成熙英语-中级班-听力脚本

1/1成熙英语_中级班_听力脚本Unit1

(1)I'mreallysorry:

Ted:Oh,I'mreallysorry.AreyouOK?

Ana:I'mfine.ButI'mnotverygoodatthis.

Ted:NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?

Ana:Yes,Iamoriginally.IwasborninArgentina.

Ted:Didyougrowupthere?

Ana:Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.

Ted:Andwheredidyoulearntorollarblade?

Ana:Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.

Ted:Well,it'smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?

Ana:Sure.Justfollowme.

Ted:Bytheway,mynameisTed.

Ana:AndI'mAna.Nicetomeetyou.

Hey,hey!thatwasfun

Ted:Hey,hey!thatwasfun.Thankyouforthelesson!

Ana:Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?

Ted:Iworkinatravelagency.

Ana:Really!Whatdoyoudothere?

Ted:I'minchargeoftheircomputers.

Ana:Oh,soyou'reacomputerspecialist.

Ted:Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.

Ana:That'sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI'mtaking.

Ted:Oh,sure...Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollarbladinglessons.

Ana:It'sadeal!

(2)Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong

Interviewer:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?

YuHong:I'mfromChina...fromnearShanghai.

Interviewer:Andwhendidyoumovehere?

YuHong:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoudonow?

YuHong:I'matransportationengineer.

Interviewer:Isee.Soyou'reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.

YuHong:Yes,that'sright.

Interviewer:WhataresomeofdifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?YuHong:Oh,that'snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,

really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon'thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat'snotthesamething.InChina,ontheholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn'tthesamehere.Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?

YuHong:Oh,that'seasy:mymom'ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'scooking.

(3)Hey!Arethesepicturesofyou

A:Hey!Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?

B:Yeah!That'smeinfrontofmyuncle'sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweekseverysummer.

A:Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!

B:Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihaveagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit'sstillupintheattic!

A:Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!

A:YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?

B:What?

A:Visitingmygrandparent'shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse-andshelovedme,too!Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent'shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.

B:Ah,memories!

Unit2

(4)Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?

A:Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?

B:Goodquestion.Therearen'tenoughbusesonthisroute.

A:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.

B:Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.

A:Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingenral.

B:Andfewercars!There'stoomuchtraffic.

A:Say,isthatourbuscoming?

B:Yes,itis.Butlook.It'sfull!

A:Oh,no!Let'sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI'mgoingtowrite.

A:Soyouarereallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?

B:Sure.I'mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They'retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.

B:Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.

A:Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn'tenoughparking.B:That'sforsure.It'simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.A:Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.

B:Oh,youmeantheyshouldn'tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.

(5)Quiteanumberofthings

QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.

AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.

Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.

TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpubictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.

(6)Excuseme.Couldyoutellme

A:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?

B:There'soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.

A:Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?

B:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:00A.M.

A:Good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?

B:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It'srightdownthehall.A:OK.Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?B:Rightbehindyou,ma'am.Seethatsign?

A:Oh.Thanksalot.

A:Excuseme.It'smeagain.I'msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon'tmind.

B:Notatall.

A:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?

B:Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.

A:Fortydollars?IguessI'lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafast-foodplace?

B:Goupstairsandturnright.You'llseethesnackbaronyourleft.

A:Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.

B:You,too.

Unit3

(7)Whatdoyouthink?

A:Whatdoyouthink?

B:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.

C:Butthebedroomaretoosmall.Andthereisn'tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.

A:Andit'snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.

B:Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.A:Let'sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.

A:Well,howdoyoulikethisspace,then?

C:Oh,it'smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyaretoohuge!

B:Yes,theyareniceandbig.

C:Andtherearetwobathrooms!Icouldhavemyownbathroom!

B:Yes,Iguessyoucould.

C:Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon'tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.

A:Oh,I'msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.

(8)CreativeRentals.

A:CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.

B:Hello.I'mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.

A:Yes.WhatcanItellyouaboutit?

B:Whereisit,exactly?

A:It'sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.

B:Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?

A:Yes,I'mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom

B:Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?

A:Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.

B:Uh-huh.Well,I'llthinkaboutit.

A:OK.Thanksforcalling.

B:Thankyou.Bye

A:Hello？

B:Hello.Istheapartmentyou'readvertisingstillavailable?

A:Yes,itis.

B:Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?

A:Well,it'saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It'soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.

B:Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?

A:There'sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit'sonahighfloor,soyoudon'thearanystreetortrafficnoise.

B:ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI'mlookingfor.I'dliketocomeseeit,please.

A:Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.

(9)Sowhereareyouworkingnow

A:Sowhereareyouworkingnow,Terry?

B:Oh,I'mstillatthebank.Idon'tlikeit,though.

A:That'stoobad.Whynot?

B:Well,it'sboring,anditdoesn'tpayverywell.

A:Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon'tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.

B:Actually,Idon'twanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoneysoIcouldretirenow.

A:Hmm,howoldareyou,Terry?

B:Uh,twenty-six.

A:SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?

B:Oh,youdidn'tknow?SheandIbrokeupacoupleofmonthsago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.

A:I'msureyouwill.

B:Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?

A:I'mnotsure,butI'dreallyliketomovetoanothercity.I'msickofthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremoreexciting.

B:Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.

Yeah,Ireallyneedachange.I'vebeendoingthesamethingsforeverfiveyearsnow,andI'mjustnotlearninganythingnew.It'sthesameroutineeveryday,andIamreallysickofsittinginfrontofacomputer.IthinkIneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwanttobeinaprofessionthatinvolvesmeetingpeople.

Ireallyneedtojoinacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoonweekends.

Igetreallyboredontheweekends,andifIjoinedaclub.I'dprobablygettomeetpeopleandmakenewfriends.

Ishouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Ireallyneedifitformyschoolwork.Andpeoplesaythatifyoucantypereallywell,it'ssomethingyou'llfindusefullaterinlife.

Gosh,Ireallyhavetogoonadiet.I'vegainedtenpoundssincelastyear,andeveryonetellsmeIlookfat.AndifIdon'tloseweightnow,Iwon'tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummerclothes.

Unit4

(10)Hey,thissoundsgood-snails

A:Hey,thissoundsgood-snailswithgarlic!Haveyouevereatensnails?B:No,Ihaven't

A:Oh,they'redelicious!Ihadthemlasttime.Liketotrysome?

B:No,thanks.Theysoundstrange.

C:Haveyoudecidedonanappetizeryet?

A:Yes