初级英语听力(新版) lesson 1

 　　—Hello, I want a cab 1.

　　—OK. What address is it?
　　—1120 East 32nd Street.
　　—Right. The cab will be there in a few minutes.
　　—Would you mind passing the salt, please?
　　—Certainly.
　　—What's your job?
　　—I'm an accountant 2.
　　—Oh! Do you enjoy it?
　　—No. I don't really like it. It's boring.
　　—Where do you come from?
　　—Indonesia.
　　—Oh! Which part?
　　—Jakarta.
　　—Really?
　　—Can you speak German?
　　—Yes, I can. I speak it very well.
　　—Where did you learn it?
　　—I lived in Germany when I was a child.
　　—What else can you speak?
　　—Well, I know a little Italian.
　　—I think a businessman should be good-looking.
　　—No, I don't agree.
　　—Would you like a drink?
　　—No, thank you. I don't drink.
　　—Are you sure?
　　—Yes. I'm quite sure. Thank you very much.
　　—What about a soft drink then?
　　—Oh, alright. Lemonade would be fine.
　　—Thank you very much for the meal.
　　—Not at all. I'm glad you could come.
　　—You must come and have a meal with me some time.
　　—Yes. That would be nice.
　　—Have you heard about the Prime 3 Minister?
　　—No.
　　—She's gone to China!
　　—Really!
　　—How do you spell interesting?
　　—I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G.
　　—Thank you very much.
　　Tim talked to Harry 4 about the lecture.
　　Harry: What did you think of the lecture?
　　Tim: I thought it was very interesting.
　　Harry: Did you really?
　　Tim: Yes, didn't you?
　　Harry: Certainly not. I thought he talked a lot of rubbish.
　　Tim: So you think you know more than he does.
　　Harry: Well, take coal for instance 5.
　　Tim: What about it?
　　Harry: Coal won't become important again.
　　Tim: Why not?
　　Harry: It's too dirty. They won't be able to find people to work down coal mines in the future.
　　Tim: They'll invent new kinds of machinery 6.
　　Harry: Nonsense 7. The only sort of power they'll use in the future is atomic 8 power.
　　A reporter from a local newspaper is interviewing some students on the subject of students and money.
　　Reporter: Excuse me. Are you a student?
　　Student 1: Yes, I am.
　　Reporter: Forgive my asking you, but do you have to take a part-time job in the ho1idays?
　　Student 1: Not really. My parents are fairly 9 well off so I get an allowance 10 from my father.
　　Reporter: You're lucky, aren't you?
　　Student 1: I suppose so.
　　Reporter: What about you? Are your parents wealthy?
　　Student 2: No, certainly not.
　　Reporter: Do you work during the holidays?
　　Student 2: Well, last Christmas I did two weeks as temporary postman, then in the summer I spent four weeks fruit picking, and I do a bit of baby-sitting, so I manage.
　　Reporter: Thank you.
　　My name is Robert. I am eighteen years old and I am French. I am not married. Sylvia is small and fair. She is seventeen and she is a student.
　　The tall boy with fair hair is eighteen years old and he comes from Sweden. He works 11 in a record shop. The small boy with dark hair is seventeen. He is Spanish, but he does not live in Spain. He lives in France. He works in a hotel.