新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語視聽說教程(2)聽力原文_Unit7新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語視聽說教程(2)聽力原文_Unit7新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語視聽說教程(2)聽力原文_Unit7資料僅供參考文件編號：2022年4月新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語視聽說教程(2)聽力原文_Unit7版本號：A修改號：1頁次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：Unit7-Conversation1Mark:Hi!Kate:Hi,Janet!Haveyoubeenwaitinglong

Janet:Notatall.WhatdidyouthinkofHero

Kate:Itwasbrilliant,thanksforsuggestingit.Janet:Well,itwasnominatedforanOscar,youknow.Kate:Thatfigures.It'sabeautifulfilm.Mark:Yes.Thecostumes,andscenerywereamazing,Kate:I'dlovetoknowmoreabouttheemperor,hewascool.Whowashe

Janet:QinShiHuang—it'ssaidhewasthefirstemperorinthehistoryofChina—heunifiedChina.Kate:DidheWhenJanet:Er...221BC.Mark:Aslongagoasthat!Waitress:Higuys!WhatcanIgetyou

Kate:Yes,I'llhaveacoke,thanks.Mark:Er...Justacoffee.Waitress:Sure.Mark:Tellusmore...Janet:Um...Well,beforethat,thereweresevenbigstatesandtheyhadbeenfightingeachotherformanyyears.Mark:Right.Janet:It'scalledtheWarringStatesPeriod.Anyway—Qinwaskingofthelargeststateandhedefeatedthesixotherstates,oneafteranother.Ittookhimtenyearstoconquerthem,eachwithadifferentstrategy.Mark:Whatkindofmanwashe

Janet:Well,hewasbrilliant,obviously.Andalsowise.Hehadthishugearmy—theywereverypowerful.Afterhisarmyhadattackedthefirststate,thenextstatesurrenderedwithoutmuchfight.Theyweresoterrified.Kate:Wow!Janet:Whatelse

Thearmyleaderswereveryclever,theyusedarivertofloodacity.

Mark:Thatcan'thavebeeneasy.Janet:Yes,anyway,afterconqueringthelaststate,QinmadehimselfEmperorofthewholeofChina.Mark:WashetheemperorwhocreatedtheTerracottaWarriors

Janet:That'sright.Hewassoafraidofdeaththathewantedthemtoguardhimintheafterlife.Unit7-Conversation2Becky:OK.Kate:Thankyou.Mark:Thanks.Kate:SogoonaboutEmperorQin.It'sreallyinteresting.Janet:Itis,isn'tit

Well,soheunifiedChinaandthatwasanincredibleachievement.Butasaresult,hugenumbersofsoldierswerekilled.

Kate:Abouthowmany

Janet:Oh,Idon'tknow,somethinglike500,000men

Kate:Thatishuge.Mark:SohowdotheChineseseeQin

Janet:He'sseenasthegreatestemperorinChinesehistory.Mark:WhyBecauseheunifiedChinaThat'saverygoodreason,mindyou.Janet:Notonlythat.Thethingis,asaresultoftheunification,hedidmanyamazingthings.HebuiltroadsallacrossChina,hestandardizedwriting...andalsothemoneysystem.Oh,andthesystemformeasuringandweighingthingsaswell.Mark:SohewasagreatleaderforChina.Janet:Yes,hewas,buthewasalsoverycruel.Mark:Yes,butmostemperorswerecruel,weren'tthey

Kate:WellIguessthat'strue.You'reright.Mark:Sodidhehaveenemies

Janet:Ofcourse,Ithinkallgreatemperorshavesomeenemies.Somepeoplehatedhimsomuchtheytriedtokillhim!Mark:WashetheemperorwhobuilttheGreatWallofChina

Janet:HebuiltthefirstGreatWall.Yousee,tribesfromthenorthwerealwaystryingtoinvadesohebuiltahugewallacrossChinatostopthem.Hundredsofthousandsofmendiedbuildingit.Kate:It'ssosad—allthosethousandsofpeopledying.Mark:Butthen...that'swar,isn'tit?

Unit7-OutsideviewOnthe25thofAprileachyear,AustraliaandNewZealandcelebrateAnzacDay,whentheycommemorateallthemembersoftheAustralianandNewZealandArmyCorpswhodiedinactionduringtheFirstandSecondWorldWars,andineveryarmedconflictsincethen.We'reherenowattheAustralianWarMemorialatthestartofthedawnservice.TheyshallgrownotoldAswethatareleftgrowoldAgeshallnotwearythemnortheyearscondemnAtthegoingdownofthesunandinthemorningWewillrememberthem.Lestweforget.Aversefromthepoem.OdetoRemembrancebyLaurenceBinyon,isrecitedduringtheceremony.InsidetheHallofMemoryistheTomboftheUnknownSoldier.Thisisthegraveofasoliderwhoseidentityisnotknownanditrepresentsallthosesoldierswhodiedinbattlebutwerenotidentified.Twenty-fouryearsaftertheravagesofWorldWarI,warcametothemainlandofAustraliawhereairraidskilledhundredsofservicepersonnelandcivilians.InMalaya,KoreaandVietnam,weansweredthecallaswehaveinAfghanistanandIraq.Throughitalltheoneunshakabletruthhasbeenasteadfastness,bomofthetraditionsoftheAustralianservicemen.Today,Australia'sspecialday,theyrememberinEastTimor,onBougainville,inAfghanistanandIraq,ontheislandofCrete,atGallipoli,theyalongwithus,remember.AnzacDayisapublicholidayinAustralia.Itisoneofthemostimportantnationaldaysoftheyearandcertainlythemostsolemnone.CommemorationservicesareheldinallthemajorcitiesinAustraliaandhugecrowdsattendtopaytheirrespectstothosewhodied.ServicemenandwomenfromallthearmedservicesinAustraliamarchinprocession.TheyfoughtintheSecondWorldWarandotherconflictssincethenthathavehappenedaroundtheworld.Themeninthetrucksareallwearingdecorations.They'reveteransfromtheSecondWorldWar,andperhapsafewlastsurvivorsfromtheFirstWorldWar.AftertheParadetheveteranswillgatherinapuborclubtotalkandsharememories.ThisveteranfoughtintheSecondWorldWarinWesternAustralia.InterviewerAndwhatdoesAnzacDaymeantoyou

VeteranWell,itmeansrememberingnotonlythosewhodidn'tgohomebutthe,thefactthatyoukeepintouchwithalotofyour...friends.Unit7-ListeninginNewsreportUSuniversitiesareexperiencingasteadyincreaseintheenrolmentofstudentveteranswithmanytroopsreturninghomefromwarsinIraqandAfghanistan.MorethanonemillionstudentveteransareusingtheirPost-9/11GIBillbenefitstoearnauniversitydegreeorcertificate.ThePost-9/11GIBillisaneducationbenefitprogrammeforindividualswhoservedonactivedutyafter10September,2001.thescholarshipcoversstudy-relatedexpensesincludingtuition,fees,booksandhousing.VeteranscanusetheGIBillatcolleges,universities,tradeschoolsandflightschools.Studentveteransreturningfromwararetypicallyolderthantheaveragestudent.Somehavedifficultyadjustingtothestressanddemandsofuniversitylife.Somealsoexperiencefrustrationwithotherstudentswhodon’tunderstandtheirpastexperiences.Itisimportantforuniversitiestoprovideveteranswiththeresourcesandsupporttheyneedtosucceed,andtohelpwiththetransitiontouniversitylife.WhatisthenewsreportmainlyaboutTowhomdoesthePost-9/11GIBillprovidesupportPassage1TherearemanywarnovelsbutthenovelI'mgoingtotalkabouttodayisunusualbecauseit'swarseenthroughtheeyesofachild.The"eyes"arethoseofJGBallard,oneofBritain'smostrespectednovelists.Let'sbeginwithsomeinformationaboutBallard.Hewasbornin1930,inShanghai,wherehisfatherwasabusinessman,andhewasonly11yearsoldwhenthecitywasoccupiedduringWorldWarII.Ballardandhisfamilywereplacedinaprisoncampandhehassaidthathisexperiencesthereaffectedhimsodeeplythatitwas40yearsbeforehefeltabletowriteaboutthem."Twentyyearstoforgetand20yearstoremember."TheresultofBallard'sexperienceswasasemi-autobiographicalnovelcalledEmpireoftheSun,publishedin1984.Itquicklybecameasuccessandin1987itwasmadeintoamoviebyHollywooddirector,StevenSpielberg.Let'smoveontothenovelitself.EmpireoftheSuntellsthestoryofhowayoungboy,JimGraham,survivestheJapaneseoccupation.Interestingly,JimisJGBallard'sfirstnameandhissecondnameisGraham.Also,JimisthesameageasBallard-11-whentheoccupationbegins.Atthestartofthestory,JimislivingwithhisparentsinawealthypartofShanghai.Whentheinvasionbegins,manyofShanghai'sinhabitantsfleefromthecityandJim'sparentsdothesame.Buttheboybecomesseparatedfromthemandfindshimselfallalone.Hegoesbacktotheiremptyhomeandlivesalonethere.Inevitably,he'sfoundandthenhe'ssenttoaprisoncamp.It'saterriblefouryears,buttheboysomehowsurvives.Hestealsfood,findswaysofgettinginandoutofthecamp,andisbefriendedbysomeAmericansandaJapaneseboy.IsthereahappyendingYesandno.Jimseesmanypeopledie;hisJapanesefriendiskilledbytheAmericans.Butattheendofthewar,hegetsbacktoShanghaiandisreunitedwithhisparents.Jim'sexperiencesareterrible,asachildwhodiscoversthedepthsofhumancruelty.Buthelearnsalsoaboutthestrengthandcouragethatispossible,eveninthesecircumstances.Boththegreatpowerandthetruthofthenovelcomefromthefactthatit'sbasedontheauthor'sownexperiences.ThegeneralopinionofcriticsisthatEmpireoftheSunisoneofthebestwarnovelseverwritten-soreadit,it'sworthit.Passage2HostOnWomen'sWorld,today,welookatwomen'sroleintheSecondWorldWarandtheimportantparttheyplayedinit.IntheFirstWorldWar,womenhadworkedinfactoriesandasnurses,bothathomeandatthefront.IntheSecondWorldWar,womenwereevenmoreessentialtothewareffort.DorisWattswasjust18whenthewarbeganandMavisGreywasonly20.HostDoyourememberhowyoufelt,Doris,thedaythewarwasdeclared?DorisOhyes...ofcourseIdo.Ifeltfrightenedofcourse,butwehadknownitwouldhappen.Thefirstthing,morethananythingIthink,thatIfeltwas...wasthatIwantedtodosomething!Youknow,dosomethinguseful,soIjoinedtheLandGirls.HostAh,yes,theWomen'sLandArmy.ThatwasanorganizationstartedintheFirstWorldWar.Womenworkedinagricultureasthemenwereawayfighting.Didyouenjoytheexperience?DorisNotreally.Itwasveryhardwork,veryphysical.Youneversawanybodyexcepttheofficercomingtoinspectyourwork.SowhenIheardabouttheWAAFIsignedup.HostThat'stheWomen'sAuxiliaryAirForce.WAAF,forshort.SowhytheWAAF?DorisI'dalwaysthoughtplaneswereveryexciting.Andit'ssillybutIlikedthelightblueuniforms.HostThat'sagoodenoughreason!Now,Mavis,youwereintheWAAFatthesametimeasDoris.Canyoutellusmoreaboutit?