英語(yǔ)聽力教程第三版(張民倫主編)unit-5-meet-people-from-around-the-world聽力原文(已修改)
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【正文】 Listen this way 聽力教程第三冊(cè)5Unit 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 today39。s topic national stereotypes. Selina ... Selinar： Thanks, John. I have with me Eric, who39。s just flown in with Virgin Atlantic from the USA. Eric： That39。s right. I39。ve just e back from New York. Selinar： Is it as dangerous as they say? Eric： No, New York isn39。t dangerous, no more than any other big city, especially if you39。re careful and don39。t advertise the fact that you39。re a tourist. Selinar： And is it true what they say about New Yorkers, that they39。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 don39。t have the time to think about anybody else. It isn39。t that they don39。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, it39。s that people eat all the time as they go about their daily lives, you know they graze on the hoof as they walk about the streets. Selinar： Thanks Eric, and now I have with me, Sue, who39。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 pulsory 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 onestory 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 mon in other countries. The people are among the world39。s greatest tea drinkers. Many of the books, magazines, and movies in New Zealand e from the United Kingdom or the United States. But the number of books published in the country is growing rapidly. Musical and theatrical groups e 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 panies. 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 Zealander
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