英语听力教程(第2册)Unit 3 听力原文

英语听力教程(第2册)Unit3听力原文英语听力教程(第2册)Unit3听力原文英语听力教程(第2册)Unit3听力原文xxx公司英语听力教程(第2册)Unit3听力原文文件编号：文件日期：修订次数：第1.0次更改批准审核制定方案设计，管理制度Unit3听力原文PartIBSam:

Iwon’tbeabletodotheexamtomorrow.Ijustdon’tfeelthatI’mready.

Counselor:

Yousaythatyoudon’tfeelreadyfortomorrow’sexam...whatdoyoufeellikerightnow?

Sam:

Well,I’mangrywithmyselfbecauseI’mgoingtohavetoquittheexamand,well,IguessI’manxious.Yes,Ifeelveryanxious.

Counselor:

Whenyouthinkaboutthisanxiety,whatimagedoyouhaveofyourself?

Sam:

Well,IseemyselftryingtoexplaintomyDadwhyIdidn’tmakethegradeonthiscourse...andIseehimgettingangry...and,well,IstarttofeelI’velethimdownagain.

Counselor:

Youdon’tfeelreadyforyourexam,youfeelanxiousandyoudon’twanttoletyourDaddownagain.TellmeaboutthelasttimeyouletyourDaddown.

Sam:Oh,well,itwasayearago...He’denteredmeforachesscompetitionandIgotknockedoutinthefirstmatch...hewasangrybecausehe’dtoldallhisfriendshowgoodIwas.

Counselor:

Whatdidyoutellhim...asanexplanationwhenyoulostthechessgame?

Sam:

ItoldhimthatIwasn’treadytoplayinthatleague.

Counselor:

Andnowyouarepreparingtotellhimthatyou’renotreadytositthisexamination?

Sam:

Yes,IsupposeIam.

Counselor:

O.K.Sam,sowhatyouaresayingtomeisthatyoufeelreluctanttotaketheexamtomorrowbecauseyoudonotlikethethoughtofhavingtoexplainapoorgradeorafailuretoyourfather.Isthatright,Sam?

Sam:

Yes.That’sexactlyit.C1.A:WhenIreadinEnglish,IalwayswanttounderstandeverysinglewordandsoIspendalotoftimelookingwordsupinmydictionary.ThismakesreadingdifficultformebecausebythetimeI’velookedupthewordinmydictionary,I’veforgottenwhattherestofthesentencewasabout.That’smytroublereally—Irelytoomuchonmydictionary.B:Well,whydon’tyoutrytoreadatextwithoutusingyourdictionarythefirsttimeyoureadit

You’llprobablybeabletounderstandmostofitandguesswhatsomeofthewordsmean.2.A:IhavetoreadalotofbooksandarticlesinEnglishformywork—I’maconsultantinbusinessmanagement.WhatIfindmostdifficultisfindingthemainpointinanarticleoraparagraph.IalwaystrytotakenoteswhenI’mreadingandsosometimesIfindthatI’malmostcopyingoutthewholearticlebecauseIcan’tdecidewhatthereallyimportantpointsare.B:Itmighthelpifyoureadthroughthebookorarticleveryquicklyfirstjusttogetanideaofwhatit’sabout.Ithinkit’sdifficulttoreadsomethingforthefirsttimeandtakenotesaswell.3.A:IlikereadingnovelsandshortstoriesinmyownlanguageandinEnglish,butthere’sonethingIfindverydifficultinEnglish.I’mneverquitesureifthewriterisbeingseriousornot.SeveraltimesI’vereadsomethingIthoughtwasseriousandlaterI’vefoundoutitwassupposedtobefunny.B:Ihaveexactlythesameproblem.Isupposetheonlythingtodoistoreadasmuchaspossible.Thenonedayperhapswe’llunderstandtheBritishsenseofhumor.4.A:IhavetoreadalotinEnglishinmystudiesandthisiscausingmeproblems.IreadtooslowlyinEnglish.DoyouthinkIcantrainmyselftoreadquicklyandatthesametimeunderstandwhatI’mreading?

B:Well,therearespecialcoursesinspeedreading,Ithink.Butyoucouldprobablyhelpyourselfifyousetyourselfatimelimitandtrytoreadasmuchasyoucanwithinthetime.I’vedonethatandit’shelpedmealot.PartⅡ(PartI)Yes,theteacherIrememberbestwasateacherIhadforFrenchwhenIwasatschool...er...er...Manyyearsago-moreyearsthanIcaretoremember,I’mafraid.Yes,IstudiedFrenchwithhimfor,um,ooh,letmesee,itmusthavebeenfiveyears,becauseIhadhimwhenIwasinmyfirstyearthere,whenIwasthirteen,andhewasthemainFrenchteachertillIleft.ItwasmainlybecauseofhimthatIwentontostudylanguages—FrenchandGerman—atuniversity.Imean,FrenchwasreallythefirstlanguageIeverlearned.Well,Idon’tcountLatin,becauseInevermanagedtospeakanyLatinatall.Er,well,this...thisteacherdidn’tmakeiteasy...hedidn’tmakeiteasyatall,butIfoundthatwithhimIreallylearnedalot.WhenIthinkback,I...don’treallyknowwhyIlikedhimsomuch,becausehewasverystrictwithus.Hemadeusworkveryhard—Imean,lotsofgrammarexercises,vocabularytests,thatsortofthing—er,andhewasn’tveryfriendlyeither,forthefirsttwoorthreeyears.Oh,aswellasthat,hedidn’treallytrytomaketheclassesinteresting—Imean,no...novideo,ofcourse,inthosedays,nocassettes...but,er,wehadafewfilmsinFrencheveryterm.No,infact,theonlytimewereallypracticedtryingtospeakFrenchwas,er,waswiththewifeofoneofthemusicteachers,whowasFrench,er,andshegaveusanhour’sconversationclasseveryweek.But,youknow,becauseofthatman—somepeoplemightsayinspiteofhim...no,thatwouldn’tbefair,no—butquitealotofusbegantolikeFranceandtheFrenchalot,and,er,tovisitFranceinthesummerholidaystoseeitforourselves.(PartII)Yes,IthinkwithhimIlearnedthatwhenyoulearnaforeignlanguage...it’s,it...well,it’slikeopeningadoororaｗｉｎｄｏｗintoaforeigncountry.Andthat’sgoodforyou,Ithink,becauseyoubegintoseethatthewaytheydothingsandthinkinyourcountryis,um,isn’tnecessarilytheonlywayor,indeed,thebestway.It’sfunny,Istillhaveaveryclearpictureofthatteacher.HewasEnglishbuthedidn’tlookEnglishsomehow,‘coshehadvery,veryblackhairandverydarkeyes,andheworeglasseswithblackframes,butyoucouldseehiseyesverywell,andeveryoneintheclassalwayshadthefeelingthathewaslookingatthem.Andhehadverythick,bushyeyebrowsthatmadehimlookvery,er,veryserious.Yes,Irememberhewasverymusical—playedthepianoverywellandsang.Now,hewasquiteagoodrugbyandtennisplayer.Greatfamilyman,too.Hehadthreechildrenandaveryinterestingwife.IsupposehemusthavebeeninhisthirtieswhenIknewhim...PartⅢChildrenofaDecadekeepintouchwith：保持联系soak：浸泡cometo：到达;共计;突然想起putsb.off：使人离开、气馁bringtearsto：使落泪emblazon：颂扬，盛饰decade：十年teddy：妇女连衫衬裤chap：小伙子，小家伙，家伙LakeDistrict：湖区porridge：粥;麦片粥;稀饭incident：事件，事变goody-goody：会巴结的人hymn：赞美诗;圣歌homesick：思乡病favorite：中意的worst：最坏的marvelous：非凡的;神乎其神shy：害羞的stupid：笨Presenter:Inthiseditionofourseries“ChildrenofaDecade”I’llbetalkingtoJackThompson,whowasbornin1940,andtoShirleySutton,whowasbornin1930.Firstofall,Jack,thanksforjoiningus.Perhaps...Jack:Notatall.Presenter:Perhapsyou’dtellusaboutyourmemoriesofyourfirstholidayawayfromhome

Jack:Oh...yes...um...atagetenIthinkitwas,yes,Iwenttostaywithanauntattheseaside.Well,itwasn’taveryhappyexperience.Ifeltveryhomesickatfirst.Presenter:Mmm.Andwhataboutyourfirstdayatschool,canyourememberthatJack:Yes,Ican.Er...er...IwasfiveyearsoldandIwantedtotakeallmytoyswithmebut...er...theywouldn’tletme.IntheenditwasagreedthatIcouldtakemyteddy...er...butonlyonthefirstday.Presenter:Oh,Isee.Yourschooldays,weretheyhappyonesJack:Well...er...Ididn’thaveaverygoodtimeatschool—Iwasn’tverybright,yousee.Andtheteachersdidn’tseemtolikeme,but...er...ImadealotoffriendsandsomeofthemIstillkeepintouchwith.OneofthemImarried.Presenter:Oh,that’swonderful.Well,didyouhaveafavoriteteacher

Jack:MissRobinson...orwasit...no,itwasMissRobson.Myfirstteacher,that’srightyeah...verykind.Marvelousstoryteller.Presenter:AndwhowasyourworstteacherJack:Mr.Goodman,that’sright.Weusedtocallhim“Goody”.Yeah,hepulledyourearifyoumadeamistakeortalkedinclass.Yeah,myleftearisstillbigger,look.Presenter:Haha.PerhapsyoucantellusaboutyourlastdayatschoolJack:Mylastday,ohyeah,that’semblazonedonmymind.Oh,IwantedtogetmyownbackyouseeonoldMr.Goodman—thechapweusedtocall...er...“Goody”—soIputthisbucketofwaterovertheclassroomdoorbutitfellonhimandhegotsoaked,yousee.Haha.I’veneverseenanyonesoangry.Oh,itwasagoodone,that.Presenter:Thankyouverymuch,Jack.AndnowShirley.Shirley:Yes.Presenter:Now,canyoutellmeaboutyourfirstholidayawayfromhomeShirley:Ohyes...er...yes...er...attheageofeightitwas.WewentonholidaytotheLakeDistrict.Westayedatalittleguesthouse,justmeandmyparents.Er...Irememberwehad...er...honeyforbreakfastwith...er...thetoastand...oh...andporridge—Ihatedit.Presenter:ThatsoundslovelyOh,porridge,youhatedit

Shirley:Haha.Presenter:Well,whataboutyourfirstdayatschoolShirley:Well,I...I...Idon’trememberanyspecialincidents...er....Oh,Iwasveryfrightenedandshyatfirst...er...I...Iknowthat,Icanremember,butIsooncametoenjoyschool.Presenter:Soyourschooldays,weretheyhappyShirley:Ohyes,Ilovedschool!Oh,Iwassorrywhenhalf-termcameand...andwhentheholidayscame.Oh,perhapsthiswasbecauseIwasabitofagoody-goody.Presenter:AndwhataboutyourteachersDidyouhaveafavorite

Shirley:Idid,yes.Irememberherwell,shewascalledMissBrownandshewasourhistoryteacher.Oh,shereallymadehistorycometolife,shereallydid.Presenter:WerethereanybadmomentsDidyouhaveaworstteacher

Shirley:Aye,IdidandIcanrememberhernametoo.HernamewasMrs.Sharpeandshetaughtmath.Oh,shehadnopatience.Iwasn’tallthatgoodatmathandshealwayssaidtome,“Youstupidgirl!”Itputmeoffmathforlife.Presenter:Oh,whatashame.Shirley:Iknow.Presenter:PerhapsyoucouldtellmeaboutyourlastdayatschoolShirley:Ohyes,well,I’mafraidIcried.WesangourfavoritehymnattheendofthetermandIcried.Itbroughtthetearstomyeyes.Presenter:Oh,andit’sbringingateartomyeyenow.Thankyouverymuch.Shirley:Thankyou.Presenter:Andthankyoutoo,JackThompson,thankyouverymuch.Nextweekwe’llbehearingfromtwopeoplewhowerebornin1920and1910.Sofromme,LibbyFreeman,good-bye.PartⅣSchoolreportschoolreport：学生成绩报告单safety：安全quality：质量empowered：授权;准许;使能够involvement：投入，介入guarantee：保障superior：（级别、地位）较高的;（在质量等方面）较好的;（数量）较多的;上...concentrate：集中comment：评论intelligent：聪明的;[计]智能的giveuponsb：放弃biology：生物学;生物wellabove：好于guideback：保证geography：地理（学）oral：口头gotopieces：零散average：平均positive：积极comebottom：打底attitude：态度lookonthebrightside：看好的一面hockey：曲棍球Mrs.Daniels:Oh,hello,youmustbeTracey’sparentsMr.Thompson:Er,yes.Areyouherclassteacher,Mrs.Daniels

Mrs.Daniels:Yes,that’sright.Now,justletmefindmynotes.AsyouknowIdon’tactuallyteachTracey,butIdoseehereverydaybeforeclassesbegin.Isthereanythingyouwanttoaskme

Mr.Thompson:Well,yes,tobehonestwe’reabitworriedaboutherlastreport--shedoesn’tseemtobedoingaswellasshewas.Mrs.Daniels:Wellnow,let’ssee.Oh,yes,hermathteachersaysshe’sfindingtheworkmoredifficultnowthatthey’regettingneartotheexams.Mrs.Thompson:Iwasneveranygoodatmath.Mrs.Daniels:AndDr.BakerfeelsthatTraceyisn’tconcentratingveryhardinbiologylessons.Mrs.Thompson:Oh,butshereallylikesbiologyandshe’ssogoodatdrawing.Mrs.Daniels:Yes,buteveninartherteacherthinksshetendstospendtoomuchtimetalkingtoherfriends.Infact,severalofherteachershavetoldmethatsheisn’tgivinginherhomework.Mr.Brockhascomplainedtomethathehasn’thadasinglepieceofgeographyhomeworkfromherallterm.Mr.Thompson:Yes,wedon’tknowwhattodoaboutit.Shedoesn’tseemtobeinterestedinschoolanymore.Mrs.Daniels:Idon’tthinkweshouldgiveuponher.Tracey’saveryintelligentgirl.InEnglishhermarksarewellabovetheaverageandherteachersaysshealwayshasalottosayinlessons.Mrs.Thompson:Yes,that’spartofTracey’strouble.Shetalkstoomuch.Mrs.Daniels:Well,nevertheless,oralskillsareveryimportantandifwecanallguideherbacktoamorepositiveattitudetoschoolwork,she’lldoverywell.Mr.Thompson:WellIhopeso.I’mverydisappointedinher.Shewasdoingsowell,especiallyinEnglishandFrench,andnoweverythingseemstobegoingtopieces.ShecamebottomoftheclassinFrenchthisterm.Mrs.Daniels:Wellit’snotbecauseshecan’tdoFrench—shejustpreferstochatinEnglish!Atleastshe’sdoingwellinsport.She’sinthehockeyteamandyouknowwehaven’tlostasinglematchthisyear!Mr.Thompson:Well,it’snicetoknowshedoessomethingwell.Mrs.Daniels:Oh,comenow,Mr.Thompson,let’slookonthebrightside.PartVMemorytest:StudyHabitsMan:DoyoufindthatyougetalotofstudentsaskingyouforadviceaboutrevisiontechniquesWoman:Well,yes,Imean,theydo,but,whenthey’vegotquitebigexamscomingup,(yeah),youknowIreallyfinditquiteaproblembecause(pause)(laugh)well,Idon’thavetorevisemyselfveryoftenthesedays,and...butwhenI...whenIwasatuniversity,ermImean,well,itjustseemstobeamatterofwhatsuitsonepersondoesn’tsuitanother.(Ohyeah)Imean,because,well,thegirlIsharedahousewithatuniversity.Nowsheworked,erm,sheusedtogetupamazinglylate,and,er,shedidn’treallystartworkuntil,er,intheeveningIthink,an’,thenshelikedtohaverockmusiconreallyloudan’sheusedto,youknow,playrecordsreallyloudrightthroughuntilsortofverylateatnight,youknow,intothesmallhours(OhGod!)andIwas,sortof,wellIwasjusttheoppositeander,well,theonlywayIcouldevergetanyworkdonewastomakemyselfwakeupincrediblyearlyandwell,thenworkabitandhavesomebreakfastand,then,well,youknow,I’dsortofpotteraboutabitandthenI’dgoanddomyshoppingandthings,wellthat’dbeaboutgettingontowardsmidday,butthenintheafternoonI’dhavearestandwh