新标准大学英语视听说教程4听力原文x

Unit1
Outsideview
Conversation1
Li:Whatawonderfulview!Thisissuchagreatcity!Doyouevergettiredofliving
inLondon,Andy?
A;"WhenamanistiredofLondon,heistiredoflife,forthereisinLondonall
thatlifecanafford"
Li:That'saquotationbySamuelJohnson,isn'tit?
A:Correct,sodoyouhaveanyplanswhenyoufinishatOxford?
Li:I'vegotanotheryeartogoandthenIsuppoI'llgobackhome.
A;Andyouwillfindajob?
Li:IthinkIhavetodomyMaster'sbeforeIlookforImustadmitLondonisvery
youthinkyouwouldeverleaveLondon?
A:Sure,I'dlovetocometochinaoneday,andIliketraveling.ButithinkI'll
alwayscomebackhere.
Li:Well,yourrootsarehereandtherearesomanyopportunities.
A;ButhaveyoueverthoughtoflivinginLondonforayearortwo?
Li:Yes,butwhatcouldIdohere?Ihadplannedtobecomeaihaveoftenthought
iftherewasajobicoulddohereinpublishing,maybeasaneditor,I'llgofor
it.
A:That'ssoundslikeagreatthinkthatwouldreallysuityou
Li:MaybeIshouldupdatemyCVandndittooneortwopublisher.
A:Don'tmakeitlooktoogood
Li:Whynot?
A;Well,ifyouenjoyworkingwithLondonTimeOff,wedon'twantyouworkingwith
anyoneel
Li:Oh,workingwithyouandJoeit'sgreatfunandreallyinteresting.Icouldn't
thinkofabetterwaytofindoutaboutacity
A;Somaybeyoushouldthinkaboutapplyingforajobwithus
Li:ButdoyouthinkI'dstanda
likesme
A:Don'teventhinkaboutit!Joe

chance(有可能,有希望
isverystraighttalking

)?Imean,I'mnotsureif
andIpromiyouthat

Joe
you'd
knowifhedidn'tlikeyou.
Li:PerhapsweshouldbothupdateourCVsandlookforjobstogether
A:Hey,right!Thatwouldbefun.
Conversation2
Li:Talkingaboutfutureplans,howdoyoueyourcareerdeveloping?
A:Mycareer?Well,IlikeworkingforLondonTime'sapartofalargermediacompany
calledLiftoffUSA,sotherearelotsof...
Li:But...What?
A:It'snotalwaysveryeasyworkingwithmean,Ikindofthinkhehasadifferent
agenda(differentwayofthinkingfromAndy

不一样样的想法)

.Ilikehiswork,but
sometimesIdon'tthinkhisheartisinhisjob.
Li:HowdidheendupinLondon?
A:HedidmediastudiesintheStates,andthenfoundworkasagofer(杂工)atLift
offUSAinNewYork.
Li:What'sagofer?
A:Goforthis,gofor'sawordfortheleastexperiencedpersoninthefilmandTV
hecametoLondonandgotaproperjobasarearcheratLiftoffUK,andthenafter
afewyearshegottheproducer'sjobinLondonTimeOff
Li:Heisgoodathisjob,isn'the?
A:Yes,heisconfidentandcompetentatwhathedoes,sothepeoplewhoworkwithhim
ratehimquitehighly

(speakhighlyof

).
Li:Exceptyou?
A:No,IratehimIgetonwithhimquitewell,althoughwearenotbestbudiesor
anythinglikethat,it'sjust...Iwanthisjob!
Li:NowweknowyourlittlepromiIwon'ttellanyone
A:Janet,therewassomethingIwasgoingtoaskyou...
Li:Sure,whatisit?
A:Iwaswondering...oh,it's,allthistalkaboutyourfuturecareerismakingme
'sgoforadrink.
Li:Whoisround?
A:You...
Outsideview:Howtogetajob
abigday!Yourlifeisabouttobegin!Andthenyourparentssay..."Geta
job".Itellyou!Lookingforyourfirstjoboutofcollegecanbeprettyallthe
joblistingissotryingtofigureoutwhattheactualjobiscanbethroughthe
wantadscanbesowritingyourresumeisreallyhardwork.
"Idon'thavethatdayopen."Gettingajobinterview,and

then

going

onit
—thewholeprocessisprettytough.
"Sorrytokeepyou,haveaat.""Ihaveyourresumehere,andyouare
interestedintheassistant'sposition."
"Yeah,yeah"
"Well,therightcandidateforthisjobhastobeveryoutgoingandall
itisasaleposition."
"Well,I'marealextrovert(
"Andtherightcandidate

性格外向的人).Definitely."
hastohavegreatneedtofeel

that

youknowwhat
you'retalkingabout."
"Well,I'mreallyIknowwhatI'mtalkingaboutandIthinkIcanproject
that"
"So,whatskillswouldyoubringtothisjob?"
""Well,IrealizethatI'mcompletelyoverqualifiedforthismean,um,in
mylastjob,Iwasrunningthewholeplace."
"Oh,soyou'vesupervidpeople?"
"Yep,fiveof,obviouslyIcoulddothisjob,noalsohavereallygood
computerwhateldoyouwanttoknowaboutme?"
"Eh..."
EventhoughIwastryingreallyhard,eventhoughIhadntoutabout300
resumes,eventhoughIaskedallmyfriendandrelativesiftheyknewofwasn't
gettinganywhere!Despiteallmybestefforts,Iwasstillunemployed.
"Plea,whydon'tyoueacareercounllor(顾问)?I'llpayfortohelp
yougetajob!"
"Samantha,I'mPhyllis""Oh,hi,tomeetyou."
SoIfigure,heck,whynot?ImetwithPhyllisStein,aprofessionaljobcoach.
"Interviewingisvitaltogettingthejobthatyouwant."Sheshowedmehow
toprepareforaninterviewbydoingrearchonthepositionandthelatter,she
coachingmeonmyinterviewingskills.
"Iamgoingtopretendtobeyourinterviewer,andthenwe'llstopitand
replayitandlookatthevideoandewhatwecouldlearnfrom?""Idon'tthink
thatyoushouldgointoaninterviewhavingnotpractidwithsomeofthequestions
thatareprettystandard."
"Tellmeaboutyourlf."
"Well,myparents—mymomisasocialworker,andmydadisanengineer."
"Yourpreparationisreallyimportant."
"Whatdoyouknowaboutourorganization?"
"Well,Isawon,um,ontheInternetthat,youdobusinesspublishing?Right?"
"Thereisawholerangeofthingsthathavetodowithhowyouprent
yourlf/"
"WhyshouldIhireyou?"
"Oh,well.,um,I'mareallyoutgoingperson,andIlike,Ilikepeoplea'm
responsibleandnice."
"Youneedtothinkaboutwhattheinterviewerisactuallylookingfor."
"Samantha,whatwasamajorproblemthatyou'veencounteredandhowdidyou
solveit?"
"Ihaven'treallyhadanyproblemstodealwith."
"Thanklet'slookatyourmockinterviewonvideotape.""Ithinkitboils
down(概括为)topreparation,prentation,andunderstandingwhattheinterviewer
islookingfor"
(Watchingthevideotape)
Anotherwayofansweringitisnottellingaboutyourlf,buttelling
yourrelationshiptothejob
."So,theydon'tcaresomuchaboutyourparentsand
that
youwantto
live
inmay
needyouto
beableto
bea
u
someexamples
in
your
life
frombeing
atroubleshooter.""One
of
thethings
that
someonewhoisanassistant
inatrade
showisdoing,isdealing
with
needtobesurethat
youstay,sort
of
,on
targetwithpreventing,prentingyourlfinthestrongestpossibleway."
ThistimeIfeltalotmoreconfidentwhenIwentinfortheinterview.
"IhavedevelopedstrongcommunicationcollegeIworkedontheschoolpaper
andIbroughtsomewritingsamplestoshowyou.""Ialsoworkedeverysummerata
bed-and-breakfast.""I
worked
alot
with
ourbooked
rervation
over
the
phone,got
themwhat
theyneeded,andhandledanycomplains.""Well,I
feel
likeI
did
really
'll
e."
Makingagoodfirstimpressionisthemostimportantpartofajobinterview.
Arrivingontimeandbeingconfidentarethemostimportantpartsofajob
interview.
It'sveryimportantthatyouarebeingconfidentandyou'rebeingclearinyour
answersandlisteningcarefully
Notfidgeting(坐立不安,烦躁)andbeingconfidentarethemostimportantthings
inajobinterview.
Writingathank-younoteisthemostimportantthingyouwanttodoaftera
jobinterview/
Andgointherewithafirmhandshake.
Listeningin
"It'snotenoughtoaskwhatsuccessfulpeoplearelike...Itisonlybyasking
wheretheyarefromthatwecanunravelthelogicbehindwhosucceedandwhodoesn't"
ThisisthebasicideaofanintriguingbookcalledOutliers,bytheAmerican
journalistMalclombookexploresthefactorswhichcontributetopeoplewhoare
extremelysuccessfulintheircareers,forexample,therolethefamily,culture
andfriendplay.
GladwellexaminesthecausofwhythemajorityofCanadaicehokeyplayers
areborninthefirstfewmonthsofthecalenderyear,whatthefounderofMicrosoft
BillGatesdidtoachievehixtraordinarysuccess,andwhytheBeatlesmanagedto
redefinethewholeofpopularmusicinthe1960s.
GladwellpointsoutthattheyouthhockeyleagueinCanadarecruitsfrom
Januarythefirst,sothatplayersbornearlyintheyeararebigger,strongerand
betterathletesthanothersbornlaterinthebecautheyhavethisadvantage
atthestartoftheirsportscareer,they'regivenextracoaching,andsothere'sa
greaterchancethatthey'llbepickedforanelitehockeyteaminthefuture.
Hecallsthisphenomenonaccumulativeadvantage(积累优势),abitlikethe
ideathattherichgetricherandthepoorget
dependsontheprocessbywhich
talentedathletesareidentifiedasmuchasitdoesontheirownabilities.
Another
aspect
which
contributes
tosuccessis
the
10000hour
success
demands
anenormousamountoftime
for
practi
andexample,the
Beatles
performed
livein
HamburgGermanymorethan
1200times
overfour
years,muchmorethanthe10000hours
Gladwellclaimisnecessaryforgreat
bythetimetheyreturnedtoEngland,they
haddeveloped
their
talenteandsoundedcompletely
different
from
anyother
group.
In
the
sameway,Bill
Gateshadthousandsofhours'
worthofprogramming
becau
hehadaccesstoacomputer
athishigh
alsobecameateenagerjustattheright
timetotakeadvantageofthelatestdevelopmentsincomputertechnology.
Outliershasmetwithextraordinarysucess,matchedonlybyGladwell'sown
careerfor25yearsinaresult,manyciticshaveenitasanautobiography,in
whichthewriter
appearstobeapologizingfor
hisownpersonal
the
idesthatyou
havetobebornattherightmoment,intherightplaceandintherightfamily,and
thenyouhavetoworkreallyhardisathought-provokingwayofrevisitingour
traditional
viewof
genius
andgreat
's
certainly
worth
reading,as
longasyoudon't
takeittooriously.
Listeningin2
P:Hi,wearetalking
about
typical
working
hoursin
theUSandin
...um...you're
from
theStates,tellmewhatarethetypicalworkinghoursintheStates?
E:Er...traditionallypeoplegotoworkat
9o'clockinthemorningandtheyfinish
atabout5,sosortofa9to5.
P:And,andPennyI...I
knowyou're
English
butyouworkinBrazil,what
are
the
hours
inBrazil?
Penny:Umvaries
slightly,sometimes
youcanstart
umonanearly
shift,say,
8o'clock
inthemorning
to5umor
9until
inBraziloftenpeoplewillworklongerhours
thanthis.
P:Right,rightwhatkindofclothesdoyouwear?Imeandoyoudressupformallyor
inarelaxedway?
E:Itudtobethatyouwouldwearajacketandtietoworkfor...formenbuter
nowadaysanopenshirtisdon'tnecessarilyhavetowearatieandsometimeson
aFridayyoucanwearapairofjeanstowork.
Penny:Um,it'sfairlycasual,quiteinformal,umImeanyouneedtolookneatandtidy
obviously,butyou,youhaveyourownchoicerelyonwhatyouwouldwear,thereare
norulesand'simportanttolooksmartbutcomfortable.
P:Right,yeahdoyouhavemealbreaksoristhat...youjustfitinmealswhenyou
canor...?
E:Lunch,lunchisusuallyanhoursometimesalittleshorterifyouhavetodoalot
ofworkfromyourdesk.
P:Yeah,howaboutBrazil?
Penny:That'sthesame,aboutanhour.
P:And,andwithovertime,Imean,ifyou...Imeanyou'reobviouslycontractedtodo
acertainnumberofhappensifyoudomorethanthehoursthatyou...that'sin
you...thatareinyourcontract?
E:IhavetomakeafairlyumstrictrecordofmyhourssoifIgobeyond5o'clock
onmostdaysIputinforovertime.
P:Right.
E:Andit's...thefirsthourisoneofovertimeandt