新视野视听说教程听力稿及答案(第三册)第6单元

1Unit6II.BasicListeningPractice1.ScriptW:Arethosecigarettesyours?Ithoughtyouquit.Ifyougobacktoit,yourteethandfingerswillbenicotine-stained;yourbreathandclotheswillsmellsmoky.M:Ididn’t.Iswear.Adsshowingdiseasedlungskeptmefromstartingagain.Believeme,I’llneveragainbeaslavetosmoking.Q:Whydidn’tthemangobacktosmoking?ScriptM:What’sthatnoise?It’sreallyloud!Soundslikegunshots!W:It’sthelocal“youth”throwingfirecrackers.Don’tgoout.They’relikelytothrowoneatyouorputonethroughtheletterboxifyoubotherthem.Q:Whatmaytheyoungpeopledo?3.ScriptM:IwishIhadleftmywalletathome.ButI’msureIputitinmybackpocket.W:Oh,no,it’seasyforapickpockettotakeitfromthere.Youshouldoutyourmoneyinyourbreastpocket.Q:Whatshouldthemando,accordingtotheconversation?4.ScriptM:Ihatethatsubwaystation.Wheneveryoucomeour,you’realwaysplaguedbybeggars.W:Iknow,butthekidsreallygettome.Ican’thelpbutfeelsorryforthem.Theylooksomiserable.Q:Whatdothemanandwomanthinkabouttheyoungbeggars?5.ScriptM:Thebankcallmetoday:theywantedtoknowifIspent3,000dollarsinafurnitureshopthismorning!OfcourseIdidn’t!W:Someonemust’vemadeacopyofyourcreditcard.It’seasilydone.You’llhavetocancelitatonceandgetanewone.Hopefully,thebankwillcoverthedamage.Q:Whatdoesthewomanrecommendthemantodo?Keys:1.C2.C3.B4.A5.DIII.ListeningIn2Task1:HowtoSolveUnemploymentProblemScriptAlan:Ihaveameetingwithmyaccountanttomorrowmorning.She’spreparingmyincometaxreturn,andIneedtogooversomeofthereceiptswithher.Pamela:Incometaxreturn!Don’tyouthinkthegovernmentjustsquandersourhard-earnedtaxonsomeunnecessaryprojects?Alan:Sure,someonetheydo,butwearelivingprettywelland,tobehonest,Idon’tmindpayingtaxes.IfI’mpayingincometax,itmeansI’mearningwouldbemuchlower.Pamela:Ifthepoorwouldjustgetjobs,ourtaxeswouldbemuchlower.Alan:Mostpeoplewouldratherworkthanreceivecharity,butthesituationiscomplex:sometimestherearenojobsthattheyaretrainedfor.Pamela:Thentheyshouldtaketheneededtraining—upgradetheirskillsandknowledgetobecomemoreemployable.Alan:Trainingandupgradingcostmoney.Somegovernmenttaxdollarsaredirectedtoprogramsthathelpthepoorgetjobs.Pamela:Butevenwhenjobsareavailable,someoftheunemployeddon’twanttowork.Theywouldratherhaveahandout.Alan:It’spartlyamatterofeducation.Somepeoplehavetobeeducatedtorealizehowmuchfullertheirlifewouldbeiftheywerenotdependentoncharity.Pamela:Ithinkthegovernmentshouldattackunemploymentbyreducingthetaxrate.Thatwouldputmoremoneyintopeople’spockets,thentheywouldspendmore,andthespendingwouldcreatemorejobsforthepoor.Alan:Manypeoplewouldagreewithyou.Alan’saccountantispreparinghisincometaxreturn,soheneedstogooversomeofthereceiptswither.Pamelacomplainsthatthegovernmentjustsquanderspeople’shard-earnedtaxmoneyonsomeunnecessaryprojects.ButAlandoesnotmindpayingtaxes,sayingitmeansheisearningmoney,whichisbetterthanlivingoncharity.Pamelainsiststhatifthepoorwouldjustgetjobs,taxeswouldbeemuchlower.Alandisagrees,sayingmostpeoplewouldratherworkthanreceivecharity,butsometimestherearenojobsthattheyaretrainedfor.ButPamelaassertsthatthejoblesspeopleshouldtaketheneededtrainingtoupgradetheirskillsandknowledgetobecomemoreemployable.Alanbelievesthatsomeofthegovernmenttaxdollarsarealreadydirectedtotrainingandupgradingprogramsthathelpthepoortogetjobs.WhenPamelasayssomeoftheunemployeddon’twanttowork,preferringtohavehandouts,Alanpointsoutthatsomepeoplehavetobeeducatedtorealizehowmuchfullertheirlifewouldbeiftheyerenotdependentoncharity.Pamelais,however,moredown-to-earth,thinkingthegovernmentshouldattackunemploymentbyreducingthetaxrate.Thatwouldgivepeoplemoremoney;then,theywouldspendmore,whichwouldcreatemorejobsforthepoor.3Task2:AProfessionalGamblerScriptInabaraguytoldthebartender,“I’maprofessionalgambler;I’vemadeoflotsofmoneyfromgambling.”Thebartenderanswered,“Icanhardlybelieveit.Youroddsarefifty-fiftyatbest,right?”“Well,Ionlybetonsurethings,”saidtheguy.“Likewhat?”askedthebartender.Thebartenderthoughtaboutit,“Okay,”hesaid.Sotheguypulledouthisfalserighteyeandbitit,“Ah,youscrewedme,”saidthebartender,andpaidtheguyfiftydollars.“I’llgiveyouanotherchance.I’llbetyouanotherfiftydollarsthatIcanbitemylefteye,”saidthestranger.Thebartenderthoughtitoveragainandsaid,“Well,Icanseeyou’renotblind.I’lltakethatbet.”So,theguypulledouthisfalseteethandbithislefteye.Andthebartenderhadtopayhimanotherfiftydollars.Thentheguywenttothebackroomtoplaycardswithsomeofthelocals.Aftermanyhoursofdrinkingandcardplaying,hestumblesuptothebartenderandsaid,“Bartender,I’llgiveyouonelastchance.I’llbetyou500dollarsthatIcandumptomatojuiceintothatwhiskeybottlethreefootawaywithoutspillingadrop.”Thebartenderthoughttheguymustbedrunknow,“Okay,you’reon,”hesaid.Theguybegandumpingtomatojuicealloverthebartender,butnoadropfellintothewhiskeybottle.Thebartenderwasoverjoyed.Laughing,thebartendersaid,“Hey,pal,youowemefivehundreddollars!”Theguysaid,“That’sokay.Ijustbettheguysinthecardroom1,000buckseach,thatIcoulddumptomatojuicealloveryoubutyoustilllaugh!”Keys:TFTFTForReference1.Becausenotadroptomatojuicefellintothewhiskeybottle,andhewastowinthebetof500dollars.2.Becausehejustbettheguysincardroom1,000buckeac