Interviewer: Great, and had any particular person had a central role in forming your character? Speaker 1: I guess that’d have to be my grandfather. I was very close to him, and he taught
me to stand up for my beliefs. He was always telling me about this… Interviewer: So what people or events have had an impact on your life?
Speaker 2: I think that traveling my gap year made me grow up and see both the beauty of the
world and, well…just the generosity of ordinary people. I traveled a lot around Asia and you know, I found that in some of the poorest countries, like Cambodia and Laos, people share whatever little they have, and they possess a real joy for life. It’s probably made me a less selfish person.
Interviewer: Interesting…so you would recommend that young people take a gap year to discover
themselves and the world?
Speaker 2: Definitely. It gives you an opportunity o learn about the world beyond the one you
grew up in and I found it really…
Interviewer: Could you tell me what things in your life have had the greatest influence in forming
your personality?
Speaker 3: Well…a couple of years ago I was on a reality TV show where a group of young people
all lived in a house together. Each week some one was voted off by the audience. I got down to the final three! I suppose being on the show and seeing how the other contestants behaved made me realize how selfish and spiteful some people can be just to get what they want. I also realized it’s best to just be yourself in life. If you pretend to be someone different people will eventually see through the lies.
Interviewer: Right…And how did you feel when you were eventually voted off?
Speaker 3: Relieved, to be honest with you. But you know, a slight regret that I didn’t win
because I kind of…
Interviewer: So you can tell me, what one thing do you think that has had the biggest impact
on your life?
Speaker 4: Hmm, that’s a difficult question. But I think helping victims of the tsunami in
2004 had a very great impact on me. I’m half Thai and I’d just arrived in Thailand for a family Christmas holiday. When I heard the news I knew I had to help-you couldn’t not. I ended up acting as an interpreter for a group of volunteer doctors. It was an incredibly difficult time but you know, even in the middle of such a horrific tragedy there is still a huge amount of genuine human kindness.
Interviewer: That’s amazing! And has it changed the way you view your future…
采访者 你能不能告诉我…你认为在你渐渐成熟的过程中产生了怎样的变化呢？什么事情对你产生了主
要的影响？
发言人1 嗯，让我想想… 我认为上大学对我的生活产生了重大的影响。大学生活让我的思想更加开明。
我在那遇到了太多不同类型的人，他们有着奇特而又令人称赞的想法。这让我改变了我看世界的方式。我现在宽容多了… 上大学让我成为了一个更加全面的人。
采访者 太棒了…那有没有一些特殊的人在你的性格塑造上产生主要影响呢？
受访者1 我觉得这个人应该是我的祖父。我和他非常亲近，是他教会了我要坚持自己的信仰。他总是这么
和我说…
采访者 那什么人或事对你的生活产生了重要的影响呢？
受访者2 我认为在我的空档年旅行让我逐渐成长，让我同时看见了世界的美丽和…单单是普通人的慷慨。
我去亚洲游玩了很多地方，你知道的，我发现在一些最贫困的国家，像柬埔寨和老挝，人们会分享
他们所拥有的一切，无论多少。因此他们拥有对生活最真的快乐。这很可能让我成为一个不那么自私的人。
采访者：很有趣。所以你建议年轻人在大学前的那一年里去发现自己和整个世界么？
受访者2:：当然了，它能够给你一个机会去了解你生活环境之外的世界，而且我觉得它很…… 采访者：你介意告诉我，在你的生活中，什么事情对你的人格的形成起了最重要的影响么？
受访者3：恩，几年前，我参加一个电视真人秀的时候，年轻人都住在同一个房子里。每一个星期，都会
有人根据观众的投票而离开。我坚持到了最后三名！我想通过参加这次活动，以及观察其他参赛者的行为，让我认识到了一个人为了达到他的目的，可以多么的自私与居心叵测。同时我也认识到了在生活中，最好做自己。如果你试图去做其他不同于自己的人，别人最终会看穿这个谎言。 采访者：那么，当你最后被投票要离开的时候，你是什么感觉？
受访者3：说实话，我感觉如释重负。但是你知道，还会有一点儿遗憾，我有些…… 采访者：那么你可以告诉我，在你的生活中，什么事情对你起到了最大的影响么？
受访者4：恩，这是个很难回答的问题。但是我想在2004年的时候帮助海啸受难者给我了巨大的影响。我
有一半的泰国血统，那时我刚刚到达泰国去参加家庭的圣诞聚会。当我听到这个消息的时候，我知道我必须去帮助他们——你不可能什么都不做。我最终成为一名医生小组的口译员。那是一个十分艰难的时期，但是你知道，即使是在这样巨大的灾难之中，仍然会有很多人性的善良。 采访者：真的很震惊！那么它改变了你对未来的想法么？
Passage two
Tony: Talking to us today in our Life Choices series is Joan Robinson, an academic counselor
at Manchester University. She gives advice to school students on choosing the right subject to study at university. Joan, welcome to the show. Joan: Thanks Tony.
Tony: So Joan, what do our listeners need to think about when choosing a course? It’s a huge,
potentially life-changing decision, isn’t it?
Joan: Yes. I generally give students advice in two areas. Firstly, know yourself, and secondly,
think to the future.
Tony: When you say ?know yourself? what do you mean?
Joan: Basically, I mean evaluate your own personal strengths and weaknesses, your personality
traits and the things you like.
Tony: I see…So how can our listeners do this?
Joan: Well, start by asking yourself questions to help reflect on your life so far. For example,
what subjects are you good at? Are you an organized and self-disciplined person? Are you confident and outgoing? Do you like working with others in a team or do you prefer working alone? These kinds of questions will help you discover more about yourself. Tony: Sounds like good advice. How about your second point regarding the future?
Joan: Well, your choice of major subject is likely to have a significant impact on your future
career so it’s important to look into this carefully. I recommend you check not only which academic subjects will help you get into a particular area of work, but also look carefully at what universities offer. Each university has its strengths so try to choose one that is the best in your chosen field. Find out what links the department has to related industries and leading companies in it.
Tony: Good point. Now I’d like to take some calls from our listeners. First up we have James
on the line. Hi, James! How can we help?
James: Hi. I’m interested in career in IT and I’d like to ask Joan whether she thinks it’s
better to go to a highly respected university, like Oxford, or to study somewhere that has more of a vocational focus?
Joan: Well, James, you know it really depends on what you expect to get out of a university and
how you see your future. Basically a handful of the brightest graduates are picked from the top universities around the world to join the leading IT companies. So I’d say if you’re a high-flyer then this is the route that might be for you. But if you are looking for a more mainstream career then you should consider a course that helps you acquire practical, transferable skills that you can use in the workplace…and look at which universities have the best levels of graduate recruitment for the kind of job you are aiming for. James: I see! Thanks a lot. That really helps me out…
Tony：今天我们生活选择栏目的嘉宾是曼彻斯特大学的学校顾问乔恩·罗宾逊。她将会给学生们一些在大
学里如何去选择正确的学科的建议。乔恩,欢迎来到我们的节目。 Joan: 谢谢，托尼。
Tony：那么乔恩，我们的听众在选择课程时需要考虑些什么？这是一个重大的，可能改变生活的选择，对
吗？
Joan：是的。我一般给学生们两个方面的建议。第一，要了解自己；第二，要对未来持有看法。 Tony：你说的?了解自己?，具体是什么意思？
Joan：基本上，我的意思是要评价自己的优缺点、性格特征和兴趣。 Tony：明白。那么我们的听众要怎么做到这一点呢？
Joan：目前，要从自我反思开始。例如，你擅长哪一科？你是不是一个有条理的，能自律的人？你是不是
自信的，开朗的？你喜欢在一个团队中与别人合作还是孤军奋战？这些问题能帮助你更多地了解自己。
Tony：听起来就是个好建议。那你的第二个关于未来的建议呢？
Joan：你选择的主修课程很有可能对你以后的工作有重大的影响，所以，仔细地对专业进行调查是很重要
的。我要求的不仅仅是调查哪一个专业能让你找到好工作，而且要仔细地查阅一下学校提供的资源。每一所大学都有自己的特色，所以要试着选择在你选择范围内的最好的一所。并且要找到那一所大学与相关工厂和首席公司之间的关系。
Tony：好主意。现在我们进入到听众热线的环节。第一个连接上的听众是詹姆斯。詹姆斯你好！我们有什
么能帮助你的？
James：你好。我对IT行业很感兴趣，我想问一下乔恩，她认为进入一所受到尊重的学校，例如牛津大学
好，还是选择一所更加注重技术实践的学校好？
Joan：很好，詹姆斯，你知道这完全决定于你想要从大学里得到什么还有你对未来的看法。基本上，大把
的精英都是从世界顶尖高校中被挑选出来进入到领先世界的IT公司工作。我想说，如果你是一个有野心的人，这可能是一条属于你的路。但是，如果你正在寻找主流行业，那么你应该考虑一门能帮助你锻炼在工作中有用处的实践能力与可传递能力的课程，和比较一下在哪一间大学里，你的目标专业的就业率最高。
James：明白了！非常感谢，这些建议真的让我豁然开朗。
Unit 2 Inside view Conversion 1
Janet Hey, look at that! It’s just like I’ve seen it in the films!
Andy Welcome to London, my hometown. We are in Shoutwark, south of the river. there’s London
bridge off to your left, and there’s Tower Bridge. Janet I’m really impressed. How old is it? Andy It’s only about 120 years old. Janet well, that’s quite old.
Andy the London Docks used to be around this area. What happened was that about three or four
times a day, they raised Tower Bridge, so the bigger ships could come right into London. But because they couldn’t go under London bridge, they had to stop and unload here. Janet Does Tower Bridge still open?
Andy well, not so often. When I was a kid, I think I saw tower bridge go up fairy often,
all the traffic had to wait for the ships to pass through the bridge. Anyway, just this side of London bridge were lots of warehouses, where they kept their cargo. But during the second world war, there was lots of bombing over London… Janet yes, I read about that…the Blitz?
Andy that’s right. And even when I was a kid, I remember that many of the buildings were
still damaged. But in the late 1980s and 90s, this whole area was redeveloped, you can see for yourself, it’s a trendy place to live now. Janet is the river thames still polluted?
Andy well, it certainly used to be polluted. I remember it had a very distinctive smell,
if you fell in, they used to take you to hospital. Janet that’s sounds revolting!
Andy yes, but in the 1960s, they cleaned it up, and in fact it’s now one of the cleanest
city rivers in the world. 翻译：
珍妮特 嘿，看那！和我在电影里看到的一样啊 ！
安迪 欢迎来到我的故乡伦敦。我们现在是在河的南边---southwark,在你的左边是伦敦大桥，那边是