创新国际英语教程第一册 Unit2

[00:05.09]Do you like OPera? [00:10.84]No,I HATE it.I find it REALLY BORing.WHY do yiu ASK? [00:18.10]Oh,I'm THINking of GOing to SEE SOMEthing at the Opera House [00:23.88]and I'm TRYing to FIND SOMEone to GO with. [00:27.92]NO,SORry.I just THINK OPeras go ON TOO LONG. [00:33.57]I CAN'T sit still for FOUR hours. [00:38.22]Never MIND.I'll TRY someone else. [00:42.95]Have you asked MIRiam?I think SHE likes THAT kind of MUSic. [00:48.82]Oh,RIGHT.OK.MAYbe I'll ask HER.So what kind of music DO you like? [00:57.78]LOTS of things,really.JAZZ,POP,LAtin music.I LOVE TIto LOpez. [01:06.43]REAlly?I AHTE him.ALL his songs SOUND the SAME. [01:11.71]I like JAZZ,though.Do you like LOUis ARM strong? [01:17.66]YES,he's OK.I QUITE like SOME of his TUNES,but I preFER GAto Barbleri. [01:25.81]Oh,rlght.I've never heard of her.Who is she? [01:31.98]He's a man.He's an Argantinian musician.He's really good. [01:38.74]I'll lend you a CD if you like. [01:43.39]Yes,OK.Thanks. [01:48.15]3 Answering quesgtions [02:31.30]Professor Morris,from the University of Thameside, [02:39.56]has just written a book about friends and relations. [02:45.12]In it,he says that people in Britain today [02:50.87]believe that their friends are more important than their families. [02:56.20]He says,"These days,many people in Britain move away from their family [03:03.56]and home to look for work or the study. [03:08.11]If children and parents live in different cities, [03:13.57]families cannot help each other in the way they did in the past. [03:19.21]Grandparents can't babysit their grandchildren [03:24.67]and children can't look after their parents when they get old. [03:30.34]Brothers and sisters can't go out together or see each other much. [03:35.90]Personally,I don't think this is a bad thing. [03:41.47]We choose our friends in a way we can't choose our families. [03:47.53]With friends,we have a lot of things in common, [03:52.88]which we often don't have with our families. [03:57.43]Not everyone agrees with Professor Morris, [04:03.28]so we decided to ask a few people in the street [04:08.32]who their best friends are and why. [04:12.97]Katy(27) [04:18.61]My mum is a nice woman,but we're very different. [04:25.06]If I have a problem or if I really want to talk to someone, [04:31.54]I ring my friend Marian. [04:35.49]I've known her since I was at school. [04:40.16]We often go shopping together. [04:44.53]We spend the whole day going to different shops,trying things on. [04:51.50]We stop for coffee and lunch,and chat to each other about everything. [04:58.66]We get on really well. [05:02.42]Charlotte(34) [05:06.26]I'm a twin and I think my sister and I will always be best friends. [05:13.84]I see her a lot.We both love cooking- [05:19.48]really hot,spicy food like Indian curries and things like that- [05:26.56]so we often invite each other round for dinner. [05:31.00]Graham(48) [05:34.55]I don't believe what this guy Morris is saying! [05:39.10]I live with my mother and she is still the most important person for me. [05:45.36]We do lots of things together. [05:49.31]We both like the theatre,so we go a lot. [05:54.27]We like similar kinds of music. [05:58.14]We're both big fans of Andrew Lloyd Webber. [06:02.87]I can talk to her about anything. [06:07.10]Damien(22) [06:10.73]My best friend is James.We both really love Star Wars. [06:16.48]We actually met at a Star Wars club and we get on really well. [06:22.54]We watch the films together once or twice a moth [06:27.40]and go to conventions with other Star Wars fans. [06:32.57]We went to America together on holiday last year. [06:37.71]If I had a problem,I might talk to him. [06:42.57]It's never really happened. [06:41.57]Ron(37) [06:45.33]My best friend's my dog. [06:49.17]Dogs don't lie;they don't criticise you and they like going for a walk. [06:56.54]What more do you want from a friend? [07:00.90]Edna(67) [07:05.06]I'm not sure I would call my children my best friends. [07:11.22]professor Morris is probably right. [07:15.58]My best friend is my husband. [07:19.74]We've been married for over 30 years, [07:24.70]so I suppose we must get on quite well! [07:29.56]We met in Nigeria, [07:33.53]where we are both Christians and that's a very important thing we share. [07:44.29]Having said that,our best friends aren't religious at all. [07:50.14]Joyce and Zola used to be our neighbours. [07:54.51]That's how we became friends. [07:58.16]We just found we had a lot of other things in common. [08:03.91]They'd also lived in Africa,fox example. [08:08.67]We all love walking and I suppose we are all active in politics. [08:14.91]John(26) [08:18.77]I actually don't have very much in common with my best friend,Colin. [08:24.42]I've known him since I was six or seven. [08:28.86]When we left university,he joined the army and I became an art teacher. [08:35.83]He plays a lot of sport like football, [08:40.27]and he hates going to art galleries and places like that. [08:45.24]We're still friends because he's really funny, [08:50.23]and maybe just because we've known each other so long. [08:54.95]Also,I think we actually both love arguing about films and things in the news. [09:02.69]2 Pronunciation:stress [10:39.76]3 Listening [10:46.84]Hello,Tina,how's it going? [10:51.20]All right,not too bad.How are you? [10:55.64]Oh,OK.I've just had my speaking test. [11:02.01]Oh right,yes.I forgot about that.How did it go? [11:07.87]Don't ask!I think it went really badly.I didn't know what to say. [11:16.02]What is it you say?My mind went blind. [11:21.97]Ah,yes,you mean your mind went BLANK. [11:27.25]You see!I know nothing.I'm going to fail! [11:33.10]I'm sure it wasn't that bad. [11:36.97]No,it was terrible.I'm sure I failed. [11:42.82]Could I have a look at your paper and see what's on? [11:48.69]I think I'll go out and try to forget it. [11:53.24]Sure,go ahead.It's probably a good idea. [11:58.67]I like going out too much. [12:03.32]You mean you like going out a lot.I've TOLD you this before,Mario. [12:10.48]You only use'too'when you think it's a bad idea. [12:16.04]You mean I REALLY like it. [12:20.20]Yes,I know, but I think I go out too much. [12:25.76]I went clubbing last night. [12:30.73]I got home at four o'clock in the morning. [12:35.30]Yes,that wasn't a very good idea. [12:39.55]I'm not surprised you couldnt think this morning! Who did you go with? [12:45.72]Oh,I went on my own,but I went to a club and I know lots of people there. [12:53.90]I was nervous because of the exam. [12:59.04]I couldn't sleep. [13:02.41]I thought I'd go dancing to relax,but,as I said,I like it too much. [13:11.35]Anyway,what are you doing here? [13:15.79]Oh,I'm going shopping with my boyfriend,Hugh. [13:20.65]He's just gone to the toilet.He'll be back in a minute. [13:25.50]Right.Let me see.What clubs are there tonight? [13:32.17]Why don't you go to see a film or something? Take it easy. [13:37.52]Go to bed early for a change. [13:41.28]I don't really like movies. [13:45.12]You don't like going to the cinema!Why is that? Everybody likes it. [13:51.78]No,I prefer music,dancing.I just love it. [13:58.26]Oh well.Look,here's Hugh,this is Mario,one of my old students.Mario,Hugh. [14:07.82]But you're Dale,no? [14:12.47]Dale?I'm sorry,I think you've mistaken me for someone else. [14:18.82]No,it's Dale.We met before.In the club. [14:24.78]Sorry.Tina,are you ready to go?Yes,but... [14:30.73]Let's go then or the shops will close.Nice to meet you,Mario. [14:35.88]Sorry,I'm not who you think I am. [14:39.64]OK.Bye Mario. [14:43.72]Bye.I probably won't see you again. [14:48.57]I'm going back home on Tuesday. [14:53.33]Bye!...But I'm sure he told me his name was Dale!

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