新标准大学英语视听说2听力材料文本及答案(21)

I know, Mark was telling me.

Kate

Like the boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities every year. Janet

Of course! The great rivals! Kate

The Boat Race has been going for years, maybe nearly 200 years. Janet

And Oxford won it this year! Kate

Yes, but Cambridge was very close behind. Anyway see you later, down by the river. Janet Bye.

Conversation2 Kate

So the rules are … the boats follow each other and the one behind has to bump the one in front … just like that one has done. Janet

Is that Mark’s boat? Kate

Yes! Look, his boat is about to bump the one in front! Well done! …

Mark

Hi you guys!

Kate

Fantastic, Mark. You were amazing! Mark

Well, we won the practice race, but I’m worried about getting a place on the team. The problem is that there are at least three other people on the team who have rowed before. And I can’t help thinking that they were better than me. Janet

Don’t worry, Mark. Everything will be OK. Mark

And then I hurt my knee getting into the boat. Janet

Oh, I’m so sorry!

Kate

Too bad, but it’s only a scratch. Listen up, Janet is right. No need to get nervous, Mark. You were the strongest looking guy in the boat today. Chill out! Mark

Hey, they’re putting the team list on the door. Janet

Let’s go over and see.

Mark

No, you go! I can’t bear to look! Kate OK. … Kate

Hey, Mark, great news! You got a place on the college team! Janet

Congratulations! Kate

That’s great, Mark, you deserve it. You trained so hard. Mark

I can’t believe it!

Outside view

Interviewer

OK then Graham, I wonder if first off you could explain a little bit of the history of Tae Kwon Do. Teacher

Tae Kwon Do originated er … about 3,000 years ago in Korea. It’s in the present form we train and teach now is formulated in 1955 by a Korean general. He was asked to put a self-defence together for the Korean army. This is how we teach it now, but it’s got origins going back thousands of years throughout Asia and of course obviously throughout Korea.

So how does it, I mean, how does it differ to, say, other martial arts?

Tae Kwon Do is basically the hand and foot