新视野大学英语听说教程4听力原文

6.新视野大学英语(第二版)听说教程第四册录音文本Unit1WarmingupM:You'retellingmethatyou'dratherbefamousthanberespectedasagoodperson?W:Well,Idon'tknow.It'sjustthatIseeallthesefamouspeopleonTV,and,well,it'shardnottowantthesamethingformyself一attention，lovefrommillionsofpeople...M:Love?Doyouthinkpeopleactuallylovecelebrities?IdorVtthinkso!Thepublicenjoyswatchingfamouspeoplegetintotroubleevenmorethantheylikewatchingthemsucceed.Besides,beingafamouspersonmeansneverhavingtimetoyourself—appearingbeforecrowds,havingpeoplefollowyouaround24-7.Believeme,itisn'tfun.W:Youtalkasifyouknowsomethingaboutcelebrity.Wereyoueverfamous?M:Youknowtheoldsaying,Everyonehashis15minutesoffame?Well,Iexpecttohavemy15minutessomeday.ButIdon'texpecttolikeitShortconversation1．W:Youdon'treallyseeminterestedinpaintingpictures,sowhydidyouapplytothisartprogram?M:Tobehonest,IthoughtthatthroughartIcouldbecomefamous.Prettystupid,huh?Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromthisconversation?2.W:Youhaveeverythingyoueverwanted!Butwhydoyoulooksoblue?M:Ah,man,Idiscoveredthatallthosethings—money,fame,andthelot—areallempty.Andintryingtogetthem,Iignoredmyart.Q:Whyisthemannothappy?3.W:Hey,Marty.What'sthematter,pal?Whenyoufirststartedwriting,youdidsomuchbetterwork.Areyouboredorsomething?M:Iknowmyworkissuffering,butIdon'tknowthereason.Idon'tseemsointerestedanymore.Maybe,asyousaid,Iambored.Whoknows?Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?W:Isittruewhattheysayaboutthedirector?Doesherealtyworkforart,notforfame?M:That'swhatpeoplesay’andI'minclinedtobelievethem.Hecertainlyhasn'tsoldouttothecheapfilmcompanies.Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?5.W:What'sontheschedulefortonight'sshow?Somethingfmlikelytoenjoy?M:Youmightlikeit一astoryaboutadancerwhosellshissoultobecomefamousandthenkDseshisfriends,family,andeverythingimportant.Q:Whatistonight'sshowabout?W:Isn'tthatthemanwhowonanAcademyAwardforhiscartoonartwork?M:What?Thattramp?Hey,youknow,Ithinkyou'reright.Man,whathappenedtohim?Hewasreallyfamous!Q:Whathappenedtotheartistatlast?7.W:Look!Look!Look!Lookatme,Dad!Fvedoneit!Success,money,popularity...TheworldisatthetipofmyfingersandIfeellikeaqueen!M:Sweetheart,IthinkyouneedtocooldownabitDon'tletallofthissuccessgotoyourhead.Q;Whathashappenedtothewoman?8.W:Getagriponyourself!Don'tyoudarequityourjob!Youreallythinkyoucansucceedasanactor?Doyourealtythinkyoucanbecomefamous?M:IdorVtthinkIneedtobefamoustosucceed.I'msureIcangetworkasanextraandthenmaybemoveontomoreinterestingroles.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?9.M:Hey,you!Watchout!Where'syourhead?Walkinginfrontofcarslikethat?W:Huh?Ah!Oh!Sorry,丨mean…thanks.Ijustreceivedwordfrommyagentthatmybookistobepublished.Isn'titwonderful?SorryIwasdaydreamingaboutthefametocomeandforgottotookatthetraffic.Q;Whereistheconversationtakingplace?10.W:Thanksforcomingin.Ilovedyourwork,butIwishitlookedmorelikeyourpreviouspieces.M:God!Iknewit!Complaintsfrommyteacher,mymother...evenmydoctor!Andnow,myboss?SinceIbecamefamous,noonewillletmechange!Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?LongconversationsM:There'sonlyonethSnginllifeworsethanbeingtalkedabout,andthat'snotbenngtalkedabout.W:ThatwassaidbyOscarWSIde,wasn'tit?hA:That'sright.You'reprettysmart.W:1havemymoments.ButI'mafraidthatIwon'trememberanythingelseforyourtesttomorrow.M:WeIII,let'shavearun-through.First,whatcanyourememberaboutWilde?W:Thebasics,obviously--British,19thcenturywriter一一Hewasgay,wasn'the?tA:That'sright.Andheactuallywenttojailforit.W:Why?丁heremust'vebeenmanygaysinEnglandatthetime.Whywashesingledouttobeputinprison?Or,weretheEnglishthrowingallgaysinjail?M:No,noteveryone.ButthingsweredifferentforWilde.Afamousperson,likehim,isn'tfreetodowhathelikes.Peoplepaidmoreattentiontohisactions.Therewerereporters,andeverythingthathesaidanddidwaswatchedcarefulllfy.W:Yeah?Itmight'vebeenbetterforhimifhewasn'tfamous,M:Maybe,But,thenagain,ifhewasn'twell-known,wemightnothavehiswonderfulstoriiestodayWhatarethespeakerstalkingabout?ZWhatdidOscarWifdesay?3,Whatistheprobabferelationshipbetweenthespeakers?4,WhywasOscarWifdetreateddifferently?5,Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?PassageYouyoungpeoplegocrazyoverfamouspeople.WillyoulistentomewhenItellyouyourgenerationiswrongaboutthis?Letmeuseanexampletoillustratemypointtoyou.MarifynMonroe,youmightnotevenknowwhosheis.Backinmyday,whenIwasyourage,shewasabigmoviestar.Butshewasn'tbornamoviestar,nosir.ShewasasimplegirlwithbeautyandinnocenceuntilshewenttoHollywoodtomakemovies.That'sright.Insteadoflivingoutasimplelifeofintegrityandhardworkortryingtodeveloparespectablenameinherprofession,shesoughtfame.Well,I'lltellyou,shegotherwish.Shemadehermovies—AHAboutEvein1950,GentlemenPreferBlondesin1953,SomeLikeftHotin1959,andmore.Shegotintotroublethroughout—drugs,abuse....Allofthiscamecrashingdownonherhead,andshediedatanearlyagein1962.Sad,realty.Ihopethatthisexampleshowsyouthedangersoffame.Believeme,it'sbestjusttoliveasimplelife,1.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?2.WhatisTRUEaccordingtowhatyouhear?3.WhydidMonroegotoHollywood?4.WhenwasSomeLikeitHotmade?5.Whyisthespeakertelfingthisstory?Taskl第12页W:Howimportantarefriendstoyou,Bill?M:Tha