《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案Unit 9.doc

Unit 9 Task 1 【答案】 1) the campus hero; the women’s track coach 2) the class started before I got here 3) will develop 4) cloudy; the glass is a little dirty 5) a symbol of happiness; wear black 【原文】 1) Man: I had the girls running in circles when I was in college. Woman: I never knew you were the campus hero. Man: I wasnt. I was the womens track coach. 2) Instructor: Mr. Jenkins, why are you late? Student: I guess because the class started before I got here. 3) Woman: Doctor, you have to come immediately--my baby swallowed some camera film! Doctor: Just calm yourself, nothing will develop. 4) Customer: Waiter, this water is cloudy. Waiter: The waters okay, madam. Its just that the glass is a little dirty. 5) Woman: The bride wears white on her wedding day as a symbol of happiness, for this is the most joyous day in her entire life. Man: Why does the groom wear black? Task 2 【答案】 Speakers Preferences Reasons lst speaker French Melodic; easy on the ear; poetic; a rhythm to the language; rounded; no sharp, jagged edges; pleasing 2nd speaker Dane speaking English Beautiful, low, sensitive, very soft quality 3rd speaker French speaking English Nice pronunciation of h and th; very nice, steady rhythms; gentle; lyrical 4th speaker Mediterranean accents Mediterranean culture; gives English life; beautiful mixture of the serious Northern European and the Southern European 5th speaker Swedish accent Makes her smile; sing-songy; makes her want to imitate 【原文】 Catherine: I think firstly I find the French language, very melodic to listen to. Its very easy on the ear, and it almost sounds poetic. No matter what kind of mood the individual is in, whos talking, or what theyre talking about, there seems to be a rhythm to the language. And its rounded; there are no sharp, jagged edges to the language, so its very pleasing to the ear. Chris: I think the accent I really like is the Dane speaking English. They sound awful when they speak Danish, but when th