新标准大学英语视听说教程4 听力原文

go to gym and get changed and then if I was going out in the evening I’d change again.

Presenter: Yeah. How about you?

Penny: Yeah, I think it depends what happens during the day. Most of the time though I just put

on my clothes for work. I go to work I come home. Um maybe take something off, like er my shoes and change into a pair of slippers（拖鞋） or something, just a pair of sneakers. Um but there are times when if I go to gym, like Penny said, or if we are going out, my wife and I are going out for some occasion, I have to change into something a little nicer.

Presenter: And and so what would what would be the occasion when you changed into

something nicer? It would be different from a work…？

Eric: Yeah like going to someone’s house for dinner or going out for dinner, or going to some

kind of event.

Presenter: Yeah yeah. Would that be the same for you?

Penny: Definitely. Going to the theatre, um or meeting friends for a drink, yes. Presenter: So you’d always change for a social circumstance? Penny: Definitely makes it feel more of an occasion.

Presenter: OK, and what about the clothes you are wearing at the moment, how would you

know, what made you choose these clothes this morning?

Penny: Well I am going for an interview in an hour’s time so I’ve got to look quite smart and

presentable so that’s why I am looking smarter than I normally would do in the day.

Presenter: I think you have got a head start here because you look very presentable. Penny: Ah thank you.

Presenter: How about you?

Eric: I am able to go to work in fairly casual clothes so you know it’s fairly relaxed, nice and

easy, anything I’m comfortable with but as long as it’s clean and boss says it’s alright.

Presenter: And so you dress for comfort or do you think you are fashion conscious as well? Eric: Maybe a little bit fashion conscious yeah. You don’t want to stand out like a sore thumb（很显眼） and people make fun of you, you know for some reason, but at the same time you want to have your own bit of individuality.

Presenter: I think you are discreetly fashion conscious, would you agree with…？

Penny: Yes and another a good trick I always do is carry my high heels in my hand bag and go in

my trainers you see, and then I can charge along and jump on the bus and then, and then look…

Presenter: And you manage high heels?

Penny: Yes once I’m there and haven’t got to move around too much.

Presenter: Very impressive, very impressive. What do you think your clothes say about your

mood or your personality? Do you change depending…if you get up in the morning do you put on certain clothes depending on how you feel?

Penny: Definitely, yes. If I’m feeling maybe a bit down I do not want to war black because it’s

quite draining(精疲力尽的) and also as you get older it’s draining too, so I might put on some warm colors or which um, I don’t know, sort of make your skin look lighter and your eyes sparkle a little more. Um I, I change…I would say I have got a lot of different colors clothes according to my mood.

Presenter: Yeah, and what about you? Do you change dramatically in the evening when you go

out on town on the razz（狂欢） you know?

Eric: Well not really. Um yeah I might put on a nicer pair of shoes or maybe er get out of my

jeans and put on a nicer pair of pants, something like that. But um for the most part, it’s a young organization that I work for and the boss is fairly young so we all dress um with a youthful thought in mind.

Presenter: Thank you.

Unit4

Inside view

Conversation 1

Andy: So what happened then?

Janet: I saw some wonderful clothes, and had a wonderful day.

Andy: But what were you doing there with Joe? I thought you were meeting with me. Janet: You were late.

Andy: Ah, yes. You got me there.

Janet: Joe is right you know. You are late quite often. Andy: Ok.

Janet: I didn’t know what to do because l didn’t know you were on you way. And Tanya offered

me the free tickets and then Joe just turned up.

Andy: Oh well. Look, I’m really sorry I didn’t… Oh, I’d better take this. Hi, Andy speaking. Oh,

yes of course. Hi, Mr. Pearson. Are we still on for today? It’s the guy we’re meeting today. Yes, we’re already here. Something unexpected has come up. OK, sure，we will have to make another arrangement to meet. That’s fine, no problem. So when would it be convenient for you? I think that’s OK, but can I check my schedule? Can you hold on for a moment, please? He can’t make it this morning. Are we clear this afternoon?

Janet: I think so, yes.

Andy: That’s OK. Could we make it at 2:30 rather than 2:00? Well, let me think. How about at

our local, the Duke of York? Would that be OK with you?... Sure, no problem. See you this afternoon. Bye!

Janet: What’s he coming to talk about?

Andy: The city. The financial capital of the world… Next to New York, of course. I’d better

tell Joe about the change of plan.

Conversation 2

Janet: So what does the world high finance have to do with our website?

Joe: Well, I thought we could do something on the Bank of England Museum- It’s really

quite interesting.

Janet: So who exactly is Tim Pearson?

Joe: He works there and he’s coming along today to plan our interview and a tour round

museum.

Janet: So we’re not actually doing any firming?

Andy: No. Just asking more about the Bank and the museum.

Tim: Hi.

Joe: Hi, Tim. Andy: Hi, Tim. Janet: Hi, I’m Janet.

Tim: Hi, Janet. Right, so where do you want to begin?

Joe: I’ve got a plan of the museum. Can we go through it with you?

Tim: Fine. Basically, the Bank of England Museum tells the story of the Bank of England.

There’s also a collection of Bank notes and gold bars.

Andy: Any free samples?

Tim: Sorry, no chance! Now, you come in here on the left, past the museum shop. Then the first

room you enter is a reconstruction of a late 18th century banking hall.

Janet: And moving through to this room, on the top right hand site?

Tim: That’s the story of the early years at the Bank from when it was founded in 1964. Janet: What about this room on the left?

Tim: That’s the bank’s collection of silver goods, a pile of gold bars. And this room here

below contains a description of how the modern economy works.

Janet: So is our paper money always backed by its value in gold?

Tim: Yes, the notes they gave or received were originally receipts for the loans in gold. But

gradually these paper receipts replaced the gold and became bank notes.

Janet: So is the Bank independent or controlled by the government? Tim: The Bank was given its independence in 1997.

Janet: And why didn’t the Bank help the economy during the credit crunch in 2008? Tim: Well, it’s a bit difficult to explain…

Andy: Take your time, Tim, we’d really like to know. Tim: Well, uh…

Outside view

So you want to win a million dollars. Who doesn’t, right? Everyone has fun thinking about how they would spend all that money.

--If I won a million dollars, I would take a vacation around the world. --If I won a million dollars, I would feed the hungry children in Africa. --I would buy a Learjet and get out of here.

--If I won a million dollars, I would buy a cabin（小木屋） and live in the woods.

--If I won a million dollars, I would take a trip around the world, and the rest of it I would give to charities.

Winning a million dollars is a nice fantasy. But for many people, their fantasy can get them in trouble. Criminals called con artists, scam（欺诈）artists, or frauds（诈骗）, taking advantage of people’s dreams of winning it big.

--My dad told my mum,” Don’t do that, because you don’t know if they’re going to trick you or not!”

Scam artists tried to trick Maria Ellen’s mother out of thousands of dollars. These criminals told Maria Ellen’s mother that she had won part of a million-dollar jackpot. But, they said, since she was not a US citizen, she was not allow to claim the prize. They promised to collect the prize for her if she gave them thousands of dollars.

--$15000, uh, at 5 o’clock in the Lottery（彩票） Texas Department. That’s what they told her. And my mum said,” OK, I’ll be there at that time.”

Police at the Dallas Lotto（乐透彩票） Claims Office say that dozens of people have been tricked out of their money in this last fraud. Fraud is a common crime. Hoping to win million, people make poor decisions and lose their money. But people who really do win millions can make poor decisions too. Bob Kenny works for an organization called More Than Money. More Than Money helps people who come into large amounts of money make good decisions about how to manage their unexpected wealth.

--What’s really important to me. My family. The health of my family. The education of my family. The long-term care of my family. These are the things important to me. These are the things I’m going to use my money to get in the world.

Albert Miller and Dorothy Adams who won a whopping（庞大的） $40 million had many choices to make on how to spend their new wealth.

--I was finally able to afford some health insurance,… --And you didn’t have it before this.

--I didn’t, and I worked every every day of my adult life.

--That’s a great decision, buying health insurance. He knows his health is important to him. His family’s health is important to him. He knows his family is important to him. He knows he’s important to his family. So it’s really easy decision. I have the money. I need the health insurance. I’m going to buy it.

Now Albert can afford anything he wants. He bought an everyday car, a top of the line Infinity. -- It’s low-key…it’s a low-profile car for me.

His other new one is not. It’s a special edition Rolls-Royce. There are fewer than two dozen like this in the world. With a cognac bar, a twelve-cylinder（气缸） engine, and one smooth ride. --If you fly a Roll, you don’t drive a Rolls. So, you know, you just fly along.

--he decided to buy one car that was practical that he could use every day. And then he decided to buy another car that he knows is not practical, that’s been a fantasy of his. It’s something that, in some ways, he always wanted. And having a little fun with the money while he’s trying to make some decisions is a perfectly normal thing to do.

--Last time we talked, you were talking diamonds. What happened? --Uh, well, I got diamonds! Big ones eleven carats in all.

--I think that was a very sweet thing to do. He had his fantasies, she had hers, and having diamonds is something she always wanted.

A few weeks after the big win, the couple closed their restaurant, called Bentley’s. now they have more time to travel, golf, and playing on the boat Albert just bought. still, a lot’s the same. They live in the same house, in the same neighbourhood where they both grew up.

--We try to keep everything pretty much same as it was before. You know, we tried not to let money change us.

--Our culture wants us to believe that if we are not happy, if we had more money, we would be happy. And the research shows that that’s just not true. You’ll still wake up some mornings with a headache. You’ll still wake up sometimes in a bad mood. You’ll still have fights with your friends sometimes. It won’t make all of that better. Having more money will not necessarily improve the quality of your relationships or the happiness that you actually have in your life. What money does is allow us to make more choices. And making wise choices is what will