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视听说Unit6原文
Unit6Wealth
Listening
AudioTrack4-6-1/AudioTrack4-6-2
Megan:
Hi,George.Areyouplanningatrip?
George:
No,I’mjustlookingatthisbrochure.Itfeaturesexpensivehotelsandtheirluxurysuites.
Megan:
Ididn’tknowyouwererich!
George:
Icandream,can’tI?
Lookatthisplace,it’sinHongKong.GuestsstayinginthePeninsulaSuitegettheirownlimousinedriver.Theyalsohave24-hourbutlerservice.
Megan:
Andyoupayforit,too!
It’sover$4,800!
George:
Well,thisone’salittlecheaper.It’sonly$4,300anight.
Megan:
Hmmm,theHotelRitz.It’sinthecenterofParis—greatforsightseeing.Lotsoffamouspeoplestayhere…Wait,youcan’tstaythere.
George:
Whynot?
Megan:
It’stheCocoChanelSuite.Youhavetoweardesignerclothesandyoudon’thaveany!
George:
Veryfunny.
Megan:
Wow!
TheRoyalSuiteatBurjAlArabisreallyexpensive!
It’salmost$7,000—foronenight!
George:
Yeah,butlookatthedetails.Theyactuallyhavea“helipad”—aplaceforlandingyourhelicopter.Oh,andit’salsothetallesthotelintheworld.
Megan:
Cool!
So,whenareyoutakingmethere?
George:
Haha.Actually,IthinkthePeninsulaismyfavorite.Whataboutyou?
Justaminute.Hello?
…Yes,itis…Oh,hi,Luke…oh,really?
…Uhhuh…That’sgreat!
…OK,talktoyoulater!
Megan:
Whowasthat?
George:
ItwasLuke.Hemakesthetravelarrangementsformyboss.
Megan:
And?
George:
MybossisgoingtoHongKongonabusinesstripandhewantsmetogowithhim.
Megan:
When?
George:
Intwoweeks.Bestofall,we’regoingtostayatthePeninsula!
AudioTrack4-6-3/AudioTrack4-6-4
Nick:
Didyousee“Lookatthemnow!
”lastnight?
Janet:
Ihadtodomyhomework,soIonlysawthelasttenminutes.Whowasitabout?
Nick:
LastnighttheyfeaturedJimCarrey,Jewel,andum…What’sthenameofthatactorfromWestAfrica?
HewasinthemovieLaraCroft:
TombRaider.
Janet:
YoumeanDjimonHounsou?
Nick:
Yeah.Anyway,it’sfunnytothinkthattheywereallbrokeafewyearsago.
Janet:
Yeah.Andnowthey’rewealthyandfamous.Lifeissostrange.Hey,Ididn’tknowthatJimCarreyusedtobebroke.
Nick:
Yeah.Asachild,heevenhadtoworkaneighthourshiftafterschooleveryday.Hisfamilyneededthemoney.Canyouimagine?
Janet:
Icouldneverdothat.Itsoundsreallyhard.
Nick:
Yeah.Hestartedhiscareerasastand-upcomicbeforeheactedinmovies.He’salwaysbeenafunnyguy.
Janet:
WhatdidyousayaboutDjimon?
Nick:
HewasdiscoveredinParisbyafashiondesigner.Hestartedoutasamodel.ThenheappearedinmusicvideosforMadonnaand
JanetJackson.Didyouknowthat?
Janet:
No,Ididn’t.
Nick:
He’salsoappearedonTV.He’sdoneitall!
Janet:
Well,IdidseethepartaboutJewel.Herfamilysurewaspenniless!
Nick:
Basically,yes.Shestartedsingingwithherfatherwhenshewas14.
Janet:
Andthenherparentsdivorced.Shehadtogrowupreallyfast.
Nick:
Iknow,butherlifeisgoodnow.Shehasagreatboyfriend—he’sareal-liferodeocowboy!
Theyseemreallyhappy.
Janet:
“Lookatthemnow!
”issuchagreatshow,isn’tit?
Nick:
Itsureis.Maybewecanwatchittogethernextweek.
AudioTrack4-6-5
Joseph:
Ihadtheworstlucklastweek.
Jane:
Why?
Whathappened?
Joseph:
Ireceivedabrandnewbicycleasmy20thbirthdaypresentfrommyuncleandIlovedit.
Jane:
That’sgreatnews!
What’ssounluckyaboutthat?
Joseph:
Well,IlentittooneofmybestfriendsonFriday.Heneededittodosomeerrands.
Jane:
That’sanicethingtodo.
Joseph:
Well,myfriendhadbadluck.Hehadaterribleaccident.
Jane:
That’stoobad!
Joseph:
Yeah.Hebrokehislegandmybicyclewastotallydestroyed.
Jane:
Gosh,that’sreallyterrible.
AudioTrack4-6-6
WhenIwasauniversitystudent,Iboughtmyfirstcar.Itwasn’tveryexpensivebecauseitwasreallyold.ItwasalittleredToyota.IworkedinarestaurantduringsummervacationandinfallIfinallyhadenoughmoney.Iboughtthecarfrommyfriend’sfather.Itookallmyfriendsdrivingaroundeveryweekendandwehadsomuchfun.AyearlaterIhadanaccident.Iwasn’thurt,butthecarwasdestroyed.Istillmissmyfirstcar.
AudioTrack4-6-7/AudioTrack4-6-8
Vacationeveryday:
ThepeacefullifeMaryLarsonhaswishedfor
MaryLarsenwas43whenshegotdivorced.Itwasanewlifeforher,andshestartedconsideringwhatwasreallyimportantinherlife.Shewasworking60hoursaweekasabankertopayforabighouse,expensivefurniture,anewcar,andalltheother“important”thingsinlife.Butshehadnotimeforwhatshereallyenjoyed:
goingoutonheroldhouseboat.
Oneday,sherealizedshecouldliveontheboat,andforgetaboutthemortgagepayments.Shesoldherhouseandallherfurniture.Forthelastsixyears,sheandherdogBuddyhavelivedontheboat,whichisonlyafractionofthesizeofheroldhouse.Her“home”isamarinaontheriver,andtherentcostsonly$200amonth,includingwaterandelectricity.
Insidetheboatisoneroom,about5metersby4meters.It’sdividedintwopartsbyacurtain.OnepartisMary’sbedroom,theotheristhelivingroomandkitchen.
There’salsoasmallbathroomwithashower.“Iusedtospendeveryweekendcleaningandmaintainingmyhouse.Now,ittakesmetwoorthreehoursamonth,”Marysays.
“MyfriendsthinkI’mcrazy,”shesays.“ButIwakeupinthemorningandhearducksandbirds.Icangofishingfrommylivingroom.”Now,sheworksonlyparttime.Sheusesalltheextrahoursforwritingstories,bicycling,volunteering,andvisitingfriends.Onweekends,shegoesalongtheriveronherboat,exploringnewplaces.“WouldIgobacktomyoldlife?
Never,”shesays.“It’ssopeacefulhere.It’slikebeingonvacationeveryday.”
AudioTrack4-6-9/AudioTrack4-6-10
Moneyfromunexpectedsources
TheSanpeopleliveinsouthernAfrica.Scientistssaythattheymayhavebeenlivingthereforaslongas40,000years,huntinganimalsandgatheringplants.Untilrecently,theoncemightySanwerebrokeandunemployed.
Theyhadlosttheirlandandwerenolongerengagedintraditionalactivities,suchashunting.ThefewyoungSanpeoplewithjobswereworkingasfarmlaborers.Theywerenotlearningabouttheirancientcultureandlanguage.Thatmayallchange.TheSanhavestruckitrich.Theyrecentlysignedanagreementwithalargedrugcompany.
TheSanhavetraditionalknowledgeaboutplants.ThedrugcompanyisespeciallyinterestedinaparticularcactusandhowtheSanuseit.
TheSanusedtogoonhuntingtrips.Whileawayfromhome,theychewedonthecactustosuppresstheirappetite—theynolongerfelthungryafterwards.UsingtheSan’sknowledge,thedrugcompanyplanstomakeanewdrugfromthisplant.Forpeoplearoundtheworldwhoeattoomuchandhaveweightproblems,thisnewdrugcouldreallyhelpthembysuppressingtheirappetites.
TheSanhaveapositiveplanforthisnewwealth.Theirfirststepwillbetogetjobsfortheirpeople.Theirnextprioritywillbeeducation.Througheducation,theyhopetosavetheircultureandlanguageforfuturegenerations.Whenyouthinkofamonk,youmightthinkofaquietmanlivinginanisolatedplace.The“freemonks”ofGreecedoliveinamonastery,buttheyareanythingbutquiet.Infact,theysing.TheyhavebeenrecordingtheirsongsandsellingmanyrecordsinGreece.
Youngmusiclistenerslovetolistentothe“freemonks.”Theirsongsarerecordedindifferentstyles(digitalkeyboardandrock,forexample),andthethemesarenotonlyreligious.Thebrothersalsosingaboutproblemslikedrugsandglobalization.
Themonkshaven’tmadeafortunefromtheirrecordsales,buttheyhavemadeaprofit.Theyusethemoneytopayforsummercampsforteenagers.Atthecamps,theteenscanplaysoccerandgohorsebackriding.Themonksalsodonatemoneytoothersocialprogramsthathelppeople.
AudioTrack4-6-11
1.“Mykidsstillaskmeformoney!
”
2.“Stannevervisitsme.Ifeellonely.”
3.“Willlovesmoney.Hespendssomuchofit!
”
4.“Taylorreallyhastoomuchfun.Shedoesn’ttakeanythingseriously.”
5.“IloveSammostofall.He’sagooddog.”
Speaking&Communication
AudioTrack4-6-12
Jack:
Ihavetheworstluck.
Angela:
Why?
Whathappened?
Jack:
Iboughttwolotterytickets.Oneofthemwasawinningticket.
Angela:
That’sgreatnews!
What’ssounluckyaboutthat?
Jack:
Well,Igaveoneoftheticketstomybestfriendasapresent.
Angela:
That’sanicethingtodo.
Jack:
Well,Igavehimthewinningticket.Ididn’twinanything.
Angela:
That’stoobad!
Jack:
Yeah.IwishIstillhadthatticket.Hewonabigcashprize.
AudioTrack4-6-13
Conversation1
A:
Youwon’tbelievethis,butIcrashedmycarontoabigtreeyesterday.
B:
Gosh!
AreyouOK?
A:
I’mfine,butthecarwasdamaged.
Conversation2
A:
Youlookreallysad,what’swrong?
B:
Iamsad.Mygirlfriendhasleftme.
A:
That’sterrible!
Butrememberabrokenheartwillmend.
B:
Maybe.It’sjustthatIreallylikedher.Ithoughtshewastheone.
A:
Didshegiveyouareason?
B:
Shesaidshecouldn’tseeafuturewithme.ShesaidIwouldn’tbeabletoprovideforthelifestylethatshewanted.
A:
Howawful.ButifI’mhonest,it’sprobablyforthebest.Nowyoucanfindsomeonewhoreallyappreciatesyou.
Conversation3
A:
Youlookabitdownonyourluck.What’sgoingon?
A:
Oh!
I’vehadaterriblyday.MywalletwasstolenwhileIwasonthebus.
B:
Gosh!
That’sterrible.Wasthereanythingimportantinit?
A:
Well,myIDcard,mybankcards,andsomeloosechange.
B:
Well,lookonthebrightside,atleastyouweren’tcarryinglotsofcash.
A:
Iguessthat’strue.Anyway,Ibettergo.Ihavetogoandreportthethefttothepolice.
A:
I’llcomewithyou.Weshouldalsog
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