知识点一的第2小节

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Part II Listening

1. Read the diagrams. Then listen to the radio program and complete the diagrams. Learn the new words that will appear in it before listening.

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Anita Jacobs

Age: nearly 40

Job: used to work in 1)_________

CAUSE 1

She used to work long hours and didn’t 2)_________much anymore.

CAUSE 2

She always wanted to 3)_________, but she never had the 4)_________.

EFFECT

So she decided to take a year off and 5)_________.

Jasmin Wells

Age: in her 30s

Job: used to work as 6)_________

CAUSE 1

She worked more than 100 hours a week and didn’t use to 7)_________for anything else.

CAUSE 2

She used to 8)_________as a child and she really enjoyed making music.

EFFECT (CAUSE 3)

So she started piano lessons, and learned about 9)_________. she felt that it became a passion for her and realized that it was something she really 10)_________.

EFFECT

So she decided to 11)_________for it, and eventually she gave up medicine, and started 12)_________.

New words

be stuck in a rut （生活或工作）刻板乏味，一成不变

Now listen again and check your answers.

参考答案

1) advertising

2) enjoy the job

3) travel

4) chance

5) go traveling

6) a doctor

7) have time

8) play the piano

9) writing songs

10) wanted to do

11) make more time

12) playing her own music

听力原文

P = Presenter; A = Anita Jacobs; J = Jasmin Wells

P: Have you ever felt stuck in a rut? Well, this morning we talk to two women who have made big life changes and they are here to tell us about it. Anita Jacobs used to work in advertising. But she sold her house, gave up her job, and decided to travel around the world. Jasmin Wells used to work as a doctor in York. In her 30s she gave up her job and became a professional musician. Anita first, what made you decide to change?

A: Well, I was nearly 40. I was in a job that I wasn’t really interested in. I used to work long hours and I didn’t enjoy the job much anymore. So I decided to follow an ambition I’ve had for a long time. I always wanted to travel, but I never had the chance.

P: Your ambition was to travel around the world?

A: That’s right. The idea was to take a year off. I started work when I was 18 and I never had a break in all that time. I never had time to travel or see the world. So I decided to take a year off and go traveling. The time was right, so I left my job and went.

P: And you earned some money while you were traveling, didn’t you?

A: Well, a little. I worked on a farm for a while in Australia. They didn’t pay me very much, but I stayed on the farm and ate for free, so I was happy.

P: I see. Now, Jasmin, doctor to musician is quite a big change. What happened?

J: Well, it is a big change. And it happened quite suddenly. I was working in a hospital doing more than 100 hours a week, looking after elderly patients. I didn’t use to have time for anything else. It was just work, work, work. And one morning when I left the hospital, I saw a piano in the corner of the room. I sat down and started to play. I remembered that I really enjoyed making music.

P: So, did you use to play the piano before, as a child?

J: Yes, I used to play, but I wasn’t very good! Luckily, I’m a bit better now. Anyway, I decided I wanted to learn the piano, so I started piano lessons, and learned about writing songs. It became a passion for me, and I realized that it was something I really wanted to do. So, I decided to make more time for it, and eventually I gave up medicine altogether, and started playing my own music.

P: Fascinating, now tell me about …