大学体验英语听说教程 第一册Unit20

Unit 20  In the news

Vocabulary Task

Answers/Script¹                                            

1.     A: Italy won the soccer match yesterdayAgainst Brazil, 2-1.

B: Great. I wanted Italy to win.

2.     A: A big earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, Morning.

3.     A:OPEC leaders are meeting this week toDiscuss oil prices

B: Good . Maybe prices will go down.

4.     A: A bus fell off a bridge in Thailand early this morning. eighty people are missing².

B: This ’s horrible.

5.     A: The weather forecast said rain today, but sunny and warm tomorrow.

B: This ’s good news. I’m tired of rain.

6.     A fire in the Los Angeles area destroyed 75 homes last night.

B: Oh, that’s awful !

7.     A: A British zoo owner helped orphaned³ baby Gorillas⁵ in central Africa return to   their homes.

  B: That’s great.

Listening Task

1 First Listening

Answers

1.     Someone won a lot of money.            3. Brazil won a match

2.     There was a hurricane.             4.A boy saved a girl.

2 Second Listening

Answers

1.     Wow!

2.     That sounds bad!

3.     Great! Brazil’s doing great in the Word Cup.

4.     Incredible⁶!

Script

1.       A:    Look at this magazine article.

      B:     What?

      A:    This story here in people magazine. Look. It says: Man Wins 5Million Dollars on game show!

      B:    Wow!

2.       A:    Turn on the radio .Did you hear the news?

      B:    No, what happened?

      A:    They said that a huge hurricane just hit Haiti and it’s moving this way.

      B:    A hurricane? That sounds bad!

3.       A:    Can I look at your newspaper a minute?

      B:    Sure.

      A:    I just want to read the sports headlines.

      B:    Sure, go ahead.

      A:    Great! Brazil’s doing great in the Word Cup .

4.       A:    This CNN website is great.

      B:    Yeah, you can get news from all over the World.

      A:    Like this story about the boy in Australia who saved his sister from a crocodile?

      B:    Yeah, and he’s only five years old. Incredible!

Real World Listening

1 Predict

Answers

(Gorilla⁴)                Gorilla Called Hero at Zoo

(Snowy picture)    Avalanche⁷ in Swiss Alps: Search on for Skiers

(Train tracks)        Italian Train Jumps Tracks

(Mouth)                Smiling May be Healthy

(Person)               Sony Brings 3-D Christmas Smiles

2 Get the main ideas

Answers

Will vary⁸ – key ideas of the stories are as follows:

1.     A gorilla saves a baby girl at the zoo.

2.     Happy people live longer

3.     Sony announces new virtual⁹ 3-D game.

4.     Ten skiers missing after avalanche in the Swiss Alps.

5.     Italian train went off tracks. 66 people hurt.

Script

Announcer1: At the San Diego zoo yesterday a gorilla saved a baby girl after the baby fell in with the gorillas. The mother gorilla picked up the baby girl and carried her to safety.

Announcer¹⁰ 2: Health Beat: A new study shows that people who are happy live longer than people who are not happy. Doctors don’t know why. But remember to smile!

Announcer 3: From the Financial Times: Sony announces a new 3D-virtual game system that will make every boy and girl happy. It will go on sale next month in time for Christmas.

Announcer 4: This just in from Switzerland. Ten kiers are missing after an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.

Announcer5: World News: This just in from Italy. An Italian passenger train went off the tracks this morning between Rome and Naples. No one knows why.66 people hurt.

 

 

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 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

3 orphaned   

[计][修]孤立

参考例句：

• Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。
• He was orphaned at an early age. 他幼年时便成了孤儿。

4 gorilla   

n.大猩猩，暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• I was awed by the huge gorilla.那只大猩猩使我惊惧。
• A gorilla is just a speechless animal.猩猩只不过是一种不会说话的动物。

5 gorillas   

n.大猩猩( gorilla的名词复数 )；暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• the similitude between humans and gorillas 人类和大猩猩的相像
• Each family of gorillas is led by a great silverbacked patriarch. 每个大星星家族都由一个魁梧的、长着银色被毛的族长带领着。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

7 avalanche   

n.雪崩，大量涌来

参考例句：

• They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.他们在瑞士阿尔卑斯山的一次雪崩中罹难。
• Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处积雪随时都会崩塌。

8 vary   

vi.变化，有不同；vt.改变，使不同

参考例句：

• Cherries vary in colour from almost black to yellow.樱桃的颜色由近乎黑到黄各不相同。
• Old people don't like to vary their habits.老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。

9 virtual   

adj.实质上的，事实上的，实际上的

参考例句：

• This reply is a virtual acceptance of our offer.这一回答实质上是接受了我们的建议。
• At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.那时东印度公司是孟加拉的实际统治者。

10 announcer   

n.宣布者；电(视)台播音员，报幕员

参考例句：

• The radio announcer said it was nine o'clock.电台播音员报时9点整。
• The announcer tells the listeners what programme comes next.广播员告诉听众下一个是什么节目。