剑桥国际英语教程2听力材料Unit 1
2. Conversation []
Ted:Hey, that was fun. Thanks for the lesson!
Ana: No problem. So, tell me a little about yourself. What do you do?
Ted: I work in a travel agency.
Ana: Really! What do you do there?
Ted: I’m in charge of their computers.
Ana:Oh, so you’re a computer specialist.
Ted:Well, sort of. Yeah, I guess so.
Ana: That’s great. Then maybe you can give me some help with a computer course I’m taking.
Ted:Oh, sure…but only if you promise to give me some more skating lessons. Ana: It’s a deal!
4. Listening.[p..3]
Yu Hong
Interviewer: Where are you from originally, Yu Hong?
Yu Hong: I’m from China…from near Shanghai.
Interviewer: And when did you move here?
Yu Hong: I came here after I graduated from college. That was in 1991. Interviewer: And what do you do now?
Yu Hong: I’m a transportation engineer.
Interviewer: I see. So you’re an immigrant to the United States.
Yu Hong: Yes, that’ right.
Interviewer: What are some of the difficulties of being an immigrant in the U.S.?
Yu Hong: Oh, that’s not an easy question to answer. There are so many things, really. I guess one of the biggest difficulties is that I don’t have any relatives here. I mean, I have a lot of friends, but that’s not the same thing. In China, on the holidays or the weekend, we visit relatives. It isn’t the same here. Interviewer: And what do you miss the most from home?
Yu Hong: Oh, that’s easy: my mom’s soup! She makes great soup. I really miss my mother’s cooking!
Ajay
Interviewer: Where are you from, Ajay?
Ajay: I’m from India.
Interviewer: And when did you move to the U.S.?
Ajay: It was in 1991.
Interviewer: Are you studying here at the moment?
Ajay: Not now. I came here as a student and graduated two years ago. I’m working as a computer technician
Interviewer: Uh-huh. And what was it like when you first came here? Was it difficult?
Ajay: Yeah, it was at times. The main difficulty I had was with the educational system. Things are very different here. Teaching methods, everything is very different from what I was used to in India.
Interviewer: And what do you miss the most from India?
Ajay: To tell you the truth, after you’re here for a while, you don’t miss anything very much. But I guess the weather and my family are the things I miss. And the quality of life. The quality of life is much nicer back home, frankly speaking.。