新编大学英语听力1Unit Two

[00:05.62]Part Two  Listening-Centered Activities
[00:09.79]Listening  1
[00:11.66]Exercise  1
[00:13.39]Directions: Listen to the story and decide whether the following statements¹ are true or false. Writer "T" for true and "F" for false.
[00:28.22]A potato farmer was sent to prison just at the time when he should have been digging³ the ground for planting the new crop of potatoes.
[00:41.47]He knew that his wife would not be strong enough to do the digging by herself,
[00:48.67]but that she could manage to do the planting;
[00:52.67]and he also knew that he did not have any friends or neighbors who would be willing⁴ to do the digging for him.
[01:02.60]So he wrote a letter to his wife which said,
[01:07.18]" Please do not dig² the potato field. I hid the money and the gun there."
[01:15.85]Ten days later he got a letter from his wife. It said,
[01:23.05]" I think somebody is reading your letters before they go out of the prison.
[01:29.60]Some policemen arrived here two days ago and dug⁵ up the whole potato field.
[01:37.16]What shall I do now?"
[01:39.47]The prisoner⁶ wrote back at once,
[01:42.49]" Plant the potatoes, of course."
[01:46.13]Exercise  2
[01:45.13]Directions: Listen to the story again and note down what the husband said in his first letter and the wife's reply.
[01:58.23]Then work in groups to complete the two letters. Read them to the class.
[02:05.61]A potato farmer was sent to prison just at the time when he should have been digging the ground for planting the new crop of potatoes.
[02:19.22]He knew that his wife would not be strong enough to do the digging by herself,
[02:26.35]but that she could manage to do the planting;
[02:30.60]and he also knew that he did not have any friends or neighbors who would be willing to do the digging for him.
[02:40.03]So he wrote a letter to his wife which said,
[02:44.53]" Please do not dig the potato field. I hid the money and the gun there."
[02:52.99]Ten days later he got a letter from his wife. It said,
[03:00.26]" I think somebody is reading your letters before they go out of the prison.
[03:07.10]Some policemen arrived here two days ago and dug up the whole potato field.
[03:14.91]What shall I do now?"
[03:17.54]The prisoner wrote back at once,
[03:20.96]" Plant the potatoes, of course."
[03:24.81]Listening  2
[03:27.01]Exercise  1
[03:29.06]Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the table with the information you get from the tape.
[03:37.52]The manager of a large office building received many complaints⁷ about the lift service in the building.
[03:46.23]He hired a group of engineers to study the situation.
[03:50.48]They suggested two solutions:
[03:53.79]1. adding more lifts of the same type;
[03:58.98]2.  replacing the lifts with faster ones.
[04:03.66]The manager decided⁸ that both suggestions were too expensive.
[04:08.88]So he asked a psychologist⁹ to study the problem.
[04:13.34]The psychologist noticed that many people felt angry and impatient¹⁰ because they thought they had to wait too long for the lift.
[04:24.18]However,
[04:25.47]the psychologist found that they only had to wait a relatively¹¹ short time.
[04:31.59]It occurred¹² to him that the reason they felt angry and impatient was that they had nothing to do while they were waiting for the lifts.
[04:42.82]He suggested a simple,
[04:45.20]inexpensive solution to the manager.
[04:48.55]This was adopted and complaints stopped immediately.
[04:54.06]The solution was to place a large mirror next to the lifts.
[05:00.68]Exercise  2
[05:02.66]Directions: Listen to the passage again and then discuss in groups to find out:
[05:11.70]1)the reasons why complaints stopped immediately after the solution was adopted;
[05:19.83]2)other possible solutions to the problem.
[05:24.66]The manager of a large office building received many complaints about the lift service in the building.
[05:33.30]He hired a group of engineers to study the situation

[05:37.76]They suggested two solutions:
[05:41.18]1.adding more lifts of the same type;
[05:46.00]2.replacing the lifts with faster ones.
[05:50.72]The manager decided that both suggestions were too expensive.
[05:55.65]So he asked a psychologist to study the problem.
[06:00.19]The psychologist noticed that many people felt angry and impatient because they thought they had to wait too long for the lift.
[06:11.20]However,
[06:12.46]the psychologist found that they only had to wait a relatively short time.
[06:18.73]It occurred to him that the reason they felt angry and impatient was that they had nothing to do while they were waiting for the lifts.
[06:29.35]He suggested a simple,
[06:31.76]inexpensive solution to the manager.
[06:35.18]This was adopted and complaints stoped immediately.
[06:40.76]The solution was to place a large mirror next to the lifts

1 statements   

n.声明( statement的名词复数 )；（思想、观点、文章主题等的）表现；（文字）陈述；结算单

参考例句：

• We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements. 我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。
• The report is inconsistent with the financial statements. 这个报告与财务报表内容不一致。

2 dig   

v.挖（洞，沟等）；掘

参考例句：

• It is difficult to dig the ground when it is frozen.地面冻住了就不易挖掘。
• In those days we often went to dig for wild vegetables.那时候我们常常出去挖野菜。

3 digging   

n.挖掘v.挖，掘( dig的现在分词 )；（如用铲、锨或推土机等）挖掘；挖得；寻找

参考例句：

• They were digging up worms to use for bait. 他们正在挖蚯蚓作鱼饵。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade. 在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 willing   

adj.愿意的，自愿的，乐意的，心甘情愿的

参考例句：

• We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作,就不会缺吃少穿。
• He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.他很愿意照我的要价付钱。

5 dug   

n.动物的乳房[乳头]v.挖，掘( dig的过去式和过去分词 )；（如用铲、锨或推土机等）挖掘；挖得；寻找

参考例句：

• He dug a deep hole in the garden. 他在花园里挖了个深坑。
• We dug a deep pit in the yard. 我们在院子中挖了个深洞。

6 prisoner   

n.俘虏，囚犯，被监禁的人

参考例句：

• The soldier reported that a prisoner was at large.士兵报告说一名囚犯在逃。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

7 complaints   

抱怨( complaint的名词复数 )； 诉苦； 投诉； 疾病

参考例句：

• a litany of complaints 喋喋不休的抱怨
• The company had received complaints both verbally and in writing. 这家公司收到了口头和书面的投诉。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

9 psychologist   

n.心理学家；心理学研究者

参考例句：

• Dr.Sinclair is a child psychologist.辛克莱博士是一位儿童心理学专家。
• Psychologist is expert who studies at psychology.心理学家是研究心理学的专家。

10 impatient   

adj.不耐烦的，急躁的；热切的，急切的

参考例句：

• He was so impatient that I could hardly hold him back.他是那样急躁，我简直拉不住他。
• With an impatient gesture he thrust the food away from him.他不耐烦地把吃的东西猛地推开。

11 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

12 occurred   

v.发生(occur 的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions. 控诉方称发生过数次性交。
• These changes have occurred over a long time span. 这些变化经过了很长一段时间才形成。