Learning how to use a computer and learning how to program one are two distinct activities. It is important that the competent citizens of tomorrow should free themselves from their fear of computers. But this is quite different from saying that we all should know how to program one. Leave that to people who have chosen programming as a career. While programming can be lots of fun, and while our society needs some people who are experts at it, it will be too much if all of us go programming —the same is true of auto repair and violin-making.
学习如何使用计算机与学习如何编程是截然不同的两件事。重要的是合格的未来公民都不应惧怕计算机。但这不等于说所有人都必须知道如何编程。把这项工作留给以编程为职业的人吧。因为虽然编程充满乐趣,而且我们的社会也需要这方面的专家,但若所有人都去编程的话,那就太过分了。这道理同样适用于汽车修理和小提琴制造业。
Passage 2
One of the things that concern me most is the future of South California environment. Twenty years ago, it was a small place of 30,500 inhabitants surrounded by a quiet wilderness. But when I made a recent trip to update my earlier work, I found amazing changes there . It now has a hundred and eighty thousand people, more than four times as many as in 1960. There are skyscrapers, shopping centers and all the accompanying crowds and traffic jams. The forests and mountains are still nearby, but they seem diminished by the cities’ great size.
我最关注的问题之一是南加利福尼亚州的环境问题。二十年前,那里人口仅有三万零五百人,四周一片静谧苍茫。最近,当我为以前的研究进一步收集资料而再次去那里时,我发现那里已经起了翻天覆地的变化。那里现有人口十八万,是1960年时的四倍多;到处是摩天大楼、购物中心、熙熙攘攘的人群和拥挤的交通。虽然森林和山脉仍在四周,但看来似乎随城市规模的不断扩大而日渐萎缩。
Passage 1
I think we must make important decisions soon. We need to decide how to develop our natural resources and mineral wealth without destroying the wilderness and harming the wild life. What is decided on now will affect the generations to come. For today ’s lecture, I’ll first show you some pictures of Alaska ’s wilderness as it was 20 years ago, followed by some of the wilderness as it is today. Then I ’d like to outline my specific suggestions for the preservations of Alaska.
我认为我们必须很快做出重大决定。我们必须决定应如何开发我们的自然资源和矿藏而不破坏生态环境,不危及野生动植物。我们现在所做的决定将会影响到以后几代人。在今天的讲座中,我将给你们看一些阿拉斯加二十年前以及现在的生态环境的照片,之后我将简要概述我对保护阿拉斯加环境的一些具体建议。
Passage 2
In the test of short-term memory , non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active smokers. The test required people to read 2 passages, then answer questions about it. Non-smokers remembered 19% more of the most important information than active smokers, and deprived smokers did better than those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. Active smokers tended not only to have poorer memories but also to have trouble separating important information from insignificant details.
在短时记忆测试中,不吸烟者犯错最少,而强制不吸烟者犯错比吸烟成瘾者少。测试要求被测试者阅读二段文章然后回答问题。不吸烟者所记的最重要信息比吸烟成瘾者多出19%,而强制不吸烟者的表现比那些测试前刚抽过烟的人好。吸烟成瘾者往往不仅记性差,而且分不清主次信息。
Unit 3
我们需要志愿者协助我们,通过报纸将信息传递给学生。志愿者必须具有相关经验,还须具备写作和打字能力。我们需要人手对文章进行改写、打字和润色,还需要一名出色的摄影师。虽然我们的人员中有不少新闻专业的学生,但也有一些工程专业和法律预科的学生。由于报纸一周发行五天,我们需要懂得如何有效利用时间的优秀学生。
We need volunteers to assist us in keeping our students informed thru our newspaper. Experiences are absolutely necessary but writing and typing skills are in great demand. We need people to rewrite articles, to type and to proofread. We ’d also use a good photographer. Although many of our staff members are journalism majors, we also have several engineers and pre-law students working for us. Since the paper comes out five days a week, we need excellent students who know how to budget their time efficiently .
Passage 2
过去几周中,我们已经讨论了有关将来国家能源储备的多种可能性。今天我想谈谈目前一个城市为节约能源所做的努力。从1973年至今,加利福尼亚州戴维斯市的人们已将其能源消耗降低了三分之一。市内所有新建筑都安装有隔热层,以避免冬季不必要的热损失。同时新建筑还必须南北朝向,以避免夏季过度受热。
For the past few weeks we ’ve been discussing national energy conservation alternatives for the future. Today I am going to talk about what one community is presently doing to conserve energy. The people of Davis, California have succeeded in cutting their energy consumption by one third since 1973. All new houses in Davis must have the proper insulation so that heat will not escape unnecessarily during the winter. New houses must also face north or south so that they will not be overheated by the sun in summer.
Unit 4
作为该报编辑,我想简要说明一下我们的要求。先决条件是应征者必须成绩优良;报酬高低取决于工作的责任范围,但别指望会因此致富,因为做这份工作本身就不是为了赚钱,而主要是为了兴趣。若有意加入我们的行列,请于会后立即与我联系,而且要做好准备立刻开始工作,因为明天就要刊出第一期。
As editor of this newspaper, I ’d like to introduce to you our requirements. Good grades are prerequisite for working on the paper. There is some money for salaries, depending on how involved you get with the paper, but don’t expect to get rich. This isn ’t something you do for the money . Mostly it ’s just for fun. Anyone who is interested in joining the staff should speak to me immediately after the meeting. Be prepared to start right away. The first issue goes to press tomorrow.
Passage 2
许多学生曾尝试有效地提高阅读速度,但他们发现,一旦较快地阅读一段文章,他们常常不理解所读内容,因此往往感到沮丧。最终,他们因忙于“快速”阅读而无法记住文章内容。问题在于,他们阅读的材料要么词汇或内容太难,要么不够有趣。我希望以后所做的几次讲座既有趣又比较容易,不过你们还是应当在课余时间尽可能多地阅读。
Many students trying to increase their effective reading speed become discouraged when they find that if they try to race through passages faster, they fail to take in what they have read. At the end, they have been so busy “reading faster ” that they cannot remember what the passage was about. The problem here is that the material they are practicing on is either too difficult for them in vocabulary or content, or not sufficiently interesting. I hope my following lectures will be both interesting and fairly easy, but you should also practise reading as much as you can in your own time.
Unit 5
在地震多发地区,如果建筑技术完善,就可大大减弱震波的影响。若能获得有关地震时间和范围的精确信息,政府就可以采取更有效的措施降低地震对人类生命的危害。然而,一旦人类能够完全精确地预测地震,又会引发许多社会和政治问题。
In zones where earthquakes are known to occur, improved construction techniques can significantly reduce the effects of seismic waves. If more accurate information regarding the time and magnitude were available, governments could take even more effective measures to reduce the impact of earthquakes on human life. If, however, an entirely accurate prediction technique became available, there would be significant social and political implications.
Passage 2
这所城市节约能源还有其他特点:部分由市政府资助的公共汽车运送着这一地区的大学生们。市内有24英里长的自行车道,现有自行车数量是汽车的两倍。通过减少停车车位,市政府成功地减少了市区内的汽车流量。减少车位的另一个好处是小型车增多。人们选择不开车或开耗油少的车,以此来节约汽油。
There are other energy saving features about this city: buses, partially supported by the city , transport university students throughout the area. There are 24 miles of bicycle paths and today there are twice as many bicycles as cars in the city . By reducing the available parking space the City Council has succeeded in reducing the number of cars in the city everyday . Another benefit of the reduced parking is the greater number of small cars. People are saving gas because they are choosing not to drive, or because they are driving fuel-economic cars.
Unit 6
最终,电子邮件是一件很脆弱的东西,易于形成,也易于遭到侵害和破坏。几周前,我的一位同事意外而无可挽回地删除了他所保留的1500条信息。对一个大部分时间在网上度过的人而言,这种数字悲剧无异于失去了自己的一部分记忆。突然之间一切都没有了。他迷失了自己,也失去了与他人的联系。
Email, ultimately, is a fragile thing, easy to forge, easy to corrupt, easy to destroy. A few weeks ago a co-worker of mine accidentally and irretrievably wiped out 1500 of his own saved messages. For a person who conducts most of his life online, such a digital tragedy is kin to erasing part of his own memory. Suddenly, nothing is left. He has lost himself as well as his links with others.
Passage 2
每一种文化对于应该学习什么以及怎样学习都有各自独特的传统。这些传统为这种文化的初、中、高等教育体系建立了一个大体上不容臵疑的基础。一种文化也许鼓励学生与其他学生合作,而另一种文化则可能禁止学生这样做。一些社会不鼓励学生提问,而另一些则要求学生这样做,还以此作为评定学生表现的部分依据。
Every culture has its own distinctive conventions regarding what should be learned and how learning should take place. These conventions form a largely unquestioned base to the culture ’s systems of primary , secondary , and tertiary education. In one culture, students may be encouraged to collaborate with their fellow students, while in another culture this activity may be prohibited. In some societies, students are discouraged from asking questions, while in others they may be required to do so as part of their formal assessment.
Unit 7
了解并承认真正的幸福与乐趣无关----这是最具解放性的意识之一。它解放了人们的时间观,因为现在我们可以把更多的时间花在能真正增加快乐的事情上。它也解放了人们的金钱观,因为我们知道购买新车或奇装异服并不能增加快乐,也毫无意义。它还把人们从嫉妒中解放出来,因为现在我们意识到那些总是拥有许多乐趣的人并不一定真正幸福。
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
Passage 2
多样性不仅存在于不同文化间,也存在于同一文化中。例如,在英国大多数中小学校里,教师是所学信息的主要提供者,而机械学习在学生获取信息过程中起着重要作用。学生毕业进入大学后则面临一套全新的学术标准和要求。尽管记忆仍是必须的,但教育重点更多地放在对所学信息的审视和评估上。
Diversity exists not only between cultures, but also within a single culture. In most British primary and secondary schools, for example, the teacher is the primary provider of required information and rote learning plays an important role in the acquisition of this information. British school leavers who then proceed to university face a new set of academic norms and expectations. Although memorization is still required, far greater emphasis is placed on the critical evaluation of received information.
Unit 8
世界上许多地区的人们仍不得不为争取足够的事物而斗争。即使世界上某些地方的人已视拥有足够的食物为理所当然,这种斗争仍有可能持续几十年。世界人口大量、迅速增长,而食物供应的改善无法满足日益增长的需求。不过,任何生物生长的地方都能产生食物。问题是全球是否能够合作,各国政府是否愿意制定世界范围的计划,运用科学开发世界自然资源。
V est sections of the world ’s population still have to struggle in order to get enough food to eat. This struggle is likely to continue for decades even though in some parts of the world having enough to eat is taken for granted. The world ’s population has increased so much and so quickly that improvements in food supply have been quite inadequate to meet the growing demands. However, food can be produced wherever anything grows. It ’s all a question of world cooperation and the willingness of governments to devise plans on a world scale to apply science to develop the natural resources of the world.
Passage 2
有人认为充满乐趣、没有痛苦的生活就是幸福,其实这种观点减少了他们获得真正幸福的机会。如果乐趣和愉悦就等于幸福的话,那么痛苦就一定等于不幸。但实际情况正好相反:通向幸福之路常常多少与痛苦相关,因此很多人不愿去尝试,但尝试本身恰恰是真正幸福的源泉。这些人惧怕婚姻、抚养孩子、职业成就、宗教信仰及自我完善所带来的不可避免的痛苦。
Some people believe that a fun-filled, pain-free life equals happiness, but this view actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness, then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But, in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not, things that lead to happiness involve some pain. As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pains which are inevitably brought by such things as marriage, reaising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, self-improvenment.
Unit 9
分析不同文化背景的学生的写作就能看出,思考和写作过程是一种与文化密切相关的现象。能用一种语言熟练写作的人不一定能在用另一种语言写作时表现出同样的能力,这与个人对该语言语法的熟悉程度无关。美国一项研究分析了不同文化背景的学生实际写作时组织一段文字的方法,研究显示出数种不同的认知方式。
The analysis of writing by students from different cultures suggests that the thinking and writing process is a culture-specific phenomenon. The ability to write well in one language does not necessarily guarantee an equivalent competence in another language, irrespective of an individual ’s grammatical proficiency in that language. According to an American study which analyzes the way in which students from different cultural backgrounds structure a paragraph of factual writing, several cognitive profiles can be distinguished.
Passage 2
毫无疑问,由于语言和文化的不同,去海外求学可能是一次令人沮丧和痛苦的经历。尽管去海外留学有不少困难,但其优点却远远超过其弊端。实际上,外出留学的人是臵身于一个国内人从未经历过的世界中,其最显著的优点就是能够实际运用所学的外语。学习第二语言最有效的办法就是生活在讲这门语言的国家里。此外,因为在学习期间使用过这门语言,这些人在回国申请一份要求该语言能力的工作时就具有显著优势。
There is no doubt that going to study in a foreign country, with its different language and culture, can be a frustrating and something painful experience. But while overseas study has its drawbacks, the difficulties are far outweighed by the advantages. Indeed, people who go abroad for study open themselves up to experiences that those who stay at home will never have. The most obvious advantage to overseas university study is real-life use of a different language. There is no better opportunity to improve second language skills than living in the country in which it is spoken. Moreover, having used the language during one’s studies offers a distinct advantage when one is applying for jobs back home that require the language.
Unit 10
现在,大多数航空公司都为旅行者提供多种选择,无论是国内还是国际航班,经济舱机票最多可打到五折。学生是这一折扣制度的最大受益者,折扣方式分为两种。年龄在15至19岁之间的中学全日制在校生可享受50%的折扣,而年龄在26岁以下的大学或大专全日制在校生可享受25%的折扣。无论是哪一种情况,机票有效期均为一年。
Most airlines now have a number of options which can give the traveler up to 50% discount on the full economy fare on both domestic and international flights. Students benefit most from the discount systems, with two schemes available. Students between the ages of 15 and 19 who are registered in full-time day courses at secondary institutions can receive 50% discount, while full-time student attending a recognized university or college receive a 25% discount, provided that they are under 26 years of age. In both cases, the air tickets are valid for one year.
Passage 2
现代建筑在世界范围内的空前发展是艺术史上的一大重要事件。在过去一代人的时间里,当代建筑风格不仅成为美国和欧洲严肃建筑的主流,而且也在巴西和印度等国流行;前者的先驱们自十九世纪末就开始动工,而后者的现代建筑兴起则要晚得多。在所有旧风格的建筑中,也许只有哥特式建筑与现代建筑同样迅速地为公众接受。
The unprecedented expansion of modern architecture throughout the world must be considered one of the great events in the history of art. Within the space of the last generation, the contemporary movement has become the dominant style of serious building not only in the United States and Europe, where pioneers had been at work since the late 19th century, but also in nations such as Brazil and India, where almost no modern architecture existed until much later. Only the Gothic perhaps, among all the styles of the past, gained popular acceptance with anything like the speed of the modern ones.
Unit 11
临时工通过与雇主签订协议得到雇佣和领取报酬。每段受雇时间的报酬最少以三小时计。解除雇佣关系无须提前通知。若雇佣临时工一次时间达五小时以上,雇主提供一顿免费餐,或支付相应的6美元。
A casual employee is one who is engaged and paid by agreement between the employer and employee. There is a three-hour minimum payment for each period engagement. No notice of termination is required. Casual employees whose engagement extends for five hours or more shall be provided with a meal free of charge, or shall be paid $6.00 accordingly.
Passage 2
最令人担忧的是在工人和学生中承认尝试过可卡因的人数剧增。可卡因是一种极其危险、容易上瘾而且昂贵的毒品。最近的调查表明,这一毒品已从娱乐圈打到小城镇的中学。大约有17%的中学高年级学生承认吸用过可卡因。由于人们对毒品泛滥的原因看法不一,所以对应采取什么措施来解决这一问题更无法达成统一意见。虽然学校和家长们已建立了咨询服务网,但一些专家指出,只要成年人吸毒,美国年轻人就会继续尝试吸毒。
What is of greatest concern is the sudden rise in the number of workers and students who now admit to trying cocaine, a dangerously addictive and very costly drug. Recent surveys show that this drug has spread from the entertainment world to small town high schools where more than 17%of the seniors say they tried cocaine. Because there is little agreement about the causes of this surge in drug abuse, there is even less agreement about what should be done to solve it. While schools and parents have formed a network of counseling services, some experts say young Americans will continue of try drugs as long as older Americans do the same.
Unit 12
英国的报纸丰富多彩,不仅能满足不同人的口味,而且在许多方面新颖别致,独具特色,这也往往是使海外游客困惑不已的英国生活的一个方面。英国报纸发行的数量和种类之多是惊人的。全国性日报就有十份左右,刊登举国关注的新闻。除全国性报纸外还有几百种地方性报纸,每日在当地印刷发行,刊登的多是当地新闻。由于居民十分关注地方性新闻,所以大多数家庭全国性和地方性报纸各订一份。
The variety of the British press, which caters for so many different tastes and presents new and other features in so many different ways, is an aspect of British life that often puzzles visitors from overseas. The number and diversity of British newspapers are considerable. There are about ten national daily newspapers sold everywhere with news of national interest. Besides the national dailies there are hundreds of local papers printed daily in the locality with news of local interest. Because there is a great appeal in local news most households take a national and a local newspaper.
Passage 2
尽管澳大利亚是一个富裕的国家,生活水平高于大部分工业化国家,但其经济仍深深依赖于外国投资,其出口强项仍是矿产品和农作物。澳大利亚正努力进一步加强这些产品的生产,但仍有许多新的机会有待开发。澳大利亚经济的各个方面都存在机会,在制造业、资源加工业以及诸如教育、旅游和卫生等服务行业均有许多机会。澳大利亚欢迎外国投资,特别欢迎对可能发展成具有国际竞争力的出口型工业进行直接投资。
Although Australia is an affluent country, with a standard of living that is higher than most industrialized countries, it is still an economy that is heavily dependent on foreign investment. Its export strength is still based upon commodities --- both mineral and agricultural. Australia is making great progress in adding value to these commodities. But there are many new opportunities to be developed. Opportunities exist in all sectors of the Australian economy --- in manufacturing, in resource processing, in service sectors such as education, tourism and health services. Australia welcomes foreign investment, particularly direct investment that will expand export-oriented internationally competitive industries.
Unit 13
我们将于今年九月十五日开设的一门新课程是研究报告写作课。该课程专为各专业研究生设臵,也欢迎对此课程感兴趣的本科生参加。但课程参加者必须在课程开始前拿到申请表,所以请拨打6740分机找简*库柏斯女士或到研究生办公室索取表格。需要语言咨询者请于周一至周五上午九点半至中午十二点拨打电话6580933预订。
A new course that we ’re running this year is a research report writing course, beginning on September 15th . The course is designed for postgraduate students in any discipline. If you’re interested in this course but you’re doing an undergraduate course you ’re still welcome to attend. Y ou must, however, get an enrolment form before beginning the course, so please ring Ms. Jane Coopers on extension 6704 or come to the Postgraduate Student Office. And the language advisers are available for consultations and you can book an appointment by ringing 6580993 between 9.30 and midday , Monday to Friday.
Passage 2
教学理应是一种职业活动,既需要具备正式资格有需长期复杂的训练。教学活动应被视为知识从一定高处流向一个空的容器。学生的职责之一是接受信息,而教师的职责之一是传递信息。虽然了解信息的一方和不了解信息的一方(即通常较为年轻的一方)之间有着清晰的界限,但教学应是教师更多地引导和帮助学生,而不是仅仅将来信息灌入想当然空空如也的头脑。
Teaching is supposed to be a professional activity requiring long and complicated training as well as official certification. The act of teaching is looked upon as a flow of knowledge from a higher source to an empty container. The student’s role is one of receiving information; the teacher ’s role is one of sending it. There is a clear distinction assumed between one who is supposed to know and another, usually younger person who is supposed not to know. However, teaching can be more like guiding and assisting than simply forcing information into a supposedly empty head.
Unit 14
三分之二以上的美国人购买人寿保险以保护他们的家庭。人寿保险业的一位发言人认为,在过去这主要是一种需要---如果一个人离开家人而去,他需要有人补偿他可能损失的收入。而年轻人尤其关心的问题是:如果负担家庭生活的人去世了,留下的未成年的孩子将没有经济来源继续生活下去。然而,如今情况已有所不同,人们的寿命延长了,现代医学使人更长寿,因此现在人们更加关心他们的未来。因为人们能活到八十、九十或一百岁,他们缴纳保险费的时间就比以前长了。
More than two thirds of all Americans buy life insurance to protect their families. An insurance spokesperson says in the past it was basically due to the need to replace the income that a person is going to lose should he die and leave his family. Especially, young people were very concerned about leaving young children to grow up without the support from the breadwinner. But in today ’s environment, it is a little different. People are living longer; modern medical technology is keeping them alive longer. So they are more concerned today about their future. And because they are living to be 80,90 or 100 years old, they are now paying longer into the system than before.
Passage 2
当人们被问及为何从事某项爱好时,他们往往会说出各种各样的理由。有人觉得自己应该在闲暇时间做一些有益的事,也有人谈到自我完善及学习新事物的重要性。一种很常见的解释是,培养爱好可以创造机会让自己做与工作截然不同的事情。有些认为,如果自己的爱好与户外活动相关,他们就能结交更多新朋友,交流更多新思想。还有人说他们需要做些有创造性的事,因为他们对工作感到厌倦,强烈渴求在工作之余从事一项更有意义的活动。
When people are asked why they ’ve taken up a particular hobby , they tend to give very different reasons. Some say that they feel they ought to do something useful in their spare time; others talk about self-improvement and the importance of learning to do something new. A very popular explanation for the pursuit of a hobby is that it provides an opportunity to do something completely different from one’s usual work; some people say that their hobby , if it ’s an outdoor hobby , has been a means of making new friends and exchanging ideas. There are people, too, who say they need to do something creative because they’re bored with their jobs and feel the urge for a more constructive activity when they’re off duty.
Unit 15
远程交流的发展必然会对社会产生深远的影响。就其本身而言,远程交流指的是办公室职员大部分时间在家里工作,并通过电子技术与上司进行交流。然而,从更广泛意义上说,远程交流意味着公司结构、职员生活方式乃至城市规划的变化。许多远程交流者将能在其想工作的时间工作:例如,在下午小睡一会儿,然后在晚上工作数小时。对所有远程交流者而言,远程交流的一个巨大优点是他们不必赶着去上班,因而拥有更多的自由支配时间。
The spread of telecommuting is sure to have far-reaching effects on society. By itself, telecommuting refers to office workers spending much of their time working from home and using electronic technologies to communicate with their employers. The broader implications of telecommuting, however, may involve changes to corporate structure, workers’ lifestyles and even urban planning. Many telecommuters would be able to work the hours they wished: having a nap in the afternoon, for example, but working some hours in the evening. One substantial benefit for all telecommuting workers is that there will be no need to travel to work, allowing more free time.
Passage 2
对法定退休年龄的规定每个国家各不相同,这也许能反映出一个国家的经济、人口压力或价值观。无论是50岁退休还是70岁退休都各有其道理。但我认为,允许一个有能力的人工作时间越长,对其个人及雇主就越有益处。一个人的生理年龄并不总能真实反映其能力。虽然有些65岁的人无法工作得与过去一样出色,但也有些这个年龄的人工作得与过去同样出色甚至更出色。一个人是否胜任某个职位应视其在工作中的表现而定,而不是以其有多少皱纹或白发而论。事实上,如果一个公司尽可能留任老职员而不是花费时间和金钱培训新职员,其经济效益将会有所提高。
Mandatory retirement age varies from society to society , perhaps a reflection of economics, population pressures or value systems. Retirement at 50 can probably be as easily justified as that at 70. It is my belief, however, that the longer an able person is allowed to work, the true indicator of ability . While some 65-year-olds may not perform as well as they did in their past, many workers at this age do just as well or better than they used to. People ’s suitability for a position should be a reflection of their performance in the job, rather than the number of wrinkles or grey hairs they have. Indeed, it would appear quite economical for an organization to retain its older employees when possible rather than spend time and money on training new workers.
Unit 16
大众传媒对我们的生活影响重大。我们依赖于传媒获取信息,得到娱乐,但在此过程中,我们也让传媒深深影响了我们的生活。无庸臵疑,在及时报道世界大事方面,传媒的确功不可没。然而,由于我们过于依赖传媒,它们已经影响到我们对人、对事、对物的看法和观念。虽然很少有人想过,但其实我们选举政府官员时的概念往往来自于他们在电视和报纸上的形象。虽然大多数人一生都不会见到首相或总统,但只要经常接触媒体,任何人都会对首相或总统有个大致印象。
The mass media have a powerful influence in shaping our lives. When have come to depend on them for information and entertainment, and in doing so we let them affect important aspects of our lives. The undeniable usefulness of the media in almost instantly providing information about events around the world is largely taken for granted. But in our dependence on the media we have allowed them to mould our notions and opinions of events, places and people. Though few of us probably think about it, our conceptions of our elected officials spring from television images and newspaper stories. Most of us will never meet prime ministers or presidents, but anyone who is regularly exposed to the media will have an opinion of them.
Passage 2
中国最近的经济发展所取得的成就给人留下了深刻影响。其宏观经济数字部分地说明了问题:在去年结束的五年计划中,中国的国民生产总值年均增长率高达10%,这个增长速度是健康的。农业和工业的相应增长率分别为8%和12%。对中国人民来说,这当然不是些抽象的数字,他们直接转化为日常生活水平的提高和对未来的希望。中国是世界上历史和文明最悠久的国家,具有丰富的智慧,因此必然懂得,要取得经济的发展和增长,就必然会经历因不断调整和完善各项政策以适应新形势、解决新问题而带来的不稳定甚至痛苦。
Recent achievements in the growth of China ’s economy have been impressive. The macroeconomic figures tell part of the story: China’s average annual real GNP growth over the five year plan which ended last year was healthy 10%. The corresponding rates for agriculture and industry were 8% and 12% respectively. But of the people of China these are not, of course, abstract numbers --- they translate directly into improved standards o day-to day life and hope for the future. As the country with the oldest continuous history and civilization in the world, China has far too much wisdom to fail to understand the achievement of economic growth and development inevitable involves the uncertainty and sometimes the agony of constantly readjusting and developing policy to meet new circumstances and problems.
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Unit 1
Passage 1
Learning how to use a computer and learning how to program one are two distinct activities. It is important that the competent citizens of tomorrow should free themselves from their fear of computers. But this is quite different from saying that we all should know how to program one. Leave that to people who have chosen programming as a career. While programming can be lots of fun, and while our society needs some people who are experts at it, it will be too much if all of us go programming—the same is true of auto repair
and violin-making.
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学习如何使用计算机与学习如何编程是截然不同的两件
事。重要的是合格的未来公民都不应惧怕计算机。但这不等
于说所有人都必须知道如何编程。把这项工作留给以编程为
职业的人吧。因为虽然编程充满乐趣,而且我们的社会也需
要这方面的专家,但若所有人都去编程的话,那就太过分了。
这道理同样适用于汽车修理和小提琴制造业。
Passage 2
One of the things that concern me most is the future of South California environment. Twenty years ago, it was a small place of 30,500 inhabitants surrounded by a quiet wilderness. But when I made a recent trip to update my earlier work, I found amazing changes there. It now has a hundred and eighty thousand people, more than four times as many as in 1960. There are skyscrapers, shopping centers and all the accompanying crowds and traffic jams. The forests and mountains are still nearby, but they seem diminished by the cities’ great size.
我最关注的问题之一是南加利福尼亚州的环境问题。二十
年前,那里人口仅有三万零五百人,四周一片静谧苍茫。最
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近,当我为以前的研究进一步收集资料而再次去那里时,我
发现那里已经起了翻天覆地的变化。那里现有人口十八万,
是1960年时的四倍多;到处是摩天大楼、购物中心、熙熙
攘攘的人群和拥挤的交通。虽然森林和山脉仍在四周,但看
来似乎随城市规模的不断扩大而日渐萎缩。
Unit 2
Passage 1
I think we must make important decisions soon. We need to decide how to develop our natural resources and mineral wealth without destroying the wilderness and harming the wild life. What is decided on now will affect the generations to come. For today’s lecture, I’ll first show you some
pictures of Alaska’s wilderness as it was 20 years ago, followed by some of the wilderness as it is today. Then I’d
like to outline my specific suggestions for the preservations of Alaska.
我认为我们必须很快做出重大决定。我们必须决定应如何
开发我们的自然资源和矿藏而不破坏生态环境,不危及野生
动植物。我们现在所做的决定将会影响到以后几代人。在今
天的讲座中,我将给你们看一些阿拉斯加二十年前以及现在
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的生态环境的照片,之后我将简要概述我对保护阿拉斯加环
境的一些具体建议。
Passage 2
In the test of short-term memory, non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active smokers. The test required people to read 2 passages, then answer questions about it. Non-smokers remembered 19% more of the most important information than active smokers, and deprived smokers did better than those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. Active smokers tended not only to have poorer memories but also to have trouble separating important information from insignificant details.
在短时记忆测试中,不吸烟者犯错最少,而强制不吸烟者
犯错比吸烟成瘾者少。测试要求被测试者阅读二段文章然后
回答问题。不吸烟者所记的最重要信息比吸烟成瘾者多出
19%,而强制不吸烟者的表现比那些测试前刚抽过烟的人
好。吸烟成瘾者往往不仅记性差,而且分不清主次信息。
Unit 3
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Passage 1
我们需要志愿者协助我们,通过报纸将信息传递给学生。
志愿者必须具有相关经验,还须具备写作和打字能力。我们
需要人手对文章进行改写、打字和润色,还需要一名出色的
摄影师。虽然我们的人员中有不少新闻专业的学生,但也有
一些工程专业和法律预科的学生。由于报纸一周发行五天,
我们需要懂得如何有效利用时间的优秀学生。
We need volunteers to assist us in keeping our students informed thru our newspaper. Experiences are absolutely necessary but writing and typing skills are in great demand. We need people to rewrite articles, to type and to proofread. We’d also use a good photographer. Although many of our staff members are journalism majors, we also have several engineers and pre-law students working for us. Since the paper comes out five days a week, we need excellent students who know how to budget their time efficiently.
Passage 2
过去几周中,我们已经讨论了有关将来国家能源储备的多
种可能性。今天我想谈谈目前一个城市为节约能源所做的努
力。从1973年至今,加利福尼亚州戴维斯市的人们已将其
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能源消耗降低了三分之一。市内所有新建筑都安装有隔热
层,以避免冬季不必要的热损失。同时新建筑还必须南北朝
向,以避免夏季过度受热。
For the past few weeks we’ve been discussing national
energy conservation alternatives for the future. Today I am going to talk about what one community is presently doing to conserve energy. The people of Davis, California have succeeded in cutting their energy consumption by one third since 1973. All new houses in Davis must have the proper insulation so that heat will not escape unnecessarily during the winter. New houses must also face north or south so that they will not be overheated by the sun in summer.
Unit 4
Passage 1
作为该报编辑,我想简要说明一下我们的要求。先决条件
是应征者必须成绩优良;报酬高低取决于工作的责任范围,
但别指望会因此致富,因为做这份工作本身就不是为了赚
钱,而主要是为了兴趣。若有意加入我们的行列,请于会后
立即与我联系,而且要做好准备立刻开始工作,因为明天就
要刊出第一期。
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As editor of this newspaper, I’d like to introduce to you
our requirements. Good grades are prerequisite for working on the paper. There is some money for salaries, depending on how involved you get with the paper, but don’t expect to
get rich. This isn’t something you do for the money. Mostly it’s just for fun. Anyone who is interested in joining the staff should speak to me immediately after the meeting. Be prepared to start right away. The first issue goes to press tomorrow.
Passage 2
许多学生曾尝试有效地提高阅读速度,但他们发现,一旦
较快地阅读一段文章,他们常常不理解所读内容,因此往往
感到沮丧。最终,他们因忙于“快速”阅读而无法记住文章内
容。问题在于,他们阅读的材料要么词汇或内容太难,要么
不够有趣。我希望以后所做的几次讲座既有趣又比较容易,
不过你们还是应当在课余时间尽可能多地阅读。
Many students trying to increase their effective reading speed become discouraged when they find that if they try to race through passages faster, they fail to take in what they
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have read. At the end, they have been so busy “reading
faster” that they cannot remember what the passage was about. The problem here is that the material they are practicing on is either too difficult for them in vocabulary or content, or not sufficiently interesting. I hope my following lectures will be both interesting and fairly easy, but you should also practise reading as much as you can in your own time.
Unit 5
Passage 1
在地震多发地区,如果建筑技术完善,就可大大减弱震波
的影响。若能获得有关地震时间和范围的精确信息,政府就
可以采取更有效的措施降低地震对人类生命的危害。然而,
一旦人类能够完全精确地预测地震,又会引发许多社会和政
治问题。
In zones where earthquakes are known to occur, improved construction techniques can significantly reduce the effects of seismic waves. If more accurate information regarding the time and magnitude were available, governments could take even more effective measures to reduce the impact of
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earthquakes on human life. If, however, an entirely accurate prediction technique became available, there would be significant social and political implications.
Passage 2
这所城市节约能源还有其他特点:部分由市政府资助的公
共汽车运送着这一地区的大学生们。市内有24英里长的自
行车道,现有自行车数量是汽车的两倍。通过减少停车车位,
市政府成功地减少了市区内的汽车流量。减少车位的另一个
好处是小型车增多。人们选择不开车或开耗油少的车,以此
来节约汽油。
There are other energy saving features about this city: buses, partially supported by the city, transport university students throughout the area. There are 24 miles of bicycle paths and today there are twice as many bicycles as cars in the city. By reducing the available parking space the City Council has succeeded in reducing the number of cars in the city everyday. Another benefit of the reduced parking is the greater number of small cars. People are saving gas because they are choosing not to drive, or because they are driving fuel-economic cars.
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高级英语听力3
Russian President Vladimir Putin, seen here in Moscow, 13 July 2007, has signed a decree suspending Russia's application of the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) arms control treaty, the Kremlin said.(AFP/Pool/File/Sergei Chirikov)
The United States, NATO and several European countries are disappointed by Russia's suspension of its participation in the Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe.
The Kremlin says it did so because of security concerns. But some observers say it's less about fears of military confrontation and more about Russia's desire to show the West it cannot be ignored.
Sergei Kislyak, Russian deputy FM, said,
The move threatens to aggravate Moscow's already tense relations with the West.
Russia is making it clear it will no longer play by rules that were drawn up when the Soviet Union was crumbling.
However, Russian military analysts say the withdrawal,
Pavel Felgenhauer, Russian defense analyst, said,
The Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty was signed by Russia and NATO in 1990.
In 1999, Russia and NATO agreed to amend the treaty to reflect changes after the Soviet Union's breakup. Russia pledged to withdraw its forces from the former Soviet republics of Georgia and Moldova.
Russia ratified the updated treaty in 2004, but the United States and other NATO members have refused to do so until the withdrawal is complete.
For years, the Kremlin has voiced its frustration that no NATO members have ratified the updated treaty.
Russia's move shows it has lost patience with the situation and hopes to pressure Western nations to ratify the treaty.
Local residents gather at the site of a suicide bombing in Matta, town of Swat, in North West Frontier Province, where pro-Taliban militants are known to operate, bordering Afghanistan, July 15, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Militants in northwestern Pakistan attacked a police recruiting center and a military convoy on Sunday killing 47 people.
A suicide bomber killed at least 26 people at a police recruiting center. It was the weekend's third major bomb attack.
Earlier, suicide bombers in two explosives-packed cars hit a Pakistan army convoy. They attacked the convoy at the same time as a roadside bomb went off. At least 21 people, including civilians, were killed.
On Saturday the suicide bombing of a military convoy in northwestern Pakistan killed 24 soldiers. The weekend attacks followed calls by extremists to avenge the storming of Islamabad's Red Mosque.
People attend the rally of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep July 14, 2007. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY)
Turkey will hold a general election on July the 22nd. Opinion polls point to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's Islamist-rooted, center-right AK Party winning the most votes.
Hundreds of thousands of Turks rallied in support of the prime minister. Erdogan told the rally his party will win more than 40% of the vote enough for it to form a government.
Erdogan urged people to vote for the pro-business AK Party for continued economic and political stability in the country.
Turkey's financial market has soared in the past week partly on the assumption the AK Party will stay in power but not get the 367 seats needed to change the constitution
英语听力教程3
unit1
Listen to two short extractions. Write down the environmental issues mentioned in them.
1. burning of the forests/tree removal(deforestation)/reduction of the world's rain forests
2. global warming/greenhouse effect/emissions of CO2
Listen to the first part of an interview. Note down the key words in the notes column.Then answer the questions.
1.
2. Growing crops stabilize soil, without them the top soil just blows away. But if there isn't enough rain the crops don't grow.
3. People try to grow food to support themselves or to create ranches where cattle can be raised, or to get hardwood for export, or to make way for an iron ore mine.
Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the first part of the interview. Complete the outline.
Outline (I)
I. Environmental problems in different continents
A. Africa
1. Sahara Desert expansion
2. no grass for animals to eat(East Africa)
B. North America & most of Europe
1. situation-intensive farming/agriculture
2. potential problem — top soil blowing away
C. South America, Central Africa & Southern Asia
1. problem — tropical forests destruction
2.consequences
a. soil -> thin -> unproductive -> wasteland
b. animal/plant species becoming extinct
c. climate change for the whole world
Listen to the second part of the interview. Note down the key words in the notes column. Then answer the question.
1.Trees would hold rainfall in their roots. When forests in the higher up-river have been destroyed, all the rain that falls in the monsoon season flows straight into the river and starts the flooding.
2. He implies that some national governments just consider the results of their policies in the near future, or just think as far ahead as the next election.
Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the first part of the interview. Complete the outline.
Outline(II)
II. Reason for some "natural" disasters — mainly man-made
A. flooding in Bangladesh
B. flooding in Sudan
III. Action to be taken
A. national governments — forward-looking
B. population control
C. stopping using hardwood for furniture-making
D. educating people to realize the consequences
Listen to the material. Complete the outline.
Outline
I. Warming up of the world
A. average temperature
B. yearly increase
II. Causes of global warming
III. Effects of global warming
A. great changes in rainfall
B. rise in the sea level
C. reduced potential for food production
D. health and social problems
1. environmental refugees
2.change of patterns of distribution of insects and infective agents
3. change of patterns of heat-related food poisoning, etc.
IV . Time to take action
Listen to the following news report. Decide whether the statements are true or false. Put "T" or "F" in the brackets.
F 1. Water consumption in some parts of the world has increased tenfold.
F 2. Oil will be the cause of warfare in the next century.
F 3. The number of people affected by water shortage will increase five fold over the next 20 years.
F 4. The main reason why water is becoming a scarce resource is agriculture since it now accounts for 90% of water consumption
worldwide.
T 5. In some regions water shortage is now the biggest impediment tofeeding the population.
Now listen to some simple tips to help you Save It — save energy. Complete the do's and don'ts. Do's Don'ts
Rough-dry your towels and nylon things. Don't attempt to iron everything.
Cut out unnecessary lighting. Don't turn the iron up too high.
Do without a wall-fire if you can. Don't leave the kettle to boil away.
Defrost the fridge regularly. Don't fill the kettle to the brim for only a cup of tea.
Before using your washing machine, wait until you've a full load.
Don't put hot food in the fridge.
Cook a complete meal in the oven and Save It on the rings and grill.
unit2
Listen to some abbreviations and acronyms of some organizations and some information about them. Fill in the blanks.
IUCN — International Union for the Conservation of Nature, is the organization established by the United Nations to promote the conservation of wildlife and habitats as part of the national policies of member states.
CITES — Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, is an international agreement under the auspices of the IUCN with the aim of regulating trade in endangered species of animals and plants. The agreement came into force 1975 and by 1991 had been signed by 110 states. It prohibits any trade in a category of 8 000 highly endangered species and controls trade in a further
30 000 species.
UNEP — United Nations Environmental Program, aims to provide leadership and encourage partnerships in caring for the environment by inspiring information and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
WWF — World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund), is an international organization established 1961 to raise funds for conservation by public appeal. Projects include conservation of particular species, for example, the tiger and giant panda. In 1990, it had 3.7 million members in 28 countries and an annual income of over 100 million. Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.
Listen to the conversation. Match column A, which is a list of the names of some endangered animals, with column B, which gives the information about those endangered animals. Then answer the questions.
Column A
Column B
1. Whales 2 bludgeoned to death for fur coats
2. Seals 4 killed to make handbags and shoes
3. Turtles 5 hunted for their ivory
4. Crocodiles 1, 6 hunted to extinction
5. Walruses (海象) 3 eggs rolled off and slaughtered for meat and oil
6. Dolphins
Questions:
1. What do people at the World Wildlife Fund work for according to the woman?
They work to conserve natural areas that contain endangered wildlife.
2. What are they doing in order to protect those endangered animals?
They are campaigning to provide sea sanctuaries for some of these endangered species. Protected nesting sites for turtles have been set up.
3. Can you guess the meaning of "sea sanctuaries"?
It refers to the places of safety in the sea where sea animals are protected and allowed to live freely.
Listen to a news report.While listening for the first time ,add more key words in the notes column accordinng to the following cues. While listening for the second time, supply the information. Event: Christmas bird counts
Time: from Christmas to Jan. 3rd
Sponsored by: the National Audubon Society
Participants:
Numbers: more than 40 000 volunteers
Background: from all 50 states of the U.S., every Canadian province, parts of Central and South America, Bermuda, the West Indies and Pacific islands
Number of bird counts this year: more than 1 600 separate bird counts
The logistics of bird counts: Each individual count is in a 15 mile diameter circle around the exact center point.
Origin of the National Audubon Society: It was named after an American artist John James Audubon, who illustrated birds in their natural habitats.The Society was founded in the late 1800s by conservationists concerned with the decline of birds.
Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the report. Complete the summary of this year's Christmas bird counts.
Christmas bird counts will start from Christmas to January 3rd.,
sponsored by the National Audubon Society. This year more than 40 000
volunteers from the U.S., Canada, parts of Central and South America,
Bermuda, the West Indies and Pacific islands will be outside counting
birds The counts are not only for experienced bird watchers but anyone that
is interested or concerned as well.
This year more than 1 600 separate bird counts have been scheduled. Some
would have a few as 10 people taking part, others with hundreds. Every
individual count is in a 15 mile diameter circle around the exact center
point. Bird counters can get a good idea of the total bird populations
within the count circle based on the number of birds they actually see.
The traditional Christmas bird count is the longest-running bird census in
ornithology.
Listen to the news interview. There are five persons in it. Match column A with column B to indicate who's who. Then write out the thesis statements they are arguing about.
Column A Column B
1. Alan Tu 1 an announcer for Colorado Public Radio (CPR)
2. Peter Jones 3 a former navy dolphin trainer
3. Rick Troud 4 a biology professor
4. Deborah Duffield 5 an environmentalist & explorer
5. Jean Michel Cousteau 2 a reporter for CPR
Thesis Statement No. 1:
Dolphins should be kept in captivity.
Thesis Statement No. 2:
There are educational benefits of keeping marine mammals in captivity.
Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the interview. Write out each person's pros (agree with the thesis) or cons (disagree with the thesis) for each thesis statement in note form. Dolphins should be kept in captivity
Pros Cons
Rick Troud can't live full lives
· separated from mother — stress (family-oriented)
· concrete tank — sonar bouncing off — can't swim more
Jean Michel Cousteau rejecting captivity — suicidal — sophisticated brain
Deborah Duffield little difference in
average age of death; life getting better for captive dolphins
There are educational benefits of keeping
marine mammals in captivity
Pros Cons
Rick Troud anti-educational
· natural behavior patterns — altered
· beating each other to death; suffering from fractured skulls, ribs or jaws
Deborah Duffield playing an important role in basic under- standing of the animals — can't learn
from animals in the wild how they operate, breed, what they need, etc.
Listen to what Mr. LeBaron says about the information concerning birds. Complete the outline. Outline
I. Total number of known species — about 9300
II. Habitat
A. larger numbers living in the warmer climates
e.g. more than 300 different species counted in Panama
B. far fewer species native to colder climates
III. Value
A. importance to the environment
1. indicator of the quality of environment
2. sensitive to habitat alteration
B. esthetic value
1. getting pleasure out of looking at birds and listening to birds
2. mental quality of life degraded without birds
IV . birds' population
A. some species — declining
B. many types — increasing
· Scientists have cataloged more than one and one-half million of the species
that exist on Earth today. By some recent estimates, at least 20 times that
many species inhabit the planet.
· Up to 100 species become extinct every day. Scientists estimate that
the total number of species lost each year may climb to 40 000 by the year
2000, a rate far exceeding any in the last 65 million years.
· Around the world more than 3 500 protected areas exist in the form of
parks, wildlife refuges and other reserves. These areas cover a total of
about 2 million square miles (5 million square km, or 3% of our total land
area).
· Today, more than 200 animal species in the United States are classified as
endangered. More than 1 000 animal species are endangered worldwide.
· Little-noticed aquatic animals are in big trouble. In North America, a
third of our fish species, two-thirds of our crayfish species and nearly
three-quarters of the mussel species are in trouble.
unit3
Listen to the weather report. Fill in the information.
Places Weather conditions Temperatures
Berlin Mostly cloudy -2 ℃
Brussels Partly sunny 1 ℃
London Mostly cloudy 5 ℃
Paris Partly cloudy 0 ℃
Rome Periods of clouds and sunshine 8 ℃
Vienna Cloudy -2 ℃
Athens Periods of clouds and sunshine 10 ℃
Belgrade Mostly cloudy 1 ℃
Istanbul Partly sunny 5 ℃
Kiev Expecting snow -7 ℃
Moscow Snowy -9 ℃
Prague Snowy flurries -4 ℃
Washington D.C. Expecting snow —
Listen to the following news report. Complete the chart.
Trend to be watched next century
Getting warmer Green house effect
(1998 - hottest)
Global warming
effects
rising sea levels
affecting coastal areas changes in climate zones
— what crops can be grown;
in what regions
Major Issues
Listen to the explanation. Complete the information in the chart.
Name Place Time
Ocean storm Northern part of world; near equator Late summer or autumn
Cyclone North or south of equator in the Indian Ocean —
Typhoon Western Pacific Ocean or China Sea —
Hurricane Eastern Pacific and Atlantic Ocean —
Listen to the report. Complete the outline of EI Nino.
Outline
I. General information on EI Nino
A. nature
a cyclic weather pattern that affects the global climate
B. frequency and length
1. normally showing up about twice a decade, in four year cycles.
2. lasting about 12-18 months
C. evidence
1. bringing warmer weather to parts of the earch
2. some regions becoming wetter than usual, others drier.
D. time
beginning with the decline of winds pulling cold water away from South
sAmerica's west coast to around the equator
II. Impacts around the world
A. impacts on the weather
1. droughts
2. flooding
B. hard on fishing industry
III. Difficulty of prediction
Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the report. Write a summary about EI Nino. Use the outline you have completed as cues.
El Nino is a cyclic weather pattern that affects the global climate.
It normally shows up about twice a decade and it lasts about 12-18
months. As it brings warmer weather to parts of the earth, some regions
become wetter than usual while others drier.
El Nino usually begins with the decline of winds pulling cold water
away from South America's west coast to around the equator. This allows
warm water in the western Pacific Ocean to expand eastward toward the
America's. At the same time, the clouds and rain over the warm water
move eastward too.
El Nino's can change the weather around the world. It can cause
droughts as well as rains and flooding. They are also hard on the South
American fishing industry, causing fish stocks to become depletive.
However, El Nino is hard to predict because the strength of it
depends on how winds affect the "Calvin wave" that has moved across the Pacific.
Listen to the material. Guess the meaning of following words and phrase. Match column A with column B.
Column A Column B
1. eucalyptus 8 the exchange of one thing for another
2. seismographic station 7 an affectionate and slightly sad feeling that one has for the past
3. dome 6 connecting with heaven
4. in motion 5 property in the form of buildings and land
5. real estate 3 a round roof
6. celestial 4 happening already
7. nostalgia 2 a place where instruments are used to measure and record the vibration of earthquakes
8. trade-off 1 a kind of evergreen tree
Listen again. Supply the missing information about Lick Observatory and the largest telescope in it.
Lick Observatory
Location An hour's drive from the outskirts of San Jose, California; at the summit of Mount Hamilton
Origin of the name Getting its name from a wealthy businessman
Number of telescopes held Eight
The largest telescope held by Lick Observatory
Size One meter diameter reflecting lens; the second largest telescope of its kind
Time when it was completed 1888
Present function Used for some research; mostly used as an educational tool for teachers and visitors
Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the material. Complete the chart by comparing the 19th century telescope with the modern ones. Then answer the questions.
19th century telescope Telescopes connected to electronic imaging devices
Way of observation Direct viewing with human eyes; sitting out in the cold Viewing celestial objects on TV screen
Gains and losses Romance; going out every now and then; keeping track of the sky Nice;
efficiency; divorced from reality/universe
Questions
1. Why does the speaker say that those telescopes are overlooking the world of computer age manufacturing?
Because Lick Observatory is near "Silicon Valley", a region of the state's high-technology.
2. Why is Lick Observatory a memorial to the businessman from whom it got its name?
Because Lick Observatory was built on his estate and he was buried at the base of the telescope at his own request.
3. What does Mr.Stone mean by saying "It's a trade-off"?
By using the 19th century telescope, you have a feeling of romance with direct viewing with the human eyes. By using the modern devices, you lose that romance but gain the efficiency. That's an exchange.
Complete the outline according to what you hear about the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in U.S.A.
Outline
I. General information about NCDC
A. establishment
formed in 1951, as a record center for America's Department of Commerce
B. headquarters
in the southern city of Asheville, North Carolina
C. equipment used to learn about the weather
satellites, radar, solar radiation systems, airplanes, ships
II. Functions
A. collecting weather records gathered by a number of weather observers
and U.S. government agencies
B. collecting weather records from around the world
C. assisting in production of written records, weather maps and pictures
D. producing publications about earth environment
E. receiving requests for information from all over the world
Now listen again. Focus on some specific information and answer the questions.
1. Could you mention some of the weather observers and government agencies that provide weather records for the NCDC?
The Department of Defense, the National Weather Service, the coastguard
2. Why do we say that's some of the information held by the NCDC is very old?
The office has written weather observations made by early American diplomat Benjamin Franklin and by the third President of the U.S.
3. How can you get the written records, weather maps and pictures apart from asking the NCDC? You can get the information by computer, microfilm and telephone.
4. Could you mention some of the publications produced by the NCDC?
One has monthly and yearly records about weather conditions in about 270 American cities. Another publication has monthly reports from 15 00 observation stations around the world.
5. How many requests did the NCDC receive last year?The center had more than 900 000 requests from government officials, business owners, weather researchers and the general public last year. Listen to the science report. Fill in the missing information.
La Nina
Meaning of the language Little girl
Time when it develops Winds near the western coast of South America strengthen; cold air forms near the Pacific coast of Peru and Ecuador
Time when it is strongest During winter months in the northern part of the world
Duration Lasting one to two years
Evidence Low water temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Impacts As severe as those of El Nino: making some places drier than normal and others wetter unit4
You are going to hear some brief news items. Supply the missing words.
1. (1) firebomb; (2) shopping; (3) several
2. (1) 1 000; (2) tornadoes
3. (1) car ferry; (2) taken over; (3) Green Action Front
4. (1) South Korea; (2) recover; (3) 270; (4) thousands
5. (1) robbed; (2) 5; (3) lunchtime; (4) 10 000
6. (1) hurricane; (2) 100; (3) Twenty; (4) 100
7. (1) hijacked; (2) Tuesday
You are going to hear a news item. While listening for the first time, write down some key words in the notes column. After the second listening, answer the following questions.
1. The news item is about a storm in India.
2. About 2 000.
3. The winds were up to 75 miles an hour.
4. The Indian army.
5. Homes were flattened, crops were destroyed, transport links were cut, and houses collapsed.
6. More than 40 people.
7. Over 100 000 people.
Listen to the following news item. While listening for the first time, take down some key words in the left-hand column. After the second listening, answer the following questions.
1. The worst of the heavy rains and thunderstorms appears to be over.
2. In parts of Europe.
3. During the past week.
4. It was affected.
5. At least five.
6. Because emergency warnings were issued beforehand.
Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the news item. Do the multiple choice. 1.
c. tomorrow
2.
b. German and Italian
3. d. 4 000 000 000 francs
4. b. Switzerland
You are going to hear a news item about an earthquake. Write down every word as a dictation. It will be read three times. First reading, read from beginning to end. Second reading, read with pauses. Third reading, read without pauses again..
Another earthquake, the fifth in three days, hit Japan last night. Hundreds of homes have now been destroyed or badly damaged, and thousands have been made homeless since the earthquakes started. Many of the homeless have begun to make themselves makeshift shelters from the rubble. Electricity, gas and water supplies have also been seriously disrupted. Experts believe that the country will be hit by more quakes during the next 48 hours.
Listen to a news item carefully. While listening to it, write down some key words in the notes column.
Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the news item and fill in the missing information.
Main Ideas Supporting Details
I. Event: an earthquake A. time: on Sunday night, Nov. the 23rd
B. place: in southern Italy
II. Estimated deaths A. present number: at least 400
B. possible toll: many more than 400
III. Destruction A. the worst damage: in small towns and villages outside Naples
1. hit a village hospital
2. hit a local church
3. hit many private homes
B. in Naples:
1. many buildings of eight or nine stories collapsing
2. many people spending the night in the streets or squares
3. with smaller tremors, townspeople rushing for the countryside, resulting in blocked roads and traffic jams
4. telephone lines broken
5. electricity and water supplies failing
IV . Difficulties in rescue work A. bad weather conditions:
1. the fog
2. the cold weather
B. road conditions in some areas not very good
Now listen to a passage about earthquake tips. The following phrases describe what you should do and should not do when an earthquake hits. Put these phrases into the correct column. Do's Don'ts
General tips during an earthquake
Duck under a desk or sturdy table.
Watch out for falling objects.
Hold onto your cover.
Don't stay near the window.
In a high-rise building Protect your head with your arms.
Stay inside. Don't use the elevators.
While driving Stay inside. Don't go on driving.
In a crowded store Don't rush for exits.
In a theater Protect your head with your arms. Don't leave right away.
Don't rush for exits.
After the earthquake Give first aid, if necessary.
Check for fire.
Listen to the radio or watch TV for emergency bulletins. Don't telephone your friends to see if they're OK.
Don't use flashlights when gas is leaking.
You are going to hear a passage about mushrooms. Listen carefully and do the multiple choice with the help of the notes you have taken in the notes column.
a 1. You cannot get mushrooms by _________.
a. searching for them in the water b. searching for them in the wild
c. buying them in stores d. growing them
d 2. Which of the following is not an American way of cooking mushrooms?
a. They make mushroom bread.
b. They make mushroom salad.
c. They stew mushrooms with onions in butter.
d. They fry mushrooms in oil.
c 3. Which of the following statements is true?
a. People can grow mushrooms on trees alive.
b. Most of the mushrooms are poisonous.
c. There are no green mushrooms.
d. Edible mushrooms are very nutritious.
b 4. Some years ago in Russia, ________ people died of eating poisonous mushrooms. a. 30 b. 20
c. 300 d. 200
d 5. Farmers in France sometimes use ________ to find mushrooms hidden under the ground. a. satellites b. chickens
c. laser lights d. pigs
c 6. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Next week, we will know how to grow mushrooms.
b. The attempt to oust the then Russian President Gorbachev in 1990 was not successful. c. Mushrooms can only be found in certain parts of the world.
d. Many people in Russia love hunting mushrooms.
unit5
You are going to hear some sentences describing different countries. Listen carefully and complete the following chart. Pay special attention to the numbers.
Country Area
(square mile)
Population
Australia 3 000 000 -
Nepal 54 000 -
Switzerland 15 944 -
Argentina - +20 000 000
Austria 32 376 7 150 000
Colombia 439 828 16 300 000
Saudi Arabia 830 000 7 000 000
Denmark 16 575 -
Now try this:listen to a more authentic version of the passage and supply the missing information in order to complete the outline.
Outline(I)
I. A brief introduction of Canada
A. size: second only to the former Soviet Union
B. population: 26 million people
C. area:
1. the Great Lakes in the south
2. the Rocky Mountains in the west
3. the Arctic islands in the north
II.Great variations in climate
A. in winter:
1. weather: extremely cold
2. clothing: a heavy overcoat and a fur hat
B. in summer:
1. weather: warm on the whole
2. clothing: lightweight clothing
III.Pople in Canada
A. different races in Canada:
1. half a million American Indians
2. a million Germans
3. smaller numbers of Italians, Ukrainians and Inuit
B. official languages: English and French
IV .Eating out in Canada
A. seafood: Pacific salmon, lobsters and clams
B. meat dishes: moose steaks and beefsteaks
C. ethnic foods
D. the sweet course: waffles served with maple syrup
E. drinks: good beer but not good local wines
V .Shopping in Canada
A. having some of the world's most modern shopping centers
B. good buys in Canada:
1. moccasins
2. woolen gloves and sweaters
3. wood carvings
4. leather goods
5. maple syrup
VI.The monetary system in Canada
A. the unit of currency: the Canadian dollar
B. banking hours: 10 am to 3 pm Monday to Thursday, till later on Fridays
Nancy is planning to travel around Australia. She's talking to David about her trip. Listen carefully to what he tells her about Australia and complete the following chart.
Interesting places to visit Things to do in each place Where to stay in each place
Sydney: 1. harbor
2. the Sydney Opera House
The Great Barrier Reef
Ayers Rock in Uluru National Park
Kakadu National Park
Take a boat trip in an old sailing ship
see concerts, opera and theater
go scuba diving, see the coral reef and the tropical fish, travel in glass-bottom boats and explore hundreds of islands
go hiking and trekking, see cave paintings in the rock and the colors of the rock at sunrise and sunset
go hiking, see all sorts of wildlife and beautiful waterfalls
at a (18)backpacker's hotel
at a resort hotel or at a guesthouse
in one of the campsites
Now listen to the dialogue again. After that some statements will be read to you. Decide whether they are true or false. Put "T" or "F" in the brackets.
1.(T) 2.(F) 3. (F) 4. (T) 5. (F) 6. (T) 7. (F)
The following passage is about the city of Denver. While listening for the first time, don't forget to write down some key words in the notes column. After the second listening, supply the missing information in order to complete the outline.
Outline
I. Geographical description
A. altitude: 1.6 kilometers/one mile above the sea level (standing on the step of the State Capitol Building)
B. population:
1. in Denver: 470 000 people (the 26th largest city in the U.S.)
2. in the area around Denver: 1 600 000 people
C. climate
1. more than 300 days of sunshine a year
2. about 35 centimeters of rain and snow a year
II. Business and marketing center (for the Rocky Mountain area)
A. more than 1 500 manufacturing companies
1. main activity: food processing
2. other factories making equipment for the defense, space, high technology and transportation industries
3. gold production
B. the computer and communications industries
1. offering the third highest number of hi-tech jobs in relation to the population
2. center for companies that do business in other countries
III. Tourism in Denver
A. the Colorado History Museum
B. the Denver Museum of Natural History
C. Denver International Airport
1. the largest airport in North America
2. almost 90 000 passengers landing each day
D. the State Capitol Building (the top covered with 500g of gold)
E. the largest city park system in the nation
F. Larama Square: a business area filled with old buildings, gas lights and vehicles pulled by horses
In this section you are going to hear three short dialogues describing three different countries. While you listen, remember to take down some key words in the notes column. After listening, match Column A with Column B.
Column A Column B
(1) ICELAND
(2) BRAZIL
(3) NEW ZEALAND
(1)(2) a newly-built capital
(2)(3) hotter than Britain
(3)(1) in the Atlantic
(4)(1. 3) a small population
(5)(2) a pretty large country
(6)(3) a mountainous country
(7)(2) famous for its jungles
(8)(1) an island country
(9)(3) a wet climate
(10)(2) a South American country
(11)(3) divided into two islands
商务英语听力教程
全新立体化商务英语系列教程 陈振东 总主编 商 务 英 语 听 力 教 程
主 编 陈爱民
副主编 曹 武 陶 娟
编 者 (按姓氏笔画为序 )
马 芫 王虹慧 孙旭华
吴泽扬 陈爱民 郑秋雁
柏 钧 陶 娟 曹 武
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本书作为系列教材之一 ,共包括 15个单元 ,覆盖实际商务活动中的 12个常用场景和 3个进阶测 试 。每单元听力材料内容丰富 ,辅以相关的口语任务 ,语言地道 、实用 ,练习形式图文并茂 、个性十 足 。“小博士加油站 ”和 “特别提醒 ”模块信息丰富 ,讲练结合 ,角度独特 。在编写上内容覆盖面 广 ,话题分布体现实用性原则 ,语言材料遵循真实性原则 ,练习设计体现互动性原则 ,并配合热身词 汇和拓展词汇进行强化 ,旨在帮助读者有效地提高实用能力 。
本书的适用对象包括大专院校经贸英语专业的学生 ,在商贸 、金融 、企业和管理领域工作并意欲 提高商务英语水平的在职人士 ,同时也可作为企业英语培训教材 。
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总 序
当今世界 ,全球化浪潮风起云涌 ,信息技术从根本上改变着人们的生活 。中国 ,已 成为世界经济发展的重要组成部分 ,参与了诸多领域的竞争 。跨国公司 、金融集团纷纷 登陆中国 ,在中国建立自己的生产 、研发基地 ,中国企业也先后跨出国门 ,在全世界寻 求发展 。交流与融合 ,合作与竞争 ,成为这个时代最鲜明的特征 。英语 ,作为最基本的 沟通工具 ,日益凸现出其无与伦比的作用 。熟练掌握并运用国际商务英语 ,谙熟国际贸 易规则和惯例 ,已成为全球化人才的核心竞争力 。枟全新立体化商务英语系列教程 枠应 运而生 ,旨在帮助读者扎实 、全面地掌握商务英语知识 ,培养国际商务英语技能 ,提高 驾驭国际贸易的能力 。
本系列教程包括六个部分 ,分别是 :枟商务英语阅读教程 枠、枟商务英语写作教程 枠、枟商务英语口译教程 枠、枟商务英语翻译教程 枠、枟商务英语听力教程 枠、枟商务英语口语 教程 枠。按照英语学习的重点 ,六部分统筹兼顾 ,各有侧重 ,有机结合 ,互为补充 ,构 成一个完整的体系 。
统览各册教程 ,集中体现如下特点 。
1畅贴近实务 ,选材新颖
教程选材强调前瞻性 、实用性 ,关注国际商务发展的最新动态 。从美国 枟时代周 刊 枠、枟财富 枠,英国 枟经济学家 枠、枟卫报 枠等英美主流商务媒体中精心选材 ,合理编 排 ,适度整理 ,力图在较少的篇幅内浓缩最多的商务信息 ,以鲜活的英语商务语言反映 国际贸易规则 、贸易壁垒 、贸易摩擦和贸易争端的解决 ,融英文学习于国际商务实务学 习之中 ,为读者提供逼真的商务英语学习语境 。
2畅深入浅出 ,循序渐进
考虑到读者的接受特点 ,教程设置以交互 、简洁 、自然提升为目标 ,反复提炼教材 的语言 ,变换表述方式 ,将纷繁芜杂的商务活动条理化 、层次化 、清晰化 ,将卷帙浩繁 的商务英语知识模块化 、生活化 、场景化 ,适度设置不同梯度和难度 ,以期读者在不知 不觉之中 ,掌握扎实的语言基本功 ,提高商务英语运用水平 。
3畅交相辉映 ,浑然天成
传统的商务英语教学往往把听 、说 、读 、写 、译分门别类 ,独立教授 ,独立练习 ,分而 “治 ”之 。本教程的创新之处 ,在于对传统教学方法的突破 ,对各项 “微 ”技能
精心雕琢 ,充分挖掘各项 “微 ”技能之间的关联部分 ,分则自成一家 ,合则浑然天成 ,各部分交相辉映 ,相得益彰 。
本系列教程是所有编写人员心血的结晶 。其中 枟商务英语阅读教程 枠和 枟商务英 语口语教程 枠由南京航空航天大学外国语学院沈骑老师担任主编 ,枟商务英语写作教 程 枠由南京师范大学外国语学院董晓波老师担任主编 ,枟商务英语翻译教程 枠由南京工 业职业技术学院潘月州老师担任主编 ,枟商务英语口译教程 枠由南京航空航天大学外国 语学院夏天老师担任主编 ,枟商务英语听力教程 枠由南京工业大学外语学院陈爱民老师 担任主编 。他们都是有着丰富商务英语教学经验的老师 ,对商务英语教学有独到的见 解 ,在此对他们辛苦的工作致以深深的敬意 。
本系列教程既可供高等教育院校商务英语专业学生及国际贸易 、国际经济 、国际工 商管理等外向型专业的学生使用 ,也可供有志于从事国际商贸工作的人员及准备参加 BEC 等各类商务英语考试的考生阅读 ,亦是涉外商务人员的必备之书 。
本系列教程由北京交通大学出版社出版 。出版社副总编孙秀翠老师的鼎力支持 ,策 划编辑井飞一丝不苟的工作 ,使本系列教程得以付梓 ,在此表示衷心的感谢 。
编写过程中 ,我们力求臻于完美 ,但是限于水平及一些不可避免的因素 ,定不乏偏 颇及疏漏 ,恳请广大读者朋友和同行不吝指正 。
陈振东
2007年 8月于上海
主编的话
中国近 20年的经济发展有目共睹 ,也令世界惊叹 。在中国与世界各国的经济 、政 治 、文化等各方面交流空前频繁的今天 ,作为国际活动中的通用语言 ,英语在教学中的 实用性被提到了一个前所未有的高度 。商务英语历来以培养实用型 、复合型英语人才为 目标 。纵观坊间所售之有关商务英语的教材 、参考书籍 ,数量不可谓不多 ,种类不可谓 不繁 ,但能够全面涵盖各方面技能 ,兼备综合性 、可读性的教材实为难得 。
本书的应运而生 ,正是为了满足读者的需要 ,适应当今全球经济 、文化发展趋势 ,配合对人才语言交际能力的更高需求 。
笔者认为 ,作为语言能力的有机组成部分 ,听 、说 、读 、写 、译各项微技能不宜孤 立地分而 “治 ”之 。但为了教学之便 ,传统的商务英语教学往往把听 、说 、读 、写 、译分门别类 ,独立教授 ,独立练习 。为了突破传统教学的局限性 ,本教材作为系列教 程 ,每一本都创意地把每种微技能和另一种或另两种技能结合起来 ,充分挖掘各项微技 能之间互动 、互促的潜力 。
“全新立体化商务英语系列教程 ”适用者广泛 :高校经贸英语专业的学生 ;具有相 应英语水平的商务工作者 ;欲提高复合 、实际使用能力的英语爱好者等 。枟商务英语听 力教程 枠是该系列教材之一 ,共 15个单元 ,每单元为学生提供了内容丰富的听力材 料 ,根据话题的需要又适时辅以实用相关的口语任务 ,并配有相应的 MP3光盘 。本书 所选商务情景逼真 、全面 ,语言地道 、实用 ,练习形式图文并茂 、个性十足 。全书在编 排上选用了 12个话题 ,遍布商务领域各个场合 ,形成整体 。第 5、10、15单元为测试 单元 ,将本书自然分为三个阶段 ,循序渐进 。其中 ,出于强化练习 、合理增加题量的考 虑 ,第一阶段和第三阶段的 Pre-listeningTasks部分均由 TaskA、B、C组成 ,第二阶段 和第三阶段的 Focus-listeningTasks部分则由 TaskA、B、C、D、E组成 ,较第一阶段 增加了 TaskE板块 。第二阶段的 Pre-listening部分添加了 TaskD,强化训练 。每阶段结 束有一个 Quiz,既是考查也是总结 ,方便教师选用或读者自查 ,使用者可根据课时与 实际需要自由选用 。
我们在编写中力求从以下几方面进行创新 ,使得本书独具特色 。
1.本书作为系列教材之一 ,力求 “立体化 ”,以听力为重点 ,适时结合口语任务 ,听说之间相辅相成 ,浑然一体 。
2.“小博士加油站 ”适时为读者提供了商务礼仪 、文化习俗 、听力技巧的介绍和 补充 ,听力技巧更是注重讲练结合 ,角度独特 ,饶有趣味 ,信息丰富 ,为您的听力加分
加油 ,是读者自学的良师益友 。
3.“AttentionPlease”,画龙点睛 ,寥寥数笔 ,提示听力练习和语篇中一些需要注 意的重点 、难点 ,是读者学习中的温馨贴士 。
4.为了提高趣味性 ,每逢各个阶段的第一单元和最后一单元 ,在紧张的听力练习 之后都配有编者精心挑选的 FunHouse,或为笑话 ,或为歌曲 ,轻松一刻 ,尽情拥有 。
本书几经增删 ,是在各位编者的共同努力和总主编的大力支持下完成的 ;同时也要 感谢每至艰难时刻我的先生 、家人的鼓励关心 ,无私帮助 ,甚至是 “催逼 ”。
我们在编写的过程中参阅了大量国内外教材和网络资源 ,由于本书作为教材的性质 所限 ,只能在书后的参考文献中一并列出 ,对前辈和时贤表示敬意和谢意 。
由于编者水平和经验所限 ,书中存在的不足和疏漏之处在所难免 ,恳请广大读者批 评指正 。笔者邮箱 :amychenaimin78@hotmail畅。
主编 :陈爱民 2009年 8月
Unit1 Telephoning(1)…………………………………………………………………… 小博士加油站 :办公电话一点通 (上 )(9)……………………………………… 办公电话一点通 (下 )(11)…………………………………… Unit2 Hotel(13)…………………………………………………………………………
小博士加油站 :宾馆服务篇 (24)………………………………………………… Unit3 Restaurant(27)……………………………………………………………………
小博士加油站 :餐桌礼仪篇 (36)………………………………………………… 用餐表达篇 (37)………………………………………………… Unit4 CommutingandTravel(41)………………………………………………………
小博士加油站 :出行早知道 (57)………………………………………………… Unit5 QuizOne(60)……………………………………………………………………… Unit6 Communication(69)………………………………………………………………
小博士加油站 :办公室交流篇 (83)……………………………………………… 赞美鼓励篇 (85)………………………………………………… 吵架篇 (86)……………………………………………………… Unit7 Job-hunting(88)……………………………………………………………………
小博士加油站 :应聘面试全攻略 (106)……………………………………………
Unit8 EmploymentandPerformanceAppraisal(110)………………………………… 小博士加油站 :好聚好散 :离职 (122)……………………………………………
绩效评估宜与忌 ()……………………………………………
Unit9 Entertainment(125)………………………………………………………………… 小博士加油站 :美国人娱乐生活面面观 (136)……………………………………
Unit10 QuizTwo(142)………………………………………………………………… Unit11 Banking(152)…………………………………………………………………… 小博士加油站 :银行业务表达篇 (163)…………………………………………
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Unit12 NegotiatingandTrading(167)………………………………………………… 小博士加油站 :听力技巧篇之 Note-taking(178)………………………………
Note-taking之其他 (187)……………………………………… Unit13 Marketing(191)…………………………………………………………………… 小博士加油站 :市场营销表达篇 (上 )(199)…………………………………
市场营销表达篇 (下 )(201)…………………………………
Unit14 Finance(204)…………………………………………………………………… 小博士加油站 :投资市场表达篇 (213)…………………………………………
Unit15 QuizThree(215)………………………………………………………………… References(227)………………………………………………………………………………
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TaskA
Itisimportantforustoidentifyspecificwordslikenumbersinaconversation.Listentothetapeandsupplyallthemissingnumbersyouhearineachsentence.
Warm-upVocabulary
stake n.aninterestorshareinanundertaking 资金
span n.跨度 ,范围
blink v.眨眼
jiffy n.moment,instant 瞬间 ,一会儿
1.Youcanreachhimbyhismobilephone.Thenumberis
2.DavidHendersonwasborninNewYorkon
3.John摧sunclehasjustetovisithim.NowheisstayingattheHiltonHotel?Room
4.Pleaseetomyofficefortheinterviewnotlaterthan
5.AstakeofinvestedwithGeorgeSorosin1969wouldbeworth
today.
6.Agoldfishhasamemoryspanof
7.Womenblinknearlyasmuchasmen.
8.A jiffy isanactualunitoftimeforofasecond.
9.DoctorSmithlivesatBesuretoputdownthezipcodewhenyouaddresstheenvelope.Itis
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10.ThenexttraintoShanghaiisatfrom11.Theaverageperson摧slefthanddoesofthetyping.istheonlymonthinrecordedhistorynottohaveafullmoon.
13.Theantcanliftitsownweight canpullitsownweight.14.ThewinterofwassocoldthatNiagaraFallsfrozepletelysolid.15.AnaverageAmerican?inhiswholelife?willspendanaverageofwaitingat
redlights.
TaskBInthistaskyouwillhear5shortconversations.Foreachquestion?markA?BorCforthemostsuitablepicture.
1.Whatdayistoday
Tuesday Wednesday Monday
A
BC
2.Whichchartis
correct ABC
3.Whichisthetelephonenumberoftheman摧soffice
304? 6662 309? 434 314? 6660
AB
C4.WhenwillthewomangotoChina
July17th May4th July7
th ABC
5.WhichcreditcardisNOTacceptedinthisrestaurant
AmericanExpress畅畅畅畅畅畅240951 Visa畅畅畅畅畅畅300567 Master畅畅畅畅畅畅956812
ABC
TaskCListentoatelephonerecordingandchoosethenumberthatwouldprovidethelistener
Unit1 Telephoning
3
withtheinformationfordifferentservices.service
numberbanknews
banking
hours
moneytransfers
accountinterestrates
returntothemainmenu
chart在商务活动中的使用很广泛 ,常见的 chart如下表所示 。
图例
相关词汇
barchart柱形或条形统计图表
X轴 Xaxis
Y轴 Yaxis
坐标 pointcircularchart/piechart圆 [扇 ]形图
扇形 wedge/slice
圆形百分比图 piegraph
linechart/graphicalchart曲线图 (如下例 )
实线 solidline
虚线 brokenline
点画线 dottedline
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以及 colorchart比色图 ;areabarchart面积条线图 ;bandcurvechart带状曲线图 ;dotchart/spotchart点图 ;squarechart方形图 ,
等等 。
TaskANumberthedescriptionsofthefollowingcallsaccordingtowhatyouhear.
Warm-upVocabulary
appointment n.约会 reconnect v.toconnectagain 重新接通 operator n.(电话 )接线员 receptionist n.接线员 ,总机 ,接待员 putthrough 帮 ……接通 cutoff 切断 extension n.电话的分机 callThereceptionistconnectsthecaller.callThecallerasksfortheextensionandwillphoneagainlater.callThecallerleavesamessagetocancelanappointment.callThereceptionisttakesamessage.Thecallerwantstomakesurehegetsaphonebacksoon.callThecallerwaitsforashorttimethenthereceptionistconnectsher.callThecalleriscutoffandphonesagain.
TaskBListentotheconversationsandtakedownthemissingmessage.
Warm-upVocabulary
areacode 电话区号 available a.presentorreadyforimmediateuse 可用到的 ,有用的 ,有空的 1.A Operator.
B I摧dliketomakeatoThat摧s
A Andwhat摧sthenameofthepersonyouwanttospeakto
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