新视界大学英语视听说教程第一册听力原文

1、Unit 1 A new startInside viewConversation 1Porter Good afternoon.Janet Good afternoon.Porter New student?Janet Yes.Porter Welcome to Hertford College.Janet Thank you.Porter Can I have your family name, please?Janet Yes, its Li.Porter Er, L-double E?Janet No, L-I.Porter And whats your first name, Ms

2、Li?Janet Janet.Porter Janet Li. ah yes, there you are. Here are your keys. Janet Wheres my room? Porter Youre in Staircase 6 Room 5. Janet Who am I sharing with? Porter Nobody. You have your own room. Er.theres a Ms Santos in the room next to you. Janet Oh. My own room? In China we usually have seve

3、ral people in a dormitory. Porter Well, here you dont have to share with anyone. Janet Thank you Sir. Porter No need to call me sir, Ms Li. Everyone calls me Stewart. Janet Please call me Janet! Porter OK, Janet, um, can you just sign for your keys, please?Conversation 2Kate Hi, have you just arrive

4、d too?Janet Yes!Kate I guess were neighbours. My names Kate Santos. Janet Im Janet Li. Where are you from? Kate From New York. How about you? Janet Im from Anshan in China. Kate Is Janet your real name? Janet No, its my English name. My Chinese name is Li Hui. Is Kate your full name?Kate No, its sho

5、rt for Catherine.Janet So do I call you Catherine or Kate?Kate Everyone calls me Kate.Janet Nice to meet you.Kate OK, Janet. See you later.Janet Bye!Conversation 3Kate Hey! This is awesome! Look at the size of this dining hall. Janet Is this where we have all our meals? Kate I guess. Mark You just a

6、rrived? Girls Yes! Mark Me too. By the way, Im Mark. Nice to meet you. Kate Hi, Im Kate.Mark Hi Kate, I guess youre from the States. Kate Right! How can you tell? Youre British, huh? Mark Yes, Im from London. And you are .? Janet Im Li Hui. Im from China. But you can call me Janet. Mark Hi Janet. We

7、lcome to England. What are you reading? Janet English. Mark How about you, Kate? Kate My major is law. And you? Mark Im studying PPE.Kate Thats a special Oxford subject, isnt it?Outside viewJulie My names Julie Dearden, and Im the Director of International Programmes here at Hertford College.Eugene

8、My names Eugene Berger, I studied here in Oxford for four years er, studying modern languages at Somerville College.Julie Oh, there are many Oxford traditions. Oxford is a very old university, the oldest English-speaking university in the, in the world. And so there are many traditions which are ass

9、ociated with the colleges, with the times of the year, and with sport, and with eating, for example.Eugene Each college is very different um, from um, the others, and it has its own character. Some colleges are very conservative, and some are much more liberal and have a tradition of um, kind of lib

10、eral politics. But there are also some specific traditions.Julie Formal Hall is when we all eat together here in college, the professors and the students. Usually it takes places at seven oclock in the evening, and the professors sit on high table which is the table over here, and the students sit o

11、n common table, which are the tables here. But everybody eats together. Its a very beautiful evening because there are, theres a special meal and we eat by candlelight.Eugene I think er, the traditions that make Oxford so unique are firstly the Oxford Union and er, secondly, May Day. The Oxford Unio

12、n being a debating society where speakers come from all around the world to address the students and even allow themselves to be questioned by the students, making it a very interesting forum.Julie My favourite is er, May Day. And May Day is the first day of May, and we have a tradition called May M

13、orning, and on May Morning everybody gets up very early and the students have a celebration. There is a choir which sings on top of the tower at Magdalen College and all the people of the town and all the students go to listen to the singing. So its very nice.Eugene The tradition that er, was most i

14、mportant to me was probably Summer Eights. I was a rower. And Summer Eights is a rowing competition, held in May in the summer term. And in this competition, each college is trying to improve its place which it won the previous year and gradually work its way up the river.Julie When the students tak

15、e exams, they must go to a special building and its called Examination Schools. And also they must wear a special uniform, so they wear e. gown like mine, a black gown, and they wear a white shirt, arid the men wear a white tie and black trousers. The women wear a white shirt and a black skirt or bl

16、ack trousers. And they must wear this uniform, which has a Latin name - sub fuse and they must wear this uniform in order to take their examinations.Eugene I think the Oxford traditions lend character to the place and its such an old institution, it should have traditions, but they can be very incon

17、venient. For example, sub fuse. This is the uniform that we are required according to the university rules, to wear.Julie They also wear flowers in their buttonholes, and those flowers are carnations. And they wear different colours, the students wear different coloured flowers for different examina

18、tions. So when you take your first exam you wear a white flower, and when you take your second exam you wear a pink flower, and when you take your final examination you wear a red carnation.Eugene So we have to dress up in a full black suit, starched collar, white bow tie and carry a mortarboard. An

19、d to write an exam in the summer heat whilst wearing all that which youre not allowed to take off is um, uncomfortable.Julie I really like the Oxford traditions, I think its part of our history, and part of um, being a student or a teacher here at Oxford University.Unit 2 Food for thoughtInsideview

20、Conversation 1Kate: Oh, this looks nice. Mark: Cool. Waitress: Good afternoon, table for three? Come this way. Mark: Lets have a look at the menu. Mark: Thank you. Janet: Thank you. Waitress: The specials are on the board. Kate: So, what sorts of food do you like, Janet? Janet: Well, I like spicy fo

21、od. And Im not very fond of raw food! What would you recommend? Mark: Why dont you try the chicken curry? Thats nice and spicy. Janet: Whats in it? Mark: Chicken cooked in tomatoes and onions with Indian spices. Janet: Ill try it. Do we all choose a selection of dishes to share or only one dish per

22、person? Mark: Usually one dish per person. Kate: Or the moussaka looks good. Janet: Whats it made with? Kate: Its made with lamb and eggplant. Its a Greek dish. Janet: How is it cooked? Kate: Its baked in the oven. Janet: Mm, that sounds good too. Kate: And as a starter? Janet: Whats minestrone soup

23、? Mark: Its an Italian soup with vegetables and pasta. Its delicious! Janet: OK, Ill have that. Kate: Waitress? Waitress: What can I get for you? Kate: Well, for the starter, can we have two minestrone soups, and for the main course, one moussaka and one curry, please. What about you, Mark? Mark: Il

24、l have the prawns with garlic and the chilli con carne. And could you bring us some water, please? Waitress: OK. Mark: Thank you. Waitress: Thanks. Janet: Whats chilli con carne? Mark: Its a spicy Mexican dish with beef and beans. Its very hot!Conversation 2Janet: That was great! Except I dont like

25、cold water. I usually drink hot water. Kate: Hot water? We never drink hot water except with tea. Lets have a dessert. What would you like, Janet? Janet: Any suggestions? Kate: Well, why dont you try the apple strudel? Its an Austrian dish. Its made with apple, pastry and spices. Janet: No, Im not s

26、o keen on pastry. .Whats a chocolate brownie? Mark: Its a kind of chocolate cake. Janet: How is it made? Kate: Its made with flour, eggs and butter. Mark: And lots of chocolate! Kate: Youll love it. Janet: What kind of ice cream is there? Kate: Ill ask . Excuse me . What flavor ice cream do you have

27、? Waitress: Strawberry, vanilla and chocolate. Janet: Ill just have a fruit salad, I think. Mark: And Kate, what are you going to have? Kate: Same for me. Mark: Could you bring us two fruit salads, and a chocolate brownie? Waitress: Sure.Unit 3 Learning to think Inside viewConversation 1Mark Hi, wha

28、tre you doing?Janet Oh, nothing much . Well, Im just doing this quiz here in the newspaper. Mark Lets have a look then. Janet Here. Its called, How much do you know about memory? Ive just done it. Do you want to have a go? Mark OK, might as well. Im not busy. Janet Right. Look, Ill read the statemen

29、ts. Then you have to answer true or false. Ready? Mark Yea. Janet OK. Physical exercise improves your memory. True or false? Mark True, I suppose. It sounds like the right answer. Janet Youre right, exercise does improve your memory. Next statement: 30 per cent of people have a visual memory. Mark T

30、hat sounds about right. True? Janet No, wrong, Im afraid. In fact, 60 per cent of people have a visual memory. Mark Really? Actually, Ive got a pretty good memory. Janet Have you? OK . Next one . When youre tired, its more difficult to remember things. Mark Thats true, obviously. I cant remember a t

31、hing when Im tired. Janet Correct! If you do one activity for a long time, your memory will improve. Mark Im not sure . True?Janet Actually, its false.Mark Oh!Janet Eating fruit and vegetables can improve your memory. Mark I read something in The Times about that. True. Janet True, it says here. Mar

32、k Oh, no! Ive got a lecture. Id forgotten. Id better get going! Janet Oh, Mark! What a good memory you have!Conversation 2Kate Youre looking a bit down, Janet. Whats up? Janet Well. Im finding studying at Oxford quite hard. Kate Youre telling me! Theres so much work! Janet Its not the amount of work

33、 - but everythings so different. In China, generally we have large classes, we dont have tutorials. And mostly, our teacher tells us what we should do. So Im not used to asking questions or discussing things. I find it difficult. Kate You have to memorize a lot, dont you? Janet Yes, but Im good at t

34、hat. Kate Youre lucky. Theres so much to remember studying law! I have difficulty sometimes, I really do.Janet Yes, well, weve been trained to do that. But we dont have so much training in critical thinking. Kate What do you mean by critical thinking? Janet Let me think . I think its giving your opi

35、nion and then justifying it. Kate Yes, I suppose thats what our teachers have always encouraged us to do. Janet I am getting better at it, I suppose. Kate Hey! How about this? Lets pretend Im your tutor. Ill make a statement. Your task is to examine it and then ask questions. Janet OK. Kate Everyone

36、 is capable of learning a second language. Go on, ask a question! Janet Why do you say that? Kate Thats what the research tells us. Now ask another one. Janet Can you give an example of some research?Kate Um . No! Look, Im starving and I cant think at all when Im hungry.Outside viewPart 1Teacher Goo

37、d morning, class.Students Good morning.Teacher What were going to do today is start off looking at mind maps or mind mapping. Now have any of you heard about mind maps before?Students Yes . No .Teacher Yes. Some of you have, some of you havent. OK. Have any of you actually used mind maps in the past

38、?Students No .Teacher No? OK. Who can tell me what a mind map is?Student 1 Its a way of thinking.Teacher It is a way of thinking. Mind maps are diagrams which help us to generate ideas, and also to organize or structure our ideas related to a topic. What Id like to do next is look at some of the use

39、s or the reasons for using mind maps. What are some of the reasons for using mind maps?Student 2 To make a list?Teacher To make a list? Yes. We could say to brainstorm ideas. Everyone contributes then-ideas as many ideas as quickly as possible, from everyone in a shorter time, er, as, as we can mana

40、ge. OK, brainstorming is one of the most important um, um, uses of mind maps. What might be another use or another reason for using mind maps?Student 3 It can help me take notes in the class.Teacher OK, for the note-taking, a very good reason. Mind maps help us to get an overview or a, a quick under

41、standing about a subject. By using mind maps to collect the main ideas from what the teacher says, you can keep a, a very general understanding of a topic and understand connections quite easily and um, quickly. What are some other uses of mind maps?Student 4 Preparing for exams?Teacher OK. Preparin

42、g for exams. Thats a, a very good reason. We might call this, er, revision. Before an exam, after having studied for many, many days or even weeks, you might want to capture the, the, the very general understanding about the subject. Are there any other uses that you can think of for mind mapping?St

43、udent 5 We can also use it for finding answers.Teacher For finding answers. Thats, thats a very good, good answer. We could call this problem-solving. We can use mind maps to, to see other possible alternatives, or options to, to, to solve a problem. OK. Next, Id like us to talk about some of the ad

44、vantages or the benefits of using mind maps instead of just writing everything on a piece of paper. One of the most obvious advantages, as you can see, is that mind maps are very visual. They give us um, almost a picture, a, a different perspective in terms of a picture, or a diagram of understandin

45、g information or understanding connected ideas, which is very helpful for people who like to learn from a different way. Are there any other advantages that you can think of for mind mapping?Student 4 It lists the main points.Teacher They do. They do list the main points. We could call this um, a qu

46、ick summary. As you can see, we have main ideas throughout our mind map, not long texts. And in this way, it helps us to grasp the, the key ideas and the key connections for mind maps or for our given subject. Are there any other advantages you can think of?Student 1 To think creatively.Teacher To t

47、hink creatively. Thats, thats a very good point. We could call this creative thinking. And what we mean here is basically thinking outside of the box or thinking laterally. Mind maps are illogical and by being illogical they encourage us to think creatively, you might say.Part2Teacher Next, Id like

48、us to think about aspects of design or constructing mind maps. So far we have completed three quarters of our mind map about mind maps. And then Id just like you to have a look at this mind map and tell me what some of the most noticeable or striking features are that we can talk about.Student 2 The

49、re is a centre.Teacher There is a centre. There is what we call a central word, a central word or a phrase. It might also be a sentence or a question. You might have that in the centre of the board and your related thoughts spiraling or radiating out. What else do you notice about the design of this

50、 mind map?Student 1 There are only words, not sentences.Teacher Exactly. There are many what we call key words as they capture the main thought of, of an issue rather than a long sentence or, or a passage. This helps us to concentrate on the main issues and find connections between these issues as w

51、ell. What other aspects of design do you notice here?Student 5 It looks like a tree.Teacher It does look like a tree because it has branches. By having branches, it shows how, um, thinking is radiating out or spiraling out from key ideas or central ideas to key words to sub-words and, and so forth.

52、Are there any other aspects of design which you notice in this particular map?Student 2 You used a lot of colours.Teacher I did. I perhaps use too many colours. I have used different colour to show the different key words or different aspects of mind mapping. You might like to use different colours

53、to highlight different sections of a mind map or key information. Or you may, you may choose to have it all in one colour. Its very much a personal choice, depending on how you like to, to think and, and plan your thinking. You might also like to use images or pictures related to some of the key wor

54、ds. Or you might even use symbols. Well put a question mark because this again is a personal choice and how you like to design your mind maps. For example, I might choose to use a thought bubble as a symbol, highlighting or identifying my central phrase, mind maps. This could be a, a feature of my o

55、wn mind maps. Whenever I design a mind map, I highlight my central thought using a speech bubble symbol.Listening inPassage 1Interviewer With us today is Martin Downes, a carpenter, whos 51. A year ago, Martin had a stroke. But hes been lucky enough to make a full recovery from it. Can you tell us h

56、ow it all began, Martin?Martin Im very happy to - not that I remember much at all. I was at a customers house, building a cupboard, and the next thing I knew, I woke up in hospital with people in white coats bending over me.Interviewer It must have been very frightening.Martin It was. But what was r

57、eally frightening was that I couldnt speak. I couldnt say a word. And I couldnt understand much that people said to me.Interviewer How awful!Martin Yeah! I dont know what would have happened to me if I hadnt had my family. But they were there for me, they really were. I had something called aphasia, where the part of your brain gets damaged that affects your speech and language. But they started treatment for the condition almost immediately. This speech and language therapist came to see me every day for 12 weeks. They made me do all these exe