Unit 04

Unit 4 Page 38 READING Exercise 5 A big change for artists The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square in London has a collection of paintings that stretches from hundreds of years ago right up to the present day. You can plan a walk that goes chronologically through the centuries – 16th, 17th, 18th century and so on. As you go through the first rooms, you get used to seeing paintings in dark, heavy colours of brown and black, deep reds and blues, with subjects that are indoors, or else in huge landscapes that were created by imaginative painters. But something happens when you go from Room 41 to Room 42 in the middle of the 19 century. Suddenly, after about 1845, you start to see paintings with dazzling, bright colours and with vivid outdoor settings. How can this remarkable change be explained? The answer is twofold. First of all, after the Industrial Revolution, artificial pigments had now begun to be used in paint, meaning the range of colours available to artists increased dramatically. The second reason was the work of a man almost no one has heard of: John Goffe Rand. Rand was an American, born in 1801 in New Hampshire, but he moved to London when he got married. He was a practical but also a creative man: an inventor and an enthusiastic, competent painter. Like all other painters at the time, he worked mainly with oil paints. The problem with oil paint was how to store it and stop it from drying out. Painters used to keep the paint in animal bladders, which they could pierce to get the paint out, but these were fragile and short-lived containers. It was almost impossible to move the paint from one place to another or to store it for a long time, and so painters mostly worked indoors, in studios. Most artists were used to dealing with this situation, but Rand thought he could do something to improve it. And so in 1841 he invented ... the metal tube. Taking very thin layers of tin (a metal which would not react with the oil paint) he made small tubes into which the paint could be poured. The tube could then be squeezed gently to get out as much paint as the artist needed, and closed again to stop the rest from drying out. And they were small and light, so they could be taken wherever the painter wanted. These tubes changed everything for artists. Suddenly, they could go out into wide open spaces, fields, gardens and streets, taking their paint with them and painting what they saw, not worrying about the paint itself. The art movement known as 'impressionism' partly owes its existence to Rand and his tube. One of the greatest impressionist painters, Renoir, told his son: " ... without colours in tubes, there would have been no Cezanne, no Monet, no Sisley or Pissarro, nothing of what people were to call impressionism." John Rand patented his invention, but never became especially wealthy because of it, even though the tube that he invented went on to be used in many other ways, transforming various aspects of life forever.

第四单元 第38页阅读 练习5 艺术家的一大变化 伦敦特拉法加广场国家美术馆 收藏了数百年前至今的绘画作品。 你可以计划一次按时间顺序穿越几个世纪的步行—— 16、17、18世纪等等。 当你穿过第一个房间时，你会习惯于看到深色、深棕色和黑色的画作， 深红色和蓝色，主题在室内，或者在富有想象力的画家创造的巨大风景中。 但在19世纪中期，当你从41号房间走到42号房间时，会发生一些事情。 突然之间，大约在1845年之后，你开始看到色彩耀眼、明亮、户外环境生动的画作。 如何解释这一显著变化？ 答案是双重的。 首先，工业革命后，人造颜料开始用于油漆， 这意味着艺术家可用的颜色范围急剧增加。 第二个原因是一个几乎没有人听说过的人的工作：约翰·高夫·兰德。 兰德是一名美国人，1801年出生在新罕布什尔州，但结婚后搬到了伦敦。 他是一个务实但也有创造力的人：一个发明家和一个热情、能干的画家。 与当时的所有画家一样，他主要使用油画颜料。 油漆的问题在于如何储存并防止其变干。 画家们过去常常把颜料放在动物膀胱里，他们可以刺穿膀胱把颜料弄出来， 但这些都是易碎且寿命短的容器。 把油漆从一个地方移到另一个地方几乎是不可能的 或者长时间储存， 所以画家大多在室内工作室工作。 大多数艺术家都习惯于处理这种情况， 但兰德认为他可以做点什么来改善它。 1841年，他发明了。..金属管。 取非常薄的锡层（一种不会与油漆反应的金属） 他做了一些小管，可以把油漆倒进去。 然后，可以轻轻挤压管子，取出艺术家需要的尽可能多的颜料， 并再次关闭以防止其余部分变干。 而且它们又小又轻，所以可以带到画家想去的任何地方。 这些管子改变了艺术家的一切。 突然间，他们可以进入开阔的空间， 田野、花园和街道，带着他们的颜料，画他们所看到的，不用担心颜料本身。 被称为“印象主义”的艺术运动部分归功于兰德和他的管子。 最伟大的印象派画家之一雷诺阿告诉他的儿子： “…如果管里没有颜色，就不会有塞尚、莫奈、希思黎或毕沙罗， 没有什么是人们所说的印象主义。" 约翰·兰德为他的发明申请了专利，但从未因此而变得特别富有， 尽管他发明的管子后来被用于许多其他方面， 永远改变生活的各个方面。

Page 41 LISTENING Exercise 12 & 14 What are you reading, Lewis? Oh, hi Phoebe. It's a challenge thing in this magazine. 'How imaginative are you?' You have to think of things to do with old CDs. They want you to think of six. Oh that's easy. I mean, you can use them as coasters – you know, put glasses on them. Oh, yes, that's right. What things have you thought of? Well, none, to be honest. Let's have a think. Well, you could put one under a candle and then the wax won't drip onto the table. But most candles these days don't drip, do they? No idea, but it's only a game, right? Let's see – oh, you could use it to draw a perfect circle – in fact, two perfect circles, because there's the hole in the middle too. Well, that's three things – I guess. Yes, three. So far, so good. But I'm not sure I can think of three more! Hang on – you could use them like Frisbees, throw them and get your dog to bring them back. I haven't got a dog. Oh, you know what I mean. This is getting boring. Don't be so impatient Lewis! Let's try the other one. Come on, Phoebe, help me with this picture. You have to find lots of different things. I've been looking at it for ages, but it's no good, I can't see anything at all. Seriously? I mean, there's a tree ... Well yes, of course there's a tree!! I mean, I can't see anything else. Well, look at the trunk, there are two faces, looking at each other. Oh yes! Aren't you clever!? Anything else? Umm ... Oh, oh! A piece of broccoli ... OK ... hmm, yes, OK, I think I can see that. I think! Oh, come on Phoebe, give me a break, it's the only thing I've managed to see! OK, I'll accept broccoli, if you'll accept ... a human brain. A brain? What? Oh, hang on, yes. The top bit. Well done Phoebe. What else? Nothing else! I'm getting bored now. Who makes these things up? Are they supposed to tell you something about yourself? Well they're supposed to show you how imaginative you are. And I'm not very good at them, so I guess I'm not very imaginative! No, don't be so hard on yourself. What's so creative about thinking of things to do with an old CD? You've got a point, I guess. It's a good thing there aren't any tests on creative thinking, isn't it? That's true! And you know what? I don't like this magazine now. I'm going to stop buying it for good. .

第41页列表 你在读什么，刘易斯？ 哦，嗨，菲比。 这是这本杂志的挑战。 “你的想象力有多丰富？” 你必须想办法处理旧CD。 他们想让你想到六个。 哦，这很容易。 我的意思是，你可以把它们当作杯垫——你知道，给它们戴眼镜。 哦，是的，没错。 你想到了什么？ 好吧，说实话，没有。 让我们想想。 好吧，你可以把一个放在蜡烛下面，这样蜡就不会滴到桌子上了。 但现在大多数蜡烛都不滴水，是吗？ 不知道，但这只是一场游戏，对吧？ 让我们看看——哦，你可以用它画一个完美的圆—— 事实上，两个完美的圆，因为中间也有一个洞。 嗯，我想有三件事。 是的，三个。到目前为止，一切顺利。 但我不确定我还能想到三个！ 等等——你可以像飞盘一样使用它们，扔掉它们，让你的狗把它们带回来。 我没有狗。 哦，你知道我的意思。这越来越无聊了。 别这么不耐烦，刘易斯！ 让我们试试另一个。 来吧，菲比，帮我拍这张照片。 你必须找到很多不同的东西。 我一直在看它，但它不好，我什么都看不见。 说真的？我的意思是，有一棵树。.. 是的，当然有一棵树！！ 我的意思是，我什么也看不见。 好吧，看看树干，有两张脸，互相看着。 哦，是的！你难道不聪明吗！？还有别的吗？ 嗯。.. 哦，哦！一块西兰花。.. 好的嗯，是的，好吧，我想我能看到。我想！ 哦，拜托，菲比，饶了我吧，这是我唯一能看到的东西！ 好的，如果你接受的话，我接受西兰花。…一个人的大脑。 大脑？什么？哦，等等，是的。 最棒的一点。做得好，菲比。还有什么？ 没别的！我现在很无聊。 这些东西是谁编造的？ 他们应该告诉你一些关于你自己的事情吗？ 他们应该向你展示你有多么富有想象力。 而且我不太擅长这些，所以我想我不是很有想象力！ 不，别对自己太苛刻。 用一张旧CD思考事情有什么创造性？ 我想你说得有道理。 幸好没有对创造性思维进行任何测试，不是吗？ 这是真的！ 你知道吗？我现在不喜欢这本杂志。 我将永远停止购买它。 .

Page 42 READING Exercise 4 I had a problem recently, so I asked a friend to help me. She immediately said, 'Think outside the box.' I've heard that expression so many times, but what does it really mean? And how can you learn to do it? Thanks! Hi Jake, Great question! To understand 'thinking outside the box', we need to start by asking what the 'box' is. We can demonstrate this in an interesting way by looking at the puzzle here. You have to join all nine points, using only four lines and not lifting the pen from the paper. In the answer, the idea of 'outside the box' is illustrated nicely. No one said you have to stay inside the 'box' of the nine points, but if you do, you can't solve the problem. Go 'out of the box' and you can solve it easily. So, thinking outside the box means moving away from your usual way of thinking. It means thinking creatively, thinking in a different way. Now, what about tips on how to do it? Changing your way of thinking isn't easy; you have to work hard at it. But it can be done. My first tip is, if you're a bit stuck – get out of your box, physically. Leave the room, go for a walk, take a shower, run – anything that takes you away from that paper or screen in front of you. Steve Jobs did it, so did Tchaikovsky, and most likely many other successful people. Secondly: try brainstorming, i.e. thinking of as many alternatives as you can without judging or evaluating them. Imagine you want to earn some money – you'll probably think of things you could do like washing cars or working in people's gardens. But sit down and make a list of other things people do that can make money – write articles for online publications, make lemonade and sell it to passers-by, whatever. Open your mind completely, and you could find some great answers. Thirdly, in order to think creatively, you need to do a lot of, well ... thinking! Play word games, do puzzles like Sudoku, anagrams, crosswords, whatever you prefer. Like a muscle, the more you use it, the stronger your brain becomes. You can also give yourself challenges like thinking of different uses for household objects (books, old shoes, plates you don't want any more): it trains you to look at things from a different angle. So, make sure you train your brain! Last but not least – talk to a lot of people, including kids. Older people have experience that could help you think of something you would never think of. Kids can think outside the box because they're too young to know what the box is. Have fun! Page 42 PRONUNCIATION Exercise 1 At first I thought it wouldn't be a problem – but now I'm scared I'll only get through it with great difficulty. Actually, the real problem is the way we've been brought up to see problems. Try to stop seeing things as 'right' or 'wrong'. If you try an idea and other people laugh at it, that's their problem, not yours. Anyway, enough from me. I hope these ideas help! Page 42 PRONUNCIATION Exercise 2 At first I thought it wouldn't be a problem – but now I'm scared I'll only get through it with great difficulty. Actually, the real problem is the way we've been brought up to see problems. Try to stop seeing things as 'right' or 'wrong'. If you try an idea and other people laugh at it, that's their problem, not yours. Anyway, enough from me. I hope these ideas help!

第42页阅读 练习4 我最近遇到了一个问题，所以我请了一位朋友帮助我。 她立刻说：“跳出思维定势。” 我听过很多次这个表达，但它到底是什么意思？ 你怎样才能学会做呢？谢谢！ 嗨，杰克，好问题！ 要理解“跳出框框思考”，我们需要从问“框框”是什么开始。 我们可以通过看这里的谜题来以一种有趣的方式证明这一点。 你必须连接所有九个点，只使用四条线，不要把笔从纸上拿出来。 在答案中，“跳出框框”的概念得到了很好的说明。 没有人说你必须呆在九分的“盒子”里， 但如果你这样做，你就无法解决问题。 跳出框框，你可以很容易地解决它。 因此，跳出思维定势意味着摆脱你通常的思维方式。 这意味着创造性地思考，以不同的方式思考。 那么，关于如何做到这一点的建议呢？ 改变你的思维方式并不容易；你必须努力工作。 但这是可以做到的。 我的第一个建议是，如果你有点卡住了——从身体上跳出你的盒子。 离开房间，去散步，洗个澡，跑步—— 任何让你远离眼前纸张或屏幕的东西。 史蒂夫·乔布斯做到了，柴可夫斯基也做到了，很可能还有许多其他成功人士。 其次：尝试头脑风暴， 即，在不评判或评估的情况下，尽可能多地考虑替代方案。 想象一下，你想赚点钱—— 你可能会想到你可以做的事情，比如洗车或在人们的花园里工作。 但坐下来，列出人们可以赚钱的其他事情—— 为在线出版物撰写文章，制作柠檬水并卖给路人，随便什么。 完全敞开心扉，你会找到一些很好的答案。 第三，为了创造性地思考，你需要做很多事情。..思考！ 玩文字游戏，做数独、字谜、填字游戏等谜题，无论你喜欢什么。 就像肌肉一样，你使用得越多，你的大脑就越强壮。 你也可以给自己一些挑战，比如思考家居用品的不同用途 （书籍、旧鞋、你不再想要的盘子）： 它训练你从不同的角度看待事物。 所以，一定要训练你的大脑！ 最后但同样重要的是，与很多人交谈，包括孩子。 老年人的经验可以帮助你想到一些你永远不会想到的事情。 孩子们可以跳出框框思考，因为他们太小了，不知道框框是什么。 玩得开心 第42页项目 练习1 起初我以为这不是问题—— 但现在我担心我只会很难熬过去。 事实上，真正的问题是我们从小就被教育如何看待问题。 试着停止把事情看作“对”或“错”。 如果你尝试一个想法，而其他人嘲笑它，那是他们的问题，不是你的。 不管怎样，我受够了。我希望这些想法能有所帮助！ 第42页项目 练习2 起初我以为这不是问题—— 但现在我担心我只会很难熬过去。 事实上，真正的问题是我们从小就被教育如何看待问题。 试着停止把事情看作“对”或“错”。 如果你尝试一个想法，而其他人嘲笑它，那是他们的问题，不是你的。 不管怎样，我受够了。我希望这些想法能有所帮助！

Page 44 DEVELOPING SPEAKING Exercise 1 & 2 This is terrible. The teacher told us she wants us to write something creative! 'A poem about the natural world.' How am I going to do that? And she wants it by Tuesday! No chance! Calm down, Paulo! All you need is one idea. That's just it – I don't have any ideas. Not one! I'm hopeless at this kind of thing. I could sit and think for days, but it's pointless. I'll never come up with anything. Oh, give it a rest Paulo! You're always putting yourself down. 'I can't do this, I'm no good at that!' It's really boring! Hang on, Alex. That's a bit out of order. We're supposed to be helping him, not making him feel worse. It would be nice if you could be a bit more supportive! No, he's right. I am being boring. And bad-tempered, too. Whatever. Let's think. You've got to write a poem about ... what was it again? 'The natural world.' But listen, guys, it's my problem, not yours. You don't have to help me. But we want to! Well, I want to, at least. Look, I always think it's useful to try to think outside the box. Oh, Sarah! 'Think outside the box?' That's such a cliché. No, she might be right. I mean, perhaps ... instead of writing a poem about nature, I could write something from nature's point of view. Like, a poem written by the ocean, about having plastic bags floating around inside it. Oh, no! You can't be serious, Sarah! It's a good idea! I'll call it: 'I am the ocean'. Good luck Paulo – you're going to need it!

第44页发展演讲 这太可怕了。 老师告诉我们她想让我们写一些有创意的东西！ “一首关于自然世界的诗。” 我该怎么做？ 她想在星期二之前拿到！没有机会！ 冷静点，保罗！你只需要一个想法。 就是这样——我没有任何想法。一个都没有！ 我对这种事情毫无希望。 我可以坐下来思考几天，但这毫无意义。 我永远不会想出任何东西。 哦，让它休息一下，保罗！你总是贬低自己。 我做不到，我不擅长这个！“真无聊！ 坚持住，亚历克斯。这有点乱。 我们应该帮助他，而不是让他感觉更糟。 如果你能多支持一点，那就太好了！ 不，他说得对。我很无聊，脾气也很坏。 无论什么。让我们想想。 你必须写一首诗。…又是什么？ “自然世界” 但听着，伙计们，这是我的问题，不是你们的。你不必帮我。 但我们愿意！好吧，我想，至少。 你看，我一直认为尝试跳出思维定势是有用的。 哦，莎拉！“跳出框框思考？” 这太老套了。 不，她可能是对的。我的意思是，也许吧。.. 与其写一首关于自然的诗，我可以从自然的角度写一些东西。 就像一首大海写的诗，里面漂浮着塑料袋。 哦，不！你不可能是认真的，莎拉！ 这是个好主意！我称之为：“我是海洋”。 祝你好运，保罗——你会需要它的！

Unit 3 & 4 Page 46 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH B2 First for Schools LISTENING Part 1 Exercise 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). One Seriously? This is the first time you've ever been to the theatre? Yes! I'm not sure why you're so surprised though. Sorry, it just seems odd that well, I guess I| thought everyone has been to the theatre at least once. Well, growing up, apart from seeing student productions, I never really had the opportunity as we lived so far from a theatre. I wasn't that bothered anyway because I became obsessed with cinema in my early teens. Well, I hope you enjoy this! I'm sure I will – it's really nice of you to invite me. I hope the tickets didn't cost too much. Two Hi, Sally. It's Julia here. How are you? Sorry I missed you. The reason I'm calling is, um, you know the new guy at school, Ralf, he's from Germany? Well his parents are having a kind of party at their place, this Friday, so they' re having over new friends they've made since they arrived here. Ralf was wondering if you'd like to go but he hasn't got your number. So can you get back to him? His number's 07913 656 009. OK? If you call him, then he'll have your number too. Right, that's it. Bye! Three So, last night we went to that Indian restaurant you recommended. The Taj Experience? Did you like it? The food's fabulous, isn't it? Yes, we had a really nice meal. My curry was one of the best I've ever eaten! Brilliant. I'm glad you liked it. Quite expensive though, isn't it? Well, not cheap, but not too bad. I have to say, though, that if we go back, I hope the service is a bit better. We waited too long for the food, and the bill! Oh? I guess we were luckier than you, then. No complaints about the waiters when we went. Four It was exciting to be invited to be in this film. The fact is, erm, I was worried that people didn't remember who I was, or had started to think that I could only play characters that are basically evil. You know, in my last three films I played that kind of part, but I do actually have more range than that! So to be asked this time to take on the part of someone sympathetic, like Jed, the character I play in the film, was a relief and now hopefully people will see that I can be nice as well as nasty! Five I've been looking at how prices can vary around shops, and it's remarkable how things differ. Take for example a simple healthy cereal bar, with honey and oats. Now, I went into one shop in the high street and bought one for 60p. Another shop, I bought exactly the same bar but paid 65p. But, if you go to the supermarket just outside the town, you can buy five for two pounds fifty – that's 50p each. Of course, the supermarket can only sell so cheaply because they can afford just to make a very small profit, or indeed no profit at all. But town centre shops can't do that, so they have to sell at a higher price. Six Our next caller is James Wood. What are you calling about, James? Good morning. I'd like to talk about all the potholes around where we live. They're everywhere and last month someone in my street had to buy a new tyre for his car after it went through one. Every time it rains the holes get worse and sometimes new ones start to appear. Have you complained to the council? Certainly, and more than once. But they just give excuses about not having enough money. Typical – you pay the city council, but you get nothing back. Well, perhaps they're listening and will do something soon. Seven Jean Scott, congratulations on your team's performance today. You must be happy. Overall, yes. 2-1 isn't a bad result for us, but it could easily have been one all if our last goal hadn't been allowed. To be honest, I think we might have got a couple more goals, in fact, we really should have, some good chances missed, so that's something we'll have to work on. But we were lucky there weren't any injuries given the poor condition of the pitch after all the rain we had last week. There's a big game next week as you know, and everyone's fit for it. So, I'm happy and relieved at the same time! <laughs> Eight So it sounds like your holiday was a good one. Best ever. So good I was really annoyed when I had to come back. What was so great about it? Where to start? It was such a peaceful place, you know? During the night I never heard a sound – and you know what it's like at my flat with the traffic! Yes I do. And even during the day there was only birdsong and the sound of wind in the trees. So I could sit and read – and I put my phone on silent almost all the time too. Page 46 PRONUNCIATION CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH B2 First for Schools LISTENING Part 3 Exercise 2 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about an after-school art club. Choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker likes most about the club. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. Speaker 1 I've been into art as long as I can remember. When I was a little kid, I was always colouring in and cutting out and making things. It's my favourite subject at school by a long way, and I know that when I leave school, I'm definitely going to art college. So this club was always going to be for me. It's been really interesting and a good chance to learn about different ways of doing things. The teacher is absolutely amazing and he really brings out the best in me. I've made a massive improvement and it's all thanks to him. Speaker 2 There's a huge emphasis at our school on sport and we're really encouraged to get involved. There are clubs for loads of different sports and most kids want to get into at least one team. Being into art is most definitely not cool so if you're creative like me, you usually don't talk too much about it. When I heard our art teacher was starting an art club after school, I got really excited because it was my chance to find out if there were any other secret artists like myself at school. It turns out there are and I've made loads of new friends. Speaker 3 I'd always thought of myself as a bit of a maths geek. I mean, I already know that I want to work in IT when I leave school. I never really thought of myself as having much imagination, so I've been really surprised at how much I actually like drawing and that I'm actually quite good at it. I'm really proud of some of the work I've produced. In truth, I only went to art club because I wanted to make new friends, not because I was particularly interested in art. I've met some really nice people, but what has surprised me most is how much I'm enjoying being creative. Speaker 4 I consider myself to be a really creative person and I love painting and drawing so this was the perfect after-school club for me. It's run by the new art teacher, who's really young and friendly, so it's fun. What's really great is that we don't just do painting and drawing, which I've never been any good at. We've done sculpture, photography – we've even made a short film too and we're encouraged to experiment. I can't wait to see what we do next. I really enjoy the class; even the short lectures about famous artists aren't too bad. Speaker 5 If I'm honest, I didn't really want to do extra art classes but my parents made me because they didn't want me in the house on my own after school. I'd rather have gone to a history club, but there isn't one. But it's not as bad as I thought it would be, because the teacher gives us quite a bit of art history too. It's good to learn about which famous artists were doing what and when. I'm not really a very creative kind of person so I don't really enjoy the practical side of the lessons, although we do do different stuff, which makes it less boring.

第46页 剑桥英语B2学校优先 倾听第1部分 练习1 你会听到人们在八种不同的情况下说话。 对于问题1-8，选择最佳答案（A、B或C）。 一 说真的？这是你第一次去剧院吗？ 对！但我不知道你为什么这么惊讶。 对不起，这看起来很奇怪 嗯，我想我以为每个人都至少去过一次剧院。 嗯，在成长过程中，除了看学生的作品， 我从来没有真正的机会，因为我们住的地方离剧院很远。 不管怎样，我并没有那么烦恼，因为我在十几岁的时候就迷上了电影。 好吧，我希望你喜欢这个！ 我肯定会的——你邀请我真是太好了。 我希望这些票不太贵。 二 嗨，萨莉。我是朱莉娅。 你好吗对不起，我错过了你。 我打电话的原因是，嗯，你认识学校的新同学拉尔夫吗，他来自德国？ 这个星期五，他的父母要在他们家举办一个聚会， 所以自从他们来到这里，他们交了很多新朋友。 拉尔夫想知道你是否愿意去，但他没有你的电话号码。 那么，你能回复他吗？ 他的电话号码是07913 656 009。好的 如果你给他打电话，他也会知道你的号码。 好的，就这样。再见！ 三 所以，昨晚我们去了你推荐的那家印度餐厅。 泰姬陵体验？你喜欢吗？ 食物太棒了，不是吗？ 是的，我们吃了一顿非常美味的饭。 我的咖喱是我吃过的最好的咖喱之一！ 杰出的我很高兴你喜欢它。 不过很贵，不是吗？ 嗯，不便宜，但还不错。 不过，我不得不说，如果我们回去，我希望服务能好一点。 我们等食物和账单等得太久了！ 哦？那我想我们比你幸运。 我们去的时候没有抱怨服务员。 四 被邀请参加这部电影真是令人兴奋。 事实上，呃，我担心人们不记得我是谁， 或者开始认为我只能扮演基本上是邪恶的角色。 你知道，在我最近的三部电影中，我扮演过这样的角色， 但我的射程确实比这更远！ 所以这次被要求扮演像杰德这样富有同情心的人的角色， 我在电影中扮演的角色让我松了一口气 现在，希望人们能看到我既可以表现得友善，也可以表现得恶劣！ 五 我一直在研究商店周围的价格是如何变化的，事情的差异是惊人的。 以一个简单的健康谷物棒为例，里面有蜂蜜和燕麦。 现在，我走进大街上的一家商店，花了60便士买了一个。 在另一家商店，我买了完全一样的酒吧，但花了65便士。 但是，如果你去城外的超市， 你可以花两英镑买五个，每个50便士。 当然，超市只能卖这么便宜 因为他们只能赚取很小的利润，或者根本没有利润。 但市中心的商店不能这样做，所以他们不得不以更高的价格出售。 六 我们的下一个来电者是詹姆斯·伍德。 你打电话来干什么，詹姆斯？ 早上好我想谈谈我们住的地方周围的所有坑洼。 他们到处都是，上个月，我家街上的一个人不得不为他的车买了一个新轮胎。 每次下雨，洞都会变得更糟，有时还会出现新的洞。 你向议会投诉了吗？ 当然，而且不止一次。 但他们只是找借口说没有足够的钱。 典型的情况是，你向市议会付钱，但什么也得不到。 好吧，也许他们正在听，很快就会采取行动。 七 让·斯科特，祝贺你们团队今天的表现。 你一定很开心。 总的来说，是的。 2-1对我们来说不是一个糟糕的结果， 但如果我们最后一个进球没有被允许的话，这很容易成为一场比赛。 说实话，我认为我们可能还有几个进球， 事实上，我们真的应该错过一些好机会， 所以这是我们必须努力解决的问题。 但我们很幸运，没有人受伤 考虑到上周下了一场大雨，球场的状况很差。 如你所知，下周有一场重要的比赛，每个人都适合。 所以，我既高兴又放心！<笑> 八 所以听起来你的假期很愉快。 有史以来最好的。太好了，当我不得不回来的时候，我真的很恼火。 它有什么了不起的？ 从哪里开始？那是一个如此宁静的地方，你知道吗？ 夜里，我从未听到任何声音——你知道在我的公寓里，交通堵塞是什么感觉！ 是的。 即使在白天，也只有鸟鸣和树上的风声。 所以我可以坐着看书，而且我几乎一直把手机放在静音状态。 第46页项目 剑桥英语B2学校优先 倾听第3部分 练习2 你会听到五段简短的摘录，其中人们在谈论课后艺术俱乐部。 从列表（A-H）中选择每个演讲者最喜欢俱乐部的什么。 这些字母只使用一次。 有三个额外的字母你不需要使用。 扬声器1 从我记事起，我就一直从事艺术。 当我还是个孩子的时候，我总是填色、裁剪和制作东西。 这是我在学校里最喜欢的科目， 我知道当我离开学校时，我肯定会去艺术学院。 所以这个俱乐部永远属于我。 这真的很有趣，也是学习不同做事方式的好机会。 这位老师太棒了，他真的激发了我最好的一面。 我有了很大的进步，这都要归功于他。 演讲者2 我们学校非常重视体育运动，我们真的很鼓励参与其中。 有很多不同运动的俱乐部，大多数孩子都想加入至少一支球队。 从事艺术绝对不酷，所以如果你像我一样有创造力， 你通常不会谈论太多。 当我听说我们的美术老师放学后要成立一个美术俱乐部时， 我真的很兴奋 因为这是我了解学校里是否还有像我这样的秘密艺术家的机会。 原来有，我交了很多新朋友。 扬声器3 我一直认为自己有点数学怪才。 我的意思是，我已经知道我想在离开学校后从事IT工作。 我从来没有想过自己有太多的想象力， 所以我真的很惊讶自己有多喜欢画画 而且我其实很擅长。 我为自己创作的一些作品感到骄傲。 事实上，我去艺术俱乐部只是因为我想交新朋友， 不是因为我对艺术特别感兴趣。 我遇到了一些非常好的人， 但最让我惊讶的是，我多么享受创造力。 扬声器4 我认为自己是一个非常有创造力的人，我喜欢画画 所以这对我来说是一个完美的课后俱乐部。 它是由新来的美术老师经营的，他非常年轻友好，所以很有趣。 真正伟大的是，我们不仅仅做绘画和素描，这是我从来都不擅长的。 我们做过雕塑、摄影，甚至还拍了一部短片，我们被鼓励去尝试。 我迫不及待地想看看我们接下来要做什么。 我真的很喜欢这门课；即使是关于著名艺术家的简短讲座也不算太糟糕。 演讲者5 老实说，我真的不想上额外的艺术课 但我父母让我上学，因为他们不想让我放学后独自待在家里。 我宁愿去历史俱乐部，但没有。 但它并没有我想象的那么糟糕， 因为老师也给我们讲了不少艺术史。 了解哪些著名艺术家在什么时候做什么是件好事。 我不是一个很有创造力的人，所以我不太喜欢这些课程的实用性， 尽管我们确实做不同的事情，这让它不那么无聊。