新未来大学英语 视听说教程1（智慧版） 听力脚本 Unit 3

Unit3Mylife,mystyle

Experiencetheworld

Listening1

Host: WriterXiaoWeniswithustodaytotalkaboutarisingtrendamongyoungpeople‒“slashyouth”.So,Mr.Xiao,whatexactlydoes“slashyouth”mean?

Xiao: Well,what’shappeningisthatmanyyoungpeoplenowhaveadiversesetofskills,andarechoosingtogointomorethanoneprofessiontoapplytheseskills…

Host: So,“slash”meansthattheydomorethanonethingatthesametime?

Xiao: Exactly.Forexample,Iamanengineer/writer.

Host: Youarealsoasoftwareengineer,correct?

Xiao: That’sright.Butthere’snolimittohowmanyslashesyoucanhave.

Host: SoIamareporter/writer/mother/wife/…

Xiao: Haha…usuallyweonlyaddwordsrelatingtoourprofessions!

Host: That’sgood.Itsavesmoneyongettingbusinesscardsprinted!

Xiao: Indeed!

Host: So,whatiscausingthistrend?

Xiao: Ithinktherearemanyfactors.Forone,technologyismuchmoreadvanced,andmakesiteasierforpeopletoworkfromanywhere,anytime.

Host: Isee.Iimaginethatyoungpeople’schangingvaluesalsoplayaroleinit?

Xiao: Definitely.Youngergenerationsarenolongerhappywithdoingthesamejoballtheirlife.Theyseekgreatersatisfactionfromdoingdifferentthingsandapplyingtheirdiverseskills.

Host: So,wouldyousaytheyaretryingtocombinetheirpersonalinterestswiththeirwork?

Xiao: Yes.Ibelieveso.

Listening2

Fortoday’sbookreview,IwanttodiscussapopularnewlifestylebookabouttheDanishconceptof“hygge”.ThereisnodirecttranslationofthewordinEnglish,butaccordingtothewriter,itcanberoughlyunderstoodasthewarm,comfortablefeelingyougetfromenjoyinglife’ssimplepleasures.

Thefirstaspectofhyggedescribedinthebookishomedesign.Danishhomedesignissimple,withsoftcolorsandlotsofnaturalmaterials.

Furnitureisoftencoveredinblanketsandarrangedtomakeiteasyforpeopletorelax.TheDanesalsolovethewarmatmospherecreatedbylightingcandlesintheirhomes.

Thesecondmajoraspectofhyggeisrelationships.Danishpeopledon’tbelieveinworkinglonghours.Theysaythatfamiliesandfriendsmusthavetimetoplayandeattogetherattheendofeveryday,andespeciallyatweekends.Itisalsoimportantthatthistimeisnotinterruptedbytechnology.

Andfinally,there’s“self-love”.Thewritersuggeststhattreatingyourselftocomfortfoodlikecake,sweetsorhotchocolateandallowingyourselftobelazysometimesareimportantpartsofthehyggelifestyle.

Thewriterhopesthathisbookcanhelppeopleenjoyhappierandmorerelaxedlifestyles:Allpeoplehavetodoisputalittlebitmorehyggeintotheirlives.

Understandtheworld

Listening1

Youmaynoteverhaverealizedthatmanyofourbuyingdecisionsareactuallynotbasedonaproduct’squalityorfunction,butonwhatwethinktheproductcantelltherestoftheworldaboutus.Manycompaniesusethisfacttotheiradvantage,andtheirproductsareknownas“lifestylebrands”.

Sohowdolifestylebrandstrytoinfluenceus?Mybeliefisthattheypromisetosellusmorethanjustagoodproduct.Theyoffertosellusawholelifestyle.

WatchingavideoadvertisingtheyogaclothingbrandLululemon,forexample,youwillnoticethatweknowverylittleabouttheiryogapants.Instead,theyofferawidevarietyoffitnessandhealtheventstocultivateanactiveandwellness-orientedculture.Similarly,brandslikeApplealsofocustheiradvertisinglessontheiractualproductsandmoreonthetrendyandcreativepeoplewhousethem.Theseadvertsarenotsellingfitnessclothingorelectronics:Theyaresellingthelifestylesassociatedwiththeirproducts.

Tosumup,Ibelievethattheadvertisingstrategiesusedbylifestylebrandscanheavilyinfluenceourbuyingbehaviors.Thisisnottosaythatthequalityoftheseproductsisnotgood.Butbeingawareofthesestrategiescanhelpusmakebetterdecisionsandmaybeevensaveusalotofmoney!

Viewing

Korie: MynameisKorieVeidel.ThisisAbelVeidel…

Alex: AndI’mAlexVeidel.

Korie: Andwemovedintoatinyhousetwoyearsago.Peoplewereshockedaboutthefactthatwewantedtoliveinatinyhouse.

Alex: Yeah,I’dsay,like,onequestionIgotalotwas,like,howdoyouguys,like,livetogether?Or,youknow,like,howdoyounotdriveeachothercrazy?

Korie: Ifeel,like,livinginatinyhousehasbeenreallygoodforourmarriage.Youcan’thidefromanythinginatinyhouse,includingyourproblems.

Alex: Bathroom…Wehaveourshower,compostingtoilet,bucketofsawdust,toiletries.Overhere’sthekitchen: magnetickniferack,ourlittlesink.Wedon’thaveactuallyacooktop–orwedon’thaveanoven–sowejustusethiscooktophere.Wehadnotplannedonhavingakidinthetinyhouse,oratleastnot…

Korie: …notrightaway!

Alex: …notrightaway…

Korie: Yeah,weknewsoonatsomepoint…

Alex: ButonceAbelcamealong,weknewwehad,like,aboutayearorsobeforeitwas,like,it’sgoingtostartgettingtoosmall.

Korie: Wearegoingtostaysmall-scalewhenwemove.Welookedintogettingabiggertinyhouse,becausewelovelivingtiny,andreallyallwewantisabedroomforhim.Asmuchaswehavelovedourpasttwoyearslivingtiny,Iknowthatit’snotforeveryoneandIknowthatsometimespeople,like,builduptheideaintheirmindssomuchabouthowsimpleit’sgonnabe,andhowgreatit’sgonnabe,anditdoesn’treallypanoutthatway.

Alex: Someextraoddsandends…Wewantedtomoveintoatinyhomebecausewewerelookingforaffordablehousing.

Korie: Yeah,wewantedtopayoffdebt,andnotaccruemoredebt.

Alex: And,andyouknowwhat?Americareallyhas,like,aneedforaffordablehousingrightnow,andIfeellike,that’sareallybighole.Especiallyit’sfunnythatacountrythatpushes“collegeeducation”and“livingyourdreams”thenpushes,like,“oh,butyoudon’thaveanywheretolive,unlessyouworkallthetimeanddon’thavetimetodream”,youknowwhatImean?SoIfeel,like,gettingaffordablehousing,especiallyforpeoplecomingoutofcollege,is,like,areallybigdealto,like,helpthembecomewhotheywanttobe,andgivethemlikethespacetodreamand,like,justkindarelaxfinancially.

Listening2

Publicparksaroundtheworldareplacestorest,playandenjoynature.However,formanyChinesepeople,especiallytheelderly,publicparksareacentralpartoftheirlife.

TheTempleofHeaveninBeijingissuchaparkthatmanyolderpeopleflocktoeverymorningfortheirdailyactivities.

OnesuchpersonisMs.Yang.Sheis79yearsold,butenergeticandyouthful.Yangsaysthathergoodhealthconditionisalldowntoherdailyroutine.

“Everyday,theyoungpeopleinmyfamilygotowork.Ratherthanspendingthedayalone,Icometotheparktosing,danceanddotaichi.”

Parklifeisnotjustaboutstayinghealthy,though.Manyalsogotopublicparkstomeetpeopleandsocializewithfriends.Wespokewith65-year-oldMr.Wu.

“WhenImovedtoBeijingtohelpcareformygrandson,Ididn’tknowanyonehere.TheparkwasaplacewhereIcouldfindotherpeoplemyagetochatandplaychesswith.”

TherolepublicparksplayinthelivesofChinesepeopleleavesadeepimpressiononpeoplewhovisitChina.ItisoneaspectofChineselifethatmanywishtheycouldtakebackhomewiththem.

Furtherlistening

Conversation

PeiLin: I’mtalkingtodaywithProfessorDuboisfromthePSLResearchUniversity.Professor,weknowthatyou’vebeenresearchingintothelifestylesofFrenchpeopletoday.So,whatexactlydoesthestudyexamine?

Dubois: Well,insimpleterms,wepresented4,000Frenchpeopleofdifferentbackgroundswithaseriesofchoices,andaskedthemtochoosetheirpreferences.

PeiLin: Couldyougivemeanexample?

Dubois: Weaskedquestionslike:“Wouldyoupreferapayincreaseof10percent,oroneweekadditionalannualholiday?”

PeiLin: Isee,soyouwantedtoknowwhattheyfeltwasthemostimportantintheirlives?

Dubois: Exactly.

PeiLin: Andweretheresultswhatyouexpected?

Dubois: Notalways.Forexample,inthatcase,itturnedoutthatFrenchpeoplepreferredfreetimeovermoremoney.

PeiLin: Andwhyisthat?

Dubois: Well,whatwefoundwasthatalmostallyoungpeoplewereveryconcernedwithself-development,andwouldspendalotoftheirfreetimetrainingthemselvesinnewskills.Thiswasoneofthereasonstheyvaluedfreetimesomuchmorethanmoney.

PeiLin: That’sinteresting.

Dubois: Yes.OnethingIshouldmentionisthatdifferentgenerationshaveverysimilarattitudestowardcharity.Bothyoungandoldagreedthatvolunteeringfortwohoursaweekmadethemhappierthandoingtwomorehoursofworkforextrapayment.

PeiLin: That’sgoodtoknow!

Passage1

PeopleoftenaskmehowIgotstartedasatravelblogger.TodayIdecidedtotalkaboutmystory,andwhatthislifestylemeanstome.

Afterleavingcollege,Igotmyselfaverytypicalofficejob.Mycolleaguesandthesalarywereallfine…butitwasn’tenoughforme.So,Istartedbloggingandapplyingfortravelwritingjobs.Eventually,anairlinecompanygavemeajobasatravelconsultant.Sincethen,Ihavealwaysbeenontheroad.

It’sbeenfiveyearsnow,andI’vehadmanyamazingexperiences.I’vesharedteawithmonksonmountaintops.I’velearnedhowtobuildhousesoutofsnow.I’veevenspenttwoweekslivingintheAmazon,learningtocatchfishwithonlymyhands.

Travelinghastaughtmetoexperiencetheworldinanewway.WhenI’minanewplace,InownoticedetailsthatIdidnotbefore,likecolors,soundsandsmells.Now,morethanever,IfeelthatIamexperiencinglifetothefullest.

Ofcourse,IrealizethatIamextremelyfortunateasnoteveryonehastheopportunitytotravelasmuchasIdo.Therefore,IhopethatthroughmywritingIcanhelppeopletoopentheirmindsandheartstothewondersofthisbeautifulplanet.

Passage2

Welcometo“UrbanLife”.Today,we’retalkingaboutthetrendofpeopleswitchingcitylifeforcountrylife…andthenswitchingback!

Modernurbanlifehasmanynegativesides:lotsofpeople,abusylifestyle,noise,pollution…It’snowondersomanydreamaboutrunningaway.

However,shortlyaftermovingtothecountry,manyfindthattheircountrysidedreamsquicklyturnintonightmares.

OnesuchpersonwasDarrenHardwick.DarrenhadlivedinMelbourneallofhislife,buttwoyearsagofinallyfeltheneededachange.

“IthinkI’dbeenwatchingtoomanyTVshowsaboutpeoplemovingtothecountry.Ijustwantedtoslowdown,havesomespace,andconnectwithnature.Ifoundtheperfectvillagejustoutsidethecity,anddecidedtoleavethemodernworldbehind.”

However,Darrensoonfoundthatnoteverythingaboutcountrylifewasperfect.

“Forthefirstfewweeks,Ireallyenjoyedthepeaceandquiet.ThenIstartedmissingthings,likehavinggoodphonereception,andhavinganactivesociallife.Ijustcouldn’tgetusedtoit.”

DarrenreturnedtoMelbournejustsixmonthsafterleavingitbehind.However,hestil