【正文】 r. Maggie seemed to realize something. “Lydia, what do Chinese people celebrate at this time?” The other kids all stared at her with intense curiosity. “We have a big feast to celebrate the Spring Festival, ” Lydia said proudly.Noticing their admiring eyes, Lydia was filled with a feeling of belongingness. Suddenly, Lydia came up with an idea. “Why not experience the beautiful festival together?” She suggested decorating the house with the red lanterns, window decorations and papercuttings. Everyone was fascinated by it, feeling eager to celebrate something exotic. At that moment, Lydia wondered whether it was time to forget the warm China temporarily. Cold as the climate was, deep in her heart was glowing warmth. She would let go of her homesickness, and accept her second home wholeheartedly, not only for her parents, but more importantly, for herself.錄音原文Text 1 詢問學(xué)校情況M: How’s school today, Dave?W: Great. I got an A on my chemistry exam, a B on essay writing. And our teacher said we’d go camping tomorrow.Text 2 日常寒暄M: Hello, Olivia. I haven’t seen you for some time. What are you reading? W: Just checking the job page of the local newspaper.Text 3 學(xué)習(xí)英語的不同方式M: I’ve found that many people like to study English on the Internet. How about you?W: Well, as a matter of fact, I just started taking some courses. It is a good way to improve English.Text 4 航班限制條件W: I heard that some airlines have changed their flight restrictions. And I need to find out what they are.M: There are websites that list the general restrictions. You may have a look there.Text 5 職場(chǎng)問題W: Jason, how long have you been with this pany? M: Five months this week.W: I would say that’s enough time to learn that we have rules here. Why didn’t you report before you made the decision?Text 6 周末計(jì)劃M: How about driving to the beach this weekend?W: There are too many people there. I prefer piic in the woods or by the lake.M: Then let’s go to the lake. It’s just an hour’s drive from here. We can bike around the lake and swim after the piic lunch.W: You’re always so sporty. Bring your bike if you like, but I will bring a good book with me.Text 7 咨詢有關(guān)更改專業(yè)事宜W: Mr. Smith, I was wondering if I could change my major from biology to political science or sociology.M: Which year are you in? W: Second term, year two.M: Okay. But these majors are very different. You probably will have to take more classes and prepare for more exams. And you’ll be graduating a year later.W: Oh, no. I hate graduating later than all my friends. I’d better stick to my present major then.Text 8 安排出差W: Hey Mark, I’m putting you on a new project. You’ll have to go to California. M: What should I do there?W: You have to collect and interview the sales data from all the brand stores. If you find something missing, work with the sales managers to give the information you need to plete the analysis.M: Sounds like a lot of work.W: It’s a pretty big project, so take someone with you. I think you can finish in a week if the two of you are working on it.M: When should we start off?W: You needn’t hurry so much. I will give you two days for preparations and packing up. M: Who should I get in touch with when I get there?W: Lisa. I’ll you the necessary information. M: Who do you suggest should go with me?W: Either Jack or Peter.M: Let’s say Peter. He’s just finished his project, and he is more experienced. W: Great. Keep me updated.Text 9 采訪攝影師在亞馬遜的經(jīng)歷W: Good evening, wele to Around the Globe with Susan Davidson. Our guest today is Charlie Hamilton, a photographer who spent a month and a half in the Amazon. He’s going to share with us the challenges and responsibilities of his work. Charlie, the Amazon people have rarely seen people from outside, and you look so different. How do you approach them?M: That’s true. But if you spend enough time, you get to know them. Actually, we can laugh about the same things even if we can’t talk.W: One of your pictures I really like shows the villagers and you together by a river, laughing. There seems no barrier at all.M: Indeed. That was only a couple of days after I went there. But everyone was just relaxed with me. We’re all having fun. In fact, what I like most is everyone’s laughing. Nowadays, we tend to show the unhappy side of people’s life in the Amazon. The trees are being cut down, and these people are sad. But what I want to show is they still have fun.W: That’s a really special point of view. Thank you for letting us get closer to our fellow beings around the globe.Text 10 通知行程變化W: Hi, everyone. It is raining now. We have to give up our plans for a boat trip along the River Thames and walk along the South Bank. But the good news is we still have a huge selection of worldclass museums. And many of them are free for visitors. You know, the UK’s capital isn’t a bad place to spend the rainy day. So, our rainy tour of the London’s museums today starts in the Science and National History Museum of West London and finishes at the National Gallery. We’ll start our museum tour in the heart of London, South Kensington. South Kensington is wellknown for its old buildings, fantastic restaurants and many designer shops. But the real reason visitors flood here is for the chance to experience three of the city’s best museums: Victoria and Albert Museum, the National History Museum and the Science Museum. All of them happen to be within walking distance from one another, so you won’t get wet. Today, it happens to be the last Thursday of the month, so we can enjoy free guided tours, talks and events at the National History Museum. Remember, we have to leave there at 1:00 pm. Finally, we’ll arrive at the National Gallery. It’s an 1800s building, home to over 2,000 works of art by famous painters like Leonardo da Vinci, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh.大多數(shù)人都承認(rèn)，一想到要發(fā)表演講就極度緊張。有些人會(huì)顫抖、出汗、呼吸短促、心跳加快。一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的緊張會(huì)讓腎上腺素分泌增多——這會(huì)讓你做好演講的準(zhǔn)備。16