新标准大学英语_视听说教程3 (听力原文及翻译)

Unit 1

Inside View

Conversation 1

Janet: Hi, it‘s me again, Janet Li. I‘m still a student at the University of

Oxford in England. But I‘m not in Oxford right now. And I haven‘t

gone back home to China either. It‘s the long vacation now, and

believe it or not, it‘s the middle of summer. I‘m spending my

summer in one of the world‘s greatest cities. I‘m in London, home

to the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Tower Bridge…and the

double-decker bus. I want to find out what it‘s like to live in this

busy, lively city. So I‘m working for London Time Off, a website

about what‘s on in London. This is Joe…, he‘s my boss, and this is

Andy, who is a reporter. And what‘s my job? Well, I don‘t know yet,

because it‘s my first day. But I‘m meant to be shadowing Andy, oh,

what I mean is, I‘m going to be helping him. So can you tell me

something about London, Andy?

Andy: It‘s the greatest city in the world. .

Joe: Except for New York!

Andy: New York? Don‘t make me laugh!

Joe: And your point is…?

Andy: Look, if you want my opinion, London is greater than New York…

Joe: No, I don‘t want your opinion, thank you very much. It‘s a fact.