时间:2018-12-04 作者:英语课 分类:新编大学英语听力浙大版


英语课

[00:05.62]Part Two  Listening-Centered Activities

[00:09.79]Listening  1

[00:11.66]Exercise  1

[00:13.39]Directions: Listen to the story and decide whether the following statements 1 are true or false. Writer "T" for true and "F" for false.

[00:28.22]A potato farmer was sent to prison just at the time when he should have been digging 3 the ground for planting the new crop of potatoes.

[00:41.47]He knew that his wife would not be strong enough to do the digging by herself,

[00:48.67]but that she could manage to do the planting;

[00:52.67]and he also knew that he did not have any friends or neighbors who would be willing 4 to do the digging for him.

[01:02.60]So he wrote a letter to his wife which said,

[01:07.18]" Please do not dig 2 the potato field. I hid the money and the gun there."

[01:15.85]Ten days later he got a letter from his wife. It said,

[01:23.05]" I think somebody is reading your letters before they go out of the prison.

[01:29.60]Some policemen arrived here two days ago and dug 5 up the whole potato field.

[01:37.16]What shall I do now?"

[01:39.47]The prisoner 6 wrote back at once,

[01:42.49]" Plant the potatoes, of course."

[01:46.13]Exercise  2

[01:45.13]Directions: Listen to the story again and note down what the husband said in his first letter and the wife's reply.

[01:58.23]Then work in groups to complete the two letters. Read them to the class.

[02:05.61]A potato farmer was sent to prison just at the time when he should have been digging the ground for planting the new crop of potatoes.

[02:19.22]He knew that his wife would not be strong enough to do the digging by herself,

[02:26.35]but that she could manage to do the planting;

[02:30.60]and he also knew that he did not have any friends or neighbors who would be willing to do the digging for him.

[02:40.03]So he wrote a letter to his wife which said,

[02:44.53]" Please do not dig the potato field. I hid the money and the gun there."

[02:52.99]Ten days later he got a letter from his wife. It said,

[03:00.26]" I think somebody is reading your letters before they go out of the prison.

[03:07.10]Some policemen arrived here two days ago and dug up the whole potato field.

[03:14.91]What shall I do now?"

[03:17.54]The prisoner wrote back at once,

[03:20.96]" Plant the potatoes, of course."

[03:24.81]Listening  2

[03:27.01]Exercise  1

[03:29.06]Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the table with the information you get from the tape.

[03:37.52]The manager of a large office building received many complaints 7 about the lift service in the building.

[03:46.23]He hired a group of engineers to study the situation.

[03:50.48]They suggested two solutions:

[03:53.79]1. adding more lifts of the same type;

[03:58.98]2.  replacing the lifts with faster ones.

[04:03.66]The manager decided 8 that both suggestions were too expensive.

[04:08.88]So he asked a psychologist 9 to study the problem.

[04:13.34]The psychologist noticed that many people felt angry and impatient 10 because they thought they had to wait too long for the lift.

[04:24.18]However,

[04:25.47]the psychologist found that they only had to wait a relatively 11 short time.

[04:31.59]It occurred 12 to him that the reason they felt angry and impatient was that they had nothing to do while they were waiting for the lifts.

[04:42.82]He suggested a simple,

[04:45.20]inexpensive solution to the manager.

[04:48.55]This was adopted and complaints stopped immediately.

[04:54.06]The solution was to place a large mirror next to the lifts.

[05:00.68]Exercise  2

[05:02.66]Directions: Listen to the passage again and then discuss in groups to find out:

[05:11.70]1)the reasons why complaints stopped immediately after the solution was adopted;

[05:19.83]2)other possible solutions to the problem.

[05:24.66]The manager of a large office building received many complaints about the lift service in the building.

[05:33.30]He hired a group of engineers to study the situation


[05:37.76]They suggested two solutions:

[05:41.18]1.adding more lifts of the same type;

[05:46.00]2.replacing the lifts with faster ones.

[05:50.72]The manager decided that both suggestions were too expensive.

[05:55.65]So he asked a psychologist to study the problem.

[06:00.19]The psychologist noticed that many people felt angry and impatient because they thought they had to wait too long for the lift.

[06:11.20]However,

[06:12.46]the psychologist found that they only had to wait a relatively short time.

[06:18.73]It occurred to him that the reason they felt angry and impatient was that they had nothing to do while they were waiting for the lifts.

[06:29.35]He suggested a simple,

[06:31.76]inexpensive solution to the manager.

[06:35.18]This was adopted and complaints stoped immediately.

[06:40.76]The solution was to place a large mirror next to the lifts



1 statements
n.声明( statement的名词复数 );(思想、观点、文章主题等的)表现;(文字)陈述;结算单
  • We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements. 我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。
  • The report is inconsistent with the financial statements. 这个报告与财务报表内容不一致。
2 dig
v.挖(洞,沟等);掘
  • It is difficult to dig the ground when it is frozen.地面冻住了就不易挖掘。
  • In those days we often went to dig for wild vegetables.那时候我们常常出去挖野菜。
3 digging
n.挖掘v.挖,掘( dig的现在分词 );(如用铲、锨或推土机等)挖掘;挖得;寻找
  • They were digging up worms to use for bait. 他们正在挖蚯蚓作鱼饵。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade. 在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 willing
adj.愿意的,自愿的,乐意的,心甘情愿的
  • We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作,就不会缺吃少穿。
  • He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.他很愿意照我的要价付钱。
5 dug
n.动物的乳房[乳头]v.挖,掘( dig的过去式和过去分词 );(如用铲、锨或推土机等)挖掘;挖得;寻找
  • He dug a deep hole in the garden. 他在花园里挖了个深坑。
  • We dug a deep pit in the yard. 我们在院子中挖了个深洞。
6 prisoner
n.俘虏,囚犯,被监禁的人
  • The soldier reported that a prisoner was at large.士兵报告说一名囚犯在逃。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
7 complaints
抱怨( complaint的名词复数 ); 诉苦; 投诉; 疾病
  • a litany of complaints 喋喋不休的抱怨
  • The company had received complaints both verbally and in writing. 这家公司收到了口头和书面的投诉。
8 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
9 psychologist
n.心理学家;心理学研究者
  • Dr.Sinclair is a child psychologist.辛克莱博士是一位儿童心理学专家。
  • Psychologist is expert who studies at psychology.心理学家是研究心理学的专家。
10 impatient
adj.不耐烦的,急躁的;热切的,急切的
  • He was so impatient that I could hardly hold him back.他是那样急躁,我简直拉不住他。
  • With an impatient gesture he thrust the food away from him.他不耐烦地把吃的东西猛地推开。
11 relatively
adv.比较...地,相对地
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
12 occurred
v.发生(occur 的过去分词)
  • The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions. 控诉方称发生过数次性交。
  • These changes have occurred over a long time span. 这些变化经过了很长一段时间才形成。