跟读练习: UNIT 10 CD2 TRACK 7 COMPLETE FIRST - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Unit 10.
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Listening Part 4.
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Exercise 2.
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Hi.
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I'm in a new shopping centre with some guys who've been finding out a bit more about the place.
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Kerry.
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Yeah, first let me tell you where it is.
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You know you'd expect to drive for miles out into the countryside to a place among green fields.
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When they build them in the country, everyone has to get there by car, but at least then the parking's easy.
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This new one's taken over some abandoned industrial land on the outskirts of the city and it's pulling in young people, families, everyone, so there's a really great atmosphere.
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So why do you think they went for this particular site, Salim?
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Well, apparently they were offered a place in the country and the plans were approved, but they chose this place for its convenient access from the station and the motorway.
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The locals did start kicking up a fuss about traffic noise
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and fumes and that sort of thing
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So it took quite a long time to get things started
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But they managed to get permission in the end But why do you think there are such masses of people here now?
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What's behind its popularity?
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Well, you see, people don't just come to shop They come to spend the
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day There are tons of good stores with branches here So even though you end up spending quite a bit In general,
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the stuff's good quality and there's something here for everyone.
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It caters for every taste, including people like myself, who'd rather not shop at all, but would prefer to take in a film or hit the gym instead.
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So, you see lots of families having fun here too, without having to hang around with each other the whole time.
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Dad goes off to look at sports equipment or electronics, while Mum hunts for clothes, you know, that sort of thing.
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From where I'm standing now I can see trees and fountains.
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There are cafes, music for chilling out and even a free fashion show.
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It's a bit of a change from your normal high street
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isn't it yeah it's incredible isn't it you know these places
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are pretty safe i mean i know some rough lads come here
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but with all the security staff around there's never any trouble
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but what i really like is
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that the place feels a bit like a palace you know
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i can spend all day here with my friends surrounded by
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all this expensive stuff without it costing me a penny people treat you pretty well
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and you don't have to spend anything unless you want to.
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We're always hearing about families having arguments when they go shopping.
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Why's that?
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Apparently it's because they're spending the day together and their tastes in how to spend their free time are different.
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So they get irritable with each other and this breaks down into arguments about which shops to go to and so on.
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And this place is organised to cater for different tastes, isn't it?
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Well, yeah, what they've done is organised the shops, cafes and other places, so there's a wide range of quite different shops in each section.
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This means that families can still be fairly close to each other, even though they're up to different things.
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You know, Mum can wander into the clothes shop if that's what she wants to do, while Dad can pop into the computer shop next door, and the kids can go to a game shop or a music shop.
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They're all nearby and they can find each other easily.
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And what else have they done, Salim?
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Well, they've come up with ways of making shopping less tiring.
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You know, a day's shopping wears people out.
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They thought of hiring out small electrically driven cars to shoppers to cut down the amount they walk.
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They came up against problems of space.
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There just wasn't enough room for them all.
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So they also thought about those moving walkways you see at airports, and that would have involved redesigning everything.
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What they actually came up with is a new technology which sends everything you've bought to your exit point
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and you just pick it up there.
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Awesome.
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Thanks Kerry and Salim.
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Cheers.

对话场景:新开的购物中心

这段对话模拟了在城市郊区新购物中心的实地采访,讨论其选址、受欢迎原因及设计亮点。内容涵盖交通便利性、多元业态、家庭友好型布局等,贴近日常生活,是练习英语口语练习的鲜活素材。

实用表达与搭配

  • kick up a fuss:闹事、抗议。例:当地居民曾因交通问题kick up a fuss。
  • pull in:吸引。例:这家购物中心pull in了年轻人和家庭。
  • take in a film:看电影。例:不想购物的人可以take in a film或去健身房。
  • wear out:使疲惫。例:一整天购物会让人wear out。
  • pop into:快速进入。例:爸爸可以pop into隔壁的电脑店。

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