新世纪大学英语视听说optional listening 文本含翻译.docx
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新世纪大学英语视听说optionallistening文本含翻译
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C.Pairwork.Nowlistentothewholeinterview.PayspecialattentiontowhatResendesaidtowardstheendoftheinterview.Whodoyouthinkmayhavesaideachstatementbelow?
Writetheperson'sname.Thencompareyouranswerswithapartnerandgiveyourreasons.
Interviewer:
Whydon'twestartoffbytalkingalittleabouthowyoudevelopedyourinterestinfoodandcooking?
Resende:
We!
l,foodhasalwaysbeenmypassion.Asachild,Iusedtolovepreparingmealswithmygrandmother,whowasfromBrazil.AndasIgotolder,Ispentalotoftimeinthekitchen,experimentingwithdifferentdishesThaisoups,Germantortes,Italianpastas.
Interviewer:
Butyouneverconsideredacareerintheculinaryarts7
Resende:
Notatall.Youknow,asakid,Igrewuplearningthatapersonwenttocollegeandgotajobinbusiness,law,orsomethinglikethat.Tellingmyparentsthat!
wantedto"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,!
couldn'tstopthinkingthatmaybethispart-timejobwasanopportunityindisguise.
interviewer:
Soyoutookthejob?
Resende:
Ohyeah.!
wenttothedelithenextmorning.Ihadbutterfliesinmystomach.!
keptthinking...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,1canbesuccessful,too.I'msureshe'llcomearound!
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A.Aprofessoristalkingtohisclassaboutmigrantworkers.Listentothelectureandnumberthetopicsintheorderillwhichtheyarepresented.
Today,wearegoingtostartlookingattheimpactthatmigrantworkershavebeenhavingaroundtheworld,andatsomeofthechallengesthattheyfaceonbothpersonalandinstitutionallevels.Bytheendofthislecture,1hopeyoucometorealizethatmigrantworkersarenotonlyveryimportanttonationaleconomiesbutalsototheglobaleconomy,andthattheywillcontinuetogrowinimportanceascountriesandcompaniescompetemoreaggressivelytoenhancetheirhumanresources.
Letmestartoutbygivingyousomestatistics.Today,almostoneoutofeverytenresidentsinmanyindustrializednationsisfromanothercountry,andthenumberofpeoplelivingandworkingoutsidetheirhomecountrieshasmorethandoubledsincethemid-1970stoalmost180million.
Infact,overthelasttenyears,thousandsofpeoplehavetraveledabroadinsearchofopportunity,andthismovementhasbeennoticed,andevenencouraged,bydifferentcountries,asIwillexplainlater.Forexample,JapanandCanada,andcountriesinEurope,Australasia,andtheMiddleEastarebeginningtorealizehowimportantworkersfromabroadaretotheireconomies.Migrantworkersbringwiththemspecialskillsneededinanindustrializednation,andtheyarealsowillingtodoCertainjobsthatmanycitizenswon'tdo,suchasjanitorialandfactorywork.
Inaddition,byworkingabroadandsendingmoneyhome,migrantworkersarehelpingtoimprovethelivesoftheirfamilies.Moneysenthomecanbeusedtobuyahouse,sendsomeonetoschool,orstartasmallbusiness.Theseareopportunitiesthatfamiliesinsomecountriesmightnothaveotherwise.
Moreover,themoneythatmigrantworkerssendhomehasanimpactontheeconomiesoftheircountriesoforigin.Ithelpstosustain,andsometimesimprove,theeconomicwe!
l-beingofthehomecountry.In2002,forexample,BrazilianworkersinJapansentmoremoneyhomethanBrazilmadebyexportingcoffeethatyear.Anotherstatisticpointsoutthataverysmallpercentageofindia'spopulation,onlyzeropointonepercent(0.1%),liveandworkintheU.S.However,theseworkersearnandsendbackalmosttenpercent(10%)ofindia'snationalincome.
Industrializednationsthathavethelargestnumberofmigrantworkersarenowchangingtheirlawstomakeiteasierforforeignworkerstoenter,andremainin,theircountries.Manycountriesarenowallowingdualcitizenship--whichwasquiteuncommonintherecentpast,especiallyindevelopingnations.Andnow,acitizenofonecountrycanliveandworkabroadasacitizenofanothernation,andstillsendmoneybacktohisorherhomecountry.
Livingandworkinginaforeigncountryisnoteasyofcourse,butmanymigrantworkershaveastrongsenseofpurpose.OnemanImetfromMumbaitoldmethatalthoughhemissedbeingwithhisfamily,heknewthathehadmadetherightdecisiontomovehere,andinthelongrun,itwouldbeworthit.
Now,arethereanyquestionsbeforewemoveon?
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C,ListenagaintothewholeTVprogram.ThenreadthestatementsinAandB,anddecideifeachisafactoratheory.Writethecorrectletter(ForT}nexttoeachstatementabove.
Speaker1:
Foryears,scientistshavetriedtoaccountforthemysteriousdisappearancesofplanesandshipsatsea.Now,theymayhavetheanswerduetonewsatellitedata.StaytunedtoMysteryWorld.
Speaker2:
FromWashington,DC,here'sClarkJacobswithMysteryWorld.
Speaker1:
Considerthesethreefacts:
First...Overthelasttwentyyears,hundredsofcargoships--manyasbigasasoccerfield--havemysteriouslydisappearedorbeendestroyedintheNorthAtlanticandnearthetipofSouthAmericaandSouthAfrica.
Second...TheBermudaTriangle,roughlytheareabetweensouthernHorida,PuertoRico,andBermuda,hasbeenthesiteofmanyshipandaircraftdisappearancesoverthelasthundredyears,andThird...inthePacificOcean,justoffthecoastofcentralJapan,thereisaregionknownas"TheDevil'sSea"--givenitsnamein1955aftertenshipsvanished,andtheareahasbeennamedadangerzonebytheJapanesegovernment.
Foryears,scientistshavestruggledtoexplaintheseevents.Manyspeculatedthatbadweatherormachineproblemswereresponsible,andonMysteryWorld,weconsideredthepossibilityofvisitorsfromspaceasthecause.
Butnowthereisevidencethatmayshednewlightonthedisappearances.SatellitessetupbytheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhaverecentlyidentifiedenormouswavesfaroutintheoceans.These"monsterareoftennearlythirtymetershigh,oraboutthesizeoratwelve-storybuilding.Theyoftenriseunexpectedly,likegiantwallsofwaterfromthesea,crashingdownwithgreatforce,andthen,theydisappear.
Speaker2:
Thoughwavesthissizehavebeenapartoffolkloreforcenturies,peoplebelievedthattheywereextremelyrare,occurringonlyonceeverytenthousandyears.Thesatellitedata,though,provesthattheyaremorecommonthanoncethought.Scientistsnowalsosuspectthatthesewavesmayhavebeenresponsibleformanyoftheunexplaineddisappearancesoflow-flyingaircraftandshipsovertheyears.So,howandwhydowavesliketheseform?
InanalyzingtherecentsatelliteimagescollectedbytheEuropeanSpaceAgency,scientistshavenotedthatmonsterwavesappeartoformmostofteninplaceswherewavesofdifferentstrengthscometogetherfromdifferentdirections.AtthesoutherntipofAfrica,forexample,wheretheAtlanticandindianOceansmeet,itisquitecommonforwavestocrashintoeachother.Combinedwiththestrongoceancurrentsintheregion,wavesmaythengrowtoenormousheight.ThistheorymayexplaintheoccurrenceofmonsterwavesinsimilarlocationsaroundtheglobesuchasatthetipofSouthAmerica.
TounderstandwhymonsterwavesmightforminplacesliketheNorthSea,wheretherearenofast-movingoceancurrents,scientistshaveturnedtostudyingtheweatheranditseffectontheocean.Theyhopethatbystudyingweatherpatterns,theymaybeabletopredictwheremonsterwavesarelikelytodevelop.
Eventhoughscientistsarebeginningtounderstandmoreaboutmonsterwaves,thereisstillalottolearn.Andnowthatitisclearthatthese
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