James Bond
詹姆斯•邦德
Alice和Rob今天会与大家一起聊聊伊恩•弗莱明著名小说里的间谍英雄——詹姆斯•邦德。最近有一本名为《空白的纸》的新书上市，但这本小说不是由邦德最有名的作家写的。
本周问题：
由伊恩•弗莱明写的第一个詹姆斯•邦德故事的小说名是什么？
a) Diamonds Are Forever 《金刚钻》
b) From Russia With Love 《来自俄罗斯的爱情》
打的英文
c) Casino Royale 《皇家赌场》
让我们一起来听节目，找答案吧。
听力内容：
James Bond
NB: This is not a word for word transcript
Alice: Hello, I'm Alice.
食用蛋白粉Rob: And I'm Rob.
Alice: And this is 6 Minute English! I have to say Rob, you’re looking very smart and sophisticated in your dinner jacket and bow tie.
Rob: Oh, thanks, Alice. I’m tryi ng to get in to character as James Bond becau that's who we're talking about today.
Alice: Ah, James Bond, probably one of the most famous fictional spies.
Rob: Yes, British agent 007 was the smooth spy and hero of the novels by Ian Fleming.
Alice: Well, even though Ian Fleming died in 1964, a new Bond book has just been published. But before I tell you more about it, Rob, here’s our question today. Do you know the title of the first-ever James Bond story that Ian Fleming wrote? Was it:
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a) Diamonds Are Forever
b) From Russia With Love
c) Casino Royale
Rob: Hmm… they all sound like old titles, but I’ll have a guess at Casino Royale.
Alice: OK, well, as usual, I'll tell you the correct answer at the end of the programme. Now let's talk about this new James Bond novel. It's called 'Carte Blanche'.
Rob: 'Carte Blanche'. This is the first story about James Bond that's not written by Ian Fleming.马膏
Alice: That's right. It has been written by American author, Jeffery Deaver. He normally writes crime novels, but of c our he’s a big fan of Ian Fleming and started reading his books when he was eight years old.
Rob: Wow! That's quite young to be reading something that’s more suitable for adults!
Alice: It is. Let's hear what he has to say about his parents encouraging him to read.
Inrt 1:
Well, my parents had an odd rule in the houhold: my sister and I could read any book we could get our hands on - books were good. There were some movies that we were not allowed to e, so I picked up the James Bond books and was captivated with them. So Fleming was always part of my life as a reader and when I started writing, which was only a few years later, I modelled my books after his writing.
Alice: That was Jeffrey Deaver who said he was captivated by the James Bond books.
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Rob: Captivated, so he was hooked on reading about him, especially as he wasn't allowed to watch any films – or movies.
Alice: And when he started writing he modelled - copied the style of - the books on the writing of Ian Fleming.
Rob: So it ems like he’s a good choice for someone to write the next Bond book. And it must have been a huge honour for him.
Alice: A huge honour. He got the news by text message but, as he says, he didn't take long to say yes.
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Inrt 2:
I remember I was driving down the motorway and my phone buzzed with a text message. And of cour I pulled over and I looked at it, and I debated 7, 8 conds and answered that yes I would. The thrill was unsurpasd - I just can’t describe it.
Rob: So he got a text message when he was driving. He pulled over and debated it with himlf for 7 or 8 conds. So he discusd it with himlf!
Alice: Yeah, and then he said yes! He said the thrill – the excitement – was unsurpasd; it couldn't be any better!叶子怎么折
Rob: I'm sure. But Alice, I know the world of James Bond is constantly being reinvented and updated, so how different is this new book from the old ones?
Alice: Well, as you know, one of the best things about the Bond stories are the gadgets. And as this is the first book to be t in the 21st Century there are some very up-to-date ones, including an app to help eavesdrop on people.
Rob: An app – or application – ud on a smart phone. That sounds great. Anything el?
Alice: Yes. There is a gadget for iris recognition. It can check who you are by looking at your eyes!
Inrt 3:
Spies have always been on the cutting edge of technology and Bond is always outthinking the bad guys - he has to have his gadgets. The trick of if you have to give a message to an agent on the street, and yet you know you’re be ing listened to or obrved - you tie your shoelaces in a slightly different pattern and that will convey the message. I love little things like that.
Alice: So Jeffrey says that Bond is always out-thinking the bad guys.
Rob: So he means he’s trying to thi nk beyond what the villains are thinking?
Alice: I think so! That's why he said spies are always on the cutting edge of technology. They need them to catch the bad guys.
Rob: Well, there aren't many Bond villians I would like to meet anyway, but they are very good to watch in the Bond films.
Alice: They are, and of cour the Bond film franchi is hugely successful. I wonder if this new book,
Carte Blanche, will ever become a film? Anyway Rob, let's e if you got the correct answer to the question I gave you earlier.
Rob: Ah, yes. You asked me what was Ian Fleming's first-ever James Bond book. And I said Casino Royale.
Alice: And you were right.
Rob: Ah!
Alice: Casino Royale, first published in 1953. Well done! And before we go, let’s hear some of the word s and phras that we’ve ud in today’s programme.
Rob: sophisticated
fictional
novels蒸春饼的做法
captivated
modelled
debated
unsurpasd
eavesdrop
iris recognition
out-thinking
cutting edge
franchi
Alice: Thanks, Rob. Well, we hope you’ve had fun with us today on 6 Minute English - and that you’ll join us again next time.
Both: Bye.
词汇学习：
1. sophisticated 富有经验的；复杂的
2. fictional 虚构的，捏造的
3. novels 小说
4. captivated 迷住，迷惑
5. modeled 模型，样品，模式
6. debated 争论，辩论
7. unsurpasd 非常卓越的，无比的
8. eavesdrop 偷听，窃听
9. iris recognition 虹膜识别
10. out-thinking 创造性思维，发散性思维
11. cutting edge 先锋地位；最前沿
12. franchi 特权；公民权
