大学体验英语听说教程 第二册09

 

　　Unit 9 You can meet lots of important people
Vocabulary Task
Answers
1. travel
2. responsibility
3. flexible schedule
4. prestige
5. high pay
6. long hours
7. teamwork
8. telecommuting
Script
1. I’m a tour guide. I get to see a lot of exotic places all over the world. I love to travel.
2. I’m a teacher. I like my job because I feel that, in a way, the future of my students is in my hands. I like the responsibility.
3. I like the flexible schedule of my job. I’m a flight attendant. I only have to work three days a week.
4. I enjoy the prestige of my job. As a journalist, I get to meet a lot of important people.
5. I’m a stockbroker¹. My job is stressful, but I’ll be able to retire by the time I’m 40! The thing I like most about my job is the high pay.
6. I’m a nurse. I love helping² people get better, but sometimes I don’t get home until late at night. My job has long hours.
7. I love being a firefighter. I especially like the teamwork. My co-workers and I really count on each other during a fire.
8. I’m a computer programmer. My company allows me to work from my computer at home. I love telecommuting.
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. an accessories shop
2. a fast food place
3. an insurance company
4. a tourist hotel
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. Leslie: could practice foreign languages
2. Arthur: learned to work quickly
3. Nima: learned to work on computers
4. Anna: had many chances to ski
Script
1. Leslie: I worked in an accessories shop in the middle of London. I used to work on Fridays and Sundays. It was quite tiring – I was on my feet the whole time. And I had to do quite menial things, like tidy up. But I got of customers from foreign countries. They often told me about where they were from and I liked talking to them.
2. Arthur: I finally got a promotion³ at the fast food place. I was allowed to work the cash register, which was challenging because it had many pictures. It’s for people who couldn’t read or write who wanted to work as cashiers. So when the customer said, “Can I get a two-piece with fries?” you’d look for the picture with the two pieces of chicken and fries. I would see how fast I could find the picture while the customer was telling me the order. It was like a game.
3. Nima: My first job was data entry at an insurance company. It wasn’t very hard. I pretty much did the same thing all day. The great thing about it was that I learned a lot about computers. Every time the computer crashed I had to figure out how to fix it. My knowledge of computers is what got me the job I have now.
4. Anna: I was working in Switzerland, actually, as a maid in a tourist hotel. It was up in the mountains, so you could ski after you got off work. It was cool, since I love skiing. I made good money, and the scenery was magnificent.
Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
Amy believes her ideal job is as a journalist, specifically a foreign correspondent.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. She applied⁴ for the job because she has always wanted to be a journalist, she likes traveling, and she wants to interview important people.
2. The interviewer asked about her qualifications for the job: experience in journalism⁵, teamwork and journalism courses.
3. Amy’s strong points are that she has taken acting⁶ lessons, looks good on camera and enjoys travel.
4. Amy’s weak points are that she has had little experience and few courses in journalism, and has no evidence of her writing skills.
Script
Int: So, Ms. Spencer, why did you apply for this job at CNN?
Amy: Well, I’ve always wanted to be a journalist, and I like traveling. And you can interview lots of important people.
Int: Tell me about your experience in journalism.
Amy: Um…well, I make a newsletter for my family. And I worked on my high school newspaper. And I read a lot of newspapers and newsmagazines…
Int: Do you think you’re qualified⁷ for the prestige of this job?
Amy: Absolutely. I’ve taken acting lessons. And I look good on camera. And I travel a lot so I think I’d be good as a foreign correspondent.
Int: what about teamwork? Have you ever worked as part of a team?
Amy: Of course, I was really great at sports in high school, and…
Int: You don’t seem to have much experience as a writer.
Amy: Well, that’s not exactly true. I write a lot of e-mail to my friends.
Int: And you haven’t taken any journalism courses, have you?
Amy: Well, I took a class in modern film, and one in communications, or something like that.
Int: Well, thanks, Ms. Spencer. We’ll be in touch.

1 stockbroker   

n.股票（或证券），经纪人（或机构）

参考例句：

• The main business of stockbroker is to help clients buy and sell shares.股票经纪人的主要业务是帮客户买卖股票。
• My stockbroker manages my portfolio for me.我的证券经纪人替我管理投资组合。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

4 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

5 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

6 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

7 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。