词汇视听

Dictation

The following videos last about 60 seconds each. Write down the words you hear. There will be one listening task for each week. Please note the deadline for each video.

Video 4: Digital Transformation

Dictation of Video 4 must be finished by Oct. 31. Upload the photo of your dictation.

Video 4 digital transformation

Ready or not, digital transformation is reinventing business as we know it. Every enterprise including yours now faces a choice between innovation or extinction. Digital transformation is not specifically about IT or technology. It’s about redefining your entire business strategy, perhaps even changing your corporate culture. To succeed in digital your company should think of technology not just as a support function but as a strategic competency. Digital transformation is not just about applying technology to your business. It’s actually about creating entirely new business models on the back of technology. Amazon.com was not just a shop with a website. it forever disrupted and revolutionized the entire concept of shopping and more. It’s now a paradigm for every business to adapt to and take advantage of the ways the digital world has radically changed consumer behavior and expectations. 

Video 5: 2021 Yale welcome speech

Dictation of Video 5 must be finished by Nov. 7. Upload the photo of your dictation.

But first we must start by improving ourselves. Your college years are a time to develop your strengths and talents, to challenge yourself in ways you did not think possible, to gain knowledge and understanding, and to explore. Here at Yale, you will encounter new ideas, and engage with people from different backgrounds and walks of life. You will take intellectual risks, and ask questions about everything, from the structure of the cosmos, to the structure of a novel. Regardless of what you study or the clubs you join, I promise you that you will not leave Yale the same person you are today. You will be changed, transformed by Yale. Although we come from different places, we share a common purpose. And that is to improve ourselves, so that we can improve the world. Yes, the world is on fire. But right in front of me, I see many reasons for optimism. Welcome to Yale.

Video 6: Smartphone Addiction

Dictation of Video 6  must be finished by Nov. 14. Upload the photo of you dictation.

Video 6  Script

M: How long do you spend on your smart phone?

W：My smart phone？Not that long with only about 18 or 19 hours.

M：No, sorry. I meant in a day not in a week.

W：That’s what I meant ,too, Rob . A day.

M: Oh, well so you even got it right here.

W: Yep, got it now, Rob. I should tell you that I suffer from ‘FOMO’.

M：’FOMO?’

W: ’FOMO?’ Fear Of Missing Out’. Something cool or interesting might happen somewhere, Rob and I want to be sure I catch it, so I have to keep checking my phone to make sure ,you know ,I don’t miss out on anything.

M：So we could call you a Phubber. Hello, I said , so you are a Phubber. Someone who ignores other people because you’d rather look at your phone.

W：En, that is right.

M: Sounds like you have a bit of problem there ,Catherine, but you are not the only one. According to one recent survey, half of teenagers in the USA feel like they are addicted to their mobile phones. If you are addicted to something, you have a physical or mental need to keep on doing it . You can’t stop doing it. You often hear about people being addicted to drugs or alcohol, but you can be addicted to other things, too, like mobile phones.