英語聽力教程(第2冊)Unit 5 聽力原文

Unit 5 聽力原文Part I BMan: I suppose my careers a bit unusual because I went to university when I was twenty-five a lot later than most people go. When I left school, I went straight out to work: I worked as a clerk in a small office. My father criticized me, I remember, for not going on studying while I had the chance, but I wanted to earn myself some money. Anyway, that job didnt last long because I had to go into the army when I was twenty. I stayed in for five years. I dont know what good my university course did because Im unemployed now. Oh, I know I got a job when I finished my university course I was twenty-nine then but it didnt last long. Well, I never really thought I would enjoy teaching very much. So, as I say, Im unemployed now and looking for something else. CInterviewer: Sergio. Thank you for agreeing to this interview. How old are you? Sergio: Um, Im fifty-one. Interviewer: and what is your profession?Sergio: Im an accountant.Interviewer: Are you married?Sergio: Yes, Im married.Interviewer: Does your wife work?Sergio: Yes, luckily. Shes a teacher.Interviewer: Could you tell me about your last job? Who did you work for?Sergio: Um. I worked for a chemical company near Milan.Interviewer: How long did you work there?Sergio: Um, for fourteen years.Interviewer: How did you lose your job?Sergio: The company was taken over by a Swedish firm and I was made redundant.Interviewer: So, how long have you been unemployed?Sergio: Um, for about 6 months.Interviewer: So, Sergio. It must be difficult being unemployed at your age.Sergio: Of course. Many people dont want to employ someone over fifty.Interviewer: So how do you spend your days?Sergio: I get the newspaper every day and look at the job advertisements. When I see something interesting I apply.Interviewer: Any luck so far?Sergio: Yes, I was offered something last month, but the job was not very interesting.Interviewer: Do you meet other unemployed people?Sergio: Not really. Um, I prefer to stay at home and work on my PC. Im also studying psychology.Interviewer: Thats an interesting idea. What else do you do?Sergio: I have lunch with my former colleagues about once a month. They often hear about jobs and so on. They often have useful information.Interviewer: Have you registered with a recruitment agency?Sergio: No, I havent. I think they already have too many people on their books.Interviewer: So how much time do you spend looking for a job?Sergio: Oh, about ten, fifteen hours per week. The rest of time I do housework and other things.Interviewer: Are you optimistic?Sergio: Yes. But I really dont want to leave Milan.Interviewer: I see. Thank you.Part II Summer jobsignorance：無知，愚昧;蒙 deterrent：制止旳;遏制旳 occupational：職業(yè)旳;軍事占領(lǐng)旳 make fortune：致富 accommodation：住處;適應(yīng);便利;和解 boring： 無聊旳，無趣旳;令人厭煩旳;單調(diào)旳，乏味旳 plus：加 bowling：保鈴球 obviously：明顯 peel：剝皮;覆蓋層脫落，剝落 sunbathing：日光浴 reasonable：有理旳 hire out：出租;受雇 suntan： 曬黑 fantastic：奇異旳，古怪旳;極好旳 courier：導(dǎo)游;（傳遞信息或重要文獻旳）信使;通訊員Interviewer: And Christine, what about you? What have you been doing this summer? Christine: Working, mostly. Interviewer: You mean youve been studying? Christine: Oh no, Ive been doing a job to earn money. Interviewer: And have you made your fortune yet? Christine: Hardly! But I havent done too badly. Ive been getting about 70 a week, plus my meals and my accommodation, so Ive earned over 500 and Ive managed to save most of it. Interviewer: That sounds pretty good. What kind of work have you been doing exactly? Christine: Ive been working in a hotel. Interviewer: What, as a waitress? Christine: No. Ive been helping in the kitchen most of the time washing and peeling vegetables, preparing breakfast trays, washing up that sort of thing. Interviewer: And have you been enjoying it? Or has it been rather boring? Christine: No, it hasnt been too bad. Ive found it quite interesting here, in fact. Not so much the work itself, but the people Ive got to know and the friends Ive made, and Ive managed to do lots of things in my spare time too. Its a seaside town, so theres been quite a lot going on in the evenings you know, dancing, bowling, cinemas, and so on and on my afternoons off Ive been doing quite a bit of sunbathing and swimming. Interviewer: Yes, I can see youve got quite brown. Youve obviously been having some reasonable weather here. Now what about Kevin here? Kevin, youve managed to get a fantastic suntan. How have you been spending your time here? Have you been doing a holiday job? Kevin: Yes, Ive been working down on the beach. I like an outdoor job. Ive been mostly hiring out deck chairs you know, going round collecting the money, but Ive also been selling papers. Interviewer: And have you earned a lot of money? Kevin: Not a lot. I came here for a cheap holiday more than anything else. My brothers the one whos been making money this summer. Interviewer: Has he been working here in Brighton too? Kevin: No, hes in Italy working as a courier for a travel firm. Hes been taking Americans round Italy on coach tours and having a fantastic time. And one of them has invited him to go and work in America next summer. Interviewer: Lucky him!Part III Jobs: my idea of hell, my idea of heavenmeasure： 測量，測度;措施;限度;尺寸 dissatisfied with：不滿 melt down：熔化 abattoir：屠場;（拳擊、摔跤、斗牛等旳）角斗場 day in and day out：每天地，每天地;日復(fù)一日 be capable of：可以 nuclear power station：核電站 mad：瘋 comprehend：理解 casino： 賭場;俱樂部，娛樂場;小別墅 revolting：叛亂旳;背叛旳;使人厭惡旳 pinpoint：擬定，精確地指出;精擬定位 AIDS clinic：艾滋病診所 self-explanatory：自明 beat：打擊 sane：心智健全旳;神志正常旳;明智旳;穩(wěn)健 work on ones own： 給自己工作responsibility：責(zé)任 independent：獨立 chicken battery：層架式雞籠 amongst：之中 night shift：夜班 torture：拷問;折磨;痛苦 archaeologist：考古學(xué)家 anthropologist： 人類學(xué)家 third baseman：三壘手 photographer：照相師 contact：聯(lián)系My Idea of Hell: 1st speaker: I think my idea of hell would be, to be, to have a job where I had to do the same thing over and over again like somebody working in a factory just picking up one thing from one place and putting it into another and this just going on and on, day in and day out, if it was that kind of job I would just go mad. 2nd speaker: Well, I think the thing I would least like to do given an option of anything in the world would be to be the guy who sits in a nuclear power station watching for it to start melting down, you know, the guys who sit there in front of those, thats just you know its a revolting thing anyway but can you imagine the boredom and the responsibility at the same time, it would just be completely terrible, Id hate that. 3rd speaker: I think, I think the job I . I dont actually think I would be capable of doing it is to be work as the killing person in an abattoir. (I dont actually think I would be capable of doing it: to work as the killing person in an abattoir.) I think that would be my, my, er, its self-explanatory why I couldnt do it. I th.I cant imagine how people actually do it. I met somebody once who erm was one of the people that went into erm er a chicken battery and theyd spend all night they were only working night shift and just kill chickens and and I just couldnt comprehend how they managed to do that and how they stayed sane. That would be the worst thing. I think itd be torture in more ways than one. My Idea of Heaven: 1st speaker: On the other hand it would be wonderful to have a job where you are paid a lot of money and you could travel to different countries someone like a television reporter or an archaeologist or an anthropologist. I mean those are the exciting kinds of jobs Id like to have . I cant pinpoint one but it has to be a job where I can travel and see different countries and have time to actually stay in those countries and learn a little about those countries and visit exciting places. 2nd speaker: What would I like to do? Well I guess probably the best job in the world would be to play for the New York Mets. You cant beat that. you just cant beat that. third baseman for the New Youk Mets. The Mets? Oh theyre a baseball team. best baseball team in the world. 3rd speaker: To choose another sort of job that I would really like. I would very much like to be a photographer, erm because it would give me an opportunity to work with people but at the same time be independent still and thats the thing that I always need. I need to be independent, be able to work on my own and be amongst other people, very much like you, I think, that I have to have other contact but like to get on with wha. with my own thing.Part 1st speaker: er well, we dont actually open till 9:30 erI mean I have to be there at 8:45 because theres lots to do beforehand. UmI think what I like about it is I like meetingmeeting people, or rather dealing with people, because were really stuck behind that glass thing. Um. we used to have microphones and used them to speak to people, but they decided it was too impersonal so they changed it back. Um.you know, I like dealing with people like I said, its surprising, you know how varied the work is really. Well, a lot of it is routine, of course, but theres still something unexpected every day. You never know whos going to walk in and come up to your. er . position. Er. yeah, I do like handling money and I like the responsibility and the feeling that the customers trust you because you are dealing with their money and their livelihood. Er. but what I dont like is the way people can be rude or angry about little things that arent my fault. Its usually because theyve made a mistake themselves and they arent prepared to admit it. I mean its up to them to check if theyve got enough to cover a cheque if they write it, isnt it really?2nd speaker: well, every day is different. I mean, some days I spend hours on end meeting with clients, trying to find out exactly what they want or I try to persuade them that our ideas will work. Now, you see, were very rarely given a free hand by clients. A lot of time, well yes, a lot of time is spent on research. You see, we have to do all the viewing and .and the readership figures. We do our own surveys to find out what a cross-section of people think. Of course its not just what they think. I mean, people can say "Yes, thats great. I.I found it really amusing and so on", but what counts is: Does it sell the goods? Now, if we dont show a rise in sales then we lose a client, its as simple as that. Still, what I enjoy most is really the creative side. Now, ideas, you know, they come to you everywhere at the most unexpected times. In fact, the best idea I ever had came to me when I was in the bath and I just jumped straight out, I got on the phone to the client. You know, I was. usually we. we have what we call brainstorming sessions in the office, so the best ideas are usually the result of teamwork. Thats what makes a good agency-a team of individuals who can work both alone and together. It takes a special sort of person. Now, the biggest drawback of the work is that you stand or fall by results. If your ideas are drying up of if you make an expensive mistake, then you get the sack. Theres always that hanging over you its always worrying. Part V David: Hi, youre listening to Radio Southwest. The best in the Southwest from music along to the minute news. Sue is here. Hello, Sue.Sue: Hello, David.David: And weve got a job spot for you today, so if you are unemployed and looking for a new job, this could be a spot for you. So lets have a look and see what weve got today. How about a hairdresser? You must be experienced for this job and the pay will be agreed. So that will depend on experience. The hours are 8:30 to 5 Monday to Friday, and Saturday 8:45 to 1 p.m. So thats hours 8:30 to 5 Monday to Friday, and Saturday 8:45 to 1 p.m. a hairdresser. How about you Sue? What have you got?Sue: Right, David. Well, the first one weve got is a cook. Thats in a large busy restaurant. So its very useful to have experience in large scale cooking. The age is around 25 or so and pays 2 pounds an hour. So thats not bad, isnt it? (Mum) The hours are good, too. Thats Monday to Friday 3 to 6:30.David: Great. Thanks Sue. So thats a cook. Now how do you fancy working out of doors? How do you fancy being a gardener? There is no age restrictions on this job. So as long as youre fit and strong, any age and itll suit you. If you are keen on gardening, this could be a great job. The pay is 1 pound 70 an hour, and the hours: Tuesday to Saturday 8:30 to 5. Sunday you have to work once a month. But the bonus is on Monday. The garden centres closed. Now the third work you would be doing is a general assistant in a garden centre. Potting, watering, things like that. So if youve got green fingers, how about applying for that pay 1 pound 70 an hour? Sue, what else have you got?Sue: Right, David. From outdoors to indoors, weve got a short-hand typist job here. Thats in an office. And this job may suit a woman with school-age children. Because the hours are only 15 hours a week. The age is twenty to fortyish and the pay depends on the age. Its a small friendly office, but there is experience of course. The accuracy is more important than the experience. So they go. Thats a nice short-hand typist job in an office.David: Great. Here is a job possibly to somebody who is a school leaver. It says: requires no experience at all but training will be given on the job. And pay is 67 pounds a week. Whats the job? Hm, its a shop assistant in a busy supermarket. Its a full time job, but the big thing is you dont need any experience. So if youre just leaving school, and fancy working in the supermarket, try that. You get one day off during a week and you must work one late evening to 9:30 p.m. OK, thats a shop assistant. Well, if you fancy any of those jobs, give us a ring here on job spot at Radio Southwest and now back to the music.