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1、第1课 A: Do you have a date for the p arty yet? B: Actually, I don Do you think you could help me find one? A: Hmm, what kind of guys do you like? B: Oh, I like guys who aren too serious and who have a good sense of humor. You kno w, like you. A: Ok, what else? B: Well, I p refer some one I have somet

2、h ing in com mon with-who I can talk to easily. A: I think I know just the guy for you. Bob Branson. Do you know him? B: No, I don thi nk so. A: Let me arrange for you to meet him, and you can tell me what you thi nk. A: So, whatthe verdict? What did you thi nk of Bob? B: Well, I was worried at firs

3、t esp ecially when I saw that he wears not one but two earri ngs. I thought he might turn out to be one of those guys who are into heavy rock music and stuff like that. You know what I mean? A: But he just a regular kind of guy, right? B: Yeah, we got along really well! A: I just knew you like him.

4、B: Yeah, I do, and hes really funny. He had me laugh ing hysterically duri ng dinn er. I think the people sitt ing n ext to us in the restaura nt thought we were crazy. A: So, are you two going to get together aga in? B: Defin itely, in fact, we re going to a con cert tomorrow ni ght. A: That great.

5、 1. Andrea A: So, have you see n An drea lately? B: Yeah, I see her p retty ofte n. We work together at a caf datt . e A: How she doing, Ive been meaning to call her. B: Well, to be hon est! Ie always thought shes a little difficult. But these days, I find her imp ossible. A: What do you mean? B: Oh

6、, you know how she is. She has strong ideas about everyth ing. And if you don agree with her, she lets you know what she thinks of you. A: Yes, thats true. But thats why we love her, right? B: Yeah, I guess so. But shes cha nged a lot since she started college. She talked about herself all the time

7、and she always man ages to men ti on how good she is at everyth ing she does. A: Hmm. Maybe I won call her after all. 2. James A: Are you going to Jamess party on Saturday? B: Of course, James always gives the best p arties. And there are always lots of in teresti ng new people to meet. A: That true

8、. I don tk now where he man ages to find them all. B: Well, you know what hes like. He makes friends really easily. He really likes talk ing to peop le, and he loves in vit ing people over. A: Ur -Ur, he invited me for dinner last Saturday, what a feast! B: Yeah, he a great cook too. A: After dinner

9、 I offered to help clea n up, but he told me not to worry about it. He said hed take care of it in the morning. He was like, it nothing, no big deal. B: Yup, that sounds like James. 3. Mr. Johnson A: Have you met the new ap artme nt man ager? B: Mr. Joh nson? Hmm. Yeah, I met him last week. He s a l

10、ittle stra nge. A: Yeah, he is. Im not sure I like him. Hes hard to p redict. Sometimes hes p retty cheerful and talkative, and the n ext day he doeseve n say hello. I thi nk he must have personal p roblems or someth ing. B: I think you e right. And have you noticed that half the time whe n he says

11、hes going to do somethi ng, he n ever actually does it? He told me three times h come to fix the light in my kitche n, and he still has nt done it. A: Hello? B: Hi. My n ame Jim Hun t. Im calli ng about the ad for a roommate. A: Oh, right. B: Are you still look ing for some one? A: Yes, we are. B: O

12、h, good. Im really in terested. A: Well, there are four of us, and it a fairly small house, so we want some one wh easy to get along with. B: Im p retty easygo ing. A: Great! So can I ask you a few fairly straightforward questi ons about yourself? B: No p roblem. I like it whe n people are direct. A

13、: What do you do, Jim? A: Oh, well, I e had a lot of different jobs, but Im not work ing right now. B: Yeah, I got fired from my last job about six mon ths ago, so Ie bee n look ing for somethi ng else. I have bee n very lucky so far. A: Uh-huh. Well, the rent here is $1,200 a mon th-uh, thats $300

14、a month for each person. B: Oh, Uh A: Will you have eno ugh money to pay the rent every mon th? B: Yeah, I p robably willif I can find a job. A: Yeah. Uh, look, where are you livi ng now? B: Well, I e been staying with a friend for the past couple of weeks. A: Uh-huh. 精品文库 B: Yeah, but he asked me t

15、o leave by Friday, so I really n eed to find a pl ace to live. Tve had to move four times in the p ast year and, well A: Liste n, Jim. I app reciate your telli ng me about yourself. I like it whe n people are hon est with me. Any way, I have to talk to my other roommates about this, and Illgive you

16、a call tomorrow to let you know what we decide. Why dontyou give me your nu mber? B: Sure, it s two, two, three 第4课 A: Good n ews! Ive found a summer job! B: Thats great! Anything in terest ing? A: Yes, work ing at an amuseme nt p ark. Doesrtthat sound fan tastic? B: Sure, it does. A: So, have you f

17、ound any thi ng? B: Nothi ng yet, but I e got a couple of leads. One is worki ng as an in tern for a record company-mostly an sweri ng phon es. Or I can get a Ian dsca ping job aga in. A: Being an intern sounds more in teresti ng tha n Ian dsca ping. And it p robably not as hard! B: Yeah, but a Ian

18、dsca per earns more money tha n an intern. And you get a great tan! B: So what will you be doing at the amuseme nt p ark, exactly? A: Actually, I lhave two jobs. First, I llbe working at a pl ace called Children s WorldT hey have all kinds of in terest ing games and educati onal activities for young

19、 kids. I have to go to a training p rogram for three days before I start to find out how everyth ing works. B: Three days? Wow, the equipment must be p retty high-tech! A: Oh, it is -a lot of computers and interesting devices. Its just the kind of stuff that kids love. B: Well, it sounds like the p

20、erfect job for you. I know how much you love kids. So whatyour other job? A: Well. I lalso be one of the people who walks around the park greeti ng peop le. B: Do you mean you have to dress up in a costume? A: Yes, as a cartoon character! I kno w, I kno w. It sounds silly. And it certai nIy not as r

21、ewardi ng as working in Children World, but, it part of the job. 第5课 A: So where are you worki ng this summer, Carlos? B: Im work ing as a tutor in a lear ning cen ter for kids. A: In terest ing. What kinds of thi ngs do the kids do there? B: They work on subjects they n eed help in, uh, mai niy .ma

22、th and En glish. A: Is your job hard? B: No, not at all. The kids work on compu ters most of the time. We have to hel p them get started and whe n they run into p roblems. A: Do you enjoy it? B: Oh, yes. Work ing with kids is so much more fun tha n worki ng with adults. And I get to choose my own ho

23、urs. As long as I work eight hours a day, I can come in at any time from 8 A.M. TO 9 P .M. A: Lucky you! A: P aul, did you find a summer job, yet? B: Yeah, Im worki ng in a restaura nt. A: Oh, how it going? B: Oh, the money not bad. A: What are you doing? Are you wait ing tables? B: I wish! No. I m

24、working in the kitchen. I cut up stuff for the chef -vegetables and meat and thi ngs. I also wash the dishes. A: Oh, yuck. B: Yeah. It p retty hard work. I did nrealize how hot it is in a restaura nt kitche n un til I took this job. A: So why don you quit? B: I love to, but I need the money. A: So w

25、hat kind of job did you find for the summer? B: Im worki ng for a marketi ng company .Im doing tele phone marketi ng. A: Oh, so youre one of those people who drives me crazy by calli ng me up and trying to p ersuade me to buy someth ing that I have absolutely no n eed for. B: Exactly. A: Do you like

26、 it? B: Believe it or not, I do. It mostly a bunch of stude nts worki ng there, and we have a lot of fun whe n were not making calls. Its really easy, too, since we just have to read from a scri pt. A: Are you doing this full time? B: Yes, but I work from two in the after noon un til eleve n at ni g

27、ht, so I get to slee p as late as I want to in the morni ng. 第6课 Jack: Hi, Rod. This is Jack. Rod: Oh, hi, Jack. What s up? J: I m going to my best friend s wedding this I d love to videotape it. Would you mind if I borrowedyou video camera? R: Um, yeah. That s OK, I guess. I don t th n eed it for a

28、nything. J: Thanks a milli on. R: Sure. Have you used a video camera before? It p retty easy. J: Yeah, a couple of times. Would it be OK if I p icked it up on Friday ni ght? R: Fine. No p roblem. B Liste n to two more tele phone calls Jack makes. An dy: Hello. Jack: Hi, An dy. This is Jack. A: Oh, h

29、i, Jack. J: I was won deri ng if you could do me a favor. A: That depen ds. J: Well, I have to go to a wedd ing this weeke nd. Would it be OK if I borrowed your n avy blue suit? A: Oh, sure. No p roblem. J: Thanks a lot. I ll come by and pick it up tonig A: That s fine. Rose: Rose Rizzo. Jack: Hi, R

30、ose. This is Jack. R: Oh, hello. How are you? J: P retty good, tha nks. Liste n, the reas on I I have a really big favor to ask you. R: Yes? J: Remember I told you about that frie nd of mine who s gett ing married to a woma n he met in Barcel ona? A: Hmm. OK. R: Yeah, I remember. And? J: Well, the w

31、eddi ng s this Saturday after noon, a out in the country -about an hour s drive from here and I was won deri ng if I could borrow your car for the after noon to get there. R: Gee, Jack, I d really love to help you out, but I going to be n eed ing my car all weeke nd. I friend coming in from out of t

32、ow n, and I pro mised to show her the sights. J: Oh, OK. I un dersta nd. Any way, how are thi ngs? I haven t seen your ages. R: Oh, p retty good. 第7课 Amy: Hello? Jeff: Hello. May I sp eak to Sop hia, p lease? A: Im sorry, she not in right now. Would you like to leave a message? J: Yes, p lease. This

33、 is Jeff. Would you tell her that Tony is hav ing a p arty on Saturday? A: Un-huh. J: And would you ask her if shed like to go with me? nkA: All right, Peter. I ll give her the message. J: No, this is Jeff, not Peter. A: Oh, Im .sorry. J: By the way, whos Peter? Sophia: Hi! I m home! A: Oh, hi. S: D

34、id anyone call? A: Uh-huh. Your old frie nd P eter called a few hours ago. He going to be in tow n on Saturday and wants to get together with you Saturday ni ght. He said to call him. S: Oh, sup er! I haventsee n P eter in almost a year. Any other calls? A: Uh, yeah. Jeff called. He wants to know if

35、 you want to go to Ton y party with him. S: Oh. When is Tony party? A: On Saturday. it. S: Oh, p erfect. Thafs the same ni ght Im going to get together with Peter, so I have an excuse not to go. Eve n if I were nt going out with P eter, I would nt go any where with Jeff. Oh, hes such a pain! A: Oh,

36、he did nt sound so bad. He soun ded kind of sweet. SmYeahig/eah, I guess he is. Is just that I dont wanna go out with him -and he just doesnt seem to get the message. Do me a favor, Amy: If he calls aga in, could you just tell him I m not home? ve nd it第8课 A: What an awful story! A couple was saili

37、ng their yachtfrom Hawaii to Mexico. While they were cross ing the P acific, their boat hit a whale and sank! B: Is that true? What happened to the whale? AoF doesnsay! Oh and heres another one. A guy in gosa ngles was robb ing a bank. But as he was esca ping, he got caught in the revo Iving door. B

38、: I guess it was his first bank robbery! A: Yeah. Oh and liste n to this. Some guy got locked out of his house, so he tried to get in through the chi mn ey. B: Don tell me! He got stuck in the chi mn ey! A: Exactly. And he was still tryi ng to get out two days later whe n the p olice rescued him. A

39、man who con sidered himself a sn ake charmer was stra ngled to death on Sun day by a three-a nd-a-half-meter boa con strictor in a tow n in Thaila nd. It seems that the man rushed to see the gia nt sn ake after frie nds told him the serpent was see n beside one of the towns main roads. The sn ake ch

40、armer put it around his n eck; while he and his friends were walki ng home, the sn ake stra ngled him to death. Early Tuesday morni ng in California, two p olice officers who were pursuing a car thief dow n Hollywood Boulevard in a high-s peed chase were rescued by the thief. During the chase, the o

41、fficercar overtur ned and fell in to a shallow river. The officers could nget out of the car, which was rapi dly filli ng up with water. The thief went back to the sce ne of the accide nt and helped rescue the officers. The Hollywood P olice Dep artme nt has decided to drop charges against the thief

42、 for saving the officers lives. 第9课 A: Some one stole my wallet last ni ght! B: Oh no! What happen ed? A: Well, I was work ing out, and I had put my stuff in my locker, just like I always do. Whe n I came back, some one had stole n my wallet. I guessd forgotte n to lock the locker. B: Im sorry. That

43、s terrible! Did you lose much mon ey? A: Only about $20. But I lost my credit card and my driver lice nse. What a pain! B: Hmm. That rem inds me of whe n I had my purse stole n last year. A: Really? What happen ed? B: Well, it was whe n I was in Belgium. I was on my way to the air port, so I was sta

44、 nding on the side of the road with my bags, trying to figure out the bus schedule. Any way, this bunch of guys came by and asked if they could help me. They sp oke very broke n En glish, and I could nreally un dersta nd what they were say in g. I really just wan ted them to leave me alone. Fin ally

45、, they left and whe n I looked dow n, I realized my purse had disa pp eared. It had my wallet in it with all my traveler checks and my money and my credit card. Well, luckily, I had put my airli ne ticket and my p ass port in one of my carry-on bags. A: How awful! So what did you do? B: Well, first

46、I screamed at the top of my lungs and tried to run after the guys -but they were long gone. Then -this sounds really corny T did just what I had see n people do on TV: I called my credit card company. A: Were they hel pful? B: They were lifesavers! In no time at all, theyd give n me new travelers ch

47、ecks and a new credit card, and sent me on my way. 第10课 1 Taxi drivers A: It really up sets me whe n taxi drivers drive so fast. Im always terrified of hav ing an accide nt. B: That doesntreally bother me. I like to get where Im going quickly. But I cant sta nd it whe n they have their radios turned

48、 up all the way full blast. You cant eve n hear yourself thi nk! 2 People with dogs A: I hate it whe n people take their dogs into a park and let them make messes all over the pl ace. Is so irres pon sible! B: You know what bothers me? I hate it whe n they go out and leave their dog at home, bark in

49、g all day. 3 TV commercials A: I cant sta nd it whe n they show the same commercial twice in a row. Why do they do that? It drives me crazy! B: The thi ng that bothers me the most is whe n they interrupt a ball game at the most excit ing mome nt to show some stu pid commercial. 4 Store clerks A: It

50、really up sets me whe n store clerks p rete nd they haven noticed you and just stand around chatting to each other. It so rude. B: Yeah. Or on the other hand, they give you the hard sell, and try to get you to buy someth ing you do really want. 第11课 Clerk: Can I help you? A: Yes, I like to return th

51、is jacket. C: Is there someth ing the matter with it? A: Yes. I did n no tice whe n I bought it, but there are a few p roblems. First, it has a tear in the lining. C: Hmm, actually, it torn in several pl aces. A: And some of the butt ons are very loose, this one came off, in fact. And theres a sta i

52、n on the collar. C: Im really sorry about this. Would you like to excha nge it for ano ther one? A: Well, to be hon est, I don th ink this jacket is very well made. Id rather get a refund. C: I un dersta nd. Do you have the recei pt? A: Hi. C: Yes?A: I won der if you could take a look at these shoes

53、 I bought here. Theyre p retty n ew, but they seem to be falli ng ap art. C: Hmm. Let me see. Yes, this doesrt look right. The stitchi ng is coming out. How long did you say youve had them? A: On ly about a mon th. Heres the rece ipt. C: Hmm yes. Well, let me excha nge these for you. Im sorry for th

54、e inconvenien ce. A: Excuse me. C: Yes, how can I help you? A: You see this shirt? I bought it here a few weeks ago, but the first time I washed it, the color cha nge. It went from bright red to light pink. C: How did you wash it? A: Well, I just tossed it into the wash ing mach ine with my other cl

55、othes. C: What temp erature did you use? A: I usually wash my clothes in hot water, so I guess hot. C: Well, did you check the wash ing in struct ions? A: Ummaybe not. C: Well, you see here on this label? It says, cold water only. ” A: Um-hmm. C: So Im really sorry, but since you didntfollow the was

56、hi ng in struct ion s, I canreally do anything for you. 第12课 A: Hello, Mr. Smith? I was won deri ng if you could, uh, cha nge the lightbulb out front? It went out aga in. B: Look, why are you botheri ng me now? It light outside and it will be for ano ther five hours. A: Well, I realize that, but it

57、was dark last ni ght, and I was fumbling with my keys, and丨 m headec now, and B: Miss, it just rained. It s very wet. It work with electricity when it s wet outside. A: Oh, I 丨 don t want to endanger you. It I ll be coming homlete tonight and I just want to make B: I would love to help you miss, but

58、 somebody borrowed my ladder. I don t have a ladder. A: Well, you kno w, I have a chair! If you me a lightbulb, I wouldn t mind doing it myself. B: Oh, oh. Oh! OK. Here. Take a lightbulb from one of my lamps A: Oh, no, you don t have to do that! B: so you know it works. No, please. It p leasure. A:

59、Oh! Tha nk you! A: Uh, excuse me. Mr. Smith? B: Yeah? A: Uh, I was won deri ng if you could do somethi ng about my next-door neighbor s dog? It s been barking and and keeping keeping - B: Hey! Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, dogs gotta A: Dogs B: That s nature s way. A: Dogs yes, but they don t ha

60、ve to bark all nigh This is three ni ghts in a row B: Oh! Wait! Wait! Have you tried earplugs? A: I ve tried earplugs. They don t B: Have you see n the size of that dog? You want me to go in there? That dog could hurt me! A: Well, I need my sleep! I don t know what to you, I mean B: Look, look. I te