新世纪大学英语视听说教程5听力原文.docx
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新世纪大学英语视听说教程5听力原文
Track5-1-3
C.Nowlistentothewholeinterview.Circlethecorrectwordsorphrasestocompleteeachsentenceaccordingtowhateachspeakersays.
Cynthia:
Andwelcomebackto"BookTalk"onWKRZ.I'myourhostCynthiaMarques,andthismorningwe'llbereviewingCorinneMaier'sFrenchbestsellerBonjourParesse--whichtranslatesintoEnglishasHelloLaziness.Maier'sbook,HelloLaziness,takesahumorouslookatthecorporateworkplace,andencouragesreaderstodoaslittleaspossiblewhenthey'reatwork.JoiningmetodiscussthebookareDavidSorenson,ajournalistforCityTithesmagazine,andMarcPryce,aprofessorofsocialpsychologyatBowerUniversitySo,let'sstartwithMaier'sopinioninHelloLazinessthatweworkbecausewehaveto--becauseweneedthemoney,notbecausemostofusloveout'jobs.David,whatareyourthoughtsaboutthis?
David:
Icompletelyagreewiththat....Imean,thefactis,mostofusdogotoworkforthepaycheck...notbecauseweloveourjobs...weneedmoneytolive.yntbia:
Areyouspeakingfrompersonalexperience?
David:
Ohabsolutely!
Whohasn'tfeltthisway--especiallyifyou'veworkedinaboringjobwithlittlechanceofadvancement?
...Anyway,IthoughtthatMaierdealtwiththesubjectofofficeworkinaverywitty,amusingwayinherbook.1laughedoutloudseveraltimeswhilereadingit.
Cynthia:
Canyougiveusanexample?
David:
Ofwhatmademelaugh?
Well,forinstance,shegivesallofthesewonderfultipsfordoingaslittleaspossibleatwork--thingslikepretendingtobeasmokersothatyoucantakefrequentfive-minutebreaks.
Cynthia:
That'sagoodone.
David:
...Or...um...hidingamagazineinsidealargeworkmanual.
Cynthia:
Right,hertipswerefunny...Sowhataboutyou,Marc?
Whatdidyouthinkofthebook?
Marc:
Well,inplaces,itwashumorous,noquestion.Butoverall,Ifoundittoberathernegative--inspiteofthehumor.
Cynthia:
Whatbotheredyouaboutthebook?
Canyouthinkofaspecificexample?
Marc:
Well,onethingMaiersaysinherbookistobenicetotemporaryworkers.Why?
Becausetheyaretheonlyoneswhodoanyrealwork.Inotherwords,theotherpeopleinthecompanyarealljustmodern-dayslaves...Theyaren'tdoinganythingmeaningful.
David:
NowIthinkthat'sprettyfunny.
Marc:
Andthenthere'sanothertipfromtheauthor:
Neveracceptapositionofresponsibility.Shesaysthatyou'lljusthavetoworkextrahardforlittlemoney.Insteadofencouragingpeopletofigureoutwhatelsetheycouldbedoingwiththeirlives,shetellsthemit'sbettertojustgoofoffatwork.1didn'treallyfindthatveryfunny,1guess.
David:
Yes,butMaierisbeingironic,Marc...
Marc:
Iknowwhatyou'resaying,David,butwhatI'mgettingatisthatMaier'sbookencouragespeopletojustgiveup.Sheclaimsthatit'spointlesstotrytochangethingsintheworkplace...youknow,thatyoucanbereplacedbyanotherpersonatanytime.Hermessageisthatyoucan'tgetaheadintoday'sworkplace,andyou'llprobablybelaidoffeventually,sowhybother.
David:
Yes,butMaierwasn'ttryingtowriteaself-helpbook,Marc.Whenshetellsustogoforthemostuselesspositioninthecompanysothatyouwon'thavetoworktoohard...well,she'snotbeingentirelyserious.It'skindofajoke.
Cynthia:
Well,Icanseethatourlistenersaregoingtohavetoreadthebookanddecideforthemselves.Thankyoubothforjoiningustoday.
Track5-1-8
C.Pairwork.Nowlistentothewholeinterview.PayspecialattentiontowhatResendesaidtowardstheendoftheinterview.Whodoyouthinkmayhavesaideachstatementbelow7Writetheperson'sname.Thencompareyouranswerswithapartnerandgiveyourreasons.
Interviewer:
Whydon'twestartoffbytalkingalittleabouthowyoudevelopedyourinterestinfoodandcooking?
Resende:
We!
l,foodhasalwaysbeenmypassion.Asachild,!
usedtolovepreparingmealswithmygrandmother,whowasfromBrazil.AndasIgotolder,Ispentalotoftimeinthekitchen,experimentingwithdifferentdishesThaisoups,Germantortes,Italianpastas.
Interviewer:
Butyouneverconsideredacareerintheculinaryarts7
Resende:
Notatall.Youknow,asakid,Igrewuplearningthatapersonwenttocollegeandgotajobinbusiness,law,orsomethinglikethat.Tellingmyparentsthat!
wantedto"studyfood"would’vebeenimpossible.Theyneverwouldhaveagreed.
Interviewer:
So,fastforwardtothepresent.You'renowabusinessdevelopmentmanagerforaninternationaltechnologycompany.!
tdoesn'texactlysoundlikethecareeryoudreamedof.Tellus,howdidTheMediterraneancameintoyourlife?
Resende:
Aboutthreeyearsago,Imovedintoanapartmentaroundthecornerfromthisstoreit'salovelylittleplacethatspecializesinimportedfoodfromGreece,Spain,andItaly.There'sadeliaswell.Anyway,i'ddropinthereonceaweekorsotopickupdifferentitems.Butthenextthingyouknew,iwastalkingwiththeowner,AlexKanellos,aboutacheeseoracertainwine.Thenoneday,hejokinglysuggestedthatiworkinthedelisinceIhadalloftheseideas.Ijustlaughedwhenhesaidit,butwhenIgothome,!
couldn'tstopthinkingthatmaybethispart-timejobwasanopportunityindisguise.
interviewer:
Soyoutookthejob?
Resende:
Ohyeah.!
wenttothedelithenextmorning.Ihadbutterfliesinmystomach.!
keptthinking...I'mthirtyyearsoldandI'mtakingapart-timejobinadeli.WhatamIdoing?
WhenIaskedMr.Kanellosifhewasseriousaboutlettingmeworktherepart-time,helookedalittlesurprisedatfirst.Butthen,Mr.Kanelloshandedmeanapron,andtherestishistory,sotospeak,i'vebeenworkingthereeverySaturdayforthelastcoupleofyears.
Interviewer:
Whatledtoyourdecisiontobuythedeli?
Resende:
Abouteightmonthsago,Mr.Kanellosmentionedthathewasgettingreadytoretire,andwasgoingtoselltheplace.So,lstartedthinking...lfhe'sgoingtosellittosomeone,whynotme?
WhenlapproachedMr.Kanelloswiththeidea,hewasveryopentoit.lalsothinkhewaspleasedtoturnovertheplacetosomeoneheknew.
Interviewer:
Andwhataboutyourjobwiththetechcompany?
Resende:
I'mgoingtostayforanotherthreemonths,untilMr.Kanellosretires.
Interviewer:
Howareyourfamilyandfriendsreactingtothenews?
Resende:
Myfriendsarereallyhappyforme.Alotofthemhavejobstheycan'tstand--especiallymyfriendSuki--andmostwouldlovetomakeachangeintheirlives.Myboyfriendhasbeenprettysupportive,too,thoughatfirst,hethoughtIwascrazytoworkpart-timeatthedeli.Mymomisn'tthrilled,though.She'sworriedaboutmeleavinga"goodjob"torunthestore,butIknowthatasasmallbusinesswoman,1canbesuccessful,too.I'msureshe'llcomearound!
Track5-2-3
C.Nowlistentothewholeconversation.Completeeachsentencewithwordsandinformationyouhear.
Mr.Young:
Hi,Carrie...Joel.It'snicetomeetyou.Please,haveaseat.
Joel:
Thanks,Mr.Young.
MriYoung:
So,isthisyourfirsttimevisitingwithafinancialadvisor?
Carrie:
Yeah,itisforme.
Joel:
Metoo.
Mr.Young:
OK,that'sfine.Now,inpreparationforourmeeting,youwereaskedtodoalittlehomework--tocreateabudgetofsortsonyourown.Didyougetachancetodothat?
Carrie:
Yeah,wedid,butitwastough.Idon'tseehowit'sgoingtowork.
Mr,Young:
Andyou,Joel?
Howdoyoufee!
?
Joel:
Prettymuchthesame.But,ifwedon'tgetthingsundercontrol,we'regoingtobeinbigtrouble.
Mr.Young:
Fromlookingatyourexpenses,I’dagreewithyouthere.OK...nextquestion...anyideahowyougotintothissituation?
Joel:
Creditcards.Wesplurgedlastyear:
weboughtanewentertainmentcenterfortheapartment,wentonvacationtotheBahamas,Iboughtanewcar.Basically,wespentalotofmoneyonthingswedidn'tneed,andnowwe'vemaxedoutallourcards.
Carrie:
Andwedon'thaveanykindoffinancialplan.We'relivingpaychecktopaycheck,I’mhavinganxietyattacksjustthinkingaboutit.What'sgoingtohappenifoneofuslosesourjob?
Mr.Young:
Let'stakethisonestepatatimeandseeifwecanlessenyouranxiety,OK?
...Thesituationcertainlyisn'thopeless.Onethingtodoistostarttrackingyourexpenses.Then,makecuttingbackontheseexpensesapriority,
Carrie:
That'seasiersaidthandone...OK,sowheredowestart?
Mr.Young:
Well,thefirstthingtodo,Ithink,istoeliminatesomeofyourbiggerexpenses--bringdownthecosts...Let'ssee...Joel,you'remakingpaymentsonanewcar,aren'tyou?
Joel:
Yes,Iam.
Mr.Young:
Well,onethingI’dsuggestrightoffthebatisforyoutosellthatnewcar.
Joel:
I'dhatetolosemycar...
Mr.Young:
Well,getausedonethen.Thepaymentswillbemuchmoremanageable.
Joel:
OK...IguessIcanacceptthat...Buthonestly,howwillweeverpayoffthosecreditcards?
Mr.Young:
Holdonasecond.Wehavetostartslowlyandbefocused.Beforeyoucangetoutofdebt,youhavetostartspendinglessmoneyingeneral--makingsomesmallchanges....Now,let'slookatyourdailyhabits.YouhavecableTV,right?
Joel:
Yeah.
Mr.Young:
Andwhataboutmagazinesubscriptions?
Didyoucalculatethatforme?
Carrie:
Yep.Wespendabout$250ayearonmagazines.Thecablebillrunsabout...Idon'tknow...whatisit?
Joel:
About50buckamonth?
Carrie:
Ithinkit'smorelike60...Sothatcomesouttoabout$720ayear.
Mr.Young:
OK,solet'ssaywecutbackonhalfofthemagazines--that's$125ayear--pluseliminatethe$720forcable.
Carrie:
Wow,that'salmost$900savedoverayear.AndwehardlywatchTVanyway.
Joel:
Seemsdoabletome.
Mr.Young:
Thisisthewayweneedtolookat
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