新编大学英语视听说教程第六册听力原文Unit 6

Unit6ViewSceneInthestudio1:(TheProgram"NewsReview"ison.GarmanisinterviewingTiffanyZorn,theNotComGuy.)Garman:ThisisTerryGarman.Welcometo"NewsReview".WithmetodayisMs.TiffanyZorn,fromTheChicagoTribune.Welcome.ZornHi.:Garman:Tiffany,yourseriesofreportsintheTribuneonyourexperimenthavebecomewell-knownnationwide.Wouldyoupleasebrieflyintroduceittotheaudience?Zorn:Well,ImadeapublicannouncementthatIwouldgocoldturkeyforoneweekandthenreportonmydiscoveries.GarmWhatdoyoumeanbygoingcoldturkey?an:Zorn:Wehumanbeingsareaddictedtoelectronicequipment,suchascellphones,faxmachines,andofcourse,thecomputerandtheInternet.GarmAndyouwanttogowithoutthem?an:ZornYou'reright.IwantedtoknowifIcouldsurviveinaworldwithoutthem.:GarmanThat'swhyyou'vegotanickname—NotComGuy.NowI'mcuriousabouttheresultsofyourexperiment.Didyouactuallydothat?:ZornWell,totellthetruth,IgaveupmyattemptfourdaysafterIbegan.:GarmYourexperimentonlylastedfourdaysandthenyougaveup?an:ZornYep.:GWhatdoyouthinkwasthereasonforthefailureofyourexperiment?arman:ZoForonething,IhavetoadmitthatIdon'thaveenoughwillpower.Atthebeginning,IthoughtitwouldrnbedifficultformetoquitafterImadeapubliccommitmentinthenewspapers,butthingsturnedout:otherwise.GarmWhatmadeyouchangeyourmind?an:ZoWhenIsetouttogiveupmycomputerandotherelectronicequipment,Ifeltsortoflivinginadifferentrnenvironment.Iwascutofffrommye-mailandfeltlonely.IknewIcouldexistwithoutit.ButIstill:reallymissedmye-mail.Youknow,asacolumnist,Ialwayshavetokeepincontactwithmycorrespondents.GarmYes,Isee.an:Zorn:Butthat'sonlypartofthestory.Worsestill,IlearnedthatIwasn'tabletowritecoherentsentenceswithouttheuseofmywordprocessor.GarmThat'samazing.an:Zorn:Onsecondthought,itisquiteunderstandable.Withaccesstocomputerseverywhereyougo,you'veprobablylostsomesortofabilitytospell.GarmThat'sright.Doyoumeanthatyoujustcouldn'tgowithoutacomputer?an:ZoIwaskindofadriftforthosefourdays.ItwaspartlyduetotheabsenceofthecomputerandthernInternet.Yetofcourse,thecellphoneandthefaxmachinewerelikewiseindispensable.ThinkoftheListen1-1Thoseofuswhodonotwanttotellourdoctorhowmuchwereallydrinkareoftenmorehonestwithacomputer.Infact,manypatientssaytheyprefertalkingtoacomputertotalkingtotheirdoctor."Computersdon'texpectyoutosmileorsociallyrelatetothemwhenyouarefeelingill,"saidpsychiatristandprogramwriter,Dr.TonyCarr.Dr.CarroftheMaudsleyHospitalinLondontriestomakesurehisprogramsarefriendly.Forexample,ifapatientcalledAnnasaysthatbothherparentsaredead,thecomputerwillsay:"I'msorrytohearthat,Anna."Aswellasexpressingsympathylikeadoctor,thecomputercanalsoquestionpatientsandremindpatientsofsomething.Ifapatientsaysheneverdrinksalcohol,thecomputercanaskhim:"Never?NotevenatpartiesoratChristmas?"Computersaredoingeverydayinterviewswhichusedtotakeupalotofadoctor'stime."And,ofcourse,"saidDr.Carr,"itischeapertouseacomputerthanahighly-trainedperson."Doesthisdirectcontactbetweenthepatientsandthecomputermeanthatwedonotneeddoctorsanymore?Itdepends.Computersareusefulbecausetheydonotfeelembarrassed.Theydonotlookshockedifyousayyoudrinktwobottlesofwhiskyaday.Andtheydonotstoptotalkonthephoneasdoctorsoftendo.But,asDr.MikePringle,afamilydoctorinNottinghamshire,said:"Wesmileandwegiveapatientahankieorputanarmaroundhershoulderifsheiscrying.Thatiswhypeoplewillalwayswantus