新标准大学英语视听说教程1听力原文.doc
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Unit1Startingout
Outsideview
JulieMyname'sJulieDearden,andI'mtheDirectorofInternationalProgrammeshereatHertfordCollege.
EugeneMyname'sEugeneBerger,IstudiedhereinOxfordforfouryearser,studyingmodernlanguagesatSomervilleCollege.
JulieOh,therearemanyOxfordtraditions.Oxfordisaveryolduniversity,theoldestEnglish-speakinguniversityinthe,intheworld.Andsotherearemanytraditionswhichareassociatedwiththecolleges,withthetimesoftheyear,andwithsport,andwitheating,forexample.
EugeneEachcollegeisverydifferentum,fromum,theothers,andithasitsowncharacter.Somecollegesareveryconservative,andsomearemuchmoreliberalandhaveatraditionofum,kindofliberalpolitics.Buttherearealsosomespecifictraditions.
JulieFormalHalliswhenwealleattogetherhereincollege,theprofessorsandthestudents.Usuallyittakesplacesatseveno'clockintheevening,andtheprofessorssitonhightablewhichisthetableoverhere,andthestudentssitoncommontable,whicharethetableshere.Buteverybodyeatstogether.It'saverybeautifuleveningbecausethereare,there'saspecialmealandweeatbycandlelight.
EugeneIthinker,thetraditionsthatmakeOxfordsouniquearefirstlytheOxfordUnionander,secondly,MayDay.TheOxfordUnionbeingadebatingsocietywherespeakerscomefromallaroundtheworldtoaddressthestudentsandevenallowthemselvestobequestionedbythestudents,makingitaveryinterestingforum.
JulieMyfavouriteiser,MayDay.AndMayDayisthefirstdayofMay,andwehaveatraditioncalledMayMorning,andonMayMorningeverybodygetsupveryearlyandthestudentshaveacelebration.ThereisachoirwhichsingsontopofthetoweratMagdalenCollegeandallthepeopleofthetownandallthestudentsgotolistentothesinging.Soit'sverynice.
EugeneThetraditionthater,wasmostimportanttomewasprobablySummerEights.Iwasarower.AndSummerEightsisarowingcompetition,heldinMayinthesummerterm.Andinthiscompetition,eachcollegeistryingtoimproveitsplacewhichitwonthepreviousyearandgraduallyworkitswayuptheriver.
JulieWhenthestudentstakeexams,theymustgotoaspecialbuildingandit'scalledExaminationSchools.Andalsotheymustwearaspecialuniform,sotheyweare.gownlikemine,ablackgown,andtheywearawhiteshirt,aridthemenwearawhitetieandblacktrousers.Thewomenwearawhiteshirtandablackskirtorblacktrousers.Andtheymustwearthisuniform,whichhasaLatinname-subfuse—andtheymustwearthisuniforminordertotaketheirexaminations.
EugeneIthinktheOxfordtraditionslendcharactertotheplaceandit'ssuchanoldinstitution,itshouldhavetraditions,buttheycanbeveryinconvenient.Forexample,subfuse.Thisistheuniformthatwearerequiredaccordingtotheuniversityrules,towear.
JulieTheyalsowearflowersintheirbuttonholes,andthoseflowersarecarnations.Andtheyweardifferentcolours,thestudentsweardifferentcolouredflowersfordifferentexaminations.Sowhenyoutakeyourfirstexamyouwearawhiteflower,andwhenyoutakeyoursecondexamyouwearapinkflower,andwhenyoutakeyourfinalexaminationyouweararedcarnation.
EugeneSowehavetodressupinafullblacksuit,starchedcollar,whitebowtieandcarryamortarboard.Andtowriteanexaminthesummerheatwhilstwearingallthatwhichyou'renotallowedtotakeoffisum,uncomfortable.
JulieIreallyliketheOxfordtraditions,Ithinkit'spartofourhistory,andpartofum,beingastudentorateacherhereatOxfordUniversity.
Listeningin
Passage1
InterviewerCanyoutellmesomethingabouttheIvyLeague?
You'reaprofessoratHarvard,isthatright?
ProfessorThat'sright,yes.
InterviewerTellmehowmanyuniversitiesarethere?
Howmanyinstitutions?
ProfessorIntotalthereareeightinstitutions:
There'sHarvard,Yale,Brown,Columbia,Cornell,Dartmouth,Princeton,andtheUniversityofPennsylvania.
InterviewerAh,OK.Andwhat'sthesporting...Ibelievethere'ssomelinkwithsports.
ProfessorTherecertainlyis,yes.OriginallytheIvyLeaguereferredtothesportsteamsfromtheuniversitieswhichcompetedagainsteachother,especiallyinfootball,basketballandicehockey.Nowsometimestheseuniversities,institutions,chosetheirstudentsonthebasisoftheirskillsattheseparticularsports.Butinthelast50years,IvyLeagueschoolshaveacceptedawiderrangeofstudentsbecauseitwasn'tpossibletobebothworld-famousforresearchandalsotopclassinsport.
InterviewerAndwhatabouttheiracademicimportance?
Igatherthey'reacademicallyvery,veryimportant,they'reverywell-known.
ProfessorAbsolutelyatthetop.They'renearoratthetopoftheUSAcollegesanduniversityrankings.Andthey'realmostalwaysinthetoponepercentoftheworld'sacademicinstitutionsforfinancialresources.
InterviewerAndwhatdoesitmeansociallytogotoanIvyLeagueuniversity?
ProfessorCertainlyifyou'vebeentooneoftheseinstitutions,youarepresumedorassumedtobeatthetopendofthescale.TheIvyLeagueinstitutionshaveareputationforsocialelitism,manyofthestudentsarerich,intellectual,whiteAnglo-Saxon,protestants.Notallofthemofcourse,butquitealotofthem.
InterviewerAnddoyouknow...why'sitcalledtheIvyLeague,what'stheoriginofthename?
ProfessorThereareanumberofstories,derivations,butpossiblyit'sbasedonfouruniversities,andIV,thelettersIV,that'stheRomannumeralforfour.Anothermorelikelystoryisthativyplants,whicharesymbolicoftheageoftheuniversities,youknow,wouldbegrownatthewallsoftheseuniversities,theseinstitutions,theycoverthewallsofthebuildings.Thetermwascreatedbyasportsjournalist,Ithinkinthe1930s.
InterviewerRight,OK.Andwhichistheoldestuniversity?
ProfessorTheoldestgoesbacktothe17thcentury,that'sHarvardwhichwasfoundedin1636.AndtheyoungestoftheinstitutionsisCornellwhichwasfoundedin1865.
InterviewerAndwhichhasthelargestnumberofundergraduates?
ProfessorCornellhasthelargestnumber,about13,000,13,500undergraduates.TheinstitutionwiththesmallestnumberisDartmouthCollegewithalittleover4,000.
InterviewerAndwhatabouttheacceptancerate?
Isithardtogetinto?
ProfessorThatrangesfromaboutsevenpercentto20percent.
InterviewerAndanyfamousalumni?
Famousoldboys?
ProfessorHundreds!
Hundredsofthem.ButIsupposeworldwide,thetwothatwouldbedefinitelyknownallovertheworldwouldcertainlybeGeorgeBushwhowenttoYale,andJohnFKennedy,PresidentKennedy,whowasatHarvard.
InterviewerThankyou.
Passage2
AndyDidyouseethefilmontelevisionlastnight?
JaneNo,Iwasout.Whatwasit?
AndyABeautifulMind.It'saboutJohnForbesNash,themathematicianwhowontheNobelPrize.
JaneI'veheardaboutthatfilm,yes.He'splayedbyRussellCrowe,isn'the?
IlikeRussellCrowe,he'sgreat.
AndyThat'stheone,yes.
JaneWhat'sitabout?
AndyWell,thestorybeginsintheearlyyearsofNash'slifeatPrincetonUniversityasagraduatestudent.
JaneThat'soneoftheIvyLeagueschools,isn'tit?
AndyYes,it'sallsetinNewEngland,lovelyoldbuildings,beautifulautumncolours.It'slovelytolookat.Anyway,NashmeetshisroommateCharles,aliteraturestudent,whosoonbecomeshisbestfriend.NashadmitstoCharlesthatheisbetterwithnumbersthanpeople,andthemainthinghe'slookingforisatrulyoriginalideaforhisthesispaper.
JaneSohe'snotinterestedinhavingfun?
AndyWell,yes,buthe'snotverygoodwithpeopleorsuccessfulwithwomen,that'sall.But,youknow,it'soneofthesebadexperienceswithpeoplewhichultimatelyinspireshisbrilliantworkinmathematics.
JaneNogoodatrelationships,sohebecomesageniusatmaths?
AndyThat'saboutright,yes.SowhenhefinisheshisstudiesatPrinceton,heacceptsajobatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Fiveyearslater,hemeetsAlicia,astudentwhohefallsinlovewithandeventuallymarries.
JaneAh!
Atlast,theloveinterest!
AndyYes,butwaitamoment.Nashbelievesthathe'sbeenaskedtoworkbyWilliamParcherfortheUSDepartmentofDefenseonbreakingSovietcodes.Atonepointhe'schasedbytheRussians,andit'safterthisthathebecomesmentallyill.
JaneIthinkI'veseenthisinthetrailertothefilm.
AndySowhenhe'sputinapsychiatrichospital,hethinkstheSovietshavecapturedhim.He'sgiventhispainfultreatmentwhichaffectshisrelationshipwithhiswife.Andhisintellectualskills.Sohestopstakingthemedicine.
JaneItsoundsquitehardtowatch.
AndyWell,itis,butit'swellactedanddirected,andso,youknow,there'sa-bitofdistancebetweentheaudienceandwhat'shappeningonfilm.
JaneSowhathappensnext?
AndyWell,thenhisillnessreturns,soheandhiswifedecidetotryandlivewithit.Itallgetsabitcomplicated,becausewe'renolongersureifCharles,youknow,hisoldfriend,orevenParcherwerereal,oriftheywerejustpeoplethatexistedonlyinNash'smind.
JaneThatsoundsawful.Hemusthavebeensoill,
AndyActually,I'mkindofgivingawaythetwistinthestory.Anyway,laterinhislife,whilehe'susingthelibraryatPrincetonagain,heaskshisrivalMartinHansenifhecanstartteachingagain.AndsothestoryendswhenhegoesontowintheNobelPrizeinEconomics.
JaneWell,itsoundslikeagreatfilm.
AndyYes,youshouldseeitsometime.
Unit 2 Food, glorious food!
Outside view
Voice-over We were lucky to be invited into the kitchen at the Dooky Chase's Restaurant. Leah has been work
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