视听说文本Unit 4
英语视听说UNIT4 Listening In.
Pair Work
Listening In
— You did not sell any products during the whole month.
— You lost your temper when talking with a customer.
— You come to work late three times each week.
Discussion
Listening In
Is it good working at a home office?
a. Divide yourselves into groups of three students.
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Listening In
b. Take a moment to think about the advantages and disadvantages of working at SOHO.
— You needn’t drive 45 minutes in rush hours to work and from work.
— You can have a delicious lunch at home and take a nap for an hour.
— You can laugh, shout and jump as you like.
— There are no boring meetings to attend.
Discussion
Listening In
— You needn’t adapt to normal business hours. You can get up at 11 a.m. and then begin to work.
英语高级视听说unit-4
Unit 4 Brain ManAlmost 25 years ago, 60 Minutes introduced viewers to George Finn, whose talent was immortalized in the movie "Rain Man." George has a condition known as savant syndrome, a mysterious disorder of the brain where someone has a spectacular skill, even genius, in a mind that is otherwise extremely limited.Morley Safer met another savant, Daniel Tammet, who is called "Brain Man" in Britain. But unlike most savants, he has no obvious mental disability, and most important to scientists, he can describe his own thought process. He may very well be a scientific Rosetta stone, a key to understanding the brain.________________________________________Back in 1983, George Finn, blessed or obsessed with calendar calculation, could give you the day if you gave him the date."What day of the week was August 13th, 1911?" Safer quizzed Finn."A Sunday," Finn replied."What day of the week was May 20th, 1921?" Safer asked."Friday," Finn answered.George Finn is a savant. In more politically incorrect times he would have been called an "idiot savant" - a mentally handicapped or autistic person whose brain somehow possesses an island of brilliance.Asked if he knew how he does it, Finn told Safer, "I don't know, but it's just that, that's fantastic I can do that."If this all seems familiar, there?s a reason: five years after the 60 Minutes broadcast, Dustin Hoffman immortalized savants like George in the movie "Rain Man."Which brings us to that other savant we mentioned: Daniel Tammet. He is an Englishman, who is a 27-year-old math and memory wizard."I was born November 8th, 1931," Safer remarks."Uh-huh. That's a prime number. 1931. And you were born on a Sunday. And this year, your birthday will be on a Wednesday. And you'll be 75," Tammet tells Safer.It is estimated there are only 50 true savants living in the world today, and yet none are like Daniel. He is articulate, self-sufficient, blessed with all of the spectacular ability of a savant, but with very littleof the disability. Take his math skill, for example.Asked to multiply 31 by 31 by 31 by 31, Tammet quickly - and accurately - responded with "923,521."And it?s not just calculating. His gift of memory is stunning. Briefly show him a long numerical sequence and he?ll recite it right back to you. And he can do it backwards, to boot.That feat is just a warm-up for Daniel Tammet. He first made headlines at Oxford, when he publicly recited the endless sequence of numbers embodied by the Greek letter "Pi." Pi, the numbers we use to calculate the dimensions of a circle, are usually rounded off to 3.14. But its numbers actually go on to infinity.Daniel studied the sequence - a thousand numbers to a page."And I would sit and I would gorge on them. And I would just absorb hundreds and hundreds at a time," he tells Safer.It took him several weeks to prepare and then Daniel headed to Oxford, where with number crunchers checking every digit, he opened the floodgates of his extraordinary memory.Tammet says he was able to recite, in a proper order, 22,514 numbers. It took him over five hours and he did it without a single mistake.Scientists say a memory feat like this is truly extraordinary. Dr. V.S. Ramachandran and his team at the California Center for Brain Study tested Daniel extensively after his Pi achievement.What did he make of him?"I was surprised at how articulate and intelligent he was, and was able to interact socially and introspect on his own-abilities," says Dr. Ramachandran.And while that introspection is extremely rare among savants, Daniel?s ability to describe how his mind works could be invaluable to scientists studying the brain, our least understood organ."Even how you and I do 17 minus nine is a big mystery. You know, how are these little wisps of jelly in your brain doing that computation? We don't know that," Dr. Ramachandran explains.It may seem to defy logic, but Ramachandran believes that asavant?s genius could actually result from brain injury. "One possibility is that many other parts of the brain are functioning abnormally or sub-normally. And this allows the patient to allocate all his attentional resources to the one remaining part," he explains. "And there's a lot of clinical evidence for this. Some patients have a stroke and suddenly, their artistic skills improve."That theory fits well with Daniel. At the age of four, he suffered a massive epileptic seizure. He believes that seizure contributed to his condition. Numbers were no longer simply numbers and he had developed a rare crossing of the senses known as synesthesia."I see numbers in my head as colors and shapes and textures. So when I see a long sequence, the sequence forms landscapes in my mind," Tammet explains. "Every number up to 10,000, I can visualize in this way, has it's own color, has it's own shape, has it's own texture."For example, when Daniel says he sees Pi, he does those instant computations, he is not calculating, but says the answer simply appears to him as a landscape of colorful shapes."The shapes aren't static. They're full of color. They're full of texture. In a sense, they're full of life," he says.Asked if they?re beautiful, Tammet says, "Not all of them. Some of them are ugly. 289 is an ugly number. I don't like it very much. Whereas 333, for example, is beautiful to me. It's round. It's?.""Chubby," Safer remarks.'It's-yes. It's chubby,' Tammet agrees.Yet even with the development of these extraordinary abilities as a child, nobody sensed that Daniel was a prodigy, including his mother, Jennifer. But he was different."He was constantly counting things," Jennifer remembers. "I think, what first attracted him to books, was the actual numbers on each page. And he just loved counting."Asked if she thinks there?s a connection between his epilepsy and his rare talent, she tells Safer, "He was always different from-when he was really a few weeks old, I noticed he was different. So I'm not sure that it's entirely that, but I think it might have escalated it."Daniel was also diagnosed with Asperger?s Syndrome-a mild form of autism. It made for a painful childhood."I would flap my hands sometimes when I was excited, or pull at my fingers, and pull at my lips," Tammet remembers. "And of course, the children saw these things and would repeat them back to me, and tease me about them. And I would put my fingers in my ears and count very quickly in powers of two. Two, four, eight, 16, 32, 64.""Numbers were my friends. And they never changed. So, they were reliable. I could trust them," he says.And yet, Daniel did not retreat fully into that mysterious prison of autism, as many savants do. He believes his large family may have actually forced him to adapt."Because my parents, having nine children, had so much to do, so much to cope with, I realized I had to do for myself," he says.He now runs his own online educational business. He and his partner Neil try to keep a low profile, despite his growing fame.Yet the limits of his autism are always there. "I find it difficult to walk in the street sometimes if there are lots of people around me. If there's lots of noise, I put my fingers in my ears to block it out,' he says.That anxiety keeps him close to home. He can?t drive, rarely goes shopping, and finds the beach a difficult place because of his compulsion to count the grains of sand. And it manifests itself in other ways, like making a very precise measurement of his cereal each morning: it must be exactly 45 grams of porridge, no more, no less.Daniel was recently profiled in a British documentary called ?Brainman.? The producers posed a challenge that he could not pass up: Learn a foreign language in a week - and not just any foreign language, but Icelandic, considered to be one of the most difficult languages to learn.In Iceland, he studied and practiced with a tutor. When the moment of truth came and he appeared on TV live with a host, the host said, "I was amazed. He was responding to our questions. He did understand them very well and I thought that his grammar was very good. We are very proud of our language and that someone is able to speak it after only one week, that?s just great.""Do you think that Daniel, in a certain way, represents a real pathway to further understanding the brain?" Safer asks Dr. Ramachandran."I think one could say that time and again in science, something that looks like a curiosity initially often leads to a completely new direction of research," Ramachandran replies. "Sometimes, they provide the golden key. Doesn't always happen. Sometimes it's just mumbo-jumbo. But that may well be true with savants."Daniel continues to volunteer for scientists who want to understand his amazing brain. But he is reluctant to become what he calls ?a performing seal? and has refused most offers to cash in on his remarkable skills."People all the time asking me to choose numbers for the lottery. Or to invent a time machine. Or to come up with some great discovery," he explains. "But my abilities are not those that mean that I can do at everything."But he has written a book about his experiences, entitled "Born on a Blue Day."He also does motivational speeches for parents of autistic children-yet one more gift of his remarkable brain.But at the end of the day-genius or not-that brain does work a littledifferently."One hour after we leave today, and I will not remember what you look like. And I will find it difficult to recognize you, if I see you again. I will remember your handkerchief. And I will remember you have four buttons on your sleeve. And I'll remember the type of tie you're wearing. It's the details that I remember," Tammet tells Safer.And it?s the details that make us all so different. One man may see numbers as a tedious necessity of modern life, another sees them as the essence of life."Pi is one of the most beautiful things in all the world and if I can share that joy in numbers, if I can share that in some small measure with the world through my writing and through my speaking, then I feel that I will have done something useful," he says.。
新时代交互英语视听说4听力原文
交互英听 4 文本完整准确版Unit 1The Straight StoryVideo 1 transcriptTalia:It ’alls so incredible, Mom.I ’ mworking on a story about one of the national soccer players, Nick Crawford⋯ No, that’ s the thing. He knows that one of his teammates hasframed him. A nd I believe he’ s innocent.[Knock on door]Talia:Look, Mom. I have to go. I’ ll call you tomorrow, OK? Bye. Yes, yes, me, too. Bye.Nick:Hi. I came as soon as I could. What’ s up?Talia:I ’ vebeen thinking about this all day ⋯ Now tell me, again: When and how did youmeet this Jackie Baker woman?Nick:I ’ ve already told you. She came up to me at the juice bar. We set up a meeting.Talia:Right. At her office. Except you never went up to her office.Nick:Right, so she meets me in the lobby, we shake hands, and she takes me to lunch.Talia:Yes, to a little place around the corner, as I recall.Nick:Right. And then she asks me to endorse a new pair of shoes.Talia:Yeah. You told me they’ reKickscalled.Nick:Right. And she explains that I’ ll havehetoshow e arswhent I play. And the company will use my name in the ads.Talia:OK. Can you think of anything else?Nick:Well, we did talk about an idea for a Kicks commercial.Talia: A commercial? What commercial?Nick:I told you about that, didn’ ntedI?Theyme towabe in a commercial.Video 2 transcript (1’ 48’’)Talia:Hang on a second. You never said anything about a commercial. I want to hear moreabout this. Don’ t leave out any details. This could be important.Nick:OK. So, over lunch she describes t he deal ⋯Jackie:So, you ’ ll wear our shoes when you play. And we’ ll use your name in ads. Do that and fifty thousand dollars is yours.Nick:Sounds good. And this will be sometime next year?Jackie:Uh, yeah, that’ s right. We can work out the detailsforlaterthis, but we’ ll probably want you to appear in a commercial.Nick:Cool!Jackie:In fact, I’ m working on an idea for a commercial right now. Do you want to hear about it?Nick:Sure.Jackie:OK. Picture this. You ’ re sitting in a park. On a bench.aItbeautiful spring day’s.Nick:So far, so good.Jackie:OK. A young kid comes up to you and says, “ Hey! Aren ’yout Nick Crawford, the soccer star?〞Nick:Uh-huh.Jackie:And you say,“ That ’Orssomething.〞like that.Nick:Right.Jackie:And then the ki d says, “ Wow! Cool shoes! What are they?〞 And youWhatsay,“ Kicks.else?〞Nick:That ’ s it?Jackie:That ’ s it.Nick:So, all I have to do is sit on the bench ⋯ and talk to a kid?Jackie:That ’ s all you have to do.Talia:That ’ s what I thought!This Jackie person recorded your conversation over lunch. Then she edited the tape so it sounds like you accepting a brib’re.Nick:Oh, wow!Unit 2 A Hot LeadVideo 1 transcriptTalia:Tony, I need to see you. I have to bring you up to date on the Nick Crawford story.Tony:Come in. What’ s going on?Talia:I just spoke to Nick.He was tricked. The tape was edited. He didn’ t take a bribe. It just sounds that way.Tony:Well, what does your audio expert say?Talia:I forgot to tell you. It’ s definitely Nick he said’thesvoicetape. Andwas definitely edited. Tony:But I don ’ t get it. Whosbehind this?’Talia:One of Nick’ s teammates, Dean BishopHe.resents being in Nick s shadow’. He wants to be the only star on the team.Tony:Of course! The bottom line is⋯ beingtartheis worths a lot of money in endorsements.Talia:Still. I can’ t imagine⋯Tony:OK. So, now, what’ s your plan?Talia:I have an idea. I need some help from Amy.Tony:Fine. You can have another day on this and we won’ t run the story yet. But one more thing, Talia, I hope you’ re not emotionally involved in this story.Talia:Me? Emotionally involved?Tony:I know you wanna clear Nick’ s Butnameifyou. wanna have a career in journalism, you have to remember to stay objective.Video 2 transcriptPatty:Hi there. What can I get for you?Amy:How about a large iced tea?Patty:Coming right up.Amy:⋯ and a little information?Patty:What kind of information?Amy:I ’ m trying to get hold of someone named Jackie Bishop. I was told that shes a member of this club.Patty:Hmm. She used to be, but not any more. She stopped coming here a while ago. Maybe a year ago, even.’Amy:Oh. Too bad.Patty:Her brother Dean, the soccer player, works out here, though. I remember seeing himyesterday, around lunchtime. Maybe you could speak to him.Amy:Actually, I’ d rather avoid seeing him. It’ s a little complicated between him and me, if you know what I mean.Patty:Oh, I see. Well, here’ sI thinkanideaJckie. s taking’ acting classes over at the university.Maybe you could catch up with her there.Amy:She’ s taking acting classes at the university?Patty:Mmm-hmm.Amy:Ah⋯ Yes ⋯That s’a great idea. Thanks for the tip.Patty:Oh, likewise! Thanks!Unit 3Jackie, The ActressVideo 1 transcriptAmy:Talia, are you almost here?Talia:I ’ m about ten minutes away. Can you see her?Amy:Yes. She ’ s sitting on a sofa. Hurry up. Classes start in about 20 minutes.Talia:Well, just go over to her and start a conversation. You’ ve done your homework, haven you?Amy:My homework?Talia:I mean, have you found out what courses she’ s taking, and everything?Amy:Oh, yeah. I can do a little acting myself, if that’ s what you mean.Talia:So go act like a drama student, and go and talk to her. I’ ll be right there.Amy:Excuse me. You ’ re in the drama program, right?Jackie: Yes! Oh, hi.Amy : Do you know if Professor Roberts is teaching this semester?Jackie: Yes, he is. He fabulous’. I’ m in his improvisation class. In fact, it’ s tonight.Amy:Oh, great.Jackie: I’ve been taking classes here for about a year and I think he’ s been my best teacher. Amy:I know what you mean. He’ s very ... inspiring.Jackie: Yes, absolutely. I’ ve become a much better actor since I started taking his classes ...Amy:Yes, I ’ m sure yohave.Video 2 transcriptAmy:Oh, I’ m Amy Lee, by the way.Jackie: Hi. Jackie Bishop. Well, that’ s my real name. My stage name is Jackie Baker.Amy:So, do you have an agent?Jackie: As a matter of fact, I spoke to an agent last week. I just sent him a tape, and he thought itwas incredible.Amy:I ’ m not surprised. You do seem ... incredible.Jackie: And my brother knows this film director. He’ s going to introduce me to him.Amy:Oh, that ’ s great! Oh, wait, is your brother that soccer player.?..Jackie: Dean Bishop! That’ s right. He’ s my older brother. We just adore each other! He’ s star, and I’ m going to be a movie star! Tonight he’ s taking me out for a celebration. Amy:Tonight? Really? What are you celebrating?Jackie: Oh, just ... this thing. Nothing really. Anyway, he’ s taking me to this restaurant near here.Valentino ’ s. Have you ever eaten there?Amy :Um, no ... I can’ t aff ...Jackie: I ate there once, and I saw Madonna.Amy:Wow!Jackie: Yes, can you believe it? It was so exciting!Amy:I guess you have to go to the right places.Jackie:Absolutely! I even booked the perfect table for people-watching.Amy:I ’ m impressed. You really plan ahead. You’ re amazing.Unit 4 A ConfrontationVideo 1 transcriptTalia: Amy: Jackie: Talia: Amy: Jackie: Talia: Jackie: Talia: Jackie: Talia: Jackie: Talia: Jackie: Talia:Amy! Great to see you again.You too. Uh, Jackie, this is Talia. Talia, this is Jackie.Charmed. Charmed.Nice to meet you, too.Talia is a researcher atNewsline.How exciting.Gee, you look so familiar.Really? We might have seen each other around campus.I guess so. Or we may have been in a class together. I'm taking journalism classes. No, it couldn't have been a class. I'm taking acting classes, like Amy.Oh, well. I'll probably think of it later.Speaking of classes, I'd better run. I don't want to be late for Professor Roberts. Hold it. I think I remember where I've seen you.Really?Yes. The Gower Building.Video 2 transcriptTalia :Don't you work for a shoe company? Kicks Shoes?Jackie : I'm sorry, but you can't be serious.Talia :Oh, I can be quite serious.Jackie : Listen. I've got to go. It must be time for my class. See you, Amy. Amy: Yes. Bye, Jackie. It was great talking to you.Talia :So what did you find out?Amy:Listen to this. Jackie and Dean are going to Valentino's after her class tonight to celebrate.She's booked a special table.Talia: This is perfect. Great work. You should be proud of yourself.Amy:Thanks, but it was nothing. Piece of cake, in fact.Talia: OK, then. You call Valentino's and make a reservation for two.Amy:Oh, wow. Are we going to V alentino's?Talia:Oops ... no. I was planning on calling Nick.Amy:I see.Talia:Thanks for being understanding.Amy:After I call V alentino's, is there anything else you want me to do?Talia:Yes. I'm going to need your help. We have a lot to do in the next two hours.Unit 5Talia ’ s Brilliant PlanVideo 1 transcriptTalia:Oh, thank goodness you got my message!Nick:Yeah. What’s going on?Talia:Don’ t worry. I’ m not trying to get you to take me out on aI date’m. trying to helpyou save your career.Nick:Oh, that. Yeah, right, I almost forgot.Talia:Be serious. I care about ⋯ I care about your future.Nick:So do I!Talia:Good — you wore a tie.Nick:Yeah, your message said, wear a tie and a jacket. You look nice, by the way.Talia:Thanks. So do you.Nick:What’ s that?Talia:Here. You have to put these on.Nick:I ’ m sorry. Did I miss something here? Is it⋯ itisHalloween? Are you really going tomake me put these on?Talia:Yes. And that’ s how you’ re going to hearconversationtheir. There earphone’san in the wig.Nick:Whose conversation?Talia:Jackie and Dean’ s. They’ re having dinnLetr here’s.go inside.Video 2 transcriptTalia:So, as I was saying, I have a feeling Dean and Jackie are going to talk about you assoon as they get here.Nick:Really?Talia:Yup. And all we have to do is record their conversation. We just need to plant this attheir table.Nick:Brilliant!But wait⋯ how will you knowwhich table is theirs?Talia:You forget— I ’ m a researcher⋯ I askedmaitrethe d ’ . That’ s their table over there. I’ ll be right back.Nick:OK. I ’ ll watch for Jackie and Dean while youplant the mike.Talia:Good. Just cough or something to warn me if you see them.Nick:OK. Hurry up .(Nick coughs! )Talia:Whew! That was close. Here. Look at the menu. We should order.Nick:Right, though I’ m not really hungry.Talia:Neither am I.Dean:One more.Nick:Don’ t look now, but here comes Jackie.Unit 6Dean’ s Double CrossVideo 1 transcriptJackie:You are not going to believe what happened.Dean:I've been leaving messages for you all afternoon! Why haven't you called me back?Jackie:Sorry. I left my cell phone at home.Dean:All right, listen, we need to talk ...Jackie:Dean, don't interrupt! This is serious. I was sitting in the Student Lounge at school when a woman came up to me and started a conversation. So ...Dean:Wait. I have to tell you something IMPORTANT. We may have a slight problem here ...Jackie:Dean! I told you not to interrupt!Dean:OK. I give up. What?Jackie:So this woman —Amy — and I were talking when a friend of hers showed up.Then, when Amy introduced us, her friend said I looked familiar.Dean:So?Jackie:So, then she asked me if I worked for Kicks Shoes!Dean:There is no Kicks Shoes.Jackie:I know that and you know that, but she doesn't know ...Dean:How does she know about ...Jackie:I'm scared, Dean. She works for Newsline.Dean:Newsline ?Jackie:Yes! What if she knows about what we did to Nick Crawford?Dean:Shh! Keep your voice down. What I've been trying to tell you is that Nick knowseverything! He knows that I'm the one who's behind all this. And he even knows about you.Jackie:He knows about me? Oh, no! Look, this whole thing was your idea!Dean:Shh. I told you to keep it down. People are starting to look at us!Video 2 transcriptJackie: Dean : Jackie: Dean : Jackie: Dean: Jackie : Dean : Jackie :Dean : Jackie : Dean : Jackie :OK. I'll calm down. But, Dean, I'm worried. I could get into real trouble.You? Why, I'm the one who sent the phony tape to Newsline.Yes, but I was the one who posed as the Kicks executive.Big deal.What do you mean, big deal? I did a superb job. I helped you get Nick suspended! Yeah. Yeah. You're a great actress. I know.Speaking of which, when are you going to introduce me to Byron Walters?Byron Walters?Yes, that film director friend of yours?Remember? The director who's going to make me a star!!Oh, him ...You said to be patient, but this is getting ridiculous.Uh, I forgot to tell you. There is no Byron Walters. He quit the business.But he was going to give me my big break, the break that's going to make me a star.Dean :Sorry, Jackie.Jackie : No, you're not. I don't think you're sorry at all — now. But you will be! You trickedme, just like you tricked Nick Crawford. I don't have to stand for this.Unit 7Another ConfessionVideo 1 transcriptNick:I can ’ t believe it! They admitted everything.Talia:And we got it all on tape.Nick:How did you know they were going to talk about me ?Talia:I saw Jack ’ s face when I mentioned Kicksshoes. I knew she would tell Dean about it as soon as she could.Nick:This is fantastic. I am so relieved. I was beginning to think it was all over for me.Talia:Are you ready to go? If we leave now, we still be able’ toll catch Tony.Nick:Look, Talia. The news h as been on. There nothing’s we can do to change it⋯Talia:I guess you’ re right.Nick:Why don ’ t you finish dinner?Talia:⋯ But if we leave now, Tony will still be in the office.Nick:Look, Talia. This whole thing is about to be clear up. Why don’ twe just take a little time now to enjoy ourselves?Talia:Of course. You’ re right. Sorry, Nick. Andbesides, this IS Valentino’ s. And I AM witha star!Video 2 transcriptNick:I have a confession to make.Talia:What? You have a confession to make? I thought this whole was over.Nick:No, no. It’ s not about that. It well’.us.about ⋯Talia:Us? Us, as in you and me.Nick:Yes. Do you remember that class we took together in college?Talia:Of course, I remember it. I remember it well.Nick:And do you remember when we were studying together in the library⋯Talia:You mean when we were studying for that Shakespeare exam?Nick:Well, I ⋯ uh ⋯ I wanted to ask you out.Talia:You did? Wow!... So why didn’ t you?Nick:I ’ d heardyou had a boyfriend.Talia:Oh, no! Well, I had a boyfriend, but we split up during that summer. In fact, we had split up by mid-semester.Nick:You are kidding. I didn’ t know. Well, shouldIguess I’ ve ⋯Talia:I ’ m not seeing anyone now, though,ouy know.Nick:Well, then⋯Waiter:Tutto bene? Is everything all right? May I get you uh, un caf ? Te? Cappuccino?éTalia:I ’ ll have a cappuccino.Nick:Two.Unit 8 A Lesson LearnedVideo 1- TranscriptTalia:I ’ m too late, right? You already aired the story about Nick on the evening news? Tony:No, I decided not to. When I hadn’ t you,heardIdecidedfrom to wait.Talia:Oh, gosh, what a relief.Tony:As a matter of fact, I was just going to call you.Talia:Well, I am so glad you waited, Tony.... Tah-dah!Tony:So that ’ s the tape?Talia:Yup. This is the tape that will get Nick’s name cleared.Tony:OK. Let ’ s hear it. I have a tape player here somewhere.Amy:So, tell me. Tell me.Talia:It was perfect. I got it all on tape. Jackie said that she had posed as a Kicks executive ... Amy:No!Talia:Yes! And they both admitted that there was no Kicks!Amy:Get out of here!Talia:And Dean actually said that he had sent the tape to us.Amy:Unbelievable!Talia:Wait till you hear them. Hearing is believing!Tony:Talia, let me have the tape.Talia:Oh, sure. Here. Oh, this is so exciting.Video 2 - TranscriptTalia:Here it is, the tape that will get Nick reinstated on the team. Just a minute. I must not have rewound it ...OK, now listen ... What’ sgoing on? Is this tape player working?Tony:It ’ s been working just fine. In fact, I justhad it cleaned last week.Amy:Try another tape and see if that works.Tony:Thanks, Amy. I was just about to try that.Amy:Did you check that the recording light was on?Talia:I was going to check it after I sat down but too much was going on.Tony:Did you press "play" and "record"together?Talia:I don ’ t know! I thought I did! The tape was moving.Tony:You probably just pressed"play" .Talia:This is a disaster.Tony:Sorry, Talia. I’ m afraid you’ ve just learned the hardlesson way.Amy:Poor Talia.Talia:Poor Nick! How am I going to tell him?Unit 9 A Cancelled CelebrationVideo 1 - TranscriptTalia: Who is it?Nick: Nick.Nick: Here I am! Ready to celebrate.Talia: Didn’t you get my message?Nick: No! What’s wrong? Are you OK?新时代交互英语视听说4听力原文Talia: Yeah.... No... . Nick, I don’ t know how to tell you...Nick: What are you talking about?Talia: The tape. I mean, there is no tape. I never recorded Jackie and Dean’ s conversation. Nick: Yes, there is. I was there.Talia: No. I messed it up.①I didn’ t press the right buttons.Nick: Oh, no!Talia: I feel awful. If I had been more careful, we would have had the evidence!Nick: Wow! And we were supposed to be celebrating tonight.Talia: How stupid! I can believe’t I didn’ t press the right buttons! I just wish I had been more careful.Nick : And I wish you would stop kicking yourself .②Talia: Well, I’ m supposed to be a professional! And I want to be a reporter!Video 2 - TranscriptTalia: I wish I could go back and do it over.Nick: Well, you can’ t. Take it from me. I’ m an athlete. I know. You just have to forget what and go on.Talia: You’re right What.’ s done is done③. Or in this case, what’ s not done is done.Nick: Look, Talia, if you hadn’ t done such a good covering jobof④ the story, we never wouldhave known the truth.Talia : How can you stay so positive?Nick: I don’t know. It’ s just my nature.Talia: Well, I wish it were mine. I wish I were that optimistic. So, guess I’ ll quit my job. Amy take my place. She’ ll be a good researcher.Nick: Talia, take it easy. You overreacting’⑤ . Things really aren’ t so bad.Talia: Yes, they are, Nick. They’ re terrible. And the most terrible part of all of this is that I let you down.Nick: Have I ever told you about my grandmother?Talia: No, I don’ t think so.Nick: Well, my grandmother is a very wise woman. She always told me to tell the truth. Shealways said the truth would win out.⑥Unit 10Jackie’s Big SceneVideo 1 - TranscriptTalia:So, what are you going to do now?Nick:I don ’knowt. Until you told me about the tape, I was expecting to rejoin the teamtomorrow.Talia:I have an idea. How about this? What if I call your coach? Would he believe me if I toldhim about Dean and Jackie?Nick:It wouldn't matter if he believed you, Talia.I ’ m sorry.our word wouldn't be enough.Talia:Who is that?Jackie:Surprise!Talia:You?Jackie:I got your phone number from your friend, Amy. I was thinking about calling, but then Idecided to just surprise you with a visit.新时代交互英语视听说4听力原文Talia: Well, yes, this is a surprise.Jackie:It's amazing how easily you can get people's addresses these days. Oh, hello, Nick! Remember me? Nick: I certainly do.Talia: What are you doing here? Jackie: Do you have a video camera?Talia: Yes.Jackie:Do you want a great story? One that will make us all really famous?①Talia:What's the catch ?Jackie:No catch. Just one small condition. If Nick agrees not to press charges against me, I'll tell the whole truth.Video 2 - TranscriptJackie: I am so excited. You're sure I look OK? Do you think I should have worn a different①outfit ? Talia: Jackie:Talia:You look fine. Really.I can't wait to see this when it's broadcast. I'm going to get national exposure!OK. I'm ready. I'm here with Jackie Bishop, sister of soccer player Dean Bishop. Jackiehas decided to come forward. She is now going to tell us how she and her brother②③schemed to frame Nick Crawford, the soccer star. Jackie?Jackie:You have to understand. Dean and I had been planning this for a long time. I posed as④⑤the VP of marketing from this phony shoe company ...Talia:Kicks.Jackie: Right. Kicks Shoes. Cute name, don't you think? Anyway, I knew Nick usually went tothe juice bar at the health club, and I met him there. Talia:And then?Jackie: Then, posing as this woman from Kicks, I invited Nick to come to my office to discuss an⑥endorsement . Talia:And did he?Jackie: Well, I didn't really have an office, you know. So I met him in the Gower Building lobbyand took him to lunch. I recorded the whole conversation. Dean took over from there.⑦He doctored the tape to make it sound like Nick had accepted a bribe. Talia:Why did you decide to tell the truth now?Jackie: Dean promised to introduce me to some big shot movie director, and I believed him.Well, I just found out that Dean had been lying the whole time. Talia:I see.Jackie: Unbelievable! My own brother had been using me. If I had known, I would never havegone along with him. I should have known better. I should never have trusted him.Unit 11 Hard EvidenceVideo 1 transcript Nick: Dean! And Coach! You ’ re just the two people I wanted to see.Dean:①“ Don ’ t do the crime ifNick! Sorry, man, tough break . But you know what they say,②you can ’ t do the time.〞新时代交互英语视听说4听力原文Nick: Dean, that ’ s the smartest thing I ’ ve ever heard you say.Coach: Nick, are you going to be OK?Nick: You bet! I’ ve got something I want to show you both.Jackie:My brother heard that Nick had gotten rid of his agent. So I went and offered fifty thousand dollars to endorse a pair of shoes. Iwas very convincing,if I must say somyself. Anyway, Nick agreed and I got it all on tape. Of course, the tape had to be editedto make it sound like Nick was accepting a bribe, but Dean took care of that. Dean: That lying⋯Nick:③myDean, I ’ dkeep quiet if I were you. Jackie gave us hard evidence . It turns outconversation with her was not the only one she recorded. Dean: This is crazy!Coach: I don ’ t know what to say. I ’ m so sorry you had to go through all of this.Nick: Thanks, Coach.Coach:Well, I think this is all over now. We ’ ll be starting practice in an hour— you ’ llright?Nick: Oh, sure! But I might be late. There ’ s someone I have to go talk to.Video 2 transcript Amy: You must be very happy.Nick: I really am. My name has been cleared ①. I ’ m really relieved. This has been a nightmare! Tony: Now that the truth has come out ②③, how about giving Newsline an exclusive interview?Nick: That depends. Tony: Ah, depends on what?Nick: I will talk to Newsline as long as my favorite reporter gets to do the interview.Tony: Oh, you must mean Talia. Amy: Of course he does!Tony: Go ahead. Just remember ⋯ Don ’ t let your emotions get in the way of your job.Nick:Just one more thing. Can we schedule the interview for later? I’ ve got to go to soccerpractice now.Tony: No problem. Talia will be waiting for you.Unit 12Just Being HonestVideo 1 transcriptAnnouncer on TV: Glitter ⋯ the perfect toothpaste for the perfect smile. Jackie on TV: Remember, all that glitters is not gold. Nick: Patty, could you turn the volume down a little?Patty: Oh, sure, Nick. It seems like yesterday when you were asking me to turn UP the volume. Nick: Huh?Patty: You member! The day when you recognized Jackie Bishop on TV .Nick:Oh, yeah, that! In a way it DOES seem like just yesterday. But a lot has happened since then.Patty:Oh, I know. Like, now you can see Jackie Bishop on TV all the time!Nick:Yup, in that ridiculous toothpaste commercial. Well, I guess things have worked out for her.Patty:Seems so. And they ’ve worked out OK for you, too, right? I mean, you DID score the winning goal in the qualifying match.Nick:Yes, but unfortunately, we DIDN ’T make it to the finals.Patty:No, but there ’s always next time.Nick:That’s right, there ’s always next time ⋯Patty:Oh, you know who else I see on TV a lot now? That reporter who broke the story. What’s her name again? Talia something?Nick:Talia Santos. Yeah, I heard she’s been working really hard. I haven ’thad a chance to see her much lately. And now she ’s going to be moving.Patty:It sounds like you need to speak with her.Nick:You’re right, Patty. I ’ll see you later.Patty:Bye, Nick. Hey! Let me know how things turn out.Video 2 transcriptTalia:Nick! Hi! I ’ve been meaning to call you.Nick:Oh, hi. Well, Amy called me. She told me the news. She said she’s got your job as a researcher.Talia:That’s right. Isn ’tit great?Nick:Yeah, yeah ... she told me the news about you. When are you moving?Talia:Not until next week.Nick:Oh. Is there somewhere we can go for a few minutes?Talia:Sure. Here, come in here.Nick:So Amy told me you got an offer from Newsbeat. Where are they? Atlanta?Talia:No, Chicago.Nick:Right, Chicago. Anyway, she said they want you to start right away.Talia:True. But Nick, I ⋯Nick:Wait, Talia. I have to tell you how I feel.Talia:OK. Go ahead. I ’m listening.Nick:I know I haven ’tbeen in touch, but it ’s only because I didn ’twant to get in the way. I know how important your career is to you.Talia:What are you talking about, Nick?Nick:What I’m trying to say is, I want to spend more time with you. I don’twant you to move.Talia:Good. Because THIS is where I ’m moving.Nick:Huh?Talia:THIS, this is my new office. I turned Newsbeat down. Tony said he’d match their offer. Nick:So in other words ... I just made a fool of myself.Talia: No. As usual, you were just being honest. It’s one of the qualities I like most about you.Unit 11A:You'll never believe what happened to me at school today.B:Ooh, what?A:Dana, OK. I like Dana normally.B:Yeah. That's what I thought.A:But she got furious at me today. She got totally mad.B:What did you do?A:It was just ridiculous why she got mad. Somebody at... in the office rearranged the all themailboxes because, they, you know, we have more, different people working there now so that hadto re-alphabetize all the mailboxes.B:Oh, OK.A:So I went to the office, just, you know, as I always do in the morning, I grabbed my mail, Ithought that was my mail, but I grabbed Dina's mail. So I took it to my office and just laid it downbecause I had a bunch, I had a bunch of things to do. And,...eh, so Dana couldn't find her mail.When she found out I had it, she went ballistic on me.B: Wait a minute, how did she even know that you had it?A: Well, I don't know how she figured it out. I mean, my mailbox is right next to hers. So I thinkwhat she did was, she went and saw Frank. Frank didn't have it. And she came to me. And Ilooked at my mail. It was on my desk. I said:“ Oh, I've got your mail. Sorry about that, Dina. she went crazy. S he got really mad at me. And I apologized. I said:“ I tamwa s orryjust. an accident.〞But, you know ...I don't get it sometimes.B:That is ridiculous. She must have been having a bad day about something else.A:Maybe that is it.A:Well, not usually. But she was really mad. I apologized. She, you know, she got her mail ...and ...B:Did she calm down?A:Yeah, she did. Eventually.B:OK.A:I think she is ok now. But ...it was really a surprise when she got that mad and I don't get it.B:I hate to think what she does to her students.A:No, no, thanks. I don't want to go there. So, she is ok though. We're fine.B:OK. Well ...Unit 12A:Where do you see us in ten years, you know, when the kids are all grown and gone? And,probably we can retire? What do you think we are going to do?B:Wow! I haven't thought about that too much. That will be a huge change.A:I know. I know.B:Well. I want to go to New York.A:Ah, me too.B:It would be fun to be able to even, maybe have a place in New York, that we can split ourtime between...you know...。
大学英语视听说四级新版原文+练习答案unit4
Unit 4 CreativityPart 1 Listening, Understanding and SpeakingListening IIn China, education is considered a race. Students have to begin as early as possible and have to proceed as quickly as possible around the track. Success is measured by how many students cross the finish line in the short time .In America, we recognize the race too, but we feel that the students have a chance to explore things for themselves, even if not all of them reach the finish line. As a result of their exploring, some of the participants may have more to offer by the end of the race.The advantage of the Chinese way is that more students become proficient and reach the finish line. The disadvantage is that they may have less to say or to show once they get there. The disadvantage of the American way is that some students never finish the race. The advantage, however, is that some who do go "all the way" have very interesting and original things to say when they get there.1. F T T T F F2.1) race 2) race 3 ) proceed 4) explore things for themselves 5)proficient 6)interesting 7) original 8) less 9) finish the raceListening IIOnce Wealth and Poverty approached a merchant and introduced themselves as Goddesses. The merchant greeted both of them and said, "May I ask why you have come to my humble house" The Goddess of Wealth said, "We want you to judge between us who is the most beautiful."The merchant did not know what to say. He knew he was between the devil and the deep blue sea: If he said that Wealth was more beautiful than Poverty, Poverty would curse him. If he said that Poverty was more beautiful than Wealth, Wealth would abandon him. However, he became calm and said, "I have great respect for you both. Would you please do what I ask of you It is the only way I can judge properly." The Goddesses agreed. He said, "Mother Wealth, would you please walk towards my house Mother Poverty, Would you please walk away from my house This way I can see you both better, from near and far." The two Goddesses did what the merchant had asked them to do. Then the merchant confidently declared, "Mother Wealth! You appear most beautiful when you are nearest my house. Mother Poverty! You look most beautiful when you are farthest from my house." The Goddesses appreciated the wit and wisdom of the merchant. The Goddess of Wealth happily stayed in his house while the Goddess of Poverty cheerfully departed.Whenever we have a serious problem, if we look within and think calmly, a solution will come in answer to the problem.1. F T F F F2. 1. Why did the two Goddesses go to the merchant’s place C2. What would happen if the merchant declared the Goddess of Wealth to bemore beautiful than the Goddess of the Poverty B3. What did the merchant ask the Goddesses to do D4. What was the reaction of the Goddesses A5. What does the story tell us CListening IIIThere is an old and common saying in the United States that "There is nothing new under the sun." I thought of that today while reading an article in a magazine. The article tells about the growing number of people who are building earth-sheltered houses, which are partly underground. I had known about modern earth-sheltered houses, but I had never thought about their roofs before. Instead of having metal or tiles on the roofs, many of these houses now have living roofs. The wooden top of the house is covered with a special waterproof plastic material. On top of this there is soil, in which grass and flowers are planted. Such a roof can be very beautiful. But this really is not a new idea. When the early settlers came to the United States, they often made their houses by digging into the ground. Their roofs were made of wood, and then covered by large areas of soil with grass or turf. They were warm, though not always waterproof. People replaced these houses and roofs as soon as they could live in regular wooden homes with wooden or metal roofs. Now, 200 years later, some people think of this as a new idea. But I think, "There is nothing new under the sun."1. 1) partly underground 2) living 3 ) digging into the ground 4) grass waterproof2.Questions:1What does the speaker mean by saying "There is nothing new under the sun".2What makes the speaker think of "earth-sheltered houses".3What is a living roof.4How many years ago did the early settlers first build earth-sheltered houses.5 . Why did People replace these earth-sheltered houses with regular woodenonesKey: C D A B D Listening IVMa n: It is said that the first sandwich was made in 1762 by the Earl ofSandwich. He didn't want to take time away from his card games to eat, so he ordered his butler to make sandwiches instead.Wo man:Is that so Hey, look at this. The first beauty contest was held in Belgium in 1888. Why in Belgium of all placesMa n: Why not Oh, here's one I bet you're proud of. The electric chair wasused for the first time in 1890, in the United States. Yes, you're first to diagnose AIDS, too. The first recorded case was in New York.Wo man:Plus and minus signs were used in 1514 in Holland. Yeah, there was no way we could have guessed that one. And the equals sign, you'll be pleased to hear, was first used in Oxford, in 1557. You'd have thought they'd all have been invented at the same time.Ma n:Well, we both got these right. Coffee was in Arabia around 1,000 AD, and just before that, playing cards were invented in China.Wo man:Well, I got this one right. First diagram of a flying machine was drawn by Leonardo da Vinci, as I said, in 1492.Ma n: Yeah, but the first air flight wasn't made until 1903, and it was inthe United States.Wo man: But that wasn't the question, was it Also, England was also the firstto transmit television.Man:Garbage! It was the Italians.Wo man: No, it says here, the first TV transmission was in London, 1925. Andhere we are again, the first traffic lights were in London, in 1868.Ma n: But they didn't even have cars then, so why would they have neededtraffic lights1．D A A F C E A B B2．1)1762 2)1888/Belgium 3)1890/the United States 4)New York 5)1514/Holland 1557 6) 1492/1903 7) 1925/1868Part 4 Further ListeningListening IJuan comes up to the Mexican border on his bicycle. He's got two large bags overhis shoulders. The guard stops him and says, "What's in the bags""Sand," answers Juan.The guard says, "We'll just see about that. Get off the bike." The guard takes the two bags and rips them apart; he empties them out and finds nothing in them but sand.He detains Juan overnight and has the sand analyzed, only to discover that there is nothing but pure sand in the bags.The guard releases Juan, puts the sand into new bags, hefts them onto the man's shoulders and lets him cross the border.A week later, the same thing happens. The guard asks, "What have you got""Sand," says Juan.The guard does his thorough examination and discovers that the bags contain nothing but sand. He gives the sand back to Juan, and Juan crosses the border on his bicycle.This sequence of events is repeated every week for three years. Finally, Juan doesn't show up one day and the guard meets him in a bar in Mexico."Hey, buddy," says the guard. "I know you are smuggling something. It's driving me crazy. It's all I think about. I can't sleep. Just between you and me, what are you smuggling"Juan sips his beer and says, "Bicycles."1) border 2) rips 3) overnight 4) analyzed 5) release 6) cross7) weekly 8 ) thorough 9) show up 10) bicyclesListening IIPottery has been found in the remains of every ancient civilization. The oldest known piece of pottery was found in China and dates back to 7,900 BC. That's almost 10,000 years ago!The first pots were large bowls, formed by taking a lump of clay and making a bowl shape. Pottery doesn't just include pots, but anything made from clay that can hold things, such as jugs, vases and cups. Pottery was used to hold water, milk, seeds and grains.Later, people learned to mix different clays together to make stronger pottery and to put the pottery in a fire oven so that the clay would harden faster. The potter's wheel was invented in China around 3100 BC. The wheel spins clay like a top. It allows people to make pottery much more quickly and makes shapes that were perfectly symmetrical—bowls that were really round, rather than lumpy or uneven. Pottery is not only considered one of the first inventions but also one of the first art forms. Most types of pottery have been painted with figures or designs; some even tell a story!1. B A C2. oldest known piece of pottery was found in china and dates back to7900 BC(and was made almost 10,000 years ago).2. It was used for holding water, milk ,seeds, and grains.3. To make stronger pottery and to make the clay harden faster.4. It allowed people to make pottery much more quickly and to makesymmetrical shapes.5. Because most types of pottery have been painted with figures ordesigns; some even tell a story.Listening III(Students are in the classroom waiting for the teacher to arrive. Two are talking.)Cathy:I've enjoyed talking about creativity in our English class. I wish I had been encouraged more when I was in elementary school.Michael:I know what you mean. I always liked drawing, but my teachers and parents insisted I was just wasting my time with it. My fathersaid I should work on mathematics.Cathy: Maybe you still will still use your artistic talent some day.Michael:Oh, I don't know. After all, I'm in university now. Perhaps I'm too old to be creative.Cathy: I don't think so. I read an interesting article about a lady who wanted to be an artist but the whole family wanted her to work intheir candy business.Michael:What happenedCathy: Well, Jean, the lady, knew painting was what she wanted to do, not making candy. After graduating from college she tried variousjobs to support herself, though none of her jobs was in the candybusiness. And she kept painting in her spare time.Michael: Then whatCathy: About 20 years ago a worker in the family candy business quit around Valentine's Day, one of their busiest seasons. Her fatherneeded Jean to come to help with the business.Michael: Did sheCathy: Yes, although she didn't like it.Michael: So, how did she copeCathy: She got an idea of putting art and candy together.Michael: HowCathy: First she experimented with making an edible paint. She found that powdered food coloring mixed with vodka would work.Michael: That's quite a combination.Cathy: Then, for her "canvas", she melted white chocolate and molded it flat. She even learned how to make chocolate frames.Michael: What kind of art did she createCathy: She copied the works of famous painters. She displayed her candy art in the candy shop and customers would come in just to look atthe art.Michael:What did her family think thenCathy:They didn't take her seriously until the Toledo Museum of Art heard about her works and paid her to paint 77 reproductions of worksin their collection. That was her first big job. Now she worksfull-time on her candy creations.Michael:Does she do anything besides copying art masterpieces Cathy: Yes, she's done some portraits. However, people love her reproductions.Michael: What are the prices for her candy art creationsCathy: From $150 to $200 each.Michael: Well, her creativity has brought her success.1.What did the male speaker like to do B2.How did Jean make a living right after graduating from college B3.Why did she begin to help with the family business C4.How did she paint A5.In what way was she successful AListening IVFor over 30 years, "Sesame Street" has been the most popular TV program for young children in the United States. The characters on this show are mainly puppets, and probably the most loved of the puppets is a gigantic yellow bird called "Big Bird".Caroll Spinney has played Big Bird all the years of Big Bird's existence on American television. Spinney's love of puppets and his own creativity led him to this career. When he was five years old, he saw his first puppet show. He loved the show and never forgot it. When he was seven he bought a used monkey puppet for five cents. His mother had made him a stuffed snake from green material, so he got the idea of making his own puppet show. He made a stage from wooden orange boxes and his mother's old curtains. He charged 2 cents for admission and earned 32 cents for his first performance.Spinney's family liked his creativity and encouraged him to do more. For Christmas when he was nine, his older brother made him a better puppet theater andhis mother secretly sewed eight colorful puppets for him. Spinney later wrote, "The more I gave shows, the more I felt the power that one has when performing. All these people would sit in a room and listen to everything I said. I did all the character voices: little girl voices, an old lady voice, and a ghost voice. The audience listened and clapped at the end, and also paid me to do it. What could be a better way to make a living than to perform I knew that I would wind up in the world of entertainment."Spinney continued giving puppet shows. When he decided to go to art school, puppet shows helped him pay for his tuition. Even when he was in the army, he managed to continue giving puppet shows. He knew he wanted to do this as his life's work and that he wanted his audience to be children. When he was given the opportunity to create the character of Big Bird on "Sesame Street", he accepted it and over the years has made Big Bird one of the most beloved characters on American television.1-5 T T T F F6-10 T T T F F。
《视听说教程》Unit4答案
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6. 膳食纤维（Dietary Fiber）
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7. 油脂（Oil）
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8. 高热量食物（High-calorie Food）
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1. "平衡膳食是指摄入各种营养素的比例适当，以满足人 体正常的生理需求。"
议论文写作答案
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支持或反对某个观点
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提供了议论文写作的本框架和结构，包 括引言、主体和结论等部分，并强调了逻 辑性和条理性在议论文中的重要性。
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详细介绍了如何提出和分析论点，以及如 何使用证据和例子来支持自己的观点，并 给出了一些实用的论证技巧。
强调了议论文写作中需要注意的语言表达 和逻辑推理能力，以及如何避免常见的逻 辑谬误和语言表达问题。
《视听说教程》Unit4答案
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短对话答案
总结词：正确答案
详细描述：短对话答案包括选择题和填空题，选择题答案为B、C、D、F，填空题答 案为“The Smiths”和“New York”。
说明文写作答案
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介绍一种事物或现象
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提供了说明文写作的基本要点和结构，包括引言、正文和结论等部分， 并强调了准确性和清晰度在说明文中的重要性。
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详细介绍了如何对事物或现象进行描述和解释，以及如何使用恰当的 说明方法和语言风格来表达信息。
新视野商务英语视听说下册1-8单元video原文unit-4(参考文本)
Video 1Welsh: Hello, Mr. Wang. We received the samples you kindly sent to our headquarters. Thank you very much.We’re impressed by both the quality and the variety of yourproducts.Wang: Thanks, and welcome to our factory.I hope you enjoyed the tour around some of our workshops. Welsh: Yes, we actually picked up several products from your catalogue after the tour.We maybe able to give you a trial order.Now I’d like to know if we place a firm order with you,when can you deliver the goods?Wang: It depends on how many items you choose and what quantity.Normally for one container order, we can deliver the goodswithin 6days.Welsh: That’s good. OK, let’s work through this list now. Wang: Mm, I see, Mr. Welsh. You’ve only selected 4 items so we can guarantee delivery.This is the unit price of each product.Welsh: Fine. But it seems to us that your price is much higher than other suppliers in china.We are currently doing business with some factories inShenzhen.Welsh: We know some factories give lower prices but their quality is poor.You see, the surface of our products is very smooth.And after the tour, you must have an idea how well ourmanufacturing environment meets international sanitarystandards.Considering the quality, our price is very reasonable. Welsh: We don’t deny that.But if you can give us a little discount, we can start up along-term relationship.Wang: You’re really tempting me. OK, what’s your quantity then?Generally, we’re not allowed to give discount at this price.But if your order is large enough, I can offer you a specialdiscount.Welsh: For the large plastic chair and the trolley, we can take 1000 pieces of each and much more later on after this trial order. Wang: 1000 pieces…Well, since it’s our initial transaction, I’ll give you a 10% discount on these two items.Welsh: 10%? Another company gives us a 15% discount for that size of order.You know, an incentive discount encourages the buyers andhelps expand your business.Wang: Of course, I know, but that is too high a rate.F rankly speaking, the maximum discount we can grant is10%.Welsh: Then about the food box and cup container? Also 10%?We would like to order 800 food boxes and 50cup containersto start.Wang: I’m afraid we can’t do that.You know, the price of the raw material has been risingsteadily. There’s no profit margin left at that price. Welsh: Come on, of course there is. By the way, we don’t need the scale on the cup container.How about reducing the price of the container to us$2 fromyour original us$3?Wang: Well, it’s really hard…Welsh: Well, we could meet each other half-way that would conclude the deal.Wang: You certainly have a way of talking me into it.Al right, let’s each make some concession. You increase thefood box order to 1000 pieces. OK?Welsh: Fine, no problem.Wang: You really drive a hard bargain! But we look forward to a long partnership.Video 2F: Hello, Mr. Leser. I’m very glad to meet you.L: Likewise. This is interesting. Do you think the color is right for the European market?And…what is the price for this wooden angel?F: No problem, you definitely have good taste.We have many European customers who are buying this Christmas range.The price is US$8, FOB Shanghai.L: US$8? Your price is much higher than the other offers we’ve received even just in this exhibition hall.F: Well, it may appear a little higher, but the quality of our products is much better than that of other suppliers’.You must take that into consideration.L: I agree with you. That’s why I’ve come to your booth.This time I intend to large order but business is almost impossible unless you can give me a discount.F: We can talk about that later. What’s your line of business?L: We mainly sell gifts and decorations for Christmas, Easter and other traditional holidays.Christmas is our largest concern. Our annual sales can reach us$10 million.F: Good, we've been a large producer of these items for years.You see, not only is our quality much better than others’. But our product range is more diverse.You can always find the best of anything you want.L: So, if you can give me the best price for this first order, we can start a long-term relationship.For example, what is the price for these Santa clauses?F: For the metal ones: US$20.the wooden ones: US$15.There are 8different styles and 3size for each type.L: If I choose several items of this kind, what’s the minimum order? F: 100 pieces for each item number and a minimum of 10 items. L: How about the discount? I can place an order for two containers to start.F: If so, we can grant you a very special discount of 8%.L: 8% I can hardly accept that as a special term according to the offers I’ve had today.I’d say 15% would be more like it. Some other companies have already promised us that.F: That really leaves us with nothing. Our maximum is 10%.You know, the price of these products tends to go up as wintercomes and there’s heavy demand for them.L: OK. I’ll make that concession for the sake of the beautiful color of your products.By the way, have you thought of choosing a commissioned sales representative or agent overseas you promote your sales?F: Yes, so far, we have several agents abroad but none in Germany. L: We’re willing to be your agent in Germany for Christmas gifts and decorations.What’s your usual commission rate?F: Usually, we gibe a commission of 4% to our agents.L: 4% is too low. You see. We’d have a lot of work to do in promoting sales, such as advertising on radio or TV, printing brochures and so on. It all costs.F: Don’t worry, we’ll allow you a higher commission rate if you sales are substantial.F: For example, if you sell US$2 million worth of gifts annually, we can allow 3% commission.But, if the annual turnover exceeds US$5 million, we can offer a 5% commission.What do you think of that?L: It sounds OK. We’d like to sign an agency agreement with you simultaneously when we sign the contract for this trial order.F: No problem. After you‘ve chosen the products, we’ll work them both out for you to sign.We can do it within 3days.Will that be suitable?L: Fine, one more question, when can you deliver the goods?F: 60days after the sales confirmation is signed.。
新视野大学英语视听说第2版Unit 4
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Following is the script of Grocery Shopping: Grocery Shopping Man: Hey. Can you give me a hand with the groceries? And I told you I could do the shopping. Woman: Wow! Do we really need all this stuff? Let me see that receipt. Man: Hey, I only bought the essentials. Woman: Okay. Let’s see. Dog food. Twenty-four dollars and seventy cents? We don’t even have a dog! Man: Well, it WAS going to be a surprise, but look in the back of the truck. Woman: What? Man: Ah, ha, hah. Speechless. I knew you’d love him. Woman: That thing? That dog’s as big as a horse. He probably eats like one, too. Man: Ah, but he’s sure friendly. And someone was giving him away at the supermarket, and I…I…I couldn’t let that poor thing pass another day without a loving home.
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视听说原文Unit 4 The World of WorkAudio Track 4-4-1/Audio Track 4-4-2Alice: I work six days a week. My shift is from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. I’m on my feet all day long. It,s a very active job. Most of my customers are nice. I try to be friendly to everyone, but it,s difficult sometimes. My customers give me good tips. That,s nice. Diane: I,m very punctual 一actually, I can,t be late! You know what they say, “The show must go on!” I like being on stage. Something always happens, though. During the show last we ek, the lights went out. I couldn't believe it! You definitely have to be flexible.Mimi: My students are eight years old. I have to be careful about what I say and do. They are always watching me and copying my behavior. I,m like a big sister. The kids ha ve a lot of energy. I need patience in this job, thafs for sure!Audio Track 4-4-3/Audio Track 4-4-4Man: So, I see here that you went to college.Camille: Yes, sir. For two years. I didn,t graduate.Man: Do you speak any languages besides English?Camille: Yes, I speak conversational French. Man: Any other languages?Camille: No, thafs it.Man: Well, thafs great. As you know, we fly to Paris twice a week. We always need people who can speak French. Let,s see …have you worked for an airline before? Camille: No. I have no job experience.Man: So, this would be your first job. Camille: Yes.Man: Well, I only have two more questions. Are you healthy and physically fit? Can you lift heavy objects?Camille: Yes, I think so.Man: Well, the emergency window exit on the plane weighs about 50 pounds. And the meal cart is very heavy, too. You need to move those objects sometimes. Camille: I think I can do that.Man: Wonderful. Let me tell you about the next step. We have a six-week training program that takes p lace in the summer. You have to …Audio Track 4-4-5I plan to become a teacher after I finish my studies. I decided to study at this university because the teaching program is very good. We have a lot of practice working with children. I love to work with young kids. I expect to graduate from the university next June, and I hope to find a job in a kindergarten. I5ll try to start working in September.Audio Track 4-4-6Mr. Grant: Hello, Ms. Hale. I,m Mr. Grant, the advertising manager for the compan y. Do you have a resume or curriculum vitae to give to me?Ms. Hale: Yes, Mr. Grant. Here it is.Mr. Grant: Thank you. Now, let me tell you a little bit about the job. We need someone to design brochures on the computer. Do you have up-to-date computer skills?Ms. Hale: Yes, I do. In my present position I use computer graphics all the time. I have experience with animation as well.Mr. Grant: Oh, that,s very good. We hope to launch a new group of animated ads next spring. Can you work with others in a pleasant manner, Ms. Hale?Ms. Hale: My co-workers seem to think so. I can also work independently by myself. Mr. Grant: That,s necessary, too. What about flexibility in working long hours on a project?Ms. Hale: I have a lot of energy and I,m willing to get th e job done. The work I did last year won two awards at a national conference.Mr. Grant: Excellent. That,s very impressive. By the way, did I mention that we need someone to start next week?Ms. Hale: No, you didn,t, but it might be possible.Mr. Grant: Go od. Thank you for coming today. We'll be in touch soon.Audio Track 4-4-7/Audio Track 4-4-8You,ve never met Melissa Hayes, and you don,t know her name, but you know her voice. Melissa records information messages for the telephone company. When you he ar “The number you c alled has been changed …”一 thafs Melissa!“Yes, it,s true,” she says. 'Tm the voice talent for National Telephone.” At least50,000 people hear her voice every day. “I try to sound warm and friendly, even when I,m saying, I,m sorry, that number is incorrect. Please try again.”Melissa works only three days a week, but she has to practice a lot. “My voice has to sound the same at the end of eight hours.” She,s very careful about her voice. “I don't go outside in cold weather, and I hav e to drink lots of hot water with honey. I can,t go to horror movies because I always scream, and I might hurt my voice!”How did she get her job? “A friend told me about it. I listened to all the telephone company messages on my phone, and then I recorded a cassette of those messages. After I sent it to the company, I called them every day for a month!”She,s done this work for three years now, and she loves it. “It,s fun! And I,m helping people by using my voice.” Plus, people are always surprised when th ey hear aboutM elissa,s job. They say, “You,re a real person? I thought it was a computer!”Audio Track 4-4-9/Audio Track 4-4-10Interview 1Interviewer: What is your job, Ken?Ken: I,m a V. J. or “video jockey.”Interviewer: How would you describe your job?Ken: I,m on TV. I introduce music videos and talk about them. I also interview singers who appear in videos.Interviewer: What is the best part of your job?Ken: I get to meet a lot of famous people. Thafs very exciting. Also, I love music, so i t,s a lot of fun.Interviewer: What is the worst part of your job?Ken: I get to meet a lot of famous people. Some of them are not very nice. They think they are better than me. They can be very demanding.Interviewer: What was your most memorable moment?Ken: Last year, I presented an award on TV at a video music awards show. I couldn't believe it. They flew me out to Los Angeles and I stayed in Beverly Hills. I was on the TVshow for a whole 45 seconds! I got to meet a lot of stars.Interviewer: I want to be a V. J. How do I get the job?Ken: Well, first you have to make a videotape about yourself. You need to talk about certain things on the video. In my case, there was a list of questions, like “What did you do last weekend?” and “What,s in your CD player right now?” After you talk about yourself, you send the videotape in to the TV station. They call you if they like the tape.Interview 2Interviewer: What is your job, Steven?Steven: I,m a car courier.Interviewer: How would you describe your job?Steven: Sometimes a person or a company needs a car moved from one place to another. They may not have time to do it themselves. They hire me to drive the car. Interviewer: What is the best part of your job?Steven: I like to drive, so it,s fun for me. Last sum mer, I drove all the way from New York to California. The weather was great. I had the radio on and enjoyed my trip very much.Interviewer: What is the worst part of your job?Steven: I have to be very punctual. If I say I,ll arrive on Monday at 6:00, I ha ve to be there by Monday at 6:00. I have to be dependable. It,s stressful at times. Interviewer: What was your most memorable moment?Steven: I drove across the desert as the sun was setting. It was incredible! Interviewer: I want to be a car courier. How do I get the job?Steven: Thafs a good question. My mother started this business, so she hired me. You'd have to call my mother to find out!Audio Track 4-4-111.My father has worked there for decades.2.I,ve lived in the same city for my entire life.3.I,ve lived in this neighborhood for five years.Audio Track 4-4-121. He,s been sick for two days.1.1haven,t eaten for six hours.3.She,s taught school for years.4.I haven,t seen him for months.Speaking & CommunicationAudio Track 4-4-13Juan: Greg? Greg Anderson?Greg: Juan Torres! How are you!Juan: Great. How about you?Greg: Just fine. What are you doing now?Juan: Well, I just came back from Asia.Greg: What were you doing there?Juan: I was working in Osaka and studying Japanese.Greg: Wow! Can you speak Japanese now?Juan: Yes, I can ... What,s new with you?Greg: Do you remember Kathy Morris?Juan: Of course. She sat next to me in biology class.Greg: Well, we got married. We,ve been married fOr two years now.Audio Track 4-4-14For me, the most suitable job is desktop publisher. That,s because I can type and spell very well, and I,ve got excellent computer skills. Although I cannot currently design with a computer, I am a fast learner and could brush up my skills on the job.Audio Track 4-4-15Conversation 1A:Do you know how to type?B:I know how to type, but I,m not very good at it. I get bored easily, having to sit at a desk for a long period of time.A:Well, what are you good at?B:I'm an excellent cook. I coo k for my friends all the time.A:Great! Would you say you are good with people?B:Sure. I,m often told I,m a good listener.A: In that case, you would be most suited to the role of personal home care assistant. Conversation 2A:Can you cook?B:I can cook, but I dislike doing it. To be specific, I dislike doing the washing up afterwards.A:Are you good at using computers?B:I am very capable. I can type really well. I,m fast and accurate.A:Great! Are you able to design with a computer?B:Absolutely, I took some graphic design courses in college.A:I think it,s obvious. The role you are most suited for is desktop publisher. Conversation 3A: You are interested in sport and fitness, right?B:It sure is. I,m an expert yoga teacher. I,ve been taking my own class for quite a few years now.A:Well, I guess you,re good at encouraging others?B:I sure am. I,d say I,m good at motivating others, giving them encouragement.A: Well, there is no question about it. You are most suited to the role of a fitness instructor. Audio Track 4-4-161.Teachers must be able to encourage others to learn. They must also be observant and able to identify and solve their students, problems.2.Being a flight attendant is not as glamorous as it looks. You are always on the move. You travel to many places but you don,t have time to visit and enjoy the sights.3.It goes without saying that accountants must be good with numbers and very analytical. They also need good memories, so they can remember the laws of financial reporting.4.Obviously, a computer programmer needs to excel at computing. In addition to this, they need to be able to follow instructions well.5.Police officers ensure the safety of society. In combating crime, they must be courageous and willing to face danger almost every day.Video CourseVideo Track 4-4-1Natalie: I work for a television station that was launched ten years ago and I have been working there for about a year.Dan: I work with computers at a hospital and I have been doing that for three years. Gian: I am a marketing manager. I make brochures, I send out e-mails, and I work on the web.Video Track 4-4-2Kumiko: I have two ideal jobs and teaching Japanese is one of them. The other one is training dogs. I like working with dogs because they give me unconditional love all the time.Dave: My ideal job would be designing movie posters and CD covers. To do this job, I need a strong foundation in art, and it helps to be able to speak two languages.Jackie: Teaching is an ideal job for me because I enjoy being around children and I want to help them learn.Vanessa: My dream job is to be a photographer because I love taking pictures. Dayanne: I would like to help people in developing countries. In order to do this job well you need to be passionate, you need to be able to listen, and you need to communicate.Jonathan: My future plans are to get into computer animation …and hopefully become an animator in movies or video games. To be a computer animator, you have to be patient, work hard, and be creative.Calum: My ideal job would be a reporter or to work for a newspaper, and that way I could see the world, and also keep up-to-date with events. For my job you should be able to write well, and you should be well-informed, and you should be able to communicate well.Video Track 4-4-3Dave: My ideal job would be designing movie posters and CD covers. To do this job, I need a strong foundation in art, and it helps to be able to speak two languages. Jonathan: My future plans are to get into computer animation … and hopefully become an animator in movies or video games. To be a computer animator, you have to be patient, work hard, and be creative.Calum: My ideal job would be a reporter or to work for a newspaper, and that way I could see the world, and also keep up-to-date with events. For my job you should be able to write well, and you should be well-informed, and you should be able to communicate well. Video Track 4-4-4Ms. Li: Hi, I,m Yvonne Li. Welcome.Claudia: Hi, Claudia Oliveira.Ms. Li: Please have a seat. Thanks very much for coming in. Did you bring your resume? Claudia: Yes. Here you are.Ms. Li: Great. Thanks. First let me tell you a little bit about the job. We,re looking for someone to sell our new software product internationally. The job requires flexibility, independence, and most importantly, a pleasant manner with customers.Claudia: I agree …that,s important. I,ve worked in sales for years and have always tried to really listen to my customers to find out what they nee d. I think I,m really good at that.Ms. Li: Thafs great. So tell me a little bit about your experience with software programs.Claudia: Well, I've trained people how to use a similar software product for the past two years at my current job, so I really feel I know the product and customer needs. Ms. Li: Hmm …interesting, and your sales experience?Claudia: I,ve been with my present company for three years and in my present position since last year. In that time, I,ve been named salesperson of the month t hree times, and have taken top sales awards several times as well.Ms. Li: Impressive …Claudia: I,m also taking graduate courses right now in marketing. I feel it really helps me understand the market better, especially the competition.Ms. Li: You,ve bee n very busy, Ms. Oliveira! Well, thanks very much for coming in. We,ll be in touch.Ms. Li: Hey, Bill, I just interviewed a woman for that software sales position.Mr. Howard: How did it go?Ms. Li: Very well.Mr. Howard: Do you think she,s right for the j ob?Ms. Li: I think so. She has a high energy level and a lot of experience.Mr. Howard: OK. Let,s offer her the job.Ms. Li: Great.Tara: Hello?Ms. Li: Hello, Claudia Oliveira, please.Tara: She can,t come to the phone right now. May I take a message?Ms. Li: Yes, please tell her Yvonne Li called.Tara: OK.Claudia: (enters from bedroom) Come on. We,re going to be late for our aerobics class!Tara: Oh, by the way there was a phone call from some woman called … Yvonne …Yvonne something … (door closes)Claudia: (Opens door and runs for phone) Ah!Video Track 4-4-5Ms. Li: Hi, I,m Yvonne Li. Welcome.Claudia: Hi, Claudia Oliveira.Ms. Li: Please have a seat. Thanks very much for coming in. Did you bring your resume? Claudia: Yes. Here you are.Ms. Li: G reat. Thanks. First let me tell you a little bit about the job. We,re looking for someone to sell our new software product internationally. The job requires flexibility, independence, and most importantly, a pleasant manner with customers.Claudia: I agree …that,s important. I,ve worked in sales for years and have always tried to really listen to my customers to find out what they need. I think I,m really good at that.Ms. Li: That,s great. So tell me a little bit about your experience with software programs.Claudia: Well, I've trained people how to use a similar software product for the past two years at my current job, so I really feel I know the product and customer needs.Ms. Li: Hmm …interesting, and your sales experience?Claudia: I,ve been with my present company for three years and in my present position since last year. In that time, I,ve been named salesperson of the month three times, and have taken top sales awards several times as well.Ms. Li: Impressive …Claudia: I,m also taking graduate co urses right now in marketing. I feel it really helps me understand the market better, especially the competition.Ms. Li: You,ve been very busy, Ms. Oliveira! Well, thanks very much for coming in. We,ll be in touch.Video Track 4-4-6Ms. Li: Hey, Bill, I just interviewed a woman for that software sales position.Mr. Howard: How did it go?Ms. Li: Very well.Mr. Howard: Do you think she,s right for the job?Ms. Li: I think so. She has a high energy level and a lot of experience.Mr. Howard: OK. Let,s off er her the job.Ms. Li: Great.Tara: Hello?Ms. Li: Hello, Claudia Oliveira, please.Tara: She can,t come to the phone right now.May I take a message?Ms. Li: Yes, please tell her Yvonne Li called.Tara: OK.Claudia: (enters from bedroom) Come on. We,re g oing to be late for our aerobics class! Tara: Oh, by the way there was a phone call from some woman called … Yvonne …Yvonne something … (door closes)Claudia: (Opens door and runs for phone) Ah!。
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Unit 4 Today’s TrendsListeningAudio Track 2-4-1A: Graph A shows that many married women go out and work today.B: Yes, that’s true. Only 15 percent of them now stay at home.A: Graph D shows that only one-third of children aged 3 to 5 are taken care of at home. It’s unbelievable.B: It’s not uncommon. In today’s society, most mothers and fathers mare busy with work. They have no choice.Audio Track 2-4-2/Audio Track 2-4-3Interview 1Interviewer: So, tell us a little about yourselves.Dan: Well, I’m Dan Preston.Courtney: And I’m Courtney Preston. We live in Phoenix, Arizona.Interviewer: OK, great. Do you have any children? Courtney: Yes, we have a baby. He’s thirteen months old.Interviewer: How nice. … Courtney, you must be busy!Courtney: It’s not so bad. I’m a manager at a bank. Dan stays at home with the baby. Interviewer: Really?Dan: Yep. I’m a “househusband.” I take care of the kid while Courtney works.Interviewer: That’s unusual!Dan: Well, it’s a growing trend. There are more and more househusbands every year. Interviewer: How interesting!Interview 2Interviewer: Where are you from?Jamal: We live in Toronto, Canada.Interviewer: How big is your family?Jamal: Well, there are four of us. I’m Jamal, my wife is Tia, and we have two girls. Interviewer: Who takes care of them?Tia: We both do. We both stay at home with the girls.Interviewer: Well, who works then?Jamal & Tia: We both do!Interviewer: What do you mean? I don’t understand.Jamal: We’re both writers. We work at home during the day.Interviewer: Oh, I see.Tia: We’re always here when the girls come home from school at 2:30. Interviewer: That’s great.Audio Track 2-4-4/Audio Track 2-4-5Interviewer (Int): Hi. What’s your name?Gio: Gio.Int: Hi, Gio. Where are you from?Gio: Milan, Italy.Int: Welcome to New York, then!Gio: Thank you.Int: Where are your clothes from?Gio: My brother. I’m always borrowing clothes.Int: How would you describe your style?Gio: Casual, I guess. I’m not very innovative. I just wear the same thing all the time. Int.: Good evening. What’s your name?Vicki: Vicki.Int.: You look beautiful.Vicki: Thank you.Int: That dress is very stylish.Vicki: My mother gave it to me. It was tailormade!Int.: Wonderful. Where are you from, Vicki?Vicki: I’m from Hong K ong.Int.: How would you describe your personal sense of style?Vicki: Classic, I suppose. I like to dress up.Int: Hi, there.Elena: Hi!Int: Who are you?Elena: I’m Elena.Int: And where are you from?Elena: I’m from right here in New York.Int: A hometown girl. And your clothes are from …?Elena: A store in my neighborhood. There was a sale.Int.: Great! How would you describe your personal style?Elena: Retro. It’s fashionable now.Int: It looks old-fashioned … in a good way, of course.Audio Track 2-4-6/Audio Track 2-4-71.A: I’m new in town and I’d like to make some friends. What should I do?B: You ought to join a sports club.A: But I don’t like sports.B: You could look for friends on the Internet.2.A: I don’t know what to wear to the party to night. What should I wear?B: You could wear your new jeans or your black pants.A: It’s a formal dress party.B: Oh, then you shouldn’t wear pants after all. You definitely ought to wear a dress.3.A: I still don’t understand this grammar. What should I do?B: You had better get some help or you will fail the test. It’s on Thursday.A: Maybe I could take the test on Friday. That would give me extra time.B: Well, you had better not delay. There’s not much time!Audio Track 2-4-81. I’m a salesclerk in a woman’s clothing store. My boss is great, but she has a very strict dress code. We have to wear long skirts, black shoes, no jewelry, and on and on. It’s really boring, so I’m planning to dye my hair red. What do you think? — Lana2. I love my girlfriend, but she complains a lot about my clothes. She doesn’t want to go anywhere with me because I always wear old jeans and a T-shirt. I don’t care about looking like a fashion magazine. I just want to be comfortable! What’s your advice? — DaveAudio Track 2-4-91. I’m a salesclerk in a woman’s clothing store. My boss is great, but she has a very strict dress code. We have to wear long skirts, black shoes, no jewelry, and on and on. It’s really boring, so I’m planning to dye my hair red. What do you think? — Lana2. I love my girlfriend, but she complains a lot about my clothes. She doesn’t want to go anywhere with me because I always wear old jeans and a T-shirt. I don’t care about looking like a fashion magazine. I just want to be comfortable! What’s your ad vice? — DaveExpert’s opinion: I think you ought to have a serious talk with your girlfriend and explain how you feel. We all have our own style and taste. In my opinion, she thinks too much about appearances.Audio Track 2-4-10/Audio Track 2-4-11Today I started my new part-time job as a trendspotter. I was nervous and didn’t know what to expect. Well, guess what? It was a lot of fun! I’m telling all my friends, “You should think about becoming a trendspotter, too!” On Saturday morning, we had to report to a recording studio by 10 a.m. The “Trends Coordinator,” Mandy, explained the schedule. Then she gave us a tour. That was really cool!Next we sat around a big table in a room. They gave each person three cards. One card said “Yes— All the way!” Another said, “It’s OK.” The third one said, “No way!” We listened to about 10 different songs. After each song we had to hold up a card. They played some hip hop, rock, heavy metal, and dance music. The heavy metal was “No way” for me!Do you know the rock group called “Gifted”? They’re really popular right now. Well, they have a new CD coming out. We saw six different CD covers. I guess they are trying to choose one. This time, we didn’t have any cards. Instead, we just talked about the covers we liked. Mandy asked us questions: “Which ones do you like?” “Why do you like them?” “Would you buy a CD with this cover?”We finished at 12:30. We will meet again next week at a boutique downtown. We will look at some new fashions. Each week we go to a different location. Oh yes, we also received a free CD for our work. This “job”doesn’t pay, but we get free stuff!Audio Track 2-4-121. All of the families live in big cities.2. None of the students study German.3. Some of the people don’t agree with me.Audio Track 2-4-131. Most of the young children are in day care.2. Some of their parents work two or three jobs.3. All of my friends grew up in the same town.4. None of my classmates like to study.Audio Track 2-4-14Moderator: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to our debate. Mr. Taylor, please begin. Mr. Taylor: We have a big problem. Too many children are in day care centers. This is not good. Moderator: Ms. Marin, what do you think?Ms. Marin: I’m a mother and I work. In today’s society, most mother s and fathers are busy with work.Moderator: So, they don’t have a choice? They need day care?Ms. Marin: Exactly. And it’s very expensive.Moderator: What can we do about this situation?Mr. Taylor: We should encourage mothers and fathers to stay at home with their children.Ms. Marin: I don’t agree. I think we should offer cheaper day care.Audio Track 2-4-15Moderator: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to this debate on whether it is better to rent or to own a home. Miss Ying, please begin.M iss Ying: As far as I’m concerned, owning a home is far better than renting one. Actually, I feel quite troubled by the idea of living in a rented apartment.Moderator: Can you further explain that point?Miss Ying: Of course. The sense of security I get from home ownership would not exist in a rented apartment.Moderator: Mr. Chen, what are your thoughts?Mr. Chen: Well, I think it’s better to rent a home than to own one. I just can’t afford to purchase a home, and I don’t know if that will ever change. At the moment, the cost of even a small city center apartment is out of most people’s reach.Miss Ying: I see your point, but I still think, it’s better to own a home than to rent one in the long run. Although buying a home is expensive, I think most people can apply for a mortgage or join with their families to invest in a home.Mr. Chen: Yes, that’s quite true, but I feel bothered by the idea of owing so much money. I think it’s better to save for a home rather than get a mortgage. I believe people should spend only the money that they have earned or saved.Moderator: Some excellent points. Thank you both for taking part in the debate.Video CourseVideo Track 2-4-1Yelena: In Ukraine people get married very early.Lourdes: In Colombia people usually marry in their late 20s.Paula: In Brazil people get married around 25. Usually husbands and wives both work.Calvin: I guess in a traditional family … traditional Korean family … you know, it is usually the males who work. There are a lot of parents who both have full-time jobs.Kumiko: In Japan, nowadays, people usually get married around 30. Husbands and wives both work until they have babies. And the wife stays at home with her children.Alejandra: Children in Argentina live with their parents until they get married. Usually both the husband and the wife work, but if they have children, then the wife stays at home to take care of the children.Video Track 2-4-2Kumiko: In Japan, nowadays, people usually get married around 30. Husbands and wives both work until they have babies. And the wife stays at home with her children.Alejandra: Children in Argentina live with their parents until they get married. Usually both the husband and the wife work, but if they have children, then the wife stays at home to take care of the children.Video Track 2-4-3Dave: I really admire my sister’s style because she’s very independent.Calum: One person whose fashion I admire is my friend Alex. He wears really nice clothes. Dayanne: I have a friend that always wears cowboy boots to go to work. I think that she should wear something more stylish.Dennis: The person I most admire is Robert Redford. I like the way he moves, the way he stands, the way he carries his clothes … his hair …Woo Sung: I’ve had this hair for a while and I think it’s definitely time for a change. I need a haircut.Dayanne: To improve my appearance, I should have a haircut and lose weight.Calum: I think I could improve my appearance by wearing contact lenses instead of glasses. Video Track 2-4-4Mike: I told you —I don’t like to go running.Roberto: You ought to get more exercise, Mike. It’s good for you. You know, I think there’s a definite trend. More and more people are starting to exercise.Mike: You’re just saying that because you think I should exercise more. The majority of the people I know don’t exercise.Roberto: Well, in my opinion, I really think more people are exercising nowadays.Mike: What makes you say that?Roberto: Well, when I came to New York five years ago, almost no one in my office exercised. Then, a few years ago, some people started going to the gym. And now, I just read in my office newsletter that 28 percent of the people in my office go to the gym three or more times a week. That’s almost one third of the employees.Mike: Just because some of the people in your office go to the gym, doesn’t make it a trend. Maybe 28 percent go, but that means that 72 percent don’t.Roberto: Not necessarily … there’s more ways to get exercise than going to the gym.Mike: Such as?Roberto: Some people walk to work … some people play golf … some people jog in the park . . . Mike: Yeah, that’s true …Roberto: Look around you. Don’t you see all the people exercising?Mike: Well, how many of them are enjoying it? None!Roberto: Oh come on, Mike. All of them are enjoying it.Mike: Not all of them …Roberto: Well, most of them …Mike: Maybe some of them … but not this one. I’m exhausted. I think we ought to go home. Roberto: Yes, I think we’d better. And we’d better get you something to drink, too.Mike: Hey, you know what?Roberto: What?Roberto: What?Mike: Yeah! You know, I read somewhere that 33 percent of all famous athletes recommend eating ice cream after a heavy workout.Roberto: Yeah, right.Mike: No, I’m serious. I read it in a magazine!Video Track 2-4-5Mike: I told you —I don’t like to go running.Roberto: You ought to get more exercise, Mike. It’s good for you. You know, I think there’s a definite trend. More and more people are starting to exercise.Mike: You’re just saying that because you think I should exercise more. The majority of the people I know don’t exercise.Roberto: Well, in my opinion, I really think more people are exercising nowadays.Mike: What makes you say that?Roberto: Well, when I came to New York five years ago, almost no one in my office exercised. Then, a few years ago, some people started going to the gym. And now, I just read in my office newsletter that 28 percent of the people in my office go to the gym three or more times a week. That’s almost one third of the employees.Video Track 2-4-6Mike: Just because some of the people in your office go to the gym, doesn’t make it a trend. Maybe 28 percent go, but that means that 72 percent don’t.Roberto: Not necessarily … there’s more ways to get exercise than going to the gym.Mike: Such as?Roberto: Some people walk to work … some people play golf … some people jog in the park …Mike: Yeah, that’s true …Roberto: Look around you. Don’t you see all the people exercising?Mike: Well, how many of them are enjoying it? None!Roberto: Oh come on, Mike. All of them are enjoying it.Mike: Not all of them …Roberto: Well, most of them …Mike: Maybe some of them … but not this one. I’m exhausted. I think we ought to go home.Rob erto: Yes, I think we’d better. And we’d better get you something to drink, too.Video Track 2-4-7Mike: Hey, you know what?Roberto: What?Roberto: What?Mike: Yeah! You know, I read somewhere that 33 percent of all famous athletes recommend eating ice cream after a heavy workout.Roberto: Yeah, right.Mike: No, I’m serious. I read it in a magazine!。