新世纪大学英语4视听说听力原文

Unit1

OL2(A)

Jack:Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.

Kayla:Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.

Jack:Theyalsolookreallycool.

Kayla:That’strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotbigbutalsovery

beautiful.

Jack:AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.

Kayla:Butthenagain,’sitveryexpensive.

Jack:Well,let’sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?

OL2(B)

MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.The

buildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.werTheyedesignedbyanAmerican

architect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywere

thetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452

metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthe

traditionalsideofmycountry

OL3

Modernbuildings:Welovethem,Wehatethem

Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,andit

facedaverymodernproblem:Theresimplywasn’tenoughspaceforsixmillion

visitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikinglass

pyramidinthebuilding’scentertobeavisitorentrancesandhoppingarcade.Buthe

alsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,

liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.

Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry’sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Its

railroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompleted

anewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartof.theDescigtyned

byHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitw

built,criticsaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity’s

traditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supportersaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothe

citycenter.

OL4

Thefuturebuildingboom?

Interviewer:Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?

Erika:

Ithinkit’sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajor

metropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething:’snosTherpace.

Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.

Interviewer:Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn’tanylandleftforbuilding,

right?

Erika:

Yes,that’strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan’tgiveup

soeasily.

Interviewer:Thinkcreatively?Whatdoyousuggest?

Erika:

WhatI’msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.

Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.

There’splentyofspace.

Interviewer:Isn’titexpensive?

Erika:Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenvery

expensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecost

down.Itinvolvesusingrobots.oudon’Ythavetopayrobotsasalary!

Isn’t―buildingdown‖moredangerousthanotherkindof

construction?

Interviewer:

Erika:

Actually,Ithinkit’ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.

Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubwaysandunderground

shoppingmalls.I’mjustsuggestingiwenvestinavarietyofbigger

projectsandthatwedigdeeper.

Interviewer:Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?

Erika:

Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere’sanewidea,itcan

causecontroversy.But―buildingdown‖isnotsomekindof

impracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspace

underground:itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.

Withthenewtechnologyhweave,we’dbecrazynottoconsiderthe

idea---it’sthewaveofthefuture!

Unit2

OL2(A)

Penny:Hello.oYurComputerWorldsalesdepartment.

Ted:Hi,Penny.It’sTed.

Penny:Oh,hi,Ted.What’sup?

Ted:

Well,mycomputerhascrashedagain.

Penny:Ohno!

Oh,yes.That’swhyI’mcalling.ouYknow,it’sfiveyearsold.AndIneed

tospeaktoScottaboutgettinganewone.

Ted:

Penny:Well,you’vecalledatagoodtime.Wehavesomeattractivenewmodels.

Ted:Great!I’mlookingforsomethingaffordable.AndIwanttogetsomething

portablethistime.

Penny:I’msureScottcanhelpyouwiththat…Let’ssee,heisinameetinguntil

3:30.I’llaskhimtocallyou.

Ted:No,that’sOK.I’llcallhimafter3:30.Pleasegivehimthemessage.

OL2(B)

E-mailismyfavoritewaytocommunicate.Ithinkitisasfastasafaxmachine

anditisaseasyasacellphone.Ofcoursee-mailhassomeproblem’tas,too.Itisn

affordableasordinarymail,becauseyouneedacomputerandInternetservice.AndI

don’tthinkitisasreliableasafaxmachine.Sometimese-mailmessagesgetlost.B

inmyopinion,e-mailisasconvenientasacellphone.Icansendamessagefrommy

homeoroffice,andmyfriendscanreaditwhentheyhavetime.

OL3

Intoday’sreport,welookatanewtechnologycalledpervasivecomputing.

Pervasivecomputingmeansputtingtinycomputersintoeverydayelectronic

appliances,suchastoastersandmicrowaves.Withpervasivecomputing,appliances

cancommunicatewiththeirusers–andwithotherappliances!

Somecompaniesnowsellpervasivecomputingproductslikea―smart‖toaster.

Itremembersyourfavoritekindoftoast:lightordark.Companiesaredesigninga

―smart‖coffeemakeranda―smart‖clock.Thecoffeemakercanmeasurethewater

andcoffee.Itcanevenputmilkinyourbreakfastcoffeeandmakeblackcoffeeint

afternoon.Theclockwillcheckthetimeonotherclocksinyourhouse,andgive

informationaboutotherappliances.Forexample,itcantellyou,―Yourcoffeemaker

needsmorewater.‖

Andthat’sonlythebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising―Savetime–

phoneyourwashingmachine!‖Engineersaremakinga―smart‖house.Inthishouse,

thelights,heater,andairconditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymembers

comehome.Thismakesthehomecomfortable,anditsavesalot.Peofrvaenergysive

computingcouldchangemanypartsofourdailylives.

Butdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputing?Dotheyreallyneed

technologyeverywhere?Onecompanyaskedpeopletaboutheiropinions―onsmart‖

appliances.Thereweresurprises.A―smart‖refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodonthe

Internet,butpeople’tdidnwantit,becauseitmightmakemistakes.

―Pervasivecomputingisasimportantasatelephone,‖saysRebeccaBlair,

presidentofInnoTechCorporation.Butsomeoftheseproductsarenotuseful,oreve

practical.Companiesshouldlearnmoreaboutthetechnologythatpeoplereallywant.

OL4

Localgirlrescued

Shemayhaveabrokenleg,butshe’tbcanehappier.MorganBailey,11,ishappy

tobealive.

TuesdaywaslikeanyotherdayforMorgan.Shewasatschool.Itwasfourth

period,andshewasthefirststudenttoarriveinthegymnasiumforherphysical

educationclass.

Suddenlytherewasaloudnoise.

―Therewasasharpcrackingnoiseandthenaloudboom.Afterthat,Idon’t

rememberanything,‖saidMorgan.

Theroofofthegymnasiumhadcollapsedundertheheavysnow.Morganwas

trappedunderneath.Shecouldn’tescape.

―Iwokeupandtherewasabigpiecewofoodonmyleg.Icouldn’tmoveit.I

wasstartingtoget‖cold.

Fortunately,helpwasnearby.Anewprogramusing―rescuerobots‖wastriedfor

thefirsttime.

―Wewerenervousaboutusingtherobot,‖saidDerrickSneed,themanincharge

oftheprogram.―Butintheend,therobotgaveusreliableinformation.Itwent

extremelywell.‖

Therescuerobotwasabletogointothegymandlocat’sexMorganactposition.

―Wesendinrobotsfirstbecauseitmaynotbesafe‖forsaidhumans,Mr.Sneed.

―Humanbeingsarenotasusefulasrobotsinsomesituations.Agasleak,forexample

couldkillyouormebutwouldn’thurtarobot.‖

Althoughitdidn’thappeninMorgan’scase,somerescuerobotscanfbringresh

airorwatertopeoplewhoaretrapped.

Rescuerobotsgointorough,dangerousplaces.Theyworkinlifeordeath

situations.Theyhavetobedurable.

DoctorssaythatMorganisdoingwell.Sheshouldbegoinghomeintwoorthree

days.Whatisthefirstthingshewantstodoaftershegetsoutofthehospital?

―Iwanttomeetmyhero,‖laughsMorgan.―Thatlittlerobotthatsaved‖mylife!

Unit3

OL2

Amy:

John,I’venevernoticethisoldphotoofyourfamilybefore.

John:Mymotherjustfounditintheattic.Shedecidedtohangitup.

It’sanicepictureofyourfamily.

John:Ithink’sitembarrassing.AndIlookstupid.

Amy:

Amy:

Well,youcould’vecombedyourhair…it’saniceshot,though.Lookathow

youngyouare!Howoldwereyouinthephoto?

John:Eight…nowait,I’djustturnednine.

Iguessthesetwopeopleareyourparents.

John:Yep.Theyweremarriedwhenthatpicturewastaken.’rNoweditheyvorced.

Oh.Whatdotheydo?

Amy:

Amy:

John:Myfather’sretired.Momworksinahospital.

Amy:Whataretheirnames?

John:Well,myfather’snameisJoseph.MymotherisOlivia–shewasnamed

afterapopularactress.

Amy:Howgreat!Ihaveanauntwiththesamename.Ilovethename

Olivia…Who’sthatguy?

John:Whichone?

Amy:Theguystandingbehindyou.Isthatyourbrother,Tom?

John:No,that’smyUncleRandy.He’sonlytwoyearsolderthanmybrother.

Amy:He’scute.Iloveaguywithamustache.

John:Um,sorry,buthe’smarriednow.hiswifejusthad.ababy

Amy:

Iwasjustmakingacomment…Sotheotheryoungguymustbeyour

brother.

John:Yes.That’sTom.

Amy:Howoldisheinthepicture?

John:Let’ssee…he’snineyearsolderthan…me,sohewould’vebeen18then.

Amy:Andthere’syourlittlesister,Tina.’ssoShecute!

John:Yeah.She’stwoyearsyoungerthanme.It’shardtobelieveshe’sinhigh

schoolnow!

OL3

1.AbankrobberyinVirginia,USA,wasstoppedwhentherobberandthebankteller

couldn’treachanagreement.Therobberpushedaholdupnoteunderthewindow,

butthetellerlookedatit,said,―Ican’treadthis,‖andgaveitback.Therobber

pushedthenotethroughasecondtime.Thetellercrumpledthenoteupandthrew

itattherobber.Hepickeditupandwalkedoutofthebank.

2.Aprofessionalicehockeyplayerwillmisstherest’ofsgthisamesseasonbecause

heinjuredhimself.NationalHockeyLeaguegoalieJean-LouisBlanchardwenton

theinjuredlistafterhefellandseriouslyhurthisback.Hewaswalkingoutofa

restaurantinOttawa,Canada,whenheslippedonsomeice.

3.ThefirstinternationalcamelbeautycontestwasheldlastweekinAlxa,inwester

China.Morethan100dressed-upcamelsenteredthecontest.Thejudges

examinedthemforshinyhair,tallhumps,andbeautifulcostumes.Unlikehuman

beautycontests,though,therewerenointerviewswiththecontestants.

4.PoliceinSheffield,England,arresteda41-year-oldmanforstealingfivecars.

GrahamOwenswenttocardealersandsaidhewantedtobuyacar,andborrowed

acartotest-drive.Eachtime,hedrovethecararound,thencleaneditinsideand

washeditoutside–beforeleavingitatthesideoftheroad,andwalkinghome.

OL4

1.Nuttynews

Luluisakangaroo.For10yearsshehaslivedwiththeRichardsfamily.

Luluwasadoptedbythefamilyaftertheyfoundhernexttoherdeadmother.

Mr.KenRichardsisafarmer.Hewasworkingonhisfarmwhenaheavy

treebranchsuddenlyfellontopofhim.

LulustoodnexttoRMr.ichards’body.Shestartedbarkingand’tldidneave

Mr.Richards’side.

―I’veneverheardLulubarklikethat---shesoundedlikeadog.Shebarked

andbarkedandshedidn’tstop,‖saidCeleste,Mr.Richards’daughter.

After15minutes,theRichardsfamilywenttoinvestigate.TheyfoundKen

onthegroundandhewasunconscious.

―Luluisahero,‖saidCeleste,―Shesavedmyfather.‖

Mr.Middleton,anexpertveterinarian,said’sthatstoryiLulusrare.―Ihave

neverseenakangaroolactikethat.MaybeLuluhelpedKenRichardsbecause

theRichardsfamilyistheonlyfamilyshehas‖everknown.

LuluhasalwaysfollowedKenaroundthefarm.She’saloyal,friendly,and

veryintelligentkangaroo.AfterKenleavesthehospital,heisplanningtogo

everywherewithLulu.

2.Nuttynews

Approximately175,000peopleliveintheRepublicofVanuatu,anisland

chaineastofAustralia.isaItpopulartouristdestinationbecausesalother’ttodo

there:youcanvisitwaterfalls,horgosebackriding,takeantaerialour,orvisita

traditionalNi-Vanuatuvillage.Vanuatuismostfamousforitsscubadivingand

snorkeling.

Inanefforttodrawattentiontothesepopularwatersports,Vanuatuhas

createdaworld’s―first‖:thegovernmenthasopenedanunderwaterpostoffice.

Youhavetobecaertifiedscubadivertoworkthere.Theofficeisthreemeters

belowthesurfaceinanareaontheoutskirtsVofilaPort,thecapital.Scityofar,

thepostofficehashiredfourworkers.Theywillworkinaroomsurroundedby

thebeautyofVanuatu’sunderwaterworld.Customerswillbuywaterproof

postcardsonlandandthendivedowntothepostofficetoreceiveaspecial

waterproofstamp.

Unit4

OL2(A)

IplantobecomeateacherafterIfinishmystudies.Idecidedtostudyatthis

universitybecausetheteachingprogramisverygood.Wehavealotofpractice

workingwithchildren.loIvetoworkwithyoungkids.Iexpectograduatefromthe

universitynextJune,andIhopetofindajobinIa’lkindergarten.ltrytostartworking

inSeptember.

OL2(B)

G:Hello,Ms.Hale.I’mMr.Grant,theadvertisingmanagerforpanyDo

youhavearesumeorcurriculumvitaetogivetome?

H:Yes,Mr.Grant.Hereitis.

G:Thankyou.Now,letmetellyoualittlebitaboutthejob.needWesomeoneto

designbrochuresonthecomputer.Doyouhaveup-to-datecomputerskills?

H:Yes,Ido.InmypresentpositionIusecomputergraphicsallthetime.Ihave

experiencewithanimationaswell.

G:Oh,that’sverygood.Wehopetolaunchanewgroupofanimatedadsnextspring.

Canyouworkwithothersinapleasantmanner,Ms.Hale?

H:Myco-workersseemtothinkso.Icanalsoworkindependentlybymyself.

G:That’snecessary,too.Whataboutflexibilityinworkinglonghoursonaproject?

H:IhavealotofenergyandI’mwillingtogetthejobdone.TheworkIdidlast

yearwontwoawardsatanationalconference.

G:Excellent.That’sveryimpressive.Bytheway,didImentionthatweneed

someonetostartnextweek?

H:No,youdidn’t,butitmightbepossible.

G:Good.Thankyouforcomingtoday.We’llbeItouchsoon.

OL3

You’venevermetMalissaHayes,andyoudon’tknowhername,butyouknow

hervoice.Melissarecordsinformationmessagesforthetelephonecompany.When

youhearThenumberyoucalledhasbeenchanged…--that’sMelissa!

―Yes,it’strue,‖shesays.―I’mthevoicetalentforNationalTelephone.‖Atleast

50,000peoplehearhervoiceeveryday.―Itrytosoundwarmfandriendly,evenwhen

I’msaying,I’msorry,thatnumberisincorrect.Please‖tryagain.

Melissaworksonlythreedaysaweek,butsheastopracticeloat.―Myvoice

hastosoundthesameattheendofeight‖Shehours.’sverycarefulabouther―voice.I

don’tdrinklotsofhotwaterwith.Ihoneycan’tgotohorrormoviesbecauseIalways

scream,andImighthurtmyvoice!‖

Howdidshegetherjob?―Afriendtoldmeaboutit.Ilistenedtoallthe

telephonecompanymessagesonmyphoneandthenIrecordedacassetteofthose

messages.AfterIsentittothe,compIcalnyledthemeverydayfora‖month!

She’sdonethisworkforthreeyearsnow,andshelovesit.―It’sfun!AndI’m

helpingpeoplebyusingmyvoice.‖Plus,peoplearealwayssurprisedwhentheyhear

aboutMelissa’sjob.They,sa―you’rearealperson?Ithoughtitwas‖computer!

OL4

Interview1

Interviewer:Whatisyourjob,Ken?

Ken:

I’maV.J.or―videojockey.‖

Interviewer:Howwouldyoudescribeyourjob?

I’monTV.Iintroducemusicvideosandtalkaboutthem.Ialso

interviewsingerswhoappearinvideos.

Interviewer:Whatisthebestpartofyourjob?

Igettomeetalotoffamouspeople.That’sveryexciting.Also,I

lovemusic,so’sitalotoffun.

Interviewer:Whatistheworstpartofyourjob?

Igettomeetalotoffamouspeople.Someofthemarenotvery

Ken:

Ken:

Ken:

nice.Theythinktheyarebetterthanme.Theycanbevery

demanding.

Interviewer:Whatwasyourmostmemorablemoment?

Ken:lastyear,IpresentedanawardonTVatavideomusicawardsshow.

Icouldn’tbelieveit.TheyflewmeouttoLosAngelesandIstayed

inBeverlyHills.wasIontheTVshowforawhole45seconds!I

gottomeetalotofstars.

Interviewer:Iwanttobe.aJ.VHowdoIgetthejob?

Ken:Well,firstyouhavetomakeavideotapeaboutyourself.Youneed

totalkaboutcertainthingsonthevideo.Inmycase,therewasa

listofquestions,like―Whatdidyoudolastweekend?‖and

―What’sinyourCDplayerrightnow?‖Afteryoutalkabout

yourself,yousendthevideotapeintotheTVstation.Theycallyou

iftheylikethetape.

Interview2

Interviewer:Whatisyourjob,Steven?

I’macarcourier.

Interviewer:Howwouldyoudescribeyourjob?

Sometimesapersonoracompanyneedsacarmovedfromone

Steven:

Steven:

placetoanother.Theymaynothavetimetodoitthemselves.They

hiremetodrivethecar.

Interviewer:Whatisthebestpartofyourjob?

Steven:

Iliketodrive,it’ssofunforme.Lastsummer,Idrovealltheway

fromNewYorktoCalifornia.Theweatherwasgreat.Ihadthe

radioonandenjoyedmytripverymuch.

Interviewer:Whatistheworstpartofyourjob?

Steven:

Ihavetobeverypunctual.IfII’lsaylarriveonMondayat6:00,I

havetobetherebyMondayatI6:00.havetobedependable.It’s

stressfulattimes.

Interviewer:Whatwasyourmostmemorablemoment?

Steven:

Idroveacrossthedesertasthesunwassetting.Itwasincredible!

Interviewer:Iwanttobeacarcourier.HowdoIgetthejob?

Steven:

That’sagoodquestion.Mymotherstartedthisbusiness,soshehired

me.You’dhavetocallmymothertofindout!

Unit5

OL2

MicrosoftCorporationisamultinationalcomputertechnologycorporationthat

develops,manufactures,licenses,andsupportswidearangeofsoftwareproductsfor

computingdevices.HeadquarteredinRedmond,Washington,USA,itsbestselling

flagshipproductsaretheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemandtheMicrosoft

Officesuite.MicrosoftshipsproductstoEurope,Asia,andLatinAmerica.Itmanage

branchofficesinmorethan60countries.Ithasnearly90,000employeesin105

countriesby2008.

MicrosoftwasfoundedbyBillGatesandPaulAllenonApril4,1975.inthe

mid-1980’s,itrosetodominatethehomecomputeroperatingsystemmarketwith

MS-DOS.Since1985,MicrosofthasreleasedanupgradinglineofWindows

operatingsystemsfeaturingfariendlyuserinterface.Thelatestone,WindowsVista,

wasreleasedinJanuary2007andhassold140millioncopiestodate.

Asonecommentatornotes,Microsoft’soriginalmissionwas―acomputeron

everydeskandineveryhome,runningMicrosoft‖software,andnowitisagoalnear

fulfillment.Microsoftmaklsoesprofitsinothermarketssuchascomputerhardware

productsandhomeentertainmentproducts.

OL3

Advertisingiseverywhere.It’sonracecarsandsubwaytrains,Ton-shirtsand

billboards.Everyday,youseehundredsofads,andeachadvertiserwantsyoutobuy

theirproduct.Butdowereallyneedalltheseproducts?

AgroupinCanadasays―NO.‖In1991,theystartedaneventcalledBuy

NothingDay,toprotestagainstconsumerismandwaste.Everyyear,onthelastFriday

inNovember,nooneshouldspendanymoneyfor24hours.Theeventhasspreadto

over15countriesaroundtheworld,includingJapan,Australia,andtheUnited

Kingdom.

IntheUnitedStates,BuyNothingDaytakesplaceontheFridayafterthe

Thanksgivingholiday.Thisisusuallythebusiestdayofyeartheindepartmentstores

andshoppingmalls.Traditionally,it’sthefirstdaytofheChristmasshoppingseason,

whenAmericansbuygiftsforfamilyandclosefriends.

However,this―season‖hasgrownlongereveryear.Nowsomestoresputup

theirChristmaswindowdisplaysinthemiddleofOctober,andAmericansare

pressuredtobuygiftsforeveryoneofthreliratives,foralltofheircoworkers,and

foreveryonetheydobusinesswith.Manyfpeeoplelthattheyareforgettingthereal

significanceoftheholidays,becausecompaniesjustwantthemtospend.moremoney

Ofcourse,BuyNothingDaysupportersdon’twanttochangejustoneday.

Theywantthechangetocontinueyeaallr.Butifwetakeabreakfromshoppingon

oneday,wecanstartthinkingaboutwhatwereallyneedinlife.MichaelSmith,

BritishorganizerofBuyNothingDay,says:―Ourmessageisclear:Shopless,live

more!‖

OL4

Adornoad?

Isadvertisingreallynecessary?Billionsofdollarsarespentoniteveryyear,

mustbeimportant.Afterall,it’sabusyworld.Youhavetoadvertise,sellproducts,

andmakemoney!

Noteverycompanythinksthatway.TheNO-ADcompany(―no-ad‖standsfor

―notadvertised‖)avoidsbigadvertisingcampaigns.Thecompanywasstartedin1960

andissuccessfultoday.Theirproductsarestillaffordablebecausethecompanysaves

moneyonadvertising.Theyalsousetheirsavingstosupportadrugandalcohol

awarenessprogramtoeducatehighschoolstudents.

NO-ADsellsbywordofmouth.―Word-of-mouthadvertising‖happenswhena

persontellsanotherpersonaboutagoodexperiencewithaproductorservice.That

secondpersonthentellsanotherfriend,familymember,orcolleague.Andsoachain

ofinformationiscreated.

Typically,advertiserstalkabouthowgoodtheirproductis.Althoughtheysay

thingslike,―Studiesshowthatourproductisthebest,‖or―Everyonelovesthis

product,‖itcansoundinsincereorunconvincing.It’smuchmorebelievabletohear

aboutaproductfromsomeonewhodidnotmakeit.Ourfriends’opinionsarevery

importanttous,soweoftenlistentotheiradviceaboutaproduct.

Word-of-mouthadvertisinghasotheradvantages,’sctoo.ost-eItffective(afterall,

it’sfree)andacompanydoesn’thavetocreateacomplexbusinessplantodoit.Here

issomeadviceforsmallbusinessaboutwork-of-mouthadvertising:

Bepreparedtotalkaboutyourcompanyatanytime.Youneverknowwho

youwillmeet.Alwayscarrybusinesscards.

Onlysaypositivethingsaboutyourcompany.Don’tsaynegativethings

aboutyourcompany.

Helpothercompaniesbyreferringpeopletothem.Themoreyouhelpothers,

themoregoodfortunewillcomebacktoyou.

Unit6

OL4

Moneyfromunexpectedsources

TheSanpeopleliveinsouthernAfrica.Scientistssaythattheymayhavebeen

livingthereforaslongas40,000years,huntinganimalsandgatheringplants.Until

recently,theoncemightySanwerebrokeandunemployed.Theyhadlosttheirland

andwerenolongerengagedintraditionalactivities,suchashunting.Thefewyoung

Sanpeoplewithjobswereworkingasfarmlaborers.Theywerenotlearningabout

theirancientcultureandlanguage.

Thatmayallchange.TheSanhavestruckitrich.Theyrecentlysignedan

agreementwithalargedrugcompany.TheSanhavetraditionalknowledgeabout

plants.Thedrugcompanyisespeciallyinterestedinaparticulcacrtusandhowthe

Sanuseit.

Th