英语听力入门第一册第九单元.docx
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英语听力入门第一册第九单元
Unit9
VisionsoftheFuture
Objective
1.listentosomepredictionssomepeoplehavemadeaboutthebusinessworldinthenext20yearsorso.Addmissingwordstothefollowingstatements
2.Listentosomethirteen-year-oldchildrentalkingaboutwhattheythinklifewillbelikeinthefuture.Addmissingwordstothestatements
3.Listentoaninterview.WritedowntheadvertagesandrisksofworkingathomementionedbyMissDermott.Nowlistenagain.Answerthequestionswithkeywords.
4.Doyouknowwhatatimecapsuleisandwhatitisfor?
Listentothefollowingexplanation.Fillintheblanks.Nowlistentoareportaboutatimecapsule.Supplythemissinginformation.Nowlistenagain.FocusontheobjectsthatwillbeplacedintheTimescapsule.
5.Shorttalksonlisteningskills
Part1
A
Keywords:
Business
Office
Transport
Advertising
Vocabulary
Clericalworker
Oforrelatingtoclerksorofficeworkersortheirwork.
办事员的,职员的,文书的:
职员、办公室人员或其工作的,或与之相关的
client
Thepartyforwhichprofessionalservicesarerendered,asbyanattorney.
当事人,委托人:
向一方其提供专业服务,如通过代理人
Acustomerorpatron:
顾客,客人:
顾客或主顾:
clientsofthehotel.
饭店的客人
telexes
电传,n.电报,电传打字机
listentosomepredictionssomepeoplehavemadeaboutthebusinessworldinthenext20yearsorso.Addmissingwordstothefollowingstatements
1.telexes/faxandelectronicmail
2.robots/productionworkers
3.newskillseverytenyears.
4.clericalworkers
5.unemployment
6.foodfromhome
7.transport/fromhome
8.advertising/thehome
9.Businesstravel/livevideomeetings/theclient
Tapescript
I–interview
M–Man
W–Woman
I:
Whatdoyouthinkmighthappeninthebusinessworldinthenext20yearsorso?
W:
Um…there’llbenomoretelexes,businesseswillonlyusefaxandelectronicmail.
M:
Mm…officecleaningwillbedonebyrobots.
W:
Well,therewillbemuchmoreunemployment.
M:
Well,Ithink,peoplewillhavetoretrainfornewskillseverytenyears.
W:
Ithinkrobotswillreplaceproductionworkers.
W:
Computerwillreplaceclericalworkers.
M:
Peoplewillbuytheirfoodfromhome.
W:
There’llbelessneedfortransport,aspeoplewillworkfromhome.
M:
Mostconsumeradvertisingwillbedelivereddirectlytothehome.
W:
Well,businesstravelwillbereplacedbylivevideomeetings,therewon’tbeanyneedtogotoseetheclientanymore.
B.
Keywords
Mars
火星,战神
court
法院,庭院,朝廷,宫庭,球场,奉承,求爱,殷勤
Population
nuclear
PhysicsOforrelatingtoatomicnuclei.
【物理学】原子核的或关于原子核的
Brain
Computers
Vocabulary
Dome:
Ahemisphericalrooforvault.
圆屋顶或拱顶
Astructureorotherobjectresemblingsuchahemisphericalrooforvault.
穹隆结构类似于穹隆或圆屋顶的结构或物体
Towerblock高层大楼
towerconsistingofamultistoriedbuildingofofficesorapartments塔式大楼
同义词:
high-rise
eg.Annhadlivedinacottageeversinceshewasborn,andhadnowishtomovetoatowerblock.
安从她出生以来就一直住在农村小屋,她不想搬到高层大楼去住。
loadsof
(pl)(常与of连用)大量,许多
"Tothereader'sdisappointment,theleadingarticleinthisissueofthemagazineisaloadofrubbish."
"这期杂志上的主要文章废话连篇,使读者大失所望。
"
Listentosomethirteen-year-oldchildrentalkingaboutwhattheythinklifewillbelikeinthefuture.Addmissingwordstothestatements
Tapescript
●IthinkI’llprobablybeinaspaceshiponmywaytotheplanetMars.
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●Imaybeinchargeofarobotcourt,judgingsomerobots.
●IthinkthepopulationwillhavegoneupsomuchthateithereveryonewillbelivinginplasticdomesintheSaharaDesertorelsethey’llbelivingunderthesea.
●Obviouslynuclearwarworriesme,butIdon’tthinkthat’llhappen.BecauseIdon’tthinkthatanyhumanbeingcan–iscapableofactuallypressingsomebuttonsthatreleaseallthenucleararms.
●Perhapswe’llbeabletoconvertbrainwavesintoradiowavesandthenchangethembacktobrainwaves,soyoucouldactuallyhaveaconversationwithsomeonewithouttalking.
●Andthere’llbesomanypeople–Ithinktheremay–unlesstheyhaveanotherplanettogoto–there’llbeloadsoftowerblocksforpeopletolivein.
●It’llprobablybecomputersthatarerunningthecountrybythen.
Part2
Workingathome
Keywords:
Communicationindustry
Computers
Athome
Responsibilities责任,职责
Vocabulary:
Terminal
Of,relatingto,situatedat,orformingalimit,aboundary,anextremity,oranend.
末端的:
关于、属于、位于或形成一个界限、边界、终点或末端的终端
Flexitime弹性工作时间
=Flexibletime
MissDermott
Radically
彻底的;完全的
radicalchanges
彻底的变化
根本上,以激进的方式
Departingmarkedlyfromtheusualorcustomary;extreme:
极端的,彻底的:
明显背离常规或习惯的;极端的:
radicalopinionsoneducation.对教育的极端的见解
Belfast
贝尔法斯特
ThecapitalandlargestcityofNorthernIreland,intheeasternpartofthecountryonBelfastLough,aninletoftheNorthChanneloftheIrishSea.ConflictbetweenProtestantsandCatholicshasdividedthecitysincethe19thcentury.Population,318,600.
贝尔法斯特:
北爱尔兰首府及最大城市,位于该国东部贝尔法斯特-爱尔兰海北海峡的一个海湾。
自19世纪以来,该城因新教徒与天主教徒的冲突而分裂。
人口318,600
Favoringoreffectingfundamentalorrevolutionarychangesincurrentpractices,conditions,orinstitutions:
激进的,改革的:
支持或引起目前的惯例、条件或制度根本性或革命性的变化的:
radicalpoliticalviews.
激进的政治观点
A.Listentoaninterview.WritedowntheadvantagesandrisksofworkingathomementionedbyMissDermott
Advantage
Risks
a.theexpense
b.nostresscausedbytraveling
c.pollutioncausedbytransporting
d.
a.lowerwages
b.nojobsecurity
c.workingconditions
B.Nowlistenagain.Answerthequestionswithkeywords.
1.Whathasmadeworkingfromhomepossible?
enormousadvancesinthecommunicationsindustry
2.Whatequipmentdoesahome-workerneedathome?
atelephone,akeyboardandcomputer,aprinterandatelephonelink
3.Whydoeshome-workingsuitsomewomenparticularly?
havingyoungchildren/notwanttotravelalongway/needflexibtime
4.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheconditionsofhome-workers?
notallthehome-workerscanenjoythestatusandbenefitsoffull-timeemployees
Tapescript:
I----InterviewerD----LynnDermott
I:
MissDermott,letmeaskyoustraightaway,doyouthinkthattechnologyhasadvancedsofarthatsoon,orwithinafewyears,manypeoplecouldworkathomeinsteadofworkinginofficesinthecenteroftowns?
D:
Oh,yes.It’shappeningnow.Youseetherehavebeensuchenormousadvancesinthecommunicationsindustry,withmini-andmicro-computers,andofcourse,nowwithcableTVonitsway,manypeoplearealreadyworkingfromhomewhotraditionallyhavehadtogointoanofficeeveryday.
I:
Mmm.
D:
Yousee,thecommunicationsindustryhasmademoreprogressthananyotherindustryinthelasttenyears.
I:
Andhowdothesepeoplemanagetowork?
Imean,whatequipmentdotheyhaveathome?
D:
Well,theyhaveahometerminal,ohthatconsistsofatelevision,akeyboardandcomputer,aprinter,andatelephonelink,tolinkuptoothercomputers.
I:
Oh,Isee.Butsurelytherearemanyadvantagesinbeingabletoworkfromhome?
D:
Ohyes.Imean,peoplespendalotoftheirworkingdayactuallygettingtoandfromtheirplaceofwork,nevermindtheexpenseofthat,andthestressitcancause.Imean,therushhours,aseveryoneknows,aretheworsttimesofdaytotravel,andmillionsofpeoplespendtheirworkingliveseithergettingupearlytoavoidtherushhoursoror…travelinginthemiddleofthemwithallthepressuresandstressthatcancause.Somethingthat’shappenedinBritainisthatpeopleactuallywanttoliveasfarawayaspossiblefromwheretheywork.BythatImeantheydon’twanttoliveactuallyinthecenterofcitiesandtowns.Andofcoursethetransportingofsomanypeoplecausespollutioninourcities,andingeneralreally.
I:
Aryes,Isee.Sowhatisitthatyoudon’tlikeabouttheconditionsofhome-workers?
D:
WhatI’mafraidofisthattheemployerdoesn’thavetoaccepthisresponsibilities.
I:
Um…whatdoyoumean?
Surelythepersonisstillanemployee?
D:
Well,yes,youmaythinkthatbutletmetellyouwhatmighthappen.Basicallythreethings.One---lowerwages,two---nojobsecurity,andthree---poorerworkingconditions.InfutureaBritishfirmin,forexample,London,mightemployclerksinBelfast,oraPariscompanycouldhavetheirsecretariesinSpain,andthentheyjustdialaroundforthecheapestlabor.
I:
Yes,butsurelysucharrangementssuitsomepeople,particularlywomen?
Iftheyhaveyoungchildrentheydon’twanttotravelalongwayfromhome.And…uhm…perhapstheywanttheadvantagesofflexitime,wheretheyhaveanumberofhourstodobuttheycanchoosewhentodothem?
D:
Well,ofcoursethat’strue.Thesetypesofarrangementsdosuitalotofwomen.Now,onecompanyhasgivenitshome-workersthestatusandbenefitsoffull-timeemployees.Butyouseewethinkthisprotectionshouldgotoallhome-workers.Nowwhatisclearisthatthenewtechnologiesareradicallychangingtheworkinglivesofpeople.Weareinfavorofthebenefitsandfreedomsthatmightcomewiththisnewsituationbutwealsowanttowarnpeoplenowsomeoftherisks.
I:
Thankyou,verymuch.
Part3Thetimescapsule
Keywords:
Timecapsule
Future
Bepassedon
被传递
传递;前进
传下来;传给(后代)
离去;往前
Letusnowpassontothenextsubject.
现在让我们看看下一个题目
Vocabulary:
Copper
Asoftreddishmetalthatallowsheatandelectricitytopassthroughiteasily
SymbolCuAductile,malleable,reddish-brownmetallicelementthatisanexcellentconductorofheatandelectricityandiswidelyusedforelectricalwiring,waterpiping,andcorrosion-resistantparts,eitherpureorinalloyssuchasbrassandbronze.Atomicnumber29;atomicweight63.54;meltingpoint1,083=C;boilingpoint2,595=C;specificgravity
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