新标准大学英语视听说教程听力原文

Unit1-Conversation1**（1）Janet:SothisistheCherwellBoathouse—it'slovely!Andlookatthosepeoplepunting!Itlooksquiteeasy.Mark:I'mnotsosureaboutthat!Janet,there'ssomethingKateandIwantedtodiscusswithyou.Somepeopleincollegeareorganizingcharityeventsthisterm.We'vedecidedtogetinvolved.Janet:RaisingmoneyforcharityRight.InChina,peopleraisemoneyforcharitybutstudentsdon'tusuallydothat.Mark:Studentsoftendothathere.Anyway,we'rethinkingofdoingsponsoredpunting.Janet:Sponsoredpunting!What'sthatKate:Sponsoringiswhenpeoplepayyoutodosomething—likerunalongdistance.Sopeoplewouldbesponsoringstudentstopunt.Janet:Whatagreatidea!I'dlovetojoinyou!Mark:That'swhywe'retellingyouaboutit.Sothat'sdecidedthen.Let'smakealistofthingsweneedtodo.Kate:I'lldothat.Oneofthefirstthingsweshoulddoischoosethecharity.Mark:Yes.Andchooseadayfortheevent.Andweneedtodesignthesponsorshipform.I'vegotonehere.Kate:Thatlooksfine,butwemustchangethewording.WhowantstodothatMark:I'lldothat.WhathavewegotsofarKate:Chooseacharity.Alsoadayfortheevent.Changethewordingonthesponsorshipform...Um...Wehavetodecidewherethepuntwillstartfrom.Mark:CherwellBoathouse,noquestion!It'saverybeautifulroutefromhere,apparently.Kate:I'mwithyouonthat.Janet:MetooJanet:I'mnotusedtoboats—Woah!Mark:Whoops!Kate:Watchout!Younearlyhitmewiththatthing!Mark:Sorry!Ididn'tmeanto....OK,we'reoff!Kate:MaybeIshoulddothepunting.Mark:It'sfine.I'vegotthehangofitnow—givemeachance.Kate:Well,I'dliketohaveago.Mark:SupposingIdothefirsthour.Thenyoucantakeoverforawhile,ifyouwantto.Kate:Yes,great.Janet:You'rereallygoodatit,Mark!Thisisfantastic!It'sexactlyhowIimaginedlifehere!Lookoverthere—isn'titlovely!Kate:Yes,itis.Unit1-Conversation2Janet:Kate,everything'sorganized,isn'tit,forcollectingthesponsorshipmoneyKate:Yes,I'vearrangedforpeopletogetthemoneytomebynextFriday—iftheyhaven'tpaidonline.I'llcountitallup.Janet:Good.We'dbetterhaveameetingsoonafterthat,don'tyouthinkHowmuchhaveweraisedKate:About600.Janet:Fantastic!I'msoenjoyingthis!Mark:Heyguys,I'vegotasuggestion—howaboutmovingovertothebankandwecanhaveourpicnic!Hey,look,there'sLouiseandSophie!Mark:Whoo...Girls:Mark!Janet:AreyouallrightMark:Er.OfcourseI'mallright.Kate,Ithinkit'syourturntopunt!Unit1-OutsideViewVoice-overHarvardUniversityinCambridgeisoneofthebestuniversitiesintheworld.WespoketoAlexJude,theuniversity'sHeadofCommunications.HeexplainedthatHarvardlooksforthebestandmosttalentedstudentsfromaroundtheworld.AlexHarvardactuallyseeksstudentsfromaroundtheworld,thebeststudentsthatwecanfind,tostudychemistry,orstudyliterature,orstudygovernment,orbusiness.Ourbusinessschoolisparticularlywell-knownaroundtheworld,asisthemedicalschoolandlawschool,so,um,and,andtheKennedySchoolofGovernment,ortheJohnFKennedySchoolofGovernment,so,er,wedoseekvery,verytalentedstudentsandwehaveopendoorsforthem.Voice-overWeaskedfivestudentsatHarvardtotelluswhatkindofsociallifetheyhave.AshleyUm,wellrelaxingisalittlehardtodoaroundhere,butbasically,Imean,Istill,I,Ilivenearbyanyway,soIseealotofmyfriends,and...Um,there'sagoodsociallifehereifyoulookforit.Igotothegym,run.Sothat'swhatIdo.AdamIt's,it'swhateveryouwantittobe.It'sgood.Ifyouwannagooutparty,doanythingyoucan.Ifyouwannasitinyourroomandstudyallnightlikemyfriendoverhere,youcanalsodothat.BrianSocially,likeyousaid,it's,it'salotofwhatyoumakeit.Um,wedon'thavefraternitieshere,andso,youknow,that's,it'sobviouslynotassocial.There'snotasmanypartiesastherewouldbeonanothercampus.Um,butonaFridayorSaturdaynight,there,there,therewillbeaparty.Usuallyweendupstudyinguntilabout10o'clock.Andthenwe,andthenwe'llgooutandhavefunmaybe,orjustwatchamoviewithfriends,or,youknow,whateverisgoingonforthenight.JodieNoteveryonewouldagreewithme,obviously,butit's,Ithinkit'safunplacetobe.InterviewerHaveyoumadealotoffriendsJodieOh,definitely.InterviewerMm.JodieMany.InterviewerWhat,whatdoyoudowithyourfriendsJodieUm,well,Iliketogotoconcerts.I'minthreemusicgroups,soIhavelotsofrehearsalsduringtheweekforthat.Um,justdo,youknow,somefunthings,ontheweekend.Voice-overWeaskedtheHarvardstudentsiftheyusetheInternet.AshleyUm,I,Iuseitafairlygoodamount.Um,ourlibrarysystemisonline,soIusethatalot.Andalotofmyclasses,youknow,havetodoresearchpapers.Youcanfindalotofinformationonthere,so.InterviewerSohowoftendoyouuseit,aweek,adayAshleyUm,Iuseitprobablyonmoreofaweeklybasis.Maybethreeorfourtimesaweek.BrianOhyes,definitely.WelivethroughtheInternetactually.Well,IdoalotofresearchthroughtheInternet,followmystocksontheInternet.Um,well,eventhoughe-mailisnotofficiallyInternet,we,that'showwecommunicatealotatcollege,so,throughthee-mail.JohnUm,Iusetheinternetmostlyfor,er,I'dsay,sortofleisurepurposes.Imean,Iplay,um,Iuseitforalotof,Idon't,wedon'thaveTVinmyroom,soIuseit,uh,uh,gototheCNNwebsite,keepuponcurrentevents,thingslikethat.Uh,Ialso,uh,youknow,there'ssomelittlegamestoplayovertheInternet.Um,justum,Igotoespn.comtoseewhat'shappening,followtheBostonRedSox,thingslikethat.Um,Ithinkalotofcoursesuseittopostthings,butI,Idon'tusuallyuseitthatmuchforresearch,orthings.Itendtousethelibrariesforsuchthings,so.Unit1-ListeninginNewsreportStanfordUniversityhasrecentlychangeditsfinancialaidpolicyforstudentstomaketheuniversitymoreaffordableandaccessible.Studentswhodon’thavefinancialaidpayabout$46,000ayearjustfortuition.It’snotunusualforstudentstobeforcedtodeclineanofferbecausetheycan’taffordtogototheirdreamschool.Thenewpolicymeansthatforstudentswhosefamiliesearnlessthan$125,000,tuitionisfullycoveredbyscholarshipandgrantaid.Thosewithafamilyincomebelow$65,000arenotexpectedtopayforeithertuition,orroomandboard.Thisisgreatnewsfortalentedstudentswhoareconcernedaboutfees.However,StanfordisnottheonlytopuniversityintheUnitedStatesthatmakestuitionaffordableforstudents.IvyLeagueschools,suchasHarvard,PrincetonandYale,alsoofferfreetuitionplanstostudentsfromlow-incomeandmiddle-classfamilies.StanfordandIvyLeagueschoolscanoffergenerousfinancialaidpackagesbecausetheyareverywealthy.Theyreceivelargeannualdonationsthatcanbeusedforspecificpurposes,suchasfinancialaid.WhathasStanfordUniversitydonerecentlyHowmuchisthetuitionayearatStanfordifstudentsdon’treceivefinancialaidWhyisStanfordUniversitysowealthyPassage1Voice-overHi,I'mNickCarter,andthisisSUR,youruniversityradiostation.Thismorningwewentaroundcampustoaskfreshers-nowhalf-waythroughtheirfirstyear-thequestion,"Howareyoufindinguni"Herearesomeoftheanswerswegot.Speaker1It'scool.It'severythingIhopeditwouldbe.I'mveryambitious,IwanttobeajournalistandIwanttogettothetopoftheprofession.I'vestartedwritingfortheuniversitynewspapersoI'vegotmyfootontheladderalready.Speaker2I'mworkinghardandtheteachingisasgoodasIexpected.AndI'vemadesomegoodfriends.ButI'mveryhomesick.I'mNigerianandmyfamily'ssofaraway.IwenthomeatChristmasforamonth-thatreallyhelped,butman,Imissmyfamilysomuch.Speaker3"HowamIfindinguni"It'sgreat.It'snotperfect,nothingis,but,like,I'vegotabrilliantsociallife,justbrilliant,andI'vemadelotsoffriends.ForthefirstfewmonthsIjustdidn'tdo,reallyenoughwork.ButI-1talkedaboutitwithmyparentsandI'mworkinghardernowandgettinggoodgrades.Speaker4Actually,I'vebeenquitelonelytobehonest.I'mabitshy...everyoneelseseemedtofinditsoeasytomakefriendsstraightaway.Butthingshavebeenbetterrecently-yeah,theyhave.I'vejoinedacoupleofclubsandlike,itreallyhelpstogettoknowpeoplewhenyouhavesharedinterests.So,yeah-I'mfeelingalothappiernow.Speaker5Uni'sgreat,Iloveit.Myonlyproblem-andit'squiteabigproblem-ismoney.Myparentsarebothunemployedso,youknow,theycan'thelpmefinancially.Mygrantjustisn't-it'sjustnotenoughformetoliveon,soI'vetakenapart-timejobasawaitress—alotofpeopleIknow,likealot,havehadtodothesame.Idon'twanttohavehugedebtsattheend.Speaker6Ilovemysubject.History,andI'm,I'mgettingfantasticteachinghere.IwanttobeauniversitylecturerandthatmeansIhavetogetafirst.Ihaveagoodsociallifebutworkdefinitelycomesfirstforme.Passage2OxfordandCambridge-twouniversitiessosimilarthattheyareoftenspokenoftogetheras"Oxbridge".They'rebothintheUK,fairlynearLondon,andbothregularlycometopinanyrankingoftheworld'sbestuniversities.Thetwouniversitiesbeganwithinacenturyofeachother.OxfordUniversity,now900yearsold,wasfoundedtowardstheendofthe11thcentury.In1209therewasadisputebetweentheuniversityandthetownspeopleofOxford.Asaresult,someoftheOxfordteachersleftandfoundedauniversityinthetownofCambridge,some84milesaway.Eversincethen,thetwoinstitutionshavebeenverycompetitive.Unlikemostmodemuniversities,bothOxfordandCambridgeconsistofalargenumberofcolleges.Oxfordhas39andCambridge31.Manyofthesecollegeshaveoldandverybeautifularchitecture,andlargenumbersoftouristsvisitthem.InallUKuniversities,youneedgoodgradesinthenationalexamstakenat18.ButtogetintoOxfordandCambridge,it'snotenoughtogetAgradesinyourexams.Youalsohavetogoforalonginterview.Intheseinterviews,studentsneedtoshowthattheyarecreativeandcapableoforiginalthinking.Throughthecenturies,bothuniversitieshavemadehugecontributionstoBritishculturallife.Theyhaveproducedgreatwriters,worldleadersandpoliticians.Cambridge,inparticular,hasproducedscientistswhosediscoveriesandinventionshavechangedourlives.Amongthegreatuniversityinstitutionsistheworld'smostfamousdebatingsociety,theOxfordUnion,whereundergraduatesgetachancetopractisespeakinginpublic.Cambridge'scomedyclubFootlightshasproducedmanyfirst-classcomedians,whilesomeoftheUK'smostfamousactorsandactressesbegantheircareersatTheOxfordUniversityDramaticSociety,knownasOUDS.Thenthere'stheOxfordandCambridgeBoatRace,whichtakesplaceeveryyearinMarchorApril,andiswatchedontelevisionallovertheUK.Sowithallthisexcellenceinsomanyfields,it'snotsurprisingthattheambitionofcleverstudentsallovertheworldistoattendeitheroneofthesegreatuniversities.