大学英语交流Unit-5-Urban-pulse

   Unit5UrbanpulseListeningtotheworldSharingScriptsH=Hina;M1=Man1,etc.;W1=Woman1,etc.Part1H:I’vealwaysenjoyedlivingincities.Ilikethemixofpeopleandallthedifferentthingsthatyoucando.Noteveryonefeelslikeme,though.Somepeoplepreferthepeaceandquietofthecountry.Howaboutyou?Doyouenjoycitylife?Part2M1:No,absolutelyhateLondon.Muchpreferthecountry.W1:Yes,Ilovecitylife.Um,Imean,London’ssuchavibrant,um,activecity.Um,there’s(there’re)alwayslotsofthingstodo.W2:WhereIliveisvery,verycentralandit’sinnercity.Soit’swhatI’musedtoandIenjoythatIcangeteverywherereallyeasily.W3:Ienjoyit.It’sum–itsuitsme.Ithinkitsuitsmypersonality.W4:IreallyenjoylivinginLondon.Um,it’sagreatplacetobe.There’s(there’re)lotsofpeoplearound,lotsofthingshappening.WhereIlive,there’s(there’re)lotsofartshows,and…andphotographers.M2:Idolikecitylife.Ithinker,Londonespeciallyisveryvibrant,andthere’salwayssomethinggoingon.Part3H:Whatarethegoodthingsaboutlivinginacity?W1:Londonissuchalargecity.Um,youknow,youcannevertireofit,really.W4:Ithinkthere’salwayssomethingtodo.Um,alwayssomethingtogoandsee.Andlotsofeventsandculture,andum,youcanneverbebored.M1:Obviouslyculture.Imean…IliverightnextdoortotheGlobeTheater,theTateModernsoum,theateristerrific.Er,hugechoiceofrestaurants,ofcourse.W3:Thegoodthingsaboutlivinginthecityiser,thetube,whichis…isreallyamazing.It’scheapandit’sreallyfrequent.M2:Um,Ithinktransportisoneofthebestthings.Thefactthatyoucanlive,probablymilesawayfromyourfriends–andyoucanallsortof,gettothesameplacefairlyeasily,andfairlyquickly.W2:You’resocentral.Everywhere’scloseathand,um,there’s(there’re)alwayslotsofpeoplearoundso,youfeelquitesafe.Part4H:Whatarethemainproblemsincities?M1:Trafficishorriblycongested.W1:Sometimesitcanbedifficulttogetroundthecityquickly,um,andthatcanbefrustrating.   W4:Ithinkthere’s…there’salwaysaverymuchofago-gokindofattitude–thatyouhavetobeonthegothewholetime.Andthereisn’tthetimejusttochilloutortaketimeout.Andifyou’renotdoingsomething,you’remissingout.W3:ThemainproblemsI’dsay,areprobablycrime,andjustnotfeelingsafe.W2:Ithinkthecrime.Ithinkthatthecrime’sahugeproblemincitylife.M2:Ithinkweshouldbetryingtoencourageum,moresortofgreentransportso,cycling,um,andencouragingpeopletowalk,andusetheircarsless.W3:Ithinkthere’snotmuchthatyoureallycandoaboutcrime.BecauseIthinkit’sasocialissue.Soifpeopleare–youhaveto,kindof,addresswhypeoplearecommittingcrimesbeforeyoucandoanythingaboutit.W4:Ithinkacity’sacity.Youeitherwannaliveinacityoryouwannaliveinthecountryside,orbythesea.AndIthinkit’syourchoice.ListeningScriptsConversation1I=Interviewer;R=RickI:Rick,you’velivedinDubaifor…what,fouryears,right?R:Yeah,fouryears.I:Sowhat’sitlike,livinginDubai?R:Well,IreadthatDubaiisoneoftheworld’sfastestgrowingcities,sotherearealotofpeople,andit’sverycrowded.It’sagreatcityforshopping,andgoingout.Andithasareallygoodnightlife,withlotsofbarsandclubs.I:Isitasafecity?R:Yes,thereisn’talotofcrime.Thestreetsareverysafe.Butoneofthebiggestproblemsisthetraffic.Everyonedrivesacarhere–petrolisstillcheap,sothetraffic’sterrible.Onegoodthingisthetaxisthough.Therearelotsofthem,andthey’recheap,soyoudon’thavetodrive.Conversation2I=Interviewer;S=SashaI:Sasha,youliveinTokyo,don’tyou?S:That’sright.I:And,doyou…doyoulikeit?DoyoulikelivinginTokyo?S:Yeah,Tokyoisagreatcitytolivein.Peoplethinkit’sveryexpensive,butactuallyyoucanbuyJapanesefoodinthesupermarketsquitecheaply,andeatingoutinJapaneserestaurantsisn’texpensiveeither.I:Howaboutgettingaround?What’sthepublictransportlike?S:There’sareallygoodpublictransportsystemhere.Themetrosystemisfantastic.It’sveryfast,andit’scheap,solotsofpeopleuseit.That’stheonlyproblem.Itgetsverycrowded.I:AndwhatdoyoulikebestaboutlivinginTokyo?S:Ah,thefood,definitely.IloveJapanesefood!Andthegreenspaces.Therearelotsofparks   andgreenspaces,soit’slesspollutedthanyouthink.Conversation3I=Interviewer;C=CharlieI:WhataboutSydney?What’sSydneylike,Charlie?C:Sydneyisoneofthebestcitiesintheworld.Therearelotsofyoung,friendlypeoplelivinghere,sothere’sareallygoodatmosphere.Thestreetsarecleanandsafeandtherearelotsofthingstoseeanddo.Therearebeautifulbuildings,liketheOperaHouse.Youcansitandwatchtheboatsontheharbor.Andithasoneofthemostbeautifulcoastlinesintheworld.I:What’stheweatherlike?Isitreallyhot?C:Theweatherisperfect.It’snevertoohotandnevertoocold.Youcaneatoutsideallyearround,sothere’sagreatcaféculturewithlotsofplacesonthestreetssellingreallygoodcoffee.I:So,arethereanyproblems?C:Problems?Notreally.Traffic,Isuppose.Toomuchtrafficandaterriblepublictransportsystem.ViewingScriptsP&F=PhillipScholfieldandFernBritton;JL=JayLeno;GN=GrahamNorton;TS=TimSamuels;G=GeorgeClooney;J=Joan;W=Winnie;A=AlfP&F:TheZimmers!Hurray!JL:TheZimmers!GN:TheZimmers!TS:Who’dhavethoughtitwouldcometothis?When40isolatedoldpeopleformedarockband.ThisisthestoryofhowTheZimmers,withacombinedageofnearly3,000tooktherockworldbystorm.AndeventooktheirmessageallthewaytoHollywood.G:Congratulations,youguys.Hello.Hi,I’mGeorge.Howareyou?Ihearyou’realloverthecharts.TS:Fourmonthsago,wesetaboutmakingafilmaboutwhatit’slikebeingoldinBrita