【#英語聽力# #英語聽力材料:追溯哈佛歷史#】聽力測試是考生通過聽音獲取語言信息并處理信息的能力,是近幾年來中考試卷中出現(xiàn)的一種全新題型。這是由于聽力理解是九年義務教育新大綱規(guī)定的學生學習英語所必須掌握的聽、說、讀、寫四種基本技能之一。下面是®無憂考網(wǎng)分享的英語聽力材料:追溯哈佛歷史。歡迎閱讀參考!
英語聽力材料:追溯哈佛歷史
Han Meimei has just immigrated to the United States. Her new home is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. John is her new classmate and friend. They are talking about their plans for the weekend.
J:John H: Han Meimei
J: Han Meimei, What’s your plan for the weekend?
j:韓梅梅,你固末有什么計劃?
H: I plan to travel around Harvard University and know more about it. To tell you the truth, I plan to apply for Harvard after graduation from high school. It’s better to get to know it. What about you?
H:我打算去哈佛大學四處轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn),了解一下。實話告訴你,我計劃在高中畢業(yè)之后申請 哈佛。我好先了解一下哈佛。你呢?
J:I get together with my Christian brothers on Saturdays.
J:我每固六都和教友們聚會。
H: Oh, my God! John, I didn’t know you are religious. You just look like a scientific kook, like Leonard in the Big Bang Theory.
H:哦,天哪!約翰,我不知道你還信教。你 看上去就像個科學狂人,像《生活大爆炸》
里的那個倫納德。
J: Come on, Han Meimei, don’t make a fuss. A lot of Americans, including many scientists, believe in religion.
J:得了,韓梅梅,別大驚小怪的。很多美國人,包括很多科學家,都信仰宗教。.
H: But I’m really surprised. I thought science and religion are not compatible,are they?
H:但我真地很吃驚。我以為科學和宗教是不相容的,難道不是嗎?
J:Yes, they are compatible. Actually, the U.S. is both the most developed and the most religious country in the world.
J:不,是可以兼容的。事實上,美國是世界上發(fā)達、篤信宗教的國家。
H:I’ve heard about it a little bit before, but I don’t understand. How can people believe in God since they know God doesn’t exist?
H:我以前聽說過一點點,但我不理解。既然人們知道上帝不存在又怎么能相信上帝呢?
J:That’s a little complicated?. You’ll get to know it when you are acquainted with the u.s. history later on. Religion was and is a part of American people’s life. Guess what?? Even Harvard University, which is a highly academic institution, is in a sense the product of religion.
J:這有點復雜。以后你熟悉美國歷史后就會有所了解。不管以前還是現(xiàn)在,宗敎都 是美國人生活的一部分。知道嗎?甚至是哈佛大學這個學術性很強的機構(gòu),從某 種意義上講也是宗教的產(chǎn)物。
H:Really?
H:真的嗎?
J:Absolutely! It was founded by a group of Puritan immigrants from England.
J:當然!哈佛是由一批來自英國的清教徒移民創(chuàng)建的。
H:Why was it founded by Puritans? Where were the atheistic educators?
H:為什么由清教徒創(chuàng)建?那些無神論教育家呢?
J:Because most of the first English immigrants who came to the United States were Puritans.
J:因為第一批到美國的英國移民大多數(shù)是清教徒。
H:H:How come? I mean why most of them were religious people?
H:怎么回事?我的意思是為什么大部分人是宗教徒?
J:That’s because in the 16th and 17th century, there was a series of? religious reforms in England. Many religious separatists were persecuted and fled? to other countries.
J:那是因為在16和17世紀英國進行了一系列宗敎改革。許多異敎徒遭到迫害,并 逃亡到其他國家。
H:So, you mean people didn't enjoy religious freedom in England?
H:那你的意思是人們沒有宗教自由?
J:Yes, that’s why Puritans moved to the New World? where they believed they could establish a heaven for Puritans.Later on, it was these Puritans who founded Harvard College.
J:是的,這就是清教徒遷移到美洲新大陸的原因,他們相信可以在那里建立一個清 教徒的天堂。后來,就是這些清教徒創(chuàng)建了哈佛學院。
H:Why did they want to found a college?
H:他們?yōu)槭裁聪氲揭ㄒ凰鶎W院呢?
J:Many Puritans had received classic style of higher education in Oxford University and Cambridge University back in England. They hoped that their descendants? could receive this kind of education as well.
J:很多清教徒還在英國時,在牛津大學和劍橋大學接受了古典式的高等敎育。他們 希望自己的后代也能接受這種教育。
H: Oh, I see.
H:噢,我明白了。
J: Actually Harvard was first named “New College”,without a formal namev
J:實際上哈佛初的名字是"新學院”,設有一個正式名稱。
H: When did it begin to be called Harvard University?
H:什么時候改名為哈佛的?
J: In 1639, it was renamed after its major benefactor? John Harvard. Interestingly, John
Harvard himself was a clergyman?.
J: 1639年以捐贈者約翰?哈佛的名字重新命名。有趣的是,約翰?哈佛自己也是個牧師。
H: It seems that Harvard was predestined to? be influenced by religion.
H:貌似哈佛注定要受宗教的影響。
J: Therefore, it’s not exaggerate to claim that had there not been religion, there would not
be Harvard.
J:所以,在一定程度上說,如果沒有宗教就沒有哈佛一點都不夸張。
H: Wow, I didn’t know that religion had played such an important role in Harvard history.
H:哇,我以前不知道宗教在哈佛歷扮演了如此重要的角色。
J: Religion has been playing an Indispensible? part in Harvard history as well as the U.S.
history.
J:宗教在美國歷史和哈佛歷一直都扮演著不可缺少的角色。
H: I finally begin to get to know Harvard. It seems that my knowledge of Harvard is rather poor. I have a lot work to do before applying for Harvard.
H:我終于開始了解哈佛了。看來我對于哈佛的知識很匱乏。在申請哈佛之前我有很 多工作要做。
J: Remember that Harvard is a part of the United States. So you have to know the U.S. history and culture if you want to have in-depth knowledge of Harvard. The two are closely related.
J:記住,哈佛是美國的一部分。所以,如果你想深入了解哈佛,你就必須得知道美 國的歷史和文化。兩者是緊密相連的。
H; That’s right. I have a lot to learn from you.
H:對,我要向你多多學習。
J: You can ask me any question at any time.
J:有問題可以隨時問我。
擴展閱讀:怎樣提高高考英語聽力
第一:聽正常語速的英語,才能加速聽力的進步
很多廣播教學和聽力教材總是為了配合聽眾或?qū)W習者的程度而故意放慢語速,這雖是無可厚非的變通方法,但也會產(chǎn)生一些不良的副作用。例如:1.聽慣了語速放慢的英語,在與外國人的實際交往中,就很難適應,甚至聽不懂他們用正常語速講的英語。2.故意放慢語速時,通常會把一句中每個詞都清楚的讀出來,但在正常的會話中會出現(xiàn)很多同化(assimilation),減弱(reduction),連音(liaision)的現(xiàn)象。所以,聽語速正常的英語對于聽力和會話極為重要。
第二:收聽英語氣象報告
有些教學錄音帶為配合初學者的學習,故意放慢語速,這對英語聽力的訓練是不夠的。如果聽語速正常的英語,初學者又會感到力不從心。英語氣象報告的速度雖快,但詞匯簡單固定,內(nèi)容單純,重復的可能性大,而且在生活中隨時都可以印證,是聽力入門的好教材。
第三:從電視,電影中學習英語
看英文電視,電影不僅能了解西方人的文化和生活,而且也是學習地道英語和提高英語聽力的好機會。選取的影片好是以現(xiàn)代生活為背景的文藝片或喜劇片。如果您的聽力不錯,要養(yǎng)成不看字幕的習慣。程度稍差的就不要勉強自己,否則英語沒學成反倒破壞了欣賞電影的好心情。這種情況下,您可以先看字幕了解劇情(如果是電視節(jié)目那就要先錄下來),再重新看一至數(shù)遍,您的聽力就可在輕松的心情下,隨著您對劇情了解的增多而迅速提高。
第四:收聽中國國際廣播電臺的英語廣播
中國國際廣播電臺(China Radio International)每天早上7:00--8:00,中午11:00--12:00各有一小時的英語節(jié)目。內(nèi)容包括國內(nèi)外新聞,剪報集錦和各類系列的專題報道。除了英語標準流利的國內(nèi)播音員擔任廣播之外,也有向外僑或訪客就某一話題而做的錄音訪問。內(nèi)容廣泛,但詞匯較簡單,語速亦適中,可以藉此訓練或增進英語的聽力。
第五:善用錄音帶鍛煉聽說能力
有些學習者總是習慣于一邊看書一邊聽磁帶,把磁帶當成閱讀的輔助工具,這樣打不到鍛煉聽力的目的。錄音帶應該是以聽說能力的訓練為主。學習者要選用與自己能力相適應的聽力磁帶,不要急于求成,以免產(chǎn)生受挫心理。先反復聆聽磁帶內(nèi)容,起先只要抓住梗概,多聽幾次后,對細節(jié)的了解便越來越多。聽力較差的人,可先閱讀課文,然后再集中精力領會每段每句的意思。這樣練習有助于培養(yǎng)傾聽時注意力的集中,使您的聽力迅速進步。