大学英语听力第三册 lesson 5

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　　Lesson Five SPORTS (I)
Part B Macro-Listening (Tapescripts, Notes, Exercises with Key)
Dialogue
Do You Like Sports?
Tapescript
Woman Hello, sir. Can I help you?
Man Yes... Er, have you read about the World Cup in today's newspaper, miss? Woman Yes, I have. Man Are you interested in football? Woman Well, yes. Man I am. Wonderful game, football. Woman Yes, it is. Now: what shoes can I show you, sir? Man I like all sports and games. Woman Oh, yes? Man Yes. Football, cricket¹, swimming. Can you swim? Woman I'm not a good swimmer, but I go swimming sometimes. Man Tennis. That's a good game. Woman Yes. Man I'm interested in tennis. I never miss Wimbledon, you know. I see it every
year. Woman Oh? Man And what about running. The oldest sport in the world. Wonderful. One man is
trying to run faster than other men. Do you run? Woman No. I just play table tennis, and swim, and I walk quite a lot. Now, what kind
of shoes do you want, sir?
Man You don't play golf², then? Woman No, never. Man I really like golf. Mind you, I like all sports. Games as well. Woman You're a real sportsman³, sir. Perhaps you want some tennis shoes or running shoes?
Man Er... no. Woman Football boots⁴?
Man No. I want some carpet⁵ slippers⁶ like those. Woman Carpet slippers?
Man Yes. I want to be comfortable when I'm watching television.
Passage
The City to Surf
I. Tapescript
In Sydney there is a special long-distance running race called the City to Surf. The race takes place on the second Sunday in August every year. More than 23,000 people run in the race.
The race is 14 kilometers long. It starts in the center of the city and finishes at a surf beach called Bondi. That is why it's called the City to Surf.
All kinds of people run in the City to Surf. Some people take their small children in strollers. Other people take their dogs on the lead.
Blind people and people in wheelchairs⁷ also take part in the race. Old people take part in the race too. In 1981 the oldest runner was an 81-year-old man and his sister Linda, 76, was the last runner to finish.
At the end of the race an official⁸ writes down the runners names and running times. The newspaper prints the names and running times of the competitors⁹ a few days later.
In 1981 the first runner took just 40 minutes to run the race. The last runner took two and a half hours.
The first man and the first woman to cross the finishing line each received atrophy¹⁰ and a free trip to San Francisco in the United¹¹ States. There they ran in another long-distance race.