新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说教程2听力原文

1、新视野大学英语（第三版）视听说教程2听力原文新视野大学英语（第三版）视听说教程2听力原文Unit1LifeisalearningcurveListeningtotheworldSharingScriptsH=Hina;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.Part1H:Ihaveafull-timejobbutIlikelearningnewthingsinmysparetime.Atthemoment,ImstudyingSpanish.ImenjoyingitbutImfindingitquitedifficult.Todaywereaskingpeopleaboutlea

2、rningnewthings.Part2W1:Imlearningtospeakanotherlanguage,actually.ImlearningFrench.Imalsolearning,er,todrive.W2:Imlearningtoplaygolfatthemoment.Um,myhusbandandmysonplaygolf,andwhenwegoonholiday,IfeelthatIwanttobeabletoplaywiththem.W3:ImlearningtospeakSpanish.W4:IamlearningArabic.M1:Well,Ivebeenlearni

3、ngtoplaytheguitarforabout50yearsnow.Anditsaconstantprocess,sostilllearningbits,yes.W5:Imlearningyogaatthemoment,andImfindingitquitehard.M2:ThecoursesImtakingare,aretrainingcoursesforleadership,er,negotiation,（and）evaluation.M3:ImlearningSwahili.W6:Atthemoment,Imlearningtopaintanddrawineveningclasses

4、foradults.W7:Imstudyingpart-timeafterwork.M4:Iveer,justlearnedhowtoer,doalotofkayaking.W8:Iamlearninghowtodesignawebsiteatthemoment.W9:Iminachoirsosinging,Iguess,isprettymuchtheonlythingImdoingatthemoment.M5:Atthemoment,Imtakingupanewinstrument.ItsatraditionalinstrumentfromZimbabwe,anditscalledthemb

5、ira.Er,letmeshowyou.Part3H:Whatsthemostdifficultthingyouveeverlearned?M5:Patience,Ithink.W4:Arabic.M2:Courage.W3:Learningalanguageisparticularlydifficultformyself(me),soprobablylearningtheSpanish.W6:ThemostdifficultthingIhaveeverlearnedisMandarinChinese.IdiditineveningclassesafewyearsagoandIfounditr

6、eally,reallydifficult.W5:Probablycapoeira,whichisaBraziliandance,martialart,fightthing.Itsacombinationofallofthesethings.Andyes,thatwasverydifficultbecausetherewerelotsofunusualbodymovementstolearn.W1:Learningtodrivewasthemostdifficultthing.?M3:Well,IlearnedsomeSanskrit,andthatsgotum,ninecases,twomo

7、rethanLatin.Itsquitedifficultbymoststandards.M4:IthinkIfoundFrenchveryhardatschool.W2:Um,Ilearnedtoplaythetrumpetatschool.Thatwasprettydifficult.Er.andmaybelearningtodrive.Ihatedlearningtodrive.ListeningScriptsP=presenter;S=SallyP:Hi.YourelisteningtoAsktheExpertandintodaysprogramweretalkingaboutlang

8、uagesandhowtolearnalanguage.OurexperttodayisSallyParker,whoisateacher.HiSally.S:Hello.P:Sally,ourfirstquestiontodayisfromAndy.Hesays,vejuststarted“leIarningEnglish.My,problemisthatImtoofrightenedtospeak.Mygrammarisnotverygood,soImworriedaboutsayingthewrongthing.”HaveyougotanyadviceforAndy?S:OK.Well,

9、thefirstthingisIthinkAndyshouldpracticespeakingtohimself.P:Speakingtohimself?Imnotsurethatsagoodidea.S:Iknowitsoundssilly,buttalkingtoyourselfinaforeignlanguageisareallygoodwaytopractice.Youdonthavetofeelembarrassed,becausenobodycanhearyou.Youcantalkto?yourselfaboutanythingyoulike-whatyouhadforbreak

10、fast,whereyouregoingfortheweekend-anything.Andthemoreyoudoit,themoreyouwillgetusedtohearingyourownvoiceand,yourpronunciation,soyouwontfeelsofrightenedintheclassroom.Andyshouldtryit.P:Hm,Isupposeso.Anythingelse?Whatabouthisgrammar?S:HehasonlyjuststartedlearningEnglish,soheisgoingtomakelotsofmistakes,

11、but?thatsnotaproblem.Thatshowhelllearn.Andyshouldntworryaboutmakingmistakes.?P:Youreright.SoAndy,trytalkingtoyourself,anddontworryaboutmakingmistakes.OurnextproblemcomesfromOliviainBrazil.Sheisworriedaboutpronunciation.Shesays,“The?problemisIcantunderstandnativespeakers.TheyspeaksofastandIcantunders

12、tandtheirpronunciation.”SoSally,anyideasforOlivia?S:Well,firstofallitsagoodideaforhertopracticeherlisteningskills.SheshouldlistentoEnglishasmuchaspossibletogetusedtohowitsounds.Listentothenews,listentopodcasts,(and)watchEnglishtelevision.P:OK-thatsagoodidea.S:Andanotherthingsheshoulddoistofocusonlis

13、teningandreadingatthesametime.IfyoulistentosomethingontheInternet,youcanoftenreadthetranscript.Ifyoulistenand,readatthesametime,itllhelpyouseewhatthewordssoundlikeandhowthewordssoundwhenanativespeakeristalking.P:Great.Thankyou,Sally.Well,huh,Imafraidthatsallwehavetimefortoday,butnextweekwellbeViewin

14、gScriptsN=Narrator;I=IanDeary;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.N:RecentresearchintothehistoryofIQtestsinScotlandsuggestsyourIQscoremightpredict,toanextentatleast,yourhealthandevenyourlifeexpectancy.W1:Youhave45minutestodothetest,OK?M1:OK.N:BillandDavinaare79yearsold.Thisisthesecondtimetheyvedonethistest.T

15、hefirsttimewasin1932,whenevery11-year-oldinScotlandwasputthroughanintelligencetest.ItstheonlytimethiskindofmasstestinghaseverbeendoneintheUK.TheresultswererediscoveredrecentlyinanEdinburghbasement.Ifyouwanttoknowhowourintelligencechangesaswegetolder,theseresultsareapotentialgoldmine.I:Webroughthundr

16、edsofpeoplebackandwegotthemtosittheexactsametestthattheyhadsatwhentheywereaged11.Now,thesepeoplearenow79or80yearsold.Wegavethesameinstructions.Wegavethesametest.Andwegavethesametimelimit.M2:ItwasalittlestickierthanIthoughtitwouldbe.M3:Iwalkedthroughitquitehappily,quitehonestly.W2:IfeltImusthavebeenv

17、erybrightat11ifIsatthatexamandpassed.N:Thereweresomeintriguingresults.Almosteveryonehadabetterscoreat80thantheydidat11.Butsomehadgonefrombeingjustaveragelyintelligenttoamuchhigherlevel.I:Now,thatswhatreallydrivesourresearch.Wereinterestedin:Whyhavethosepeoplewhovegone(peoplegone)fromIQ100,atage11,up

18、to110or120?Whathavetheydoneright?Whatcanbetherecipeforsuccessfulaging?Werefindingthatthepersonwithmoreeducation,eventhoughtheyhadthesameIQinchildhood,isdoingslightlybetterinoldage,onaverage.Thepersonwhohadamoreprofessionaljob,inoldage,isdoingslightlybetteronaveragethanthepersonwhohadamanualjob,despi

19、tethefactthattheystartedatthesamelevel.Thepeoplewhosmokedhavegotslightlylessgoodmentalabilitythanyouwouldexpect.N:WhatsevenmoreremarkableisthatthekidswhohadhigherIQscoresat11aretheveryonesstillalivetoday.SoitseemshighIQinchildhoodisgoodforsurvival.SpeakingforcommunicationRole-playScriptsA:Ah,OK,sowe

20、needtothinkofthebestideasfortakingtests.B:Yep.A:Er,well,howaboutthisone?Itsagoodideatostudywithfriendsatthesametimeeachday.B:Mm,inmyopinion,thisisareallygoodidea.Youcanmakeitaregularpartofyourdailylife.A:Youmeanlikehavingbreakfastatthesametime,lunchatthesametime,studyingatthesametime.B:Yes.AndalsoIt

21、hinkithelpswhenyoustudywithfriends.A:Yeah,I,Ithinkitsmoremotivating.B:Andyoucanactuallytalktosomeone,notjustlookatbooks.IfindthatifImonlyreadingmynotesitseasytoloseconcentration.Istartthinkingaboutotherthings.Butwhenyouaretalkingtosomeone,itreallyhelpsyouconcentrate.So,yes,Iagreewiththisone.A:OK.Ano

22、therideaisnottoeattoomuchbeforetheexam.B:Oh,really?A:Mm,whenIeatalot,Igetsleepy.B:Oh,Isee.Ithinkitdepends.Becauseifyoudonteatenough,youstarttofeelhungryinthemiddleoftheexam.A:Mm,thatstrue.B:Andthenyoucantconcentrate.A:Yeah,thatstrue.B:So,Imnotsureaboutthisadvice,forme.AsIsaid,Ithinkitdepends.Ialways

23、trytoeatagoodmealbeforeanexam.ImsonervousthatInevergetsleepy.A:Hm.OK.Whatotherideasdoyouhave?B:Well,theresonethingIalwaysdobeforeanexam.A:Whatsthat?B:IgotobedearlythenightbeforeA:Right.B:Ialwaystrytosleepforeighthoursthenightbeforetheexam.FurtherpracticeinlisteningShortconversationsScriptsConversati

24、on1W:ItisthethirdtimemypaperhasbeenrejectedbyjournalsbecauseoflanguageproblemsM:Youknow,thereisawritingcenteroncampus.IhadnevergotagradebetterthanCforanyofmytermpapersbeforetheyhelpedmeout.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?Conversation2M:YousaidyouwouldchooseSpanishasyoursecondforeignlanguage.Whyd

25、idyoufinallychooseFrenchinstead?W:MygrandfatherspeaksfluentFrenchandhesaysthatFrenchisalanguagethatanytrulyculturedpersonmustknow.Q:WhydoesthewomanchoosetolearnFrench?Conversation3W:Youseemtohavenoproblemunderstandingnativespeakersnow.HowaboutDr.Brownsspeechlastnight?M:Excellent.Butitwasstilltoofast

26、formetofollow,especiallywhenDr.Browntalkedaboutthoseabstracttheories.Q:Whatdidthemandolastnight?Conversation4M:ItseemstomethatMelissaisinabadmoodtoday.Whatswrongwithher?W:Melissaforgottobringheridentificationcardyesterdayandshewasnotallowedtoenterthecontest.Youknowshehadpreparedforthecontestformonth

27、s.Q:WhatmadeMelissaunhappy?Conversation5W:Ithinkmytimeatschooliswastedbecauseitisjuststudyingbooksanddoingtests.M:Butyoualsolearnnewideasandnewwaysofthinking.Andmoreimportantlyyoumeetpeopleanddevelopyourunderstandingofpeopleatschool.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewomansopinion?LongconversationScriptsM:Mi

28、randa,letsspeakaboutyourperformanceinclass.Yourenotparticipating;yourecarelesswithyourassignmentsandoftenhandtheminlate.Youdontwanttobehere,doyou?W:ImsorryDr.Smith.Itsjustvegotlotsofthingstodo.ImstudyingWebdesignandImafirst-classplayeronourgolfteam.ItshardtoseewhyIneedtotakeaSpanishlanguageclass!M:W

29、ell,Imsorryyoufeelthatway,butlearninganotherlanguagecanimproveyourperformanceinallofyourefforts.Anditcanbeveryusefulsometimes,forinstance,whenyouvisityourfatherinMexico.W:Gosh!Whatdoyoumean,professor?JustbecausemyfatherdoesbusinessinMexicoImsupposedtolearnSpanish-ontopofeverythingelseIhavetolearn?It

30、sjusttoomuch!AndifIdontspendenoughtimeonthegolfcourse,Iwontremainafirst-classplayeronthegolfteam.IstilldontseewhyIshouldlearnalanguagethatssohardforme.TherearenoverbtensesonthegolfcourseorinWebdesign!M:ListenMiranda,Iveknownyourfathersincewewerestudentsatuniversity20yearsago-andhaveknownyousinceyouw

31、erealittlegirl.Ofcourse,therearenoverbtensesingolforWebdesign.ButIamgivingyougoodadvice.Pleaselisten.W:Yes,ofcourse,yourelikemyfavoriteuncle.M:Yourbrainisntlikeacupthathaswaterflowingoveritsedgewhenitisfull.Instead,itslikeamuscle.LearningSpanishexercisesyourbraininnewways,makingitstronger.Itwillstre

32、ngthenyourcriticalthinkingskillsandcreativity.W:Really?!ThenIguessIcangiveitatry.Passage1ScriptsIbeganlearningSpanishwhenIwasinhighschool,usingatraditionalacademicmethodofstudyingverbs,sentencestructures,andgrammarbyusingtextbooksandnotmuchelse.Ifounditveryeasytlearn,butwasfrustratedwiththeslowpacea

33、ndrepetitivenatureofallmySpanishclasses.SoIworkedexthardinmysparetimeandaskedmyteacherifIcouldskipalevelbytheendofthesemester.Thiswasunsuccessful,however,becausetheschoolwasnotwillingtotestmeorotherwiseprovethatIcoulbesuccessfulinthetoplevelafterskippingalevel.Thismadethingsevenmorefrustrating,asthe

34、nIwasstuckinaclasswhereIalreadyknewthematerial!ThenIwentontocollegewhereIthenusedthelanguageextensivelybothinandoutoftheclassroom.IstuSpanishliterature,culture,andlinguisticsandverymuchenjoyedtheculturalandlinguisticelements,butfoundthein-depthstudyofliteratureaveryunbalancedwaytostudySpanish.Igotal

35、otoutofusingmySpanishoutsideoftheclassroom,includingatriptoMexicowithachurchgroupwhereIfoundmyselfactingasaninterpreter.Itwascertainlychallenging,butitwasalsoalotoffun.IthenalsovolunteeredtobeaninterpreterinthecommunityschoolsandalsousedmySpanishtoteachEngltosomeSpanishspeakers.ThisisprobablywhereIl

36、earnedthemost!Q1:WhatdoweknowaboutthespeakersSpanishlearningexperienceinhighschool?Q2:WhatmadethespeakerfeelfrustratedwhileleaningSpanishinhighschool?Q3:WhatdidthespeakersayaboutherstudyofSpanishliteratureincollege?Q4:WhichexperiencebenefitedthespeakermostintermsofheruseofSpanish?Passage2Scriptsanda

37、nswersHaveyoueverheardofhomeschooling?Itisalegalchoiceforparentsinmostcountriestoprovidetheirchildrenwithalearningenvironmentasan1)alternativetopublicorprivateschoolsoutsidethehome.Parentscite2numerousreasonsforhomeschoolingtheirchildren.ThethreereasonsthatareselectedbythemajorityofpareintheUnitedSt

38、atesaretheconcernaboutthe3)traditionalschoolenvironment,thelackofreligiousormorinstruction,andthedissatisfactionwiththe4)academicinstructionatpublicandprivateschools.Homeschoolingmayalsobeafactorinthechoiceofparentingstyle.Homeschoolingcanbeachoiceforfamilieslivinginisolated5)countrysideorlivingbrie

39、flyabroad.Alsomanyyoung6)athletesandactorsaretaughtathome.Homeschoolersoften7)takeadvantageofeducationalopportunitiesatmuseums,libraries,communitycenters,athleticclubs,after-schoolprograms,churches,parks,andothercommunityresources.8)Secondaryschoollevstudentsmaytakeclassesatcommunitycolleges,whichty

40、picallyhaveopenadmissionpolicies.Groupsofhomeschoolingfamiliesoftenjoinuptogethertocreatehomeschoolco-ops.Thesegroupstypicallymeetonceaweekandprovideaclassroomenvironment.Thesearefamilycenteredsupportgroupswhosemembersseektpooltheirtalentsandresources9)inacollectiveefforttobroadenthescopeoftheirchil

41、drenseducation.Theyprovideaclassroomenvironmentwherestudentscandohands-onandgrouplearningsuchasperforming,scienceexperiments,artprojects,foreignlanguagestudy,spellingcontests,discussions,etc.Parentswhosechildretaketheclasses10)serveasvolunteerstokeepcostslowandmaketheprogramasuccess.Unit2Journeyinto

42、theunknownListeningtotheworldSharingScriptsF=Finn;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.Part1F:IvespentalotoftimelivingindifferentcountriessothereisntoneplaceIthinkofashome.IvelivedinScotlandandPolandandChina.Ilovegoingtonewplacesandlearningaboutnewcultures.TodImaskingpeopleabouttravel.Part2W1:Ilovetravel.Itso

43、neofmypassions.M1:Well,Ienjoyitalot.IhavetraveledtoIndiaseveraltimes.Ilivedthere,andIvelivedhere,andIvebeentoIstanbulonceandIenjoyedthatverymuch.W2:Ivedonequiteabitoftravelingonholidaysandstuff.Ithinkitsgood,goodexperience.W3:Yougettomeetdifferentpeoplecomingfromdifferentbackgrounds,andthatsreallyim

44、portanttogetanunderstanding.M2:Itsalwaysjustnicetogetoutandexperienceadifferentcultureanddifferentlifestyle.W4:Igetveryexcitedaboutthethoughtofgoingtomostcountries,anycountry.W5:Ilovetotraveltodifferentcountries.M3:Absolutelylovetraveling.Ivebeentravelingforabouttwoandahalfyearssolidnow.W6:Ivebeento

45、Turkey.IvebeentoEgypt.IvebeentoMalta.M4:IworkasanexpeditionleaderandsoIactuallyoperateindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld,manyplacesoutsidetheUnitedKingdom.Part3F:Whatdoyoulikeabouttraveling?M3:Ithinkyoumaturealotwhenyoutravel.You,er,youlearnoh,justcompletelydifferentexperiencestowhatyoureusedtoathom

46、e.W6:Iliketheairportexperience.Ilovethat.M5:Ilikethearrivalmorethanthetraveling.W5:Toseeartespecially.Welovetoseetheaterinothercountries.M4:Youseesome,someofthemostbeautifulsceneryaroundtheworldwhichyouwouldntexperienceinothercountries.M2:Ijustreallylikegettingoutthereandexperiencingadifferentcultur

47、e,gettingfarawayfrom,youknow,whatwereusedtoinAustralia,andmeetingnewpeople.W4:Theanticipationofbeinginanewplace,ofseeingverydifferentthings,er,ofhearingadifferentlanguage,(and)ofeatingdifferentfood.EverythingthattravelhastoofferPart4F:Whatdontyoulike?W6:Idontlikelongflights.W3:Isupposeplanejourneysa

48、rentalwaysthemostexcitingofthings.W1:Flying.Idontparticularlylikeflying,butitsanecessitywhenyouliveinIreland,youknow.M2:IsupposethebiggestproblemIhavewithtravelingislivingoutofasuitcase.W4:Inallhonesty,Iactuallyseethewholetravelasanadventureinitself.So,er,when,whenIwasbackpacking,andweallweranoutofm

49、oney,orwewereindangeroussituations,Iactuallyquiteenjoyedthat.M4:YouspendalotoftimeoutsidetheUnitedKingdom,andthedisadvantageofthatis,thatyou,youtendmissfamiliesandfriends.Imissoutonnormalthingsinlife,sovebeenIoutsidetheUnitedKingdomfortwothirdsoftheyear.Idsaythatsthemaindisadvantage.W5:Thehardestthi

50、ngformeisthatIamhandicapped.Andsosometimesgettingaround,especiallyveryoldcities,isverydifficult.M5:Mywifesusuallylateforgettingtotheairport.IttwuanstinlI,IgotmarriedIactuallystartedmissingflights.ListeningScriptsOneplacethatIthinkeveryoneshouldhavethechancetoseeisVenice.Buttheproblemisthatthisbeauti

51、andcharmingcityisslowlysinking.Eversincethe14thcenturyengineershavetriedtoworkoutawaytostthefloodsinVenice,butsofarnobodyhasmanaged.Sometimesthereareasmanyas40floodsperyearbetweeMarchandSeptember,andVeniceisactuallysinkingatarateoftwoandahalfincheseverydecade.Itsverypossiblethatyourgrandchildren,and

52、theirgrandchildrenwillneverhavethechancetoseethisfragilecityEveryoneshouldhavethechancetoenjoythecity,towalkacrossitsfamousbridges,throughitsancientsquares.TherearenocarsinVenice,andmanypeoplethinkithelpsthistobeoneofthemostromanticcitiesintheworld.So,canitbesaved?Well,theyaretrying.Barriersarebeing

53、putintotryandstopthewatergettingtoohigh.Thisisviewedatemporarymeasure,althoughtheyshouldlast100years,sotheproblemisfindingapermanentsolution.Ifwantmyadvice,gotherewhileyoustillcan,andthentogetherwecanputpressureonthegovernmenttospenthemoneyitneedstofindapermanentwaytokeepthisbeautifulandhistoriccity

54、forfuturegenerations.Whaveanopportunitynowtosavethiscity,andwemust,beforeitstoolate.ViewingScriptsV=Voice-over;M1=Man1,etc.;JL=JoannaLumley;W1=Woman1,etc.;EH=EamonnHolmes;JJE=JocelynJeeEsien;AF=AlexFraser;JP=JohnPalmer;MJ=MelanieJones;LS=LucySassoon;Vs=VoicesV:Therearesomanyamazingplacestoseearoundt

55、heworld.Herearesomeofyourfavorites.WelcometoBangkok!Withoversixmillionpeople,itsbig,itsbusyandyouloveit!Itsverygoodforshoppingandthenightlifeisgreat,too.Ml:Itsgotlotsofclubs,bars,shops,foodEverythingyouneed,really.V:Thereare400templesinBangkok,soBangkokisanimportantplaceforBuddhistsaroundtheworld,an

56、dtouristslovetovisitthetemples,too.V:YoualsolovetheMasaiMarainKenya.Itsafantasticplacetowatchanimals:zebras,elephants,antelope,hippos,andlions.Youcanseethemall.So,whyisitsospecial?JL:Hugeopenspaces,fantasticanimals,justwideopenfreedom,warmth,friendliness,andallunderneaththgreatAfricanskies.V:Nowapop

57、ular,romanticcitythecityoflights,Paris.Wl:Tome,Parisiselegant,romanticandexpensive.W2:Gointhespringandenjoytheartgalleries.V:AndenjoytheviewsofthecityfromthetopoftheEiffelTower.V:BacktoAfricanow,SouthAfrica.Yes,itsCapeTown.AndbehindCapeTownisthel,000-meter-highTableMountain,withitsfantasticviews.EH:

58、CapeTownisoneofmytopthreeplacesonearth.JJE:Friendlypeople,loadsofbeaches,andthefoodisunbelievablycheap.M2:Wewentthereum,overNewYearanditwaslovely.Imean,justalovely,lovelyplace.EH:Greatplace,CapeTown.V:YoulovethemountainsandbeachesthatmakeCapeTownsospecial.Andtheselittleguysthepenguins.V:Thisisthebig

59、moment:thenumberoneplacetoseebeforeyoudie.YourfavoriteistheGrandCanyon!TheGrandCanyonisanamazingplace.YoucanreadabouttheGrandCanyonandyoucanlookatphotographsandvideos,butnothingcanprepareyoufortherealthing.AF:Thereissomuchtoseethatyouneverstopseeingsomethingnew.JP:Thecolorsarejustsoamazing.MJ:Withev

60、erychanginginchofthesunset,thecolorsinthecanyonchange.LS:IrememberactuallysittingthereandIjustcried.V:ButtheresonlyonewordthateveryonesayswhentheytalkabouttheGrandCanyon:Vs:ItreallyisawesomeJustcompletelyawesomeAwesome“Awesome”isthewordItwasawesomeAwesomeAwesome“Awesome”istheonlywordTrulyawesome.Spe