12 月六级真题听力原文 第二套Conversation-1W: You are going to give a short speech of thanks for the speaker this evening, aren’t you, Bill
M: Yes
W: You don’t sound very enthusiastic
It’s not that bad, is it
M: No, I don’t mind, really
But I can never forget the first speech of thanks I did
W: Why
What happened
M: Well, I was in my early twenties
I joined the local history society
W: Yes
M: Anyway, I went along to a lecture by a Miss Bligh
Do go on
M: She was going to talk with slides about our town in the mid-18th century
She had just published a book on the subject which was reckoned to be quite good
So I went along
When I arrived, the secretary asked me if I could give the speech of thanks
Rather stupidly, I said yes
W: We’ve all done it
M: Anyway, from that point on, I was scared