学术英语视听说1听力原文(部分)

学术英语视听说1听力原文（部分）目录Lesson1Napoleon...................................................................................................1Lesson2Pompeii.....................................................................................................2Lesson3AudioTrack................................................................................................3Lesson4RollerCoaster............................................................................................4Lesson5Language:HowChildrenAcquireTheirs.................................................5Lesson7Robots....................................................................................................7Lesson8ATidalWave......................................................................................10Lesson9LevelsofLanguage..................................................................................11Lesson10Power:TheKindsPeopleUseandAbuse...............................................13Lesson11AsianandAfricanElephants:SimilaritiesandDifferences...................16第1页共19页Lesson1NapoleonToday,I’mgoingtotalktoyouaboutoneofthemostimportanthistoricalfiguresinEuropeanhistory:NapoleonBonaparte.Let’sstartbytalkingabouthisearlylife.Napoleonwasbornin1769ontheislandofCorsica.Whenhewasonly10yearsold,hisfathersenthimtomilitaryschoolinFrance.Napoleonwasnotaverygoodstudentinmostofhisclasses,butheexcelledinmathematicsandmilitaryscience.Whenhewas16yearsold,hejoinedtheFrencharmy.Inthatyear1785,hebeganthemilitarycareerthatwouldbringhimfame,power,richesandfinallydefeat.NapoleonbecameageneralintheFrencharmyattheyoungageof24.NapoleonhadmanyvictoriesonthebattlefieldbuthealsobecameinvolvedinFrenchlawandpolitics.Andin1804,attheageof35,hebecamethefirstemperoroftheFrance.Napoleonwasmanythings.Hewas,firstofall,abrilliantmilitaryleader.Hissoldierswerereadytodieforhim.Asaresult,N.wonmanymilitaryvictories.AtonetimehecontrolledmostofEurope,butsomecountries,includingEngland,Russia,andAustriafoughtfiercelyagainsthim.Hisdefeat—“hisend”camewhenhedecidedtoattackRussia.InthismilitarycampaignagainstRussia,helostmostofhisarmy.ThegreatFrenchconquerordiedalone–desertedbyhisfamilyandfriendsin1821.Napoleonwasonly51yearsoldwhenhedied.第2页共19页Lesson2PompeiiThelectureforthisclassisaboutthecityofPompeii.Anaturaldisasteroccurredtherealmost2000yearsago.TodaymanyrichpeoplewholiveinlargemetropolitanareassuchasBeijing,ParisandNewYorkleavethecityinthesummer.Theygotothemountainsortotheseashoretoescapethecitynoiseandheat.2,000yearsago,wealthyRomansdidthesamething.TheyleftthecityofRomeinthesummer.ManyofthesewealthyRomansspenttheirsummersinthecityofPompeii,abeautifulcity,locatedontheBayofNaples.Inthesummeroftheyear79C.E.,ayoungRomanboywholaterbecameaveryfamousRomanhistorianwasvisitinghisuncleinP..Theboy’snamewasPlinytheYounger.OnedayPlinywaslookingupatthesky.Hesawafrighteningsight.Itwasaverylargedarkcloud.Thisblackcloudrosehighintothesky.WhatPlinysawwastheeruptionofthevolcanocalledMountVesuvius.Rockandashflewthroughtheair.ThecityofP.wasatthefootofMt.V..Whenthevolcanofirsterupted,manypeoplewereabletogetoutofthecityandtoescapedeath.Infact,18,000peopleescapedtheterribledisaster.Unfortunately,therewasnotenoughtimeforeveryonetoescape.Morethan2,000peopledied.Theseunluckypeoplewereburiedaliveunderthevolcanicash.Theeruptionlastedforabout3days.Whentheeruptionwasover,P.wasburiedunder20feetofvolcanicrockandash.ThecityofP.wasforgottenforalmost1,700years.Intheyearof1748anItalianfarmerwasdiggingonhisfarm.Ashewas第3页共19页digging,heuncoveredapartofawalloftheancientcityofP..Soonarchaeologistsbegantodiginthearea.Astimewentby,muchoftheancientcityofP.wasuncovered.TodaytouristscomefromallovertheworldtoseetheruinsofthefamouscityofPompeii.Lesson3AudioTrackThefunnieststoryofm}'rtravelingexperiencewaswhenIcametotheU.S.forthefirsttimebymyself.TheylostmyluggageandIdidn'tspeakawordofEnglish.Ihadtousemyhandstoexplainmyself.PeopleunderstoodxvhatImeantandtheyhelpedmeout.MyrecenttriptoAfricawasoneofthemostamazingtripsofmylife,ThiswasmysecondtriptoTanzania,Africa.Wevisitedalotofvillages,someveryremotethatwehadtotravelb}helicopter.InTanzania,it'sverydifferentfromAmericasotherearenomaps.So,even22Stravelinginahelicopter,wedidn'treallyknowwherexveweregoingtogo.Wedidn'treallyknowthexillagenames,sowejustkindofhadnodestinationandwegotinthehelicopterandjustflewaround.Andifwesawsomeanimalsorsomerooftopsofhuthouses,wesaid,Let'sgothereandwejustkindoflanded.Ihavealotoffunnyexperiencesontheairlineasaflightattendant.ButoneofthefunniestIcouldrecallxvas,therewasthispassengerxvhohadatoupeeandoneofmyflightattendantswasserving---lthink---shewasservingfood---andshehadthistray.Andsuddenlyturbulencehappened,andshelostherbalance---andherhandlandedontheguy'shead,whohada第4页共19页toupee.Whenshecaughtherbalanceagain,thetoupeekindofshifted,sohissideburnswereonhisforehead.AndIhadtocontrolmylaughterbecauseyou'renotallowedtolaugh.Lesson4RollerCoasterLet'stalkaboutthephysicsinvolvedinarideonarollercoaster.I'msuremanyofyouhavetakenarideonarollercoaster.