视听说4听力原文

1、新交互视听说 Book 4 听力原文Unit 1 The Straight StoryVideo1Talia: Its all so incredible, Mom. I mw orking on a story about one of the national soccer players, Nick Crawford . No, thats the thing. He knows that one of his teammates has framed him. And I believe hes innocent. Knock on door Talia: Look, Mom, I h

2、ave to go. I II call you tomorrow, OK? Bye. Yes, yes, me, too.ByeNick: Hi I came as soon as I couldWhat s up?Talia: I ve been thinking about this all day. Now tel:lW mhee, na gaanidn how didyou meet this Jackie Baker woman?Nick: I ve already told youShe came up to me at the juice bar We set up a mee

3、tingTalia: Right At her office Except you never went up to her officeNick: Right, so she meets me in the lobby, we shake hands, and she takes me to lunchTalia: Yes, to a little place around the corner, as I recaII.Nick: Right. And then she asks me to endorse a new pair of shoes.Talia: Yeah. You told

4、 me they re called Kicks.Nick: Right. And she explains that I, II have to wear the shoes when I play. And the company will use my name in the ads.Talia: OK. Can you think of anything else?Nick: Well, we did talk about an idea for a Kicks commercialTalia: A commercial? What commercial?Nick: I told yo

5、u about that, didnt l? They want eind am ceo tmo mb ercialVideo2Talia: Hang on a second. You never said anything about a commercial. I wanna hear mo re about this. Don t leave out any details. This could be importantNick: OK. So, over lunch she describes the dealJackie: So, you ll wear our shoes whe

6、n you play. And well use your name in ads. Dothat and fifty thousand dollars is yours.Nick: Sounds good. And this will be sometime next year?Jackie: Uh, yeah, that risg ht. We can work out the details later for this, but we ll probably want you to appear in a commercial.Nick: Cool!Jackie: In fact. I

7、m working on an idea for a commercial right now. Do you wanna hear about it?Nick: Sure.Jackie: OK. Picture this. Youre sitting in a park. On a bench. It s a beautiful sprinNick: So far, So good.Jackie: OK. A young kid comes up to you and says,“Hey! Aren t you Nick Crawford,the soccer star? ”Nick: Uh

8、huh.Jackie: And you say, “Thats me. ”Or something like thatNick: RightJackie: And then the kid says, “ Wow!C ool shoes! What are they? ”A nd you say, “ Kicks. What else? ”Nick: That s it?Jackie: That s it.Nick: So, all I have to do is sit on the benchand talk to a kid?Jackie: That s all you have to

9、do.Talia: That s what I thought! This Jackie person recorded your conversation ovenrc lhu.Then she edited the tape, So it sounds like youre accepting a bribe.Nick: Oh. wow!Unit 2 A Hot LeadVideo1Talia: Tony, I need to see you. I have to bring you up to date on the Nick Crawford story.Tony: Come in.

10、What s going on?Talia: I just spoke to Nick. He was tricked. The tape was edited. He didnt take a bribeIt just sounds that way.Tony: Well, what does you r audio expert say?Talia: I forgot to tell you. It dse finitely Nicks voice. And he said the tape was definitely edited.Tony: But I don t get it. W

11、hos behind this?Talia: One of Nick s teammates, Dean Bishop. He resents being in Nicks shadow. Hewants to be the only star on the team.Tony: Of course! The bottom line is being the star is worth a lot of money in endorsements.Talia: Still. I cant imagine Tony: OK. So, now, what s you r plan?Talia: I

12、 have an idea. I need some help from Amy.Tony: Fine. You can have another day on this and we wont run the story yet. But onemore thing, Talia, I hope youre not emotionadll yin i nthviosl vsetory.Talia: Me? Emotionally involved?Tony: I know you wanna clear Nick sn ame. But if you wanna have a career

13、in journalism, you have to remember to stay objective.Video2Patty: Hi there. What can I get for you?Amy: How about a large iced tea?Patty: Coming right up.Amy: and a little information?Patty: What kind of information?Amy: I m trying to get hold of someone named Jackie Bishop. I was told that shememb

14、er of this club.Patty: Hmm. She used to be, but not any more. She stopped coming here a while ago.Maybe a year ago, even.Amy: Oh. Too bad.Patty: Her brother Dean, the soccer player, works out here, though. I remember seeinghim yesterday, around lunchtime. Maybe you could speak to him.Amy: Actually,

15、Id rather avoid seeing him. Its a little complicated between him and me.if you know what I mean.Patty: Oh, I see. Well, here s an idea. I think Jackie s taking acting classes over at thuniversity. Maybe you could catch up with her there.Amy: She s taking acting classes hate tuniversity?Patty: Mmm hm

16、m.Amy: Ah Yes That s a great idea. Thanks for the tip.Patty: Oh, likewise! Thanks!Unit 3 Jackie, the ActressVideo1Amy: Talia, are you almost here?Talia: Im about ten minutes away. Can you see her?Amy: Yes. She sti nsgit on a sofa. Hurry up. Classes start in about 20 minutes.Talia: Well, just go over

17、 to her and start a conversation You ve done you r homeworkhaven t you?Amy: My homework?Talia: I mean, have you found out what courses she s taking, and everything?Amy: Oh, yeah. I can do a little acting myself, if that s what you mean.Talia: So go act like a drama student, and go and talk to her. I

18、 II be right there.Amy: Excuse me. You re in the drama program, right?Jackie: Yes! Oh, hi.Amy: Do you know if Professor Roberts is teaching this semester?Jackie: Yes, he is. He s fabulous. I m in his improvisation class. In fact. its tonight.Amy: Oh, great.Jackie: I ve been taking classes he re for

19、about a year and I think hes been my b teacher.Amy: I know what you mean. He s very inspiring.Jackie: Yes, absolutely. I veb ecome a much better actor since I started taking his classes Amy: Yes, Im sure you have.Video2Amy: Oh, I m Amy Lee, by the way.Jackie: Hi. Jackie Bishop. Well, that s my rea l

20、s ntaagmee n. aMmye is ackie Baker.Amy: So, do you have an agent?Jackie: As a matter of fact, I spoke to an agent last week. I just sent him a tape. and he thought it was incredible.Amy: I m not surprised. You do seem incredible.Jackie: And my brother knows this film director. He s going to introduc

21、e me to him.Amy: Oh, that s great! Oh, wait, is you r brother that soccer player?Jackie: Dean Bishop! That rsig ht. Hesm y older brother. We just adore each other!He s a soccer star, and Im going to be a movie star! Tonight he s taking me out focelebration.Amy: Tonight? Really? What are you celeb ra

22、ting?Jackie: Oh, just this thing. Nothing really. Anyway he s taking me to this restaurantnear here. Valentino s. Have you ever eaten the re?Amy: Um, noI can t aft Jackie: I ate there once, and I saw Madonna.Amy: Wow!Jackie: Yes, can you believe it? It was so exciting!Amy: I guess you have to go to

23、the right places.Jackie: Absolutely! I even booked the perfect table for people-watching.Amy: I m impressed. You really plan ahead. You re amazing.Unit 4 A ConfrontationVideo1Talia: Amy! Great to see you again.Amy: You too. Uh, Jackie, this is Talia. Talia, this is Jackie.Jackie: Charmed. Charmed.Ta

24、lia: Nice to meet you, too.Amy: Talia is a researcher at Newsline.Jackie: How exciting.Talia: Gee, you look so familiar.Jackie: Really? We might have seen each other around campus.Talia: I guess so. Or we may have been in a class together. Imta king journalismclasses.Jackie: No, it couldn t have bee

25、n a class. Im taking acting classes, like Amy.Talia: Oh, well. I ll probably think of it later.Jackie: Speaking of classes, I d better run. I don t want to be late for Professor RobertsTalia: Hold it. I think I remember where I ve seen you.Jackie: Really?Talia: Yes. The Gower Building.Video2Talia: D

26、on t you work for a shoe company? Kicks Shoes?Jackie: I m sorry, but you can t be serious.Talia: Oh, I can be quite serious.Jackie: Listen. I ve got to go. It must be time for my class. See you. , AmyAmy: Yes. Bye, Jackie. It was great talking to you.Talia: So what did you find out?Amy: Listen to th

27、is. Jackie and Dean are going to Valentino s after her class tonight tocelebrate. She s booked a special table.Talia: This is perfect. Great work. You should be proud of yourself.Amy: Thanks, but it was nothing. Piece of cake, in fact.Talia: OK, then. You call Valentino s and make a reservation for

28、two.Amy: Oh, wow. Are we going to Valentino s?Talia: Oops no. I was planning on calling Nick.Amy: I see.Talia: Thanks for being understanding.Amy: After I call Valentino s, is there anything else you want me to do?Talia: Yes. I m going to need your help. We have a lot to do in the next two hours.Uni

29、t 5 Talia s Brilliant PlanVideo1Talia: Oh, thank goodness you got my message!.Nick: Yeah. What s going on?Talia: Don t worry. I m not trying to get you to take me out on a date. I m tryingyou save your career.Nick: Oh, that. Yeah, right, I almost forgot.Talia: Be serious. I care aboutare a bI ocut y

30、our future.Nick: So do I !Talia: Good, you wore a tie.Nick: Yeah, your message said, wear a tie and a jacket. You look nice, by the way.Talia: Thanks. So do you.Nick: What s that?Talia: Here. You have to put these on.Nick: I ms orry. Did I miss something here? Is it i s it Halloween? Are you really

31、going to make me put these on?Talia: Yes. And that s how you re going to hear their conversation. Theres an eain the wig.Nick: Whose conversation?Talia: Jackie and Dean s. They re having dinner here. Lets go inside.Video2Talia: So, as I was saying, I have a feeling Dean and Jackie are going to talk

32、about you as soon as they get here.Nick: Really?Talia: Yup. And ass we have to do is record their conversation. We just need to plant this at their table.Nick: Brilliant! But wait how will you know which table is theirs?Talia: You forget - I m a researcher I ask ed the maitre d. That s their table o

33、verthere. I ll be right back.Nick: OK. I ll watch for Jackie and Dean while uy oplant the mike.Talia: Good. Just cough or something to warn me if you see them.Nick: OK. Hurry up.Nick coughsTalia: Whew! That was close. Here. Look at the menu. We should order.Nick: Right, though Im not really hungry.T

34、alia: Neither am I.Dean: One more.Nick: Dont look now, but here comes Jackie.Unit 6Dean s Double CrossVideo1Jackie: You are not going to believe what happened.Dean: I ve been leaving messages foyro u all afternoon! Why haven you cat lled me back?Jackie: Sorry. I left my cell phone at home.Dean: All

35、right, listen, we need to talkJackie: Dean, donitn terrupt! This is serious. I was sitting in the Student Lounge at school when a woman came up to me and started a conversation. SoDean: Wait. I have to tell you something IMPORTANT. We may have a slight problem hereJackie: Dean! I told you not to int

36、errupt!Dean: OK. I give up. What?Jackie: So this woman-Amy-and I were talking when a friend of hers showed up.Then, when Amy introduced us, her friend said I looked familiar.Dean: So?Jackie: So, then she asked me if I worked for Kicks Shoes!Dean: There is no Kicks Shoes.Jackie: I know that and you k

37、now that, but she doesn t know Dean: Hw does she know about Jackie: I m scared, Dean. She works for Newsline.Dean: Newsline?Jackie: Yes! What if she knows about what we did to Nick Crawford?Dean: Shh! Keep your voice down. What I ve been trying to tell you is that Nick knowseverything! He knows that

38、 I m the one who s behind all this. And he even knows aboutyou.Jackie: He knows about me? Oh, no! Look, this whole thing was your idea!Dean: Shh. I told you to keep it down. People are starting to look at us!Video2Jackie: OK. I ll calm down. But, Dean, I m worried. I could get into real trouble.Dean

39、: You? Why, I m othnee who sent the phony tape to Newsline.Jackie: Yes, but I was the one who posed as the Kicks executive.Dean: Big deal.Jackie: What do you mean, big deal? I did a superb job. I helped you get Nick suspended!Dean: Yeah. Yean. You re a great actrkensso.w I.Jackie: Speaking of which,

40、 when are you going to introduce me to Byron Walters?Dean: Byron Walters?Jackie: Yes, that film director friend of yours? Remember? The director who s goingmake me a star!Dean: Oh, him Jackie: You said to be patient, but this is getting ridiculous.Dean: Un, I forgot to tell you. There is no Byron Wa

41、lters. He quit the business.Jackie: But he was going to give me my big break, the break that s going to make me astar.Dean: Sorry, Jackie.Jackie: No, you ren ot. I donth ink you res orry at all -now. but you will be! You tricked me, just like you tricked Nick Crawford. I don t have to stand for this

42、.Unit 7 Another ConfessionVideo1Nick: I can t believe it! They admitted everything.Talia: And we got it all on tape.Nick: How did you know they were going to talk about me ?Talia: I saw Jack fsa ce when I mentioned Kicks shoes. I knew she would tell Dean about it as soon as she could.Nick: This is f

43、antastic. I am so relieved. I was beginning to think it was all over for me.Talia: Are you ready to go? If we leave now, we ll still be able to catch Tony.Nick: Look, Talia. The news has been on. There s nothing we can do to change itTalia: I guess you re right.Nick: Why don t you finish dinner?Tali

44、a: But if we leave now, Tony will still be in the office.Nick: Look, Talia. This whole thing is about to be clear up. Why don t we just take a little time now to enjoy ourselves?s. AndTalia: Of course. You re right. Sorry, Nick. And besides, this is Valentinoamwith a star!Video2Nick: I have a confes

45、sion to make.Talia: What? You have a confession to make? I thought this whole was over.Nick: No, no. It s not about that. It s about well.us.Talia: Us? Us, as in you and me.Nick: Yes. Do you remember that class we took together in college?Talia: Of course, I remember it. I remember it well.Nick: And

46、 do you remember when we were studying together in the libraryNick: Well, ITalia: You mean when we were studying for that Shakespeare exam? uh I wanteda tsok you out.Talia: You did? Wow!. So why didn t you?Nick: I d heard you had a boyfriend.Talia: Oh, no! Well, I had a boyfriend, but we split up du

47、ring that summer. In fact, we had split up by mid-semester.Nick: You are kidding. I didnt knowg. uWesesll, II should veTalia: I m not seeing anyone now, though, you know.Nick: Well, then Waiter: Tutto bene? Is everything all right? May I get you uh, un caf ? Te? Cappuccino?Talia: I ll have a cappucc

48、ino.Nick: Two.Unit 8 A Lesson LearnedVideo1Talia: I m too late, right? You already aired the story about Nick on the evening news?Tony: No, I decided not to. When I hadnt heard from you, I decided to wait.Talia: Oh, gosh, what a relief.Tony: As a matter of fact, I was just going to call you.Talia: W

49、ell, I am so glad you waited, Tony . Tah dah!Tony: So that s the tape?Talia: Yup. This is the tape that will get Nicks name cleared.Tony: OK. Let s hear it. I have a tape player here somewhere.Amy: So, tell me. Tell me.Talia: It was perfect. I got it all on tape. Jackie said that she had posed as a

50、Kicks executive .Amy: No!Talia: Yes! And they both admitted that there was no Kicks!Amy: Get out of here!Talia: And Dean actually said that he had sent the tape to us .Amy: Unbelievable!Talia: Wait till you hear them. Hearing is believing!Tony: Talia, let me have the tape.Talia: Oh, sure. Here. Oh,

51、this is so exciting.Video2Talia: Here it is, the tape that will get Nick reinstated on the team. Just a minute. I mustnot have rewound it. OK, now listen. Whats going on? Is this tape player working?Tony: It s been working just fine. In fact, I just had it cleaned last week.Amy: Try another tape and

52、 see if that works.Tony: Thanks, Amy. I was just about to try that.Amy: Did you check that the recording light was on?Talia: I was going to check it after I sat down but too much was going on.Tony: Did you press “play ” and “ record ” together?Talia: I don t know! I thought I did! The tape was movin

53、g.Tony: You probably just pressed “ play. ”Talia: This is a disaster.Tony: Sorry, Talia. Im afraid you ve just learned a lesson the hard way.Amy: Poor Talia.Talia: Poor Nick! How am I going to tell him?Unit 9 A Canceled CelebrationVideo1Talia: Who is it?Nick: Nick. Here I am! Ready to celebrate.Tali

54、a: Didn t you get my message?Nick: No! What s wrong? Are you OK?Talia: Yeah .No .Nick, I don t know how to tell youNick: What are you talking about?Talia: The tape. I mean, There is no tape. I never recorded Jackie and Dean s conversation.Nick: Yes, There it is. I was there.Talia: No, I messed it up

55、. I didn t press the right buttons.Nick: Oh, no!Talia: I feel awful. If I had been more careful, we would have had the evidence!Nick: Wow! And we were supposed to be celebrating tonight.Talia: How stupid! I can t believe I didnt press the right buttons! I just wish I had beenmore careful.Nick: And I

56、 wish you would stop kicking yourself.Talia: Well, I m supposed to be a professional! And I want to be a erer!p ortVideo2Talia: I wish I could go back and do it over.Nick: Well, you can t. Take it from me. Im an athlete. I know. You just have to forget what s have done and go on.Talia: You re right. What s done is done. Or in this case, what . s not done is done Nick: Look, Talia, i f you hadn t done such a good job of covering the st,o wrye never would have known th