新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語視聽說4聽力原文

1、unit 1takeshi: man, look at that! in new york theres always something being built. and everything goes up so quickly , you never know whats going tobe around next week.roberto: yeah, but on the other hand, sometimes i wonder about overcrowding. maybe they need to start building down more.roberto: ye

2、ah, it s when you build underground instead of aboveground.takeshi: nah, that s too much like living in a cave. i love the skyscrapers!roberto: true. and some of the first ones were built right here in newyork city.takeshi: that s right! you know, i wonder what new york looked like before all these

3、buildings popped up.roberto: i don 5t know, but i d like to see this one when its finished.takeshi: yeah. i ll bet it ll be something fantastic!roberto: maybe , what do you think it s going to look like?takeshi: i don t know , but you know what? i m going to remember what it looked like.roberto: wha

4、t are you talking about? and why are you taking pictures? theres nothing there.takeshi: ok. you know how some people get famous because they have pictures of movie stars or performers before they make it big?roberto: yeah?takeshi: well, some buildings and architectural structures get to be famous to

5、o, like theeiffel tower or the empire state building , right?roberto: yeah, and ,? there s nothing here!takeshi: right! but there will be. someday this very spot may become really we 11-known like maybe it ll be some incredible hotel th a t the rich and famous stay at. and ill be the only one with p

6、ictures of it before it was built. cool, huh?roberto: uh , you are too much. hey, let s ask this guy what your “famous” building s going to be. (to passing construction worker ) excuse us, can you tell us what this is going to be when its finished? maybe a fancy hotel or something?construction worke

7、r: fancy hote 1? (laughs ) no, this isn jt going to be a hote 1. it js going to be a parking garage.roberto: a parking garage. uh , huh. thanks.takeshi: well, maybe , someone rich and famous will park here.unit 2prof. morgan: good. so change the first part and make those corrections and your paper w

8、ill be great.tara: ok. thanks for all your help, professormorgan. i ll e-mail my paperto you later today.prof. morgan: you know, technology is amazing. in high school i used to write my term papers on a typewriter.tara: it must have taken a long time to write a paper on a typewriter.prof. morgan: we

9、ll, i was pretty fast, but i made some mis takes. actually, the typewriters werent that bad. now, as for the first computers , oh my gosh!tara: what do you mean?prof. morgan: the first computers were so unreliable. they used to crash all the time. and they were not as affordable or as fast as they a

10、re now.tara: mines pretty fast, but not as fast as some of the newer, more expensive ones.prof. morgan: i know! and nowadays, almost everyone has a computer. in those days, nobody had their own computer. we used to use the ones at the university.prof. morgan: yeah, thats all we had. i ll never forge

11、t, one spring, during final exams. everybody was working on their term papers, and the electricity went out!tara: so? no big deal, laptops have batteries ,prof. morgan: yes, but remember, in those days we didnt have laptops. if your computer crashed, you lost everything.tara: everything?prof. morgan

12、: everything. we used to lose information all the time, but that time it was terrible. everybody lost theirpapers that afternoon ,including me.tara: what did you do?prof. morgan: i went back to the good, old-fashioned way.tara: you mean typewriters?prof. morgan: nope. i used something more affordabl

13、e, portable, re liable,disposable, something that always worked.tara: what was that?prof. morgan: (holds up pencil and paper) the first word processor.unit 3takeshi: so, what are today s headlines?mike: i don jt know. i m reading the important stuff like my horoscope and the entertainment section. h

14、ey! look at this! james hammond is playing at cbgbs tonight!takeshi: james hammond. isn t he that famous blues guitarist? the guy with the silver guitar and the long, black hair?mike: no, thats kevin diamond. james hammondis th e singer. he has short spiky hair, he always wears that really cool whit

15、e suit,takeshi: i know him hes great! let s go!mike: ah, man! it s sold out!takeshi: oh. (sees someone across the room) hey, look , thats anna , annamarkovich.mike: what?takeshi: over there.mike: the one sitting down? wearing the pink shirt?takeshi: no. the really pre tty one with the long hair and

16、glasses, (waves )you know her. she lives in our building. shes a journalist. she writes all the music re views for the village voice .mike: well, what are you waiting for? go over there and ask her if she can get us some tickets for tonight!takeshi: are you kidding? i cant do that. i hardly know her

17、! (mike scowls) well, maybe i can ,takeshi: (approaches anna ) uh , hi, anna! how are you?anna: oh, hi, takeshi. i m great! what s up?takeshi: not much. so, you still, uh , writing for the village voice ?anna: yeah. dedicated music reviewer ” thats me. as a matter of fact, im reviewing a show tonigh

18、t, james hammond.takeshi: james hammond! i love him! my roommate and i were just taiking about how much wed like to see that show.anna: really? actually, i ve got two tickets.takeshi: two tickets? that d be great!anna: terrific. it s a date! you and i can go together. meet me outside ourbuilding at

19、seven, ok?takeshi: ok.anna: see you then!takeshi: see you tonight.anna: bye.mike: we 11? did she have any tickets?takeshi: yeah. we re leaving at seven ,mike: fantastic man! i mean , were not going to have a lot of time. we( jve) got to go home, we(ve) got to get changed , we(ve) got to shower ,take

20、shi: uh , mike? i meant anna and i are leaving at seven.mike: oh.takeshi: somehow, i got a ticket and a date with , anna markovich.mike: you te kidding me! that s great!takeshi: you don t mind if i go without you?mike: nah, don t worry about it. therere plenty of concerts, but theresonly one anna ma

21、rkovich! besides, i have more important things to do. (holds up newspaper)unit 4ms. li: hi, im yvonne li. welcome.claudia: hi, claudia oliveira.ms. li: please have a seat. thanks very much for coming in. did you bring your resume?ms. li: great. thanks. first let me tell you a little bit about the jo

22、b. were 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 js important. i ve worked in sales for years and have always tried to really listen to my customers

23、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: we 11, i ve trained people how to use a similar software productforthe past two years at my current job, so i really feel i know the product

24、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. i n that time, 15ve been named salesperson of the month three times, and have taken top sales awards several times as well.ms

25、. li: impressive ,claudia: i m also taking graduate courses right now in marketing. i feel it really helps meanderstand the market better, especially the competition.ms. li: youve been very busy, ms. oliveira! well, thanks very much for coming in. we ll be in touch.ms. li: hey, bill, i just intervie

26、 wed a womanfor that software sales position.mr. howard: how did it go?ms. li: ve ry we 11.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 offer her the job.ms. li: great.tara: hello?ms. li: hello, claudia

27、 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) comeon. we re going to be late for our aerobics class!tara: oh, by the way there was a phone call from some womancalled , yvonne ,

28、yvonne something , (door closes)claudia: (opens door and runs for phone) ah!unit 5takeshi: by the way mike, thanks a lot for helping me out with this. i canjtbelieve tara got sick! and on the day of my first real commercial shoot. can you believe it?mike: dont worry about it. its going to be great,

29、especially since youhave a “l(fā)ovely assistant like me.takeshi: right, there, that should do it. got your signs?mike: check!takeshi: ready mr. howard? (mr. howard nods ) and rolling , ok, furniture showroomn commercial take one.mr. howard: hello there! my nameis john howard, president of furnitureshow

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