新视野大学英语4听力教程听力原文U1-5.doc

UNIT ONE THE TEMPTATION OF A RESPECTABLE WOMAN UNDERSTANDING SHORT CONVERSATIONS 1．M：What’s your family like，Emma? W：Well．my parents are separated，but my father lives near us．My mother is a middle aged woman．She works as a chemical engineer for a drug company． Q：How do Emma’s parents get along? 2．W：I have to go downtown tomorrow morning to have my spring dresses fitted． M：Don’t you have other clothes to wear W：No．none of them fit，and I can’t even button up my dresses．I think I need some new clothes． M：Maybe you should first think about doing more exercises and losing weight and then worry about your new clothes． Q：What does the man suggest the woman do? 3．M：Robert talks a great deal about moving from his present home in New York to a plantation in the South． W：But that is the same thing he has been saying since he moved there six years ago． Q：What can we learn from the conversation? 4．W：How long has your friend been at your home M：About 10 days． W：Did he have a good time M：Yeah．It seemed as if he just got here when it was time for him to say good—bye. W：It is certainly a pleasure to see him again and renew old memories． M：Well．we talked about college days when we had been best friends，and when we used to have SO many ambitions． Q：What can be learned about the man and his friend 5．W：What happened to you? You look really happy． M：My wife voluntarily proposed to invite my best friend to our family party. W：Didn’t your wife like your friend M：No，at first she found him a terrible nuisance，but she has finally overcome her dislike for him． Q：What does the man mean? 6．M：So you have finally decided to end your teaching career，Lucy W：Yes．It has been driving me crazy．My health doesn’t permit me to cope with such a heavy workload at the moment．That’s why I decided to go to Australia to take a rest． M：Oh．I see．So that’s why you’ve been so quiet recently．Your periods of silence were not your basic nature，but the result of moods．You really need a change．