英语中级听力Lesson 1原文

Lesson 1

'This

Is

Your

Life'

is

one

of

the

most

popular

programmes

on

British

and

American

television.

Every week a famous person is invited to a television studio, without knowing that he or she will

be the subject of the programme. The compè

re meets the person outside the studio and says 'This

is your life!' The person then meets friends and relatives from his or her past and present. Studio 4

is where the programme is recorded. The programme begins at eight o'clock. It's 6:45 now and the

director

is

checking

the

preparations

with

his

new

production

assistant

(PA).

The

subject

of

tonight's show will be an actor, Jason Douglas. The compè

re, as usual, will be Terry Donovan.

Director: Let's just check the arrangements. We're bringing Jason Douglas here in a studio car

—

he

thinks he's coming to a discussion programme! The driver has been told to arrive at exactly 7:55.

Now,

the

programme

begins

at

eight

o'clock.

At

that

time

Jason

will

be

walking

to

the

studio.

Terry Donovan will start his introduction at 8:01, and Jason will arrive at 8:02. Terry will meet

him at the studio entrance ... Camera 4 will be there. Then he'll take him to that seat. It'll be on

Camera 3. Jason will be sitting there during the whole programme. For most of the show Terry

will be standing in the middle, and he'll be on Camera 2. The guests will come through that door,

talk to Terry and Jason ... and then sit over there.

Director: Now, is that all clear?

PA: Yes ... there's just one thing.

Director: Well, what is it?

PA: Who's going to look after the guests during the show?

Director: Pauline is.

PA: And where will they be waiting during the show?

Director: In Room 401, as usual. Pauline will be waiting with them, and she'll be

watching the

show on the monitor. She'll tell them two minutes before they enter.

PA: I think that's everything.

Terry: Good evening and welcome to 'This is Your Life'. This is Terry Donovan speaking. We're

waiting

for

the

subject

of

tonight's

programme.

He's

one

of

the

world's

leading

actors,

and

he

thinks he's coming here to take part in a discussion programme ... I can hear him now ... yes, here

he is! Jason Douglas ... This is your life!

Jason: Oh, no ... I don't believe it! Not me ...

Terry: Yes, you! Now come over here and sit down. Jason, you were born at number 28 Balaclava

Street in East Ham, London on July 2nd, 1947. You were one of six children, and your father was

a taxi driver. Of course, your name was then Graham Smith.

Terry: Now, do you know this voice? 'I remember Jason when he was two. He used to scream and

shout all day.'

Jason: Susan!

Terry: Yes ... all the way from Sydney, Australia ... She flew here specially for this programme. It's

your sister, Susan Fraser!

Jason: Susan ... Why didn't you tell me ... oh, this is wonderful!

Terry: Yes, you haven't seen each other for 13 years ... take a seat next to him, Susan. You started

school at the age of five, in 1952, and in 1958 you moved to Lane End Secondary School.

Terry: Do you remember this voice? 'Smith! Stop looking out of the window!'

Jason: Oh, no! It's Mr. Hooper!

Terry: Your English teacher, Mr. Stanley Hooper. Was Jason a good student, Mr. Hooper?

Mr. Hooper: Eh? No, he was the worst in the class ... but he was a brilliant actor, even in those

days. He could imitate all the teachers?

Terry: Thank you, Mr. Hooper. You can speak to Jason, later. Well, you went to the London School

of Drama in 1966, and left in 1969. In 1973 you went to Hollywood.

Terry: Do you know this voice? 'Hi Jason ... Can you ride a horse yet?'

Jason: Maria!

Terry: Maria Montrose ... who's come from Hollywood to be with you tonight.

Maria: Hello, Jason ... it's great to be here. Hello, Terry. Jason and I were in a movie together in

1974. Jason had to learn to ride a horse ... Well, Jason doesn't like horses very much.

Jason: Like them! I'm terrified of them!

Maria: Anyway, he practised for two weeks. Then he went to the director ... it was Charles Orson ...

and said, 'What do you want me to do?' Charles said, 'I want you to fall off the horse'. Jason was

furious. He said, 'What? Fall off!

I've been practising for two weeks ... I could fall off the first

day ... without any practice!'

Interviewer:

Good

morning,

sir.

I'm

from

radio

station

QRX,

and

I

wonder

if

you'd

mind

answering a few questions for our survey today.

David: Uh ... sure, why not?

Interviewer: What's your name?

David: Uh, my name is David George.

Interviewer: David, what do you do for a living?

David: I'm a professional baseball player.

Interviewer: Really?

David: Mm-hmm.

Interviewer: That's terrific. What do you do for fun?

David: Well, I like to read the classics

—

you know, Dickens, Shakespeare, ... uh ... books like that.

Interviewer: Fabulous. And what's the most exciting thing that's happened to you recently?

David: Just call me Dad. My wife and I ... uh ... had our first baby.

Interviewer: Oh, (Yeah. A little girl.) that's wonderful.

David: Mm-hmm.

Interviewer: Who do you admire most in this world?

David: Well, I admire my wife ... uh ... she's terrific. She's going to be a great mother, great mother.

Interviewer: Terrific. What do you want to be doing five years from now?

David: Well, ... uh ... five years from now I'd like to be a father of five. I'd like to have lots of kids

around the house.

Interviewer: That's fabulous.

David: Yeah.

Interviewer: Thanks very much for talking to us, David.

David: Well, thank you.

Interviewer: Good morning. I'm from radio station QRX, and I wondered if you'd mind answering

a few questions today for our survey.

Suzanne: Not at all.

Interviewer: What's your name?

Suzanne: Suzanne Brown.

Interviewer: Suzanne, what do you do for a living?

Suzanne: I'm a lawyer.

Interviewer: A lawyer? And what do you do for fun?

Suzanne: I like to run.

Interviewer: Uh-huh. Running, like

—

Suzanne: Jogging.

Interviewer: Jogging. And what's the most exciting thing that's happened to you recently?

Suzanne: I got to run in the Boston Marathon.

Interviewer: Congratulations. And who do you admire most in the world?

Suzanne: Oh, well, I'd have to say Martin Luther King, Jr.

Interviewer: Mmm, yes. And what do you want to be doing five years from today?

Suzanne: Well, dare I say win the Boston Marathon?

Interviewer: Wonderful. Thanks a lot for talking to us today, Suzanne.

Suzanne: You're welcome.