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1、L isten to This 2 听；b文本目 录Lesson 1.2Lesson 2.8Lesson 3.13Lesson 4.19Lesson 5.26Lesson 6.30Lesson 7.34Lesson 8.40Lesson 9.46Lesson 10.51Lesson 11.54Lesson 12.59Lesson 13.64Lesson 15.73Lesson 16.错误！未定义书签。Lesson 17.错误！未定义书签。Lesson 18.错误！未定义书签。Lesson 20.错误!未定义书签。-page 1 -2Lesson 1 Th is Is Your Lif e is

2、 one of th e most popuJ ar programmes on British and Americ an tel evision.Every week a f amous person is invited to a tel evision stud io,with out knowing th at h e or sh e wil l b e th e sub jec t of th e programme.Th e c ompere meets th e person outsid e th e stud io and says Th is is your l if e

3、!,Th e person th en moets f riend s and rel atives f rom h is or h er past and present.Stud io 4 is wh ere th e programme is rec ord ed.Th e programme b egins at eigh t o c l oc k.Its 6:45 now and th e d irec tor is c h ec king th e preparations with h is new prod uc tion assistant(P A),Th e sub jec

4、 t of tonigh t,s sh ow wi11 b e an ac tor,Jason Dougl as.Th e c ompare,as usual,wil l b e Terry Donovan.Direc tor:Let,s just c h ec k th e arrangements.Were b ringing Jason Dougas h ere in a stud io c ar一h e th inks h e,s c oming to a d isc ussion programme!Th e d river h as b een tol d to arrive at

5、 exac tl y 7:55.Now,th e programme b egins at eigh t oc l oc k.At th at time Jason wil l b e wal king to th e stud io.Terry Donovan wil l start h is introd uc tion at 8:01,and Jason wil l arrive at 8:02.Terry wil l meet h im at th e stud io entranc e Camera 4 wil l b e th ere.Th en h e 11 take h im

6、to th at seat.It?11 b e on Camera 3.Jason wi 11 b e sitting th ere d uring th e wh ol e programme.For most of th e sh ow Terry wi 11 b e stand ing in th e mid d l e,and h e11 b e on Camera 2,Th e guests wil l c ome th rough th at d oor,tal k to Terry and Jason and th en sit over th ere.Direc tor:Now

7、,is th at al l c l ear?P A:Yes th ere5 s just one th ing.Direc tor:Wel l,wh at is it?P A:Wh os going to l ook af ter th e guests d uring th e sh ow?Direc tor:P aul ine is.P A:And wh ore wi11 th ey b e waiting d uring th e sh ow?Direc tor:In Room 401,as usual.P aul ine wil l b e waiting with th em,an

8、d sh el l b e watc h ing th e sh ow on th e monitor.Sh e11 tel 1 th em two minutes b ef ore th ey enter.P A:I th ink th ats everyth ing.Terry:Good evening and wel c ome to Th is is Your Lif e.Th is is Terry Donovan speaking.Were waiting f or th e sub jec t of tonigh t5 s programme.Hes one of th e wo

9、rl d s l ead i ng ac tors,and h e th inks h es c oming h ere to take part in a d isc ussion programme I c an h ear h im now yes,h ere h e is!Jason Dougl as.Th is is your l if e!Jason:Oh,no.I d ont b el ieve it!Not me.Terry:Yes,you!Now c ome over h ere and sit d own.Jason,you were b orn at numb er 28

10、 Bal ac l ava Street in East Ham,Lond on on Jul y 2nd,1947.You were one of six c h il d ren,and your f ath er was a taxi d river.Of c ourse,your name was th en Grah am Smith.Terry:Now,d o you know th is voic e?I rememb er Jason wh en h e was two.He used to sc ream and sh out al l d ay.Jason:Susan!Te

11、rry:Yes al 1 th e way f rom Syd ney,Austral ia Sh e f l ew h ere spec ial Ly f or th is programme.Its your sister,Susan Fraser!Jason:Susan Wh y d id nt you tel l me oh,th is is wond erf ul!2Listen to This 2 听力文本Terry:Yes,you h avent seen eac h oth er f or 13 years take a seat next to h im,Susan.You

12、started sc h ool at th e age of f ive,in 1952,and in 1958 you moved to Lane End Sec ond ary Sc h ool.Terry:Do you rememb er th is voic e?!Smith!Stop l ooking out of th e wind ow!JJason:Oh,no!Its Mr.Hooper!Terry:Your Engl ish teac h er,Mr.Stanl ey Hooper.Was Jason a good stud ent,Mr.Hooper?Mr.Hooper:

13、Eh?No,h e was th e worst in th e c l ass b ut h e was a b ril l iant ac tor,even in th ose d ays.He c oul d imitate al 1 th e teac h ers?Terry:Th ank you,Mr.Hooper.You c an speak to Jason,l ater.Wel l,you went to th e Lond on Sc h ool of Drama in 1966,and l ef t in 1969.In 1973 you went to Hol l ywo

14、od.Terry:Do you know th is voi c e?Hi Jason Can you ri d e a h orse yet?,Jason:Maria!Terry:Maria Montrose wh os c ome f rom Hol l ywood to b e with you tonigh t.Maria:Hel l o,Jason its great to b e h ere.Hel l o,Terry.Jason and I were in a movie togeth er in 1974.Jason h ad to l earn to rid e a h or

15、se Wel l,Jason d oesnt l ike h orses very muc h.Jason:Like th em!Im terrif ied of th em!Maria:Anyway,h e prac tised f or two weeks.Th en h e went to th e d irec tor it was Ch arl es Orson and said,1 Wh at d o you wan t me to d o?Ch arl es said,I want you to f al l of f th e h orse.Jason was f urious

16、.Ue said,Wh at?Fal l of f!Ive b een prac tising f or two weeks.I c oul d f al l of f th e f irst d ay with out any prac tic e!5Interviewer:Good morning,sir.Im f rom rad io station QRX,and I wond er if youd mind answering a f ew questions f or our survey tod ay.Dav id:Uh sure,wh y not?Interviewer:Wh

17、ats your name?David:Uh,my name is David George.Interviewer:David,wh at d o you d o f or a 1iving?David:I*m a prof essional b aseb al l pl ayer.Interviewer:Real l y?Dav id:Mm-h mui.Interviewer:Th ats terrif ic.Wh at d o you d o f or f un?David:Wel l,I l ike to read th e c l assic s一you know,Dic kens,

18、Sh akespeare,uh b ooks l ike th at.-page3 一4Interviewer:Fab ul ous.And wh ats th e most exc iting th ing th ats h appened to you rec entl y?David:Just c al l me Dad.My wif e and I.uh h ad our f irst b ab y.Interviewer:Oh,(Yeah.A l ittl e girl.)th ats wond erf ul.David:Mm-h mm.Interviewer:Wh o d o yo

19、u ad mire most in th is worl d?David:Wel l,I ad mire my wif e.uh .sh es terrif ic.Sh e5 s going to b e a great moth er,great moth er.Interviewer:Terrif ic.Wh at d o you want to b e d oing f ive years f rom now?David:Wel l,uh .f ive years f rom now I5 d l ike to b e a f ath er of f ive.Id l ike to h

20、ave l ots of kid s around th e h ouse.Interviewer:Th ats f ab ul ous.David:Yeah.Interviewer:Th anks very muc h f or tal king to us,David.David:Wel l,th ank you.Interviewer:Good morning.Im f rom rad io station QRX,and I wond ered if youd mind answering a f ew questions tod ay f or our survey.Suzanne:

21、Not at al l.Interviewer:Wh ats your name?Suzanne:Suzanne Brown.Interviewer:Suzanne,wh at d o you d o f or a 1iving?Suzanne:a l awyer.Interviewer:A l awyer?And wh at d o you d o f or f un?Suzanne:1 l ike to run.Interviewer:Uh-h uh.Running,1 ikc一Suzanne:Jogging.Interviewer:Jogging.And wh ats th e most

22、 exc iting th ing th ats h appened to you rec entl y?Suzanne:I got to run in th e Boston Marath on.Interviewer:Congratul ations.And wh o d o you ad mire most in th e worl d?Suzanne:Oh,wel l,Id h ave to say Martin Luth er King,Jr.Interviewer:Mmm,yes.And wh at d o you want to b e d oing f ive years f

23、rom tod ay?4L isten to This 2 听力文本Suzanne:Wel l,d are I say win th e Boston Marath on?Interviewer:Wond erf ul.Th anks a l ot f or tal king to us tod ay,Suzanne.Suzanne:Youre wel c ome.Interviewer:Good morning,sir.Im f rom rad io station QRX,and I wond er if you c oul d answer a f ew questions f or o

24、ur survey th is morning.Ad ol f o:Oh,yes,yes.Interviewer:Wh ats your name?Ad ol f o:My name is Ad ol f o Vasquez.Interviewer:Ad ol f o,wh at d o you d o f or a l iving?Ad ol f o:r i n a d anc er.Interviewer:A d anc er.And wh at d o you d o f or f un?Ad ol f o:I watc h uh .music al movies.Interviewer

25、:Music al movies.And wh ats th e most exc iting th ing th ats h appened to you rec entl y?Ad ol f o:Oh,ab out six years ago I moved to United States,(Uh-h uh.)and th ats quite exc iting f or me.Interviewer:Yes,th at is very exc iting.Wh at d o you-wh o d o you ad mire most in th e worl d?Ad ol f o：I

26、 ad mire a l ot.mn.Soph ia Loren,th e movie ac tress.Interviewer:I und erstand c ompl etel y.(Mm-h mm.)Wh at d o you want to b e d oing f ive years f rom now?Ad ol f o:I 1 ike very muc h wh at Im d oing righ t now,so I real l y woul d l ike to keep d oing it.Interviewer:Very good.(Mm-h mm.)Th anks f

27、 or speaking to us tod ay,Ad ol f o,Ad ol f o:Okay,You re wel c ome.Interviewer:Good morning,Miss.Im f rom rad io station QRX,and I wond er if you c oul d answer a f ew questions f or our survey.Lind a：Sure.Interviewer:Wh ats your name?Lind a:Lind a Montgomery,Interviewer:Lind a,wh at d o you d o f

28、or a 1iving?Lind a:Uh,wel l,righ t now Im going to b eauty sc h ool.-page5-6 Interviewer:Beauty sc h ool?Lind a:Yeah.Interviewer:Uh-h uh,And wh at d o you d o f or f un?Lind a:Oh,wh at f or f un,I h ang out with my f riend syou know,go f or pizza,stuf f l ike th at.Interviewer:I und erstand.Wh ats t

29、h e most exc iting th ing th ats h appened to you rec entl y?Lind a:Oh,th is was so great!(Yeah?)Four of my f riend s and I,we went,to a Bruc e Springsteen c onc ert.We ac tual l y-we got tic kets.Interviewer:Wond erf ul.Lind a:It was th e b est.Interviewer:Wh o d o you ad mire most in th e worl d?L

30、ind a:Wh o d o I ad mi 1 guess(Mm-h mm.)my d ad,(Uh-h uh,)prob ab l y niy d ad.Yeah.Interviewer:And wh at d o you want to b e d oing f ive years f rom now?Lind a:I woul d l ove it if I c oul d h ave my own b eauty sal on.Interviewer:Uh-h uh.Lind a:Th at woul d b e great.Interviewer:Th anks very muc

31、h f or tal king to us tod ay.Lind a:Okay.Announc er:And now,at 10:50 its time f or T n Your Own Word s,in wh ic h we interview peopl e with unusual stories to tel l.Here to introd uc e th e programme is P atric ia Newel l.Good morning,P atric ia.P atric ia:Good morning,and good morning everyone.With

32、 me in th e stud io now is th is mornings guest,Trevor Cartrid ge.Good morning,Trevor.Trevor:Good morning,P atric ia.P atric ia:Trevor,you h ave one of th e most unusual stories Ive ever h eard.Yet,nowad ays,you seem to l ead a very ord inary l if e.Trevor:Yes,P atric ia.Im a d entist.I l ive and wo

33、rk in Lond on.P atric ia:But at one time you used to h ave a d if f erent job?Trevor:Yes,I was a sol d i er.P atric ia:A sol d ier?Trevor:Th ats righ t.P atric ia:And h ow l ong ago was th at?6L isten to This 2 听力文本Trevor:Oh,ab out two th ousand years ago.P atric ia:Th ats righ t.Trevor Cartrid ge b

34、 el ieves th at h e was a sol d ier in th e army of Jul ius Caesar.He rememb ers c oming to Britain with th e Roman army two th ousand years ago.Trevor,tel l us your remarkab l e story.in your own word s!Trevor:Wel l,f unnil y enough,it al 1 b egan b ec ause I wanted to give up smoking.P atric ia：Gi

35、ve up smoking!Trevor:Min,I used to smoke too muc h and I tried to give up several times,b ut I al ways started smoking again a f ew d ays l ater.In th e end I went,to a h ypnotist.He h ypnotized me,and 1 stopped smoking at onc e.I was d el igh ted,as you c an imagine.P atric ia:Yes?Trevor:Th at mad

36、e me very interested in h ypnotism,and I tal ked to th e h ypnotist ab out it.He tol d me th at some peopl e c oul d rememb er th eir past l ives wh en th ey were h ypnotized,and h e asked if I wanted to try.I d id nt b el ieve it at f irst,b ut in th e end I agreed.He h ypnotized mo,and sure enough

37、,I rememb ered.I was a Roman sol d ier in Caesars army.P atric ia:You d id nt b el ieve it at f irst?Trevor:I d id nt b el ieve it b ef ore we tried th e experiment.Now Im ab sol utel y c onvinc ed its true.P atric ia:Wh at d o you rememb er?Trevor:Oh,al l kind s of th ings,b ut th e most interestin

38、g th ing I rememb er is th e nigh t we Land ed in Britain.P atric ia：You rememb er th at?Trevor:Oh yes.It was a terrib l e,stormy nigh t.Th ere were a h und red or more of us in th e b oat.We were al l sh ut in,b ec ause th e weath er was so b ad and most peopl e were sic k,b ec ause it was very stu

39、f f y.Th ere was a terrib l e smel l of petrol,I rememb er.Lots of men th ough t we sh oul d go b ac k to Franc e.11 wasnt c al l ed Franc ei th en,of c ourse.P atric ia:And th ere was a smel l of petrol?Trevor:Yes,it was terrib l e.Th e weath er got worse and worse.We th ough t we were going to d i

40、e.In th e end th e b oat was push ed up onto th e sand s,and wo c l imb ed out.I rememb er jumping into th e water and struggl ing to th e b eac h.Th e water was up to my sh oul d ers and it was a f reezing nigh t.A l ot of men were ki1 l ed b y th e c ol d or d rowned in th e storm,b ut I managed t

41、o get ash ore.P atric ia:You d id?Trevor:Yes.Th ere were ab out ten survivors f rom our b oat,b ut even th en our troub l es weren5 t over.We f ound a f armh ouse,b ut it was d eserted.Wh en th e peopl e read th e newspapers,and knew th at we were c orning,th ey were terrif ied.Th ey took al 1 th ei

42、r animal s and al 1 th eir f ood,and ran away into th e h il l s.Of c ourse,th ere were no proper road s in th ose d ays.Wel l,we went into th e h ouse and tried to l igh t a f ire,b ut we c oul d nt even d o th at.We al ways kept matc h es in our trousers poc kets,so natural l y th ey were al I soa

43、ked.We c oul d n5 t f ind anyth ing to eat,exc ept one tin of c at f ood.We were so h ungry,we b roke it open with our knives,and ate it.We f ound a tap,b ut.th e water was f rozen.-page7-8In th e end we d rank rainwater f rom th e tin.We sat very c l ose togeth er and tried to keep warm.We c oul d

44、h ear wol ves b ut we d id nt h ave any weapons,b ec ause our guns were f ul 1 of seawater.By th e morning,th e storm was over.We went on to th e b eac h and f ound wh at l ef t of th e b oat.We managed to f ind some f ood,and we h oped th ere was some wine too,b ut wh en we opened th e b ox al l th

45、 e b ottl es were b roken.P atric ia:So wh at.h appened?Trevor:We waited.Final l y anoth er b oat c ame and took us away,and we joined th e oth er sol d iers.I rememb er going into th e c amp,and getting a h ot meal,and c l ean c l oth es.It was wond erf ul.We were given our pay,too.I rememb er th e

46、 d ate on th e c oins,50 BC.It was an exc iting time.P atric ia:And d id you stay in Britain?Trevor:Oh yes,I was h ere f or f ive years,f rom 50 BC to 55 BC.I enjoyed my stay in Britain very muc h.P atric ia:And th en you went b ac k to Rome?Trevor:I c ant rememb er anyth ing af ter th at.P atric ia

47、:Wel l,Trevor Cartrid ge,th ank,you f or tel l ing us your story,in your own word s.Th e Knowl ed geBec oming a Lond on taxi d river isn,t easy.In ord er to ob tain a l ic enc e to d rive a taxi in Lond on,c and id ates h ave to pass a d etail ed examination.Th ey h ave to l earn not onl y th e stre

48、ets,l and marks and h otel s,b ut al so th e quic kest way to get th ere.Th is is c al l ed Th e Knowl ed ge b y Lond on c ab d rivers and it c an take years of stud y and prac tic e to get.Th e Knowl ed ge.Cand id ates are examined not onl y on th e quic kest routes b ut al so on th e quic kest rou

49、tes at d if f erent times of th e d ay.P eopl e wh o want io pass th e examination spend muc h of th eir f ree time d riving or even c yc l ing around Lond on,stud ying maps and l earning th e h uge street d i rec tory b y h eart.Th e Und ergroundTravel l ing on th e Lond on und erground (th e tub e

50、)presents f ew d if f ic ul ties f or visitors b ec ause of th e c l ear c ol our-c od ed maps.It is al ways usef ul to h ave pl enty of spare c h ange with you b ec ause th ere are of ten l ong queues at th e l arger stations,if you h ave enough c h ange you c an b uy your tic ket f rom a mac h ine