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新世纪视听说教程（听力课本）（第三版）Book4-Unit1听力原文整理者：电气 杨红叶，王雪Audio Track 4-1-2 第四页Blake: What are you working on, Mary?Mary: Im finishing my paper. Its due tomorrow, Blake.Blake: Whats the topic?Mary: Its about Greenland.Blake: Greenland. Hmmmthats part of Canada, right?Mary: I think you need to study your world geography, Blake.Blake: Well, isnt it near Canada?Mary: Yes, Its off the coast of northeast Canada, but its part of Denmark.Blake: Oh, I didnt know that. Well, whats your paper about exactly?Mary: In my paper, I answer the question. “Is Greenland really green?” In other words, is Greenland covered by a lot of plants and tree?Blake: Is it?Mary: What do you think?Blake: Lets seeGreenland is in the Arctic Circle-way up north. Its cold so “Is Greenland really green?” Id answer probably not.”Mary: Youd be correct. Its too cold there. In the north, a lot of the ground is frozen. The summer are short, so only the surface thaws.Blake: That sounds tough.Mary: Its hard for the construction industry. Its not easy to build in Greenland.Blake: It sounds so harsh. Why would anyone want to go there?Mary: There are big mountain ranges on the coasts. Theyre great for hiking and outdoor sports. And there are lots of animals there. You can sometimes see whales swimming in the harbors.Blake: That sounds cool! Ok, so if its not really a “green” place, why was it named “Greenland”? Mary: The first settlers wanted to attract other people. They give it an attractive name.Audio Track 4-1-4 第5页Jay: Come in here, Elise. You should see this show!Elise: What is it?Jay: Its called “The Titanic of the sky. Its about the Hindenburg. a great engineering feat.Elise: The HindenburgJay: You know, that giant zeppelin that crashed in 1934.Thirty-five people died.Elise: Oh, yeah, I remember now. It was flying from Germany to the United States. It crashed as it was landing.Jay: Right. Its so funny looking, dont you think? It doesnt look anything like the airplanes we have today.Elise: Thats true. Why would people ride in a zeppelin anyway? It seems so dangerous.Jay: Well, some people called the Hindenburg “mans greatest achievement in flight.” They thought it was safe, I guess.Elise: Who rode in it anyway?Jay: Mostly wealthy people. It accommodated between 30 and 40 passengers and crew. One person said it was like a “flying hotel.”Elise: It sounds pretty great.Jay: Yeah, and it was fast. Thats why people rode it. They wanted to get to there destination faster.Elise: Why didnt they just take a jet plane?Jay: Elise1 you know they didnt have jets back then. Look, in 1934 it took five days to travel from Germany to the US by ship. The zeppelin could do it in half that time. It was speedy.Elise: Well, maybe Ill sit down and watch a little bit. Maybe Ill learn something Audio Track 4-1-9 第7页My country has two very famous buildings called the Petronas Towers. The buildings are made of glass, steel, and concrete. They were designed by an American architect, but he used a Malaysian style. They were finished in 1998, and they were the tallest buildings in the world at that time. Each tower has 88 floors, and is 452 meter high. I really like the Petronas Towers. They show both the modern and the traditional side of my country.Audio Track 4-1-10 第7页Modern buildings: we love them, we hate them.The world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris is almost 500 years old, and it faced a very modern problem: there simply wasnt enough space for six million visitors each year. In 1989, American architect I.M.Pei designed a striking glass pyramid in the buildings center to be a visitors entrance and shopping arcade. But he also started an angry debate. Some people felt his glass building was a piece of art, like the ones inside the museum. Others said it was just an ugly, modern mistake.Kyoto, Japan, is the countrys ancient capital, and the heart of its culture. Its railroad station was too small for the millions of visitors. In1997, the city completed a new station in a huge shopping center, right in the oldest part of the city. Designed by Hiroshi Hara, the building also contains a hotel and department store. Before it was built, critics said that the high, wide, modern building would destroy the citys traditional look. On the other hand, supporters said it would bring new life into the city center.Audio Track 4-1-12 第8页Interviewer: What do you think is the biggest problem facing our cities?Erika: I think its overcrowding. Talk to anyone living in a major metropolitan area and they will say the same thing. Theres no space. Even the suburbs are getting crowded.Interviewer: Well, in some places there simply isnt any land left for building, right?Erika: Yes, thats true, but you have to think creatively. You cant give up so easily.Interviewer: Think creatively? What do you suggest?Erika: What Im saying is that we can build more structures underground. We can add parking lots, malls, hotels and even apartment buildings. Theres plenty of space.Interviewer: Isnt it expensive? Erika: Yes, it can be. In the past building underground has been very expensive. However, we have new technology that will bring the cost down. It involves using robots. You dont have to pay robots a salary.Interviewer: Isnt it “building down” more dangerous than other kinds of construction?Erika: Actually, I think its safer than building skyscrapers, for example. Remember, we already do it. We have subways, and underground shopping malls. Im just suggesting we invest in a variety of bigger projects and that we dig deeper.Interviewer: What would you say to people who doubt your idea?Erika: I can understand their feelings. Whenever theres a new idea, it can cause controversy. But “building down” is not some kind of impractical idea, it makes sense. There is so much space underground: it can accommodate a lot of traffic, storage, and people. With the new technology we have, wed be crazy not to consider the idea its the wave of the future.Audio Track 4-1-16 P10Bart: So what exactly did you do over the summer?Gustav: We worked as volunteers at Glacier National Park.Bart: Ive never been there. Whats it like?Carolina: Its beautiful. There are mountains and lakesand, of course, glaciers!Bart: How was the job?Gustav: We had to do a lot of physical work. It was kind of hard.Carolina: Thats true, but it was exciting, too! We actually saw bears!Bart: Wow! That does sound exciting. Maybe I should apply. Ill need a job next summer.Carolina: Sorry, Bart, but you cant apply to that program. Its a special program for international students.Video Track 4-1-1 P15Alejandra: One of the most beautiful natural wonders. Ive seen the glaciers in the south of Argentian.Nick: The Matterhorn, which is a mountain in Switzerland, is one of the most beautiful places Ive ever seen. My dad and I climbed about halfway , and once we got there it started snowing so we had to turn back.Catherine：I climbed up to Everest (i.e. Qomolangma) Base Camp. All of a sudden, you look up and theres this huge mountain that everyones talked about, that everyones photographed, and youve seen what its like in pictures but youve never seen it in person.Kumiko: Mt. Fuji is really beautiful from far away. When you climb it, its just rocks and dirtbut its really beautiful from far away.Natalie: I went to Niagara Falls for a family reunion. It was one of the most memorable times of my life because I got to around people who I lovemy family. And it was also one of the most beautiful sites that Ive ever seen.Video Track 4-1-3 P16Kevin: The most impressive man-made wonder that I have seen is the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall took several thousands of people to build, it stretches many, many miles throughout China, and it was made in a period where we didnt have all the technological advancementslike cranes and lifts.Gian: Last year I was in San Francisco and I had a chance to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge. What an amazing feat of engineering! It gives you a chance to look through all of San Francisco and over San Francisco Bay and its just a wonderful chance to see the city.Woo sung: I saw the Hoover Dam once and I didnt like it very much. It was in the middle of the desert and its just very hot, and there wasnt much activity going onand its just a big concrete structure.Video Track 4-1-5 P20Takeshi: Man, look at that! In New York theres always something being built. And everything goes up so quicklyyou never know whats going to be around next week.Roberto: Yeah, but on the other hand, sometimes I wonder about overcrowding. Maybe they need to start building down more.Takeshi: Building down?Roberto: Yeah, its when you build underground instead of aboveground.Takeshi: Nah, thats too much like living in a cave. I love the skyscrapers! They are the most incredible feats of engineering!Roberto: True. And some of the first ones were built right here in New York City.Takeshi: Thats right! You know, I wonder what New York looked liked before all these buildings popped up.Roberto: I dont know but Id like to see this one when its finished.Takeshi: Yeah. Ill bet itll be something fantastic! Roberto: Maybewhat do you think its going to look like?Takeshi: I dont knowbut you know what? Im going to remember what it looked like.Roberto: What are you talking about? And why are you taking pictures? Theres nothing there.Takeshi: OK. You know some people get famous because they have pictures of movie stars or performers before they make it big?Roberto: Yeah?Takeshi: Well, some buildings and architectural structures get to be famous too, like the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Buildingright?Roberto: Yeah, and? Theres nothing here!Takeshi: Right! But there will be. Someday this very spot may become really well-knowlike maybe itll be some incredible hotel that the rich and famous stay at. And Ill be the only one with pictures of it before it wa