英语听力教学教材第三版(张民伦主编)Unit4HaveaNiceTrip听力原文

//Listenthisway听力教程第三册-4Unit4HaveaNiceTripPartIGettingreadyAudioscript:★Australiaistheworld'slargestislandanditssmallestcontinent.Itstotalareaof3000000squaremilesisaboutthesameasthatofthecontinentalUnitedStates(excludingAlaska).★TheareaofNepalisabout54000squaremiles.Withinitsbordersarefiveoftheworld'shighestpeaks.★Switzerlandisasmall,landlockedcountry,15944squaremilesinarea.It'sborderedbyFrance,Austria,andItaly.★Morethan20000000peopleliveinArgentine.About97percentareofEuropeanstock.MostArgentinesliveontheeasternplains.Fewerthan19%liveinthedrywesternandnorthwesternprovinces.★Austriais32376squaremilesinarea.ThismakesittwicethesizeofneighboringSwitzerland.Thereareabout7150000peoplelivinginAustria.MorethanonethirdofthepeopleliveinornearVienna,thecapitalcity.★ColombiaistheonlycountryinSouthAmericawithacoastlineonbothsidesofthecontinent.Itisabigcountrywithanareaof439828squaremilesandabout16300000personsliveinColombia.★SaudiArabia'sareaisestimatedtobeabout830000squaremiles.AlmostallofSaudiArabia's7000000peopleareArabs.TodaySaudiArabia'svastoilresourcesarepayingforthemodernizationofthecountry.Conditionstherearechangingmorerapidlythantheyhaveforcenturies.★Denmarkproperhasanareaofonly16575squaremiles.ItisthesmallestoftheScandinaviancountries--Denmark,Finland,Iceland,NorwayandSweden.ButDenmark'spopulationofover4600000isgreaterthanthatofNorwayandmorethanhalfthatofSweden.PartIICanadaAudioscript:　　ThankyouforcallingtheDailyNewsInformationlineonCanada.　　Canadaisahugecountry,secondinsizeonlytotheformerSovietUnion.Yetithasonly26millionpeople,whichislessthanhalfthepopulationoftheUnitedKingdom.ItextendsfromtheGreatLakesinthesouthtothemajesticRockyMountainsinthewest,andthebleakArcticIslandsinthefarnorth.Athirdofthecountryiscoveredbyforestandtherearealsovastgrasslandsandcountlesslakesandrivers.　　Therearegreatvariationsinclimate.WintersareextremelycoldexceptinVancouverwhichhasamilderclimateowingtoitslocationonthewestcoast,sotakeaheavyovercoatandafurhat.Canadiansummersarewarmonthewhole,especiallyinland,soyou'llonlyneedlightweightclothing.　　AquarterofallCanadians,mainlythoselivingintheprovinceofQuebecintheeast,speakFrenchastheirfirstlanguage.Inaddition,therearehalfamillionAmericanIndians,amillionGermansandsmallernumbersofItalians,UkraniansandInuit.Canadahastwoofficiallanguages:EnglishandFrench,exceptintheprovinceofQuebecwhereFrenchaloneistheofficiallanguage.You'llfindEnglishspokenvirtuallyeverywhereapartfromQuebecandifyouplantovisitQuebecCity,you'lldefinitelyneedaFrenchphrasebookifyoudon'tspeakFrench.　　EatingoutisapleasureinCanadaandyou'llfindrestaurants,coffeeshopsandsnackbarstosuiteverypocket.MenusofferawidechoicewithexcellentseafoodlikePacificsalmon,lobstersandclams,meatdishesincludingmoosesteaksandbeefsteaks,andalsoarangeofethnicfoods.Forthesweetcourse,thespecialty/specialityiswaffles,akindofthickpancake,servedwithmaplesyrup.Beerisgoodbutforeignwines,eventhosefromneighboringAmerica,tendtobequitedearandlocalwinesarenotparticularlygood.　　Canadahassomeoftheworld'smostmodernshoppingcenters.ClothestendtobeslightlyexpensivebyEuropeanstandardsbuttherearesomebargainstobehad.Goodbuysincludemoccasins,akindofsoftleathershoemadebyIndians,woolenglovesandsweaters,woodcarvings,leathergoodsandmaplesyrup,ofcourse.　　TheunitofcurrencyistheCanadiandollar.Bankinghoursarefrom10a.m.to3p.m.MondaytoThursdayandtilllateronFridays.　　Haveagoodtrip,andthankyouforcallingtheinformationline.PartIIITravellingaroundAustraliaAudioscript:Nancy:Oh,David,hi!Youknow,I'vebeenmeaningtotalktoyou.I'mplanningatriptoAustralia,andIwonderifyoucouldgivemesomeadvice.David:Sure!What...whatdoyouwanttoknow?Nancy:Well,IthoughtI'dstartmytripinSydney.WhatshouldIseethere?David:Well,themostimportantthingtosee,ofcourse,istheharbor,whichisthemostbeautifulintheworld.Nancy:Oh,right.Dotheyhaveboattrips?David:Yeah,ofcourse,theydo.Theyhavewonderfulboattrips!Theone...theonethatIrecommendparticularlyis...isatriparoundHaveaNiceTriptheharborinanoldsailingship.Nancy:Oh,thatsoundslikelotsoffun!David:Yeah.And,ofcourse,thenthere'stheSydneyOperaHouse,which...whicheveryoneknowsabout.And,uh,youcansee...seewonderfulthingsthere...concertsandoperaandtheater.Nancy:Oh,Idefinitelywanttogothere!Nowwhataboutplacestostay?Canyourecommendsomeplaceinexpensive?David:Yeah,letmesee...Probably,ofcourse,youknowIdon'tstayintheseplaces,butprobablythemostinexpensiveplacewouldbe...wouldbeabackpacker'shotel.Therearelotsofthose.Nancy:OK,thanks.Thatsoundsgood.Uh,whereshouldIgoafterSydney?David:AfterSydney,let'ssee...I'drecommendthatyoutravelupthecoasttotheGreatBarrierReef,whichisinNorthQueensland.Nancy:Right.I'veheardalotaboutit!Butwhatistheretodothere?David:Well,youcangoscubadivingandseethecoralreefandthetropicalfishupclose...Nancy:YouknowIdon'tliketogetwet.David:Well,there...there'realways...alwaystheseglass-bottomboatsyoucan...youcantravelon.They're...they'refabulous!Yeah,and,uh,there're...thereareliterallyhundredsofislandsyoucanexplore.Nancy:Wow!Andarethereplacestostay?David:Yeah,sure.Ifyouwanttospendlotsofmoney,youcanstayatoneofthesefabulousresorthotelsor,ifyouwantto...wanttodoitonthecheap,youcan...youcangotoaguesthouse,whicharemuchcheaper.Nancy:Right.Thatsoundsgood.Well,whatnext?David:Next,well,Iguessyoushould...shouldgoinlandto...toAyersRockinUluruNationalPark.Nancy:AyersRock?Whatisthat?Howdoyouspellit?David:It's...it'sAyersRock.It's...it'sspelled...let'ssee,A-Y-E-R-S.It'sthelargestrockintheworld!Youmustknowaboutit!Nancy:Nokidding!No,I'veneverheardofit!Whatdoyoudowhenyouvisitit?David:Well,it'smainlyhikingandtrekking.Youcan...youcanwalkrightroundthebaseofitifyoulike.[Huh!]Ittakesabout...it's...it'saboutfiveandahalfmiles,Iguess,but[Wow!]it'sreallywellworthit.And,uh,therearecavepaintingsintherock,andthecolorsoftherock...at...atsunriseandsunset...arejustfabulous!Nancy:SoundslikeIshouldbringmycamera!David:Yousureshould!Finally,let'ssee,Iguessyoushouldtravel...travelnorthtovisittheKakaduNationalPark.Nancy:Kakadu?Howdoyouspellthat?David:K-A-K-A-D-U.It's...it'satropicalforestwhereyoucangohikingandseeallsortsofwildlife...Nancy:Oh?David:Oh,andtherearesomebeautifulwaterfallsthereaswell.Nancy:Anddotheyallowcampingthere?David:Yeah,therearelotsandlotsofcampsites.Theonlythingisthatyou'vegottowatchoutforthecrocodiles!Nancy:Ugh!Well,David,thanksalot!You'vebeenabighelp!David:Noproblem.Nancy:Ican'twaittogo!Statements:1.WhenDavidwasinSydney,hedidn'tstaytherefornight.2.TheGreatBarrierReefisinSouthQueenslandinAustralia.3.FromwhatNancysays,onecanknowthatsheisfondofswimming.4.InUluruNationalPark,Nancycanseethelargestrockintheworld.5.IfNancylikestowalkaroundthebaseoftherock,shehastowalkaboutfivemiles.6.NancywillbringhercamerawithherwhenshetravelsinAustralia.7.TherearenocrocodilesinthetropicalforestinAustralia.PartIVMoreaboutthetopic:ThestoryofDenverAudioscript::　　DenveristhelargestcityandthecapitalofthewesternstateofColorado.There'samarkeronthestepintheStateCapitolBuilding.Standingthere,youareexactly1.6kilometersabovesealevel,onemilehigh.Denverisknownas"the-mile-highcity",butitdoesnotappeartobethathigh.Thisisbecauseitisbuiltalmostcompletelyonsmoothflatland.DenveristhelargestcityoftheRockyMountains.ManypeoplebelieveitisactuallyintheRockyMountains.However,itisabout50kilometerseastofthem.　　ThecityofDenverhasapopulationofabout470000people.Thismakesitthe26thlargestcityintheUnitedStates.TheareaaroundDenverhasmorethan1600000people.CityofficialsareproudofthefactthatDenverreceivesmorethan300daysofsunshineayear.StormsmovingeastacrossthecountrylosemuchoftheirstrengthintheRockies.SoDenvergetsonlyabout35centimetersofrainandsnowayear.Thenearbymountains,however,getalotmorethanthat.　　DenveristhebusinessandmarketingcenterforalltheRockyMountainarea.Ithasmorethan1500manufacturingcompanies.Foodprocessingisthemainmanufacturingactivity.Otherfactoriesmakeequipmentforthedefense,space,hightechnologyandtransportationindustries.Goldproductionisalsoimportant.DenverishometocompaniesthatcontrolhalfthegoldproducedintheUnitedStates.　　Thecomputerandcommunicationsindustrieshavebecomeincreasinglyimportantinrecentyears.Denverhasthethirdhighestnumberofhightechnologyjobsinrelationtothepopulation.Theareaalsohasbecomeacenterforcompaniesthatdobusinessinothercountries.Thisistruethroughoutthewesternstates.Infact,morejobsintheAmericanwestarelinkedtoforeigntradethaninanyotherpartofthecountry.　　TourismisalsoanimportantindustryinDenver.Forexample,theColoradoHistoryMuseumshowsthehistoryofthenativeAmericanIndians,goldminersandotherpeoplewhomovedtoColorado.TheDenverMuseumofNaturalHistoryshowsIndianobjectsandexamplesoflocalwildlife.ManyvisitorstoColoradoandtheRockyMountainsuseDenver'snewinternationalairport,whichopenedin1995.ItwasthefirstmajornewairportbuiltintheUnitedStatesin21years.Itcostalmost5000milliondollars.ItisthelargestairportinNorthAmerica,almost90000passengerslandatDenverInternationalAirporteachday.　　ThereisalottoseeanddoinDenver.TheStateCapitolBuildingisinthecenterofthecity.Thetopiscoveredwithmorethan500gofgold.Onaclearday,avisitortotheCapitolcanseeforadistanceofalmost250kilometers.87yearsago,cityofficialsbegantopurchaselandtomakesureitwouldbeprotectedfromdevelopment.Today,thecityowns8000hectares.Onthisland,Denverhasbuiltthelargestcityparksysteminthenation.Finally,there'sLaramaSquare.ItisabusinessareathatissaidtolooklikeDenveroftheearly1900s.LaramaSquareisfilledwitholdbuildings,gaslightsandvehiclespulledbyhorses.ItisapartofthenewDenverthatlivesinthepast.PartVDoyouknow...?Audioscript:--Thiscountryisanisland,andithasaverysmallpopulation,andmostofthepopulationliveinthecapitalcity.--Isitaverydrycountry?--Um--no.--IsitintheCaribbean?--No,itisn't.--IsitinthePacific?--No.--IsitinEurope?(Uh,huh)--Isitdividedintotwohalves?--No.--Isitverypopularfortourists?--Notreally,no.--IsitintheMediterranean?--No.--IsitintheAtlantic?--Um,yes,Ithinkso.--It'snotIceland,isit?--Yes.--Thiscountryisquitealargecountry.IthaschangeditscapitalsincetheSecondWorldWar,andit'sfamousforitsjungles.--IsitanAfricancountry?--No,itisn't.--IsitaSouthAmericancountry?--Yes.--Sorry,didyousayitwaslargeorsmall?--Er,prettylarge,(large)--Doesithaveanewlybuiltcapital?--Yes,itdoes.--Brazil?--Brazil.That'scorrect.--Thisisasmallcountry.It'smountainousandithasasmallpopulation.--IsitinEurope?--No.--IsitinAsia?--No.--SouthAmerica?--No.--Africa?--No.--NorthAmerica?--No.--Isitahotcountry?--SlightlyhotterthanBritain.--Doesithaveadryclimateor...?--No,ithasaverywetclimate.--Asmallpopulation,yousaid?--Yes.--Isitanislandcountry?--Yes.--Dividedintotwoislands?--Yes.--IsitNewZealand?--Yes.PartVIIWatchandenjoyVideoscript:DanCruickshank:　　Overthepastmonth,I'vetraveledthroughtheAmericasfromPerutoNewYork.Mynextstopisanotheroftheworld'sgreatmoderncities.　　Inlittlemorethan200years,SydneyhasgonefrombeingadumpinggroundforBritishconvictstoaconfidentmetropolis,withanumberofpotentialtreasuresI'mkeentosee.I'vecometoSydneytoseekmytreasure.Tofindthetreasurethatcapturestheextraordinaryhistory,thespiritofthiscityandthisnation.Thereareseveralcontenders.　　Thefirstoneisobvious--TheSydneyOperaHouse.It'sthegreatAustralianiconandoneofthemostcelebratedbuildingsofthe20thcentury.　　TheOperaHousewasdesignedin1957byaDanisharchitect,JornUtzon.TheOperaHousewasoneofthemostmemorablebuildingsofthe20thcentury.Itsformsaresostrong.They'relikeasymbolforthecity.Thesegreatshellsoneupontheother,incrediblypowerful.Theinfluencesarecomplex.Utzonlookedatmanythings.He'dbeentoMexico,seenMayanarchitecture.Helovedtheplatform.I'montheplatformnow.Theshellsrisefrom--risefromtheplatform.Belowaresortoftheservicepartsofthebuildings,andthesegreatsteps,againfromthegreatMayantemplesinMexico.Sohe'sthinkingofancientsacredbuildings.Utzonalsotookinspirationfromnature.Heneededtomakethestructureeasytobuild.Hissolutionwasingenious.Theshapeofeachoftheseshellsoriginatesfromoneform--asphere.Ifonetakesanorangeandonecutsitintocomponents,I'mnowcreatingthesurfaceoftheshellsonaminisculescale.AndthesesurfaceshapesofstandardgeometricalformarethebasisoftheshellstructureofthecityOperaHouse,yousee.Incrediblethisuseofnature,useofsimpleforms,useofpowerfulelementalgeometry,useofmodernbuildingmaterials--concrete,allveryingenious,tocreateemblematicbuilding,whichsumsupthecity,whichhascapturedtheimaginationoftheworld,whichsaysSydney.　　MyheartsinkswhenIentertheOperaHouse.Itseemslikeanotherbuilding.Theimaginativedesignoftheexteriorhasnotbeenrepeatedinside.It'sallbecausein1966Uztonwalkedofftheprojectafterrowsoverthedesignandescalatingbudget.TheconsequencesofUzton'sresignationwere,well,tragicreally.Thefactistherelationshipbetweentheinsideandtheoutsideis,er,whatshallonesay--unresolved,unsatisfactory.It'sgoodinparts,butnotasgoodasitoughttobeandthat'sverysad.Amasterpiecehasbeenflawed.