大学英语视听说教材听力原文第三版（第二册）
Dan: Well, I’m Dan Preston.
Courtney: And I’m Courtney Preston. We live in Phoenix, Arizona. Interviewer: OK, great. Do you have any children? Courtney: Yes, we have a baby. He’s thirteen months old. Interviewer: How nice…Courtney, you must be busy!
Courtney: It’s not so bad. I’m a manager at a bank. Dan stays at home with the baby.
Interviewer: Really?
Dan: Yep. I’m a “househusband.” I take care of the kid while Courtney works.
Interviewer: That’s unusual!
Dan: Well, it’s a growing trend. There are more and more househusbands every year.
Interviewer: How interesting! Interview 2
Interviewer: Where are you from? Jamal: We live in Toronto, Canada. Interviewer: How big is your family?
Jamal: Well, there are four of us. I’m Jamal, my wife is Tia, and we have two girls.
Interviewer: Who takes care of them?
Tia: We both do. We both stay at home with the girls. Interviewer: Well, who works then? Jamal & Tia: We both do!
Interviewer: What do you mean? I don’t understand. Jamal: We’re both writers. We work at home during the day. Interviewer: Oh, I see.
Tia: We’re always here when the girls come home from school at 2:30 Interviewer: That’s great.
Activity 2 What’s your personal style? Audio Track 2-4-4
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大学英语视听说教材听力原文第三版（第二册）
Interviewer: (Int): Hi. What’s your name? Gio: Gio.
Int: Hi, Gio. Where are you from? Gio: Milan, Italy.
Int: Welcome to New York, then! Gio: Thank you.
Int: Where are your clothes from?
Gio: My brother. I’m always borrowing clothes. Int: How would you describe your style?
Gio: Casual, I guess. I’m not very innovative. I just wear the same thing all the time.
Int: Good evening. What’s your name? Vicki: Vicki.
Int: You look beautiful. Vicki: Thank you.
Int: That dress is vey stylish.
Vicki: My mother gave it to me. It was tailor-made! Int: Wonderful. Where are you from, Vicki? Vicki: I’m from Hong Kong.
Int: How would you describe your personal sense of style? Vicki: Classic, is suppose. I like to dress up. Int: Hi, there. Elena: Hi! Int: Who are you? Elena: I’m Elena.
Int: And where are you from?
Elena: I’m from right here in New York.
Int: A hometown girl. And your clothes are from…? Elena: A store in my neighborhood. There was a sale. Int: Great! How would you describe your personal style?
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大学英语视听说教材听力原文第三版（第二册）
Elena: Retro. It’s fashionable now.
Int: It looks old-fashioned… in a good way, of course. Activity 3 What Should I Do? Audio Track 2- 4-6
1. A: I’m new in town and I’d like to make some friends. What should I do? B: You ought to join a sports club. A: But I don’t like sports.
B: You could look for friends on the Internet.
2. A: I don’t know what to wear to the party tonight. What should I wear? B: You could wear your new jeans or your black pants. A: It’s formal dress party.
B: Oh, then you shouldn’t wear pants after all. You definitely ought to wear a dress.
3. A: I still don’t understand this grammar. What should I do?
B: You had better get some help or you will fail the test. It’s on Thursday. A: Maybe I could take the test on Friday. That would give me extra time. B: Well, you had better not delay. There’s not much time! Activity 4 Sense of Style Audio Track 2- 4 -8
1. I’m a salesclerk in a woman’s clothing store. My boss is great, but she has a very strict dress code. We have to wear long skirts, black shoes, no jewelry, and on and on. It’s really boring, so I’m planning to dye my hair red. What do you think?-Lana
2. I love my girlfriend, but she complains a lot about my clothes. She doesn’t want to go anywhere with me because I always wear old jeans and a T-shirt. I don’t care about looking like a fashion magazine. I just want to be comfortable! What’s your advice?-Dave
Audio Track 2- 4 -9
1. I’m a salesclerk in a woman’s clothing store. My boss is great, but she has a very strict dress code. We have to wear long skirts, black shoes, no jewelry, and on and on. It’s really boring, so I’m planning to dye my hair red. What do you think?-Lana
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大学英语视听说教材听力原文第三版（第二册）
Expert’s opinion: Sorry, but I have to side with your employer. A business wants to have a particular look. So they tell you what to wear. If you want to show off your individual style, you had better do it in your free time.
2. I love my girlfriend, but she complains a lot about my clothes. She doesn’t want to go anywhere with me because I always wear old jeans and a T-shirt. I don’t care about looking like a fashion magazine. I just want to be comfortable! What’s your advice?-Dave
Expert’s opinion: I think you ought to have a serious talk with your girlfriend and explain how you feel. We all have our own style and taste. In my opinion, she thinks too much about appearances.
Activity 5 Trendspotting Audio Track 2- 4 -10
Brooke is 18 years old. She works as a trendspotter. Now listen to her talking about her new job and answer the following questions.
Today I started my new part-time job as a trendspotter. I was nervous and didn’t know what to expect. Well, guess what? It was a lot of fun! I’m telling all my friends, “You should think about becoming a trendspotter, too!”
On Saturday morning, we had to report to a recording studio by 10 a.m. The “Trends Coordinator,” Mandy, explained the schedule. Then she gave us a tour. That was really cool!
Next we sat around a big table in a room. They gave each person three cards. One card said “Yes---All the way!” Another said, “It’s OK.” The third one said, “No way!” We listened to about 10 different songs. After each song we had to hold up a card. They played some hip hop, rock, heavy metal; and dance music. The heavy metal was “No way” for me!
Do you know the rock group called “Gifted”? They’re really popular right now. Well, they have a new CD coming out. We saw six different CD covers. I guess they are trying to choose one. This time, we didn’t have cards. Instead, we just talked about the covers we liked. Many asked us questions, “Which ones do you like?” “Why do you like them ?” “Would you buy a CD with this cover?”
We finished at 12:30. We will meeting again next week at a boutique
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大学英语视听说教材听力原文第三版（第二册）
downtown. We will look at some new fashions. Each week we go to a different location. On yes, we also received a free CD for your work. This “job” doesn’t pay, but we get free stuff!
That’s all for now!
Book 2 Unit 5 Unsolved Mysteries Activity 1 The Greatest Detective Audio Track 2- 5 -2
Sherlock Holmes is probably the greatest detective ever known---well, at least he’s one of the most famous. But he never actually existed…he’s an imaginary detective who appears in sixty stories created by the Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Doyle was not always a writer. He started his career as a doctor. Fortunately for us, he did not have many patients. He needed money and so he started to write stories.
The first Sherlock Holmes story was published in 1887, and was called A Study in Scarlet. Later, a magazine published The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and readers loved it!
What makes Sherlock Holmes so special? Well, he was very intelligent and successful. He always arrested the criminal---every single time---with the help of his partner, Dr. Watson.
In the stories, Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street in London, England. Thousands of people visit that address every year.
There is also a Sherlock Holmes Museum in London. Activity 2 strange lights Audio Track 2- 5 -4
Mike: … So, we can look forward to warmer temperature. It’ll be a good weekend for the beach. Over to you, Alexa.
Alexa: Thank you for that weather report, Mike. And finally, this story just in… We have a report that a local man, Nick Brown, saw some strange lights. He was driving home at about 10 p.m. he said the lights were bright and they moved across the sky. He stopped at a gas station and talked to a police officer about the lights. The police officer had seen the lights, too.
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