新世纪大学英语视听说教程第三第二课听力原文

1、 Today 4-2-1/Audio Track 4-2-2Situation Man: no!Woman: What Man: I can believe it! I was sending a message and I accidentally clicked on “Reply to All.” Woman: So?Man: It was for friend, Jerry. I wanted send it to his e-mail address only. Woman: Man: Exactly. Instead I sent it to everyone on the lis

2、t. embarrassing!Situation Man: I see a new keyboard. Thats nice.Woman: Yes, me Man: Thats good. Well, actually spilled on old keyboard, and stopped working.Man: I see. Don anyone. Drinking coffee the computers not allowed!Situation Woman: Have you finished working on my computer?Man: have. I afraid

3、I dont have good news you.Woman: Man: Really. problem is with Woman: you Man: I think should probably buy new computer. one cant be fixed.Woman: , have for years. Its time to replace it, guess. 4-2-3/Audio Track 4-2-4 Pam: Well, Lynn, I must It was see you Pam: Whats that?Lynn: that Ollie.Pam: Ollie

4、? I didn know a Lynn: Well, we t really.Pam: What do you mean? Come here.Pam: Oh my goodness. It a robot!Lynn: That right. Its a robot. call it a “dogbot.Pam: interesting! its a strange, don you k?Lynn: Well, I to an interactive toy for the kids. love it. So Im happy.Pam: did it Lynn: Don ask. It ve

5、ry affordable. s cheaper than having real dog, though. We don buy dog food! And Henrik: is it, Juliana?Juliana: What that doing over there?Henrik: Which guy?Juliana: The one over there. Wearing a Hes punching so many buttons on his cell phone. him. Hes probably playing Really?Henrik: lot of people g

6、ames on their phones. Its really popular here in Finland. everywhere. Do you play too?Henrik: I do.Audio Track 4-2-5/Audio Track 4-2-6In today report, we look new technology called pervasive computing.Pervasive computing tiny computers into appliances, such toasters With communicate with with other

7、appliances! companies now sell pervasive computing products like a “smart toaster. It your favorite of toast: light or dark. Companies are designing “smart coffee maker and a “smart” clock. Th e coffee maker can measure the water and It put milk in coffee and black coffee in the The clock will check

8、 on other clocks in house, and about other appliances. For example, it can you, “Your coffee maker needs water.And thats only the beginning. One company is now advertising “Save time phone washing machine! Engineers are making a “smart house. this house, the lights, heater, air change automatically

9、when family come This the home comfortable, and it saves a lot of energy. could our daily lives. do really pervasive computing? Do really need company asked people about their opinions on “smart appliances. There were surprises. A “smart refrigerator can more food the Internet, but people didnt want

10、 it, because might make mistakes.“Pervasive computing as important telephone, says Blair, president of InnoTech Corporation. But some of these products useful, or Companies that really want. 4-2-7/Audio Track 4-2-8The appetite for mobile Hungry consumers are no longer with making sending messages, d

11、evelopers are taking Your modern day is not a communication device; it also a banquet of player, gaming apps, Internet browser, electronic dictionary, camera, s to argue with the merits of having access to so much entertainment on the go. And its harder argue with convenience of multiple and communi

12、cation up in single device. would that up too much of peoples time. It certainly food for thought. As become smarter they might devour whats of social and interpersonal skills. Well to wait and see. 4-2-9/Audio Track Local girl rescuedShe may have a broken leg, but she can be happier. Bailey, 11, is

13、 to alive. like any for She was It was fourth and was the first arrive in for her physical education class.Suddenly was a “There sharp cracking noise then a boom. After that, I dont remember anything, Morgan.The roof of the had collapsed under snow. Morgan underneath. She couldnt escape.“I woke up t

14、here was a big piece of wood on my leg. I couldn move starting to ld.Fortunately, help was nearby. new using “rescue robots tried the time. nervous about using the robot,” said Derrick Sneed, the man charge of the program. “But in end, robot us reliable information. It went extremely well.The rescue

15、 robot was into the gym and locate Morgan exact position. send robots first because it may safe for humans,” said Sneed. beings are as as robots in some A leak, for example, kill or wouldn hurt a robot.Although didnt happen in Morgan case, some rescue robots can bring fresh air or water to into roug

16、h, places. work or situations. to be Doctors Morgan doing well. She home two three the first thing she wants to after gets out of the hospital?”“I hero, laughs Morgan. “That robot that saved life! 4-2-12 increasing companies and individuals are opting to purchase storage for their files Accessibilit

17、y generally cited the persuasive making Being virtual, can be accessed from with Internet and time. For those with connections, upload factor it comes to choosing which technology Clouds offer maximum purchasing space. No longer to investments in expensive purchase only require now, with the knowled

18、ge and any in future.Apprehensions, about security of data, have been as globally software firms building in security solutions. 4-2-13 I used 2. didnt use to wear scarves. kind of do use?4. used my brother cell phone. 4-2-14 She in to paint Do you a computer?4. didnt use to eat meat. & Communicatio

19、n 4-2-15Lea: I writing term papers! It forever!Steve: You lucky, I was young Lea: Ive heard this before Steve: Well, when I was young, we didnt have computers. We used to write our papers ontypewriters.Lea: Oh, really? sounds difficult!Steve: It especially because I made lot of Lea: Did it a long St

20、eve: Yes. faster easier to 4-2-16 A: I think improved lives to around world as it B: Really?A: In used for or to read events, but now we live on television.B: But don think people spend too much time watching television?A: Perhaps. However, I that such as news be educational to people. A: I think ca

21、rs improved our can get from one to another quickly.B: No way! Cars major pollution.A: I hadn idered that. 4-2-17The fun product has cell phone. I phone all time. it never leaves my hand. s a thing that its thin, and portable. I love that I do with s so much than just cell phone. I take photos with

22、it; I use it to listen to music, and I movies. s really handy for passing the time while Im commuting. The only negative that battery t long. It hardly l it needs to be I should add that my phone is practical, I it to communicate with my friends family. I can make long distance calls to parents its

23、too expensive, but with phone I can send text quite cheaply. Course Track 4-2-1Reda: I really don know a lot about electronics but I think that phones new cellphones with ah cameras have digital cameras are cool and theyre so to use. you don t have to think all the time that you forgot the camera yo

24、u know? Because you always have you and that so smart.Kevin: like the laptop because s very, very thin. s maybe less inch and it about four pounds I can it anywhere I want. My favorite feature of my computer is the Instant Messenger. reason for is s affordable, fun, and convenient allows me to chat

25、with my friends from over the Denise: I in with my amily in Brazil with like Instant Messenger.Jackie: I use for online, and downloadingmusic.Catherine: I a lot of New York instead of with I e-mail constantly Dave: My laptop computer fun because I all of on it. I can write a while m on train on way

26、home.Julianna: I use my to surf the to my homework, to work. computer expensive, but it reliable.Jonathan: I don really computer because it old and not reliable. Track 4-2-2Reda: I really don know a lot about electronics but I think that phones new cell phones with ah cameras have digital cameras ar

27、e cool and theyre so to use. And t have to think the that you forgot the camera you you always have you and that so smart. Track 4-2-3Prof. Morgan: Good. So change the first part make those corrections and will OK. for all your help, Morgan. I -mail you today.Prof. Morgan: You technology is In schoo

28、l I to write my a It must have taken long on a Prof. Morgan: Well, I was pretty but I made mistakes. Actually, typewriters t that Now, for the first computers my gosh! What do Prof. Morgan: first computers were so They all the And were as or fast as they Tara: Mines pretty fast, but not fast of the

29、newer, expensive ones.Prof. Morgan: I And nowadays, a computer. In those hadtheir used to use the university. In lab?Prof. Morgan: Yeah, that all had. Ill never forget, spring, during Everybody was and electricity went Tara: So? big deal laptops batteries Prof. Morgan: Yes, but remember, in those da

30、ys didn laptops. your crashed, you lost everything. Prof. Morgan: Everything. We information all the but that time it was terrible. Everybody their papers that afternoon including What did you Prof. Morgan: I back to the good, old-fashioned You typewriters?Prof. Morgan: I used more affordable, portable, disposable, always worked. What that?Prof. Morgan: up and paper) The first word Track 4-2-4Prof. Morgan: Good. So change the first part make those corrections and will Tara: OK. Thanks for your help, Professor Morgan. I -mail you today. Prof. Morgan: You te