新英语视听说教程UNIT10
《大学英语视听说教程》第2册(2016)Unit10答案
UNIT 10 VALUES AND BEHAVIORSPART ONE WARMING UPKey:Suggested answers: littering, spitting, snatching bus seats, queue-jumping, taking off shoes and socks in public, speaking loudly, bad temper and cursing, smoking in non-smoking/smoke-free areasPART TWO LISTENINGText 1The generation that’s remaking ChinaTask 1: Watch the 1st part of a TED talk entitled“The generation t hat’s r emaking China” and complete the notes.Task 2: Watch the 2nd part of the talk and link the items to “Chinese youth”which were used(c) high incomeTask 3: Watch the last part of the talk and answer the following questions.Key:1.Because they consume luxury brands in an unreasonable manner. They are taking those bagsand clothes as a sense of identity and social status.2.It does not mean they will wear nothing in the wedding, but it shows that these youngcouples are ready to get married without a house, without a car, without a diamond ring and without a wedding banquet, to show their commitment to true love.3.Two examples have been mentioned. One is that people rescued 500 dogs through socialmedia. The other is that people are helping to find missing children through social media.Text 2Task 1: Watch a movie clip and choose the right answer to each of the following questions.1. The girls were __________ in the room.A. having a partyB. listening to an art lectureC. reproducing a work by van GoghD. waiting for a newly-married girl2. The painter van Gogh was __________.A. treated unfairly by other paintersB. misunderstood by all his friendsC. poor yet admired for his honesty in his lifetimeD. regarded as one of the greatest painters in the world3. __________ made van Gogh’s works available to the masses.A. An easy way of reproduction techniqueB. A special kind of modern artC. A new printing techniqueD. A special kind of brushes4. What did the teacher think of marriage on campus?A. Marriage should not affect one’s school work.B. Students should not be allowed to get married.C. Married students should respect their teachers.D. Pre-marriage education is necessary to students.Task 2: Listen to the following sentences, and fill the gaps.1.He painted what he felt, not what he saw. People didn’t understand. They may think itchildlike and crude.2.With the ability to reproduce art, it is available to the masses. No one needs to own a vanGogh original.3.They can paint their own van Gogh in a box, ladies. The newest form of mass-distributed art:paint by numbers.4.Look at what we have done to the man who refused to conform his ideals to popular taste,who refused to compromise his integrity.5.Well, thank God I didn’t miss the paint-by-numbers lecture. I was on my honeymoon andthen I had to set up house.6.Then why not get married as freshmen? That way you could graduate without actually everstepping foot on campus.7.-- Don’t disregard our traditions just because you’re subversive.-- Don’t disrespect this class just because you’re married.8.If you fail me, there will be consequences.9.-- Are you threatening me?-- I’m educating you.PART THREE SPEAKINGTask 1: Watch a news report on bad behavior of tourists and briefly answer the questions.Key:1.Chinese tourists’ indecent use of the toilet/bad behavior in the toilet.2.He was so disgusted by the mess that the next day tourists from China were forbidden toenter the White Temple.3.Taking photos in the Temple of Angkor, naked; camping next to the Great Wall regardless ofthe signs; relieving yourself in inappropriate places; damaging historical relics.PART FOUR WORD STRESS BOXTask 2: The following words are similar but have different stress patterns. Read them aloud and find out if there are some rules.’equal e’quality’equalize ,equali’zation’final fi’nality’finalize ,finali’zation’neutral neu’trality’neutralize ,neutrali’zationTask 3: Work in pairs. Student A reads a statement from the following list. Student B responds. Pay special attention to the stress of multi-syllable words.Example: Student A: I do magic. What am I?Student B: You’re a magician.1. I play music. (musician) 6. I make people beautiful. (beautician)2. I study history. (historian) 7. I fix electrical appliances. (electrician)3. I do technical work. (technician) 8. I take photographs. (photographer)4. I work in a library. (librarian) 9. I only eat vegetables. (vegetarian)5. I work in politics. (politician) 10.I study grammar. (grammarian)PART FIVE HOMEWORKTask 1: In this part, you are going to hear people talking about behaviors in a different culture. Listen carefully and do the exercises.People in the States are so (1) connected to their cars. They are so (2) concerned whether their cars look good, and they talk about their cars (3) a lot. I think that cars (4) isolate people. Public transportation (5) brings people together… and it’s better for the (6) environment. Americans (7) live in their cars. This is one thing about the living here that I just (8) can’t get used to.IIListen and decide whether the following statements are true or false.(T) 1. People in Tokyo feel surprised to see the speaker eat with chopsticks.(F) 2. The speaker thinks of himself as some kind of genius.(F) 3. According to the speaker, it is something unusual for Japanese people to speak English.Listen again and fill in the blanks with the words you’ve heard.People in Tokyo (1) overreact when I can use chopsticks or speak the language. I’ve been living here for three years –of course I can eat with chopsticks and say some things in their language. They act as if I were some kind of (2) genius who had (3) broken a secret code, or as if I had just done them (4) a really big favor. I don’t (5) congratulate them when they speak English to me. I don’t get (6) what the big deal is.Task 2: In this part, you are going to hear people talking onthe subject of friendship.Listen and decide if the following statements are true or false.(F) 1. Martin always turns to his friends for help when he’s in trouble.(T) 2. Jean thinks nothing is more important than friendship.(T) 3. Robert has lived in many places.(F) 4. Robert likes to contact his friends by letters though he doesn’t write good letters.(T) 5. Jean believes that friendship can still be there although friends no longer live in the samearea.Listen again and complete the sentences below.How important are friends to you?Martin thinks family is more important than friends because he comes from a big family and he can get help from his family when he needs help.Jean thinks friendship is more important than love because love may lead to a lot of hurt feelings and bitterness, while a good friend is a friend for life.What exactly do you mean by a friend?Jean thinks a friend is someone who you can count on, who will help you if you need help, who will listen to you when you talk about your problems.Robert thinks a friend is someone who likes the same things that you do, who you can argue with and not lose your temper even if you don’t always agree about things, whoyou don’t have to talk with all the time but can be silent withperhaps.Task 3: Watch a TED talk “Which country does the most good for the world”.Good countries:No. 1 Ireland No. 2 Finland No. 3SwitzerlandThe speaker’s criteria:This is a country which simply gives more to humanity/the world than any other country.Step 3: Listen to the talk and complete the sentences.1.First of all I want to tell you precisely what I mean when I say a good country.2.According to the data here, no country on Earth, per head of population, per dollar ofGDP, contributes more to the world that we live in than Ireland.3.This means that as we go to sleep at night, all of us in the last 15 seconds before we driftoff to sleep, our final thought should be, God d ammit, I’m glad that Ireland exists.4.In the depths of a very severe economic recession, I think that there’s a really importantlesson there, that if you can remember your international obligations whilst you are trying to rebuild your own economy, that’s really somethin g.5.This depressed me, because one of the things that I did not want to discover with thisindex is that it’s purely the province of rich countries to help poor countries.6.And indeed, if you look further down the list, I don’t have the slide here, you wil l seesomething that made me very happy indeed, that Kenya is in the top 30, and that demonstrates one very, very important thing.7.This is about attitude.8.This is about culture.9.Countries like China and Russia and India, which is down in the same part of the index,well, in some way, it’s not surprising.10.They’ve spent a great deal of time over the last decades building their own economy,building their own society and their own polity.11.But it is to be hoped that the second phase of their growth will be somewhat moreoutward-looking than the first phase that has been so far.12.You can look right down to the level of the individual datasets.13.It’s something that you might find easy to do and you might even find enjoyable andeven helpful to do, and that’s simply to start using the word “good” in this context.14.Ultimately, that, I think, is what will make the change.。
大学英语视听说教程课件 Unit 10 Love and Friendship
Unit 10
Love and Friendship
Part 1 Listening Skills
Exercise A
Word Tips
liberation / lɪbə'reɪʃən/ n. 解放 becoming free
surface /'sɜːfɪs/ n. 表面 the outer appearance of a person
Part 2 Conversation Listening
Conversation 1
C. Pair work: Watch the video clip again, repeat it sentence by sentence, and then role-play it in pairs. After the practice, change roles.
wallet /'wɒlɪt/ n. 钱包 pocketbook
envy /'envɪ/ v. 忌妒 to sions, etc.
as sb. else
top /tɒp/ v. 胜过 to be better than
Part 1 Listening Skills
B. Listen to the conversation again and supply the missing words.
新标准大学英语视听说教材2-Unit9-10-听力原文及课后答案
第二册Unit 9 Have you got what it takes?Inside viewConversation1MarkLook, there’s a careers fair on at the Examination Schools. Do you want to go? JanetWhat happens in a careers fair?Mark There are lots of different companies and theygive you information about careers …advice, that kind of thing.JanetOK, I’ll come. You coming, Kate? KateYeah, sure. But I’ve already decided on my career.MarkWe know. You’re going to be a brilliant lawyer.KateThat’s the plan – I’m off to a law firm soon as I get my degree.JanetYou’re so lucky. I wish I knew what I wanted to do.KateDidn’t you say something about teaching? JanetYes, I’m thinking about it. I’m quite attracted to teaching. But I’m not really sure yet.KateWell, you’ve got lots of time. What about you, Mark? What are your plans?MarkI’m going to row for England.KateSeriously?MarkNo. Problem is, I think if you want to be successful, you’ve got to plan ahead – starting at the age of 12. JanetSo we’re not doing very well.MarkNo.KateSo?MarkWell …I’m thinking of going into business management. It’s a possibility.JanetReally?MarkYes.Kate Hey, let’s go to the Careers Fair. It might give you some ideas.…JanetIt was very interesting, wasn’t it? You were having a long conversation with that man from the law firm.KateYes. They said there’s a possibility of a job placement as an intern over the summer. They’re going to let me know about it.JanetFantastic!1.Kate’s plan is to go off to a law firm as soon as she gets her degree.2.You have to plan ahead to be successful3.It might give them ideas.4.Kate is having a long conversation with a man from a law firm.5. The man said she could get a job placement as intern over the summer.Conversation2KateYou know that job placement I told you about – they’ve asked me to go for an interview.JanetThat’s brilliant. When?KateTwo weeks’ time ……InterviewerSo what made you decide to study law, Kate?KateA number of reasons. Law interests me a lot. I’ve got a good brain, a good memory. And I’d certainly like to do some part-time work for Legal Aid. And also, I must admit, the money’s good. InterviewerWell, those are good, honest answers. Certainly, your CV’s very good. I seem to remember that you only want the work placement for six weeks. Is that right? KateYes, it is.InterviewerWhy is that?KateWell, to be honest, I’m planning to go back to the States and spend time with my family.InterviewerThat’s understandable. Now, tell me, what questions do you have?KateI’ve got some idea but obviously, what I’d like to know is, what does the job involve?InterviewerOf course. Well, for the first few weeks, your main responsibility would be to read files and summarize them. We’d also want you to do some research for us. How does that sound? Rather boring?KateNo, not at all. I think I’d learn a lot. InterviewerGood, well … you’ll be taking your first year exams soon, won’t you? KateYes, in a few weeks’ time. InterviewerWell, provided they’re OK, I think we can say you’re in.KateThank you – that’s wonderful!…KateHey, guess what?JanetWhat?KateThey’ve accepted me. I start at the end of June.JanetWell done!1. Why are you interested in law? What qualities do you have that will make youa good law intern?2. Four to six weeks3. She wants some traveling in Europe4. What sort of work will be asked to do?5. Yes1. Law interests her.She’s intelligent and has a good memory.Good play2. read files and summarize themResearch3.end of June1. I seem to remember that2. Is that right3.I’m planning to4. what does the job involve5. your main responsibility would be6. We’d also want you7. won’t you1.b;2. B;3. A;4. B;5. AOutside viewVoice-overEvery year, millions of young people take time out to help others as volunteers. Many of them do this during a gap year between finishing school and starting in higher education. Volunteers learn to solve problems, work together as a team and develop their personalities. Communities in need get help they couldn’t afford to pay for. In Britain, one of the main agencies for voluntary work is Raleigh International. It arranges for thousands of people, aged between 17 and 25, to help out in their own country or abroad. This group of 100 people has just arrived at the base camp in Costa Rica. In the next ten weeks, they are taking part in three different projects. One of the projects is environmental, one community-based and one an adventure project. But first, they have training for the conditions they will encounter. For the environmental project at Curu, the volunteers are going to help to build an artificial reef from recycled materials. This forms a protective environment for the fish to breed and feed. It helps the local economy of commercial fishing and protects the natural reefs from over-fishing and destruction. The community project is in one of the poorest rural areas in the world. In the village of El Porvenir, volunteers are going to make bricks. They’re going to help to build a storehouse for the important sesame crop. If they have more storage, the villagers will be able to make more money from selling sesame. Volunteers also take part in a survival activity. Tomorrow, this group is trekking to the summit of Costa Rica’s highest mountain, Mount Chirripo. At the end of the ten weeks, the volunteers are proud that their efforts have helped to improve the lives of the people and the environment of Costa Rica and Nicaragua.1. 17 to 252. 100 people3. Costa Rica4. ten weeks5. environmental6. community7. Adventure1.d;2. D;3. B;4. B.5. A1. during a gap year.2. Communities in need get help3. arranges for4. taking part in5. protective environment6. breed and feed7. build a storehouse8. a survival activity.Listening inPassage1Speaker 1So how’s it all going?Speaker 2Well, second year exams are in two weeks, so it’s all go at the moment. Speaker 1It’s not going to ease up! So what can I do for you?Speaker 2Well, next year’s my final year and I need to think seriously about my career. Speaker 1I would agree with you there. Let’s havea look at your file. You’re reading English, you’re getting good grades, yougot a merit in your first year exams and you’re on track for a 2:1 according to your tutor. Have you any idea what you’d like to do?Speaker 2I’m very drawn to publishing. I read a lot of novels and I’m quite a good critic.Speaker 1That’s a good start. I’m guessing you’d like to be a literary editor? Speaker 2That’s right.Speaker 1Well, I should tell you that literary editing is a hard profession to get into and it doesn’t pay very well, unless you’re at the top. You could think a bit more broadly than just literature. For example, there’s educational publishing, professional publishing and there’s also specialist publishing, such as sports.Speaker 2I’m not very sporty.Speaker 1Well, I understand sport may not be your thing but … you get the idea. Speaker 2Yes, I do. So how do I start?Speaker 1First of all, you need a good degree but even before that I would contact publishers and see if they’ll offer you work experience. You won’t get paid, of course, but it’s good for your CV and you’ll learn something about the business.Speaker 2Right. How do I find out who to write to? Speaker 1All the publishers are listed in the Publisher’s Yearbook. There’s a copy in the library in the careers section, so you can use that for a start. Check the job adverts in the newspapers and maybe look at the specialist publishing trade journal, the Bookseller. That has job ads as well.Speaker 2Thank you.Speaker 1The other thing you might do is check the Internet – sometimes, the publishers’websites offer internships or job experience opportunities for new graduates.Speaker 2I’ll do that.Speaker 1One other thing. Graduates studying Englishalways want to be an editor, they’re quite romantic about it, but there are other departments –marketing, sales, and the production side. Don’t dismiss those.Speaker 2Thanks for the advice, it’s very helpful. But it’s literary editing that I want to do.Speaker 1Well, I wish you the best. Let me know how you get on. And good luck with your exams.1.The five pieces of advice he career adviser gives the student are 1,2,4,7 and 82.1. The woman is to take her second year exams.2. She wants to do literary editing.3. She is drawn to publishing, reads a lot of novels and is quite a good critic.4. He tells her it is a hard profession to get into and doesn’t pay very well.5. It is very good for her CV and the woman will learn something about the business.6. She can find it in the careers section of the library.7. She should consider marketing, sales and production.8. She maintains that she wants to do literary editing.Passage2HarrySo how was your first day of teaching, Lucy?LucyIt was all right – wasn’t as terrifying as I thought it would be.HarryWell done!LucyYes, I was frightened I’d go completely blank but it was OK. I think the students were happy. It’s the grammar I find difficult, there’s so much to cover. JessicaIt’s extraordinary, isn’t it? We speak English, we think we know the grammar and then we do a Teaching English course and discover we don’t know anything. LucyHow long have you been teaching, Jessica?JessicaJust over two years. I did the training course and then got a job teaching in Japan – Tokyo. It was an eye-opener really – the whole thing about keeping face. You have to be so polite all the time.PatrickSo you’re teaching English because you want to travel?Jessica Yes, that’s part of it, but also because I enjoy it, I enjoy the interaction with students, and also it’s a good career. PatrickI feel the same. So what do you want to do next?JessicaMarketing, I think. I’m going to do a year here, then – I hope – get a job at a language school in London, do my MA, then apply for a marketing job. Anyway, that’s the plan.PatrickSounds good.HarryWhat about you, Patrick? Where have you worked?PatrickI did three years in Italy – Director of Studies in Rome. I want to spend a couple of years here, then work in London, hopefully become a teacher trainer. Your turn, Harry.HarryWell, I’m not like you and Jessica. I’m just happy to be here, in a beautiful city doing a job I enjoy.JessicaYou don’t see teaching English as a career?HarryWell, my thing is travel, for the moment anyway.LucyWhich countries have you been to, Harry? HarryI did a year’s teaching in Brazil – Rio de Janeiro – such a stunning city and stunning beaches, Copacabana, and all overlooked by Sugar Loaf mountain. PatrickCool. And then?HarryTwo years in Mexico City …JessicaYou should be a travel writer.HarryI’m too busy travelling! In fact I just arrived from Spain three days ago, from Barcelona, I was teaching primary school kids.LucyGreat!HarryWell, we’re all giving our reasons for teaching English, so what’s yours, Lucy? LucyUm - I think I’m going to really enjoy it, simple as that. And obviously it’s great to be in Italy. I mean Venice, what more can you ask?4.1.In the major economies where there isa demand for English, for example, China/Japan/Saudi Arabia/European countries and so on.2. It allows them to travel and make contact with local people.3. Commercial language schools/ school/universities/ hotels/ classroom teaching/ producing learning materials/ teaching training5.1. Harry2. Harry3. Patrick4. Lucy5. Jessica6.Harry6.1.lucy: enjoying everything2. Jessica: enjoying travelling, enjoying teaching and wanting a career.3. Patrick：enjoying travelling, enjoying teaching and wanting a career4. enjoying travelling 7.1.a;2. D;3. C.4. AUnit 10Science fact orscience fiction?Inside viewConversation1Janet：What are you reading, Kate? Kate：Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Do you know it?Janet ：I’ve heard of it, yes, but I’ve never read it. It’s a 19th century children’s story, isn’t it?Kate ：That’s right. It’s very famous. It’s set in Oxford. It starts with this young girl sitting on a river bank. The interesting thing is, the author, Lewis Carroll, he was an Oxford professor and he used to have tea with the girl’s family on this river bank.Janet ：Oh, that’s fascinating! I’ll put it into my diary.Kate ：Is that what you’re writing? I know you’ve been keeping a diary all the year. Janet It’s been a great year. I’ve had such a good time – so lucky to have Mark and Kate as friends. Feel I’ve been doing well with work. Much happier about asking questions in tutorials.Janet：My screen’s gone dark.Mark ：You’re using the battery, remember. It’s run out, obviously. Janet ：It can’t be the battery. It’s still charged. Oh no it’s still black. Oh dear, I hope it’s nothing serious.I haven’t backed anything up recently. Kate ：That’s not like you, Janet. Janet ：I know, but I lost my memory stick.I really should have backed things up. How stupid of me not to do that! Supposing I’ve lost everything!Mark ：Let me take a look. The power isstill on. And also the operating system still seems to be working … I think it has to be the graphics card … But maybe that’s not the problem …Janet ：If only I’d backed things up! KateRelax, Janet! We’ll take it to the computer shop this afternoon. I’m sure it’ll be OK.Janet ：I hope so.2.The true statements are 1, 6 and 83.1. The battery2. It can’t be, the battery is still charged.3. Her memory stick.4.She hasn’t backed anything up for a while and she may lose these things.5. The operating system.6. The graphic card.Conversation2Janet ：Tell me about Alice in Wonderland.KateI tell you what, I’ll read it to you. KateAlice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank and having nothing to do: Once or twice, she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice “without pictures or conversation?” So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid) …JanetKate, Mark, where are you going? You’ve got my laptop!Kate It’s all right, Janet, we’re taking it to the computer shop. We’ll be back soon. MarkIt’s not like Janet to forget to back up her work.KateShe should have been more careful. JanetIt was stupid of me, I know! Stupid, stupid!JanetOh! It was a dream! What a relief! KateYou were talking in your sleep.JanetWhat was I saying?Kate“Stupid, stupid.”MarkI’ve sorted out your computer.JanetHave you? Oh, thank goodness! What was the problem?MarkIt was the graphics card, as I predicted …JanetIs that what it was! I’m so relieved! Thanks,Mark.KateHe’s great, isn’t he?Janet ：Yes. So are you, Kate.Kate ：You’re such a good friend.4.1.Kate reads out from her book.2. Kate and Mark take the computer to be seen to. The computer problem has been put right.3. Janet regrets not backing up her data in her sleep.5.1. It’s not like Janet to2. She should have been3. It was stupid of me4. What a relief5. thank goodness6. What was the problem7. I’m so relieved6.1.b;2. B;3. B;4. AOutside viewVoice-over：When we talk about technology, we usually think small. However, we’re going to look at one of the biggest technological marvels of the 21st century. The Airbus A380 is the world’s biggest commercial aircraft. New technologies were used in the design, engineering and manufacture of this amazing “superjumbo”. The Airbus A380 is assembled in Toulouse in France, but parts of the aircraft are built in several European countries. They are brought to Toulouse by various means of transport. This is a ship which was built in China especially to transport the huge sections of the plane. Parts of the main body are built in Germany. Special carbon fibre materials are used to give the plane great strength with less weight than usual. The wings are made in Britain of the same carbon fibre material. They are much lighter than aluminum and steel. Several parts of the plane are built in factories in Spain. Finally, some sections are built in France, so Airbus has its own factories in Britain, France, Germany and Spain. One of the most important pieces of technology for such a huge aircraft is the landing gear. This is built in Canada where extensive tests are carried out to ensure that it can land under any conditions. The engines were developed by Rolls-Royce at Derby in Britain. Finally, pilots have to learn to fly the plane. This flight simulator at Toulouse uses the latest digital technology. Now for the moment of truth, with 154 planes ordered by the world’s airlines, the big question was: “Will it fly at all?” On the day of the first flight, thousands of people gathered at Toulouse Airport to see the superjumbo fly for the first time. They were not disappointed. The biggest airliner in the history of aviation took to the air as planned.Topics mentioned are: 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8 2.1.France2. China3. Britain4. Spain, Germany, Britain, France5. Canada6.Britain7. France3.1.d;2. B;3. B;4. A; 4. CListening inPassage1PresenterCould technological advances be changing people’s identities – and possibly even society as a whole? That is the theory behind a new book on the brain by Professor Susan Greenfield. The book is called Tomorrow’s People: How 21st Century Technology Is Changing the Way We Think and Feel. Greenfield suggests that advances in technology, and the effect they are having on our lives, are changing our very idea of who we are. In other words, they are changing our identity. And this, she thinks, is a very dangerous thing. I’m joined in the studio by Dr Jane Ferris, Professor of Neuroscience at Imperial CollegeLondon and Brian Thomas, Professor of Surgery at University College Hospital. Let’s begin at the beginning. Brian, how do brains work?BrianWell, a brain is a mass of neurons, and these neurons make connections with each other –billions of connections –and store information. We all have basically the same brain structure. It’s what we do with our brain that makes the difference. We take in information. The neurons in our brain connect all this information and make sense of it. So to some extent, it’s the information we feed our brain that helps to make us the kind of people we are – and that’s what we call our identity.JaneAnd if I can come in here, children and young people are now spending huge amounts of time on video games that are often violent, also on the web, and on mobile phones. And Greenfield believes that the result is that these technologies may be changing the way young people think and even causing changes in theiridentity.PresenterWhy exactly?JaneBecause the information that an individual receives from computer games, for example, is very different from reality. And she fears that because of this, these technologies may be changing our sense of reality – what we see as real – and may even reduce it. And if this is happening, the result may well be changes in our behaviour. PresenterCan you give an example?Jane Risk-taking is a good example – we may start taking more risks.BrianBut she admits there’s no conclusive evidence of this.JaneThat’s true.BrianI agree that Greenfield asks some interesting questions, but to say that technology can influence society to think and behave differently – we need much more research before we can accept this.2.1. presenter2. Brian Thomas3.Jane Ferris4. Jane Ferris5. Jane Ferris6. Brian Thomas3.1.in technology; who we are2. is a very dangerous thing3. all this information4. young people think5. in our behavior6. some interesting questionsPassage2Speaker 1Do we really need computers? Aren’t they more trouble than they’re worth? Speaker 2I think that’s one of the stupidest questions I’ve ever heard!Speaker 1I thought you might say that. Speaker 2Of course we need computers. How can anyone say otherwise? They’ve revolutionized our lives. I mean, I don’t know where to begin, they’ve changedour lives so much. Look. To start with, computers mean we can communicate with anyone anywhere in the world almost instantly.Speaker 1That’s not quite true.Speaker2Well, you know what I mean. I can send a document from London to Sydney in five minutes. If I want to conference with people there’s webcam – we can see each other on camera – do you really want me to go on?Speaker 1But why is it so useful, to be able to send a document to Australia in five minutes? What does it actually achieve? Speaker 2It speeds things up. I don’t have to put the document in an envelope, stick a stamp on it and go to the post office, stand in a queue … knowing it will take another three days to get there – at least.Speaker 1But why the hurry?Speaker 2It’s good to get things done quickly. Speaker 1Why?Speaker 2Because you get more done that way. Speaker 1But is that really necessarily better? Life moves so fast these days, don’t you think we should slow down a bit, enjoy life a bit more?Speaker 2I think computers allow us to enjoy life more. Before we had computers if you wanted to research you had to go out and get a book. That took such a long time. Speaker 1 So what? We just did things more slowly, that’s all. Are you saying we have more time now than we did? Everyone says that actually life is moving faster and faster. And what about all the problems that computers create?Speaker 2For example?Speaker 1Identity theft is a big one. You have to admit that identify theft has increased massively since we got the Internet. Speaker 2The Internet isn’t the only reason why identity theft has increased. Speaker 1You know as well as I do that it’s a big reason …Speaker 2Yes, but …6.1. Do we really need computer?2. Of course we need computers- they’ve revolutionized our lives3.We can send a document from London to Sydney in five minutes; we can use webcam to conference with people who are far away.4. Life moves so fast these days. Don’t you think we should slow down a bit, enjoy life a bit more?7.1. I thought you might say that.2. That’s not quite true.3. But why is it so useful, to be able to send a document to Australia in five minute?4. But why the hurry?5.But is that really necessarily better?6. So what?7. You know as well as I do it’s a big reason.精品文档。
新英语视听说教程UNIT10
The theme of the Beijing Olympic was “One World, One Dream.” And the world did come together in competition and for the closing ceremonies Sunday, filled with performers, music and fireworks. International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge says victories were measured by wins, and simply by showing up.
Ex 2: FFTFT
Part II Listening Activities
The Closing Ceremony
Flame Extinguished
Memory Tower
Task 1 Closing Ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games
Words and Expressions
Keys
Ex 1: 1.C 2.D 3.B
Ex 2: 1. falter, freedom, generations 2. thousands, transfer 3. Bible, oath, African-American 4. excitement, glimpse
Task 2 Economic Summit Plan
Words and Expressions
Summit峰会 commitment承诺 gist要点 allude 提及 fiscal政府财政的 fallback可依靠的东西 manifesto宣言 go down to the toilet付诸东流 keep one’s finger’s crossed希望走好运 hedge fund对冲基金
新视野大学英语视听说教程版第三册unit10答案(含听力原文)
Basic Listening Practice1. ScriptW: Let me recommend my brother to you. He’s really done well in the stock market over the last few years.M: The real question is this: How have you dine by taking his adviceQ: What does the man mean2. ScriptM: Many investors jump on IPOs, hoping to get rich by getting into a stock early before it goes up.W: But isn’t that a bit like buying a book without reading it I mean, what if it doesn’t go upQ: What is the woman’s opinion3. ScriptW: The Dow was down again today. It’s hard to make money when high fuel prices are killing the stock market.M: There’s still money to be made. If you bought oil futures three months ago, you’d be smiling right now.Q: What can we learn from the dialog4. ScriptM: I can’t wait to get back to my computer. Online share trading has totally changed the stock market and the lives of investors. Hook up to the Internet and be your own broker!W: In other words you can cut out the middle man now. For about ＄500, you can open an account and begin buying and selling shares from your own home, 24 hours a day.Q: Which of the following is true if they want to trade shares on the Internet5. ScriptM: Hold onto your hat! We’ll be rich. I’m buying shares in a new company.M: You can’t buy IPO shares unless you have a big active with a broker. The day of dot-com fortunes from IPOs are over.Q: According to the conversation, what is the condition for buying IPO shares.Listening InTask 1: Tell me about the stock exchange. ScriptGeorge: I’m supposed to give a presentation on the stock exchange, but I don’t yet know a thing about it. Could you give me some tipsDiana: The problem with you is that you’ve skipped too many classes. Now, let me give you a few tips. First of all, you need to define the stock exchange.It’s an organization of brokers and investment bankers. In Europe it is often called a bourse.George: Could you tell me more about it Like, how does it workDiana: It provides facilities for the trading of company stocks, mainly the location and the record-keeping devices.George: Can I go and trade thereDiana: It depends. You have to be a member of the exchange before you can buy and sell shares there. They call it having “a seat” on the exchange. George: Something they use the term “stock market”.Diana: Well, the trading of stock on stock exchanges is called the stock market. George: How can a company be listed on the stock exchangeDiana: It has to meet certain requirements. To be listed on the New York Stock Exchange last year, for example, a company had to have issued at least amillion shares of stock worth＄16 and had to have had more than ＄ millionnet income.George: Wow, that’s a huge sum! Small companies haven’t got a chance.Diana: Big companies have more influence on the stock prices after all.George: I see what you mean.Stock exchange a thing some tips define investment bankers Europe a member stock market requirements a million shares net incomeTask 2: Stockbroker helps Mr. Junkie to shortScriptABC stock reached＄155. “＄155” for a stock that should be valued at＄100. Wow! “That’s it,”I said to myself. “It’s time I make a decision. I’m going to shortthat stock.” I thought to myself, “This stock is overvalued. It can’t remain atthe present level for long. This means money in the bank.”So I phoned my broker.“I want to place a trade. I want to short 1,500 shares of ABC.“I’m sorry, Mr. Junkie,” he said, “I can’t process that for you. Your accountis cash account. You need a margin account to short a stock. I can send you the application form or you nearest financial institution to fill out the forms.”The minute I got of the phone, I heard out the door because time is money. I ranto the financial institution to fill out the form and sent it to the broker by express mail service. Next morning I called him.“Hello, it’s Mr. Junkie. Did you get my application“Yes.”“Great, I would like to short ABC then.”“One minute please…I’m sorry, Mr. Junkie, but you now need a shorter’s account.”“What! You mean the margin account isn’t enough”“No, you also need a shorter’s account. Any financial institution nearby has the forms.”Off I ran again. I completed the form and had a taxi deliver to my broker. In the afternoon I called again.“Hello, it’s Mr. Junkie. I want to short 1,500 shares of ABC at ＄155.”A few moments later he answered, “Mr. Junkie, I am sorry, but I don’t think that is possible.”“Why not”“Well, the last trade went through at ＄99.”F 1. The broker did not believe ABC stock could remain at ＄155 for long.T 2. Mr. Junkie wanted to short 1,500 shares of ABC.T . Junkie could get a margin account through either a financial institution or his broker.T 4. To short a stock, one needs both a margin account and a shorter’s account.F 5. Mr. Junkie asked a taxi driver the forms for a margin account to the broker.Task 3: Who am I if I own stocksScriptWhen a person buys stocks in a company, that person becomes a shareholder in thatcompany. Stockholder is another name for shareholder. A shareholder can also be called an investor of the company. When that company makes money, which can also be called earned income or profit, the value of the company’s stock often increases. That’s because more people may become interested in investing in the company. Sometimes, shareholders receive a dividend, which is part of the company’s earned incomes, in the form of a cash payment.Some people try to make money by buying and selling stocks. Stock prices can move up and down. Shareholders may make money or lose money by selling stocks that they own, depending on whether the price has gone up or down since they bought their shares.A company’s stock price may be affected by market or economic conditions. For example, let’s say that BCD Enterprises is a software company that has introduced a new video game into the market. If that game is a hit, sales of the video game could boost the company’s earnings. Because of the potential for BCD Enterprises to grow, its stock may be viewed as an attractive investment and its stock price may go up as more people buy its shares. On the other hand, let’s say the video game that BCD Enterprises introduced is a flop. Or, it could be a good time, but BCD introduced it at a time when people are spending less on leisure products, and hardly anyone is buying the game. So it’s reported that BCD is losing money because of this new product. Then the stock price for BCD Enterprises may go down if a number of shareholders decide to sell their shares.1. What is the passage mainly concerned withC) The influence of shareholders’ buying and selling on a company.2. Which of the following is NOT the same as a shareholderB) A person selling shares on behalf of others.3. What may affect a company’s stock priceD) All of the above.4. According to the passage, which of the following is true if a company’s product is goodA) The company’s stock price may go up.5. Why does the speaker mention BCD EnterprisesD) BCD is used as an example to illustrate the stock market principlesSpeaking OutMODEL 1 The stock market is driven by fear and greed.Chris: Nora!Nora: Hey Chris. Why the big grin You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. Chris: Even better. An uncle I hardly knew passes away and left an inheritance of ＄100,000. So now I’m thinking of making some investments.Nora: Good idea, thouh it would be more fun if we spent it together. What sort of investment do you have in mindChris: The stock market is looking attractive. It’s been a bear market for several years now, and I think stock prices are pretty depressed.Nora: The decling market has investors depressed,too.Chris: But all things work in cycles. A bear market will eventually be followed bya bull market.Nora: That’s sure. I’ve been reading that investors are coming back to the market, and that will drive up the value of stocks.Chris: I believe the market is picking up.Nora: But there’s still a risk. Wars, weather problems—all these impactincestor s’ confidence.Chris: I know what you mean. The stock market is driven by fear snd greed. When investors are cinfident od making of a fortune, they buy—that’s greed at work.Nora: But along comes something to shake their confidence…Chris: Like a rise in interest rates, for example, and bingo, they become afraid that they might lose their shares, so they pull out of the market.Now Your TurnA: I’ve saved a lot of money over the past years, and now I’d like to invest it for a profit.B: What sort of investment do you have in mindA: The stock market is looking attractive. It’s been a bear market for several years now, and I think stock prices are pretty depressed.B: The falling market has discouraged many investors.A: But all things work in cycles. A bear market will eventually be followed by a bull market.B: That’s true. When the market does touch its bottom, it’ll rebound.A: I hope the investors will soon come back to the market and drive it up.B: But there’re still risks. Wars, weather problems—all these affect buyers’confidence.We’re not sure if the market has reached its bottom.A: The bear market has lasted over four years; I think it’s time for it to pick up.B: It’s really hard to say. The Japanese stock market has had a bear run of about ten years.A: ReallyB: And when NASDAQ fell from 5,000 points to 3,000 points, some people believe it was a golden opportunity to enter the market. Then the market plunged.A: So the stock market is really risky. I may lose money.B: And maybe even your shirts.A: Well, perhaps I’d better put my money on the bank.The stock has to be launched.Helen: You know,this has been a privately owned company since we first opened last year and, to be honest with you, I’m inclined in keeping in that way. Bill: But the market is changing rapidly, and we need to think long term and take proactive measure; otherwise, we’ll find ourselves behind the competition. Helen: That’s a good point; perhaps I should be more open—minded about this. Bill: Don’t you think you’re a little short of funds at the momentHelen: That’s true.Bill: You simply can’t afford to upgrade your facilities without considerable outside investment. The bank won't lend you the money.Helen: I haven’t tried it.Bill: Even if it did, the interest rate for that much capital would be more we could afford.I’m convinced, the only way to generate the funds we need is to go public.Helen: What should I do thenBill: A consultant will be coming in next week to explain the registration procedure for an IPO.Helen: That’s great because I want to have a thorough understanding of what this entails before any decisions are made.Bill: The important point is that you have to demonstrate you’re financially qualified to be listed on the stock market.Now Your TurnA: Mr. Smith, though your company has grown fast few years, the market is changing the rapidly. So you need to think the long term and take proactive measures; otherwise, you’ll find it behind the competition.B: You’re quite right, but can you be more specific about what we must doA: Don’t you think your company is a bit short of funds to expand production at the moment.B: That’s right.A: You simply can’t afford to upgrade your facilities without large external investments.B: Perhaps I have to borrow money from the bank.A: It won’t lend you so much money.B: I haven’t tried it.A: Even if you got a loan, the interest rate for large sum would be more than you can afford. I’m convinced, the only way to gather funds you need is to go to public.B: What should I do thenA: Let me explain the requirements for an IPO.B: I’m all ears. I want to have a thorough understanding of what this entails beforeI make further decisions.A: The important point is that you have to demonstrate that you are financially qualified to be launched on the stock market. You must show you have a capital of 50 million yuan.B: Our company does have that amount of money. Are there other requirementsA: You have to prove that the company has been making a profit in the past three years. It’s also essential that there are no false financial reports.B: Ok, no problem. I’ll try to go through the Registration procedure to get our company listed.MODEL 3 Nothing is certain n the stock marketSusan: Hey, Chris, have you read the paper todayChris: No. why What’s upSusan: The store market has dropped again.Chris: Oh, no! Not again! How many points did it lose this timeSusan: One hundred.Chris: Let’s see…that’s a drop of three percent. Well, there goes the money I was going to use to buy a new car.Susan: Before you get upset, I think you should look at the stock listings for today. Chris: What forSusan: Well, some stocks actually gained, especially telecom stocks.Chris: Let me see that paper. You’re right! My stock went up five percent overnight! That’s great!Susan: For now, anyway. It may plunge tomorrow.Chris: you’re right. I’m going to call my broker cash in my stocks. I’m not taking any more changes with my savings.Susan: You’re wisher than most people I know. Sometimes it’s better to play it safe.Now Your TurnA: Hey, Jack, I hear you become a millionaire by investing in the stock market. ButI always lose money in the market. Can you give me a few tipsB: First of all, let’s look at the stock listing in today’s newspaper.A: Wow, the stock market dropped again.B: What stock did you buyA: BCD.B: How many points did it lose this timeA: More than a hundred.B: Let’s see…That’s a drop of nearly five percent.A: Oh, there goes a lot of my money. I’m thinking about pulling out of the market. B: Before you get upset, I’d like to give you some advice.A: What’s thatB: Well, the market is cyclical. Through you’re losing money now, your stock may gain in future. Personally, I believe your stock is a good one. You’d better keep it until it goes up one day.A: So I can’t make money in a short timeB: Let’s look at XYZ stock. It’s now a junk stock, but it’s been low for a long time. It may climb up at any moment.A: So, I’ll buy it and wait for it to go up.B: And cash in your stock when it reaches a point that is high enough to give youa profit. My basic principle is to buy at the bottom and sell at the peak. A: I see. I’ll buy low and sell high. But what if XYZ plunges again after I buy itB: You have to take changes. There’s always risk in the stock market.Let’s TalkGregory: I’ve been thinking about getting into the stock market, but I don’t know where to start. What do you know about buying stocksSylvia: Well, I have a few investments, so I know a little about it. Now it is probably a good time to invest. The market is low; prices are probablypretty good.Gregory: So you mean it’s high time to enter the market What kind of stock do you suggestSylvia: I won’t recommend any specific stock. You have to make the decision on your own. If you want to make money quickly, you could try speculating. Gregory: What do you mean by speculatingSylvia: You buy stocks that go up quickly for a fast profit.Gregory: Isn’t that risky Stocks that go up fast also tend to go down fast. Sylvia: You just have to guess how high they’ll go, and then sell when you think they are about to come down. If you guess right, you can make lots of moneyin the blink of an eye.Gregory: But I hear that many people guess wrong. When they think the market is already very low, they start to buy. Then the market continues to drop. Sylvia: In that case you will lose your shirt. But to make money, you have to take changes.Gregory: Hmm, I’m not much of a gambler.Sylvia: So you probably want to stick to blue chip stocks for a guarantee return on your investment.Gregory: That sounds right up my alley.Gregory is thinking about getting into the stock market and wants to know how to buy stocks.Sylvia say the market is low, so prices are probably pretty good.Gregory sees it is high time to enter the market.Sylvia Suggest speculating, which means buying stocks that go up quickly and then selling quickly for a fast profit.Gregory finds it risky because stocks that go up fast also tend to go down fast. Sylvia says that he has to guess how high they will go and then sells when he thinks they’re about to come down.Gregory hears that many people guess wrong. When they start to buy, the market continues to drop.Sylvia says that, to make money, he has to take changes.Gregory admits that he is not much of a gambler.Sylvia suggests that he stick to the blue chip stocks for a guaranteed return on his investment.DiscussionA: I’m renting an apartment. If you go on like this, I’ll never have an apartment of my own. So I’m thinking buying an apartment, but I don’t know whether it’s good time to invest in property.B: Soon it’ll be high time to buy houses. There’s been good news for buyers lately. A: What’s itB: in the light of the speculative investment in real estate, the government has recently issued a number of rules. For example, those who sell newly—bought apartment have to pay a tax. So probably fewer people are willing to speculate in the real estate market, and the housing prices will drop.A: I have to wait and see. I would be glad even if the prices just remain stable. Any other good newsB: Some people propose bypassing the real estate developers. They want to pool their funds to build their own apartment buildings. In this way they can cut the costs by a big margin.A: Sounds interesting, though I’m not sure if it’s practical. About when do you think I should buy an apartmentB: Pretty soon. I guess the prices will fall soon.A: I want to know exactly when. Shall I buy it next week or next monthB: You just have to guess how low the prices will go, and then buy at the right time. A: It’s a bit risky because I may guess wrong. After I buy an apartment, the price may plunge again.B: You have to take changes and make the decision on your own.A: Hmm, I’m not much of a gambler. Perhaps I’ll wait and see and continue to live in the rented apartment.B: There’s also risk in this. It’s not altogether impossible that housing prices will move up a little bit. If that’s the case, you’ll have to pay even more in the future.A: My God, there are risks everywhere! So you’ve told me next to nothing.Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: what do you know about NASDAQAs the world’s largest electronic, NASDAQ is not limited to one trading location. Rather, trading is executed through NASDAQ’s complex computer and telecommunication network, which sends real—time quote and trade data to more than million users in 83 countries. Without size and location limitations, NASDAQ’s openmarket structure allows a virtually unlimited number of participants to trade in a company’s stock.Today, NASDAQ lists the securities of nearly 4,100 of the world’s leading companies, and each year it continues to help hundreds of companies go public.Trading on NASDAQ is not limited to any fixed number of participants. This allows a large number of firms with widely different business models and trading technologies to connect to the NASDAQ network and compete on an equal basis. Rather than forcing investors to go through a single financial firms called makers. More than 500 market making firms trade on NASDAQ, acting ad distributors for NASDAQ-listed securities. Those market makers are unique in that they invest own capital in NASDAQ-listed securities, and then turn around and distribute the stock as needed. They are required at all times to post their bid and ask prices in the NASDAQ network where they can be viewed by all participants. By being willing to buy or sell stock using their own funds, the market makers strengthen NASDAQ’s market, ensuing that there are always buyers and sellers for NASDAQ-listed securities and enabling trades to be filled quickly and efficiently.1. How many participants does NASDAQ allow to trade in one company’s stockD) An unlimited number.2. What does NASDAQ’s computer and telecommunications network doC) It immediately sends quote and trade information to over million users.3. According to the passage, which of the following is true of NASDAQA) It has launched more than 4,000 companies.4. What role do the market makers playB) They buy and sell NASDAQ stocks to help strengthen the market.5. Which of the following is the best title for the passageA) The operation of NASDAQ.Task 2: Stockbroker as LiquidatorIn the midst of the shaky market of last week, many brokers got calls from their clients requesting they sell their shares. One broker told such a story:One of my clients called me on Thursday. He was anxious and out of breath, and spoke with great urgency.He said to me, “Jone, sell it all. Sell everything, fast, right away.”I tried to explain to him that the market was cyclical, and that in the long term stocks would return to normal.He said, “John, let me tell you a secret. You know I’ve been married for sixty years now, and I’ve been your client for five.”“Yes, go on.” I said encouragingly.“Well, my wife Lucie has a sort of phobia about the market. When we got married, I promised her that I would follow in her parents’footsteps and never venture into the stock market and always leave all our money under the mattress. Her great grandparents once lost everything in a great crash, and ever since then her family found investing in the market similar to crime.”“Wow, Howard, I didn’t know that. I guess you want the money because the market is going down.”“No, John, I want the money because she ordered a new mattress, and it is being delivered in two days.”Task 3: A Stock Market CrashA stock market crash is a dramatic loss of shares of corporations. Crashes often follow speculative stock market bubbles such as the dot-com boom.After the most famous crash in 1929, known as the Black Thursday when the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 50%, there came the Great Depression. The following years saw the Dow drop a total of over 85%.There was also a crash on Monday, October 19, 1987, known in financial circles as the Black Monday, when the Dow lost 22%of its value in a single day, bringing to an end a five-year bull run. The pattern was repeated across the world.The stock market downturn of 2002 was part of a larger bear market that took the NASDAQ 75%from its highs and broader indices down 30%.Stock market crashes are driven by panic as much as by economics factors. They often follow stock market bubbles. So long as the prospect of further daily drops in the value stocks continues, those who invest in equities will be discouraged. If few people are willing to make further investments, a bear market is expected to persist.News ReportWorsening Bank AssetsMany of the traditional quantitative indicators suggest that bank asset quality is deteriorating, and that supervisors therefore need to be more sentitive to problems at individual banks, both currently and in the months ahead.Some of the credits that were made in earlier periods of optimism—especially syndicated loans—are now under pressure and scrutiny. The softening economy and all special circumstances have especially affected borrowers in the retail, manufacturing, health care and telecommunication industries. California utilities,as you know, have also been under particular pressure. All of these, and no doubt other problem areas that are not now of foreseeable, require that both bank management and supervisors remain particularly alert to development.We are fortunate enough that our banking system entered this period of weak economic performance in a strong position. After rebuilding capital and liquidity in the early 1990s, followed by several years of post-World War II record profits and very strong loan growth, our banks now have prudent capital and reserve positions.In addition, asset quality was quite good by historical standards before the deterioration began.Building on banking practices, we are in the process of improving both lending and supervisory policies that we trust will foster better risk management; but these policies could also reduce the pro-cyclical pattern of easing and tightening of bank lending and accordingly increase bank shareholder values and economic stability. It is an easy road, Mr. Chairman, but it seems that we are well along it.。
新视野大学英语视听说教程(第二版)第四册 原文和参考答案 修正版 unit10
Uint10II. Basic Listening Practice1.ScriptW: Many Chinese students are too shy to say anything in a classroom.M: I think they don’t speak because their culture values modesty, and they don’t want to appear to be showing off. Goes back to Confucius.Q: Wh y don’t Chinese students say anything in classroom according to the man? 2.ScriptW:The government is doing something at last about sex discrimination in the workplace. Women deserve the same pay as men for the same work.M: Yeah. In the United States, women earn only 70 percent of what men do for the same job. It’s a situation that has to be changed.Q: What does the man say about women?3. ScriptW: I admire Michael Dell. He had a dream to be the world’s largest manufacturer of personal computers, and he has realized that dream.M:And he dropped out of university to become a success. I wonder if there is a lesson in that.Q: What do we learn about Dell from the conversation?4. ScriptM: Successful entrepreneurs are often self-made people who have a vision and know where they are going.W: But do they enjoy life like you and me, or is money their only concern?Q: What are the two speakers’ attitudes toward successful entrepreneurs?5. ScriptW: Do you agree that equal opportunity for all in an educational system is important? M: Yes, but we have to recognize that all of us are not of equal ability.Q: What does the man imply?Keys: 1.C 2.A 3. D 4.B 5.AIII. Listening InTask 1: Competition in AmericaScriptAlan: What are you reading, Eliza?Eliza: An article on American competition.Alan:Competition is everywhere and constant. Why so much fuss about it, Miss Knowledge?Eliza:Don’t make fun of me. According to the author, competition is especially important in American life. They’re taught to comp ete from early childhood.When children play games, they learn how to beat others.Alan: And many girls want to look more attractive than the girls sitting next to them in class. Do you think that way?Eliza:Don’t be silly. Let’s get back to the point. Wh en children are growing up, they compete with one another in their studies.Alan: Isn’t that also true of students in other nations? As we all know, many Asian students kill for a high test score and grab every opportunity to sharpen their competitive edge over others.Eliza:American boys find great pleasure in competing with each other in sports, according to the author.Alan:I do like sports. When our football team beats the other team, I feel great.Makes me want to shout out loud. But isn’t that norma l throughout the world? Eliza:American people also compete with each other at work and at climbing the social ladder.Alan: But there’s competition in other countries as well.Eliza: You’re right in a sense, but the author says the idea of competing is mo re deeply rooted in the minds of Americans. They’re even taught that if you lose and don’t feel hurt, there must be something wrong with you.Alan: I hear that some Asians put emphasis on cooperation. Which approach do you think makes more sense?Eliza: It’s hard to say. Anyway, there’s no accounting for different cultures.1.What is the dialog mainly about?2.What is the woman doing?3.What do children learn from playing games according to the woman?4.What does the man say about students’ studies?5.What does the woman say when asked which makes more sense, competition orcooperation?Keys: 1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.DTask 2: Americans’ Work EthicScriptFor four hundred years or more, one thing has been a characteristic of Americans. It is called their “work ethic”. Its (S1) roots were in the teaching of the Christian Puritans who first settled in (S2) what is now the northeastern state of Massachusetts. They believed that it was their (S3) moral duty to work at every task to please God by their(S4) diligence, honesty, attention to details, skill, and attitude. To these Puritans, it was a (S5) sin to be lazy or to do less than your best in any task. They and later Americans tried to follow the Bible’s (S6) teachings, “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.”Therefore, Americans have for (S7) centuries believed that they were guilty of sin if they did not work as carefully and hard as they could when they did anything. God would punish those who were careless or lazy in their work. (S8) Even as children they were taught, “If it’s worth doing at all, it’s worth doing well.”But some people have gone beyond the usual sense of diligence. They are especially attracted to the notion of “climbing the ladder” so as to increase their status, financial position, and sense of self-worth. (S9) In English a new word has been created to describe people who work compulsively. The word “workaholic” describes an individual who is as addicted to work as an alcoholic is to alcohol.There are conflicting points of view about workaholics. Those concerned with problems of mental stress believe workaholics abuse themselves physically and mentally. (S10) Others hold that workaholics are valuable members of society because they are extremely productive. The American culture values achievement, efficiency, and production, and a workaholic upholds these values.Task 3: Do you know what “Freeze!” means?ScriptThere is one word which you must learn before you visit the U.S.A. That is “Freeze!” It means, “Stand still and don’t move.” Police off icers use it when they are ready to use their guns. If the person does not obey the command and moves, they shoot.One evening in Los Angeles, someone rang the bell doorbell of a house. It was a dangerous area at night, so the owner of the house took his gun with him when he answered the door. He opened the door and saw a person, who turned round and started walking away from the house. The owner cried “Freeze!”, but the man went on walking. The owner thought he tried to escape, so he shot him dead.Later, a sad story was uncovered. The dead man was Yoshiro Hattori, a 16-year-old Japanese exchange student. He went to visit a friend for a Halloween party, but he could not remember the number of the house. When he realized that he had gone to the wrong house, he turned round to leave. He did not know much English and so did not understand the command “Freeze!”.The tragedy arose from cultural misunderstanding. Those who have lived in the United States for a long time understand the possibility of being shot when one trespasses upon an individual’s property. It is a well-known fact in America that a person’s home is his castle. Although Rodney Pears, the owner of the house, gave a verbal warning “Freeze!” to Hattori, Hattori did not know it meant “Stand still and don’t move”, and therefore did not obey it. This misunderstanding became the trigger of Hattori’s disaster. The concept of owning guns is hard for Japanese people to understand, but in America you are permitted to own a gun under the U.S. Constitution.1.Wh at does the word “Freeze!” mean in the passage?2.What did the owner of the house take with him when he answered the door?3. Why did the Japanese student turn around and leave?4.What is mentioned as a possible result of trespassing?5.Wh y is the phrase “a person’s home is his castle” quoted in the passage?Keys: 1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.CIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1Americans glorify individualism.Susan: John, I was looking for you. Where have you been hiding all morning? John: Well, I caught Professo r Brown’s lecture on American individualism. Susan:Oh, how did you find it?John:Enlightening. Americans glorify individualism. They believe individual interests rank above everything else.Susan:Sounds intersting. It’s a sharp contrast to the orien tal collectivism Professor Wang talked about last semester.John:But you should know that the individualism in the United States is not necesssarily an equivalent for selfishness.Susan: Then what does it mean in the States?John: They believe all values, rights, and duties originate in individuals, so they emphasize individual initiative and independence.Susan:There could be something in that. Of course in oriental countries the interests of the group are more important than anything else.John: I So, it’s all the more necessary for foreigners to understand American culture, or they can’t hope to understand the importance of privacy in the West.. Susan:Maybe that’s the reason nuclear families outnumber extended families in the United States.John: Right on! You’re catching on fast!Susan: Now let me ask you a question.John: Shoot. Go ahead.Susan: Why do Americans cherish individualism more than oriental people? John: I don’t know. Anyway, Professor Brown didn’t say.Susan: One reason might be that American children stop sleeping with their parents at an early age. They learn independence early, so it’s deeply rooted. John: Wow, that’s an intelligent guess!MODEL2What do you think are the reasons forthat difference?ScriptSusan: Do you find that people in America often walk faster than people in China?Americans always seem to be in a hurry.John: It’s hard to come to a definite conclusion. Some Americans walk in a leisurely way, and some Chinese hurry all the time. But on the whole, Ithink you’re right.Susan:What do you think are the reasons for that difference?John:Americans treasure time. For them, time is tangible. It’s a thing. “Time is money.” You can “spend time”, “waste time”, “save time”. You can even“kill time”!Susan:Does this strong sense of time affect their lifestyle?John:Sure. If you’re 20 minutes late for a bussiness appointment, the other person or persons will be annoyed. They may not trust you anymore.Susan: But as far as I know, English-speaking people may be 15-30 minutes late fora dinner party.John: That’s true. For an informal occasion like that, punctuality is not so important. Also, a boss may keep his employees waiting for a long time. Susan:But if his secretary is late, s he’s in trouble. She will probably receive a reprimand.John: How true!Susan:The American workship of time probably led them to create fast foods. John: I agree. And globalization shrinks the differences between cultures. Now people everywhere are rushing, and anywhere you go, you find KentuckyFried Chicken.Susan: But plenty of Chinese are still making appointments saying, “If I am late, wait for me.”John: But with more intercultural communication, I think the gap will eventually be bridged, and Chinese will be hurrying everywhere.MODEL3That’s the secret of their success.ScriptChris: Hey Sue, how’s the math class going? Are you head of the class?Susan:Are you kidding? There’s a bunch of foreign students in the class---from China somewhere---and they are on top.Chris: Why do you think so many Chinese students excel in math? It’s been my observation that the Chinese students are usually the best.Susan:In class they don’t say much, but they definitely get the best marks. Chris: I think part of it is their work ethic. They never skip class, and they pay attention.Susan:One Chinese student in my class did homework each night until the early hours. He never took a break, watched TV, or went out for a beer.Chris:That’s the secret of their success: hard work and deligence.Susan:It’s so unfair. I could probably do better if I worked harder, but that’s no fun.I think learning should be more fun.Chris:Someone with a knowledge of chess would find a chess tournament fascinating. But if you don’t have the knowledge, then you won’t understand the significance of themoves, and you’ll be bored.Susan:So what you’re saying is knowledge requires hard work, and knowledge makes things interesting. I am not against knowledge; I just want to learn it in an interesting way.What’s more, “All work and noplay makes Jack a dull boy.”Now Your TurnTask 1:SAMPLE DIALOGMaggie: Josh, you were late for work this morning.Josh: I was only about ten minutes late. Anyway, the boss didn’t say anyt hing about it.Maggie:As a friend, I must give you a warning. You should understand that Americans treasure time.Josh: What do you mean?Maggie: You see, for them time is tangible. It’s a thing. “Time is money.” You can “spend time”, “waste time”, “save time”. You can even “kill time”!Josh: Does this strong sense of time affect their lifestyle?Maggie: If you’re 20 minutes late for a business appointment, the other persons will be annoyed. They may not trust you anymore. Today you were ten minuteslate for work. That was bad enough.Josh: I was caught in a traffic jam. What could I have done?Maggie: You should have called the secretary to say you might be late. I learned the importance of punctuality when I studied at an American university. Josh: Tell me about it.Maggie: Some students were late handing in assignments and the professors gave them poor marks. One professor even refused to read a term paper that wasturned in after the deadline.Josh: But as far as I know, English-speaking people may be 15-30 minutes late fora dinner party.Maggie:That’s true. For an informal occasion like that, punctuality is not so important. Also, a boss may keep his employees waiting for a long time. Josh: But if his secretary is late, she’s in trouble. Sh e will probably be reprimanded.Maggie: How true!V. Let’s TalkScriptCulture shock happens to most people who travel abroad. Psychologists tell us that there are five distinct phases of culture shock.During the first few days of a person’s stay in a ne w country, everything usually goes fairly smoothly. The newcomer is excited about being in a new place where there are new sights and sounds, new smells and tastes. They may find themselves staying in hotels or with a home-stay family that is excited to meet the foreign stranger. This first stage of culture shock is called the “honeymoon phase”.Unfortunately, this phase often comes to an end fairly soon. The newcomer may encounter many problems in transportation, shopping, or interpersonal communication. You may feel that people no longer care about your problems. You might even start to think that the people in the host country don’t like foreigners. This may lead to the second stage of culture shock, known as the “rejection phase”. The newcomer may start to complain about and reject the host culture.If you don’t survive stage two successfully, you may find yourself moving into stage three: the “regression phase”. The word “regression” means moving backward, and in this phase of culture shock, you spend much of your time speaking your own language, watching videos from your home country, and eating food form home. Also, you may remember only the good things about your home country.If you survive the third stage successfully, you will move into the fourth stage of culture shock called the “recovery phase”. In this stage you become more comfortable with the customs of the host country. You start to realize that no country is that much better than another---they are just different.Much later, when you return to your homeland, you may find yourself entering the fifth phase of culture shock---the “reverse culture shock”. After you have become comfortable with the habits and customs of a new lifestyle, you may find that you are no longer completely comfortable in your home country. It may take a little while to become at ease with your home culture.If you overcome the problems in all five phases, you will be much stronger, and youVI.Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1: PunctualityScriptT o Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on tome. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time. But they usually don’t try that at work.American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to chance it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient. Only very close friends will just “drop in” unannounced. Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed. The time may vary, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 p.m.To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock. People in some Eastern cultures value relationships mor e than schedules. In these societies, people don’t try to control time, but to experience it. Many Eastern cultures, for example, view time as a cycle. The rhythm of nature---from the passing of seasons to the monthly cycle of the moon---shapes their view of events. If they have wasted some time or let an opportunity pass by, they are not very worried, knowing that more time and opportunities will come in the next cycle. But Americans often want to jump at the first opportunity. They are unwilling to stand by idly and give up the opportunity.The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed that view of time like this: “Do you love life? Then do now waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of.”1.According to the passage, when people are late in America, what do they do?2.According to the passage, what do Americans do after the time for an appointmentis fixed?3.How do people in some Eastern countries view relationships and schedules?4.According to the passage, why aren’t some Eastern people worried if they let anopportunity pass by?5. What was Benjamin Franklin’s view of time?Keys: 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.DTask 2: Our Personal SpacesScriptOur personal space, that piece of the universe we occupy and call our own, is contained within an invisible boundary surrounding our body. As the owners of this area, we usually decide who may enter and who may not. When our space is invaded, we react in a variety of ways. We back up and retreat, stand our ground as our hands become moist from nervousness, or sometimes even react violently. Our response shows not only our unique personality, but also our cultural background.For example, cultures that stress individualism such as England, the United States, Germany, and Australia generally demand more space than collective cultures do, and tend to become aggressive when their space is invaded. This idea of space is quite different from the one found in the Mexican and Arab cultures. In Mexico, the physical distance between people when engaged in conversation is closer than what is usual north of the border. And for middle easterner, typical Arab conversations are at close range. Closeness cannot be avoided.As is the case with most of our behavior, our use of space is directly linked to the value system of our culture. In some Asian cultures, for example, employees do not stand near their bosses; the extended distance demonstrates respect. Extra interpersonal distance is also part of the cultural experience of the people of Scotland and Sweden, for whom it reflects privacy. And in Germany, private space is sacred. Keys: 1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.FTask 3: We don’t know what to do with them.ScriptA Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman, and an American lawyer were passengers on a fast train speeding across the French countryside. As time wore on, the men gradually became friendly with one another, introducing themselves and shaking hands. Eventually, the Russian took out a large bottle of vodka and poured each of his traveling companions a drink. Just as the American businessman was sipping the vodka and praising its fine quality, the Russian hurled the half-full bottleout of the open window.“What did you do that for?” asked the startled American businessman.“V odka is plentiful in my country,” said the Russian, “In fact, we have thousands and thousands of liters of it---far more than we need.”The American businessman shook his head and leaned back in his seat, obviously baffled by the Russian’s reasoning.A little later, the young Cuban passed around a box of fine Havana cigars. The men enjoyed this treat and made admiring remarks about the pleasures of smoking good Havana cigars. At that very moment the Cuban took a couple of puffs of his cigar and then tossed it out of the open window.“I thought the Cuban economy was not good this year,” the American businessman said. “Yet you threw that perfectly good cigar away. I find your actions quite puzzling.”“Cigars,” the Cuban replied, “are a dime a dozen in Cuba. We have more of them than we know what to do with.”The American businessman sat in silence for a moment. Then he got up, grbbed the lawyer, and threw him out of the window.News ReportRussian Popcorn FestivalScriptAmerican popcorn has made its way into the heart of Russian culture. Organizers and participants came together on Sunday at a Moscow festival marking the tenth anniversary of the introduction of popcorn to Russia.It was exactly ten years ago, on December 16, 1991, that popcorn, considered an American delicacy here, first made its appearance in this land famous for its artists.To celebrate the occasion, ten “artists” decided to recreate a famous Russian painting in, you guessed it, popcorn. It took the ten artists a total of six hours of painstaking work to complete the popcorn painting. The result of this long ordeal was a 120 square meter popcorn mosaic.The Russian Records Agency, the local equivalent of the Guinness Book of World Records, was at the Manezh exhibition complex to witness the event. A ceremony was held in front of onlookers to officially register the record.[SOUND BITE]The ceremony was immediately followed by a popcorn lovers’feast, with festival-goers consuming large amounts of the much-loved snack. Both the young and the old eagerly took part in the festive celebrations. Some participants voiced their support for the unusual event. [SOUND BITE]There were also those who talked about feeling a sense of camaraderie among their fellow popcorn enthusiasts.[SOUND BITE]The celebrations continued for hours and even included some live performances.Clean up for the event was no problem---there were many eager onlookers on hand to cleanup---and eat---the delicious mess.11。
新视野大学英语视听说教程最新版第三册Unit10答案（含听力原文）
新视野大学英语视听说教程最新版第三册Unit10答案（含听力原文）Basic Listening Practice1. ScriptW: Let me recommend my brother to you. He’s really done well in the stock market over the last few years.M: The real question is this: How have you dine by taking his advice?Q: What does the man mean?2. ScriptM: Many investors jump on IPOs, hoping to get rich by getting into a stock early before it goes up.W: But isn’t that a bit like buying a book without readi ng it?I mean, what if it doesn’t go up?Q: What is the woman’s opinion?3. ScriptW: The Dow was down again today. It’s hard to make money when high fuel prices are killing the stock market.M: There’s still money to be made. If you bought oil futures thr ee months ago, you’d be smiling right now.Q: What can we learn from the dialog?4. ScriptM: I can’t wait to get back to my computer. Online share trading has totally changed the stock market and the lives of investors. Hook up to the Internet and be your own broker!W: In other words you can cut out the middle man now. For about ＄500, you can open an account and begin buying and selling shares from your own home, 24 hours a day.Q: Which of the following is true if they want to trade shareson the Internet?5. ScriptM: Hold onto your hat! We’ll be rich. I’m buying shares in a new company.M: You can’t buy IPO shares unless you have a big active with a broker. The day of dot-com fortunes from IPOs are over.Q: According to the conversation, what is the condition for buying IPO shares.1.D2.C3.A4.B5.CListening InTask 1: Tell me about the stock exchange.ScriptGeorge: I’m supposed to give a presentation on the stock exchange, but I don’t yet know a thing about it. Could you give me some tips?Diana: The problem with you is that you’ve skipped too many classes. Now, let me give you a few tips. First of all, you need to define the stock exchange. It’s an organization of brokers and investment bankers. In Europe it is often called a bourse.George: Could you tell me more about it? Like, how does it work?Diana: It provides facilities for the trading of company stocks, mainly the location and the record-keeping devices.George: Can I go and trade there?Diana: It depends. You have to be a member of the exchangebefore you can buy and sell shares there. They call it having “a seat” on the exchange.George: Something they use the term “stock market”.Diana: Well, the trading of stock on stock exchanges is called the stock market.George: How can a company be listed on the stock exchange?Diana: It has to meet certain requirements. To be listed on the New York Stock Exchange last year, for example, a company had to have issued at least a million shares of stock worth＄16 and had to have had more than＄2.5 million net income.George: Wow, that’s a huge sum! Small companies haven’t got a chance.Diana: Big companies have more influence on the stock prices after all.George: I see what you mean.Stock exchange a thing some tips define investment bankers Europe a member stock market requirements a million shares net incomeTask 2: Stockbroker helps Mr. Junkie to short ScriptABC stock reached＄155. “＄155” for a stock that should be valued at＄100. Wow! “That’s it,” I said to myself. “It’s time I make a decision. I’m going to short that stock.” I thought to myself, “This stock is overvalued. It can’t remain at the present level for long. This means money in the bank.”So I phoned my broker.“I want to place a trade. I want to short 1,500 shares of ABC.“I’m sorry, Mr. Junkie,” he said, “I can’t process that for you. Your account is cash account. You need a margin account to short a stock. I can send you the application form or you nearest financial institution to fill out the forms.”The minute I got of the phone, I heard out the door because time is money. I ran to the financial institution to fill out the form and sent it to the broker by express mail service. Next morning I called him.“Hello, it’s Mr. Junkie. Did you get my application?“Yes.”“Great, I would like to short ABC then.”“One minute please…I’m sorry, Mr. Junkie, but you now need a shorter’s account.”“What! You mean the margin account isn’t enough?”“No, you also need a shorter’s account. Any financial institution nearby has the forms.”Off I ran again. I completed the form and had a taxi deliver to my broker. In the afternoon I called again.“Hello, it’s Mr. Junkie. I want to short 1,500 shares of ABC at ＄155.”A few moments later he answered, “Mr. Junkie, I am sorry, but I don’t think that is possible.”“Why not?”“Well, the last trade went through at ＄99.”F 1. The broker did not believe ABC stock could remain at ＄155 for long.T 2. Mr. Junkie wanted to short 1,500 shares of ABC.T 3.Mr. Junkie could get a margin account through either a financial institution or his broker.T 4. To short a stock, one needs both a margin account and a shorter’s account.F 5. Mr. Junkie asked a taxi driver the forms for a margin account to the broker.Task 3: Who am I if I own stocks?ScriptWhen a person buys stocks in a company, that person becomes a shareholder in that company. Stockholder is another name for shareholder. A shareholder can also be called an investor of the company. When that company makes money, which can also be called earned income or profit, the value of the company’s stock often increases. That’s because more people may become interested in investing in the company. Sometimes, shareholders receive a dividend, which is part of the company’s earned incomes, in the form of a cash payment.Some people try to make money by buying and selling stocks. Stock prices can move up and down. Shareholders may make money or lose money by selling stocks that they own, depending on whether the price has gone up or down since they bought their shares. A company’s stock pr ice may be affected by market or economic conditions. For example, let’s say that BCD Enterprises is a software company that has introduced a new video game into the market. If that game is a hit, sales of the video game could boost the company’s earnings.Because of the potential for BCD Enterprises to grow, its stock may be viewed as an attractive investment and its stock price may go up as more people buy its shares. On the other hand, let’s say the video game that BCD Enterprises introduced is a flop. Or, it could be a good time, but BCD introduced it at a time when people are spending less on leisure products, and hardly anyone is buying the game. So it’s reported that BCD is losing money because of this new product. Then the stock price for BCD Enterprises may go down if a number of shareholders decide to sell their shares.1. What is the passage mainly concerned with?C) The influence of shareholders’ buying and selling on a company.2. Which of the following is NOT the same as a shareholder?B) A person selling shares on behalf of others.3. What may affect a company’s stock price?D) All of the above.4. According to the passage, which of the following is true ifa company’s product is good?A) The company’s stock price may go up.5. Why does the speaker mention BCD Enterprises?D) BCD is used as an example to illustrate the stock market principlesSpeaking OutMODEL 1 The stock market is driven by fear and greed.Chris: Nora!Nora: Hey Chris. Why the big grin? You look like the cat that swallowed the canary.Chris: Even better. An uncle I hardly knew passes away and left an inheritance of＄100,000. So now I’m thinking of making some investments.Nora: Good idea, thouh it would be more fun if we spent it together. What sort of investment do you have in mind?Chris: The stock market is looking attractive. It’s been a bear market for several years now, and I think stock prices are pretty depressed.Nora: The decling market has investors depressed,too.Chris: But all things work in cycles. A bear market will eventually be followed by a bull market. Nora: That’s sure. I’ve been reading that investors are coming back to the market, and that will drive up the value of stocks.Chris: I believe the market is picking up.Nora: But there’s still a risk. Wars, we ather problems—allthese impact incestor s’ confidence. Chris: I know what you mean. The stock market is driven by fear snd greed. When investors are cinfident od making of a fortune, they buy—that’s greed at work.Nora: But along comes something to shake their confidence…Chris: Like a rise in interest rates, for example, and bingo, they become afraid that they might lose their shares, so they pull out of the market.Now Your TurnA: I’ve saved a lot of money over the past years, and now I’d like to invest it for a profit.B: What sort of investment do you have in mind?A: The stock market is looking attractive. It’s been a bear market for several years now, and I think stock prices are pretty depressed.B: The falling market has discouraged many investors.A: But all things work in cycles. A bear market will eventually be followed by a bull market.B: That’s true. When the market does touch its bottom, it’ll rebound.A: I hope the investors will soon come back to the market and drive it up.B: But there’re still risks. Wars, weather problems—all these affect buyers’ confidence.We’re not sure if the market has reached its bottom.A: The bear market has lasted over four years; I think it’s time for it to pick up.B: It’s really hard to say. The Japanese stock market has had a bear run of about ten years.A: Really?B: And when NASDAQ fell from 5,000 points to 3,000 points, some people believe it was a golden opportunity to enter the market. Then the market plunged.A: So the stock market is really risky. I may lose money.B: And maybe even your shirts.A: Well, perhaps I’d better put my money on the bank.The stock has to be launched.Helen: You know, this has been a privately owned company since we first opened last year and, to be honest with you, I’m inclined in keeping in that way.Bill: But the market is changing rapidly, and we need to think long term and take proactive measure; otherwise, we’ll find ourselves behind the competition.Helen: That’s a good point; perhaps I should be more open—minded about this.Bill: Don’t you think you’re a little short of funds at the moment?Helen: That’s true.Bill: You simply can’t afford to upgrade your facilities without considerable outside investment.The bank won't lend you the money.Helen: I haven’t tried it.Bill: Even if it did, the interest rate for that much capital would be more we could afford.I’m convinced, the only way to generate the funds we need is to go public.Helen: What should I do then?Bill: A consultant will be coming in next week to explain the registration procedure for an IPO.Helen: That’s great because I want to have a thoroughunderstanding of what this entails before any decisions are made.Bill: The important point is that you have to demonstrate you’re financially qualified to be listed on the stock market.Now Your TurnA: Mr. Smith, though your company has grown fast few years, the market is changing the rapidly. So you need to think the long term and take proactive measures; otherwise, you’ll find it behind the competition.B: You’re quite right, but can you be more specific about what we must do?A: Don’t you think your company is a bit short of funds to expand production at the moment.B: That’s right.A: You simply can’t afford to upgrade your facilities without large external investments.B: Perhaps I have to borrow money from the bank.A: It won’t lend you so much money.B: I haven’t tried it.A: Even if you got a loan, the interest rate for large sum would be more than you can afford. I’m convinced, the only way to gather funds you need is to go to public.B: What should I do then?A: Let me explain the requirements for an IPO.B: I’m all ears. I want to have a thorough understanding of what this entails before I make further decisions.A: The important point is that you have to demonstrate that you are financially qualified to be launched on the stock market. You must show you have a capital of 50 million yuan.B: Our company does have that amount of money. Are there other requirements?A: You have to prove that the company has been making a profit in the past three years. It’s also essential that there are no false financial reports.B: Ok, no problem. I’ll try to go through the Registration procedure to get our company listed.MODEL 3 Nothing is certain n the stock marketSusan: Hey, Chris, have you read the paper today?Chris: No. why? What’s up?Susan: The store market has dropped again.Chris: Oh, no! Not again! How many points did it lose this time?Susan: One hundred.Chris: Let’s see…that’s a drop of three percent. Well, ther e goes the money I was going to use to buy a new car.Susan: Before you get upset, I think you should look at the stock listings for today.Chris: What for?Susan: Well, some stocks actually gained, especially telecom stocks.Chris: Let me see that paper. You’re right! My stock went up five percent overnight! That’s great! Susan: For now, anyway. It may plunge tomorrow.Chris: you’re right. I’m going to call my broker cash in my stocks. I’m not taking any more changes with my savings.Susan: You’re wisher than most people I know. Sometimes it’s better to play it safe.Now Your TurnA: Hey, Jack, I hear you become a millionaire by investing in the stock market. But I always lose money in the market. Can you give me a few tips?B: First of all, let’s look at the stock listing in today’s newspaper.A: Wow, the stock market dropped again.B: What stock did you buy?A: BCD.B: How many points did it lose this time?A: More than a hundred.B: Let’s see…That’s a drop of nearly five percent.A: Oh, there goes a lot of my money. I’m thinking about pulling out of the market.B: Before you get upset, I’d like to give you some advice.A: What’s that?B: Well, the market is cyclical. Through you’re losing money now, your stock may gain in future.Personally, I believe you r stock is a good one. You’d better keep it until it goes up one day. A: So I can’t make money in a short time?B: Let’s look at XYZ stock. It’s now a junk stock, but it’s been low for a long time. It may climb up at any moment.A: So, I’ll buy it and wait for it to go up.B: And cash in your stock when it reaches a point that is high enough to give you a profit. My basic principle is to buy at the bottom and sell at the peak.A: I see. I’ll buy low and sell high. But what if XYZ plunges again after I buy it?B: You have to take changes. There’s always risk in the stock market.Let’s TalkGregory: I’ve been thinking about getting into the stock market, but I don’t know where to start.What do you know about buying stocks?Sylvia: Well, I have a few investments, so I know a little about it. Now it is probably a good time to invest. The market is low; prices are probably pretty good.Gregory: So you mean it’s high time to enter the market? What kind of stock do you suggest? Sylvia: I won’t recommend any specific stock. You have to make the decision on your own. If you want to make money quickly, you could try speculating.Gregory: What do you mean by speculating?Sylvia: You buy stocks that go up quickly for a fast profit.Gregory: Isn’t that risky? Stocks that go up fast also tend to go down fast.Sylvia: You just have to guess how high they’ll go, and then sell when you think they are about to come down. If you guess right, you can make lots of money in the blink of an eye. Gregory: But I hear that many people guess wrong. When they think the market is already very low, they start to buy. Then the market continues to drop.Sylvia: In that case you will lose your shirt. But to make money, you have to take changes. Gregory: Hmm, I’m not much of a gambler.Sylvia: So you probably want to stick to blue chip stocks for a guarantee return on your investment.Gregory: That sounds right up my alley.Gregory is thinking about getting into the stock market and wants to know how to buy stocks. Sylvia say the market is low, so prices are probably pretty good.Gregory sees it is high time to enter the market.Sylvia Suggest speculating, which means buying stocks that go up quickly and then selling quickly for a fast profit.Gregory finds it risky because stocks that go up fast also tend to go down fast.Sylvia says that he has to guess how high they will go and then sells when he thinks they’re about to come down.Gregory hears that many people guess wrong. When they start to buy, the market continues to drop.Sylvia says that, to make money, he has to take changes.Gregory admits that he is not much of a gambler.Sylvia suggests that he stick to the blue chip stocks for a guaranteed return on his investment.DiscussionA: I’m renting an apartment. If you go on like this, I’ll n ever have an apartment of my own. So I’m thinking buying an apartment, but I don’t know whether it’s good time to invest in property.B: Soon it’ll be high time to buy houses. There’s been good news for buyers lately.A: What’s it?B: in the light of the speculative investment in real estate, the government has recently issued a number of rules. For example, those who sell newly—bought apartment have to pay a tax. So probably fewer people are willing to speculate in the real estate market, and the housing prices will drop.A: I have to wait and see. I would be glad even if the prices just remain stable. Any other good news?B: Some people propose bypassing the real estate developers. They want to pool their funds to build their own apartment buildings. In this way they can cut the costs by a big margin.A: Sounds interesting, though I’m not sure if it’s practical.About when do you think I should buy an apartment?B: Pretty soon. I guess the prices will fall soon.A: I want to know exactly when. Shall I buy it next week or next month?B: You just have to guess how low the prices will go, and then buy at the right time.A: It’s a bit risky because I may guess wrong. After I buy an apartment, the price may plunge again.B: You have to take changes and make the decision on your own.A: Hmm, I’m not much of a gambler. Perhaps I’ll wait and see and continue to live in the rented apartment.B: There’s also risk in this. It’s not altogether impossible that housing prices will move up a little bit. If that’s the case, you’ll have to pay even more in the future.A: My God, there are risks everywhere! So you’ve told me next to nothing.Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: what do you know about NASDAQ?As the world’s largest electronic, NASDAQ is not limited to one trading location. Rather, trading is executed through NASDAQ’s complex computer and telecommunication network, which sends real—time quote and trade data to more than 1.3 million users in 83 countries. Without size and location limitations, NASDAQ’s open market structure allows a virtually unlimited number of participants to trade in a company’s stock.Today, NASDAQ lists the securities of nearly 4,100 of the world’s leading companies, and each year it continues to help hundreds of companies go public.Trading on NASDAQ is not limited to any fixed number ofparticipants. This allows a large number of firms with widely different business models and trading technologies to connect to the NASDAQ network and compete on an equal basis. Rather than forcing investors to go through a single financial firms called makers. More than 500 market making firms trade on NASDAQ, acting ad distributors for NASDAQ-listed securities. Those market makers are unique in that they invest own capital in NASDAQ-listed securities, and then turn around and distribute the stock as needed. They are required at all times to post their bid and ask prices in the NASDAQ network where they can be viewed by all participants. By being willing to buy or sell stock using their own funds, the market makers strengthen NASDAQ’s market, ensuing that there are always buyers and sellers for NASDAQ-listed securities and enabling trades to be filled quickly and efficiently.1. How many participants does NASDAQ allow to trade in one company’s stock?D) An unlimited number.2. What does NASDAQ’s computer and telecommunications network do?C) It immediately sends quote and trade information to over1.3 million users.3. According to the passage, which of the following is true of NASDAQ?A) It has launched more than 4,000 companies.4. What role do the market makers play?B) They buy and sell NASDAQ stocks to help strengthen the market.5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A) The operation of NASDAQ.Task 2: Stockbroker as LiquidatorIn the midst of the shaky market of last week, many brokers got calls from their clients requesting they sell their shares. One broker told such a story:One of my clients called me on Thursday. He was anxious and out of breath, and spoke with great urgency.He sai d to me, “Jone, sell it all. Sell everything, fast, right away.”I tried to explain to him that the market was cyclical, and that in the long term stocks would return to normal.He said, “John, let me tell you a secret. You know I’ve been married for sixty years now, and I’ve been your client for five.”“Yes, go on.” I said encouragingly.“Well, my wife Lucie has a sort of phobia about the market. When we got married, I promised her that I would follow in her parents’ footsteps and never venture into the st ock market and always leave all our money under the mattress. Her great grandparents once lost everything in a great crash, and ever since then her family found investing in the market similar to crime.”“Wow, Howard, I didn’t know that. I guess you want t he money because the market is going down.”“No, John, I want the money because she ordered a new mattress, and it is being delivered in two days.”Task 3: A Stock Market CrashA stock market crash is a dramatic loss of shares of corporations. Crashes often follow speculative stock market bubbles such as the dot-com boom.After the most famous crash in 1929, known as the Black Thursday when the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 50%, there came the Great Depression. The following years saw theDow drop a total of over 85%.There was also a crash on Monday, October 19, 1987, known in financial circles as the Black Monday, when the Dow lost 22%of its value in a single day, bringing to an end a five-year bull run. The pattern was repeated across the world.The stock market downturn of 2002 was part of a larger bear market that took the NASDAQ 75%from its highs and broader indices down 30%.Stock market crashes are driven by panic as much as by economics factors. They often followstock market bubbles. So long as the prospect of further daily drops in the value stocks continues, those who invest in equities will be discouraged. If few people are willing to make further investments, a bear market is expected to persist.News ReportWorsening Bank AssetsMany of the traditional quantitative indicators suggest that bank asset quality is deteriorating, and that supervisors therefore need to be more sentitive to problems at individual banks, both currently and in the months ahead.Some of the credits that were made in earlier periods of optimism—especially syndicated loans—are now under pressure and scrutiny. The softening economy and all special circumstances have especially affected borrowers in the retail, manufacturing, health care and telecommunication industries. California utilities, as you know, have also been under particular pressure. All of these, and no doubt other problem areas that are not now of foreseeable, require that both bank management and supervisors remain particularly alert to development.We are fortunate enough that our banking system enteredthis period of weak economic performance in a strong position. After rebuilding capital and liquidity in the early 1990s, followed by several years of post-World War II record profits and very strong loan growth, our banks now have prudent capital and reserve positions.In addition, asset quality was quite good by historical standards before the deterioration began. Building on banking practices, we are in the process of improving both lending and supervisory policies that we trust will foster better risk management; but these policies could also reduce the pro-cyclical pattern of easing and tightening of bank lending and accordingly increase bank shareholder values and economic stability. It is an easy road, Mr. Chairman, but it seems that we are well along it.。
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Basic Listening Practice1. ScriptW: Let me recommend my brother to you. He’s really done well in the stock market over the last few years.M: The real question is this: How have you dine by taking his advice?Q: What does the man mean?2. ScriptM: Many investors jump on IPOs, hoping to get rich by getting into a stock early before it goes up.W: But isn’t that a bit like buying a book without reading it? I mean, what if it doesn’t go up?Q: What is the woman’s opinion?3. ScriptW: The Dow was down again today. It’s hard to make money when high fuel prices are killing the stock market.M: There’s still money to be made. If you bought oil futures three months ago, you’d be smiling right now.Q: What can we learn from the dialog?4. ScriptM: I can’t wait to get back to my computer. Online share trading has totally changed the stock market and the lives of investors. Hook up to the Internet and be your own broker!W: In other words you can cut out the middle man now. For about ＄500, you can open an account and begin buying and selling shares from your own home, 24 hours a day.Q: Which of the following is true if they want to trade shares on the Internet?5. ScriptM: Hold onto your hat! We’ll be rich. I’m buying shares in a new company.M: You can’t buy IPO shares unless you have a big active with a broker. The day of dot-com fortunes from IPOs are over.Q: According to the conversation, what is the condition for buying IPO shares.1.D2.C3.A4.B5.CListening InTask 1: Tell me about the stock exchange.ScriptGeorge: I’m supposed to give a presentation on the stock exchange, but I don’t yet know a thing about it. Could you give me some tips?Diana: The problem with you is that you’ve skipped too many classes. Now, let me give you a few tips. First of all, you need to define the stock exchange. It’s an organization of brokers and investment bankers. In Europe it is often called a bourse.George: Could you tell me more about it? Like, how does it work?Diana: It provides facilities for the trading of company stocks, mainly the location and the record-keeping devices.George: Can I go and trade there?Diana: It depends. You have to be a member of the exchange before you can buy and sell shares there. They call it having “a seat” on the exchange.George: Something they use the term “stock market”.Diana: Well, the trading of stock on stock exchanges is called the stock market.George: How can a company be listed on the stock exchange?Diana: It has to meet certain requirements. To be listed on the New York Stock Exchange last year, for example, a company had to have issued at least a million shares of stock worth＄16 and had to have had more than＄2.5 million net income.George: Wow, that’s a huge sum! Small companies haven’t got a chance.Diana: Big companies have more influence on the stock prices after all.George: I see what you mean.Stock exchange a thing some tips define investment bankers Europe a member stock market requirements a million shares net incomeTask 2: Stockbroker helps Mr. Junkie to short ScriptABC stock reached＄155. “＄155” for a stock that should be valued at＄100. Wow! “That’s it,” I said to myself. “It’s time I make a decision. I’m going to short that stock.” I thought to myself, “This stock is overvalued. It can’t remain at the present level for long. This means money in the bank.”So I phoned my broker.“I want to place a trade. I want to short 1,500 shares of ABC.“I’m sorry, Mr. Junkie,” he said, “I can’t process that for you. Your account is cash account. You need a margin account to short a stock. I can send you the application form or you nearest financial institution to fill out the forms.”The minute I got of the phone, I heard out the door because time is money. I ran to the financial institution to fill out the form and sent it to the broker by express mail service. Next morning Icalled him.“Hello, it’s Mr. Junkie. Did you get my application?“Yes.”“Great, I would like to short ABC then.”“One minute please…I’m sorry, Mr. Junkie, but you now need a shorter’s account.”“What! You mean the margin account isn’t enough?”“No, you also need a shorter’s account. Any financial institution nearby has the forms.”Off I ran again. I completed the form and had a taxi deliver to my broker. In the afternoon I called again.“Hello, it’s Mr. Junkie. I want to short 1,500 shares of ABC at ＄155.”A few moments later he answered, “Mr. Junkie, I am sorry, but I don’t think that is possible.”“Why not?”“Well, the last trade went through at ＄99.”F 1. The broker did not believe ABC stock could remain at ＄155 for long.T 2. Mr. Junkie wanted to short 1,500 shares of ABC.T 3.Mr. Junkie could get a margin account through either a financial institution or his broker.T 4. To short a stock, one needs both a margin account and a shorter’s account.F 5. Mr. Junkie asked a taxi driver the forms for a margin account to the broker.Task 3: Who am I if I own stocks?ScriptWhen a person buys stocks in a company, that person becomes a shareholder in that company. Stockholder is another name for shareholder. A shareholder can also be called an investor of the company. When that company makes money, which can also be called earned income or profit, the value of the company’s stock often increases. That’s because more people may become interested in investing in the company. Sometimes, shareholders receive a dividend, which is part of the company’s earned incomes, in the form of a cash payment.Some people try to make money by buying and selling stocks. Stock prices can move up and down. Shareholders may make money or lose money by selling stocks that they own, depending on whether the price has gone up or down since they bought their shares. A company’s stock price may be affected by market or economic conditions. For example, let’s say that BCD Enterprises is a software company that has introduced a new video game into the market. If that game is a hit, sales of the video game could boost the company’s earnings. Because of the potential for BCD Enterprises to grow, its stock may be viewed as an attractive investment and its stock price may go up as more people buy its shares. On the other hand, let’s say the video game that BCD Enterprises introduced is a flop. Or, it could be a good time, but BCD introduced it at a time when people are spending less on leisure products, and hardly anyone is buying the game. So it’s reported that BCD is losing money because of this new product. Then the stock price for BCD Enterprises may go down if a number of shareholders decide to sell their shares.1. What is the passage mainly concerned with?C) The influence of shareholders’ buying and selling on a company.2. Which of the following is NOT the same as a shareholder?B) A person selling shares on behalf of others.3. What may affect a company’s stock price?D) All of the above.4. According to the passage, which of the following is true if a company’s product is good?A) The company’s stock price may go up.5. Why does the speaker mention BCD Enterprises?D) BCD is used as an example to illustrate the stock market principlesSpeaking OutMODEL 1 The stock market is driven by fear and greed.Chris: Nora!Nora: Hey Chris. Why the big grin? You look like the cat that swallowed the canary.Chris: Even better. An uncle I hardly knew passes away and left an inheritance of＄100,000. So now I’m thinking of making some investments.Nora: Good idea, thouh it would be more fun if we spent it together. What sort of investment do you have in mind?Chris: The stock market is looking attractive. It’s been a bear market for several years now, and I think stock prices are pretty depressed.Nora: The decling market has investors depressed,too.Chris: But all things work in cycles. A bear market will eventually be followed by a bull market. Nora: That’s sure. I’ve been reading that investors are coming back to the market, and that will drive up the value of stocks.Chris: I believe the market is picking up.Nora: But there’s still a risk. Wars, weather problems—all these impact incestor s’ confidence. Chris: I know what you mean. The stock market is driven by fear snd greed. When investors are cinfident od making of a fortune, they buy—that’s greed at work.Nora: But along comes something to shake their confidence…Chris: Like a rise in interest rates, for example, and bingo, they become afraid that they might lose their shares, so they pull out of the market.Now Your TurnA: I’ve saved a lot of money over the past years, and now I’d like to invest it for a profit.B: What sort of investment do you have in mind?A: The stock market is looking attractive. It’s been a bear market for several years now, and I think stock prices are pretty depressed.B: The falling market has discouraged many investors.A: But all things work in cycles. A bear market will eventually be followed by a bull market.B: That’s true. When the market does touch its bottom, it’ll rebound.A: I hope the investors will soon come back to the market and drive it up.B: But there’re still risks. Wars, weather problems—all these affect buyers’ confidence.We’re not sure if the market has reached its bottom.A: The bear market has lasted over four years; I think it’s time for it to pick up.B: It’s really hard to say. The Japanese stock market has had a bear run of about ten years.A: Really?B: And when NASDAQ fell from 5,000 points to 3,000 points, some people believe it was a golden opportunity to enter the market. Then the market plunged.A: So the stock market is really risky. I may lose money.B: And maybe even your shirts.A: Well, perhaps I’d better put my money on the bank.The stock has to be launched.Helen: You know, this has been a privately owned company since we first opened last year and, to be honest with you, I’m inclined in keeping in that way.Bill: But the market is changing rapidly, and we need to think long term and take proactive measure; otherwise, we’ll find ourselves behind the competition.Helen: That’s a good point; perhaps I should be more open—minded about this.Bill: Don’t you think you’re a little short of funds at the moment?Helen: That’s true.Bill: You simply can’t afford to upgrade your facilities without considerable outside investment.The bank won't lend you the money.Helen: I haven’t tried it.Bill: Even if it did, the interest rate for that much capital would be more we could afford.I’m convinced, the only way to generate the funds we need is to go public.Helen: What should I do then?Bill: A consultant will be coming in next week to explain the registration procedure for an IPO.Helen: That’s great because I want to have a thorough understanding of what this entails before any decisions are made.Bill: The important point is that you have to demonstrate you’re financially qualified to be listed on the stock market.Now Your TurnA: Mr. Smith, though your company has grown fast few years, the market is changing the rapidly. So you need to think the long term and take proactive measures; otherwise, you’ll find it behind the competition.B: You’re quite right, but can you be more specific about what we must do?A: Don’t you think your company is a bit short of funds to expand production at the moment.B: That’s right.A: You simply can’t afford to upgrade your facilities without large external investments.B: Perhaps I have to borrow money from the bank.A: It won’t lend you so much money.B: I haven’t tried it.A: Even if you got a loan, the interest rate for large sum would be more than you can afford. I’m convinced, the only way to gather funds you need is to go to public.B: What should I do then?A: Let me explain the requirements for an IPO.B: I’m all ears. I want to have a thorough understanding of what this entails before I make further decisions.A: The important point is that you have to demonstrate that you are financially qualified to be launched on the stock market. You must show you have a capital of 50 million yuan.B: Our company does have that amount of money. Are there other requirements?A: You have to prove that the company has been making a profit in the past three years. It’s also essential that there are no false financial reports.B: Ok, no problem. I’ll try to go through the Registration procedure to get our company listed.MODEL 3 Nothing is certain n the stock marketSusan: Hey, Chris, have you read the paper today?Chris: No. why? What’s up?Susan: The store market has dropped again.Chris: Oh, no! Not again! How many points did it lose this time?Susan: One hundred.Chris: Let’s see…that’s a drop of three percent. Well, there goes the money I was going to use to buy a new car.Susan: Before you get upset, I think you should look at the stock listings for today.Chris: What for?Susan: Well, some stocks actually gained, especially telecom stocks.Chris: Let me see that paper. You’re right! My stock went up five percent overnight! That’s great! Susan: For now, anyway. It may plunge tomorrow.Chris: you’re right. I’m going to call my broker cash in my stocks. I’m not taking any more changes with my savings.Susan: You’re wisher than most people I know. Sometimes it’s better to play it safe.Now Your TurnA: Hey, Jack, I hear you become a millionaire by investing in the stock market. But I always lose money in the market. Can you give me a few tips?B: First of all, let’s look at the stock listing in today’s newspaper.A: Wow, the stock market dropped again.B: What stock did you buy?A: BCD.B: How many points did it lose this time?A: More than a hundred.B: Let’s see…That’s a drop of nearly five percent.A: Oh, there goes a lot of my money. I’m thinking about pulling out of the market.B: Before you get upset, I’d like to give you some advice.A: What’s that?B: Well, the market is cyclical. Through you’re losing money now, your stock may gain in future.Personally, I believe your stock is a good one. You’d better keep it until it goes up one day. A: So I can’t make money in a short time?B: Let’s look at XYZ stock. It’s now a junk stock, but it’s been low for a long time. It may climb up at any moment.A: So, I’ll buy it and wait for it to go up.B: And cash in your stock when it reaches a point that is high enough to give you a profit. My basic principle is to buy at the bottom and sell at the peak.A: I see. I’ll buy low and sell high. But what if XYZ plunges again after I buy it?B: You have to take changes. There’s always risk in the stock market.Let’s TalkGregory: I’ve been thinking about getting into the stock market, but I don’t know where to start.What do you know about buying stocks?Sylvia: Well, I have a few investments, so I know a little about it. Now it is probably a good time to invest. The market is low; prices are probably pretty good.Gregory: So you mean it’s high time to enter the market? What kind of stock do you suggest? Sylvia: I won’t recommend any specific stock. You have to make the decision on your own. If you want to make money quickly, you could try speculating.Gregory: What do you mean by speculating?Sylvia: You buy stocks that go up quickly for a fast profit.Gregory: Isn’t that risky? Stocks that go up fast also tend to go down fast.Sylvia: You just have to guess how high they’ll go, and then sell when you think they are about to come down. If you guess right, you can make lots of money in the blink of an eye. Gregory: But I hear that many people guess wrong. When they think the market is already very low, they start to buy. Then the market continues to drop.Sylvia: In that case you will lose your shirt. But to make money, you have to take changes. Gregory: Hmm, I’m not much of a gambler.Sylvia: So you probably want to stick to blue chip stocks for a guarantee return on your investment.Gregory: That sounds right up my alley.Gregory is thinking about getting into the stock market and wants to know how to buy stocks. Sylvia say the market is low, so prices are probably pretty good.Gregory sees it is high time to enter the market.Sylvia Suggest speculating, which means buying stocks that go up quickly and then selling quickly for a fast profit.Gregory finds it risky because stocks that go up fast also tend to go down fast.Sylvia says that he has to guess how high they will go and then sells when he thinks they’re about to come down.Gregory hears that many people guess wrong. When they start to buy, the market continues to drop.Sylvia says that, to make money, he has to take changes.Gregory admits that he is not much of a gambler.Sylvia suggests that he stick to the blue chip stocks for a guaranteed return on his investment.DiscussionA: I’m renting an apartment. If you go on like this, I’ll never have an apartment of my own. So I’m thinking buying an apartment, but I don’t know whether it’s good time to invest in property.B: Soon it’ll be high time to buy houses. There’s been good news for buyers lately.A: What’s it?B: in the light of the speculative investment in real estate, the government has recently issued a number of rules. For example, those who sell newly—bought apartment have to pay a tax. So probably fewer people are willing to speculate in the real estate market, and the housing prices will drop.A: I have to wait and see. I would be glad even if the prices just remain stable. Any other good news?B: Some people propose bypassing the real estate developers. They want to pool their funds to build their own apartment buildings. In this way they can cut the costs by a big margin.A: Sounds interesting, though I’m not sure if it’s practical. About when do you think I should buy an apartment?B: Pretty soon. I guess the prices will fall soon.A: I want to know exactly when. Shall I buy it next week or next month?B: You just have to guess how low the prices will go, and then buy at the right time.A: It’s a bit risky because I may guess wrong. After I buy an apartment, the price may plunge again.B: You have to take changes and make the decision on your own.A: Hmm, I’m not much of a gambler. Perhaps I’ll wait and see and continue to live in the rented apartment.B: There’s also risk in this. It’s not altogether impossible that housing prices will move up a little bit. If that’s the case, you’ll have to pay even more in the future.A: My God, there are risks everywhere! So you’ve told me next to nothing.Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: what do you know about NASDAQ?As the world’s largest electronic, NASDAQ is not limited to one trading location. Rather, trading is executed through NASDAQ’s complex computer and telecommunication network, which sends real—time quote and trade data to more than 1.3 million users in 83 countries. Without size and location limitations, NASDAQ’s open market structure allows a virtually unlimited number of participants to trade in a company’s stock.Today, NASDAQ lists the securities of nearly 4,100 of the world’s leading companies, and each year it continues to help hundreds of companies go public.Trading on NASDAQ is not limited to any fixed number of participants. This allows a large number of firms with widely different business models and trading technologies to connect to the NASDAQ network and compete on an equal basis. Rather than forcing investors to go through a single financial firms called makers. More than 500 market making firms trade on NASDAQ, acting ad distributors for NASDAQ-listed securities. Those market makers are unique in that they invest own capital in NASDAQ-listed securities, and then turn around and distribute the stock as needed. They are required at all times to post their bid and ask prices in the NASDAQ network where they can be viewed by all participants. By being willing to buy or sell stock using their own funds, the market makers strengthen NASDAQ’s market, ensuing that there are always buyers and sellers for NASDAQ-listed securities and enabling trades to be filled quickly and efficiently.1. How many participants does NASDAQ allow to trade in one company’s stock?D) An unlimited number.2. What does NASDAQ’s computer and telecommunications network do?C) It immediately sends quote and trade information to over 1.3 million users.3. According to the passage, which of the following is true of NASDAQ?A) It has launched more than 4,000 companies.4. What role do the market makers play?B) They buy and sell NASDAQ stocks to help strengthen the market.5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A) The operation of NASDAQ.Task 2: Stockbroker as LiquidatorIn the midst of the shaky market of last week, many brokers got calls from their clients requesting they sell their shares. One broker told such a story:One of my clients called me on Thursday. He was anxious and out of breath, and spoke with great urgency.He said to me, “Jone, sell it all. Sell everything, fast, right away.”I tried to explain to him that the market was cyclical, and that in the long term stocks would return to normal.He said, “John, let me tell you a secret. You know I’ve been married for sixty years now, and I’ve been your client for five.”“Yes, go on.” I said encouragingly.“Well, my wife Lucie has a sort of phobia about the market. When we got married, I promised her that I would follow in her parents’ footsteps and never venture into the stock market and always leave all our money under the mattress. Her great grandparents once lost everything in a great crash, and ever since then her family found investing in the market similar to crime.”“Wow, Howard, I didn’t know that. I guess you want the money because the market is going down.”“No, John, I want the money because she ordered a new mattress, and it is being delivered in two days.”Task 3: A Stock Market CrashA stock market crash is a dramatic loss of shares of corporations. Crashes often follow speculative stock market bubbles such as the dot-com boom.After the most famous crash in 1929, known as the Black Thursday when the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 50%, there came the Great Depression. The following years saw the Dow drop a total of over 85%.There was also a crash on Monday, October 19, 1987, known in financial circles as the Black Monday, when the Dow lost 22%of its value in a single day, bringing to an end a five-year bull run. The pattern was repeated across the world.The stock market downturn of XXXX was part of a larger bear market that took the NASDAQ 75%from its highs and broader indices down 30%.Stock market crashes are driven by panic as much as by economics factors. They often followstock market bubbles. So long as the prospect of further daily drops in the value stocks continues, those who invest in equities will be discouraged. If few people are willing to make further investments, a bear market is expected to persist.News ReportWorsening Bank AssetsMany of the traditional quantitative indicators suggest that bank asset quality is deteriorating, and that supervisors therefore need to be more sentitive to problems at individual banks, both currently and in the months ahead.Some of the credits that were made in earlier periods of optimism—especially syndicated loans—are now under pressure and scrutiny. The softening economy and all special circumstances have especially affected borrowers in the retail, manufacturing, health care and telecommunication industries. California utilities, as you know, have also been under particular pressure. All of these, and no doubt other problem areas that are not now of foreseeable, require that both bank management and supervisors remain particularly alert to development.We are fortunate enough that our banking system entered this period of weak economic performance in a strong position. After rebuilding capital and liquidity in the early 1990s, followed by several years of post-World War II record profits and very strong loan growth, our banks now have prudent capital and reserve positions.In addition, asset quality was quite good by historical standards before the deterioration began. Building on banking practices, we are in the process of improving both lending and supervisory policies that we trust will foster better risk management; but these policies could also reduce the pro-cyclical pattern of easing and tightening of bank lending and accordingly increase bank shareholder values and economic stability. It is an easy road, Mr. Chairman, but it seems that we are well along it.。
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President Barack Obama: With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents and endure what storms may come. Let it be our children’s children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end; that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations. Carl Azuz, CNN Anchor: The words of President Barack Obama, sworn in yesterday as the country’s new leader. Hi, I’m Carl Azuz and welcome to this special, inauguration edition of CNN Student News.
It is really a good way to improve your English ability in speaking and listening via either watching English shows or listening English news broadcast. And popular English news shows and broadcast are VOA, BBC, CRI, etc..
Words and Expressions
Summit峰会 commitment承诺 gist要点 allude 提及 fiscal政府财政的 fallback可依靠的东西 manifesto宣言 go down to the toilet付诸东流 keep one’s finger’s crossed希望走好运 hedge fund对冲基金
Keys
Ex 1: 1.C 2.D 3.B
Ex 2: 1. falter, freedom, generations 2. thousands, transfer 3. Bible, oath, African-American 4. excitement, glimpse
Task 2 Economic Summit Plan
Keys
Ex 1:
1. The main theme of the economic summit is that the world’s economies are becoming more connected all the time and the world leaders have planned to get out of the economic slump, watch out for each and let fast rising nations help out. 2. The main idea of the plan is to help people who are struggling in recession, losing their jobs, countries going down the toilet at the moment. 3. Yes. According to the anchorman, the leaders did manage to come up with the agreement. This meeting was an accommodation of the necessity. It was a realization of the reality. It was a coming together of the practicality. 4. Richard Quest thought that Creshon Saunders was pessimistic about the progress the countries would make by the time when the meeting was to be held in April. Richard Quest believed that by that time, several things would have happened: their immediate response to the crisis, fiscal and monetary stimulus. Richard also believed that the leaders should dealing with their manifesto, promises and pledges in the money.
Ex 2: FFTFT
Part II Listening Activities
The Closing Ceremony
Flame Extinguished
Memory Tower
Task 1 Closing Ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games
Words and Expressions
The theme of the Beijing Olympic was “One World, One Dream.” And the world did come together in competition and for the closing ceremonies Sunday, filled with performers, music and fireworks. International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge says victories were measured by wins, and simply by showing up.
2. Do you know what are the five “W’s” of news?
In journalism, the Five W’s, also known as the Five W’s and one H, is a concept in news style. It is a formula for getting the “full” story on something. The maxim of the Five W’s is that in order for a report to be considered complete it must answer a checklist of six questions, each of which comprises an interrogative word: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
Knowledge of Salt Consumption
From VOA News November 14, 2011
1) According to Danish researcher, the effect of a reduced-salt is less dramatic than you might think. 2) They found, in patients with hypertension, the effect of a reduced-salt diet was somewhat bigger ; and in normal persons with normal blood pressure, the effects on the blood pressure were surprisingly small . 3) The study also found that people on a low-sodium diet had higher levels of cholesterol, which is associated with an increased risk of heart disease. 4) The body's natural salt-regulation system was affected by a lowsodium diet. 5) The study just confirms that a moderate amount of salt in a normal diet is probably not harmful, and reducing salt intake has both positive and negative effects that might not help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Part I Video Time
Obama in Office
Words and Expressions
falter 犹豫, 畏缩 inauguration 就职典礼 solemnly严肃地,庄严地 bestow赐赠 bumpy不平的 unprecedented前所未有的
Obama in Office
triumphant 胜利的 resilience 达观 fencer 击剑者 bronze 铜牌 blow one’s mind 令人产生幻觉make a case for 提出充分的理由 bring to the table 拿得出手 International Olympic Committee国际 奥林匹克委员会 Bird’s Nest Stadium鸟巢国家体育馆 iconic 形象的 backstroke 仰泳