新标准大学英语视听说听力及翻译Listening in 1Passage oneInterviewer: Can you tell me…how do you think youhave changed as you have matured?What things havehad a major influence on you?Speaker 1 : Well, let me think…I suppose going touniversity had a big impact on my life. It made me muchmore open-mind ed. I met so many different types ofpeople there with weird and wonderful ideas and itchanged the way I see the world. I’m much more tolerantnow… It mad e me a more rounded person. Interviewer: Great, and had any particular person had a central role in forming your character?Speaker 1: I guess that’d have to be my grandfather. Iwas very close to him, and he taught me to stand up for mybeliefs. He was always telling me about this…Interviewer: So what peopl e or events have had an impact on your life?Speaker 2: I think that traveling my gap year made megrow up and see both the beauty of the world and,well…just the generosity of ordinary people. I traveled a lotaround Asia and you know, I found that in some of the poorest countries, like Cambodia and Laos, people share whatever little they have, and they possess a real joy for life. It’s probably made me a less selfish person. Interviewer: Interesting…so you would recommend that young people take a gap year to discover themselves and the world?Speaker 2: Definitely. It gives you an opportunity to learn about the world beyond the one you grew up in and I found it really…Interviewer: Could you tell me what things in your life have had the greatest influence in forming your personality?Speaker 3: Well…a couple of years ago I was on a reality TV show where a group of young people all lived in a house together. Each week some one was voted off by the audience. I got down to the final three! I suppose being on the show and seeing how the other contestants behaved made me realize how selfish and spiteful some people can be just to get what they want. I also realized it’s best to just be yourself in life. If you pretend to be someone different people will eventually see through the lies.Interviewer: Right…And how did you feel when you were eventually voted off?Speaker 3: Relieved, to be honest with you. But youknow, a slight regret that I didn’t win because I kind of…Interviewer: So you can tell me, what one thing do youthink that has had the biggest impact on your life?Speaker 4: Hmm, that’s a difficult question. But I thinkhelping victims of the tsunami in 2004 had a very greatimpact on me. I’m half Thai and I’d just arrived inThailand for a family Christmas holiday. When I heard thenews I knew I had to help-you coul dn’t not. I ended upacting as an interpreter for a group of volunteer doctors. Itwas an incredibly difficult time but you know, even in themiddle of such a horrific tragedy there is still a hugeamount of genuine human kindness.Interviewer: That’s amazing! And has it changed the way you view your future…采访者你能不能告诉我…你认为在你渐渐成熟的过程中产生了怎样的变化呢？什么事情对你产生了主要的影响？发言人1 嗯，让我想想… 我认为上大学对我的生活产生了重大的影响。
大学生活让我的思想更加开明。
我在那遇到了太多不同类型的人，他们有着奇特而又令人称赞的想法。
这让我改变了我看世界的方式。
我现在宽容多了… 上大学让我成为了一个更加全面的人。
采访者太棒了…那有没有一些特殊的人在你的性格塑造上产生主要影响呢？受访者1 我觉得这个人应该是我的祖父。
我和他非常亲近，是他教会了我要坚持自己的信仰。
他总是这么和我说…采访者那什么人或事对你的生活产生了重要的影响呢？受访者2 我认为在我的空档年旅行让我逐渐成长，让我同时看见了世界的美丽和…单单是普通人的慷慨。
我去亚洲游玩了很多地方，你知道的，我发现在一些最贫困的国家，像柬埔寨和老挝，人们会分享他们所拥有的一切，无论多少。
因此他们拥有对生活最真的快乐。
这很可能让我成为一个不那么自私的人。
采访者：很有趣。
所以你建议年轻人在大学前的那一年里去发现自己和整个世界么？受访者2:：当然了，它能够给你一个机会去了解你生活环境之外的世界，而且我觉得它很……采访者：你介意告诉我，在你的生活中，什么事情对你的人格的形成起了最重要的影响么？受访者3：恩，几年前，我参加一个电视真人秀的时候，年轻人都住在同一个房子里。
每一个星期，都会有人根据观众的投票而离开。
我坚持到了最后三名！我想通过参加这次活动，以及观察其他参赛者的行为，让我认识到了一个人为了达到他的目的，可以多么的自私与居心叵测。
同时我也认识到了在生活中，最好做自己。
如果你试图去做其他不同于自己的人，别人最终会看穿这个谎言。
采访者：那么，当你最后被投票要离开的时候，你是什么感觉？受访者3：说实话，我感觉如释重负。
但是你知道，还会有一点儿遗憾，我有些……采访者：那么你可以告诉我，在你的生活中，什么事情对你起到了最大的影响么？受访者4：恩，这是个很难回答的问题。
但是我想在2004年的时候帮助海啸受难者给我了巨大的影响。
我有一半的泰国血统，那时我刚刚到达泰国去参加家庭的圣诞聚会。
当我听到这个消息的时候，我知道我必须去帮助他们——你不可能什么都不做。
我最终成为一名医生小组的口译员。
那是一个十分艰难的时期，但是你知道，即使是在这样巨大的灾难之中，仍然会有很多人性的善良。
采访者：真的很震惊！那么它改变了你对未来的想法么？Passage twoTony: Talking to us today in our Life Choices series is JoanRobinson, an academic counselor at Manchester University. She gives advice to school students on choosing the right subject tostudy at university. Joan, wel come to the show.Joan: Thanks Tony.Tony: So Joan, what do our listeners need to think about whenchoosing a course? It’s a huge, potentially life-changing decision, isn’t it?Joan: Yes. I generally give students advice in two areas. Firstly, know yourself, and secondly, think to the future.Tony: When you say “know yourself” what do you mean?Joan: Basically, I mean evaluate your own personal strengths and weaknesses, your personality traits and the things you like. Tony: I see…So how can our listeners d o this?Joan: Well, start by asking yourself questions to help reflect on your life so far. For example, what subjects are you good at? Are you an organized and self-disciplined person? Are you confident and outgoing? Do you like working with others in a team or do you prefer working alone? These kinds of questions will help you discover more about yourself.Tony: Sounds like good advice. How about your second point regarding the future?Joan: Well, your choice of major subject is likely to have asignificant impact on your future career so it’s important to l ook into this carefully. I recommend you check not only whichacademic subjects will help you get into a particular area of work, but also look carefully at what universities offer. Each university has its strengths so try to choose one that is the best in your chosen fiel d. Find out what links the department has to related industries and leading companies in it.Tony: Good point. Now I’d like to take some calls from our listeners. First up we have James on the line. Hi, James! How can we help?James: Hi. I’m interested in career in IT and I’d like to ask Joan whether she thinks it’s better to go to a highly respec ted university, like Oxford, or to study somewhere that has more of a vocational focus?Joan: Well, James, you know it really depends on what you expect to get out of a university and how you see your future. Basically a handful of the brightest graduates are picked from the top universities around the world to join the leading IT companies. So I’d say if you’re a high-flyer then this is the route that might be for you. But if you are looking for a more mainstream career then you shoul d consider a course that helps you acquire practical, transferable skills that you can use in the workplace…and l ook at which universities have the best l evels of graduate recruitment for the kind of job you are aiming for.James: I see! Thanks a lot. That really helps me out…Tony：今天我们生活选择栏目的嘉宾是曼彻斯特大学的学校顾问乔恩·罗宾逊。