第1期Practice聽說訓練錄音材料

　　Part A: Reading Aloud

　　A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men. A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today as it always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness, amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling(安慰) us in age.

　　Part B：Role Play

　　G= Grandpa; R= Robbie

　　R: Hi, Grandpa.

　　G: Hi, Robbie.

　　R: Can I help you?

　　G: Yes, indeed. Hand me two eggs from the refrigerator, and I’ll make you two fried eggs.

　　R: How about some bacon?

　　G: I made enough for an army. You’re going to the baseball game today? It’s a perfect day for it — a little cloudy but nice and warm.

　　R: Dad and I were planning to go to the game, but he has to work today, and my friends don’t want to go. It’s not an important game, anyway.

　　G: Do you have any other plans for the day?

　　R: I’ll work on my computer. I have a new math program, and I want to learn how to use it.

　　G: Maybe you can teach me how to work on a computer someday.

　　R: Anytime. It’s really easy, but, like anything, you need to work at it, Grandpa.

　　Part C：Story Retelling

　　My aunt Edith, working as a secretary, was a single mother. Doctors discovered that she got a very serious heart disease when she was 50.

　　Aunt Edith didn’t give up. She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey, in Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same disease. The article said Dr. DeBakey’s fees were very high. Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly pay them. But could Dr. Michael tell her of someone whose fees she could pay?

　　So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to be alive. She had three children, and they would be on their own in three or four more years. She had dreamt of travelling and seeing the world since she was a little girl. There wasn?t a word of self-pity — only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.

　　A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn’t wait to come in. She stood in the hall and read aloud: “Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation. Signed — Michael DeBakey.” That was seven years ago. Since then, Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children have been happily married.

　　第1期Practice聽說訓練錄音材料

　　Part A: Reading Aloud

　　A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men. A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today as it always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness, amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling(安慰) us in age.

　　Part B：Role Play

　　G= Grandpa; R= Robbie

　　R: Hi, Grandpa.

　　G: Hi, Robbie.

　　R: Can I help you?

　　G: Yes, indeed. Hand me two eggs from the refrigerator, and I’ll make you two fried eggs.

　　R: How about some bacon?

　　G: I made enough for an army. You’re going to the baseball game today? It’s a perfect day for it — a little cloudy but nice and warm.

　　R: Dad and I were planning to go to the game, but he has to work today, and my friends don’t want to go. It’s not an important game, anyway.

　　G: Do you have any other plans for the day?

　　R: I’ll work on my computer. I have a new math program, and I want to learn how to use it.

　　G: Maybe you can teach me how to work on a computer someday.

　　R: Anytime. It’s really easy, but, like anything, you need to work at it, Grandpa.

　　Part C：Story Retelling

　　My aunt Edith, working as a secretary, was a single mother. Doctors discovered that she got a very serious heart disease when she was 50.

　　Aunt Edith didn’t give up. She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey, in Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same disease. The article said Dr. DeBakey’s fees were very high. Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly pay them. But could Dr. Michael tell her of someone whose fees she could pay?

　　So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to be alive. She had three children, and they would be on their own in three or four more years. She had dreamt of travelling and seeing the world since she was a little girl. There wasn?t a word of self-pity — only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.

　　A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn’t wait to come in. She stood in the hall and read aloud: “Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation. Signed — Michael DeBakey.” That was seven years ago. Since then, Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children have been happily married.