國(guó)際交流英語(yǔ)視聽(tīng)說(shuō)4聽(tīng)力原文加翻譯u1-u8

1、Unit1Listening1ALectureOKeveryonewhatIwanttodotodayiscontinueourdiscussionaboutcitiesthechallengestheyfaceI’dliketofocusonthecityofVeniceinItalywhichisanextradinaryexample.Sotobeginwithlet’sreviewafewofthepointswe’vedisc

2、ussedsofar.Rememberthatfcenturiesthecityhasbeenstrugglingwiththeproblemofflooding.Asyouknowtheregularfloodwaters—calledtheacquaalta—areabigprobleminthecity.YoumayalsorecallthatthegovernmenthasstartedtheinnovativeMOSEproj

3、ecttobuildwaterbarriersstopfloodingfromtheocean.NowfloodingisanimptantissuebutmanyVeianssaythatthecityhasmeseriousproblemsthantheacquaaltatheMOSEproject.mostoftheseproblemshavetodowithtourism.Ofcoursetourismhasboththepos

4、itivenegativeside—tourismisextremelyprofitable.ButtheprobleminVeniceistoomanytourists.Fexamplein2007thenumberofVeianresidentswas60000.whatdoyouthinkthenumberofvisitstoVenicewasinthatyearTwentyonemillion!Recentlyonasingle

5、holidayweekendinMay80000touristsvisitedthecity.Publicparkinglotsfilledupwereclosed.touristswalkedthroughthestreetseatingdrinkingleavingalotoftrashbehind.TheresultisthatVenice’scityservicesjustcan’thlesomanypeople.Thecity

6、hastopaymememoneyfgarbagecollectiontocleanupallofthetrash.InadditionpublictransptationonthefamousboatsgondolasissocrowdedthatVeianresidentscanbarelyfindroomtogeton.Alongwithtrashcrowdedtransptationcityresidentsalsohaveto

7、dealwithhigherpricesffoodfhousing.Foodpricescontinuetorisearoundthecity.Somecafsgeasmuchas13U.S.dollarsfasoftdrink!IntheRialtoMarket—anareawithmanyshopsstes—someofthegrocerysteshavebeenreplacedbysouvenirshopswhichmeansth

8、atVeianshavefewerplacestobuytheirgroceries.Inpopulartouristareasrenthasalmosttripledmanysmalllocalbusinesses—fexampletoysteshardwarestes—can’taffdtopay.LetmeaddthatthereisaserioushousingprobleminVenice.Atonetimetherewere

9、regulationsmakingitillegaltoconvertresidentialbuildingsintohotels.Butalawin1999removedthoseregulationsthehousingproblemgotevenwse.Sincethenthenumberofhotelsguesthouseshasincreasedby600percentthenumberofhousesthatareavail

10、ableflocalresidentshasgonedown.Thesedayshousingisonlyaffdableftheveryrichfpeoplewhoalreadyownhousesbecausethey’vebeenpasseddownbyfamily.YoungVeianssimplycan’taffdtobuyanypropertyinthecity.ThishasfcedahugenumberofVeianres

11、identstomoveoutofthecity.ThirtyyearsagothepopulationofVenicewasaround120000.Nowit’slessthan60000.SowhydoesVenicecontinuetoencouragetourismwhenitcausessomanyproblemsMainlyit’sbecausetourisminVenicegeneratesmethantwobillio

12、nU.S.dollarsayearinrevenue—manythinkthattheamountismuchhigher.Alsothere’salotoffinancialpressureonVenice.ThecleaningofcanalsrestationofoldstructurestheMOSEprojectareallveryexpensive.Tourismbringsinmoneytohelpthecitysolve

13、theseproblems.AnotherpointIwanttomakeisthatmanypeopleinVenicehavejobsrelatedtotourism.AsmeListening2AConversationbetweenClassmatesM:HiLinda.I’vebeenlookingfyou.IwantedtoreturnyournotesfromthelectureonSingape.Thanksfletti

14、ngmebrowthem.F:Noproblem.Srythatyoumissedclass.AreyoufeelingbetterM:Yesalotbetterthanks.DoyouhavetimetoanswerafewquestionsfmeTherewereafewthingsinyournotesthatIdidn’tunderst.F:Sure.M:OK.Sofirstyouwrotehere“Singapura—lion

15、”.WhatdidyoumeanbythatF:Ohthat’saneasyone.SingapuraistheiginalnamefSingape.Itmeans“l(fā)ioncity”.thesymbolofthecountryistheMerlion—it’sauniquecreaturewiththeheadofalionthebodyofafish.TheheadofthelionrelatestothenameSingapura

16、.thebodyofthefishisbecauseSingapestartedoffasafishingvillage.M:Interesting.DoyourememberwhenmodernSingapewasfoundedIcouldn’treallyreadyourhwritinghere.F:UmIthinkitwas18something...maybe1819Soyouknowit’sstillayoungcountry

17、.M:OK.Idon’treallyunderstthesectionofyournotesaboutSingape’schallenges.CouldyouexplainthatabitmeF:Sure.FonethingSingapedoesn’treallyhavemuchloilwoodothernaturalresources.Ohanotherthing...umthere’salsoamixofpeoplefromdiff

18、erentethnicgroupswithdifferentreligionslanguages.They’realltryingtoconfmtothelawslivetogetherinasmallspace.M:Ididn’tknowthat.F:It’salsoareallysmallcountry—about270squaremileswhichisthesizeofthestateofHawaii.M:Uhhuh.F:it’

19、s100percenturbanized—allthepeopleliveinbuiltupareas.YouprobablyreadinmynotesthatSingapehasaverypowerfuleconomyfsuchasmallcountry.M:YesIrememberthatpart.YournotessaidthatSingapewasrankedsecondinthewldfhavinganinnovativeec

20、onomy.Soitseconomyiscompatiblewiththeeconomyofmanylargercountries.F:Itdefinitelyis.alotofpeoplethinkthatSingapecouldn’thaveachievedthatkindofsuccesswithoutLeeKuanYew.M:HewasthefirstprimeministerrightF:Right.Hewasprimemin

21、isterfuh30yearssomething.hestayedactiveinpoliticsuntilheretired.Itwasrecentlymaybe2011SohisideasdominatedSingapepoliticsfover50years.M:YouknowtheSingapeansI’vemetallwkveryhard.Theyseemtowanttobenumberoneineverything.F:It

22、hinkyou’reright.It’sprobablygottodowiththespiritofkiasu.M:KiasuF:Yesitmeans“afraidtolose”.It’sanideathatsomepeoplehaveinternalizeditmakesthemwkhardtobethebest.FexampleSingapehasoneofthewld’sbusiestshippingptsithasoneofth