英语口语教程(初级) UNIT 23-32

[00:00.00] Oral Workshop:    Reproduction    Lesson 28-32 ;

[00:16.36]  Lesson 28 ;

[00:18.57]    Text A    Where to Find     a Listener? ;

[00:22.87]Mr Adamson enjoys playing the violin in his leisure time. ;

[00:28.58]He is often carried away by his music.But it is a terrible time for his neighbours ;

[00:35.24]when Mr Adamson plays as he does so badly. ;

[00:39.19]One day Mr Adamson sat by a window and began to play the violin as usual. ;

[00:45.70]Mr Adamson seems to be making noises instead of music.However,Mr Adamson was absorbed. ;

[00:55.01]Just then,some stones were thrown out of the window under which Mr Adamson was sitting, ;

[01:01.67]but he did not pay attention to it.The "music"continued.After a little while, ;

[01:09.08]an empty bottle and a worn-out shoe were thrown out of the window too. ;

[01:13.98]Mr Adamson knew that this was not the place for him. ;

[01:18.64]The neighbours did not like his "music". ;

[01:21.84]Mr Adamson was very sad.He was badly hurt. ;

[01:26.85]"Perhaps no living people can understand my music. ;

[01:30.70]I should go to a place where people may appreciate my works. ;

[01:34.96]"So he decided to go to a graveyard. ;

[01:39.36]He came to a graveyard where there was no other sound except the church toll. ;

[01:46.02]The yard was a Heaven where dead people rest. ;

[01:50.63]Mr Adamson sat at a grave and thought a lot. ;

[01:55.38]"I must do my best to show that my music is outstanding. ;

[02:00.74]"He was inspired and began to play his violin. ;

[02:05.59]Suddenly a barefoot stretched out from the grave ;

[02:10.35]and gave Mr Adamson a kick which sent him flying. ;

[02:14.96]His treasured violin also dropped from his hand. ;

[02:19.21]Mr Adamson felt very sad because his works was not accepted by anyone, ;

[02:26.32]not even the dead. ;

[02:29.52]    Text B   Don't Throw Paper on the Floor ;

[02:36.03]Bill Davidson is throwing some paper on the floor. ;

[02:40.24]Miss Mead,his teacher, is looking at the paper. ;

[02:44.24]MISS MEAD:Don't   throw paper on   the floor,Bill. ;

[02:47.14]BILL:Where shall I     put it,miss? ;

[02:49.05]MISS MEAD:Put it in   the waste-paper   basket,please. ;

[02:52.00]BILL:But Peter and   Tony put all their   paper in the basket   a few moments ago. ;

[02:57.31]  Now it's full. ;

[02:58.76]MISS MEAD:In that   case,take the   basket outside   and empty it. ;

[03:02.96]BILL:Yes,miss. MISS MEAD:Where did   you empty the   basket,Bill? ;

[03:07.92]BILL:In the   playground,   miss. ;

[03:10.12]MISS MEAD:Silly boy!   The dustbin is at   the back of the   school. ;

[03:14.93]  Now pick up the   paper and put it   in the dustbin. ;

[03:19.63]7.Read the following   passage once. ;

[03:25.84]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;

[03:32.35]An Englishman, a Scotsman ;

[03:35.20]and an Irishman each owed a friend of theirs a pound. The man died. ;

[03:42.46]They agreed that their debts were debts of honour and must be paid, ;

[03:47.97]and that each one should go to the dead man's house, ;

[03:51.77]leave a pound and ask that it should be buried with him,as he had no relatives. ;

[03:58.78]The Englishman went and left a pound:so did the Irishman. ;

[04:04.84]The Scotsman went to the house,took the two pounds,wrote a cheque for three pounds ;

[04:12.04]and asked that it should be buried with the dead man. ;

[04:15.85]But the undertaker was a Welshman. ;

[04:19.50]He found the cheque, cashed it and kept the money. ;

[04:25.26]   Lesson 29 ;

[04:58.75]    Text A   Some Sausage   Sandwiches ;

[05:03.10]One morning last summer Mrs Andrews made some sausage sandwiches ;

[05:08.06]for her husband's lunch. ;

[05:09.86]There was one sausage left over. ;

[05:12.57]Mrs Andrews didn't care for sausages herself ;

[05:16.02]and so she gave the last one to Henry, their little dog. ;

[05:19.72]Henry ate it up quickly.During the morning the dog got ill. ;

[05:24.88]He wouldn't stop shaking his head and he couldn't stand up properly. ;

[05:29.44]Mrs Andrews thought, "He has eaten some- thing that didn't agree with him. ;

[05:34.84]Maybe that sausage was bad..."She suddenly remembered her husband's lunch. ;

[05:40.30]She ran to the telephone and called Jim at the office. ;

[05:44.35]"Jim,I hope you haven't eaten any of those sandwiches yet." ;

[05:48.76]"Yes,I have..." "You have?Well, listen--don't eat any more. ;

[05:54.82]I gave Henry the last sausage and now he's ill. ;

[05:58.32]Go to the doctor, Jim.Tell the doctor about the dog. ;

[06:02.83]Get some medicine at once."Jim came home at lunchtime and went to bed. ;

[06:09.58]"I had a very unpleasant hour with the doctor," he told his wife. ;

[06:14.29]"The medicine made me very sick." The next morning Jim was fine. ;

[06:20.35]Henry seemed quite well again too. ;

[06:23.20]At eleven o'clock the milkman came with the milk. ;

[06:26.90]"Good morning, Mrs Andrews,"The milkman said. ;

[06:30.06]"How's your dog this morning?I have been thinking about him..." "Have you? ;

[06:35.72]Well,he seems alright now,but..." ;

[06:38.52]"Yesterday morning he and I had a little accident. ;

[06:42.32]He jumped up at me and I dropped a bottle of milk on his head." ;

[06:47.83]    Text B   Which of the Two     Is Better? ;

[06:53.24]WOMAN:Which of the   two do you think   is better? ;

[06:56.29]  I mean,what's the   difference between   them? ;

[06:59.29]SALESMAN:Well...this   one costs more,but   it has a much   better sound. ;

[07:04.30]  This part of it is   made of wood,not   plastic. ;

[07:08.10]  And there's a tone   control,too. ;

[07:10.61]WOMAN:I only want it    for the kitchen. ;

[07:13.01]  I like to listen   to the news at   breakfast time. ;

[07:15.91]SALESMAN:Hmm ...well  the other one is  good for the money.  It's much cheaper. ;

[07:22.32]  We sell a lot of   them and all our   customers are   satisfied with them. ;

[07:27.08]WOMAN:Hmm ... I'd   like the cheaper   one,please.Can I   pay by cheque? ;

[07:32.48]SALESMAN:Certainly. ;

[07:34.79]7.Read the following   passage once. ;

[07:41.49]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;

[07:48.00]"Why Not Stop Her?" ;

[07:50.95]The ladies' club always had a meeting every Friday afternoon ;

[07:56.46]and someone came to talk to them about important things. ;

[08:01.07]After that,they had tea and asked questions. ;

[08:05.97]One Friday,a gentleman came and talked to the club about food. ;

[08:11.63]"There is not enough food in the world for everybody,"he said. ;

[08:15.89]"More than half the people in the world are hungry. ;

[08:19.84]And when they get more food,they have more babies, ;

[08:23.79]so they never stop being hungry.Somewhere in the world, ;

[08:28.75]a woman is having a baby every minute, day and night. ;

[08:33.61]What are we going to do about it?" ;

[08:36.46]He waited for a few seconds before he continued, ;

[08:40.41]but before he began to speak again,one of the ladies said, ;

[08:45.12]"Well,why don't we find that woman and stop her?" ;

[08:51.73]    Lesson 30 ;

[09:25.82]    Text A  The Bloody Thumb ;

[09:29.82]I met the old man at a cafe.I was a stranger in the town. ;

[09:35.58]"Did you hear the radio news yesterday?" he asked me. ;

[09:39.43]"I didn't,"I said "Was there anything exciting?" "Exciting, no! ;

[09:46.24]It was important to me--and very,very sad. ;

[09:49.95]A pack of hungry dogs killed and ate my best friend." ;

[09:54.70]"Oh dear!"I cried. "I am sorry.How did it happen?" ;

[10:00.16]"He was working in his olive grove on the hillside. ;

[10:03.86]The pack attacked him there.We'll never know all the facts,of course. ;

[10:09.67]When he didn't return, I went to the grove and--" ;

[10:13.63]"You found the body?" I asked.The old fellow drank half his coffee. "The body?"he repeated ;

[10:21.58]"No,no.I said they were hungry dogs, didn't I? ;

[10:25.79]The big bones were lying here and there in the grove.But I found this--" ;

[10:31.30]He pushed open a match box which he was hold -ing in his hand. ;

[10:36.15]The box contained a man's thumb. ;

[10:39.15]It was lying on some white,bloody material. ;

[10:42.76]There was a cut-- an old cut--on the thumb nail. ;

[10:47.11]"See that cut," the man said. "I recognized it. ;

[10:51.17]This is my friend's right thumb.The dogs ate the rest of him!" ;

[10:55.93]The old man began to cry then. ;

[10:58.83]He finished his coffee quickly and left the cafe.I drank mine and called the waiter. ;

[11:05.84]"I'll pay the gentleman's bill," I said. ;

[11:08.94]"Please don't trouble him with it. ;

[11:11.04]His poor friend--how awful!You've heard the news?"The waiter laughed, ;

[11:17.95]"Yes.There's a hole in the bottom of the match box. ;

[11:21.56]He puts his own thumb through the hole. ;

[11:24.46]The "blood" is red ink,I believe.Is the story worth a cup of coffee,sir?" ;

[11:31.47]   Text B   The Party ;

[11:35.72]Claire Walton is working at home on a Sunday afternoon. ;

[11:40.48]The phone rings. It is an old friend. ;

[11:44.03]CLAIRE:Hello. MICK:Hello,Claire.   This is Mick. ;

[11:47.94]CLAIRE:Mick!Nice   to hear from you   again.How are you? ;

[11:51.99]MICK:Fine,thanks.   And you? ;

[11:53.69]CLAIRE:Oh,not so bad.   I've been very busy,   but I'm going away   on holiday soon. ;

[11:59.30]MICK:Good.Listen.I'm   phoning because   I want to invite   you to a party. ;

[12:04.46]  At our new house.   And... CLAIRE:New house?   Really? ;

[12:08.46]MICK:Yes.We've moved   That's why we're   giving the party.   Can you come? ;

[12:13.32]CLAIRE:Well,that   depends.When is   it? ;

[12:16.27]MICK:This Saturday   evening. ;

[12:17.97]CLAIRE:Well...I'm   going away on   Sunday morning. ;

[12:21.43]  Very early.Will the   party go on very   late? ;

[12:25.08]MICK:Until two in the   morning.But you   don't have to   stay that long. ;

[12:29.14] Well?What about it? ;

[12:31.09]CLAIRE:All right.   I'll come.But I'd   like to bring a   present. ;

[12:35.39]  Something for   your new house.   What would you   like? ;

[12:38.75]MICK:Nothing.I mean,   don't bring anything   It isn't necessary. ;

[12:43.35]CLAIRE:But I'd still   like... ;

[12:45.00]MICK:Just bring   yourself!I'm looking   forward to seeing   you again. ;

[12:48.51]  It's been a   long time! ;

[12:50.06]CLAIRE:Yes,it has.   I'm looking forward   to seeing you,too.   And your new house. ;

[12:55.87]  Uh...when does the   party start? ;

[12:59.02]MICK:Come any time   after eight.All   right? ;

[13:01.67]CLAIRE:Yes.Oh,by the   w... MICK:Bye!See you on   Saturday evening. ;

[13:05.88]CLAIRE:Wait a moment,   Mick.You haven't...   Mick? ;

[13:09.28]  Are you still there?   You haven't given me   your new address.   Hello?Mick?Hello? ;

[13:19.30]7.Read the following   passage once. ;

[13:26.45]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;

[13:32.61] There Are Some  Things You Can't  Get Away Without ;

[13:37.97]I have a confession to make, ;

[13:40.77]and the sooner it gets out in the open,the better I'll feel about it. ;

[13:45.93]I don't drive a car. Americans are broad- -minded people. ;

[13:53.14]They'll accept the fact that a person can be an alcoholic, a dope fiend, ;

[13:59.49]a wife beater,and even a newspaperman, but if a man doesn't drive, ;

[14:05.65]there is something wrong with him. ;

[14:08.65]Through the years I've found it very embarras -sing to admit it to anyone. ;

[14:14.46]and my best friends tend to view me with suspicion and contempt. ;

[14:20.17]But where I really run into trouble is when I go into a store ;

[14:25.47]and try to make a purchase with a check. ;

[14:28.63]It happened again last week when I went to a discount house ;

[14:33.78]at a large shopping center in Maryland. ;

[14:37.44]I wanted to buy a portable typewriter, and the salesman was very helpful ;

[14:44.10]about showing me the different models. ;

[14:47.15]I decided on one,and then I said,"May I write out a personal check?" ;

[14:53.81]"Naturally,"he said kindly."Do you have any identification?" ;

[14:59.47]"Of course,"I said.I produced an American Express credit card, ;

[15:04.47]a Diner's Club credit card,a Bell Telephone credit card, ;

[15:09.48]and my pass to the White House. ;

[15:12.38]The man inspected them all and then said,"Where's your driver's license?" ;

[15:19.09]"I don't have one," I replied."Did you lose it?" ;

[15:23.44]"No,I didn't lose it.I don't drive a car." ;

[15:28.25]He pushed a button under the cash register, ;

[15:31.40]and suddenly a floor manager came rushing over.The salesman had now become surly. ;

[15:38.76]"This guy's trying to cash a check,and he doesn't have a driver's license. ;

[15:44.07]Should I call the store detective?" ;

[15:46.92]"Wait a minute.I'll talk to him,"the manager said. ;

[15:51.63]"Did you lose your driver's license for some traffic offense?" ;

[15:55.78]"No,I've never driven.I don't like to drive." ;

[16:00.49]"Nobody likes to drive,"the floor manager shouted. "That's no excuse. ;

[16:05.89]Why are you trying to cash a check if you don't have a driver's license?" ;

[16:10.40]"I thought all the other identification was good enough,"I explained. ;

[16:16.11]By this time the president of the store had arrived on the scene. ;

[16:21.96]Fortunately,he recognized my name and okayed the check. ;

[16:27.17]He was very embarrassed by the treatment I had received and said, ;

[16:32.43]"Come on,I'll buy you a drink." ;

[16:35.08]"I forgot to tell you, "I said."I don't drink either." ;

[16:39.98]This was too much,even for him,and he pushed me toward the door. ;

[16:46.19]"Get out of here," he said,"and don't come back!" ;

[16:52.90]  Lesson 31 ;

[17:25.79]    Text A A Difficult Customer ;

[17:29.69]Dolores works in a shop selling gramophone records. ;

[17:34.45]One afternoon a middle-aged woman came in, ;

[17:37.90]sat on a stool in front of the counter, and smiled at her brightly. ;

[17:42.96]"I want a record, dear,"she began. "One I heard on the radio this morning." ;

[17:48.52]"What was the record called?" Dolores asked, without much hope. ;

[17:53.72]The woman shook her head. ;

[17:55.72]"I don't remember. I should know it if I heard it,though. ;

[18:00.78]Perhaps if you play me a few records,I shall be able to pick it out." ;

[18:06.04]She settled herself more comfortably on her stool. ;

[18:09.54]"We have hundreds of records in stock," Dolores pointed out. ;

[18:14.10]"It would take a very long time to play you even a little of each. ;

[18:18.50]Could you hum it to me?"The woman shook her head again. ;

[18:23.41]"I can't even sing the National Anthem in tune. ;

[18:26.91]We should only get into a complete muddle if I were to start humming." ;

[18:31.17]She looked quite depressed, ;

[18:33.42]as if this reminder of her own lack of musical ability were the last straw. ;

[18:38.88]Then suddenly her face brightened. ;

[18:42.28]"I've just remembered something,"she said "It comes from a play. ;

[18:47.09]There's a girl who speaks very badly, if you see what I mean. ;

[18:51.29]But after a time she learns to talk well. ;

[18:54.39]Something about-- what do you call it?Phonetics." ;

[18:58.65]This was enough for Dolores. ;

[19:00.85]"If you ask me,it's from 'My Fair Lady', "she said. ;

[19:04.86]"That's it,dear. If you'd thought of it sooner, ;

[19:08.11]we wouldn't have wasted so much time. I suppose you are new to the job." ;

[19:14.77]    Text B   That Hurts a Lot ;

[19:20.88]Malc went to the Casualy Department of the hospital. ;

[19:24.88]There he was examined by the doctor. ;

[19:28.19]DOCTOR:Right.Just   take off your   jacket and shirt. ;

[19:31.89]  And lie down on that   bed over there...   That's right... ;

[19:36.04]  Now,just hold up   your right arm,   will you?...   Does this hurt? ;

[19:41.40]MALC:No. DOCTOR:And this? MALC:Yes...a bit...   ouch! ;

[19:46.66]DOCTOR:And do you   feel anything when   I do this? ;

[19:49.21]MALC:Yes,that hurts   quite a lot. ;

[19:52.21]DOCTOR:And you don't   feel any pain   anywhere else? ;

[19:55.17]  In your legs,   for example? ;

[19:57.42]MALC:No,nothing. ;

[19:59.27]DOCTOR:Well,it's   probably nothing   serious. ;

[20:02.23]  But I think we'd   better have that   shoulder X-rayed. ;

[20:05.28]  We can't do that   until the morning,   though. ;

[20:08.63]  So it'd be better   if you stayed in   hospital for the   night... ;

[20:14.34]7.Read the following  dialogue once.  Underline the key  words while reading ;

[20:23.60]and retell to your partner the dialogue in your own words. ;

[20:27.86]  At the Doctor's ;

[20:30.21]Doctor:Good morning.   How are you? Patient:I'm very   worried,doctor. ;

[20:36.32]Doctor:Oh?What are   you worried about? Patient:I'm afraid   that I'm very ill. ;

[20:42.42]Doctor:I'm sorry to   hear that.Why do   think so? ;

[20:46.83]Patient:Because I feel   tired all the time,   even when I wake up   in the morning. ;

[20:52.13] I find it very  difficult to do  any work.I have  no appetite. ;

[20:57.44]  My wife cooks me   delicious meals   but I can only   eat a little. ;

[21:02.50]Doctor:How do you   sleep? Patient:Very badly,   doctor. ;

[21:06.35]Doctor:Do you find  it difficult to get  to sleep,or do you  wake up early? ;

[21:11.46]Patient:Both,doctor. ;

[21:13.31]  I never get to sleep   until two o'clock   and I always wake   up at five. ;

[21:19.02]Doctor:Are you   worried about   anything? ;

[21:21.67]Patient:Well,yes,I am.   I'm worried about my   work.I've just taken   a new job. ;

[21:29.43]I earn a lot of money but it's difficult work.I'm always afraid of making a mistake. ;

[21:36.64]Doctor:I see.Please   take off your shirt   and lie down   on the couch. ;

[21:42.04]Patient:Yes,doctor. ;

[21:44.35]Doctor:Well,there's   nothing very much   wrong with you,I'm   glad to say. ;

[21:49.35]  You're working too   hard and worrying   too much.Do you   take much exercise? ;

[21:55.96]Patient:No,doctor.   I never have   enough time for   exercise. ;

[22:00.37]  I start work very   early in the morning   and finish late in   the evening. ;

[22:05.87]  Then I can't get to   sleep.Can you give   me some medicine to   help me to sleep? ;

[22:13.53]Doctor:I can,but I'm   not going to.You   don't need medicine. ;

[22:18.89]  You need advice.   Don't work so   hard. ;

[22:23.24]  Too much work is bad   for you.Don't worry   about your work. ;

[22:28.55]  It's silly to worry.   Take regular   exercise. ;

[22:32.80]Patient:But I may lose   my job,doctor!It's   hard to get a job   like mine. ;

[22:38.91]Doctor:Then get an   easier one,even   if you earn less   money. ;

[22:43.87]  Which would you   rather have,health   or wealth? ;

[22:48.82]Patient:You're right,   doctor.It's more   important to be   healthy than wealthy ;

[22:53.88]  I'll change my job.   I'm grateful for   your advice. ;

[22:58.43]Doctor:Come and see   me again in month's   time.I think you'll   be a different man!" ;

[23:05.84] Lesson 32 ;

[23:39.83]    Text A A Pocketful of Pigs ;

[23:44.04]Once there was no money. ;

[23:47.09]If people wanted to get something, they had to give something. ;

[23:51.65]This is the way it used to be. ;

[23:54.00]"I will give you my cow for your pig," a man would say. ;

[23:57.86]"I'll give you my bowl if you give me a shirt "another would say. ;

[24:02.41]"Here are seven oranges for one fish." ;

[24:06.27]"Will you give me a chicken for a bag of corn?"People had to trade things every day ;

[24:13.27]They had to give a thing to get a thing because there wasn't any money. ;

[24:17.63]But they had to work out a good trade,one that came out even. ;

[24:22.84]What could you get for two chickens? ;

[24:25.59]Were three bags of apples a good trade for two bags of grapes? ;

[24:30.19]Or one bag of apples for a little butter? ;

[24:33.85]What was an even trade?It was hard to know. ;

[24:38.15]And it was too hard to carry around all the things for trading. ;

[24:42.21]People had to use too much time getting things they needed. ;

[24:46.41]So they thought of a new way to trade. They thought of money. ;

[24:51.42]Money could "stand for" apples,or bowls,or pigs. ;

[24:56.13]And a pocketful of money was better than a pocketful of pigs. ;

[25:00.78]With money,it was not so hard to trade. Everyone could use money. ;

[25:06.54]The man who needed a pig could buy it with money. ;

[25:10.14]The man who sold the pig could keep the money until he needed something. ;

[25:15.65]People could work for money, ;

[25:17.75]and people buy things with the money they got from work. ;

[25:23.06]    Text B  Let's Play Chess ;

[25:29.11]Mr Wilson and Mr Dawson are watching some men playing chess. ;

[25:35.37]MR WILSON:Let's   play chess. ;

[25:37.72]MR DAWSON:I haven't   played chess for   a long time. ;

[25:40.78]MR WILSON:That's all   right.I'm a   beginner. ;

[25:43.53]  I've just learnt   how to play. ;

[25:45.93]MR DAWSON:Look,there's   a chessboard.Those   two men have already   finished playing. ;

[25:52.24]MR WILSON(after they have played for a few minutes):You're   a very good player. ;

[25:54.19]MR DAWSON:Not   really,but once   I won a prize. ;

[25:57.55]MR WILSON:So did I.   I won a prize last   week but it was a   prize for beginners. ;

[26:03.71]MR DAWSON:My prize   was for the best   player in the   country. ;

[26:06.91]  Now let's start   Play chess   seriously. ;

[26:11.56]7.Read the following   dialogue once.   Underline the key   words while reading ;

[26:20.83]and retell the dialogue to your partner in your own words. ;

[26:25.83]Man:I'm not satisfied   with it. ;

[26:28.88]Saleswoman:Why not?   What's wrong with   it? ;

[26:31.84]Man:Sometimes it goes   fast.And sometimes   it goes slow. ;

[26:36.70]  And the alarm   doesn't work,   either. ;

[26:39.50]Saleswoman:Would you   like another one? Man:No.Can I have my   money back? ;

[26:44.55]Saleswoman:Hmm...   have you got   a receipt? Man:A receipt? ;

[26:48.91]Saleswoman:Yes.   I must see your   receipt. ;

[26:52.26]  You can't have your   money back without   a receipt. ;

[26:55.62]Man:Oh,I'm not   certain,but I   think I've lost   it. ;