新标准大学英语视听说教程听力原文_Unit5new

Anyway, I've got some great news! Unit 5-Conversation 1Janet: Tell us!

Mark: Mark: Have you got your tickets for the play? We've started talking about next term's

OUDS play.

Kate: What's it going to be? Kate: What play?

MarkMark: The play which OUDS are producing. You know, the : Hamlet, by William

Shakespeare!

Janet: Great! And who's going to play Hamlet? play I'm in at the Oxford Playhouse.

Kate: Oh, that play! Well, er ... Don't tell me, let me guess! Kate:

Mark Mark: What about you, Janet? : To be or not to be, that is the question!

Janet: I don't believe it. You're going to play Hamlet? Janet: What's the play called?

Kate: Come on, Beckett. Mark: Waiting for Godot, by Samuel You are let's celebrate ... from

Beckett to

Shakespeare. Today Oxford, tomorrow, Hollywood!

coming, aren't you?

Beckett? : Kate Why not? Janet: Unit 5-Outside view

Well, um, I'm sure you'll be totally brilliant, Mark ... : Kate

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but I wish I could understand the play. It doesn't make sense.

Viewer 1 a If Mark: only you were more patient, Kate. Beckett's So, what do you guys want to

watch?

Viewer 2 fascinating writer. You'll come though, won't you, Janet? You Uh, I don't know. What's

on?

Viewer 3 this see something like at least once during How about a documentary on the History to

really ought

Channel? I like watching history programmes.

your stay in Oxford.

Viewer 2 I don't really like watching the History Channel. : Janet Well, I'm not sure.

Viewer 1 Oh, come on! Please! How about a baseball game? From 1973 ? Mark:

Viewer 3 no No thanks! How about a cooking show? the if Janet: But Kate doesn't understand

play, there's

Viewer 1 way I'll be able to follow it. Yeah, I love watching cooking shows.

Viewer : Do you want to go? 2 What? KateViewer 1 : Janet Well, I love going to the

theatre, and I'd really like to I do!

Viewer 2 see Mark acting. And actually, yes, I think I should see a play Uh, I don't like cooking

shows. Uh, let's watch

some music videos.

by Samuel Beckett.

Viewer 1 wish you're So coming, Janet. I you'd come, This is awful!

rk: Ma Good!

Viewer 3 too, Kate. It's a really good performance. Can you see what's on another channel?

Viewer 1 Well, OK, but I'm only doing it because you're in it. : Kate Yeah, sure. What channel? Viewer 3 When is it on? Uh, anything but this.

Voice-over These television viewers are trying to decide on : Mark Next Tuesday to Saturday.

a programme to watch, Janet: How about going Friday night? by clicking on channels, and seeing

what's on. This practice That's great. But you'd better get your tickets soon, : Mark is known as

channel surfing. In the

past, it was not difficult to decide what to watch on TV. There because we're expecting a full house.

were only three channels to choose from. Cable television has Unit 5-Conversation

2 changed all that. There are so many channels, and so many

different kinds of programmes to watch, many viewers find it Well, what did you think? Kate:

difficult to decide what to watch, even when they are It was ... very interesting. : Janet

watching by themselves. This business traveller Absolutely going what a Ididn't Kate: have clue was

on. doesn't like

anything. Many people like a particular type of programme. nothing happened! I don't know why I

bothered coming to see

Speaker 1it

TV programmes I like watching are cooking

shows, um, comedy shows. : JanetI thought Mark was brilliant.

Speaker 2 I Kate: Yes, I did too, of course ... usually watch dramas, murder mystery

programmes, quizzes, comedies. But I wish I had read the play before I saw it. If only :

JanetSpeaker 3I had known the story, it might have been easier to follow it. I like watching

talk shows.

Speaker 4 How long do you think Mark will be? I guess of all my favourite TV shows I'd like

news programmes. changed get needs he guess : JanetI to said He he'd first.

Speaker 5 I like to watch soap operas and news. join us as soon as possible.

Speaker 6 I like to watch comedy shows. : KateHere he is. Hi Mark!

Speaker 7 Well, I like good drama, I like a lot of Hi, what did you think? How was I? : Mark

the

cop shows, um ... I like a lot of the science fiction shows : Janet It was ... very challenging.

and good history. It was so-so. Kate:

Speaker 8 But you were brilliant! Well done. : Janet TV programmes I like to watch are like

sports, automotive. adored Mark. awesome, were You : KateEveryone Discovery,your that

type of thing.

performance. Darling, you were to die for!