大學英語視聽說3Unit2

1、Unit 2 Indoors and OutdoorsListeningAudio Track 3-2-1A: How many of the items above are in your home?B: In my home, we have the air conditioner, alarm clock, washing machine, remote control and frying pan.A: Where are they usually kept?B: Well, we keep the remote control in the living room because t

2、hat s where the TV is. The airconditioner is in the living room, too. You llfind the frying pan and washing machine in the kitchen. The alarm clock is in my bedroom because I need it to help me to wake up in the morning.A: Which items are necessary?B: I think all the items I ve mentioned are necessa

3、ry.A: Which are luxury items?B: Well, I guess some people would say that the remote control and TV are luxury items, but actually they are becoming popular today.Audio Track 3-2-2/Audio Track 3-2-3Jenna: OK, I think we have two choices. The first place is a little house. It loscated in a fruit orcha

4、rd.Carson: Really?Jenna: Yeah. And you can eat as much fruit as you want. When it s in season, of course. Ohwait. It says there s no air conditioner.Carson: That s OK. It s on the rainy side of the island. It s cooler there. We can use a fan.Jenna: You ' re probably right Say. It looks pretty ba

5、sic. No washing machine or dryer even a TV!Carson: Oh no! What are we going to do without a TV! That s terrible!Jenna: Very funny. I m just letting you know about the place.Carson: I know. What s our second choice?Jenna: It s on the opposite sidethe sunny side of the island. Very fancy place with a

6、big swimming pool. It s only three blocks from the ocean.Carson: Who needs a swimming pool? I mean, it s only three blocks.Jenna: I see your point. Well, the pool area also has barbecue grills, beautiful gardensCarson: You like the second place better. I can tell.Jenna: Well, it does have everything

7、. Washing machine, dryer, TV, VCR, frying panLet s go with the second choice.Carson: All we need is a toothbrush and a swimsuitJenna: OK. I ll call them right now and reserve it. I can o go! t wait tAudio Track 3-2-4/Audio Track 3-2-5Ashley: Excuse me. I m trying to get to the City Zoo.Jos e : Oh, l

8、et me think. OK, um, how are you getting there?Ashley: I want to drive, if it s convenient.Jos EWell, the directions are easy. See that road over there?Ashley: Yes.Jos e : That ' s Second Avenue. Just go straight down Second and turn left at the traffic light.Ashley: OK.Jos e : You ' ll be o

9、n Church Avenue and it goes straight to the zoo.Ashley: Oh, so it s not too far.Jos e No, but the traffic is usually heavy. And I don' think the zoo has many parking spaces available for cars.Ashley: Hmm Jos jeMaybe you should take the subway.Ashley: Where do I catch it?Jos e : There ' s a s

10、ubway entrance right in front of the park. Take the red line threepstoGet off atthe City Zoo stop. Its pretty obvious.Ashley: Thanks a lot.Jos jeNo problem.Ashley: Oh, wait. One more thing. How much does the subway cost?Jos jeTwo dollars.Audio Track 3-2-6Realtorj Hello, Mrs. Willis. I think this hou

11、se is perfect for you. I hope you like it.Mrs. Willisj It s nice and roomy.Realtorj Yes, there s a lot of room. It-bedroom hosuasefo. urMrs. Willisj Great. I need a room for my home office because I work at home a lot. And I need two rooms for my kids.Realtorj A nd there s also a big yard.Mrs. Willi

12、sj Great! I d love to have a garden. My kids can play there.Realtorj Shall we go outside and have a look?Mrs. Willisj OK.Audio Track 3-2-7There are several ways to improve life in my city. Our biggest problem is transportation. We reallyneed more ways to get around. I d like to ride my bicycle to wo

13、rk, but there is too much traffic onthe streets. We need safer places for bicycling and walking. Another problem is the parks. We have some nice parks, but we don ake gototd care of them and they are often dirty. We need cleaner parks, where children can play and adults can relax. One more problem i

14、s nightlife. There s nothing to do in the evening! We should build a big theater for plays and concerts.Audio Track 3-2-8/Audio Track 3-2-9Take back your street!Two neighbors meet on a city sidewalk. They talk about planting more flowers along their street, or asking the city council to add bike lan

15、es to a busy road. In small but important ways, these people are changing the face of their cities.All around the world, people are speaking up and working hard to make their cities safer and more pleasant for pedestrians. Cities have painted crosswalks on their streets, made streets narrower, put i

16、n traffic lights and speed bumps, and made plans to help more kids walk or bike to school. Many people have learned from a man from Brisbane, Australia, named David Engwicht. His book Reclaiming Our Cities and Towns has a simple message. He says that in the past, streets belonged to everybody. Kids

17、played there, and neighbors stopped there to talk.But now, streets are just for cars and trucks. People stay inside to get away from the noise and dangerous traffic, and we lose contact with our neighbors. Engwicht says that we should use streets for more than just transportation. People need to tak

18、e back their streets.Engwicht travels around the world, helping people think differently about pedestrians, streets, and neighborhoods. Besides his books and articles, he gives many speeches. He has worked in neighborhoods from Honolulu to Scotland.While Engwicht was writing his book, he learned abo

19、ut how neighbors in the city Delft, in the Netherlands, stopped dangerous traffic on their street. They put old couches, tables, and planters in the streets. Cars could still pass, but they had to drive slowly. When the police arrived, they saw the value of these illegal actions to make the streets

20、safer. Soon city officials started planning ways to make cars slow down, and calm II the traffic.Engwich t says we should think about streets as our outdoor living room. II Calming the traffic ijust the beginning. In the future, streets will be safe places for children again, and our neighbors will

21、become our friends.Audio Track 3-2-10Creating spaces Of cours The footJin Hee Park is a student at Stanford University in California. She studies hard.around sometimes just to relax. evening after work in Central Park. different path with a new view.Niagara Falls was on Ross Howardhere for the acade

22、mics, she says. Butit doesn ' hurt that the campus is so beautiful. I walkAlejandro Vega, a baenwkeYr oinrkNCity, jogs almost every I never get bored. The park is so big. I can always find aII s list of places to visit in upstate New York.allow you to get a wonderful view. You can even feel the

23、spray from the falls on your face.What do these three places Stanford University, Central Park, and Niagara Falls State Park all have in common? They were all landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted. Olmsted (1822-1903)has been called the father of landscape architecture.IIIn the 1800s, more and more pe

24、ople were moving to the cities. Some community leaders became worried about the quality of life. They began a beautification campaign. In 1857, a design contest was held for a new park in New York City. Olmsted and his partner, Calvert Vaux, won the contest. Central Park was the finished product the

25、 first landscaped public park in the United States. Today, no trip to New York is complete without a visit to this beautiful park.Later in his life, Olmsted designed landscapes for college campuses, including Stanford University.In the late 1860s, he joined the Free Niagara II movement. Members of t

26、he movement wanted topreserve the beauty of Niagara Falls. Despite opposition and pressures from businesses to industrialize the area, Olmsted and others resisted. Olmsted designed footpaths to give visitors better views of the falls. In all his work, Olmsted preferred to preserve the natural beauty

27、 of an area.Today, there are pressures again to develop Niagara. On Goat Island, an island in Niagara FallsState Park, there are now souvenir shops. There may be signs that say-No Littering, II bustill a lot of trash on the island. Most of the animals have disappeared. What would Frederick Law Olmst

28、ed say to all this?Audio Track 3-2-11Jin Hee Park is a student at Stanford University in California. She studies hard. Of couhere for the academics, she says. Butit doesn ' hturt that the campus is so beautiful. I walk around sometimes just to relax.II Alejandro Vega, a banker in New York City,

29、jogs almost everyevening after work in Central Park. I never get bored. The park is so big. I can always find adifferent path with a new view.IINiagara Falls was on Ross Howard s list of places to visit in upstate New York. The footpallow you to get a wonderful view. You can even feel the spray from

30、 the falls on your face.What do these three places Stanford University, Central Park, and Niagara Falls State Park all have in common? They were all landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted. Olmsted (1822-1903)has been called the father of landscape architecture.IIAudio Track 3-2-12In the 1800s, more and

31、 more people were moving to the cities. Some community leaders became worried about the quality of life. They began a beautification campaign. In 1857, a design contest was held for a new park in New York City. Olmsted and his partner, Calvert Vaux, won the contest. Central Park was the finished pro

32、duct the first landscaped public park in the United States. Today, no trip to New York is complete without a visit to this beautiful park.Later in his life, Olmsted designed landscapes for college campuses, including Stanford University.In the late 1860 s, he joined the Free Niagara II movement. Mem

33、bers of the movement wanted to preserve the beauty of Niagara Falls. Despite opposition and pressures from businesses to industrialize the area, Olmsted and others resisted. Olmsted designed footpaths to give visitors better views of the falls. In all his work, Olmsted preferred to preserve the natu

34、ral beauty of an area.Today, there are pressures again to develop Niagara. On Goat Island, an island in Niagara FallsState Park, there are now souvenir shops. There may be signs that say -No Littering, II but there is still a lot of trash on the island. Most of the animals have disappeared. What wou

35、ld Frederick Law Olmsted say to all this?Speaking & CommunicatioAudio Track 3-2-131. Does that store sell alarm clocks?2. I broke several dishes.3. The club has two swimming pools.Audio Track 3-2-141. They don t have any vacuum cleaners.2. Please close the curtains.3. He washed all the cups.4. S

36、he sold two houses last week.5. Did you water the plants?6. My family has two antique dressers.Audio Track 3-2-15Marcus: This is the living room.Andy: It s nice and roomy.Marcus: Yes. There s a lot of room. It s a twobedroom house. One bedroom is upstairs.Andy: I see. What s that building?Marcus: Th

37、at s a shed. It s used for storing tools.Andy: Great. I like to garden. I need a place for my tools.Marcus: That s good. Shall we go outside and look at the backyard?Andy: OK!Audio Track 3-2-16A: Of the four different kinds of housing, which one would you choose?B: I d choose the ranch house, becaus

38、e I like a spacious home. I d want there to be at least fourbedrooms and it should also have a well-equipped kitchen. Furthermore, the house should be located near a mountain and lake so I can enjoy scenic views. I imagine it to be very peaceful.B: Wouldn t you feel lonely in such a remote location?

39、A: I guess I might feel lonely from time to time. What about you? Which kind of house would you choose?B: Well, I d choose the motor home, because I just love the ideabeoifng mobile. I hate to stay in one place for too long.Audio Track 3-2-17Our group has decided it is important to protect the Imper

40、ial Palace in Beijing, which is now known as the Palace Museum. We have reached this decision after consideration of the following reasons.We believe the palace is important because it has historical and cultural significance. We can learn so much about our ancestors and their way of life through th

41、e architecture, furnishings and historical artifacts. We think the palace needs protection because in recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of visitors and as a result of this some of the great halls and priceless artifacts are being damaged or spoiled.It is our belief tha

42、t the number of visitors to the palace, particularly during holidays, should be strictly controlled. In addition to this, we hope by raising awareness that we can encourage visitors to take more care of the palace. People must take responsibility for protecting the palace so it can be enjoyed by fut

43、ure generations.Video CourseVideo Track 3-2-1Jennifer: I want my dream house to be by a lake with a big yard. I want to have three bedrooms, and a big living room family room kitchen area so I can have parties and everyone can be together.Calum: I d like to have a big swimming pool and a large garde

44、n so I could eat outside.Dennis: If I could have anything in my dream house I would like to have a high-tech stove.Martin: Of course a 52-inch plasma TV would be nice.Alejandra: I would love to have a veranda a wide veranda where I can sit during the evenings and read books and watch the sun set.Vid

45、eo Track 3-2-2Dennis: If I could have anything in my dream house I would like C to have a high-tech stove.Video Track 3-2-3Gian: At my work I m not allowed to smoke. Anyone who smokes needs to go outside.Martin: I work for the phone company and we renot allowed to give out personal information about

46、 our customers.Jennifer: We are not allowed to use our cell phones and we can at at our desks. t eDennis: In my house you can ' t smoke. And um as much as possible, you have to take your shoes off at the door.Nick: I m not allowed to make noise at night when my roommates are sleeping.Calum: Well

47、, there are actually too many rules i n my dormitory, so I m not allowed to do a lot of things. For instance, I m not allowed to play music that s too loud so that it might disturb otherpeople. I m not allowed to smoke inside. I m not allowed to have alcohol in the roomsVideo Track 3-2-4Calum: Well,

48、 there are actually too many rules in my dormitory, so I m not allowed to do a lot othings. For instance, I m not allowed to play music that s too loud so that it might disturb otherpeople. I ' m not allowed to smoke inside. I' m not allowed to have alcohol in the roomsVideo Track 3-2-5Takes

49、hi: I can t believe how hot it is out there. Why didn t we go to Hawaii with everyone else?Mike: Because we didn t have the money.Takeshi: Well, why didn t we get an air conditioner?Mike: Hello? Sam e reason. And quit complaining! We ve got air conditioning.Takeshi: Mike, that s a bowl of ice and a

50、fan.Mike: Takeshi, you ve got to be more like me and use your imagination, then you too can have a beach vacation. See? (pulls down window shade with beach poster) Check out that gorgeous view.Takeshi: Right, but not exactly realistic. IIMike: OK, come over here. Close your eyes. Feel that cool, oce

51、an breeze.Takeshi: Mike, that s the fridge.Mike: Come on! I said, Use your imagination! II NowedoseUyoiutoethe sound of the sea gulls (makes sound like a sea gull) hear the children laughing (makes sound like children laughing ) Why, I think I can even smell a barbeque(waves a packa ge of hot dogsTa

52、keshi: Raw hot dogs?Mike: Don t worry. I m going to cook them up on that grill over there.Takeshi: Mike, you know you re not allowed to use a grill inside an apartment, right?Mike: OK. I ll use the microwave then.Takeshi: A beach, with a microwave. Sure, Mike.Mike: That ' s the beauty of Imagina

53、ry Beach. II We' ve got a microwave oven, we ' ve got a T a remote control. Who could ask for anything more?Takeshi: What about water? That s the main reason people go to the beach. What are you going touse for that? The bathtub?Mike: No. That ' Sibe Here we go! (turns on CD player) Feel

54、 the ocean mist (sprays wateron Takeshi)Takeshi: Mike, that s for spraying plants, not me!Mike: You know, the sound of the waves, the ocean mist makes me want to surf.Takeshi: Surf?Mike: Yeah, surf. (starts to fold up ironing board)Takeshi: Mike, no. You can t stand on that, you ll break it!Mike: No

55、, I won t.(stands on ironing board and pretends to surf ) Look at me, dude I mhangin ' ten II !Takeshi: Yeah, cool. (takes cap off water bottle) Hey, dude II ! Watch out for that wave! (throwswater in Mike ' s face) Huh. I ' m getting the hang of this imagination II thing.Mike: Very funn

56、y, very funny indeed! (chases Takeshi)Video Track 3-2-6Takeshi: I can t believe how hot it is out there. Why didn o Hawaii with evtewryeogneotelse?Mike: Because we didn t have the money.Takeshi: Well, why didn t we get an air conditioner?Mike: Hello? Same reason. And quit complaining! We ve got air conditioning.Takeshi: Mike, that s a bowl of ice and a fan