新視野大學英語聽說教程第二冊聽カ錄音文本UnitlShortConversationsW:It'stimefor“InternationalClockTime"!Timetodiscusshowyoufeelabouttime!M:Well,sinceweallcomefromthesamecountry,IthinkourviewswillbesimilarQ:Whydoesthemanbelievethepeoplewillhavesimilarviews?W:It'sannoysmethewayforeignfriendstreattime.M:Ijustreadabookaboutthisproblem!It'sentitledInternationalClockTalk.Q:Whichproblemisthebookabout?M:Australiansaresorelaxedabouttime!Itdrivesmemad!W:That'sthewaytheyare.Whileyou'rehere,you'llhavetogetusedtoit.Q:Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetotheman?M:Haveyounoticeddifferencesbetweenourcultures?W:Sure.Inmycountry,peopledon'tcareabouttimeverymuch.Here,youtakeitseriously.Q:Howdopeopleinthewoman'scountryfeelabouttime?W:Canyouexplainwhyyou'realwaysfiveminuteslateforconference?M:Oh,I'msorry.Inmycountry,peopleareoftenlate.Q:Whatdoesthemanlateforconference?W:WhatdoyouappreciatemostaboutlifeinGermany?M:Germanpeoplearerarelylateformeetings.Ineverhavetodealwithlatecomers.Q:WhatdoesthemanlikebestaboutlifeinGermany?M:I'veheardthatChinesepeopleareveryrelaxedabouttime.W:Thatusedtobetrue.Nowadays,peopleareincreasinglybotheredbylateness.,Q:Accordingtothewoman,howhaveChinesepeoplechanged?M:Whydidyouwalkoutiftherestaurantabruptly?Wehadjuststartedtaking.W:Juststarted?Weweretherefortwohours!Inmycountry,mealstake15minutes.Q:Whydidthewomanwalkoutiftherestaurantsoabruptly?W:WhatdidMomthinkabouttriptoRussia?I'msolookingforwardtohearingaboutit.M:Shedidn'tsaymuch.WhenIpickedherupattheairportthismorning,shewasjusteagertogethometoseeDad.Shejustsaidthefoodwasgreatthere.Q:Whatustherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?M:It'sonly6:30,andyou'redone!Iwon'tfinishworktill10.You'reveryefficient.W:Well,Tomfinishedtwohoursearlierthanme.That'sasignofefficiencyinmycountry.Q:Howmanyhoursearlierdidthewomanfinishherworkthantheman?LongConversationM:Youtravelalot.Whichpeopledoyouthinkarethemosttime-conscious?W:Ithinkit'sprobablytheSwedes.M:Really,whatmakesyousaythat?W:Well,onmylasttriptoSweden,Iorderedataxitopickmeupatmyhotelat6:25am.Igottothestreetat6:27,butthetaxihadalreadyleft.M:That'salittlehardtobelieve.Isittrue?W:Absolutely,everythingrunsontimethere.There'snoroomformistakes.Everyoneisverytime-conscious!M:Theymustseemverystiffandserious!W:Sure,butonceyougettoknowthem,youfindkind,caringpeoplebehindtheirseriousfaces.M:ThisisverydifferentfrommuexperiencestravelinginSouthAmerica.Ofcourse,peoplethereareverykind,buttheydon'tcaremuchabouttime.W:Iagree.SouthAmericansdon'tputverymuchstressontime.They'realwayslateforeverything,butnooneseemstomind.PassageThebiggestprobleminmycompanyhastodowithculture,inparticularourdifferentwaysoflookingattime.PeoplefromsomecountriesthinkitisOKtoshowuplateforameetingandsomepeopleevendon'tthinktheyneedtocomeatall!Aspresidentofthecompany,however;itismyresponsibilitytotellthemthatthisisnotacceptable.Whereasinsomeothercountriesattendingmeetingsisnotconsideredveryimportant,inthiscountryandespeciallyinthiscompany,meetingsmustbeattendedontime.Notbeingontimecausesinefficiency.IspentallnightthinkingabouttheexactwordsthatIwouldusetoexplainmyfeelings.Ievenwrotemywordsdown.Iplannedtodiscussthisproblematthemeetingtoday,andentitledmuspeech"InternationalClockTalk".Unfortunately,Ihaveaproblem-noonecametothemeeting!Unit2ShortconversationW:Whatdidyourcoachtellyouaboutrunningintomorrow'srace?M:Hesaid,//AIIthatglittersisOlympicgold,"toremindmeoftheOlympicspirit.Q:Whatwasthecoach'sadvicetotheman?M:IwatchedaTVshowlastnight,calledZ/AIIthatGlittersIsOlympicGold".W:Iwatchedthattoo.ItwasaboutthetrainingandsacrificenecessaryforathletestocompeteintheOlympics.Q:WhatwastheTVshowabout?M:Runningthehundred-meterdashisnothingcomparedtothepassionnecessarytorunlongerraces.W:Areyoukidding?I'verunbothandIknowtheybothrequiredetermination.Q:Whatdoesthemandisagreewiththewoman?M:Doyouthinkdrugtakingiswidespreadamongamateurathletestryingtogetstronger?W:It'shardtosaywhetherit'strueornot.Somuchofwhatwehearseemstoberumors.Q:Doesthewomanbelievethatthereisaproblemwithamateurathletestakingdrugs?W:DoyouthinkthathecouldhaverunintheOlympicsifthingshadturnedoutdifferently?M:Definitely.Hehadtheheart.Itwasjusthidinjurythatcosthimopportunitytocompete.Q:DidtheathletecompeteintheOlympics?M:Iheardthatwhentheathleteacceptedthegoldmedal,hethankedhismom.W:That'sright.Hesworethatshewasresponsibleforhimdevelopingthestrengthtowintherace.Q:Whywastheathleteabletowintherace?W:Comeon,youcaneatthiscake.Youdon'thavetodenyyourselfsweetfoodjustbecauseyou'reintheOlympics.M:Yes,Ido!Withthegamescomingsosoon,Ihavetostayonahealthydiet.Q:whatdoesthemanrefusethewoman'soffer?M:MostpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicswouldliketobeliketheathletestheysee.W:Maybetheywould.ButIdon'tthinkmostofthemhavethedeterminationtoworksohardtogetthere?Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicGames?W:Areyounoticingthefrownsonthefacesoftherunners?Notoneofthemlookshappy.M:Youcanbesurethetworunnersfromourcountryarehappy.Outofthefiveraces,they'rewonfour.Q:Howmanyraceshavetherunnersfromthespeakers'countrywon?M:JusthearingtheOlympicsongfillsmewithdeterminationtogooutandwin.W:Itwasfirstplayedin1896,butitwasn'ttheofficialsonguntil1958.Ilikeittoo.Q:InwhichyeardidtheOlympicsongbecomeofficial?LongconversationW:Wow,youreallylookgreat.Haveyoubeenworkingout?M:Everyday,I'mpreparingfortheOlympicGames.W:Oh,no.M:What?What'sthematter?Youdon'tthinkIcandoit?W:Idon'tknowhowtotellyou.M:Youdon'tthinkI'mstrongenoughtoenter,doyou?Well,I'llhaveyouknowI'mplentystrong.Andifyousayotherwise,youdon'tknowwhatyou'retakingabout.W:Iknowyou'restrong.That'snottheproblem.M:Thenyouthinkmyheartisweak.Butthatisn'tso!Ihaveamazingdetermination.Iswear,mypassionisunmatchedbyanyotheramateurathleteintheworld.Idefyyoutosayotherwise.W:Iwouldn'tdare.I'veseenyourunandnotquit,andIknowyourheartisstrong.Butthatisn'ttheproblem.M:What'stheproblemthen?W:TheOlympicsendedyesterday.PassageInthesummerof1936,JesseOwensbecamefamousallovertheworld.Thatsummer,JesseOwens,ablackAmerican,joinedthebestathletesfrom50nationstocompeteintheOlympicsinBerlin,Germany.TherewasspecialinterestintheOlympicGamesthatyearbecauseAdolphHitlerwasthentheleaderofGermany.HeandhisNazipartybelievedthatwhitepeoplewerebetterthanotherraces,especiallythosewithdarkskin.ThatwereallverysurprisedwhenOwenswonfourgoldmedalsandsetnewworldrecords.Yearslater;JesseOwenswrotethathewasmostproudofshowingHitlerandtheworldhowgreatablackmancouldbe.Througheverything,heneverlostconfidenceinhimself.Nordidheeverloseprideinhimself.Tothisday,JesseOwensisrememberedasanamazingmanwhofullyexpressedtheOlympicspirit.Unit3ShortconversationsM:Couldyoutellmeabouttheprosandconsofmixedmarriages?W:Icantellthepros,forsure.Afterbeingmarriedtoaforeignerfor20years,I'vegettodiscoveranycons.Q:Whatcan'tthewomantelltheman?W:Theweddingisnextweek,butIstilldon'tknowifmarryingapersonofadifferentraceisrightM:Therearealotofprosandconsofmixedmarriages,butoverallthey'regood.Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutmixedmarriages?M:TheFrenchhavealotofcharm.Ithinkyou'llenjoybeingmarriedtoone.W:Noteverythingaboutthemischarming.AndI'mgoingtohavesometroubledealingwithhisculture.Q:WhatconcerndoesthewomanhaveaboutmarryingaFrenchman?W:Hasanyonecriticizedyouformarryingsomeoneofadifferentrace?M:Iexpectedpeopleto.Buttheyhaven'tsofar.Besides,Idon'tcarewhatpeoplethink.MywifeandIhititoffA-OK.Q:Whatdidthemanexpect?W:That'sgreatyou'regettingmarried,butdoyouhaveaclueaboutyournewwife'sculture?M:Sure.Learningaboutherpeople'swayofdoingthingswasthefirstthingIdidwhenIdecidedtomarryher.Q:Whatdidthemandofirstwhenhedecidedtogetmarried?W:I'veheardthatyoucanceledyourweddingplans.What'stheproblem?M:Moneyisveryimportanttopeoplefromherculture.SheleftmewhenshediscoveredI'mpoor!Q:Whywastheweddingcanceled?M:Ican'tbelievehowgoodyourChineselanguageskillsare!Howdidyouimprovesoquickly?W:ImarriedaChineseman.Wetalkeveryday.He'shelpedmealot.Q:Whatdoesthewoman'shusbandhelpherwith?W:Ihaveaquestionforyou.Wouldyouevermarryapersonfromanotherculture?M:That'satoughone!IfIdo,it'llprobablybetosomeonefromaculturesimilartomine.Q:Whatkindofwomanwouldthemanmarry?W:Ourmarriageisfallingapart.Didn'tyouknowyo