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聽力長對話原文1
Conversation One
W: OK, that's it. Now we have to make adecision. We might as well do that now, don't you think?
M: Sure, let's see. First we saw FrankBrisenski. What did you think of him?
W: Well, he's certainly a very polite youngman.
M: And very relaxed, too.
W: But his appearance…
M: En… He wasn't well dressed. He wasn'teven wearing a tie.
W: But he did have a nice voice. He soundedgood on the telephone.
M: True. And I thought he seemed veryintelligent. He answered Dona's questions very well.
W: That's true, but dressing well isimportant. Well, let's think about the others. Now what about Barbara Jones?She had a nice voice, too. She sounded good on the telephone, and she was welldressed, too.
M: En… She did look very neat, very nicelydressed, but…
W: But so shy. She wouldn't be very good attalking to people at the front desk.
M: En…OK. Now who was the next? Ar…Yes,David Wallace. I thought he was very good, had a lot of potential. What do youthink?
W: En… He seemed like a very bright guy. Hedressed very nicely, too. And he had a really nice appearance.
M: He seemed relaxed to me, the type ofperson people feel comfortable with right away.
W: He was polite, but also very friendlyand relaxed as you say. I think he'll be good with the guests at the frontdesk.
M: He had a very pleasant voice, too.
W: That's right. OK, good! I guess we haveour receptionist then, don't you?
M: Yes, I think so. We'll just offer thejob to…
Q9: What are the speakers looking for?
Q10: What is Frank Brisenski's weakness?
Q11: What do the speakers decide to do?
聽力長對話原文2
Conversation Two
W: Hello.
M: Hello. Is that the reference library?
W: Yes, can I help you?
M: I hope so. I ran earlier and asked forsome information about Dennis Hutton, the scientist. You asked me to ring back.
W: Oh, yes. I have found something.
M: Good. I've got a pencil and paper.Perhaps you could read out what it says.
W: Certainly. Hutton Dennis, bornDarlington, 1836, died New York, 1920.
M: Yes, got that.
W: Inventor and physicist, the son of afarmworker. He was admitted to the University of London at the age of 15.
M: Yes.
W: He graduated at 17 with the first classdegree in physics and mathematics. All right?
M: Yes, all right.
W: He made his first notable achievement atthe age of 18. It was a method of refrigeration which rolls from his work inlow temperature physics. He became professor of mathematics at the Universityof Manchester at 24, where he remained for twelve years. During that time, hemarried one of his students, Natasha Willoughby
M: Yes, go on.
W: Later working together in London, theylaid the foundations of modern physics by showing that normal laws of cause andeffect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles. For this he and hiswife received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1910, and did so again in 1912 fortheir work on very high frequency radio waves. In his lifetime, Hutton patented244 inventions. Do you want any more?
M: Yes, when did he go to America?
W: Let me see. In 1920 he went to teach inNew York and died there suddenly after only three weeks. Still he was a goodage.
M: Yes, I suppose so. Well, thanks.
Question 12: What do we learn about DennisHutton when he was 15?
Question 13: What did Dennis Hutton do atthe age of 24?
Question 14: For what were Dennis Huttonand his wife awarded the Nobel Prize a second time?
Question15: Why did Dennis Hutton go to New York?
