听力课本听力原文新世纪视听说4(第三版)听力资料U1B4听力课本听力原文

精选文档新世纪视听闻教程（听力课本）（第三版）Book4-Unit1听力原文整理者：电气杨红叶，王雪AudioTrack4-1-2第四页Blake:Whatareyouworkingon,Mary?Mary:I’mfinishingmypaper.It’sduetomorrow,Blake.Blake:What’sthetopic?Mary:It’saboutGreenland.Blake:Greenland.Hmmmthat’spartofCanada,right?Mary:Ithinkyouneedtostudyyourworldgeography,Blake.Blake:Well,isn’titnearCanada?Mary:Yes,It’soffthecoastofnortheastCanada,but’itspartofDenmark.Blake:Oh,Ididn’tknowthat.Well,what’syourpaperaboutexactly?Mary:Inmypaper,Ianswerthequestion.“IsGreenlandreallygreen?”Inotherwords,isGreenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtree?Blake:Isit?Mary:Whatdoyouthink?Blake:Let’sseeGreenlandisintheArcticCircle-wayupnorth.It’scoldso“IsGreenlandreallygreen?”I’danswerprobablynot”.Mary:You’dbecorrect.It’stoocoldthere.Inthenorth,alotofthegroundisfrozen.Thesummerareshort,soonlythesurfacethaws.Blake:Thatsoundstough.Mary:It’shardfortheconstructionindustry.It’snoteasytobuildinGreenland.Blake:Itsoundssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere?Mary:Therearebigmountainrangesonthecoasts.They’regreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.Blake:Thatsoundscool!Ok,soifit’snotreallya“green”place,whywasitnamed“Greenland”?Mary:Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygiveitanattractivename.AudioTrack4-1-4第5页Jay:Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!Elise:Whatisit?Jay:It’scalled“TheTitanicofthesky.’’It’sabouttheHindenburg.agreatengineeringfeat.Elise:TheHindenburgJay:Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied..精选文档Elise:Oh,yeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.Jay:Right.It’ssofunnylooking,don’tyouthink?Itdoesn’tlookanythingliketheairplaneswehavetoday.Elise:That’strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?Itseemssodangerous.Jay:Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg“man’sgreatestachievementinflight.”Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.Elise:Whorodeinitanyway?Jay:Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea“flyinghotel.”Elise:Itsoundsprettygreat.Jay:Yeah,anditwasfast.That’swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheredestinationfaster.Elise:Whydidn’ttheyjusttakeajetplane?Jay:Elise1youknowtheydidn’thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheUSbyship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.Elise:Well,maybeI’llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI’lllearnsomethingAudioTrack4-1-9第7页MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452meterhigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry.AudioTrack4-1-10第7页Modernbuildings:welovethem,wehatethem.Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:theresimplywasn’tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding’scentertobeavisitor’sentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry’sancientcapital,andtheheartofit’sculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity’straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothe.精选文档citycenter.AudioTrack4-1-12第8页Interviewer:Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?Erika:Ithinkit’sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething.There’snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.Interviewer:Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn’tanylandleftforbuilding,right?Erika:Yes,that’strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan’tgiveupsoeasily.Interviewer:Thinkcreatively?Whatdoyousuggest?Erika:WhatI’msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotelsandevenapartmentbuildings.There’splentyofspace.Interviewer:Isn’titexpensive?Erika:Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon’thavetopayrobotsasalary.Interviewer:Isn’tit“buildingdown”moredangerousthanotherkindsofconstruction?Erika:Actually,Ithinkit’ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubways,andundergroundshoppingmalls.I’mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.Interviewer:Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?Erika:Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere’sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But“buildingdown”isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea,itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we’dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea–it’sthewaveofthefuture.AudioTrack4-1-16P10Bart:Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer?Gustav:WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierNationalPark.Bart:I’veneverbeenthere.What’sitlike?Carolina:It’sbeautiful.Therearemountainsandlakesand,ofcourse,glaciers!Bart:Howwasthejob?Gustav:Wehadtodoalotofphysicalwork.Itwaskindofhard.Carolina:That’strue,butitwasexciting,too!Weactuallysawbears!Bart:Wow!Thatdoessoundexciting.MaybeIshouldapply.I’llneedajob.精选文档nextsummer.Carolina:Sorry,Bart,butyoucan’tapplytothatprogram.It’saspecialprogramforinternationalstudents.VideoTrack4-1-1P15Alejandra:Oneofthemostbeautifulnaturalwonders.I’veseentheglaciersinthesouthofArgentian.Nick:TheMatterhorn,whichisamountaininSwitzerland,isoneofthemostbeautifulplacesI’veeverseen.MydadandIclimbedabouthalfway,andoncewegotthereitstartedsnowingsowehadtoturnback.CatherineIclimbeduptoEverest(i.e.Qomolangma)BaseCamp.Allofasudden,youlookupandthere’sthishugemountainthateveryone’stalkedabout,thateveryone’sphotographed,andyou’veseenwhatit’slikeinpicturesbutyou’veneverseenitinperson.Kumiko:Mt.Fujiisreallybeautifulfromfaraway.Whenyouclimbit,it’sjustrocksanddirtbutit’sreallybeautifulfromfaraway.Natalie:IwenttoNiagaraFallsforafamilyreunion.ItwasoneofthemostmemorabletimesofmylifebecauseIgottoaroundpeoplewhoIlove—myfamily.AnditwasalsooneofthemostbeautifulsitesthatI’veeverseen.VideoTrack4-1-3P16Kevin:Themostimpressiveman-madewonderthatIhaveseenistheGreatWallofChina.TheGreatWalltookseveralthousandsofpeopletobuild,itstretchesmany,manymilesthroughoutChina,anditwasmadeinaperiodwherewedidn’thaveallthetechnologicaladvancementslikecranesandlifts.Gian:LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGoldenGateBridge.Whatanamazingfeatofengineering!ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFranciscoandoverSanFranciscoBayandit’sjustawonderfulchancetoseethecity.Woosung:IsawtheHooverDamonceandIdidn’tlikeitverymuch.Itwasinthemiddleofthedesertandit’sjustveryhot,andtherewasn’tmuchactivitygoingonandit’sjustabigconcretestructure.VideoTrack4-1-5P20Takeshi:Man,lookatthat!InNewYorkthere’salwayssomethingbeingbuilt.Andeverythinggoesupsoquicklyyouneverknowwhat’sgoingtobearoundnextweek.Roberto:Yeah,butontheotherhand,sometimesIwonderaboutovercrowding.Maybetheyneedtostartbuildingdownmore..Takeshi:Roberto:Takeshi:Roberto:Takeshi:Roberto:Takeshi:Roberto:Takeshi:Roberto:Takeshi:Roberto:Takeshi:Roberto:Takeshi:Roberto:精选文档Buildingdown?Yeah,it’swhenyoubuildundergroundinsteadofaboveground.Nah,thats’toomuchlikelivinginacave.Ilovetheskyscrapers!Theyarethemostincrediblefeatsofengineering!True.AndsomeofthefirstoneswerebuiltrighthereinNewYorkCity.That’sright!Youknow,IwonderwhatNewYorklookedlikedbeforeallthesebuildingspoppedup.Idon’tknowbutI’dliketoseethisonewhenit’sfinished.Yeah.I’llbetit’llbesomethingfantastic!Maybewhatdoyouthinkit’sgoingtolooklike?Idon’tknowbutyouknowwhat?I’mgoingtorememberwhatitlookedlike.Whatareyoutalkingabout?Andwhyareyoutakingpictures?There’snothingthere.OK.Youknowsomepeoplegetfamousbecausetheyhavepicturesofmoviestarsorperformersbeforetheymakeitbig?Yeah?Well,somebuildingsandarchitecturalstructuresgettobefamoustoo,liketheEiffelTowerortheEmpireStateBuildingright?Yeah,and?There’snothinghere!Right!Buttherewillbe.Somedaythisveryspotmaybecomereallywell-know—likemaybeit’llbesomeincrediblehotelthattherichandfamousstayat.AndI’llbetheonlyonewithpict