新世纪大学英语视听说教程5听力原文(部分)

1、Track5-1-3C.Nowlistentothewholeinterview.Circlethecorrectwordsorphrasestocompleteeachsentenceaccordingtowhateachspeakersays.Cynthia:Andwelcomebackto"BookTalk"onWKRZ.I'myourhostCynthiaMarques,andthismorningwe'llbereviewingCorinneMaier'sFrenchbestsellerBonjourParesse-whichtransla

2、tesintoEnglishasHelloLaziness.Maier'sbook,HelloLaziness,takesahumorouslookatthecorporateworkplace,andencouragesreaderstodoaslittleaspossiblewhenthey'reatwork.JoiningmetodiscussthebookareDavidSorenson,ajournalistforCityTithesmagazine,andMarcPryce,aprofessorofsocialpsychologyatBowerUniversityS

3、o,let'sstartwithMaier'sopinioninHelloLazinessthatweworkbecausewehaveto-becauseweneedthemoney,notbecausemostofusloveout'jobs.David,whatareyourthoughtsaboutthisDavid:IcompletelyagreewiththatImean,thefactis,mostofusdogotoworkforthepaycheck.notbecauseweloveourjobs.weneedmoneytolive.yntbia:Ar

4、eyouspeakingfrompersonalexperienceDavid:Ohabsolutely!Whohasn'tfeltthisway-especiallyifyou'veworkedinaboringjobwithlittlechanceofadvancement.Anyway,IthoughtthatMaierdealtwiththesubjectofofficeworkinaverywitty,amusingwayinherbook.1laughedoutloudseveraltimeswhilereadingit.Cynthia:Canyougiveusan

5、exampleDavid:OfwhatmademelaughWell,forinstance,shegivesallofthesewonderfultipsfordoingaslittleaspossibleatwork-thingslikepretendingtobeasmokersothatyoucantakefrequentfive-minutebreaks.Cynthia:That'sagoodone.David:.Or.um.hidingamagazineinsidealargeworkmanual.Cynthia:Right,hertipswerefunny.Sowhata

6、boutyou,MarcWhatdidyouthinkofthebookMarc:Well,inplaces,itwashumorous,noquestion.Butoverall,Ifoundittoberathernegative-inspiteofthehumor.Cynthia:WhatbotheredyouaboutthebookCanyouthinkofaspecificexampleMarc:Well,onethingMaiersaysinherbookistobenicetotemporaryworkers.WhyBecausetheyaretheonlyoneswhodoan

7、yrealwork.Inotherwords,theotherpeopleinthecompanyarealljustmodern-dayslaves.Theyaren'tdoinganythingmeaningful.David:NowIthinkthat'sprettyfunny.Marc:Andthenthere'sanothertipfromtheauthor:Neveracceptapositionofresponsibility.Shesaysthatyou'lljusthavetoworkextrahardforlittlemoney.Instea

8、dofencouragingpeopletofigureoutwhatelsetheycouldbedoingwiththeirlives,shetellsthemit'sbettertojustgoofoffatwork.1didn'treallyfindthatveryfunny,1guess.David:Yes,butMaierisbeingironic,Marc.Marc:Iknowwhatyou'resaying,David,butwhatI'mgettingatisthatMaier'sbookencouragespeopletojustgi

9、veup.Sheclaimsthatit'spointlesstotrytochangethingsintheworkplace.youknow,thatyoucanbereplacedbyanotherpersonatanytime.Hermessageisthatyoucan'tgetaheadintoday'sworkplace,andyou'llprobablybelaidoffeventually,sowhybother.David:Yes,butMaierwasn'ttryingtowriteaself-helpbook,Marc.Whens

10、hetellsustogoforthemostuselesspositioninthecompanysothatyouwon'thavetoworktoohard.well,she'snotbeingentirelyserious.It'skindofajoke.Cynthia:Well,Icanseethatourlistenersaregoingtohavetoreadthebookanddecideforthemselves.Thankyoubothforjoiningustoday.Track5-1-8C.Pairwork.Nowlistentothewhole

11、interview.PayspecialattentiontowhatResendesaidtowardstheendoftheinterview.Whodoyouthinkmayhavesaideachstatementbelow7Writetheperson'sname.Thencompareyouranswerswithapartnerandgiveyourreasons.Interviewer:Whydon'twestartoffbytalkingalittleabouthowyoudevelopedyourinterestinfoodandcookingResende

12、:We!l,foodhasalwaysbeenmypassion.Asachild,!usedtolovepreparingmealswithmygrandmother,whowasfromBrazil.AndasIgotolder,Ispentalotoftimeinthekitchen,experimentingwithdifferentdishesThaisoups,Germantortes,Italianpastas.Interviewer:Butyouneverconsideredacareerintheculinaryarts7Resende:Notatall.Youknow,as

13、akid,Igrewuplearningthatapersonwenttocollegeandgotajobinbusiness,law,orsomethinglikethat.Tellingmyparentsthat!wantedto"studyfood"wouldvebeenimpossible.Theyneverwouldhaveagreed.Interviewer:So,fastforwardtothepresent.You'renowabusinessdevelopmentmanagerforaninternationaltechnologycompany

14、.!tdoesn'texactlysoundlikethecareeryoudreamedof.Tellus,howdidTheMediterraneancameintoyourlifeResende:Aboutthreeyearsago,Imovedintoanapartmentaroundthecornerfromthisstoreit'salovelylittleplacethatspecializesinimportedfoodfromGreece,Spain,andItaly.There'sadeliaswell.Anyway,i'ddropinthe

15、reonceaweekorsotopickupdifferentitems.Butthenextthingyouknew,iwastalkingwiththeowner,AlexKanellos,aboutacheeseoracertainwine.Thenoneday,hejokinglysuggestedthatiworkinthedelisinceIhadalloftheseideas.Ijustlaughedwhenhesaidit,butwhenIgothome,!couldn'tstopthinkingthatmaybethispart-timejobwasanopport

16、erviewer:SoyoutookthejobResende:Ohyeah.!wenttothedelithenextmorning.Ihadbutterfliesinmystomach.!keptthinking.I'mthirtyyearsoldandI'mtakingapart-timejobinadeli.WhatamIdoingWhenIaskedMr.Kanellosifhewasseriousaboutlettingmeworktherepart-time,helookedalittlesurprisedatfirst.Bu

17、tthen,Mr.Kanelloshandedmeanapron,andtherestishistory,sotospeak,i'vebeenworkingthereeverySaturdayforthelastcoupleofyears.Interviewer:WhatledtoyourdecisiontobuythedeliResende:Abouteightmonthsago,Mr.Kanellosmentionedthathewasgettingreadytoretire,andwasgoingtoselltheplace.So,lstartedthinking.lfhe

18、9;sgoingtosellittosomeone,whynotmeWhenlapproachedMr.Kanelloswiththeidea,hewasveryopentoit.lalsothinkhewaspleasedtoturnovertheplacetosomeoneheknew.Interviewer:AndwhataboutyourjobwiththetechcompanyResende:I'mgoingtostayforanotherthreemonths,untilMr.Kanellosretires.Interviewer:Howareyourfamilyandfr

19、iendsreactingtothenewsResende:Myfriendsarereallyhappyforme.Alotofthemhavejobstheycan'tstand-especiallymyfriendSuki-andmostwouldlovetomakeachangeintheirlives.Myboyfriendhasbeenprettysupportive,too,thoughatfirst,hethoughtIwascrazytoworkpart-timeatthedeli.Mymomisn'tthrilled,though.She'sworr

20、iedaboutmeleavinga"goodjob"torunthestore,butIknowthatasasmallcomearound!businesswoman,1canbesuccessful,too.I'msureshe'llUnit1,LessonBForcedtooutsourceTVreporter:SiliconValleysoftwaredeveloperS.AtlanticmakesnoapologiesforthefactthatmostofitsworkisdonebyengineersinIndia.Muchofitsbusi

21、nessinvolveshelpingstart-upsoftwarecompanieslaunchtheirproducts.WithoutIndia'scostsavings,thosecompanieswouldn'texist,becauseventurecapitalfirmsnowrequiresoftwarestart-upstooffshorebeforethey'llinvest.O'Brian:Itisnowatablestakeforasoftwarestart-uptodoaprettylargepercentageoftheirprod

22、uctdevelopmentwithanoutsourcingandoffshoremodel.AndIwouldsaythemajorityofthatworkisdoneinIndiatoday,withChinastartingtogrowquickly,andotherareasaswell:EasternEurope,LatinAmerica,otherpartsofSouthAsia.TVreporter:S.Atlantic'sfoundersareIndianimmigrants,asaremostofits70U.S.employees.It'sHyderab

23、ad,India,softwaredevelopersmakeaboutaquarterofwhatU.S.workerswould.Thattranslatesto50%overallcostsavingsforitsclients.TheCEOofsoftwarestart-upKommendiosayshehadnootheroption.Gil:NotinSiliconValleyduringoneofthemost-thetoughesteconomicperiodsinhistory.Becausecapitalisvery,verytight.TVreporter:(;ilsay

24、sthelowercostswillalsospeedupKommendio'sdevelopmentcyclebyatleastayear.S.Atlantic'soffshoringbusinessisgrowingfasterthanitexpected.ThecompanyplanstoaddatotalofaboutathousandjobsinIndiathisyearandnext.S.AtlanticsayshiringintheUnitedStateswillbeproportional,sothat'slessthanahundredjobs.Nat

25、ionwide,informationtechnologyemploymentcontinuestostruggle.Attheendofthefirstquarter,itwas2%higherthanlastyear,andthat'sexpectedtoslowbecausetechcompaniesplantohirefewerthanhalfthenumberofworkerstheydidlastyear.O'Brian:It'sclearthatthereisalotofcreativedestructionincapitalistsocietiesand

26、economies,andnowheremoresothaninSiliconValley.Andthebenefitsofthatsortofcreativedestruction,atthebottomline,arefundamentally,economicgrowthandmorejobsinthelongrun.TVreporter:Inthenearterm,however,mostofS.Atlantic'sjobswillbecreatedinIndia.Yourreporter,Fremont,California.Track5-2-3C.Nowlistentoth

27、ewholeconversation.Completeeachsentencewithwordsandinformationyouhear.Mr.Young:Hi,Carrie.Joel.It'snicetomeetyou.Please,haveaseat.Joel:Thanks,Mr.Young.MriYoung:So,isthisyourfirsttimevisitingwithafinancialadvisorCarrie:Yeah,itisforme.Joel:Metoo.Mr.Young:OK,that'sfine.Now,inpreparationforourmee

28、ting,youwereaskedtodoalittlehomework-tocreateabudgetofsortsonyourown.DidyougetachancetodothatCarrie:Yeah,wedid,butitwastough.Idon'tseehowit'sgoingtowork.Mr,Young:Andyou,JoelHowdoyoufee!Joel:Prettymuchthesame.But,ifwedon'tgetthingsundercontrol,we'regoingtobeinbigtrouble.Mr.Young:Froml

29、ookingatyourexpenses,Idagreewithyouthere.OK.nextquestion.anyideahowyougotintothissituationJoel:Creditcards.Wesplurgedlastyear:weboughtanewentertainmentcenterfortheapartment,wentonvacationtotheBahamas,Iboughtanewcar.Basically,wespentalotofmoneyonthingswedidn'tneed,andnowwe'vemaxedoutallourcar

30、ds.Carrie:Andwedon'thaveanykindoffinancialplan.We'relivingpaychecktopaycheck,Imhavinganxietyattacksjustthinkingaboutit.What'sgoingtohappenifoneofuslosesourjobMr.Young:Let'stakethisonestepatatimeandseeifwecanlessenyouranxiety,OK.Thesituationcertainlyisn'thopeless.Onethingtodoistos

31、tarttrackingyourexpenses.Then,makecuttingbackontheseexpensesapriority,Carrie:That'seasiersaidthandone.OK,sowheredowestartMr.Young:Well,thefirstthingtodo,Ithink,istoeliminatesomeofyourbiggerexpenses-bringdownthecostsLet'ssee.Joel,you'remakingpaymentsonanewcar,aren'tyouJoel:Yes,Iam.Mr.

32、 Young: Well, one thingIdsuggestrightoffthebatisforyoutosellthatnewcar.Joel:I'dhatetolosemycar.Mr.Young:Well,getausedonethen.Thepaymentswillbemuchmoremanageable.Joel:OK.IguessIcanacceptthat.Buthonestly,howwillweeverpayoffthosecreditcardsMr.Young:Holdonasecond.Wehavetostartslowlyandbefocused.Befo

33、reyoucangetoutofdebt,youhavetostartspendinglessmoneyingeneral-makingsomesmallchangesNow,let'slookatyourdailyhabits.YouhavecableTV,rightJoel:Yeah.Mr.Young:AndwhataboutmagazinesubscriptionsDidyoucalculatethatformeCarrie:Yep.Wespendabout$250ayearonmagazines.Thecablebillrunsabout.Idon'tknow.what

34、isitJoel:About50buckamonthCarrie:Ithinkit'smorelike60.Sothatcomesouttoabout$720ayear.Mr.Young:OK,solet'ssaywecutbackonhalfofthemagazines-that's$125ayear-pluseliminatethe$720forcable.Carrie:Wow,that'salmost$900savedoverayear.AndwehardlywatchTVanyway.Joel:Seemsdoabletome.Mr.Young:Thisi

35、sthewayweneedtolookatit.Now,whataboutentertainment-thingslikegoingtothemovies,concerts,clubbing,goingouttoeat.Joel:Well,wedon'treallygooutthatoften.Carrie:Yeah,maybewegotothemoviesorseeabandsomewhereonceortwiceamonth.Joel:AndwedomeetfriendsfordinneronSaturdays,butmostoftheweek,weeatathome.Carrie

36、:Yeah,butwedogettake-outattheChineserestaurantaboutonceaweek.Joel:Ohyeah.AndIusuallygrabacupofcoffeeinthemorning-onmywaytowork.DoesthatcountMr.Young:Youknow,ifyoubuyacupofcoffeeeverymorningitcanreallyaddup.Justthinkabouthowmuchyouspendeveryday.Nowthinkabouthowmuchthatcoffeewillcostyouover10years.Joe

37、l:Wow.Ihadnoidea.Mr.Young:Yeah.I'dsuggesttakingyourownfromhome.Carrie:Soundslikeanothergreatwayforustosave.Mr.Young:Good!Now,abouteatingoutandgoingplaceswithfriends.Track5-2-4A.Aprofessoristalkingtohisclassaboutmigrantworkers.Listentothelectureandnumberthetopicsintheorderillwhichtheyarepresented

38、.Today,wearegoingtostartlookingattheimpactthatmigrantworkershavebeenhavingaroundtheworld,andatsomeofthechallengesthattheyfaceonbothpersonalandinstitutionallevels.Bytheendofthislecture,1hopeyoucometorealizethatmigrantworkersarenotonlyveryimportanttonationaleconomiesbutalsototheglobaleconomy,andthatth

39、eywillcontinuetogrowinimportanceascountriesandcompaniescompetemoreaggressivelytoenhancetheirhumanresources.Letmestartoutbygivingyousomestatistics.Today,almostoneoutofeverytenresidentsinmanyindustrializednationsisfromanothercountry,andthenumberofpeoplelivingandworkingoutsidetheirhomecountrieshasmoret

40、handoubledsincethemid-1970stoalmost180million.Infact,overthelasttenyears,thousandsofpeoplehavetraveledabroadinsearchofopportunity,andthismovementhasbeennoticed,andevenencouraged,bydifferentcountries,asIwillexplainlater.Forexample,JapanandCanada,andcountriesinEurope,Australasia,andtheMiddleEastarebeg

41、inningtorealizehowimportantworkersfromabroadaretotheireconomies.Migrantworkersbringwiththemspecialskillsneededinanindustrializednation,andtheyarealsowillingtodoCertainjobsthatmanycitizenswon'tdo,suchasjanitorialandfactorywork.Inaddition,byworkingabroadandsendingmoneyhome,migrantworkersarehelping

42、toimprovethelivesoftheirfamilies.Moneysenthomecanbeusedtobuyahouse,sendsomeonetoschool,orstartasmallbusiness.Theseareopportunitiesthatfamiliesinsomecountriesmightnothaveotherwise.Moreover,themoneythatmigrantworkerssendhomehasanimpactontheeconomiesoftheircountriesoforigin.Ithelpstosustain,andsometime

43、simprove,theeconomicwe!l-beingofthehomecountry.In2002,forexample,BrazilianworkersinJapansentmoremoneyhomethanBrazilmadebyexportingcoffeethatyear.Anotherstatisticpointsoutone percent %), live and work in the U.S. However,thataverysmallpercentageofindia'spopulation,onlyzeropointtheseworkersearnand

44、sendbackalmosttenpercent(10%)ofindia'snationalincome.Industrializednationsthathavethelargestnumberofmigrantworkersarenowchangingtheirlawstomakeiteasierforforeignworkerstoenter,andremainin,theircountries.Manycountriesarenowallowingdualcitizenship-whichwasquiteuncommonintherecentpast,especiallyind

45、evelopingnations.Andnow,acitizenofonecountrycanliveandworkabroadasacitizenofanothernation,andstillsendmoneybacktohisorherhomecountry.Livingandworkinginaforeigncountryisnoteasyofcourse,butmanymigrantworkershaveastrongsenseofpurpose.OnemanImetfromMumbaitoldmethatalthoughhemissedbeingwithhisfamily,hekn

46、ewthathehadmadetherightdecisiontomovehere,andinthelongrun,itwouldbeworthit.Now,arethereanyquestionsbeforewemoveonUnit2,LessonBBritain'smigrantboomTVreporter:WhentheflagswereraisedbackinMaytosalutethearrivaloftennewcountriesintheEuropeanUnion,therewasonesournote.Worriedattheprospectofincreasedimm

47、igration,manyoftheolderEUstatesputrestrictionsonthefreemovementofincomerstoworkintheircountries.Butnowthosewhodidn't,likeBritain,aregainingdividends.FPBofficial:SeveralBritishfirmshaveactuallysetupshopinPolandforafewdays,doingasortofworktrade,ifyoulike,wherepeoplehaveappliedforjobsandthefirmsfou

48、ndthem-havesignedthemup,foundthemaccommodationhere,andthey'reworkinghappily.TVreporter:HandyforPoland,whereunemploymentrunsaround20%;butgood,too,forBritain,whereemployersbacktheBankofEngland'sverdictthattheinfluxofjobseekersishelpingtokeepdowninterestrates.CBIofficial:Theyexplainwhywearecont

49、inuingtoseeincreasesinemployment,reductionsinunemployment,withoutthediseasewealwaysusedtohavewhentheeconomyoverheated:wageinflation,inflationgenerally,boomandbust.Theeconomy'sfarmoreflexiblethanitusedtobe,andoneofthereasonsismigrantworkers.TVreporter:MorethanhalfthoseworkingintheUK'shealthse

50、rvice,forexample,aremigrantworkersbornoverseas.CB!official:They'refillinggapsthateitherwehavekeyskillshortagesin-andIthinkthat'sparticularlynoticeableinconstruction-orthey'refillinggapswherepeople,frankly,willnotdotheworkbecauseofantisocialhours,becauseofrelativelypoorpay.TVreporter:Buts

51、omeopposedtoincreasedimmigrationsseesnags.MWofficial:Itistruethatalargeflowofcheaplaborwillkeepwagesdown.That'sfinefortheemployer.Butofcourse,it'sthetaxpayerwhohastopayforthehousing,thehospitals,theschools,andsoon;nottheemployer.So,ofcourse,cheaplaborhassomebenefits.Butit'shavingasubstan

52、tialeffectonoureconomy,ontheovercrowdinginBritain.TVreporter:ButnotallthemigrantworkerslikethosefromPolandstay.FPBofficial:Largelybecausetheyhavealreadymadesomemoney,andtheycangotoPolandandeithersetupalittlebusinessoftheirownoranywayhelpthefamilywhohavebeenstrugglingwhilethey'vebeenlivingoverher

53、e.TVreporter:Migrantshelptooiltheeconomicmachinery.InBritain,construction,agriculture,thehealthservicewouldbeintroublewithoutthem.Butifbusinessleaderscanseethebenefitsofmanagedmigration,manyordinaryfolk,fearfulofseeingwagelevelsdrivendown,areyettobeconvinced.Yourreporter,London.Unit3,LessonATrack5-3

54、-1A. Listentotheinterview.WhatistherelationshipbetweenClaudiaandCaratCheck(/)thebox.Host:lfyouheardthisstoryfromafriend,youprobablywouldn'tbelieveit.Butthefactis,it'salltrue.Welcometoourprogram,Imyourhost,RossBilton.ImsittingherewithClaudiaandCara,twobusinessstudents.withtheirstorytoshare.th

55、anksforjoiningus.Claudia:Thanksforhavingus.Host:Thisisareallyinterestingstory,isn'tit.'!thinkourviewersaregoingtobesurprisedtohearaboutit.We'llstartwithyou,Claudia.Tellushowthisallstarted.Claudia:Well,let'ssee.I'mattendingschoolatHamptonCollege-I'majunior,majoringinbusiness-a

56、ndoneday.Host:Let'sbackthingsupabit.Tellusalittleaboutyourbackgroundfirst,Claudia.Claudia:OK.Umlet'ssee.Igrewup-Iwasraisedasanonlychild.andIwasraisedJewish.Host:Howaboutyou,CaraCara:Notme.!havealotofbrothersandsistersand,we!i,myfamilyisCatholic.Host:Goahead,Claudia.Claudia:And.,umm.Actually,

57、IfoundoutIwasadoptedwhen!wasyoung.searchedforanswersforyears.Iwantedtoknowaboutmybirthparents.Unfortunately,Ididn't-couldn'tlearnmuchbecausemybirthdocumentswerelost.Host:HowdidyouknowyouwereadoptedClaudia:Because1didn'tlookanythinglikemyparents.soiaskedthem,andtheytoldme.Cara:Idon'tl

58、ooklikemyparentseither!Host:Cara,didyougrowupinthecity7Cara:Nope.I'masuburbangirl.!meanIlikethecityandeverything,butIdidn'tgrowupthere.Claudia:I'mtheonewhogrewupinthecity.I don't think I'd be ableHost:That'sgreat.Well,obviouslyyoutwolookalike-honestly,ifiranintoyouonthestreet

59、welltotellyouapart.identicalCara:That'swhateveryonesays.eventhoughourhairisdifferentandourtasteinclothesisn'tthesame.Imean.weAREtwins.Host:Right.OK,soweknowClaudiaisgoingtoschool.You'reincollege,too,CaratCara:Yes.l'matthesamecollegeasshe-mysister-is.whichisprettywild.I'majunior,too.theonlydifferenceisI'mminoringinbusiness.Host:Andyoudidn'tknowClaudia7Cara:No,Ididn't.Growingup,lheardrumorsabout.well,therewastalkthatIhadatwinsisterlivingsomewhere.Mymotherhadthistheory.thatshewassomewhereinCanada.1hadnoideashereallyexisted,andthatshe