新标准大学英语视听说教程2 听力原文

新标准大学英语视听说教程2听力原文新标准大学英语视听说教程2听力原文新标准大学英语视听说教程2听力原文新标准大学英语视听说教程2听力原文编制仅供参考审核批准生效日期地址：电话：传真:邮编:新标准大学英语视听说教程2听力原文Unit1CollegecultureInsideviewConversation1Janet：SothisistheCherwellBoathouse–it’slovely!Andlookatthosepeoplepunting!Itlooksquiteeasy.Mark：I’mnotsosureaboutthat!Janet,there’ssomethingKateandIwantedtodiscusswithyou.Somepeopleincollegeareorganizingcharityeventsthisterm.We’vedecidedtogetinvolved.Janet：RaisingmoneyforcharityRight.InChina,peopleraisemoneyforcharitybutstudentsdon’tusuallydothat.Mark：Studentsoftendothathere.Anyway,we’rethinkingofdoingsponsoredpunting.Janet：Sponsoredpunting!What’sthat?Kate：Sponsoringiswhenpeoplepayyoutodosomething–likerunalongdistance.Sopeoplewouldbesponsoringstudentstopunt.Janet：Whatagreatidea!I’dlovetojoinyou!Mark：That’swhywe’retellingyouaboutit.Sothat’sdecidedthen.Let’smakealistofthingsweneedtodo.Kate：I’lldothat.Oneofthefirstthingsweshoulddoischoosethecharity.Mark：Yes.Andchooseadayfortheevent.Andweneedtodesignthesponsorshipform.I’vegotonehere.Kate：Thatlooksfine,butwemustchangethewording.Whowantstodothat?Mark：I’lldothat.Whathavewegotsofar?Kate：Chooseacharity.Alsoadayfortheevent.Changethewordingonthesponsorshipform…Um…Wehavetodecidewherethepuntwillstartfrom.Mark：CherwellBoathouse,noquestion!It'saverybeautifulroutefromhere,apparently.Kate：I’mwithyouonthat.Janet：Metoo…Conversation2Janet：I’mnotusedtoboats–Woah!Mark：Whoops!Kate：Watchout!Younearlyhitmewiththatthing!Mark：Sorry!Ididn’tmeanto.…OK,we’reoff!Kate：MaybeIshoulddothepunting.Mark：It’sfine.I’vegotthehangofitnow–givemeachance.Kate：Well,I’dliketohaveago.Mark：SupposingIdothefirsthour.Thenyoucantakeoverforawhile,ifyouwantto.Kate：Yes,great.Janet：You’rereallygoodatit,Mark!Thisisfantastic!It’sexactlyhowIimaginedlifehere!Lookoverthere–isn’titlovely!Kate：Yes,itis.…Janet：Kate,everything’sorganized,isn’tit,forcollectingthesponsorshipmoney?Kate：Yes,I’vearrangedforpeopletogetthemoneytomebynextFriday–iftheyhaven’tpaidonline.I’llcountitallup.Janet：Good.We’dbetterhaveameetingsoonafterthat,don’tyouthinkHowmuchhaveweraised?Kate：About600.Janet：Fantastic!I’msoenjoyingthis!Mark：Heyguys,I’vegotasuggestion–howaboutmovingovertothebankandwecanhaveourpicnic!Hey,look,there’sLouiseandSophie!Mark：Whoo…Girls：Mark!Janet：Areyouallright?Mark：Er…OfcourseI’mallright.Kate,Ithinkit’syourturntopunt!OutsideviewV/O（画外音）HarvardUniversityinCambridgeisoneofthebestuniversitiesintheworld.WespoketoAlexJude,theuniversity’sHeadofCommunications.HeexplainedthatHarvardlooksforthebestandmosttalentedstudentsfromaroundtheworld.AlexHarvardactuallyseeksstudentsfromaroundtheworld,thebeststudentsthatwecanfind,tostudychemistry,orstudyliterature,orstudygovernment,orbusiness.Ourbusinessschoolisparticularlywell-knownaroundtheworld,asisthemedicalschoolandlawschool,so,um,and,andtheKennedySchoolofgovernment,fortheJohnF.KennedySchoolofGovernment,so,er,wedoseekvery,verytalentedstudentsandwehaveopendoorsforthem.V/O（画外音）WeaskedfivestudentsatHarvardtotelluswhatkindofsociallifetheyhave.AshleyUm,wellrelaxingisalittlehardtodoaroundhere,butbasically,Imean,Istill,I,Ilivenearbyanyway,soIseealotofmyfriends,and…Um,there’sagoodsociallifehereifyoulookforit.Igotothegym,run.Sothat’swhatIdo.AdamItiswhateveryouwantittobe.It’sgood.Ifyouwannagooutparty,doanythingyoucan.Ifyouwannasitinyourroomandstudyallnightlikemyfriendoverhere,youcanalsodothat.BrianSocially,likeyousaid,it’s,it’salotofwhatyoumakeit.Um,wedon’thavefraternitieshere,andso,youknow,that’s,it’sobviouslynotassocial.There’snotasmanypartiesastherewouldbeonanothercampus.Um,butonaFridayorSaturdaynight,there,there,therewillbeaparty.Usuallyweendupstudyinguntilabout10o’clock.Andthenwe,andthenwe’llgooutandhavefunmaybe,orjustwatchamoviewithfriends,or,youknow,whateverisgoingonforthenight.JodieNoteveryonewouldagreewithme,obviously,butit’s,Ithinkit’safunplacetobe.Interviewer:Haveyoumadealotoffriends?Jodie:Oh,definitely.Interview.：Mm.Jodie:Many.Interviewer:What,whatdoyoudowithyourfriends?Jodie:Um,well,Iliketogotoconcerts.I’minthreemusicgroups,soIhavelotsofrehearsalsduringtheweekforthat.Um,justdo,youknow,somefunthings,ontheweekend.V/O（画外音）WeaskedtheHarvardstudentsiftheyusetheInternet.Ashley:Um,I,Iuseitafairlygoodamount.Um,ourlibrarysystemisonline,soIusethatalot.Andalotofmyclasses,youknow,havetodoresearchpapers.Youcanfindalotofinformationonthere,so.Interviewer:Sohowoftendoyouuseit,aweek,aday?Ashley:Um,Iuseitprobablyonmoreofaweeklybasis.Maybethreeorfourtimesaweek.Brian:Ohyes,definitely.WelivethroughtheInternetactually.Well,IdoalotofresearchthroughtheInternet,followmystocksontheInternet.Um,well,eventhoughe-mailisnotofficiallyInternet,we,that’showwecommunicatealotatcollege,so,throughthee-mail.John:Um,Iusetheinternetmostlyfor,er,I’dsay,sortofleisurepurposes.Imean,Iplay,um,Iuseitforalotof,Idon’t,wedon’thaveTVinmyroom,soIuseit,uh,uh,gototheCNNwebsite,keepuponcurrentevents,thingslikethat.Uh,Ialso,uh,youknow,there’ssomelittlegamestoplayovertheInternet.Um,justum,Igototoseewhat’shappening,followtheBostonRedSox,thingslikethat.Um,Ithinkalotofcoursesuseittopostthings,butI,Idon’tusuallyuseitthatmuchforresearch,orthings.Itendtousethelibrariesforsuchthings,so.ListeninginPassage1Voice-overHi,I’mNickCarter,andthisisSUR,youruniversityradiostation.Thismorningwewentaroundcampustoaskfreshers–nowhalf-waythroughtheirfirstyear–thequestion,―Howareyoufindinguni‖Herearesomeoftheanswerswegot.Speaker1It’scool.It’severythingIhopeditwouldbe.I’mveryambitious,IwanttobeajournalistandIwanttogettothetopoftheprofession.I’vestartedwritingfortheuniversitynewspapersoI’vegotmyfootontheladderalready.Speaker2I’mworkinghardandtheteachingisasgoodasIexpected.AndI’vemadesomegoodfriends.ButI’mveryhomesick.I’mNigerianandmyfamily’ssofaraway.IwenthomeatChristmasforamonth–thatreallyhelped,butman,Imissmyfamilysomuch.Speaker3“HowamIfindinguni‖It’sgreat.It’snotperfect,nothingis,but,like,I’vegotabrilliantsociallife,justbrilliant,andI’vemadelotsoffriends.ForthefirstfewmonthsIjustdidn’tdo,reallyenoughwork.ButI–ItalkedaboutitwithmyparentsandI’mworkinghardernowandgettinggoodgrades.Speaker4Actually,I’vebeenquitelonelytobehonest.I’mabitshy…everyoneelseseemedtofinditsoeasytomakefriendsstraightaway.Butthingshavebeenbetterrecently–yeah,theyhave.I’vejoinedacoupleofclubsandlike,itreallyhelpstogettoknowpeoplewhenyouhavesharedinterests.So,yeah–I’mfeelingalothappiernow.Speaker5Uni’sgreat,Iloveit.Myonlyproblem–andit’squiteabigproblem–ismoney.Myparentsarebothunemployedso,youknow,theycan’thelpmefinancially.Mygrantjustisn’t–it’sjustnotenoughformetoliveon,soI’vetakenapart-timejobasawaitress–alotofpeopleIknow,likealot,havehadtodothesame.Idon’twanttohavehugedebtsattheend.Speaker6Ilovemysubject,History,andI’m,I’mgettingfantasticteachinghere.IwanttobeauniversitylecturerandthatmeansIhavetogetafirst.Ihaveagoodsociallifebutworkdefinitelycomesfirstforme.Passage2OxfordandCambridge–twouniversitiessosimilarthattheyareoftenspokenoftogetheras“Oxbridge‖.They’rebothintheUK,fairlynearLondon,andbothregularlycometopinanyrankingoftheworld’sbestuniversities.Thetwouniversitiesbeganwithinacenturyofeachother.OxfordUniversity,now900yearsold,wasfoundedtowardstheendofthe11thcentury.In1209therewasadisputebetweentheuniversityandthetownspeopleofOxford.Asaresult,someoftheOxfordteachersleftandfoundedauniversityinthetownofCambridge,some84milesaway.Eversincethen,thetwoinstitutionshavebeenverycompetitive.Unlikemostmodernuniversities,bothOxfordandCambridgeconsistofalargenumberofcolleges.Oxfordhas39andCambridge31.Manyofthesecollegeshaveoldandverybeautifularchitecture,andlargenumbersoftouristsvisitthem.InallUKuniversities,youneedgoodgradesinthenationalexamstakenat18.ButtogetintoOxfordandCambridge,it’snotenoughtogetAgradesinyourexams.Youalsohavetogoforalonginterview.Intheseinterviews,studentsneedtoshowthattheyarecreativeandcapableoforiginalthinking.Throughthecenturies,bothuniversitieshavemadehugecontributionstoBritishculturallife.Theyhaveproducedgreatwriters,worldleadersandpoliticians.Cambridge,inparticular,hasproducedscientistswhosediscoveriesandinventionshavechangedourlives.Amongthegreatuniversityinstitutionsistheworld’smostfamousdebatingsociety,theOxfordUnion,whereundergraduatesgetachancetopractisespeakinginpublic.Cambridge’scomedyclubFootlightshasproducedmanyfirst-classcomedians,whilesomeoftheUK’smostfamousactorsandactressesbegantheircareersatTheOxfordUniversityDramaticSociety,knownasOUDS.Thenthere’stheOxfordandCambridgeBoatRace,whichtakesplaceeveryyearinMarchorApril,andiswatchedontelevisionallovertheUK.Sowithallthisexcellenceinsomanyfields,it’snotsurprisingthattheambitionofcleverstudentsallovertheworldistoattendeitheroneofthesegreatuniversities.Unit2MixedfeelingsInsideviewConversation1Kate：Comein.Hey,Janet.Janet：HiKate,areyoubusy?Kate：Yes,I’mjustdoinganessay.Butit’sgreattoseeyou.Sowhat’snew?Janet：Well,nothingmuch.Kate：Youlookabitfedup.What’sbuggingyou?Janet：Well,Ihadaphonecallfrommyparentsanditmademefeelhomesick.Ithappenseverytimetheycall,anditgetsmedown.Kate：I’msorrytohearthat.Iknowhowyoufeel.Ilovespeakingtomymumanddad,butIalwaysfeelmiserableafterthecall.Janet：Mydaddoesn’tsaymuch,andIwanttospeaktohim,butIwishIknewwhattosay.Kate：Don’tletitgettoyou.Mydaddoesn’tsaymuchonthephoneeither.Icall,heanswersthephone,andsays,―Hi,I’llpassyoutoyourmother.‖It’sreallyirritating.Janet：ButImisshimandmymotheralot,andIliketohearhisvoice.Kate：Justtellhimwhatyou’reupto.Janet：SometimesIfeelasifImadeamistakeleavinghomeandcomingtoOxford.SometimesIfeellikeamoodyteenager.Kate：Trynottoworryaboutit,Janet.It’snormaltofeellikethat.Iunderstandhowyoufeel,butIbeteverythingwillbefinenextterm.You’llgetusedtoit.Hey,whydon’tyoudowhatIdo?Janet：What’sthat?Kate：Whenmydadcalls,Iaskhimformoremoney!Heusuallysaysno,butatleastIgettohearhisvoice!Janet：Maybe.I’msorrytotakeupyourtime,Kate,butImustgonow.Bye!Kate：Waitaminute…!Conversation2Kate：IthinkImayhaveupsetJanetlastnight.Mark:Whathappened?Kate：Shecametoseeme.IwasbusydoinganessaybutIwasreallypleasedtoseeher.She’dhadacallfromhome,andsaidshewasfeelinghomesick.Mark:Poorkid!Itmustbetoughonyouguys,livingsofarawayfromhome.Kate：Itriedtomakeherlaugh,toldhernottoworryaboutit,andthatitwasnormaltofeelmiserable.Suddenlyshelookedmiserable,andthenshegotupandsaid,―Imustgonow‖andleftmyroom.Itwasreallysudden.IfeltasifI’dsaidsomethingwrong.Mark：Maybeshewasjustbeingpolite.Itwasprobablybecausesherealizedyouwereworkinganddidn’twanttodisturbyou.Kate：Ijustwonderifshefounditdifficulttotalkaboutherfeelingswithme.MaybeIshouldn’thavetriedtomakeherlaughPerhapsshethoughtIwasn’ttakingherseriously.Mark：Iwouldn’tworryaboutit.Putyourselfinhershoes.HowwouldyoufeelifyouwereastudentatcollegeinChina?Kate：Iknow.That’swhyIfeelbad.Ifonlyshehadstayedlonger!IwishIcouldhavehelpedhermore.Janet：Hey,everyone!Mark：HiJanet,youlookcheerful!Janet：Yes,I’vejustgotmyessayback.Igotanalphaminus!Kate：Whatanamazinggrade!Welldone.Mark：I’mreallyhappyforyou,Janet.Janet：Ifeelontopoftheworld!OutsideviewSebastienHi.I’mSebastien.I’mfromGermany.Um,theideaofIQofameasureofyourbrainpowerhasbeenaroundforawhile,butrecentlythere’sbeenthisnewideaoftheEQ–youremotionalquotient.Andbynow,it’sactuallyalmostbeingregardedasmoreimportant.Ifyoulookatit,businesseswill…Well,theywillpreferemployingpeoplewithgreatEQ.Well,ofcourse,IQcannotbedisregarded,butum,EQdoeshaveitsimportanceaswell.Uh,Ibelievethat,um,…Imean,people,mostpeoplewillhave,um,theirbasicmeansofcommunicatingwithotherpeople.Mostpeoplearesomewhatsociallyadept,andjustlikemostpeoplehave,youknow,abasicgeneralknowledge.Butthen,whatIthinkreallyisthedifferencebetweenIQandEQ,Imean,youcanhavea―brainiac‖,andtheywillbegreatatmostthingstheydo,butifyoujustcan’tgetalongwithhim,ifyoujustcan’tcommunicatewithhim,Imean,youknow,he’snotreallythatuseful.KimHi.ThisisKim.I’moriginallyfromKorea,andIwasraisedinCalifornia.Andtoday,wearegoingtotalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenIQandEQ–IQmeaningyourintelligence,EQmeaningyouremotions.Now,in…WhenIwas,whenIwasalittle,littleboyinKorea,Ihadtotake…IthinkI’dtakenliketwoorthreeIQtestsbeforetheageoften,whichiswhenImovedtoCalifornia.So,Iguesswestressalotofimportanceonintelligence,onhavinggreatIQscores.ButafterImovedtotheStates,Ilearnthowtoassociatewithpeople,andalongthelinesthatthiswordEQcameup,youknow,emotional,caringabout…It’sbasicallyhowyoudealwithpeople,howyoumakepeoplefeel,andhowpeoplemakeyoufeel.Ithinkthey’reequallyas,asimportant,butitseemsthatintheEasternworldtheykindofstressonthatalotmorebackinthedays.ButIthinkagain,youknow,nowthatwithInternetandpeoplearecommunicatingsomuchfaster,there’sabettermixtureofthetwoIthink.There’sastressonEQinKoreaaswell,andastressonIQintheStates.Thankyou.TedHello.MynameisTed,andI’mfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Today,I’mgoingtotalkalittlebitaboutIQorEQ–whichismostimportant,orwhichismoreimportant.Now,foralongtimewhenIwasgrowingup,peoplesaid,―IQ.What’syourIQTakeanIQtest.‖ButthenEQ,youremotions,howyouinteractwithpeople,thatbecameveryimportant.AndIthinkthey’re…thatpeoplemightbeontosomethingwiththat,becauseyourEQ–howyoudealwithpeople,howyouinteractwithpeople–isimportant.Now,abigpartofthis,inmyopinion,islistening.IknowI’mtalkingalotrightnow,butifyouwanttogetalongwellwithpeople,youhavetolistentothem,sojusttakeaminute,maybeshutyourmouthforaminute,andlistentoothers,andthenyoucanunderstandandcommunicatewiththeminabetterway.So,partofEQ,Ithink,islistening–listeningtoothers–anditcanbemoreimportantthanIQ.ListeninginPassage1Presenter:We’refortunatetohaveasourguesttodayDrJennaHudson,whohasjustwrittenabookabouthowcoloursaffectusinoursurroundings,especiallyintheworldofadvertising.It’scalledMarketColours.DrHudson,whicharethemostcommoncoloursinadvertisingandmarketing?DrHudson:Well,ofcourse,itdependswhatimagethemarketingteamwishtoprojectwiththeirproducts.Soforexample,weoftenthinkofblueasacoldcolour,butitalsomakesyoufeelpeaceful,quiet,anditdoesn’tsuggeststrongemotions.Soit’safavouriteforbanksandinsurancecompanies,whowishtosuggesttheimagethattheyaretrustworthy.Andforsellingproducts,it’softenusedtosuggestsomethingispureandfresh.Presenter:Whataboutred?DrHudson:Youcansellalmostanythingwithred.It’sahotcolour,whichsuggestsafeelingofenergyandevenpassion.Itgrabsyourattention,andcanmakepeoplebuyalmostanything.Youoftenseeredonmagazinecovers.Butifyouuseittoomuch,itlookscheapandmaymakepeopletired.Andorangehasasimilareffecttored,it’supbeatandhappy,itsuggestspleasantfeelingsandimages.Mostpeoplereactwelltoorange,andit’sespeciallypopularinadvertisingandonpackagingforbakedfood.Presenter:Whataboutyellow,forinstance?DrHudson:Yellowisthecolourofsunshineandit’sapositive,happycolour,soit’susedalotinadvertising.Butit’salsooftenusedforwarningsigns,directionsigns,andsoon,whereyouhavetoreadthemessagequicklyandatadistance.Presenter:Whataboutlesspopularcoloursforadvertising?DrHudson:Surprisingly,greenisn’tusedmuchinadvertisingexceptforgardenproducts.It’sfriendlyandrestful.Itcanbecoolandsoothing,thecolourofapplesandmint,butitcanalsobequitestrongandmanypeopleassociateitwithunpleasantideasofdecayorslimycreatures.Butmostcoloursarenotprimarycolours,they’reacombination.Absolutely.Soyellow-orangeiscommon,andoftenusedtogiveanimpressionofstyleandclass,itlookslikegold.Butit’snotoftenusedinlettersbecauseit’snotverystrong.Andyellow-greenremindspeopleoffeelingsick.Blue-greenworkswellasacoolcolour,suggestingfreshness,andissometimesusedfortoothpasteproducts,bathroomproducts,foodandhouseholdcleaningproducts.Ithasmanyoftheadvantagesofbluewithoutthedisadvantagesofgreen.Presenter:Fascinating！Thankyouverymuch,DrHudson.MarketColoursbyDrJennaHudsonisonsalefromnextweek,priced￡15.99…Passage2Presenter：Whatmakesyouembarrassed,Sally?Sally：Oh,I’measilyembarrassed.Ifanybodynoticesmeorlooksatme,Igetveryembarrassed.WhenpeoplesingmeHappyBirthdayonmybirthday,Igetveryembarrassed.Presenter：Andwhatmakesyouupset?Sally：Whenpeopleareselfish,peoplewhothinkonlyofthemselves.Andcruelty–Ican’tbearpeoplewhoarecruel,especiallytoanimalsorchildren.Presenter：Jake,whatmakesyoudepressed?Jake：Ihateitwhenitrains,andIdon’tlikepeoplewholookdownonme,whothinkthey’resuperiortomewithoutanyreason.Presenter：Andwhatmakesyouangry?Jake：Whenpeopledon’tbehaveproperlyinpublic,badbehaviourlikedroppinglitterorpeoplepushingeachotheronthebusorthetrain.Presenter：Andrew,whatmakesyoucheerful?Andrew：Iliketoseeeveryonearoundmebeinghappyandhavingapositiveattitudetowardsthefuture,optimisticpeople.Presenter：Andwhatmakesyoujealous?Andrew：Well,tobehonest,Ijustneverfeeljealous.Ican’tseethepointofit.Presenter：Monica,whatmakesyouproud?Monica：I’mproudwhenI’msuccessful,especiallyinmywork.BeingrecognizedbymybossforwhatIcandomakesmefeelreallyproud.Oh,andmyfamily.I’mveryproudofthem.Presenter：Andwhatmakesyounervous?Monica：EverytimeIteachanewclass.ThenightbeforeI’mverynervous.Youdon’tknowwhatthekidsaregoingtobelikeandhowtheymightbehave,orifthey’regoingtolikeyou.Presenter：Anythingelse?Monica：Doinginterviewslikethis.Unit3CrimewatchInsideviewConversation1Kate：So,whatdidyouthinkofthemovie?Mark：ItwasgoodbutIthoughtitwastoolong.Kate：Yes,metoo.Kate：Hey,where’smybikeIdon’tbelieveit!It’sgone!Mark：Itwasnexttomine,youchaineditup!Kate：Someone’sstolenit!Oh,howcouldthey!Mark:Oh,Kate!Kate：Howcouldsomeonehavedonethis!Thecreep!Mark：It’sareallymeanthingtodo,stealabike.Kate：Itwasamountainbikeanditcostafortune–Idon’thavethemoneytobuyanotherone.Mark：Listen,I’llgodownthestreetandseeifIcanseeanyonewithit.Whydon’tyougointothatshopandseeifthey’veseenanythingsuspiciousI’llbebackinaminute.Kate：OK.…Kate：Well?Mark：Noluck.Whatdidtheysayintheshop?Kate：Iaskedtheshopkeeperifshe’dseenanything–Mark：And?Kate：Shesaidshehadn’t.Iguessitwasalongshot.Sheadvisedmetoreportittothepolice.Butaccordingtoher,bikesgetstolenallthetimearoundhere.Mark：Listen,let’sgetbacksoyoucanreportit.Kate：I’vegotnobike.I’mjustsoupset!Mark：It’snotfartocollege.Comeon!Conversation2Mark：Sodidyouringthepolice?Kate：Yes.Iwenttothepolicestationtoreportit.Mark：Whatdidtheysay?Kate：Noone’sfoundit.ThiswomansaidthatOxfordhasthefifthhighestrateofbiketheftinthecountry!Mark：You’rejoking!Kate：That’swhatshesaid.Mark：Whatelsedidshesay?Kate：Shetoldmethatsometimesyoudogetbikesback–thethievesusethemandthenabandonthem,apparently,andthenpeoplefindthemandreportthem.Mark：Soyoumightgetitback.Kate：Ihopeso,Mark,Ireallydo.It’sjusttoomuchyouknowBut…um…whatelseShe

toldmetogotothissaletheyhaveofabandonedbikes.ShethinksImightfinditthere.Butit’sonlyeverytwomonths,Ican’twaittillthen!Honestly,Mark,I’mreallyfurious!Mark：YoucanalwaysbuyacheapbikeoneBay.Kate：Hello…Speaking…Youfoundit!WherewasitIsit…Oh,that’sfantasticnews!

Therewasalampandabasketonit…Right…OK,thankyou,I’llbeintomorrowmorningtopickitup.Unbelievable!Thisguyfoundit!Mark：Brilliant!Wasthatthepolice?Kate：Yes.Whattheysaidwas,someonedumpeditoutsidethisguy’sbackyard.Mark：That’ssostrange!Kate：Thelamp’sbeenstolenandthebasket.Mark：Forgetaboutit!You’reluckytogetitback!OutsideviewPart1Presenter:Dodgydealsaren’ttheonlyproblemsassociatedwithdoorstepsellers.Yourdoorsteppresentstheseunannouncedvisitorswitharealopportunitytoundertakedistractionburglarywheretheyoftenposeasbogusofficialstogainaccesstoyourhome.I’mjoinednowbyIanHolt,fromThamesValleyPolice.Ian,justoutlineformewhatdoesdistractionburglaryactuallyentail?IanHolt:Wellbasicallywhathappensis,somebodyusesastorytogetinsidesomebody’shouseandthentheystealitems,usuallycashorsmallitemsofjewellery.Presenter:Andwhatarethedifferenttechniquesthatarecommonlyused?IanHolt:Wellbasicallytheer…thepeoplethatcommitthiscrimemovefromareatoarea,er…theywilllookatanarea,theywilltryandpickaparticulartargetandtheycanfindthatbylookingatproperty,itmaybeer,anuncutgarden,itmayberepairsthatneeddoingtotheproperty.Somethingthatindicatesthatthere’s,there’savulnerablepersoninthere.It…usually,it’sanelderlypersonthatlivesthere.Presenter:Isthisquiteacommonproblemnow?IanHolt:Itisbecomingmorecommon.Togetitinperspective,ofthe14,000burglariesthatwereinThamesValleylastyear,wehadreported800crimesofdistractionburglary.But,it…there’saslightincreasethisyearoverlastyear’sfigures.Presenter:OK,youmentionedsomeofthevictimsbeingelderly.WhatotherpeoplearetargetedIanHolt:Well,unfortunately,withthistypeofoffence,itisthevulnerableinsocietyandtheelderly.The,thenationalaverage,ifthere’ssuchathingasa,avictimforthistypeofcrime,isawhitefemaleaged81years.Part2Presenter:Andwhataboutthingsthatpeoplecandotopreventithappening,basically?IanHolt:Wellthethingstheycandoarevery,verysimple.Thedifficultycomes,isthatsomeofthesepeople,er…it’sverydifficultforthemtorememberwhattodo.Butthethreethingswe,wealwayssayis:stop,chainandcheck.Andthat’sstopbeforeyouopenthedoortomakesurewho’sontheotherside.Alwaysapplyachain.Ifyouhaven’tgotachain,fitachaintothedoor,oradoorbarifyou’vegotdifficultyinhandlingachainwitharthriticfingers.Butalsowhenyouanswerthedoor,checktheidentityofthepersonthere.GenerallytheoffenderssaytheyarefromtheWaterBoardorfromutilities.Theymaysaythey’refromacharityorevenfromlocalauthority.Butgenerally,autilitywillbeinuniform.Askfortheiridentification.Agenuinepersonwillnotmindyoudoingthatandwillwaituntilyoucancheckthemout.Ifyoudoneedtocheckthem,phonethenumberon,onyourlastbill.Whatwon’thappenisthatifitisaboguscaller,theywillbecomeunnervedbythisreactionandtheywillleave.Presenter:OKandthere’salsoacoupleofgadgetsnewonthemarketthatalsocanhelpaswell.Justtalkusthroughthat.IanHolt:Certainly,yes.The…aspyer…viewerisfairlystandard.Butforelderlywhomayhavepooreyesightthere’saspyscopewhichactuallymakesitaloteasierforthemtoseewho’soutside.AsImentionedbeforeaboutthedoorbar,again,itcanbeeasiertoapplythanthechain.Veryreasonablepriceder,andsomethingthatisfairlynew…asImentionedbeforeit’sverydifficultforsomeofthesepeopletorememberwhattheyhavetodowhentheygotothedoorandthat’swhytheybecomevictims.AndthisitemiscalledaMemoMinderandactuallyyoucanrecordamessageonthereandit’snicetohaveagrand-daughterorsomebodytorecordamessage,buteverytimethepersonapproachesthedooritremindsthemwithavoicetosay―Putyourchainon.‖ListeninginPassage1Patrick：Ireadafunnystorytodayinthepaper–truestory.Steve：Goon,then.Patrick：OK.This72-yearoldguystoleapairoftrousersfromadepartmentstoreinParis.Asecuritymansawhimandalertedthepoliceandtheywerewaitingforhimwhenhecameoutoftheshop.Theshoplifterstartedrunning,butthepolicemansooncaughtupwithhim.Themanthenbitthepolicemanonhisarmseveraltimes.Steve：Hebitthepoliceman?Patrick：Yes–youhavetoremember,hewas72.Steve：I’dforgottenthat.Patrick：Problemwas,itdidn’thurtthepolicemanatall,