新标准大学英语视听说教程3听力原文

Unit 1

Passage one

In terviewer: Can you tell me …how do you think you have cha nged as you have matured?What

Speaker 1 :

things have had a major influence on you?

Well, let me think … I suppose going to university had a big impact on my life. It

made me much more open-minded. I met so many different types of people there with

weird and wonderful ideas and it changed the way I see the world. I'm much more

tolerant now …It made me a more rounded person.

Interviewer: Great, and had any particular person had a central role in forming your character?

Speaker 1: I guess that'd have to be my grandfather. I was very close to him, and he taught me to stand up for my beliefs. He was always telling me about this …

Interviewer: So what people or events have had an impact on your life?

Speaker 2: I think that traveling my gap year made me grow up and see both the beauty of the

world and, well … just the generosity of ordinary people. I traveled a lot around Asia and

you know, I found that in some of the poorest countries, like Cambodia and Laos, people

share whatever little they have, and they possess a real joy for life. It's probably made

me a less selfish person.

In terviewer: In teresti ng …so you would recomme nd that young people take a gap year to discover themselves and the world?

Speaker 2: Definitely. It gives you an opportunity o learn about the world beyond the one you grew up in and I found it really …

Interviewer: Could you tell me what things in your life have had the greatest influence in

Speaker 3: forming your personality?

Well … a couple of years ago I was on a reality TV show where a group of young people all lived in a house together. Each week some one was voted off by the audience. I got down to the final three! I suppose being on the show and seeing how the other contestants behaved made me realize how selfish and spiteful some people can be just to get what they want. I also realized it 'sbest to just be yourself in life. If you pretend to be someone different people will eventually see through the lies.

Interviewer: Right … And how did you feel when you were eventually voted off?

Speaker 3: Relieved, to be honest with you. But you know, a slight regret that I didn't win because I kind of …Interviewer: So you can tell me, what one thing do you think that has had the biggest impact on

Speaker 4: your life?

Hmm, that 'sa difficult question. But I think helping victims of the tsunami in 2004 had a very great impact on me. I 'm half Thai and I 'd just arrived in Thailand for a family Christmas holiday. When I heard the news I knew I had to help-you couldn 't not. I ended up acting as an interpreter for a group of volunteer doctors. It was an incredibly difficult time but you know, even in the middle of such a horrific tragedy there is still a huge amount of g kindness.

Interviewer: That 's amazing! And has it changed the way you view your future

Passage two

Tony: Talking to us today in our Life Choices series is Joan Robinson, an academic counselor at Manchester University. She gives advice to school students on choosing the right subject to study at university. Joan,

welcome to the show.

Joan: Thanks Tony.

a hu Tony: So Joan, what do our listeners need to think about when choosing a course? It ' s potentially life- changing decision, isn ' t it?

Joan: Yes. I generally give students advice in two areas. Firstly, know yourself, and secondly, think to the future.

Tony: When you say “ know yourself ” what do you mean?

Joan: Basically, I mean evaluate your own personal strengths and weaknesses, your personality traits and the things you like.

Tony: I see …So how can our listeners do this?

Joan: Well, start by asking yourself questions to help reflect on your life so far. For example, what subjects are you good at? Are you an organized and self-disciplined person? Are you confident and outgoing? Do you like working with others in a team or do you prefer working alone? These kinds of questions will help you discover more about yourself.

Tony: Sounds like good advice. How about your second point regarding the future?

Joan: Well, your choice of major subject is likely to have a significant impact on your future career so it 's important to look into this carefully. I recommend you check not only which academic subjects will help you get into a

particular area of work, but also look carefully at what universities offer. Each university has its strengths so try to choose one that is the best in your chosen field. Find out what links the department has to related industries and leading companies in it.

Tony: Good point. Now I 'tod tlai ke some calls from our listeners. First up we have James on

the line. Hi, James! How can we help?

James: Hi. I 'm interested in career in IT and I 'd like to ask Joan whether she thinks it go to a highly respected university, like Oxford, or to study somewhere that has more of a vocational focus?

Joan: Well, James, you know it really depends on what you expect to get out of a university and how you see your future. Basically a handful of the brightest graduates are picked from the top universities around the world to join the leading IT companies. So I 'd say if you

high-flyer then this is the route that might be for you. But if you are looking for a more mainstream career then

you should consider a course that helps you acquire practical, transferable skills that you can use in the

workplace … and look at which universities have the best levels of graduate recruitment for the kind of job you are aiming for.

James: I see! Thanks a lot. That really helps me out …

Unit 2

Passage1

One of the strangest feelings I 've ever had was when I returned by chance to a place where I 'd been happy as a child. My husband and I were visiting some friends for the weekend --------------------------- they lived

about 200 kilometers away. We were driving along when I suddenly saw a church in the distance that I recognized. My favorite aunt had lived very near it on a farm that my brother and I used to visit once a year with our parents.

We were city kids, brought up in the middle of London, and this was a working farm ---- the

real thing ----- w ith cows in cowsheds, fields with ponds and a muddy yard full of smelly

pigs ----we had the run of the whole place ---- it was just paradise for us.

And then ---- there was the food ---- h ome-made jam and bread and cakes, milk fresh from the

cow. And my aunt Lottie ------- a farmer 's wife ------ and her husband, uncle George and their kids,

Katie and Ben, our two cousins who my brother and I really got on with. It was heaven that week we used to spend there. They moved from the farm when I was …how old?——about 14. So I ' never been back or seen it again.

Anyway, there we were, and I 'd just seen the church ---- , so we turned off and drove down this

really narrow lane. And before I knew it we were in front of Aunt Lottie 'sfarm. The extraordinary

thing was that it hadn 'tchanged not one tiny bit.

It was a lovely old place with a typical country cottage garden, full of flowers. There were lots of barns and sheds

----------------------------- t hey were next to ---- next to the farm. And you know, I can 'teven begin to

describe the feeling I had standing there. It was --- oh, what was it? an incredibly powerful feeling

of longing----- n ostalgia for the past ----- f or times I 'd been very very happy. But it was the past. I

hadn'tbeen there for 20 years and I couldn 'tgo back, so also I had a feeling of huge sadness, that I couldn 't have those times again. And ------------------------------------ at the same time ------ great sweetness, because those

times had been so happy, so innocent ---- b ecause I was a child. So there was this extraordinary

mix -----of longing, sadness and sweetness, all at the same time. It was the strangest feeling I ve

ever had.

Passage2

Script

Interviewer: So what's your first memory of school, Kevin?

Kevin: I was really looking forward to school, I remember that, I just couldn't wait. Yeah, Johnny, my brother, was a year older than me and he seemed so grown-up, with his red blazer and smart shoes. And I wanted to go to school and be grown-up too. I don't remember much of the first day actually, apart from this little boy lying on the floor and screaming and screaming and me thinking what a baby he was.

Interviewer: Right! What about you, Eva?

Eva: I just have this one memory of this coat rack with all our coats. And I was looking for my peg which had a little picture of an elephant next to it. I remember I was crying because I wanted to go home and I couldn't get my coat on. I was crying so much and then the teacher came and helped me.

Interviewer: OK, so what about your first best friend at school?

Kevin: Oh, yeah, well, Steve, I remember him, because he's still my best friend!

Interviewer: Still your best friend!

Eva: That's so great!

Kevin: Yeah, we didn't know each other before we started school but we became really good friends and so did our mums. Our families ended up going on holiday together and that kind of thing. But we used to fight a lot, Steve and I, and the teachers used to get very cross with us. But we were just having fun.

Interviewer: Cool! And what about you, Eva?

Eva: My best friend was a girl called Robina. She had short blond hair, I remember I thought she looks like an angel.

We sat next to each other and held hands and played fairies in the playground. She left in Year 3 and I cried for days.

Interviewer: Oh, how sad! So what about the day you left school? How was that?

Eva: I had a lot of mixed feelings, I remember walking home with this amazing feeling of freedom, you know, no more

rules, no more bossy teachers. But I also felt pretty sad, because I'd had some good times. I was in a group of girls who were so supportive of each other.

Kevin: I couldn't wait to leave, I was counting the days.I just wanted to get a job, get a life, earn some cash. The day I left, I went out to celebrate with a couple of my mates and--had a very good time!

Unit 6

Passage1

A US Airways jet landed in the icy Hudson River in New York this afternoon after apparently hitting a flock of

geese.Miraculously,no one was killed and there were few injuries.James Moore,our correspondent at the scene,has more.

An Airbus 330 took off from La Guardia Airport.New York,at 3:26pm this afternoon,bound for Charlotte Airport in North Carolina.It had 155 people aboard.Thirty to 45 seconds after take-off,a flock of geese apparently flew into the plane,causing it to lose power in both engines and one engine to catch fire.Without power the plane was unable to return to La Guardia Airport and the pilot decided to land in the Hudson River in order to avoid crashing in a populated area. Two minutes later the plane made a successful landing in the Hudson and passengers were able to climb out through the emergency exits.

The plane immediately started taking in water but fortunately water taxis and boats that had seen the crash were waiting by the aircraft. Passengers and crew stood on the wings of the plane in the icy cold water and were helped into the boats.Over the next hour,as New York watched the event on television,everyone on the plane,including a baby,were taken to hospitals for treatment,mostly because of the extreme cold,Their injuries are not reported to be serious.One of the passengers,Alberto Panero,said people had bugun praying as the plane approached the river but that everyone had stayed clam.

The pilot of the plane has been named as Chesley Sullenberger.Aged 57,he has 29 years experience of flying and at one time had been a US fighter pilot.Sullenberger was the last to leave the plane and walked up and down it twice to make sure it was empty before climbing out.He has already been described as a hero.The Governer of New York,David patersm,said at a news conference this afternoon, “I believe now we've had a miracle on the Hudson.This

pilot,somehow

without any engines,was somehaw able to land this plane and perhaps without any injuris to the passengers. ”

It is thought that the survival of all on board is because the plane did not break up when it hit water and because of the immediately arrival of the water taxis and boats.

Passage 2

Streets Full of Heroes

A:Hi,we are asking people who their personal hero is. Someone they really admire and who 's inspired them in some way.

B:Oh,right.Interesting.

A:Can you tell us a bit about yourself?

B:Sure.My name is Paul Smith. I worked at London zoo.

A:London zoo? Really?

B:Yes,I ' m a zkoeoeper. I look after the elephants.

A:Elephants?what a great job! So who is your hero, Paul?

B:I ' ve got quite a few heroe.sBut I guess my biggest hero is Al Gore.

A:The American politician. So why him?

B:Well,he is the guy who made people take climate change seriously.

A:You are referring to the film An Inconvenient Truth , I take it?

B:That 's right. That film proved to people with statistics and graphs, that kind of thing---that climate change was happening and that it 's man-made. Before that ,most people believed it was just a few crazy scientists who thought it was happening.

A:You work with animals. Do you worry about the effect of the climate on animals?

B：Sure，I do. All these species are going to become extinct. It 's terrible.

A ：It is. Would you say Al Gore 's been an inspiration to you?

B:Yes,I would. He 's taught me about importance of taking action when you see something that

needs to be done. I do volunteer work for Greenpeace---quite a lot actually. That 's the way I do

my bit.

A:Greenpeace?Excellent.Thanks,Paul.Hi,what 's your name?

C:Clare hope.

A:What do you do?

C:Well, I 'm a mum with two young kids and I work part-time as an accountant for the Red Cross.

A:We 're asking people who their personal hero is and if they 've inspired them in any way.

C:That 's an easy one. Melinda Gates, she's my hero.

A:Why is that?

C:Well,she is Bill Gates'wife, one of the richest people in the world. You know ,she could so easily do no thi ng, just enjoy her mon ey. And in stead she co-fo un ded the um …Bill and Meli nda Gates Foundation and I think that it's called---and it is one of the biggest private charity organization in the world. It 's donated more than 280 million dollars to various good causes.

A:More than 280 million dollars? Now that 's a lot of money. She is very active in it, isn't she?

C:Oh yeah, she is a director. Flies all over the world.

A:Do you do any work for charity?

C:I make phone calls for Save the Children, asking people to donate. She is a real inspiration, Melinda gates。

Uint 9

Part 1

OK,so a little test .Coca-Cola...Nike...ferrari.Think!What image did you get as I said these

very famous brand names?Wait a moment.There 's no real need to answer,is there,because we

know,more or less,don ' t we-C?Coloac—a that delicious fizzy drink,ice cold,on a summer's day.

Nike, running shoes for strong,beautiful bodies.Ferrari —an attractive,powerful car for attractive,powerful people.The fact, the names, the brand names say it all.what brand ' s in a name?Ideally,everything!Everything the manufacturer wants you to think of when you hear the name.that ' s certainly what both customers ' exeprienct e llsanuds.riet search' s the reasons why

manufacturers attach such importance to choosing the right name for their products.

Let ' s have a look at some of the qualities a good brand name should have.Firstly ,it should be

simple and easy to remember.Imagine if Coca-Co la had been namd “ Cocafantaslicola ” .It ' s just too long!Or,take other name —starbucks,the name of a famous coffee shop.now,that ' s an easy name to remember,starbucks.

Second point,the brand name should be different,unique,something you can ' t confuse with anything else.Like Coca-Cola.Or —let ' s take another famous brand nameMicrosoft.I—t combines two words, micro ,meaning very small,and the word soft.Two words that together make a unique name—Microsoft.

Thirdly,if the word is a real word,it should be strong,positive associations.Take the name Alfa Romeo,Alfa is the first letter of the Greek alphabet and has the association of the best or the strongest.Romeo is the name of the most romantic lovers of all in a famous Shakespeare play.Alfa Romeo—strong,romantic.The w ords have great association,don 't they?

Forth point,the sound of the name is very important.take Ferrari.The word has a long vowel sound—“ aaari ”tha—t makes it sound luxurious.So Ferrari must be a luxurious car.How about Coca-Cola?It ' s got a sharp,fizzy snodu,just like the drink.

So—all these things are what you should be looking for when choosing a brand name—something

simple,memorable,unique,with positive association and a great sound.whew!It ' s noyt ,eisasit,to choose a name that does all those things?But the very best brand

names do exactly that.

Part 2

Interviewer: Clare, tell me about the names in your family. You say some of them have quite an interesting history. Clare: Yes, they do. Well, ok, I 'll begin with my own name. My maiden name was Habibis, but

I ' married and my name 's Clare Thompson. Interviewer: Thompson.

Clare: Yes. I don 't know much about the names or my husband 's side of the family, so I 'll talk about my own in

stead …OK, so …my full n ame's Clare Elsie Thomps on. Elsie ” is my middle name , which used to be a very old-fashioned name. in fact, it 'sjust come back into fashion-I met someone who called their baby ”Elsie”-but when I was younger it was the kind of name that made people laugh and I hated it.. Anyway, my parents wanted to name me after my grandmother, whose name was Elsie Clare, so their first idea was to call me Elsie Clare.

Interviewer: Elsie Clare!

Clare: Yes, but when they told my grandmother, she was horrified, and said, “you can s tdo that to the child, I s ve had to put up with Elsie all my life, I don s twant her to have to ” . So they called me Clare Elsie instead.

Interviewer: Sounds better!

Clare: Yes …My father 'ssurname is Habibis . My mum ' English but he was Greek, so that was the name I grew up with. But Habibis isn s ta Greek name. It s sa Middle Eastern name and means

“loved one”in Arabic.

Interviewer: Really?

Clare: Yes, and the reason for the surname, we discovered, is that my great-grandfather on my father 's side lived in Lebanon—there was a well-established Greek community there. And my great-grandfather was a very sociable, friendly kind of person and everyone liked him a lot so they gave him the name, “Habibi ”,which means “loved one ”Interviewer: Ah, that s'lovely!

Clare: Yes, I do like that story. But my father had a great first name too. He was called Homer, after the Ancient Greek poet.

Interviewer: The English would see that as a very unusual name, but I suppose the Greeks wouldn 't, would they? Clare: No, I don 't think so. But one of his brothers was called Mitton.

Interviewer: Mitton , the 17 th century English poet?

Clare: Yes. And you wouldn 't think that a Greek family would call their son after an English poet, would you? But they

did!