新世纪大学英语视听说4听力原文.docx
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新世纪大学英语视听说4听力原文
UNIT1OurEarth
Track4-1-1&4-1-2
Blake:
Whatareyouworkingon,Mary?
Mary:
I'mfinishingmypaper.It'sduetomorrow,Blake.
Blake:
What'sthetopic?
Mary:
It'saboutGreenland.
Blake:
Greenland.Hmmm...that'spartofCanada,right?
Mary:
Ithinkyouneedtostudyyourworldgeography,Blake.
Blake:
Well,isn'titnearCanada?
Mary:
Yes,it'soffthecoastofnortheastCanada,butit'spartofDenmark.
Blake:
Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.Well,what'syourpaperaboutexactly?
Mary:
Inmypaper,Ianswerthequestion"IsGreenlandreallygreen?
"Inotherwords,isGreenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtrees?
Blake:
Isit?
Mary:
Whatdoyouthink?
Blake:
Let'ssee...GreenlandisintheArcticCircle-wayupnorth.It'scold,...so"IsGreenlandreallygreen?
"I'danswer"probablynot."
Mary:
You'dbecorrect.It'stoocoldthere.Inthenorth,alotofthegroundisfrozen.Thesummersareshort,soonlythesurfacethaws.
Blake:
Thatsoundstough.
Mary:
It'shardfortheconstructionindustry.It'snoteasytobuildinGreenland.
Blake:
Itsoundssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere?
Mary:
Therearebigmountainrangesonthecoasts.They'regreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.
Blake:
Thatsoundscool!
OK,soifit'snotreallya"green"place,whywasitnamed"Greenland"?
Mary:
Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.
Track4-1-3
Bart:
Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer?
Gustav:
WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierNationalPark
Bart:
I'veneverbeenthere.What'sitlike?
Carolina:
It'sbeautiful.Therearemountainsandlakes...and,ofcourse,glaciers!
Bart:
Howwasthejob?
Gustav:
Wehadtodoalotofphysicalwork.Itwaskindofhard.
Carolina:
That'strue,butitwasexciting,too!
Weactuallysawbears!
Bart:
Wow!
Thatdoessoundexciting.MaybeIshouldapply.I'llneedajobnextsummer.
Carolina:
Sorry,Bart,butyoucan'tapplytothatprogram.It'saspecialprogramforinternationalstudents.
Track4-1-4
1.Mt.Fujiisreallybeautifulfromfaraway.Whenyouclimbit,it'sjustrocksanddirt...butit'sreallybeautifulfromfaraway.
2.LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGoldenGateBridge.Whatanamazingfeatofengineering.ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFranciscoandoverSanFranciscoBayandit'sjustawonderfulchancetoseethecity.
Track4-1-OL-1&4-1-OL-2
Jay:
Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!
Elise:
Whatisit?
Jay:
It'scalled"TheTitanicoftheSky".It'sabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.
Elise:
TheHindenburg...
Jay:
Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.
Elise:
Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.
Jay:
Right.It'ssofunnylooking,don'tyouthink?
Itdoesn'tlookanythingliketheairplaneswehavetoday.
Elise:
That'strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?
Itseemssodangerous.
Jay:
Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg"man'sgreatestachievementinflight."Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.
Elise:
Whorodeinitanyway?
Jay:
Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea"flyinghotel."
Elise:
Itsoundsprettygreat.
Jay:
Yeah,anditwasfast.That'swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.
Elise:
Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplane?
Jay:
Elise!
Youknowtheydidn'thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheU.S.byship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.
Elise:
Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething...
Track4-1-OL-3
Jack:
Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.
Kayla:
Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.
Jack:
Theyalsolookreallycool.
Kayla:
That’strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotbigbutalsoverybeautiful.
Jack:
AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.
Kayla:
Butthenagain,it’sveryexpensive.
Jack:
Well,let’sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?
Track4-1-OL-4
MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry
Track4-1-OL-5&4-1-OL-6
Modernbuildings:
Welovethem,Wehatethem
Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:
Theresimplywasn’tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding’scentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.
Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry’sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity’straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.
Track4-1-OL-7&4-1-OL-8
Thefuturebuildingboom?
Interviewer:
Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?
Erika:
Ithinkit'sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething;There'snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.
Interviewer:
Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn'tanylandleftforbuilding,right?
Erika:
Yes,that'strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan'tgiveupsoeasily.
Interviewer:
Thinkcreatively?
Whatdoyousuggest?
Erika:
WhatI'msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.There'splentyofspace.
Interviewer:
Isn'titexpensive?
Erika:
Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon'thavetopayrobotsasalary!
Interviewer:
Isn't"buildingdown"moredangerousthanotherkindofconstruction?
Erika:
Actually,Ithinkit'ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubwaysandundergroundshoppingmalls.I'mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.
Interviewer:
Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?
Erika:
Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere'sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.Butbuildingdown"isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:
Itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we'dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea--it'sthewaveofthefuture!
UNIT2
Track4-2-1&4-2-2
Situation1
Man:
Ohno!
Woman:
Whathappened?
Man:
Ican'tbelieveit!
IwassendingamessageandIaccidentallyclickedon"ReplytoAll."
Woman:
So?
Man:
Itwasapersonalmessageformyfriend,Jerry.Iwantedtosendittohise-mailaddressonly.
Woman:
Oops.
Man:
Exactly....InsteadIsentittoeveryoneonthelist.Howembarrassing!
Situation2
Man:
Iseeyouhaveanewkeyboard.That'snice.
Woman:
Yes,thecompanyboughtmeanewone.
Man:
That'sgood.
Woman:
Well,actually...Ispilledcoffeeonmyoldkeyboard,anditstoppedworking.
Man:
Oh,Isee.
Woman:
Don'ttellanyone.Drinkingcoffeenearthecomputersisnotallowed!
Situation3
Woman:
Haveyoufinishedworkingonmycomputer?
Man:
Yes,Ihave.I'mafraidIdon'thavegoodnewsforyou.
Woman:
Really?
Man:
Really.Theproblemiswithyourhardware.
Woman:
Oh.Whatdoyousuggest?
Man:
Ithinkyoushouldprobablybuyanewcomputer.Thisonecan'tbefixed.
Woman:
Well,Ihavehaditforfiveyears.It'stimetoreplaceit,Iguess.
Track4-2-3
Lea:
Ihatewritingtermpapers!
Ittakesforever!
Steve:
You'relucky,Lea.WhenIwasyoung...
Lea:
Oh,I'veheardthisstorybefore.
Steve:
Well,whenIwasyoung,wedidn'thavecomputers.Weusedtowriteourpapersontypewriters.
Lea:
Oh,really?
Thatsoundsdifficult!
Steve:
Itwas,especiallybecauseImadealotofmistakes.
Lea:
Didittakealongtime?
Steve:
Yes.Computersaresomuchfasterandeasiertouse.
Track4-2-4
1.Ilikethelaptopbecauseit'svery,verythin.It'smaybelessthanoneinchandit'saboutfourpoundsandIcancarryitanywhereIwant.
2.MyfavoritefeatureofmycomputeristheInstantMessenger.Thereasonforthisisthatit'sveryaffordable,funandconvenientandallowsmetochatwithmyfriendsfromallovertheworld.
Track4-2-OL-1&4-2-OL-2
Pam:
Well,Lynn,Imustbegoing.Itwasgreattoseeyou–
Lynn:
By,Pam.
Pam:
What’sthat?
Lynn:
Oh…that’sOllie.
Pam:
Ollie:
?
Ididn’tknowyouhadadog!
Lynn:
Well,wedon’t…really.
Pam:
Whatdoyoumean?
Lynn:
Comehere.
Pam:
Ohmygoodness.It’sarobot!
Lynn:
That’sright.It’sadogrobot.Theycallita“dogbot.”
Pam:
Howinteresting!
…Butit’salittlestrange,don’tyouthink?
Lynn:
Well,Iwantedtogetaninteractivetoyforthekids.Theyloveit.SoI’
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