英文口语朗读团听力原文

韦林英文口语朗读团听力原文

Day1

CONVERSATIONWhatareyougoingtodo?

A►Predictions

Arethesepeoplefriends?

Howoldarethey?

Whatdotheydo?

Whattimeofyearisit?

Howdotheyfeel?

Julia:I’msoexcited!Wehavetwoweeksoff!Whatareyougoingtodo?

Nancy:I’mnotsure.IguessI’lljuststayhome.MaybeI’llwatchafewDVDs.Whataboutyou?

Anyplans?

Julia:Yeah.I’mgoingtorelaxatthebeachwithmycousinforacoupleofweeks.We’regoingtogosurfingeveryday.

Nancy:Soundslikefun.

Julia:Say,whydon’tyoucomewithus?

Nancy:Doyoumeanit?I’dloveto!I’llbringmysurfboard!

B►Listentotherestoftheconversation.Wherearetheygoingtostay?

Howwilltheygetthere?

Julia:That’sgreat!Themorethemerrier!Nancy:Bytheway,wherearewegoingtostay?

Julia:Oh.Wecanstayatmyauntanduncle’sbeachhouse.TheyhaveplentyofroomandI’msurethey’llbehappytohaveguests.I’llcallthemtonighttoletthemknowwhattimewe’regoingtoarrive.Iguesswe’llleaveprettyearly.There’sadirectbuseverymorningat5:00A.M.

Nancy:That’sfinewithme.IthinkI’llbetooexcitedtosleep!

Julia:Iknow!Andthebestthingis,we’llprobablygetthereintimetospendafewhoursatthebeachafterwegetsettled.

Day2

LISTENING Off-lineandproud

A►Guesstheanswerstothequestionsbelow.ThenlistentoaradioprogramabouttheInternetandcheckyouranswers.

HOST:We’veallheardstoriesabouthowInternetuseisgrowing.Today,however,we’retalkingwithsomeonewhohasstudiespeoplewhodon’tusetheInternet.Let’swelcomeDr.TomVanCleevetotheprogram.

DR.VAVCLEEVE:Thankyou.It’snicetobehere.

HOST:Thanksforcoming.NowIunderstandthatmanypeoplestilldon’tusetheInternet.Isthat

right?Whatcanyoutellus?

DR.VAVCLEEVE:That’sright.Myresearchhasrevealedthatabout42percentofthepopulationneverusestheInternet.

HOST:Forty-twopercent!That’sprettyhigh.Andwhyisthat?

DR.VAVCLEEVE:Well,theytendtobeolderpeopleorpeoplelivinginmoreruralareas.Buttherearealsothosewhoworriedaboutprivacy,orwhothinkthattheInternetisn’tnecessaryintheirlife.Someofthesepeopleareevenproudtobeindependentfromtheonlineworld.

HOST:Interesting.

WhatpercentageofthepopulationneverusestheInternet?Whatkindofpeopledon’tusetheInternet?

B►Listentotherestoftheprogram.Thenanswerthesequestions.

HOST:Inyournewbook,youmention“netevaders.”Canyouexplainwhatyoumeanbythis?

DR.VAVCLEEVE:Well,lotsofpeoplelivewithsomeonewhosurfsthenet,buttheystilldon’tlogonthemselves.Icallthisgroupthenetevaders.WhatIfoundintalkingtothesepeopleisthattheysometimesaskafamilymembertosende-mailforthemortobrowseWebsites,buttheydon’twanttodoitthemselves.

HOST:Iknowsomeonelikethat![laughs]

DR.VAVCLEEVE:Yes,andthenthere’sanothergroupofpeopleIcall“Internetdropouts.”HOST:Internetdropouts.Whatexactlydoesitmean?DR.VAVCLEEVE:

DR.VAVCLEEVE:ItreferstopeoplewhoonceusedtheInternet,buthavestoppedusingitforsomereason.Theymaynothaveacomputeranymore,maynothaveenoughtime,orsimplymaynotbeinterested.

HOST:Isee.Well,thanksverymuchforsharingthatinformationwithus,Dr.VanCleeve.

Whatdoestheterm“netevaders”mean?Whatare“Internetdropouts”?

WhydosomepeoplebecomeInternetdropouts?

Day3

LISTENING Capsulehotels

A►ListeningtoBraddescribea“capsulehotel.”Checkthewordsthatbestdescribeit.

□busy □convenient □dangerous

□comfortable □cramped □expensive

AListentoBraddescribea“capsulehotel.”Checkthewordsthatbestdescribeit.

HOST:WelcometotheprogramYourHomeIsMyHome.OurguesttonightisBradPhilipsfromCalifornia.Brad,tellusalittlebitaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?

BRAD:Well,atthemoment,I’mworkingananEnglishteacherinTokyo,Japan.Tokyoisanexcitingcity,butit’salsoveryspreadout.Itcansometimestakehourstogofromonepartofthecitytoanother.

WhenIdon’tfeellikegoingallthewayhome,Isometimesstayinacapsulehotel.

HOST:Acapsulehotel?Canyouexplainwhatthatis?BRAD:Yeah.It’sahotelwithlotsofsmallrooms.

Actually,they’renotreallyrooms.They’respacesthataretwometersbyonemeter,andonlyameterhigh.Inotherwords,they’reverycramped!Butthehotelischeapandveryconvenient.

HOST:Andwhat’sinsideeachlittleroom,orshouldIsay,eachspace?

BRAD:Well,insideeverycapsulethere’sabed,aTV,areadinglight,aradio,andanalarmclock.

Thehotelalsohaslockers,whereyoucankeepyourpersonalbelongings.

HOST:That’sgreat.Andwhatkindofpeoplestayinacapsulehotel?

BRAD:Well,probablypeoplelikeme.Peoplewhomissthelasttrainhomeordon’twanttogoallthewayhomeonlytoturnaroundandcomebacktoworkagain.So,itgetsprettybusy,asyoucanimagine.

HOST:Finally,wouldyourecommendacapsulehoteltootherpeople?

BRAD:Sure!Theroomsaresmall,butyougetusedtosleepinginasmallspace.Ijustwouldn’trecommendacapsulehoteltopeoplewhocan’trelaxinsmall,crampedspaces.

B►Listenagain.Inadditiontoabed,whatelsedoesthehotelprovide?Writefourthings.

Day4

CONVERSATION Haveyouever...

Steve:Hey,thissoundsstrange—snailswithgarlic.Haveyouevereatensnails?Kathy:Yes,Ihave.Ihadthemherejustlastweek.

Steve:Didyoulikethem?

Kathy:YesIdid.Theyweredelicious!Whydon’tyoutrysome?Steve:No,Idon’tthinkso.

Waiter:Haveyoudecideonanappetizeryet?

Kathy:Yes,I’llhaveasmallorderofthesnail,please.Waiter:Andyou,sir?

Steve:IthinkI’llhavethefriendbrains.

Kathy:Friedbrains?I’veneverheardofthat!Itsoundsscary.

Day5

LISTENING Lifeasanimmigrant

A►ListentointerviewswithtwoimmigrantstotheUnitedStatesandcompletethechart.

Whereareyoufromoriginally,Jack?

Andwhendidyoumovehere?

Andwhatdoyoudonow?

WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?

Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?

YuHong

INTERVIEWER：Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?YuHong:I’mfromChina...fromnearShanghai.

INTERVIEWER：Andwhendidyoumovehere?

YuHong:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.INTERVIEWER：Andwhatdoyoudonow?

YuHong:I’matransportationengineer.

INTERVIEWER：Isee.Soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.YuHong:Yes,that’sright.

INTERVIEWER：WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?

YuHong:Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthatnotthesamething.InChina,ontheholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn’tthesamehere.

INTERVIEWER：Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?

YuHong:Oh,that’seasy:mymom’ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother’scooking.

Ajay

INTERVIEWER:Whereareyoufrom,Ajay?AJAY:I’mfromIndia.

INTERVIEWER:AndwhendidyoumovetotheU.S.?AJAY:Itwasin1991.

INTERVIEWER:Areyoustudyinghereatthemoment?

AJAY:Notnow.Icamehereasastudentandgraduatedtwoyearsago.I’mworkingasacomputertechnician.

INTERVIEWER:Uh-huh.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere?Wasitdifficult?

AJAY:Yeah,itwasattimes.ThemaindifficultyIhadwaswiththeeducationalsystem.Thingsareverydifferenthere.Teachingmethods,everythingisverydifferentfromwhatIwasusedtoinIndia.

INTERVIEWER:AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromIndia?

AJAY:Totellyouthetruth,afteryou’rehereforawhile,youdon’tmissanythingverymuch.ButIguesstheweatherandmyfamilyarethethingsImiss.Andthequalityoflife.Thequalityoflifeismuchnicerbackhome,franklyspeaking.

Day6

Conversation Couldyoutellme...?

A►Listentotheconversationandorderthequestionsthewomanasks.

Erica:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?Clerk:There’soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.Erica:Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?

Clerk:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:00A.M.

Erica:Oh,good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?

Erica:OK.Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwheretherestroomsare?Clerk:Rightbehindyou.Doyouseewherethatsignis?

Erica:Oh.Thanksalot.

B►Listentorestoftheconversation.ChecktheinformationthatEricaasksfor.

□thecostofataxitothecity □thecostofabustothecity

□thelocationofthetaxistand □thelocationofarestaurant

Erica:Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation---ifyoudon’tmind.Clerk:Notatall.

Erica:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxitothecitycosts?

Clerk:Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsabout$40.

Erica:Fortydollars?IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenestone.

WherecanIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafast-foodplace?

Clerk:Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseeasnackbaronyourleft.Erica:Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.

Clerk:You,too.

Day7

Listening Singaporesolvesit.

A►ListentosomeonetalkabouthowSingaporehastriedtosolveitstrafficproblem.Check（√）TrueorFalseforeachstatement.

Motoristsareneverallowedtodriveintothebusinessdistrict.

Peopleneedaspecialcertificatetobuyacar.

CarscostmorethanintheUnitedStates.

Publictransportationstillneedtobeimproved.

MAN:

QuietanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.

Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.

AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.

B►IntensiveListening.

Day8

CONVERSATION Makingchanges

A►ListentoaconversationandcheckTrueorFalseforeachstatement.Brian:So,areyoustilllivingwithyourparents,Terry?

Terry:I’mafraidso.IwishIhadmyownapartment.Brian:Why?Don’tyoulikelivingathome?

Terry:It’sOK,butmyparentsarealwaysaskingmetobehomebeforemidnight.Iwishthey’dstopworryingaboutme.

Brian:Yeah,parentsarelikethat!

Terry:Andtheyexpectmetohelparoundthehouse.Ihatehousework.Iwishlifeweren’tsodifficult.

Brian:So,whydon’tyoumoveout?

Terry:Hey,IwishIcould,butwhereelsecanIgetfreeroomandboard?

Day9

LISTENING Touristtips

A►ListentoaninterviewwithaspokeswomanfromtheNewYorkCityVisitor’sCenter.Checkthefourtopicsshediscusses.

□planningatrip □safety □money □eatingout □tours □history

INTERVIEW:WhatshouldpeopledotomaketheirvisittoNewYorkCitysafeandpleasant?WOMAN:Oneimportantthingtorememberisnottotrytodotoomuchinashorttime.Ideally,

youshouldstartplanningbeforeyougethere.Yououghttodecideinadvancewhichsightsyoumostwanttosee.

INTERVIEW:Arethereanygoodtoursavailable?

WOMAN:Ohyes,lots.Severalcompaniesofferbustoursthatstopatallthemajortouristattractions.It’sagoodideatobuyapasssoyoucangetonandoffwhereveryoulike.YoushouldvisitourWebsitetofindoutaboutthelatesttoursandspecialevents.

INTERVIEW:Isee.AndisNewYorkasafecityforvisitors?

WOMAN:It’ssaferthanmanycitiesintheworld.Butjustlikeinanybigcity,youshouldstillbecareful.Forexample,don’tgooffonyourown,especiallyatnight.Anddon’tbeafraidtoaskquestions.EvenAmericanvisitorshavetoaskforhelpwhentheycomehere.You’llfindthatNewYorkersareprettyfriendly.Theylikewelcomingvisitorstotheircityanddon’tmindgivingdirections.

INTERVIEW:Onelastthing—isitanexpensivecitytovisit?

WOMAN:Itcanbe,butthereareplentyofcheapplacesinthecitywhereyoudon’thavetospendafortune.Ifyou’reastudent,youshouldbringyourstudentIDcardwithyou.Thatway,youcangetadiscountonentranceintomuseumandgalleries.Oh!Andnevercarrymuchmoneyonyou.

INTERVIEW:Isthereanythingelseyou’dliketoadd?

WOMAN:Yeah,justthatmostpeoplehaveagreattimewhentheycometoNewYork.AndI’msureyouwill,too!

B►Listenagain.Foreachtopic,writeonepieceofadviceshegives.

Day10

LISTENINGWhataretheytalkingabout?

A►Listentosixpeopleaskquestionsaboutfoodanddrinkarestaurant.Checktheitemthateachpersonistalkingabout.

1.□water 2.□ameal 3.□soup 4.□coffee 5.□cake 6.□thecheck

□bread □aplate □pasta □themeat □coffee □themenu

1.

WOMAN:Haveyoufinishedwiththis?MAN:No,I’mstilldrinkingit.Thanks.2.

MAN:Didyouorderthis?

WOMAN:Yes,that’smine.Hmm,itlooksgreatandsmellsdelicious!3.

MAN:Don’tyoulikeit?

WOMAN:Ihaven’ttastedityet.I’mwaitingforthewaitresstobringmeafork.4.

MAN:Didyouenjoyit?

WOMAN:Well,itwasalittletough.Ithinkitwascookedfortoolong.5.

WOMAN:Howisit?

MAN:Great.JustthewayIlikeit:blackandstrong.6.

MAN1:Yourturnormine?

MAN2:It’smytreatthistime.Youpaidlasttime.Remember?

Day11

CONVERSATION TurndowntheTV!

A►Listentotheconversationandanswerthequestions.

DoesJasonturntheTVdown?

DoesLisapickupherthingsrightaway?

Weretheparentslikethiswhentheywerekids?

Mr.Field:Jason...Jason!TurndowntheTV.Please.Jason:Oh,butthisismyfavoriteprogram!

Mr.Field:Iknow.Butit’sveryloud.Jason:OK.I’llturnitdown.

Mr.Field:That’sbetter.Thanks.

Mrs.Field:Lisa,pleasepickupyourthings.They’realloverthefloor.Lisa:Inaminute,Mom.I’monthephone.

Mrs.Field:Allright.Butdoitassoonasyouhangup.Lisa:OK.Noproblem!

Mrs.Field:Goodness!Werewelikethiswhenwewerekids?

Mr.Field:Definitely!

C►Listentotherestoftheconversation.WhatcomplaintdoJasonandLisahaveabouttheirparents?

Jason:HaveyounoticedhowforgetfulDadisgetting?He’salwaysforgettingwherehiscarkeysare.Itdrivesmecrazy.

Lisa:Andhecanneverfindhisglasseseither.Jason:Iknow.

Lisa:YouknowwhatdrivesmecrazyaboutMom?Jason:What?

Lisa:ThoseawfultalkshowsshewatchesonTV.Shejustlovesthem.Jason:Yeah,Ithinkshewatchesthemforhourseveryday.

Lisa:Oh,well.Iguessthey’rejustgettingold.IhopeInevergetlikethat.Jason:Me,too.Hey,let’sgoandplayavideogame.

Lisa:Greatidea.Bytheway,haveyouseenmyglassesanywhere?

Day12

LISTENING Familylife

A►Listentotheresultsofasurveyaboutfamilylife.Foreachquestion,writemen(M),women(W),boys(B),orgirls(G).

Whoisthemessiestinthehouse?

Whodoesmostoftheworkinthekitchen?Whousuallytakesoutthegarbage?

Whoworriesmostaboutexpenses?

JENNIFER:Welcometothisweek’sprogram,DoMenHaveItEasy?wherewe’lltakealookattherolesandresponsibilitiesofmenandwomeninfamilies.First,thankstoallofyouwhorespondedtooursurvey.John?

JOHN:Thanks,Jennifer.Lateronintheprogram,we’llbetakingyourphonecallsandtalkingtoDr.Walters,afamilypsychologist,whowillansweryourquestions.Andnowfortheresultsofthesurvey.Jennifer?

JENNIFER:Well,inresponsetothefirstquestion,”Whoisthemessiestpersoninthehouse?”theanswerwasboys!Ninety-twopercentofyousaidthatyoursonsorbrothersdon’thelpmucharoundthehouse.Theydon’tpickuptheirthings,don’thanguptheirclothes,andleavetheirclotheslyingaround.

JOHN:Interesting.Andwhataboutthesecondquestion,Jennifer?Thatwas,”Whowasthemostoftheworkoftheworkinthekitchen?”

JENNIFER:Well,84percentofyouansweredwomen.Manyofyoualsoexplainedthattheboysandmenusuallytakeoutthegarbage.Thegirlsandwomentendtocook,dothedishes,andcleanup.

JOHN:Andwhataboutthegroceries,Jennifer?

JENNIFER:Well,accordingtoourresults,boysandgirlsusuallyputthegroceriesaway.JOHN:That’ssurprising.Sowhatelsedothewomendo?

JENNIFER:Ah,well,that’sournextquestion,”Whoworriesmostaboutexpenses?”Inthe

majorityofhomes,itseemsthatwomenworrymostabouthouseholdexpenses.Oneyoungmanwrotetoussaying,”Mymotheralwaysnagsmeandmysister.Shetellsustogetoffthephone,tostopspendingsolongonthecomputer,toturnofftheTV,well,everythingreally.Ialwaysthoughtshejustlikedtonag,butmaybeshe’sreallyworriedaboutmoney.”Ithinkthat’sprobablytrue,don’tyou,John?

JOHN:Yes,veryinteresting.AndnowI’dliketointroduceDr.Walters...

B►Listenagain.Accordingtothesurvey,whatspecificchoresdomen,women,boys,andgirlsusuallydo?Takenotesandparaphrase.

Day13

CONVERSATIONCanIborrowyourphone?

A►Listentotheconversationaboutusingaphoneandanswerthequestions.

Whoownsthecellphone?

Whoaretheycalling?

What’sthefirstthingtodo?

Whatshouldthewomanpress?

Jenny:CanIborrowyourphonetocallmyboss?

Richard:Ican’tbelieveyoustilldon’thaveacellphone.Hereyougo.Jenny:Thanks.Now,whatdoIneedtodo?

Richard:Firstofall,besureto