大学英语-听说6-听力原文-U1-10

1CollegeEnglishFocusListeningandSpeaking(Book6)Unit1AnInvestigationPartAListeningActivitiesAConversationAGoodObserverOfficer:MrsDawson,thanksverymuchforcomingdowntothestation.I...Iknowyou'vebeenthroughaheckofasituationheretoday.Um...I'djustliketogooversomeofthethingsthatyoutoldSergeantPalmeratthebank.MrsDawson:Allright.Officer:Uh,wouldyoulikeacupofcoffee?MrsDawson:No.No,I'mfine.(Allright.)Thanks.Officer:Well,um...c-c-couldyoudescribethetwopeoplewhorobbedthebankforthisreportthatwe'refillingouthere?Now,anythingatallthatyoucanrememberwouldbeextremelyhelpfultous.MrsDawson:Well...uh...just...IcanonlyrememberbasicallywhatIsaidbefore.(That'sallright.)Themanwastall...uh...sixfoot,sixfootone,(Mm-hmm?)andhehaddarkhair,(Darkhair.)andhehadamoustache.Officer:Verygood.Allright,didhehaveanyotherdistinguishingmarks,Imeanscars,forexample,anythinglikethat?MrsDawson:Scars...um...(Mm-hmm.)no.No,nonethatIcanremember.Officer:Doyourememberhowoldhewas,byanychance?MrsDawson:Uh...well,I...Iguessaroundthirty,(Aroundthirty.)m...maybeyounger,giveortakeafewyears.Officer:Mmhmm.Allright,doyou,uh,rememberanythingaboutwhathemighthavebeenwearing?MrsDawsonYes.Yes,he...hehadonadarksweater,a...(Mm-hmm.)asolidcolor.OfficerOK,um...anythingelsethatstrikesyou(Urn...)atthemoment?MrsDawsonI...Irememberhewaswearingalightshirtunderthesweater.(Ah,verygood.)Yes,yes.OfficerMm-hmm.Allright,now,canyoutellusanythingaboutthe,uh,thewomanrobber,uh,MrsDawson?MrsDawson:Well,thebiggestthingthatIrememberaboutherwasthatshedidmostofthetalking.(Mm-hmm)Shehadthegunpointedatusandshetoldustoliedownonthefloor(Hmm.)andnottomoveifweknewwhatwasgoodforus.(Hmm.)Irememberitjustfeltlikeshewaspointingthegunrightatme,andmylittlesonwasrightnexttomeandhe...hewasjustsofrightened...Officer:Uh,MrsDawson,couldyoudescribeherforus?MrsDawson:Ugh.Shewaswearingawoolsweater...(Ah,verygood.)Irememberitwasadarkcolor,(Mm-hmm.)navyblueor...orblack,(Black,mm-hmm.)andIguessshewasinherlatetwenties.Uh,herhairwasshort,(Mm-hmm.)veryshortandcurly.2OfficerDoyourememberhowtallshewas?MrsDawsonUh...a...aboutthesameasmyself,(Mm-hmm.)aroundfivefour.Officer:Fivefour,mm-hmm.Allright,doyou,uh...rememberanythingelseaboutthiswoman?MrsDawsonYes.Irememberthatthewomanwaswearingapendantora...oralocketaroundherneck.(Uh-huh.)Irememberspecificallybecausemylittleboystartedtocry(Oh.)andthewomancameuptomeandsaid,Shutyourdamnkidup,lady.(Mm-hmm.)SoIgotagoodlookatthewomanand...andshewassortof,uh,pullingonthechain,uh,playingwithit.(Oh?)Itwasgold,uh,wellanyway,itlookedlikegold.OfficerMm-hmm.Dideitherofthemhaveanyother,uh,noticeablecharacteristics,MrsDawson?Now,justtakeamomentto(No,Idon't...)thinkaboutthis.MrsDawsonNo.No,a-aandthisisreallyallIcanremember.OfficerWell,dideitherofthemwearglasses?MrsDawsonNo.No,I'msureofthat.OfficerMm-hmm.Allright,MrsDawson,Ireallyappreciatewhatyou'vebeenthroughtoday.I'mjustgoingtoaskyoutolookatsomephotographsbeforeyouleave,ifyoudon'tmind.Itwon'ttakeverylong.Canyoudothatforme?MrsDawsonOh,a-allright.OfficerWouldyouliketostepthiswaywithme,please?MrsDawsonOK.Sure.OfficerThankyou.Exercise11.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?2.Whenandwheredoestheconversationtakeplace?3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedintheconversation?4.WhatwasMrsDawsongoingtodoattheendoftheconversation?5.Whatcanyouinferfromtheconversation?PartDFurtherListeningAStoryARealLifeStoryIwashavingsomephotosdevelopedataphotoshopinthetowncenteronesunnySaturdaymorningandIwaswaitingoutside.AniceladyapproachedmeandaskedmeifIwantedtoenteracompetition.ThefirstprizewasaweekendtriptoLondonfortwopeople.Shehadlotsofcouponswithherandshetookdownmydetails--name,age,addressandtelephonenumber.Ithankedherandleft.ImaginemyastonishmentandhappinesswhenIfoundoutthatIhadwonthefirstprize!IwasoncloudninebecauseIknewIdidn'thavethemoneyfortheholiday.ThecompanysentusourtrainticketsandthefollowingSaturdaymorningmyhusbandandIleftEdinburghforaweekendinLondon.Wewerereallyexcitedaboutthetrip.I'dhadmyhaircutandmyhusbandhadhadhissuitdry-cleaned.Fivehourslater,wearrivedinLondonandwentstraighttothehotelwhereourroomhadbeenbookedbythecompany.That'swhenwegotourfirstshock;thereceptionistsaidthere3wasnobookinginourname.Wetoldhimaboutthecompetitionprize,buthesaidthatthehotelwasunawareofanythinglikethat.Wewereangry,butnotsuspicious.WedecidedtoreturntoEdinburgh.Wehadourluggageputinataxiandwentbacktothetrainstation.LateonSaturdaynightwearrivedhome,tiredanddisappointed.Strangely,whenmyhusbandputhiskeyinthelock,hediscoveredthatitwasalreadyopen.Atthatmoment,itallmadesense;Iknewthehousehadbeenbrokenintoandthatwehadbeentricked.Thewholehousewasupsidedown.Itwasacompletemess.Theyhadtakeneverything,ourmoney,jewellery,theTV,video,stereoandthemicrowaveoven.Theyhadevenhelpedthemselvestothefoodinthefridgeandleftanotewhichsaid:Wehopeyouhadanicetime--wecertainlydid.Bytheway,youshouldhaveyourhouseredecorated!Well,wecalledthepoliceandhadthehousecheckedforfingerprints,butnonewerefound.Clearly,ourhousehadn'tbeenburgledbyamateurs--theywererealprofessionals.We'regoingtohaveanalarminstallednow