1、1Unit 1 Starting out Inside viewConversation 1Porter Good afternoon.Janet Good afternoon.Porter New student?Janet Yes.Porter Welcome to Hertford College.Janet Thank you.Porter Can I have your family name, please?Janet Yes, its Li.Porter Er, L-double E?Janet No, L-I.Porter And whats your first name,
2、Ms Li?Janet Janet.Porter Janet Li. ah yes, there you are. Here are your keys. Janet Wheres my room? Porter Youre in Staircase 6 Room 5. Janet Who am I sharing with? Porter Nobody. You have your own room. Er.theres a Ms Santos in the room next to you. Janet Oh. My own room? In China we usually have s
3、everal people in a dormitory. Porter Well, here you dont have to share with anyone. Janet Thank you Sir. Porter No need to call me sir, Ms Li. Everyone calls me Stewart. Janet Please call me Janet! Porter OK, Janet, um, can you just sign for your keys, please?Conversation 2Kate Hi, have you just arr
4、ived too?Janet Yes!Kate I guess were neighbours. My names Kate Santos. Janet Im Janet Li. Where are you from? Kate From New York. How about you? Janet Im from Anshan in China. Kate Is Janet your real name? Janet No, its my English name. My Chinese name is Li Hui. Is Kate your full name?Kate No, its
5、short for Catherine.Janet So do I call you Catherine or Kate?Kate Everyone calls me Kate.Janet Nice to meet you.Kate OK, Janet. See you later.Janet Bye!Conversation 3Kate Hey! This is awesome! Look at the size of this dining hall. Janet Is this where we have all our meals? Kate I guess. Mark You jus
6、t arrived? Girls Yes! Mark Me too. By the way, Im Mark. Nice to meet you. Kate Hi, Im Kate.Mark Hi Kate, I guess youre from the States. Kate Right! How can you tell? Youre British, huh? Mark Yes, Im from London. And you are .? Janet Im Li Hui. Im from China. But you can call me Janet. Mark Hi Janet.
7、 Welcome to England. What are you reading? Janet English. Mark How about you, Kate? Kate My major is law. And you? Mark Im studying PPE.2Kate Thats a special Oxford subject, isnt it?Outside viewJulie My names Julie Dearden, and Im the Director of International Programmes here at Hertford College.Eug
8、ene My names Eugene Berger, I studied here in Oxford for four years er, studying modern languages at Somerville College.Julie Oh, there are many Oxford traditions. Oxford is a very old university, the oldest English-speaking university in the, in the world. And so there are many traditions which are
9、 associated with the colleges, with the times of the year, and with sport, and with eating, for example.Eugene Each college is very different um, from um, the others, and it has its own character. Some colleges are very conservative, and some are much more liberal and have a tradition of um, kind of
10、 liberal politics. But there are also some specific traditions.Julie Formal Hall is when we all eat together here in college, the professors and the students. Usually it takes places at seven oclock in the evening, and the professors sit on high table which is the table over here, and the students s
11、it on common table, which are the tables here. But everybody eats together. Its a very beautiful evening because there are, theres a special meal and we eat by candlelight.Eugene I think er, the traditions that make Oxford so unique are firstly the Oxford Union and er, secondly, May Day. The Oxford
12、Union being a debating society where speakers come from all around the world to address the students and even allow themselves to be questioned by the students, making it a very interesting forum.Julie My favourite is er, May Day. And May Day is the first day of May, and we have a tradition called M
13、ay Morning, and on May Morning everybody gets up very early and the students have a celebration. There is a choir which sings on top of the tower at Magdalen College and all the people of the town and all the students go to listen to the singing. So its very nice.Eugene The tradition that er, was mo
14、st important to me was probably Summer Eights. I was a rower. And Summer Eights is a rowing competition, held in May in the summer term. And in this competition, each college is trying to improve its place which it won the previous year and gradually work its way up the river.Julie When the students
15、 take exams, they must go to a special building and its called Examination Schools. And also they must wear a special uniform, so they wear E. gown like mine, a black gown, and they wear a white shirt, arid the men wear a white tie and black trousers. The women wear a white shirt and a black skirt o
16、r black trousers. And they must wear this uniform, which has a Latin name - sub fuse and they must wear this uniform in order to take their examinations.Eugene I think the Oxford traditions lend character to the place and its such an old institution, it should have traditions, but they can be very i
17、nconvenient. For example, sub fuse. This is the uniform that we are required according to the university rules, to wear.Julie They also wear flowers in their buttonholes, and those flowers are carnations. And they wear different colours, the students wear different coloured flowers for different exa
18、minations. So when you take your first exam you wear a white flower, and when you take your second exam you wear a pink flower, and when you take your final examination you wear a red carnation.Eugene So we have to dress up in a full black suit, starched collar, white bow tie and carry a mortarboard
19、. And to write an exam in the summer heat whilst wearing all that which youre not allowed to take off is um, uncomfortable.Julie I really like the Oxford traditions, I think its part of our history, and part of um, being a student or a teacher here at Oxford University.Listening inPassage 1Interview
20、er Can you tell me something about the Ivy League? Youre a professor at Harvard, is that right?Professor Thats right, yes.Interviewer Tell me how many universities are there? How many institutions?Professor In total there are eight institutions: Theres Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmo
21、uth, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania.Interviewer Ah, OK. And whats the sporting . I believe theres some link with sports.Professor There certainly is, yes. Originally the Ivy League referred to the sports teams from the universities which competed against each other, especially in foot
22、ball, basketball and ice hockey. Now sometimes these universities, institutions, chose their students on the basis of their skills at these particular sports. But in the last 50 years, Ivy League schools have accepted a wider range of students because it wasnt possible to be both world-famous for re
23、search and also top class in sport.Interviewer And what about their academic importance? I gather theyre academically very, very important, 3theyre very well-known.Professor Absolutely at the top. Theyre near or at the top of the USA colleges and university rankings. And theyre almost always in the
24、top one per cent of the worlds academic institutions for financial resources.Interviewer And what does it mean socially to go to an Ivy League university?Professor Certainly if youve been to one of these institutions, you are presumed or assumed to be at the top end of the scale. The Ivy League inst
25、itutions have a reputation for social elitism, many of the students are rich, intellectual, white Anglo-Saxon, protestants. Not all of them of course, but quite a lot of them.Interviewer And do you know . whys it called the Ivy League, whats the origin of the name?Professor There are a number of sto
26、ries, derivations, but possibly its based on four universities, and IV, the letters IV, thats the Roman numeral for four. Another more likely story is that ivy plants, which are symbolic of the age of the universities, you know, would be grown at the walls of these universities, these institutions,
27、they cover the walls of the buildings. The term was created by a sports journalist, I think in the 1930s.Interviewer Right, OK. And which is the oldest university?Professor The oldest goes back to the 17th century, thats Harvard which was founded in 1636. And the youngest of the institutions is Corn
28、ell which was founded in 1865.Interviewer And which has the largest number of undergraduates?Professor Cornell has the largest number, about 13,000, 13,500 undergraduates. The institution with the smallest number is Dartmouth College with a little over 4,000.Interviewer And what about the acceptance
29、 rate? Is it hard to get into?Professor That ranges from about seven per cent to 20 per cent.Interviewer And any famous alumni? Famous old boys?Professor Hundreds! Hundreds of them. But I suppose worldwide, the two that would be definitely known all over the world would certainly be George Bush who
30、went to Yale, and John F Kennedy, President Kennedy, who was at Harvard.Interviewer Thank you.Passage2Andy Did you see the film on television last night?Jane No, I was out. What was it?Andy A Beautiful Mind. Its about John Forbes Nash, the mathematician who won the Nobel Prize.Jane Ive heard about t
31、hat film, yes. Hes played by Russell Crowe, isnt he? I like Russell Crowe, hes great.Andy Thats the one, yes.Jane Whats it about?Andy Well, the story begins in the early years of Nashs life at Princeton University as a graduate student.Jane Thats one of the Ivy League schools, isnt it?Andy Yes, its
32、all set in New England, lovely old buildings, beautiful autumn colours. Its lovely to look at. Anyway, Nash meets his roommate Charles, a literature student, who soon becomes his best friend. Nash admits to Charles that he is better with numbers than people, and the main thing hes looking for is a t
33、ruly original idea for his thesis paper.Jane So hes not interested in having fun?Andy Well, yes, but hes not very good with people or successful with women, thats all. But, you know, its one of these bad experiences with people which ultimately inspires his brilliant work in mathematics.Jane No good
34、 at relationships, so he becomes a genius at maths?Andy Thats about right, yes. So when he finishes his studies at Princeton, he accepts a job at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Five years later, he meets Alicia, a student who he falls in love with and eventually marries.Jane Ah! At last, the
35、 love interest!Andy Yes, but wait a moment. Nash believes that hes been asked to work by William Parcher for the US Department of Defense on breaking Soviet codes. At one point hes chased by the Russians, and its after this that he becomes mentally ill.Jane I think Ive seen this in the trailer to th
36、e film.Andy So when hes put in a psychiatric hospital, he thinks the Soviets have captured him. Hes given this painful treatment which affects his relationship with his wife. And his intellectual skills. So he stops taking the medicine.Jane It sounds quite hard to watch.Andy Well, it is, but its wel
37、l acted and directed, and so, you know, theres a-bit of distance between the audience and whats happening on film.Jane So what happens next?Andy Well, then his illness returns, so he and his wife decide to try and live with it. It all gets a bit complicated, because were no longer sure if Charles, y
38、ou know, his old friend, or even Parcher were real, or if they were just people that existed only in Nashs mind.4Jane That sounds awful. He must have been so ill,Andy Actually, Im kind of giving away the twist in the story. Anyway, later in his life, while hes using the library at Princeton again, h
39、e asks his rival Martin Hansen if he can start teaching again. And so the story ends when he goes on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics.Jane Well, it sounds like a great film.Andy Yes, you should see it sometime.Unit 2 Food, glorious food! Inside viewConversation 1Kate Oh, this looks nice.Mark Cool
40、.Waitress Good afternoon, table for three? Come this way. Mark Lets have a look at the menu. Mark Thank you. Janet Thank you. Waitress The specials are on the board. Kate So, what sort of food do you like, Janet?Janet Well, I like spicy food. And Im not very fond of raw food! What would you recommen
41、d? Mark Why dont you try the chicken curry? Thats nice and spicy. Janet Whats in it? Mark Chicken cooked in tomatoes and onions with Indian spices. Janet Ill try it. Do we all choose a selection of dishes to share or only one dish per person? Mark Usually one dish per person. Kate Or the moussaka lo
42、oks good.Janet Whats it made with? Kate Its made with lamb and eggplant. Its a Greek dish. Janet How is it cooked? Kate Its baked in the oven. Janet Mm, that sounds good too. Kate And as a starter?Janet Whats minestrone soup? Mark Its an Italian soup with vegetables and pasta. Its delicious! Janet O
43、K, Ill have that. Kate Waitress? Waitress What can I get for you? Kate Well, for the starter, can we have two minestrone soups, and for the main course, one moussaka and one curry, please. What about you, Mark? Mark Ill have the prawns with garlic and the chilli con carne. And could you bring us som
44、e water, please? Waitress OK.Mark Thank you. Waitress Thanks. Janet Whats chilli con carne? Mark Its a spicy Mexican dish with beef and beans. Its very hot!Conversation2Janet That was great! Except I dont like cold water. I usually drink hot water. Kate Hot water? We never drink hot water except wit
45、h tea. Lets have a dessert. What would you like, Janet? Janet Any suggestions?Kate Well, why dont you try the apple strudel? Its an Austrian dish. Its made with apple, pastry and spices. Janet No, Im not so keen on pastry. . Whats a chocolate brownie? Mark Its a kind of chocolate cake.Janet How is i
46、t made?Kate Its made with flour, eggs and butter .Mark And lots of chocolate!Kate Youll love it.Janet What kind of ice cream is there?Kate Ill ask . Excuse me . What flavour ice cream do you have? Waitress Strawberry, vanilla and chocolate. 5Janet Ill just have a fruit salad, I think.Mark And Kate,
47、what are you going to have?Kate Same for me.Mark Could you bring us two fruit salads, and a chocolate brownie? Waitress Sure.Outside viewVoice-over We were lucky to be invited into the kitchen at the Dooky Chases Restaurant. Leah has been working in the restaurant for over 50 years. She told us abou
48、t her life and she explained how to make a simple dish called “shrimp Clemenceau“.Leah This is a very simple dish. First you get some shrimp. You can do this dish with chicken or shrimp, but I like it with the shrimp better. So you just brown a little thing.Interviewer And, and whats, whats the actu
49、al, whats the cooking in? Leah Butter.Interviewer OK.Leah It just cook, so here you get a little cholesterol, but hey, thats it, a little cholesterol. Then you wanna get the garlic. So you see it works two forces. You get the cholesterol, and then you get a little garlic, cut out on the cholesterol, you see.Interviewer OK. And where did you, where did you learn all the cooking?Leah Well, my mother, you know. Im the top of the line of 11 children, so you get
