新世纪大学英语视听说教程第三版第二课听力原文

Unit2TechnologyToday

Listening

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Situation1

Man:Ohno!

Woman:Whathappened?

Man:Ican’tbelieveit!IwassendingamessageandIaccidentallyclickedon“ReplytoAll.”

Woman:So?

Man:Itwasapersonalmessageformyfriend,Jerry.Iwantedtosendittohise-mailaddressonly.

Woman:Oops.

Man:Exactly.…InsteadIsentittoeveryoneonthelist.Howembarrassing!

Situation2

Man:Iseeyouhaveanewkeyboard.That’snice.

Woman:Yes,thecompanyboughtmeanewone.

Man:That’sgood.

Woman:Well,actually…Ispilledcoffeeonmyoldkeyboard,anditstoppedworking.

Man:Oh,Isee.

Woman:Don’ttellanyone.Drinkingcoffeenearthecomputersisnotallowed!

Situation3

Woman:Haveyoufinishedworkingonmycomputer?

Man:Yes,Ihave.I’mafraidIdon’thavegoodnewsforyou.

Woman:Really?

Man:Really.Theproblemiswithyourhardware.

Woman:Oh.Whatdoyousuggest?

Man:Ithinkyoushouldprobablybuyanewcomputer.Thisonecan’tbefixed.

Woman:Well,Ihavehaditforfiveyears.It’stimetoreplaceit,Iguess.

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Conversation1

Pam:Well,Lynn,Imustbegoing.Itwasgreattoseeyou—

Lynn:Bye,Pam.

Pam:What’sthat?

Lynn:Oh…that’sOllie.

Pam:Ollie?Ididn’tknowyouhadadog!

Lynn:Well,wedon’t…really.

Pam:Whatdoyoumean?

Lynn:Comehere.

Pam:Ohmygoodness.It’sarobot!

Lynn:That’sright.It’sadogrobot.Theycallita“dogbot.”

Pam:Howinteresting!…Butit’salittlestrange,don’tyouthink?

Lynn:Well,Iwantedtogetaninteractivetoyforthekids.Theyloveit.SoI’mhappy.

Pam:Howmuchdiditcost?

Lynn:Don’task.Itwasn’tveryaffordable.It’scheaperthanhavingarealdog,though.Wedon’teverhavetobuydogfood!Andthebatteriesarerechargeable.

Conversation2

Juliana:Hey,Henrik.Look.

Henrik:Whatisit,Juliana?

Juliana:What’sthatguydoingoverthere?

Henrik:Whichguy?

Juliana:Theoneoverthere.Wearingasuit.He’spunchingsomanybuttonsonhiscellphone.

Henrik:Oh,him.He’sprobablyplayingagame.

Juliana:Really?

Henrik:Alotofpeoplehavegamesontheircellphones.It’sreallypopularhereinFinland.Theyplaythemeverywhere.

Juliana:Doyouplaythem,too?

Henrik:Yes,Ido.

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Intoday’sreport,welookatanewtechnologycalledpervasivecomputing.

Pervasivecomputingmeansputtingtinycomputersintoeverydayelectronicappliances,suchastoastersandmicrowaves.Withpervasivecomputing,appliancescancommunicatewiththeirusers—andwithotherappliances!Somecompaniesnowsellpervasivecomputingproductslikea“smart”toaster.Itremembersyourfavoritekindoftoast:lightordark.Companiesaredesigninga“smart”coffeemakeranda“smart”clock.Thecoffeemakercanmeasurethewaterandcoffee.Itcanevenputmilkinyourbreakfastcoffeeandmakeblackcoffeeintheafternoon.Theclockwillcheckthetimeonotherclocksinyourhouse,andgiveinformationaboutotherappliances.Forexample,itcantellyou,“Yourcoffeemakerneedsmorewater.”

Andthat’sonlythebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising“Savetime—phoneyourwashingmachine!”Engineersaremakinga“smart”house.Inthishouse,thelights,heater,andairconditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymemberscomehome.Thismakesthehomecomfortable,anditsavesalotofenergy.Pervasivecomputingcouldchangemanypartsofourdailylives.

Butdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputing?Dotheyreallyneedtechnologyeverywhere?Onecompanyaskedpeopleabouttheiropinionson“smart”appliances.Thereweresurprises.A“smart”refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodontheInternet,butpeopledidn’twantit,becauseitmightmakemistakes.

“Pervasivecomputingisasimportantasatelephone,”saysRebeccaBlair,presidentofInnoTechCorporation.Butsomeoftheseproductsarenotuseful,orevenpractical.Companiesshouldlearn

typewriters.

Lea:Oh,really?Thatsoundsdifficult!

Steve:Itwas,especiallybecauseImadealotofmistakes.

Lea:Didittakealongtime?

Steve:Yes.Computersaresomuchfasterandeasiertouse.

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Conversation1

A:Ithinktelevisionhasimprovedourlivesbecausewegettoseenewsfromaroundtheworldasithappens.

B:Really?

A:Yes!Inthepastpeopleusedtowaitfordaysorweekstoreadaboutoverseasevents,butnowwecanwatchlivenewsreportsontelevision.

B:Butdon’tyouthinkpeoplespendtoomuchtimewatchingtelevision?

A:Perhaps.However,Istillmaintainthatsometelevisionprograms,suchasnewsanddocumentaries,canbeeducationalandofbenefittopeople.

Conversation2

A:Ithinkcarshaveimprovedourlivesbecausewecangetfromoneplacetoanothersomuchmorequickly.

B:Noway!Carsareamajorcauseofpollution.

A:Dearme!Ihadn’tconsideredthat.

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Themostfunproducthastobethecellphone.Iusemycellphoneallthetime.Actuallyitalmostneverleavesmyhand.It’sagoodthingthatit’sthin,lightandportable.IlovethatIcandoallsortsofthingswithit.It’ssomuchmorethanjustacellphone.Itakephotoswithit;Iuseittolistentomusic,andsometimesIwatchmovies.It’sreallyhandyforpassingthetimewhileI’mcommuting.Theonlynegativeisthatthebatterydoesn’tlastlong.Ithardlylastsadaybeforeitneedstoberecharged.Ishouldaddthatmyphoneisverypractical,too.Iuseittocommunicatewithmyfriendsandfamily.Ican’tmakelongdistancecallstomyparentsasit’stooexpensive,butwithmycellphoneIcansendtextmessagesquitecheaply.

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Reda:Ireallydon’tknowalotaboutelectronicsbutIthinkthatnewphones…newcellphones…withah…cameras…whichhavedigitalcamerasareverycoolandthey’resoeasytouse.Andyoudon’thavetothinkallthetimethatyouforgotthecamera…youknow?Becauseyoualwayshaveitwithyouandthat’ssosmart.

Kevin:Ilikethelaptopbecauseit’svery,verythin.It’smaybelessthanoneinchandit’saboutfourpoundsandIcancarryitanywhereIwant.

Alejandra:MyfavoritefeatureofmycomputeristheInstantMessenger.Thereasonforthisisthatit’sveryaffordable,fun,andconvenientandallowsmetochatwithmyfriendsfromallovertheworld.

Denise:IstayintouchwithmyfamilyinBrazilwithlike…InstantMessenger.

Jackie:Iusethecomputerforchattingonline,searchingtheweb,anddownloading

music.

Catherine:IhavealotoffriendsinNewYorkandPhiladelphiaandCalifornia,soinsteadoftalkingonthephonewiththem,Ie-mailthemconstantly…

Dave:MylaptopcomputerisfunbecauseIcandoallsortsofthingsonit.IcanwriteapaperwhileI’monthetrainonthewayhome.

Julianna:IusemycomputertosurfontheInternet,todomyhomework,andtowork.Mycomputerwasexpensive,butitisreliable.

Jonathan:Idon’treallylikemycomputerbecauseit’soldandnotreliable.

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Reda:Ireallydon’tknowalotaboutelectronicsbutIthinkthatnewphones…newcellphones…withah…cameras…whichhavedigitalcamerasareverycoolandthey’resoeasytouse.Andyoudon’thavetothinkallthetimethatyouforgotthecamera…youknow?Becauseyoualwayshaveitwithyouandthat’ssosmart.

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Prof.Morgan:Good.Sochangethefirstpartandmakethosecorrectionsandyourpaperwillbegreat.

Tara:OK.Thanksforallyourhelp,Professor

Morgan.I’lle-mailmypapertoyoulatertoday.

Prof.Morgan:Youknow,technologyisamazing.InhighschoolIusedtowritemytermpapersonatypewriter.

Tara:Itmusthavetakenalongtimetowriteapaperonatypewriter.

Prof.Morgan:Well,Iwasprettyfast,butImadesomemistakes.Actually,thetypewritersweren’tthatbad.Now,asforthefirstcomputers…ohmygosh!

Tara:Whatdoyoumean?

Prof.Morgan:Thefirstcomputersweresounreliable.Theyusedtocrashallthetime.Andtheywerenotasaffordableorasfastastheyarenow.

Tara:Mine’sprettyfast,butnotasfastassomeofthenewer,moreexpensiveones.

Prof.Morgan:Iknow!Andnowadays,almosteveryonehasacomputer.Inthosedays,nobodyhadtheirowncomputer.Weusedtousetheonesattheuniversity.

Tara:Inthecomputerlab?

Prof.Morgan:Yeah,that’sallwehad.I’llneverforget,onespring,duringfinalexams.Everybodywasworkingontheirtermpapers,andtheelectricitywentout!

Tara:So?Nobigdeal…laptopshavebatteries…

Prof.Morgan:Yes,butremember,inthosedayswedidn’thavelaptops.Ifyourcomputercrashed,youlosteverything.

Tara:Everything?

Prof.Morgan:Everything.Weusedtoloseinformationallthetime,butthattimeitwasterrible.Everybodylosttheirpapersthatafternoon…includingme.

Tara:Whatdidyoudo?

Prof.Morgan:Iwentbacktothegood,old-fashionedway.

Tara:Youmeantypewriters?

Prof.Morgan:Nope.Iusedsomethingmoreaffordable,portable,reliable,disposable,somethingthatalwaysworked.

Tara:Whatwasthat?

Prof.Morgan:(holdsuppencilandpaper)Thefirstwordprocessor.

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Prof.Morgan:Good.Sochangethefirstpartandmakethosecorrectionsandyourpaperwillbegreat.

Tara:OK.Thanksforallyourhelp,ProfessorMorgan.I’lle-mailmypapertoyoulatertoday.

Prof.Morgan:Youknow,technologyisamazing.InhighschoolIusedtowritemytermpapersonatypewriter.

Tara:Itmusthavetakenalongtimetowriteapaperonatypewriter.

Prof.Morgan:Well,Iwasprettyfast,butImadesomemistakes.Actually,thetypewritersweren’tthatbad.Now,asforthefirstcomputers…ohmygosh!

Tara:Whatdoyoumean?

Prof.Morgan:Thefirstcomputersweresounreliable.Theyusedtocrashallthetime.Andtheywerenotasaffordableorasfastastheyarenow.

Tara:Mine’spretty