新编大学英语(第三版浙江大学编著)4视听说教程原文Unit 7

新编大学英语（第三版/浙江大学编著）4视听说教程原文

Unit7

Part1

Listening 1

Maria: Oh, hi Dave. Long time no see!

Dave: Hi Maria. I was in the neighborhood, so I thought I’d drop by.

Maria: Come in. Have a seat. Would you like something to drink? I have Sprite and orange juice. Dave: Sprite would be fine. Uh, so, how have you been?

Maria: Oh, not bad. And you?

Dave: Oh, I’m doing OK, but school has been really hectic these days, and I haven’t had time to relax.

Maria: What’s your major anyway?

Dave: Hotel management.

Maria: Well, what do you want to do after graduation?

Dave: Uh… I haven’t decided for sure, but I think I’d like to work for a hotel or travel agency in this area. How about you?

Maria: Well, when I first started college, I wanted to major in French, but then I realized I might have a hard time finding a job, so I changed to computer science. With the right skills, landing a job in the computer industry shouldn’t be as difficult.

Dave: So, do you have a part-time job to support yourself through school?

Maria: Well, fortunately I received a four-year academic scholarship that pays for all my tuition and books.

Dave: Wow, that’s great.

Maria: Yeah. How about you? Are you working your way through school?

Dave: Yeah. I work three times a week at a restaurant near campus.

Maria: Oh, what do you do there?

Dave: I’m a cook.

Maria: How do you like your job?

Dave: It’s OK. People there are friendly, and the pay isn’t bad.

Listening 2

1. Do you need a place where you can juggle without breaking furniture? Our club offers a place

to practice your skills and has equipment members can use. No experience is necessary to join.

2. If you play or just love listening to jazz, this is the club for you. Membership includes free entry to jazz concerts. The club also offers classes with well-known musicians for members who want to improve their playing.

3. A good cave exploration trip includes all those things your mother didn’t like you to do when you were small—getting wet and dirty, jumping off things, and swinging on ropes. Our members explore dark and mysterious caves with underground rivers and noisy waterfalls. The club explores new caves in Britain and travels to other countries such as Spain.

4. The Food and Wine Club offers a variety of social events every year, including holiday parties, wine tastings, and our annual Oktoberfest trip to Munich. One of our past dinners has been described as “the best meal I’ve ever had.”

Listening 3

Well, I think first of all for first-time students, coming and living on campus in dormitories can provide a certain level of security as well as convenience because it’s close to campus facilities and commuting without a car can be quite an experience, especially when you have to commute long distances. Also meals are usually provided on campus so students can devote more time to their studies, rather than to housekeeping. But, of course, students should also be aware that they’ll have to obey the rules and regulations relating to student conduct. This is part of the contract with the university for living on campus.

Another option is living off campus in apartments. Like living in dormitories, living in an apartment requires little or no maintenance mainly because that is usually handled by the owner or someone else. Also, if you live off campus, there might be a great amount of flexibility in choosing roommates that you might not have when living on campus. But you should be aware that tenants may be responsible for furnishing their own apartments.

Well, of course, the choice is up to you, but be careful to review both the advantages and disadvantages of living on and off campus. Good luck.

Listening 4

The following is a conversation between one woman, Grace, and two men, Martin and Curtis. Grace: Martin, what do you remember most about our college days?

Martin: What do I remember most?

Grace: Curtis’s hair; it was down to his waist.

Curtis: I remember how Grace looked. She always had a flower painted on her face. Do you remember that?

Martin: Oh, yes.

Grace: Now wait. Let’s not forget Martin’s air-conditioned blue jeans. I never saw anybody with more holes in their jeans.

Martin: They’re a classic now. I still have those blue jeans!

Grace: You still have them? I don’t believe it. That’s incredible!

Martin: And I still wear them, too.

Curtis: You know, I was just thinking about the most important thing that happened in college. Martin: The most important thing? Do you mean the time we got arrested?

Curtis: Mmm.

Grace: Yeah. You know, that’s my best memory, going on that peace demonstration. You know, somehow getting arrested for something you believe in isn’t scary at all.

Curtis: No, it isn’t at all. But it did help that there were 500 other students getting arrested along with us.

Martin: That’s true.

Curtis: That was a great day, though.

Grace: Hey, you all remember our last day of college?

Curtis: Graduation? What’s to remember? None of us went to graduation.

Martin: Do you regret now, after all these years, that we skipped the ceremony?

Grace: Not me. I don’t think we missed anything that day.

Curtis: No, noting at all. And that picnic that the three of us had by the stream, remember? Grace: That was great.

Curtis: Drinking wine, playing the guitar, singing. Oh, that was worth more to me than any graduation ceremony.

Martin: That was the best graduation ceremony there could have been.

Curtis: Mm-hmm.

Part2

Listening 1

Justin is twenty, and studying away from home in the north of England. He never writes home, but often calls his parents on Sunday evenings.

Mother: Hello. Bedford 21698.

Justin: Hello, Mom. It’s me, Justin.

Mother: Hello, love. How are you?

Justin: I’m fine, but I’m really tired.

Mother: Oh—what have you been doing?

Justin: Well, we’ve just started exams, so I’ve been staying up late, erm, it was three o’clock last night. Yeah, I’ve been studying really hard.

Mother: Of course, it’s exam time. When did they start?

Justin: Last Thursday. We had our first one on Thursday morning. It was terrible. I don’t want to talk about it.

Mother: OK. What else have you been doing?

Justin: Not a lot. I’ve been working too hard. Sometimes I go round to Lucinda’s place and we study together.

Mother: Lucinda? I haven’t heard about her before. Who is she?

Justin: You know, Lucinda, I’m sure I’ve told you about her. She’s doing the same courses as I am. I’ve known her for ages. We often help each other with work. Sometimes we go to the pub or cook a meal together. Today, we’ve been testing each other on economics and marketing. She’s just gone out to get a Chinese takeaway.

Mother: Oh, yes. When exactly are you going home?

Justin: In two weeks. Term ends on the 30th. Oh—Mom, would it be OK if Lucinda came to stay for the holiday? Erm, we have to do a project together.

Mother: That’s fine, love. She’s very welcome to stay. We’d like to meet her.

Justin: Thanks Mum. Lucinda’s just come back with the food. I’ll ring again before I come home. Love to Dad.

Mother: Bye, love. And good luck in the exams.

Justin: Thanks. I need all the luck I can get. Bye.

Mother: Take care of yourself and work hard. Bye.

Listening 2

College students must be mature enough to assume responsibilities for their own education. First, they must make themselves attend class. Many college instructors do not take roll, and many others don’t penalize students for not going to class. A student who would rather sit in the bar than go to class has the option to do so. A student must be mature enough to realize that he needs to go to class. Second, college student have to motivate themselves to do their assignments. Many students are away from home, so the old enforcers, their parents, aren’t there to ask if their reading is finished. No college teacher hounds a student for his homework. He simply puts down a zero and says nothing. It’s up to the student to get the work done. Finally, college student are responsible for taking the required exams. A student who misses a test can’t expect a professor even to mention it. It is totally his responsibility to arrange to make up the exam. Only students mature enough to accept these responsibilities are ready for college.

Listening 3

Man: So you were studying for how long—let me see—for four years altogether? Can you tell me a little about that course?

Woman: Well, it was a very difficult, very tough course. I did English for the entire four years, so by the end, I was quite good. As for the Business Correspondence part, which I did in the second year and third year, it was really mostly English too. I also did one year of French, in the fourth year, learning to meet people, or answer the telephone. Then there were three years of

Secretarial Practice, starting in the second year; and three years of Shorthand, though I never got very good at it. And, well, I suppose the other subjects just fitted around that: Accounting in year three and four, Economics in the first and second and Bookkeeping in the third… no, no, in the second year, before we started Accounting.

Listening 4

The Bully Asleep

By John Walsh

One afternoon, when grassy

Scents through the classroom crept,

Bill Craddock laid his head

Down on his desk, and slept.

The children came round him:

Jimmy, Roger, and Jane;

They lifted his head timidly

And let it sink again.

“Look, he’s gone sound asleep, Miss,”

Said Jimmy Adair;

“He stays up all the night, you see.

His mother doesn’t care.”

“Stand away from him, children.”

Miss Andrews stopped to see.

“Yes, he’s asleep; go on

With your writing, and let him be.”

“Now’s a good chance!” whispered Jimmy;

And he snatched Bill’s pen and hid it.

“Kick him under the desk hard;

He won’t know who did it.”

“Fill all his pockets with rubbish—

Paper, apple-cores, chalk.”

So they plotted, while Jane

Sat wide-eyed at their talk.

Not caring, not hearing,

Bill Craddock he slept on;

Lips parted, eyes closed—

Their cruelty gone.

“Stick him with pins!” muttered Roger. “Ink down his neck!” said Jim.

But Jane, tearful and foolish, Wanted to comfort him.