新标准大学英语2课本听力原文unit3.docx

Unit 3Conversation 1Kate: So, what did you think of the movie?Mark: It was good but I thought it was too long. Kate: Yes, me too.Kate: Hey, wheres my bike? I dont believe it! Its gone! Mark: It was next to mine, you chained it up! Kate: Someones stolen it! Oh, how could they! Mark: Oh, Kate!Kate: How could someone have done this! The creep! Mark: Its a really mean thing to do, steal a bike.Kate: It was a mountain bike and it cost a fortune I dont have the money to buy another one.Mark: Listen, Ill go down the street and see if I can see anyone with it. Why dont you go into that shop and see if theyve seen anything suspicious? Ill be back in a minute. Kate: OK. Kate: Well?Mark: No luck. What did they say in the shop?Kate: I asked the shopkeeper if shed seen anything Mark: And?Kate: She said she hadnt. I guess it was a long shot. She advised me to report it to the police. But according to her, bikes get stolen all the time around here.Mark: Listen, lets get back so you can report it. Kate: Ive got no bike. Im just so upset! Mark: Its not far to college. Come on!Unit 3-Conversation 2Mark: So did you ring the police?Kate: Yes. I went to the police station to report it. Mark: What did they say?Kate: No ones found it. This woman said that Oxford has the fifth highest rate of bike theft in the country! Mark: Youre joking!Kate: Thats what she said. Mark: What else did she say?Kate: She told me that sometimes you do get bikes back the thieves use them and then abandon them, apparently, and then people find them and report them. Mark: So you might get it back.Kate: I hope so, Mark, I really do. Its just too much, you know? But . um . what else? She told me to go to this sale they have of abandoned bikes. She thinks I might find it there. But its only every two months, I cant wait till then! Honestly, Mark, Im really furious!Mark: You can always buy a cheap bike on eBay.Kate: Hello . Speaking . You found it! Where was it? Is it .? Oh, thats fantastic news! There was a lamp and a basket on it . Right . OK, thank you, Ill be in tomorrow morning to pick it up. Unbelievable! This guy found it! Mark: Brilliant! Was that the police?Kate: Yes. What they said was, someone dumped it outside this guys backyard.Mark: Thats so strange!Kate: The lamps been stolen and the basket. Mark: Forget about it! Youre lucky to get it back!Unit 3-Outside viewPart 1Presenter Dodgy deals arent the only problems associated with doorstep sellers. Your doorstep presents these unannounced visitors with a real opportunity to undertake distraction burglary where they often pose as bogus officials to gain access to your home. Im joined now by Ian Holt, from Thames Valley Police. Ian, just outline for me what does distraction burglary actually entail?Ian Holt Well basically what happens is, somebody uses a5story to get inside somebodys house and then they steal items, usually cash or small items of jewellery.Presenter And what are the different techniques that are commonly used?Ian Holt Well basically they er . the people that commit this crime move from area to area, er . they will look at an area, they will try and pick a particular target and they can find that by looking at property, it may be er, an uncut garden, it may be repairs that need doing to the property. Something that indicates that theres a vulnerable person in there. Usually, its an elderly person that lives there.Presenter Is this quite a common problem now?Ian Holt It is becoming more common. To get it in perspective, of the 14,000 burglaries that were in Thames Valley last year, we had reported 800 crimes of distraction burglary. But, it. theres a slight increase this year over last years figures.Presenter OK, you mentioned some of the victims being elderly. What other people are targeted?Ian Holt Well, unfortunately, with this type of offence, it is the vulnerable in society and the elderly. The, the national average, if theres such a thing as a, a victim for this type of crime, is a white female aged 81 years. Part 2Presenter And what about things that people can do to prevent it happening, basically?Ian Holt Well the things they can do are very, very simple. The difficulty comes, is that some of these people, er . its very difficult for them to remember what to do. But the three things we, we always say is: stop, chain and check. And thats stop before you open the door to make sure whos on the other side. Always apply a chain. If you havent got a chain, fit a chain to the door, or a door bar if youve got difficulty in handling a chain with arthritic fingers. But also when you answer the door, check the identity of the person there. Generally the offenders say they are from the Water Board or from utilities. They may say theyre from a charity or even from local authority. But generally, a utility will be in uniform. Ask for their identification. A genuine person will not mind you doing that and will wait until you can check them out. If you do need to check them, phone the number on, on your last bill. What wont happen is that if it is a bogus caller, they will become unnerved by this reaction and they will leave. Presenter OK and theres also a couple of gadgets new on the market that also can help as well. Just talk us through that.Ian Holt Certainly, yes. The . a spy er . viewer is fairly standard. But for elderly who may have poor eyesight theres a spyscope which actually makes it a lot easier for them to see whos outside. As Imentioned before about the door bar, again, it can be easier to apply than the chain. Very reasonable priced er, and something that is fairly new . as I mentioned before its very difficult for some of these people to remember what they have to do when they go to thedoor and thats why they become victims. And this item is called a Memo Minder and actually you can record a message on there and its nice to have agrand-daughter or somebody to record a message, but every time the person approaches the door it reminds them with a voice to say Put your chain on.Unit 3-Listening inPassage 1Patrick； I read a funny story today in the paper - true story. Steve； Go on, then.Patrick； OK. This 72-year-old guy stole a pair of trousers from a department store in Paris. A security man saw him and alerted the police and they were waiting for him when he came out of the shop. The shoplifter started running, but the policeman soon caught up with him. The man then bit the policeman on his arm several times. ；Steve； He bit the policeman?Patrick； Yes - you have to remember, he was 72. Steve； Id forgotten that.Patrick； Problem was, it didnt hurt the policeman at all, cause the guy had forgotten to put his false teeth in before he left home.Steve； Very funny!Patrick； And the moral of the story is -Steve； Always remember to wear your false teeth if youre going to bite someone.Patrick； Thats good. I read a funny crime story the other day. Lets see . yeah . this guy. this guy robbed a supermarket somewhere in America -1 cant remember where exactly -anyway, he got away with about 4,000 dollars. The next week the local newspaper reported the story but said hed stolen 6,000 dollars. The thief rang the newspaper office to complain. He said, Look, I only took 4,000 dollars. Im wondering if the supermarket manager took another 2,000 and said Id taken it. I did not take 6,000, I promise you. Steve； He was probably telling the truth.Patrick； He probably was. Anyway, the newspaper managed to keep the guy talking while they rang the police. And the police traced the call - the guy was ringing from a phone booth - and they arrested him while he was still talking to the newspaper.Steve； Thats good. Stupid guy! Ive got another true story . This - this - old guy was in court for some crime - and he fell asleep. His case began and his lawyer stood up and said, My client pleads not guilty. The man suddenly woke up, but wasnt sure what was happening. He jumped up and shouted, I plead guilty! I plead guilty! Patrick So what happened?Steve； The judge allowed him to plead not guilty. Patrick Thats the best, I think.Passage 2Presenter； Youre listening to Kevin Fallen and my topic for today is street crime. Being mugged is something that can happen to anyone - and its a very frightening experience. So its positive when you hear of someone who was attacked by a mugger and defeated them - especially when that person is a woman. Anna Black was attacked by a mugger. Shes here to tell us about it. How long ago did this happen, Anna? Anna； Just over a week ago. The day it happened,I was coming home from work a bit later than usual -1 think it was about seven. I was on my mobile phone, talking to my husband.Presenter； And it was still daylight?Anna； Yes. Anyway, suddenly, someone pulled my hair from behind - and at the same time they grabbed my mobile phone. Now, Im a karate black belt Presenter； Really!Anna； Yes, I practise three times a week - so Im ready for situations like this.Presenter； I bet you ar