新视野大学英语视听说第四册听力材料

第一单元ListeningPracticeM:I'mbesidemyselfwithjoy.I'msolucky.Guesswhat?I'vewonalotofmoneyinthelottery.W:Yeah?Well,youdoknowthatmoneyistherootofallevil,right?Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Marywasfurious.Hersonwreckeduphercar.M:Heshouldn'thavedrivenacarwithoutadriver'slicense.He'sstilltakingdrivinglessons.Q:WhatdoweknowaboutMary'sson?M:Susan,Ihearyou'regoingtomarrythatguy.Somepeoplethinkyou'llregretit.W:Isthatso?Onlytimewilltell.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?M:Mary,IjustwanttosayhowsorryIwastolearnofyourmother'spassing.Iknowhowcloseyoutwowere.W:Thankyou.Itwassosudden.I'mstillinastateofshock.Idon'tknowwhattodo.Q:Whichofthefollowingistrue?W:Igetfuriousatworkwhenmyopinionsaren'tconsideredjustbecauseI'mawoman.M:Youshouldairyourviewsmoreemphaticallyanddemandthatyourvoicebeheard.Q:Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?ListeningInTask1Mary:Darn!You'vespilledredwineonme.Mynewdressisruined.John:I'mterriblysorry!WhatcanIdotohelp?Here'ssomewatertowashitoff.Mary:Stopsplashingwateronme!Oh,thisissoembarrassing!I'mamess.John:Well,youdolookalittleupset.Pleasedon'tblowup.Don'tloseyourcool.Mary:Hmm,you'vegotnervetalkinglikethat!Whowouldn'tflyoffthehandle?Thisdresscostafortune.John:Youlookreallycutewhenyou'remad.Ikidyounot.Somepeopledolookattractivewhentheyareinarage.Mary:Thisisaveryexpensivedress.Isavedformonthstobuyit,andnowit*sruined.Lookatthisstain!John:Accidentsdohappen.Givemeyourdress,and111takeittothecleaners.Mary:Sure!Youwantmetotakeitoffrighthereinpublicandgiveittoyou?Idon'tevenknowyou!John:Thismightbeareallygoodtimetogetacquainted.I'mJohnOwen.Mary:Mmm,atleastyou'repolite.IguessIreallyshouldn'thaveflaredup.Afterall,itwasanaccident.I'mMaryHarvey.John:Comeon.I'lltakeyouhome.Youcanchangeyourclothes,andI'llgetthedresscleanedforyou.Mary:Nowyou'retalking.Thanks.You'rearealgentleman.John:You'dbetterbelieveit.I'mgladtoseethatyou'vecooleddown.Feellikeabitetoeatafterward?I'mstarving.Mary:OK.You'reprettygood.I'mnotnearlyasmad.Ifyoucangetthisstainout,I'llbeveryhappy.John:I'lltrymybest.ButifIcan'tgetthestainout,pleasedon'tletyourhappinessturntowrath.Task3Dr.Smithhasproposedareasonable,ifperhapssomewhatoversimplified,viewofhappiness.Accordingtohistheory,happinessmightbedescribedasastateofbalance.Andwhenhumansorcertainanimalsachievethatbalance,theytendtoremaininthatconditioninordertorepeatthehappyfeeling.Toillustratethis,wemaystudytheactionoftwomagnets.Whentheirpositiveandnegativepolesmeet,theyarecomfortablyjoined,andtheyremainthere.Inotherwords,theyhaveattainedabalanceorstateofhappiness.Ifontheotherhand,oneofthepolesisreversed,andpositivepoleispressedagainstpositivepole,thereisresistance,instability,imbalanceorastateofunhappiness.Animalswithsomedegreeofintelligenceseemtofindhappinessinreinforcement.Oncetheyhavegainedoneormoreoftheirgoalssuchasfood,andwater,theylearntorepeattheactionsthatledtosatisfactionofthosegoals.Thisrepetitionorreinforcementproducesastateofbalanceorsenseofhappiness.Accordingtothistheory,onlyanimalswithasignificantcapacitytolearnshouldbeabletoexperiencehappiness.Butintruthlearningcantakeplacethroughsurprisinglysimpleshort-termactionssuchasscratchinganitch,followedbypleasure,followedbymorescratching,andsoon.Thuslearningcanoccurwithalmostnoconsciousthought.Forhumanbeings,blessedwiththeabilitytoreason,goalsarenotlimitedtotheshort-termsatisfactionofbasicneeds.Indeed,thereisastronglinkbetweenhappinessandthefulfillmentoflong-termgoals.Evenifhumansstriveforgoalsthataremorecomplexandlonger-termthantheanimals*goals,oncethosegoalsaregained,happinessisreinforced.第二単元ListeningPracticeIW:Didyouhear?Helengotthatmodelingjob!She*sgoingtobesashayingdownthecatwalk.M:Wow,that'sgreat!Allthatwalkingpracticereallypaidoff.Andforonceshewon'tbecomplainingaboutbeingsotall.Q:WhydidHelengetthemodelingjob?M:Julia,comeandseetheMissAmericacontestonTV.Allthosebeautifulgirlsarewalkingaroundinbathingsuitssothejudgescandecidewhohasthebestfigure.W:Bah!That'stheworstkindofexploitation.Theyaretreatingwomenliketoysforpeopletoenjoy.Iwouldnevertakepartinthiskindofcontest.Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutthebeautycontest?W:WhatshallIdo?I'mfat.Iwanttobeslimandbeautiful,butI'mfat.I'vetriedallthenewdiets,highcarbandlowcarb,butnothingworks.M:Thosedietsarejustfads,popularforawhileandthenforgotten.Justfollowtheusualdietwithfruits,vegetables,fish,water,andgetplentyofexercise.Beforelongyou'llseeresults.Q:Whathasthewomantried?W1:IthinkLilyisreallyattractive.She'shalfSpanishandhasthisreallysultrylookabouther.W2:Thatexplainswhyshetanssowell.I'vealwaysbeenjealousofherskincolorinthesummer.Q:WhichofthefollowingistrueofLily?M:Trustme,itwasrightthereontheInternet:"PlasticSurgeryIncreasingataFasterRateAmongMen".Apparentlymoreandmoremenaretryingtoimprovetheirappearance.W:Isawittooonthenews.Face-lifts,nosejobs,andbotoxtohidewrinklesarenowverypopularwithmen.Mensayifsforbusinessreasons,butweknowit*svanity.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinktherealreasonisthatmenhaveplasticsurgery?ListeningInTask1Stylist:Morning,sir.Thischair,please.WhatcanIdoforyou?Nick:Asimplehaircut:shortonthebackandsides.Stylist:Verygood.Ican,ofcourse,dosomethingmorefashionableforonly$60.Nick:60dollars!Thafshighwayrobbery--twicewhatIordinarilypay.Stylist:Perhaps,sir.Butyourhaircutshaven'tbeeninharmonywithyourcharacter.Yourhairisatwarwithyoursoul.Nick:I'veneverheardofsuchathing.Stylist:IfImaysay,I'manexpertatmatchinghairstylestopersonalities.Believeme,you'resufferinga"disjunction".Nick:Adisjunction?Whatthedevilisadisjunction?Stylist:Yourhairdoesnotmatchyou.Nick:Thisisutternonsense.However,I'dliketohearhowyou'dsolvethisso-calledproblem.Stylist:Yourcharacterisartistic,imaginative.Butyourhairisdull.Icancorrectthatimbalanceinseconds.Nick:Okay,letmeseewhatyoucandoaboutthe...uh...disjunction,asyoucallit.Stylist:We'regoingtousescissorstocreatepeaks,whichwe'llkeepinplacewithaliberalhelpingofgel....Thistuftinthebackwe'llbraidintoapigtail.Now,it'sthenewyou!Nick:Iloveit.It'sjustlikeme:imaginativeandartistic.Nowwhatareyoudoing?What'swrong?Don'tyouseeharmonyinmynewhairstyle?Stylist:Something'spreventingyourhairstylefrombeingatruefashionstatement.Nick:Forheaven'ssake,tellmewhat'smissing.Stylist:Streaks.Byputtinginafewyellowstreaksinyourhair,itwillbecomeaworkofart.Streakingwillcostyoumore,but...Nick:Doit.Forgetthecost.But,bytheway,whatisthetotalgettingtobe?HowmuchamIpayingtoavoiddisjunction?Stylist:That's...$135.Sir?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.Task3Menareturningtoplasticsurgeryandcosmeticprocedurestobrightenuptheirappearancesatafasterratethanwomen,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonWednesday.Men'suseoffatinjectionstosoftendeepwrinklesleaped47percentlastyearfromthepreviousyear.Women'suseoftheinjectionsfell36percent,accordingtoasurveybytheAmericanAcademyofFacialandPlasticReconstructiveSurgeons.Men'suseofbotoxinjectionstoeliminatefrownlinesrose88percent,whilewomen'sbotoxusefell8percent.Andforsmoothingskin,theuseoflaserresurfacingamongmenrose13percent,thesurveyshowed.Meanwhile,women'suseoflaserresurfacingdropped38percentduringthesametimeperiod.Thenumberofmengettingnosejobsrose47percent,whilethenumberofwomendoingsorose5percent.Typically,menandwomenvisitingplasticsurgeonsforcosmeticreasonswereage40to59.Thestudysaid44percentofmenand57percentofwomentelltheirdoctorthatlookingyoungeristhereasontheyarechoosingcosmeticsurgery.Byabout18percent,menaremorelikelythanwomentosaytheywantfacialcosmeticsurgeryforwork-relatedreasons.ThestudywasconductedbywrittenquestionnairesfromJanuary20toMarch3amongmorethan2,600membersoftheassociation,whofocusontreatmentoftheface,head,andneck.Bycomparison,inthepreviousyear,women'suseofbotoxrose60percentwhilemen'sfell14percent;women'suseoflaserresurfacingrose13percentwhilemen'sfell19percent;women'suseoffatinjectionsfell17percentandmen'sfell54percent.第三单元ListeningPracticeW:Didyoureadthepapertoday?TherewasanearthquakeinBrazil.M:Yes,butitonlymeasured3.5ontheRichterscale.Idon'tthinktherewereanycasualties.Q:Whatistheresultoftheearthquakeof3.5ontheRichterscaleaccordingtotheman?W:I'mabitworriedaboutSuzietravelingtosouthernIndia.It'stherainyseasonthere,andtheremaybelandslides.M:Suziecantakecareofherself;shewon'tgoanywheretoorisky.Besides,youcanalwayse-mailherifitmakesyoufeelbetter.Q:WhatisSuziedoing?M:Hi,IthoughtyouwereonholidayinAsia!Backalready?W:Wenevergotthere!Ourtravelagentcancelledourarrangementsbecausethewholeregionisflooded.Weweresodisappointed;wewon'tgetanotherchancetogothisyear.Q:Whatisthewomandoing?M:OurflighttoTokyowasdelayedbytwelvehours.Canyoubelieveit?Atyphoonhittheeastcoastanditwaschaos.W:Isawitonthenews.Thefloodinganddamagewereterrible.Idon'tthinkanyonewashurtthough.Q:Whatistheconsequenceofthetyphoon?W:Didyouseethatprogramlastnightaboutvolcanoes?Itwasfascinating!M:Yes,theweirdthingisthemoltenlavalookssobeautiful,yetit'ssodestructive.AndIcouldn'tbelievehowfartheashcantravel.Tmgladwedon'thaveanyvolcanoeshere!Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkthevolcanois?ListeningInTask1Son:Hi,mom,whatarewehavingfordinnertonight?Mom:Ihaven'tstartedyet.Why,haveyouanyrequests?Son:Howabouttsunamiforachange-Idon'tknowwhatitis,butIheardsomeJapanesepeopleusingthewordonthebustheotherday.Soundslikeafood.Maybeit'ssimilartosushi.Mom:Nonsense.TsunamicomesfromJapanesewordsmeaningharborandwave.Ifwehadatsunami,itwouldbetheotherwayaround,youngman.Son:Why?Whatisit?Mom:Imeanitcouldswallowyouup.Atsunamiisanenormousseriesofverypowerfulwaves.Son:Couldyousurfonthem?Thatcouldbecool!Mom:They'renotcool:theyareverydestructive.Whentheypoundtheshoresofpopulatedareas,theycausetremendousdamage.Theydestroyeverythingintheirpath.Son:Whatcausesthem?Mom:Ithinktheyarecausedbysomesortofshock,likeanearthquake,volcano,orlandslide,thatstartsachainreactionintheocean.Son:Dothewavesgetsobigthattheycrushbuildings?Mom:Easily.Theycanbedozensofmetershigh.Theytosscarsandhousesaroundasthoughtheywerechildren'stoys.Son:Canyouseethemcoming?Mom:Youcanseethematquiteadistance.Butthere'snotmuchyoucando.Intheopenoceantheymoveatupto800kmperhour,butwhenitreachestheshore,thesystemslowsdownandthewavesgetbigger.Son:Howbig?Mom:Theycanreach30meters.Bigenoughtofinishyouoffinonegulp.Task3Ablizzardisasevereweatherconditioncharacterizedbylowtemperaturesandstrongwinds,greaterthan35milesperhour,bearingagreatamountofsnow.Becausethefactorsforclassifyingwinterstormsarecomplex,therearemanydifferentdefinitionsofwhatablizzardtrulyis.Butitisgenerallyagreedthatinordertobeclassifiedasablizzard,asopposedtomerelyawinterstorm,theweathermustmeetseveralconditions.Thestormmustdecreasevisibilitytoaquarterofamileforthreehoursrunning,includesnoworiceasprecipitation,andhavewindspeedsofatleast32milesperhour,whichmeansForce7ormoreontheWindScale.Anotherstandard,accordingtoEnvironmentCanada,isthatthewinterstormmusthavewindsof40kilometersperhourormore,plentyofsnow,visibilitylessthan1kilometer,atemperatureoflessthan-25degreesCelsius,andalloftheseconditionsmustlastfor4hoursormore,beforethestormcanproperlybecalledablizzard.Whenalloftheseconditionscontinueaftersnowhasstoppedfalling,thestormisreferredtoasagroundblizzard.Anextremeformofblizzardisawhiteout,whenthedowndrafts,togetherwithsnowfall,becomesoseverethatitisimpossibletodistinguishthegroundfromtheair.Peoplecaughtinawhiteoutcanquicklybecomedisoriented,losingtheirsenseofupanddownaswellastheirsenseofdirection.Severeblizzardscanalsooccuralongwitharcticcyclones.第四单元ListeningPracticeM:Doyouseeyourselfasaleaderormoreofateamplayer?W:Well,itdependsonthecircumstances.Iusuallyenjoyworkingaspartofateamandhelpingeveryoneworktogether.Butiftheleadershipisweak,I'mnotafraidtotakeoverinordertoachievethegoalathand.Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttobe?W:Goodmorning,IhaveanappointmentwithMr.Daviesat11o'clock.M:Yes,heleftamessageforyousayinghe'sterriblysorrybuthe'sstuckintrafficandisrunning15minuteslate.Pleasetakeaseatandhe'llbehereassoonaspossible.Wouldyouliketeaorcoffee?Q:Whereistheconversationprobablytakingplace?W:Youdon'tlookhappy.Didyougetthatpromotion?M:No,theybroughtinsomenewguy.I'mnotgoingtohangaroundformuchlonger,Icanassureyou.Q:Whyisthemanunhappy?W:Mr.Jonesisaself-mademillionaire,andI'mhonoredtohaveworkedforhimforthepastthirtyyearsashisaccountant.M:Hemustbepleasedtohavealoyalandfaithfulemployeesuchasyourself.Q:Whatistrueofthewoman?M:Jane,we'reconsideringyouforthenewofficemanager'sposition.We'vebeenverypleasedwithyourwork.W:Thankyouverymuch.I'vealwaysenjoyedworkinghere,andIwouldwelcomeanopportunityformoreresponsibility.Q:Whichofthefollowingistrue?ListeningInTask1Joan:Comein,comein.Haveaseat.Ah...uh...Iwantyoutoknowthisisgoingtohurtmemorethanitwillhurtyou.Carl:Yes,ma'am.Butl*mnotquitesurewhatyou'retalkingabout.Joan:You'refired.That'swhatI'mtalkingabout.Carl:Ifindthatsurprising,MissJackson.Afterall,Isoldtwenty-fivepercentmoreofourproductsthananyothersalesperson.Joan:Look,I'mnotheretoargue.You'refired.Understand?Carl:Iunderstandperfectly.Ijustwonderwhat'sgoingtohappentothecontractI'vebeenarranging.Itwouldbeashametoloseit;itcouldmeanalottoourcompany.AndI'mtheonlyonewhoknowsthedetails.Joan:Nooneisindispensable.Justclearoutyourdesk,andthat'stheendofit.DoImakemyselfclear,Mr.Westlake?Carl:Crystalclear-apartfromonesmalldetail.Joan:Andwhat,praytell,isthatdetail?Carl:I'mnotMr.Westlake.I'mCarlSmith.Joan:Wellthen,that'sadifferentkettleoffish,Mr.Smith.Iknowyou'vebeenworkinglatealmosteverynightandcominginonSaturdaystogetworkdone.Thecompanyisveryhappywithyourprogress.Carl:That'sgoodtoknow.IwasbeginningtothinkthatIwasn'tappreciated.Joan:You'redoingwell.Wehaveapprovedyourfirstsalaryincrease.Carl:That'sgreat!Thankyou!I'llcertainlytrytoliveuptothetrustyouhavedemonstratedinmewiththisraiseinpay.Task3Peoplewhodon'tunderstandwhattheiremployersexpectthemtodomaybeheadedforoneofthemostcommonandyetmostavoidablecareertraps.Ifyourbossdoesn'ttakethetimetoexplainproperlywhatyouareexpectedtodoinyourposition,thenkeepaskingquestionsuntilyouknowpreciselywhatitis.Don'tlimityourquestionstomattersofeverydayroutine.LeeColby,amanagementconsultantbasedinMinneapolis,offershisadvice.Hesaysyoucanaskmoresignificantquestionslike,"Whatareourdepartment'sgoals?Howdoesmyworkfitinwiththeoverallobjectiveofthecompany?"ThatmethodhelpedLisaJames,anassistantmanageratanelectronicscompany.WhenJameswastransferredtoanewdepartmentsevenyearsago,shefoundherselfnotonlyworkingforthemanagerofqualitycontrol,butassistingthreeothermanagers.Becausethejobwasbothdemandingandill-defined,Jameshadtoputinten-hourdaysaswellastakeworkhome.Toclarifywhatwasexpectedofherandwhatshehopedtogetfromherjobintermsofcareerdevelopment,shedraftedalistofgoalsincollaborationwithherprincipalboss.Thelistprovedsowellthoughtoutthatherbossuseditasthebasisforherannualperformancereviews.Shortlyafterwards,shewasgivenaraiseforherefficientwork.Ifyourbossisvagueaboutwhatyourgoalsshouldbe,trythistechniquesuggestedbyAtkinSimon,directorofaBoston-basedmanagement-consultingfirm:Readyourpositiondescription,whichmostlargefirmsprovide,andidentifythetwoorthreemostimportanttasksitmentions.Thenmeetwithyourboss,pointoutthetasksyou'vechosenandaskiftheyaccuratelyreflectwhatyourbossconsidersimportant.第五单元ListeningPracticeW:Whydosomepeoplestayinonejobforlifewhileothersswitchjobsfromtimetotime?M:Somepeoplewantafixedroutinesothattheydon'thavetoadapttonewcircumstancesoverandoveragain,whileothersthinkvarietyisthespiceoflife!Q:Accordingtothedialog,whydosomepeoplesticktoonejobforlife?M:Kathleen,you'vebeenlateforworksomanytimeslatelythatIhavetowarnyouthatanyrepetitionwillresultinyourdismissal.W:I'msorry,I'lltrymybesttogethereearlierinthefuture.PerhapsIcouldworklatertomakeupforthetimeI'velost.Q:Whatdoesthewomansay?M:Mrs.Brown,mytimeherehasbeenfrustratingforme.Ihaveabetteropportunitywithanotherfirm,andI'mtakingit.W:Wewon'tbesorrytoseeyouleave,Richard.You'vedoneyourbesttomakeeveryonehereasmiserableasyouare.Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman'sleaving?W:Mr.Armes,IwantedtotellyouinpersonthatattheendofthismonthI'llbeleavingthecompany.M:Well,Sylvia,wearecertainlygoingtomissyouhere,butIwishyouthebestofluck.Q:Whatdoesthewomanwant?W:Tim,Ihatetotellyouthis,butwe'recaughtinabudgetcrunch,andwemustlayyouoff.I'msorry.M:Iunderstand.I'veenjoyedmytimehere,andI'mconfidentIcanfindsomethingelse.Q:Whatistheman'sresponse?ListeningInTask1Manager:Adam!Haveyouanysuggestionsabouthowwecanavoidbankruptcy?Adam:Downsizingwouldcertainlyreduceouroperatingcosts.Youknow,makeusleanandmean,thewayyouhavetobeintoday'smarket.Manager:Wheredoyousuggestwestartmakingthesestaffcuts?Adam:Thelogicalplacetostartwouldbeinadministration.They'reusuallyoverstaffed.Manager:That'snotgoingtogooververywellwithouremployees.Someofthemhavebeenwiththecompanyforyears.Adam:It'sapainfulprocess,butthere'snochoice.They'lljusthavetogetusedtotheidea.Manager:Wecangivethemafairlydecentseverancepackagewhenthey'refired.Adam:Iknow.AndIthinkthatifwecomputerizetheoffice,wecouldreduceofficestaffbyabouttwentypercentjustbyeliminatingalotofpaperwork.Manager:OK.Ifwelayofftwentypercentoftheadministrativestaff,willthatbeenoughtogetthecompanybackonitsfeet?Adam:Unfortunatelynot.We'llalsoneedtomakesomecutsintheservicedepartment.Manager:Howcanwedothatandmaintainthelevelofservicethatweofferourpassengers?Adam:Well,we'llhavetoretraintheservicestaffandstreamlineouroperations,sowewon'tneedasmanypeopletorunthingssmoothly.Manager:Well,thisisserious,butIreallydon'tthinkwehaveanyotherchoice.Ifwekeeplosingmoneylikethis,we'llhavetoshuteverythingdown.Task3Insomecasescompaniesinformtheiremployeesinadvancethatlayoffsarecoming.Inothercases,theycomewithoutwarning:YouarriveontimeforworkonaFriday,butyouaretoldnottocomenextweek.Ouch!Ineithercase,youmaybeabletosensesomebadsignsinadvance.Maybethecompanyhastriedveryhardtoavoidlayoffs;maybeithasbeenpreparingfortheworstforquitesometime.Ifyouthinkaboutthebadomenscarefully,youmightknowasmuchormorethansomeoftheemployeesinmanagerialpositionswithmanagementresponsibilities.Forexample,ifyouworkinsales,youmightknowthatquotashavenotbeenmet.Ifyouworkinfieldengineering,youmightnoticefarfewercustomerinstallations.Ifyourcompany'scompetitors,suppliersorcustomersarelayingoffemployees,it'slikelyyourcompanywilltoo,especiallyifeconomicconditionsareaffectingyourindustry.CheckthelayoffstatisticsfromtheU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics.SearchtheNetandyourlocalnewspapertooforarticlesconcerninglayoffsinyourindustry.Dothingslikebadsalesalwaysmeanthatlayoffsarecomingtoyourcompany?Notnecessarily.Companieshaveseasonalandeconomicsalesdipsallthetime,andarealwayslookingforwaystoimprovetheirperformance.So,ifyouseeonlyoneortwobadsigns,don'tjumptoahastyconclusion.Butifyouseemore,especiallyalongthelinesofearningswarnings,budgetcuts,hiringfreezes,restructuring,andmassivelayoffsinyourindustry,itjustmightbetimetogetyourresumeuptodateandstartlookingforanewjob.Also,itmightbeagoodideatocancelyourvacation,implementmoney-savingmeasures,andbecomemoreusefulonyourjob.Youshouldprepareinadvanceifyouthinkyoumightgettheaxesoon.第六单元ListeningPracticeW:What'sthat?Isitatoy?Diditgetchewedbyadog?M:Hey,that'smymascot!MyunclegaveittomewhenIwasfive,andit'sbeenwithmeeversince.Itbroughtmeluckinallmycollegeexams.Ican'tbringmyselftopartwithit.Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouthisluckycharm?W:Wishmeluck;I'vegotajobinterviewthisafternoon.I'mreallynervous.M:Staycalm,bestofluck!I'vegotmyfingerscrossedforyou.Q:Whydoesthemansayhehascrossedhisfingersforthewoman?W:Ohno!Didyouseethatblackcatwalkrightinfrontofme?That'sunlucky!M:Really?Iguessitdependsonwhereyoucomefrom.Inmyhometownit'stheopposite:It'sluckytoseeablackcatcrossyourpath.Sononeedtoworry!Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutablackcatcrossingtheirpath?M:GuesswhatIdidthismorning?Ismashedmymirror.Agreatwaytostarttheday!W:Ohno,sevenyears'badluck,isn'tit?Q:Whathappenedinthemorning?M:Ican*tbelievethisrain;it'sbeenpouringforhours!WherecanIdrymyumbrella?W:Notinhereplease!It'sunluckytoopenanumbrellaindoors.Youcanputitontheporch.Q:Wheredoesthewomanaskthemantoopenhisumbrella?ListeningInTask1W:MybrotherisgoingtopickupsometicketsfortheDavidCopperfieldshow.Youinterestedincomingwithus?M:Idon'tknow.I'veseencardtricksbefore,andrabbitsfromhats.Ievendotricksmyself-watchmechangethiscoinintoanicecreamcone.W:Veryfunny.DavidCopperfieldistheworld'sgreatestmagician;he'scertainlyworthalook.M:Actually,Ihaveseenhimontelevision.Hepullsoffsomeprettyamazingstunts.IwishIknewhowheperformedhistricks.ThenIcouldalsomakeapersonfloatintheair.Icouldpullarabbitoutofmyhat.Icouldescapefromastraitjacketandhandcuffs—allunderwater.AndIcouldsawawomaninhalf.W:Amagiciannevertellshissecrets.Davidattemptstheimpossibleandnoonehasanyideahowhedoesit.IsawhimonTVwhenhewalkedthroughtheGreatWallofChina.M:Howcouldhedothat?W:Ihavenoidea,butIknowwhatIsaw:Heenteredacanvasshelterononesideofthewall,andhecameoutofacanvasshelterontheotherside.V:Yes,butwashealwaysinfullviewofthecamera,ordidtheycuttoacommercialorsomethingelse?W:Notonlywasthecamerarunningallthetime,buthewashookeduptoaheartmonitor,andyoucouldtrackhisprogressashemovedthroughthewall.M:It'sdifficulttoknowwhattobelieve.Iknowit'snotpossibleforhimtodothat,but...W:Itsoundstomelikeit'sashowworthwatching.M:Countmein.Insteadofanicecreamcone,I'llturnmymoneyintoaticket.Task3OneofthegreatestmysteriesonEarthisthestatuesonEasterIsland.TheislandisoneofthemostremoteplacesonEarth,locatedinthesouthernPacificOcean.ItwasalmostuninhabitedwhenitwasdiscoveredonEasterDayin1722byaDutchcaptain,butitiscoveredwithhundredsofgiantstatues,eachweighingseveraltonsandsomestandingmorethan30feettall.Whocarvedthesestatutes,andhowandwhyweretheyputthere?Nobodyknowstheanswerforsure,butmanyaretryingtofindout.Therearemanytheoriestoexplainthismystery.Ithasevenbeensuggestedthatspacealiensmayhaveplayedaroleregardingthesegiantstatues.AnothertheoryrelatestothefactthatEasterIslandwasinhabitedbyPolynesianseafarers,whotraveledthousandsofmilesintheircanoes,guidedbythestars,thecolorofskyandthesun,theshapesofclouds,andthepresenceofbirdsmakingflightsouttoseaseekingfood.ThePolynesiansfirstarrivedontheislandin400A.D.However,theoceancurrentswhichcarriedthemtherewouldnottakethemback.Theyweretrappedand,havingarrivedthere,couldnotleave.ThePolynesiansprobablycarvedthestatuesthemselves,perhapsasreligioussymbols.Todate,887statueshavebeendiscoveredontheisland.However,onlyafewstatueswerecarriedtotheirintendeddestination.Therestwereabandonedalongtheway.Thestatuesappeartohavebeencarvedoutofthetopedgeofthewallsofavolcanoontheisland.Afterastatuewascarved,itmayhavebeenrolledordraggeddowntothebaseofthevolcano.Thenitwasputupright,andropesweretiedaroundit.Usingapulleysystem,thestatuewasmovedtoitsintendeddestination.Atitspeak,thepopulationof