新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说教程2-听力原文

1、Unit1LifeisalearningcurveListeningtotheworldSharingScriptsH=Hina;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.Part1H:Ihaveafull-timejobbutIlikelearningnewthingsinmysparetime.Atthemoment,ImstudyingSpanish.ImenjoyingitbutImfindingitquitedifficult.Todaywereaskingpeopleaboutlearningnewthings.Part2W1:Imlearningtospeakanot

2、herlanguage,actually.ImlearningFrench.Imalsolearning,er,todrive.W2:Imlearningtoplaygolfatthemoment.Um,myhusbandandmysonplaygolf,andwhenwegoonholiday,IfeelthatIwanttobeabletoplaywiththem.W3:ImlearningtospeakSpanish.W4:IamlearningArabic.M1:Well,Ivebeenlearningtoplaytheguitarforabout50yearsnow.Anditsac

3、onstantprocess,sostilllearningbits,yes.W5:Imlearningyogaatthemoment,andImfindingitquitehard.M2:ThecoursesImtakingare,aretrainingcoursesforleadership,er,negotiation,(and)evaluation.M3:ImlearningSwahili.W6:Atthemoment,Imlearningtopaintanddrawineveningclassesforadults.W7:Imstudyingpart-timeafterwork.M4

4、:Iveer,justlearnedhowtoer,doalotofkayaking.W8:Iamlearninghowtodesignawebsiteatthemoment.W9:Iminachoirsosinging,Iguess,isprettymuchtheonlythingImdoingatthemoment.M5:Atthemoment,Imtakingupanewinstrument.ItsatraditionalinstrumentfromZimbabwe,anditscalledthembira.Er,letmeshowyou.Part3H:Whatsthemostdiffi

5、cultthingyouveeverlearned?M5:Patience,Ithink.W4:Arabic.M2:Courage.W3:Learningalanguageisparticularlydifficultformyself(me),soprobablylearningtheSpanish.W6:ThemostdifficultthingIhaveeverlearnedisMandarinChinese.IdiditineveningclassesafewyearsagoandIfounditreally,reallydifficult.W5:Probablycapoeira,wh

6、ichisaBraziliandance,martialart,fightthing.Itsacombinationofallofthesethings.Andyes,thatwasverydifficultbecausetherewerelotsofunusualbodymovementstolearn.W1:Learningtodrivewasthemostdifficultthing.M3:Well,IlearnedsomeSanskrit,andthatsgotum,ninecases,twomorethanLatin.Itsquitedifficultbymoststandards.

7、M4:IthinkIfoundFrenchveryhardatschool.W2:Um,Ilearnedtoplaythetrumpetatschool.Thatwasprettydifficult.Er.andmaybelearningtodrive.Ihatedlearningtodrive.ListeningScriptsP=presenter;S=SallyP:Hi.YourelisteningtoAsktheExpertandintodaysprogramweretalkingaboutlanguagesandhowtolearnalanguage.OurexperttodayisS

8、allyParker,whoisateacher.HiSally.S:Hello.P:Sally,ourfirstquestiontodayisfromAndy.Hesays,“IvejuststartedlearningEnglish.MyproblemisthatImtoofrightenedtospeak.Mygrammarisnotverygood,soImworriedaboutsayingthewrongthing.”HaveyougotanyadviceforAndy?S:OK.Well,thefirstthingisIthinkAndyshouldpracticespeakin

9、gtohimself.P:Speakingtohimself?Imnotsurethatsagoodidea.S:Iknowitsoundssilly,buttalkingtoyourselfinaforeignlanguageisareallygoodwaytopractice.Youdonthavetofeelembarrassed,becausenobodycanhearyou.Youcantalktoyourselfaboutanythingyoulike-whatyouhadforbreakfast,whereyouregoingfortheweekend-anything.Andt

10、hemoreyoudoit,themoreyouwillgetusedtohearingyourownvoiceandyourpronunciation,soyouwontfeelsofrightenedintheclassroom.Andyshouldtryit.P:Hm,Isupposeso.Anythingelse?Whatabouthisgrammar?S:HehasonlyjuststartedlearningEnglish,soheisgoingtomakelotsofmistakes,butthatsnotaproblem.Thatshowhelllearn.Andyshould

11、ntworryaboutmakingmistakes.P:Youreright.SoAndy,trytalkingtoyourself,anddontworryaboutmakingmistakes.OurnextproblemcomesfromOliviainBrazil.Sheisworriedaboutpronunciation.Shesays,“TheproblemisIcantunderstandnativespeakers.TheyspeaksofastandIcantunderstandtheirpronunciation.”SoSally,anyideasforOlivia?S

12、:Well,firstofallitsagoodideaforhertopracticeherlisteningskills.SheshouldlistentoEnglishasmuchaspossibletogetusedtohowitsounds.Listentothenews,listentopodcasts,(and)watchEnglishtelevision.P：OK-thatsagoodidea.S:Andanotherthingsheshoulddoistofocusonlisteningandreadingatthesametime.Ifyoulistentosomethin

13、gontheInternet,youcanoftenreadthetranscript.Ifyoulistenandreadatthesametime,itllhelpyouseewhatthewordssoundlikeandhowthewordssoundwhenanativespeakeristalking.P:Great.Thankyou,Sally.Well,huh,Imafraidthatsallwehavetimefortoday,butnextweekwellbeViewingScriptsN=Narrator;I=IanDeary;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1

14、,etc.N:RecentresearchintothehistoryofIQtestsinScotlandsuggestsyourIQscoremightpredict,toanextentatleast,yourhealthandevenyourlifeexpectancy.W1:Youhave45minutestodothetest,OK?M1:OK.N:BillandDavinaare79yearsold.Thisisthesecondtimetheyvedonethistest.Thefirsttimewasin1932,whenevery11-year-oldinScotlandw

15、asputthroughanintelligencetest.ItstheonlytimethiskindofmasstestinghaseverbeendoneintheUK.TheresultswererediscoveredrecentlyinanEdinburghbasement.Ifyouwanttoknowhowourintelligencechangesaswegetolder,theseresultsareapotentialgoldmine.I:Webroughthundredsofpeoplebackandwegotthemtosittheexactsametestthat

16、theyhadsatwhentheywereaged11.Now,thesepeoplearenow79or80yearsold.Wegavethesameinstructions.Wegavethesametest.Andwegavethesametimelimit.M2:ItwasalittlestickierthanIthoughtitwouldbe.M3:Iwalkedthroughitquitehappily,quitehonestly.W2:IfeltImusthavebeenverybrightat11ifIsatthatexamandpassed.N:Thereweresome

17、intriguingresults.Almosteveryonehadabetterscoreat80thantheydidat11.Butsomehadgonefrombeingjustaveragelyintelligenttoamuchhigherlevel.I:Now,thatswhatreallydrivesourresearch.Wereinterestedin:Whyhavethosepeoplewhovegone(peoplegone)fromIQ100,atage11,upto110or120?Whathavetheydoneright?Whatcanbetherecipef

18、orsuccessfulaging?Werefindingthatthepersonwithmoreeducation,eventhoughtheyhadthesameIQinchildhood,isdoingslightlybetterinoldage,onaverage.Thepersonwhohadamoreprofessionaljob,inoldage,isdoingslightlybetteronaveragethanthepersonwhohadamanualjob,despitethefactthattheystartedatthesamelevel.Thepeoplewhos

19、mokedhavegotslightlylessgoodmentalabilitythanyouwouldexpect.N:WhatsevenmoreremarkableisthatthekidswhohadhigherIQscoresat11aretheveryonesstillalivetoday.SoitseemshighIQinchildhoodisgoodforsurvival.SpeakingforcommunicationRole-playScriptsA:Ah,OK,soweneedtothinkofthebestideasfortakingtests.B:Yep.A:Er,w

20、ell,howaboutthisone?Itsagoodideatostudywithfriendsatthesametimeeachday.B:Mm,inmyopinion,thisisareallygoodidea.Youcanmakeitaregularpartofyourdailylife.A:Youmeanlikehavingbreakfastatthesametime,lunchatthesametime,studyingatthesametime.B:Yes.AndalsoIthinkithelpswhenyoustudywithfriends.A:Yeah,I,Ithinkit

21、smoremotivating.B:Andyoucanactuallytalktosomeone,notjustlookatbooks.IfindthatifImonlyreadingmynotesitseasytoloseconcentration.Istartthinkingaboutotherthings.Butwhenyouaretalkingtosomeone,itreallyhelpsyouconcentrate.So,yes,Iagreewiththisone.A:OK.Anotherideaisnottoeattoomuchbeforetheexam.B:Oh,really?A

22、:Mm,whenIeatalot,Igetsleepy.B:Oh,Isee.Ithinkitdepends.Becauseifyoudonteatenough,youstarttofeelhungryinthemiddleoftheexam.A:Mm,thatstrue.B:Andthenyoucantconcentrate.A:Yeah,thatstrue.B:So,Imnotsureaboutthisadvice,forme.AsIsaid,Ithinkitdepends.Ialwaystrytoeatagoodmealbeforeanexam.ImsonervousthatIneverg

23、etsleepy.A:Hm.OK.Whatotherideasdoyouhave?B:Well,theresonethingIalwaysdobeforeanexam.A:Whatsthat?B:Igotobedearlythenightbefore.A:Right.B:Ialwaystrytosleepforeighthoursthenightbeforetheexam.FurtherpracticeinlisteningShortconversationsScriptsConversation1W:Itisthethirdtimemypaperhasbeenrejectedbyjourna

24、lsbecauseoflanguageproblems.M:Youknow,thereisawritingcenteroncampus.IhadnevergotagradebetterthanCforanyofmytermpapersbeforetheyhelpedmeout.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?Conversation2M:YousaidyouwouldchooseSpanishasyoursecondforeignlanguage.WhydidyoufinallychooseFrenchinstead?W:Mygrandfatherspe

25、aksfluentFrenchandhesaysthatFrenchisalanguagethatanytrulyculturedpersonmustknow.Q:WhydoesthewomanchoosetolearnFrench?Conversation3W:Youseemtohavenoproblemunderstandingnativespeakersnow.HowaboutDr.Brownsspeechlastnight?M:Excellent.Butitwasstilltoofastformetofollow,especiallywhenDr.Browntalkedabouttho

26、seabstracttheories.Q:Whatdidthemandolastnight?Conversation4M:ItseemstomethatMelissaisinabadmoodtoday.Whatswrongwithher?W:Melissaforgottobringheridentificationcardyesterdayandshewasnotallowedtoenterthecontest.Youknowshehadpreparedforthecontestformonths.Q:WhatmadeMelissaunhappy?Conversation5W:Ithinkmy

27、timeatschooliswastedbecauseitisjuststudyingbooksanddoingtests.M:Butyoualsolearnnewideasandnewwaysofthinking.Andmoreimportantlyyoumeetpeopleanddevelopyourunderstandingofpeopleatschool.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewomansopinion?LongconversationScriptsM:Miranda,letsspeakaboutyourperformanceinclass.Youreno

28、tparticipating;yourecarelesswithyourassignmentsandoftenhandtheminlate.Youdontwanttobehere,doyou?W:ImsorryDr.Smith.ItsjustIvegotlotsofthingstodo.ImstudyingWebdesignandImafirst-classplayeronourgolfteam.ItshardtoseewhyIneedtotakeaSpanishlanguageclass!M:Well,Imsorryyoufeelthatway,butlearninganotherlangu

29、agecanimproveyourperformanceinallofyourefforts.Anditcanbeveryusefulsometimes,forinstance,whenyouvisityourfatherinMexico.W:Gosh!Whatdoyoumean,professor?JustbecausemyfatherdoesbusinessinMexicoImsupposedtolearnSpanish-ontopofeverythingelseIhavetolearn?Itsjusttoomuch!AndifIdontspendenoughtimeonthegolfco

30、urse,Iwontremainafirst-classplayeronthegolfteam.IstilldontseewhyIshouldlearnalanguagethatssohardforme.TherearenoverbtensesonthegolfcourseorinWebdesign!M:ListenMiranda,Iveknownyourfathersincewewerestudentsatuniversity20yearsago-andhaveknownyousinceyouwerealittlegirl.Ofcourse,therearenoverbtensesingol

31、forWebdesign.ButIamgivingyougoodadvice.Pleaselisten.W:Yes,ofcourse,yourelikemyfavoriteuncle.M:Yourbrainisntlikeacupthathaswaterflowingoveritsedgewhenitisfull.Instead,itslikeamuscle.LearningSpanishexercisesyourbraininnewways,makingitstronger.Itwillstrengthenyourcriticalthinkingskillsandcreativity.W:R

32、eally?!ThenIguessIcangiveitatry.Passage1ScriptsIbeganlearningSpanishwhenIwasinhighschool,usingatraditionalacademicmethodofstudyingverbs,sentencestructures,andgrammarbyusingtextbooksandnotmuchelse.Ifounditveryeasytolearn,butwasfrustratedwiththeslowpaceandrepetitivenatureofallmySpanishclasses.SoIworke

33、dextrahardinmysparetimeandaskedmyteacherifIcouldskipalevelbytheendofthesemester.Thiswasunsuccessful,however,becausetheschoolwasnotwillingtotestmeorotherwiseprovethatIcouldbesuccessfulinthetoplevelafterskippingalevel.Thismadethingsevenmorefrustrating,asthenIwasstuckinaclasswhereIalreadyknewthemateria

34、l!ThenIwentontocollegewhereIthenusedthelanguageextensivelybothinandoutoftheclassroom.IstudiedSpanishliterature,culture,andlinguisticsandverymuchenjoyedtheculturalandlinguisticelements,butfoundtheindepthstudyofliteratureaveryunbalancedwaytostudySpanish.IgotalotoutofusingmySpanishoutsideoftheclassroom

35、,includingatriptoMexicowithachurchgroup,whereIfoundmyselfactingasaninterpreter.Itwascertainlychallenging,butitwasalsoalotoffun.IthenalsovolunteeredtobeaninterpreterinthecommunityschoolsandalsousedmySpanishtoteachEnglishtosomeSpanishspeakers.ThisisprobablywhereIlearnedthemost!Q1:Whatdoweknowaboutthes

36、peakersSpanishlearningexperienceinhighschool?Q2:WhatmadethespeakerfeelfrustratedwhileleaningSpanishinhighschool?Q3:WhatdidthespeakersayaboutherstudyofSpanishliteratureincollege?Q4:WhichexperiencebenefitedthespeakermostintermsofheruseofSpanish?Passage2ScriptsandanswersHaveyoueverheardofhomeschooling?

37、Itisalegalchoiceforparentsinmostcountriestoprovidetheirchildrenwithalearningenvironmentasan1)alternativetopublicorprivateschoolsoutsidethehome.Parentscite2)numerousreasonsforhomeschoolingtheirchildren.ThethreereasonsthatareselectedbythemajorityofparentsintheUnitedStatesaretheconcernaboutthe3)traditi

38、onalschoolenvironment,thelaclofreligiousormoralinstruction,andthedissatisfactionwiththe4)academicinstructionatpublicandprivateschools.Homeschoolingmayalsobeafactorinthechoiceofparentingstyle.Homeschoolingcanbeachoiceforfamilieslivinginisolated5)countrysideorlivingbrieflyabroad.Alsomanyyoung6)athlete

39、sandactorsaretaughtathome.Homeschoolersoften7)takeadvantageofeducationalopportunitiesatmuseums,libraries,communitycenters,athleticclubs,after-schoolprograms,churches,parks,andothercommunityresources.8)Secondaryschoollevelstudentsmaytakeclassesatcommunitycolleges,whichtypicallyhaveopenadmissionpolici

40、es.Groupsofhomeschoolingfamiliesoftenjoinuptogethertocreatehomeschoolco-ops.Thesegroupstypicallymeetonceaweekandprovideaclassroomenvironment.Thesearefamily-centeredsupportgroupswhosemembersseektopooltheirtalentsandresources9)inacollectiveefforttobroadenthescopeoftheirchildrenseducation.Theyprovideac

41、lassroomenvironmentwherestudentscandohands-onandgrouplearningsuchasperforming,scienceexperiments,artprojects,foreignlanguagestudy,spellingcontests,discussions,etc.Parentswhosechildrentaketheclasses10)serveasvolunteerstokeepcostslowandmaketheprogramasuccess.Unit2JourneyintotheunknownListeningtothewor

42、ldSharingScriptsF=Finn;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.Part1F:IvespentalotoftimelivingindifferentcountriessothereisntoneplaceIthinkofashome.IvelivedinScotlandandPolandandChina.Ilovegoingtonewplacesandlearningaboutnewcultures.Today,Imaskingpeopleabouttravel.Part2W1:Ilovetravel.Itsoneofmypassions.M1:Well,I

43、enjoyitalot.IhavetraveledtoIndiaseveraltimes.Ilivedthere,andIvelivedhere,andIvebeentoIstanbulonceandIenjoyedthatverymuch.W2:Ivedonequiteabitoftravelingonholidaysandstuff.Ithinkitsgood,goodexperience.W3:Yougettomeetdifferentpeoplecomingfromdifferentbackgrounds,andthatsreallyimportanttogetanunderstand

44、ing.M2:Itsalwaysjustnicetogetoutandexperienceadifferentcultureanddifferentlifestyle.W4:Igetveryexcitedaboutthethoughtofgoingtomostcountries,anycountry.W5:Ilovetotraveltodifferentcountries.M3:Absolutelylovetraveling.Ivebeentravelingforabouttwoandahalfyearssolidnow.W6:IvebeentoTurkey.IvebeentoEgypt.Iv

45、ebeentoMalta.M4:IworkasanexpeditionleaderandsoIactuallyoperateindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld,manyplacesoutsidetheUnitedKingdom.Part3F:Whatdoyoulikeabouttraveling?M3:Ithinkyoumaturealotwhenyoutravel.You,er,youlearnoh,justcompletelydifferentexperiencestowhatyoureusedtoathome.W6:Iliketheairportexpe

46、rience.Ilovethat.M5:Ilikethearrivalmorethanthetraveling.W5:Toseeartespecially.Welovetoseetheaterinothercountries.M4:Youseesome,someofthemostbeautifulsceneryaroundtheworldwhichyouwouldntexperienceinothercountries.M2:Ijustreallylikegettingoutthereandexperiencingadifferentculture,gettingfarawayfrom,you

47、know,whatwereusedtoinAustralia,andmeetingnewpeople.W4:Theanticipationofbeinginanewplace,ofseeingverydifferentthings,er,ofhearingadifferentlanguage,(and)ofeatingdifferentfood.Everythingthattravelhastooffer.Part4F:Whatdontyoulike?W6:Idontlikelongflights.W3:Isupposeplanejourneysarentalwaysthemostexciti

48、ngofthings.W1:Flying.Idontparticularlylikeflying,butitsanecessitywhenyouliveinIreland,youknow.M2:IsupposethebiggestproblemIhavewithtravelingislivingoutofasuitcase.W4:Inallhonesty,Iactuallyseethewholetravelasanadventureinitself.So,er,when,whenIwasbackpacking,andweallweranoutofmoney,orwewereindangerou

49、ssituations,Iactuallyquiteenjoyedthat.M4:YouspendalotoftimeoutsidetheUnitedKingdom,andthedisadvantageofthatis,thatyou,youtendtomissfamiliesandfriends.Imissoutonnormalthingsinlife,soIvebeenoutsidetheUnitedKingdomfortwothirdsoftheyear.Idsaythatsthemaindisadvantage.W5:ThehardestthingformeisthatIamhandi

50、capped.Andsosometimesgettingaround,especiallyveryoldcities,isverydifficult.M5:Mywifesusuallylateforgettingtotheairport.ItwasntuntilI,IgotmarriedIactuallystartedmissingflights.ListeningScriptsOneplacethatIthinkeveryoneshouldhavethechancetoseeisVenice.Buttheproblemisthatthisbeautifulandcharmingcityiss

51、lowlysinking.Eversincethe14thcenturyengineershavetriedtoworkoutawaytostopthefloodsinVenice,butsofarnobodyhasmanaged.Sometimesthereareasmanyas40floodsperyearbetweenMarchandSeptember,andVeniceisactuallysinkingatarateoftwoandahalfincheseverydecade.Itsverypossiblethatyourgrandchildren,andtheirgrandchild

52、renwillneverhavethechancetoseethisfragilecity.Everyoneshouldhavethechancetoenjoythecity,towalkacrossitsfamousbridges,throughitsancientsquares.TherearenocarsinVenice,andmanypeoplethinkithelpsthistobeoneofthemostromanticcitiesintheworld.So,canitbesaved?Well,theyaretrying.Barriersarebeingputintotryands

53、topthewatergettingtoohigh.Thisisviewedasatemporarymeasure,althoughtheyshouldlast100years,sotheproblemisfindingapermanentsolution.Ifyouwantmyadvice,gotherewhileyoustillcan,andthentogetherwecanputpressureonthegovernmenttospendthemoneyitneedstofindapermanentwaytokeepthisbeautifulandhistoriccityforfutur

54、egenerations.Wehaveanopportunitynowtosavethiscity,andwemust,beforeitstoolate.ViewingScriptsV=Voice-over;M1=Man1,etc.;JL=JoannaLumley;W1=Woman1,etc.;EH=EamonnHolmes;JJE=JocelynJeeEsien;AF=AlexFraser;JP=JohnPalmer;MJ=MelanieJones;LS=LucySassoon;Vs=VoicesV:Therearesomanyamazingplacestoseearoundtheworld

55、.Herearesomeofyourfavorites.WelcometoBangkok!Withoversixmillionpeople,itsbig,itsbusyandyouloveit!Itsverygoodforshoppingandthenightlifeisgreat,too.M1:Itsgotlotsofclubs,bars,shops,foodEverythingyouneed,really.V:Thereare400templesinBangkok,soBangkokisanimportantplaceforBuddhistsaroundtheworld,andtouris

56、tslovetovisitthetemples,too.V:YoualsolovetheMasaiMarainKenya.Itsafantasticplacetowatchanimals:zebras,elephants,antelope,hippos,andlions.Youcanseethemall.So,whyisitsospecial?JL:Hugeopenspaces,fantasticanimals,justwideopenfreedom,warmth,friendliness,andallunderneaththegreatAfricanskies.V:Nowapopular,r

57、omanticcitythecityoflights,Paris.W1:Tome,Parisiselegant,romanticandexpensive.W2:Gointhespringandenjoytheartgalleries.V:AndenjoytheviewsofthecityfromthetopoftheEiffelTower.V:BacktoAfricanow,SouthAfrica.Yes,itsCapeTown.AndbehindCapeTownisthe1,000-meter-highTableMountain,withitsfantasticviews.EH:CapeTo

58、wnisoneofmytopthreeplacesonearth.JJE:Friendlypeople,loadsofbeaches,andthefoodisunbelievablycheap.M2:Wewentthereum,overNewYearanditwaslovely.Imean,justalovely,lovelyplace.EH:Greatplace,CapeTown.V:YoulovethemountainsandbeachesthatmakeCapeTownsospecial.Andtheselittleguys-thepenguins.V:Thisisthebigmoment:thenumberoneplacetose