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中级口译听力教程第三版1A An intermediate course of English listening Third edition Unit one.Part one.Shopping over the internet.3.Exercises.1.Listen to a paage about a new mode of shopping, and then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.In 2005 consumers could purchase virtually anything over the internet, books, compact discs, and even stocks were available from World Wide Web sites that seem to spring up almost daily.A few years earlier some people had predicted that consumers accustomed to shopping in stores would be reluctant to buy things that they could not see or touch in person.For growing number of time starved consumers however, shopping from their home computer was proving to be a convenient alternative to driving to the store.A research estimated that in 2008 US consumers would purchase 7.3 billion dollars of goods over the internet, double the 2006 total.Finding a bargain was getting easier owing to the rise of online auctions, and websites that did comparison shopping on the internet for the best deal.For all the consumer interest, retailing in cyber space was still a largely unprofitable busine however.Internet pioneer Amazon.com which began selling books in 1995 and later branched into recorded music and videos posted revenue of 153.7 million dollars, in the third quarter of this year, up from 37.9 million dollars in the same period of 2002.Overall however, the company’s lo widened to 45.2 million dollars from 9.6 million dollars.An analyst did not expect the company to turn a profit until 2006.Despite the great lo, Amason.com has a stock market value of many billions, reflecting investors’ optimism of other future industry.Internet retailing appeal to investors because it provided an efficient means of reaching millions of consumers without having the cost of operating conventional stores with their armies of sales people.Selling online carries its own risks however.With so many companies competing for consumers’ attention price competition was intense and profit margins thin or non-existent.One video retailer sold the hit movie Titanic for 9 dollars and 99 cents.Under cutting the 19 dollars and 99 cents suggest it retail price and losing about 6 dollars on each copy sold.With internet retailing still in its initial stage companies seem willing to absorb such loes in an attempt to establish a dominate market position.Questions.1).The paage gives examples to show that almost anything could be purchased on the internet.Which of the following is not one of those examples?
2).What had some people predicted a few years earlier customers would like to do? 3).How much worth of goods would US consumers buy in 2008 according to a research estimate?
4).Which of the following statements is true about retailing in cyberspace? 5).Which of the following factors explains the risks of selling online?
2.Listen again and then supply the miing information in the following paage.Part 2.Statements.2.Exercises.Listen and then choose the answer which is the closest in meaning to each statement you hear.1.Mr.Blown and Mr.White are old friends.Actually they started to know each other when they were in primary school in Scotland.2.After teaching English and linguistics at Apoly technique for 2 semesters, Ralph remained in Hong Kong for the summer.3.I am told that you have already got a job but a well-known trading company downtown and start to work next month.But I am still waiting to hear.4.Are you saying you like to apply for the part time job? Fine, just fill out this form.Someone will be with you in a moment.5.There seems always to be a difficult time in the kitchen before a meal.Jenney refuses to eat vegetables unle her mother also prepares bacon.6.After a hectic day in the office with her mind turning like a machine Martha watch TV for 2 hours with a cup of coffee in front.7.Affected by two succeive hurricanes hitting the east coast the rain flooded most areas of south Florida leaving almost all the highways impoible.8.You don’t like the sound of that car engine.It’s nothing to worry about.I just had it serviced a few days ago.9.You needn’t notify the housing office about the fixing of the faucet in the bathroom.I’ll get Allan to take care of it.He is really handy.10.Imagine what traffic is like every Monday morning during the rush hour.Although we caught the early bus we were late for cla.11.We have a heavy load of work today.And let’s leave for the office right now.The earlier we get here the more working time we will have.12.Gary insists on buying the food for the picnic to be held this coming weekend.But shouldn’t we at least offer to share the expense?
13.The iue of women’s rights has been part of the American scene since the end of the 19th century and it’s still is today.14.It’s a real scorching day today, and the forecasters are saying that there is no end in sight.It seems we’d better stay indoors for the next few days.15.Although it has got such a great review, the movie is awful.It’s hardly worth the price of admiion.No one would like to see it again.16.Alice has dreamed of visiting London and Paris for so many years.If she were single she would travel in Europe this summer.17.Sandy was really angry during the meeting this morning.I am not going to approach her until she cools off.18.Edward hurried home from Los Angles to see his mother over the weekend.He was driving so fast that he could have had an accident.19.You seem to be quite optimistic about what this country is faced with.As far as you explain the financial situation it doesn’t sound too bad.20.Compared with the other countries we have visited on this trip, Italy is really a charming country to tourists.I wish George had come to Italy with us.Part 3.3.Exercises.1.In a store.Listen to the conversation which takes place in a store and then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.M: May I help you?
W: Yes.I want to buy some shoes to replace the ones I am wearing.M: What’s wrong with them? W: They are too old and shabby.M: I can see they have simply been worn out.Would you like the same color more or le?
W: Yes, and something a little le casual.M: How about this light brown pair.They are similar to what you have, but a little bit dreier.W: Yes, I was thinking of something along that line.I will try them on.M: They certainly look charming.W: The trouble is they feel uncomfortable.M: Then try on this other pair in a similar style but by a different manufacturer.W: These are much better.Do you have them in red? M: Yes.Would you like both pairs? W: Yes, if they won’t cost too much.M: Oh, no, they won’t.The second pair is of half price.Shall I put them both in a box for you?
W: Just the red and the old ones.I will wear the new brown pair home.Questions: 1).What was the woman shopping for?
2).Why did the woman’s shoes look shabby?
3).What was wrong with the first pair of shoes the woman tried on? 4).How many pairs of shoes did the woman buy? 5).Which shoes did the woman wear home? 2.The design of shopping malls.Listen to the following paage about the shopping malls.And then supply the miing information in the spaces provided.The shopping mall has designed for only one thing, encouraging people to buy, buy, buy.How do they do this? Well, it is something of an art, an art that has been brought to perfection in the 50 years since malls first started appearing in America.Every aspect of mall design is carefully calculated to appeal to the customers’ psychological needs.This starts with the over all environment.Tests have shown that people feel most relaxed and comfortable at a temperature of 24 to 26 degrees.So this is the air temperature of most malls.If it is any hotter, people may become too lazy to walk, any cooler, they may rush around and leave before they have spent enough money.The choice of color is also very important.Dark colors like orange or purple can make people feel irritable or unhappy.With such feelings they are not likely to do much shopping.Therefore very dark colors are almost never used in malls.Instead walls are usually painted in light colors which make customers feel relaxed and give the mall a spacious feeling.The arrangement of space in the mall is also done with great care.Research shows that most people are unwilling to walk more than 200 meters to shop.In one of the new giant malls this could be a problem.There are 2 ways to deal with the problem.The walk ways in malls can be made curved or angled to hide their true length, or they can be broken up by fountains, up displace, or any of those other things that you thought were just there to entertain you.The arrangement of the stores in the mall is relatively easy.The big department stores are the major attractions that encourage people to come to the mall.These should be kept well apart.Stores selling the same items should also be kept far apart, so that anyone who is comparing prices has to go paed as many other stores as poible.After all up to 60 percent of all items bought in malls are purchased on impulse.3.SOHO, small offices, home offices.Listen to the following paage about SOHO.And then supply the miing information in the paage.Today researchers and marketers have identified a segment that is now labeled SOHO.It means small offices home offices, whether they are high-tech startups or women selling Marry Cay.But they drive America’s economic growth and have created most of the new jobs in the last 20 years.Three percent of companies accounted for 6 million of the 7.7 million jobs that were added to the economy between 2001 and 2005.Small businees represent over 90 percent of all businees in the US, within economic output greater than Germany or France or the UK.Reportedly home based workers earn more money.The 46 million home based workers in the United States including a large number of women working at home in an attempt to better balance work in family earn 28 percent more than the average office worker, and spend le time making their pay.Of course this could be due in part to the fact that more experienced and aggreive workers tend to start their own businees.Remember going into busine on your own or from a home office may mean making due with le.But it can also mean achieving more, more independence, more challenges, more results.In the long run, it may mean more money for you and your family.In a word doing it on your own means freedom to grow, experiment, and learn.If you are succeful you won’t have to go ask for raise or accept what you are given, or worry about being turned out to paed year when a younger version of yourself comes along.You will have the freedom to enjoy the profits of your own work and the continuing growth in profit which comes from owning your busine.Part 4.Listening and translation.3.Exercises.1.Sentences translation.Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese.Then write it in the space given below.1)May I introduce myself? I am John Smith from the United States.I am a sales manager of the Johnson company.I am responsible for the European division.2)There was a heavy fog in London the whole morning, and we were delayed there.We stayed in the airport for 3 full hours.3)Soon after he started working as a sales representative he discovered that it was far hard of work than he had expected.4)The Shanghai EXPO will draw 70 million visitors and average of 400,000 a day.It will be the first time for the 157 year old event to be held in a developing country.5)The Louvre Museum opened the department of Islamic art in 2003.But the existing gallery can display only a fifth of the Louvre’s 10,000 pieces of art from the Muslim world.2.Paage translation.Listen and translate each paage you have heard into Chinese.Then write it in the space given below.You may take notes while you are listening.1)The market is a concept.If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market.You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the manager of the local supermarket.But in either case you are producing for the market.Your efforts are being directed by the market.If people stop buying tomatoes you will stop producing them.2)The world EXPO is a large scale, global, noncommercial EXPO.The hosting of the world EXPO must be applied for by a country and approved by the bureau of International Exhibitions.EXPO aims to promote the exchange of ideas and development of the world economy, culture, science, and technology, to allow exhibitors to publicize and display their achievements, and improve international relationships.Accordingly the world EXPO with its 157 year history is regarded as the Olympic Games of the economy, science and technology.Unit One Part 1 shopping over the internet Virtually
adv.在各重要方面;事实上;实际上;几乎 To spring up 迅速地或突然地出现﹑ 发展﹑ 生 长 Time-starved 时间不够 Auction 拍卖
Cyberspace 网络交流的地方 To post Revenue 除税的收入;（尤指）岁入
To undercut 以低於（竞争者）的价码出售货物或提供服务 Profit margin 净利润 revenue 减去 costs 的部分 World Wide Web Amazon.com
Dominant最重要的;最突出的;占支配地位的Dominate v.支配, 统治, 控制, 影响（人﹑ 事等）Conventional 依照惯例的;约定俗成的;因循守旧的 Convenient方便的;省心的 Comparison shopping
Part Two Polytechnic尤指英国的）理工学院
Bacon腌猪肉, 燻猪肉（猪的背部或肋部的肉 Hectic忙乱的;忙碌的 Hurricane
Impaable adj.指道路﹑ 路线等）不能通行的, 不能超越的To notify ~ sb(of sth);~ sth to sb 通知某人（某事）;将某事报告某人 Faucet ˈfɔːsɪt;ˋfɔsɪt/ n（任何）龙头, 旋塞.Handy adj.指小器具等）便於拿取的, 便於使用的
scorching
adj very hot 极热的/ skɔːtʃ;skɔrtʃ/ admiion 入场券 cool off 冷静
Part three Mary Kay Shabby（指东西）因使用过久或照管不善而破旧的 Drey
指衣物）漂亮的, 穿的讲究的, 特殊场合穿的 Spacious 宽敞的;宽广的 On impulse / ɪmpʌls;ˋɪmpʌls一时冲动
Segment
分出的或标出的一部分;想像中可分出的一部分 To turn out to pasture 变成牧场;牧地;草原
Part four Concept ˈkɔnsept;ˋkɑnsɛpt idea underlying sth;general notion 观念;概念 Convention某一职业﹑ 政党等之人士召开的）大会 Johnson Company 强生公司 European Division 欧洲部 Louvre Museum 卢浮宫/luːvə(r)/ Islamic art 伊斯兰艺术 Muslim world 穆斯林展厅 In either case 无论那种情况 Your effort Non-commercial Expo 非商业性
Bureau of International Expositions(BIE)国际展览局 To allow exhibitor to publicize and display。。参展者宣传和展示 Accordingly 因此
Olympic Game of ….奥运盛会
