外研版必修三册第五单元听力练习

Unit 5 What an adventure!

Interviewer: Well, John, you've been on many adventures in your life. Which impressed you most?

John: Probably my first, when I was five years old.

Interviewer: Oh? That's quite young.

John: Yes, we lived in the southern US at that time, but my father got a new job in Anchorage, Alaska, so he decided to drive 8,000 kilometres and camp along the way.

Interviewer: Well, I've driven on the Alaskan-Canadian Highway, but the road is quite nice. This doesn't sound like much of an adventure.

John: No, it's not much of an adventure now. But the road was all dirt and rock back then, and not very smooth. It was also true wilderness! You could drive for hundreds of kilometres without seeing any cars, people or gas stations, so you had to make sure you had bought everything you needed.

Interviewer: For example?

John: Food, water and petrol along with tools and spare parts to repair the car when it broke down—and it broke down often!

Interviewer: Did you encounter any dangerous wildlife?

John: Oh, yes! Once I was helping Mom cook breakfast, and my brother ran out and said that there was a big brown “dog” in the tent. It turned out the big brown “dog” was really a huge brown bear! Fortunately, they were able to chase it away.

Interviewer: What else do you remember from the trip?

John: Taking a bath in a hot spring with animals… in an old abandoned mining town… the Northern Lights… and mile after mile of the most wonderful forests, mountains and rivers you could ever see…

Interviewer: Such memories last forever.

John: Indeed, they do. That trip is where my desire for adventure all started. It drove me to always want to see and experience new things. I'll never forget it!

Interviewer: Thanks for sharing your story.