新世纪大学英语视听说教程5听力原文(部分)1.doc

Track 5-1-3 C. Now listen to the whole interview. Circle the correct words or phrases to complete each sentence according to what each speaker says. Cynthia: And welcome back to Book Talk on WKRZ. Im your host Cynthia Marques, and this morning well be reviewing Corinne Maiers French bestseller Bonjour Paresse -- which translates into English as Hello Laziness. Maiers book, Hello Laziness, takes a humorous look at the corporate workplace, and encourages readers to do as little as possible when theyre at work. Joining me to discuss the book are David Sorenson, a journalist for City Tithes magazine, and Marc Pryce, a professor of social psychology at Bower University So, lets start with Maiers opinion in Hello Laziness that we work because we have to -- because we need the money, not because most of us love out jobs. David, what are your thoughts about this? David: I completely agree with that .... I mean, the fact is, most of us do go to work for the paycheck ... not because we love our jobs ... we need money to live. yntbia: Are you speaking from personal experience? David: Oh absolutely! Who hasnt felt this way -- especially if youve worked in a boring job with little chance of advancement? ... Anyway, I thought that Maier dealt with the subject of office work in a very witty, amusing way in her book. 1 laughed out loud several times while reading it. Cynthia: Can you give us an example? David: Of what made me laugh? Well, for instance, she gives all of these wonderful tips for doing as little as possible at work -- things like pretending to be a smoker so that you can take frequent five-minute breaks. Cynthia: Thats a good one. David: ... Or ... um ... hiding a magazine inside a large work manual. Cynthia: Right, her tips were funny ... So what about you, Marc? What did you think of the book? Marc: Well, in places, it was humorous, no question. But overall, I found it to be rather negative -- in spite of the humor. Cynthia: What bothered you about the boo