Listen this way 听力教程1_Unit 4

1、,Unit 4 Can Time Move Backward?,Part I Getting ready (A),1. a quarter: fifteen minutes 2. half: thirty minutes 3. set: put to the right time 4. sharp: exactly at the stated time 5. be off: be slow,6. local time: time system in a particular part of the world 7. day-light-saving time: the practice whi

2、ch exists in some countries of setting the clocks one hour later than the normal local time, so that the evening stay light for longer. 8. longitude: a position on a map of the world measured as the distance to the East or West of the set line. 9. observe: obey or follow a law or custom completely.

3、10. set a clock: adjust a clock to a particular point.,Section B,Answers: 6 1 8 2 4 7 3 5,Tapescripts,1. Man: What time do you have? Woman: I have a quarter to five. Man: Excuse me? Whats the time? Woman: A quarter to five. 2. Woman: What time is it? Man: Its 10:15. Woman: Are you sure? My watch has

4、 10:30. Man: Your watch must be fast. I have just set mine by the radio. 3. Woman: Could you give me the time? Man: Its 7:05 exactly. 4. Man: What time have you got? Woman: About 4:30.,5. Man: Can that clock be right? Woman: That clock is always off. Its 3 oclock sharp. 6. Woman: Check the clock ,th

5、eres a clock in the kitchen. Man: Its a little before eleven. 7 . Woman: Are you going to be late? Man: We will be unless we hurry. Woman: When dose the movie start？ Man: At 6:40.Weve got fifteen minutes to get there. 8 . Man: Do you have the time ? Woman: Its about three-twenty-five. Man: Oh, no. I

6、m late. I have appointment in twenty minutes. Woman: Dont worry. Ill drive you wherever you have to go.,Section C,1. When it is and _ in Tokyo, it is _ in New York and _ in Hong Kong. 2. When it is _ in Melbourne, it is _ in Denver and _ in Baghdad. 3. When it is _ in Singapore, it is _ in Miami and

7、 _ in Honolulu. 4. When it is _ in Mexico City, it is _ in Guam and _ in Rome. 5. When it is _ in London, it is _ in Shanghai and _ in Santiago.,7 a.m. Monday,9 p.m. Tuesday,9 a.m. Wednesday,1 a.m. Wednesday,3 a.m. Saturday,12 noon Saturday,8 p.m. Friday,10 p.m. Monday,3 a.m. Tuesday,3 p.m. Tuesday,

8、9 a.m. Friday,11 p.m. Thursday,4 p.m. Friday,6 a.m. Monday,5 p.m. Sunday,Part II Local Time,Section A : Dictation Ladies and Gentlemen. May we kindly ask you to remain seated until the aircraft has reach its final position. The temperature here in London is 15 or 59 . The exact local time is 11:35.

9、Captain Smith and his crew would like to say goodbye to you. We hope you enjoyed your flight. Thank you.,Section B,Messages From: _ from _ To: _ Messages: 1. He will not be _ in Melbourne until quite _ this _, at _ a.m. _ time. 2. He wants to _ whether _ Cox will still be able to _ him or not. 3. _

10、the _ Hotel that hell be arriving very _. 4. Telex or _ him to _.,Mr. Wong,Singapore,Mr. Box,arriving,late,Saturday,1,local,know,Mrs.,meet,Inform,Royal,late,phone,confirm,Tapescript,Telephonist: Hello, Santos Trading. Mr. Wong: Oh, hello. This is Mr. Wong here, calling from Singapore. Telephonist: Y

11、es, Mr. Wong, who do you want to speak to? Mr.Wong: UmId like to speak to Mrs. Cox, please. Telephonist: Fine, putting you through. Woman: Hello, Can I help you? Mr. Wong: Oh, hello. This is Mr. Wong calling from Singapore. Ermay I speak to Mrs. Cox, please? Woman: Oh, Im afraid Mrs. Cox is away. Sh

12、e has the flu and she may not be back in the office till Monday. I expect her assistant, Mr. Cox, can help. Ill just see if he is in the office. Hold on a moment, please. Hello, Mr. Wong? Mr. Wong: Yes.,Woman: Im very sorry,(but)he is out just now. Can I take message for him? Mr. Wong: Oh, yes, plea

13、se. Will you tell him I wont be arriving in Melbourne until quite late this Saturday, at 1 a.m. local time.(um.)And will Mrs. Cox still be able to meet me? Woman: Right. Mr. Wong: And also inform the Royal Hotel that Ill be arriving very late. Woman: Sure. Mr. Wong: Oh, wonderful, thanks. Could you

14、please er telex or phone me to confirm that this is possible? Woman: Right, IIll take the message. Ill give it to Mr. Cox and Im sure hell be in touch with you. Thank you very much, Mr. Wong. Mr. Wong: T hank you.,Part III Ladies and Gentlemen,Section A You are going to hear some announcements made

15、by Professor Williams at the final plenary session of an international conference on urban planning. The following vocabulary is used in the conversation. Guess the meaning when you hear these words in the announcements. Match them with their definitions. Write the correct number before each definit

16、ion. While you listen dont forget to add more key words in the notes column. They will be very helpful for the next section.,1. session _ something that makes you think of a particular person, event, or action 2. urban _ those who are in charge and who decide when each person is allowed to speak at

17、an official meeting or debate 3. domestic _ a meeting or period of time used for a particular purpose or activity 4. lodge _ fruitful, rewarding 5. chairpeople _ a large motor vehicle which carries passengers on long journeys by road 6. coach _ belonging to or relating to a town or a city 7. reprint

18、s _ a large gathering of people who meet to discuss the business of their organisation or political group 8. reminder _ concerned with the running of a home and family 9. convention _ a copy of a book which has been reprinted 10. productive _ a small house at the entrance to the grounds of a large h

19、ouse, often used as the home of a gatekeeper or other servant,8,5,1,10,2,6,9,3,7,4,Section B,1. Move _ discussion of urban _ to Room _. 2. Domestic _ session will be changed from Room _ to Room _. 3. Return _ to _ lodge before _. 4. Return discussion _ to session _ by _ oclock this _. Thats _ hundre

20、d hours. 5. First _ for airport will be outside Kennedy Building at _ p.m. Thats _ hours.,final,Pollution,201,shelter,201,304,keys,porters,leaving,records,chairpeople,5,afternoon,17,coach,3:30,15:30,6. Second _ will be at _ p.m. Thats _ hours. 7. Ask delegates to arrive at least _ before _. 8. Ask D

21、rs Schapsinger. Garbeldi and Surinander to _ reprints from conference _ before _. 9. Dr. Goldman (Chicago _) _Annual _ of PES, in _, in Hawaii. Ask interested parties to leave _ at _ desk.,coach,5:15,Convention,17:15,5 minutes,departure times,collect,desk,leaving,Institute,6th,October,names,conferen

22、ce,Section C,1. Go to Room 201. 2. Go to Room 304. 3. Get the keys and return them to the conference desk. 4. Leave the keys in his room. 5. Hand in the notes he took during the morning discussion to the session chairpeople before 5 p.m. 6. Wait outside the Kennedy Building at 3:20 p.m. 7. Wait outs

23、ide the Kennedy Building at 5:10 p.m. 8. Collect reprints from the conference desk. 9. Mark October 6th in his calendar. 10. Leave his name at the conference desk.,2 3 5 6 10,Tapescript,Ladies and Gentlemen. If I can I have your attention for a moment please? I have the final notices for this final

24、session of the conference. Now, first of all, Id like to mention that the urban pollution session has been very popular so we are moving the final discussion to Room201.Thats Room201.Which means that the domestic shelter session will be changed from Room201 to Room 304.Thats the domestic shelter ses

25、sion in Rome304. I hope everybodys got that. Now I have a notice here that you must return your keys to the porters lodge before you leave. So anybody who has forgotten to bring them with you, please get them and return them before you leave. Thank you. Turning now to your discussion records. I woul

26、d like to see you return them to the session chairpeople by 5 oclock this afternoon. Thats 17 hundred hours. Thank you.,Regarding coaches for the airport, ahthey will be gathering outside the Kennedy Building at 3:30.Thatsah15:30 hours. And therell be another one a little later than that at 15 hourt

27、hats 17:15.Thats 5:15.Id like to ask you all to be there, ready for the buses, at least 5 minutes before the departure times. So we can all leave promptly and everybody will get home. Thank you. I have particular messages forahDr. SchapSchapsinger and Dr. Garbeldi and Dr. Surinander. Id like to ask

28、you threeAre you here Dr. Surinander? Dr. Garbeldi? Yes. And Dr. Surinander? I like to ask to collect your reprints from the conference desk before you leave. Thank you.,Finally I have a reminder from Dr. Goldman of the Chicago Institute that the Sixth Annual Convention of PES will be held in the Ha

29、waii in October 1986. I think youll all be ahinterested in marking that day in your calendar. Thats the Sixth Annual Convention of PES, October 86.And Id like anybody thats interested in that conference to leave your name at the conference desk. Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen. I know it h

30、as been a very much happy event for me, this conference. And I hope that you too have found it a happy and productive time .Thank you all for coming.,Part More about the topic: Day-light-saving Time,Standard time is a worldwide _ of time areas based on longitude. Longitude is the distance on the ear

31、th _ east or west of the first longitude _ at Greenwich, England. Each time area is _ longitude wide. Under standard time, the time kept in each time area is that of its _ longitude line. These lines are 15 degrees, _ and so on east or west of the _ line in England. The _ in time between each nearby

32、 area is exactly _ hour. All clocks keep the _ time within each area.,system,measuring,difference,line,central,30 degrees,first,15 degrees,1,same,In the summer, most people in the United States move their clocks _ one hour to use day-light-saving time. The only _ which do not are Hawaii, Arizona and

33、 most of Indiana. Some _ areas of Indiana keep the same time as _ states and do change to day-light-saving time. The use of day-light-saving time provides an _ hour of day light in the early evening. Its chief _ is to save energy by reducing the evening use of _ for reading. Many countries first use

34、d day-light-saving time during _ time. For example, Britain went on day-light time during _, so did the United States. The United States also observed it during _. After the war, many American states _ some kind of day-light-saving time. But this became_. So in 1966, _ established day-light-saving t

35、ime for the nation. It began the _ Sunday of April and ended the last _ of October.,ahead,states,border,nearby,added,purpose,electricity,war,WW I,WW II,established,confusing,Congress,last,Sunday,In the 1970s, that time period was _ as a result of the reduction in Arab oil exports that caused a _ sho

36、rtage in the United States. In _, new legislation changed the _ of day-light-saving time from the last Sunday in April to the _ Sunday in April. This was done to save _. Experts say that including the _ month of April saves the nation about _ barrels of oil each year. So today day-light-saving time

37、begins the first Sunday in April and ends the last Sunday in October. That is why most Americans will set their clocks _ one hour this Saturday night.,extended,fuel,1986,start,first,energy,whole,300,000,backward,Part Memory test: Radio Announcement,1. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 2. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 3. a. 1 b. 2 c.

38、 4. a. Tuesday b. Wednesdayc. Thursday d. Friday 5. a. My Favourite Discs b. Tommy Brian Show c. La Traviata d. Old People Talking,6. a. My Favourite Discs b. Tommy Brian Showc. La Traviata d. Old People Talking 7. a. Jenny Lindley with her friendsb. James Farmer with his friendsc. Felicity Newcombe

39、 with her friendsd. Joe Newland with his friends 8. a. Scotlandb. St. Paulc. Middle Eastd. Albeit Hall 9. a. 11:00 b. 7:30 c. 9:15 d. 8:00 10. a. 11:00 b. 7:30 c. 9:15 d. 9:00,1. b 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. d 6. a 7. d 8. c 9. c 10. d,Questions for memory test:,1. Which channel are you listening to? 2. If you are interested in opera, which ch