Unit Three Can Time Move backward(英语听力教程第三版)

Unit3CanTimeMovebackward?PartⅠGettingreadyIfyoureadaclock,youcanknowthetimeofday.Butnooneknowswhattimeitselfis.Wecannotseeit;wecannottouchit;wecannothearit.Weknowitonlybythewaywemarkitspassing.Despiteofalloursuccessinmeasuringthesmallestpartsoftime,timeitselfisstilloneofthegreatmysteriesoftheuniverse.A.Thefollowingwordsandphraseswillappearinthisunit.Allofthemarerelatedtotime.Listencarefullyandstudythedefinitions.PartⅠGettingready1.aquarter:fifteenminutes2.half:thirtyminutes3.set:puttotherighttime4.beoff:beslow5.sharp:exactlyatthestatedtime6.localtime:thetimesysteminaparticularpartoftheworld7.killtime:spendtimedoingnothinginparticularinorderthatitseemspassmorequickly8.geton:becomeold9.standardtime:thetimewhichisofficiallyusedinacountryorapartofacountry10.daylight-savingtime:thetimesetusuallyonehourlaterinsummersothatthereisalongerperiodofdaylightintheeveningsPartⅠGettingreadyWecanuseaclockorawatchtomarkthepassingoftime.Butwhattimeisitnow?Clocksindifferentpartsoftheworlddonotshowthesametimeatthesametime.AYouaregoingtohearfivestatementsabouttimedifference.Completethefollowingsentences.1.WhenitisinTokyo,itisinNewYorkandinHongKong.2.WhenitisinMelbourne,itisinDenverandinBaghdad.3.WhenitisinSingapore,itisinMiamiandinHonolulu.4.WhenitisinMexicoCity,itisinGuamandinRome.5.WhenitisinLondon,itisShanghaiandinSantiago.7a.m.Monday5p.m.Sunday6a.m.Monday4p.m.Friday11p.m.Thursday9a.m.Friday3p.m.Thursday3a.m.Tuesday10p.m.Monday8p.m.Friday12noonSaturday3a.m.Saturday1a.m.Wednesday9a.m.Wednesday9p.m.TuesdayPartⅠGettingreadyTherearefourwaysofreferringtotime.Forexample,10:35p.m.canbecalledtwenty-fiveminutestoelevenintheeveninginBritain,twenty-fiveminutestill/ofelevenintheeveninginAmerica,tenthirty-fiveintheeveningina12-hourclockisnotcommonlyusedinconversation.Itisusedespeciallyintimetablesandatsomeradiostations.CYouaregoingtoheareightshortdialoguesconcerningtime.Asyoulisten,choosefromthefollowingtheclockwhichgivesthetimeatwhicheachdialoguetakesplaceandwritethenumberofthedialogueinthebracketsaboveit.1—(6)2—(1)3—(8)4—(2)5—(4)6—(7)7—(4)8—(5)PartⅠGettingreadyThetimeontheearthissetbythesun’spositionintheskyabove.Weallhaveatwelveo’clocknooneachday.Noonisthetimewhenthesunisthehighestinthesky.Butwhenitistwelveo’clocknoonwhereIam,itmaybeteno’clockatnightwhereyouare.Soitisextremelyimportanttoknowthelocaltimewhiletraveling.PartⅠGettingreadyDYouaregoingtohearanannouncementmadeonpaplaneduringlanding.Writedowneverywordasadictation.Itwillbereadthreetimes.Inthefirstreading,youwillhearapauseaftereachsentenceorjustpartofasentence.Duringthepause,youmustwritedownwhatyouhavejustheardasquicklyaspossible.Youcancheckwhatyouhavewrittenwiththethirdreading.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________LadiesandGentlemen.Maywekindlyaskyoutoremainseateduntiltheaircrafthasreachitsfinalposition.ThetemperaturehereinLondonis15℃or59℉.Theexactlocaltimeis11:35.CaptainSmithandhiscrewwouldliketosaygoodbyetoyou.Wehopeyouenjoyedyourflight.Thankyou.DictationPartⅡLadiesandgentlemenThereareallkindsofannouncements:airportannouncements,railwayannouncements,weddingannouncements,radioannouncements,TVannouncements,meetingannouncements,etc.timeandplaceareusuallythemostimportanttwofeaturesofanannouncement.AYouaregoingtohearsomeannouncementsmadebyProfessorWilliamsatthefinalplenarysessionofaninternationalconferenceonurbanplanning.Thefollowingvocabularyisusedintheconversation.Guessthemeaningwhenyouhearthesewordsintheannouncements.Matchthemwiththeirdefinitions.Writethecorrectnumberbeforeeachdefinition.Whileyoulisten,don’tforgettoaddmorekeywordsinthenotescolumn.Theywillbeveryhelpfulforthenextsection.PartⅡLadiesandgentlemen1.sessionsomethingthatmakesyouthinkofaparticularperson,event,oraction2.urbanthosewhoareinchargeandwhodecidewheneachpersonisallowedtospeakatanofficialmeetingordebate3.domesticameetingorperiodoftimeusedforaparticularpurposeoractivity.4.lodgefruitful,rewarding5.Chairpeoplealargemotorvehiclewhichcarriespassengersonlongjourneysbyroad6.coachbelongingoorrelatingtoatownoracity7.reprintsalargegatheringofpeoplewhomeettodiscussthebusinessoftheirorganizationorpoliticalgroup8.reminderconcernedwiththerunningofahomeandfamily9.conventionacopyofabookwhichhasbeenreprinted10.productiveasmallhouseattheentrancetothegroundsofalargehouse,oftenusedasthehomeofagatekeeperorotherservant85110629374PartⅡLadiesandgentlemenWhenpollutionsessionRm.201,domesticshelter304,keys–porter’slodge,discussionrecords_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________