Unit 8 Journeys
Part II LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Lesson A / Listening
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Track 8-1 F: So, are you still planning to visit Paris this summer?
M: Yeah, for two weeks. I can’t wait.
F: Where are you staying in Paris?
M: I’m not sure yet.
F: You should try a hostel. I stayed in one when I visited Australia last year. It’s a lot cheaper than a hotel.
M: Good idea. I need to save money.
F: Also, you’re traveling alone, right?
M:
Yeah. Why?
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F: Because a hostel is a great way to meet other people — you know, because you share a room and kitchen with the other travelers.
M: Sounds good.
F: Also, do you know about Couch Surfing?
M: The social networking site?
F: Yeah. My friend Carla used it.
M: And?
F: She stayed with someone in Hong Kong — for free, of course. That’s one of the main benefits.
M: How was it?
F: Great. Carla’s host was really nice. Also, you learn things and go places most tourists don’t. In Hong Kong, Carla visited several places that only locals go to. She learned about these places from her host.
M: Both couch surfing and staying in a hostel sound good. What should I do? I can’t decide.
F: They both have their good points, but you should think about the negatives,
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too.
M: Like what?
F: Well, for example, in a hostel, you share a room with other travellers and it can be really noisy at night. People come into the room late or leave early. And there’s very little privacy — you know, because everything is shared — the room, the bathroom, the kitchen.
M: That’s not a problem.
F: One other thing — a lot of hostels have rules. For example, in some you have to leave in the morning by 9:00 a.m. and you can’t return until the afternoon.
M: So you can’t go back to the hostel all day?
F: That’s right.
M: Maybe couch surfing is better.
F: But with couch surfing, it’s not always uncomfortable. Most times you get a bed, but sometimes, the host only has a small couch.
M: Hmmm … good to know.
F: And then sometimes you can only stay with a host for a short time—like a
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day or two. Anyway, there are pros and cons to both, so you should definitely do your research.
1. stay with: 同……住在一起
2. good to know: 很高兴知道；幸好知道
3. pros and cons: 正反两方面
CONVERSATION
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Track 8-2 F: Have you ever been anywhere interesting on vacation?
M: Yeah, last year I went to Paris.
F: Really? What was it like?
M: It was amazing!
F: What did you do there?
M:
I saw the Eiffel Tower and ate a lot of French food.
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1. on vacation: 在度假中
Lesson B / Listening 1
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Track 8-3 Bus to Antarctica
Andrew Evans wanted to go to Antarctica all his life, but he didn’t want to go on a tour or spend a lot of money. He wanted a real adventure, so he went by bus. Actually, Evans took 40 buses to travel the 10,000 miles (16,093 km) from his home in Washington, D.C. to the city of Ushuaia at the bottom of South America. It took him 42 days and cost him $1,102.60 total in bus fares — about 7 cents a kilometer. From Ushuaia, he took a ship to Antarctica.
Evans traveled light: he brought a backpack with some clothes, his computer, and cameras. He took video and photos, wrote blog posts, and used Twitter so people around the world could follow his adventure in real time.
What did Evans learn from going by bus? “The bus took longer, yes,” he wrote, “but I got to see everything we miss when we travel by plane: The changes from one place to another — and the real size of the Earth.”
1. at the bottom of: 在……的底端
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2. in real time: 实时
Listening 2
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Track 8–4 Nat Geo Live! Andrew Evans: Digital Nomad
“So I made it to Ushuaia. And there was the National Geographic Explorer — the ship that I was going to take.
Two days later, we reached Antarctica. The weather was horrible. It was snowing and I was smiling because that’s exactly how I wanted Antarctica to be — and I finally set foot on the Antarctic continent. I stood on this rock … and for a split second, I felt that joy of really doing something different and traveling in a way that was different, and achieving a far end of the world that not that many people get to go to.”
1. make it: 走完路程；及时抵达
2. set foot on: 踏上
3. a split second: 一刹那
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Listening Skills
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Track 8–5 1.
M: How often do you read China Daily?
W: I seldom read it. I only read it once a week.
Q: How often does the woman read China Daily?
2.
W: Do you play tennis very often?
M: Not very. About twice a week.
Q: How often does the man play tennis?
3.
M: Do you often clean your bedroom?
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W: I clean it every day.
Q: How often does the woman clean her bedroom?
4.
W: How often do you listen to English broadcasts?
M: Quite often. I listen every other day, I guess.
Q: How often does the man listen to English broadcasts?
5.
M: Does Jenny work in the lab very often?
W: Four nights a week.
Q: How often does Jenny work in the lab?
6.
W: Do you watch sports programs on Saturday nights?
M: No. I enjoy going dancing and meeting friends at weekends.
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Q: How often does the man watch sports programs on Saturday nights?
PART III VIDEO
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Narrator:
In Bhutan, in the Himalaya Mountains, is one of the most challenging treks in the world: the Snowman Trek. To complete this hiking experience, trekkers must walk for 24 days – through 320 kilometers of wild country over eleven mountains passes, each more than 4000 meters high.
More people have reached the top of Mount Qomolangma than completed the Snowman Trek.
Kira Salak:
“It’s supposed to be one of the hardest treks in the world, but I have a lot of motivation and energy at this point.”
Narrator:
For Kira Salak, and her eight teammates, the 5-hour trek to their first campsite seems easy. But they know the trek will take all their strength.
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Over several days, the group climbs hundreds of meters up each mountain pass, and then down hundreds of meters more to the bottom.
And they climb again. And again.
In two weeks, they reach the halfway point: Laya village.
The trekkers feel like they’ve travelled back in time. There is only one internet access point in the village to remind them that they’re still in the 21st century.
Here, the group leaves their horses behind. From here, their equipment will be carried by woolly yaks, which are able to survive the extreme conditions ahead. It is here that many people give up. But Kira is determined to carry on.
Kira Salak:
“It’s supposedly… this trek will make everyone cry at some point, and hasn’t made me cry yet, at least not where anyone else can see.”
Narrator:
After several days of extreme hiking ... They arrive at the village of Thanza.
At more than 400 meters high, Thanza sits among the clouds. Few places in the world are untouched by the modern world. Thanza is one of those places.
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After Thanza, there are no more villages. The trekkers are alone in the mountains.
On a particularly difficult day, the team treks over three passes, each over 5,000 meters high.
Nine hours later, they finally make it to camp.
Surprisingly, Rinchen Zoe La, the highest point of the Snowman Trek, at almost 5,300 meters, is also one of the easiest to climb, a comfortable, gradual slope.
A large stone mound marks the top. The team has made it to the top! The next day, the team must climb one final pass. It’s a hard route to the end of the trek, but working together, the team makes sure that every one of their friends reach the top. After half a million steps and over 300 kilometers, the trek is over, and the entire group can celebrate.
1. at this point: 此刻
2. leave … behind: 把……留下
3. give up: 放弃
4. carry on: 坚持；继续
5. at some point: 在某一时刻
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6. at least: 至少
7. make sure: 确保
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