大学体验英语听说教程 第一册Unit11

Unit 11  Have a nice trip!

Vocabulary Task

Answers/Script¹

1.     A:    How are you going from New York to Los Angeles?

B:     By plane, of course.

2.     A:    Are you walking to school today?

B:    No, I’m going by bicycle.

3.     A:    Are you buying a one-way or round-trip ticket?

B:     Just one way.

4.     A:    How do you get to the station so fast?

B:     I use my in-line skates.

5.     A:    It’s 9:00. the bus is late again.

B:     Let’s take a taxi.

6.     A:    Where does the train to Liverpool² leave from?

B:     It departs³ from Track⁴ E.

7.     A:    Good luck. And have a nice trip.

B:     Thanks! I’ll miss you.

Listening Task

1 First Listening

Answers

1.     school               3. Bali

2.     Singapore                     4. Shanghai

2 Second Listening

Answers

1.     He’s going by car.

2.     His plane leaves in an hour.

3.     She wants to go to Bali by ship.

4.     She needs to buy a train ticket.

Script

1. A:   I’m leaving for school tomorrow.

    B:    How are you getting there?

    A:    I’m driving. I have to go by car. I have so many things – my computer, my clothes, my books.

    B:    Have a nice trip!

    A:    Thanks.

2. A:    Wake up! Wake up! It’s late! Your plane to Singapore leaves in about one hour!

    B:    Hmmm. What? Singapore?

    A:    You need to get to the airport. Your flight leaves at 9:30. Come on!

3. A:    I want to go to Bali by ship.

    B:    Why? That’s crazy. A ship’s too slow. Fly.

    A:    A plane is too fast. I want to relax on a ship for a few days.

    B:    Well, have a nice slow trip.

    A:    Thanks, I’ll miss you.

4. A:    I’d like a train ticket from Beijing to Shanghai.

    B:    Do you want a round-trip ticket or a one-way ticket?

    A:    Round trip, please. Oh, when’s the next train?

    B:   The next train departs at 9:45 from Track 3.

    A:    Wow! That’s in only five minutes. I need to hurry.

Real World Listening

1 Predict⁵

Answer

In-line- skates, bicycle, kayak (other: pedal⁶ boat)

2 Get the main ideas

Answer

Started in England.

1.       Traveled by pedal boat. 111 days. Miami to San Francisco.

2.       Traveled by in-line skated. 12 months.

3.       San Francisco to Hawaii. Traveled by pedal boat. 53 days.

4.       Hawaii to Australia. Will travel by pedal boat.

5.       Across Australia. Will travel by bicycle.

6.       Australia to Indonesia⁷/Malaysia. Will travel by kayak. (lower left box)

7.       Thailand, China, India, back to Europe/England. Will travel by bicycle.(top left box)

Script

Interviewer⁸: Jason, could you tell us about your round-the-world trip?

Jason:                   Sure. I started in England about five years ago, in a special boat.

Interviewer:     A special boat? What do you mean?

Jason:             It’s a pedal boat. I’m trying to go around the world just using human power.

Interviewer:     Ah-hah. Human power? What do you mean, just human power?

Jason:             Human power is just the power of myself. No wind and no motors⁹.

Interviewer:     Wow. That’s interesting. Where did you start?

Jason:             I started in England and I pedaled¹⁰ across the Atlantic Ocean to the U.S. in 111 days. And then I in-line skated across the United¹¹ States. To San Francisco.

Interviewer:     That’s a long way. How long did that take?

Jason:             Well, I thought it was only going to take three months, but it ended up taking a year.

Interviewer:     And now we’re here in Hawaii.

Jason:             Right.

Interviewer:     How did you get to Hawaii?

Jason:             Well, I pedaled the boat from San Francisco to Hawaii in 53 days.

Interviewer:     That’s a long time. And what are your plans from here? I’m going to pedal the boat from Hawaii to Australia. And then bicycle through Australia, kayak up through Indonesia to Malaysia, and then use a bicycle up through Thailand, China, India, and all the way back through Europe, back to my starting point in England.

Interviewer:     Wow! And how long do you think that will take?

Jason:             Probably another four years.

Interviewer:     Well, it’s been a pleasure meeting you, Jason. And I wish you good luck on the rest of your trip.

Jason:             Thank you.

1 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

2 Liverpool   

n.利物浦(英国港市)

参考例句：

• Are you traveling to Liverpool as well?We can go together.你也去利物浦吗？我们可以同行。
• His professional career started at Liverpool University.他的职业生涯是从利物浦大学开始的。

3 departs   

离开( depart的第三人称单数 )； 出发； 开出； 离职

参考例句：

• The bus here departs on the hour. 这儿的公共汽车在整点开出一趟。
• The coach departs Potsdam in the morning. 长途客车早上从波茨坦开出。

4 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。

5 predict   

v.预知，预言，预报

参考例句：

• It's hard to predict how things will turn out.很难预测事情会变成怎么样。
• I cannot predict when to meet her again.我无法预测什么时候会再见到她。

6 pedal   

n.踏板；adj.脚的，踏脚的；v.用脚踏动，踩踏板

参考例句：

• He pressed down the accelerator pedal of his car.他踩下汽车的加速器踏板。
• I saw him pedal to school every morning.我看到他每天早晨骑自行车上学。

7 Indonesia   

n.印度尼西亚

参考例句：

• You see,I stayed in Indonesia for eight years.你知道，我在印度尼西亚呆了8年。
• Indonesia has more active volcanoes than any other country.印尼是世界上活火山最多的国家。

8 interviewer   

n.接见者；会见者；面谈者；记者

参考例句：

• The interviewer asked her to speak into the microphone.采访者让她对着麦克风说话。
• I was spelling my last name out for the interviewer.我正在为面试官拼写我最后一个名字。

9 motors   

n.马达，发动机( motor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The United Auto Workers hit the bricks against General Motors. 联合汽车工人工会举行罢工，反对通用汽车公司。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The whine of the motors jangled her nerves. 马达的闹声使她的神经受不了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 pedaled   

vt.& vi.踩自行车的踏板（pedal的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• She pedaled her bicycle slowly up the hill. 她骑自行车慢慢上山。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• With these instructions, he straddled his bike once again and pedaled off. 小伙子在她身后跨上车子，边说边飞快地骑跑了。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

11 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。