新标准大学英语视听说教程2 Listening and in Inside view.doc

Unit 1 College culture Inside view Conversation1 Janet ：So this is the Cherwell Boathouse its lovely! And look at those people punting! It looks quite easy. Mark ：Im not so sure about that! Janet, theres something Kate and I wanted to discuss with you. Some people in college are organizing charity events this term. Weve decided to get involved. Janet ：Raising money for charity? Right. In China, people raise money for charity but students dont usually do that. Mark ：Students often do that here. Anyway, were thinking of doing sponsored punting. Janet ：Sponsored punting! Whats that? Kate ：Sponsoring is when people pay you to do something like run a long distance. So people would be sponsoring students to punt. Janet ：What a great idea! Id love to join you! Mark ：Thats why were telling you about it. So thats decided then. Lets make a list of things we need to do. Kate ：Ill do that. One of the first things we should do is choose the charity. Mark ：Yes. And choose a day for the event. And we need to design the sponsorship form. Ive got one here. Kate ：That looks fine, but we must change the wording. Who wants to do that? Mark ：Ill do that. What have we got so far? Kate ：Choose a charity. Also a day for the event. Change the wording on the sponsorship form Um We have to decide where the punt will start from. Mark ：Cherwell Boathouse, no question! Its a very beautiful route from here, apparently. Kate ：Im with you on that. Janet ：Me too Conversation2 Janet ：Im not used to boats Woah! Mark ：Whoops! Kate ：Watch out! You nearly hit me with that thing! Mark ：Sorry! I didnt mean to. OK, were off! Kate ：Maybe I should do the punting. Mark ：Its fine. Ive got the hang of it now give me a chance. Kate ：Well, Id like to have a go. Mark ：Supposing I do the first hour. Then you can take over for a while, if you want to. Kate ：Yes, great. Janet ：Youre really good at it, Mark! This is fantastic! Its exactly how I imagined life here! Look over there isnt it lovely! Kate ：Yes, it is. Janet ：Kate, everythings organized, isnt it, for8 collecting the sponsorship money? Kate ：Yes, Ive arranged for people to get the money to me by next Friday if they havent paid online. Ill count it all up. Janet ：Good. Wed better have a meeting soon after that, dont you think? How much have we raised? Kate ：About 600. Janet：Fantastic! Im so enjoying this! Mark ：Hey guys, Ive got a suggestion how about moving over to the bank and we can have our picnic! Hey, look, theres Louise and Sophie! Mark ：Whoo Girls Mark! Janet ：Are you all right? Mark ：Er Of course Im all right. Kate, I think its your turn to punt!Listening in Passage1V/O Hi, Im Nick Carter, and this is SUR, your university radio station. This morning we went around campus to ask freshers now half-way through their first year the question, “How are you finding uni?” Here are some of the answers we got. Speaker 1 Its cool. Its everything I hoped it would be. Im very ambitious, I want to be a journalist and I want to get to the top of the profession. Ive started writing for the university newspaper so Ive got my foot on the ladder already. Speaker 2 Im working hard and the teaching is as good as I expected. And Ive made some good friends. But Im very homesick. Im Nigerian and my familys so far away. I went home at Christmas for a month that really helped, but man, I miss my family so much. Speaker 3 “How am I finding uni?” Its great. Its not perfect, nothing is, but, like, Ive got a brilliant social life, just brilliant, and Ive made lots of friends. For the first few months I just didnt do, really enough work. But I I talked about it with my parents and Im working harder now and getting good grades. Speaker 4 Actually, Ive been quite lonely to be honest. Im a bit shy everyone else seemed to find it so easy to make friends straight away. But things have been better recently yeah, they have. Ive joined a couple of clubs and like, it really helps to get to know people when you have shared interests. So, yeah Im feeling a lot happier now. Speaker 5 Unis great, I love it. My only problem and its quite a big problem is money. My parents are both unemployed so, you know, they cant help me financially. My grant just isnt its just not enough for me to live on, so Ive taken a part-time job as a waitress a lot of people I know, like a lot, have had to do the same. I dont want to have huge debts at the end. Speaker 6 I love my subject, History, and Im, Im getting fantastic teaching here. I want to be a university lecturer and that means I have to get a first. I have a good social life but work definitely comes first for me. Passage2 Oxford and Cambridge two universities so similar that they are often spoken of together as “Oxbridge”. Theyre both in the UK, fairly near London, and both regularly come top in any ranking of the worlds best universities. The two universities began within a century of each other. Oxford University, now 900 years old, was founded towards the end of the 11th century. In 1209 there was a dispute between the university and the townspeople of Oxford. As a result, some of the Oxford teachers left and founded a university in the town of Cambridge, some 84 miles away. Ever since then, the two institutions have been very competitive. Unlike most modern universities, both Oxford and Cambridge consist of a large number of colleges. Oxford has 39 and Cambridge 31. Many of these colleges have old and very beautiful architecture, and large numbers of tourists visit them. In all UK universities, you need good grades in the national exams taken at 18. But to get into Oxford and Cambridge, its not enough to get A grades in your exams. You also have to go for a long interview. In these interviews, students need to show that they are creative and capable of original thinking. Through the centuries, both universities have made huge contributions to British cultural life. They have produced great writers, world leaders and politicians. Cambridge, in particular, has produced scientists whose discoveries and inventions have changed our lives. Among the great university institutions is the worlds most famous debating society, the Oxford Union, where undergraduates get a chance to practise speaking in public. Cambridges comedy club Footlights has produced many first-class comedians, while some of the UKs most famous actors and actresses began their careers at The Oxford University Dramatic Society, known as OUDS. Then theres the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, which takes place every year in March or April, and is watched on television all over the UK. So with all this excellence in so many fields, its not surprising that the ambition of clever students all over the world is to attend either one of these great universities. Unit 2 Inside view Conversation1 Kate ：Come in. Hey, Janet. Janet ：Hi Kate, are you busy? Kate ：Yes, Im just doing an essay. But its great to see you. So whats new? Janet ：Well, nothing much. Kate ：You look a bit fed up. Whats bugging you? Janet ：Well, I had a phone call from my parents and it made me feel homesick. It happens every time they call, and it gets me down. Kate ：Im sorry to hear that. I know how you feel. I love speaking to my mum and dad, but I always feel miserable after the call. Janet ：My dad doesnt say much, and I want to speak to him, but I wish I knew what to say. Kate ：Dont let it get to you. My dad doesnt say much on the phone either. I call, he answers the phone, and says, “Hi, Ill pass you to your mother.” Its really irritating. Janet ：But I miss him and my mother a lot, and I like to hear his voice. Kate ：Just tell him what youre up to. Janet ：Sometimes I feel as if I made a mistake leaving home and coming to Oxford. Sometimes I feel like a moody teenager. Kate ：Try not to worry about it, Janet. Its normal to feel like that. I understand how you feel, but I bet everything will be fine next term. Youll get used to it. Hey, why dont you do what I do? Janet ：Whats that? Kate ：When my dad calls, I ask him for more money! He usually says no, but at least I get to hear his voice! Janet ：Maybe. Im sorry to take up your time, Kate, but I must go now. Bye! Kate ：Wait a minute ! Conversation2 Kate ：I think I may have upset Janet last night. Mark ：What happened? Kate ：She came to see me. I was busy doing an essay but I was really pleased to see her. Shed had a call from home, and said she was feeling homesick. Mark ：Poor kid! It must be tough on you guys, living so far away from home. Kate ：I tried to make her laugh, told her not to worry about it, and that it was normal to feel miserable. Suddenly she looked miserable, and then she got up and said, “I must go now” and left my room. It was really sudden. I felt as if Id said something wrong. Mark ：Maybe she was just being polite. It was probably because she realized you were working and didnt want to disturb you. Kate ：I just wonder if she found it difficult to talk about her feelings with me. Maybe I shouldnt have tried to make her laugh? Perhaps she thought I wasnt taking her seriously. Mark ：I wouldnt worry about it. Put yourself in her shoes. How would you feel if you were a student at college in China? Kate ：I know. Thats why I feel bad. If only she had stayed longer! I wish I could have helped her more. Janet ：Hey, everyone! Mark ：Hi Janet, you look cheerful! Janet ：Yes, Ive just got my essay back. I got an alpha minus! Kate ：What an amazing grade! Well done. Mark ：Im really happy for you, Janet. Janet ：I feel on top of the world! Listening in Passage1 Presenter Were fortunate to have as our guest today Dr Jenna Hudson, who has just written a book about how colours affect us in our surroundings, especially in the world of advertising. Its called Market Colours. Dr Hudson, which are the most common colours in advertising and marketing? Dr Hudson Well, of course, it depends what image the marketing team wish to project with their products. So for example, we often think of blue as a cold colour, but it also makes you feel peaceful, quiet, and it doesnt suggest strong emotions. So its a favourite for banks and insurance companies, who wish to suggest the image that they are trustworthy. And for selling products, its often used to suggest something is pure and fresh. What about red? You can sell almost anything with red. Its a hot colour, which suggests a feeling of energy and even passion. It grabs your attention, and can make people buy almost anything. You often see red on magazine covers. But if you use it too much, it looks cheap and may make people tired. And orange has a similar effect to red, its upbeat and happy, it suggests pleasant feelings and images. Most people react well to orange, and its especially popular in advertising and on packaging for baked food. What about yellow, for instance? Yellow is the colour of sunshine and its a positive, happy colour, so its used a lot in advertising. But its also often used for warning signs, direction signs, and so on, where you have to read the message quickly and at a distance. What about less popular colours for advertising? Surprisingly, green isnt used much in advertising except for garden products. Its friendly and restful. It can be cool and soothing, the colour of apples and mint, but it can also be quite strong and many people associate it with unpleasant ideas of decay or slimy creatures. But most colours are not primary colours, theyre a combination. Absolutely. So yellow-orange is common, and often used to give animpression of style and class, it looks like gold. But its not often used in letters because its not very strong. And yellow-green reminds people of feeling sick. Blue-green works well as a cool colour, suggesting freshness, and is sometimes used for toothpaste products, bathroom products, food and household cleaning products. It has many of the advantages of blue without the disadvantages of green. Fascinating.Thank you very much, Dr ScriptsHudson. Market Colours by Dr Jenna Hudson is on sale from next week, priced 15.99 Passage2Presenter ：What makes you embarrassed, Sally? Sally ：Oh, Im easily embarrassed. If anybody notices me or looks at me, I get very embarrassed. When people sing me Happy Birthday on my birthday, I get very embarrassed. Presenter ：And what makes you upset? Sally ：When people are selfish, people who think only of themselves. And cruelty I cant bear people who are cruel, especially to animals or children. Presenter ：Jake, what makes you depressed? Jake ：I hate it when it rains, and I dont like people who look down on me, who think theyre superior to me without any reason. Presenter ：And what makes you angry? Jake ：When people dont behave properly in public, bad behaviour like dropping litter or people pushing each other on the bus or the train. Presenter ：Andrew, what makes you cheerful? Andrew ：I like to see everyone around me being happy and having a positive attitude towards the future, optimistic people. Presenter ：And what makes you jealous? Andrew ：Well, to be honest, I just never feel jealous. I cant see the point of it. Presenter ：Monica, what makes you proud? Monica ：Im proud when Im successful, especially in my work. Being recognized by my boss for what I can do makes me feel really proud. Oh, and my family. Im very proud of them. Presenter ：And what makes you nervous? Monica ：Every time I teach a new class. The night before Im very nervous. You dont know what the kids are going to be like and how they might behave, or if theyre going to like you. Presenter ：Anything else? Monica ：Doing interviews like this. Unit 3 Crime watch Inside view Conversation1Kate ：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! Conversation2Mark ：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! Listening in Passage1Patrick ：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 thenbit 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 I 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 yo