新世纪大学英语视听说教程第3册听力原文Unit1LessonATrack3-1-1APaulaisaskingLeticiaforhelp.WhatdoessheaskLeticiatodo?Checkthetask.Leticia:Hello?Paula:Hi,Leticia.It'sPaula.Leticia:Hi,Paula.Howareyou?Haveyoufinishedpackingyet?Paula:Almost.Leticia:Youmustbeexcited.When'syourflight?Paula:Tomorrow.At9a.m.Listen,Leticia,Ineedyourhelp.Leticia:OK.What'sup?Paula:Well,asyouknow,I'mgoingonvacationfortwoweeks.DoyouthinkyoucouldwatermyplantswhileI'maway?Leticia:Sure.Noproblem.Paula:Great.Theyneedwatertwiceaweek.There'soneplantinthebedroomandoneinthekitchen.I.eticia:OK…say,howaboutyourdog?ShouldIfeedher,too?Paula:No,that'sOK.I'mputtingherinakennel.Leticia:Allright,then,I'llwateryourplants…and…oh,howaboutthemail?ShouldIpickitupforyou?Paula:Actually,I'vealreadyaskedthemailmantostopmaildelivery.Thanksforasking,though.Leticia:Well,haveagreattrip!Paula:Thanks,Leticia.Ireallyappreciateyourhelp.Leticia:Mypleasure.Waitasecond.Idonthaveanykeystoyourplace.Paula:Oh,that'sright.Willyoubehomearound8tonight?Leticia:Yeah,Ithinkso.Paula:OK,I’lldropby…I'llgiveyouthekeysthen.Leticia:OK!Seeyoutonight.Bye!Paula:Bye!Thanksagain!Track3-1-2B.Listenagain.WritePforPaulaorLforLeticia.Track3-1-3B.MinaandEstherarepreparingtoleaveonatrip.Listentotheirconversation.Whatistheproblem?Esther:Wehavetoleaveinthirtyminutes.Haveyoufinishedpacking?Mina:Yes,Ihave…Esther:Youlookworried.What'swrong?Mina:Ican'trememberwhereIputmypassport.Esther:Oh,no!Mina:It'sheresomewhere.Esther:Whendidyoulasthaveit?Mina:Abouttenminutesago.Letmethink…Oh,thereitis.Iputitonthedresser.Esther:Whatarelief!Track3-1-4C.Listentotwopeopletalkingabouttheirtravelingexperiences.Payattentiontotheexpressionstheyuse.1.ThefunnieststoryofmytravelingexperiencewaswhenIcametotheU.S.forthefirsttimebymyself.TheylostmyluggageandIdidn'tspeakawordofEnglish.lhadtousemyhandstoexplainmyself.PeopleunderstoodwhatImeantandtheyhelpedmeout.2.Ihavealotoffunnyexperiencesontheairlineasaflightattendant.ButoneofthefunniestIcouldrecallwas--therewasthispassengerwhohadatoupeeandoneofmyflightattendantswasserving…Ithink…shewasservingfood…andshehadthistray.Andsuddenlyturbulencehappened,andshelostherbalance…andherhandlandedontheguy'shead,whohadatoupee.Whenshecaughtherbalanceagain,thetoupeekindofshifted,sohissideburnswereonhisforehead.AndIhadtocontrolmylaughterbecauseyou'renotallowedtolaugh…Track3-1-OL-7A.Lookatthetitleofthelisteningpassage.Whatdoyouthinkthespeakerisgoingtotalkabout?Checkyouranswer.Thenlistentothepassagetoseeifyouwereright.Goingsoloisthewaytogo!ByD.ToorHowdoyouusuallytravel?Doyougowithaclosefriendoragroupoffriends?Doyoujoinatourgroup?Doyoutravelwithyourfamily?Haveyoueverimaginedgoingsolo?Inthemid1990s,itwasestimatedthat9millionAmericanswereplanningasummervacationalone.Sincethen,thenumberofsolotravelershasincreased.Youmaythinkthattravelingalonewouldbescaryorboring.Well,accordingtopeoplewhodoit,that'snotexactlytrue.Solotravelersoftenhavepositiveexperiences:theymakenewfriends,gettoknowthemselvesbetter,andcanmaketheirownschedules.Therearemanydifferentthingsyoucandoonavacationalone.Somesolotravelersusethetimetolearnorpracticeasportsuchasgolf,mountainclimbing,orscubadiving.Othersgoandstayonaranchandlearnhowtorideahorse.Youcanpretendtobeacowboyoracowgirlforaday!Youmaynotbelievethis,butsometravelersliketostudyontheirvacation.Theyevengotovacationcollegeatauniversityorjoinaresearchteamasavolunteerworker.It'shardbutsatisfyingwork.Youcanplayscientistforaweekortwowhileyouhelpsomeonewiththeirproject.Forsolotravelersofdifferentagesandgenders,therearemanytraveloptions.Therearetoursforwomenonlyandforpeopleovertheageof60.And,ofcourse,therearetripsforsingleswhoarelookingforromance.Onecompanyofferstripsthatfocusonfinedining----thereistimeforsightseeingduringthedayandforsharingadeliciousmealwithnewfriendsatnight.Thenexttimeyoutakeatripsomewhere,whydon'tyouconsidergoingsolo?Bonvoyage!Track3-1-OL-8B.Listenagain.Whattopicsdoesthespeakermentionaboutsolotravel?Unit1,LessonBGlobalViewpointsTravelDave:BeforegoingonatripIpaythebills,Iemptythetrash,andIgiveahousekeytoafriend.Alejandra:BeforeIleaveonatrip,IhavetoconfirmtravelplansandmakesurethatIhaverequestedavegetarianmeal.Thallus:Beforeleavingforalongtrip,Iturnoffthelights,Iturnoffmyheater,Igivemykeystomyroornmate,andIwatermyplant.Julianna:ThefunnieststoryofmytravelingexperiencewaswhenIcametotheU.S.forthefirsttimebymyself.TheylostmyluggageandIdidn'tspeakawordofEnglish.lhadtousemyhandstoexplainmyself.PeopleunderstoodwhatImeantandtheyhelpedmeout.Catherine:MyrecenttriptoAfricawasoneofthemostamazingtripsofmylife.ThiswasmysecondtriptoTanzania,Africa.Wevisitedalotofvillages,someveryremotethatwehadtotravelbyhelicopter.InTanzania,it'sverydifferentfromAmericasotherearenomaps.So,eventravelinginahelicopter,wedidn'treallyknowwhereweweregoingtogo.Wedidn'treallyknowthevillagenames,sowejustkindofhadnodestinationandwegotinthehelicopterandjustflewaround.Andifwesawsomeanimalsorsomerooftopsofhuthouses,wesaid,Let'sgothereandwejustkindoflanded.Dennis:Ihavealotoffunnyexperiencesontheairlineasaflightattendant.Butoneofthefunniest