M10U2（7分钟）

Unit 2 It seemed that they were speaking to me in person.

Radio times

1.“How old are you?”

2.The radio manager looked down at me.  

3.“Fifteen,” I said.  

4.“And you want a job in radio?

5.Shouldn’t you be at school?” he asked.  

6.How could I explain?

7.I have always loved the radio.

8.I still remember, when I was about four years old, I sat close to the radio in the living room, listening to my favourite programmes and to the voices of my favourite presenters.

9.It seemed that they were speaking not to lots of listeners but to me in person.

10.At the age of nine, I asked for part-time jobs in small radio stations.  

11.As I grew older, my interest in radio grew.

12.One day I learnt about Internet radio.

13.Once a week, I played my favourite music from my father’s computer, talked about life at school, and hoped someone might be listening.  

14.Soon my friends at school started to listen, and then they wanted to help. 15.We prepared a programmes once a week, doing research on articles about music, sports news, jokes and the weather report (I did this by looking out of the window).  

16.“OK, come with me,” the manager said.

17. I sat down in the studio.

18. He was in another room, behind a glass wall.  

19.“OK, let’s do a sound check.

20.Just tell me what you had for breakfast.”

21.All radio presenters need to answer the same question before they begin work.

22.The purpose is to check the sound level.  

23.“I had eggs, fruit and some milk.”

24.“OK, that’s great!” the man behind the glass said.  

25.This was how my first real job in radio began.    

Questions:  

Why does the writer ask: “How could I explain?”

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How did the writer prepare programmes about the weather?  

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When did the writer ask for part–time jobs in small radio stations?

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Why do all radio presenters need to answer the same question before they begin work?  

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Keys:  

1. Because it's hard to explain.      

2. He did this by looking out of the window.  

3. Nine years old.      

4. The purpose is to check the sound level.  

生词表

seem  v.看来

listener  n.听众

in person  亲自

part-time  adj.兼职的

article  n.文章

studio  n.录音室

purpose  n.目的

汉语译文

播音时光

1.“你多大了?”

2.广播电台经理低头看了看我。

3.“15岁”我说。

4.你想找一份广播电台的工作吗？

5.难道你不会应该在上学吗？他问到。

6.我怎么解释呢？

7.我一直喜爱广播。

8.我仍然记得，当我四岁的时候，我坐在客厅里的广播旁边，听我最喜爱的节目和我最喜爱的主持人的声音。

9.他们好像没有和许多听众在说话，而是亲自和我在交流。

10.在九岁的时候，我在小的广播电台找兼职工作。

11.当我长大一点的时候，我对广播的兴趣也在增长。

12.有一天我得知了网络广播。

13.一周一次，我从我爸爸的电脑上播放我最喜欢的音乐，谈论学校生活，并希望有人在收听。

14.很快，学校里的朋友们开始收听，然后他们想帮忙。

15.我们一周准备一个节目，做关于音乐、体育、新闻笑话和好的，

16.“好，跟我来。”经理说。

17.我坐在了录音室里。

18.他在另一个房间里，在一扇玻璃墙的后面。

19.“好了，咱们做个声音测试。”

20.告诉我你早餐吃了什么就好。

21.所有的电台主持人在他们开始工作前需要回答同样的问题。

22.目的是测试声音水平。

23.“我吃了鸡蛋，水果并喝了一些牛奶。

24.”好了，太棒了！”玻璃后面的人说。

25.这就是我第一次真正的播音工作如何开始的。