英语初级听力 Lesson32(mp3+lrc字幕)

[00:00.00]Lesson Thirty-Two
[00:04.94]Section One:News
[00:08.75]News Item 1:
[00:11.08]Presenter: Now before the weather report, we have some road news for you from Philip Thomson.
[00:18.02]Philip Thomson: Yes, well, the A41 is still very busy at the Dome roundabout this morning.
[00:24.08]Harrow Road, the A404, Harrow Road is now flowing freely, no problems there.
[00:30.07]The other congestion we have is in the AIM up near Hatfield.
[00:35.76]The M1 is heavy but at least is moving along, a little bit slower than normal.
[00:41.56]In Hammersmith, road repairs between Ridge Street and King Street are causing delay.
[00:47.05]Finally, a demonstration march at twelve thirty will cause congestion in central London.
[00:55.90]News Item 2:
[01:01.57]Presenter: And now our weather report.
[01:07.76]Nice sunshine all day long today, soon becoming very warm,
[01:11.37]but there will be some relief from the heat with something of a breeze developing.
[01:14.92]Even so, the temperature will get up to twenty-five degrees later today;
[01:18.63]it's already up to nineteen degrees Celsius now, at nine in the morning, and it'Il go on rising.
[01:23.67]Very little cloud at any stage during the day,
[01:26.31]just a few clouds drifting around early in the afternoon,
[01:29.21]so we should end up the day with a good fourteen hours of sunshine going into the record books.
[01:34.25]That breeze is an easterly one that's going to keep the coastal areas a little bit cooler during the day but stil! quite pleasant.
[01:40.83]Over the night, clear, dry weather,
[01:43.44]still a little bit of the breeze and the temperature down to sixteen in central London and twelve or thirteen out of town.
[01:49.48]Section Two:
[02:05.81]A. Accommodation:
[02:08.89]Visitor: Where can I stay in this town?
[02:13.83]Resident: There are lots of hotels, but they tend to be fairly expensive. And then there are bed and breakfast places, which are much cheaper
[02:19.21]--and you can find out about them through looking in the paper,
[02:21.74]or else just walking around the streets, and they have signs in the window saying "Bed & Breakfast".
[02:26.99]And then there are youth hostels.
[02:28.85]Visitor: What are the youth hostels like?
[02:30.33]Resident: The youth hostels are OK. All you get is a bed, but they do tend to be very cheap.
[02:34.85]Visitor: Do I have to become a member?
[02:35.92]Resident: Yes, you do, in fact.
[02:37.23]But it's very easy to join, and there's an office along the road, where you can go and sign on.
[02:41.33]B. Schedule in the Nursing Home:
[02:47.73]Mrs. Weston is describing her schedule in the nursing home.
[02:52.67]I usually get up at 6.30. I've always been an early riser.
[03:03.20]When my husband was alive, we had to be up by five o'clock.
[03:07.43]He was a long distance train driver, you see.
[03:10.69]Before breakfast I have a cup of tea and I listen to music on the radio.
[03:16.52]Then between seven and eight I get dressed and eat breakfast a boiled egg and a large glass of orange juice--I never have anything else.
[03:27.96]Then at eight o'clock I always watch breakfast television--for the news and the weather and the chat.
[03:36.87]And then I usually have a nap until lunch.
[03:41.31]That's always at twelve.
[03:43.53]We have a big lunch here at Twybury's
[03:46.85]-- soup, roast meat, potatoes, vegetables, always a pudding.
[03:53.09]After lunch I like being taken out in my wheelchair,
[03:58.13]or even in a car, if there's anyone to take me.
[04:01.42]I hate staying indoors. I like looking in the shop windows,
[04:06.91]or sitting in a park and watching the world go by.
[04:09.97]Sometimes someone will read to me or write some letters.
[04:15.29]I usually fall asleep about three, and then of course we have our tea around five
[04:22.66]---nothing heavy--cold meats and salads and fruit, and that kind of thing.
[04:29.37]In the evening we play cards, or do knitting,and then I'm in bed by eight.
[04:38.26]I am getting on a bit, you know. I'm nearly eighty-three.
[04:42.85]C. Free Samples:
[04:50.46]Man: Good morning, love.Woman: Morning.
[05:00.96]Man: Sleep well? I've made some tea there you are.
[05:07.07]Woman: Thanks. Any post?
[05:10.44]Man: Not really.
[05:11.67]There's a postcard from Aunt Lil and there's a questionnaire to fill in from the company which gave us the free samples of tinned meat to try out for them.
[05:20.94]Woman: They've got a nerve!
[05:22.95]Man: But we did say we'd return the questionnaire when we took the samples.Woman: What do they want to know?
[05:27.84]Man: If we liked it.Woman: If we liked it?Are they joking?
[05:32.38]You're not filling it in now, are you? What for?
[05:35.86]Man: We did promise and if I do it now I can post it on my way to work.
[05:40.04]Woman: Well, write we didn't like it.
[05:42.49]Man: I'll put "not much." That sounds nicer. Then it says "If not,why?"
[05:49.83]Woman: No flavor. Too much fat.
[05:52.16]Man: "How did you cook it?" is next.
[05:55.76]Woman: Fried it like they said, didn't I? Took a mouthful and gave it to the cat.
[06:01.14]Man: "Guests' comments, if any"!
[06:03.81]Woman: The cat became ill. Poor thing, her fur went all green.
[06:08.93]Man: "Did guests ask for the brand name?"
[06:13.29]Woman: Tell them that our cat can't speak.
[06:16.89]Man: "Will you be buying our product regularly?"Woman: Certainly not! They must be out of their minds.
[06:22.72]Man: "Did you find the fin attractive?"
[06:25.57]Woman: Cut myself opening it. Nearly lost my thumb. Couldn't use it for a week. I thought it was infected.
[06:31.89]Man: "Any other comments?"
[06:33.87]Woman: Well, tell them we're too polite to answer that.
[06:55.32]D. Murders in the House:
[07:00.86]Mrs. Woodside: Well, Mrs. Long, how do you like it here?
[07:07.34]Mrs. Long: Oh, since we had the house redecorated, Ws much nicer to live in.
[07:11.31]But there are still a few things that bother us.Mrs. Woodside: Oh, what sort of things?
[07:16.06]Mrs. Long: Nothing to do with the house, really.
[07:17.86]It's just that our daughter, Jane, hasn't been ... uh ... well, she hasn't been sleeping well lately.
[07:23.43]I mean, she's had a few nightmares.Mrs. Woodside: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
[07:28.26]Mrs. Long: Uh, excuse me, Mrs. Woodside, but ... do you mind if I ask you something?Mrs. Woodside: No, of course not. Go ahead.
[07:35.89]Mrs. Long: What ...what do you know about ... the people who lived here before?Mrs. Woodside: Not very much. Nobody has stayed here very long since ... well, since.., you know ...Mrs. Long: Since? ... Since when?
[07:49.34]Mrs. Woodside: Well, since those ... surely you must know about it.
[07:54.17]Mrs. Long: No, I don't know. What are you talking about?
[07:57.23]Mrs. Woodside: Those terrible murders that happened here more than twenty years ago?
[08:01.15]Mrs. Long: Murders? What murders?
[08:04.02]Mrs. Woodside: But I thought you knew!
[08:05.77]This house once belonged to a ... I really thought you knew ... to a man who's supposed to have murdered three or four women!
[08:14.08]Right here! In this house! Afterwards, he's supposed to have cut up their bodies ... right here.., in the kitchen.
[08:22.78]Mrs. Long: What? Are you serious?
[08:25.89]Mrs. Woodside: Oh, dear. I hope I haven't said anything to ..well, to upset you.Mrs. Long: I can't believe it.
[08:35.58]Mrs. Woodside: Neither could I. Not at first, at least. He seemed such a nice man.Mrs. Long: Who?
[08:41.93]Mrs. Woodside: Taplow. Gordon Taplow.
[08:44.59]He didn't seem like the kind of man who could do such things, at all.
[08:47.96]Mrs. Long: You mean you knew him?
[08:50.39]Mrs. Woodside: Yes, of course I did.
[08:52.38]Not very well, but I used to see him in the street occasionally  We said hello to each other.
[08:56.92]He was a very quiet man.You would't have thought he could have hurt a mouse.
[09:02.25]Once, I remember, he invited me in for a cup of tea.
[09:05.93]Mrs. Long: And what happened?
[09:07.37]Mrs. Woodside: Nothing. I ... I never got round to it ... to coming in for a cup of tea.
[09:11.78]I was always too busy. I suppose it was a good thing, wasn't it?Mrs. Long: What?
[09:16.96]Mrs. Woodside: That I never came in for a cup of tea.
[09:19.41]Section Three:
[09:25.39]A. Banking:
[09:28.01]Bank Manager: Now, Miss Andrews, how much do you actually want to deposit with us in your new account?
[09:37.75]Helen Andrews: Well, it's just around two thousand pounds that I won on the premium bonds.
[09:41.17]Bank Manager: Right. I now need your full name and address.Helen Andrews: Helen Andrews. 33 Bedford Road ...Bank Manager: Helen Andrews: Would you please spell that?
[09:50.24]Helen Andrews: A-N-D-R-E-W-S.
[09:54.21]Bank Manager: Address?
[09:55.62]Helen Andrews: 33 Bedford, that's B-E-D-F-O--R-D  ....
[10:01.18]Bank Manager: So 33 Bedford  ....Helen Andrews: Road, London El4.
[10:04.60]Bank Manager: Right, er ... now do you want a deposit or a current account?
[10:09.18]Helen Andrews: Well, I want to be able to take my money out at any time.
[10:11.71]Bank Manager: I see. So you probably want a current account.
[10:15.03]Helen Andrews: Well, if you say so. I've only had a post office savings account until now.
[10:14.03]Bank Manager: Well, with a current account you can ... have a cheque book, or you can come into the bank and take the money out as you like.
[10:22.07]Of course, there's no interest on a current account.
[10:25.05]Helen Andrews: Not at all?
[10:25.94]Bank Manager: No. If you put it into a seven day's deposit account,
[10:29.65]of course, you get interest, but in a current account,none.
[10:33.91]Helen Andrews: Well, most people have current accounts, don't they?
[10:36.44]Bank Manager: Well, they do if they've not got an awful lot of money and they need to use it regularly.
[10:42.21]Eh ... so that's probably the best thing for you.
[10:45.61]Helen Andrews: Well, you'll give me a cheque book, won't you?
[10:47.78]Bank Manager: I'll give you a cheque book immediately, yes, er...Helen Andrews: Do you need my signature?
[10:52.40]Bank Manager: Ah yes, we'll need er ... two or three specimen signatures ...Helen Andrews: OK. And I will get a cheque card ...
[10:59.35]I mean one of those cards which I'm allowed to use for up to fifty pounds a day.
[11:02.72]Bank Manager: Eh, eh, now we don't actually give a cheque card until you've had an account with us for six months.
[11:10.32]Helen Andrews: Six months?
[11:11.55]Bank Manager: Yes, we have to see how the account's going, you see.
[11:15.57]Helen Andrews: But that's crazy. I mean I used to work in a shop and weld never accept cheques without a cheque card.
[11:21.32]I mean no one will accept my money.
[11:23.51]Bank Manager: Well, er ... this is how we work, I'm afraid.
[11:27.88]Helen Andrews: Well, Itll have to reconsider everything again, I think. I had no idea you were as strict as this ...
[11:38.53]B. How to Advertise for a Bank:
[11:44.75]If you ask someone, the say that the bank is where you can cash a cheque.
[11:51.93]But it's more than that and we have to tell people that in our advertisements.
[11:55.83]There are several things to think about.
[11:57.89]When do you start? I mean at what age. That is the first problem.
[12:02.17]I think you must start very young, So we. said: 'Let's introduce the name of the bank to children and they will never forget it.'
[12:09.57]The next question is this: How do you attract the different age groups?
[12:14.03]My partner said 'Why don't we use a gimmick for each age group?
[12:17.90]Give them something for nothing--money boxes for young children,
[12:21.35]T-shirts for teenagers, gold pens for young executives.'
[12:24.74]That always works. But what do you give to your best customer?
[12:28.90]That's another question. What about leather diaries, for example?
[12:32.68]Banks are very competitive. How do you think of something new?
[12:37.44]That's always a problem. We were one of the first banks to have drive--in banks and to open on Saturdays, but now many banks do.
[12:45.01]Of course, most banks now offer insurance and travel services,
[12:48.85]and all the usually standing order and direct debit services.
[12:51.94]The other thing about advertising is where.
[12:54.65]Where do you put the ads--on television, of course, but which journals and newspapers?