新视野大学英语听说教程4听力原文

新视野大学英语(第二版)听说教程第四册录音文本

Un it1

Warming up

M: You're telling me that you'd rather be famous than be respected as a good person? W: Well, I don't know. It's just that I see all these famous people on TV, and, well, it's hard not to want the same thing for myself 一 attention,love from millions of people...

M: Love? Do you think people actually love celebrities? I dorVt think so! The public enjoys watching famous people get into trouble even more than they like watching them succeed. Besides, being a famous person means never having time to yourself — appearing before crowds, having people follow you

around 24-7. Believe me, it isn't fun.

W: You talk as if you know something about celebrity. Were you ever famous?

M: You know the old saying, 'Everyone has his 15 minutes of fame'? Well, I expect to have my 15 minutes someday. But I don't expect to like it

Short conversation

1(W: You don't really seem interested in painting pictures, so why did you apply to this art

program?

M: To be honest, I thought that through art I could become famous. Pretty stupid, huh? Q: What can be inferred from this conversation?

2.

W: You have everything you ever wanted! But why do you look so blue?

M: Ah, man, I discovered that all those things — money, fame, and the lot — are all empty. And in trying to

get them, I ignored my art.

Q: Why is the man not happy?

3.

W: Hey, Marty. What's the matter, pal? When you first started writing, you did so much better work. Are you bored or something?

M: I know my work is suffering, but I don't know the reason. I don't seem so interested anymore. Maybe, as you said, I am bored. Who knows?

Q: What are the speakers talking about?

W: Is it true what they say about the director? Does he realty work for art, not for fame? M: That's what people say’ and I'm inclined to believe them. He certainly hasn't sold out to the cheap film companies.

Q: What can be inferred from the conversation? 5.

W: What's on the schedule for tonight's show? Something fm likely to enjoy?

一 a story about a dancer who sells his soul to become famous and M: You might like it

then kDses his friends, family, and everything important.

Q: What is tonight's show about?

W: Isn't that the man who won an Academy Award for his cartoon artwork?

M: What? That tramp? Hey, you know, I think you're right. Man, what happened to him?

He was really famous!

Q: What happened to the artist at last?

6.

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W: Look! Look! Look! Look at me, Dad! Fve done it! Success, money, popularity... The world is at the tip of my fingers and I feel like a queen!

M: Sweetheart, I think you need to cool down a bit Don't let all of this success go to your head.

Q; What has happened to the woman? 7.

8.

W: Get a grip on yourself! Don't you dare quit your job! You really think you can succeed as an actor? Do you realty think you can become famous?

M: I dorVt think I need to be famous to succeed. I'm sure I can get work as an extra and then maybe move onto more interesting roles.

Q: What are the speakers talking about?

9.

M: Hey, you! Watch out! Where's your head? Walking in front of cars like that?

,丨 mean…thanks. I just received word from my agent that my W: Huh? Ah! Oh! Sorry

book is to be published. Isn't it wonderful? Sorry I was daydreaming about the fame to come and forgot to took at the traffic.

Q; Where is the conversation taking place? 10.

W: Thanks for coming in. I loved your work, but I wish it looked more like your previous pieces.

M: God! I knew it! Complaints from my teacher, my mother... even my doctor! And now, my boss? Since I became famous, no one will let me change!

Q: What is the relationship between the speakers?

Long conversations

M: There's only one thSng in llife worse than being talked about, and that's not benng talked about. W: That was said by Oscar WSIde, wasn't it? hA: That's right. You're pretty smart.

W: 1 have my moments. But I'm afraid that I won't remember anything else for your test tomorrow.

M: We III, let's have a run-through. First, what can you remember about Wilde? 一一 He was gay, wasn't he? W: The basics, obviously -- British, 1 9th century writertA: That's right. And he actually went to jail for it.

W: Why? 丁here must've been many gays in England at the time. Why was he singled out to be put in prison? Or, were the English throwing all gays in jail?

M: No, not everyone . But things were different for Wilde. A famous person, like him, isn't free to do what he likes. People paid more attention to his actions. There were reporters, and everything that he said and did was watched carefulllfy.

W: Yeah? It might've been better for him if he wasn't famous,

M: Maybe, But, then again, if he wasn't well-known, we might not have his wonderful storiies today

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What are the speakers talking about?

Z What did Oscar Wifde say?

3, What is the probabfe relationship between the speakers?

4, Why was Oscar Wifde treated differently?

5, What can be inferred from the conversation?

Passage

You young people go crazy over famous people. Will you listen to me when I tell you your generation is wrong about this? Let me use an example to illustrate my point to you.

Marifyn Monroe, you might not even know who she is. Back in my day, when I was your age, she was a big movie star. But she wasn't born a movie star, no sir. She was a simple girl with beauty and innocence until she went to Hollywood to make movies. That's right. Instead of living out a

AH About Eve in 1950, simple life of integrity and hard work or trying to develop a respectable name in her profession, she Gentlemen Prefer BlondesSome Like ft Hot in 1953, in 1959, and more. She got into trouble throughout sought fame. Well, I'll tell you, she got her wish. She made her movies —

— drugs, abuse.... All of this came crashing

down on her head, and she died at an early age in 1962. Sad, realty. I hope that this example shows you the dangers of fame. Believe me, it's best just to live a simple life, 1. What is the

speaker talking about?

2. What is TRUE according to what you hear?

3. Why did Monroe go to Hollywood?

4. When was Some Like it Hot made?

5. Why is the speaker telfing this story?

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W: How important are friends to you, Bill?

M: That's kind of a strange question for this settling, don't you thSnk so?

W: Wellll, the teacher hasn't come in yet, cllass hasn't begun, and II was just wondering about it. So 3

what do you think about friends?

M: I've never regarded them as particularfry important. Perhaps that's because II come from a big familty

— two brothers and three sisters, and lots of cousins. That's what's really important to me. What

about you, Emma?

W: My situation,you know, is different, so 1 have diifferent iideas. To me

friendship... havirrg friends,-- peoplle I know I can realllty count on... to me that's the most

important thing in llife- ft's more important even than love- If you love someone, you can always fallll

out of Hove again, and that can leaid to a lot of hurt feelings and bitterness. But a good friend iis a

friend for lliife.

M: In my mind, a friiend iis someone who likes the same things as you do, with whom you can argue

without losing your temper, even Sf you don't always agree wiith him.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1, What are the speakers talking about?

1What has the man always thought? What can

be iinferred from the conversatiion? What does

the man think about friends'? Where iis the co its atii o n taking pi ace 7'

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At the age of 41, Clark Gable, one of Hollywood's biggest actors, enlisted in the army, serving in World War II, Gable's postwar films were, for the most part, disappointing, as was his 1949 marriage. Dropped by both his wife and his studio, Gable ventured out as a freelance actor in 1955, quickiiy

becoming the highest paid actor in Hollywood, He again found happiness with his fifth wife and

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continued his career in such critical failures as Teachers Pet^ released in 1958, In 1960,

Gable was signed for the 'modern' Western, The Misfits. The troubled and tragic

history of this film has been well documented, but, despite the on-set tension, Gable took on the task uncomplainingly, going so far as to perform several grueling stunt scenes involving wild horses. The strain of filming, however, coupled with his ever-robust lifestyle, proved too much for the actor, Clark Gable suffered a heart attack two days after the completion of The Misfits and died in 1960 at the

age of 59, just a few months before the biiirth of his first son. Most of the nation's newspapers announced the death of Clark Gable with a four-word headline: ''The King is Dead广

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the passage you have just heard.

1, What is this passage about?

2, When did Gable become a freelance actor?

3, What can we know about Gable from the passage?

114, What is described as being ''tragic in the passage?

5, What can be inferred from the passage?

Unit2

Warming up

M: Ladies and gentle men, novelist and poet Sandra Marie …

W: Thank you, thank you…

M: Thank you for joining us.

W: It's a pleasure to be here. You know I watch your show every day. 1

M: Do you re ally? Well, these days there are many people watching you,

W: Yes, I've gotten a lot of attention lately — that's true ?? all because of my little book,

M: Oh…don't be modest! Your book is amazingly bold, one of the most original pieces of fiction i've ever read-

W: Originality is Simportant for sure, in fact, I think it ns the most important part of being a creative person. Surely, it doesn't make much sense to write something, or do something, that has been done before or even that is similar in style to anything else already put out there, M: Well put! Thank you! Sandra Marie.everybodyl

Short conversations

1.

W: I don't quite understand what made Charlie Chaplin such a popular movie star.

M: Serious? Look at his work and compare it to other films of the time. He was so original that people were realty surprised by his films.

Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?

W; My dranna teacher said Chaplin is an excaitem modal fora youJTg actor to pattern himseff on. y: rd be hard-pressed to argue with Ifial. The guy was innovative and possessed such a crealive mind. Yeah, try to be tike him. Q: What are the speakers talking about?

3.

W: I've given some thought to entering politics when I get older — you know, maybe working behind the scenes to help someone get a position in government.

M: Why not run for office yourself? Are you afraid of standing out as a female politician? Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?

2.

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