新标准大学英语视听说教程(2)听力原文_Unit 7

1 Unit 7—Conversation 1

Mark: Hi！

Kate: Hi， Janet！ Have you been waiting long？

Janet: Not at all。 What did you think of Hero?

Kate： It was brilliant， thanks for suggesting it。

Janet： Well， it was nominated for an Oscar， you know。

Kate： That figures。 It’s a beautiful film.

Mark: Yes. The costumes, and scenery were amazing，

Kate： I'd love to know more about the emperor, he was

cool。 Who was he？

Janet： Qin Shi Huang — it’s said he was the first emperor

in the history of China — he unified China。

Kate: Did he？ When?

Janet： Er ..。 221 BC。

Mark: As long ago as that!

Waitress: Hi guys！ What can I get you？

Kate: Yes， I’ll have a coke, thanks.

Mark： Er ..。 Just a coffee。

Waitress： Sure。

Mark: Tell us more ..。

Janet： Um .。。 Well, before that, there were seven big

states and they had been fighting each other for many years.

Mark: Right。

Janet: It’s called the Warring States Period. Anyway - Qin

was king of the largest state and he defeated the six other

states， one after another. It took him ten years to conquer

them， each with a different strategy.

Mark： What kind of man was he？

Janet： Well， he was brilliant, obviously。 And also wise。

He had this huge army - they were very powerful。 After his

army had attacked the first state, the next state surrendered

without much fight. They were so terrified。

Kate： Wow！

Janet： What else？ The army leaders were very clever,

they used a river to flood a city。

Mark： That can't have been easy.

Janet： Yes， anyway, after conquering the last state， Qin

made himself Emperor of the whole of China.

Mark： Was he the emperor who created the Terracotta

Warriors?

Janet: That’s right。 He was so afraid of death that he

wanted them to guard him in the afterlife.

Unit 7—Conversation 2

Becky： OK.

Kate： Thank you.

Mark： Thanks。

Kate： So go on about Emperor Qin. It’s really interesting。

Janet： It is， isn’t it? Well， so he unified China and that

was an incredible achievement. But as a result， huge

numbers of soldiers were killed。

Kate: About how many?

Janet： Oh， I don’t know， something like 500，000 men?

Kate: That is huge. Mark: So how do the Chinese see Qin?

Janet： He’s seen as the greatest emperor in Chinese

history。

Mark： Why? Because he unified China？ That’s a very

good reason, mind you.

Janet: Not only that。 The thing is, as a result of the

unification， he did many amazing things. He built roads all

across China, he standardized writing 。。. and also the money

system。 Oh， and the system for measuring and weighing

things as well。

Mark： So he was a great leader for China。

Janet: Yes， he was， but he was also very cruel.

Mark： Yes， but most emperors were cruel, weren't they？

Kate： Well I guess that’s true. You’re right.

Mark: So did he have enemies？

Janet：Of course，I think all great emperors have some

enemies。 Some people hated him so much they tried to kill

him!

Mark： Was he the emperor who built the Great Wall of

China？

Janet: He built the first Great Wall。 You see, tribes from

the north were always trying to invade so he built a huge wall

across China to stop them. Hundreds of thousands of men

died building it。

Kate: It’s so sad — all those thousands of people dying.

Mark: But then 。。。 that’s war， isn’t it？

Unit 7—Outside view

On the 25th of April each year， Australia and New

Zealand celebrate Anzac Day， when they commemorate all

the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

who died in action during the First and Second World Wars,

and in every armed conflict since then。 We’re here now at

the Australian War Memorial at the start of the dawn service。

They shall grow not old

As we that are left grow old

Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

Lest we forget.

A verse from the poem。 Ode to Remembrance by

Laurence Binyon， is recited during the ceremony。

Inside the Hall of Memory is the Tomb of the Unknown

Soldier. This is the grave of a solider whose identity is not

known and it represents all those soldiers who died in battle

but were not identified。

Twenty—four years after the ravages of World War I，

war came to the mainland of Australia where air raids killed

hundreds of service personnel and civilians。 In Malaya，

Korea and Vietnam， we answered the call as we have in

Afghanistan and Iraq. Through it all the one unshakable truth

has been a steadfastness, bom of the traditions of the

Australian servicemen。 Today, Australia’s special day， they

remember in East Timor, on Bougainville， in Afghanistan