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听力教程第三册


-5


Unit 5 Meet People from around the


World



Part I Getting ready



Audioscript:




Presenter



Today Selina Kahn is in the arrival area at Gatwick Airport


checking out today's topic -- national stereotypes. Selina ...



Selinar




Thanks, John. I have with me Eric, who's just flown in with


Virgin Atlantic from the USA.



Eric




That's right. I've just come back from New York.



Selinar




Is it as dangerous as they say?



Eric




No, New York isn't dangerous, no more than any other big city,


especially if you're careful and don't advertise the fact that


you're a tourist.



Selinar




And is it true what they say about New Yorkers, that they're


rude, and that they only care about themselves?







Eric




Well, I found the people were very friendly. However, they do


have a reputation for not caring about other people. I think the


reason for this is that life in New York is incredibly stressful.


People just don't have the time to think about anybody else. It


isn't that they don't care.



Selinar




Is there anything else you noticed about New Yorkers?



Eric




Two things I had heard about before I went to New York did


seem to be true, though. First is that they are always talking


about money and how much things cost. Secondly, it's that


people eat all the time as they go about their daily lives, you


know they



Selinar




Thanks Eric, and now I have with me, Sue, who's been to the


south of France ...



Part II New Icelanders



Audioscript:




New Zealand is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean about 1


200 miles southeast of Australia. It has about 2 575 000 people. Two


thirds live on the North Islands, and one third on the larger South Island.


Most of them are of British descent.



Almost everyone in New Zealand knows how to read and write. The






government provides free education for children from ages 3 to 19.


Education is compulsory for children between the ages of 7 and 15, but


most enter school by the age of 5. Young children who live far from


schools belong to the Government Correspondence School and listen to


daily school broadcasts on the radio.



New Zealanders enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the


world. There are no people of great wealth, but poverty is practically


unknown. The majority of families live in one-story wooden homes.


Most families have an automobile, and many have modern home


appliances. Because the country is a major producer of sheep and dairy


products, meat and butter form a larger share of the diet than is common


in other countries. The people are among the world's greatest tea


drinkers.



Many of the books, magazines, and movies in New Zealand come from


the United Kingdom or the United States. But the number of books


published in the country is growing rapidly. Musical and theatrical


groups come from Europe and North America to perform. The larger


cities have radio and television stations. The National Symphony


Orchestra gives concerts throughout the country, and there are also


opera and ballet companies.



New Zealanders enjoy the outdoors, and people of all ages take part in


sports. Favorite holiday activities are camping, boating, hunting and






fishing. Horse racing draws large crowds to racetracks. Rugby football


is a national game. Other team sports are soccer, cricket, basketball, and


field hockey.



Statements





1. New Zealand is about 1 400 miles from Australia.



2. More people live on the larger South Island than the North Island in


New Zealand.



3. Most New Zealanders are of British origin.



4. Children in New Zealand usually go to school at the age of 5.



5. Not many New Zealanders have their own cars.



6. New Zealanders are fond of drinking a lot of tea.



Part III What do you think of Britain





Audioscript:


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Paul comes from Jamaica.



Interviewer




What do you think of English food?



Paul




English food -- right now, I can enjoy it, but when I first came up


from the West Indies, I found it rather distasteful, rather boring,


no flavor, no taste.



Interviewer




What do you think of the English weather?







Paul




The English weather -- I do not think there are enough adjectives


to describe (it) -- miserable, cold, damp, changeable,


depressing. I think bleak is the best word.



Interviewer




Now what do you think about English people and their


way of life?



Paul




The older generation of English people are really snobbish -- the


snob-nosed English. But the youth of England today -- they're


really alive, you know, they're more vibrant, on fire, alive.


They are much more free than their parents, crazy! Cindy


comes from Los Angeles.



Interviewer




What do you think of the English weather?



Cindy




Well, it's rather cloudy and depressing. I get tired of all these



it's all right. It's not too cold, nor too warm.



Interviewer




And have you had much opportunity to eat English food?



Cindy




Yes, I avoid it, because it's dull. I think it's dull. And I think the


English eat a lot of sweets and greasy food like chips.



Interviewer




And what about the English way of life? What do you


think of that?







Cindy




Well, it's certainly more relaxed, but I think that the English


people are -- tend to be -- difficult to get to know. They're


reserved. The cities are safer and I also think they're much


cleaner than the American cities, which makes it much more


pleasant to live there. Usha comes from Madras, in India.



Interviewer




Would you like to tell me what you think of the English


weather? Usha




Well, the English weather is very changeable,


but it's OK. Well, I like spring and autumn best. I think they are


the loveliest time of the year.



Interviewer




And what about English food? What do you think of that?



Usha



Well, English food is healthy. But I wouldn't like to have


it every day. It's rather ... I wouldn't say dull -- but too bland for


my taste.



Interviewer




And what about English people? How have you found


them? Usha




Well, in the beginning, they are rather reserved,


but once you get to know them, they are very friendly, and I've


got many English friends now in England.



Interviewer




And how have you found the English way of life?



Usha



Well, city life is fast of course everywhere, but I like the






countryside very much. I like it very much, yes. Spiro comes


from Salonika, in Greece.



Interviewer




You've lived in England for about seven years. What do


you think of English weather?



Spiro



Well, I think the English winter is very depressing at times,


especially when it drizzles all the time, and also the other thing


that makes it depressing is the long nights. It gets dark very


early and you wake up and it's pitch black again, and so you go


to work and it's very dark and you come home and it's dark


again. But in the summer, I think, when the sun's shining, it's


very pleasant indeed, with green parks, trees, very pleasant.



Interviewer




And what about English food? What do you think of


that?



Spiro



Well, I think it's ... English food is all right, but there's a very


limited selection of dishes. It's mostly roast and -- offhand --


there's only about five typically English dishes I can think of,


whereas compare that to Greek food, there's an enormous


selection of dishes one could cook. Interviewer



And what do


you think of the English people?







Spiro




I find them very reserved, but it seems that when you get to


know them, they're quite friendly and sincere. But it usually


takes some time to actually open an English person up -- if you


like.



Interviewer




And what do you think of the English way of life?



Spiro




Pretty awful, actually. It's the speed of life really that I find


rather tiring.



Part IV More about the topic:



Native People of Alaska



Audioscript:






When the Russian discovered Alaska in 1741, they found it


occupied by three groups of native peoples -- Eskimos, Aleuts, and


Indians. Descendants of these natives still live in Alaska.





Most scientists think that the native peoples migrated originally


from Asia to North America, not all at once but in wave after wave over


thousands of years. Probably the last to enter Alaska were the ancestors


of the northern Eskimos.





Eskimos


Of the different groups of native peoples, the Eskimos are


the most numerous. From earliest times the Eskimos depended upon sea


mammals, fish, and caribou for their living. In the 1890's reindeer were






brought from Siberia to start herds as an additional means of livelihood.





Many Eskimos now live in frame houses heated by fuel oil, but


they once lived in sod and driftwood huts heated by seal-oil lamps. They


did not build snow ig100s, as some of the Canadian Eskimos still do,


except for emergency shelter.





The Eskimos are superb hunters. They are an energetic people who


have long been known for their ivory carving and other arts and crafts.


Their way of life is changing as they find opportunities for schooling


and for employment in trades and professions.





Aleuts


The Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula are the


homelands of the Aleuts. The Aleut language is related to the language


of the Eskimos, and yet it is very different. Like the Eskimos, the Aleuts


have always depended on the sea for food and other needs. Some of the


present-day Aleuts operate fishing boats. Others work in fish canneries.


Many Aleuts have Russian names, which go back to the time of the


Russian occupation of Alaska.





Indians


There are two major groups of Indians -- the Indians of the


Interior Plateau and the Indians of Southeastern Alaska.





The Indians who live in the interior came to Alaska from Canada.


Originally they were hunters. Some of them still live by hunting, fishing,


and trapping. Others have moved to towns, where they live and work as


do other present-day Alaskans.




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