonasecond.Wehavetostartslowlyandbefocused.Beforeyoucangetoutofdebt,youhavetostartspendinglessmoneyingeneral-makingsomesmallchanges.Now,let'slookatyourdailyhabits.YouhavecableTV,right?
Joel:
Yeah.
Mr.Young:
Andwhataboutmagazinesubscriptions?
Didyoucalculatethatforme?
Carrie:
Yep.Wespendabout$250ayearonmagazines.Thecablebillrunsabout.Idon'tknow.whatisit?
Joel:
About50buckamonth?
Carrie:
Ithinkit'smorelike60.Sothatcomesouttoabout$720ayear.
Mr.Young:
OK,solet'ssaywecutbackonhalfofthemagazines--that's$125ayear--pluseliminatethe$720forcable.
Carrie:
Wow,that'salmost$900savedoverayear.AndwehardlywatchTVanyway.
Joel:
Seemsdoabletome.
Mr.Young:
Thisisthewayweneedtolookatit.Now,whataboutentertainment-thingslikegoingtothemovies,concerts,clubbing,goingouttoeat?
Joel:
Well,wedon'treallygooutthatoften.
Carrie:
Yeah,maybewegotothemoviesorseeabandsomewhereonceortwiceamonth.
Joel:
AndwedomeetfriendsfordinneronSaturdays,butmostoftheweek,weeatathome.
Carrie:
Yeah,butwedogettake-outattheChineserestaurantaboutonceaweek.
Joel:
Ohyeah.AndIusuallygrabacupofcoffeeinthemorning-onmywaytowork.Doesthatcount?
Mr.Young:
Youknow,ifyou
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