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1、UnitEightCivilEngineeringPartOneWarming-upListeningActivities1Directions:Listentothefollowingdialogueandfillintheblankswiththemissingwordsorphrases.Thedialoguewillbespokenonlyonce.Steve:Goodmorning!Nicetomeetyouagain!Jessica:Metoo!Todaywearegoingtodiscussthetenderprice.Gen
2、erallyspeaking,yourpriceisveryhighcomparedwiththeotherbidders.Steve:Thepriceoftheprojectisworkedoutonthebasisofourexperienceforpowerplantconstruction.Wehavereducedourprofittoaverylowlevel.Considerthebenefitthatthetimedcompletionoftheworkswithgoodqualityatareasonablepriceis
3、moresignificantthanthedelayofpowerproducing.Nobodywouldexpectaproblematicsituationjustforalittlelowerprice.Infacttheconstructioncostofthecivilworkscomparedwiththebenefitfromtheearlierpowerproducingismuchsmaller.Jessica:Whycan’tyoudoagoodjobwithacompetitiveprice?Steve:There
4、isanoldChinesesayingthat“Youcannotletahorserunfastwithoutfeedingenoughgrass”.Jessica:Nowlet’shaveareviewofthetenderpriceinyoursubmission.Steve:Iampleasedtodoso.Item1isthelaborcost.Thetotallaborcostis＄6.39million,around10%ofthetotalprice.Jessica:Howmanyman-hoursdoyouestimat
5、etospendforthisproject?Steve:About8.9millionman-hoursinminimum.Sothelaborcostisonly＄5perdaywhichisratherlow.Nearlyalllaborsforcewillbeemployedlocally.Jessica:Ok.Let’sgothroughtheItem2.2Directions:Listentothefollowingpassageandfillintheblankswiththemissingwordsorphrases.The
6、passagewillbereadtwotimes.Civilengineeringisaprofessionalengineeringdisciplinethatdealswiththedesign,constructionandmaintenanceofthephysicalandnaturallybuiltenvironment,includingworkssuchasbridges,roads,canals,damsandbuildings.Civilengineeringistheoldestengineeringdiscipli
7、neaftermilitaryengineering,anditisdefinedtodistinguishnon-militaryengineeringfrommilitaryengineering.Itistraditionallybrokenintoseveralsub-disciplinesincludingenvironmentalengineering,geotechnicalengineering,earthquakeengineering,transportationengineering,municipalorurbane
8、ngineering,waterresourcesengineering,materialsengineering,coastalengineering,surveyingand
