新思路单项技能教材 口语 （PETS）四级 20-22_new

Fishing
[00:26.98]Ond day a man was lying on a beautiful beach,
[00:32.86]with his fishing pole propped¹ up in the sand
[00:37.41]and his line cast out into the sparkling blue surf.
[00:42.74]He was enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun
[00:47.70]and the prospect² of catching³ a fish.
[00:51.75]About that time,a writer came walking down the beach,
[00:57.39]trying to relieve some of the stress of his workday at the desk.
[01:03.92]He noticed the man sitting on the beach,
[01:09.80]and out of curiosity he decided⁴ to find out why this man was fishing
[01:16.64]instead of working harder to make a living for himself and his family.
[01:22.91]"You aren't going to catch many fish that way,"said the writer to the man,
[01:29.44]"you should be working rather than lying on the beach!"
[01:34.59]The man looked at the writer,smiled and replied,
[01:39.87]"And what will my reward be?"
[01:43.63]The writer replied,"You will make money,and you'll be able to buy a boat,
[01:51.28]which will then result in larger catches of fish!"
[01:56.53]"And then what will my reward be?"asked the man again.
[02:02.10]The writer was beginning to get a little irritated with the man's questions.
[02:08.65]"Don't you undersatand?
[02:12.49]You can build up a fleet of fishing boats,
[02:17.53]sail all over the world,and let all your employees catch fish for you!"
[02:23.78]Once again the man asked,"And then what will my reward be?"
[02:29.84]The writer was red with rage and shouted at the man,
[02:35.61]"Don't you get it?
[02:38.96]You can become so rich that you will never have to work for your living again!
[02:46.71]You can spend the rest of your life sitting on the beach,looking at the sunset.
[02:53.69]You won't have a care in the world!"
[02:57.82]"What do you think I'm doing now?"the man asked.
[03:02.67]At this time,a phone was ringing from underneath⁵ a towel on the beach,
[03:08.94]and the man took out his cellular⁶ phone.
[03:13.20]"Yes,"he answered the phone.
[03:16.96]"Great.I knew it.Wait till it hits the $32 mark and buy one million shares."
[03:25.92]The Olympic Games
[03:53.95]According to Greek legend,
[03:57.58]the Olympic Games were started by Hercules,son of Zeus.
[04:03.51]The first records we have are of games held in 776 B.C.
[04:11.38]on the plain of Olympia.
[04:14.93]They were held every four years for more than 1,000 years,
[04:22.50]until the Romans abolished them in 394 A.D.
[04:29.27]The games were an example of the Greek ideal that the body,
[04:35.02]as well as the mind and spirit,should be developed.
[04:40.37]Fifteen hundred years later a Frenchman named Baron⁷ Pierre de Coubertin
[04:47.53]had the idea of reviving the Olympic Games.
[04:52.99]In 1894,following his suggestion,
[04:59.15]an International Congress of fifteen nations was held in Paris.
[05:05.63]This Congress unanimously agreed to revive the games
[05:11.80]and to hold them every four years.
[05:16.06]Two years later,in the rebuilt stadium at Athens,Greece,
[05:22.12]the first of the modern Olympic Games was held.
[05:26.87]The games today include many sports that didn't even exist in the ancient times,
[05:34.63]such as basketball,water polo,soccer,cycling,shooting,etc,
[05:44.89]The modern Olympics are governed by an International Olympic Committee,
[05:51.06]and each nation has its own National Olympic Committee
[05:57.30]which is responsible for its country's participation⁸ in the Olympics.
[06:49.65]The United Nations is an organization of governments.
[06:53.28]It was set up to prevent war
[06:57.33]and to build a better world for all by dealing⁹ with problems
[07:03.11]which can best be solved through international action.
[07:08.36]The UN constitution,known as the Charter,
[07:13.71]was signed in San Francisco on June 26,1945,by representatives of 50 nations.
[07:23.77]According to the Charter,the UN has four chief purposes.
[07:30.22]The first is to maintain peace by settling disputes peacefully
[07:36.57]or by taking steps to stop aggression,that is,armed attack.
[07:43.73]The second is to develop friendly relations among nations
[07:49.79]based on the equal rights of peoples and their own choices of government.
[07:56.34]The third is to achieve international cooperation in solving economic,
[08:03.40]social,cultural,and humanitarian¹⁰ problems.
[08:09.27]And the fourth is to serve as a center
[08:13.95]where the actions of nations can be combined in trying to attain¹¹ these aims.
[08:21.00]The two most important working groups are the General Assembly
[08:26.96]and the Security Council.
[08:30.33]The first is made up of all the members,
[08:34.98]each with one vote,and it is the policy-making body of the UN.
[08:41.85]The second is responsible for the maintenance of peace.
[08:46.89]China,France,Great Britian,Russia,
[08:52.17]and the Untied¹² States have permanent seats and special voting privileges.
[08:58.83]The other six members are elected by the General Assembly for terms of two years.

1 propped   

支撑，支持，维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。
• This fence should be propped up. 这栅栏该用东西支一支。

2 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

3 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

4 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。

5 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

6 cellular   

adj.移动的；细胞的，由细胞组成的

参考例句：

• She has a cellular telephone in her car.她的汽车里有一部无线通讯电话机。
• Many people use cellular materials as sensitive elements in hygrometers.很多人用蜂窝状的材料作为测量温度的传感元件。

7 baron   

n.男爵；(商业界等)巨头，大王

参考例句：

• Henry Ford was an automobile baron.亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头。
• The baron lived in a strong castle.男爵住在一座坚固的城堡中。

8 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

9 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

10 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

11 attain   

vt.达到，获得，完成

参考例句：

• I used the scientific method to attain this end. 我用科学的方法来达到这一目的。
• His painstaking to attain his goal in life is praiseworthy. 他为实现人生目标所下的苦功是值得称赞的。

12 untied   

松开，解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 )； 解除，使自由； 解决

参考例句：

• Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来，我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
• He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。