新世纪大学英语视听说教程3原文 (unit7).doc

Unit 7 Sports and HobbiesListeningAudio Track 3-7-1A: Hi, whats your favorite sport?B: Well, its a relaxing sport.A: Do you do it alone?B: Well, you can do it alone but I do it with other people. Our college has a special club.A: Does it require special skills or training?B: No, it doesnt. Thats one of the things I like about it. Anyone can do it.A: Is it popular?B: Yes, I see many people doing it in the morning when I am on my way to college. And there are lots of people doing it when I visit the track in the evening.A: So, is jogging your favorite sport?B: Yep.A: Terrific! Jogging is also my favorite sport!Audio Track 3-7-2/Audio Track 3-7-3My favorite hobby is nature photography. Ive been taking pictures outdoors for more than ten years. In that time, Ive traveled to several national parks in my country. Ive also visited Mexico and Brazil. I like to take pictures of birds and animals. Ive gotten some really nice photos, but sometimes I cant find my favorite pictures. Thats because I havent put them in albums yet!Audio Track 3-7-4/Audio Track 3-7-5/Audio Track 3-7-6Conversation 1:Host: Hello, Spencer. How are you?Spencer: Fine, thank you. Im excited to be here.Host: Great! I see a photo in your hand. What is it?Spencer: Well, its a picture of something thats famous worldwide.Host: Wow! Look at that! Is it yours?Spencer: It certainly is. I didnt buy it, though. My father gave it to me.Host: How did your father get it?Spencer: He carried it in the 1984 Olympics. He was one of the runners. After the Olympics finished, he bought the torch and gave it to me.Host: You must be athletic, too, right?Spencer: No, not at all. Im terrible at sports.Host: Well, what was your fathers event?Spencer: He ran the 800 meters. He won his first race, but lost the second one.Host: Fascinating Well, your father wasnt only a strong athlete he was also a good collector. Do you have any idea how much the torch is worth?Spencer: Not at all.Host: Its a good item to have. Its probably worth several thousand dollars.Spencer: Wow!Host: What are you going to do with it?Spencer: For now. Im going to keep it. Someday Ill give it to a museum.Conversation 2:Host: Hi, Greta, its nice to see youve brought us a fun object.Greta: Yeah. I really like it.Host: Did you play with it when you were a kid?Greta: A little, but not so much. My brother played with it all the time. I played with my teddy bear collection.Host: Do you know anything about this toy?Greta: I did some research. I know it was made in Germany by the Lehmann Company. Im notsure of the date.Host: OK anything else?Greta: Thats about it.Host: Well, let me tell you a little bit about the Lehmann Company. Their toys were very popular in the first half of the twentieth century. Theyre still making toys today.Greta: I didnt know that.Host: How much did you pay for this toy?Greta: Nothing. A neighbor gave it to us before he moved away.Host: Oh, thats good news Because unfortunately, this toy is not a Lehmann toy.Greta: Its not?Host: Nope. Im sorry, but its a fake.Greta: Youre kidding!Host: No, Im not. Look at the bottom of the toy. A Lehmann toy will have the letter “e” markedon it. Yours doesnt have that.Greta: Oh, how disappointing!Host: Well, its still in good condition.Greta: Yes, thats true. It may not be worth anything, but Ill always keep it for my children.Audio Track 3-7-7/Audio Track 3-7-8/Audio Track 3-7-9Alfredo: Well, Ivan, now that final exams are finished, what are you going to do?Ivan: Thats easy, Alfredo. Take a break! Im exhausted. How about you?Alfredo: Same here. I need to rest for a couple of days. Then Im going on a trip next week.Ivan: Where are you going?Alfredo: My wife and I are going to the Vista View Resort.Ivan: That sounds relaxing.Alfredo: Actually, its going to be kind of busy in a fun way. They have lots of activities there horseback riding, skydiving Ivan: Skydiving?! Are you going to do that?Alfredo: No, Im going for the scuba diving.Ivan: I didnt know you were a scuba diver.Alfredo: Im not yet. Were going to take lessons when we get there. By the end of the trip, Ill be ready to try my first real dive.Ivan: That sounds like fun. I wish I could go but my kids are too small. Theyre only 10 and 12 years old.Alfred: You know, theyre not too young. Theres a “junior” program to prepare kids forscuba diving. You should check it out.Ivan: I should, but I know my wife. Shell never agree to it. Shes afraid of the water.Alfredo: Well, heres a brochure if youre interested. Like I said, they have other activities beside scuba diving. They also have a full-service spa. Maybe your wife would enjoy that.Ivan: Now thats an idea!Audio Track 3-7-10/ Audio Track 3-7-11/ Audio Track 3-7-12Adventurous raceIts a team sport. It includes mountain climbing, biking, boating, and trail running. It has lots of “special mystery events” like climbing over a 5-meter wall, and carrying a team member for 3 kilometers. What is it?“The coolest sport Ive ever done,” says 31-year-old Bryan Martin. He recently finished the Hawaii Adventure Race, with his team, the Outsiders. “Although everyone on our team bikes and runs every day, it was a great challenge.” His team finished fifth out of more than two hundred teams in the race.Adventure racing is a new sport that started a few years ago. In it, teams of four people race non-stop across long distances in difficult environments, 24 hours a day. There are mens, womens, and mixed teams. Some adventure races are just one day, but others are much longer.In the Eco-Challenge, one of the most famous races, teams must travel 500 km in ten days. They travel by running, climbing ropes, kayaking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. Every year, the Eco-Challenge is held in a different country and environment, like the jungles of Malaysia, the desert of Morocco, or the mountains of Canada.Speed and stamina are very important for adventure racers, but theres one more unusual thing about the sport. To win the race, all team members must finish together. If one person quits, the team is out of the race. “You have to help each other, and you really learn to work together,” says Bryan Martin. “I enjoy that most of all.”Audio Track 3-7-13A brief history of the X Games1995 The first Extreme Games competition was held in 1995 in Rhode Island, USA. The athletes competed in nine events, including windsurfing and mountain biking.1996 The Extreme Games were renamed and became the X Games.1997 The first Winter X Games were held in California, USA. The athletes competed in events such as snowboarding and ice climbing.1998 The first Asian X Games were held in Phuket, Thailand.2001 The first European X Games were held in Barcelona, Spain.2002 The first Latin American X Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Audio Track 3-7-14/ Audio Track 3-7-15A star in the X GamesTheres a new kind of competition happening worldwide. No, its not the World Cup. Its the X Games.In different areas of the world, athletes train and compete in their own versions of the X Games. The best athletes can advance to the global championship. At the championship, teams from six regions (Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, South America, and the United States) face each other. There are summer sports (in-line skating, biking, and skateboarding) and winter ones (skiing and snowboarding). Most “X Gamers” are male, but there are a few women. One woman, in particular, stands out from the crowd. Her name is Fabiola da Silva. Shes an in-line skater and she comes from Brazil.There are two different in-line skating categories: park and vert. In the park event, skaters compete on a course that has ledges, handrails, and other obstacles. In the vert event, skaters do tricks in a half pipe. They try to fly high in the air and spin. Fabiola competes in both events. She has been skating for years and she has always dominated the womens events.Fabiola would like to see more women in the X Games, but shes not afraid of the guys. Ever since she received her first pair of skates at the age of 12, shes played with boys. Now she skates in competitions with them and she beats many of them.Fabiolas mother was a housekeeper. It was hard, but she saved her money to buy Fabiolas skates. It was a good investment. Fabiola has traveled abroad for events and become famous in the skating world.Success hasnt gone to her head, though. Shes a typical young woman of the world: She has a boyfriend, likes to listen to rock music, and prefers healthy foods. She doesnt seem to care much about the attention she gets.Audio Track 3-7-161. board game2. basketball3. computer gameAudio Track 3-7-171. Sergel is the national table tennis champion. 2. I found a tasty recipe in my new cookbook. 3. How many comic books does he have?4. Stamp collecting can be an expensive hobby.5. Ive put the best photos in my photo album.6. Shes good at baseball.Speaking & CommunicationAudio Track 3-7-18Olivia: Where are you rushing off to?Roshan: Ive got cricket practice. It starts at 5:00.Olivia: Cricket?Roshan: Are you familiar with it? Its really popular in my country.Olivia: Is it a sport?Roshan: Yes. Its played with a ball and bat. There are 11 players on each team.Olivia: I didnt know our university even had a cricket team!Roshan: They do. We have players from all over the world.Olivia: You must really like it.Roshan: I do. Its fun. Ive been playing it since I was a teenager.Audio Track 3-7-19Conversation 1A: Where are you rushing off to?B: Ive got bridge practice. It starts at 2:30.A: Bridge?B: Are you familiar with it? Its really popular in my college.A: Is it a sport?B: Yes and no. Id rather see it as a game. Its a four-player card game played both socially and in serious tournament competitions.A: I didnt know your college even had a bridge team!B: They do. We have players from all over the country.A: You must really like it.B: I do. Its fun. Ive been playing it since I was a teenager.Conversation 2A: Where are you rushing off to?B: Ive got embroidery practice. It starts at 9:00.A: Embroidery?B: Have you ever heard of it? Its a real tradition in my hometown.A: Is it a sport?B: No. Its a kind of art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with designs stitched in strands of thread using a needle.A: I didnt know our college even had an embroidery training course!B: They do. We have teachers from all of the best designing centers.A: You must really like it.B: I do. Its fun. Ive been practicing it since I was a child.Audio Track 3-7-20Game 1A: Do you know the rules of quinientos?B: Not at all. How do you play it?A: You use dominoes to play it. B: Dominoes?A: Dominoes are small rectangular blocks marked with a group of spots on either side. They are used for playing various games.B: Where is the game played?A: It is popular in Puerto Rico.Game 2A: Are you familiar with the game of mancala?B: Not really. How do you play it?A: You play it with seeds and a wooden board with holes.B: Oh? How?A: You try to win the other players seeds while transferring them from hole to hole.B: Where is the game played?A: In Africa. It may be the oldest game in the world.Game 3A: Have you ever heard of the game of makruk?B: Not really. How do you play it?A: Its a board game similar to chess, but some pieces look like temples. B: Where is this game played?A: In Thailand and Cambodia.Audio Track 3-7-21Talk 1The athlete I choose to enter the International Sports Hall of Fame is Lance Armstrong. Lance has been training since he was a boy. He was good at three sports, cycling, swimming, and running. At the age of 16 he competed in professional triathlons. After that he focused on cycling. Lance won many races until he was diagnosed with cancer in 1996. But thankfully, he recovered and later won six Tour de France bicycle races in a row. Whats more, he has written two books. Additionally, his Lance Armstrong Foundation helps cancer patients and their families.Talk 2I would choose Yao Ming to enter the International Sports Hall of Fame. As an international icon and basketball star, Yao Ming has topped many Chinese surveys about favorite athletes. He beat international soccer superstars David Beckham and Ronaldo. Actually, he has become a household name all around the world. He worked hard in the NBA, and won the respect of many other sporting giants. Not just a basketball player, he has also acted as a Special Olympics Global Ambassador and has donated a lot of money to charity. His success has influenced and encouraged many young Chinese people to work hard and to be good competitors. Talk 3Liu Xiang is not just my favorite athlete of all time, he is my idol. So if I have to choose one athlete to enter the International Sports Hall of Fame, my choice would naturally be Liu Xiang. He was the first Chinese, and the first Asian, to win the mens 110 meters hurdles race at the Olympic Games. That was in Athens in 2004. When Liu Xiang crossed the finishing line far ahead of the other hurdlers, in a world record 12.91 seconds, he created history. Ill certainly remember that moment forever. I felt such joy, excitement, and exhilaration. I sang out loud, cheered, and I might even have shed a tear. I certainly was not alone, Im positive the whole of China was behaving in exactly the same way. It was Liu Xiangs first Olympics and he won the gold medal! It really was a momentous event in sporting history.Video CourseVideo Track 3-7-1Natalie: Some of my favorite activities are going to the movies, hanging with my friends, playing with my daughter. I also like to do arts and crafts. Jonathan: I like skiing, snowboarding, surfing the Net, and playing video games.Catherine: Ive been making jewelry for about five years. Ever since I was little I always was interested in jewelry. I always looked at other peoples jewelry and drew designs on it. but I just started about five years ago. I like to give the jewelry to my friends as presents. Calum: Ive been drawing for the last three years. And I like drawing because it lets me puts my mind at ease and lets me think about other things, as opposed to whats going on in the news and the troubles that I might be having.Video Track 3-7-2Catherine: Ive been making jewelry for about five years. Ever since I was little I always was interested in jewelry. I always looked at other peoples jewelry and drew designs on it. but I just started about five years ago. I like to give the jewelry to my friends as presents. Calum: Ive been drawing for the last three years. And I like drawing because it lets me puts my mind at ease and lets me think about other things, as opposed to whats going on in the news and the troubles that I might be having.Video Track 3-7-3Alejandra: Sports have always been an important part of my life. I have been horseback riding since I was a kid. I go skiing quite often and I learned how to scuba dive when I was eight years old.Gian: My favorite activity is in-line skating. Ive been doing it for about fifteen years, and I love to skate because it gives you a sense of freedom and it uses all of your muscles.Martin: My favorite sport is tae kwon do, which Ive been studying for nine years and teaching for one.Dan: I like practicing kung fu because its good exercise, its vigorous, it helps me to clear my mind, and it can also be used for self-defense.Miyuki: I dont play sports very often. I like to go to games, because its a lot more fun to be at the game and enjoy the atmosphere, but otherwise I dont play sports.Video Track 3-7-4Dan: I like practicing kung fu because its good exercise, its vigorous, it helps me to clear my mind, and it can also be used for self-defense.Miyuki: I dont play sports very often. I like to go to games, because its a lot more fun to be at the game and enjoy the atmosphere, but otherwise I dont play sports.Video Track 3-7-5Claudia: (listening to Roberto play guitar) Thats beautiful! Oh, I hope I get that good someday.Roberto: You will, if you stick with it.Claudia: How long have you been playing the guitar?Roberto: Ive been playing since I was a teenager, but Ive only really been studying it seriously for about a year. How long did you say youve been playing the flute?Claudia: Like I said, I took lessons when I was a kid, but I hated it. I started playing about two months ago and Im really enjoying it this time. But like I told you Im not very good yet.Roberto: Well, have you been practicing? “Practice makes perfect.”Claudia: I practice sometimes, but I have trouble doing it at home. Tara and Sun-hee have both been studying a lot lately, and they keep telling me they need peace and quiet. So theres nowhere for me to practice.Roberto: Well, dont worry. Thats what were going to do today, and remember you can always come and play here.Claudia: Thanks!Roberto: Ready to try one?Claudia: Sure!Roberto: Ah lets see How about this one?Claudia: Uh that looks a little difficult.Roberto: OK. Lets see Have you ever played this one?Claudia: Uh nope, Ive never played it and probably never will. It looks a little tough.Roberto: Hmm Do you know this one?Claudia: That one?Roberto: Yeah.Claudia: Yeah, I know it but can I play it? (shakes head “no”) Hey! I do have one Ive been practicing lately. (opens sheet music)Roberto: This one