新标准大学英语视听说听力原文(6)
And what did you do, Mavis?
Mavis
Various jobs but eventually I worked on a ighter station, tracking the German bombers
as they flew towards London. It was very exciting.
Host
Was it ever dangerous?
Doris
Yes, we were always in danger of being bombed. They tell me that over 1,500 young women lost their lives. I was lucky.
Host
And what about social life?
Mavis
We did have some wonderful parties. And of course I met my husband, Eric. He was an electrician at the station.
Host
One last question, Doris. Do you think women’s work in the forces changed things for women?
Doris
Without a doubt. Oh absolutely! After the war the position of women could never be the same again – we’d contributed so much.
Host
Doris and Mavis, thank you both.
Unit 6 Sporting life
Listening in
Passage1
Speaker 1
And David Seaman is in goal for the England team down to our right … it’s difficult to get used to the change of team colours here … I’m looking at the white shorts and thinking they’re English players, but they’re not. For this match it’s the Germans who are wearing white. I hope the English players don’t have the same problem, we don’t want them to pass the ball to the Germans. Now Gascoigne for England passes to McManaman for the first time … McManaman is immediately
surrounded by three German defenders … he brings the ball to the near side of the pitch … still McManaman for England, crosses the ball to Pearce … Pearce takes a shot! … saved by the German Ziegler, and picked up by Ince only 25 yards away from the German goal … good effort by Ince, aims at the goal! … and Kopke, the German goalkeeper pushes the ball over the top of the goal. So a corner kick for England.
Speaker 2
A great shot by Ince, I’m sure he knows that Pearce set that up for him, but Kopke put the shot out of danger.
Speaker 1
He does like to punch the ball, that Kopke in the German goal … England’s first corner of this semi-final … Gascoigne will take it …
Here comes the corner kick from Gascoigne … and Shearer’s there and Alan Shearer scores for England … England have scored after only two minutes’ play … with a corner kick by Gascoigne … aimed at the near post, and Alan Shearer heads the ball into the German goal … It’s an absolute dream start for the semi-final … Shearer has got his fifth goal of the tournament … Would you believe it? It’s England one, Germany nil!
Passage2
Matt ：Now it’s time for Critic’s Choice, with news and reviews about the latest films. Good evening, Jack, seen anything good at the cinema this week?
Jack ：Good evening Matt, yes, I’ve seen one of the best sports films of recent years.
Matt ：Sports films? That’s not usually a type of film which appeals to you.
Jack ：You’re right, but this time it’s different. I’ve been to see a film about mountain climbing, it’s not really your typical sports film. It’s more man against the mountain.
Matt ：Tell us more.
Jack ：I’ve been to see Touching the Void, which is the story of a pair of mountain climbers in the
Peruvian Andes.
Matt ：Is it a true story?
Jack ：Yes, it is. In 1985, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates set out to climb the 7,000-metre Siula Grande mountain in the Peruvian Andes. Simpson and Yates were young, fit and confident they would succeed.
Matt ：So what happens?
Jack ：Simpson and Yates’ style of climbing involved moving quickly up a mountain with very few supplies and no base camps, which is risky. You can’t make any mistakes.
Matt ：I think I can guess what happens next.
Jack ：And sure enough after climbing well for three and a half days, disaster strikes. Simpson falls and breaks his right leg. With no food or water, the climbers know they have to get
off the mountain – fast. Yates is determined to find a way to get his friend home, and he has to lower Simpson down the mountain. Simpson is in agony, but Yates has no choice except to ignore his partner’s cries of pain because otherwise he’ll die. Well, for a while, things go well. But suddenly Simpson, at the end of the rope, fails to respond to Yates’ signal. Yates is unable to move any further and has no idea why Simpson is not responding. So Yates holds on with all of his strength, all too aware that eventually his strength would give out and both would fall. But what Yates doesn’t know is that he has lowered Simpson over the edge of a crevasse. Simpson is hanging in mid-air from the vertical face of the mountain. He’s unable to climb back up the rope and he’s got frostbitten fingers and can’t communicate
