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SECTIONA TALK
OK,goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.Inthepreviousweekwetalkedaboutdifferenttypesofpollution,andthisweekIwanttofocusonairpollution,airpollutioncausedbythecar.It'swellknownthatcarsarethemaincauseofairpollutioninacity.Thiscanmeanupto50%ofsomediseasesorevenhigherthan90%ofallairpollutionarecausedbythecar.Obviouslycarscontributeagreatdealtotheairpollutioninourcities,andthiswillgetworseasthenumberofcarsincreasesinthecities.
Firstly,Iwouldliketotalkabouthowcarscauseairpollution.Howdoesthecarcauseairpollution?
Well,youareallfamiliarwithinternalcombustionengine,thereisamixtureofpetrolwhichexplodes,andtheexplosionthatpropelsthecarforward.Unfortunately,inthisprocesstherearesomepoisonouschemicalsmade,andthesepoisonouschemicalsmainlycomeoutofthebackofthecarthroughtheexhaust.
Nowit'snotjustwhatcomesoutofthecarexhaustthatisdangerous,thebrakesalsocausepollution.Thebrakesinsomecarsgiveoffasphaltum,andyouknowasphaltumis,ishighlydangeroussubstance,andcankillus.Andthirdly,thetyresthemselvesgiveoffsmallrubberparticlewhichisnotverygoodforhealth.
Weneedtofindsolutionstothisproblem.I'mgoingtotalkaboutfourpossiblesolutions.Firstly,wecouldtryanddiscouragetheuseofcars.Wecoulddothisbyputtinghighertaxesonpetrol,orwecouldmakecarsmoreexpensive,wecouldputpricesofcarsup.
Secondly,wemightencouragealternativemethodsoftransport.Forexample,recentlyinShanghai,anewbuiltsupra-undergroundwilltakesomeofthepressureofftheroads.Somepeoplewillusetheundergroundratherthanusecars.
Inadditionwecouldimprovepublictransport,makeitmorecomfortable,safer,moreregularsothatpeoplewillusethepublictransportratherthanthecar.Next,wecouldalsousecleanerfuelratherthanpetrol.Forexample,wemightusenaturalgasinthefutureorwemightexperimentbatterycars.
Andlastly,wecouldtrymechanicalmeansforreducingtheamountofchemicalsthatareemitted,whichcomesoutofthecars'theexhaustpipe.Wecouldfixthingscalled"absoluteconverters"forexhaustpipe.It'ssomething,it'sadevicewhichisseatedovertheexhaust,whichcontrolsthecarbonamountofminorprimer,whichreducestheamountofdangerouschemicalthatcarsgiveoff.Now,it'sunlikelythatanyoneofthesesolutionswillworkonitsown.I'mprettysurethatitwilltakeacombinationofallfourofthesesolutionstosolvethisproblem.
SECTIONB INTERVIEW
Interviewer:
So,youareanarchitect?
Interviewee:
Yes.
Interviewer:
Doyouworkforapublicorprivateorganization,orareyouself-employed,thatis,workingonyourown?
Interviewee:
I'mworkingforaprivatedesignandconstructioncompany.
Interviewer:
Howdidyoustartyourcareer?
Interviewee:
Istarteditwiththegovernment.
Interviewer:
Oh,didyou?
Whatmadeyoudecidetoworkforthegovernment?
Interviewee:
Well,itwasamatterofchancereally.Isawanadvertisementforavacantpositioninanewspaper,andIthought"Whydon'tyoutryit?
"Infact,IhavenopreferencestowhereIwork,publicorprivate.
Interviewer;Anddoyoustillhavethisidea,or...
Interviewee:
Moreorless.Yes.AlthoughI'mnowworkingforaprivatefirm.Iworkedforthegovernmentforaboutthreeyears.Itwasallright.Ofcourse,thereisthebureaucracyonehastoputupwith,butthat'snotthatbad,ifyoudon'tmindbureaucraticwheelsturningslowly,andthingsnotbeingasefficient.
Interviewer:
Ah-ah.Andwhatmadeyouleavethepublicsector?
Interviewee:
Moneymainly.Yousee,Igotmarried,andmywifedoesn'twork,andwewantedtostartafamilyrightaway.SowethoughtitmightbebetterifImovedtotheprivatesector.Thisiswhyit'shardformetobeself-employedbecauseself-employedworkhasthedisadvantagethattheremaybetime,oraperiodoftimewhenyouareunemployed.
Interviewer:
Isee,so,didyoujointhiscompanystraightawayor...
Interviewee:
No,Iworkedfor...,inacoupleofprivatefirmsbeforeIcametothisone.
Interviewer:
Hmm...hmm.Now,whatqualificationsdoesonehavetohavetobecomeanarchitect?
Interviewee:
Well,you'vegottohaveadegreeinarchitecture.Thatmeansbeforeyouapplytostudyarchitectureinanyuniversityyouhavetopassexams.Usually3Alevelswithgoodresults.Alsoyougenerallyhavetostudysciencesatschoolratherthanarts...asthebasisforthesubjecttobestudiedatuniversitylevel.Althoughwhenyoureallygetdowntoit,thesubjectinvolvessomeaspectsofartstoo.Thenyouneedbetweensixandsevenyearstoworkthrough,bytheendofwhichyouusuallysitforthefinalexamination.
Interviewer:
So,youmeantotakeuparchitecture,onehastohaveascientificbackground?
Interviewee:
Well,yes,mainlyscientific,butithelpsifyouhavesomegeneral artsbackgroundtoo.Youknow,architectureisnotapurescience.
Interviewer:
Now,ifonewantstotakeuparchitecture,onehasgottobeabletodraw?
Isthatreallytrue?
Interviewee:
Well,itistruethattheworkofanarchitectinvolvesalotofdrawing,andtobeanarchitectyoumustbeabletodraw.Butthisdoesn'tmeanthatifyoucan'tatpresentdraw,youwon'thavetheopportunitytobeanarchitect,becauseyoucanbetaughttodraw.Infact,drawinginarchitectureisdifferentfromdrawinginart.Anartist'sdrawingmustbegoodinasensethatitgivesacertainimpressioninthemindoftheviewer,infact,somefamousartistscan'tdrawverywellatall,atleastnotfromthetechnicalpointofview.Ontheotherhand,architect'sdrawingmustbeaccurate.So,I'dsaythataccuracyofthedrawingsiswhatweaimat,what'simportant.
Interviewer;Nowwhatqualitiesdoyouthinkmakeagoodarchitect,apartfromtheaccuracyinhisdrawings?
Interviewee:
Well,I'mnotsureifIcangeneralizeaboutthat.Youseearchitectureisamixtureoftheoryandpractice.SoIsupposeagoodarchitectshouldbegoodatboth.Anarchitect'sworkisgoodinasmuchastheconstructionisbuiltpreciselyasthetheoryrequires,sothatitdoesn'tcollapseorcan'tbeusedafteraperiodoftimebecauseit'sdangerous.Idon'tmeanawell-builtconstructionwilllastforever,butit'spredictablethatifthebuildingisconstructedinacertainway,orwithcertainmaterials,wecansayhowlongitwilllast,providedthere'snootherfactor.
Interviewer:
Suchas?
Interviewee;Er,forexample,anearthquakeorifthegroundlevelsinkswhichmaydestroyit,sothat'sonepartofbeingagoodarchitect—todesignaconstructionwhichisattractiveandwilllastalongtime.
Interviewer:
Right.Sothat'sthetheoryside.Now,whataboutthepracticalaspect?
Interviewee:
Yes,thepracticalsideconcerns,I'dsay,theuseoftheconstructionyoudesign.Ifyoudesignahouse,thepeoplewholiveinlateron,mustbehappyaslivinginit.Er,acollegestudentshouldn'tthinktohimself.Oh,I'dratherbestudy,I'dratherstudyinthelibrary.Mybedroomistoocoldbecausetheceilingseemstobetoohigh,andthewindowstoobig.Orsay,whensomebodyiscookinginthekitchen,thesmellofthefoodshouldn'tdisturbsomebodywho'sstillinbed.Thebathroomshouldbesituatedforeveryone'sconvenience,butwhileit'sbeingused,thenoiseshouldn'tdisturbanyone.Soyouseethesepracticalthingswhichgiveyoucomfortapartfromservingthepurposeoftheconstructionwhateveritmaybe—aschool,ahospital,ahotelandsoon...
SECTIONC NEWSBROADCAST
NewsItemOne(ForQuestions11—12)
Amanwhofiredthreeshotsintoacrowdedbirthdaypartykillingonemanandwoundingtwootherpeoplehasbeensentencedtosixyearsinprison.36-year-oldMarkEastwoodwasincourtforsentencingtodayafterajuryhadfoundhimguiltyofmanslaughter,butnotguiltyofmurder.
MarkEastwoodsnappedafterbeingkeptawakeforfoursuccessivenightsbynoisypartiesyardsawayfromhishome.Hetookaloadedrevolverandfiredthreeshotsthroughthewindowofahouseinthesouthwesternpartofthecity.A25-year-oldmanatthepartydiedafterbeinghitinthehead,twootherpeoplewereseriouslywounded.
ThecourtwastoldthatEastwoodhadalengthycriminalrecordfordishonestyandhewaskeepingagunwithoutalicense.Sentencinghimtosixyearsinprison,MrJusticeDawsonsaid,"Noonemustbeallowedtokillinnocentpeopleandnotbeseverelypunished."
NewsItemTwo(ForQuestions13—15)
A23-daysearchoperationthatbeginsThursdaywillinclude84AmericansandtheirVietnamesecounterpartssplitintheeightteams.Thespokesmanfortheoperationsaidfouroftheteamsarecurrentlyinthemidstofadryseason.ThespokesmensaidVietnamturnedover67setsofremainswhichtheVietnamesebelievedtobeofAmericanslastyear,themostsinceitbeganreturningsuchremainsintheearly1980s.VietnamfirstallowedAmericansearchteamsintothecountryin1988,andthefirstconsistedofjustthreemen.Vietnamhasturnedoverhundredsofsetsofremainssincetheendofthewarin1975.Sofar280suchsetshavebeenpositivelyidentifiedastheremainsofmissingAmericans.TheremainsareexaminedbyforensicspecialistsataUSmilitarylaboratoryinHawaii.Thefatesofmorethan2200AmericanservicemenwhoaremissinginsoutheastAsiaremainunsolved.1648ofthosearelistedasmissinginVietnamoritswaters.InaninterviewwiththeAssociatedPress,MajorGeneralThomasNeedham,thesearchoperationcommandersaidhewaspleasedwiththeprogressbeingmadetoaccountforthemissingmen.Hesaidheandhisteamswereallowedtogowherevertheywishe
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