新视界大学英语视听说教程2_Unit3.doc

Unit 3 Inside viewThis is just so crazy!What?This story Im reading.So teU us.A Man was in a wheelchair crossing the road in front of a lorry at some traffic lights. Somehow, the back of the wheelchair got stuck on the front of the lorry. When the lorry started moving, it took the wheelchair and the man with it! Youre joking!The driver drove for several miles at 80 kilometres an hour before he stopped at a garage. The man was unhurt because his seat belt had stopped him falling out. What a terrible story! Thank goodness! The Man was all right! The police asked the driver if hed realized he had a passenger. The driver said he had no idea at all. Do you want to hear another one? A funny one this time. Go on.A woman reported that her car had been stolen and that shed left her mobile phone in the car. The policeman suggested calling the mobile. When he did, the thief answered. The policeman told the thief that he was answering an ad in the paper and that he wanted to buy the car. And the thief agreed to sell it! He didnt!So they arranged to meet and the thief was arrested and the woman got her car back. A happy ending! You get these great stories in the papers -I always read them. Conversation 2 Voice on Radio The news at one oclock. Tornadoes have damaged homes in Northern England. There is still no news of missing company director, Alan Marsden. Scientists claim that global warming is accelerating. There are reports coming in of more fighting in . Do you mind if l turn it off?Its fine. I wasnt listening.Do you follow the news?Yeah, I do. But I dont often listen to the radio, I mostly get my news online.Do you?Yes, I read articles from different papers.My dad does that.Well, Ive got used to reading real newspapers.You should try reading the news online.You get lots of different views, its very stimulating. True, it is stimulating. But Ive got into the habit of reading the papers in the JCR in a comfortable armchair, with lots of black coffee. Dont either of you listen to the radio? Its a great way to wake up. Yeah, I do that. And I download podcasts. And I watch the news on telly. Youre a news addict. We all know that. You have to be if you read PPE. You have to be really knowledgeable about current affairs. You are.Well, Im a TV addict. I spend too much time watching the soaps. I love British TV.Weve noticed, Kate. Are you going to watch Friends with me tonight?You bet!Outside viewA library containing archives of past stories and photographs is an important resource in any newspaper office, allowing journalists to research details of stories published in the past and get facts and photographs very quickly. Dempster is a librarian at one of Britains biggest newspapers, the Daily Express. He describes how in the past, the library was quite slow and difficult to use but today a computerized database makes researching past news stories and finding photographs much easier. How do you create a news database? Each morning, seven days a week, 364 days a year, because we dont include Christmas Day, we archive our daily newspaper. We also read other newspapers and collect stories they have published. We take around about 1,000 stories that we cut out from the newspapers every day. These are scanned onto a database and then they can be searched using a keyword. So, what we mean by keyword is that we use the terms Who? What? Why? When? and Where? as a reference for the information. So, for example, a journalist will be able to search for the British Prime Minister giving a speech in Munich concerning the European financial situation. Part 2How did journalists research news stories before computers? Before the electronic database, we had a traditional newspaper archive. So there were tens of millions of paper envelopes, containing paper copies of news stories on a variety of topics. These were referenced by general headings, whether it be politics, health or people. These envelopes would be given out to journalists. Quite often they would be left somewhere, lost, taken home things like that. And obviously, only one journalist at a time could research a particular subject; whereas with todays library, you can have dozens of journalists looking for the same item at the same time on a computer database. Where do the photographs in the newspaper come from? At one time, the Express used to take pictures in a traditional way. We received photographs by a motorcycle rider or by post. Now, more and more, we receive pictures electronically on the computer. We can also research pictures on the Internet and once they are received in the Daily Express office, they are copied into the correct folder on the computer. These photos, for example, have been requested by the Daily Express sports writer. Using Photoshop, you can change the colour and brightness of the picture, add a caption to it and generally tidy up an image. Listening in Short conversations Conversation 1When do they think the new highway is going to be finished? It was supposed to be open by September. I heard on the news that its three months behind schedule. What do we learn from the conversation?Conversation 2I think that everyone should pay every time they read the news on the Internet. After all, they have to pay when they buy a newspaper. Perhaps we should agree to differ about that. What is the mans opinion?Conversation 3And so weve seen all five films which have been chosen for this years Academy Award for Best Film . And now, the moment of truth . who is this years winner?What do we learn from the woman?Conversation 4So what exactly are you going to do to improve the health service? Weve announced a whole series of measures which well introduce over the next five years. What is the mans position?Conversation 5I think the government is going to lose the election. To be honest, Im in favour of a change of government.What is the mans opinion?News reportWalter Cronkite, perhaps Americas best-known journalist in recent years, has died at his home in New York at the age of 92. During his years as the presenter of the evening news at CBS, Cronkite appeared every evening in American homes, and was always a comforting presence, with his calm voice and gentle style. He was respected, listened to and liked. From 1962 to 1981, Walter Cronkite was the main Presenter of the CBS evening news, reporting wars, natural disasters, social changes and elections, as well as the first space flight, and the landings on the moon. Most famously, in 1963 he told the nation that President Kennedy had died. In an unusual show of feelings, he took off his glasses, wiped his eyes of tears, and reflected the emotion of millions. In 1968 Cronkite made a special programme on the Vietnam War. His conclusion was that it could not be brought to an end by military action, and that the two sides should begin peace discussions immediately. When President Johnson heard this, he said, If Ive lost Cronkite, Ive lost Middle America. Cronkite was named the most respected man in America. For nearly 20 years, he finished all his broadcasts with the line, And thats the way it is, sending millions of Americans to sleep with the words of the most trusted voice in America. Report Well, no visit to the capital of the US, Washington DC, would be complete without a visit to all the amazing museums .Like the National Gallery of Art or the National Air and Space Museum. But for those of you who are interested in the news, you may like to know a