新世纪大学英语视听说4听力原文

UNIT1Takeshi:Man,lookatthat!InNewYorkthere’salwayssomethingbeingbuilt.Andeverythinggoesupsoquickly…youneverknowwhat’sgoingtobearoundnextweek.Roberto:Yeah,butontheotherhand,sometimesIwonderaboutovercrowding.Maybetheyneedtostartbuildingdownmore.Takeshi:Buildingdown?Roberto:Yeah,it’swhenyoubuildundergroundinsteadofaboveground.Takeshi:Nah,that’stoomuchlikelivinginacave.Ilovetheskyscrapers!Theyarethemostincrediblefeatsofengineering!Roberto:True.AndsomeofthefirstoneswerebuiltrighthereinNewYorkCity.Takeshi:That’sright!Youknow,IwonderwhatNewYorklookedlikebeforeallthesebuildingspoppedup.Roberto:Idon’tknow,butI’dliketoseethisonewhenit’sfinished.Takeshi:Yeah.I’llbetit’llbesomethingfantastic!Roberto:Maybe…whatdoyouthinkit’sgoingtolooklike?Takeshi:Idon’tknow…butyouknowwhat?I’mgoingtorememberwhatitlookedlike.Roberto:Whatareyoutalkingabout?Andwhyareyoutakingpictures?There’snothingthere.Takeshi:OK.Youknowhowsomepeoplegetfamousbecausetheyhavepicturesofmoviestarsorperformersbeforetheymakeitbig?Roberto:Yeah?Takeshi:Well,somebuildingsandarchitecturalstructuresgettobefamoustoo,liketheEiffelTowerortheEmpireStateBuilding…right?Roberto:Yeah,and…?There’snothinghere!Takeshi:Right!Buttherewillbe.Somedaythisveryspotmaybecomereallywell-known—likemaybeit’llbesomeincrediblehotelthattherichandfamousstayat.AndI’llbetheonlyonewithpicturesofitbeforeitwasbuilt.Cool,huh?Roberto:Uh…youaretoomuch.Hey,let’saskthisguywhatyour“famous”building’sgoingtobe.(topassingconstructionworker)Excuseus,canyoutelluswhatthisisgoingtobewhenit’sfinished?Maybeafancyhotelorsomething?Constructionworker:Fancyhotel?(laughs)No,thisisn’tgoingtobeahotel.It’sgoingtobeaparkinggarage.Roberto:Aparkinggarage.Uh…huh.Thanks.Takeshi:Well…maybe…someonerichandfamouswillparkhere.UNIT2Prof.Morgan:Good.Sochangethefirstpartandmakethosecorrectionsandyourpaperwillbegreat.Tara:OK.Thanksforallyourhelp,ProfessorMorgan.I’lle-mailmypapertoyoulatertoday.Prof.Morgan:Youknow,technologyisamazing.InhighschoolIusedtowritemytermpapersonatypewriter.Tara:Itmusthavetakenalongtimetowriteapaperonatypewriter.Prof.Morgan:Well,Iwasprettyfast,butImadesomemistakes.Actually,thetypewritersweren’tthatbad.Now,asforthefirstcomputers…ohmygosh!Tara:Whatdoyoumean?Prof.Morgan:Thefirstcomputersweresounreliable.Theyusedtocrashallthetime.Andtheywerenotasaffordableorasfastastheyarenow.Tara:Mine’sprettyfast,butnotasfastassomeofthenewer,moreexpensiveones.Prof.Morgan:Iknow!Andnowadays,almosteveryonehasacomputer.Inthosedays,nobodyhadtheirowncomputer.Weusedtousetheonesattheuniversity.Tara:Inthecomputerlab?Prof.Morgan:Yeah,that’sallwehad.I’llneverforget,onespring,duringfinalexams.Everybodywasworkingontheirtermpapers,andtheelectricitywentout!Tara:So?Nobigdeal…laptopshavebatteries…Prof.Morgan:Yes,butremember,inthosedayswedidn’thavelaptops.Ifyourcomputercrashed,youlosteverything.Tara:Everything?Prof.Morgan:Everything.Weusedtoloseinformationallthetime,butthattimeitwasterrible.Everybodylosttheirpapersthatafternoon…includingme.Tara:Whatdidyoudo?Prof.Morgan:Iwentbacktothegood,old-fashionedway.Tara:Youmeantypewriters?Prof.Morgan:Nope.Iusedsomethingmoreaffordable,portable,reliable,disposable,somethingthatalwaysworked.Tara:Whatwasthat?Prof.Morgan:(holdsuppencilandpaper)Thefirstwordprocessor.UNIT3Takeshi:So,whataretoday’sheadlines?Mike:Idon’tknow.I’mreadingtheimportantstufflikemyhoroscopeandtheentertainmentsection.Hey!Lookatthis!JamesHammondisplayingatCBGB’stonight!Takeshi:JamesHammond.Isn’thethatfamousbluesguitarist?Theguywiththesilverguitarandthelong,blackhair?Mike:No,that’sKevinDiamond.JamesHammondisthesinger.Hehasshortspikyhair,healwayswearsthatreallycoolwhitesuit…Takeshi:Iknowhim—he’sgreat!Let’sgo!Mike:Ah,man!It’ssoldout!Takeshi:Oh.(seessomeoneacrosstheroom)Hey,look…that’sAnna…AnnaMarkovich.Mike:What?Takeshi:Overthere.Mike:Theonesittingdown?Wearingthepinkshirt?Takeshi:No.Thereallyprettyonewiththelonghairandglasses.(waves)Youknowher.Shelivesinourbuilding.She’sajournalist.ShewritesallthemusicreviewsforTheVillageVoice.Mike:Well,whatareyouwaitingfor?Gooverthereandaskherifshecangetussometicketsfortonight!Takeshi:Areyoukidding?Ican’tdothat.Ihardlyknowher!(Mikescowls)Well,maybeIcan…Takeshi:(approachesAnna)Uh…hi,Anna!Howareyou?Anna:Oh,hi,Takeshi.I’mgreat!What’sup?Takeshi:Notmuch.So,youstill…uh…writingforTheVillageVoice?Anna:Yeah.“DedicatedMusicReviewer”—that’sme.Asamatteroffact,I’mreviewingashowtonight,JamesHammond.Takeshi:JamesHammond!Ilovehim!MyroommateandIwerejusttalkingabouthowmuchwe’dliketoseethatshow.Anna:Really?Actually,I’vegottwotickets.Takeshi:Twotickets?That’dbegreat!Anna:Terrific.It’sadate!YouandIcangotogether.Meetmeoutsideourbuildingatseven,OK?Takeshi:OK.Anna:Seeyouthen!Takeshi:Seeyoutonight.Anna:Bye.Mike:Well?Didshehaveanytickets?Takeshi:Yeah.We’releavingatseven…Mike:Fantasticman!Imean…we’renotgoingtohavealotoftime.We(’ve)gottogohome…we(’ve)gottogetchanged…we(’ve)gottoshower…Takeshi:Uh…Mike?ImeantAnnaandIareleavingatseven.Mike:Oh.Takeshi:Somehow,Igotaticket—andadatewith…AnnaMarkovich.Mike:You’rekiddingme!That’sgreat!Takeshi:Youd