新视界大学英语视听说教程第一册听力原文(4)

Part 1

Voice-over Do you have something you don't want anymore? Maybe you'll just throw

it away. Or you could sell it. How? Well, you might want to sell it in the newspaper classified ads. Or you could sell it on a bulletin board. You could put a sign on it. Or find a buyer. If you have lots of things you don't want anymore, you could have a yard sale or a garage sale. And today there is a new way to sell your things. You can sell them online. If you have something you want to sell online, Jessica Sherman can help you.

Jessica I'm an eBay seller. I can sell anything, from cars to pianos, to bikes, furniture,

anything. Anything in an online auction. Here's how an online auction works. Let's say you want to buy something. You can type in what you're looking for here, or you can search these categories. See, you can buy all kinds of things. You can buy antiques, computers, musical instruments, you can even buy a house! Well, let's look at cameras. In an auction, people who want to buy this camera make an offer, say, $50. An offer is called a bid. And people who make bids are called bidders. There are 16 bids for this camera right now, and the top bid is $300 and the auction for this camera will end in nine hours. I help lots of people sell different things online. My customers might come to me, or I might go to them and we look at what they have to sell.

Part 2

Jessica Lisa? Lisa Hey!

Jessica Hi. It's Jessica. Nice to meet you. Lisa You too.

Jessica How did you find me?

Lisa Well, I saw your flyer down at the coffee shop. Jessica Oh, great! What do you have here?

Lisa Well, I've got these five designer dresses, and they all have original tags.

Jessica They look great, and the tags will definitely help get a better price. How much

do you want to get for each dress? Lisa Well, I'd like to get $50.

Jessica Probably get 50, but you might make a little less. Lisa That's fine.

Jessica Great. Well, let's do it! This is great. This is cute! Lisa Hm mmh.

Jessica Oh, I love this one. Let's post this one. You know, Lisa, this is a perfect

summer dress. I think we should take the picture outside. Lisa Good idea!

Jessica This is how it works. Lisa pays a fee between two and ten dollars to put her

dress online.

Jessica I've got my camera right here.

Jessica I get 15% commission and the buyer pays for the dress and the shipping costs.

First I take pictures. Then we'll decide how many days we'll put her dress up for auction. Three, five, seven or ten days.

Jessica Now, you have a choice of a three-, five- or seven-day auction. What would

you like to do?

Lisa Well, um, how about seven days?

Jessica That's exactly what I would recommend.

Jessica After I take the picture, I list the item. To do that, I enter the information

about it.

Jessica Well, the description is really important. The details will help sell the dress.

Oh, there are so many dresses online that we need to show how this one is unique. You know, we could put a reserve price on this. Lisa Reserve price? What's that?

Jessica Well, a reserve price is when we set a minimum price for the dress and if the

bids don't reach that price, the dress won't sell. Lisa What do you think?

Jessica In my experience, if we don't use a reserve price we'll get more bids, and it'll

be much more exciting, and you might make more money. Lisa Yeah, let's do it! Jessica All right!

Jessica Now we agree to pay the listing fee. It's the last thing that we do, and the dress

is up for auction.

Person 1 Yes, I shop online. Person 2 Yes, I shop online. Person 3 Yes, I shop online. Person 4 I do not shop online. Person 5 Yes, I shop online.

Person 4 I don't have a computer. Person 6 I shop online all the time. Person 5 I shop online once a month.

Person 3 I shop online probably every couple of months. Person 1 I shop online three or four times a year. Person 4 I shop in stores.

Person 2 When I shop online I buy CDs. Person 7 I buy some of my supplies online.

Person 3 I usually buy books or music when I, when I, uh, shop online.

Jessica Now I check on the items I've listed. I wonder how Lisa's dresses are doing!

Are there any bids? We've got some interested buyers here! These dresses will definitely sell. At the last minute, you often see prices going up. Lisa Hello? Jessica Lisa?

Lisa Oh, hey Jessica! How did the auctions go? Jessica I have some good news! Lisa Yes?

Jessica We did really well. We sold all five dresses for $210. Lisa Oh, that's wonderful! Thank you so much!

Jessica Isn't that great? Well, I will be sending you a check in the mail. Lisa Oh, thank you. Have a good day.

Jessica Great. Thank you so much, Lisa. Bye-bye.

Jessica These dresses sold very well. Now it's my job to make sure that we get paid

and to ship the dress to the buyer. I think online selling is fun. And you probably will be successful if you've got great items, good descriptions说明, and great photos. And you might make a lot of money.

Unit 6 It runs in the family Inside view

Conversation 1

Janet What time are your parents arriving?

Kate Eleven. Oh no, it's 10.30! I must clean up my room, it's a mess. Janet Would you like me to give you a hand? Kate Oh, yes, that would be great!

Janet So, what are they like, your parents?

Kate They're great. They're very different. Mum's pretty sociable - she's real funny.

Dad isn't as sociable - he's kind of quiet - he reads a lot and he likes spending time alone. He's a let more chilled than Mum. Janet They do sound quite different.

Kate Yes. Mum - she tends to worry a lot, whereas Dad's quite ... easygoing. He's

good at listening, you can tell him anything. Um ... could you put those over there?

Janet Sure. So who are you most like? Kate You tell me!

Janet Hmm, you've got a bit of both of them, I think. Kate Yes, I think so, too. I'm sociable, like Mum – Janet You're very sociable!

Kate Yes, but I like to spend time alone. Janet I don't think you worry a lot, do you? Kate No, I'm like Dad in that way.

Kate Oh, look at the time, I must go. I'm meeting them outside the Lodge.

Conversation 2

Julia This is great. It's just like I pictured it. Look at that, isn't it beautiful?

Rob Wow, Kate, honey! I love your school! Kate No, Dad, I'm not at Law School, I'm

at university!

Rob OK, honey. It's Oxford, England -I know!

Rob Listen, honey, Granddad had a fall just before we left. Kate Oh, no!

Rob It's OK. He broke his arm but they don't think it's serious.

Julia I don't know, when old people break something, it can be very serious. Rob I think he'll be fine!

Kate Tell me all about it. What exactly happened? Rob He fell down the steps in the backyard. Kate Oh, poor Granddad! So go on!

Rob He was taken to the hospital by ambulance ... they kept him there for several

hours, didn't they, Julia? But they let him go home. Julia I feel awful that we can't be with him.

Rob Julia, I spoke to Granddad as soon as we landed and he said the doctors aren't

worried.

Kate What else did he say?

Rob He said his arm doesn't hurt him.

Kate Oh, good! So he'll be OK, right? There's no real concern?

Rob No, I told you, honey, there's no need to worry. ... Just look at that! What a great

place!

Kate Yes, isn't it wonderful?

Rob Come on, let's go and eat. Isn't there a pub nearby? I seem to remember passing

one. I'd love to eat in an English pub. Kate OK, let's do that.

Rob There's no need to worry, honey.

Outside view

Voice-over Welcome to Changing Lifestyles. Today we'll take a look at the changing

role of fathers. In the 1950s and the 1960s, most fathers went to work every day and most mothers stayed at home to take care of the children. However, since the late 60s and the early 70s, family life has been changing dramatically. Instead of accepting the rigid roles imposed by society, many couples have been deciding to change their work-life balance. More mothers have been pursuing careers, while at the same time fathers have been devoting more time to caring for children and doing household chores. This is David Noll. David is 33 years old, husband and father of two girls. David is a modern father. He and his wife both pursue careers and share in raising the children and doing housework. Diane OK, well then are you going to go to the playground? Children 1 Right. Right, Mama. Diane Right. I love you. Children 2 Bububa. Diane Bye-bye. Children 1 Bye. Diane Bye-bye.

Voice-over David's father Bob Noll was also a loving father, but David's role as a

father was different. During the early part of his career, Bob went to work every day while his wife Shirley stayed home. Bob worked for 38 years at Westinghouse as an electrical engineer. Bob worked on some of the first computers ever produced. Bob had always been an involved father. But in 1970 Shirley decided to go back to work. That was when Bob's role as a father changed.

Bob When Shirley went back to work, I had to change my, uh, role and start to do

more cooking, um, driving the children here and there. When our children were growing up I took a lot of interest in them, what they were doing.

David I think in many ways I, I was probably better prepared for the changing roles

that I've had to take on by, by my father.

Bob We did many things together and I tried to get them involved in other areas that

they seemed to show interest in, such as theatre and magic.

David He did a great deal more than I think many fathers, I mean I, I can think of

childhood friends whose fathers, you know, were running businesses who, who participated almost at, not, not at all in their, in their, in their development. Um, and I think I had, I think I had a role model.

Bob I remember David was interested in, he got very interested in magic and, and

juggling, and he was an avid reader.

Voice-over As a young man, David loved magic. But he pursued a career as a

biochemist. Before having children, David spent 40 hours per week studying cellular DNA in a research lab. And his wife Diane spent 40 hours a week working as a lawyer in Washington DC. After the girls were born, David and Diane both cut back on their hours in order to take care of their daughters. As a research scientist, David's schedule was more flexible. So he took on more responsibility for the children's day-to-day care.

David Well, I have been able, uh, to adjust my schedule so that I can be home at 5

o'clock, um, for the kids and if the children are sick, being able to come home, um, take them to the doctors. We go for a walk, we take the dogs up the street, go to the park, hang out at the park. And then we head back, uh, to the house and, and

begin preparing dinner.

Voice-over Since Bob retired ten years ago, he has been enjoying his role as a

grandfather. He's been travelling with his wife, Shirley, and he's been playing tennis. Meanwhile, David is just beginning his journey as a father in a new era. David It can be difficult, especially when, you know, you're, you're taking on new

roles for the first time. And it can be, it can be disconcerting and it can be more comfortable to take on those traditional roles. Um, I have, I think I have many more responsibilities than, than even most fathers do today, um, and certainly more, I, I think than when my father was, was raising his children. Um, but the, the difference is not the sort of classic role reversal. I'm, I'm not a stay-at-home Dad. We have an excellent babysitter who, that, who has allowed us, um, allowed both my wife and I the opportunities to continue pursuing our career.

Voice-over While there are many differences in how David and Bob have raised their

children, there are many important similarities相似点.

Unit 7 Travellers’tales Inside view

Conversation 1

Assistant Hi, how can I help you?

Mark I'd like to book a flight and make a hotel reservation. Assistant Going to...?

Mark To New York, please.

Assistant Is that a one-way or a return?

Mark A return, please. Out on the 17th of June and coming back on the 10th of

September.

Assistant OK, and I guess you want economy not club?

Mark Yes, economy, please. Could I have an aisle seat, not a window seat?

Assistant I'm afraid you'll have to do that at the airport. What about accommodation? Mark Well, most of the time I'm working in upstate New York, but I need a cheap

hotel in New York City and one in Boston for a few nights. Assistant How many nights will you be staying?

Mark Three nights in Boston and two nights in New York. The 12th to the 15th of

August in Boston, leaving on the 15th, so three nights in Boston. Then the 15th to the 17th in New York, leaving on the 17th. So two nights in New York. Assistant OK, I can check that out for you. Single or double room? Mark Single. With a shower, please.

Assistant I can get you rooms in budget预算的 hotels and motels for around 75

dollars a night.

Mark Does the price include breakfast?

Assistant Let me see. Yes, I can do that for you. Mark What time is check-out?

Assistant Usually midday中午 ... Do you have a student card? You'll need it for the

cheap flights and the accommodation. Oh, and any travelling within the US? We can get you seats on Greyhound buses, if you want.

Mark Actually, that would be great. Can you get me a seat from New York to Boston,

travelling on the 12th of August? And then one from New York to Chicago on the 17th? After Chicago I'm going to DC and then back to New York, but I'll get those tickets when I'm in the States.

Assistant No problem, just give me a few minutes ...

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