新标准大学英语视听说教程（二）听力原文_Unit 5new.doc

Unit 5-Conversation 1Mark: Have you got your tickets for the play? Kate: What play? Mark: The play which OUDS are producing. You know, the play Im in at the Oxford Playhouse. Kate: Oh, that play! Well, er . Mark: What about you, Janet? Janet: Whats the play called? Mark: Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett. You are coming, arent you? Kate: Beckett? Janet: Why not? Kate: Well, um, Im sure youll be totally brilliant, Mark . but I wish I could understand the play. It doesnt make sense. Mark: If only you were more patient, Kate. Becketts a fascinating writer. Youll come though, wont you, Janet? You really ought to see something like this at least once during your stay in Oxford. Janet: Well, Im not sure. Mark: Oh, come on! Please! Janet: But if Kate doesnt understand the play, theres no way Ill be able to follow it. Kate: Do you want to go? Janet: Well, I love going to the theatre, and Id really like to see Mark acting. And actually, yes, I think I should see a play by Samuel Beckett. Mark: Good! So youre coming, Janet. I wish youd come, too, Kate. Its a really good performance. Kate: Well, OK, but Im only doing it because youre in it. When is it on? Mark: Next Tuesday to Saturday. Janet: How about going Friday night? Mark: Thats great. But youd better get your tickets soon, because were expecting a full house.Unit 5-Conversation 2 Kate: Well, what did you think? Janet: It was . very interesting. Kate: Ididnt have a clue what was going on. Absolutely nothing happened! I dont know why I bothered coming to see itJanet: I thought Mark was brilliant. Kate: Yes, I did too, of course . Janet: But I wish I had read the play before I saw it. If only I had known the story, it might have been easier to follow it. How long do you think Mark will be? Janet: I guess he needs to get changed first. He said hed join us as soon as possible. Kate: Here he is. Hi Mark! Mark: Hi, what did you think? How was I? Janet: It was . very challenging. Kate: It was so-so. Janet: But you were brilliant! Well done. Kate: You were awesome, Mark. Everyone adored your performance. Darling, you were to die for! Mark: OK, OK, dont exaggerate. I wasnt that good! Anyway, Ive got some great news! Janet: Tell us! Mark: Weve started talking about next terms OUDS play. Kate: Whats it going to be? Mark: Hamlet, by William Shakespeare! Janet: Great! And whos going to play Hamlet? Kate: Dont tell me, let me guess! Mark: To be or not to be, that is the question! Janet: I dont believe it. Youre going to play Hamlet? Kate: Come on, lets celebrate . from Beckett to Shakespeare. Today Oxford, tomorrow, Hollywood!Unit 5-Outside viewPart 1Viewer 1 So, what do you guys want to watch?Viewer 2 Uh, I dont know. Whats on?Viewer 3 How about a documentary on the History Channel? I like watching history programmes.Viewer 2 I dont really like watching the History Channel.Viewer 1 How about a baseball game? From 1973 ?Viewer 3 No thanks! How about a cooking show?Viewer 1 Yeah, I love watching cooking shows.Viewer 2 What?Viewer 1 I do!Viewer 2 Uh, I dont like cooking shows. Uh, lets watch some music videos.Viewer 1 This is awful!Viewer 3 Can you see whats on another channel?Viewer 1 Yeah, sure. What channel?Viewer 3 Uh, anything but this.Voice-over These television viewers are trying to decide on a programme to watch, by clicking on channels, and seeing whats on. This practice is known as channel surfing. In the past, it was not difficult to decide what to watch on TV. There were only three channels to choose from. Cable television has changed all that. There are so many channels, and so many different kinds of programmes to watch, many viewers find it difficult to decide what to watch, even when they are watching by themselves. This business traveller doesnt like anything. Many people like a particular type of programme.Speaker 1 TV programmes I like watching are cooking shows, um, comedy shows. Speaker 2 I usually watch dramas, murder mystery programmes, quizzes, comedies. Speaker 3 I like watching talk shows. Speaker 4 I guess of all my favourite TV shows Id like news programmes. Speaker 5 I like to watch soap operas and news. Speaker 6 I like to watch comedy shows. Speaker 7 Well, I like good drama, I like a lot of the cop shows, um . I like a lot of the science fiction shows and good history. Speaker 8 TV programmes I like to watch are like sports, automotive. Discovery, that type of thing.Part 2Voice-over Cartoons have always been popular. This brother and sister are watching their favourite DVD. Mum Turn that down! Boy OK, Mum. Voice-over He, he turns it down. Now the volume is too low. For couples, deciding what to watch can require some very careful negotiation. Woman Oh, look! Pretty Woman is on! I love watching that movie. Joe Pretty Woman! Oh, no, not Pretty Woman!Woman Joe, you know its my favourite movie. Its on in five minutes. Ill be right back. Im just going to get some coffee. Joe I dont like watching that kind of movie. Plus I dont like Julia Roberts. Actually, I really hate that movie. Voice-over Joe realizes that theres a basketball game on tomorrow night. He wants to ask his friends over to watch it. Woman Youre so sweet to watch this with me. I know you probably dont want to see it again. Joe Oh, sure. I dont mind. Theres nothing else on anyway. Not tonight, Viewer 1 Hey, look. Swordfish is on. John Travolta and Halle Berry? Viewer 2 No, Ive already seen that twice. Viewer 3 I hate that movie.Viewer 1 OK. How about The Matrix?Viewer 3 Thats OK. But Ive seen it too many times.Viewer 2 Yeah, me too. But I love that movie. Viewer 3 You guys, theres nothing on. Viewer 2 Yeah, youre right. Viewer 1 Hey, how about we go out and get some pizza?Viewer 3 Thats a good idea. Turn that off. Mum I told you to turn it down. Now Im going to turn it off. Woman Oh, its over. I just love that movie! Thanks for putting up with it again. I know its not your favourite. Joe Thats OK. But tomorrows my turn. Im asking the guys over to watch the basketball game. Woman Oh, thats fine. I wont be here anyway remember? I m going to visit my sister? Joe Oh, yeah. Thats right. Voice-over The business traveller seems to have found what he was looking for, a programme that puts him to sleep. And thats all for tonight, folks! Be sure to tune in tomorrow!Unit 5-Listening inNews ReportA new craze is sweeping the city of Toronto, Canada. More and more board game cafes are opening in different neighborhoods.In some of cafes, customers pay an hourly rate to play tabletop games; in others a flat fee allows them to play for an unlimited time. On top of the fee, the cafes also require customers to purchase food and drinks.Most cafes offer hundreds of games, varying from classics like “Monopoly” and “Battleship” to European strategy games like “Settlers of Catan” and “Agricola”. They also have staff members to teach customers the rules of the game if necessary. This means that players are more comfortable exploring games that they havent played before.People enjoy going to these cafes because they can try out the games. It is cheaper than buying the games and then deciding they dont like them. Also, its like having a party with your friendsbut not at your own house!1. What do we learn about board game cafes from the news report?2. Why do people enjoy going to board game cafes?Passage 1Announcer1：Thanks for the news update. And its Thursday evening, time to start planning the weekend, and time to hear from Jenny with our weekly update, Whats On in Town. Announcer2：Thanks, Mark.Announcer1：Whats it going to be Jenny? A weekend in front of the television, or out on the town?Announcer2：Definitely out on the town, Mark. Its a fun-filled weekend, with something for everyone. For anyone who likes classical music, theres Beethovens Ninth Symphony in the Westgate Concert Hall on Friday evening.Announcer1：Thats the one with that catchy tuneAnnouncer2：I dont think the Southbank Choir will let you join in with a voice like that! Tickets are10, with concessions for students and senior citizens, and it starts at 8 pm.Announcer1：OK, and whats on at the cinema? Announcer2：Ive got a couple of suggestions. For those of you who like Chinese movies, theres a retrospective on Zhang Yimous films beginning with The House of the Flying Daggers at the Arthouse Cinema in North Street. If you havent seen, its amazing. Its on at 7 pm on Saturday night. And other films showing next week include Hero, and Raise the Red Lantern. Tickets are 12, with the usual concessions. Announcer1：How about a Hollywood blockbuster?Announcer2：Not sure Td call it a blockbuster, but the next part of Lord of the Rings is showing at Globe Cinema. Its on Friday and Saturday at 7.30 pm, tickets 8.Announcer1：OK, Lord of the Rings, thats a great series. Now, how about something more cultural?Announcer2：Theres a fabulous exhibition at the Smith Museum called, “The Art of Venice”, with a collection of paintings from all over the world. Its open from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday and entrance is free.Announcer1：OK, sounds good. And what about the music scene?Announcer2：Friday night is open mic night at the George Inn. It you want to hear some great music, it starts at 8.30 pm Friday night. But if you want to find out what its like to perform in front of a live audience, book a slot with the organizers and they 11 sing, play, dance, whatever . Nice friendly atmosphere, but make sure youve got a five or ten minute act before you offer to try it out onstage. No entrance fee, but youll need to buy a round or two of drinks.Announcer1：Anything else?Announcer2：Yes, its jazz at the Jam Factory on Saturday night from 10 pm, with the Steve Reid Trio playing Afro- Cuban jazz. With tickets at 20 I guess the Jam Factory is going to be the coolest place in town. So I advise you to book in advance.Announcer1：Sounds like a great weekend, thanks Jenny.Passage 2Speaker 1Interviewer Tell me about leisure activities in the States. What kind of spectator and participation sports are there? Speaker 1 OK, well, the four most popular ones are baseball, basketball, American football of course, and ice hockey.Interviewer Yeah, and what about - em indoor activities, rather than sports. The kind of things that you do inside?Speaker 1 Well, you could say, could say martial arts. Thats very popular. Tae Kwon Do -that sort of thing. Bowling. And movies.Interviewer Yeah.Speaker 1 Watching television, of course. The average American, I think, watches television about two and a half hours a day.Interviewer And, apart from sports, what other outdoor activities are there?Speaker 1 Cycling, tennis, golf, walking and jogging of course and now, more and more people are playing soccer.Interviewer Right. And what kind of cultural activities are very popular in the States?Speaker 1 We all like going to concerts, I think. Er, a lot of people now are joining book clubs.Interviewer Book clubs?Speaker 1 To be a member of a book club, do something .Interviewer So just local groups . with friends?Speaker 1 Yes, local groups.Interviewer And you discuss books?Speaker 1 Yes, you take a book each, each week or each month. You read it and then you go back and discuss it. Thats very popular now.Interviewer And how about weekend and holiday activities?Speaker 1 Some people like hunting. Im not one of those at all. I dont like that. But thats very popular in, in the rural areas. Then, of course theres camping and hiking, also. A lot of Americans volunteer for a wide range of causes from raising funds to helping people who are less fortunate, tutoring students, or leading Scout troops or doing youth sports, that sort of thing.Interviewer Right, yeah.Speaker 2Interviewer Tell me about leisure activities and sports in Russia. What do you like doing?Speaker 2 Well, football is the favourite sport. But, er, we like also ice hockey in the winter. Winter sports.Interviewer And what about indoor sports? Or indoor activities other than .?Speaker 2 We like very much playing chess. And we are very good at playing chess. Also, television is very common and, in the cities - Moscow and St Petersburg we like to club, go dancing.Interviewer Oh, right. Yeah. OK. Yeah. And what about outdoor activities?Speaker 2 Well, believe it or not, collecting mushrooms. In the autumn, we like it very much. And also the skiing. Again, the ice hockey in the winter. Very popular.Interviewer And I believe cultural activities are very important to you? What kind of things do you like doing?Speaker 2 In particular, the ballet.Interviewer Yeah.Speaker 2 And of course, the opera as well. Even the small towns have theatres and a cinema. We like the country people, the rural people, they like to watch films. They call it a Palace of culture.Interviewer Right. Yeah.Speaker 2 Yes.Interviewer And what kind of weekend and holidayactivities do you enjoy?Speaker 2 Well, you find the rich Russians, they very often have a dacha, which is a cottage.Interviewer Right.Speaker 2 In the country.Interviewer Right.Speaker 2 You go there for a holiday and maybe forthe weekend.Interviewer Right. Thank you.Speaker 3 Interviewer Tell me about leisure activities in Australia. What kind of sports do you enjoy?Speaker 3 Well, Australian rules footb