背诵新概念3 L26 Wanted: a large biscuit tin

新概念英语第三册（美音版）Wanted: a large biscuit tin

 

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Lesson 26
Wanted: a large biscuit tin
征购大饼干筒
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Listen who won the prize for the biggest biscuit?

No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements. Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us. In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.

Advertisers discovered years ago that all of us love to get something for nothing. An advertisement which begins with the magic word FREE can rarely go wrong. These days, advertisers not only offer free samples, but free cars, free houses, and free trips round the world as well. They devise hundreds of competitions which will enable us to win huge sums of money. Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to capture the attention of millions of people in this way.

During a radio programme, a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory. They offered to pay $10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener. The response to this competition was tremendous. Before long, biscuits of all shapes and sizes began arriving at the factory. One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow. It weighed nearly 500 pounds. A little later, a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car. All the biscuits that were sent were carefully weighed. The largest was 713 pounds. It seemed certain that this would win the prize. But just before the competition closed, a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal biscuit which weighed 2,400 pounds. It had been baked by a college student who had used over 1,000 pounds of flour, 800 pounds of sugar, 200 pounds of fat, and 400 pounds of various other ingredients. It was so heavy that a crane had to be used to remove it from the lorry. The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had anticipated, for they bought the biscuit from the student for $24,000.

New words and expressions 生词和短语
influence
v. 影响
pride
v. 骄傲
taste
n. 鉴赏力
exert
v. 施加
subtle
aj. 微妙的，难以捉摸的
advertiser
n. 做广告的人
classify
v. 分类
magic
adj. 有奇妙作用
sample
n. 样品
devise
v. 设计，想出
capture
v. 吸引，赢得
manufacturer
n. 生产厂家，制造商
wheelbarrow
n. 独轮手推车
boot
n. （汽车尾部的）行李箱
ingredient
n. 配料
crane
n. 起重机
anticipate
v. 预期，预料

 

没有人能避免受广告的影响。尽管我们可以自夸自己的鉴赏力如何敏锐，但我们已经无法独立自主地选购自己所需的东西了。这是因为广告在我们身上施加着一种潜 移默化的影响。做广告的人在力图劝说我们买下这种产品或那种产品之前，已经仔细地研究了人的本性，并把人的弱点进行了分类。 做广告的人们多年前就发现我们大家都喜欢免费得到东西。凡是用“免费”这个神奇的词开头的广告很少会失败的。目前，做广告的人不仅提供免费样品，而且还提 供免费汽车，免费住房，免费周游世界。他们设计数以百计的竞赛，竞赛中有人可赢得巨额奖金。电台、电视使做广告的人可以用这种手段吸引成百万人的注意力。 有一次，在电台播放的节目里，一个生产饼干的公司请听众烘制饼干送到他们的工厂去。他们愿意以每磅10美元的价钱买下由听众烘制的最大的饼干。这次竞赛在 听众中引起极其热烈的反响。不久，形状各异，大小不一的饼干陆续送到工厂。一位女士用手推车运来一个饼干，重达500磅左右。相隔不一会儿，一个男子也带 来一个大饼干，那个饼干把汽车的行李箱挤得满满的。凡送来的饼干都仔细地称量。最重的一个达713磅，看来这个饼干获奖无疑了。但就在竞赛截止时间将到之 际，一辆卡车驶进了工厂，运来了一个特大无比、重达2,400磅的饼干。它是由一个大学生烘制的，用去1,000多磅的面粉、800磅食糖、200磅动物 脂肪及400磅其他各种原料。饼干份量太重了，用了一台起重机才把它从卡车上卸下。饼干公司不得不付出比他们预计多得多的钱，因为为买下那学生烘制的饼干 他们支付了24,000美元。

 

所有跟帖： 

• 赞灵灵持之以恒。点赞。 周末愉快。今天先回复了。 要不又该回复晚了。 -chuntianle- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2023 postreply 16:29:33

• 我最缺乏的就是坚持，希望在美坛和大家一起学下来：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2023 postreply 19:32:57

• 今天还在念叨你这个背诵系列呢。这是已经背到第26课吗？欣赏并膜拜一下你的持之以恒。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (63 bytes) () 02/26/2023 postreply 16:38:33

• 我是一直在学，背是最近才开始的：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2023 postreply 19:33:39

• 刚刚试了试。第一段好像背下来了。每天背两句。一周总能背完吧。少就是多，太喜欢妖妖的这句话了 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2023 postreply 17:11:52

• 盈盈，你真是太棒啦！大大赞一个！好，一起背，我们争取把新概念3都背下来！：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2023 postreply 19:35:15

• 是你棒！明明你英语口语已经那么牛了，还不轻视简单的学习资料。不断地学习，自我提高。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 09:49:52

• 少就是多。简单就是复杂。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 09:50:42

• 背完之后，发现复杂句变简单了：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 12:08:05

• 赞坚持不懈：） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 13:50:18

• 刚刚用几分钟背完了第二段。少就是多！哦耶～ -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 16:15:40

• Good job！！！ 哈哈，是不是背下来就发现表达都变成自己的了？ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 18:14:16

• 的确，一些口语化的表达以前是看一眼就扫过去，这次都记住了。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/28/2023 postreply 16:58:21

• 希望美坛更多童鞋来背诵新概念，和盈盈学习，一段一段背！会发现英语的复合句的表达变得如此简单！：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 18:19:18

• 今天花了几分钟背了最后一段的一半。挺有意思的。轻松简单。我居然从中获得了乐趣。还是咱美坛好，清静。没有浊气。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/28/2023 postreply 17:08:43

• 盈盈太棒啦！你能enjoy背诵新概念，一定是大学霸！！一起继续！希望美坛更多童鞋享受背诵新概念！享受这个乐趣！：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/28/2023 postreply 20:59:50

• 这次还真坚持住了。越来越好了。 不过，该放手时就放手。 -rockcurrent- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 11:35:11

• 这是我发现提高我英语的最快的办法：）主要是我的英语太差，而周围的人英语又太强，绝对不能放手：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 12:06:51

• 你是跟周围老美比口语吧，哈哈 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 13:35:17

• 不是比，还得教他们，哈哈：）在美坛真好，是能让我进步的地方：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 18:16:40

• Keep up the good work! -7grizzly- ♀ (171 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 15:30:59

• 就是受了你的鼓励，才想到背下来的！继续！boot：trunk。lorry：truck。对吗？ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 18:15:22

• Certainly and Thank You. I'm honored. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2023 postreply 19:43:36

• 那个2400磅的面包会不会他们公司自己做的? 雇了个学生当托儿 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/28/2023 postreply 04:48:20

• 你这个想象有道理。因为我怎么也想象不出这个学生是怎么烤这么大饼干的：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/28/2023 postreply 08:46:27

• 花董在商学院是哪个系的教授？我猜可能是marketing 的吧？lol -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/28/2023 postreply 17:19:50

• 能背下来厉害，我背不下来跟着学一遍。 -jianchi9090- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/28/2023 postreply 07:25:12

• 用盈盈的方法，今天先背第一段，试试看。然后明天再背第二段，依次类推：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/28/2023 postreply 08:47:42