新世纪大学英语视听说教程1;3听力原文
for the Lost and Found Center in downtown Tokyo. The Center has almost 800,000 items. Three hundred thousand of them are umbrellas! There are also many other things—jewelry and briefcases, snowshoes and musical instruments. Mr. Hasuda keeps the lost items for six months and two weeks. After this time, the finder can take the item. This is good luck for some people. Remember the envelope in Tokyo with $850,000? The owner did not claim it. Now the money belongs to the finder!
Track 1-2-OL-8
B. Listen again. Then complete each sentence with the correct word or number.
Unit 2, Lesson B
Global Viewpoints
The weather
Jennifer: In my hometown it‘s usually hot and sunny, but sometimes it rains.
Dan: I grew up in central Texas where the weather is very hot. There are a lot of rainstorms, and in the wintertime it gets into the 40s and 50s.
Dayanne: In Brazil we basically have two seasons—summer and winter. In the summer it‘s very, very hot. But in the winter it‘s not so cold. But we do have some rain sometimes.
Alyssa : Where I live the weather changes throughout the year. There are four seasons: summer, fall, winter and spring. I don‘t like the winter very much because I don‘t like to be cold.
Daniel: In Jamaica it‘s pretty warm year round. There‘s a rainy month –September. My favorite season is winter because I like winter sports, which is strange because I‘m from Jamaica.
What should I do?
Dayanne: When visiting Brazil you should bring your bathing suit and your sun lotion and definitely visit the beaches in Brazil because they are beautiful.
Dan: If you come to Texas you should visit San Antonio where the Alamo is located because it‘s a historical site.
Jennifer: When you visit Florida you should bring a swimming suit, sun block, and a beach towel. You should also bring lots of shorts and T-shirts. And you should visit the Everglades where you can see alligators.
Alejandra: In Argentina, you should visit lguazu Falls and the glaciers in the south of the country. You should also watch a tango performance and in a restaurant you should order Argentine beef. It is delicious!
City Living
Another souvenir?
Mike: Roberto, why are you bringing a sweater to Mexico City? It‘s summer there, so it‘s really hot, right?
Roberto: It‘s usually hot in the day but sometimes at night it gets chilly.
Mike: Oh. Well, what about the business suit? Isn‘t it a vacation?
Roberto: Yes and no. I have a big meeting on Tuesday, so I‘m bringing the suit. But after Tuesday,
