1、Lesson ThirtySection One:Tapescript.Telephone Conversations:(1)(Ringing of phone)Woman: Four six hour oh. Can I help you?Narrator: Stop.(2)Man: His lines busy at the moment. Do you want to hold?Narrator: Stop.(3)Woman: Theres no reply on that number. Ill try Mr. Shaw.Narrator: Stop.(4)(Ringing of ph
2、one)Man: This is Karim Premji speaking. Im afraid Im out of the office at the moment. If you could leave your name and number when you hear the tone, Ill get back to you as soon as possible.(Tone)Narrator: Stop.Section Two:Tapescript.A. Offices:Henry: Cigarette?Tony: Oh . er . thanks, Henry . Um, do
3、 you have a light?Henry: Sorry. Here.Tony: Thanks. Lovely day. Pity Im on duty.Henry: Ill stand in for you if you like. Ive got nothing else to do.Tony: Oh no, I couldnt possibly.Henry: Go on. Go off and have a good time. Hereyou can have the Mini if you like.Tony: But . are you sure, Henry?Henry: O
4、f course I am. Take Jill up the mountains, or something.Tony: Thats ever so good of you, Henry. Oh, you . er . you wont tell anyone, will you . I mean, I am on duty.Henry: Not a word. Bye, Tonyenjoy yourself.Tony: Thanks, Henry. I wont forget this.Henry: Damned right you wont, you poor fool!B. Dream
5、s:Three people are describing their dreams.1. I knew that the brakes of my car needed repairing, but I did nothing about it, until one night I dreamt I was driving my car along a familiar road. Suddenly I had to brake because I was driving towards a wall. However, when I put my foot on the brake not
6、hing happened and I crashed into the wall.2. I was walking down an unfamiliar road when I reached a dark and miserable house. Grey clouds covered the sky, and so I went inside the house where I found a poor, pathetic person, wearing clothes similar to those my wife wore. I didnt recognize her and fe
7、lt sorry for her. There was nothing else in the dream but when I woke the next morning, I felt the misery and unhappiness of it all day.3. One day I was sitting in my office, listening to a group of colleagues whispering and talking about me. I couldnt hear what they were saying but it worried me. T
8、hat night I dreamt exactly the same sequence again, except that in my dream I saw something Id missed during the day. While they were whispering they were all looking down at something. The next morning when I woke up I realized exactly why theyd been whispering and talking about me. That day was my
9、 birthday. Wasnt it possible that theyd been looking down at a birthday card? My dream was right. I did get a card from my colleagues, whom Id suspected of talking about me.C. Faults:Woman: The trouble with education in Britain, I think, lies with the teachers. I dont think teachers get nearly enoug
10、h training in actually how to teach rather than the subject. I think theyre too serious, too academic, theyre not imaginative enough. And that means that theres not enough excitement in the classroom for children to get interested in the subject.Man: Yes, I agree. I think theres too much theoretical
11、 teaching given and not enough practical education, with the result that pupils are far too busy studying for exams to have time to learn about life itself and how to, how to live in the world.Woman: Mm. I think all teachers should be at least twenty-five before they start teaching. I think they sho
12、uld be forced to live in the outside world, rather than go from the classroom to the university and back to the classroom again.D. A Japanese Girl:I had a working mother when I was a young girl. She went back to work when I was ten and my brother was fourteen. She taught at a school of dress design.
13、 I studied English at university. Then I got a job with an advertising agency as an assistant. I studied English so I could get a good job with a good company. In 1980 I went abroad with a friend. We spent a month in California. Then I worked for a company which sold cassette tapes and books for Eng
14、lish conversation. I was still single at twenty-five, then my parents started to worry because their daughter wasnt married. Our neighbors and relations were asking when I would marry and they began to talk about an arranged marriage. In Japan they dont force you to marry someone, but they may give
15、you a chance to meet someone. I am very interested in jazz and I met my husband in a jazz club. My parents didnt want their daughter to marry a foreigner. They didnt want me to come to England, but now I work in London for a Japanese newspaper.Section Three:Tapescript.A. The Appointment:Once upon a
16、time, there was a rich Caliph in Baghdad. He was very famous because he was wise and kind. One morning he sent his servant, Abdul, to the market to buy some fruit. As Abdul was walking through the market, he suddenly felt very cold. He knew that somebody was behind him. He turned round and saw a tal
17、l man, dressed in black. He couldnt see the mans face, only his eyes. The man was staring at him, and Abdul began to shiver.“Who are you? What do you want?” Abdul asked.The man in black didnt reply.“Whats your name?” Abdul asked nervously.“I . am . Death,” the stranger replied coldly and turned away
18、.Abdul dropped his basket and ran all the way back to the Caliphs house. He rushed into the Caliphs room.“Excuse me, master. I have to leave Baghdad immediately,” Abdul said.“But why? Whats happened?” the Caliph asked.“Ive just met Death in the market,” Abdul replied.“Are you certain?” said the Cali
19、ph.“Yes, Im certain. He was dressed in black, and he stared at me. Im going to my fathers house in Samarra. If I go at once, Ill be there before sunset.”The Caliph could see that Abdul was terrified and gave him permission to go to Samarra.The Caliph was puzzled. He was fond of Abdul and he was angr
20、y because Abdul had been badly frightened by the stranger in the market. He decided to go to the market and investigate. When he found the man in black, he spoke to him angrily.“Why did you frighten my servant?”“Who is your servant?” the stranger replied.“His name is Abdul,” answered the Caliph.“I d
21、idnt want to frighten him. I was just surprised to see him in Baghdad.”“Why were you surprised?” the Caliph asked.“I was surprised because Ive got an appointment with him . tonight . in Samarra!”B. Legal Advice:Dennis: Youve been seeing Steve again, havent you?Cynthia: What are you talking about?Den
22、nis: You know as well as I do. One of my friends saw you together in a restaurant yesterday evening.Cynthia: Listen, Dennis. Look, Im sorry. I was going to tell you. I really was.Dennis: Well, why didnt you? Why did you lie to me?Cynthia: I didnt lie! How can you say that?Dennis: Yes, you did! You t
23、old me that your relationship with him was all over.Cynthia: But it is, darling! It ended more than a year ago.Dennis: Did it? Then why did you go out with him yesterday?Cynthia: Because he phoned me and said he had some business to discuss with me. Whats wrong with that?Dennis: Nothing. But if that
24、s true, why did you tell me you were going to have dinner with your mother yesterday evening?Cynthia: Because . because I thought youd be terribly jealous if I told you I was going to see Steve. And you are.Dennis: Im not. I simply cant understand why you lied to me.Cynthia: Ive already told you. Bu
25、t you just wont believe me.Dennis: That all you did was discuss business together? Of course, I cant believe that!Cynthia: Well, thats exactly what we did! And it isnt true that I lied to you about my mother. When I told you that, I intended to see her. But then Steve rang and said he needed my advi
26、ce about something.Dennis: About what?Cynthia: A legal matter.Dennis: A legal matter? Why should he ask your advice about a legal matter? You arent a lawyer.Cynthia: No, but you are! And thats what he wanted to talk to me about. Youve been recommended to him. But before he contacted you, he just wan
27、ted to know if I thought youd be willing to help him. I said I didnt know.Dennis: Help your ex-boyfriend? Give him legal advice? Im not going to do that.Cynthia: Thats what I thought youd say. I knew it.C. At the Police Station:Policeman: Good morning, madam. Can I help you?Mrs. Trott: Oh, I do hope
28、 so, constable. Something dreadful has happened.Policeman: Well, sit down and tell me all about it and well see what can be done.Mrs. Trott: Ive lost my Harold. I think hes left me.Policeman: Oh, its a missing person case, is it? Let me just fill in this form, madam. Here we are. Now, the name is Ha
29、rold. Right?Mrs. Trott: Thats right; little Harold.Policeman: Ill just put Harold on the form, madam. What is his second name?Mrs. Trott: Well, the same as mine, I suppose. Trott. Yes, yes, Harold Trott.Policeman: Address?Mrs. Trott: 15 Bermard Street, W12.Policeman: 15 Bermard Street, W12. And when
30、 did you last see Harold, Mrs. Trott?Mrs. Trott: Early this morning. In the park.Policeman: And had there been any quarrel? Any argument? Anything which would account for his leaving?Mrs. Trott: Well, hed been a very naughty boy so I hit him with a stick and he tried to bite me and Im afraid he got
31、very angry and just ran away. My little Harold.Policeman: Yes, madam. I can see that this is very upsetting for you, but Ill have to ask you a few more questions. Now, what time exactly did you go to the park with Harold?Mrs. Trott: Oh, eight oclock. On the dot every day. We go for a nice stroll in
32、the park each morning, you see.Policeman: Eight oclock.Mrs. Trott: Yes, I take him out to do his . er . to do his job.Policeman: Sorry, madam?Mrs. Trott: His job, you know.Policeman: Oh. Ah. Er . yes. Er . How old is Harold, madam?Mrs. Trott: He must be six and a half now.Policeman: And you have to
33、take him into the park to do his.Mrs. Trott: Yes. He loves it.Policeman: Whats his height?Mrs. Trott: Oh, I dont think he could be more than eleven inches tall.Policeman: Eleven . er . we are talking about a little boy, are we not, madam?Mrs. Trott: A boy? A little boy? Good heavens, no! Its my Haro
34、ld, my little Harold.Policeman: (sighs) Dog or cat, madam?Mrs. Trott: Dog, of course. You couldnt call a cat Harold, could you?Policeman: Of course not, madam. What breed?Mrs. Trott: Poodle. From a very good family. Hes a dark brown with lovely velvet fur and has two little white rings on his front feet and a dear little spot on his forehead. Oh, constable, youll do everything you can to find him for me, wont you? And hell be wandering around all lost and doesnt know how to look after himself. Hes so friendly, hed just follow any stranger.
