新视界大学英语视听说教程2-Unit5

Unit5InsideviewConversation1HaveyougotyourticketsfortheplayWhatplayTheplaywhichOUDSareproducing.Youknow,theplayI'minattheOxfordPlayhouse.Oh,thatplay!Well,er...Whataboutyou,JanetWhat'stheplaycalledWaitingforGodot,bySamuelBeckett.Youarecoming,aren'tyouBeckettWhynotWell,um,I'msureyou'llbetotallybrilliant,Mark...butIwishIcouldunderstandtheplay.Itdoesn'tmakesense.Ifonlyyouweremorepatient,Kate.Beckett'safascinatingwriter.You'llcomethough,won'tyou,JanetYoureallyoughttoseesomethinglikethisatleastonceduringyourstayinOxford.Well,I'mnotsure.Oh,comeon!Please!ButifKatedoesn'tunderstandtheplay,there'snowayI'llbeabletofollowit.DoyouwanttogoWell,Ilovegoingtothetheatre,andI'dreallyliketoseeMarkacting.Andactually,yes,IthinkIshouldseeaplaybySamuelBeckett.Good!Soyou'recoming,Janet.Iwishyou'dcome,too,Kate.It'sareallygoodperformance.Well,OK,butI'monlydoingitbecauseyou'reinit.WhenisitonNextTuesdaytoSaturday.HowaboutgoingFridaynightThat'sgreat.Butyou'dbettergetyourticketssoon,becausewe'reexpectingafullhouse.Conversation2Well,whatdidyouthinkItwas...veryinteresting.Ididn'thaveacluewhatwasgoingon.Absolutelynothinghappened!Idon'tknowwhyIbotheredcomingtoseeit.IthoughtMarkwasbrilliant.Yes,Ididtoo,ofcourse...ButIwishIhadreadtheplaybeforeIsawit.IfonlyIhadknownthestory,itmighthavebeeneasiertofollowit.HowlongdoyouthinkMarkwillbeIguessheneedstogetchangedfirst.Hesaidhe'djoinusassoonaspossible.Hereheis.Hi,Mark!Hi,whatdidyouthinkHowwasIItwas...verychallenging.Itwasso-so.Butyouwerebrilliant!Welldone!Youwereawesome,Mark.Everyoneadoredyourperformance.Darling,youweretodiefor!OK,OK,don'texaggerate.Iwasn'tthatgood!Anyway,I'vegotsomegreatnews!Tellus!We'vestartedtalkingaboutnextterm'sOUDSplay.What'sitgoingtobeHamlet,byWilliamShakespeare!Great!Andwho'sgoingtoplayHamletDon'ttellme.Letmeguess!Tobeornottobe-thatistheQuestion!Idon'tbelieveit.You'regoingtoplayHamletComeon,let'scelebrate...fromBecketttoShakespeare.TodayOxford,tomorrow,Hollywood!OutsideviewSo,whatdoyouguyswanttowatchUh,Idon'tknow.What'sonHowaboutadocumentaryontheHistoryChannelIlikewatchinghistoryprogrammes.Idon'treallylikewatchingtheHistoryChannel.HowaboutabaseballgameFrom1973Nothanks!HowaboutacookingshowYeah,Ilovewatchingcookingshows.WhatIdo!Uh,Idon'tlikecookingshows.Uh,let'swatchsomemusicvideos.Thisisawful!Canyouseewhat'sonanotherchannelYeah,sure.WhatchannelUh,anythingbutthis.Thesetelevisionviewersaretryingtodecideonaprogrammetowatch,byclickingonchannelsandseeingwhat'son.Thispracticeisknownaschannelsurfing.Inthepast,itwasnotdifficulttodecidewhattowatchonTV.Therewereonlythreechannelstochoosefrom.Cabletelevisionhaschangedallthat.Therearesomanychannels,andsomanydifferentkindsofprogrammestowatch,manyviewersfinditdifficulttodecidewhattowatch,evenwhentheyarewatchingbythemselves.Thisbusinesstravelerdoesn'tlikeanything.Manypeoplelikeaparticulartypeofprogramme.Part2TVprogrammesIlikewatchingarecookingshows,um,comedyshows.Iusuallywatchdramas,um,murdermysteryprogrammes,quizzes,comedies.Ilikewatchingtalkshows.IguessofallmyfavouriteTVshowsI'dlikenewsprogrammes.Iliketowatchsoapoperasandnews.Iliketowatch,um,comedyshows.Well,Ilikegooddrama,Ilike,uh,alotofthecopshows,um,Ilikealotofthe,ah,sciencefictionshowsanduh,goodhistory.TVprogrammesIliketowatcharelikesports,uh,automotive,uh.Discovery,thattypeofthing.Hey,lookSwordfishison.JohnTravoltaandHalleBerryNo,I'vealreadyseenthattwice.Ihatethatmovie.OK.HowaboutTheMatrixThat'sOK.ButI'veseenittoomanytimes.Yeah,metoo.ButIlovethatmovie.Youguys,there'snothingon.Yeah,you'reright.Hey,howaboutwegooutandgetsomepizzaThat'sagoodidea.TurnthatoffListeninginConversation1I'msogladshewontheOscarforBestActress.Shewasthebestbyfar!Ifyouaskme,they'reprettymuchallthesame.Whatistheman'sopinionoftheactressConversation2Whatanawfulplay!Thewritingwashopelessandtheactingwasreallypoor.Itwasacompletewasteofmoney.Wecouldhavestayedathomeandwatchedtelevision.WheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplaceConversation3YouoftenseeMarkandJanetogetherattheopera,butIunderstandtheylivecompletelyseparatelivesnow.Well,it'sabitlikeacting.Youhavetokeepupappearances.WhatdowelearnaboutMarkandJaneConversation4SoifIgiveyoutendollarsfortwotickets,youcangivemesixdollars'change.Whateveryousay.I'mhopelessatmaths.HowmuchisaticketConversation5Iseemtohavelotsofspareeveningsthesedays.HowwouldyouspendyourtimeifyouwantedtogooutIfIwereyou,I'dgodancing.It'sagreatwaytomeetpeopleandmakenewfriends.WhatdoesthewomansaySpeechAndthenominationsforBestMovieinthisyear'sInternationalEntertainmentAwardsareasfollows:AD2050,asciencefictionadventurestorywithamazingspecialeffects...a-worldwherehumanslivesidebysidewithanimals,b-beingsand...thingsfrombeyondourearth,c-oursunanditsstars.APPLAUSETwoHeartsasOne,acharmingromanticcomedywhereboymeetsgirl,girlmeetsanotherboy,theotherboymeetsanothergirl,and,well,you'dbettergoseethefilm!APPLAUSEWesternSummer,setinthe19thcenturyamongthepioneersmovingtosettleintheWest...butwithastrangeandpainfulending.APPLAUSETheBeastinUsAll,athrillersetintheNewYorksubway,whichcomesalivewhenthesubwayclosesforthenight.Makesureyougetthatlasttrainhome!APPLAUSEAndlastbutnotleast,TheSicilianConnection,thestoryoffivegenerationsofanItalianfamilyinNewJersey,andtherelationshipstheykeepwiththeirrelativesbackinEurope.APPLAUSEAndthewinneris...TheSicilianConnection\Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofeveryonewhoworkedonTheSicilianConnection,fromthebottomofmyheart,thankyousomuch.Speakingforusall,wefeelsohonouredbytheaward.Personallyspeaking,I'veafewveryspecialpeopleI'dliketogivethanksto.Firstofall,Iwouldn'tbewhereIamtodaywithout...ConversationLovelyevening!Yes,itwouldbegoodtodosomething.HowaboutgoingtoacountrypubOK,wheredoyousuggestWhatabouttheonejustoffthemainroadtowardsHenleyTheKing'sHeadThat'stheone!Yes,butthetroubleis,itgetssocrowdedatweekendsinthesummer,especiallyiftheweatherisgood.WhatI'dreallylikeissomewheretositonthegrassw